Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 153 153. Regular season honors announced!Knock out the calf! (two-in-one chapter)

Then the league announced this year's best defensive team.

As the team with the highest defensive efficiency in the league this season, a total of three Timberwolves were selected to the best defensive team.

A single team occupies about 1/3 of the best defensive lineup.

Among them, Kevin Garnett and "Glove" Payton were selected to the best defensive team.

Counting this time "Glove" Payton has been selected to the defensive first team ten times in his career, officially surpassing Michael Jordan to rank first in history.

As for Gerald Wallace, who joined the Timberwolves late in the season, he was selected to the best defensive second team.

Before joining the Timberwolves, Gerald Wallace's defensive efficiency could be ranked in the top ten in the league, but the Bobcats are a team that was just established in 2004, and the attention this team can attract is too low .

If Gerald Wallace hadn't been traded to the Timberwolves, Wallace would have lost the selection with a high probability, but when Wallace came to a highly anticipated team like the Timberwolves, this efficiency was selected to the best defensive second team. More than enough.

In addition to the "Glove" Payton and Garnett, the other three were Ben Wallace, Artest and Kobe in the entire defense.

Even the defensive second team can make up a lineup of Kidd, Billups, Gerald Wallace, Duncan and Marcus Camby.

It is really helpless that Tim Duncan was not selected for the defensive team. The two frontcourt players Garnett and Ben Wallace in the team are simply bug levels.

The defense of the two is so strong that even if the league makes them jointly elected as the best defensive player, no one will question it, because both of them have excellent defensive efficiency, and they are well-deserved defensive cores in their respective teams.

It is not an exaggeration to say that a defensive system was built by one person.

But there is no precedent for sharing the best defensive player. If nothing else, this year's best defensive player will definitely be Garnett.

As for Ben Wallace, who also played at a high level, he had no choice but to lose.

In addition, there are no surprises in the selection of the best coach and the regular season MVP.

The best coach is naturally won by Luke who led the Timberwolves to 74 wins and 8 losses. Even though Luke only led the team to seven wins this season, no one can imagine the difficulty of these seven wins.

When Luke personally led the team to break "Zen Master" Jackson's best record of 72 wins and 10 losses in history, the award for the best coach was already in his favor.

This is the first time in Luke's coaching career that he was elected as the best coach in the NBA. Although we don't know how many honors Luke will receive in the future, but now, Luke is definitely one of the best basketball coaches in the league!

The regular season MVP was also accepted by Garnett again without any hindrance.

球队战绩74胜8负，个人数据22.6分17.4篮板4.2助攻3.1抢断以及2.6次封盖，无论从哪个角度来看，加内特都没有落选常规赛MVP的可能。

This election also allowed Garnett to tie "Lord of the Rings" Russell, Chamberlain and "Big Bird" Bird, becoming the fourth player in NBA history to win three consecutive MVPs.

It is worth mentioning that Garnett, the three-time MVP, has the ability to sit on the No. 1 throne in the league. If anyone discusses who the strongest player in the league is, Kevin Garnett must bear the brunt of the name!
Up to now, the NBA has never served as the MVP of the regular season for four consecutive years. If Garnett can challenge successfully next season, it can be regarded as an unsurpassable existence in the MVP field.

In addition to the regular season MVP, Garnett also beat Ben Wallace and others to be re-elected as the best defensive player, using one honor after another to enhance his historical status.

What Garnett lacks most now is the championship ring. If Garnett can increase the number of career championships to 5 times before retiring, even Michael Jordan will be under great pressure.

Three consecutive regular season MVPs, the best first-team, best defensive first-team player, it's hard to imagine how high a historical status Garnett will have after retiring when Garnett is no longer behind the championship ring.

The next best rookie of the season and the best sixth man were respectively accepted by Chris Paul of the Hornets and "Alien" Cassell of the Timberwolves.

Paul has perfectly explained to people this season what it means to be young and mature. As a first-year rookie, Chris Paul's playing maturity is simply shocking.

In his rookie season, his averages of 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game were impeccable, even compared to the league's top point guard Steve Nash.

What Paul lacks now is game experience. The performance of Chris Paul's rookie season has made people see that a future star is rising.

Even Paul, who continues to improve, is expected to take over the title of the league's first point guard in the hands of Steve Nash.

The best rookie award, Chris Paul deserves it!
As for the most intense competition for the best sixth man is the "alien" Cassell and Mike Miller.

Jason Terry should have been far ahead on this list, but he was disqualified due to too many starts during the regular season.

In the end, "Alien" Kassel was elected as the best sixth man for the first time in his career with an average of 12.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals by virtue of his team's record. He completed a successful transition at the end of his career.

And this season's MIP (Most Improved Player Award) was awarded to Dior of the Suns. He is 113 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms. No matter how you look at it, he is a standard small forward.

However, Dior with a high golf quotient can play five positions on the court. This season, Dior can contribute 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. It is difficult to analyze which position Dior plays just by looking at the data.

If Dior is an inside player, his average of 6.2 assists per game is really too much, especially when he plays next to the assist king Steve Nash, Dior's data is really amazing.

But if Dior is an outside player, and Dior's clumsy body is ridiculous, it can only be said that Dior has successfully played in the NBA's least favorite area and played a very perfect season.

What NBA teams don't like the most are players who are neither three nor four. They are too slow to play the three position and too short to play the four position.

However, due to the excellent overall performance during college, NBA scouts are reluctant to give up. This is the status quo of most dubious players.

Although Dior, known as the "French magician", is not the originator of this type of player's counterattack, he can also be regarded as a sunny avenue for the group of guys behind him.

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After the announcement of all the honors in the regular season, the Timberwolves and the Mavericks ushered in the fourth game of the series.

At present, the Timberwolves lead the Mavericks 2:1. This game is very important to the Mavericks. Once the Mavericks lose this home game, the probability of being eliminated will be as high as 90%.

In this crucial G4 game, the Timberwolves continued to maintain a high level of offensive and defensive aggression. They put a lot of pressure on the Mavericks on both ends of the offense and defense, and they kept pressing the Mavericks to play.

Even though Nowitzki stood up and scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, he failed to ride the savior alone at home. He lost to the Timberwolves again with a slight difference of 4 points. The Timberwolves got the match point first, with a big score of 1: 3 is behind.

Nehbar ushered in an explosion in this game, scoring 26 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists off the bench, playing the best game since this season.

In the new season, due to the frequent reinforcement of the Timberwolves on the outside, this has also caused Nehbar's playing time to be compressed.

Nehbar was also selected as a substitute for the Western Conference All-Star last season, but Nehbar's personal data has declined this season.

Although the averages of 12.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game in the regular season are not bad, Nehbar still sacrificed a lot.

In this battle, Nehbar made his name once again the focus of the league. At the same time as his contract year, Nehbar's future is worth saying that the future is promising!
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With Timberwolves rewriting the total score of the series to 3:1, the current outside discussion of Mavericks' upset voice has become smaller and smaller.

As the only team that has double-killed the Timberwolves this season, the Mavericks were once favored before the start of the series.

Especially the three-point firepower in the G2 game gave people the hope of the Mavericks upset the Timberwolves.

But in the next two games, the Timberwolves used their strength to prove to people why they could achieve a historical record of 74 wins and 8 losses in the regular season, and taught the whimsical Dallas Mavericks a lesson.

In the past two games, the Timberwolves were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Their tireless and active running on the defensive end caused the Mavericks' offense to encounter a lot of trouble.

The strength of the defensive end drove the team's offense, which also allowed the Timberwolves to win two games in a row since the loss, directly holding the match point, and only one step away from eliminating the Mavericks.

The Mavericks, who have been pushed to the edge of the cliff, will definitely go all out in G5 and make the final struggle for this round of the series.

As for whether the Timberwolves can send the Dallas Mavericks home to fish in one go, it depends on the Timberwolves' next performance.

But in any case, the chances of the Timberwolves advancing to the Western Conference Finals are as high as 90%. Not many people believe that the Mavericks can win three games in a row and perform a real miracle in this round of the series.

In addition, another set of semifinal matchups in the Western Conference was equally eye-catching, and even the fans who watched were dumbfounded, and they still couldn't believe it until now.

In the first round of the series, the Clippers defeated the Spurs in a tiebreaker and completed an upset as the seventh seed.

The Clippers, who completed the "Black Seven Miracles", successfully entered the fans' field of vision. While the Spurs coach Popovich was being crazily abused, the series between the Clippers and the Suns was also eye-catching.

The Suns' record in the regular season is not as good as the Spurs, but the Suns are third in the West after all, and the "bombardment team" led by Steve Nash has the upper hand.

According to ESPN statistics, the promotion rate is as high as 71.2%. Just when fans thought that this year's Western Conference Finals would be a contest between the Timberwolves and the Suns, the Clippers expressed their dissatisfaction with practical actions.

At present, the Clippers and the Suns have played two games in the series, and the two teams have a big score of 1:1. It seems that the Suns don't have much advantage, and even the victory against the Clippers is only a mere 8 points.

The Clippers' tenacious resistance made people dare not underestimate this team. In the first round of the series, the Clippers slapped the media in the face when no one was optimistic. At this time, no one dared to say that the Clippers must defeat.

Even if the Suns' promotion support rate is still much higher than that of the Clippers, the success of the Clippers' performance makes this round of the series full of suspense.

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The Dallas Mavericks, who had no way to retreat in G5, gave it a go. Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Stackhouse and others completely let go of the pressure and shot very resolutely on the offensive end.

The current situation of the Mavericks is very bad, and the Mavericks will definitely be eliminated in a normal fight. Instead of being afraid, it is better to completely calm down and start the most intense fight with the Timberwolves.

Throughout the first half, Nowitzki, who was called a "soft guy", played very tough. Although the offensive method was still based on outside jumpers, Nowitzki's attitude was very firm.
Even in the face of Garnett, who had just won the best defensive player, he did not hesitate at all, without the constraints of the previous two games at all.

Nowitzki's rich jump shots made Garnett a little tired, especially when Garnett was in foul trouble, Nowitzki couldn't limit this point at all.

Neither Gerald Wallace nor Eddie Griffin defended Nowitzki well enough.

One is too short, the other is too thin, it is a tragedy to face the red-eyed German tank.

When Garnett had to sit and watch the game with five fouls on his back, Luke could only take out Hayes to match Nowitzki. It caused a lot of trouble for Nowitzki.

If Nowitzki in this round of the series can only be called the "German Chariot", then Nowitzki in today's game can afford the title of "Northern King".

The mid-range jumper around 20 feet feels hot and almost single-handedly led the Mavericks forward.

And because the other players of the Mavericks have good outside shooting ability, this makes Luke dare not easily double-team Nowitzki.

For an offensive team like the Mavericks who mainly shoot outside shots, double-teaming is definitely a taboo on the court!

Fortunately, Sprewell and Cassel are in hot form, and the combination of the two also reminds fans of the glory of the three-headed monster period.

"Alien" Cassel's performance throughout the series was mediocre, and his poor defensive ability was often pushed off the court by Luke.

But the value of a veteran is that he never relents at critical moments and continues to add offensive firepower to the team.

With post-up jumpers after another, Cassell was tough during Garnett's foul troubles.

Not only did the teaming madman not let the Mavericks open the score, but also successfully helped the team to overtake in the middle of the final quarter, allowing the Timberwolves to regain the initiative.

With Nowitzki's physical exhaustion serious, Nowitzki made frequent shots at the last moment, and the Timberwolves took the opportunity to seize the opportunity and delivered a fatal blow to the Mavericks.

At the end of the game, the Timberwolves defeated the Mavericks by a narrow margin and advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a big score of 4:1.

It is not surprising that the Timberwolves can advance to the Western Conference Finals. The 4:1 point difference seems to be a clear gap, but only fans who watched the whole series know how much trouble the Mavericks have caused for the Timberwolves.

Except for the G3 game where the Timberwolves won the Mavericks with a double-digit point difference, the Timberwolves had a hard time winning the rest of the games.

The intensity of this round of the series was far beyond the imagination of the fans, but the Timberwolves still had the last laugh, pocketing the tickets to the Western Conference Finals, and entered the Western Conference Finals for three consecutive years, becoming a nightmare for the other 14 teams in the Western Conference
After the game, the Timberwolves and the Mavericks hugged one after another. The Mavericks played a nearly perfect season. If they hadn't encountered this historic Timberwolves team, the Mavericks would have a great chance of rushing out of the West.

It's a pity that the Timberwolves are like a mountain blocking the other teams in the West. All teams that want to advance to the finals must compete with the Timberwolves.

But only after playing against the Timberwolves will you find out how terrifying this Timberwolves are!
Next, the Timberwolves will have a period of rest, waiting for the winner between the Suns and the Clippers to meet in the Western Conference Finals.

Considering the current anxious game situation of the two teams, the Timberwolves' rest time will not be too short.

Using this period of time, the Timberwolves can plan many things and pave the way for the Western Conference Finals in advance, and they have an overall advantage in terms of preparation and status!
　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)