There are many criteria for the selection of regular season MVPs, including personal data, team leadership ability, team record, leadership style, etc.

For players, the regular season MVP is the highest in the regular season, and the most valuable award in the playoffs is the championship.

This time, it is also the second time that Malone has won the regular season MVP, and he also broke a record and became the oldest regular season MVP player.

With his ability to lead the team and his leadership style, there is no doubt that Malone's importance has become more and more prominent as Stockton has aged.

Under Malone's leadership, the Jazz are second in the West and have a record equal to that of the Spurs, who are in first place. The personal data is also gorgeous, averaging 23.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, and it is well deserved to win the regular season MVP award.

However, Malone won the regular season MVP, and the most disappointed player is undoubtedly Tim Duncan.

In the two years since he came to the NBA, Duncan has yet to win the regular season MVP, and this season he is closer to the MVP trophy than last season, only narrowly missing out.

In terms of team record, the Spurs have a similar record to the Jazz, but they are first in the West.

Duncan's personal data is also gorgeous enough, averaging 21.7 points, 11 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, which is not inferior to Malone at all.

The reason why he was not selected as the MVP of the regular season is not only due to lack of qualifications, but also related to the composition of the teams on both sides.

The Jazz, Stockton and Hornacek are all old and playing significantly not as well as they used to. As for the 36-year-old Ma Long, he still has a phenomenal performance, which naturally becomes a plus.

The Spurs, even if David Robinson is not at his peak, still have a good performance, which has more or less become Duncan's minus.

One plus one minus, this may also be the reason why Malone won in the end.

On the evening of May 14, the fourth matchup between Pepsi Center, the Nuggets and the Jazz is about to begin.

The arena was packed and the fans were enthusiastic in the hope that the Nuggets would win the game, but this game was not destined to be as smooth sailing as the previous one.

Perhaps to motivate Malone and the Jazz, David Stern specially chose to present the regular season MVP trophy today and handed the trophy to Malone.

Malone lifted the trophy aloft with a smile on his face. Winning the regular season MVP gave him a lot of confidence, and he seemed to burst out with amazing strength, and he didn't want to be the Nuggets to complete the 'Black Seven Miracle' just after becoming the regular season MVP.

Not only that, but the players of the Jazz team are also elated, and the originally low morale has obviously increased.

"It's not going to be a good fight!"

"It's just this time!"

Seeing this scene, whether it was Chi Liang, D'Antoni or other Nuggets players, their hearts sank and they felt bad.

Before the start of the game, the on-site commentators announced the lineups of both sides, the Nuggets remained unchanged, and the Jazz's lineup was Ostertag, Malone, Russell, Hornacek and Ellis.

That's right, Stockton didn't play, he wasn't injured, and he sat quietly on the bench.

The two sides jumped the ball, and in the face of Ostertag, who had a very poor bounce, McDyce touched the basketball by a small margin.

After Ji Liang held the ball for half of the court, the Jazz immediately chose to switch defenses, and Russell defended them.

Ji Liang didn't make a strong break, stayed at the top of the circle for a while, and used McDyce's high cover to bypass Russell and break through to the penalty area.

When Ostertag changed defenses, Chi Liang stopped, and then threw the basketball high under the surprised gaze of the opponent.

When Chi Liang threw the ball, McDeis, who was advancing from the other side, jumped high, held the basketball with both hands, and slammed the basketball into the basket with a powerful dunk.

It was undoubtedly a perfect aerial relay, and the two clapped each other after letting go of the basket.

The ball was converted, the Jazz served in the backcourt, Ellis held the ball through the half, and immediately passed the ball to Malone.

Malone didn't stick to the ball and immediately fed to Hornacek, who cut inside, and Ostertag blocked McDyce to clear the way for Hornacek's breakthrough.

In this case, Fortson could only leave Malone behind and start a defense.

Facing the flank Fortson, Hornacek did not take the risk, but flicked his right hand and passed the ball to Malone.

Swish~

No surprises, Malone shot well.

After scoring the score, Malone roared and bent his right hand, revealing an unusually strong 'unicorn arm'.

Winning the regular season MVP made Malone full of confidence, and he was destined to explode in this game.

From the very beginning of the game, Malone began to take over the game, and his scoring explosion was not strong, but this game was a special case.

Nine minutes into the first quarter, Malone scored 13 points and 5 rebounds, and under his leadership, the Jazz took a five-point lead.

"Fortson, cheer up, I don't ask you to prevent him from dying, just limit it a little. Also, be sure to protect your rebounds and don't let him grab offensive rebounds again! ”

During the break, D'Antoni spat and began to coach Fortson.

At the beginning of the second quarter, McDeyes was not to be outdone and successfully hit consecutive low-post singles to stabilize the situation on the court for the Nuggets.

At the same time, Fortson increased his physical confrontation, wanting to limit Malone as much as possible and drain his physical strength.

Rao is so, Malone is not afraid at all, and he has taken his offensive means to the extreme, relying on a stronger body and height, facing Fortson again and again, occasionally deceiving Fortson, and impacting the inside to score.

By the end of the first half, Malone's personal score had grown to 23 points, and he also grabbed 10 rebounds, and he got 20+10 at halftime.

Ma Long's strong outburst naturally gave D'Antoni a big headache, in order to curb Ma Long's play, a double bag was added in the second half, or a single defense by Chi Liang.

It's a pity that in the face of Ma Long, who seems to have been doped, the effect is not obvious, Ma Long has already gained momentum, even in the face of double packing, the offensive firepower has not weakened much, and he has always maintained a high hit rate.

In the third quarter, Malone added another 12 points to increase his personal score to 35 points. Under his leadership, by the end of the third quarter, the Jazz had a 14-point lead over the Nuggets.

In the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, Malone did not play, and at this stage, Chi Liang began to exert his power, scoring 7 points in a row with sudden shots, narrowing the difference to single digits.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, only 4 minutes later, Malone once again put on the battle, not afraid of the Nuggets' encirclement and interception, and shot successfully again and again.

Even though Chi Liang tried his best to stop the expansion of the score difference, he also did not narrow the score difference.

This kind of scene lasted until the end of the game. Even though the Nuggets gave it their all, they still lost the game.

89:98

This game is destined to belong to Ma Long, who played a total of 42 minutes, scored 46 points and 18 rebounds, and maintained the game to 2:2!

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