The echelon in the east is rigorous, and the competition in the west is fierce. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In addition to the overall team rankings, the league also announced last month's POM (Player of the Month) at the beginning of the month, as usual.

The POM in the West went to Chris Paul, who led the team to a 9-5 record throughout December, averaging 39.2 minutes per game, shooting 48.3 percent from the field, and averaging 24.5 points, 10.4 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.2 turnovers per game.

The assist-to-turnover ratio is almost 5:1, which is quite an efficient statistic, and the 20+10+4 statistic also means that CP3 is already the top player in the league's No. 1 position.

At the same time, this is also the first time in Chris Paul's career to get a POM. This laid the foundation for his future superstar career.

You know, Deron Williams, who has always had the upper hand in the matchup, has never taken a POM, and in that sense, Paul is one step ahead of his "lifelong enemy".

Someone in the West got his first career POM, and the same was true in the East, and it was still in his rookie season.

That's right, Ruan Erniu, who missed out on the POM in the first month, finally got his wish and is about to get his first trophy in the NBA - the Player of the Month trophy!

Although the Hawks lost twice to the Eastern Conference powerhouse Pistons in December, and lost to the Western Conference giants Mavericks at the end of the month, these are all flaws.

Nguyen Er Niu led the young Atlanta Hawks to a 10-3 record in December.

He averaged 38.8 minutes per game this month, shooting 55.7% from the field, averaging 30.3 points, 20.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.8 blocks per game, and the 30+20+5+2.8 stats for the month were dominant.

In fact, the Hawks' record is still slightly inferior to that of the Celtics and Pistons, but just looking at the player's performance, Ruan Erniu has no suspense at all when he wins this pom.

Because the Player of the Month is a test of individual performance, the league's sending the Eastern POM to the Sparks last month has actually caused a lot of controversy.

When Ruan Erniu won 30+30, 50+20+5+5+5+5 data in December, if he didn't award the POM to him, I am afraid that the credibility of the alliance will also be questioned.

When Ruan Erniu got the good news, he happened to get off the plane that arrived in Cleveland.

ESPN's Cleveland correspondent Brian Weinhorst immediately requested an interview with Nguyen Er Niu, wanting to ask him how he felt about getting last month's POM.

Ruan Erniu was interviewed by him at the airport, looking at this white fat brother, Erniu said with a smile: "This is an affirmation of me, I am very happy to be able to get the POM, you know, there are so many masters in this league, and winning the best of the month means that you are the best one in the performance of the month."

However, it was also a spur, and getting the POM in my rookie season meant that I had to work harder to defend my honor. ”

Brian Weinhorst asked, "You're going to play the Cleveland Cavaliers soon, are you confident that you can beat your opponent in the game? ”

"This guy must be James' hardcore!" Ruan Erniu said secretly in his heart.

Erniu said firmly: "James is definitely a figure that cannot be ignored. But I believe that the overall strength of the Hawks is above the Cavaliers, and we are sure to win this game!"

……

Towards the end of the interview, Brian Weinhorst said: "Kraft, I have a personal matter here, LeBlanc's asked me to give you a call, he wants to be friends with you!"

Ruan Erniu took the reporter's business card with some hesitation, and after thinking about it, he said, "Why didn't James himself come to me directly?"

Winhorst shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe he thinks it's a bit abrupt to meet directly, so he asked me to bring you a letter, who knows?"

Ruan Erniu looked at the business card in his hand and understood that this should be James's greetings.

I didn't expect LBJ to be the boss on the field, and my second child was in a state of surprising etiquette in life.

The sense of proportion in this hand is very sufficient, that is, it does not make people feel alienated, nor does it make people feel abrupt.

After coming to the hotel where he was staying and settling his luggage, Ruan Erniu dialed the phone number on his business card.

"Toot!", "Toot!", James himself answered the phone.

"Hello, this is LeBron!"

"Hello, lbj, I'm Kraft Nguyen, I'm very happy to know you!"

"Hello, Kraft, can I call you that? I took the liberty of reaching out to you through Weinhorst, you've been so great since you entered the league, I've been following you and want to be friends with a master like you!" James said with a smile.

Ruan Erniu also smiled: "Of course, lbj, you are too polite, you must know that you are the successor of Jordan promoted by the alliance!"

James said helplessly: "Don't mention it! Although I have always admired Michael, it is not a good errand to be his successor." ”

Ruan Erniu smiled again: "What do you say, is the pressure too much?"

"It's just one of them, but more importantly, don't you think Jordan's successor is a cursed title?"

Ruan Erniu stopped laughing, he asked inexplicably, "Why?"

James laughed instead, and then he named a few names that left a name in the league: "Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, Maddie ......"

After Ruan Erniu heard this, he really had a creepy feeling, he didn't want to know, and he was startled when he thought about it.

Penny Hardaway, the Magic for him eventually gave up the big shark O'Neal, but Hardaway was later ruined by injury.

Grant Hill, once a gentleman, holds one of the record for three consecutive triple-doubles, but was later ruined by injury.

Vince Carter, known as a demigod and known as a superplayer whose physical fitness is not inferior to Jordan's, directly deducted his opponent Yan to the retired bull man at the Olympics. can

Since being destroyed by Uncle Bao, he has never been able to return to his brave state. When he came to the Nets, he was just the second point on the team behind Richard Jefferson.

Tracy McGrady, a figure familiar to Celestial fans, is losing patience with the Rockets.

Kobe Bryant was lucky enough to hold O'Neal's thigh and win three championships, but that wasn't enough to prove his place in history.

Now it's James' turn!

Thinking about this, Ruan Erniu also felt that the position of Jordan's successor was really not something that ordinary people could sit on, and the risk was too high!

James added: "Kraft, have you thought about how you can prove your worth without us 21st-century NBA players?"

Ruan Erniu's IQ is not below James, so he naturally knows the meaning of the song when he hears the strings.

But he still pretended to be stupid and said, "How can you prove it?"

James paused and said, "Have you ever thought about teaming up with players of your generation, like the Celtics?"

Ruan Erniu finally forced out James's heart, and said frankly: "It's not easy to say, Mr. Stern will stop the transaction at any time, and this matter needs to be affirmed by many parties!"

James took the next words, domineering: "He will agree, because our interests also need to be taken care of! Kraft, you must understand that this alliance sometimes has to compromise with us in order to make money for the capital!"

Ruan Erniu gave James a thumbs up in his heart, but his mouth suddenly turned: "So, this has nothing to do with me leading the Hawks to defeat the Cavaliers tomorrow, right?"

James paused for a moment, laughed and said, "Just let the horses come!" (To be continued.) )