Chapter 535: Winning two prizes

Sweeping a team from Los Angeles in the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive seasons is both an accident and a reflection of the strength of the Trail Blazers. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After Anjie successfully eliminated the Lakers, Staples seemed to have become Anjie's home court. Countless local media in Los Angeles have rushed to Anjie, wanting to interview this player who has played a legendary season.

However, Anjie was not as ecstatic as the reporters imagined, and his reaction was very different from the form he was in after the promotion in previous seasons.

For Anjie now, advancing to the first round is nothing to him. Back in the second year of his rookie season, he did it all with the Thunder. Now Anjie only longs for one thing, and that is the championship.

"Getting to the first round was something we planned to do, and if we didn't do it, I would be surprised. This is an expected victory, and the next journey is the real challenge for us. Anjie didn't slap the Lakers in front of reporters in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles media didn't get angry at Anjie's words. After all, this year's starry Lakers F4 is indeed too disappointing. Maybe it will take a huge setback to make this powerful Purple and Gold Army rise again.

After the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers left Los Angeles with the honor of winning all the time. And they also became the first team to end the battle in the first round of the playoffs.

Riding on the plane with a good mood, An Jie also enjoyed the beautiful scenery outside the window for the first time. Looking down on the City of Angels from the sky, it's still so spectacular. And after a season of hard work, they finally got their first reward.

The first round of the playoffs was perfect, and Anjie was one step closer to his championship dream.

The day after the game, the Heat also cleaned up the Bucks led by two immature guards at Bradley Center in Milwaukee. Bucks fans don't complain too much about it, and the team can make the playoffs, which is already a good reward for them.

So far, the two biggest favourites of the season have easily passed the first round test. And the first round of the playoffs is basically coming to an end.

The Grizzlies have already led the Clippers by two games by a score of 3-1, and the comeback from a 3-1 deficit is no less difficult. If nothing else, Anjie's next opponent will be the Grizzlies, who have improved significantly this season.

On the side of the Spurs and Nuggets, the score also came to 3-1. The Spurs have been the favorites every year, and this one is no exception, and many are optimistic that they will meet the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. And Popovich and Duncan never let the fans down.

On the Thunder and Warriors' side, the score became 3-2. While the Thunder are temporarily ahead, the Warriors' Curry and Klay. Thompson, however, showed superhuman qualities, coupled with the addition of David. Lee's excellent performance as always, made the Thunder suffer a lot.

Some experts even predict that the Warriors will be the most competitive team in the next five years. Because their development trajectory is very similar to the fast-rising thunder back then. Rebuilding the team through a shrewd draft has become the only way out for many fish-belly teams.

But no matter what, Westbrook, Durant, Morris and Van Gundy won't allow the team to fall in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Not only do they have to beat the Warriors, but they also have to take out the Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Heat together to get the supreme Gold Cup.

The first round of the playoffs is coming to an end, which means that the day of the regular season awards is getting closer.

On May 2, the NBA officially announced the winner of its first regular season award, Coach of the Year.

George. Rickard, the young coach who led the team to 69 wins in just his second season in the NBA, is the undisputed recipient of this award.

And Ricard, who climbed all the way up from the high school league, has also become an idol and benchmark for grassroots coaches.

Rickard didn't expect to be associated with this kind of honor, after all, whether it was the NCAA or the current NBA, there are many coaches who are more famous than him. But this foul-mouthed guy still led the Trailblazers to break several records and win honors with his quirky ideas and tricks.

Some fans say that Ricard only got the best coach because he coached a team with good quality. However, every time someone makes such a statement, the retractor will talk about the Lakers F4, who has just been eliminated by the Trail Blazers.

"The Lakers have a good roster this season, right? Why don't you see D'Antoni get the best coach? ”

In any case, to be able to lead the team to the feat of 69 wins and 27 consecutive wins, Ricard is certainly not without level. Only Anjie and his team-mates know how important Ricard is to the team.

This is also a continuation of Jeff. After Van Gundy, he became the second coach to win the Best Coach award for Anjie. It is also for this reason that Anjie has gained a new nickname - Best Coach Trainer.

From Anjie to the present, a total of three managers have coached him. And two of them have already won the honor of best coach. If you don't count Calesimo, who was fired after a few coaches, then Anjie's "trained" coaches have a higher success rate.

Rickard didn't say much at the press conference at the ceremony, but this time, he didn't curse.

The Trail Blazers coach earned his team and individuals their first honor of the season, and the team was happy from top to bottom. But what they don't know is that what is more worth celebrating is still tomorrow.

On May 3, when the Trail Blazers and Heat had rested for several days while the rest of the teams were still in full swing, the NBA officially announced the winners of this year's Defensive Player of the Year.

The announcement of the winners this time was also expected by many fans. AnJie won this award for the second consecutive year, and everyone is expected to do so.

In this selection, James and Garnett could only finish fourth and fifth. As for Kobe Bryant and Howard, the favorite of the previous two years, they did not get a single vote, and they were completely ignored by the media from the Lakers.

I have to say that the Lakers' poor performance this season has already labeled them as "losers".

In the afternoon, the Trail Blazers held a press conference specifically for Anjie. The purpose is to award a trophy to Anjie.

Wu Hua felt very honored to be able to participate in Anjie's award ceremony for the second time, this is from his home country, this is a player with the same skin color as him. However, this is the same guy who has dominated the interior of the NBA for the second year in a row and has become the most dangerous defender in the entire league.

First of all, Nell. Orsi proudly handed the little gold cup to An Jie. An Jie also showed an excited smile for the first time in such a long time. Winning the Defensive Player of the Year award is significantly more difficult to come by than easily qualifying for the first round of the playoffs.

An Jie's speech was also very simple, but he still did not forget to thank his teammates.

"If it wasn't for LaMarcus on the training pitch, I don't think my defense would have been as good. After all, you all know that guy's back-turn jumper is just too hard to defend. But don't say it, I really overshadowed him in training. An Jie's exaggerated expression and tone made the reporters laugh and made him closer to his teammates.

Whether a team is cohesive or not is largely determined by the leader of the team. Looking at An Jie's performance on stage, it is easy for people to explain why the Trail Blazers have such a strong fighting power.

"Ahn, just after we presented the awards, the Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime to advance to the second round. In other words, the opponent of the Trail Blazers in the next round will be the Grizzlies, who are also good at defense and are very united. And the core of the Grizzlies, Mark. Gasol is also ranked second in this Defensive Player of the Year competition, behind you. Do you think you met a real opponent in the second round? "A journalist wearing a Bluetooth headset who had been very agitated from the beginning of the press conference finally received the results of that game on another land.

When An Jie heard this question, he first frowned. Because compared to the Clippers, the Grizzlies are indeed a little trickier. Don't look at this group of guys who basically can't compete with the Trail Blazers in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the Grizzlies have shown very good quality.

"Mark is a good centre-forward and you know, I have a lot of respect for him. Every time I put in a position with him, I did have to put a lot of effort into it. I'm going to give it my all to prove that I deserve this award and that the Trail Blazers aren't just good in the regular season. An Jie's answer was pertinent and resolute, and another reporter in Los Angeles asked Gasol a corresponding question about An Jie's answer.

"Ann is a tough guy and first of all I have to congratulate him on winning the Defensive Player of the Year award for the second year in a row. It's true that I didn't beat him in the regular season, but in the playoffs, it's a completely different battlefield! My brother? I'm different from my brother, just because he can beat my brother doesn't mean he can beat me too! Gasol Jr., who was still sweating profusely after the game, was even more excited, he couldn't wait to go to the second round to wrestle with Anjie and the Trail Blazers.

Gasol lost to Anjie in the evaluation of the best defensive player award, which made Gasol Jr. still a little unwilling. AnJie knew that this European mobile fortress would definitely play at a high level, as a way to prove that second place is not necessarily worse than first place.

But An Jie has made all the preparations to meet the challenge, and today's award ceremony will not make An Jie self-aggrandize, but will only make him more demanding of himself in the future!

The Trail Blazers have won two consecutive regular-season awards, which should be something to celebrate. Neil. Orsie had already booked a celebration and wanted to take the pressure off his players for a while.

But now, with the Grizzlies qualifying, Orsi has to postpone his celebration. Maybe it's not too late to celebrate after the Trail Blazers win the championship.

It's not Nell. Orsi is delusional, after all, a team has the best coach and the best players at the same time, which is enough to say that they are strong.

It seems that Angel and Ricard will have to put their joy aside for a while. After all, a more formidable opponent has come to the door. And Anjie and Ricard, the two backbones of the Trail Blazers, must not allow the slightest distraction.

They have to be careful, because there are bears on the road to the championship......