Chapter 142: Lian Zhuang Dpoy Second

This season, Anxi also has a chance to compete for the honor of best defensive player. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Although the team's overall defense is not good, conceding an average of 102.8 points per game, it can only rank 22nd in the league, and the defense of 22nd in the league is naturally not outstanding.

However, Anxi's personal defensive performance is very good, with 82 full attendance in the regular season, averaging 29.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 3.4 steals and 0.9 blocks per game this season, only counting defensive data, Anxi averaged 3.4 steals per game, which has set a new high since the 1985-1986 season, that season, Elvin Robertson averaged 3.7 steals per game, slightly higher than Anxi.

And Anxi averaged 3.4 steals per game, even if you count the ancient times, it is only slightly worse than Downbus, who averaged 3.5 steals per game in the 76-77 season, Magic Johnson, who averaged 3.4 steals per game in the 80-81 season, and Elvin Robertson, who averaged 3.7 steals per game in the 85-86 season.

It can be said that Anxi's steal data this season has created NBA history.

Coupled with an average of 0.9 blocks per game, Anxi's defensive data can be said to be very strong, and now, the only thing that restricts Anxi from getting the best defensive player is the team's overall defense.

Because the team's overall defense was too poor, Anxi didn't expect to win the honor of best defensive player, and the final result proved it.

At the Chicago Union Center, Joakim Noah lifted the trophy for this season's best defensive player of the regular season from Adam Shaw.

In fact, last season, Joaquin Noah was the favorite for this honor, but unfortunately lost to Pau Gasol in the end, and even Anxi was ranked above Joakin Noah, and this season, because of Joaquin Noah's existence, the Bulls conceded an average of 91.8 points per game, ranking first in the league.

And Joakim Noah himself also scored 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks to win the best defensive player of the regular season this season.

Of the 125 first-place votes, Joaquin Noah won 100 of them, with a total score of 555 points, and won the crown by an absolute margin.

Although Anxi did not win the first place, he won the second, and Anxi was also second last year, but last year Anxi won 18 first votes, and this year there are only 8, compared with Joaquin Noah, the gap is huge.

However, in terms of total points, Anxi scored 166 points, more than last year's 149 points, because Anxi got more second and third votes, because Anxi and third place are equally large gaps.

Third place was taken by Roy Hibbert, who received 5 first-place votes for a total of 112 points.

Therefore, although Anxi did not win the trophy of the best defensive player, with the advantage of crushing the second place, he almost locked a spot in the best defensive first team.

On the floor of the United Center, after the award ceremony, the fourth game between the Raptors and Bulls began.

At the same time, in Brooklyn, the fourth game between the Heat and the Nets began.

In the first three games, the Raptors won two of them at home, and then the first game on the road at the Union Center, they lost to the Bulls by four points, so for the Bulls, they still have a chance to fight the total score back.

Needless to say, this should be the last battle of the series, and with the Heat's ability to control the court in the first three games, it is only a matter of time before they win the series.

And the matchup between the Pacers and the Hawks is also quite interesting, after the upset loss in the first game, the Pacers won three games in a row, and even the Hawks' home court was won, and it looks like they are expected to end the battle in less than five games.

In the west, the game was unexpectedly tense and intense.

After the Spurs won a tough first game against the Mavericks, they were sniped by the Mavericks in the second game, 92-113, losing home-court advantage by 21 points.

After going to Dallas away, the first game was beaten by Vince Carter in 2 seconds, losing the game, and the Mavericks led the series instead, and it looked like the Mavericks were hopeful.

In the fourth game, the game was played until the end of the final quarter, and the Spurs led the Mavericks by 3 points, but the Mavericks once relied on Montaellis' key ball to equalize the score, but fortunately, Tony Parker and Boris Dio's two points and three points hit one after another, expanding the difference to 3 points again, and maintained the advantage until the end of the game.

In the end, this crucial battle was won.

Although they won the fourth game, the Spurs' embarrassment can no longer make people optimistic about them, and letting go of Anxi is the biggest wrong statement, which has been very loud.

The other group in the West played four games against the Clippers and Warriors, with the Warriors losing by 40 points in the first game after the first game.

Then he returned to the home court with one win and one loss, and only lost 2 points in the losing game, and won another 21 points in the winning game, which was regarded as a fiasco back in the second game, and after four games, it was also a 2:2 draw.

The Thunder, who played three games, were equally dismal, and after winning the first game, they lost two games in a row and fell behind the Grizzlies 1-2.

And the Rockets are even worse, losing by 2 points in the first game, losing by 7 points in the second game, and after losing all the two home court advantages, no one is optimistic about the Rockets anymore, but fortunately, they won by 5 points in the first game to Portland and pulled back a city.

It is worth mentioning that in the three games, Harden, as the main player of the team, performed badly, scoring 27 points on 8-of-28 shooting in the first game and relying on free throws, and only 4 free throws on 6-of-19 shooting in the second game, and finally scoring only 18 points.

The first game to Portland was bloody, but the shooting percentage was still low, shooting 13-of-35 from the field, and scoring 37 points with a 37.1% shooting percentage.

As a result, some people believe that the comparison between James Harden and Anxi in the first round of the playoffs can completely draw the final conclusion, James Harden is far worse than Anxi, and the current James Harden can't even touch a single hair of Anxi.

The NBA's active No. 1 quarterback can only be Anxi.

The 76ers ended their first-round campaign, and the Bobcats were the first to declare their exit.

By the time of the final battle between the Heat and the Nets, the 76ers had returned to Philadelphia, and Brett Brown announced a day off.

So, at his own home, Anxi and Jeff Hornacek watched the fourth game between the Heat and the Nets.

Abby went to check the pregnancy test some time ago, and it showed that she was almost four months pregnant, and her pregnant belly had begun to take shape, but fortunately, Mrs. Hornacek was at home, and Abby only needed to take care of her body every day, and she didn't have to do anything else.

And when Anxi and Jeff Hornacek watched the game between the Heat and the Nets together, Abby Hornacek was also with him.

At the beginning of the game, the Heat played a more comfortable offense and defense through a faster pace, playing a 10:3 game against the Nets at the beginning, and the starting lineup on the Nets court was very luxurious, point guard Deron Williams, scoring guard Joe Johnson, small forward Paul Pierce, power forward Kevin Garnett and center Brook Lopez.

But in the face of the Heat's fast-paced onslaught, the Nets collapsed.

Jason Kidd hurriedly began to make substitutions, replacing Jason Terry and Alan Anderson, Jason Terry and Alan Anderson were in good shape, scoring one after another, helping the Nets stabilize the situation in the first quarter, the two benches combined to score 11 points, and finally the first quarter ended, the Heat led the Nets by 5 points at 27:22.

Seeing this in the game, the ending is basically decided.

Unless someone from the Nets explodes in the next three quarters, the Heat will definitely win this game.

At this moment, An Xi's face was full of worry, because the Heat played a fast-paced offense and defense in the first quarter, which made the Nets unable to take the move, so they could only replace the bench and replace the small lineup to attack, and finally attacked a draw.

And what if it was the 76ers? Maybe the 76ers would be the same, and they were already about to lose.

In the second quarter, the Heat continued to extend their lead, but the Nets showed their tenacity in a rare way, trailing by 7 points at halftime, but playing a wave of small climaxes in the third quarter, trailing by 2 points at the end of the third quarter, and the suspense still existed.

However, at this time, LeBron James's performance has caused the commentator's amazement, scoring 12 points in the first quarter, 13 points in the second quarter, and another 15 points in the third quarter.

At key moments in the final quarter, both teams played extremely high-quality defense, and LeBron James scored nine more points to bring his personal score to 49.

The game ended, with LeBron James' 49 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, LeBron James led the team to 102:96, swept the Nets in four games and advanced to the next round.

As a result, the 76ers' opponents for the next round were released, and the Heat, with the power of sweeping, came menacingly.

"Ann, how is it? Do you feel the severity of the situation?" Jeff Hornacek habitually pulled out his cigarette again, but Mrs. Hornacek coughed, he glanced at Abby who was sitting next to him, and retracted his hand.

Anxi didn't pay attention to this, he nodded with a cold face, everything was going like Jeff Hornacek said, the Heat played a fast-paced game against the Nets, and this is exactly what the 76ers don't want to see.

"What are you going to do?" asked Jeff Hornacek again.

An Xi shrugged: "There's nothing I can do, I can only remind Brett, and then try my best to play on the court and try to help the team win." ”

When Jeff Hornacek heard this, he nodded very appreciatively: "That's right, Anxi, you are right to do this, don't interfere with the head coach's arrangement, just do your best." ”

"You can't decide your teammates, you can't decide your coach, try your best to be yourself, use your ability to win every point. Jeff Hornacek uttered a chicken soup and stood up, it was getting late, it was time for him to go to bed.

Finally, he said, "Come on, Ann, I hope you can win the championship again, get the championship that is truly your own, and I'll go to sleep." ”

An Xi nodded, and then said with a smile: "I'm going to sleep too." ”

Pulled Abby and went upstairs.

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Together with Abby, lying on the bed, Anxi never fell asleep.

said that he would not interfere with the coach's arrangement, and Anxi would definitely do it, but this did not prevent Anxi from worrying about the next series, and there was no doubt that the strength of the Heat was very strong.

With both the Western Thunder and Spurs faltering, the Heat have become the biggest favorites in the East and West.

Compared with the Heat, the 76ers still have a big gap, although they also swept the opponent cleanly in the first round to advance, but on paper, the opponents of the two teams, the Bobcats and the Nets, have a big gap.

The Heat defeated the Nets, who have a Big Five, and the 76ers beat the Bobcats, the dark horses in the East this season, and the two are not the same.

Therefore, after the Heat won the Nets and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the predictions for the matchup between the 76ers and the Heat were also released.

ESPN: The 76ers have been a surprising season, they are the biggest dark horse in the league, and Anxi's progress has brought them back to the playoffs, taking the second place in the East in the regular season and reaching the second round of the playoffs.

But compared with the Heat, the 76ers still have a little playoff experience and heritage, the Heat has reached the Finals for three consecutive years, although three losses to Western teams, but the Heat's dominance in the East is difficult to shake, and the 76ers are still a little bit behind.

It is predicted that the Eastern Conference semifinals matchup between the 76ers and the Heat will end in less than six games, and the Heat will be the final winner.

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Yahoo Sports: It is undeniable that the 76ers performed very well, but they were very unlucky, they met the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Heat in playoff mode is not easy to mess with, the 76ers need to ask for more blessings, maybe the 76ers have a chance to drag the game into a tiebreaker, but it will definitely be the Heat who wins in the end.

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Sports Illustrated: Both teams swept 4:0 to advance, but the Heat's strength is one quarter higher than the 76ers, optimistic that the Heat will win, the score should be 4:1 or 4:2, five or six games to end the battle, the Heat should not consume too much energy in the East, this is their best chance to win the championship......

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The three media outlets have made their own predictions, and the Heat may become the biggest loser, why? Because the Heat can't stand such poisonous milk......

Of course, after reading the predictions of these three families, Anxi laughed, and still felt the danger and severity of the situation in his heart.

Although both the Heat and the 76ers were already assured of qualifying, the second round was far from starting, so the 76ers had a long rest, so they returned to practice the day after returning to Philadelphia.

In the 76ers' training hall, the 76ers players who have resumed training are very relaxed, after all, not everyone is aiming to win the championship, many people believe that the 76ers' performance this season is good enough, and going to the second round may be the limit of the 76ers, only Anxi will have greater ambitions.

"Coach Brett, did you watch the final game between the Heat and the Nets?" After running on the court for half an hour, Anxi sat on the sidelines to rest, and then glanced at Brett Brown next to him.

Brett Brown nodded: "Yes, I watched the video of all four games, not the live broadcast." ”

"So what do you think is the biggest problem we have with the Heat?"

"The biggest problem?" Brett Brown was a little surprised, he didn't expect Anxi to ask such a question.

Then, he thought about it for a while before giving an answer that did not satisfy Anxi: "Actually, if we are against the Heat, we will have a lot of problems, but I think that no matter what the problem is, it will not be too serious, so there are no biggest problems, they are all small problems." ”

Brett Brown obviously didn't see through the crisis in front of him, An Xi just frowned, and continued to ask, "What's the problem then?"

"I think the first thing is our defense, and to date, our defense is still not very consistent, but it's not a big problem, because only our defense can play above average, and it's enough against the Heat. Brett Brown counted the points he and the coaching staff had come up with after watching four video games. "Secondly, it's the defense of the power forward position, Paul and Antoine are not good at defense, so the last time we met the Heat in the regular season, we gave Chris Posh 31 points, maybe we have to think about strengthening the defense against Chris Posh. ”

"There is also the restriction on LeBron James, LeBron James in the playoffs will not paddle like in the regular season, and LeBron James who broke out is not so much to deal with. ”

"What's more, Dwayne Wade is back and they're both combined and they're a big threat to us. ”

An Xi shook his head, he found that many coaches in the league have obviously not begun to pay attention to the impact of small ball, including Popovich, the Spurs were forced to a 2:2 draw by the Mavericks who played on the outside, which proved it.

The same is true for Bret Brown, who also did not pay attention to the impact of small balls, while Jeff Hornacek was born in the Suns and has a much deeper understanding of small balls, so he naturally saw through the direction of the league early, so he also saw through the biggest problem of the 76ers.

An Xi thought about it, and he still gave a reminder: "Coach Brett, I think we should pay attention to the small lineup of the Heat." ”

Brett Brown Brown was stunned for a moment, and Anxi continued: "The Heat's quick counterattack is very threatening, and once their lineup on the court is changed to point guard Mario Chalmers, shooting guard Dwyane Wade, small forward Ray Allen, power forward LeBron James and center Chris Bosh, their lineup can be increased to the maximum, and at that time, with our slow pace inside, it may be difficult to resist." ”

An Xi had only said so much, and he stepped back onto the floor of the training gym to continue his training.

Brett Brown fell into a state of thought, and after a long time, he smiled and shook his head: "This kid originally wanted to remind me. ”

Then, his face changed: "However, the Heat's rapid counterattack is indeed a big threat, a headache......"

Brett Brown struggled and began to think again. (To be continued.) )