As is customary in previous years, MVPs are given to the best players on the teams with the best records, or players with a slightly worse record but explosive stats.

In line with this criterion, there are not many people who participate in the MVP competition.

In the East, the Wizards have the best regular season record, but Jordan and Yao Ming's statistics are actually relatively average, and it is unlikely that they will get the MVP.

Of course, Jordan's feelings are there, and he will get some votes.

The Nets, Kings and Wizards are in a similar situation.

So in the end, it can be narrowed down, and it can basically be limited to these five people.

Nowitzki of the Mavericks, Duncan of the Spurs, Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, Maddy of the Magic, and Garnett of the Timberwolves.

Why Garnett?

Although the Timberwolves were eliminated by the Lakers in this year's playoffs, the 2-4 score is not ashamed.

And that's compared to the regular season stats, Garnett's stats this past season were no weaker than Kobe Bryant's and Maddy's.

He averaged 23 points, 13.4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field.

This kind of all-around data history is rare.

If the Timberwolves have the best record in the league, then there will be no suspense about the MVP.

Of course not, Garnett's current situation is the same as Maddie and Kobe, and the team's record has been hindered.

Otherwise, the data of these three people this season will be very explosive when compared in the historical MVP.

By the way, Bryant averaged 30 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, shooting 45.1% from the field and 38.2% from three-point range.

Maddy averaged 32.1 points per game to win the scoring title of his first career, in addition to 6.5 boards, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals, shooting 45.7% from the field and 38.7% from three-point range.

In fact, in the end, the focus of competition is on Nowitzki and Duncan.

The Mavericks have the best record in the league, but they have only won two more games than the Spurs.

In personal data, Nowitzki averaged 26.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 48% from the field and 40% from three-point range.

Duncan averaged 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 51.3 percent from the field.

Overall, Duncan is better, but the good ones are actually more limited.

So is there a suspense?

There is a big one!

Before the MVP was announced, Sun Hao actually didn't know who would be the final winner.

Because in history, the MVP of the year is Duncan's.

So Sun Hao made a bet with Nowitzki every day.

"If you're the MVP, you're going to move the secret base and your Holger to Dallas, and we're going to change the training camp here, it's not called the Evolution House, it's called the Evolution House!"

Although I don't know why he won the MVP, he still has to train with Sun Hao.

However, it is all about MVP, and those details are not important.

He agreed.

Then, on this day, the league announced the final results of the MVP.

Nowitzki, with 32.1% of the votes, defeated Duncan with 31.09%, and was successfully elected as the MVP of the regular season in the 2002~2003 season by an extremely narrow margin!

This win is not thrilling, it makes people's hearts beat faster!

San Antonio fans felt offended.

You've got my regular season champion, you've got our MVP, and maybe even our ...... The overall winner?

At this time, a guy with a blank face made a "meow meow" expression.

Sun Hao was happy to win the bet, but Nowitzki was even happier to get the MVP.

Because of his appearance, Nowitzki's fate was much better than in history.

Nowitzki in history was overturned in 06, won MVP in 07 and was blackened eight, if it wasn't for 2011, he was crowned a god.

As one of the top three big forwards in history, his career can really only be described as miserable.

But now because of the appearance of Sun Hao, history has changed.

In the fifth year of his career, Nowitzki won the regular season MVP!

It's completely impossible for Black Eight or something, in addition to this MVP, he still has a chance to compete for the championship!

The future is bright!

Fans of the old driver feel comfortable.

And this day happens to be Sun Hao's birthday!

After training, back in the locker room, the Mavericks players pressed Sun Hao's head into the cake and prepared one for Nowitzki by the way.

As a result, the new "Splash Brothers" directly became the Cake Brothers.

But, happy!

And Nowitzki is ready to receive the MVP trophy live at the opening game of the Western Conference finals, which will be an inspiring moment for the Mavericks.

Everything is developing in a good direction.

Two days later, the curtain officially opened on the divisional finals.

With only four teams left in two groups to play against, the game turned into an alternating pattern.

The first day was a game between the Wizards and the Nets.

The match also attracted a lot of attention, and the results were unexpected.

The Wizards lost to the Nets 83-88 in the first game of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Nets' defense is grossly underrated.

In fact, the Nets in history this year are also a team that has been a great defensive team, and their opponent in the East is the Pistons.

That Pistons team is not the same as it is now, and that Pistons team already has four of the five tigers in the future, all but Rasheed Wallace.

And the head coach of that Pistons team was Carlisle, a well-known master tactician.

But it was such a team that was swept out of the game 0-4 in the face of the Nets.

Even a little further back, the Nets swept the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.

The two labels of team and defense, the Nets took it to the extreme.

So in Sun Hao's opinion, the result of this game is not too unexpected.

Although because of the potential hidden mission of [Legacy of God], he also hopes that the Wizards can finally reach the finals.

But if the Wizards really want to do that, it will be much more difficult than they did against the Celtics before.

Of course, he didn't have much of an eye on that side, because their opponent in the West, the Spurs, was also on the same level as the Nets defensively.

Especially the growth of Parker and Jackson, plus Ginobili, the sixth man who entered the league a year early.

They also face more difficulty than when they play the Lakers.

However, fans don't know this, on this day, the National Route Center Arena was already full early.

Curry Jr. was also on the scene again.

As for whether he was coerced to come after missing the highlight moment of his father's career, or whether he came to see Sun Hao, it is unknown.

In the eyes of most fans, the Spurs, the opponent who was overturned by themselves once last year, can still jump?

Popovich, he's really ready to jump.

Before the game, the two teams warmed up on the field, and reporters interviewed Popovich on the sidelines.

When asked what he thought of the Mavericks, an old rival who had become stronger, his answer was the same as that of Nelson Sr. before him, full of saliva.

"In order to survive, the antelope sharpens its horns, will it make the lion feel afraid?"

And he once again brought out his lion antelope theory, and the provocation in his words was undiminished.

Although Nelson Sr.'s previous words were made out of nothing, he actually knew Popovich very well.

Just because you don't say it doesn't mean you don't think so.

Popovich's words are actually equivalent to confirming what the old Nelson said before.

"It's hard to get a person's luck good once, but it's hard to get better a second time."

And Popovich responded directly to the words of the elder Nelson in passing.

The kind words between the two old guys made the already much-talked-about Xijie smell of gunpowder.

Even many fans recalled the previous grievances between the two teams, Potter injured Sun Hao, Ferry injured Nowitzki, Sun Hao abolished Ferry instead, and Bowen tried to step on Sun Hao and was abolished......

The two teams are rivals with grudges!

It's like Germany and France, which are fighting every year, and they are close, either I destroy you, or you destroy me, a proper feud!

Of course, it was the Dallas who clearly had the upper hand this time.

Playing at home, and ...... Well, there has to be a wave of MVP award ceremonies before the game.

Alliance President David Stern was on the scene.

He had a smile on his face.

If you ask him how he feels about the MVP to Nowitzki and the Mavericks, he must be happy.

What Stern has been trying to do is to get the NBA out to the world.

And to do this, the most important thing for the game is to watch it.

Just like movies, no matter how classic a dull movie is, its audience will not be too large.

This is also the reason why Marvel movies will be so popular in the future.

As far as basketball games are concerned, it is naturally an offensive game, which is better than a defensive battle.

So in terms of tendencies, he is naturally inclined to an offensive team.

However, he will not blindly pursue offense, and he still understands the word "overkill".

If the pursuit of offense really turns NBA games into exhibition games, it will definitely not work.

Therefore, how to grasp the balance between offense and defense is a very deep but crucial science.

Just like the current Mavericks, the offense and defense are balanced and full of spectacle, which is his favorite type.

But if you ask him if there is any shady MVP selection, then his answer is definitely no.

This is the result of the media's evaluation, how can there be shady?

With nearly 20,000 Dallas fans watching, Stern handed Nowitzki the MVP trophy, which represents the player's highest personal honor.

Nowitzki kissed the trophy and held it high above his head, greeted by cheers from his teammates and everyone in attendance.

This moment was the pinnacle of Nowitzki's career so far.

After the cheers fell, Nowitzki delivered his acceptance speech.

Perhaps influenced by Sun Hao's previous acceptance speeches, Nowitzki also came to thank Wulian.

From his family to the fans, he thanked them all.

And he also made a point of mentioning Duncan.

"Thiem is one of the players I've played against, a power forward at the level of Mar Caron, and I have to work really hard to keep myself at a disadvantage, and I respect and enjoy every match with him."

Although the two teams became feuding, it did not affect the relationship between some players.

It's like between Sun Hao and O'Neill, and like Nowitzki and Duncan before.

Sun Hao was also slightly touched after listening to it.

Both of the top three power forwards in history, with very different styles, Duncan and Nowitzki's playoff matchup has actually lasted for a long time, and every time it is classic.

It's just that in this era at the beginning of the century, the Fengwei swing talent is the most concerned.

He was still lamenting Nowitzki's words, and the latter's next sentence was to ask him to come to the stage and kick this guy down.

"Now, it's time for us to welcome our first championship trophy belonging to Dallas!"

This guy really doesn't have a long memory!

But don't say it, after saying something with personal feelings, the mood of the fans at the scene was average.

But after saying the last sentence, the scene was already shaking with cheers.

I have to say, this sentence is full of pride!

Of course, the Spurs, for their part, will certainly not be happy.

Popovich has a black face, thinking about the championship before the series starts, which really doesn't take the Spurs seriously!

He gathered the team together and said a word.

"Beat them out of the!"

It's really, really.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started one after another.

Mavericks, Sun Hao, Bale, Bodi Loga, Nowitzki, Dampier.

Spurs, Parker, Stephen Jackson, Bowen, Duncan, David Robinson.

Jackson is 2.03 meters tall and an all-round player, although he doesn't have a trademark trick, but he belongs to the kind of player who can do anything, and can play from the number one position to the number four position.

Of course, those positions are divided into several periods, and during the Spurs he was on the thin side and dominated the No. 2 position.

With the cheers of the fans in attendance, Dampier continued his heroic style in the previous series and turned the ball back to the Spurs half, giving the Mavericks the opportunity to attack first!

Sun Hao advanced to the front court with the ball and reached out to make tactical gestures.

The Mavericks' back-to-back off-ball combo...... Didn't get a chance.

The Spurs' defense has improved a lot.

Among them, Jackson's defense is underrated.

At this time, he was thin and fast, coupled with his long arms, he was very good in individual defense.

Jackson has a bad temper and is a standard prick, but Popovich is willing to use him, and it's not for nothing.

Sun Hao saw that there was no chance, so he beckoned Nowitzki to a high position and hit the classic blocking of the two.

However, after the disassembly, Duncan quickly pounced, and Parker and Jackson quickly completed the switch.

Sun Hao singled Duncan, and it took a lot of effort to pass Duncan, but Parker switched back to him, and Duncan quickly recovered to the basket to defend Nowitzki.

This period of textbook-like defensive rotation has prevented Sun Hao and Nowitzki's unblocked dismantling.

In history, this year, the Spurs shot the Suns in the West, destroyed the Lakers, overturned the Mavericks, and finally broke the net to win the championship, relying entirely on hard power.

Moreover, I don't know if it was stimulated by Nowitzki's words, the Spurs opened with more enthusiasm than the Mavericks.

For example, Duncan's frontcourt single Dampier was interfered with and didn't score, but Jackson rushed to the basket and was stunned to make up the ball in the crowd to make up the basket.

Such scenes can be seen everywhere after the start of the game.

As a result, the situation on the court became a fight, and the Mavericks couldn't break the Spurs' defense, but the Spurs always relied on enthusiasm to score.

The first quarter played more than five minutes, and the score on the court was 6-13.

The Mavericks are playing at home, but they are already 7 points behind the Spurs!

The Wizards lost to the Nets yesterday, and today the Mavericks look like they're about to follow suit!

Even if Stern wants the offensive team to go further, at least in this era, defense is still king!

Nelson Sr. reached out and called a timeout.

The pause was called earlier than usual, but he was forced to do so.

The biggest problem in front of him now is how to break the Spurs' impregnable defense.