Chapter 118: Best Rookie

The Lakers swept the Jazz, which was expected by most people. After all, in terms of strength, the Lakers do outperform the Jazz more than a point, and the Lakers have won all three games between the two teams in the regular season, and almost no one is surprised that the Lakers have advanced, and perhaps the only surprise is that the Lakers won so quickly, and they didn't even give the Jazz a chance to revisit Los Angeles.

In other games, the Nuggets and Hornets also have no suspense, the Hornets in April are in a very poor state, and the sad thing is that they also brought this state into the playoffs, as the opponent of the Hornets, the Nuggets will never let the Hornets go because of their poor state, they have profoundly carried forward the style of beating the Reservoir Dogs, and in the past three games, they have maintained a complete victory.

The contest between the fourth and fifth in the West is a little anxious, as the closest pair of strength, the 2-2 ** score allows the team to earn enough ticket money, and at the same time, there is a lot of broadcast fees, and Tianchao TV has broadcast the whole series live.

Fortunately, the results did not disappoint the majority of Celestial Dynasty fans, although the two teams are currently tied, but it can be seen from the last game that the Trail Blazers are almost unbearable, and for them who have been struggling with injuries all season, the playoff schedule is a little too tight.

All signs are that the Rockets are likely to break through the second round of curses that have plagued them for many years, of course, all this has nothing to do with Maddie, who is still recovering after surgery, and Rocket 1 still has a long way to go to break through his second round of curse.

In addition to the above three pairs, the battle between the Spurs and the Mavericks has also attracted a lot of attention. The result of the game was somewhat unexpected, the scheming Spurs were pressed and beaten by the Mavericks, and it can be seen from the 1-2 ** score that the Spurs are not optimistic about wanting to advance.

For this situation, the old monk was also a little surprised, he had always regarded the Spurs as a potential opponent in the finals, and he also thought of a lot of restraint methods for the old opponent ** Vic's arrangement, but from the current situation, his efforts are likely to be in vain.

This is the situation in the western region, where the gap between the rankings is relatively clear, and the rankings that are close are relatively anxious, and the overall situation is still expected.

The East was a different story, with the most surprising of all being the Celtics and Bulls, with the second-place and sixth-place matchups in the West not at all going as expected. 2:2, no one thought that the defending champions would play so hard, although the Bulls' state is indeed a bit extraordinary, but this is not a reason for the Celtics and their opponents to draw, they are the defending champions, and the Bulls are just a group of stunned boys who return to the playoffs.

There were no surprises in the game between the Cavaliers and the Pacers, who, like the Lakers, swept the Pacers out early. The difference in the number of wins between the two teams is almost 30, and the huge difference in quality has left the Pacers with little to fight back.

Perhaps they have now regretted getting their tickets to the playoffs, and not only did the 4-0 round not allow them to learn any experience, but more tragically they also lost the right to draw draft picks, and in the current order, they don't have any top-up picks.

The battle between the Hawks and the Heat is also in full swing, the Hawks at the top of the regular season are currently leading 2:1, the weak Flash is not able to withstand the Hawks' beating by a group of jumping men after all, Josh Smith and Joe Johnson's impact on the interior is not something that the Heat's weak interior can resist, once upon a time they had a fat O'Fat, but now, they have nothing.

The game between the Magic and the 76ers is a pin-and-needle match, the Magic have an absolute advantage on the interior because of Howard's presence, but the 76ers' strong bench allows them to maintain a steady stream of attacking power, even if the Magic rains wave after wave of three-point rain, but they still did not avoid swallowing the loss on the opponent's home court. 2:1, the Magic lead by one game, but the next game at home is still the 76ers, and the series is still a little long.

As the playoffs dragged on, the league's major awards were gradually released, and the most improved award went to Granger of the Pacers, although their playoff journey is now over, but for Pacers fans, the team's breakthrough in the playoffs is already a big surprise.

As the 17th pick in the first round in '05, this year is Granger's fourth year in the N**A, and he averages 25.8 points per game this season, ranking fifth in the league, 6.2 points per game higher than last season, in addition to improving his scoring average of at least five points per game in each of the past three seasons, and Granger is also averaging 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game this season.

Although the Nets' Harris has also improved significantly, from the Mavericks' role player to the core of the Nets' Hades, due to the increase in shooting power, Granger still narrowly defeated the competition.

Out of 121 sports reporters, editors and commentators across the U.S. and Canada, Granger received 48 of those first-round votes, while the Immortals received 43, an honor that the Pacers' core owes to a combination of strength and luck.

The Sixth Man of the Year went to Mavericks' John Terry, and this season was the most efficient of his five years with the Mavericks and the best of his 10-year career. His 19.6 points per game is the second-highest of his career and his highest on the Mavericks. In addition, Terry averaged 33.7 minutes per game, contributing 3.4 assists while shooting 46.3 percent from the field, including 36.6 percent from three-point range.

Despite playing as much time as those starters, Terry is a true sixth man. 11 of the 74 games were started, all of which were when a team-mate in the starting line was injured. It didn't take much time for John Terry to play his part after he came on the pitch, scoring more than 20 in 33 of the 40 games he played as a substitute. When the Mavericks are in high spirits, it's not uncommon for Terry to score more points than the opponent's entire bench player.

When the Mavericks are in dire need of Nowitzki's solid play, Terry has always stepped up to help the team get through. He also became the first Mavericks player to win the Sixth Man of the Year title since Roy Tappley in 1998 and Antoine Jamison in 2004. For a player who has never averaged less than 16.7 points per game when he was a starter, it will not be easy to get back to the bench.

To reward Terry for this selflessness, N**A rewarded Terry with an additional Kia sedan in addition to presenting him with the Best Sixth Man award. Although Terry, who is a star player, may not look down on this kind of car, this is a material reward given by the league official, and it can be shown off when he drives out.

For his selfless performance, Carlisle expressed his great appreciation, "His own will plays a big role, and many stars can't do that. ”

In the face of the coach's appreciation, Terry, who had just learned of his award, also showed a very low-key performance, "The coach put me in the right position, when I played, he would take notes, call my number, I didn't just sit on the bench. ”

For the Spurs, who are currently in a fierce battle with the Mavericks, Terry is full of confidence, "We will win, we have prepared for a season, although the opponent is the Spurs, we are the toughest cowboys!" ”

In addition to these two awards, the league also revealed another long-talked-about award, which is the Rookie of the Year award, which has been controversial since the start of the season. Once upon a time, Champion Lang's astonishing performance in the preseason made a sworn assertion of the Rookie of the Year, but it only took one game for the Big Apple to put a question mark on that assertion!

Then he scored an astonishing triple-double against the Bulls, which made many people question the ownership of the best rookie. It wasn't until the Big Apple survived the league-wide fruit-cutting tactics and went from strength to strength that the talk of the Rookie of the Year suddenly disappeared.

It seems that overnight, people found that this rookie is actually powerful and terrifying, with the No. 1 shooting percentage in the league, the highest assist-to-turnover ratio in the league, the top player in efficiency, a super ball quotient who can find his own positioning on both the bench and the main lineup, and also has a handsome face that is rare to see.

All of this is a point of view - no one can shake the position of the best rookie in the Big Apple, and as the youngest All-Star starter since Kobe, isn't it easy to get the best rookie in the world!

And even those experts who directly and always hold on to the view that Big Apple is the beneficiary of the tactical system have completely let go of their prejudices after the three games that Li Chen led the team alone. It's true that Rose is playing at the level of a first-round pick, but that doesn't mean he has what it takes to be the best rookie of the year, as he has a good chance of coming up against the strongest non-draft player in league history.

And the Big Apple is very different from the average non-draft player, although the others have not been drafted, but at least they have played in other large and small leagues before joining the N**A, and they can also play a beautiful statistic.

But Li Chen is different, before he joined the Lakers, no one knew that there was still a genius who could play so well in Los Angeles, if it weren't for that magical gamble and 23 shots that shocked the network, it is still an unknown question whether the Big Apple would appear in N**A.

But it's obviously a bit late to discuss these issues, as Big Apple has been playing in Los Angeles for a season, and soon, he'll have to go elsewhere to continue his career. There is no point in discussing his past, and it may be useful to write a biography of the Big Apple someday, but now, he is just a young man who has just passed his 20th birthday, and now people just need to know that this young man was elected Rookie of the Year in the 08-09 season by an incomparable margin.

Among the total 121 judges, Li Chen received a total of 118 first-round votes and 3 second-round votes, and Rose, who was previously regarded as a rival, received the remaining 3 first-round votes, as for Westbrook and OJ Mayo and Kevin Love, who were also nominated at the beginning, they could only divide the third round of votes, and the impact on the selection results was obviously insignificant, the first choice was worth 5 points, the second choice was worth 3 points, and the third round, it was only worth one point.

As the fourth player in N**A history to score 20+5+5 in his rookie season, Li Chen's performance is worthy of the honor of best rookie. The absence of a single absence in 82 games is a good response to the attacks on the Big Apple's professional attitude, and he averaged 20.0 points and 8.1 assists per game in those games he has participated in, which has led many to consider him a strong contender for Player of the Year, if not for a Kobe Bryant.

The outside world gave a rare tolerant attitude towards the Big Apple's brushing of the red fruit in the final game, and former Rockets head coach Van Gundy strongly supported the Big Apple, he claimed in an interview with the media.

"He's just a 20-year-old, and he shouldn't be bound by the dogma of the Alliance. Yes, he swiped the data, but I dare to say that some people can't brush up a 57 points even if you give him this opportunity, and the Big Apple is not showing his strength by doing this! ”

"It's a game that couldn't be clearer, and the Big Apple showed people that he has what it takes to be a top-notch scorer, and that he can help his teammates score and grab rebounds while he scores. For such an all-round player, I would like to advise teams that want to make a difference in the offseason not to care about what New Yorkers think, and with your sincerity, maybe the Big Apple will be moved by you! ”

"As for the people who say he can't defend, God, I would say that no one's defense is born to play, and even me, a former failed coach who is fundamentally defense-oriented, can go after the Big Apple like crazy, so why don't you like him? All I can say about the rookie he just won is that he deserves it! (To be continued.) )