The second game continued in Phoenix, and the result was about the same, the Suns played a positional battle to grind the Grizzlies a little bit, and the difference of 14 points was not much, but fans who watched the game knew that the Grizzlies had no chance at all.

The enthusiasm of Grizzlies fans has been extinguished, and the difference in strength between the two teams is obvious, and it is impossible for the Grizzlies to eliminate the Suns and advance to the Western Conference finals.

The Suns have Guo Xu in control of the rhythm on the offensive end, and the defensive end is better than in the regular season, which will make people feel helpless.

During the regular season, the Suns were mainly offensive, Marion power forward, Haslem center and D'Antoni were all discharged, but now the Suns are targeting the Grizzlies.

When the Grizzlies' four swingmen can't play efficiently, it's hard for them to win, because the Grizzlies rely on swingmen to shoot three-pointers, and the point guard's three-point ability is average, and the scoring ability is average.

It's not good for the black cauldron to find fault with Guo Xu anymore, some people said before that he relied on running and bombing, and only played fast-paced games, but this round of the series was slapped in the face again.

It's not just the players who improve their playoff experience, but the Suns coaching staff, who know how to play in the playoffs to win more easily.

The Grizzlies inevitably exposed some flaws, such as their over-reliance on the play of the inside double bears, poor outside breakthrough ability, etc., because of the flaws, they played seven games with the Rockets to advance.

Jason Williams performed well in the last round, and now he shows the prototype, he can break through Sula, but he can't break through Guo Xu. The Grizzlies' strongest breakaway player was Bunch Wells, but he couldn't make sure of his mid-to-long-range shooting.

Williams was too poor in this game, shooting 2 of 9, 1 of 4 three-pointers, no free throws, and got 5 points and 5 assists. Guo Xu's big double-double of 26 points and 21 assists is another complete explosion.

Grizzlies management has begun to consider sending Williams away in the summer and replacing him with a more reliable point guard, even if the defense is just as bad and the offense is better.

After the game, ESPN reported that the game mentioned Guo Xu's defense, and thought that he was very scary when he defended seriously.

Guo Xu's figure is very ordinary on the surface, although his muscles are strong, he is not the type of "little steel cannon". He gives people the illusion that it is easy to break through with his back, but in fact he has a low center of gravity and enough power, and can always interfere with the ball to make the ball carrier uncomfortable.

Players are not tall enough, and it is true that they are easy to jump baskets by opponents, but the guards are more active in chasing and defending, and if they catch up with the guards, they can make up for the shortcomings to a certain extent. The point guard doesn't know how to change the defense big man alive and dead, and he won't be bullied very badly, the opponent's point guard is not much taller, even if the heavy point guard is about 10CM taller.

THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF POINT GUARDS IN THE LEAGUE WHO ARE TALLER THAN 195CM, AND THAT KIND OF BODY IS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO PLAY POINT GUARDS, WHICH ALSO HAS SHORTCOMINGS.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Chris Paul was not fast, and he often entered the best defensive team by relying on active pursuit and small action harassment. Although Guo Xu often thinks about life on the defensive end in the regular season, his ability to chase and defend is stronger than Paul when he is serious, and the confrontation is also a level, and it is not so easy for the opponent to hit him in the wrong position.

The defensive black holes on the back line are the kind of players who have neither strength, speed, nor active defense, and are often dragged to death. Guo Xu's physical fitness is top in the No. 1 position, his physical strength is amazing, how can his defense be poor?

After the regular season awards are announced, it will definitely cause controversy again, because there must be no Guo Xu in the best defensive team, but there must be people who can't even make the playoffs.

On May 12, the major awards of the regular season were announced.

Regarding whether Guo Xu will be the regular season MVP for the third time in a row, league officials held a meeting.

It only took 5 minutes for everyone to make a unanimous decision, making Guo Xu another star who has won the regular season MVP for three consecutive years after "Big Bird" Bird.

In fact, David Stern didn't want to do this, because Guo Xu is too young, he is only 23 years old this year.

In the previous NBA, a 23-year-old player who won an MVP could make fans say it for a long time and was an eternal glory, but now Guo Xu is 23 years old and has three consecutive MVPs, which is unprecedented.

The league has always been engaged in a star-making campaign, but they don't want this kind of super-strongman to steal the limelight from everyone. Guo Xu is now like Jordan in 1993, or even better, because Jordan was 30 years old at that time.

It's not okay not to let Guo Xu win this MVP, it's just that the stars of other teams are too uncompetitive, and there is not even a person who can compare with Guo Xu in terms of record and data.

The Heat's O'Neal is 23+10, the Spurs have the second record in the West, Duncan is 20+11+3, and the Hawks' Nash is 17+11, how can they compare with Guo Xu, who is close to 25+15? Not to mention, the records are all more than 10 games worse than the Suns.

If the league really gives the award to others, it will be over, and many fans will feel that the NBA has a shady scene, which will affect the popularity and future development of the entire league.

After determining the MVP, Stern discussed the second topic, how to dismantle this Suns lineup?

In fact, the league is already doing this this season, and getting Joe Johnson into the All-Star Game is the first step. In fact, in terms of data and team status, Carmelo Anthony is more qualified to be selected, and it is better to be the core data, but the league would rather let the host not have an All-Star to participate in it, but to complete Joe Johnson.

Midway through the season, the league's decision sparked discontent among many Nuggets fans. Of course, the league did not do this because Joe Johnson was handsome or good-looking, but in this way to give the Suns management a wake-up call, to Joe Johnson, and to make them break up consciously.

Why are you all All-Stars, and you're embarrassed to be a four-star on a team?

However, even if Joe Johnson does not renew his contract, Stern feels that it will be difficult for other teams to compete with the Suns for a championship because they still have an offensive trident. Now the Suns bring people the feeling of a three-time Laker, and there is only one word to describe it - invincible!

Their combination of inside and outside and strong wing defense are very similar to the Lakers back then. The difference is that Guo Xu's popularity was not so high back then, and the Lakers made a fool of him and let him go, and now the Suns will never give up Guo Xu again, so they can only find a way to let his teammates leave one after another.

This matter can't be discussed at a meeting, and it has to be discussed in the long run, Xiao Si's rookie contract is not over, Marion has signed a long-term contract, and the Suns have no reason not to want them.

Guo Xu held a press conference on the afternoon of the 12th, received the MVP trophy and gave an interview, and more reporters came to Phoenix than last time, because he broke the historical record again.

This time, Guo Xu felt much less, he said: "Thank you to everyone, I mentioned you in my interviews last year and the year before last, I will not repeat it here." I didn't have much to think about winning the award this time, I tried to play with my teammates and win the game, it's that simple, I'm the best player in the game, so I got this award. ”

He then answered a few questions from reporters, refusing to compare himself to retired celebrities, and not commenting on celebrities who have also won MVP three times in a row.

The reporters are still unsatisfied, Guo Xu's feelings are less than some players who scored high scores in the regular season. In the end, Guo Xu explained the reason why his performance was very flat.

"I seem to be used to winning MVP."

As soon as the news came out, online fans discussed it like crazy, some thought he was cool, and some thought he was too arrogant.

"Big Bird" Bird was interviewed and had a thought-provoking remark. "I don't think Jason Guo is arrogant, he has three consecutive MVPs, three times the team has 70+ wins in the regular season, this is not blown. He is actually very normal in interviews, but his normality has stimulated too many people. ”