Chapter 170: The Process of the New Season
"It's been a very competitive season!"
"Yes, yes, the competition for the first and second in the east and west is very fierce!"
"In the past few years, it was a two-person rotation in Los Angeles and Boston, but now a hundred flowers are blooming!"
In the blink of an eye, the 2022-2023 season has reached the middle of the season, and the competition between the east and the west has begun to enter the most intense easing.
With their excellent form, the Snow Mountain team has been firmly in the first place in the West and the league, and the battle for the second record in the league has been ongoing.
In the East, the battle between the Fortune Team and the Revolutionary Team for the first place in the East has been going on, at first the Fortune Team ranked first in the East, and then the Revolutionary Team won a wave and sat on the first place in the East.
This is not an exaggeration to describe it as "you sing and I will appear".
And in the West, the battle for second place in the league has to be added to the Los Angeles Stars.
This season, the Los Angeles Stars can be said to have entered a period of exhaustion, because of the three consecutive years of excellent results, there was a lack of concentration, and even fell to the third place in the West at one point.
But the defending champion is the domineering of the defending champion, even if the current strength may not be as good as before, but this team can no longer be underestimated.
Meng's stats weren't as good as they were in the first month, and by the time of the All-Star break, his stats had slipped to 25.3 points per game, while Derrick's record was 23.8 points per game.
Middleton, on the other hand, slipped slightly, down a bit from last season's scoring average of 17.8 points per game, but not by much.
Just by looking at this average points per game data, you can see how terrible the Fortune team is, accounting for two players who average more than 23 points per game at once.
Meng Xiaohao, Derrick and Middleton combined, the three can score at least 66 points in a game, which is not too terrible.
And they have become strong contenders for the title this season with their outstanding performances.
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In an interview with ESPN......
"I think that the Fortune Team and the Snow Mountain Team may meet in the finals this season, just by looking at their form so far."
"I think it's better that Boston and Los Angeles will meet again in the Finals. Cruson is still in his prime, the team is complete, and Boston is still doing great team basketball, and I think they're going to go straight to the playoffs. ”
"That's a mistake, last season's Snow Mountain team and the Fortune Team have the ability to pick off the Star Team and the Revolutionary Team, and after a season of running-in, I think they will be more terrifying, and compared to the Fortune Team, I am more optimistic about the Snow Mountain Team winning the championship."
Now, countless media and experts, the hot topic of discussion about the North American Alliance, is on the Star Team, the Revolutionary Team, the Fortune Team and the Snow Mountain Team.
Some people think that the rise of Los Angeles and Boston, New York and Utah will not hinder them this season.
But there are still some people who believe that Utah and New York were already capable of reaching the finals last season, but they were not experienced enough, and this season, they have shown their strength, and it can be said that it is quite easy to enter the finals.
Another hot topic of discussion is who will be the MVP of the season in the end.
Now the most vocal is Tom. Cruzon, Meng Xiaohao, Brooke and Lucas are four.
Tom. Crusson, although the Star's record this season is not very good, but the average of 27.9 points per game is still unstoppable.
Tom is like a monster, he has already stood old, and he can already have a terrifying dominance on the court, which makes many players look forward to the MVP award.
And Meng Xiaohao, needless to say, led the team to the first place in the East, averaging 25.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 10.1 assists per game, making him the most likely player to win the MVP this season.
Brooke and Lucas, these two may not be as good as Tom and Meng Xiaohao, but they are definitely not bad.
Brook's Minnesota Wolves are fifth in the West, averaging 28.3 points per game.
This is Brooke's best result in four years, he only averaged 23.3 points per game last season, which is indeed inferior to Meng Xiaohao and Lucas.
But Brooke has a double-double of 10.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game, and so far, a triple-double per game.
This season's Wild Wolves are not very good, Brooke belongs to the single-core team, except for Brooke, the Wild Wolves have no players who can really get the ranks.
That's why Brooke averaged a triple-double per game.
And Lucas has become a more controversial player in recent years.
As the top pick, his stats in the first three seasons were impressive, and in his third season, he averaged even more than 30 points per game.
However, the Washington Royals' record has not improved, and the best record is the second round of the playoffs, and the team did not enter the Eastern Conference finals.
Lucas, who is not very good at leading the team, has been criticized by fans.
And Lucas's personality is particularly extreme, he thinks that basketball must be rigorous, and there should be no entertainment game like an all-star.
has an extreme personality, which also leads to the fact that he has no friends, and even Meng Xiaohao, who thinks he is very good and sympathizes with him, respects him and stays away from him.
Although he belongs to the tactical core of the Royals, the locker room boss is definitely not him.
And it is precisely because of his extreme personality that the fans' evaluation of him is also very polarized, those who like him can live or die, and those who don't like him really don't like him in their hearts.
But because of his excellent statistics, he is still firmly in the top four of the MVP list.
And among the MVP contenders, there is also the presence of Siwell.
The Dallas Cowboys are now third in the West, a little better than the Minnesota Wolves.
And Siwell also averaged 25.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, and also occupied a place in the MVP rankings.
But people are not optimistic that Sivir can win the MVP.
Mainly because the position of the boss of the Cowboys has never been clear.
The center of the Cowboys is also a monster who averages 19 points and 14 rebounds per game, and there has been no conclusion on who is the boss of the Cowboys between Siwell and him.
This has also led to the fact that although the Cowboys have an excellent record, there are hidden dangers of contradictions within the team.
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Just from the MVP rankings, it is not difficult to see that in just four years, those young people who entered the league in the 2019-2020 season have risen.
Although Sarid and Edik are no longer in the MVP rankings, they are strong contenders for the best defensive player.
These young people have risen, and the people of the previous era, only Tom, are still supporting.
An era that belongs to the rookies of 2019 has arrived......
One of the most glorious times of the North American Union has arrived......
(End of chapter)