The rest is just noise

"Okay, let's go out and celebrate."

The players put on the first championship jerseys in league history, neatly put on black hats marked with the championship trophy and rushed out of the locker room.

This moment is special, it belongs not only to the players but also to their families.

Louis let out a long breath.

"Lao Lu, you have accomplished an unprecedented job." Zhao Yuanzheng may be the only person who knows how Louis did these things.

Louis just shook his head with a wry smile, and then came outside the locker room to meet president Jack Kruger. He was still too excited to control himself.

"World champions! World champions!" Kruger shouted, "We are world champions!"

Louis doesn't know whether this game will change the Knicks' fate.

He didn't ask, because Kruger was in high spirits.

They returned to the garden with the rest of the team.

At the award ceremony after the game, in addition to Kruger's overjoyed moment of winning the trophy, the selection that attracted the most attention was the selection of FMVP.

Before Game 7, the judges may still be wavering between Wilson and Ewing.

But after Wilson scored 66 points in a single game, there was no suspense anymore.

In seven games of the Finals, Wilson averaged 37.4 points, 7 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game to win his fourth FMVP trophy.

For this result, Wilson felt that he deserved it.

He believes that his selfish performance in the first six games cannot deserve the honor of FMVP, but the judges will not care about this.

"If you don't put the trophy away, I will take it home and give it to someone who is willing to spend the night with me!" Rodman laughed.

Wilson grinned and glanced furtively at Ewing.

But Ewing said without any personal emotion: "Praise me, you deserve it!"

Wilson grabbed the FMVP trophy as cautiously and awkwardly as if he was holding it for the first time.

He didn't want to appear too proud or satisfied. He always felt that this trophy did not belong to him.

Miller then let others press on his body and cheer in celebration.

The collective emotion instantly overcame personal shyness, and Wilson no longer felt burdened.

"Is this the perfect team, Louie?" Tomjanovich asked.

"No."

Louis shook his head and smiled.

"This is my dream team."

Tomjanovich still had questions, but now was not the time to raise them.

During the game, Louis once asked him what he could do to keep this team.

What does that mean?

Will this team disappear?

How is it possible? How could they disappear when they are so united now? Or, in Louis' eyes, the beauty in front of him, the perfection at this moment, this dream coming into reality, is unsustainable?

Rudy didn't ask further questions.

He felt that he had to find the answer by himself.

One day, he will also become the head coach, and he will have to think about things like Louis.

Why? He didn't know yet, it was a mystery.

Finally, Louis also wore a black championship hat and won the O'Brien Cup in front of everyone's supporters.

In this way, the 1992-93 NBA season ended with the Knicks' sixth consecutive championship and came to an end.

For the league, on the eve of the start of negotiations on the next broadcast contract, the appearance of such a game is nothing short of a godsend opportunity.

The impact of the Finals between the Knicks and Trail Blazers, especially Games 6 and 7, on the North American sports world and popular culture cannot be overstated.

In terms of numbers, Game 6 had 52 million viewers, but Game 7 reached an even more terrifying height.

In the first half of the tiebreaker, 55 million Americans watched the live broadcast. In the third quarter, when the Trail Blazers launched their most ferocious offensive and established a 22-point lead, the number of people watching the live broadcast reached 58 million.

In the fourth quarter, from the Knicks' desperate counterattack until Wilson's final buzzer-beater, the ratings for the tiebreaker were fixed at 61 million.

This not only far surpassed MLB's legendary Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, but also surpassed the epic Game 7 of the 1986 World Series, becoming the highest-rated single game in a North American sports league besides the NFL's Super Bowl.

This is attention.

Through this series, the league and the team’s total direct and indirect revenue from advertising, endorsements, peripheral products, tickets, etc. reached 40 million US dollars.

This is profit.

Wilson, Jordan, Ewing, Barkley, Thomas, Rodman, and Sabonis will produce at least 10 Hall of Fame players in the future.

This is the card face and star content.

Best players, best team, perfect storyline.

The sum of all this made basketball critics dare to call Game 7 between the Knicks and Trail Blazers the first "Game of the Tury" in the history of professional basketball.

The game of the century is a term reserved for American football critics.

It was born in the 1930s. It faced the two best teams in college football at that time, the University of Ohio and the University of Notre Dame. Ohio established a 13-0 advantage in the first three quarters, but was reversed by the University of Notre Dame in the fourth quarter.

80,000 people witnessed this game live. They spent $50 to buy tickets in the 1930s just to avoid regretting it for the rest of their lives. In the end, the process and dramatic results of the game did not disappoint them. It is recognized that

The first match of the century in history.

After that, almost every decade, college football would see a shocking game of the century.

Moreover, as powerful as the NFL, only the 1958 championship game is called the game of the century. That year's NFL championship game was the beginning of professional sports television broadcasts, setting an astonishing record of 45 million viewers, setting the stage for the future Super Bowl.

America's national program paved the way.

Now, back in 1993, when basketball pundits called Game 7 between the Knicks and Trail Blazers the game of the century, many football fans and pundits were dismissive.

But for basketball fans, this is the best description of Game 7.

In terms of height, the Knicks may not be as good as the 1966 Celtics who won eight consecutive championships. In terms of the twists and turns of the game, they are also slightly inferior to Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals. But after taking all the factors together, if you want

If one game in the history of professional basketball is chosen as the sport's "Game of the Century," it can only be Game 7 between the Knicks and Trail Blazers.

Debates such as historical status and game of the century are selling points for critics and talking points for fans.

After the game, someone asked Wilson what he thought of the strength debate between himself and Jordan now.

Wilson replied with a smile: "I don't know who is stronger, but I win every time we fight."

Ewing made a joke that has become a classic, "On behalf of the team, I officially invite Charles Barkley to our championship celebration. If he hadn't 'invited' Coach Lu to drink that bottle of Coke, maybe the Blazers would have won the championship."

In the final, if he didn't come to the celebration, I think we might not dare to go on stage to give a speech."

"Oops, let the haters down again." Miller once again criticized the director, "I don't want to hear a single question about Spike Lee tonight. We all know he is an idiot."

As a client, what Louie needs most now is to rest, and all the pretentious matters are left to the players.

He has overworked himself this season.

To this end, Louis called Auerbach and asked him for advice on how to move forward after losing motivation and energy, and whether now is a good time to take a break.

As a result, Auerbach seemed unable to believe what he heard, and asked in surprise: "Break? Are you fucking kidding me? How can you have the nerve to say this to me? You want me to give you advice? What advice do you want?"

What advice do you think I can give you? You’re only 33, how can you sleep after winning your seventh championship?”

Louis realized immediately that he had turned to the wrong person for advice.

PS: A new chapter has begun, Oye.