Chapter 977 [Facts Everyone Knows]
Guo Xu didn't have any easy shots to defend Paul, but the best defensive team still didn't have anything to do with him.
The Defensive Player of the Year was won by Green Army center Tyson Chandler, and the Thunder management did not renew Chandler because Al Horford and Durant both had high salary extensions, and they could not meet the average annual salary of 15 million that Chandler wanted.
As soon as Chandler left, the Thunder's defense became weaker, and the replacement Perkins could only be a meat shield, and the offensive end was useless.
Best Defensive Team: Chris Paul, Tony Allen, James, Ibaka, Chandler.
Allen has dealt with the opponent's super scorer every game, many outside stars have obeyed him, and the coaches are so impressed with him that they finally stop ignoring him.
Defensive Second Team: Rajon Rondo, Kobe, Paul George, Garnett, Joakim Noah.
The defensive lineup is controversial every year, and it was Kobe Bryant who was selected for the best defensive team under the premise that Ror Deng was in charge of the main defensive outside scorer, and Kobe Bryant was selected for the best defensive team.
Wade, who clearly outscored his defensive stats, was not selected, and Sefrosha, the core of the Thunder's perimeter defense, was not selected.
Guo Xu even beat all the point guards, and the 6 billion pot secret said that he couldn't understand why Rondo and Paul were higher than the defensive evaluations he received, maybe he didn't play long enough?
The best rookie is the Hornets' Kyrie Irving, who averages 186 points and 55 assists per game, and it doesn't matter if the team is at the bottom of the West. Thompson and Thomas Jr. were named to the All-Rookie First Team and Second Team, respectively, and scored in double figures.
The best sixth man is DeRozan of the Thunder, who averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game while shooting 467 from the field. After Horford's injury, he got a lot of shots.
The Most Improved Player award was won by the Bucks' Paul George, who went from role player to star and deservedly.
Spurs' Vicky was named Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. D'Antoni already has seven championship rings in his hands, but the awards are not of any margin, and the judges mostly believe that the Suns are better than the players, not the coaches.
Guo Xu held a press conference and delivered an arrogant VP acceptance speech.
"This award is a motivation for me, I will do my best every time I play, I want to play in the NBA Finals as soon as possible to prepare for the Olympics, and I hope to win a medal in the Olympics."
The reporter asked: "Are you really going to participate in archery and taekwondo competitions?" Why not join the Dream Team for London? ”
"I'm going to win the basketball game and I hope to challenge it a little bit. The NBA was too unchallenging for me, and I don't know what the impact of saying that would be, but it's a fact that everybody knows. ”
This argument was not put forward by Guo Xu first, but by the fans. It's not the pot, it's the Cavaliers fans. The Cavaliers were swept by the Suns four times, and not only the mentality of the players was affected, but the fans also lost faith in the little emperor.
Cavaliers fans all hope that Guo Xu can leave the Suns to play in a weak team without good teammates, and some people have proposed on the Internet that the league will introduce a new clause that stars who have won more than seven championships must be forced to change teams to the weak team, so that it is fair to other players.
In the third game of the Suns vs Clippers, Guo Xu continued to beat Paul away, defending Paul with 5 of 17 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 12 points, rebounds and 11 assists.
Paul's shooting percentage is only 294, he can't get rid of Guo Xu's entanglement on the periphery, and Ibaka's ability to change defense and block when he breaks through by cover is the top in the league, and Paul's shot is under serious interference.
He doesn't shoot much and can't, the Clippers lack strong scoring points, only Paul and Griffin are reliable, and Artest is also a blacksmith.
Guo Xu's offensive performance was average, with 1 shot 5 of 1, 8 three-point shots, 6 of 6 free throws, and 19 points and 10 assists. However, the Suns had obvious advantages in other positions, and they easily won by 22 points.
Roy chipped in 0 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists to beat Clippers point guard Randy Foye. Gasol Jr. also broke blue-collar center Durham Porter.
The fourth game was even more one-sided, Guo Xu felt excellent and had a shooting rate of 70, and he cut 7 points, rebounds and 8 assists in the third quarter, leading the Suns to lead the Clippers and enter garbage time early.
Interfering with shooting has always been Paul's weakness, Guo Xu is also advancing when he feels good, and the Clippers must be trapped.
Both sides sent substitutes in the final quarter, with Thomas Jr., Jeremy Lin, Jason Richardson, Gortat, and Haslem continuing to attack wildly, not saving the home team face at all.
In the end, the Suns beat the Clippers by 58 points 141-8.
How terrifying is the depth of the Suns' roster? Whiteside and Jimmy Butler didn't play as marginal men, and at most they played in garbage time.
D'Antoni wanted to use a big win to boost the team's morale and prepare for the Western Conference final, but they didn't use them in the final game. And Novak, a three-point accurate power forward, was not even selected for the Suns' playoff roster because of poor defense.
The Clippers can't stand up as soon as they get off the court, and the Suns are stronger in the playoffs than they were in the regular season.
In the regular season, the core of the Suns rotated a lot to play healthy basketball, except for Guo Xu, who spent less than 0 minutes on the court. Entering the playoffs, Roy, Thompson, and Gasol Jr. have increased their playing time, and only Ibaka and Haslem have shared playing time like they did in the regular season.
Haslem is also very strong defensively, also good at pick-and-rolls and has mid-range shooting ability, but he is just shorter than Ibaka and slightly less physical, and it would be a waste not to play.
Paul played 2 minutes and finally played well, shooting 9-of-18, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and free throws to get 2 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
However, Paul's teammates were lost again, and Artest's performance on 1-of-10 shooting was a collapse as he scored just one three-pointer and finished with four rebounds and one assist.
And Artay's defense has also become weaker, anti-Roy is easy to be passed, anti-Thompson is carried away, and the chasing speed is not fast enough. He's only suitable for strikers who are slower defensively, and he can only play against the likes of Pierce and Anthony.
Griffin finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on 9-of-20 shooting and free throws, and he and Paul were the only ones on the team to score double-doubles.
The Suns' defensive strategy was to resolutely defend one-sided, strict defense against role players, which led to the Clippers' inability to shoot from the outside, making just four of their 20 three-point attempts.
On the other hand, the Suns shot 20 of 44 three-point shots, and more than half of the shots were still very outside the three-point line.
There was no upset in the East, the Knicks eliminated the Bucks 4-1, and the Cavaliers eliminated the Nets 4-2 and met in the Eastern Finals.
The Spurs defeated the Thunder 4-4 to advance to the Western Conference finals, and the overall tactics are very rich. The Thunder relied on talent, and every game was a trident that took turns to play alone, and even the blocking and dismantling tactics rarely played.
Tony Parker has no confidence in Guo Xu's abuse, but Westbrook is half a pound and eight taels, and the shooting percentage is slightly higher. Parker is the youngest in the GDP mix, and the other two are suffering from physical fitness, and they can win the series because of teamwork and experience.
Horford's injury hit the Thunder hard, and both interior lines were the type that lacked range and couldn't open up space. They couldn't break the Spurs' defense, and they were able to win three games thanks to Durant's supernatural play, including a three-pointer in the second game.
Durant was also in good shape in the tie-break, shooting 9-of-18, 1-of-4 three-pointers, 11-of-12 free throws, and cutting down 0 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
It's a pity that Wei Shao stepped up again, shooting 9-of-24, 0-of-4 three-pointers, 5-of-5 free throws, getting 2 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and a game-high 6 turnovers......