On the evening of June 10, 1998, Jazz fans finally witnessed the Knicks' awards ceremony at their ho court.
In last year's finals, the Bulls received the award at the United Center.
Jazz fans couldn't see the award ceremony, so their unhappiness got over.
But this year at the Delta Center, seeing Ewing roaring, seeing Jeff Van Gundy punching in celebration, and seeing Lee acting calmly in front of the dia reporters, Jazz fans couldn't hold back.
Many people left the stadium disappointed, but so die-hard fans stayed and continued to express their support.
Karl Malone might have lost his temper, and after the ga, he simply shook hands with the Knicks team and walked towards the player tunnel without looking back.
The powerful power forward was upset after missing key free throws for two consecutive years, and the Salt Lake City dia was also heartbroken.
As the Knicks returned to the visiting locker room, Charles and the team managent were cordially comforting the players:
"Good job!"
"We finally won the championship, let's enjoy this championship mont!"
Old Charles, who still retains control of the team, smiled and patted Ewing, who had served the team for many years.
Regardless of past achievents, and without having to think about the losses to the Bulls, winning a championship in his career is already more than most players.
The visiting team's locker room was particularly noisy at this ti, but Ewing was still very excited.
After hearing the words of encouragent, he kept hugging everyone.
Jas Dolan then began to share the cigars he had prepared, inviting Lee, Oakley and others to smoke together.
But this action was quickly glared at by old Charles.
There was an award ceremony afterwards.
It seed that the eldest son did not take the president seriously.
"It's okay. I have prepared champagne and cigars. We will fly directly to Las Vegas later."
Jas Dolan, who has not yet gained control of the team, always wants to find his own presence, and added in a low voice.
After winning the championship, Charles Sr. held a private party at the hotel and invited municipal officials from Salt Lake City and New York.
Family and friends of the Knicks will be there, and as for Las Vegas, that is Jas Dolan's personal preference.
"Cool! Lee, you will beco the youngest Finals MVP in NBA history!"
"You broke Magic Johnson's record again!"
Ben Davis from the atmosphere group ca over and started chattering.
From the mont they defeated the Jazz, everyone was in a state of self-entertainnt.
Ben Wallace also cheered on the side, and soon, everyone who had changed into championship T-shirts surrounded Lee and shouted:
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
On the front of the white T-shirt is the Knicks logo and a championship trophy.
Although the print is a bit simple, it does not affect everyone's mood.
"The award belongs to all of us! It's ti for us to receive it!"
Lee smiled and complinted, then called everyone back to the gym.
Ewing, who was almost overwheld by joy, only then rembered what he had lost.
The gorilla looked at Lee, who was surrounded by most of the team's players, and General Manager Grunfeld, who was chatting and laughing on the side.
He felt jealous again.
But it was no use being jealous.
Everyone knew that Lee had made a huge contribution to winning the championship.
Whether it was the buzzer-beater in the Eastern Conference Finals or the 40 points in Ga 4 of the Finals, they all demonstrated Lee's strength.
Oakley seed to see the sadness in Ewing's heart, and said in a low voice without caring:
"Pat, this is the best ending. There is a big contract and a championship!"
Watching everyone cheering as they walked out of the locker room, Ewing finally whispered:
"The championship is indeed the best outco!"
The gorilla is currently a clear winner in life.
He caught up with the previous salary increase and signed a big contract with the Knicks at the end of his career.
He suffered a serious injury to his right wrist, but still won the championship.
Oakley wanted this kind of experience at the end of his career, and after playing in New York for so many years, he didn't want to leave the city.
In the center of the venue, the podium has been set up with the Jazz team logo, surrounded by major sports dia.
Although there were constant boos in the stadium, the Knicks players, who were in a good mood, didn't care about it.
NBC host Bob Costas saw that everyone was there.
After greeting Charles Sr., he imdiately took the microphone and said loudly:
"I am very happy to witness this historic mont with the fans. Let us invite NBA Commissioner David Stern to present the award to the championship team."
Although labor-managent negotiations broke down again and the NBA was about to shut down, David Stern had a smile on his face.
He first hugged old Charles, and then said in a light tone:
"Thank you to the Salt Lake City and New York municipal governnts for their strong support for the league, and thank you to the Delta Center staff and the enthusiastic fans of the Jazz!"
"Boo!!"
The Jazz fans who were still in the arena booed when they heard this, but David Stern seed not to hear the noise and continued to say with a smile:
"Salt Lake City is the best host. Thank you for creating a warm and fair atmosphere for the finals."
"Thank you to the Utah Jazz and the New York Knicks. You are both excellent teams and have presented a wonderful finals to fans around the world!"
The Jazz fans who stayed at the scene always felt that this was a mockery of them, and they spoke foul language and booed, with only a small number of New York fans cheering and shouting.
Looking around at the Knicks again, David Stern raised his voice and said loudly:
"It's an honor to witness such a historic mont. In the 1997-1998 season, the team that won the NBA championship was the New York Knicks!"
"This is the third championship in team history. Let us congratulate them together!"
David Stern handed the golden O'Brien Cup with a smile to old Charles who was clapping his hands beside him.
After the two n hugged and greeted each other, David Stern applauded on the side, and Charles Sr. smiled and raised the trophy.
"Wow!!"
The Knicks players behind him began to cheer loudly.
Their dream ca true.
When old Charles smiled and handed the trophy to Jeff Van Gundy, the bald young coach's eyes turned red with excitent.
The head coach held the trophy again and everyone continued to cheer.
Lee signaled a few veterans to touch the trophy first.
The bald young coach then realized that he almost did sothing wrong.
Ewing held the O'Brien Cup and kept grinning, while Oakley and Starks kept cheering.
Soon, host Bob Costas smiled and interviewed old Charles:
"The third championship in team history. We all know that the Knicks also had so changes last year. We want to hear your thoughts on winning this championship!"
With the help of taphysics, old Charles also felt that he was lucky.
The trusteeship managent had a very good effect:
"For this championship, I just want to express my gratitude to the New York fans who have been with the team all these years."
"Maybe we lost a lot of gas before, but in the end, we succeeded! Of course, we also have to thank everyone on the Knicks. The championship is inseparable from everyone's efforts."
"Coach Van Gundy has successfully activated this team, and Grunfeld has brought us an important championship cornerstone!"
"I almost forgot, I also want to thank the teams that didn't draft Lee, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, etc."
"The 18th pick, maybe it was God's will, we got the best player in that year's draft!"
Charles' words imdiately made the few New York fans at the scene shout happily:
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
The Knicks team mbers also cheered loudly.
Ignoring the boos from the audience, Lee adjusted his hat and clapped with a smile on his face.
When Bob Costas saw Jeff Van Gundy, who was about to cry, he imdiately smiled and said,
"Co on! Jeff, this is your team too. A 36-year-old championship coach, this is definitely an amazing achievent!"
In 1982, 37-year-old Pat Riley led the Lakers to the championship.
In 1998, 36-year-old Jeff Van Gundy broke this record and beca the youngest championship coach in NBA history!
For Jeff Van Gundy, the experience of the past two years was like a dream.
When he took the microphone, he still shed tears and said excitedly:
"I want to thank our players for always supporting !"
"Lee is a talented player who can always control the tempo of the ga and lead the team to win gas."
"Pat, Oakley, and John shaped our locker room culture. Thank you to everyone in the Knicks organization. It's you who made
achieve this."
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The bald young coach began to recall the good old days, and after a lot of praise, the Jazz fans at the scene turned away in anger.
When David Stern took the microphone again with a smile, the Knicks team started to cheer loudly and pushed Lee forward.
"At 20 years and 161 days old, I'm glad to witness this historic mont tonight. Congratulations to Clay-Lee! Finals Most Valuable Player Award. This is also your perfect season!"
Unlike the future Finals FMVP, this award had not yet been renad, and the trophy was not a smaller O'Brien Cup, but a golden spherical trophy about the sa size as the O'Brien Cup.
When David Stern handed the trophy to Lee with a smile, the Knicks atmosphere team followed the small number of New York fans at the scene and shouted:
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
David Stern patted Lee on the shoulder and gave his blessing with a smile:
"I hope I can see you win this award again in the finals in the future!"
"This is what I am working towards. Thank you for your blessing!"
After the Knicks players took turns raising their glasses, Alan Houston smiled and handed the O'Brien Cup to Lee.
Holding one in each hand, Lee ca to the front of the stage with a confident smile on his face, and raised the two golden trophies in his hands.
"Wow!!"
A small number of Knicks fans began cheering loudly, and the dia reporters around them began to snap their caras frantically, with the sound of clicks continuing.
Breaking Magic Johnson's record, as long as he stays healthy, they will witness the rise of another superstar.
Host Bob Costas has comnted on many of Lee's gas, and this year's playoffs left a deep impression on him:
"Congratulations, Lee! Unparalleled achievent! It's hard to believe that you are not even 21 years old yet."
"You have achieved such success in your first finals in your career. Tell us about your secret to success. I believe that young players in the future will regard you as a role model!"
Lee casually handed the trophy to Ben Wallace from the atmosphere group.
Looking at the glittering FMVP cup, everyone cheered again and took photos.
"The secret to success is to train hard and keep honing your basketball skills!"
"That's what Coach Calhoun pushed
to do in college, and I've always followed that."
"We can win the championship thanks to our opponents. They made the Knicks better!"
"Thanks to the fans who have always supported us, thank you to my friends and teammates, thank you to our coaching staff and everyone in the team. This award belongs to everyone."
"Finally, I would also like to thank Uncle Varga who has always helped
in Albuquerque. Without their help, I would not be who I am today."
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The Knicks defeated the Jazz 4:1.
Lee started in all five finals gas.
He averaged 37.8 minutes per ga, 24.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.3 turnovers;
He averaged 17.4 shots per ga with a shooting percentage of 47.0%, 8.4 shots from beyond the three-point line with a three-point shooting percentage of 50.1%, and 5.6 free throws per ga with a free throw shooting percentage of 84.3%.
NBC also showed this data when Lee was interviewed.
Many fans in front of the TV were shocked to see the 50% three-point shooting rate, and this was the result of a poor performance from beyond the three-point line in Ga 5.
Lee did not recall the good old days like the bald young coach, and several veterans of the Knicks also got more interview ti.
Unlike bachelors like Lee, most of his teammates' families were present tonight.
Ewing was also excited and cried during the interview, as if he wanted to vent all the depressed emotions he had accumulated over the years.
In the interview, Alan Houston and Larry Johnson were just simply happy.
They had not experienced the difficult history of the Knicks.
Oakley and Starks boasted a lot and helped the Knicks loan out next year's championship.
Equipnt manager Old Mike was very low-key.
He just smiled and took a photo with Lee and the trophy:
"Like I said, Lee, you're a big star!"
The carnival of the victors completely broke down the Jazz fans at the scene.
By the ti the Knicks took a group photo, most of the Jazz fans in the Delta Center had already left.
Lee was holding the FMVP trophy with a smile on his face, and Ewing was grinning and holding the O'Brien Cup.
The two were in the center, and everyone gathered together to take the photo.
The photo will definitely appear in Madison Square Garden in the future.
After Frazier and Reed, this is the third championship in team history, which is of great significance to the Knicks.
The Jazz staff didn't like seeing the Knicks splashing champagne in the locker room.
The team made it to the finals for the second ti in history, but could only watch their opponents celebrate wildly at ho.
Jeff Van Gundy was completely drenched by everyone but he didn't care and continued to shout unconsciously along with the atmosphere group.
After spraying champagne, Lee, Oakley and others lit up their cigars and started puffing smoke.
Jas Dolan seed to like this lively atmosphere very much, smoking a cigarette and shouting:
"I love being a champion! I love this feeling!"
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At the post-match press conference, Karl Malone looked bitter and seed to have not recovered from the defeat:
"I know my body, I will continue to maintain this state, and the Jazz will win the championship."
The Utah duo continued to express that they will continue to pursue the championship next year, but the dia in the audience did not buy it, saying that the two are too old.
As for the Knicks who won the third championship in team history, the press conference was full of praise:
"the league's best point guard
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