One Guard

The moment the hair match was over, pieces of blue paper spewed out of the air. All the Mavericks fans raised their hands, and the entire American Airlines Center bleachers looked like a veritable ocean. And this ocean is now setting off huge waves!

Westbrook stood with his hips crossed at the entrance of the player tunnel, staring at the big screen, above which were the Mavericks players who were carnival.

Countless cameras surrounded him, capturing the young man's distraught appearance. But Westbrook doesn't care if anyone is watching him now. He just silently looks at the big screen. I really hope that the person celebrating on the court is himself...

"Come on man, there's nothing to see." Durant's voice came from behind Westbrook, and the big 35 put his arm on Westbrook's shoulder. At that moment, Westbrook tilted his head and leaned gently against Durant's chest, and then his eyes were rosy.

As a young team, as a group of young players, the Thunder have done well enough. They made it to the Western Conference Finals, a position most stars never reach. However, when they lose, the players still feel resigned.

Human desires are endless, perhaps at the beginning of this season, the Thunder's goal is only to break through the first round. But it's come to this point, who doesn't yearn for the O'Brien Cup?

"Let's go, next year, the people on the big screen will be us!" Seeing that Westbrook was unmoved, Durant pointed to the big screen and said this sentence.

"We will come again!" Westbrook clenched his fists.

"That's right, man, we'll be back." Durant patted Westbrook on the shoulder, and the two turned around at the same time, heading for the tunnel.

The camera can only capture the backs of No. 0 and No. 35. On the edge of this happy court, the two exited in a bleak manner. The darkness in the depths of the players' channel seemed to engulf them completely.

But everyone knows that these two young people radiate the dawn of hope! The Oklahoma City Thunder left their name in the history of the NBA. From now on, they will do better!

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The bleak loser has left, and this stadium has completely turned into a carnival for the winners.

Cuban had already prepared the Mavericks' western championship commemorative T-shirt. The moment the game ended, the fat boss rushed into the court wearing the T-shirt and hugged the players.

At the same time, the staff of the Mavericks came up with the western championship commemorative cap and commemorative T-shirt.

One of them handed the clothes and hat to Yiyang, and Yiyang froze for a second before catching them with his hands.

Another championship commemorative ball cap, yes, Yiyang can already use the word "again". Since Stevens gave Yiyang a Lakers championship commemorative baseball cap for Christmas, Yiyang seems to have become attached to this kind of hat.

NCAA, he won the first championship commemorative baseball cap he won. After entering the NBA, he soon won the Summer League Championship with Jeremy Lin, and also won his second hat. And now, after nearly a year, Yiyang has won his third championship cap in his basketball career.

Looking at the words "Western Championship" and the team logo of the Mavericks on the hat, Yiyang even felt a little dazed. Everything seemed too dreamy, and he and his team reached the top again!

"Hey, put on your clothes quickly, the awards ceremony will start soon!" While Yiyang was staring at the hat in his hand in a daze, Terry came up and poked Yiyang's back with his elbow.

Yiyang turned his head, but found that Terry was not as happy as he imagined.

"Why are you looking at me? Get dressed!" Terry also felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by a big man.

"You...why don't you smile?"

"Do you want to see me smile?" After speaking, Terry deliberately made an exaggerated smile. But it only lasted for a second before returning to its original state. "Now, you can get dressed."

Wearing gray commemorative T-shirts and black baseball caps, the Mavericks players gathered together. Cuban gave the players high fives and hugs one by one. When he arrived at Yiyang, Cuban first patted Yiyang's chest violently.

Yiyang, who was not prepared enough, was almost out of breath by this blow. Before he could recover, Cuban, who was covered in fat, hugged him.

"Good job, buddy, good job! When Dirk and I chose you, I knew you could do it!" Cuban whispered in Yiyang's ear, looking really excited.

Cuban knows very well that although Yiyang is only a rookie, his impact on the team is enormous. The selection of Yiyang may be the best draft result in team history since the Mavericks selected Nowitzki.

Yiyang shook his head. If this guy wasn't bloated, he wouldn't look like a boss at all... But Yiyang likes this kind of boss who is willing to mingle with people!

A few minutes later, Cuban and the players stood in the middle of the field, waiting for NBA officials to bring up the Western Conference trophy.

Unlike the NBA championship award ceremony, the Western Conference championship award ceremony is not so formal, and there is not even a temporary podium. The players stood in the middle of the court, surrounded by a group of reporters, waiting for the awards ceremony to begin.

The players embraced each other excitedly and played hard with each other. But Yiyang found that Terry still had a serious face, as if he had lost the game. Marion rubbed Terry's head with his fingers jokingly, but Terry still stared at the camera with a straight face, as if he had lost millions of dollars.

After a while, several staff came out carrying a small table. Immediately, the cheers at the scene rose another octave. On the small table was a silver spherical trophy. This represents the highest honor in the West!

The championship trophy was placed in front of Cuban, and Cuban took the microphone handed by the staff. At this moment of honor, Cuban, as the team owner, of course has to say a few words.

The fat boss in jeans pressed the brim of his hat, then tapped the microphone, ready to speak!

"What I'm saying is, there are over 20,000 fans here who believe in us. Off the court, there are countless Mavericks fans who believe in us! When everyone else doesn't believe that we can win, it's you, on and off the court. Believe us! Of course I have to tell everyone...our work is not done yet!" After Cuban finished speaking, he threw the microphone to the ground, and then picked up the Western Conference championship trophy in front of him.

When Cuban raised the trophy, everyone gathered around, raised their arms, and lifted the trophy above their heads together. Yiyang was squeezed into the crowd, feeling the thrill of winning honors in the NBA.

However, Terry still didn't get involved, he just watched the trophy silently from the sidelines, and then applauded gently.

In the end, Cuban handed the trophy to Yiyang, who walked into the player tunnel holding the trophy. Yiyang didn't think too much about it at the time, and walked towards the players' aisle holding the trophy. It was only afterward that he realized that this was simply a supreme honor!

Inside the tunnel, Mavericks players high-five everyone they see. They are champions and their efforts paid off. They broke through all doubts and came to the end.

Terry walked beside Yiyang, and glanced at the championship trophy in Yiyang's hand.

"Are you excited?" the Jets asked suddenly.

"Of course! Winning the championship, is it rare that you are not excited?"

"Yes, I'm not excited at all." Terry's indifferent expression didn't look like he was lying.

"This is not the trophy we really need. We have already won one of this trophy. Now, we should think about how to win the next one!" Terry said, nodding vigorously.

"Next? The O'Brien Cup!?" Yiyang looked at the trophy in his arms, then at Terry.

"That's right, buddy! The O'Brien Cup! That's what we really need! Don't get too complacent, boy, the real battle has just begun! The NBA Finals, that's the final testing ground! Terry pouted and patted Yiyang on the shoulder.

The West is the strongest, and it seems that it can no longer satisfy the appetite of the Mavericks.

So what is the strongest in the NBA? Well, the title is more or less the same!

The NBA Finals, the Mavericks are here!