Chapter 392: The Danger Behind Joy
Wu Hua originally planned to leave for Dallas to watch the Spurs' fourth matchup with the defending champion Mavericks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Like the Trail Blazers, the Spurs also have a 3-0 lead over the Mavericks at this juncture. If nothing else, Anjie's next opponent will be the Spurs, who are the No. 1 team in the West this season! But in order to get first-hand information and see the state of the Spurs, Wu Hua had the intention of watching this series without suspense.
However, an important phone call disrupted Wu Hua's entire plan. The Dallas ticket was refunded and the hotel was cancelled. As for whether the Mavericks can hold the Spurs back, it's also becoming less important now.
It was the Portland Trail Blazers press secretary who called, and this guy officially called Wu Hua and invited him to Orsie's upcoming press conference this afternoon.
"Press conference? About what? Wu Hua thought it was very strange, now that it was the playoffs, what was it worth calling reporters to talk about?
"You must have been busy with something else, or you wouldn't have been unaware. Check it out on the Internet, Wu, you will be interested. With that, the spokesman hung up. He didn't have time to explain to Wu Hua slowly, there were still hundreds of calls waiting for him to call.
Wu Hua clicked on the official NBA website with curiosity, and on it, as always, there are many NBA battle reports, as well as the promotion chart of the current playoffs. However, on the homepage, there is another news with An Jie's name written on it.
"The 2011-2012 Defensive Player of the Year was announced, and Anjie from the Portland Trail Blazers won this award!" A simple title, not emphatically marked. However, Wu Hua knew that after Orsi held a press conference, the whole world would regard this matter as the biggest news of the day.
Wu Hua naturally obtained the NBA official grant him voting qualifications, and the three people he chose were Anjie, Morris and Mark. Gasol. Although the latter two he chose did not rank in the top three at all, Wu Hua didn't expect that the first place in most people's hearts was exactly the same as himself!
In addition to scoring well, Anjie has averaged 12.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game this season, making it a matter of course to make him the best defensive player.
Although Howard's 14.5 and Love's 13.3 are better in rebounding, Serge Ibaka is also averaging more than Angel in terms of blocks. But none of these people can bring a qualitative change to the team's defense. And this was done by An Jie.
The selection of the best defensive player does not have to follow the statistics. Because many times, the role of a player on the defensive end cannot be reflected by statistics.
Chris. Paul may dare to get into the box guarded by Howard or Ibaka, but let him fight Anjie again, Paul will definitely think about it carefully.
In the afternoon training, An Jie also received blessings from his teammates. In the team, Anjie is everyone's reassurance. Even if they are broken through, they also know that An Jie is behind them to guard them! It's unreasonable for such a guy not to win the best defensive player!
Anjie has become a solid backing for every Trail Blazers player. The backbone of the defense, it is not an exaggeration to use this word to describe An Jie.
And Orsi, the general manager of the Trail Blazers, was busy sorting out his clothes, although the protagonist was An Jie later, but Orsi didn't want to give honor to his proud "employees".
With an hour to go before the press conference began, the press room inside the Rose Garden Stadium was already packed! Wu Hua wanted to turn around, but it was very difficult.
Hearing that the door of the reception room was pushed open, all the reporters threw their eyes to the door. Unexpectedly, it was not Anjie who walked in, but the general manager of the Trail Blazers, Nell. Orsi.
"George. Coach Ricard has just finished his rigorous training and sorry, but the coach has been insisting on closed training, so you can't move around the stadium at will. But I think right away, these two guys will be there. As soon as Orsi finished speaking, Ricard and Angel pushed the door in.
All the reporters focused on the two people who walked in again, and the scene was silent for a second, but after that, it was chaotic!
"Mr. Ann! How do you feel about winning for the first time!? ā
"You think of yourself and Dwight. Is Howard's gap really as huge as the vote score? ā
"Coach, coach! You must be very happy that your players can win this kind of honor, right!? ā
The reporters chattered and threw the questions out of their heads, and Angel and Ricard could do nothing but smile stiffly.
"That's it! Be quiet! I'm here today to tell you all the news! Don't worry, I'll leave time for you after the awards! Orsi pressed his hands and kept order in the reception room. Anjie and Ricard are now a hot alliance!
Orsi raised the small bronze trophy with his solemn hands, and the players on the trophy took up a defensive stance, as if all the opponent's attacks could not penetrate his tough body.
An Jie himself is very good at restoring this form faithfully! It doesn't matter if you're a super scorer or not, no matter what position you're playing. Seeing Anjie's defense, no one will feel relaxed.
An Jie was full of smiles, but this time, his smile was not hideous, and his smile was not meant to provoke his opponent. This time, An Jie smiled from the bottom of his heart.
Like a child who has received a new toy, he carefully took the trophy and looked at it carefully.
Needless to say, the small bronze statue is very finely worked. On the base, lines of letters are written.
"2011-2012 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, from Portland Trail Blazers." In the end, there are two groups of the biggest words, and this group of words spelled together is An Jie's name!
An Jie took the trophy and lifted him up with a smile on his face. After that, there was a blinding flash of light in front of his eyes.
But An Jie didn't cover his face with his hands because of this, because he couldn't suppress his laughing expression at all. At this moment, An Jie was so happy......
Then, the press conference lasted for a while, and the reporters left unsatisfied. Even Wu Hua, who is usually not in a hurry, was particularly excited today.
For someone who's watched Anjie play since his college days and has seen him easily past the second round of the playoffs now. Wu Hua's growth of An Jie touched that the most.
Who would have thought that when he was woken up on the phone in Chicago, he would make his first contact with the best defensive player of the future.
Life is sometimes so wonderful, but Riccard is glad that at least he witnessed the whole process of Anjie's great career!
Back then, Wu Hua felt that if An Jie could play in the NBA, he would be good enough. Unexpectedly, the yellow-skinned guy who was young and came into contact with regular basketball training for the first time has become one of the biggest gold-absorbing machines in the entire league! Of course, he is also one of the best players in the league!
When Wu Hua finished sighing, the peers around him were almost gone. Anjie won the best defensive player, and this matter is over.
It was only then that Wu Hua remembered that there was another important thing that he seemed to have forgotten......
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Dirk. Nowitzki, the new European legend, is once again at the free-throw line. And this is the seventh time he has stood on the free throw line.
In the first 12 free throws, Nowitzki hit all of them. This time, he shot well, and he still didn't waste this opportunity.
Although Nowitzki once again hit both free throws, the Mavericks fans at the American Aviation Center Stadium did not seem to be very high-natured.
Because after scoring these two free throws, the defending champion Mavericks are still trailing by 12 points, but at this time, there are only 22 seconds before the end of the game.
Solid and calm as a stone, Duncan, the Spurs' playmaking center and a powerful offensive end, Parker, a young precision shooter, is a young precision shooter. Green, small forward Leonard with unlimited potential, Burres who has all the "four monsters" on the court. Dio, "Demon Knife" Manu. Ginobili ......
Nowitzki was really strong, scoring 34 points in this game alone, including 14-of-14 free throws. Even so, he couldn't defeat the wise old man Popovich who led the group.
In the end, the score was fixed at 102-90, and as the defending champion who defeated the Heat to win the championship, the Mavericks' death of being swept out of the game was indeed a little too embarrassing.
It is a fact that the Mavericks' lineup has deteriorated, but the sweep of the defending champion also highlights the strength of the Spurs from another aspect!
The Trail Blazers' fourth-place finish in the West this season has already become the focus of media praise. However, the San Antonio Spurs, who have won the game now, are the first in the West!
A clean 4-0 sweep of the Mavericks, which means that next, Duncan and Popovich's iron hooves are about to reach for the Trail Blazers!
The brutal dialogue between the two powers is destined and unavoidable!
The Western Conference semifinals are still the same as back then, bloody and cruel......
When An Jie was still happy because of the award, an even more terrifying opponent had appeared!