Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 462 The end of the regular season

Before the start of the playoffs, the MVP list was updated again.

Yuan Qingshan was lying on the long sofa in the lobby on the first floor of Zijin Villa, browsing the list, which was basically the same as the ranking in his heart.

First place, Russell Westbrook, averaged 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game this season.

This season, the Thunder has a record of 33 wins and 9 losses in the games where Westbrook got a triple-double. Therefore, those voices complaining about his stats have gradually subsided. Without him, the Thunder would not even get tickets to the playoffs.

After Durant left, Ingram, who came in as a rookie, performed well as a rookie, but he didn't grow enough and it was always difficult to pick a leader.

Second place, James Harden, averaged 29.1 points, 11.2 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game this season.

Harden's performance this season is worthy of MVP in any season. He led the Rockets to the third place in the Western Conference and won 3 consecutive victories after Griffin arrived.

Whether it's record or statistics, they are all outstanding, but it's a pity that the person in front of him is called Westbrook.

Third place, LeBron James, averaged 26.4 points, 8.7 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game this season.

In recent interviews, James has repeatedly stated that as the defending champion, he will enter the playoffs with absolute confidence.

Experts say we shouldn't doubt that, since he's been to the Finals in six straight seasons.

However, the Cavaliers' 10-14 record in the closing stages dragged him down on this list.

People speculate that James and the Cavaliers are deliberately preserving their strength at the end of the regular season. As for whether it is true or not, there is no way of knowing. After all, they are still No. 1 in the Eastern Conference and have always maintained home court advantage in the playoffs.

Fourth place, Kawhi Leonard, averaged 27.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season.

With his outstanding performance this season, Leonard officially took over the torch passed to him by the great Tim Duncan.

Needless to say, he is the best two-way player in the NBA and the strongest contender for the best defensive player.

As for rumors of him wanting to leave the Spurs...

Fifth place, Kevin Durant, averaged 27.9 points, 2.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game this season.

Does this need to be explained, he is Kevin Durant!

Sixth place, Stephen Curry, season averages: 25.3 points, 5.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds.

The comment given by ESPN is: Curry's journey to compete for the MVP ended at the moment Durant joined the Warriors, but this did not affect his extraordinary performance.

Seventh place, John Wall, averaged 23.1 points, 9.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game this season.

The Wizards started the season with 6 wins and 12 losses, but Wall played the best performance of his career to help the team reverse the momentum and lead the Wizards to the Southeast Division championship.

John Wall after losing weight is the real Wall!

Of course, when you see him in October, he will probably still be round.

Eighth place, DeMar DeRozan, averaged 27.3 points, 5.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game this season.

Lowry was sidelined for 18 games due to injury after the All-Star break. DeRozan's performance during this period improved his ranking. The Raptors were still swept by the Cavaliers in the regular season, but they performed very strongly against other opponents in the same district.

Ninth place, Damian Lillard, averaged 27.0 points, 5.9 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game this season.

Lillard's career was once again snubbed by the All-Stars, and he once again led the team to face the world. The reward he and the Trail Blazers received was the opportunity to challenge the Warriors in the first round. Obviously, he is one of the most underrated superstars in the NBA.

The tenth place, Yuan Qingshan, averaged 21.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game this season.

Since Yuan Qingshan won the best rookie last season, and then won the three-point championship and the All-Star Game MVP in a row this season, this name has been written on the list of strong players. In terms of the record of the Lakers and Yuan Qingshan's performance, it is not surprising that he appears in the top ten list.

When the new list was announced, Yuan Qingshan's phone rang immediately.

"Congratulations, you have broken into the top ten of the MVP list, and you have only entered the league for one season. It is an amazing achievement." The voice on the other end of the phone was muffled and sounded excited.

Yuan Qingshan closed the system page, lay on the sofa and replied: "Then are you willing to give me your third position, LeBron?"

LeBron laughed loudly: "As long as the judges agree, I have no problem. After all, I have too many MVP trophies in my family."

LeBron James has won four MVP honors in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013.

"I can only say that your cabinet is too small." Yuan Qingshan taunted him, but he was still a little moved in his heart. Whenever something happened, James usually called him immediately.

James: "You should have one regular season left, which team will you face in the first round of the playoffs?"

Yuan Qingshan has been pretending this matter in his heart, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It's a coincidence, the Los Angeles city derby."

James was also happy: "The fans in Los Angeles are really happy. No matter who wins or loses, they can be happy."

Yuan Qingshan: "Yes, what about you, which unlucky ghost met you in the first round?"

James laughed again: "It's to blow up your Detroit Pistons in March."

Yuan Qingshan: "Beat them well for me, preferably with a sweep."

James: "Guaranteed to complete the task! However, I have one condition."

Yuan Qingshan: "What conditions?"

James: "Come to Cleveland next season."

Beep, beep beep...

Yuan Qingshan hung up the phone.

After that, Curry and Anthony Davis also called to congratulate.

Yuan Qingshan is very grateful that they always think about themselves, especially Curry, Yuan Qingshan really likes this elementary school student more and more.

The last game of the Lakers was an away game against the Grizzlies. Thomas Jr. did not play in this game. The Grizzlies failed to make the playoffs this year. Although they sold more tickets after Thomas Jr. arrived, the team's record continued to decline. After entering March, the management also accepted the reality of poor performance.

This game can be described as bloodless. The main players on the Lakers side, except for Yuan Qingshan, only played half of the game.

Wharton kept Yuan Qingshan on the court because he was afraid of delaying his entry into the MVP list, which is more humane.

Yuan Qingshan played 42 minutes and scored 32 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The assist data is relatively low, because he spends most of the time cooperating with substitute players, even players on the edge of the bench, so the success rate of assists is not high.

During the interview after the game, the reporters seemed to have made an appointment in advance. They didn't mention the game just finished, and kept asking the Lakers about their plans for the playoffs.

Yuan Qingshan spoke on behalf of the team. First, he fully expressed his respect for the Los Angeles Clippers, and then said bluntly: We will try our best to get more vacations for them.

In other words: we'll send them fishing early!
The Lakers flew back to Los Angeles from Memphis to recuperate a bit and wait for the playoffs.

The regular season of the 2016-2017 season ended like this.

(End of this chapter)