Chapter 683
The scoring title was won by Lamar, who narrowly beat Tracy McGrady of the Orlando Magic by 0.2 points per game.
The assist king is Jason Kidd's bag, although Lamar's statistics are not bad in assists, but compared to traditional defenders like Jason Kidd, Lamar can only bow down.
However, Lamar, the leader of assists and steals, will not give up easily, and in this regard, Lamar beat Miami's Eddie Jones to engrave his name on the trophy.
As for the king of blocks, Lamar is coveted but also self-aware, and Ben Wallace leads the pack with an average of 3.34 blocks per game.
Perhaps feeling that the awards were too few, Stern also deliberately came up with a double-double and a triple-double king. Of course, since Stern came up with it, Lamar honestly took away the trophy.
In the next competition for the Most Improved Player award, Lamar's former teammate - Bobby Simmons had the last laugh, and Simmons, who left the Knicks, got the coveted starting position, and his playing time naturally increased greatly. This season, his average points per game has risen from 6.8 points last season to 15.7 points, and he is still a key player in the team.
The league's best sixth man, who was undoubtedly taken into the arms of the Knicks' big general Arenas.
The competition for the best defensive player was also extremely fierce, and the Indiana Pacers' Ron Allan Houston finally lost to Ben Wallace of the Pistons.
The next award was the first team of the best regular season player, and in the end, Wolves Garnett, Rockford Duncan, Peter Pan Kobe, bandit leader Lamar and the old and strong Kidd had the last laugh.
It's finally time for the most exciting moment – the regular season MVP award is left last.
Competing are Shaq O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, Duncan of the Spurs, Garnett of the Timberwolves and Lamar Odom of the Knicks.
To be sure, Lamar has no ambitions for the award, having been banned from the league for a full 10 games this season, and although he met the 50-game selection criteria, Lamar still thinks the award would be a better fit for players with higher attendance. It's just that none of these guys competing with him are full except for Garnett, and O'Neal's appearance rate is even inferior to his own, which also makes Lamar firm in his mind to Bo Yibo!
When Lamar lifted the trophy, which symbolizes the Most Valuable Player, the audience burst into applause. At this time, whether it was his friend or enemy, when facing such a Lamar Odom, he had to put up a word of obedience in his heart.
For the first time in two lifetimes, Lamar was thrilled to win the Most Valuable Player of the regular season! Compared with the previous awards, only the Most Valuable Player award is what Lamar cares about the most.
With a four-year career, two championships, one regular-season MVP, and Rookie of the Year, Lamar has clearly done well enough.
Michael Jordan, who was standing next to Lamar, the superstar who once dominated an era, also applauded Lamar from the bottom of his heart and congratulated him on his achievements.
Although he is not willing to easily hand over the throne of the god of basketball in front of others, in Michael Jordan's heart, he has to admit that Lamar has the capital to surpass himself.
At least at his age, Jordan had never achieved Lamar's ability. At that time, he was thinking more about how to show his strength in the playoffs, and at this time, Lamar already had two championship rings in his hands.
Thinking of this, Jordan suddenly made a move that surprised everyone. It was supposed to be Lamar's acceptance speech, but Jordan walked in front of the microphone first, pressed his hands down, and motioned for the audience to be quiet.
There was a commotion and then there was silence, and everyone looked at Jordan, not knowing what he was going to say.
Jordan coughed twice, he also felt that his move was really a bit reckless, but after all, he was a superstar who had seen countless big scenes, and he soon regained that trademark smile.
"Maybe you'll be surprised by what I'm doing now, but it's nothing, and I feel compelled to say something at this point. Jordan paused. Turning his head to look at Lamar, who was standing beside him: "When Lamar first joined the alliance, my initial feeling was that there was another arrogant boy in the alliance who didn't know what to say, and I don't know what the sky was high or thick! I believe you all know very well what Lamar did at that time." ”
Jordan's words made the audience laugh, of course, most people were kind, Lamar also smiled, not embarrassed at all, just like until now he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with what he did in the first place.
Jordan waited for the laughter to subside, then continued: "Before this year's All-Star Game, when I heard Lamar do something that I hadn't done, I still felt like he was just talking big. But it turned out that I was wrong, and although he was finally withdrawn from the All-Star Game for some reason, it didn't affect his greatness in the slightest!"
"He's done no worse than anybody at the All-Star Game, he's done what he promised, he's really one of the best players in the league today, he's the best!"
"The moment Lamar spun 720 degrees in the air and smashed the basketball into the hoop, I said to myself, I'm already a fan of Lamar. His performance was amazing and unbeatable!"
Jordan was full of praise for Lamar on stage, which made everyone in the room feel a little incredible. For them, even a word of affirmation from Jordan's mouth was enough for them. Now Jordan has actually announced that he is a fan of Lamar, which has left their brains blank for a short time.
Jordan's words were clearly not finished: "When Mr. David Stern asked me to present the Most Valuable Player of the Regular Season trophy, I didn't hesitate to say yes. Because I know that this trophy will definitely belong to Lamar, and it can only belong to Lamar!"
Stern in the audience heard Jordan say this, and his face suddenly turned red. He is aware of his own family's affairs, and this regular season MVP, he didn't want to give Lamar originally, and he had revealed this to the league's award committee beforehand. After all, Lamar had been banned by the league for ten games before, and then he was suspended for several games one after another, and the number of games he participated in alone could completely deprive him of this honor.
But in the end, the old diehards of the award committee didn't take his hints seriously at all, and insisted on awarding the Most Valuable Player trophy to Lamar. They also have good reasons, Lamar can average 27.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, and the Knicks have the highest record in the East.
Michael Jordan on stage didn't pay attention to Stern's embarrassment, although his conflict with Stern before retiring was not as intense as Lamar's, but he also watched this old Jewish man unhappy for a long time.
In his previous life, it was revealed in the autobiography of Joe that if he was given two bullets, one would go into the head of the Bulls owner without hesitation, and the other would be tied with a bow and given to David Stern.
"Okay! I'm sure you've all been waiting for a long time, and I'm sure you're all very tired of listening to me, a retired old fellow, talk endlessly on stage. From the bottom of my heart, if it were possible, I would have challenged Lamar with my bull team!"
After saying that, Jordan gave up his position and handed the stage to Lamar, Lamar smiled and walked to the front of the microphone, thought for a moment and raised the trophy and said: "I want to give this trophy to my son Leon, he is an elf given to me by God." In addition, I would like to thank my wife, Vanessa, for giving me a happy family, believe me!
"Of course, I also want to thank my family, my aunt, Jonathan, Sally, Krees!"
Vanessa in the audience also left tears of excitement at this time, Lamar at this time looked particularly dazzling in her eyes, especially the warm words, which made the last trace of dissatisfaction with Lamar in her heart disappear.
"I would like to thank my coach, Mr. Jeff Van Gundy, and my owner, Mr. James Dolan, for giving me a stage where I can play freely. And of course my teammates who aren't cute at all, and this trophy I should share with you, it's a win for all of us. ”
After thanking everyone, Lamar looked at Jordan again: "Like all young people who love basketball, Michael is also my idol. It's not a compliment! It's true. When I first saw him play, I knew what I was supposed to do in my life. I also want to play on the court like him and be cheered on by everybody, but I don't want to be him, I just want to be myself, yes, I want to surpass him, surpass him and become a unique basketball player. ”
"For Michael's challenge just now, I want to say, okay! I accept, of course it's only in the virtual world, maybe it's okay in the nbalive, the strongest Michael Jordan against the strongest Lamar Odom!"
Lamar walked off the court after saying a hug to Michael Jordan, and although his last words were arrogant, no one on the scene stood up to contradict him.
Look at the trophy in Lamar's hand, the two championship rings on his hand, and the horrific stats he's had so far this season. No haughty person could have refuted Lamar on this occasion, because that would only be the folly of roasting oneself on a fire.