(There is a video of Easter Egg Chapter after this chapter.)

Li Liang was a little surprised to see this task.

You are a little too much in the system. You agreed to train me to become the strongest player in NBA history. Why do you still need me to be a coach?

Just live the coaching addiction in the task, I also want me to be a real coach.

Li Liang thought to himself, did he trigger the retirement task in advance?

This task should be done until I retire.

It's a bit too early now.

But when he thought about his goal for next season, Li Liang felt that this task was coming at the right time.

After exiting the system, Li Liang didn't think too much about it.

This is Li Liang’s biggest advantage. Never think too much and focus on the present.

After playing with the Pacers at home, the Thunder experienced a rapid spike in March.

Their competition with the Warriors became increasingly fierce, with victory after victory.

But when we looked at the performance chart, the Warriors were also continuing to win.

Following the two teams are the Spurs, Lakers and Rockets.

Among them, the Spurs and the Lakers have an astonishing winning rate. In any other season, there is a possibility of reaching the top spot in the division.

Looking at the East, the Cavaliers also performed very well.

After adding McGee, JR-Smith, the Cavaliers' Big Three should not be underestimated.

But except for the Cavaliers, other Eastern teams are temporarily unable to achieve a climate.

The Raptors can play with the Cavaliers, but they probably can't help but play in the playoffs.

The rest are all some crooked people, and the gap with the first echelon is too big.

In NBA history, the last time a similar situation occurred was in the 1980s.

However, at that time, the roles in the East and West were the opposite. The Lakers in the West were the only ones, and the heroes in the East competed for dominance.

For example, in 1981, the three Eastern Conference teams won 60, while the best Western Conference had only 57 wins.

Now, the Western Conference Championship has reached a fierce point, and it is very likely that two teams will win 70, three or even four teams will win 60.

As for the east, the hope of the whole region is once again placed on LeBron James' shoulders.

By March 18, the Thunder's record had reached 60 wins and 7 losses. With some time left to end the season, it became the second team to break through 60 wins.

The first one is still the Golden State Warriors. They had a record of 61 wins and 6 losses before the 18th.

Before April was entered, the two teams' record exceeded 60 wins, which can only be said to be really terrifying.

On the 19th, the Thunder flew to Indianapolis and challenged the Pacers away.

As soon as Li Liang got off the plane, he felt the enthusiasm of Yincheng fans.

At the airport, many fans came to pick them up.

They held up signs that read, “Welcome back, Bruce.”

For Inn City fans, this championship is really too quenching and too important.

This was originally just an ordinary regular season game, but because of Li Liang's arrival, it became special and grand.

On the way to the hotel by bus, when passing by the city center, Li Liang could see posters of all sizes related to Li Liang on both sides of the road, all of which were left in the playoffs last season.

This is the spontaneous behavior of Yincheng fans to show their welcome and commemoration of Li Liang.

Although Li Liang was still a little moved, he always felt that this way of commemoration seemed to be dead...

On the 19th, local Indiana media invited Li Liang to interview, and the interview clips will be played during the competition.

"What do you think of this year in Indiana?"

"Oh, this is the most important year of my career. It is said that the last championship of three consecutive championships is the most difficult, I think I have experienced it."

When the host heard this answer, he thought to himself that the first question would you start to show off?

What is the most difficult one? The playoffs were smooth all the way, and the Warriors were taken away 4 games in the finals.

What's the difficulty?

Can someone’s three consecutive championships be the same as yours?

Of course, the host couldn't say anything, and continued to ask questions with a smile.

"Do you miss this place?"

"Miss, the vegetables here are too cheap, cheaper than anywhere else."

In this big countryside, the main crop producing area, can vegetables and food be cheap?

But you are a superstar multi-millionaire, do you miss this place because vegetables and food are cheap?

The host knew that we should not talk about feelings with Li Liang, but we should still talk about basketball.

"Which team do you think is stronger, last year's Pacers, or this year's Thunder."

The host is really a genius, and the questions he asks are extremely good. No matter how Li Liang answers, it is a topic that attracts saliva.

Li Liang also paused and pretended to think for a while. In fact, they were all interviewed with books.

He had read the questions from this interview a long time ago and had figured out how to answer them.

"I think the Thunder must be stronger this year."

"Why?"

"Because, this year I'm stronger."

...

At night, Indiana's Consecco Arena, full of people.

At the opening ceremony, when introducing away players, Li Liang was the second to last, and extremely warm applause and cheers rang out on the scene, which lasted for more than two minutes.

This led to Kevin Durant sitting on the bench, rising up and sitting for a while, not knowing when he should go on.

Finally, Li Liang took the microphone and expressed his gratitude to all the fans of the audience, so that the opening ceremony could continue.

Durant made his final appearance, but there was no sound at all.

Durant couldn't help but have an idea in his heart, if one day I leave Thunder, would I be treated the same when I return to Oxford?

To be honest, this is the second time that Li Liang has received such treatment.

It is impossible to say that you are not moved.

In the past, the mainstream values ​​of NBA were to win the championship for one city.

Li Liang almost used his own strength to show that showing mercy everywhere is the truth, and putting the red flag all over the United States.

The game itself is actually not very suspense. The Pacers' lineup this year is too poor, just for the lottery.

The key point is that Li Liang returns, and the Pacers will give Li Liang a championship ring.

In the first half, the Thunder led the Pacers with a big score of 73:56, making the game lose its suspense.

During the 15th minute of the intermission, the Pacers held a grand championship ring presentation ceremony for Li Liang on the spot.

Larry Bird personally put a ring on Li Liang, which was Li Liang's third and the latest ring to come.

Half a year has passed, and Li Liang is still excited at the moment of putting on the ring.

A championship ring is the ultimate pursuit of an NBA player's career.

This is irreplaceable to any other honor.

After the ceremony, he returned to the locker room, and Li Liang and his teammates showed off their third championship ring.

To be honest, except for Mike Brown, everyone else's eyes were full of envy.

None of the players from the Thunder have tasted the title.

They were once very close to the championship, but they lost to James.

And Bruce Lee, every time he stepped on James to win the championship.

I have to admit that this is the gap.

As the playoffs approached, Li Liang's playing time began to grow longer and longer.

For example, in the second half, Li Liang would sometimes start directly and no longer sit on the bench.

In the playoffs, the rotation lineup will be reduced and the main players will have to be extended.

Players need to use the regular season to get out of shape as soon as possible.

There was no big suspense in the game against the Pacers, and the Thunder easily defeated the opponent and won another victory.

After winning this game, the Thunder's record reached 61 wins and 7 losses, with 14 games left before the end of the regular season.

The coaching staff soon faced a question, whether to strive for the best record in history?

The Chicago Bulls' record of 72 wins and 10 losses is considered unattainable, but unexpectedly, two teams have the opportunity to touch this season.

And it's really a chance to touch it. It's not the kind of thing that feels hopeful in the first half of the schedule. It's impossible to get to the All-Star Game when you're almost at the All-Star Game.

Now, the Thunder and the Warriors are chasing each other, and they are lit up for a moment.

There is definitely no problem in the playoffs, and the record is right in front of you.

Should I take a turn for a rest, or continue to rush to the end and win the best in history.

It is the choice that Thunder has to face.
Chapter completed!