God of NBA point guards

Chapter 619 The 6st MVP
On April 2003, 4, the SuperSonics defeated the Suns at home, ending the regular season.

With 68 wins and 14 losses, if Ben Wallace had not been injured in the last period, the Sonics would have had a good chance of winning 70 games for the fourth time.

The Lakers with 62 wins are second in the Western Conference, the Kings with 60 wins are third, the Spurs with 59 wins are fourth, followed by the Mavericks, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, and Suns.

The first place in the Eastern Conference is the Nets, with only 50 games and the same winning rate as the Trail Blazers.

After that came the Pacers, Numbers Team, Pistons, Hornets, Celtics, Bucks, and Magic.

Western Conference first round: SuperSonics vs. Suns, Spurs vs. Mavericks, Lakers vs. Trail Blazers, Kings vs. Timberwolves.

First round of the Eastern Conference: Nets vs. Magic, Pistons vs. Hornets, Pacers vs. Bucks, Digital Team vs. Celtics.

The first round series will start on the 19th and 20th, with the Sonics on the 19th.

In the locker room, after Zhou Quan came out of the shower, he got the first-round lineup. He looked at it and said happily: "Not bad, I can finally see the power of Tim Duncan in the series."

"Congratulations, Iron Fist King, you have won the scoring, assists, and steals titles again. Jordan has 8 scoring titles, and you now have 6." Head coach McMillan smiled.

"Thank you!" Zhou Quan smiled and nodded.

"Ben, congratulations to you too, for winning the rebounding title." McMillan said to Ben Wallace again.

Ben Wallace said with some disappointment: "I lost the shot-blocking title."

McMillan said: "It is indeed a pity. You and he both averaged 3.2 blocks per game, but you missed at least 9 games and he played 81 games."

"Ben, your performance this season has been very good, with 8.2 points, 15.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.2 blocks. Your defensive efficiency is only slightly worse than mine. I guess DPOY will have to be given to you." Zhou Quan encouraged.

Da Ben immediately grinned when he heard this.

Zhou Quan looked at his season data again and found that it was okay, almost the same as last season.

出场79胜，首发79场，场均38.5分钟，33.2分4.5篮板14.1助攻3.8抢断2盖帽2失误1.9犯规，投篮命中率54.5%，三分命中率40.8%，助攻失误比7.05。

本赛季常规赛与职业生涯得分与总得分为2623/24200，篮板355/3738，助攻1114/10898，抢断300/3370，盖帽158/1252。

In terms of scoring, he is only 1.1 points more than McGrady, who is second in the league. McGrady, one of the four major shooting guards, has begun to show his talent on the offensive end, and his efficiency is not low, with a shooting percentage of 45.7%.

In terms of assists, Kidd ranks second in the league with only 8.9 assists, which is a bit behind him.

In terms of steals, Iverson ranks second in the league with 2.7, which is still far behind him.

In addition to him, the Sonics also have Kurt Thomas, Mike Miller, Corey Maggette, and Mason scoring in double figures.

On the 17th, the league announced some regular season honors.Ben Wallace won DPOY for the second time.

……

On the 18nd, the Suns arrived in Seattle.

The Suns' current leading scorer is Marbury, who averages 22.3 points per game, and then Marion, who averages 21.2 points. Four people on the team score in double figures. The remaining two are Amare Stoudemire, who averages 13.5 points, and Marion, who averages 10.6 points. Anfernee Hardaway with [-] points.

The outside offense was okay, but the center was too poor and the defense was not good. They only won 44 games in the regular season. Almost all media concluded that the Sonics would sweep the Suns.

As expected by the media, the Sonics easily swept the Suns and took the lead in advancing to the second round.

The Spurs led the Mavericks three to one in the first four games of the series, but lost the fifth game at home. They finally defeated the Mavericks on the road and advanced with a big score of four to two to meet the SuperSonics in the second round.

As an opponent in the second round, Zhou Quan pays special attention to the series between the Spurs and the Mavericks.

In the series, Duncan was better than the regular season in terms of playing time, offensive efficiency, defensive status, and rebounds.

In the regular season, Duncan averaged 39.3 minutes per game, 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, and a shooting percentage of 51.3%. However, in the first round series, he averaged 43.3 minutes per game, 28 points, 16.7 rebounds, and a shooting percentage of 56.9%.

Nowitzki, the leader of the Mavericks, also performed well. In the series, he scored 25.3 points and 11.3 rebounds, shooting 43.1% from the field, but he was far behind Duncan. Therefore, the winner was the Spurs, who were considered by the media to be the favorites in the Western Conference Finals in the early stages of the regular season. The team's Mavericks were eliminated in the first round.

In other groups, the Lakers eliminated the Trail Blazers [-]-[-], the Kings eliminated the Timberwolves [-]-[-], the Nets eliminated the Magic [-]-[-], the Pistons eliminated the Hornets [-]-[-], the Pacers eliminated the Bucks [-]-[-], and the Digital Team eliminated the Bucks [-]-[-]. Eliminate the Celtics.

In the second round, the SuperSonics faced the Spurs, the Lakers faced the Kings, the Nets faced the Pistons, and the Pacers faced the Digital Team.

On May 5th, the SuperSonics and Spurs, the Nets and the Pistons, and the other two groups started on the 5th.

On May 5, the league announced the MVP winner. Zhou Quan won the regular season Most Valuable Player honor for the fourth consecutive season, and this was also his sixth MVP.

Jordan has a total of five MVPs, and he surpasses Jordan in this honor.

In the afternoon, Dayao's family of three arrived in Seattle. The Bulls did not make the playoffs. After checking up on his health in Chicago, Dayao came to watch the game.

Da Zhi and Daba returned to China after the regular season, and neither of their teams made it to the playoffs.

During tea time, Zhou Quan took Dayao to the dock and chatted while drinking coffee.

"Dayao, what do the Bulls management think of you? You have played for two seasons, and Brand also played for two seasons and was traded." He asked casually.

Dayao thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I feel that the management has not revealed the idea of ​​​​trading me. They seem to be quite satisfied with my performance. Brother, do you think they want to trade me?"

"That's not true. It's just that from their transaction of Brand, I feel that the management is impatient and has no patience for reconstruction." Zhou Quan shook his head.Then after taking a sip of coffee, he said: "You can stay in the East with peace of mind. Even if the Bulls want to trade you, try to choose a team in the East and don't come to the West to join in the fun."

Dayao smiled and said: "You know, you know, the West is now a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. The SuperSonics, Lakers, Spurs, Kings, and Mavericks are also starting to rise."

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "Don't think about the championship now, just improve your strength honestly, break into the 20+10 club one day early, and reach the true All-Star level."

"I know, brother." Dayao nodded.

The Spurs arrived in Seattle at one o'clock at noon on the 5th, and held a press conference at the hotel at three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Coach Popovich, do you like this series? What are your expectations for this series?" The first person to ask the question was an Associated Press reporter.

"Damn, I'm crazy to love this series."

Popovich cursed in his heart, and then said expressionlessly: "Of course I like it, playing a series with the strongest team in the league. This can allow our young people to receive the best in terms of technology and will." hone.

Regarding the expectations of the series, this is a good question. Of course we have expectations. The SuperSonics are not a team that cannot be defeated, and the Iron Fist King is not an undefeated god. Our team has an advantage in the paint. Why do we Can't we have expectations?On the contrary, we have great expectations. "

The reporter recalled it and said with a smile: "This is the Iron Fist King's tenth season since he entered the league. In the first nine seasons, he won seven championships. In his rookie season, he was eliminated by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. In his third season, Got eliminated by the Bulls in the Finals, and he never missed a season in the Eastern Conference Finals or the Western Conference Finals. I mean, he's never been eliminated in the second round..."

When Popovich heard this, his expression turned bad.

The reporter continued: "Coach Popovich, do you really expect to eliminate the Iron Fist King in the second round?"

"Why not? The Bulls can beat him twice in the series, and so can we." Popovich asked coldly with a hint of anger in his eyes.

The reporter shrugged and handed the microphone to the staff member who reached out to him.

"Tim, are you confident that you can beat the Sonics inside?" the next reporter asked.

Duncan wanted to show his smile and kindness, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it, so he said expressionlessly: "I will try, I hope everything goes well."

"Do you think Tony Parker will be locked up by the Iron Fist King? I think this is a high probability. So if Parker is locked up, who will be responsible for the Spurs' organization and offense?" the reporter asked.

"Sorry, this is related to tactical secrets." Duncan shook his head and said.

"Coach Popovich, after returning from the Iron Fist King, the Spurs have not played against the SuperSonics in the playoffs in the past three years. This is the first time. I heard that the Iron Fist King is also looking forward to this series. If he is in How are you going to cope with averaging 50+ or ​​a triple-double in steals in this series?" the next reporter asked.

Hearing the last sentence, a trace of helplessness flashed in Popovich's eyes, but in a flash, he immediately said: "We have made all the preparations we can, and the result will be decided by God."

After the press conference, the Spurs held a tactical meeting.

This tactical meeting is already the third since the first round of the series.

"Every player must speak today and say what you want to say. David, you go first." Popovich said after the meeting began.

David Robinson sat at the front and nodded and said: "We have an offensive advantage inside, height advantage, offensive advantage, and we are not weaker than the Sonics in rebounding.

But we must pay attention to their interior defense. Ben Wallace and Kurt Thomas have very tough defensive styles, so we must also pay attention to our interior offense and play a stable low-post offense. "

"David, what do you think about the perimeter?" Popovich asked.

"We must not lose the ball. How to avoid the Iron Fist King's defense is the key point on the outside." David Robinson said.

"Tim, it's your turn."

Popovich nodded and said to Duncan.

Duncan thought as he said: "I suggest that Tony pin down the Iron Fist King to the flank, and then we attack from the other wing."

"So we need another ball-handler." Popovich said, and then motioned for Duncan to continue.

Duncan continued: "This method has been used by the Lakers before, with Kobe containing the Iron Fist King's defense, but they were still swept by the SuperSonics. There were two main reasons for the loss.

First, Kobe can contain most of the Iron Fist King's defensive power, but the Iron Fist King can still help defend, mainly in the penalty area.

Second, Kobe didn't perform well on the offensive end, and couldn't guard the Iron Fist King on the defensive end, allowing the Iron Fist King to average 50+ per game.

Third, the SuperSonics double-teamed O'Neal without the ball. O'Neal was unable to produce offensive efficiency and could not catch the ball. His physical energy was greatly consumed in the double-teaming, and he was unable to perform in the final quarter. "

Popovich nodded approvingly to Duncan and smiled: "Yes, Tim, your analysis is very good. So do you have anything else to say?"

Duncan smiled and said: "First point, in view of the Iron Fist King's help in defending the penalty area, I can hit more two-pointers. My nearly two-point shooting rate is higher than O'Neal, and my shooting rhythm is faster than O'Neal. The Iron Fist King It’s hard to double-team me. At the same time, David and I are teaming up in the low post, and it’s not easy for the Iron Fist King to come in and help defend us.”

"good."

Popovich couldn't help but nodded. Duncan's nearly two-point rebound was indeed difficult to be double-teamed. His shots were fast and accurate.

Duncan continued: "As for the second point, we really have to sacrifice Tony's offense, and we also have to be prepared to average 50+ per game with King of Iron Fist. We have no good way to do this."

Tony Parker, who was sitting in the back, turned dark when he heard this. He felt numb when he thought that he was going to be like Kobe, locked up by the Iron Fist King, and averaged 50+ per game by him hitting his head.

Duncan added: "The third point is how to deal with the off-ball double-team tactics they may implement. In the past few years, we have not played in the playoffs, and they have never double-teamed me in the regular season. Greg , do you think the Sonics will double-team me without the ball?"

(End of this chapter)