After two days of rest, on April 26, the day came for the Clippers to host the Mavericks.

This morning, the league announced three regular season individual awards.

The Most Improved Award, won by Maddy, increased from an average of 15.4 points, 6.3 boards, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game last season to an average of 16.9 points, 7.5 boards, 8.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 2 blocks per game, and the shooting rate increased from 45.1% to 46.9%, and the three-point shooting rate increased from 27.7% to 38.6%.

After getting the core treatment of the outside, Maddie improved in all aspects, and the magnitude was much higher than last summer.

Maddie's 7-year, $86 million contract, which was originally evaluated, was the next Brian Grant, the same contract as a dime.

But now, the Magic's contract with a maximum salary is being evaluated for blood.

However, Maddie's winning the Most Progress Award is something that people have long expected, compared to this, Duncan beat Nowitzki to rank fifth in the Most Progress Award, and the topic is even higher.

Duncan suffered a devastating injury, although the bounce height and average speed had little impact, but the starting speed, bounce speed, and explosive power have declined very significantly.

However, his performance has improved instead of falling, from 23.2 points, 12.4 boards, 3.2 assists and 2.2 blocks per game last season to 26 points, 12.5 boards, 3.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage has increased from 49.9% to 50.8%.

The only regression was the free throws, which shot 59.9% from the free-throw line, falling to the same level as the Big Sharks, averaging 8.5 free throws per game and only hitting 5.1 shots.

Best Sixth Man, 76ers' Aaron McGee won the award over Tim Thomas of the Bucks, Aaron McGee averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, stable offense, 47% shooting, defensive line, and is the true core of the 76ers' organization.

Best Rookie Award, Li Ao was unanimously elected with 115 votes.

There is no such thing as 'I thought everyone would vote for him, so I chose the one I liked'.

He averaged 25.3 points per game, and although the media began to attack him for scoring points in the past few days, Mike Miller, the second scoring rookie in this year, averaged 12.9 points per game, and Kenyon Martin, who ranked third, averaged 12 points per game, and the two combined were not as tall as him.

Li Ao successfully became the 5th unanimously voted best rookie in NBA history!

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Whether the best rookie won the award unanimously or not, this Li Ao didn't care, but he was unanimously voted, of course he was even happier.

Unfortunately, the unanimous vote for the best rookie doesn't seem to be uncommon in the system's decision, after all, there are already 4 in front of them, and there are no achievement rewards.

But it doesn't matter, he won all the Rookie of the Month awards, was elected Rookie of the Year, and the task of 'Best Rookie' was completed, with a total of 32,000 achievement points.

plus the 20,000 achievement points of the Best Rookie award itself, a total of 52,000 achievement points, plus the previous 139,000, finally broke 200,000 again!

Don't worry about it this summer! Training tasks are wide open and training with maximum efficiency!

In an interview at noon, in the face of the reporter's question of 'winning the best rookie award', Li Ao replied:

"It's thanks to my coach and my teammates, without whom I would have lost at least 10 points per game.

I have Lamar, Greg, Earl, Blaven, these four point guards with excellent passing, Jermaine and Corey, when they don't have good scoring opportunities inside, the first thing that comes to mind is to pass the ball to me, they trust me and always pass the ball to me, so I have so many shooting opportunities.

This kind of good thing is something that other rookies can't envy.

I heard that the Warriors refused to trade the Grizzlies with the second pick for Hughes, thank you so much to the Warriors management, Bay Area fans don't have to regret that I couldn't go to your city to play, Los Angeles is very close to the Bay Area, the highway is so developed, and it's the same ......to come here to watch the game."

Fans saw the interview video of Spider-Man and felt that what was said earlier was quite right.

Even Clippers fans think their Spider-Man rookie season was a bit of luck.

The rest of the Clippers are like helpers for Spider-Man.

Greg Anthony, who has a lot of experience and a solid style of play, comes on in the starting stage and can distribute the ball well.

Odom, who can play inside and out, is the top in organizing offense, proficient in singles and off-ball strategies, and can also score, grab boards, and defend and counterattack.

Boykins is sharp on the counter-attack, his super-fast pace, always able to attract most of the opponent's attention on the counter-attack, and he has excellent vision on fast movement and is willing to pass the ball.

Brevine Knight, who is as good an offense as Kidd and Stockton.

Wing pitchers, Big Q, Matt Harplin, and Piakowski, can help Spider-Man show his playmaking ability.

Margeti, in the minds of Los Angeles fans, is the luxury version of Sam Clancy of the Trojans, playing basically the same as Sam Clancy, and smarter and more physical, the key is to have an 80% free throw shooting rate, Artest, who is quite physically fit, has a free throw shooting percentage of 6 words.

On the inside, O'Neal Jr., who averages 3.9 offensive rebounds per game, allows Spider-Man to play with confidence.

With an average of 22.4 shots per game and 9.4 hits per game, Spider-Man, as a rookie, ranks third on the list of iron per game, more iron than Anthony Walker and Jamison.

Only Iverson, who averages 14.8 irons per game, and Stackhouse, who averages 14.4 irons per game, can press him.

is not only the adaptation of teammates, but also the construction of the offensive system of the Clippers coaching staff, which is also centered on creating iron for Spider-Man...... Create shooting opportunities to build.

This is also Li Ao's performance is quite recognized, his leading record is praised, and his leadership ability is praised...... But the reason why the ability of the individual to attack is questioned.

Clippers fans are very satisfied with Spider-Man's acceptance speech that he has a clear understanding of his abilities and is full of gratitude to his teammates.

But satisfaction is satisfaction, and fans feel weird when they watch the first half of the interview.

Seeing that Spider-Man broke his mouth and couldn't help but start hurting people, not only Clippers fans, but also Grizzlies, Lakers, and Warriors fans felt comfortable.

It's been a long time, and they haven't been damaged by Spider-Man, and they're not used to it.

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At 8 p.m., the Clippers' home game against the Mavericks began.

When the match began, Gentry was glad that their side had not been careless after the infighting on the other side.

The opponent's starting lineup played harder!

The Mavericks were 'unanimous to the outside', and Juwan Howard said that without him, the team couldn't win the game, and they were going to win to the newcomer!

Nowitzki, who has such a good temper, couldn't be angry, and said in an interview today: "Before he came, we were already first in the division and second in the west. ”

Nelson Sr. did more ruthlessly than people thought, sending Juwan Howard to play for a few minutes at the end of the first quarter, and after seeing this bench play blindly, he didn't get a chance to play for a minute in the next three quarters.

The Mavericks were very excited to prove that they could beat the Clippers without Juwan Howard, and they played very well, even if they were tossed by Juwan Howard for 3 minutes in the first quarter, they still only trailed the Clippers by 3 points at 19-22.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks scored 18-12 in the first half of the quarter, 37-34 ahead of the Clippers by three points.

However, the Mavericks are not continuing enough!

On the Clippers' side, when Odom was missing, the Clippers lost wave after wave, even without Margety, a forward attacker, the strength of the Clippers could plummet.

What's more, the Mavericks are missing a 15+ scorer per game.

This was replaced by Kristen Leitner, Hubert Davis, and Calvin Booth, who averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists per game before being traded.

Of course, this deal is a boost for the Mavericks, taking 3 change for a star-level player who averages 18 points per game, regardless of salary, is definitely earned.

But Juwan Howard was dropped, and the Mavericks' offensive continuity collapsed!

The Clippers went 12-9 in the second half of the second quarter to tie the Mavericks at halftime, 46-46!

The Clippers seized the opportunity and played an 18-15 score in the third quarter, and in the face of the Mavericks' weak counterattack in the final quarter, the Clippers firmly suppressed 23-20.

At 10:25 p.m., the final whistle blew.

The Staples Center burst into cheers!

Li Ao had 14 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, Odom 13 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists, O'Neal Jr. 15 points, 15 boards and 3 blocks, Margety 12 points, and Matt Harprin 11 points...... The Clippers scored in double figures with five players to beat the Mavericks 87-81.

The big score is 2-1, and the Clippers get the match point!

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4 of 13 shots, plus 6 of 6 free throws to score 14 points, G3 won, but Li Ao personally played his scalp numb.

As the playoffs progressed, he felt the qualitative difference between the playoffs and the regular season.

If you don't agree with the defense, it's really effective!

Nelson Sr. abandoned Juwan Howard, and the Mavericks' offensive continuity really plummeted, and they couldn't explode a single quarter of 30+ at every turn like before.

But defensive players such as Edondo Nahoola, Greg Buckner, Lloy Ott, Mark Bryant and Vernon Maxwell were given more playing time.

Especially Vernon Maxwell, the defensive stalwart who made Drexler willing to give up the shooting guard position...... No, it's a bandit, which gives Li Ao a headache when he attacks.

Luckily, they did a better job defensively!

Li Ao didn't have many blocks tonight, but he, along with O'Neal Jr. and Matt Harprin, locked up the Mavericks' basket scores, and only 16 of the Mavericks' 81 points were basket scores, accounting for less than 20%.

Getting the match point sounds very good, but in the first round of 5 games and 3 wins, 2-1 to get the match point, it may also be directly wiped out by the opponent with two consecutive wins.

With the experience of a certain No. 1 player who did not want to be named in the original time and space, Li Ao did not think about the next round of opponents.

He can talk nonsense, but he has always been steady in his work.

Just like he developed back play and changed to other rookies, after he practiced back play for a month, he may 'show progress' in the game, start a wave of iron play, and take the initiative to meet the rookie wall.

But he was stunned until he was close to a good level, and he dared to fight in garbage time, playing with his back in regular time, and also picking opponents and opposing players.

In the afternoon of the next day, in preparation training, in 3 hours, he mentioned 60 times to 'be careful of being overturned'.

That is, his mouth has always been broken, and he gives his teammates the impression that 'my boss is too cautious', and his teammates have resistance, otherwise they will be annoyed to death.

Li Ao took the trouble to break his thoughts, and the impetuous atmosphere that appeared after the team took a 2-1 lead was forcibly destroyed by him.

On April 28, the NBA officially announced the MVP, Best Defensive Player, and Moral Fashion Awards.

Iverson received 85 of the 115 first-place votes and won the regular season MVP with 34.1 percent of the total scores, leading by a wide margin, scoring 50 percent more than Duncan.

Defensive Player of the Year, unlike the MVP scoring system, which was voted by 115 voters, Mutombo received 45 votes, more than the 21 votes of Duncan in second place and the 20 votes of Garnett in third place combined.

Li Ao saw the voting results and complained wildly - said that the good Spider-Man is popular?

In terms of MVP, there was not a single first-place vote, and the total score was 45 points, ranking 10th.

This year, the votes were concentrated, with Iverson, Duncan, O'Neill, and Webb accounting for the majority of the votes on ballots 1-5, and the first ballot was concentrated on the four of them.

The total number of players who received the votes was only 12.

Although the number of votes does not match the title of 'favorite', it is 6 points higher than Snake next door.

And, there was a surprise - the best defensive player got 4 votes and came in 8th!

This can be regarded as a double candidate for MVP+DPOY, right?

At 8 p.m., the Clippers hosted Game 4 against the Mavericks.

Both teams had already felt the stumbling defense, and both teams did not score 20 points in the first quarter, and the Mavericks led the Clippers by two points 16-14 into the second quarter.

Unlike the past two games, this time the Mavericks didn't try to play offense in the second quarter and continued to stumble defensively.

The Clippers are good at playing defense, and they are not afraid of the opponent's adjustment, and continue to stumble, playing a score of 18-17, chasing the score to 32-33 at halftime, narrowing the gap by one point.

When the game came to this, not to mention the players who received the pitchers and ate cakes, even Finley, Nash, Odom, Boikins, Margeti and other offensive points with the ball, and the shooting opportunities were very poor.

At this time, two people are very important!

Spider-Man and the Silverhorn King!

The scorers of both teams have a bad chance to shoot, and the feeling is also lost in the mutual consumption, since they are all strong shots, it is natural to find the one who is best at receiving the pot.

The two met for the first time in the playoffs, and Spider-Man won!

Li Ao scored eight points on 3-of-8 shooting in the third quarter, plus 2-of-2 free throws, and he seized the opportunity to make two mid-range shots when Nash and Finley switched defenses, plus a cut-in hook, and scored three goals.

Nowitzki's luck was not so good, it was Spider-Man, the Left Devil, and one of the captains who defended him, and it was one of these three who changed the defense to defend him, he shot decisively and fearlessly, but he scored a three-pointer in 1 of 6 in a single quarter, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 5 points.

Under the leadership of Li Ao, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 20-16 in the third quarter and overtook the Mavericks by 3 points at 52-49!

In the final quarter, the two teams continued to defend, believing that their players could shoot, but the players on both sides played like crazy......

At 10:22 p.m., the Mavericks' last attack, with only 11 seconds left, Nash missed a single three-point shot under the defense of Big Q, and veteran Lloy Ott rushed to grab an offensive rebound and passed to Nowitzki, but Nowitzki received the ball and was stuck by Matt Harprin, and the strong three-point shot still missed.

O'Neal Jr. protected the defensive rebound, and the Mavericks didn't have time to foul, and the final whistle sounded.

The final quarter score is 15-15! The Mavericks failed to equalize, and the Clippers narrowly defeated the Mavericks 67-64 to advance to the second round 3-1!

In the third quarter, he scored 8 points in a single quarter, and Li Ao only scored 16 points on 6-of-21 shooting.

In four games, he scored 24, 25, 14, and 16 points, which was only one point away from the series average of 20 points per game, and he was a little distracted.

But, win!

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao excitedly cheered and celebrated with his teammates, and the fans at the scene were even more excited, and the team reached the second round for the first time in history!

On the other side, Nash, who scored 14 points tonight, and Nowitzki, who scored a game-high 17 points, leaned together, and the two looked at the unreliable boss in unison.

The Silver Horn King said, "Steve, we should make a change. ”

The Son of the Wind nodded: "Next season, we'll do it ourselves!" ”

Ask for a commuter pass!

(End of chapter)