Chapter 301: Advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with your head held high
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The award, voted on by 129 sports journalists and TV commentators from the U.S. and Canada, became the first award to be the MVP of the regular season this season.
The NBA All-NBA Team was established in the 1946-1947 season, and since 1988 onwards, the first and second teams have been supplemented by a third team of five players each, forming a total of 15 players, as a recognition of the most outstanding player in each season.
Each time they are selected into the first team, they are awarded 5 points, the second team is worth 3 points, and the third team is worth 1 point.
But it is not easy for Lin Sen to get into the first team, because it is too difficult to get into the first team as a defender, and the best team selection of guards can not be divided into scoring or organization, so it is not uncommon for the first team to have two scoring guards or two organizational guards.
At the guard position this season, the Phoenix Suns' Steve. Nash, like Linson, is the favorite for the MVP of the regular season, and Nash is the assist king.
In addition to Nash, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Bryant is not only the leading scorer, but also one of the most popular superstars in the league, and it is almost impossible to make the All-Star team.
Coupled with the Houston Rockets' Maddy and the Washington Wizards' Arenas, Linson was not favored to make the All-NBA first team before, and even Orlan Multimedia was pessimistic about the issue.
When the awards came out, as everyone imagined, Linson didn't make the All-NBA first team with his regular season and playoff performances.
On the guard line, Kobe Bryant. Bryant won his second scoring title in a row. He averaged a game-high 31.6 points and 5.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists this season. In the end, he received 128 first-team votes and one second-team vote, scoring 643 points and ranking first in the back line.
He averaged a career-high 11.6 assists per game in the regular season. once again won the league's assist crown and became the first player in the league since "Magic" Johnson in the 90-91 season to average at least 18 points (18.6 points) and 11 assists per game in a single season.
Coupled with an excellent record of leading the Suns to second place in the West, and successfully leading the team to the Western Conference semifinals, Steve. Nash received 107 first-team votes and 22 second-team votes to finish second on the guard line with 601 points.
And the triumphant of the regular season and the disappointment of the playoffs of the German king Dirk. Nowitzki was named to the first team for the third time in a row.
Considered by the majority of media experts to be the most able to restrain hatred and Spurs master Shi Fertim. Duncan is selected to the first team for the ninth consecutive time, and this season "Shi Fo" can still steadily average 20 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game for the Spurs, of which his total points of 1599 this season is a personal high since the 02-03 season (1884 points).
The most incredible thing is that. Houston Rockets Chinese center Yao Ming, who was originally favored to enter the first team, did not make it to the first team with an average of 25 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.96 blocks per game, but was squeezed into the second team by Steve Nash's teammate Amare Stoudemire, who averaged 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
Rookie Linson, who was hot in the regular season and playoffs, received 24 first votes, 47 second and 38 third-team votes, and finally scored 299 points, second to Kobe Bryant and Nash, and ranked third in the overall score of the guard line.
Joining Lin Sen on the second team are Yao Ming and Maddie, as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers' little emperor LeBron. James and Toronto Raptors' Chris. Bosh.
The player selected for the third team is: Dwyane of the Heat. Wade, Arenas of the Wizards, Cameron of the Nuggets. Anthony, Linson's former teammate Kevin of the Timberwolves. Garnett and Linson's teammate Dwight D. Howard.
The All-Team selection also made Orlan Multimedia not have much confidence that Linson won the regular season MVP from Nowitzki and Nash.
The fifth game of the Orlando Magic against the Chicago Bulls undoubtedly became a chance for Linson to reap the favor of voters.
On this day, the Detroit Pistons, who led 2-1 in the other semifinal game in the East, continued to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, and the Cavaliers were not seen to stage a counterattack again.
But this time LeBron. James did not receive a huge controversy like after the last game, James scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists in the quasi-triple-double data, especially when the first three quarters were poor, Zuihou scored 13 points in the first quarter to help the team beat the Pistons 91-87, and the overall score was 2-2.
Gibson scored a career-high 21 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 12-of-7 free throws off the bench, becoming James' biggest helper.
"That's a good result, isn't it?" Stan. Van Gundy laughed and said he wasn't willing to play against the Detroit Pistons. Compared with the Pistons, the overall lineup thickness and strength of the Cavaliers are significantly worse, even if the Pistons are missing the interior pillar. Wallace's defensive ability is also not something that the current Magic can challenge casually. The Cavaliers are undoubtedly a lot worse by comparison, so Van Gundy would love to see the Cavaliers win.
"But it's only 2-2 at the moment, and Detroit will be back at home in the next game, it's hard to say, but no matter who we play against, we're going to fight to the end." Lin Sen shook his fist.
"Yes, fight to the end." Howard yelled along.
After watching the game between the Cavaliers and Pistons, the Magic team did not leave, but continued to watch another highlight game: the San Antonio Spurs host the Phoenix Suns.
"It's no surprise that San Antonio is in the finals this year, and if we get lucky enough to make it to the finals, I feel terrible, especially for you Dwight and Darko." Stan. Van Gundy said, looking at the TV screen.
On the screen, Duncan beat the newly selected first team into a sieve, completely showing that the Suns' defense is nothing, and more importantly, Ginobili, who only scored 14 points in the first two games, scored 14 points in the third quarter of the two sides.
In the end, Duncan Howe scored a terrifying double-double of 33 points and 19 rebounds, plus Ginobili with 24 points, and the Spurs defeated the Suns 108-101 at home, bringing the overall score to 2-1.
And the regular season MVP favorite, Nash, who has just been selected to the best team, although he scored a quasi-triple-double, did not perform well, after all, the Suns are now behind the total score and the Magic are leading 3:1.
The Magic and Bulls Zuihou game also made Magic fans and Orlan Multimedia look forward to it, and they expect Linson to lead the Magic to the Eastern Conference Finals while playing a dominant stat to get votes for Zuihou's selection.
"Weishenme can't be Wood. Forest? "Charles who has the right to vote. Barkley said this before the Magic and Bulls game.
"I'm 100 percent going to vote for him, not just because I'm a die-hard Wood fan, but because he's worth it, so I'm going to vote for him, I can't think of how many rookies in league history can do this, even if MJ is a rookie, he can't do this, let me think about what he was doing at the time? He's also made the playoffs but won just one, and Wood is on the verge of leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals and maybe even further. ”
"The recognition of Xiexie Charles, it is already a great honor for me to be selected to be selected to the second team of the year, and it would be incredible to be able to win the regular season MVP, at least I don't think I can get it this year, otherwise the pigs will fly in the air." Lin Sen said in an interview before the game, "This season is my rookie season, I know that college and the NBA are two different stages, so I practice very hard and don't spend my time elsewhere as many people think, so I can't play at a high level, I hope everyone can see my efforts, I won't stop working hard because of this, I will continue to work hard for tonight's game." ”
"Wood, he's supposed to be the MVP, he's leading us forward, don't you see my progress, man?"
"Progress?"
Howard smiled awkwardly, "Data progress? I'm 20+10, it's all Wood's work, he can make us better, we're going to the Eastern Conference Finals, shouldn't he be Howard? Of course, I would be sorry for him if he didn't get it this year, and I'm sure he'll have a chance in the future, because he's a natural MVP. ”
And the Magic's teammates Chicago Bulls also swore before the game that the game is not over yet, and everything is still possible, but everyone knows that it is almost impossible for them to reverse the promotion, and it is more likely to fight for their dignity.
After the game began, Linson played as everyone expected, shooting two 3-pointers in the first quarter and delivering 6 assists to perfectly revitalize the whole team, directly suppressing the belief in the heart of the Chicago Bulls, who fought for dignity.
At halftime, Linson contributed a double-double of 13 points and 11 assists to help the Magic lead by 18 points at 62:44.
After the start of the second half, Linson hit four goals in the first five minutes and handed out three assists, which directly helped the Magic to play a wave of 22:8 attack in five minutes, completely shattering the Bulls' desire to do a fight for dignity in one fell swoop.
With four minutes left in the third quarter, Linson sat on the court and did not play again until the end of the game.
Linson, who only played 28 minutes in the game, led the Magic to defeat the Bulls with a super double of 24 points and 17 assists and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a total score of 4:1. (To be continued......)