NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 566 Successful Title Defense

June 7th, Game 4 of the Grand Finals!

For the Raptors, there is no room for error, and historically, they don't even have a chance to win the championship.

The Raptors continued to use Ibaka at center, a lineup that, although it lost the last game, was really close to winning.

The Clippers also changed their lineup for this game, starting with a small-ball lineup!

The winner took the initiative to adjust the starting lineup, which was indeed very bold and showed the Clippers' determination to win this game!

The Clippers definitely want a quick victory. Of course, winning the championship at home would be even more perfect, but their principle is not to give their opponents any chance.

The Clippers' small-ball lineup was unstoppable in this season's playoffs, defeating the Rockets, and the Warriors followed suit. The Raptors were no exception.

Since benching Harrell and Lou Williams, the Clippers have won nine straight games.

During this period, Lou Williams and Harrell dared not show their faces or say anything to the media. The home team kept winning, which showed that they could still succeed without them, so there was no point in saying anything more.

Victory is the best cure, and Jia Fei knows this, as does everyone on the Clippers.

In this game, the Clippers dominated their opponents with their superior strength and ultimately won the match.

4:0！快船大比分4:0拿下猛龙，用完美的表现完成了卫冕，拿下队史第2冠！

Although both championships were won on the road, that's no longer important to the Clippers. Both Finals sweeps fully demonstrated their strength.

This championship feels different for the Clippers and for Jia Fei, because it was won overseas (in Canada).

The Clippers successfully defended their title, bringing a perfect end to this outstanding season. Their victory also tells the world that their championship win last season was not due to luck.

With this season's championship win, the Clippers have joined the ranks of two-time champions. While they can't compare to historical powerhouses like the Lakers and Celtics, they're no longer ranked last among championship-winning teams.

Their window of opportunity to win the championship is far from closed! As for how many more championships they can win in the future, we don't know and we can't predict.

The Clippers won the championship, and Jia Fei was undoubtedly awarded the Finals MVP!

This is Jia Fei's third championship and his third Finals MVP! He now has 3 championships, 3 MVPs, and 3 Finals MVPs. Since the regular season MVP has not yet been announced (but it's practically a done deal), his major honors have basically caught up with those from Running Man.

If Running Man is the second person in NBA history to be considered the "League's Executive Vice President GOAT," then Jia Fei's historical status is definitely in the top 10 of the league.

Many media outlets are making NBA all-time rankings, and many consider Kobe Bryant to be a gatekeeper in the top 10. Kobe's main honors are 5 championships, 1 MVP, and 2 Finals MVPs. If Jia Fei wins the regular season MVP this season, then surpassing Kobe with 3 championships, 4 MVPs, and 3 Finals MVPs should not be a problem.

However, there are various opinions. If ranked by the number of championships, Running Man would definitely not be in the top 10 in history, and Jia Fei is not currently in the top 10 either.

Considering that Jia Fei is not yet 27 years old and has a long career ahead of him, and his future honors will increase, it is basically no problem for him to enter the top 10 in NBA history.

Jia Fei isn't thinking about his historical standing right now; his career is far from over, and it's too early to discuss that! He wants to fully enjoy the victory and the joy of winning the championship!

On June 8th, the Clippers players arrived in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, with the Larry O'Brien Trophy. At the airport, a large crowd of fans greeted them, and their enthusiastic reactions infected the players, who all shared in the joy of winning the championship.

The Clippers won their second championship, and team owner Steve Ballmer was overjoyed. He publicly stated that he would reward each player with a Mercedes sports car worth over $100,000 as a gift for winning the title.

For Jia Fei, $10 is nothing, but for several rookies and players on minimum contracts, $10 is a significant sum, especially since it's tax-free and goes straight into their pockets.

Upon arriving in Los Angeles, the Clippers held another celebration, and they also scheduled a championship parade for the 12th. With last year's experience, this year's championship parade was naturally more meticulously planned.

Before he knew it, it was the 12th. On the day of the championship parade, as he was getting on the float, Jeff Green excitedly grabbed Jia Fei's hand and said, "Jia, I've been in this league for 11 years. Thank you for finally making my championship dream come true. Thank you!"

"No need to thank me, you also deserve a share of this championship. I should be thanking you for helping us successfully defend our title!" Jia Fei was also very moved, and the two even gave each other a bear hug.

The championship parade has officially begun!

The floats traveled along a fixed route, and a large number of fans came that day. Some fans held up banners wishing for a three-peat. Clearly, everyone hoped that the Clippers would win another championship and establish their own dynasty.

In the NBA, two consecutive championships don't make a dynasty; to become a dynasty, you need three consecutive championships! This was true for the Lakers with the Shaq-Kobe duo and the Bulls during Jordan's era.

Jia Fei certainly wants a three-peat to establish a dynasty; to say he doesn't would be a lie. A three-peat is extremely important to him and the team, and he couldn't possibly be unaware of that. But winning a championship isn't easy. Health, form... all sorts of uncertain factors must be taken into account. A team that ultimately wins the championship needs many conditions; it's not enough to simply have a strong roster on paper.

After the championship parade, Jia Fei immediately began preparations for the next season. In fact, many teams that didn't make it to the Finals started their offseason moves early on, including the Clippers, but they hadn't really started yet.

Jia Fei met with the Logo Man, and the two discussed their offseason strategies.

Jia Fei's opinion is to preserve the core framework for championship contention as much as possible, and then use the available resources and players to make minor adjustments, controlling the team's total salary cap and avoiding excessive salary pressure. Allowing for more flexibility in the salary cap will facilitate future operations.

Logo Man was surprised by Jia Fei's thinking. He had assumed Jia Fei would sacrifice the team's future assets to strengthen the roster as much as possible in order to contend for a championship and build a dynasty. He admired this long-term perspective. In his professional view, if the Clippers wanted to maintain a championship window, a leapfrog approach to reinforcements was not advisable. They only needed minor adjustments to increase roster depth; there was no need to pursue a third superstar.

In Jia Fei's view, the Big Three model may not necessarily be suitable for the current league. Leaving aside the fact that the presence of a Big Three would limit a team's opportunities to find many excellent role players, the issue of ball distribution alone would be difficult to manage.