Tang Tian recorded his first triple-double in the playoffs of the season, with 32 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

After the game, Tang Tian and Butler hugged for a long time in the midfield.

Before, because they were opponents, they didn't communicate well, but now that the series is over, it's a brotherly moment.

Tang Tian hugged and touched his head to encourage Butler.

And although he wasn't on the Mavericks, he could guess that Butler and Pachulia were arguing because of himself.

It is a very lucky thing to have such brothers.

After separating from Butler, Tang Tian went to the post-game press conference.

He still praised the Mavericks' performance and said that Dallas will have a competitive team next year.

This time it's not a fool, next year's salary cap will rise sharply, and the Mavericks have a chance to find a quality point guard, plus the run-in is complete and Embiid's growth.

The Mavericks' competitiveness will really go up a notch as he says.

Tang Tian's post-match remarks attracted a lot of discussion from fans, but this time it was not a hot topic on social media.

Because two other things are more interesting.

One has to do with Butler.

"When do you start training? @诺维茨基. ”

It was an hour after Game 4 of the Mavericks-Pelicans game ended, Butler made Aitnowitzki's remarks on social media.

Training the madman, this is to squeeze the rhythm of the old driver.

But just after the end of the season, he started training without stopping, which is what Butler does.

The other one has to do with competitions.

Shortly after the game between the Mavericks and Pelicans, the fourth game between the Thunder and Spurs also ended.

With Westbrook's 37 points, the Thunder beat the Spurs 103-94 at home.

And after winning this game, the Thunder won two consecutive victories at home, rewriting the big score to 3-1! Got the match point for the series!

Before the playoffs began, 38% of fans felt that the Mavericks had a chance of Black Eight, and they made a mistake.

But 47% of fans who think the Thunder will go down to the bottom of the game, and they now have a good chance of guessing it!

This result was actually a bit unexpected by Tang Tian.

After all, the Spurs have one more big Gasol than they did at the same time in history, and their record is much better than that of the Thunder, as well as Popovich.

But this is the NBA playoffs, and no one can win absolutely surely, not to mention that the Thunder have a double plus Ibaka, which itself has the strength of the following grams.

The game is here, and the first round of the East and West has come to an end.

On the western side, the Pelicans swept the Mavericks, the Warriors 3-1 Clippers, the Thunder 3-1 Spurs, and the Rockets 3-1 Trail Blazers;

In the East, the Cavaliers swept the Nets, the Knicks 3-1 Pacers, the Heat 2-2 Hawks, and the Raptors 3-1 Hornets.

It was also at this time that the league announced the second phase of the awards.

This time it was the Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year announced.

There is still a lot of suspense in the selection of the best rookie this year.

Downs, Russell and Porzingis have all been in impressive form for their respective teams.

Statistically, Towns (18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.6 blocks) is better than Russell (16.8 points, 5.6 assists, 1.5 steals) and Porzingis (17.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2 blocks).

But in terms of record, Towns' Timberwolves are the worst, Russell led the team to the playoffs, and the Suns are somewhere in between.

The suspense is not small, but when the final vote results come out, the vote rate is very different.

Russell received 43 percent of the vote, beating Downs (32 percent) and Porzingis (11 percent) to win the Rookie of the Year award.

The result is always accompanied by controversy, and many Downs fans have cried out for it.

But those who see through can see that the Nets are now one of the league's key teams, and Russell's performance in the playoffs is expected.

After Rookie of the Year, the results of the Defensive Player of the Year were also released.

This result is even more surprising than the best rookie.

Leonard was the player with the highest demand for this award before, and if he finally won the award, he would become another player to win the DPOY after Tang Tian.

The second favorite is Draymond Green, who averages 1.5 steals and 1.4 steals per game in statistics, and is the defensive cornerstone of the Warriors' five-man lineup.

Last year's disappointing loss to Leonard, this year he will be hoping to challenge for this award.

But the final result came out, neither Leonard nor Green, but Tang Tian!

Tang Tian, with 33% of the votes, beat Leonard (29%) and Green (21%), and was successfully elected as the best defensive player of the season!

It's Tang Tian again!

In the 2012~2013 and 2013~2014 seasons, Tang Tian has won once in a row.

Unexpectedly, a year later, he won this award again!

"It's not fair, Don is really good, but his defensive stats have slipped since he became the core of the Pelicans' offense, and he shouldn't be a candidate!"

"Leonard's defense this season has been dominant, and he deserves the award, and Green, his defensive energy as a short player is amazing!"

"It's obvious that the league wants to win the Pelicans! But there's nothing wrong with that, 74 wins! ”

……

All of a sudden, a lot of sunspots popped up on social media, starting a rhythm of all sorts of blacks and pelicans.

Even Pelicans head coach Stevens was asked by reporters about this topic.

"You should ask the players you've played against them."

Stevens' answer was unexpected, but it also made the most sense.

The best defensive player, the defense is the player, if you want to know the answer, you naturally have to ask the players who have played with Tang Tian.

As a result, this reporter from ESPN really asked!

And after asking, he also reported all the words of the star!

Kobe Bryant: Leonard's defense is historic, he's really good, he's going to be the best defensive wing in the league, but Don, in order to pursue scoring efficiency, I'm going to try to stagger and play directly with him.

Wade: Leonard has a big hand, which allows him to steal the ball in your hand easily, which puts me under a lot of defensive pressure, and as for Don, if I find him defending me, I'll call for pick-and-rolls as much as possible.

Anthony: Leonard's defense was incredible, I had to give everything I could, 100 percent focused to have a chance to score, but Don, I had to give 120 percent.

James: Don, in terms of ability alone, they're all on the same level, but Don is smarter and more experienced on the defensive end.

Durant: Don.

……

In the result statistics, except for Green, who is inclined to play with them as an interior player, almost all the remaining star players on the wing chose Tang Tian.

Including James and Durant, who don't have a good relationship with Tang Tian.

Pelican fans were thrilled to see the report.

Kobe Durant: They won't and don't have to lie.

Tang Tian's best defensive player deserves his name!

Counting Stevens' previous best head coach, the Pelicans are really going to have a great harvest this season!