Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

In the next few days, Li Shengli's home was occupied by five naughty children. It was a headache to be noisy all day long. However, Li Shengli also liked this atmosphere. At least there must be talented people in the family to be popular and feel like a family.

Until May 9th.

The first round of the playoffs has been completed, and those who advanced in the Western Conference are the Suns, Spurs, Rockets and Jazz.

The Rockets beat the Clippers 3:2, which shows how fierce the Clippers' resistance was. In fact... except for the Jazz and SuperSonics, the other teams in the Western Conference played a full 5 games, which is enough to see how the playoffs will play out. How intense.

According to the schedule, the next day, on the 10th, the game between the Rockets and the Jazz is about to start.

Because of the regular season rankings, the Rockets are ahead, so they have to play two Rockets home games first, and then it will be the turn of the two Jazz home games. The Jazz set off to Houston on the 9th to prepare for the game.

It is worth mentioning that with the end of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, the major awards of the regular season will be announced in the next few days, such as best head coach, best sixth man, best rookie, etc... As for the regular season MVP awards, they come later and are usually announced during the East-West Finals.

Not to mention anything else, Li Shengli naturally wanted to be the best rookie.

Who can compete for this award?

Mourning is not good enough, and even O'Neal is not good. After all, Li Shengli has a quadruple-double this season, and his overall data is slightly lower than O'Neal's. This does not include the 32 rebounds that broke the single-game rebound record in the playoffs.

Although the Best Rookie is selected based on regular season data, the performance in the playoffs will also become a reference standard to a certain extent, so...no one has any doubt about the award of the Best Rookie.

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When we arrived in Houston, it was already past noon, and the Jazz Corps had no training scheduled. They spent the entire afternoon repairing and moving freely.

As expected, the major awards of the regular season have been announced one after another under the official arrangement of the league.

You know, there is no award ceremony in this era. That is, the official holds a separate press conference for the winning players and then awards the awards. The ceremony is quite simple, but the honor is not diminished, and the latest announcement is the list of winners for the best head coach.

Pat Riley, the best head coach in the 1992-93 season.

Coaching the New York Knicks, they finished first in the Eastern Conference with 60 wins and 22 losses. However, the Knicks in previous seasons were not so impressive even with Gorilla Ewing.

If there is no suspense about the best head coach, then there is even less suspense about the next announced best rookie. Everyone thought it would be Li Shengli, but... the facts surprised everyone.

Shaquille O'Neal, Rookie of the Year in 1992-93? !

O'Neal himself was probably confused. Even he thought it would be Li Shengli, but no one expected that the best rookie award would fall on his head. And the victim, Li Shengli, was grim-faced in the hotel room, with Stoke beside him. Dayton, Malone and Crotty.

"There is something wrong with this selection!" Ma Long seemed to be even angrier than Li Shengli, complaining, "I admit that O'Neal is a good guy, but Li can definitely suppress him. Shit, are these people all pigs? Quadruple data Don’t they know what the concept is?”

"There is indeed a problem!" Stockton also frowned, "Do you think...could this be a deliberate arrangement by the league officials? It always feels like it was Stern's handiwork."

Stockton and Malone looked at each other and nodded.

Stern took over the position of NBA president in 1984 and carried out drastic reforms throughout the league. From game rules, to team salary caps, to god-making campaigns, Stern's commercial packaging and gimmick-making methods have reached their peak.

The rich feud between Lakers and Kays; the black and white evils, the collision between Magic Johnson and Bird. Although both of them have retired one after another, the focus of the god-making movement is now on Air Jordan.

And this time the forced announcement of the best rookie, may it be a signal for the new god to succeed?

You know... the regular season data of Li Shengli and O'Neal are not much different. Even Li Shengli has a slight advantage. Just talking about a quadruple-double data is not comparable to any average. But choose O'Neal instead of Li Shengli, Stockton and Malone probably understands the intention.

A new god succeeds? !

How could it be beautiful without a fight under the throne of God?

It is estimated that what Stern wants is the gimmick of contradiction and opposition, just like the original black and white evil, and the best rookie is to make up for O'Neal's disadvantages, create a gimmick for the two people to confront each other, and control the balance between the two.

Of course, these are all speculations by Stockton and Malone. Only the ghosts know what the facts are.

"Damn it, Stern?!" Li Shengli was so angry that he looked bad when he saw the president smiling at the draft. But now, regardless of whether he is part of his plan or not, he has to take the blame. .

As for O'Neal...

Thinking about this tease, Li Shengli felt even more uncomfortable.

The draft was overshadowed, O'Neal was the No. 1 pick, and he was the second overall pick; the All-Star game was overshadowed again, with O'Neal being the starter, and he being the substitute; and now... the Rookie of the Year award that was originally planned to be awarded was once again given to O'Neal. It feels really bad in my hands.

"Don't be angry, Lee, there are still many opportunities ahead!" Stockton comforted, "We have made it to the playoffs, but that kid O'Neal has not. You should use your performance to prove these things."

"That's right, maybe...you can also win the more valuable Finals MVP?" Malone joked, and Stockton rolled his eyes.

Damn it!

Finals MVP?

Can you fart accurately?

Stockton knows the difficulty of this all too well. If you want to be the Finals MVP, you must first reach the Finals and win the championship. After all, there is only one special case in history where the MVP is awarded to the losing team.

So what Malone said seemed like fart to Stockton.

"Okay, Lee, play well in the next games! If the league wants to create a god at the center position, it can only be you. As long as you are in the Jazz, Karl and I... can send you to the position!"

"Yes, this is the season, we are going to have a big fight!" Malone looked serious. He and Stockton had a stronger desire for championship rings than anyone else, and the addition of Li Shengli turned this desire into hope. .

"Of course, do it, definitely do it!" Li Shengli said with a serious face.

It's good to have a good relationship with O'Neal, but we still have to fight for what should be fought, especially because he has always been overwhelmed by O'Neal, which makes Li Shengli panic. Being one step ahead of O'Neal in the playoffs is his opportunity. After all, the championship ring is valuable. No award can compare.

Regardless of honor or any other factors, Li Shengli simply wanted to step on O'Neal.

"OK, in tomorrow's game, let's take a stab at the Rockets first!"

"Of course, the Rockets can't stop us, and the same goes for the Western Conference Finals!"

"Then let's see how it goes tomorrow!"

Several people looked at each other and smiled. Li Shengli was also gathering energy, waiting for a chance to defeat O'Neal. Stockton and Malone, in their most exciting season, launched a strong charge towards the playoffs.

Only Crotty remained silent, like a transparent person. However, he knew in his heart that he would not be absent when the gods took over the throne, and this playoff... was Li Shengli's battle to become a god.