Alphabet Brother slashed 50 points, 17 of 19 free throws on the free throw line, and led the team to win the Bucks' first NBA championship in 50 years on this night, and the old cannon Kris Paul and his Suns withdrew.
It is said that the vicissitudes of the sea are crossed, and the true colors of heroes are revealed.
Even if he is a hero, it is inevitable that the years will pass.
Grape wine luminous glass, want to drink pipa immediately urge. But at this moment, are you still a hero? It is said that the hero does not ask the source. Heroes can ask about provenance, but they can't ignore success or failure. From ancient times to the present, the winner is the prince and the loser is the thief. Since the army is defeated, what about the hero.
Paul still lost, becoming the only athlete in NBA history to take a 2-0 lead in the series four times and then all reversed. When Booker, who scored 40 points in two consecutive games, was clearly tired, his legs were like lead, unable to complete the breakthrough, the Bucks' strategy was not to let you lead others, forcing Booker and Paul to complete the offense by themselves.
Paul scored a team-high 26 points in Game 6, shooting 11-of-19 but with just five assists. Facing the Bucks' resolute 2-on-2 defense, or facing the letter change, Paul nailed into some of the iconic mid-range, some of which were as difficult as diving from a high platform. But his stability and continuity obviously can't be compared to the crazy bombardment of letters, especially in those moments that determine the game.
You look at the impact of the letters, you look at his speed of bounce, you look at the strength and amplitude of his body like a Transformer, you see his super performance on the free throw line after gaining a huge psychological advantage, which can be endless and unstoppable throughout the night.
No way. That is the reality. The Suns changed the alignment and strategy of the defense, Bridges pressed Holliday's shooting rate back into the world, and the pinch attack on Middleton made him sharply reduce his offensive initiative in the second quarter, but no matter who was used to correct it, no one could hold the letter. In the battle at the top of the basketball world, Paul's fate reminds you once again, or makes you realize that the absolute talent gap is there. The final career resume was written by accident. When on such a stage, paul is needed as the team leader to destroy the city, not just to thread the needle, the real height is only as high as Lao Yang, Paul, is unable to fly in, can not rely on talent to complete the strong attack. You see that the people who rule the game in the Finals are not all like that? The Wolverine-like letters in front of him, leonard, Durant and James of the past, are all built on the basis of such outstanding heights, as well as physical talent. When they crush their steel teeth and want to kill, they can kill. The back wave of the Yangtze River urged the front wave, Paul still did not catch up, behind him were the tears of the letters, painful and painful.
At the age of 36, he met Holliday in the Finals, and was completely covered by Holliday with height and weight, reminiscent of when he faced Deron Williams when he was young. Holliday, who is already 31 years old, is no longer young, and the front wave collapsed on the beach, which may not only be Paul's best in 16 years, but also his last chance. You may not be able to catch up with a year like this, the Lakers and thick eyebrows, Clippers and Leonard, Nuggets and Murray, Nets and Harden, all injured and fell down. It was thought that this was fate's reward for Paul, the favor he had favored after countless setbacks.
But at the age of 36, Paul still lost. The logic and memory of this world is like this. At this moment, no one will ever talk about how Paul changed the Clippers, how he improved the Rockets, how he activated the Thunder, and how he reshaped the culture of the Suns and brought them from outside the playoffs to the Finals. Public opinion in this world is formed by a short-sighted, momentary climactic logic, like a storm destroying everything. Although the largest group of people in the world, Ben, like Paul, lacked absolute talent. We churn in life, midlife crisis, hard work, the best template should be the short Paul, always try to use the right way, the technology, will and experience to the extreme, always make him go where he goes suddenly different. But we often look down on people who do not have absolute talent. Because they can't bring us the imagination of exploding, or they are like ourselves, always using all their strength, and in the end, they are almost there. That's the hurdle you can't get past.
If, years later, look back at the 2021 NBA Finals, old cannon chris Paul, maybe this is his Wheat City. Just like Mai Cheng's final definition of Guan Erye. Years are long, life is cruel, and it takes a long time for you to accept.
Before the finals, I wrote about the sixth master of the old cannon in the article depicting Paul, the sixth master played by Feng Xiaogang, in the final scene in the movie "Old Cannon". Dressed as a military master, pedaling erba, holding a machete, like a phantom second master, he directly took the enemy on the ice surface of Shichahai. The movie didn't go on, and no one knew the final ending. But so what? The second master cut off his face, cursed Wen ugly, and finally his head was gone, hanging high on the flagpole.
At this point, how is Paul's next story written? Where is he going? What kind of heart and expression did he have after such a painful defeat? At this age, what are his plans for the future?
If it was the sixth master, he would crouch there, twist the cigarette in his hand to the ground, stand up and look at you, turn around and leave.
Is there anything special to say?
Chris Paul: If you don't win in the end, no one wants to hear your story.