In the draft, Jamal Crawford was drafted by the Cavaliers with the eighth pick and subsequently traded to the Chicago Bulls. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the 2009-10 season, Crawford won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award for the Atlanta Hawks. In the 2013-14 season, he won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award for the Los Angeles Clippers, becoming the first player in the NBA to represent a different team in this honor.

In the 79 regular season games for the Clippers, he averaged 14.2 points, 2.3 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks in 26.9 minutes per game.

The winners of this season's Sixth Man of the Year award will be announced by the NBA on the 18th of this month.

The regular season is officially over, and a series of major awards are about to be announced. The NBA has long released the news that it will announce this season's Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) on April 17, which is today, but now it's evening and there is still no news, which really makes fans anxious.

There are many players competing for the award of Best Defensive Player, with the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard, the Warriors' Draymond Green, and the Heat's Hassan Whiteside among the top contenders for the award.

And there are many players who are expected to win the best sixth man award this season. Crawford is one of them, with the Warriors' Andre Iguodala, the Thunder's Ines Kanter, the Nuggets' Will Barton, and the Hornets' Jeremy Lin, among others, among the strong contenders for the award.

In terms of the Sixth Man award alone, Crawford is already at the pinnacle of history.

Since the league established the Sixth Man of the Year award in 1982-83, only four players have won it twice – Kevin McHale, Ricky Pearce, Detreve Schramf and Crawford.

Crawford is indeed capable of accomplishing such a great feat.

He has a great sense of the ball, a flashy technique, and often puts on coquettish performances in the game. In particular, his dribble and jump layup behind his back is a unique skill that has no other branch.

47 career four-point plays, first in the league, unbeatable;

3 times to score 50+ points in a single game (this is a great achievement, scoring more than 50 points in a single game, you enter the ranks of super scorers. In addition, 50+ points in a single game, Durant 4 times, O'Neal 3 times, "General" Arenas 3 times, Wade 3 times);

As a super scorer, Crawford also has his own classic battles, against the Heat in 2007, when he was still in the Knicks, he scored 52 points in a single game, and for a while he hit an incredible 16 consecutive shots!

His achievements have left many superstars in the dust, but he failed to become a superstar in the end, although it is regrettable, but it is also expected.

The best footnotes of his career are those two best sixth men. This represents his style and the highest achievement he can achieve.

He once broke the news that he never did shooting training before 2012, and he always relied on feeling when he played.

Perhaps, there is an element of exaggeration, but in short, he is not the kind of person who likes to spend a lot of time in the training gym.

There are not a few people in the NBA who rely on talent to eat, they can occasionally break out one or two games with their talent, but they can't last, and only diligent training can maintain a stable high level of performance in the game.

Crawford shot just 41 percent from the field in his career, which is one of the lowest among guards. The reason for his low hit rate may have a lot to do with his lack of training.

Of course, his low shooting percentage also has something to do with his style.

His career two-pointer assist rate was 29.9 percent, compared to James' 35.7 percent. The low assist rate shows that most of his scoring is based on his own initiative to attack with the ball. In short, in the second and third positions, such a low assisted power is at the superstar level.

Those who often watch Crawford play will find that many of his offensive methods are butterfly dribbling to win the applause of the house, stepping into the three-point line, occasionally making layups, but most of the time shooting at the top of the free throw arc.

The reason for this is that he is thin and average, which leads to insufficient damage in the three-second zone, so he can only shoot more heads-up. Moreover, the frequency of him taking the ball and shooting directly is quite high, basically the ball is equal to the end of the offense when the ball reaches him.

His shot selection is very poor, and he has a very high percentage of shots at the three-point line and in the three-point line that he takes a step against the defense. For the entire career, this proportion reached 63.9%.

It can be asserted that his style of play is basically outside the team system. Therefore, although he has the ability to be a super scorer, he has no room to play in the main lineup, and the role of a super scorer on the bench is his best destination.

Offensively outside the system, he is almost transparent defensively.

Throughout his career, Crawford has a defensive efficiency of 110, which means that opponents score 110 points per 100 possessions; And his offensive efficiency is 106, which means that he can score 106 points per 100 possessions.

With 106 points scored and 110 points conceded, it's no wonder he doesn't have a high career win percentage. In the first eight seasons of his career with the Bulls, Knicks, and Warriors, the team did not win more than 35 games in one season. Sports Illustrated once counted him as the player with the lowest win percentage in the four major leagues in the United States.

It wasn't until he came to the Hawks and transitioned to the sixth man that he finally made the playoffs. The 2009-10 season was his first taste of the playoffs, and at that time, he was already an "old man" who had played in the league for ten years.

He doesn't defend well, on the one hand, it's a matter of physicality, and on the other hand, it's a matter of attitude.

If he's willing to gain weight, improve his matchups, and practice hard to improve his consistency, becoming an All-Star isn't a problem.

But he didn't work hard, didn't gain weight, was out of the system offensively, was transparent defensively, and basically didn't grab rebounds, all of which doomed him to be the best sixth man at the highest achievement.

Of course, there is no need for fans to be harsh on this.

Crawford's soul is certainly at odds with training and one-eyed tactics. Jordan, Kobe, Wade they play to win, and Crawford plays for money and pleasure.

Every time he dances on the court, it is a song of soul freedom.

People who like him will cheer for his wonderful dribble behind the back, and it doesn't really matter that he didn't become an All-Star in his life.

But in front of this master of skills who likes to dribble with his back, Nick Young actually played a backdribble!

Isn't this Lu Ban getting a big axe in front of the door and playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong?

In addition, he played a wave of 7-0 small ** in one go, which directly allowed the Lakers to overtake the Clippers by 3 points at 41:38!

In the face of this provocative Nick Young, Crawford directly showed his sword.

After a few dribbles like butterflies piercing flowers, he took a step inside the three-point line to face the defense and shoot directly!

The orange Spalding basketball directly rubbed off the waves of love with the milky white nets!

With a "bang", the ball went into the net!

Crawford's hand came, and then he didn't unceremoniously fire directly from outside the three-point line and hit again!

After Nick Young went on a 7-0 run, Crawford returned a 5-0 run, and the score became 41-43 for the Clippers to regain the lead.

After a few attacks, both teams failed to play, and then both teams changed their main lineups.

However, on the Lakers' side, Nance Jr. did not replace Randle, who appeared on the playoff stage for the first time, although he unfortunately failed to start, his playing time will definitely not be less than Nance Jr.

And Scott also made another move that Rivers couldn't understand, although the main players of the Lakers were on the court, Kobe Bryant was still sitting on the bench, and Nick Young was still on the court!

What are the Lakers trying to do?

Rivers really didn't get it, but the Clippers were going to play their own characteristics, like they did at the end of the first quarter, and they were basically not afraid of any team in the league.

The Lakers attacked, from the moment the ball was sent out on the sideline, all five Lakers players on the court began to run, even Hibbert, the slowest moving big man, actively ran out to cover.

For a while, the Lakers' offense seemed to have become chaotic and clueless, making the Clippers' defense somewhat powerful and nowhere to go.

But the Lakers' offense, in fact, is chaotic and distracted, and the messy running position is actually to create a comfortable opportunity to shoot.

Finally, with less than 8 seconds left in the offensive time, Yi Feng appeared in the bottom corner of the left side, which was a big empty space with no defenders within a radius of two meters!

He just stood outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, and the ball flew from a distance with a "whoosh", and then he received the ball, instinctively made a shooting motion, bent his knees, squatted slightly, jumped, and shot-

Coherent!

With such a perfect shot, the last thing I saw was naturally the basketball passing through the basket!

Three-point shot, the Lakers won 44:43 again!

The Clippers attacked, and Paul raised his right hand and made a gesture to signal that the team was going to play a specific game this time.

Each team has its own offensive tactics, so some simple gestures may be repeated, but these repeated gestures represent different meanings in each team.

Therefore, Paul dared to blatantly gesture to his teammates, and he was not afraid of the Lakers seeing it.

After he makes a gesture, Griffin mentions a high position as a wall, and Paul takes cover to kill inside.

Griffin didn't go down or stay where he was after the pick-and-roll, but stepped back to the outside of the three-point line.

Randle was hesitant to go out and defend Griffin without the ball, or to pinch Paul with Clarkson.

Although Griffin's shooting is getting better and better, and his reputation as a mid-range shooting boy has also begun, his three-point shooting is not too stable.

If Paul had passed the ball to him at this time, the chances of him hitting a three-pointer wouldn't have been too high.

In contrast, it seems that it is more valuable to strangle the real heart and brain of the Clippers - Paul.

Randle quickly made his choice, and he chose to flank Paul with Clarkson.

Paul listened to the six ways and watched in all directions, and after the bag between Clarkson and Randle had not yet formed, he sent the ball down to the crotch and passed directly to Griffin outside the three-point line.

Griffin didn't make a move, and after a half-turn, he passed the ball to Redick who suddenly ran over!

Redick had been going around in circles near the baseline, and after seeing Paul gesture, he knew that Paul wanted to play a three-point shot specifically designed for shooters.

So he immediately began to run along the three-point line towards the top of the arc, and he was naturally followed by Yi Feng, who was in hot pursuit.

When Redick was close to the top of the arc, Griffin just received a pass from Paul, handed the ball to Redick, and also made a solid cover for Redick!

Yi Feng was caught off guard and was blocked by Griffin.

Seeing that Redick was about to make a move with the ball, Yi Feng was in a hurry and quickly turned around Griffin!

He jerked past Griffin's eyes, and then went straight to Redick, who was already jumping up and about to shoot a three-pointer.

Catching and shooting after bypassing the screen is Redick's most accustomed style of play, and it is also his housekeeping skill.

However, his shooting is very standard, and after jumping with all his strength, he needs to wait until his body reaches its highest point before throwing the ball. Because his physical fitness is not too good, the bullet speed is not fast, so his shooting speed can only be regarded as average.

This gives Yi Feng a chance.

After Yi Feng turned around Griffin, he came to Redick, who was already jumping and ready to shoot, relying on the extraordinary nerve reflex speed, and some catapults that "rubbed" before his body could stand firmly!

Yi Feng's good bounce is not only reflected in the exaggeration of the bounce height, but his bounce speed is also at the perverted level.

But in the blink of an eye, he was already the last to arrive, and the height of the air surpassed Reddick! Coupled with his long arms, he directly sealed Reddick's shooting space!

However, by this time, Redick had already transferred the power of the shot to his hands, and even if he couldn't think of it, it was too late. Although he knew that throwing the ball was to give Yi Feng a hat, he couldn't help it.

"Smack!"

The ruthless and cruel blood cap has finally arrived!

It's a volleyball smash cap, and the basketball is dunked from the three-point line directly to the other half of the court!

For such a block, not only the nearest Griffin was briefly stunned and shocked, but even a solid player like Paul was also a little surprised.

So the Clippers didn't react to chase the ball, and Clarkson let go of the cheerful chase of the ball.

After crossing the free throw line, he finally caught up with the ball and took advantage of the situation to come up with a one-handed dunk to add two more points to the team.

At 46:43, through this cap and dunk, the Lakers slightly widened the difference.

On the Clippers' side, the players tried hard to force themselves to forget the volleyball cap sent by Yi Feng, but that scene was always vivid in their minds.

Redick, in particular, felt like he was set up for an infinite replay in his head, and the scene where he was being capped by the blood cap was played again and again!

Although he has been hatted countless times since he learned to play basketball, Redick feels that this bloody cap will give him a shadow that he will never forget. (To be continued.) )