NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 229 Unprecedented, four consecutive regular season MVPs
The game between the Thunder and the Spurs went straight to 7 games. The two sides refused to give in to each other, and both won the game at their respective home courts.

On the Thunder side, the battle revolves around the dual-core of Durant and Westbrook, while the Spurs side is still the classic traditional combination of GDP.

Although Duncan is the same age as Garnett and is now 37 years old, he still has a good dominance at the basket. In the first six games, he also had a single game of 27+11 and 22+15. Duncan played as steadily as Mount Tai. Among them, the game between the Spurs and the Thunder came to the seventh game of the series, the tiebreaker.

However, in this crucial tiebreaker that directly determines the outcome, the Spurs still lost to the Thunder slightly.

Without Leonard, the impact on the Spurs' defense is still too great. Don't look at the 12-13 Spurs version of Leonard who can only contribute 11.9 points and 6 rebounds in the regular season, but his average data in the playoffs will Rising to 13.9 points and 9 rebounds, not only is the team's main scoring point second only to Duncan and Parker, but also an important perimeter defensive core and rebounder.

Without Leonard, the Spurs lacked a great weapon against Durant. As a result, Durant showed his prowess in the seventh game, scoring 37 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the Thunder. Defeated the Spurs 113-107 in Game [-] and reached the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive year.

In the game against the Spurs, the Thunder also had a lot of problems. First of all, they lacked Kaman's internal strength. Second, the starting point guard Westbrook tends to have convulsions at critical moments. Durant was speechless about the matter.

After a difficult defeat of the Spurs, the Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals, and their opponent in the Western Conference Finals was their old opponent from last season, the Houston Rockets.

The grievances between the two teams began after Dayao was maliciously stepped on by Perkins last season. Fans of both sides have abused and criticized each other this year.

From the perspective of Rockets fans, if it wasn't for Perkins' malicious stepping and hurting Dayao, they would have won the championship last season, and now they have begun to attack for two consecutive championships.

For the fans of the Thunder, the Rockets who eliminated them in the Western Conference Finals were the enemies that shattered the dream of winning the small city of Oklahoma.

But in the eyes of other people who eat melons other than the two teams, the Rockets vs. Thunder Western Conference Finals match will most likely be a matchup with a big difference in strength between [-] and [-].

Even if the Thunder eliminated the Spurs, a veteran team, not many people are optimistic that they can win the Western Conference Finals.

The current strength gap between the two teams is too great.

Durant's scoring ability is strong, but the Rockets' Wang Chao is only stronger than Durant in scoring.

What's more, the Thunder is no longer the version of last season's Thunder. The new guard OJ Mayo is not far behind Harden in terms of offensive ability, but he doesn't have Harden's ability to organize and connect. , plus Kaman's injury, the Thunder's strength is actually slightly worse than last season.

And what about the rocket?The lineup has not declined in any way compared to last season, and there is one more Kevin Garnett, plus Dayao who has remained healthy throughout the season, how will this game be played?What can the Thunder win?

Looking at the entire league right now, the only one who has a chance to compete with the Rockets is the Miami Heat in the East, and if both sides perform at a normal level, the Heat cannot be the opponent of the Rockets. The Big Three show their power at the same time, and outside shooters such as Ray Allen, Battier, Lewis and others have a chance when they have performed well outside the three-point line.

The East and West finals will start on May 5 and May 19, respectively.

Before the start of the division finals, the league first announced the results of the final award of the season.

The best rookie was not Anthony Davis, the No. 12 pick in 19, but Damian Lillard, who averaged 6 points and [-] rebounds per game.

The best sixth man is JR Smith of the New York Knicks.

Most Improved Player will be Paul George.

The Coach of the Year award went to Rockets head coach Kevin McHale for the second consecutive year.

The results of the selection of the best defensive player are a bit funny. The final winner is the Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, and Marc Gasol has only been selected to the second team of the best defense this season, and he is still in the best defensive team. The defensive first team has two center players, Joakim Noah and Tyson Chandler, which is more dramatic than last season when Chandler was elected as the best defensive player on the second defense.

You selected the two best first-defense centers, but the best defensive player was awarded to the best second-defense center. What is going on?
It is worth mentioning that Wang Chao ranked second in the selection of the best defensive player, second only to Marc Gasol, and the third was LaBron James of the Heat.

In fact, no matter in terms of data performance or the team's overall defensive ability, Wang Chao is no less inferior to Marc Gasol, and even better. After all, Gasol's defense is mainly limited to the basket. In terms of ability, unlike Wang Chao who can defend from the first to the fifth position, the defensive area is so wide.

But unfortunately, many people still have some stereotypes about Wang Chao. After all, Wang Chao's defense in the first few years of his career was not very good. He even defended black holes for two years at the beginning, thanks to his career. In the Suns, which mainly use run-and-gun tactics, they don't pay much attention to the players' defensive ability.

Fortunately, the stereotype of defense has not affected people's perception of Wang Chao's overall strength.

Therefore, in the final award, the regular season MVP voting results, Wang Chao won the first place with an absolute advantage, and won the regular season most valuable player award for the fourth consecutive year.

This time, Wang Chao was still unanimously elected, exactly the same as last season. All the media reporters who participated in the voting gave their first vote to Wang Chao.

After all, although the scoring average has dropped "significantly" compared to last season, the decline in scoring has brought about even more shocking triple-double data and the team's impressive record of 72 wins and 10 losses in the regular season.

Wang Chao's toughness and ability to lead the team no longer need to be proved to anyone. It is a matter of course for people to win the regular season MVP for the fourth consecutive year.

Not to mention the MVP of the regular season, even if it is the championship, it seems that as long as the Rockets can keep all members healthy, it is a certainty. The Western Conference Finals opponent Thunder is nothing to worry about, and the Miami Heat in the East can only create a little difficulty for the Rockets. That's all.

Therefore, the question that many people really care about now is how high will Wang Chao's career eventually reach?
At present, Wang Chao, who has 4 crowns and 4 MVPs, will be 30 years old before the start of next season. Based on the peak period of the career of outside players, Wang Chao should still be in his prime for four to five years.

In these four or five years, can Wang Chao win six championships or win more championships?

If there are only six championships, I am afraid it will be difficult to catch up with the basketball god Jordan. After all, Wang Chao's championship in the Suns does not have a high gold content. Strictly speaking, he can only be counted as the third leader in the Suns. , Nash and Stoudemire are the main core of the Suns.

Therefore, Wang Chao will have to win at least three championships in order to compare with Jordan. Considering the ages of Dayao and Garnett, it is still a little difficult.

As for the possibility of five consecutive regular season MVPs, many people think it is not great. After all, Wang Chao averaged 30+10+10 triple-doubles this season, and the team's record of 72 wins and 10 losses has reached its peak. Unless the team's record can go further this season and break the historical record, even if the Rockets win more than 60 games, they may not consider letting Wang Chao continue to win the regular season MVP. After all, no one wants to create a new team. The appearance of the "god" of the NBA league in the era will only make other stars in the same period very incompetent.

Including the president of the league, Stern, all expect an era of NBA with a hundred flowers blooming instead of a single player. After all, it is not the NBA of the 90s, and there is an urgent need for a superhero like Jordan who can save the world.
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In any case, it is an indisputable fact that Wang Chao has won the regular season MVP for the fourth consecutive year. This also allows him to surpass Larry Bird, who has won the regular season MVP for the fourth consecutive year, and become the first player in history to win the regular season MVP four consecutive times.

A day later, the regular season MVP award ceremony was held at the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets.

The handsome and handsome Wang Chao in a suit took the stage to accept the award from NBA President David Stern, and then delivered his acceptance speech.

This is the fourth time that Wang Chao has delivered his acceptance speech, and he has already said everything he can say in the previous three times, so he can only thank the team, teammates and family members for their support and dedication.

Some things, once you do it more often, you become accustomed to it.

It's the same with winning the regular season MVP, and it's the same with the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.

On May 5, also at the Toyota Center Stadium, home of the Rockets, the first game of the Western Conference Finals began.

The Rockets changed back to the original starting lineup, point guard Wang Chao, shooting guard Butler, small forward Leonard, power forward Garnett and center Yao.

The Thunder's starting lineup is exactly the same as last year, with point guard Westbrook, shooting guard Sabo Sefolosha, small forward Durant, power forward Ibaka, and center Kendrick Perkins.

When the enemies met, they were extremely jealous, especially Dayao, who once again faced Perkins, who was injured and lost the championship due to his malicious stepping in the Western Conference Finals last season, and he wanted to give the opponent his brains.

Dayao didn't choose to shy away from the game because of the opponent's malicious stepping foul. Instead, he frequently asked for the ball in the interior to single-play Perkins, and squeezed into the interior violently for dunks, playing as if O'Neal was possessed.

Perkins, who is only 2 meters tall, can't stand Yao's offense at all, even with Ibaka's assistance.

The current lineup of the Rockets also allows Dayao to attack with all his strength. Anyway, he can just go off the field and rest when he is tired. Without him, the Rockets' offensive rhythm can become faster.

After 6 minutes in the first quarter, Dayao made 6 of 4 shots, 4 of 3 free throws, scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, and then went off to rest contentedly.

In the remaining 6 minutes, Wang Chao led Butler, Leonard, Parsons and other young players to play a fast break against the Thunder.

The Thunder had been battered by Dayao's frequent attacks at the rim, and they had just barely adapted to stabilize the situation. The Rockets changed their formation, and the offensive rhythm was completely different in an instant. Even if the Thunder had Westbrook and Durant , not afraid of any fast-break chaotic battle at all, but he was also rushed for a while, and the slight difference was directly expanded to more than double digits.

In the first quarter of the game, the score of the two teams was 34:22, and the Rockets easily established a 12-point advantage.

"Damn it..." During the break, Durant sat on the bench with a look of unwillingness.

He didn't even figure out what happened, and the inexplicable team was already 12 points behind. This was completely a huge gap in the team's overall strength.

Before the Western Conference finals, they had planned various targeted defensive strategies, but these strategies were completely meaningless when facing the Rockets.

Just like the defense around the front and double-teaming against Dayao, it didn't work at all.

Perkins' footsteps are too slow, not much better than Dayao, how can the effect of going around the front defense be better?
The effect of arranging Ibaka and Perkins to double-team Dayao is also not good. Both of them are only 2 meters tall, which is a huge gap compared with the 08-meter Yao. He needs to lift the basketball high above his head, and the difference in height allows Dayao to easily find the position of his teammates and then pass the ball.

After Dayao has played enough and rests, the Rockets will be even more difficult to target after switching to a small-ball lineup.

The speed of the Rockets is not inferior to the Thunder, especially Wang Chao, who is the point guard, whose speed is comparable to that of Westbrook, whose offensive shooting is more stable than Durant, and his passing assists and vision ability are unmatched and.

"Continuing like this, there is really no chance of winning!"

Durant was already a little impatient, and as soon as he played in the second quarter, he was impatient to take over the ball.

But when he stood outside the three-point line with the ball, he couldn't help but pause slightly.

Because the one standing in front of him at this time is no longer the previous Leonard, but Wang Chao.

Wang Chao actually chose to defend him at this time!

The second best defensive player vote is definitely not for nothing.

Wang Chao is not sure who is stronger now than Leonard who won the best defensive player in the peak period in the future, but at least at this stage, his defense is definitely stronger than Leonard who has not fully grown up of.

This confidence comes from the fact that after years of training, he has achieved a perimeter defense of 90 and a defensive awareness of 87, as well as Wang Chao’s rich experience in using simulated potions many times before the Western Conference finals and confronting Durant in the dream space.

(End of this chapter)