Chapter 166: The Best Lineup

"Just one more win and the team will qualify!"

After the win, everyone, whether it was the players, coaches or fans, was in high spirits and celebrated their second victory.

Unlike later generations, in the first round of the playoffs in this era, you only need to win three games to qualify.

Contrary to the Nuggets, the Jazz players are very unwilling, they are already standing on the edge of the cliff, and if they lose the next game, they will be nailed to the pillar of shame and the Nuggets will complete the 'black seven'.

After tonight, the third game of the East and West is over, with the Trail Blazers sweeping the Suns 3-0 and the Pacers sweeping the Bucks.

In addition, tonight's game broke out, except for the Nuggets' upset victory over the Jazz again, the 76ers defeated the Magic 97-85. The Knicks, in particular, beat the Heat by as many as 24 points again and took the lead in the game point.

The next day, the league announced the final awards, which were the All-Defensive Team, All-Defensive Team, Defensive Player of the Year and Regular Season MVP.

Best Defensive Second Team: Defenders Murkey Blaylock, Eddie Jones, forwards Ji Liang and Theo Latrive, center Dicambe Mutombo.

Unexpected, but reasonable.

Ranking in the best defensive second team made Ji Liang overjoyed, which represented recognition of his defensive ability.

Of course, the data plays a big role in the selection, especially the title of steal king, if it is not for his lack of qualifications, with his identity as the steal king, maybe he can still be ranked in the first defensive lineup.

Best Defensive First Team: Guards Gary Payton and Jason Kidd, forwards Scottie Pippen and Tim Duncan, center Alonzo Mourning.

It has to be said that this is the eighth consecutive year that Pippen has won the best defensive team. It's just a pity that he never won the Defensive Member of the Year award.

As for the best defensive player, more than 100 journalists, editors and commentators participate in the vote, and the rules are similar to those for the best coach, with five points for the first vote, three points for the second vote, and one point for the third vote.

Alonzo Mourning won the award.

In this season, Mourning averaged 3.9 blocks per game, which is also the blocking king this season, and he also has 0.7 steals, all of which show his contribution on the defensive end.

The most regrettable is Theo Ratliff, who averaged 3.0 blocks and 0.9 steals per game, but because the team's record is not as good as the Heat, he can only finish second in the selection.

Tim Duncan was third, followed by Mutombo and Pippen.

Among them, Ji Liang also received several votes for the best defensive player.

After the All-Defensive Team and All-Defensive Player revelations, it didn't take long for the All-Defensive Team to be announced.

The best third team is: guards Stockton and Kobe, forwards Ji Liang and McDyce, and center Olajuwon.

It's roughly the same as in the previous life, except for Garnett.

Perhaps because of the long-term ban, or perhaps because of the gap between the record and the data, Garnett's position was replaced by Ji Liang.

In addition, Ji Liang and McDyce are still on the same team, and they are both in the best team for the first time.

All-Second Team: Guards Payton and Tim Hardaway, forwards Grant Hill and Chris Webb, center O'Neal.

There is nothing to say about the second team, it can almost be said that it is deserved, and if there is anything to say, it seems to be Tim Hardaway.

Hardaway averaged 17.4 points, 7.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game, but in terms of data comparison, Hardaway is better than Kobe Bryant and Stockton, who are in three teams.

In addition, the team's record is also key, and the Heat team he led is ranked first in the East.

The biggest controversy is not Hardaway, but Chris Webb, because Ji Liang is better than the other party in terms of statistics and records.

First team: guards Kidd and Iverson, forwards Duncan and Malone, center Mourning.

Judging by the stats and results, there is nothing to say about the best team, and everyone deserves it.

After announcing these, the back is naturally the most watched regular season award, and it is naturally the most valuable player of the regular season.

There is a lot of suspense in the MVP of this regular season, and in terms of data and records, the most promising ones are Duncan, Malone and Mourning.

In honor of the first commissioner of the NBA, Maurice Podorov, the MVP trophy was named the Maurice Podorov Cup.

Beginning with the 1980-1981 season, sports journalists and television commentators in the United States and Canada voted for the final attribution of the MVP award.

Each judge voted for the best players from 1st to 5th. Players receive 10 points for each first place vote, 7 points for the second place, 5 points for the third place, 3 points for the fourth vote, and 1 point for the fifth vote.

The previous winners are all first-line stars in the league, because the award itself is a competition between the bosses of each team, and the second or third leader of the team has no chance to compete at all.

In addition, the award must be presented by the president of the league in person to symbolize the importance of the trophy and the highest personal honor.

In a poll of more than 100 sports reporters and TV commentators, the Jazz's Karl Malone narrowly won the regular season MVP.

This is also the second time that Malone has become the MVP of the regular season, which has injected him with a dose of strength.

The most regrettable thing is Duncan, who is only a single-digit gap between him and Malone, and unfortunately loses the election.

It has to be said that Ji Liang also won some votes, scoring a total of 86 points, ranking seventh.

After the league announced these awards, the media began to take action, and there were many articles about Chi Liang.

Nugglove, the mouthpiece of the Nuggets, seems to have been prepared for a long time, and an article was immediately published on the official website.

This article is called "The Chosen Son", and the whole article is mainly to praise Chi Liang.

They first ranked among the honors that Ji Liang won in his shrinking season, namely Assists King, Steals King, Player of the Week, Rookie of the Year, Rookie of the Year First Team, Sixth Man of the Year, Third Team of the Year and Second Team of the Defensive Team.

At the same time, Ji Liang also staged the debut of the century, 51 points, the youngest triple-double, the youngest 40+ triple-double, two triple-doubles +5×5, quasi-quadruple-double, rookie single-game assist record, single-game assist record, rookie average assists per game record and rookie steals per game record.

On the offensive end, no one or any team's defense can have a significant impact on Ji Liang, even against Pippen, his statistics have not dropped significantly.

On the defensive end, his defense cannot be ignored, and he is also responsible for the Nuggets' defense, whether it is single defense, assistance defense or supplementary defense, he has a good performance.

At the end of the article, it was also said that Chi Liang was the chosen one, and God sent him to save the nuggets......

Seeing this article, Chi Liang had no waves in his heart, his background was not noble, he didn't think he was the chosen one, everything about him was hard-won, mainly by hard work.