I really don't want to win the MVP

Chapter 201 The first day of the playoffs

2016年4月16日，2015-2016赛季NBA季后赛开打首日。

Four games are scheduled today, among them the New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers at home.

Everyone knows that in the NBA, the intensity of the regular season is completely incomparable with that of the playoffs.

In the regular season, you can even give up the game tactically, let the players take turns, drill the lineup and so on.

But in the playoffs, every game is about how far the team can go.

Even every ball can determine whether the team enters the offseason early.

Teams with better regular records hope to sweep their opponents early and get more rest and adjustment time.

Some teams with poor records in the regular season hope to resist tenaciously and black out teams with good records.

While this happens rarely, it is not without precedent in history.

New York's Madison Garden Arena, the very happy Knicks fans this season once again gave the home team great support.

They wore various Knicks jerseys, most of which had the number "8" on them because they knew who led the Knicks from last in the league to second in the East.

The banner in someone's hand even read a lot of funny things:
Let China Jiang die in New York!
Ask Dolan to buy a villa for China Jiang!
Jiang Mu was only a freshman and he did many things that the team needed countless trials and trades to rebuild successfully. Of course, he hoped that he would stay in this bustling city forever.

The Pacers' player configuration is actually good. The top star Paul George averaged 23+ points per game in the regular season this season.

The small lineup of the Pacers is also very impactful. This season, the starting five players can average more than 10 points per game. Among them, the old opponent of the NCAA --- Miles of the Red Raiders of the Texas Institute of Technology -Turner even started 30 games and averaged 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a freshman this season.

Great performance!He has become an indispensable player inside the Pacers.

Rice: "The Knicks broke into the playoffs again after many years, and they are still the second in the Eastern Conference. This has to be said to be a happy thing!"

Hines: "Yeah, I couldn't believe it until the end of the regular season! But the goal of the Knicks this season is not as simple as just entering the playoffs!"

The two commentators at Madison Gardens looked at each other, and the tacit understanding over the years made them both think of a team at the same time --- the Cleveland Cavaliers!
After all, the Cavaliers are still the most powerful team in the East!
TNT.

Barkley: "Shaq! I don't think there seems to be any suspense in this game. After all, the Knicks have proven themselves in the regular season!"

O'Neal: "Of course! But Sir Charles, why are you so optimistic about the Knicks now?"

Barkley: "Shaq! I know what you want to say, isn't it just that I didn't believe in China Jiang at the beginning? I admit that you are indeed better than me in seeing China Jiang, but after a dozen games in the regular season Most people will be able to change their minds, let alone me! Especially after the regular season, China Jiang even occupied the top three places on many lists, especially the high-level data, which is really amazing!"

During the pre-match training, Paul George and Jiang Mu greeted each other in the midfield. They fought together as teammates of the Eastern Stars during the All-Star Game, and they cooperated well.

George: "Jiang! We met in the first round! You know I don't want to meet you!"

Jiang Mu: "Really? I think you should be glad that you met me instead of LeBron!"

George: "No no no! Compared to LeBron, I really don't want to touch you!"

Jiang Mu: "Why?"

George thought of the scene when Jiang Mu arranged to defend Durant's final attack at the end of this year's All-Star Game, and he still has lingering fears.

"Because your three-pointers are terrible!"

Jiang Mu thought that George was embarrassed to say that James' outside line was unstable, so he laughed.

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks seemed to have missed the playoffs due to too much time, and they showed their energy as soon as they came up.

Jiang Mu is happy to sort out the offense and give the ball to the teammates in the best position, so that they can adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs in advance.

Although he has never participated in the playoffs, Jiang Mu knows that the following games will become more and more difficult, and these teammates still need to adapt and adjust in advance.

And Jiang Mu himself doesn't need it at all!
On the Pacers side, the younger and more energetic Turner was the starter from the beginning. Except for George, the other three starters of the Pacers were guards.

Monta Ellis, George Hill, CJ Myers.

Completely small play.

What the Knicks are least afraid of is a small team, because Jiang Mu, who has an excellent defense on the back line, can always defend most of the league's guards to the point where they cannot perform stably.

Jiang Mu even scored 2 points in the first half, and spent the rest of the time organizing offensive passes. Jiang Mu's assists in the first half have reached 13 times.

But the Pacers didn't dare to let Jiang Mu go. In today's NBA, no one seemed to know the terror of this freshman's offense.

This is the existence of a person who can confront the Splash Brothers on the outside line!

Moreover, his breakthrough and mid-range shots are also masters!
The Pacers' three guards can only rely on pick-and-rolls and open positions to get shots, or they can only rely on Paul George's personal ability.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks had a 12-point lead.

The teammates of the Knicks who have not played in the playoffs seem to think that the playoffs are not as difficult as imagined, but after paying attention to the technical statistics, they realize that this is the result of Jiang Mu relying on his restraint and selflessness. Can't help but look at Jiang Mu even more with admiration.

This kid is only under 20 years old, why is he so mature?

To be exact, it should be too fine!

Thanks to teammates!If this is the opponent, it is unimaginable!
No one wants to meet such an opponent!
Young and energetic, skilled and extremely smart.

"No way! You are also participating in the playoffs for the first time. You averaged 26+ per game in the regular season, and you can't justify scoring less than 10 points in the first game of the playoffs!"

"Score a few! Otherwise, the media will say after the game that we players rely too much on you!"

Under the babble of his teammates, Jiang Mu stepped up his personal offense in the third quarter, scoring 18 points in a single quarter, and directly beat the Pacers to nothing.

The Knicks won Game [-] of the playoffs without bloodshed.

Jiang Mu clocked out of get off work in three quarters and scored 20 points and 16 assists.

The Pacers did not cause the Knicks the slightest trouble in the first game, which was exactly the same as many people speculated before the game.

All four games on Day [-] of the playoffs are over.

The Warriors beat the Rockets 102:78.

The Raptors narrowly beat the Celtics by two points.

The Heat also beat the Eagles.

(End of this chapter)