On May 9, the NBA officially announced the results of the 07-08 regular season best player selection.

Chuck Hayes was successfully elected regular season MVP, with Chris Paul of the Hornets in second place and Yao Ming of the Hawks in third.

Yao Ming finished second behind teammate Maddie in the MVP selection last season. This season he lost to Paul and Hayes. However, Yao Ming did not regret this, he said in an interview: "Hayes is the most deserving person to win the MVP, he is offensive and tough, and there is no better player than him this season." Although the Bobcats are now 0-3 behind the Magic, the Magic have Howard, Carter, Turkoglou, Nelson, but the Bobcats star is only Hayes who plays well, if Wallace is not injured, I am optimistic that the Bobcats will eliminate the Magic. ”

"Big Mouth" Barkley also stood up for the Bobcats: "The Bobcats have been so unlucky this season! If it weren't for the injuries of the main players, they would probably finish first in the regular season. In that case, the Bobcats will face the 76ers and the Cavaliers in the first two rounds, and the Bobcats will definitely advance easily. As for the Hawks and Magic, the Bobcats are also big enough to make it to the Finals. ”

Fans didn't question the Bobcats either. To be able to make it to the second round of the playoffs, the Bobcats are already quite surprising. Fans are confident that the Bobcats will be even better next season.

At the same time, the best team of the 2007-2008 season was announced.

Hayes was named to the first team with a perfect score, and the other four players named to the First Team of the Year were Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Yao Ming, and Chris Paul.

Second team: Deron Williams, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Dwight Howard.

Third team: Steve Nash, Joe Johnson, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Boozer, Amare Stoudemire.

Family and friends congratulated Hayes on the award. This is only Hayes' third season, and the growth rate has been phenomenal. Although Hayes left the Rockets, his family is still popular in Houston. People see Hayes as a hero and support him as always. The Houstonian's warmth made Hayes's family reluctant to move to Charlotte.

Matches from other teams are also underway.

The Hawks lead the Cavaliers 2-1. The Eagles easily won two games in a row at home, and Yao Ming was once again the key to the game, whether it was "Big Z" Ilgoskas or Ben Wallace, they couldn't defend Yao Ming one-on-one. The Cavaliers seem to have relived last season's nightmare Finals.

LeBron James is still tough, averaging 35 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in three games under the Hawks' tight defense, James can do anything, but the Hawks' overall strength is slightly better. In the third game, the Cavaliers were also behind most of the time, and in the second half of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers played a wave of 7-0 small ** to catch up with the score. In the last 4.7 seconds, James hit a one-meter pull-up jumper from outside the three-point line. After that, Joe Johnson missed an outside shot, and the Cavaliers struggled to pull back a game 107-105 at home, avoiding the embarrassment of falling behind 0-3.

The Western Hornets lead the Spurs 2-1.

It was the first time in six years that the Hornets had reached the second round and their best record in the playoffs. In the previous four second-round trips, the Hornets had never won their first game. This time they faced the old powerhouse Spurs and broke the record.

Duncan was completely frozen by Tyson Chandler, finishing with just five points and three rebounds on 1-of-9 shooting, while Chandler contributed 10 points and 15 rebounds. Chandler completely destroyed Duncan, and almost no one thought of such an outcome. Hornets Paul contributed 17 points and 13 assists, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter. West contributed a game-high 32 points and eight rebounds, while Peja Stojakovic scored 23 points.

Under the crazy performance of the main players, the Hornets slaughtered the Spurs 104-82.

In the second game, the Hornets also didn't give the Spurs any chance. 105-87 again. In this game, Duncan recovered, with 20 points and 9 rebounds, Ginobili 28 points and 6 assists, and Parker only had 12 points and 6 assists, which was a disappointing performance. The Spurs also shot 3-of-13 from West's defense, finishing with just 12 points and nine rebounds. But Paul dominated the game with 30 points and 12 assists. Stojakovic scored 20 points, and another main player, Peterson, also contributed 18 points.

In Game 3, the Spurs returned home, and Parker finally played at an All-Star level. Paul was evenly matched with 31 points and 11 assists and 35 points and 9 assists. Duncan had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Ginobili had 31 points, five rebounds and five assists. The Spurs narrowly beat the Hornets 106-99.

The Spurs are much weaker than Hayes in their previous life, and the main problems are with the interior players and Bowen. The Spurs' current starting center can only be played by blue-collar Oberto, and Bowen was seriously injured by Hayes last season, and has not been able to return to his previous form since his return. Spurs could only start with another veteran, Finley. Finley has been on the back foot in the clash with Stojakovic. And Chandler is a great defensive player, and he has been successful with Duncan. The Spurs want to knock out the young Hornets and have some difficulties.

The most talked about is the game between the Timberwolves and the Lakers.

The first game between the two teams was dark. The Lakers led by as many as 15 points in the first half, but in the end, the Timberwolves came from behind to reverse the Lakers 85-82 and retain home-court advantage. Allen Iverson hit a shot in the final 17.6 seconds to put the score up by one point. Kobe Bryant forced a missed shot at a critical moment under the bag of Posey and McCantz, McDies grabbed the rebound, and the Lakers players had no choice but to foul. McDyce hit both free throws, leaving the Lakers with just 1.3 seconds left. Fisher shot from the outside, and this time he failed to perform the magic again, and the shot was blocked by Iverson, and the Lakers lost with three points. Garnett had 21 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, and Iverson had 22 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant finished with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 8-of-25 shooting, while Gasol had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the second game, the Timberwolves led by 17 points in the first half. In the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 33 points and led the Lakers to a comeback game. 101-97 tied the overall score at 1-1. Iverson didn't feel anything in this game, and the best performance of the Timberwolves was still Garnett's 18 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, and Laker Gasol 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The third game was played on the Lakers' home court.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Iverson assisted Posey to hit a long-range shot, and the Timberwolves led by four points at 67-63, but Bryant immediately responded with a three-pointer. Gasol then received a fifth foul on Gasol and was forced to take the game off the court, which became the turning point of the game. The Timberwolves used a 10-2 run to extend the score to 77-68. In the last 1:51, Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer and assisted Odom for a dunk, but the young McCanz hit an outside shot to crush the Lakers' final comeback. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 94-86, thus changing the overall score to 2-1 and regaining home-court advantage.

Iverson alone had 34 points and six rebounds, Garnett scored 12 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, and for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored 25 points, Odom 14 points, and Gasol had eight points and 11 rebounds.

Gasol trailed Garnett in three consecutive games. After the game, the media accused Gasol of being a complete "soft egg", as if it weren't for Gasol's burden, the Lakers would have led the Timberwolves 3-0, in fact, without Gasol, it is a question of whether the Lakers can enter the playoffs.

"Zen Master" Jackson stepped up to defend the Spaniard: "Bynum is injured, Gasol can only play in the center position, he is a big forward player, slightly inferior in strength, which is why he sometimes seems a little soft. Even in difficult times, Gasol is still playing well, and his progress is evident. ”

Gasol was scolded a little wronged. He takes the starting center position, the team's power forward is Odom, neither of whom is a power player, and Odom is a swingman at the front, but he is better at playing his all-round small forward position.

Gasol doesn't have a backup to rely on, and Meme is a big man who shoots three-pointers. Mbenga didn't rebound, didn't score, nothing but his height. Odom is not a good defender, his talent is on the offensive end, carrying the interior line, can only be carried by Gasol! This leads to the problem of physical exertion being too fast!

When Garnett was on the court, Gasol mainly defended Garnett, and misplaced to defend McDyes, who was in the center position. On top of that, he also had to face the challenge of impulsive bench player Brandon Buss, and when Odom lost his position, Gasol had to make up for it, and the result was that he lost his best rebounding position. Thus creating an illusion that Gasol was blown up! In fact, if Gasol and Garnett have been head-to-head, the two can fight for half a catty. In addition, Gasol's most shots in the three games was only 13 shots, and his shooting percentage was higher than Garnett's.

Gasol was blown up by all the Timberwolves inside. Of course, looking at the data, Gasol was bullied like a little daughter-in-law by Garnett. In this series, the Timberwolves have the upper hand because of the interior advantage. They are full of veterans with playoff experience, and although their athleticism is average, they have a good mix of players at every position. They have become the favourites to win the championship!

The Timberwolves' previous imaginary enemy, the Bobcats, is struggling on the edge of the precipice of elimination. Don't say that you have to perform a miracle to enter the Finals, you have to perform a miracle to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

On May 10, the fourth game of the Bobcats vs Magic was staged at the home of the Magic.

Before the game, Michael Jordan rushed to Orlando and had a conversation with Hayes in the hotel.

"Chuck, I think you should play a little bit more solitary. Whether we can go back to Charlotte for Game 5 or not is up to you. Those words of the general mobilization are useless. We didn't have a strong squad this season. Now without Gerrard, there's no one to help you, you have to rely on yourself and dominate the pitch with your attack. ”

Hayes said seriously: "I'm going to focus on the outside offense and give the inside to my teammates. Relying on cover on the outside, it is not easy to be trapped. I'll get the game back to Charlotte. ”

"Well, the outside offense has to be open, and the interior player is qualified as long as he can protect the backcourt rebounds. Playing on the outside you have an advantage. You're shooting accurately, and your three-point shot is better than I was back then. You have to play to this advantage, as long as you shoot three points, you can lead your teammates. You've got the MVP, but if you want to get better than me, you have to win this game. When I was leading the team on my own, I never had a playoff sweep! If you get swept, it will be a stain on your career! Jordan said solemnly. He could accept the Bobcat failure, but not that way.

"Michael, I've adjusted very well, but you're putting pressure on me by saying this." Hayes smiled wryly.

"Who has ruled the Alliance, which one is not under much pressure?" Jordan laughed.

There is pressure to be motivated! Hayes' winning the MVP is like a shot in the arm! He's an MVP! The best players don't deserve to be swept!

(To be continued)