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Chapter 454 Western Conference Semifinals

The best team and the best defensive team are relatively advanced honors.

Among them, Li Lei and Kobe are the only two double teams this year. They not only entered the first team of the best team, but also entered the first team of the best defensive team.

In addition, Howard played second defense first, Paul second defense first, Garnett second defense first, Duncan second first defense...these four were only behind Li Lei and Kobe.

If Li Lei and Kobe are two 2s, Howard, Paul, Duncan, and Garnett are four aces.

And finally, there is the most important personal honor.

Regular season Most Valuable Player MVP.

Best Defensive Player DPOY.

The MVP competition is fierce.

Regarding personal data:

科比场均28.3分6.3篮板5.4助攻1.8抢断0.5盖帽。

保罗场均21.1分4篮板11.6助攻2.7抢断0.1盖帽。

詹姆斯场均30分7.9篮板7.2助攻1.8抢断1.1盖帽。

霍华德场均20.6分14.2篮板1.7助攻0.9抢断2.1盖帽。

李磊场均31.5分7.7篮板3.9助攻2.8抢断1.1盖帽。

Just in terms of personal performance, the voices of the above five people are very high, and whoever wins the MVP has a group of fans supporting him.

Look at the team record.

Howard's Magic are 60-22.

Kobe's Lakers went 57-25.

Paul's Hornets are 56-26.

Li Lei's Grizzlies are 55-27.

James' Cavaliers are 47-35.

Each of these guys has strengths and weaknesses in the race for MVP.

Howard's team has the best record, but his team has the lowest post.

In the current Magic team, fans generally believe that McGrady is the boss. In addition, Turkoglu and Lewis are also very good. Howard's team status is very high, but not so high.

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As the core player of the Western Conference leader, Kobe is also the No.1 active player in the NBA and the most popular star.

This season, the Lakers were reborn from Nirvana and made great progress, which is Kobe's advantage.

The problem with Kobe is that he has Garnett by his side.

Garnett also has a lot of die-hard fans, taking away part of Kobe's attention.

In addition, the team formation of Kobe and Garnett also disliked many fans. This is Kobe's disadvantage.

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Then there is Li Lei, double first team, third in the Western Conference, scoring leader, stealing leader... Li Lei's personal honor and team achievements are enough.

However, considering that Li Lei already won the MVP trophy last season and is the youngest MVP winner in the NBA, it will be more difficult for him to win the MVP trophy this season than others.

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James' personal data is the most luxurious, extremely dazzling, and can be called almighty.

It's a pity that his record is the worst among the five.

The Cavaliers' record was placed in the West, and they couldn't even make the playoffs.

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The last one is Paul.

Paul is the real no problem.

In the third grade, he led the team to the semifinals of the Western Conference. The team's record ranked second in the Western Conference.

There are no obvious shortcomings.

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From this point of view, Paul is the most promising to win the MVP trophy.

Of course, this is just the analysis of the fans.

The final result has to be voted by professional basketball media people, and their ideas may not be the same as the fans.

Of course, no matter which of the five is promoted to MVP, there is no problem, they are all eligible.

Similarly, no matter which promotion it is, there is no way to convince other fans.

You have to know that this season, apart from these five players, there are also a bunch of stars who are also not bad.

“石佛”邓肯场均19.3分11.3篮板2.8助攻0.7抢断1.9盖帽，带领马刺队继续盘踞西部上半区。

“答案”艾弗森场均26.4分3篮板7.1助攻2强杀，76人队东部第一。

"Son of the Wind" Nash averaged 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 11.1 assists and 0.7 steals per game, ranking fifth in the West for the Suns.

“真理”皮尔斯场均21.6分5.1篮板4.5助攻1.6抢断0.7盖帽，凯尔特人队东部第三。

"Wolf King" Garnett.

"Little Giant" Yao Ming.

"German Tank" Nowitzki.

"Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace.

"Fatty" Deron Williams.

……

These stars all have a strong fan base, personal data, and team performance.

Anyone who wins the MVP is eligible, and no one can convince the crowd.

This is the best era of the NBA. Superstars are everywhere, and there are as many stars as dogs.

In the end, Kobe Bryant was elected MVP of the season.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the first MVP trophy in Kobe's career.

Kobe has only one MVP trophy?

This is also a question of the times.

In this era, there are Duncan, O'Neal, Nash, Garnett, Nowitzki, Li Lei... There are too many real super giants.

The MVP winners change almost every year, and no one can hold the MVP throne for as long as Jordan.

The stars are shining, and the heroes are competing!

In the end, it is the best defensive player attribution.

The best defensive player this year is also highly competitive.

Garnett, Kobe, Duncan, Battier, Bowen, Li Lei, Howard, Paul... are all well-known defensive champions.

In the end, the league gave this honor to "Wolf King" Garnett.

Compared with the MVP who can't convince the crowd, the result of DPOY's competition can be regarded as satisfying to most people.

There is no doubt about Garnett's defensive ability. His assist defense and supplementary defense are definitely at the historical level.

Throughout NBA history, it is difficult to find a star whose defensive range surpasses Garnett.

This season, Garnett sacrificed his personal offense and devoted himself to defense, showing fans the limit of a super giant defensively.

Especially after the conflict with Li Lei, Garnett further sacrificed himself and took over the dirty and tiring work of the team.

No matter what the fans think.

The players are all convinced.

Every time I play against the Lakers, the opponent has a feeling of suffocation.

The Lakers are also the last opponent the other 29 teams in the NBA want to face.

Many people even believe that the Lakers this season surpassed the Pistons in the 2003-2004 season in terms of defense.

You must know that in that year, the league had not yet introduced the no-handcheck rule, and defensive players could use their hands and next door to stand on their opponents unscrupulously.

The 2003-2004 season was also the season in which all NBA teams averaged the lowest points per game and had the lowest shooting percentage.

And the Pistons were the kings that season.

But now, many people feel that the Lakers this season are more depressing than the Pistons that year.

Combined with these, Garnett deserves the DPOY trophy.

But in this way, fans will always feel invincible when watching the Lakers.

Kobe defended the MVP first, and Garnett defended the DPOY second.

The "Wolf Snake" combination is comparable to the "OK" of the year.

Many fans may know that the OK combination was very strong back then, but they don't know how strong they are.

In the first year of the three consecutive championships, Kobe was obviously far behind O'Neal.

But in the second year, some fans have already shouted that the OK combination is the two best players in the league, the No. 1 player in the league and the second player in the league.

That's right, when Duncan was still strong, fans regarded Kobe as the second player in the league.

Because every time he played against the Spurs, Kobe was the one who played the best, and O'Neal was only 55 against Duncan.

Although in those three years, O'Neal was the Finals MVP, but if the MVP of the playoffs is selected, Kobe is not inferior to O'Neal.

In the 2000-2001 season, the Lakers only lost one game in the playoffs and successfully won the championship.

This score ranks third in NBA history.

第一是2004-2005赛季的热火队，第二是2005-2006赛季的热火队，两次都是16胜0负。

And now, Kobe is stronger.

Garnett is naturally not as good as O'Neal, but he is more suitable for Kobe.

So the combination of wolf and snake is at least comparable to the combination of OK, and even has a feeling of surpassing it.

The Lakers are like a big rock pressing on the chests of all opponents, making them breathless.

Finally, the Lakers' opponent, the Spurs, took the lead.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich publicly expressed his dissatisfaction: "The Lakers destroyed the fairness of the league. He made the other 29 teams see no hope. The league must do something to stop this from happening." , otherwise the NBA will be ruined!"

Popovich was somewhat alarmist, but he spoke the aspirations of other teams.

This is the sense of oppression that the Lakers bring to other teams today.

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Soon, the divisional semifinals began.

The Grizzlies-Hornets game is a day late.

Carlisle and Van Gundy organized the team to watch the Lakers-Spurs game.

After all, if the Grizzlies can break through this round, their opponents will come from these two teams.

The game started at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles fans were excited. Their home team hadn't reached the conference semifinals in three seasons. The home fans were in high spirits, and the Staples Center was full of stars.

Moreover, the Lakers did not live up to the expectations of the fans, and played extremely oppressive at the beginning.

Parker attacked several times to no avail.

As soon as he broke into the paint, he was immediately surrounded by the Lakers.

The defense composed of Garnett and Kobe as the center, plus Kwame Brown, Ariza and Fisher is too scary.

Li Lei has a feeling that the Lakers' cooperation is better.See you once, be stronger.

The current Lakers feel horrible.

At the beginning, the Lakers played a perfect start of 7:1.

The Spurs felt like they were falling apart from the start.

Fortunately, there is Duncan.

A sports car in good times is a Buddha in adversity.

"Stone Buddha" Duncan stepped forward and scored consecutively to help the Spurs stabilize the situation.

However, the Lakers always have the upper hand, and their strength is obviously stronger than their opponents.

Halfway through the first quarter, 13:9.

The Lakers still led by 4 points.

For the Spurs, the worst thing was that Parker was limited miserably, making 3 of 0 shots in the half quarter and not scoring 1 point.

Except for Duncan who is worth relying on, others are also unable to open the situation.

And Duncan is no longer the boy he used to be. At the age of 32, he has experienced a significant decline. The regular season data is even less than 20+10. It is impossible to play more than 40 minutes in such a high-intensity rhythm.

Sure enough, as soon as Duncan went down to rest, the point difference widened further.

The Spurs were in a desperate situation.

But this time, Ginobili stood up.

The desperate demon sword cuts the group of demons.

Ginobili galloped like the wind, inserted into the Lakers' defense like a knife, and scored in an incredible way.

Continuing to shoot!

And Ginobili can not only score by himself, but also connect teammates.

In just 3 minutes, Ginobili made 3 of 3 shots and scored 7 points. He also picked up 2 rebounds, sent 1 assist, and contributed 2 steals.

In one fell swoop to help the Spurs equalize the score.

"20 Minutes Jordan" lives up to its reputation.

Facing Manu Ginobili who opened the Jordan experience card, the Lakers are also very helpless.

Kobe defended himself and gave it his all.

But Ginobili always has a way to get rid of Kobe, or change direction, or screen, or draw a foul... all kinds of strange things.

There is only what you can't think of, there is nothing Ginobili can't do.

Garnett and Ariza chased and intercepted, but still couldn't limit Ginobili.

How did that sentence say:

Defensively, three Ginobilis can't stop an opponent.

Offensively, three opponents can't hold back one Ginobili.

The Grizzlies watched with embarrassment.

In terms of physical fitness, Ginobili is actually very weak, not even ranked in the average level in the NBA, but he can play.

This should be the limit of the golf quotient.

With the support of Ginobili, the Spurs successfully survived the most difficult moment.

Subsequently, Duncan and Parker came back.

Parker also found the feeling and slowly opened it.

Troika fights against Wolf King and Black Mamba.

It was really sparks hitting the earth, sparks splashed from both sides, the competition was extremely fierce, and almost every ball was fought by hand.

The core players on both sides were all jealous.

At the critical moment, the role players became the key to the outcome of the two sides.

"Old Fish" Fisher hit a three-pointer at a critical moment.

On the opposite side, Robert Horry was too old to seize the opportunity.

In the end, 99:94.

The Lakers narrowly beat the Spurs, leading 1-0.

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Another matchup today is the 76ers in the East against the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers were somewhat unlucky, encountering the 76ers in the second round for two consecutive years.

The strength of the two teams is very different.

Especially the 76ers lineup Tianke Cavaliers.

Iguodala can restrict James one-on-one. Although the effect cannot be completely restricted, it is enough.

Because Yao Ming and Dalembert stood behind him.

These two big centers fight to the basket, which is a natural barrier for James, who is invincible in breakthroughs and unstable in long-range shots.

詹姆斯全程受到76人队的“特殊照顾”，全场22投仅7中，拿下18分7篮板5助攻3抢断1盖帽，还有多达6次失误。

This data is actually not too bad.

But considering that it is James, it is indeed unqualified.

Opposite Yao Ming had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.

Iverson had 28 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

伊戈达拉15分6篮板2助攻2抢断1盖帽。

Korver had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block.

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In the end, the 76ers beat the Cavaliers 119:101.

It can also be seen from these two games that there is a big gap in strength between the east and the west.

In the second round, the West is almost all evenly matched strong matchups, but there is still a big gap in the East.

Also on this day, the Grizzlies flew to New Orleans to prepare for the Western Conference semifinals the next day.

North American fans didn't pay much attention to this game, but Chinese fans looked forward to it.

For the first time in NBA history, a group of opponents in the playoffs has Chinese players, and all of them are starters.

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