Chapter 868: The awards are announced, and the West Duel begins
The divisional finals are just around the corner, and the individual and collective awards for the 12-13 season have been announced.
The Rookie of the Year was won by Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers.
With an average of 19.0 points, 6.1 assists, and 3.0 boards per game, it is indeed the most outstanding existence among this rookie.
However, his offensive efficiency is mediocre, averaging around 42% per game is far from efficient.
In a longitudinal comparison with previous editions, Lillard's performance was not amazing.
The Sixth Man of the Year spot was won by JR Smith, and the only person competing with Smith in this award was Isaiah Thomas of the Clippers.
Under the Clippers' system, Xiao is averaging 14.9 points, 6.3 assists, and 1.1 rebounds per game.
It's a pity that JR Smith in the contract year is so ferocious, as the sixth man of the Knicks, Smith averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.
And in the selection of the most improved player, the Clippers' Kawhi Leonard also suffered a defeat.
Kawaii, who has averaged 15.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season, lost to the Pacers.
Paul George's stats are averaging 17.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists per game, and his 41.9% shooting rate is actually far lower than Kawaii's 50%, and in terms of offensive efficiency, Kawaii's performance is undoubtedly better.
But Pickles Peppers are now the face of the Pacers, and the transition from role player to dominant player is enough to help Pickles Peppers win this year's MIP.
ROY, SMOP, and MIP all have their attributions, and the next award to be announced is naturally COY.
Nguyen Er Niu had already won the Coach of the Year award last year, but his 74 wins, combined with his 37-game winning streak, gave him a good chance of winning the award for the second consecutive COY in league history, following his mentor Mike Woodson.
Then a rather controversial scene arose.
COACH-R COULDN'T ACCOMPLISH THIS FEAT BECAUSE THE LEAGUE RELEASED A POLL THAT SHOWED THAT THE BEST HEAD COACH BELONGED TO THE NUGGETS' GEORGE CARR.
It's surprising, but it doesn't make sense to say it's unreasonable.
After all, it dragged the Nuggets, a team that was predicted by various media to not even be able to play in the playoffs in the summer, to the fourth place in the West.
Erniu said that he had no regrets and was a lie, but the alliance must definitely consider the distribution of benefits.
If you give all the awards to one family, then others will not be able to play, especially at the moment, when the whole world knows that Ruan Erniu is going to win the MVP for a second time.
The MVP was the final award, and before that, the Los Angeles Clippers, who had completed three consecutive knees, finally ushered in their first season individual award - D-POY.
Nguyen Erniu won the fourth D-POY of his career with a unanimous vote, thus tying Ben Wallace's four times and officially becoming the joint first player in league history to receive the best defensive player.
To paraphrase a famous sentence from Ah Fa's father-in-law: "Actually, I didn't take this award, who else won it?"
With his unique rebounding ability, coupled with strong performance in various defensive statistics such as steals and blocks, Ruan Erniu finally won the fourth D-POY trophy in his career.
In an interview, Ruan Erniu made a joke from the bottom of his heart: "Thanks to those teammates who leaked people on the field, I won't name them specifically, you know, you always have to go to a wide range of defense, and the defensive data will not be too bad." ”
After the announcement of the best defensive player, the results of the year's most unsuspenseful award, that is, the Most Valuable Player, were finally announced.
At the MVP press conference, Manniu already had to rely on his assistant to help carry the Podorov Cup.
Coupled with the previous three MVP trophies, Ruan Erniu has also won the MVP trophy for the fourth time in his career, and it is also the second consecutive MVP trophy in his career.
The four MVP trophies have allowed the two bulls to tie Michael Jordan, and only 5-time award-winning Bill Russell and 6-time award-winning Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are left in front of the bulls.
Ruan Erniu, who is already familiar with attending the MVP press conference, thanked everyone who should be thanked, and said at the end of the press conference: "With such an excellent group of teammates, I think I can win the MVP a few more times!"
The speech that made countless people despair, and the most hurt among them was James, and the Chosen One felt that he might continue to run with him.
To be in the same era as a guy like Kraft Nguyen must have been unfortunate.
It's miserable enough not to get the MVP, once the Heat meets the Clippers again in the Finals, in a high probability, it is still possible to be defeated, which is a complete tragedy.
Well, Elgin Baylor (King of the Eight Ya) is smiling and waving to LeBron James in front!
The dust settled on the individual awards, and the Clippers won the D-POY and MVP trophies in the final moments, while in the team awards, the Los Angeles people won about the same route.
First up is the Rookie of the Year team:
For a while: Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Harris Barnes, Brad Beal, Dion West
Second team: Andre Drummond, Michael Gilchrist, Kyle Singele, Jonas Valanciunas, Tyler Zeller
The only qualified rush in the Clippers lineup is naturally chasing dreams, but it's a pity that Green's importance to the Clippers cannot be fully reflected in data.
As a substitute at the team's No. 4 and No. 5 positions, Green has done a good job of defense and certain tactical tasks, but the guy who votes with his feet will never see it, otherwise Tony Allen will not be ranked on the All-Defensive Team several times, even if it is a second team.
The Clippers, who were unfortunate to be selected in the Rookie of the Year Game, did not miss the All-Defensive Team.
In terms of the best defensive team, Tony Allen, Serge Ibaka, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Nguyen Erniu, Tyson Chandler, and Joakim Noah were selected at the same time.
You read that right, the defense is worthless for a while, what's the difference between a seven-man selection and a cheap one?
The alliance was meant to be rain and dew, but the result was nondescript.
Wen Wu first, Wu Wu second, to put it a little more cheesy, if the high-end cake becomes a low-end big delivery, the damage to the award itself will be too great.
In terms of the best defensive second team, Avery Bradley, Mike Conley, Tim Duncan, Mark Gasol, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard were successfully selected.
Hehe, if you don't have a few substitutes for the best defensive lineup this year, you're embarrassed to say hello.
Fortunately, in the selection of the best team, everything is finally back to normal.
Best Burst:
Nguyen Erniu, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul were selected.
One thing to say, despite Kobe's serious decline in defense, there is really no one in the No. 2 position who has better stats than him in the 12-13 season, including James Harden, who has become the leader of the team.
Best Second Formation:
Tim Duncan, Blake Griffin, Cameron Anthony, Russell Westbrook, Tony Parker.
There is not much to question, and although Griffin's team results are not very good, his style of play has determined his superstar status.
Best 3 Formations:
Dwight Howard, Mark Gasol, Paul George, James Harden, Dwyane Wade.
As soon as the three formations came out, reporters from the San Francisco region immediately came out to hold grievances, and there was no reason why the Golden State Warriors, who were in the top eight in the West, could not even get a spot.
Objective analysis, David Lee and Stephen Curry's data are not bad, but they are selectively forgotten!
After the cake is divided, the game continues.
Nguyen Er Niu led the team to welcome the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Finals G1.
On May 19, 2013, the Staples Center was bustling, and when it came to the Western Finals, many Hollywood superstars came to the arena to watch the game.
Celestial Empire fans watched the game live through the lens of a television set, and nothing was more eye-catching than the three beautiful daughters of a generation of action superstar, Sylvester Stallone.
Although many people have expressed their willingness to become Stallone's son-in-law, the problem is that most of them don't even have the perseverance to learn English well.
The starting lineup that Spurs fielded tonight is little changed from before:
C Thiago Split
PF Tim Duncan
SF Danny Green
SG Gary Neil
PG Tony Parker
The defending champions who played at home also did not come up with any ingenious tricks, and the lineup was still the same:
C DeAndre Jordan
PF Nguyen Er Niu
SF Kawhi Leonard
SG JJ Reddick
PG Chris Paul
Jordan Jr. easily outscored Split in the scrum, and Paul got the basketball and quickly advanced to the halfcourt.
Erniu received the basketball at the top arc position, Duncan hesitated slightly, and Manniu immediately chose to pull out his hand.
"Brush!"
As he gets older, even if he chooses to lose weight, his speed will definitely decline, and at this time, Erniu is at his peak.
On the offensive end of the Spurs, Parker held the ball over the half, and chose to go straight to the basket after blocking and dismantling in the high post, Jordan Jr. let Split pounce, although he did not block Parker directly, but still blocked the projection path of the Gallic sports car.
"Bang!"
Parker shot an iron, Erniu took advantage of the situation to win the backcourt rebound, and sent a long pass but Danny Green judged the ball to be in the way and cut the ball.
Duncan received a pass in the frontcourt, sent the ball away near the free throw line, and Gary Neal made a three-point shot from the bottom corner.
"Brush!"
Hit!
The two sides had their backs and goings in the first quarter of the game, blossoming more on the offensive end, and each had its own achievements.
Not only did the starters perform well, but the two teams also played evenly on the bench during the rotation time.
Isaiah Thomas scored an intermittent basket here, and Ginobili hit a three-pointer from the outside with a crooked shot.
HERE RAY ALLEN THREW A THREE-POINTER AGAINST THE DEFENDER, AND MAT BONNER WAS NOT TO BE OUTDONE BY THROWING AN ANSER-BALL IN THE TOP ARC.
From the perspective of long-range talent, it is undoubtedly the Clippers who are superior, but the Spurs just have a way to bite the score and make the game full of suspense.
At the end of the first quarter, at 31:32, the Clippers at home only led by one point and did not build a 10+ advantage in the first quarter as they did in the first two rounds.
The playoffs are actually the same as the catastrophe.
With each round, the team faces opponents who are one point stronger.
This strength is often not only in strength, but also in psychological factors.
For example, the Rockets positioned themselves as shockers when they met the Clippers, the Grizzlies were slightly better but also lacked the determination to win, and the Spurs were different in that they came with a winning attitude from the beginning of the game.
It can only be said that the core structure of GDP for many years has been unshakable, and Spurs, who are accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, has this confidence.
The second quarter started quickly, again in rotation time, and this time, Spurs' Boris Dior stepped up.
Brother Dick's current figure has become seriously fat, but this guy who can beat the peak bully in the Suns' training with slippers and coffee is still a difficult guy.
At least the rookie Draymond Green was played twice in a row, and almost all in the same way.
Back hit, sideways, tentative step, false dangling, then tentative step, shot......
The floor flow dick is up to make trouble, and he really has a way to put the ball in the hoop.
is also a player whose data cannot reflect the value, and Brother Dick's floor flow skills are indeed worth learning from his dreams.
Green, who was getting more and more urgent, also moved more and more on the defensive end, and Thibodeau replaced Green in the subsequent official timeout and replaced him with a brute.
Erniu put his arm around Green's neck and said, "Calm down, it's not the time yet, understand?"
Would a smart person like the Celestial Empire not know that Green's defensive moves are so flawed?
No!
He knows it perfectly!
But the championship team naturally needs villains and scavengers.
From this point of view, Erniu has no reason to stop Green's large-scale actions, and controllable violations are definitely a weapon for the team, but the premise is controllable.
If it is not necessary, let the instant combat power be damaged, but the gain will outweigh the loss.
Brother Dick has no temper with Green, it doesn't mean that he can take advantage of Erniu, the 4th D-POY is not just a casual talk.
Dior's steps are gorgeous, but he immediately looks clumsy against Erniu.
The Celestial Empire first gave the Gauls a big hat on the defensive end, and then used their speed on the offensive end to eat dick brother in a row.
Green off the court was immediately happy, shouting loudly while waving a towel to cheer for the team boss.
Ruan Erniu, who helped the younger brother get back on the court, then led the team to play an 11:1 attack wave, which established the G1 victory in the second quarter.
In the following half of the game, the two sides maintained a high-intensity confrontation, but in the end, the Los Angeles Clippers still relied on the score advantage in the middle of the second quarter to win the game.
At 105:112, the Clippers took the lead at home.
Ruan Erniu, who scored 48 points, 19 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals, and 2 assists, is undoubtedly the MVP of the game.
Whether it is against Duncan or Dio, the brute bull has maintained an extremely strong suppression ability.
Popovich maintained a multi-rotation throughout.
It's just that the fist is afraid of being less strong, and in the face of the talented people like Brute, the Spurs always give people a kind of powerless rush, which is not much different from the Thunder when they are healthy.