Pick Westbrook

Chapter 159 Before the Playoffs

"Curry! Three points!"

"Hit!"

As Barkley excitedly yelled into the microphone in front of the commentary, the fans at the Bradley Arena on the scene instantly boiled.

"13 assists!"

"13!"

"Congratulations to Westbrook, he will become the second player in the entire NBA to average a triple-double in a season after the big O Oscar Robertson!"

"Congratulations to the Milwaukee Bucks, the players who achieved these two miracles belong to them!"

Rick Adelman called a long timeout friendly at this point and stood up to applaud Westbrook.

Big O Oscar Robertson stood up from the first row of auditoriums and waved his hands again and again to add to the fun. He and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar drove the atmosphere of the entire arena. All fans stood up at this time and applauded Westbrook to celebrate .

Some young fans even cried for their idols at this time.

The Bucks bench has become a mess, and Dragic insisted that Westbrook ask the whole team to go out for a mile after the game. As a result, Tyronn Lue and Marshall each rewarded one Chestnut burst.

"It's almost the playoffs, still playing? Believe it or not, a plug will be blocked for you!"

Iverson and O'Neal, the two former superstars, gave Westbrook high-fives respectively. They knew very well that although Westbrook was a second-year pick, after this moment, he had already been included in the list of superstars. In discussion.

Westbrook happily jumped up and bumped chests with Yi Jianlian, Villanueva, and George Hill. When it was the last Curry's turn, the two bent down and clapped, fist bumped, and hit each other with their arms, and then There came a very suffocating hug.

Only then did everyone remember that it was Curry who made the shot just now and helped Westbrook complete such a miracle.

If the game continues to turn up, everyone will be surprised to find that Westbrook's 4 assists are all on Curry.

"They will be the best duo in the future." Barkley sighed again and again.

One is a sophomore show who achieved the miracle of averaging a triple-double.

One is a rookie this year, who broke the NBA single-season three-pointer record and raised this record to 230.

He somewhat admires the Bucks' vision and training of rookies.

"I'm afraid this player will become a nightmare for the Eastern Conference team for many years."

At this time, there are only the last 5 minutes left before the end of the game, and the game on the court has come to 102:88.

Li Lai did not let Westbrook and other Bucks starters appear, but let the Bucks' rotation players appear to win the game.

Dragic, George Hill, Danny Green and others will naturally not give up the upcoming victory.

In the end, the Bucks won the game 112:104.

In the 2009-10 season, the regular season ended.

During the post-match interview, the Bucks press conference room was crowded with countless reporters. The border town of Milwaukee has seen such scenes many times since the start of last season, and this time tonight is the most in the past.

Facing the compliments and compliments from countless reporters in front of him, the young Westbrook didn't get caught up in it. He held the KB3 bracelet on his wrist with a firm gaze.

"Bars, I will tell the world about your dream."

After the end of the regular season, the most controversial NBA regular season MVP award has become a hot topic in the United States, and has even become the subject of discussion around the world.

According to the usual practice, most of the NBA regular season awards will be announced when the first round of the playoffs begins, but because in the 2006-2007 season, Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks won the regular season MVP. The first round of the game was overturned by the Warriors' black eight.

Therefore, when receiving the MVP trophy, the German tank was particularly embarrassed.

In order to alleviate such embarrassment, many fans and commentators have proposed that the NBA headquarters announce the ownership of various awards in the regular season in advance.

So taking advantage of the hot debate in the United States on the ownership of Westbrook and James' regular season MVP, league president David Stern also passed this suggestion.

Because voting and statistics take some time, starting from this season, the ownership of all the awards in the regular season will be announced the day before the playoffs.

Because of such a decision, fans across the United States once again fell into madness, and the final ownership of the regular season MVP also made headlines in the United States for three consecutive days.

Everyone is curious whether it is James MVP for two consecutive games, or Westbrook won the most gold-rich award in the regular season in the second year of his rookie season with his miracle of averaging a triple-double per game.

The sports reporters and TV commentators who participated in the MVP voting also received national attention because of such heated discussions.

Their votes will determine the final ownership of the MVP award, and each judge can vote for the best first to fifth players in their minds. Players will receive 10 votes for each first-place vote. 7 points for the second vote, 5 points for the third vote, 3 points for the fourth vote, and 1 point for the fifth vote.

"LeBron James averaged 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists per game this season, and led the Cavaliers to the second-best record in the league. To be honest, such a result may be the best candidate for MVP in many seasons."

"It's worth noting that if it weren't for Durant's 31 points per game, even the league scoring award would have been taken away by James."

"He really deserves the regular season MVP award."

After voting, Barkley specifically talked about this matter on his Barkley Show. The invited guests of this show included Kenny Smith, John Smith, Van Gundy Jr. and others.

Old partner Kenny Smith, as a brainless Bucks fan, will naturally speak for Westbrook at this time.

"James' performance is indeed good, but Westbrook also averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists per game this season. This is the only triple-double in the entire history of the NBA."

"Besides, the Bucks still have the best record in the league, and have set a record in team history with a terrifying record of 67 wins and 15 losses. If the MVP award is not awarded to Westbrook, I really can't accept it."

Jr. Van Gundy did not directly join the team to join the battle between Barkley and Kenny Smith at this time. He talked about an interesting thing about the regular season MVP award.

"In the past 30 years, the MVP has been awarded one and only once to a player from a team other than the top two in the East and West."

"In other words, most of the time, the regular season MVP award will only be awarded to the player of the first team in the East, or the player of the first team in the West."

So in Van Gundy Jr.'s view, according to such habits and rules, there is a high probability that the MVP award will belong to Westbrook. After all, the Bucks have an even better record.

John Smith was a little curious about the exception in this passage, so he asked directly: "Who is that exception?"

Van Gundy Jr. said: "Michael Jordan in the 87-88 season, the Bulls at that time were only ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, and their record was ranked eighth in the league, so Jordan's MVP in that year was also the best. A controversial one."

Barkley remained silent. Having personally experienced that season, he knew that Jordan was able to win the regular season MVP that year because of his high popularity, and of course his unparalleled data of 35 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game. .

Just judging from the team's record and dominance, the Bulls that year were hard to compare with the Lakers and Celtics, otherwise how could they be eliminated by the Pistons 4-1 in the second round .

而湖人队的当家球星魔术师约翰逊场均20分6篮板12助攻和凯尔特人队的逼王伯德场均30分9篮板6助攻，两人的数据与乔丹相比又有多逊色？

Even Barkley felt that if he only looked at the data, how was his average of 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists per game that season worse than that of Jordan?

Barkley is very sure that James now has the popularity of Jordan back then.

At that time, the No.1 league was the Black and White Shuangsha Demon Bird Fighting for Hegemony, but Jordan was more popular than both of them.

And now the No.1 in the league is Kobe, but James' popularity has faintly overwhelmed Kobe since this season.

Moreover, the record of the Cavaliers is much better than that of the Bulls back then, and the second record in the league has the capital to challenge the Bucks with the first record.

So in Barkley's view, perhaps the final regular season MVP award still belongs to James.

Little Van Gundy suddenly said a very classic sentence at this time.

"Remember we chose the MVP, not the player with the best statistics."

This sentence was also recognized by most fans and reporters after the Barkley show ended.

After all, if the data is good, is the data of Durant's scoring champion this season bad?But no one brought him into the regular season MVP discussion at all, because the Thunder missed the playoffs, and the boss of such a team, no matter how good the data is, cannot win the MVP.

Day two.

All awards for the regular season are announced at league headquarters.

Best Defensive Player DPOY, Warcraft Dwight Howard.

The best rookie ROY, Stephen Curry.

Best Sixth Man SMOY, Jamal Crawford.

Most Improved Player Award MIP, Aaron Brooks.

The best coach COY, Bucks Li Lai.

The MVP of the regular season, Westbrook led LeBron James in the votes by a narrow margin of 1 point, and became the youngest MVP in NBA history at 21 years and 156 days.

Then the league announced the best lineup and rookie lineup one after another.

The best lineup: Westbrook, Kobe, James, Durant, Howard.

The second team of the best team: Nash, Wade, Anthony, Stedmire, Nowitzki.

The best team three teams: Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Duncan, Gasol, Yi Jianlian.

Best defensive team: Rajon Rondo, Kobe, James, Artest, Howard.

Best Defensive Second Team: Wade, Gerald - Wallace, Josh Smith, Rasheed Wallace, Duncan.

Rookie team: Curry, Harden, Tyreke Evans, Brandon Jennings, Taj Gibson.

The NBA playoffs schedule will follow.

Top eight in the Western Conference: Lakers, Mavericks, Suns, Nuggets, Jazz, Trail Blazers, Spurs and Grizzlies.

The top eight in the East: Bucks, Cavaliers, Magic, Eagles, Celtics, Heat, Bulls and Bobcats.

Bucks conference room.

In front of Li Lai, Tyronn Lue, and Marshall, there were countless game videos and data analysis of the Bobcats this season.

Even if the opponent is only a team that has a clear gap between the eighth in the Eastern Conference and the Bucks, Li Lai also requires the team to be extremely serious and never underestimate the enemy.

Tylen Lue said: "It's not for nothing that the Bobcats have been trying to avoid us at the end of the season."

"They are a team with almost no offense. The regular season team averaged 95 points per game. Compared with our average of 117 points per game, it is simply a sky and a ground, so it is difficult for them to keep up with our offense."

"Of course, their defense is at the forefront of the league, limiting opponents to 94 points per game, and there is Gerald Wallace, a second-team defensive player in the team.

Marshall flipped through the data in his hand and said: "So in the first round of the series, the Bobcats are likely to put up a biting defense against us, and they can only win the game if they fight us hard."

And now, lying in front of Li Lai is the countless blueprints of the Bobcats' defensive tactics cut out by Tyronn Lue and Marshall. The Bucks also need Li Lai to find the best way to crack the opponent's tactics among these countless defensive tactics. .

Li Lai looked at it carefully for a while, and then he understood it, and then he dismissed Tai Lue and Marshall and stood alone in the conference room.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows were Milwaukee fans still celebrating wildly.

The Bucks set a record for the first record in team history, Curry was the best rookie, Yi Jianlian made the best team, and Westbrook was the MVP.

This series of glory is enough to deserve their wild shouts.

Holloway had already announced to Li Lai yesterday the ticket sales situation for this season's playoffs. Tickets for the first two home games had already been sold out, and the average price was 240 US dollars, which broke the historical record for the first round of the Bucks' playoffs. Fares are on sale.

"But it's not enough."

Li Lai remembered the old man with missing teeth who was facing the sea breeze on the reclining chair on the west coast of Lake Michigan.

He knew that the celebratory fans under his feet were the same as the toothless old man, and what they wanted most would never be these.

"The Bucks have won 67 games this season, and I have 67 win points, plus the 7 win points from the 3.5-win preseason game, and the remaining 3 win points before, I have a total of 73.5 win points. Has [-] winning points."

And most of these winning points were added by Li Lai to the gold medal training and veteran's undead skills during the season. At this time, he also looked back at his own abilities recorded in the list of gods.

【Occupation: NBA head coach】

【Skill】:
Pause master 9/9 (every round that calls for a timeout will improve the players' ability to execute tactics in the next round, and at the same time increase the player's shooting percentage by 9% in that round. The full-level attribute will gain ability increase, and the timeout will additionally restore players Stamina 9%)

Gold medal training 9/9 (player training effect increased by 9%, growth rate increased by 9%, probability of breakthrough potential value increased by 9%, and it is easier to learn new shooting actions, stealing actions and breakthrough actions during training. Full-level attributes can be obtained Ability increase, player training will have a very significant effect on physical growth)
老兵不死9/9（在3分钟内额外提升30岁以上球员9%的巅峰期实力。满级属性获得能力增幅，减少老兵9%的受伤概率）
Li Lai looked at the remaining 8.5 victory points in the Conferred God Ranking. These victory points may not be used until the next potential player is selected in the new season and the new coaching skills are unlocked again.

At the same time, Westbrook and Curry have completed part of the task of conferring gods one after another, so the two have gained new abilities again.

[The staged goal of the Conferred God mission is completed. 】

[Westbrook:
All-Star MVP, regular season scoring champion, best defensive player DPOY, regular season MVP, best rookie, single-season triple-double, championship, FMVP.

Complete 4 items to become a god, and 3 items have been completed. 】

[Unlock Westbrook's skill: Giant Killer (Gold), when attacking with the ball and hitting the inside, the breakthrough success rate increases by 3%, the defensive impact is reduced by 3%, and the dunk success rate increases by 3%.With the growth of the player's own strength and practice upgrade]

[Unlock Westbrook's skill: Fast Break Warrior (Bronze), when the opponent's offense fails and grabs a defensive rebound, add 1 point of speed, 1 point of dribbling, 1 point of layup ability and 1 point of passing ability.With the growth of the player's own strength and practice upgrade]

[Unlock Westbrook skills: triple-double machine (bronze), with unparalleled passion in every game, when passing the ball, the teammate's catch rate increases by 1%, when rebounding, the teammate's success rate increases by 1%, when attacking Teammate tactical execution efficiency increased by 1%.Due to physical limitations, the error rate will increase at the same time, and the error rate will be reduced with the growth and practice of the player's own strength. 】

[Stephen Curry:

All-Star MVP, Regular Season Scoring Champion, Regular Season MVP, Rookie of the Year, All-Star Three-Point Champion, Single-Season Three-Point Champion, Championship, FMVP.

Complete 4 items to become a god, and 2 items have been completed. 】

[Unlock Curry skills: King of three-point shooting (Silver), has the ability to complete shots under any defense, reduces defensive interference by 2%, increases shooting stability by 2%, and reduces shooting penalties caused by confrontation by 2% .With the growth of the player's own strength and practice upgrade]

[Unlock Curry's skills: rapid shooting (bronze), shot speed increased by 1%, and anti-interference ability increased by 1%.With the growth of the player's own strength and practice upgrade]

(End of this chapter)