3-0, the third game is still a big win.

The Pelicans practiced the Thunder as an experience baby, and as they practiced, they found themselves upgraded.

From this point of view, the Thunder team is actually playing well.

Practicing tactics is to find this kind of team with good defense, and the effect of this game is better than playing a series against the Cavaliers.

The Pelicans were lucky.

Two days later, Game 4 between the Pelicans and Thunder continued at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The stadium was still full, and although they were down 3-0, the mood of Oklahoma City fans was still high.

This team moved here in the era of the four youngsters, and after just a few years, it reached the Western Conference Finals and has always been the champion team, and the popularity has accumulated very well.

Amid the cheers of the home fans, the Thunder went above and beyond on the offensive end tonight, leading the Pelicans 55-45 at halftime.

However, in the second half, they felt cold, and the score was gradually caught up and overtaken by the Pelicans.

In the end, the Thunder still lost 95-105 and were swept out by the Pelicans.

Davis had 23 points and 11 boards, Jokic had 13 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, and Holiday and Bojan each had 11 points.

Tang Tian continued to paddle and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Westbrook had one of the best games of the series, finishing with a big triple-double of 33 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on 11-of-29 shooting.

After the game, the two sides had a final handshake.

Tang Tian and Westbrook hugged for a while.

Tang Tian said a lot of words of encouragement to Westbrook.

With the departure of Durant and Ibaka, the team has gone from being a championship-winning team to an ordinary team.

Regardless of Westbrook's style of play, he can hold on to the city and single-handedly lead the team to the playoffs in a West with five superteams, which is already respectable.

Swept 4-0, the series between the Pelicans and the Thunder had some twists and turns, but the result was similar to expected.

The Thunder team is not at the same level as the Pelicans, and it is an accident to win one game, and it is reasonable to sweep.

At the end of the Thunder and Pelicans series, the first round of the Eastern and Western playoffs also reached a certain stage.

In the East, the Cavaliers won 3-0 with the Heat, the Knicks led the Pacers 3-1, the Raptors 3-1 with the Hornets, and the Hawks 2-2 with the Bucks.

In the West, the Warriors led the Clippers 3-0, the Spurs led the Trail Blazers 3-0, and the Rockets 3-1 Mavericks.

The Cavaliers have played super-first-class strength after the run-in is complete, and their probability of reaching the Finals this year is still very high, and the opponent, whether it is the Pelicans or the Warriors, will have a round of fierce battles.

Walker played the Iverson-style performance of the '01 Finals in the opening game, and he seemed to suffer the same as Iverson, and the Hornets' overall weakness made him powerless.

Antetokounmpo was infinitely targeted by the Hawks' head coach, Budenholzer, and the unprojected points were infinitely magnified, and for him, regardless of the outcome of the next series, his summer will be fulfilling.

The series between the Mavericks and the Rockets is a bit of a pity, the first two games are 1-1, and the Mavericks also have a chance to win the third game, but Butler and Carlisle have another dispute in the game to bury the good situation, and then the Rockets have been beaten by two cities in a row, and now they are on the verge of elimination.

It is foreseeable that this summer will be another difficult summer for the Kuban.

This is the end of the first round of the series.

It was also at this time that the league announced its second batch of season awards.

There is only one award this season, but the gold content is very high.

Best Defensive Player.

The competition for this year's Defensive Player of the Year is focused on a few people.

Green, Leonard, Gobert, and Don Tian.

After Durant came to the Warriors, Green took his top ball to the extreme, averaging a quasi-triple-double of 10.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7 assists per game this season.

And after not attacking, he has more energy to put into defense, and he can also contribute 2.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, which is quite eye-catching.

He is also one of the hottest candidates.

Leonard has taken on more of a role on the offensive end this season, averaging a career-high 26.3 points and 3.5 assists per game, but he can still contribute 1.8 steals and 0.7 blocks on the defensive end.

His death entanglement still makes opposing players very jealous, and he is one of the few stars in the league who has an offensive and defensive integration.

Gobert played the pinnacle of his career this season, averaging 14 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 0.6 steals per game, shooting 66.1% from the field, ranking first in the league.

Not only the stats, but his performance on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court has also ranked among the top centers in the league.

As a rising inside star, he also deserves such an award.

Finally, there is Tang Tian.

After Tang Tian's physical fitness came up this season, he played a historic supergiant performance integrating offense and defense.

He averaged the highest steals per game in the league and also set a new record for steals per game in a single season.

Durant, Curry, Westbrook, Harden...... The dismal performance of the supergiants and him after the throne is the best proof.

All four have reasons for being elected.

The final selection results came out, and the votes of the four people were 21%, 15%, 17%, and 44% respectively.

Tang Tian, with an absolute overwhelming advantage, beat the other three and was elected the best defensive player of the season!

This is also the second time that he has been voted the best defensive player in his career for the fourth time in two consecutive seasons!

"I very much agree with what Pelicans head coach Brad Stevens said at the beginning, that only the opposing player can judge whether the defense is good or bad."

In TNT's latest episode, Buck commented on the results in the most straightforward way possible.

"Or, we can call Don a historic superstar examiner."

Kenny Smith made a addition.

A historical superstar tester, this evaluation has also gone viral on social media.

After a series of nicknames such as Godfather and Tang Ritian, Tang Tian finally gained a new nickname after a long time.

And this nickname is more grounded than the previous ones.

In addition to the stats, the more important criterion for evaluating superstars is the performance of the super defensive players.

Tang Tian is a historical superstar, and the one who can play under his defense is a historical superstar.

The logic is pretty clear, and it's perfectly fine.

And after Tang Tian won the best defensive player, he also managed to tie Ben Wallace and Mutombo for the most best defensive player awards.

Even because he is an outside player, this number of awards is historic.

It's inherently difficult for an outside player to get the best defensive player, let alone four times.

To use a figurative analogy, it is difficult to come seven times a day in one night, and it is simply inhuman to come for four days.