NBA villain

Chapter 800
In the Western Conference game, except for the one-sided game between the Warriors and the Hornets, the rest of the games were still anxious and suspenseful.

By the end of April, the Warriors and the Hornets had a fourth game.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Hornets 107 to 101 and swept to the second round.

Chris Paul paid his tuition for his first playoff game. When he left the court, his face was full of loss and sadness. No one wants the team to fail, especially a player as proud as he is.

"They have done a good job. This is a group of very talented young people, Chris, David, Yi Jianlian, these players are all full of talent, what they lack is experience and precipitation." Montgomery said after the game At the press conference, the Hornets were highly praised.

On the contrary, when Byron faced the topic of evaluating his old club, he unceremoniously pointed out the problems of the Hornets, "Their lineup is not deep enough, and there is a big problem in the connection between the first and second teams. It was not obvious during the regular season. In the playoffs, it's a deadly problem, you can't rely on Chris Paul to play like this for 48 minutes or play like this every game."

The fans of the Hornets were immediately unconvinced, and some were also very dissatisfied with Byron's attitude. After all, he was also a general of the Hornets back then. How could he say that about his predecessor?

The media in China and the United States are chasing after Yang Di and Yi Jianlian for interviews. The American media especially hope that Yang Di can comment on Chris Paul or other rookie American players, while the Chinese media especially hope to see To Yang Di's comments on Yi Jianlian's pertinent words as a senior.

Yang Di met everyone's needs and answered all questions slowly.

"UA has done a good job. He played the same position as me in the national team, but the position in the NBA is not the same, but he still adapts to his new role very well. He can shoot three shots. He can score points, grab rebounds and block other players. What he needs to do is not to increase his confrontation ability, but to better cooperate with his teammates and do the right thing in the right place and position. Chris Paul is a A top passer, of course, and he's done a very good job of that."

There was a lot of disturbance, and after the curtain ended, the entire Warriors team left New Orleans without haste.

In other games, the Rockets still played Tianwangshan with the Jazz. The Spurs led the Suns 3-2, and the Lakers led the Mavericks 3-2.

At the beginning, the Lakers were also expected to be a team that could easily enter the next round, but unexpectedly, the Lakers were just fighting against the Mavericks. Nowitzki, Terry and other cowboys broke out and shot crazy outside shots. He also won two games, but in Tianwangshan, unfortunately, he still lost.

In the East, the Magic became the first team in the league to qualify after the Warriors. The Magic 4-1 the Raptors. After O'Neal left, they successfully entered the second round.

The performance of young player Dwight Howard is amazing.

Playing against the Raptors, he had two consecutive "20+20" games, 25+22 in the first game, 29+20 in the second game, and then in the fifth game to end the Raptors, Howard scored 21+21 again. 5 games, 3 games of "20+20", such a performance, even Yang Di has never done it.

The American media suddenly went crazy. Howard's performance in the playoffs was the same as that of Yang Di in the previous two years. The route he took was not far from Yang Di's. , It's just making people happy.

That is, after this round of playoffs, Howard has countless fans, and the title of "Warcraft" is even louder, and he is even considered to be a player of the same level as Yang Di and James.

Howard is also full of confidence, saying that he will launch a strong impact on the championship this season.

Then the league announced the Most Improved Player, which was given to Turkoglu of the Magic.

Turkoglu's average data last season was only 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists. This season, the Turk's data has skyrocketed in his eighth year in the NBA.

He started 82 regular-season games and averaged 19.5 points, nearly eight more than his career average, along with 8 rebounds and 5.7 assists.In addition, the shooting percentage of 5.0% is also a career high, and there are as many as 45.6% of the three-pointers and 40% of the free throws.With his stable performance, Turkoglu has also won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award twice this season.

Yang Di smiled, thinking that at least half of the honorary award should go to Howard and the other half to Van Gundy, but this is how the league awards are judged. The data is not the specific actual effect. The entire league is a data-driven league. The media , Players, fans are chasing something.

The best coach was given to Montgomery. The Warriors scored a jaw-dropping 68 wins, breaking the record in team history, and tied for fifth in league history.

In terms of wins, it should actually be fourth, but the Philadelphia 4ers in the 66-67 season only played 76 games, 81 wins and 68 losses, ranking ahead of the Warriors and Celtics in terms of winning percentage.

Earlier on April 4, the league presented Montgomery with an award.

In this selection, Scott received 458 points, including 70 first-place votes, and 125 voters, including journalists and TV hosts from the United States and Canada.

Celtics coach Rivers ranked second with 242 points, and Lakers coach Phil Jackson ranked third with 193 points.

After winning the award, Montgomery immediately delivered his acceptance speech: "First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Chris Cohan (the owner of the Warriors) for giving me this opportunity four years ago. This position keeps improving. Also, I would like to thank Chris Mullin, our general manager, for working with him for taking a lot of pressure off of me and bringing us a lot of great players. I would like to thank The entire coaching staff, they're the best coaching staff in the NBA. I've learned a lot from working with them."

"Most importantly, I want to thank my players. They are so good. I have always said that the coach is just a guide. The key to what can really be played on the court is the players themselves. They have played the best record in history. I'm so proud of them!"

The first round is over.

In the end, the Magic, Pistons, Cavaliers, and Celtics qualified in the East, while the Warriors, Jazz, Lakers, and Spurs qualified in the West.

The Rockets actually lost to the Jazz in the tie-breaker. It was still the same team. The Rockets even strengthened their lineup, but the result was not as good as last season. The Jazz restrained the Rockets, and the Rockets might not lose against the Spurs. Playing jazz is particularly difficult.

Yao Ming still scored 27.1 points and 11 rebounds without a solution, but he was unable to lead the team to victory. What is the problem with the "Big Three" will become a consideration for the entire offseason in Houston.

(End of this chapter)