On the eastern side, the Heat Big Three and Derek. The Chicago Bulls, led by Rose, have started the battle for tickets to the Finals. On the western side, everything seems to be calm. The Thunder have just qualified, and the Mavericks have been waiting for a long time. The Western Conference Finals will come later than the Eastern Conference Finals, but everyone knows that these two quiet days are nothing more than the calm before the storm.

After the young Thunder qualified, various media outlets were a little worried about the Mavericks. Because compared to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks' roster seems to be a little too old. In the game, the Thunder, who have more energy, are likely to cause big problems for the Mavericks.

But there are also those who disagree, who believe that the Thunder are inexperienced because they are too young. The more the playoffs get to the back, the more the warring sides get to know each other. At this time, the value of experience will be reflected on the basketball court. Therefore, some people think that the Thunder, who are very inexperienced, will be at a loss in the game.

The war of words between the fans and the media is very hot, all of them are justified by the public, and the mother-in-law is reasonable, it seems that everyone is right, but their remarks cannot stand firm under certain conditions.

While people were arguing, NBA officials dropped a "depth charge" into the crowd "just right." ”

On May 16, the day after the Thunder defeated the Grizzlies, BA and the Mavericks announced at the same time that after voting, Yiyang finally won the 2010-2011 Rookie of the Season Award!

That morning, the media reception room at the U.S. Airline Center Arena was packed. All the seats at the scene have been filled, and the remaining space has been occupied by reporters. Yiyang and Carlisle sat on the stage, and they were densely packed with human heads.

It stands to reason that Rookie of the Year isn't a big award. Compared to MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, the Rookie of the Year award seems to be insignificant. But today, so many reporters are here because Yiyang is likely to be the most controversial rookie of the NBA ever.

Prior to this, it was believed that among the major NBA regular season awards this year, the best rookie should be the least suspenseful. Last year, Griffin played in 82 games and averaged 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. Besides, when the league awarded the Best Sixth Man Award to Yiyang, people affirmed that the best rookie definitely belonged to Griffin! Yiyang has already received the credit he deserves, and for the sake of balance, it is not an exaggeration to give Griffin the best rookie award.

However, when the NBA officially announced the rookie winner this morning, they didn't see Blake. Griffin's name, but saw the face of the Chinese again! This yellow-skinned guy has once again created the impossible!

"In the past, the best rookie was elected with the best data, but now it's good, Griffin, who has the best data, has actually lost the selection!"

"You're stupid, you don't know how much water Griffin has in the bad team stats? If Yiyang is on the Clippers, the data will definitely look better than Griffin! Besides, Yiyang's ability to control the game is completely incomparable to Griffin's. Sometimes, numbers don't tell the whole story! ”

"Come on, the alliance hopes to open the Chinese market! What data, what control of the game, it's all bullshit! Business, it's all business, you know!? ”

There was a commotion in the media reception room, and reporters were whispering to each other below. Yiyang's expression seemed to be a little impatient, compared to the excitement when he won the best sixth man at that time, in the face of the best rookie award, Yiyang now wants to go back to training early.

For other rookies, it is already a very rare thing to get a personal honor. But for Yiyang at this moment, his goal is only to win the championship!

After a while, an NBA official in a suit walked in. After saying a few casual words in an extremely official tone, he officially announced that Yiyang was elected as the best rookie of the season, and then handed the trophy of the best rookie award to Yiyang.

Offstage, the flashes of light from the camera were continuous, and Yiyang almost didn't faint. He and NBA officials held the trophy together, and both of them had smiling expressions.

"Also! What do you think of yourself narrowly passing Griffin to be named Rookie of the Year by a narrow two-vote margin? When the Mavericks' chief press officer announced the start of free questioning time, the long-awaited reporters were immediately agitated.

This year, a total of 118 journalists participated in the selection of the best rookie. Among them, 60 people voted for Yiyang first, and the remaining 58 people voted for Griffin first. This extremely slim gap has occurred only a handful of times in the history of the NBA. And this is one of the reasons why Yiyang, the best rookie, is so questioned.

Faced with this problem, Yiyang was not angry. He leaned forward slightly, bringing himself closer to the microphone on the table. "Isn't winning a two-point game a win? If that's the case, how many classic lores seem so insignificant. ”

As soon as Yiyang's words came out, the audience exploded. At first, people thought that Yiyang would answer lightly and perfunctorily. But unexpectedly, Yiyang's answer was so aggressive.

Now Yiyang's mind is indeed all on the upcoming Western Conference Finals and Westbrook, but this does not mean that Yiyang does not cherish his personal honor.

The sweat that flowed down his training floor, the humiliations he endured as a yellow man in the NBA world, and the almost harsh demands of the media...... These are the hard work of Yiyang behind the glamorous. Why should I accept your doubts based on the honor I have earned through my own efforts!?

"So, do you think you're stronger than Blake?" Seeing that Yiyang was so temperamental, the reporters were like a group of sharks that smelled blood, and they rushed towards Yiyang.

"I don't think it matters if I'm strong or not, after all, this award is not given to me by myself, it is given to me by you."

Yiyang's answer was so beautiful that Carlisle on the side almost couldn't hold back his laughter. Yes, it was obviously the votes of this group of reporters themselves, and now they are questioning it in turn. Yiyang's answer can be said to be to the point, which made many reporters speechless in an instant.

"Congratulations, and you have won individual accolades this season, Sixth Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Unlike other rookies who have already taken a vacation, you're still in the playoffs. So, after these two individual honours, do you have any expectations and goals for this season? In the end, it was Mougins who stepped up and broke the atmosphere full of gunpowder.

"I'm going to try to play every game and work with my teammates to get on the road to the championship." It was only when answering Mougin's question that the smile on Yiyang's face was sincere.

"Alright gentlemen, the time is almost up. As you all know, tomorrow we have an important game to play! So, if I can, I'd like to take my players to the training ground! Thank you, thank you all for your support! Seeing that the time was ripe, Carlisle stood up abruptly and was about to leave with Yiyang.

Only then did the reporters realize that the protagonist was leaving, so they all opened their mouths to ask the questions they wanted to know. But what everyone said was intertwined, and in the end it became a chaotic noise.

Reporters held up their cameras and shouted at their throats, and some had even clashed with the security guards who were maintaining the scene.

Yiyang, on the other hand, didn't look back and walked straight out.

"How does it feel?" When the two left the reporters' field of vision, Carlisle, who was walking in front of Yiyang, turned around and smiled at Yiyang.

Rookie of the Year, the last time someone on the Mavericks won the Rookie of the Year award was back in the '94-95 season. And the person who won this honor is none other than the current mentor of Yiyang, Jason. Kyd!

Although the excited reporters were not given much of a look in the media reception room, Carlisle had to admit that the arrival of the best rookie was indeed very special. In addition to only leading Griffin by 2 votes, Yiyang, as another player from the Mavericks after Kidd to win this award, also has a taste of heritage in it.

When he asked this question, he actually wanted to ask Yiyang how it felt to win the award.

However, Yiyang just turned his finger around his ear. "It's finally quiet."

Carlisle was stunned for a moment, then regained his composure. Yiyang, this kid, his goal is already more ambitious than other rookies. The award for the best rookie seems to be hard enough to satisfy his appetite.

"Let's go, let's go back to training. Let's put the trophy in the Kuban office first, and make the guy happy. Carlisle waved his hand and led Yiyang towards the training hall.

Before the Western Conference Finals, winning the Rookie of the Year was reduced to a small episode......

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Meanwhile, Texas, Dallas-Warnes International Airport.

An airplane glides gently on the runway, facing the midday sun, and the reflective material of the airplane makes the fuselage itself seem to be shining.

In the cabin, passengers' mobile phones are finally connected. Westbrook, who had fallen asleep in his seat, had just been woken up by the jolt of the slide when a man's scream could be heard behind him.

"It's a good time for us to come, and Dallas is very busy today." It was the Congolese Ibaka who spoke, and the guy seemed to be seeing something interesting on his phone.

"What's wrong? Is it any holiday in Dallas today? Westbrook looked out the window, and when he arrived at the "battlefield", the cells in this guy's body seemed to be excited.

"Just now, I was voted the rookie of the season!"

As soon as Ibaka said this, Westbrook's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Haha, what's up, you're a double winner of the best rookie and best sixth man." Durant, who was sitting next to Westbrook, stabbed his teammate with his elbow.

At this time, the plane was already stable, the hatch was opened, and a ray of sunlight shone in, even a little dazzling.

Westbrook stood up, moving his bones, which were a little tired from sitting for a long time.

"Then, let's let Yi's carnival end here." The bespectacled black guard looked at the sunlight shining into the cabin, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.