Fans discussed Cole's analysis in the forum.

But soon, they had new material.

On the next day, May 20th, the league announced the 2001~2002 NBA regular season MVP.

Unlike the previous two seasons, this season has been hit by new rules, and many teams have emerged.

The Celtics and Nets, who are first and second in the East, and the Kings who are first in the West are typical representatives.

This also makes the MVP a lot more suspenseful.

Pierce of the Celtics, Webber of the Kings, Kidd of the Nets, Duncan of the Spurs, Kobe and O'Neal of the Lakers, Nowitzki of the Mavericks, etc., all have a chance to compete for this award.

However, when the final results came out, the proportion of this vote was relatively high.

Duncan, who received more than 40% of the votes, was elected NBA regular season MVP for the first time in his career!

At first glance this may seem incredible, but on closer inspection it is normal.

Carlisle's Celtics are also a team team, and in addition to Pierce, Walker's personal data also stands out.

Webb is the same.

As for the rest, they are inferior to the Spurs in terms of statistics and records.

Duncan's MVP is well deserved.

However, it's just that this timing is a little awkward.

This just got eliminated and then got the MVP.

In this situation, even Duncan is estimated to have feelings in his heart:

I want, what's the use of this MVP?

However, Duncan also experienced the same in this year in history, except that he was beaten 4-1 by the Lakers.

His experience would not be broken until the 06~07 season, when Nowitzki was declared the regular season MVP after being black-eight by the Warriors.

But obviously, the calf of today is very different from the calf of history, and it is unknown whether that will happen again.

This grief can only be borne by Duncan himself.

The good news is that after receiving the award, Duncan can put his past season behind for a while and focus on his car repair career.

……

The MVP was freshly released, but Sun Hao didn't pay too much attention to it, because it was his birthday.

When he was in Spain before, he was accompanied by Fernandez on his birthday.

But after arriving in the United States, his birthday was spent alone.

But this year, because of Scarlett's relationship, he won't be alone this birthday.

Moreover, Scarlett had previously said that she was going to give him a mysterious birthday present.

He was actually curious.

On this night, Scarlett didn't come directly to meet him, but let him go to a bar.

The bar is not big, but there is no one in it except the waiter.

When he entered, he found that a stage had been set up inside.

Scarlett is going to give him a show.

To be precise, to sing a song.

Because after he entered, the prelude to the music had already sounded.

And after the sound, Sun Hao even had an urge to take off his clothes for a moment.

It's not because he has any special fetishes.

It's the song Scarlett wants to sing, and he's all too familiar with it.

It is no exaggeration to say that he has listened to the melody of this song more times in the past two years than he has heard in Chinese.

Because the name of the song is "eminence.front".

In fact, Sun Hao didn't know the name of this song, and he hadn't even heard a word of the lyrics.

He heard it because it was the opening music of the Mavericks!

No wonder Scarlett would say she had something to do with the Mavericks.

It seems that she has also wasted her mind.

And the original singer of this song is, a band, the main home is men.

Scarlett's words have a new flavor.

Scarlett, she is not only an actress, but also a good singer!

This birthday gift is very special.

……

On May 21, the divisional finals were first played in the East.

The Wizards travel to Boston to take on the Green Shirts.

Yao Ming and Gasol rookies in the same grade matchup, Jordan and the Green Shirts twins showdown.

Sun Hao also watched the live broadcast of the game.

Yao Ming and Gasol are equal in the inner fight, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Overall, because Yao Ming is stronger on the defensive end, his performance is slightly better.

But the most important thing is the outside line, Jordan directly blew up Pierce.

It's the same as not being able to compare the current Nash with the peak of the future.

In the same way, you don't want to compare Pierce, who is only a fourth-year, to the "truth" who will be equal to Kobe Bryant in the Finals.

Now Pierce is a talented newcomer.

The Celtics have come this way, playing the Pacers in the first round and the Pistons in the second round, and Pierce is basically only a second-tier star.

really met Jordan, in addition to physical fitness, he was suppressed in all aspects.

And although Jordan's emotional intelligence fluctuates greatly, his ball quotient is top-notch.

He also knew his strengths and weaknesses, and changed the previous style of play that only exerted his strength in the fourth quarter of the game, and grabbed Pierce to play at the beginning.

Keep fighting, beating to the death, until Pierce's mentality collapses.

The Wizards decided the win in three quarters.

Physical? What is the physical aspect of a game without a fourth quarter?

After the game, Pierce broke down so much that he cried, but Jordan went over to comfort him for a long time before comforting him back.

Cry and come back to comfort you.

This kind of thing, it's very Jordan.

……

"You've heard that we're seen as the underdogs in the series?"

The West Final will start soon, the Mavericks are making final preparations, and this day's training session, Nowitzki said with a smile and Sun Hao.

He was talking about Kerr's prediction of the Mavericks' game against the Lakers.

Sun Hao nodded.

He knew Nowitzki was referring to Cole's comments.

However, Kerr's analysis is actually correct, Sabonis is not injured, and the Mavericks are at a disadvantage inside, and they are even more disadvantaged if they are injured.

However, they also suffered a loss on the inside in the last round, but they still won in the end.

The game is not just on paper.

And more importantly, they're finally going to play the Lakers!

No matter how intense the regular season was, it was always the regular season.

The playoffs are the kind of games that really depend on who has the tougher fists.

The next day, the Mavericks sat at home against the Lakers.

Before the game began, reporters from Dallas went over to interview Kobe.

He asked Kobe Bryant a question.

The Lakers and Kings fought until they reached the Western Conference Finals, did the Lakers weaken?

This is also one of the issues that fans have discussed a lot in the forum during this time.

The reporter took it out and asked at this time, obviously trying to get a picture of Kobe's game mentality.

Kobe Bryant, he didn't seem to care much.

"Do what I have to do, and time will tell."

That's all he said.

Warm-up technique, the game started quickly.

The Mavericks swept the Timberwolves and avenged the Spurs, and they were in full swing, opening with a wave of 10-2 offense.

Sun Hao even hit two three-pointers in this wave of attacks, including a super long three-pointer that ignited the emotions of the scene.

The scene was monstrous.

But soon, the situation on the court slowly turned in favor of the Lakers.

The biggest reason, as analyzed by Kerr, is that the Mavericks' interior line can't stop O'Neal.

Lafrentz was still suppressed by Duncan when he was playing against Duncan, not to mention O'Neal after gaining weight.

This was evident in the pre-All-Star break.

And the difference between him and Oku can also be seen from Lafrentz's performance.

Oku is not necessarily better than Lafrentz in terms of ability, but he has a super good mentality.

In history, no matter how Yao Ming hammers, how to shoot three points or how to shoot.

However, Lafrenz is weaker in this regard, and the explosion on the defensive end affects the offensive performance.

This was already foreshadowed during the regular season.

And I don't know if it was because the reporter asked that question before the game, Kobe Bryant played quite reasonably and made very few shots.

On the defensive end, he took out the momentum of the rookie game and tried his best to defend Sun Hao.

When the Mavericks began to defend the joint defense, O'Neal cooperated more with Kobe, and Kobe Bryant also played strongly, should shoot, should pass.

The peak shark plus the reasonable department, the Mavericks have a feeling of being pressed to the ground and rubbing.

And this time, no matter how Sun Hao attacked, Kobe Bryant was not fooled again.

It turns out that just like pickling girls, you can only use the same trick once.

In the end, the Mavericks lost 86-99 at home to the Lakers, leading 0-1 in the overall score.

Sun Hao and Nowitzki both scored 20+ points, but the OK combination over there continued their previous form and combined for 60+.

After the game, the atmosphere in the forum was also one-sided in an instant.

No one said that the Lakers were weaker than before, and more people began to blow the Kings, and even more regretted the Kings' exit, saying that they were the uncrowned kings.

Sun Hao didn't care too much about these.

In fact, in the game between the Lakers and the Kings, black whistles are definitely indispensable, but the black ones are not the Kings.

Stern is not favoring anyone, what he does is actually control the field, let the game go to a tie-break, and win more eyeballs.

As for wanting the Lakers to win?

He really wanted that if he did, he wouldn't have introduced so many new rules at the beginning of the season to shackle O'Neal and limit the Lakers.

At least the whistle of the tie-break is still fair, and the Kings lose because their mentality is not adjusted well.

Of course, those are all off-topic.

Sun Hao is still concerned about the next game between the Mavericks and the Lakers.

After losing Game 1, the Mavericks have already lost home-court advantage.

If you lose the second game, you will not lose home advantage, but go to Los Angeles with a score of 0-2 to play away.

If you don't get it right, you will likely be swept away.

As Kerr said, the four or six games were swept away, not to mention the morale of this season and next season, and even the management will question the team configuration.

But the problem now, not to mention the Mavericks' interior line, is difficult to limit O'Neal, plus Kobe Bryant can't get on top.

It's not really a question of who is stronger between the Kings and the Mavericks, it's that the style is too restrained.

In the training session the next day, Sun Hao found old Nelson.

"Let Steve organize the offense, I'll consume Kobe."

Sun Hao put forward his own ideas.

He tried to play one-on-one with Kobe, and then, with the talent of the Mavericks, he had a better chance of playing against the Lakers than he did in the first game.

"No, I have my own decision."

However, this time the old Nelson did not accept Sun Hao's idea.

And he didn't tell Sun Hao in advance.

It wasn't until the training session that he announced the adjustment.

Nash, who will play as a substitute, Bale will be in the starting main defense, Kobe Bryant, and Finley will assist in the defense.

Nelson Sr. was ready to use two wings to defend Kobe.

And he didn't make the only one change, he also put Lafrentz on the bench.

He played the starter directly with Battle!

Battle moved slowly and clashed with the Mavericks' defensive counter-attacking style of play, which he didn't play much in the previous games.

After Sabonis' injury, Nelson Sr. also used Collins, who was relatively more agile in his movements.

But after the first game, both Lafrenz and Collins suffered too much, and he finally had to use Battle.

And as soon as he came up, he played the starter, and the old Nelson was going to take the lead.

His subsequent arrangements also show that he really thinks so.

Battle, who doesn't start for too long, is actually a pseudo-starter.

However, his role is also crucial, because only by carrying the first wave of the Lakers' offense can the Mavericks start to counterattack.

Don't ask why you can't play the same opening as the first game, there are a lot of background factors in that opening, and it's hard to replicate.

"The Lakers are the best team of this era, and each and every one of you needs to give it your all to have a chance to win."

Unlike when he played the Spurs before, Nelson Sr. rarely said some warm words.

As a veteran coach, he saw no less than Kerr, and the moment Sabonis was injured, he knew the Mavericks were at a disadvantage in this series.

These words are a bit like the feeling of "gentlemen, please" before going to the battlefield, and it also shows the tender side of the old handsome iron man.

But don't say what kind of words are needed for what kind of occasion.

In the current situation, the Mavericks players really need this kind of sensationalism.

I could clearly feel that the frustration of losing the first game was slowly dissipating, and it was replaced by a high fighting spirit.

At this time, you have to say that Cole really sees it more thoroughly.

The strength of this Mavericks team may not be the strongest in the league, but that kind of unity, fighting spirit, is really strong.

Two days later, Game 2 of the series between the Mavericks and Lakers continued at the National Route Center in Dallas.

The scene was packed.

Despite losing their first home game, the Dallas Cowboys still didn't give up hope for the team.

Cuban even said before the game that fans will get burritos regardless of whether they win or lose tonight's game, and there will also be shopping vouchers available at the stadium.

For the sake of the team, the fanatical owner is also racking his brains.

When Sun Hao entered the venue to warm up, he soon found a familiar figure in the crowd.

James.

He came to watch the game.

His appearance was a bit sudden.

And combined with the previous news, could it be that it is for burritos?

When Sun Hao was thinking like this, there was already an ESPN reporter who discovered James and went over to interview him.

James has finished his senior season, and his stats have reached new heights and he is becoming more and more popular.

Interviews at this time are likely to be classic material in the future.