NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

In the third game against the Magic, Hardaway, who played at home, showed his strength as expected!

Facing Doug Christie's usual strong defense and the Raptors' consistently strong inside defense, I don't know how long the basket is, but Hardaway's shots are always successful.

The fact is so jaw-dropping - almost every shot of Hardaway in the first half was like a stroke of genius, falling into the basket with incredible accuracy!

How does the saying go, the basketball hoop tonight is as big as the sea!

It is the most appropriate word to describe this situation.

It was not until the second half that the Raptors resorted to the tactic of being forced to commit a foul and chose to send Hardaway to the free throw line that this silky "Dove" touch did not continue!

Hardaway played for 47 minutes in the entire game!

其中疯狂出手30次，命中16球，罚球10中9，以53.3%的投篮命中率，61.0%的真实命中率轰下了42分8篮板2助攻2抢断的数据！

Led the Magic to lead the Raptors at halftime.

But in the end, the goddess of victory still ran towards the Toronto Raptors, the team that "only the Raptors can cross the river"!

The best performer of the Raptors was Hanamichi, who also played 47 minutes, took 24 shots, made 16 of them, made 6 of 5 free throws, had an 89.5% field goal percentage, a 66.7% field goal percentage, and a 69.7% true shooting percentage.

他贡献了37分17篮板6盖帽1抢断3助攻这份毫不逊色哈达威，甚至从某些方面更能体现攻防两端统治力的数据。

Judging from the score alone, it was clearly written as 98:92, and the winner was not decided until the last quarter, as if telling of the thrilling battle in this series.

However, only those who have personally witnessed the entire series between the Raptors and the Magic can deeply understand that the Magic's defeat was so thorough and so unsurprising!

But who could have expected that behind this seemingly slight gap, there lay an insurmountable chasm that the Magic could not overcome?

They basically had no one other than Hardaway who could penetrate the Raptors’ stout defense;

The entire Magic team tried their best, but still couldn't withstand the Raptors' fierce offensive.

In the end, when the final whistle sounded, the outcome was decided and the Magic could only accept the fate of failure.

To bystanders it may be just a simple score, but to those who have experienced this series, it is an unforgettable memory. Hanamichi witnessed the helplessness and unwillingness of a team with his own eyes!

After the game, Hardaway was even helped off the court by his teammates, showing his old age!

Even in the last game, he played so brilliantly and gracefully, and fought so fiercely with the Raptors.

Also changes the ending.

In the 96-97 season, the demise of a super star was inevitable!

On the other hand, Hanamichi of the Raptors happily high-fived his teammates one by one to celebrate that they were able to advance first and that they would have more time to watch the success or failure of the Knicks and Hawks.

It's a fact that the Magic didn't cause any extra trouble for this Raptors team!

Similarly, the Hornets, ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, did not cause any extra trouble to the Chicago Bulls. They were swept out by the latter and went home to fish. This is also a fact.

第一轮的系列赛，花道交出了场均32.7分15.7篮板6.7盖帽1抢断3.3助攻的超级数据，在东部勉强算是鹤立鸡群了。

As for the reason why it is reluctant, it is because there is another person in the East whose popularity and popularity are no less than Hanamichi.

那就是率队横扫黄蜂队晋级，场均交出37.4分5.7篮板5.4助攻2抢断0.3盖帽的【老流氓】。

Judging from the comprehensive data alone, it seems that [Old Rogue] is slightly inferior to Hanamichi.

However, if it weren't for the Bulls' performance in the second series against the Hornets, Hanamichi's statistics would really be considered outstanding in the Eastern Conference!

In the second game of the series between the Bulls and the Hornets, "Old Rogue" took 35 crazy shots and scored 55 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, which aroused no less topic than Hanamichi.

It's even ranked first in the Eastern Conference and even the league.

The main reason why [Old Rogue] did this was not because the Hornets were difficult to deal with, nor because he had sufficient physical strength stored during the regular season.

This is because the regular season MVP award will be announced before the second round of the series begins!

There is no need to look at the scoring champion anymore, as it is a foregone conclusion that Hanamichi will be ranked first in points per game.

He didn't win the regular season MVP or the All-Star MVP (AMVP) trophy, and if he loses the regular season MVP trophy, then he [Old Rogue] will become a joke.

You know, he won all the MVP honors last season and achieved the Grand Slam of awards. Is the only FMVP left this season?

(Author: Don’t worry, the Finals MVP is not yours!)

So in order to get impression votes, the old rogue went on a killing spree in the second game against the Hornets, scoring 55 points. I heard that if the last 3-pointer hadn't been missed, the Hornets would have become the biggest loser in the playoffs!

Hornets: Who dares to be worse than me?

Magic Team: Not as miserable as you!

[Old Rogue] There is a reason why he is trying to get impression votes:

The NBA regular season MVP is selected by voting by 100 sports media professionals (including sports reporters and TV commentators) in the United States and Canada.

Each judge voted for the best players from first to fifth place in their minds.

Players will receive 10 points for each first-place vote, 7 points for second-place, 5 points for third-place, 3 points for fourth-place and 1 point for fifth-place.

However, in addition to the above, there are several other recognized factors, that is, the player must meet the following main conditions:

First, you have to lead the team to achieve good results. The team’s record should at least not fall outside the top four in the league!

From this point of view, [Old Rogue], Hanamichi and even [The Postman] Karl Malone all meet this condition.

Second, the role you play in the team must reflect the core role. While performing well yourself, you must also make your teammates better.

The second half of this sentence is very mysterious, but the first half is very clear, which means it must be the core, the true core!

From this point of view, [Old Rogue] and [Postman] both meet this condition, and Hanamichi, who was newly promoted to [Dragon King], also just meets it since the beginning of this season.

(Believe me, if Hanamichi wasn’t recognized as the [Dragon King] of the Raptors, he would have lost some of the first votes!)