I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the Warriors took the lead in advancing, everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the NBA awards season.

However, expectations are expectations, and the results of other first-round matchups need to be known.

After the Warriors took the lead in sweeping the Timberwolves to advance, the Clippers, second in the Western Conference, and the Bucks, first in the Eastern Conference, also eliminated the Trail Blazers and Pacers respectively with a big score of 4-1.

After that, the Spurs, who were third in the Western Conference, the Jazz, who were fourth in the Western Conference, and the Bobcats, who were second in the Eastern Conference, also defeated the Lakers with a score of 4 to 2. The Suns and New York Knicks entered the conference semifinals.

After these 6 teams advanced, the remaining 2 matches all entered the tiebreaker.

The Cavaliers, who are third in the Eastern Conference, and the Raptors, who are sixth in the Eastern Conference, Oden and Milicic, the bitter rivals in the Olympics, are still inseparable in this year's playoffs.

Although the overall strength of the Cavaliers is higher than that of the Raptors, Milicic defeated Oden, making the difference in strength between the two sides very small.

In the end, the two teams reached the tiebreaker.

The Boston Celtics, who are fourth in the Eastern Conference, and the Wizards, who are fifth in the Eastern Conference, finally reached a tiebreaker. James Harden, the head player of the Wizards, performed very well in the playoffs, leading the Wizards in front of them. Six games with the Celtics.

Therefore, in this matchup between the Celtics and Wizards, many people think that the Celtics' tiebreaker will be very dangerous. After all, the Wizards' performance this season and James Harden's performance this season are indeed very outstanding.

but……

When the Celtics and Wizards took the lead in the tiebreaker, James Harden, whom everyone was looking forward to, stunned the entire NBA and the United States with his hip-stretching performance in the tiebreaker.

In the six games before the playoffs, James Harden, who averaged 29 points per game, not only failed to show stronger combat effectiveness in this tiebreaker, but even declined, and the decline was very large.

He made 2 of 11 shots in the game and only scored 10 points.

In the first half of the game, he was 1 of 2 and in the second half of the game, he was 1 of 9. Based on this performance, if you want to say that he is a super giant player who can average 29+11+7 per game in the regular season, then you must be an insult to the super giant.

As a super giant player, it's still a tiebreaker. No matter how bad your touch is or how hard you try, you still can't get such a number of shots and scores.

Therefore, after the tiebreaker between the Wizards and Celtics, James Harden was ridiculed by a large number of NBA fans, especially New York Knicks fans.

Well, why point that out to Knicks fans?

Because James Harden and Westbrook are about the same age, have very similar strengths, and similar statistics. In this case, they both belong to the Eastern Conference and have to compete together for the best team and the All-Stars. The relationship between the players , the relationship between fans is difficult to be so harmonious.

In fact, James Harden and Westbrook fans are enemies.

In the first round of the playoffs, when Westbrook and the Knicks were eliminated by Rose's Bobcats, Wizards fans madly mocked Westbrook's efficiency in the playoffs.

The shooting rate is less than 39%, and the three-point shooting rate is less than 27%. The scoring champion in the playoffs with such scoring efficiency is really the only one in history. It is so tough, especially when compared with Rose.

So after the Knicks were eliminated by the Bobcats, many James Harden fans said that the Knicks were eliminated by Westbrook. No matter how good Anthony played, it was useless.

Now that James Harden is stretching his hips like this, he naturally has to fight back.

So many Knicks fans said: "No matter how strong my turtle is, he will never be so soft!"

Yes, although Turtle's shooting percentage in the first round was solid, he averaged 37.5 points, 11 assists, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game on 30 shots per game.

As far as this data is concerned, if you ignore the field goal percentage, in the history of the NBA, only Chen Xiao has achieved this data in a series in the playoffs.

This data is really quite impressive.

But obviously, NBA games can never ignore shooting percentage, and even shooting percentage is one of the most important statistics in basketball games.

Unlike the Wizards-Celtics tie-breaker, which was unexpected, the Cavaliers-Raptors tie-break was too exciting.

In the tiebreaker, Oden, who had his hips pulled for the entire series and was beaten violently by Milicic for the whole series, finally came out of the hazy state of the entire season at the last moment of the game.

In the end, James and James led the Cavaliers to defeat the Raptors 110-105 and won the final tiebreaker.

There is really much to say about this game.

The most noteworthy thing is undoubtedly that at the end of the first half, James hugged Oden fiercely when the team was already 10 points behind. Oden shot 4 of 11 in the first half and was beaten by Milley. When Xiqi fell down again, there was no blame, no cruel words, and no so-called murderous eyes to look at Oden, but only an encouraging hug.

James really used everything he had in this series to support Oden in regaining his confidence and form.

Before the start of this game, James' data in the previous six games was 36 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 58%, a three-point shooting percentage of 48%, and an average of 3.3 three-pointers per game.

In this series, James played the best series of his career. If it weren't for James's outstanding performance in this series, the Cavaliers would not have been able to drag the Raptors into the tiebreaker.

It was precisely because of James' efforts in this series that Oden saw it, was finally moved to the point of tears, finally emerged from the shadow of the Olympics, and faced Oden with 6 of 9 in the second half and a half-time score. The next 18 points finally led the Cavaliers to complete the reversal with James.

For Oden, when you are in a downturn, there is always someone around you who will protect you, fight for you, cheer you on, and work hard for you. No matter how soft your heart is, when this person falls into despair, You will also get hard.

In the end, Oden did finally win against Milicic.

Chen Xiao watched this tiebreaker between the Cavaliers and Raptors.

After watching it, I only have two feelings. One feeling is of course that his Xiao Zhan is really great. In this series, Xiao Zhan’s leadership and comradeship are simply full. Of course, in the end, he will definitely beat Oden’s. The favorability and support levels are full.

Another feeling is that although the Oden who comes out may not go from A+ level to S level, his combat effectiveness will still be greatly increased.

For Oden, this season, he has really gone through a process from hell to rebirth.

He was thrown into hell by Milicic and Jokic, and then pulled out of hell by James.

With such a player, combined with his strength and talent, what can't be expected from him in the future?

It can be said that the 29-year-old Oden can officially enter his peak from now on.

And his rebirth may be the biggest variable in this year's playoffs.

This is absolutely no joke.

The Cavaliers are not only the nemesis of the Warriors, but also the nemesis of the Bucks (each other's nemesis).

If the Cavaliers really defeat the Bobcats in the conference semifinals and advance to the Eastern Conference finals, can the Bucks, who have no big center and no traditional inside line, really be able to withstand the Cavaliers?

If the Cavaliers eventually make it to the Finals, can the Warriors hold off the Cavaliers?

This is really not that easy to say. Of course, the Warriors are definitely more resistant to the Cavaliers than the Bucks are to the Cavaliers.

After all, the Warriors also have two traditional insiders, Jokic and Big Eyebrow.

And Chen Xiao can actually be regarded as an inside player with traditional inside skills now.

But the finals are still far away, and it's just the conference semifinals now.

After the eight groups of matchups in the first round ended, the four groups of matches in the Eastern and Western Conference Finals also came out.

The Warriors, ranked first in the Western Conference, faced off against the Jazz, ranked fourth in the Western Conference.

The Clippers, second in the Western Conference, faced off against the Spurs, third in the Western Conference.

In the East, the Bucks, ranked first in the Eastern Conference, will face the Celtics, ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

The Bobcats, who are second in the East, face the Cavaliers, who are third in the East.

It can be seen from these four games in the two divisions that in the first round, the higher seeded teams eventually won.

Although the process was somewhat easy and somewhat difficult, the results were not disappointing.

It can only be said that in the current NBA, although a hundred flowers are blooming, the teams at the top are indeed stronger.

The NBA first had ten super teams. Now, although the only super teams left are the Warriors and Bucks, super here is relative.

In fact, compared to other teams, the Bobcats, Cavaliers, Clippers and Spurs are also super teams.

And there is no problem that the Celtics and Jazz are comparable to the previous Bulls.

Of course, having said that, compared to other teams, the Jazz and Celtics in the second round are still relatively weak.

Therefore, when many experts predict the second round, regarding the two sets of matchups between the Warriors and Bucks, most experts believe that the series will end within five games.

A 4-0 sweep is a high probability, while a 4-1 gentleman sweep is a small probability. As for playing six games or more? This is almost impossible.

Relatively speaking, most experts predict that the Cavaliers and Bobcats, and the Spurs and Clippers will play at least six games.

The Cavaliers and Bobcats have been bumping into each other over the years, and the two teams are very familiar with each other.

As for the Clippers and Spurs, last season the Clippers destroyed the Spurs and rebuilt the Spurs.

Many people say that Leonard wants to take revenge for last year. After all, Leonard was made uncomfortable by the Clippers' Granger last year.

At the same time, Spurs veteran Parker, who blasted Leonard in the Spurs locker room after the playoffs last year, is now with the Clippers.

Therefore, this matchup between the Clippers and the Spurs is more exciting and topical.

Therefore, whether the final result of experts' predictions for the conference semifinals is really like this, we need to wait and see when the next games start.

This actually requires a question mark.

Before the regional semifinals begin, everyone's focus is on this year's awards season.

In this year’s awards season, not only the MVP is interesting, but other awards are also very interesting.

Let’s just talk about the first award given out this year, the Best Rookie award.

The final winner of the Rookie of the Year award was Hornets insider Zhou Qi.

This player who entered the league was a B+ player. After being taught by Chen Xiao, he played conscientiously and trained hard. As Chen Xiao's apprentice, he failed to lead the Hornets to the playoffs after playing for one season (even worse). Quite far), but due to the season reimbursement of No. 1 pick Simmons and the unsuitability of No. 2 pick Ingram, he finally defeated the Bucks' Brogdon and the Nets who averaged 9.9 points per game with 14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Ingram, who averaged 9.4 points per game, won Rookie of the Year.

At the same time, Zhou Qi was selected to the Rookie First Team together with Embiid, Ingram, Brogdon and Jaylen Brown of the Warriors.

By the way, the strongest among this year’s rookies is Philadelphia’s Embiid. This season, he averaged 25 minutes per game and 20.2 points per game. The reason why he didn’t win the Rookie of the Year award is because he played 31 games.

The young center, who has been seriously injured since this draft and did not contribute until this season, has shown that his strength and potential are not inferior to his combat effectiveness in the net.

Well, Embiid, a young man, is also a person like Durant who can defy the sky and the earth on the Internet.

And Zhou Qi has become the first Chinese player to win the Rookie of the Year award after Chen Xiao.

The Chinese, Chen Xiao, the best rookie, this association means attention.

After the Rookie of the Year, this year's Sixth Man of the Year was taken away by Devin Booker of the Warriors. Devin Booker's 72-point game with a buzzer beater this season can be said to be It is one of the craziest statistics of this season, and it is also the famous work and masterpiece of his career. This game is enough for him to win this award, not to mention that he is also the player with the highest bench score on the 82-win team.

The Most Improved Player this season was awarded to Antetokounmpo of the Bucks. Antetokounmpo's points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks have all improved this season, and his average points per game have also reached 21. Points, performance is very good, this season Antetokounmpo has surpassed Dream Green to become the Bucks' well-deserved third leader.

This year's Defensive Player of the Year went to Ibaka. Ibaka's average of 4.1 blocks per game this season is really amazing. Although he didn't lead the team to the playoffs, to be honest, I don't blame him. , averaging 20 points and 4.1 blocks per game, leading the Kings to almost enter the playoffs, which is already very good.

This year's defensive first team is Chen Xiao, Ibaka, Leonard, Wade and Luo Ge.

This year's defensive second team is Milicic, Antetokounmpo, Dream Green, Cannon and Rose.

This is Chen Xiao's fourteenth consecutive defensive first team appearance, and it is also the first time that Chen Xiao and Wade Rocco have been selected to the defensive first team together.

Well, to be fair, there is no problem with Luo Ge's defensive first team and Chen Xiao's defensive first team, but Wade's defensive first team is indeed a bit controversial, and Xiaopao may be more suitable.

But obviously, in terms of the theme of this year's NBA, this little controversy is not controversial at all.

This is the bottom line for an 80-win team!

All we can say is that the Warriors' record this season is really foul.

After awarding the best defensive player and defensive first team, the highlight is finally coming.

Although the result is already very clear to everyone, when the result came out, it still made the entire NBA excited.

"The player who won the NBA regular season MVP in the 2016-2017 season is————G3!

Xiao——Chen!

Wade!

Ron-Howard! "

When David Stern shouted this, he was also very excited.

"Twelve years ago, when Chen Xiao, Wade and James won the MVP together, I warned myself that it would be the last time there would be tied MVPs in the NBA. Now, congratulations to you, you have slapped me in the face this year. Among the 122 judges, all the first votes were cast for G3!”

Yes, if the last time there was a tie in the league, it was an artificial operation by David Stern out of justice, and this time, it was an intentional operation by the judges.

Of course, this must have a lot to do with David Stern. After all, he hinted that one season, all the best players in the Western Conference were given to G3. That's it, all fools know how to do it.

It should be said that if you want to play in the NBA and be a judge in the future, you should do this.

Even if you don't do this, David Stern still has the ability to tie these three.

Count the votes for G3 and Chen Xiao, Wade, and Ron Howard separately.

Even if you vote for Chen Xiao Wade and Ron Howard, you can't compare to G3. If you take G3 as a whole, no one can beat it.

Of course, David Stern did not make it this far in the end. This year’s judges were indeed very capable and discerning.

G3 unanimous MVP.

After the results of the regular season MVP emerged, the league's best lineup this season, the Warriors also became the biggest winner.

This year's best team.

A team of center, Chen Xiao, forwards Durant, James, guards Wade and Ron Howard.

Second team center, Milicic, forward Leonard, thick eyebrows, guard, Paul, Rose

Third team center, Cousins, forward Antetokounmpo, Klay, guard, Curry, Kobe

All five Warriors players who averaged more than 20 points per game were selected to the All-NBA team.

Then another bright spot is that Westbrook and James Harden, who have been arguing for the best team this season, ultimately both failed to be selected for the best team.

The best team went to Kobe.

Regarding this result, Westbrook fans and James Harden fans must be very depressed.

Is the co-authored contention against each other this season?

At this point, Chen Xiao has also won the fifth regular season MVP of his career, 5 regular season MVPs, 8 finals MVPs, 15 times in the first team, and 14 times in the first defense.

This honor can simply be described as an explosion.

At the same time, this is Wade's third regular season MVP, 3 MVPs, 1 FMVP, and 3 championships.

Wade's great honor is also very high.

And this MVP is also the second regular season MVP in Luo Ge's career, 2 MVPs, 2 FMVPs, 12 first-teamers, 13 first-defense players, and 2 best defensive players.

This honor of Brother Luo is also quite terrifying.