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Chapter 1177 Not four or five but seven or eight

Author: Pea of ​​Justice

Chapter 1177 Not four or five...but seven or eight

Today, when the value of the best defensive player award has not been forcibly reduced, being able to win the best defensive player is still a very prestigious thing.

Most people believe that the Defensive Player of the Year is the second-ranked honor among the six major honors awarded at the end of a season, second only to the regular season MVP.

Throughout history, those who can win this honor are all famous people. Many players are proud of being able to win the best defensive player once.

For example, Duncan Sr., not winning the Defensive Player of the Year award may be a lifelong regret for him.

For outside players, being able to win the Defensive Player of the Year award is a sublimation of the entire career.

Why Glove Payton is so highly rated and is considered the No. 1 defensive player in history is precisely because he is the only No. 1 to win the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Jordan's Defensive Player of the Year award is even more embellished with honors. How could the greatest player in history not be defensive?

Therefore, the value of the best defensive player in the previous generation has been lowered and lowered, which is something Zuo Li has never been able to understand.

Without defense, is it still called basketball?

Don’t belittle it just because you can’t get it!

Fortunately, this life is still very normal, and winning the best defensive player is still a high-profile thing.

The high gold content means that it is very difficult to win this award, let alone win it multiple times.

However, compared to the regular season MVP, the best defensive player has an advantage, that is, the data can very intuitively show a person's defensive ability, which is why centers are always more likely to win the award.

But five years ago, no one would have imagined that it was because of this data that the best defensive player had not missed out for five years.

Is Howard a dick?

At his peak, he was also the master of 13+3, but in his most peak years, he never won this award.

Love can't stand it. He averaged 16 rebounds per game last season, but the best defensive player has nothing to do with him.

Marc Gasol has suddenly emerged this season and ranks first in the Western Conference in defensive efficiency. However, no one gave him the first vote for Best Defensive Player.

Because of Zuo Li's presence, the brilliance of others on the defensive end was almost completely obscured.

Five years, five consecutive years.

Since Zuo Li entered the league, he has never let this award slip by. He also successfully broke the record for the number of times he won the best defensive player in history with five times.

On the night when Zuo Li won the cup, the three TNT giants were full of praise for Zuo Li on the show, and they all praised Zuo Li's strength.

"I have said before that the only thing that prevents Zuo Li from refreshing the best defensive player record is time, but I never expected that it only took him five years from the first to the fifth." Barkley lamented.

The sight of Zuo Li holding the cup for the first time was still before his eyes, but he didn't expect that there would be five in the blink of an eye.

"Zuo Li's energy is unimaginable. As we all know, human physical strength is limited. Michael Jordan only reached the first place in the league in offense and defense for one season, but Zuo Li has maintained it for at least four seasons. Really

It's unimaginable," O'Neill said.

He has a lot of say. After all, he was once a superstar and knows the real situation on the field best.

Generally speaking, players need to make a choice between offense and defense. Like him, he basically puts all his energy on the offense. The coach hopes that he can also take care of defense. It's not like he can't defend. After all, the talent is there, but he wants to defend.

As the best defensive player, the energy he needs to come back will definitely not allow him to have such strong offensive dominance.

In the history of centers, the only one who was both offensive and defensive and reached the peak at the same time was Olajuwon.

If you don’t believe it, look at the other players who won the Defensive Player of the Year award, including Uncle Mu, Ben, Ron Artest... these are basically players who mainly focus on defense and have average offense.

But Zuo Li was not.

He is truly a player who has reached the pinnacle on both offense and defense.

Look at it this way…

Isn’t Zuo Li the best defender in history!?

Ao Pang was shocked by his own thoughts. He became the first defense player in history in five seasons. Isn't it a bit early...

But there is no need to worry about this question, because time will give everyone the answer.

After all, in the words of Kenny Smith: "The most terrifying thing is not five times, but that he is only 24 years old. In other words, there is a high probability that there will be 6, 7, or 8 times in the future... When he retires, I don’t know.

How many times."

Not three or four...but seven or eight...

Um?

Why do these words sound so familiar?

Buckley also jokingly said: "How about changing the name of this award to the Zuo Li Award."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Everyone in the studio was laughing happily, but unexpectedly, this sentence hit the spot.

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Back to business.

Zuo Li won the best defensive player trophy before the Bulls game. Naturally, Zuo Li also received the blessings of the entire New York fans.

In Madison Square Garden, cheers of "mvp" resounded throughout the sky.

Subsequently, the crazy New Yorkers have turned this basketball mecca into a hell for visiting teams.

With three championship flags flying together, plus the trophies for the five best defensive players in the Central Committee, the momentum is truly terrifying.

Anyway, Noah was panicking.

Noah, who has grown into an All-Star, still hasn't stood up from Zuo Li's shadow.

There was no way, he met Zuo Li too early!

It is said that childhood memories are the most profound, but for Noah, this belongs to the shadow of childhood.

But the Bulls need him to step up!

Everyone knows that without a strong inside line to contain Zuo Li, there is almost no hope of defeating the Knicks.

The Bulls' lineup this season is not much different from before.

The core is naturally Rose. He was supposed to be reimbursed due to injuries this season, but because of Zuo Li's intervention many years in advance, the major injury that ruined his career turned into a minor injury. This is why Rose played 58 regular season games this season!

Although the appearance rate is average, compared to the previous life, it is already a huge difference.

The most important thing is that a healthy Rose can play in the playoffs, which is very critical.

In the previous life, the Bulls played bloody games this season without Rose.

They swept Anthony's Knicks in the regular season and ended the Heat's 27-game winning streak.

In the playoffs, they even made it past the first round, and then were swept by the Heat in the semifinals.

Although it is 4-1, it is not easy for the Bulls who have lost their absolute core to win a game against the top three Big Three.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Zuo Li easily broke through the first round with the Bulls with Rose this season. On the contrary, Zuo Li also regarded the Bulls as a strong opponent.

Noah, Boozer, Luol Deng, Hamilton and Rose.

The Bulls' starting lineup for this game is no different from last season.

The difference is the substitute.

Belinelli, Nate Robinson, and two old Knicks joined in the offseason, plus rookie Jimmy Butler, Hinrich and other powerful players, the Bulls' bench is second only to the fully-staffed Knicks in the Eastern Conference

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Therefore, Zuo Li knew from the beginning that this round was a head-to-head battle.

(End of chapter)