NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 235: Sweeped the Pistons in the first round and was selected for the double team

Compared with the highly concentrated team records in the East, the record rankings in the West are as close and intense as ever.

Except for the Lakers, who are far ahead with 65 wins and 17 losses, the records of the other teams are very close.

Ranking second in the Western Conference are the San Antonio Spurs with 54 wins and 28 losses in the regular season, followed by the Portland Trail Blazers with 52 wins, the Houston Rockets with 52 wins, the Denver Nuggets with 51 wins, and the Denver Nuggets with 50 wins. Dallas Mavericks, 48-win New Orleans Hornets and 48-win Phoenix Suns.

Among the eight teams that have entered the playoffs, only the Hornets and Suns have not reached 50 wins. Even the Utah Jazz, ninth in the Western Conference, has a 46-win record and can be ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference. .

Wang Chong and the Bulls dominate the Eastern Conference, which does not have a big impact on the Western Conference record. After all, the Eastern and Western teams will only meet each other twice at most every season. Even if they lose both games, it will not affect the long 82-game regular season. The schedule is also insignificant.

As a result, the first round matchups between the East and West playoffs have been determined.

The four games in the first round of the Eastern Conference are Bulls vs. Pistons, Cavaliers vs. 76ers, Magic vs. Heat, and Celtics vs. Hawks.

The four groups of games in the Western Conference are Lakers vs. Suns, Spurs vs. Hornets, Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks, and Rockets vs. Nuggets.

Outside the stadium, everyone is paying close attention to the final statistics list of the regular season.

But this season is different. Wang Chong has already led his team to break the historical record. What excuse can he make for not giving Wang Chong the MVP?

But just like the tragedy of stars in the same era as Jordan, stars in the same era as Wang Chong have also been suppressed to varying degrees because of the dazzling Wang Chong.

In fact, as long as he wants to, it will not be difficult to reproduce the 05 points per game average in the 06-35.6 season, but it is not necessary.

But the Heat's lineup during this period was in a mess. It was already very difficult for Wade to drag the team into the playoffs, and there was no spare power at all.

In terms of the scoring list, Wang Chong worked hard in the second half, and his average points per game finally increased to 30.8 points. Although this has been the lowest scoring season for Wang Chong in recent years, he still succeeded in winning the league's scoring champion. This is also Wang Chong's scoring average. Chong won the league scoring title for the fourth time in his career and the fourth consecutive time.

Look at other contemporaries of Wang Chong.

Closer to home, it is indeed a pity that Wade missed out on the scoring title, but there is nothing that can be done about it. Wade was indeed quite strong at his peak, with full strength on both offense and defense, but even so, he still couldn't compete with him on the offensive end. Wang Chong competes, and with Wade's character, he doesn't pay special attention to personal honor. If possible, he is willing to use data in exchange for the team's victory.

Originally, the scoring champion in the 08-09 season was supposed to be Wade. The Flash relied on the honor of three championships in his career, an FMVP and a scoring champion to overtake shooting guards such as Iverson and Harden and secure his position. The third quarterback position in history.

Wade ranked second with 30.2 points, and it was a pity that he missed the opportunity to win the scoring title.

Under the influence of Wang Chong, James was not the only one who was robbed of honors.

Nowitzki's only regular season MVP trophy in his career was also snatched away by Wang Chong, who performed more strongly and brilliantly.

If under such circumstances, we insist on operating behind the scenes and give the MVP to James, the credibility of the league will be gone.

To put it bluntly, while the league officials are being bitches, they also want to build a memorial. Even though the NBA is a business league, it is still a sports league in the final analysis. If performance and records are not the key, how many fans will continue to do so in the future? Watching the game?

So no matter how unhappy he is, this year's regular season MVP must be Wang Chong.

What’s even more desperate is that Wang Chong is only 24 years old now. His career is still very long. His peak period will be at least 8 to 10 years. During this period, he will monopolize most of the honors and achievements. Considering that he will win the most personal honors in the next ten years Yes, it is James who has won 4 regular season MVPs, so the biggest sufferer is the unlucky me, James.

Everyone knows that Wang Chong's average points per game are declining year by year. It is not that his personal scoring ability has declined compared with the previous two years. On the contrary, Wang Chong's strength is visibly stronger than the previous two years. Because of this, he has More spare time is invested in other aspects of the game, such as the defensive end. At the same time, other Bulls players are emerging, which also takes some of the pressure on the offensive end for Wang Chong.

Wade was pretty good among them. At least before Wang Chong's complete rise, he still won the championship in the 05-06 season and had FMVP, and had a career highlight performance.

James has so far received no personal honors. This season should have been the period when he won the first MVP trophy of his career. However, facing Wang Chong who led the team to a record of 73 wins and 9 losses, even the United States who supports James The media cannot lick their faces and say that James has a chance to compete with Wang Chong for the regular season MVP.

This is a completely different concept from last year when Kobe beat Wang Chong for MVP.

Last season, the Lakers and Bulls were evenly matched in terms of record. However, the Bulls, who had a stronger configuration of the Big Three and won the MVP Garnett in his first year, had a worse record than the previous season, which became Wang Chong's points deduction. The reason is a bit far-fetched, but from the perspective of neutral fans, it is still justifiable.

With four scoring titles, Wang Chong ranks third in NBA history, tied with Allen Iverson, who also has four scoring titles, and second only to basketball emperor Wilt Chamberlain, who has seven scoring titles. And the basketball god Michael Jordan, who has ten scoring titles.

Because of Wang Chong, Kobe has yet to have a scoring champion. As a well-known top scorer in the league, Kobe is somewhat lacking in credentials.

Wang Chong and Wade, two players with 30+ points, are the top two in the scoring list, and the third one is the miserable James.

James averaged 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists per game in the regular season this season. Although his scoring dropped slightly from last season, the main reason was that the Cavaliers' Big Three and Mo. Williams and other three people took part of the ball. , judging from the results of the Cavaliers' surge to 60+ wins, some of the sacrifices made by James obviously have more benefits than disadvantages, and his own selling point is his versatility. His average of 8 assists per game puts him in the top ten in the assists list this season. Only three players can rank in the top ten in both scoring and assists lists, namely Wade, Chris Paul and James.

As for Kobe, who is known as the strongest shooting guard after Jordan, he averaged only 26.1 points per game this season, ranking fourth in the league. Although everyone knows that Kobe's scoring average has dropped mainly because he has shared the ball with other players, including Dajia. It's because of players such as Sol, Artest, Bynum, etc., but no matter what, this is indeed the lowest scoring list for Kobe in recent years.

If the Lakers still fail to win the championship this year, it will undoubtedly be a very unsuccessful season for Kobe. However, facing the Bulls who won an exaggerated 73 wins and 9 losses in the regular season, can the Lakers win the championship? Except for Lakers fans, I’m afraid no one thinks it’s possible.

The situation in the assists list is similar to that in the scoring list. Chris Paul and Deron Williams, two of the best point guards in their class, have become the only two players in the league to average double figures in assists per game. One averaged 11 assists per game, and the other 10.7. The gap is negligible, but Howard dominates the rebounding list, averaging 13.8 rebounds per game, leaving other competitors far behind.

It has to be said that the Magic's one-star and four-shooting system is indeed very suitable for Howard's technical characteristics. If the Magic used Howard as O'Neal or Dayao, they may not be able to achieve such good results.

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2009年4月18日，08-09赛季季后赛首轮的揭幕战揭开帷幕。

The Bulls sit at home and face the challenge of the Detroit Pistons.

Once the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, it is now in decline.

<divclass="contentadv">Although the main point guard Billups was originally traded from the Bulls in exchange for Monta Ellis, he has averaged 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game this season, becoming the team's absolute main attacker. However, Ellis, who is typically strong in offense and weak in defense, has obvious weaknesses on the court, and his offense is mostly based on individual singles with the ball. His style of play is outside the team, which is essentially incompatible with the Pistons, which focuses on team basketball.

The reason why the Pistons can make it to the playoffs this season is not because of how strong the team is, but simply because the overall strength of the Eastern Conference is too weak, and it is just a matter of choosing a big one among the short ones.

Against the Bulls, who had 73 wins in the regular season, no one thought the Pistons had a chance to win, and they would even be happy if they didn't get swept 4-0 in the series.

that's the truth.

In the first game between the two sides, the Bulls won a big victory with a score of 106:84.

Facing the Bulls, who are dominant on both offense and defense, the Pistons were powerless to resist.

当家球星埃利斯全场21投7中，尽管得到20分4助攻，但投篮命中率仅33.3%。

Garnett's favorite is Ellis, a small and nimble defender who likes to use speed to break through. On the contrary, it is Wade and James, a powerful player who can break through with the ball and have great destructive power. It is more difficult for Garnett to deal with it.

Whenever Ellis uses his speed advantage to break through Billups and rush into the penalty area, he has to face Garnett's defense and face last season's best defensive player DPOY. The offensive efficiency is high. .

As for the other main players of the Pistons, including mid-range shooting king Hamilton, Roaring God Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince, one of Wang Chong’s former nemesis, they all failed under the Bulls’ oppressive defense. Able to perform brilliantly.

After winning their first victory, the Bulls followed up and won the next three games without any suspense. They swept the Pistons with a total score of 4:0 and entered the second round. They became the only team to sweep their opponents in the first round. .

The Bulls' opponent in the second round was the Celtics, who defeated the Hawks 4:3.

The other matchup in the Eastern Conference is the same as Wang Chong predicted. It is a confrontation between the two strong teams of the Cavaliers and Magic.

The Celtics are slightly stronger than the Pistons. After all, Durant and Pierce are both top scorers in the league, and there is also a high-quality center inside, Al Jefferson, whose overall strength is impressive. points, but it is obvious that they are also unable to pose a threat to the Bulls.

The second-round series between the two sides has not yet begun. Outside media have generally predicted that the score between the two sides will most likely be 4:0 or 4:1. The Celtics will win at most one victory when facing the Bulls.

Before the start of the second round of games, the league announced the results of the season lineup as in previous years.

Compared with last year, this year's best first team has only one change in the five players. Chris Paul was replaced by Wade. The five players in the first team are Wade, Kobe, Wang Chong, James and Howard.

After all, Wade averaged 30+5+7 in the regular season. Although the Heat's record is not as good as the Hornets, the reference weight of personal performance is obviously more important than winning a few more games.

Paul, who was pushed out of the first team, could only be ranked on the best second team with Brandon Roy, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan and Dayao.

The final five players on the best third team are Tony Parker, Chauncey Billups, Pau Gasol, Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O'Neal.

The selection of the best third team is still quite controversial, because many players who performed well were excluded from the best team, which made their respective fans very dissatisfied.

比如说场均22.8分6.8篮板，率领掘金打出51胜战绩的卡梅隆.安东尼，再比如说东部凯尔特人队内，场均25+6的凯文.杜兰特与20分5篮板4助攻的保罗.皮尔斯无一人上榜，让绿衫军的死忠粉们也极为不满。

But there is no way. There are a total of fifteen spots in the best lineup, and the competition itself is quite high.

Especially among the five players in the best third team, Parker averaged 22 points and 6.9 assists per game, so it is reasonable to be selected.

The remaining four players may not be as good as Anthony, Durant and others in terms of statistics, but Garnett and Billups are both contributors to the Bulls' 73 wins, and Gasol also made great contributions to the Lakers' 65 wins. O'Neal's Cavaliers also won 60+ games. At the same time, his 18+8 data is also outstanding among centers, second only to Howard and Dayao.

It would be inappropriate to remove any of these four people from the best lineup, so although there was a lot of controversy, the final selection result was decided this way.

Compared with the best team, the selection of the two teams of the best defensive team is not so controversial.

The five players selected for the All-Defensive First Team are Paul, Kobe, Wang Chong, Garnett and Howard.

The five players on the defensive second team are Rondo, Wade, Artest, James and Duncan.

As a forward player, Wang Chong was able to push Artest and James, two top defensive players from the first line, not because his defense was really better than these two, but mainly because of the team's record bonus, and The outside world's impression of him is increased.

As a player who used to be strong in offense and weak in defense, Wang Chong's contribution on the defensive end in the past two seasons is obvious to all, and it is not surprising that he can get some extra impact points.

This is the same reason that Kobe continues to be the best first defense. Whether it is the actual defensive effect of the matchup or the defensive contribution value in high-level data, Wade is obviously better than Kobe, and more than a little bit.

Including DOPY's ranking of the best defensive player, Wade is also higher than Kobe. Wang Chong remembers that in the final voting results of the original 08-09 best defensive player, Wade ranked third with the highest vote rate for Kobe. More than double.

But as a shooting guard, Kobe was selected to the defensive first team, and Wade could only be ranked in the second team.

Of course, Wang Chong's selection as the best first defense is not as extreme as Kobe's, but the situation is relatively similar.

At least when compared with Artest and James in defensive statistics, he is the only one among the three to enter the best first defense.