Chapter 263: The Best Rookie Battle

With the end of the regular season, bigger awards are also in place, and players who don't have a playoff game are thinking about how to go on vacation, and for this year's rookies, the only thing that remains to care about is who will get the best rookie trophy except for the championship. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At present, Anthony Towns is still ranked first on the list, because his statistics are really amazing, playing in 82 games, getting a double-double of 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds, and he is the best rookie with the highest demand.

Behind him is Shangguan Yu, although he has only played 69 games, he can still get 15.6 points, 6.5 assists and 5.4 rebounds, which is not much inferior to Downs. What's more, Shangguan Yu's Celtics' record is much better than that of the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are in the bottom of the league, and although Towns' data is good, it is inevitable that there will be moisture. After all, the purpose of the bad team is to cultivate newcomers, and it can give Downs more opportunities, and to be able to get such average data per game, the strength is there, but there is no Shangguan Yu's data, which is so convincing.

Behind Shangguan Yu is Porzingis from the Knicks, who plays an average of 28.4 minutes per game and can contribute 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds, which is obviously not the same level as Towns, but I have to say that his data is still very good.

Behind them, Devin Booker from the Suns, Nikola Jokic from the Nuggets, and Jaliel Okafor from the 76ers are definitely strong contenders for the rookie team, although they don't have much impact on the final rookie trophy.

The current situation, in fact, is already very clear, that is, to make a decision between Tang Si and Guan Yu. If Shangguan Yu does not enter the playoffs, then the last person to win the best rookie trophy can only be Downs. Of course, even if you enter the playoffs and can't get a dazzling performance, then the trophy will not catch up with Guan Yu.

Although such a trophy is not Shangguan Yu's goal, if it can be won, then it is also quite good.

After entering the playoffs, each team can retain a thirteen-man squad, and the Celtics' playoff players are all determined.

Centre-forwards: Sallinger, Tyler Zeller, Olynyk.

Power forwards: Amir Johnson, Jerebko.

Small forwards: Shangguan Yu, Jack Crowder.

Shooting guards: Bradley, Evan Turner, RJ Hunter.

Point guards: Thomas, Smart, Terry Rozier.

With a total of six backcourt players, it is obvious that Coach Stevens is ready to make a fuss in the backcourt. As for the inside line, you can only count on two big men of two meters and thirteen meters to burst out with amazing power. Otherwise, the Celtics' interior line will only be blown up.

The first game was played in Atlanta. After the regular season, the Celtics had a three-day offseason, and Coach Stevens took a day off, and on the 16th, the whole team had a training camp, of course, only recovery training.

The most important thing is to do the mobilization work for his own players, and Coach Stevens is very excited: "We have achieved our goals for the season, but I think you have done the same for me, I don't want to just go out in the first round. The Eagles have a slight advantage on the inside, but we blow up the opponent on the outside, and as long as we take the rhythm from the outside, then we will definitely win!"

Although the players were impassioned and scrappy, none of them stepped up to respond.

Finally, it was Olynyk who shouted, "Victory!"

"Victory!"

Others followed suit.

To be honest, in this regard, Thomas is not as good as Olynyk, but it can be seen that his ambition is there, but it is not exposed. And Shangguan Yu is just a newcomer, he should keep a low profile.

But it is precisely because of this that Coach Stevens is a little worried that if there is no real leader in the playoffs, then maybe the Celtics will not go far.

Of course, at this time, there is no need to doubt the morale of their players, and at this time, they will give it their all.

After a little training the next day, the Celtics went to Atlanta to usher in the first game of their first round of the playoffs.

In the first round last season, he was swept by the Cavaliers, so that James finally avenged the revenge of the year.

Before he left the Cavaliers, even in the Heat, he still suffered from the Celtics, and every time he met the Celtics in the playoffs, he would not feel too good. finally made him breathe out of his evil anger last season.

But the two teams are knotted, and this time the Celtics are here for revenge, as long as the eagles are killed, then they can go to the knights for revenge.

It's just that the Hawks are not an easy character to deal with, they finished first in the East last season, but in the end, they were also swept by the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, so they want to go further this season.

In the Eagles' locker room, the players are also full of fighting spirit to defend their dignity at home.

After these two seasons of tempering, their players are more stable, and the tacit understanding between the players is more sufficient, not to mention that in the two-season showdown with the Celtics, they are all occupying the absolute initiative, which is not worthy of the Celtics, this series, they are determined to win.

For them, it's just a matter of losing one, but losing two games to advance.

Of course, for them, the end is to sweep the opponent, so in this way, in the next playoff journey, they have enough time to adjust, and against the Cavaliers again, they will definitely not let them go.

A total of four games were played today, and in the earlier matchup, the Pacers defeated the Toronto Raptors 100-90 on the road with Paul George's 33 points and 6 assists, as well as the efforts of the whole team. The garbage brothers probably haven't adapted to the rhythm of the playoffs yet, and the two are crazy about iron.

After the game, the Raptors shot just 38 percent from the field and a measly 21 percent from three-point range.

The Rockets unsurprisingly lost to the Warriors, or by a large margin, losing by a full 26 points.

After the playoffs, it doesn't mean that the team that performed well in the regular season will definitely be able to take advantage, Shangguan Yu is also a Philips player with his head held high, he wants to be here, conquer the fans of Atlanta, and he wants to return to Boston with a victory.