On May 14, 2015, before the start of Game 4 of the series between the Warriors and the Rockets, the NBA officially announced the final ownership of this season's regular season MVP.

After the news was announced, there was silence in the Warriors' locker room.

Draymond. Green had prepared a bunch of mocking words about Link, but in the end, he could only silently delete them on his phone.

Curry, who has always been optimistic, also lowered his head and looked expressionless.

The rest of the Warriors are mostly in a state of listlessness.

Steve. Kerr has never seen a team in this kind of form, and the atmosphere in the Warriors' locker room has been superb all season. Win or lose, frustration is unlikely to be present in the dressing room.

But today, that sentiment is imprinted on the hearts of every Warriors player.

Kerr stood in the dressing room, not knowing how to comfort his players. Because even he himself was surrounded by frustration.

Thinking of this, Cole glanced at his phone screen again. Above, it is the news that the league officially announced the ownership of the MVP.

Contrary to most people's expectations, the regular season MVP winner for the 14-15 season was not Curry, but Link!

Moreover, Link's votes for winning the MVP this time are not as low as people think.

In the Defensive Player of the Year poll, Leonard received less than 2% less than Link's vote. This is the basis for many Oakland fans to have confidence in Curry winning the MVP.

But when the MVP vote came out, all Warriors fans were dumbfounded.

Curry received 35.4 percent of the vote in this vote, which is really high.

Throughout the history of the NBA, those with a vote rate of around 35% have basically won the MVP of the season.

When Nash won the MVP in '06, the vote rate was only 28%. When "Magic" Johnson won the MVP in '90, the vote rate was only 26%.

But just as the Warriors are still second in the West with 67 wins, Curry still misses out on MVP with 35.4 percent of the vote.

Because Link's vote rate is as high as a terrible 50.2%!

Except for Link, who was unanimously voted MVP last season, only two supergiants in NBA history, O'Neal and Abdul-Jabbar, can get more than 50% of the votes in the MVP selection!

And today, Link is the third!

After the results of the vote percentage were announced, the entire Warriors team was completely shut up.

They thought Curry would win the MVP, but what happened? Curry can't even stick to other people's edges!

As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. It's easy to say how disappointed the Warriors players are right now.

Link has always been the man who was voted unanimously last season, which shows that the level of media recognition of him is quite high.

It's not surprising that this year it can get more than 50% of the vote.

But for the Warriors, it's sad. After winning 67 consecutive victories to win second in the West, the Golden State Warriors were hit again!

Cole shook his head and turned off the phone screen. No matter how many times you watch the news, the results cannot be changed. The only thing he can do now is to guide everyone to look forward.

What about winning MVP? Players who win the MVP may not always have good results in the playoffs.

'07's MVP Dirk didn't even pass the first round, '06's MVP Nash still failed to reach the Finals, and '01's MVP Iverson was directly beaten by the Lakers.

Didn't these MVPs all fail in the playoffs?

What's more, Cole thinks he has the secret weapon to defeat the grizzlies.

He believes that after his own improved five-small lineup, the Warriors can break out of the encirclement and change the pattern of the league!

So Kerr clapped his hands and made all the players in the dressing room look up.

"There's no time to grieve, guys. The Memphis Grizzlies are waiting for us now, but don't let them get complacent for too long! Today, we're going to tackle the Houston Rockets! ”

The Warriors players looked at Kerr and nodded silently.

But it seems that the mood is still not very high......

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While the Warriors players battled the Rockets at the Toyota Center, Link sat in the media room at the Federal Express Arena and received the regular-season MVP trophy from NBA officials.

The moment he received the trophy, Link did not shy away from kissing it.

There was a flash of light at the bottom, but Link waved at them, "Save some memory, and then you have to take pictures of me winning the Western Conference Championship Trophy and the Championship Trophy!" ”

Link is still confident, in fact, he was very confident in this MVP trophy from the beginning.

Warriors fans and players think that Curry can win the award, but they are actually somewhat lucky.

They were lucky enough to think that Curry's influence would be able to overshadow Link by filling his stats gaps.

They were lucky enough to think that Curry could be as good as Kawaii. Leonard was just as lucky to be favored by the media.

But it turns out that this alliance does not need to be left to chance, only strength.

Link's much better personal data than Curry is out there and can't be changed. The Grizzlies' No. 1 ranking in the West is also on the Warriors, and they have no chance to surpass.

In fact, as long as you analyze it rationally, most people will think that Curry has no chance of winning the award at all.

Curry is good, but not the best.

Sitting on the stage, Link looked at the group of horse-faced Auckland reporters below, couldn't help but touch the golden cup beside him, and smiled proudly, "Gentlemen, haven't you been clamoring for interviews since yesterday?" Just ask! ”

"Link, yesterday the Grizzlies refused to let reporters in during media hours, you should have received a ticket from the league, right?" An Oakland reporter stood up, ready to use this incident to extinguish Link's arrogance.

"Sir, our press conference is dedicated to the MVP awards, please don't ask irrelevant questions." Behind Link, the Grizzlies press officer scolded dissatisfiedly.

"It's okay, it's okay, let him ask. People came from afar, and they couldn't let him go home empty-handed. In fact, we received a ticket from the league this morning. Admittedly, they are among the most efficient in collecting fines in the country. As a law-abiding team that supports the work of the league, we have already submitted fines, and two in a row! Because we've decided to continue training behind closed doors until the Western Conference Finals begin. ”

Link's indifferent attitude made the reporter hit a wall.

People originally wanted to use this matter to play prestige, but the grizzly bear didn't eat this set at all, can the person who played the prestige not be embarrassed?

Seeing that his peer's attack failed, another reporter from Auckland raised his hand and continued to ask questions. Continuing to try to embarrass Link, to be exact.

"Link, what do you think of Stephen. What about Curry's performance in the last three games? As the MVP, you trailed Stephen across the board in the Western Conference semifinals in stats. Do you think this will stress you? ”

"First of all, I respect Stephen. But even if he scores 100 points in a single game in the Western Conference semifinals, the MVP trophy will remain in Memphis. In fact, I was just thinking about talking to you about it. Do you want to see me come up with better data? Don't worry, I'll satisfy you guys in the Western Conference Finals, I promise! ”

Link was still not angry, and his "I promise" gave Oakland reporters goosebumps.

In the past few days, Link has not fought back against the Warriors' attacks. But if you don't fight back, it's enough, and once you fight back, it's very powerful!

Seeing that the reporters in Oakland had nothing to say, Link continued to add, "Of course, the Warriors' current opponent is still the Rockets. But don't forget, they haven't made it to the cut yet. I advise you not to be so confident. ”

Two and a half hours after Link said this, at the Toyota Center, the Houston Rockets stubbornly defeated the Golden State Warriors who were desperate to advance 128-115!

The Rockets shot 17-of-22 in the first quarter today, including 8-of-9 three-point shooting, establishing a 23-point lead early!

And Harden scored 45 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in this game, which pressed the "Splash Brothers" under him!

In this game, the Warriors players were in a very low state, and before Curry could react to what was happening, they were hit hard by the Rockets again.

Whether they want to or not, the Warriors will have to continue struggling in the mire of the Western Conference semifinals.

As soon as the game ended, Link immediately posted a post on social media.

"That's why I said, don't always be so confident! That's true for MVP, it's true for the Rockets. The same is true for the Memphis Grizzlies! ”

Now, it's Link's turn to launch his spat offensive.

And every Warriors player is powerless to refute at this time......