Chapter 232: The Present World
After the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, Chamberlain and Warriors fans felt that the sky had turned blue, and it was not an ordinary double cool!
The subsequent MVP rankings have been even more encouraging for Warriors fans, with a 19-year-old star topping the charts in his first season of career. Even the great Jordan didn't do it in his debut season!
LeBron James? The little emperor is fierce enough, but even now, he is only ranked fifth in the MVP rankings!
Our tomorrow is sunny, and that's the mood of the Warriors fans.
After the MVP rankings were announced, another strong award for the 2007-08 season was announced, which was the NBA's first, second, and third teams.
Kobe Bryant, who had just been named the MVP of the regular season, was rightfully named to the first team, and he also received a top 635 points from five players on the first team, along with Kevin Garnett, Chamberlain, LeBron James and Chris Paul.
Although long before the rankings were released, fans had already seen that Chamberlain would definitely be selected for the center position of the first team - no one did it better than him, whether it was Howard or Yao Ming, and even Garnett and Nowitzki, Duncan, and Stoudemire Jr., these top interior players were all blown up by Chamberlain, of course, sometimes they exploded each other.
But in any case, Chamberlain is the best center forward, active, at this stage.
It's one thing to see each other, it's another thing when this thing really happens, Chamberlain's selection into the first team not only makes American Warriors fans rejoice, but also makes Chamberlain in China even happier, this is the first Chinese to be selected for this lineup, Yao Ming has done the best before, but it is just the third team!
Bryant was named to the First Team for the third year in a row and the fifth time of his career with MVP honors.
Garnett had a second spring with the Green Shirts and led the team back to the league's regular season championship as a central player, being hailed as a savior by Celtics fans as the fourth time in his career that he was named to the All-Star Team of the Year.
James has averaged 30 points per game this season, and he is only the third player in NBA history to average more than 30 points and more than 7 rebounds per game after Oscar Robertson and Jordan. With five players and more than seven assists, James is also the youngest player in NBA history to score 10,000 points, which is the second time he has been named to the First Team.
Paul, who was named to the All-NBA team for the first time, led the Hornets to first place in the Southwest Division and third in the Western Conference, averaging 12 assists and two per game this season. Seven steals, both the league's assist and steal titles, the first time since Stockton in 1992 that a player has won both honors.
In addition to Chamberlain, the youngest on this list is Paul, the 23-year-old Hornets point guard beats the league's top point guards such as Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Jason Kidd, and Billups, and stands alongside the league's top stars Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and LeBron James.
Compared to the happy Warriors fans, the Hornets fans are furious, they think that Kobe Bryant has snatched the MVP trophy that belongs to their beloved Paul, and to be honest, Chamberlain also thinks that this year's MVP trophy is awarded to Paul, not Kobe.
In the eyes of Hornets fans, this first team is just a consolation prize given to them by the league, and Paul deserves more than that, he should also have an MVP, the latter being more important!
But obviously, Kobe Bryant needs an MVP trophy more, since 1996, he has been in the NBA for 12 years, won three championship rings, two scoring titles, cut the second highest score in history, and created countless shocking miracles, but he just never won the MVP!
And Paul? He's just a quasi-rookie who has just entered the third year of the brutal NBA world!
Judging from the data, Paul and Kobe Bryant each win, Kobe Bryant is invincible in scoring, but Paul has done his best in the active position of point guard.
He is the first in 15 years, and the sixth in the NBA's long 62-year history, to average 20+ points and 10+ assists per game in the same season. The names that have preceded him are Oscar Robertson, Magician Elvin Johnson, Isiah "The Smiling Assassin", Tim Hardaway and Archibald, any of whom represent a glorious past in NBA history.
Today, Paul has become a man who can be compared to these men.
Not only that, but he is also the 2007-2008 NBA regular season assist king, steal king, March 2008 NBA Player of the Month, of course, in terms of salary, he is the most efficient and value-for-money player in the current player, his salary this season is only $3.62 million!
Compared with those super wastewood, who played 15 games per season with a salary of more than $20 million every year, George Sheen, the owner of the Hornets who started by building a business school, really had to kneel at the feet of NBA President Stern and shout long live: Without the protection of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, how can he hire such a cost-effective quasi-"MVP" player at the price of the NBA's ordinary blue-collar workers?
The same should kneel down to Stern and the Warriors boss, Chamberlain is more affordable!
Chris Paul's virtues go far beyond the stats: he shows maturity beyond his age when dealing with his teammates, is praised by his teammates who are much older than him, and is respected by others. Polite, humble, selfless...... In the NBA, a world full of drugs, sex scandals, and brawls, he may be the perfect gift God has given to Hornets fans.
What's more, Chris Paul can make his teammates stronger!
Just like the great Steve Billups showed in the Warriors, Tyson Chandler said after the MVP rankings were announced: Paul has proven that he can make all his teammates perform better, and no one in the league does it better than him.
Chandler was reborn in New Orleans this season, while David West erupted in silence, and the root cause of these changes was the 1.83m man standing behind them, Chris Paul.
With Paul's help, West finally found the way to attack that suited him best, while Tyson "The Roaring Giant" Chandler had room to play on the inside. The 23-year-old is like a magic lubricant, so that every part of the Wasp chariot is fully run-in, and every gear is already full of power.
The alliance heroes were horrified to find that in the face of the Hornets' skillful tactical cooperation and lightning-sharp offense, any resistance would be mercilessly twisted into ashes, and a Western upstart was rising in the sky of New Orleans, and the Mavericks experienced this most clearly, they were eliminated by the Hornets not long ago!
The MVP stands for the Most Valuable Player, and there are three criteria for judging it: 1. Lead the team to good results; As the core of the team, the impact should be immediate; 3。 Ability to make teammates better. Therefore, only those who can lead the team to play a good record, or make breakthroughs in all aspects, may be awarded this honorary title with high gold content.
From this point of view, Paul is much more qualified than Kobe, Kobe himself is good enough, but during his own leadership of the team, he has never led the team to play a record that satisfies the fans, and this year with Gasol, he has achieved such an achievement.
But now that the awards have been released, it's pointless to argue about anything, Lakers fans and Hornets fans have begun to fight like crazy, using every forum and BBS to speak for their own stars, and the sports media has continued to fan the flames, and the NBA has filled every corner of the sports world.
In addition, along with the emergence of the first lineup, the second and third lineups were also born.
The Warriors' Steve Billups, the Magic's Howard, the Jazz's Deron Williams, the Spurs' Tim Duncan and the Mavericks' Nowitzki were named to the second team.
The third lineup includes the Spurs' Ginobili, the Rockets' Maddie, the Warriors' Jr. Boozer, the Jazz's Boozer, and the Celtics' Pierce.
It is a pity for Chinese fans that Yao Ming did not enter the first three rounds of the lineup, but fortunately, now there is Chamberlain, and Chamberlain's honor is enough to comfort the fans.
After a day of rest, the Spurs and Warriors began to have a second battle, and with the victory of the first game, the Warriors are now full of confidence, and they feel that the Spurs are nothing more than that, better than the Jazz but not much better, and they will easily win two in a row at the ATT Center.
But reality gave them a slap in the face, and the present world came quickly.
After the start of the first quarter, Duncan won by surprise to steal the ball, and Popovich changed the starting lineup in this game, sending the young and energetic Kent Thomas to the start, and putting the relatively less athletic Oberto on the bench.
As soon as Thomas came on the court, he hit a high jumper, Chamberlain launched a counterattack, and scored a strong shot in the restricted area, followed by Duncan's jumper to add two more points, and the two sides started the game fiercely, and the Warriors chased the Spurs 6-8.
Parker hit the basket in a row, Ellis hit a three-pointer and the Warriors shot consecutive irons, and when the game was about four minutes into the game, the Warriors trailed the Spurs 11-16, and the elder Nelson called a timeout, and the two sides began to rotate the lineup.
Playing again, Billups broke through, the Spurs ignored this, and strongly wrapped Chamberlain, so that the Warriors' offensive rhythm was affected, and the Spurs took the opportunity to attack, Parker made a layup, Holly hit a three-pointer, but the Warriors were very strong on the outside, Billups and West hit the Spurs hoop, and at the end of the first quarter, the Warriors won 26-30 Spurs.
After the start of the second quarter of the game, Chamberlain hit a three-point shot to successfully complete revenge on the Spurs, Duncan felt hot today, hit a high jump shot, and Nelson Sr. and Popovich coincidentally signaled the players to strengthen their defense, and the shooting rate of both teams declined and entered a stalemate.
The Warriors were more rebellious after all, with West leading the way and helping the Warriors take a 36-34 lead over the Spurs after a three-pointer, forcing Popovich to call a timeout.
After the timeout, Billups stole Parker's pass and assisted Chamberlain to beat Duncan to win, and then Duncan took revenge and beat Chamberlain with his back to turn and make a layup, and the two teams began to exchange leads. When Ginobili scored a three-pointer, the two sides were tied at 43.
The Spurs were fully committed to containing Chamberlain, and the Warriors could respond with outside attacks at the beginning, but as the outside felt colder, the Spurs took the opportunity to take the initiative, and at the end of the first half, the Spurs took the lead 54-45. For the entire second quarter, the Warriors shot 39 percent from the field and the Spurs 44 percent.
After the start of the second half, Jackson beat Finley to score, Billups hit a three-pointer, the Warriors chased five points in a row and looked like they were back in the limelight, Parker broke through to help the Spurs stabilize the situation, Duncan scored a second time, and the Warriors followed the Spurs 52-60.
Because of the strengthening of defense, the offense of both teams was a little stagnant, Billups assisted Chamberlain to dunk it, and West, who appeared again, suddenly felt a cramp and hit three three-pointers in a row, and the Warriors played an 11-0 small ****, which scared the Spurs fans in the ATT center into despair!
Duncan played strongly, Parker and Ginobili began to break through from the outside, the Warriors' defense had problems, the house leak happened to rain overnight, Chamberlain was physically exhausted, and Nelson Sr. had to replace him, and then the two sides fought to a 62-all tie.
Fortunately, West continued his cramping touch, he continued to hit three-pointers, then broke through dunks to add two more points, Duncan responded with four straight points, and the Warriors maintained the lead, and the third quarter ended with the Warriors 72-69 Spurs.
After the start of the final quarter, Chamberlain was still sitting on the bench, and Billups did as Nelson Sr. instructed to help West be the main point of attack for the Warriors.
The Spurs sent Bowen to the strongest defensive player to get close to West, both sides did not shoot high, Parker hit one of two free throws, Evans forced a strong shot to open up the situation for both teams, and then Billups and Jackson connected with the air, the latter dunked, Duncan scored four points in a row again, and the Spurs took the lead, albeit only by one point.
With only eight minutes left in the game, Nelson Sr. finally brought Chamberlain on the court, and Duncan was on the spot, grabbing the rebound and causing Chamberlain to foul him, leading the Spurs' offense and helping the team lead all the way.
At the end of the game, the two star guards of the two teams started to score points, Billups made a shot, Parker scored a layup, Billups hit a three-point shot, Parker burst into the basket to score 2+1, the game became more and more exciting, and the two teams tied at 85.
With 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Warriors called a timeout, and after the timeout, West scored a layup with just three seconds to go. Ginobili broke through, causing Billups to foul, the latter made one of two free throws, Chamberlain grabbed the rebound and called a timeout, after the timeout, the Warriors' attack failed, Billups fouled Ginobili, the latter played 2+1, at this time there were 5 seconds left in the game, and the Warriors trailed by two points at 87-89.