You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 1072 MVP Battle

The war situation in the west is extremely dangerous.

Game3, the two sides confronted each other.

As soon as the game started, the Lakers tried to let James go to the right.

Although James has always been right-handed on the court, he is actually a left-hander. It is also a coup for the Lakers to let him attack from the right.

But their strategy didn't work at first.On some possessions, the Lakers' forward frustratingly got hung up on screens and had to switch; on others, the Lakers gave the Timberwolves some comfortable [-]-pointers.

In general, they did not perform well, lacking tough confrontation.

This situation made Kevin Garnett quite angry. During the halftime break, after he gave a "full of dirty words" halftime speech, the Lakers became more defensively focused in the second half, and they almost never appeared again. Over the situation of defensive distraction.

As a result, the MVP favorite James did not score a point in the second half and only sent one assist.

The shots James attempted on the right hand side were forced or even off-balance -- exactly the kind of poor shots the Lakers wanted.

Putting pressure was the theme of the second half.

With two superstars who are both good on offense and defense, the Lakers have implemented this strategy to the extreme.

The Lakers' strict defense didn't just start with James catching the ball.

Generally, from the time when the Timberwolves get the ball until the Lakers win the ball back, any Lakers backcourt player is shouldering the mission of chasing James all over the court.

James struggled in the second half not just because he missed shots, but because he didn't take them at all (he only made five of them in the second half).

The Lakers' defense destroyed the morale of the Timberwolves from the spiritual level.

When the Lakers started to put pressure, the overwhelmed Timberwolves were hit by a wave of 21-2 attacks, which directly made the game lose suspense.

On some possessions, it was the Lakers' defense that forced turnovers or 24-second violations that resulted in turnovers.

As for O'Neal, when the rhythm of the game became so intense, he obviously couldn't run, and he played mediocrely throughout the game like James.

In this case, the Timberwolves have no way to win.

In Game 3, the KK combination used high-pressure defense to defeat the Timberwolves, took the home court advantage from the opponent, and led by a big score of 2 to 1.

"Shaq's right, I'm really afraid to take a shot on the court."

At the end of the game, Garnett responded to O'Neal's mouth.

"It's not out of weakness, it's just because I don't want to be suspended. If the league allows me to fight without responsibility, I promise you, the Huskies will be killed by me in their home court."

O'Neill called KK a coward. For his former owner, the Lakers, he directly called the Lakers the women's team just like he joked that the Kings were the Queens back then.

This obviously sexist nickname will naturally attract criticism from gender associations, and by the way, increase the popularity of the series.

No one expected that such a topic could be played in the Western Conference finals, which has far exceeded the league's pre-match expectations.

They have only played three games, and they have already made countless news. Unless there is a fight on the court, it is really impossible to imagine what will happen next that will be more exciting than the stories that have already happened.

With such a fierce battle in the Western Conference, fans' expectations for Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals have also increased.

Prior to this, the league first announced the ownership of the major awards this season.

Mo Mengchen, Kobe, James, Duncan and, unexpectedly, but not so unexpectedly, Eddie Curry, were selected to the first team of the year.

Curry's selection caused a shock.

"Why?"

Based on Curry's average of 22+11+4+2.5 per game this season, his competitors are O'Neal, Yao Huang and Ben Wallace.

Big Ben averaged 10+11+3 per game. The data and the record of the Cavaliers obviously have no competition.

Due to his age and injuries, O'Neal only played 67 games this season, averaging 21 points, 9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. His statistics and attendance are not Curry's opponent at all.

As for Yao Huang, his average of 20+8+2 blocks per game was also suppressed by Curry.

This is an era in which giants have fallen. Curry just played a solid number in this era, and the team ranked second in the league. Therefore, he and Mo Mengchen were selected for the first team of the year. It can be said that it is an accident or no. Unexpected, because all rely on peers to set off.

As for the rest, it's gone.

In addition to being selected for the first team of the year, Mo Mengchen was also selected for the first defense of the year.

All major awards are announced, except for the regular season MVP.

There are four people competing for this award: James, Mo Mengchen, Bender and Kobe.

Bender basically withdrew from the discussion due to his defeat in the semifinals, while the other three were fighting fiercely. The performance in the division finals is very likely to determine the MVP.

Against such a background, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off.

Tonight, the Argentine demon knife, who has always been silently dedicated, played well.

His performances at the beginning and end of the game made him the most critical player.

His most important contribution was to hit consecutive three-pointers early in the game, which opened up the 76ers' defensive formation.

On the defensive end, the 76ers did not dare to block Mo Mengchen and Anthony with all their strength, but hesitated when controlling the breakthrough line, giving them room to display.

As the 76ers adjusted their defense to focus on the Pistons' perimeter, the ball returned to Ginobili's hands.He missed the last couple of key shots, but in a way he didn't notice, he made the difference.

He defended Iverson closely and communicated smoothly with Mo Mengchen during pick-and-roll changes, making it difficult for the 76ers to get open three-pointers from the outside.

When the fourth man like Ginobili starts to contribute wonderful performances, it is normal for the 76ers to focus on one thing and lose another.

They can mobilize personnel to chase and intercept key players, but they cannot guard five players at once.

The advantage of lineup depth helped the Pistons secure the victory.

3 minutes before the end, the game entered garbage time.

The Pistons, as usual, defeated their opponents steadily, leading 2-1 with a big score.

Mo Mengchen scored 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. This is an easy victory. His outstanding leadership will allow him to add points in the MVP competition.

The obstacle that prevents him from being crowned MVP may not be his opponents, but the aesthetic fatigue of the public and voting staff.

After all, he had a dominant three-time MVP streak.

In those four years, the Pistons' dominant performance made him the MVP choice.

Being elected MVP for four consecutive years will naturally cause aesthetic fatigue. The public hopes to change the appearance. For example, last season, the person who was crowned MVP was General Arenas.

At the press conference that night, the MVP controversy was inevitable.

"To be honest, I don't value MVP because I have been elected four times." Mo Mengchen said in a relaxed tone, "No matter how good it is, when you have experienced it four times, it is no longer so important."

"Then what about the championship? Isn't the championship important?" No matter where there is no shortage of masters.

"Champions are different." Mo Mengchen said, "Elected MVP can't make me the final winner, it can only show that I did a good job in the regular season, but we usually don't use regular season results to measure whether a player is great, otherwise Wilt Wilt Chamberlain is the best player of all time."

As soon as Mo Mengchen finished speaking, the media laughed out loud.

He never gave anyone a reason to speak, even if he wanted to offend a person, he had to offend a dead person, and he was a dead person who was active half a century ago.

"And championships define greatness."

Mo Mengchen looked at the reporter who asked the question.

"It's not easy for us to get to where we are today. The Pistons are below themselves. Everyone has the same goal. As for the MVP, I really don't care."

He pretended to be a big B in front of the media all over the world.

Don't care about MVP?People in the media can almost imagine the reactions of Shark, Kobe, James and others when they saw this interview.

The press conference was over. Although the third game between the Pistons and the 76ers was not as topical as the Timberwolves and the Lakers, what Mo Mengchen said after the game was enough to lock him in the headlines.

The flames of war ignited and the dust was flying. After three games in the East and West series, the outcome is still unknown.

The battle for MVP has reached a fever pitch.

(End of this chapter)