Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 117 [MVP announced, the Rockets sweep the sun! 】

On May 5, the NBA officially announced the results of the selection of the best player in the regular season of the 12-06 season. As expected, Tracy McGrady, the number one star of the Rockets, was elected MVP for the first time in his career with comprehensive statistics of 07 points, 25.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists. , teammate Yao Ming ranked second.

At the same time, the best team of the season was also announced.

The best lineup is selected by 129 media experts from the United States and Canada. These judges fill in the three sets of best lineups in their personal minds on the ballots. Among them, the players selected for the first team can get 5 points, and the second and third teams will receive 3 points. The corresponding scores are 1 points and [-] point. The NBA officially announces the three lineups for the entire season by counting the players' scoring.

As a result of the selection, the Rockets became the biggest winners in this list again. Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming were selected to the first team, and the other selected players were Nash, Nowitzki and Duncan.

Nash, the two-time MVP winner, got the highest score in this selection. He got all 129 first-team votes, proving that his status as the "League's No. 3 point guard" cannot be shaken.And Yao Ming and McGrady were selected together. This is the first time in three years that two teammates were selected to the first team at the same time.The last similar situation occurred in the 03-04 season, when O'Neal and Kobe were selected as Lakers players at the same time.

After Yao Ming knew the result, he laughed for a whole day, his face became stiff, and he almost missed the game against the Suns.Yao Ming was selected to the third team twice in the 03-04 and 05-06 seasons.In this selection, he finally achieved a leap and became the center of the first team.

In fact, Yao Ming's personal data in the regular season this season is not the best among all centers. He only played 32 minutes, but he guaranteed his attendance and his efficiency hit a career high, so he was selected.

Another striking thing about this list is that all five players selected this time are from the West.

Chuck Hayes appeared in the power forward position of the second team. In addition to him, Stoudemire, LeBron James, Arenas and Kobe also entered the second team.Players selected for the third team, including Wade, Iverson, Garnett, Anthony and Dwight Howard.

Of the three lineups, only four players from the East were selected, and the league's pattern of strong west and weak east became more and more obvious.

In the second game of the Rockets VS Suns, Tracy McGrady, who had just been named the MVP player, showed his might.

他出场39分钟，拿下38分5篮板5助攻，带领火箭104比87再胜太阳。

In the third game, the Suns, who returned to Phoenix, played aggressively at the beginning, leading by more than 10 points at one point, but after the Rockets stabilized the rhythm, Hayes and Yao Ming continued to hit the inside hand and recovered the score.The Sun's inside offense can only be supported by Stoudemire alone.Under the Rockets' zone defense, the Suns collapsed in the fourth quarter and were hit by an 11-2 attack wave by the Rockets, winning another game 110-103.

The Rockets lead the Suns 3-0. They are the best defensive team and have home court advantage. The fans who support the Suns are desperate. They no longer want to win, they just want to win the next game.

Unfortunately, the Suns failed to satisfy the fans.In the fourth game, the two sides played inextricably. In the last 3 minutes, the Suns still led by 3 points, but Battier and Fisher hit consecutive [-]-pointers and successfully overtook.Marion broke through with the ball, but Battier made a dribble charge, and McGrady's two jump shots completely shattered the Suns' hope of winning.

98 to 94, the Suns, the strongest offensive team in the regular season, were humiliated by the Rockets at home.

McGrady scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and once again became the biggest contributor to the team's victory.In the post-match press conference, Rockets coach Van Gundy praised Tracy McGrady.
Van Gundy said: "McGrady is a great player, he can do what he should do, his offensive firepower is the key to our victory, and Yao Ming and Hayes, their performance on the court is also very good. "

Suns coach D'Antoni also expressed his respect for the Rockets.He said: "They are a strong team, even better than us. Their defense is the strongest in the league. We can't find a familiar rhythm. McGrady made some key shots in the fourth quarter, providing the team Set up the game. We also paid for some of our mistakes on the court."

The reason why the Suns lost is very obvious, that is, the defense is not good.McGrady averaged 28.7 points in this series.Raja Bell, who defends McGrady, is basically a display, letting the opponent do whatever they want.

Raja Bell actually entered the first team of the All-Defensive Team this year. Even the fanatical fans of the Suns can hardly understand Bell's listing.Watching the Suns' game, I couldn't find anything about Bell's defense.He is only 196cm tall, not strong enough, not fast, and often gets blown up. He is not as good as Battier when it comes to pestering people, making fouls, and interfering with opponents.

Bell averaged 14.7 points per game during the regular season, which looked good.In fact, his contribution comes entirely from Nash's assists, and because the Suns have no qualified substitutes at the shooting guard position, he averages 38 minutes per game.In the four games against the Rockets, Bell's scoring data dropped to 7.6 points, and people began to suspect that he might be just a second-rate player.His claim to fame came entirely from choking Kobe last season.Then he attracted the attention of the media, showing with difficulty that besides fouling, he can also flop... If it wasn't for the chokehold, if there was no Nash by his side, this person probably wouldn't be able to figure it out for the rest of his life.

In the game against the Rockets, McGrady's most offensive method is to stop and jump after the pick-and-roll. It's just this move that Bell can't play.

Bell is not the most disappointing of the Suns, he is just a role player, and the worst performer is "All-Star" Marion.Marion was frozen by the Rockets for four consecutive games, and he averaged only 12.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. How could this kind of data not be worthy of an annual salary of tens of millions?How can such a sun win?It turns out that for Marion to be effective, he has to have a bunch of offensive guys around him and run.Marion will only disappoint if he becomes the main offensive player in the positional offense.

After winning, the Rockets got more rest time and took the initiative in the Western Conference Finals.

A few days later, the other teams decided the winners and losers one after another.

5月18日。马刺客场90比87战胜森林狼，总比分4比2晋级。没有了鲍文，马刺依旧是一只强队。

Duncan and Garnett exploded each other.Iverson completely overwhelmed Parker, and the Timberwolves had a chance to tie the total score at home, but in the fourth quarter, Ginobili suddenly showed his strength.He first grabbed a backcourt rebound, rushed into the frontcourt and scored a layup like a storm.After two rounds, he returned a three-pointer to Iverson, biting the score.Then he made another snaking breakthrough to score, fouling Jaric and making a free throw to help the Spurs overtake.At the last moment, Garnett and Iverson, who played almost every game in the playoffs, began to tire, and the Timberwolves missed consecutive attacks.Ginobili seized the opportunity. After he broke through and lost his balance, he hit an incredible layup, and then used a three-pointer to seal the victory.

Ginobili scored 13 points in a single quarter and 31 points in the game, and the Spurs made it through.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cavaliers defeated the Nets 82-79 away and also advanced 4-2.

詹姆斯得了26分、12个篮板和6次助攻，古登10分12个篮板，休斯18分，帕夫洛维奇14分。

卡特为篮网拿下23分、13个篮板和6次助攻，不过他在最后一节6投全失，杰弗森16分，基德11分、10个篮板和9次助攻准三双。

With the deepening of the schedule, the Nets are getting better and better. The "Three Musketeers" are sharp offensively, and Kidd even averaged a "triple double" in the first round.However, in the final stage of the game, the Nets had no touch and only made one goal in the sports game within 5 minutes. The Cavaliers played a wave of 10-2 offensive climax and surpassed the score in one fell swoop.At the last moment, Jefferson failed to hit a three-pointer and could only accept the defeat.

The Pistons defeated the Bulls 81-76 away and advanced 4-2. They entered the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive year.

The Bulls entered the second round for the first time since 1998. In the first round, the Bulls eliminated the defending champion Heat, and their morale was high.Luol Deng and Ben Gordon were unstoppable against the Heat, but under the defense of Prince and Hamilton, both fell short.

The Pistons' defense made it difficult for the Bulls.The Bulls started losing three games in a row, and then they relied on outside shooters to suddenly break out and win two games in a row. They saw the hope of creating a miracle again. They wanted to become the first team in the NBA to come back from a 0-3 deficit. Unfortunately, this was impossible. .The Pistons successfully resolved the battle on the road.In the first two games, the Pistons double stars Hamilton and Billups performed mediocrely, but today Hamilton showed his strength, making 16 of 10 shots, 6 of 5 free throws, and scored 25 points.

In the last quarter, the two teams launched a defensive battle. The Bulls only made 12 of their first 1 shots and began to collapse.With 2 minutes and 19 seconds left in the game, after Prince and Billups made shots, the Pistons scored 4 points in a row, widening the gap.It wasn't until 2 minutes and 08 seconds into the game that the Bulls made their second sports goal in this quarter. After that, they narrowed the gap to 5 points, but failed to pose a threat to the Pistons, ending the season's journey.

Cavaliers VS Pistons.Rockets VS Spurs.

The four teams will compete more intensely to enter the finals.

The Rockets are very relaxed. The Spurs lacked Bowen. They should be able to enter the Western Conference Finals thanks to the Timberwolves who upset the Mavericks.The Rockets, who are superior in strength, are waiting for work at leisure, and they have an advantage both psychologically and physically.

Hayes feels that as long as Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are not injured, the Rockets will almost certainly be able to handle the Spurs and win the championship this season.It looks easy.However, will the Spurs stand still?

(End of this chapter)