On the morning of April 27, 2003, Magic fans got bad news.

The G3 game left Houston with a knee injury aggravated and he won't be able to play tonight.

McGrady was knocked down by a teammate during the game and also suffered a lower back injury.

Fortunately, the Magic officially confirmed that McGrady will still start tonight's game.

Although the series lost its suspense, the fans who bought the tickets were able to see the stars perform, and in general it was not a loss.

McGrady decided to play with an injury, and in an interview before the game, he was still cheering up his teammates:

"If you want to win the championship, you will always have to run into difficulties, now we have to keep the faith!"

Although McGrady, who is known as the "second man" this season, is about to stop in the first round, his performance in this year's playoffs has been recognized by ball critics.

G4 between the two teams turned into a battle of honor, and many sports media also focused on several other games.

On the night of the 27th, at the Waterhouse Center Arena, Magic fans witnessed the most efficient performance of the McGrady series.

Once a player has an injury exposed, the opponent usually throws a heavy punch.

The Knicks had no intention of letting go of the water, and several people on the wing took turns to "take care" of McGrady.

The jump shot was inaccurate, and McGrady could only rely on free throws to score most of the time.

After 47 minutes in G3, the stubborn All-Star guard played another 45 minutes tonight.

At the end of the game, most of the Magic fans stood up and applauded McGrady for his hard work.

He was 7-of-20 from the field, 2-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, 10-of-16 from the free-throw line, and finished with 26 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.

At 110:86, the series score came to 4:0, and the Magic team was finally swept out.

The applause of the fans could not calm the depressed McGrady.

Substituted at the end of the game, McGrady sat on the bench with a towel draped all the time.

Amid comforting voices from Coach Rivers and his teammates, McGrady finally stood up and shook hands with the Knicks players.

Li You was completely fished tonight, and despite scoring 35 points, he only got a double-double of 27 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers.

After 96 years, the two teams met for the first time in the playoffs, which made Magic fans relatively friendly, and there will be cheers for Lee Yoo after the series.

If it is Philadelphia and is swept out of the first round, fans are likely to break the defense early

The Water House Center Arena was still noisy, and the depressed McGrady and Lee You hugged and greeted:

"Congratulations, Bro! You're the better team! ”

The "second person" was obviously still a little unconvinced, and Li You didn't care about the other party's emotions, and immediately entered a state of business blowing:

“Bro！ Keep it up like this, you're the most talented outside player I've ever played with! ”

"Hopefully we can continue to meet in the playoffs next season."

The players exchanged pleasantries, and Houston had a busy offseason and his knee problems were worse than he expected.

Coach D'Antoni, who was slowly walking towards the players' tunnel, was still smiling.

He knew that the best coach across the street didn't approve of his achievements, but he didn't care.

Turning his head to look at Li You, who was taking a photo with the fans, D'Antoni smiled quite smugly, and by the way, he also said to the assistant coach next to him:

"We're going to win the championship!"

This round of the series, China on the other side of the ocean also broadcast two live, and McGrady does not yet know that he has harvested a large number of "posture honey".

Li You has added a lot of "ten-year-old fans", and McGrady has left a deep impression on Chinese fans with his ecstatic calves, beautiful posture, charming sleepy eyes, and "white horse silver gun skin"!

On the 28th, the Knicks coaching staff announced a two-day holiday, and on May 6, the team will usher in the Eastern Conference semifinals G1, sweeping the opponent and getting a lot of rest.

Instead of returning to Manhattan with the team, Lee Woo followed Ivana to Palm Beach for two days.

Part of the family estate was turned into a private club, and Li You paid the membership fee and was visiting the resort for the first time.

At the end of April, the temperature in Palm Beach is approaching 30 degrees.

Li You first followed the two chicks to a nearby golf club in the morning to swing two shots, and in the afternoon chatted with members of the club who were familiar with him and blew X.

The main reason for coming here is to attract some investors to Axes Capital, Ivana knows Li You's purpose, but she doesn't care at all.

In the evening, getting rid of Georgina's little tail and returning to the private suite, Ivana complained twice:

"I know what she thinks, and she has to compare everything with me!"

Li You was looking at the decoration style of the suite at this time, the manor was more luxurious than he imagined, and the taste of some ornaments was closer to Ivana's mother's preferences.

"She's only 20 years old, she can't always worry about children, the equestrian club is very good, we can sponsor her in the future!"

deliberately permed his blonde hair a few waves, took off his earrings, and Ivana, who was wearing a dress, came up again, hugged Li You and took the initiative to say:

"How about we stay here in July?"

Li You inadvertently opened the zipper behind the blonde white rabbit, causing the other party to laugh, and Ivana became more and more turbulent as an adult.

After removing the shackles, Ivana, who had unlocked a lot of knowledge, was not shy, but said in a greasy voice:

"Would you like to experience the special bathroom?"

hugged each other, and in the laughter, Li You quickly hugged Ivana to start the training journey.

On the morning of the 29th, when Li You was still practicing his ball control skills, the NBA league also announced this season's sportsmanship awards:

Team SuperSonic's Ray Allen took the award.

As a good brother of Li You, Ray Allen does not have many personal honors at present, and the biggest gain in the past few years with the Bucks may be the Eastern Conference semifinals.

What made Ray Allen feel depressed was that the semi-finals of that year also suffered a blowing penalty problem

Ray Allen, who received the award, was particularly low-key, and he didn't output with a big mouth, and he saw the Knicks sweep the Magic team to win easily, and his emotions have been a little complicated recently.

The announcement of the MVP award is getting closer and closer, and many sports media have begun to build momentum for Lee You, and ESPN has been blowing it again recently.

Limited by the development of high-level data, data experts can't figure out tricks, so they can only repeatedly emphasize:

"Lee represents the future of basketball!

Fans don't care what the future of basketball looks like, and people prefer to watch TNT's latest shows.

The Knicks' game was nothing to analyze, and the trio took a different approach and began to analyze another championship team, the Lakers.

On the 27th, the Lakers pulled back a city at home, and the series score came to 2:2, and the two sides will play the battle of Tianwang Mountain tonight, and the current performance of the Timberwolves has surprised many people.

In the G3 game, after an overtime between the two sides, the Timberwolves won an away game and successfully regained the initiative in the series.

Although G4 lost, the Lakers did not win easily, 97:102, and the two sides only won the game in the fourth quarter.

O'Neal rebounded strongly, 13-of-26, with a big double-double of 34 points and 23 rebounds, and Bryant continued his sluggish form, scoring 32 points on 7-of-25 shooting.

The "OK" combination played 46 minutes and the other played 47 minutes, and Phil Jackson, who was the main player, was questioned again.

In order to warm up for the night's game, and by the way, rubbing the heat of Li You, the TNT trio compared the data of Li You, McGrady, Kobe, and Iverson.

In the first round of the series, Li You averaged 34.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.3 turnovers per game, and his shooting percentage came to 55.6%.

If it weren't for the G4 hit rate of less than 50%, this round of the series, Excel would be particularly outrageous.

In comparison, McGrady, who was not injured before the injury, has declined in efficiency compared with the regular season, and Iverson and Kobe Bryant have now become "inefficient brushes".

Charles Barkley has changed his tone completely, and he has completely transformed into a reasonable basketball guru, with frequent criticism of the offensive options of two inefficient players on the show:

"Why don't you play smarter? They are not Mai Buckle or Lee, they always want to solve the problem alone. ”

Kenny Smith, as a championship defender, took the initiative to interrupt his partner's words, showing a serious expression, and once again emphasized his point:

"Seeing is also a talent, and not every player can have the passing vision of Lee, Kidd and Nash."

"There aren't many guards in the league who can really play a good pick-and-roll, and you can't ask for these players with Lee, they're not MVPs."

This sounded a little hurtful, and Ernnie Johnson hurriedly took over:

'Kenny has a point, every player has a different style of skill and you can't hold everyone to the same standard.

Charles Barkley is not afraid of offending the players, and continues to output for the sake of traffic:

"That's why Iverson and Kobe couldn't beat Lee!"

"If they define themselves as an All-Star, that's fine, and if they think they're MVPs, they should be even better."

"Don't talk big in front of the media, Kobe Bryant should realize that Shaq is the core of the team and throw away those reckless shots, otherwise you may fall in the first round this year!"

Kenny Smith had no choice but to change the subject, and he was not interested in explaining to the player's agent:

"LeBron James chose to skip college and go into the NBA as a high school student, man, what do you think about that choice?"

Not long ago, LeBron James just held a press conference to announce that he would bring his talent to the NBA, which attracted a lot of attention.

Carmelo Anthony led Syracuse to an NCAA title this year.

Many ball critics thought that James would also choose to prove himself in college now, but they didn't expect this chosen son to participate directly in the draft.

Charles Barkley didn't like the topic when it came to the gifted high school student, he hadn't said enough:

"A rookie in high school? Coming back to this in two years, in the Eastern Conference, rookie players won't be able to break Lee's dominance for years to come! ”

On Thursday, May 1, the NBA announced the Rookie of the Season:

The Knicks' Amare Stoudemire took home the award with 41.39% of the vote.

played 82 games, played an average of 26.8 minutes per game, averaged 12.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.1 blocks and 2.1 turnovers per game;

He averaged 8.5 shots per game and shot 49.4 percent from the field and 5.9 free throws per game and shot 71.2 percent from the free-throw line.

Stoudemire's stats are not impressive among the newcomers, but many media outlets still voted for it.

Yao Ming received another 40 percent of the votes, averaging 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 81.1 percent from the free throw line.

In his rookie season, Yao Ming also played a good performance, and the Chinese media followed suit.

However, for most voting media, the fact that a high school rookie can score in double figures with a championship team means that the talent is exploding.

Although the newcomer can't squeeze out Kurt Thomas's starting spot and is not trusted in the playoffs so far, D'Antoni does have some preferences, otherwise he wouldn't have won the Rookie of the Month award for three consecutive months.

The Knicks have now returned to their daily workouts, with Stoudemire lifting the trophy at the Tarrytown Training Center in the morning and smiling from ear to ear in the afternoon session.

With the Hornets and Pacers currently dead, the coaching staff can only prepare for both.

There is a possibility of a tie-break in this series, and the strength of the two sides is extremely close.

After returning to Manhattan, Lee Woo was preparing for the MVP award ceremony later.

There were so many friends and sponsors invited that the press conference and the gala dinner were simply combined and finally settled in the Rainbow Room on the 65th floor of Rockefeller Center.

With a night view, a traditional dinner, and a small band of 6~8 members, the award ceremony was not in line with tradition, but the NBA league agreed.

At the end of the afternoon training session, everyone congratulated the new winner of the award, Li You looked at the excited Stoudemire, and encouraged again:

"Amare, keep up your current training attitude and don't let down your excellent physical talents!"

Stoudemire nodded in response, and then shouted to the atmosphere group beside him:

"I'm in for a treat tonight, thank you brothers for your support!"

Hearing that they could eat and drink, the atmosphere group was naturally happy, and they cheered again.

Ewing has been very concerned about his old rival recently, and in the G5 game, at 120:90, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves away and successfully got the match point.

Winning is inseparable from Kobe's outburst, and the Timberwolves' ability to respond to the ball is still a little worse.

"The Lakers could make it to the Finals again, and when it comes to the playoffs, it's hard for Western teams to limit their play."

"O'Neal's free-throw shooting percentage has really increased, this guy says he doesn't care, and he has been secretly practicing in the past few years."

Once the four major centers, Ewing is far ahead in the number of championships, and if the Knicks can win the championship this year, the assistant coach can also rub a ring:

"I was able to win championships as a player, as an assistant coach, and I can continue to win championships!"

The Gorillas are currently in a bit of a "Knicks can't live without me" state.

Wearing a training uniform can't hide his round figure, Li You looked at this old teammate, and casually responded to the other party with a reassurance:

"They weren't as good as they thought they would have been, and they had a hard time in the first round."

"Don't worry, no one is our opponent this year, and in the next round, there is a high probability that we will meet the Pacers again, and I like this Eastern Conference semifinals."

Thinking of what happened to Reggie Miller, Ewing also felt that the other party was unlucky, and he was repeatedly rubbed at the end of his career, and if it was him, there was a high probability that he would choose to retire directly.

Grant Hill's singer wife sold a lot of money last year, and is expected to win the championship this season, and Hill's earnings can also rise.

With a few days to go before the semi-finals, Hill also sent out an invitation to everyone at this time:

"Come to me on the weekend, Tamia is going to have a party! There will be some singers that everyone likes! ”

In terms of popularity, Tamiya, who was nominated for a Grammy nomination last year, can overpower Hill, and everyone will naturally not miss the well-known female singer's body.

Artest is quick to speak, he also likes music very much, and when he heard the invitation, he subconsciously said:

"Hill, Tamiya definitely earned more than you last year, and Stranger In My House's single results are so good!"

Grant Hill smiled slightly awkwardly, although he wasn't angry yet, he really couldn't compare to his wife last year.

On the night of the 1st, Philadelphia fans witnessed Kidd's triple-double.

At 113:102, the series score was finally fixed at 4:2, and the Nets eliminated the 76ers and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

With 22 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals and 6 turnovers, Kidd, who played 38 minutes, led the team to a strong promotion with a triple-double performance!

Kenyon Martin scored a team-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, while Jefferson was 8-of-12 and also had 16 points.

The outstanding performance of the three has become the current "Big Three" of the Nets.

The 76ers stopped in the first round, and Coach Larry Brown didn't blame the players anymore, and in an interview after the game, he simply said:

"The Nets are the better team, Kidd activated his teammates with his assists, and they did a great job in this series."

"I want to stay on the team, I know we haven't lived up to the talent and the 76ers championship window is still not closed!"

"If we want to continue to compete for the championship, maybe we should rethink a team-building strategy."

The 76ers' reporters were cold when they heard such comments, although the coach said that he wanted to stay on the team, but in fact he was not optimistic about the team's configuration.

Even if they run away in the summer, everyone will not be surprised, and everyone knows that Iverson and Larry Brown still haven't been able to ease the tension so far.

In this series, Iverson averaged 28.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 2.5 steals and 4.6 turnovers per game;

He averaged 26.3 shots per game while shooting 38.6 percent from the field, 30 percent from three-point range and 74.1 percent from the free throw line.

Compared to his shooting percentage in the early 40 percent of the regular season, Iverson's efficiency has dropped a bit.

The Nets' defense is still very good, and Kidd's scheduling of the ball makes the 76ers' "four guarantees and one" useless.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, Kidd will most likely encounter his old rival Pistons, and he has a great deal of confidence in this series!

After the win, Kidd didn't talk about the rest of the game, but continued to shout for the team:

"Thank you Nets fans for your support, and I hope you will continue to support the team in the following series!"

“.”

In the Western Conference game that night, 85:101, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves at home and successfully advanced, and their opponent in the semifinals will be the Spurs.

Garnett still pulled his hips in key games, 9 of 21, and got 18 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers.

Last season, he was eliminated by Nowitzki's supernatural performance, and this year he faced the defending champions, and in terms of response ball, the tough guy Garnett did not resist.

However, most critics did not criticize Garnett after losing to the Lakers, and the tough guy even received a "one-man and hard-to-stand" evaluation

In this series, Kobe's performance was inconsistent, and it can be regarded as unpredictable.

averaged 31.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.8 turnovers per game in the series;

He averaged 26.3 shots per game while shooting 43.0 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from three-point range and 86.5 percent from the free throw line.

Bryant's efficiency has decreased from the regular season, and the reviews after the win are mixed.

However, after advancing to the Western Conference semifinals, Kobe Bryant was quite confident in an interview after the game, frowning when answering questions, and once again showed his somewhat stubborn attitude:

"Feel free to judge my stats, but the Lakers just won the series."

"I'm going to keep playing in the next games, I'm going to fulfill my promises, the playoffs are my stage, and I promise the fans that we will successfully defend the title this year!"

ESPN has been questioning Bryant's stats in recent seasons.

Data expert Hollinger has repeatedly mentioned Kobe Bryant as an overrated player in his columns, and he even ranked McGrady ahead of Kobe Bryant after the regular season this year.

Kobe Bryant, who desperately needs to prove himself, actually cares about these external evaluations, and ESPN always gossips about his personal life, so the relationship between the two sides will naturally not be harmonious.

The number of shots surpassed O'Neal, and Phil Jackson also supported this:

"I said early on that Kobe Bryant is our outside core, the data doesn't reflect his role, the players trust each other, everyone believes in Kobe!"

'Shaq knows what it takes to win and we're back in shape.'

Compared with the Spurs, who eliminated the Suns 4:1, the Lakers did not show dominance in the first round, but the Los Angeles media was loud, and the Spurs became stuffy at this time.

Popovich has been questioned by the sports media in San Antonio, and naturally he won't say good things about the Lakers in the semifinals.

No. 1 in the West is unexpectedly unexpected, and pundits seem to have forgotten that the Spurs had 60 wins in the regular season.

On Saturday, May 3, the NBA league announced the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the season:

The Knicks' Lee Woo won the award without any suspense!

After Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird, Lee Woo became the fourth player in NBA history to win the MVP three years in a row.

Perhaps it was the propaganda of the major sports media that played a role, and the reporters who held the ballots did not act alone, but obediently voted for Li You.

With 122 first-choice votes, the NBA league also added to the results:

"Congratulations to Clay-Lee for becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history!"

President David Stern was very natural when asked about the poll in an interview:

"The NBA league's awards are objective and fair, with 73 wins, the highest efficiency value in history, and leading the league in many statistics this season, Lee is undoubtedly the best player in the game."

"We couldn't have asked more for him, and he was unanimously elected MVP, which is what he deserved!"

Although many sports media expected such a result, it really witnessed the unanimous MVP, which still made everyone boil.

The Chicago Tribune reporter interviewed Michael Jordan, who recently returned to his "old house" in a low-key manner.

Myke is still fighting with the management of the Wizards, and although he is officially retired, he still hasn't given up on wanting to have a team.

The Wizards failed to realize their management talents, perhaps because they were quite confident in their talents, and McDunk was still working hard for the team.

In an interview, Michael Jordan didn't comment much, but said meaningfully:

"I'm happy to see results like this, there are a lot fewer idiot reporters, which is a good thing for the players!"

“.”

On May 4, several mainstream print outlets in the New York Times used the same front-page headline:

"The only one in history! The NBA is about to enter the era of Clay-Lee! ”

In some columns, five championships were listed in the honors, and after taking out the loan, Lee has tied the two modern basketball GOATs of Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan.

As for the all-time scoring champion Abdul-Jabbar, who holds 6 championships, he has been ignored by everyone, and the reason is very simple, there are too few FMVPs.

For China's sports media, Li You's influence has once again been seen.

Active sponsors seem to have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and Upper Deck can't wait to advertise Lee Woo's collector's edition cards in the offseason.

While congratulating Li You, the hook did not forget to work hard, revealing the grapevine that Li You would get a lifetime contract.

After coming to New York again, in addition to the advertisements of the brands, the most outrageous thing for Chinese media reporters was that Li You's husky also had advertisements

On the night of the 4th, the Rainbow Room on the 65th floor of Rockefeller Center.

The people invited to the banquet were all dressed in formal attire, and unlike previous press conferences, tonight was more like a personal party.

Sponsors, sports media, NBA management, Knicks management, New York City Hall staff, players and families, Lee Woo's friends, plus New York celebrities who love to join in the fun.

About 200 people came to the scene and sat in a circle to talk and laugh with each other.

A reporter from the Wall Street Journal and a reporter from Vanity Fair were also at the scene, and several reporters did not forget to work, except for taking pictures and handing out business cards.

The girls brought by Axes Capital and several cooperative hedge funds with little fabric were even more eye-catching, and the atmosphere became lively after the music sounded.

Before the banquet officially began, David Stern appeared on the small stage next to the band with a smile on his face.

Both of them were dressed in black suits, and seemed satisfied with the atmosphere of the scene, and after everyone quieted down, David Stern held the trophy and said simply:

"It's a pleasure to be able to witness such a historic moment with all of you!"

"The NBA needs a superstar like Lee and we're going to recreate the glory of the early '90s, and I'm sure in the next few years, the league's influence will expand to the world."

"4th career MVP trophy, Lee, this is what you deserve!"

Accepting the trophy casually, Li You had a smile on his face, for him, the trophy was just a collector's item, and the impact it brought was what he wanted to see.

On the other side, Mayor Bloomberg kept clapping his hands on Li You's side, and soon there was a round of applause at the scene:

"Lee changed the basketball culture in New York, and he created a lot of jobs for the city, which greatly eased the pressure on our public finances."

"I like the New York Times that the three things you need to do in the U.S. in the 21st century are to visit the Statue of Liberty, to walk around the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and to see a Knicks game in New York!"

"The city needs a superstar like Lee, and we love to enjoy the win every night at Madison Square Garden!"

"Lee, I hope we can keep winning!"

Li You noticed that there were many people coming to the Elephant Party tonight, and when he saw the billionaire mayor winking at him, he immediately raised the trophy in his hand and said simply:

"Yes, we're going to keep winning! This is my promise to all of you, now, enjoy this wonderful evening! ”

The music became cheerful, and everyone laughed, and the guys who wanted to talk to the beautiful girls at night also began to act.

Milinda and Kim are both wearing black dresses, and at this time they take the initiative to help Li Woo greet the staff of the city hall and the elephant party.

Li You personally greeted sponsors and sports media, and if he was able to get the unanimous MVP, he naturally had to give back to everyone.

After agreeing to a bunch of interviews and gaining a large number of business cards, Li You was finally able to rest for a while, came to the bar, and motioned to get himself a steak.

He hadn't eaten since the afternoon, and when he was waiting, he walked to a place where no one was, and Old Mac and Nacho came over.

From Albuquerque to Manhattan, life has changed dramatically, but Nacho is still the same, helping Bobby with the finishing touches.

The two of them were also dressed in formal attire, and Old Michael drank the cocktail in his hand, glanced at some of the people who had mixed in with the banquet, and whispered:

"Bronshi's gangs and crime syndicates have been active lately, and Kim intends to formally prosecute them, this matter is dangerous!"

The two of them had discussed this matter many times, Li You glanced at Jin who was smiling brightly, and then said seriously:

"If successful, she should be able to get the position of deputy director of the violent crime department of the Confederacy District Attorney's Office."

"In a few years, she will continue to be promoted!"

Nacho also noticed a few gang members, and thinking of his current life, he said indifferently:

"I don't know about hedge funds, but I know that this way of making money is risky, and selling leaves also requires internal response, and the promoted gold can help us."

Li You put his arm around Nacho's shoulder, and the two looked at Old Mac and smiled without saying anything to express their agreement with Kim's choice, insider trading naturally needs someone to escort him.

On the other side, the elder Charles took his eldest son, James Dolan, to call friends, and the father and son were very happy and seemed to have drunk a lot.

When Li You was about to enjoy the steak pad to cushion his stomach, James Dolan's face turned red, and he grabbed Li You and shouted:

"Lee, we have a special gift for you tonight, I promise you'll like it!"

Without waiting for Li You to speak, the MSG staff led a goat wearing a Knicks jersey out.

“GOAT！”

"How? That's what everyone wants! You are the GOAT in basketball history! ”

"I've got you covered with tomorrow's headlines, let's take a photo together!"

The curly-haired boss was quite excited, and he had specially found a beautiful goat with horns.

Li You looked around, but fortunately, no one paid attention to the situation here, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, and he said helplessly:

"I appreciate the kindness! Let's keep this sheep for tomorrow!."

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