The Big Ball Ultimately Succeeded!

"I once said that none of you knew how strong Sun was. You didn't believe me then, but you should all understand now."

At the postgame press conference, Durant spoke with pride.

Although losing the series and seeing their hopes of a fourth straight championship shattered hurt, he did not feel ashamed to have lost to Sun Hao, his idol.

"Other than Sun, I'm confident I can beat anyone. Anyone other than Sun."

Durant emphasized his view.

Under normal circumstances, the reporters below would have dismissed those words as they had in the past, feeling that Durant lacked the bearing expected of a dynasty's centerpiece.

But after witnessing two 30-plus-point quarters and two 60-plus-point games in the playoffs, performances so absurd even God would have been helpless, what could they possibly say?

"I couldn't find a way to win."

Don Nelson could only smile bitterly.

His feelings were probably the most complicated of all.

His own team had been eliminated by his proudest disciple. There was something undeniably bittersweet about that.

"We'll be back."

Thompson's answer was interesting. It was clear that this second-year player had plenty of fire in her.

No matter what, though, the Warriors had been eliminated by the Lakers and failed to complete their Four-peat. That left the fans with some regret.

Some Lakers fans, however, had some interesting thoughts.

"Leave the Four-peat task to the Lakers!"

Well, it was wishful thinking, but it was not impossible.

Four years later, Yao Ming might be like O'Neal back then, too old to move much anymore.

But Sun Hao would only be thirty-six then. Jordan had led his team to a Three-peat at thirty-five, so Sun Hao would not be much worse.

A Four-peat was therefore not impossible.

Of course, it was still too early to talk about