NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first game of the season was a big success.

Chapter 212 Regular Season Awards Announced

In addition to the stalemate between the Pistons, Nets and Lakers, the matchup between the Timberwolves and Kings was also somewhat unexpected.

As the No. 1 team in the West, the Timberwolves did not show their overwhelming dominance against the Kings in the lower half like the Knicks, but instead fell into a stalemate.

In Game 5, like the Lakers and Pistons, the Timberwolves won the decisive battle.

It was just that this victory was hard-won. The “madman” scored 34 points to beat the Kings by 10 points.

Rick Adelman’s adjustments to the Kings far exceeded the imagination of the outside world. Although there were no so-called superstars, the Kings showed enough tenacity.

Before the series officially ended, no one could be sure who would be the final winner of this game.

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During the two days of preparation for the Knicks, in addition to understanding the records of other division teams, another piece of news was announced.

The NBA officially announced the awards for the regular season selection!

When the results of the highly anticipated award of the American Professional Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) came out, it shocked a group of big names in the circle.

As the fourth rookie in NBA history, Wang Song beat the Wolf King to win the MVP of this season.

Although people from all walks of life had expected this result at the end of the regular season, when the little golden man was actually announced, it still set off a shocking wave.

An Asian was elected NBA MVP, which was the ninth wonder of the world when the yellow race just stepped into the NBA arena.

In particular, the results of the selection were not entirely based on the team’s record and personal data, but purely subjective voting decisions by media people on both sides of the United States and the Maple Leaf Country.

This award is not a pure data competition like the scoring champion, rebounding champion, or blocked shot champion. It is more of a recognition.

Wang Song received 13 first-place votes and 1 second-place vote from 14 media people and reporters, and was almost elected unanimously.

This is the recognition of the player by American fans and people from all walks of life!

Even Yao Ming, who dominated the CBA, was selected as the No. 1 pick by the NBA after he shined in international competitions.

In the early 21st century, the NBA, or the entire United States, had an extremely stubborn prejudice against the yellow race. Before the 2008 Olympics, the United States was always in the dominance of competitive sports.

So when a yellow race person won the MVP award, and won it as a rookie, it can be said that this matter is not only about the NBA, but also has a far-reaching impact on the sports world and even between countries.

Wang Song, who deserves the title, once became the most hotly discussed topic in the United States.

There are many other awards announced that have caused a stir in the NBA.

The Coach of the Year award is not as undisputed as the MVP. Even after the final result is announced, there are still different voices.

But for Mike D’Antoni, who returned to the NBA to coach, doubt is also a kind of affirmation.

An assistant coach hired midway suddenly turned into the Coach of the Year.

Is there anything more legendary than this?

The awards in the Italian league are nothing in front of this.

When he learned that the award was announced, D’Antoni’s mood had never been more excited than at this moment. After so many years in the NBA, he finally saw the reward.

This also made him deeply realize that coaching style, strategy, and on-the-spot dispatch are all bullshit. In the face of absolute star dominance, these things of the coaching team can only be regarded as icing on the cake.

The announcement of MVP and best coach is just a good start for the Knicks, and things are far from over.

Before the announcement of the Best Rookie Award, there were also different opinions.

Some people think that this award should not be given to Wang Song, who has already won the MVP, which will make the league the biggest Asian trend.

This statement once excited the Cleveland people far away in Akron for a while.

But soon someone stood up and voted against it. They thought it was ridiculous that the rookie who won the MVP was not the best rookie.

In the end, the NBA officials did not intervene and handed the final result to the media to vote. The result of the media vote was self-evident.

Wang Song still won the best rookie award!

And he was elected unanimously.

If there is another competitor for MVP in the West, Garnett, who can compete with Wang Song

As for the rookie, the media really can’t find fault with Wang Song.

Most of the other individual awards were won by other teams. After all, the Knicks can’t take all the good things.

The league gave two rookies the three awards of best coach, best rookie, and MVP, and they are all on the same team. The league thinks it is generous enough.

Among them, according to the performance of the fastest improving player on the court, Prince is actually very competitive, but the league still stepped up to suppress the rhythm of this wave of Knicks.

Otherwise, they are afraid that the NBA will not be called NBA next season, but NYBA (New York)!

As for the selection of the best team later, the league did not interfere.

Even if all the Knicks players are on the first team, it is just a real honor. The record of 74 wins in history is not only for Wang Song.

The result is indeed as expected by the league, not so absolute.

From the perspective of the book strength, the individual strength of the Knicks players has not been interrupted except Wang Song.

The best first team: Nash, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, Wang Song

The best second team: McGrady, Cassell, Peja, O’Neal, O’Neal

The best third team: Reed, Houston, Nowitzki, Metta World Peace, Ben Wallace

The Knicks had three players selected, two in the first team and one in the third team, which looks like a first-class team, but compared with the number of All-Star players, the Knicks did surpass the Lakers in the best team selection.

When the lineup was announced, O’Neal, who was preparing for G6, was extremely angry.

He didn’t consider this result to be fake, but the data of averaging 21.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game was not selected for the first team, which was still a little difficult for the big shark to accept.

So he said something harsh before the Game 6 against the Spurs: “I will wait for him in the finals. Those media who only look at the team’s record and data, open your dog eyes and see who is the strongest center on the earth.”

O’Neal did not mention Wang Song’s name throughout the whole process, but the media interviewed him tacitly did not ask who it was.

After the Knicks learned about the announcement of the award, the atmosphere was joyful.

The happiest one among them was Nash. He had been in the third team for two consecutive seasons and felt frustrated for a long time. After being traded to the Knicks, he jumped into the first team, and naturally he could not hide his joy.

Houston also shared Nash’s joy!

The best honor of the “Central Shooter King” in his career was just an All-Star substitute in the first two years. Now he has transformed himself and won such a real honor. It is inevitable to be excited.

“I didn’t expect that my old bones could be selected for the third team when I am about to retire. Thanks to these reporters for remembering me.”

Although the other players did not get the actual award, they were already excited as they were getting closer to the O’Brien Cup.

(End of this chapter)