against the front

Chapter 140
"Hi, Yan, good morning, did you watch the Bulls-Celtics game last night?"

"Look, it's a pity, it's just a little bit worse."

"Yeah, it's really a pity."

In the early morning of May 2009, 5, the kings who had finished the first round of the series, after a short rest for a day, were about to engage in intense training again, because the opponents they were going to face next would be It is the Dallas Mavericks whose overall strength is not weaker than the Nuggets at all, and because the team boss Dirk Nowitzki has stronger personal strength, the Mavericks are much more of a threat to the King than the Nuggets .

Woke up early in the morning, made a little breakfast at home, ate a couple of casual bites, and then came to Yanhua of the team. After walking into the locker room, I saw Dante Green who had finished changing his clothes, and Dante -The first words Green and Yan Hua said were the tiebreaker between the Bulls and the Celtics last night.

This year is not a big draft year, but this year has staged a grand event that has not even been seen in a recognized draft year. As the No. 30 pick this season, Derrick Rose led the The Chicago Bulls entered the playoffs and scored 10+5+[-] in their playoff debut, leading the seventh Bulls in the Western Conference, defeating the defending champion in an away game, and ranking second in the Eastern Conference this season Celts.

As the No. 12 pick, Yan Hua led the Kings to the playoffs in an extremely difficult situation at the end of the regular season when the team boss was reimbursed due to injury. In the first playoff game, Yan Hua scored 30+20, leading the Kings to overthrow the Nuggets, who are second in the Western Conference.

In the rookie season, he led the team to the playoffs as a core player, which is rare in the entire history of the NBA, but in the first game of the playoffs, he was able to play such a crazy performance, It is even rarer, so the crazy performance of Yan Hua and Derek Rose in the first game of the playoffs also made many media excited. Jordan is compared to Hakeem Olajuwon.

Correspondingly, the Bulls and the Celtics, the Kings and the Nuggets, these two rounds of the series have also become the most popular and the most watched games among all eight matchups in the playoffs this season. The Nuggets play at home against the Kings , the Celtics played against the Bulls at home in the two Tianwangshan battles, and even created the highest ratings record for this season's playoffs so far.

Under the eager expectation of audiences and media across the United States, the king who won the battle of Tianwangshan took the lead in performing a miracle. After six games, the Nuggets were eliminated, and the Bulls who lost the battle of Tianwangshan also followed Tenaciously pulled back a round in the game, dragging the series into the tiebreaker.

Because of preparations for the conference semifinals, Yan Hua couldn't go to the scene to watch the tiebreaker between the Bulls and the Celtics. He could only watch the tiebreaker at home through live TV. I have to say the playoffs Experience, sometimes really is very critical. In this tie-break between the Bulls and the Celtics, the Bulls took the lead at the beginning and led by 6 points after the first quarter. Facing the suddenly strengthened defense, they collapsed instantly in the second quarter. Although they successfully narrowed the point difference to 2 points through their unremitting efforts in the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter, at the last moment of the game, facing With the Celtics firmly in control of the rhythm of the game, the Bulls have never been able to complete the overtake.

99 to 109, the Bulls in the away game finally lost to the Celtics and missed the chance to create a miracle. Unanimous praise from all media reporters. In the 7-game series, Derrick Rose averaged 20 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. To use a common saying in the media, that is, the Bulls lost, and Rose did not lose. , and compared to the Celtics, who are grouped by a group of veterans, the Bulls are undoubtedly the rising sun, and sooner or later they will be in full bloom, while the Celtics, like the setting sun, will soon come to an end.

"Hey Yan, congratulations!"

After changing the jersey, Yan Hua and Dante Green went to the training ground together. As the training madmen of the Kings, Yan Hua and Dante Green were always the first to come to the club and the last to return home. , but when the two of them walked into the training ground, they realized that they seemed to be a bit late today. Not only John Salmons and Spencer Hawes had already started training, but even the general manager Gio Jeff Petrie, head coach Reggie Toyes, and assistant coach Tyrone Corbin were all waiting on the training ground, and after seeing Yan Hua walk into the training ground, general manager Geoff Petrie took the lead Congratulations to Yan Hua.

"Last night, I received a fax from the league. In the closed voting, you won the best rookie of the season with an absolute advantage." Just when Yan Hua heard Geoff Petrie's congratulations, he was at a loss In the water, Geoff Petrie didn't keep it up anymore, and directly told Yan Hua the news that Yan Hua had won the best rookie.

"Best rookie!" Although at the end of the regular season, Yan Hua knew that he had a high possibility of winning the best rookie, but when Geoff Petrie told Yan Hua the news, Yan Hua still couldn't restrain himself. Containing my excitement, of course, Yan Hua was excited not only because of the best rookie trophy, but also because of Yan Hua's incentive clause when he signed with the Kings Club.

As a No. 12 pick, the four-year 4 million that Yan Hua signed with the King is already the largest contract that Yan Hua can sign with this pick. In addition, there is a bonus incentive contract. According to this contract, as long as Yan Hua plays more than 1000 games in his rookie season, Yan Hua can get a bonus of 70 US dollars. Received 30 US dollars. In addition to the appearance reward, the contract also stipulated that as long as Yan Hua can help the Kings enter the playoffs as the main force, Yan Hua will also receive 50 US dollars in the playoffs.

In addition to these bonuses that have been cashed out after the end of the regular season, in this incentive contract, there are some awards that are difficult or even impossible for Yan Hua to complete, but the bonuses are very generous, such as The best rookie is $50, the best defensive team is $100 million, and the best team is $150 million. Of course, as for MVP and FMVP, no show dares to write it into a rookie's incentive clause.

For Yan Hua, whose after-tax annual salary is less than 200 million, 50 US dollars is already a huge sum of money. 50 US dollars, the best rookie, Yan Hua can now be said to have both fame and fortune, and anyone will be excited for a long time.

As in previous years, after the first round of the playoffs is over, or two days before the end, the NBA will announce the major awards of the regular season one by one. In addition to winning the best rookie, Yan Hua and Michael - Beasley, OJ-Mayo, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook were selected to the All-Rookie Team this season.

In addition to the best rookie and the best rookie team, among the other awards announced at the earliest, the most improved player award was won by Pacers star Danny Granger, and the best sixth man was won by Jay Granger of the Dallas Mavericks. Sen - Terry in the bag, Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike - Brown won the best coach of the season.

Just after the Kings entered intense training, at 10 o'clock in the morning, the NBA announced the voting results of the best defensive player and the best defensive lineup. Orlando Magic's head star and the league's first center Dwight Howard Defeated LeBron James and Dwyane Wade with an absolute advantage, and was elected as the best defensive player of the season.

The best defensive team announced at the same time as the best defensive player is also led by Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Chris Paul.The former boss of the Kings, Ron Artest, was selected to the second team of the All-Defensive Team along with Sean Battier, Tim Duncan, Dwyane Wade, and Rajon Rondo. .

After all the awards were released one by one, all the awards for this season's regular season are the selection of the best team and the regular season MVP. Pulled several NBA stars, together with Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, predicted the regular season MVP of this season, and will also broadcast the results of the regular season MVP voting live.

After the training session, the generals of the king watched TNT programs while practicing in the gym. By the way, they also opened a game, with John Salmons as the banker at $100 per person. The regular season MVP.

Before the results of the regular season MVP selection were announced, TNT also announced the best team of the season, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant was named to the All-NBA First Team this season.Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, Brandon Roy and Chris Paul were selected to the All-NBA Second Team.

And when the final three-team list of the best team began to be announced, and Charles Barkley on the TV read out the first player of the third team of the best team, all the Kings players in the gym stopped instantly, First, I watched the TV, and then turned my attention to Yan Hua, because Charles Barkley on the TV, the name he just pronounced was Yan Hua, the best team three teams, center position, Sacramento King Yan Hua magnificent!

(End of this chapter)