The Nuggets were lucky to eliminate the Hornets and advance to the second round. In a parallel world, both Nene and Kenyon Martin missed the playoffs, and the Nuggets were easily eliminated by the Clippers 4-1.
When the Nuggets faced the SuperSonics, the depth of the lineup was far behind, and the individual abilities of the stars were even worse. The Nuggets only had one super scorer in Carmelo Anthony, so double-teaming him was enough.
Anthony was trapped in a zone defense, and would be double-teamed as soon as he got the ball near the penalty area. The three-threat play he was good at became a one-threat, and his final option was usually to shoot a jump shot against someone.
Anthony's mid-to-long-range jump shot faced Gerald Wallace, but Diaw's defense could never find his target. He averaged 21 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in the series, and his field goal percentage was 33.3%, which was appalling.
Marcus Camby, Kenyon Martin, Nene Hilario and other interior players are not good at jump shots, and their tactical role is not as good as the Sonics' interior players. When they can't take advantage of rebounding, the Nuggets have no chance of winning.
On the other side, the Mavericks and Suns were tied at 2-2. The two teams were similar in strength, and the Mavericks had a slight advantage. The second round in the Eastern Conference was more intense, with the Bulls vs. Cavaliers and Wizards vs. Heat all tied at 2-2.
The SuperSonics advanced too easily, giving people the feeling of standing out from the crowd. It seems that they have no opponents this year.
The awards for the regular season are being announced one after another, and the Sonics have had another bumper season.
Hornets point guard Chris Paul won the Rookie of the Year award for helping the team reach the playoffs and had the best statistics.
SuperSonics power forward David Lee was selected to the second team of the All-Rookie Team. He did not play much time, averaging 9.2 points and 7 rebounds per game, which can be compared with the parallel draft pick Andrew Bogut.
The Sixth Man of the Year is Cavaliers guard Ben Gordon, who averaged 15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 42.2% from three-point range and 43.5% from three-point range.
After Joe Johnson joined, Ben Gordon has been playing as a substitute. His size and style are only suitable for being a sixth man, and playing the starting No. 2 position is a defensive vulnerability.
The Most Improved Player Award was won by Seattle forward Hedo Turkoglu. All statistics reached career highs and he was selected as an All-Star.
In the previous season, his highest shooting percentage was only 42.2%, and he averaged just over 10 points per game. After joining the SuperSonics, he shot 47.6% from the field, 42.3% from three-point range, and averaged 17.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.
Turkoglu provided a point for Yang Jian, which changed his destiny. He was already an All-Star.
Diaw, who was supposed to win the award, is also in the SuperSonics, and his statistics have also improved a bit, but he is only a substitute. Diaw's fate has changed in a bad direction. He will not be able to get a high-paying long-term contract without putting up good statistics with the Suns.
This is good news for the Sonics. The management will definitely not give Diaw a big contract. If other teams recruit him with high salary, they will have to let him go in vain.
George Karl once again won the Best Coach Award, winning the award for the third time in his career. The judges had to give him this award no matter how reluctant they were. The Sonics achieved a record regular season record.
And if the winning coach is not George Karl, Yang Jian's contribution will be even greater. Most fans think that George Karl is very watery. His tactics are to let the players pass the ball to Yang Jian and help him catch the ball comfortably.
After becoming a winner in life, George Karl's temper has become particularly good, and he is no longer the tyrant hated by players.
Unexpectedly, the best defensive player is Tim Duncan again. This is the third time in Duncan's career that he has won the best defensive player award. The reason is that he has significantly strengthened the Wizards' defense and helped the Wizards rank first in the Eastern Conference.
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In a parallel world, Duncan has never won the Defensive Player of the Year award even once, even though his defensive data and defensive efficiency are always very stable.
If Duncan is not selected this year, the judges will not know who to select. Anyway, it cannot be Ben Wallace who won the award in the parallel world. The Pistons did not make the playoffs.
All-Defensive First Team: Jason Kidd, Yang Jian, Kobe Bryant, Artest, Tim Duncan.
Defensive second team: Billups, Eric Snow, Bruce Bowen, Shawn Marion, Garnett, Marcus Camby.
Bowen, who joined the Hornets, was selected to the All-Defensive Team for the first time in his career, and his defensive ability was finally recognized.
The Hornets have McGrady and don't need the small forward to attack, so Bowen can focus on the defensive end. However, Bowen's defense against Anthony in the playoffs was not effective because the physical difference is too big.
It is normal for Yang Jian to enter the first team. Even if he is often lazy, no one finds it strange. The Lakers record is seventh in the Western Conference, and Kobe is still in the first team. Fans don’t know who he is guarding. It feels like most of his energy is on the offensive end.
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Another six players were selected for the second team. The styles of Snow and Billups are so similar that it would be bad to exclude either one.
Marion was selected to the All-Defensive Team for the first time in his career, and his defensive statistics were very impressive. Kirilenko and Prince's teams did not make the playoffs, and the judges could no longer ignore Marion.
The biggest award, MVP, was won again by Yang Jian for the eighth time in his career, with no competitors.
In a parallel world, Steve Nash won the MVP again this year, averaging 18.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game. Nash's points are less than half of Yang Jian's, so how can he compete?
Best team: Yang Jian, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming.
Best Second Team: Nash, Dwyane Wade, Elton Brand, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaquille O'Neal.
Best third team: Billups, Arenas, Shawn Marion, Carmelo Anthony, Brad Miller.
Yang Jian achieved two milestones and five points, Nash contributed two, and Billups, Miller, and Iverson each contributed one.
Nash didn't have an MVP in his career, and was squeezed out by Yang Jian for a while. Billups was supposed to be on the second team but was overshadowed by Yang Jian in the SuperSonics. Miller was lucky enough to be selected for the third team. Damn it.
It’s the scarcity of centers and their record.
Iverson became the player with the best statistics in history who was not selected for the All-NBA team. He averaged 43.1 minutes per game, scoring 33 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.9 steals. The 76ers' record ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference.
The reward for the mvp milestone is a dream fulfillment card, a total of 5 cards. The reward for the 11th round is a skill upgrade card, a total of 6 cards.
After the season ends, Yang Jian plans to travel to other worlds. He has not used challenge cards in the season this year. He was very unhappy with being shot by an alien in the Independence Day world last time, and he is unwilling to try it.
Many reporters came to the press conference where Yang Jian accepted the award. He talked about his thoughts and expressed his confidence to win the championship.
A reporter asked about the movie. Yang Jian smiled and said: "I will go to Los Angeles soon to promote the movie, participate in programs, and come back to play when the Western Conference Finals begins. The balance between work and rest is very important, and this will not affect my competitiveness.
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The reporter asked: "Who do you think will advance to the Western Conference Finals, the Suns or the Mavericks?"
Yang Jian said: "The Mavericks should have a better chance. The Suns have an incomplete lineup and lack an inside core."
In fact, what he wanted to say was "It doesn't matter who enters the Western Conference Finals," but saying this would affect the game's ratings.
After the press conference, Yang Jian went to Los Angeles. He could take vacations at any time during the playoffs, and his momentum completely overwhelmed his opponents.
He had to go to Los Angeles, not only to be with his girlfriend and children, but also to be invited by several famous shows.
He rarely participates in TV talk shows. When he is free, he still goes to promote movies.
While playing the game, Yang Jian was in the entertainment news because of Britney's interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Britney said that Yang Jian is a responsible and interesting boyfriend. "I would often feel depressed when I was pregnant. He would try his best to make me happy, doing things like dressing up and singing to me."
Host Ellen DeGeneres asked: "Drag? Is he having a concert at home?"
"Yeah, and he can sing my songs, such as "Toxic" while wearing a stewardess uniform." Britney often speaks stupidly without thinking, and only remembers it afterward, so she can't talk nonsense.
The ratings for this Ellen show were ridiculously high. That night, the Internet was full of news about Yang Jian wearing a stewardess uniform. Yang Jian didn't care at all. He has close ties with Marvel and is planning to star in movies in the future.
Who at Marvel doesn't wear women's clothing? This is the company's traditional performance.