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Although Chen Xiao missed the regular season MVP, Chen Xiao has no regrets at all.

To be fair, as the first player in league history, if he really relies on his qualifications, popularity and sympathy for veterans to defeat Curry and win the regular season MVP this year, then this MVP will not bring glory to Chen Xiao, and may even bring glory to Chen Xiao. His aura was tarnished.

Just like the regular season MVP of the 11-12 season in history was finally given to James instead of Durant. In that season, Durant scored more points than James, and had higher rebounds and blocks than James. In other words, assists and steals were not as good as those of Durant. James is a big-ball player.

At the same time, in the wilder West, the Thunder led by Durant had a better record than the Heat led by James.

The data is similar to yours, and the record is better than yours. The regular season record is also 1 to 1. At the same time, in direct confrontation, Durant averaged 29 points per game and shot 54%, which was also higher than James' average of 25.5 points per game and 47% shooting rate. , so the performance in direct confrontation is better than yours.

James' only advantage is that as a ball-handling core, his so-called high-level statistics are better than Durant.

But the key point is that you are a team of the three giants. You have no stronger advantage than your competitors, but you can win the MVP. Is this reasonable?

Obviously, James was able to finally defeat Durant and win the final MVP because MVP is a voting game, and as long as there is voting, some people will take advantage and some will suffer.

Obviously, James is the one who takes advantage, and Durant is the one who suffers.

In that era of invincible high-level data, it was reasonable for James to win this MVP. People who were dissatisfied at the time could only suppress their dissatisfaction when they saw everyone bragging about James' high-level data.

It was not until the rise of Westbrook that the league arbitrarily modified the calculation method of high-level statistics, destroying triple-doubles and high-level statistics, and people realized how wronged Durant was in the 11-12 season.

After all, judging by high-level data, before Love and James teamed up, Love's high-level data was better than Durant.

Why is it that if I lead a team with one person and one city, my record is better than yours, my basic statistics are better than yours, and my head-to-head matches are better than yours, but you still form a team with the Big Three, so I will lose to you in MVP?

To be honest, if you are put into Durant's role, your mentality will be unbalanced at that time.

Why can you get praise for being in a group without being punished?

It can be said that the 11-12 regular season MVP was snatched away by James. In addition, the Heat lost the championship to the Big Three team in the finals of the same year. Moreover, in this finals, Durant was fouled at the last moment of G2 and the referee chose to ignore it. , the original 2-0 game turned into a 1-1, and ultimately lost the finals, which completely darkened Durant and laid the foundation for his future use of hugs.

In the NBA, there are indeed "saints" such as Duncan and Curry, but most of them are actually ordinary people.

As an ordinary person, if you step into Durant's role and experience the 11-12 season, it would be strange if you don't become black.

After all, you are a good person, a good kid carrying a schoolbag, but reporters and the league favor bad kids just because bad kids have traffic.

This kind of business alliance does not reward good people but rewards bad people, so don't blame others for learning bad things.

Just as Durant himself said in history, when he chose to go to the Warriors, he was already 'dead'.

Of course, this is the time and space of history, and in this time and space, situations like James's in history will definitely be difficult in the league.

At this point, O'Neal has already demonstrated how powerful the Nets F7 was back then, but how miserably they lost in the end.

Back to the MVP selection, this year’s MVP was finally awarded to Curry, and Chen Xiao immediately stood up and congratulated Curry.

Curry's performance in the Bucks over the past two seasons has been watched by everyone.

Since Durant took the initiative to give up the team's offensive core position to Curry, making Curry the team's only offensive tactical core, Curry's performance in the Bucks' two seasons has been visibly strong.

The strength here is not only the strength of personal ability, but also the ability to drive teammates.

Let's put it this way, Curry's performance in the past two seasons is the standard MVP standard.

Bring out the best record, and at the same time bring huge improvements to teammates, coupled with his outstanding personal abilities.

In the past two seasons, Curry has stepped on the MVP point in every aspect.

If Curry doesn't win the MVP in the end, it can only be said that his sponsor is First Sports.

And this is where Hook is embarrassed now. Hook really wants to cause trouble all the time.

But it can't be done, because in the past two seasons, Chen Xiao and Curry are the only MVP candidates, and they have been involved in First Sports.

Their leader, Durant, is so rebellious.

Let's put it this way, Durant is opposed to giving up power so proactively.

How could Hook let his top star go to his competitor's contracted star?

Historically, no one would believe the inside story of James' poor performance in 2011 if there was no hook factor.

If James hadn't gone undercover or acted badly in 2011, and Wade had really won the Finals MVP, then James would have honestly played Pippen for Wade in the Heat.

In this case, it was not only James himself who was injured, but also Hook.

Hook has taken James as his top card, and at the same time he has always looked down on Wade.

In the end, the top card he valued was used by someone he had always looked down upon. How much damage would this cause to the hook?

It would be even more interesting if Wade signed with Li Ning at that time.

I was the number one hook, but in the end, Nima was actually assisting Li Ning’s number one?

You James are shameless, but my hook is even more shameless!

In that case, even if James has professional qualities and is unwilling to give up the championship, the hook will force him to fail, and he must not win the championship.

What's more, at that time, James, who had given up Bai Yueguang and Ideal to join the Heat, actually did not have such high standards of professional ethics, so it is difficult to say whether Hook took the initiative or James took the initiative, but for the interests of both of them , the championship in 2011, if the Heat win the championship, it will be a fatal blow to James and Hook.

Of course, in this time and space, Durant is different from James in historical time and space.

James in historical time and space has lost all moral integrity, and it doesn't matter what means he uses.

But in this time and space, Durant still wants face, ideals, and is willing to sacrifice himself for the team and the championship.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Hook is now attacked by First Sports in the United States and has no power to fight back.

It can only be said that starting from Chen Xiao, to James and now Durant, the top three generations of Hook really don't give them any peace of mind.

No one is at their mercy.

Although Curry is the MVP this season, Chen Xiao has still been selected to the league's first team for 17 consecutive seasons in his career. However, Chen Xiao's record of being selected to the defensive first team for 15 consecutive seasons in his career is broken. This year, as a center, Chen Xiao has no Selected for defense.

This year’s first team includes center Chen Xiao, forwards Durant, James, guards, Curry and Rose.

This year’s second team, center Oden, forward Leonard, Antetokounmpo, guards, James Harden and Westbrook

This year’s third team, center Jokic, forward DeRozan, Paul George, guards, Chris Paul, Klay Thompson

As the first team in the Western Conference this year, only two players from the Warriors, Chen Xiao and Klay, were selected to the best team.

As the second-placed Lakers in the Western Conference, Jokic, Leonard and Paul George were selected to the All-NBA Team.

It has to be said that this season, the Warriors' three main strengths, Clay and Devin Booker, have had some problems in the middle of the season. Luo Ge and Wade are inevitable reasons, and they may also withdraw from the best team in the future. The lineup is running.

In terms of the best defensive lineup, the Warriors were completely wiped out.

The Warriors' defense does have a big problem this year.

Robinson is too young, and Chen Xiao's movement has further declined and he is not tall enough, causing problems in assisting defense.

Thick Eyebrow suffered another injury during the season and played 57 games throughout the regular season.

Coupled with the aging of Luo Ge and Wade, let's put it this way, the Warriors are really good offensively this year and are still No. 1 in the league, but their defense is really not very good.

Therefore, even if the Warriors swept 4-0 in the first round and were the only team in the league to advance, such strength still cannot make the Warriors the number one favorite to win the championship.

Not even the number one favorite in the Western Conference.

The top favorites in the Western Conference this year are the Jazz and Lakers.

The reason for this is because this season the Warriors' defense, especially the interior defense, has plummeted.

The world knows that in the playoffs, winning defenders wins everything.

Of course, this is the opinion of experts. Although the Warriors did not have a championship goal at the beginning of the season, they have already reached the playoffs. Of course, they still have such expectations.

As the four most popular teams this year, the Jazz, Lakers, Cavaliers and Bucks, it can be said that these four teams almost cover the first and second teams.

First team, Gobert, Antetokounmpo, Leonard, Rose, Smart

Second team, Oden, Green, Durant, Paul George, Chris Paul

At the same time, this year’s Defensive Player of the Year is Leonard of the Lakers.

Leonard has performed very well on the defensive end this season, and he has the elegance and power of Luo Ge at his peak.

However, for the Warriors, this year's biggest opponent in the Western Conference is actually the Lakers.

Before the start of the second round, facing the second-round showdown between the Jazz and the Lakers, the Warriors expected the Jazz to win.

The Jazz swept the Lakers in the playoffs last season.

If the Jazz eventually enter the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors are 70% confident that they can advance.

Because Chen Xiao was very restrained towards Gobert.

But I met the Lakers...

To be honest, even last season, when the Warriors faced the Lakers, the probability of advancing to the finals was only 60%.

And this season, when they encounter the Lakers, who are already very good at running in, the odds between the Warriors and the Lakers are 50-50, which is not easy.

This is no joke.

After Chen Xiao plays inside and Luo Ge and Wade are old, the Lakers' double outside line of Leonard and Paul George is too much pressure for the Warriors.

At the same time, compared with the previous two seasons, Jokic's current strength has not improved much, but his control over the game is also different.

Coupled with the fact that Lakers point guard Lowry has always been one of the most stable in the league, plus the Lakers bench has a bunch of outstanding role players.

Let's put it this way, if the Jazz beat the Lakers and the Warriors beat the Jazz, then the Lakers are the team that is more restrained against the Warriors.

They can withstand the Warriors on the inside, and even Jokic can counterattack, but on the outside, the Lakers have an absolute advantage, plus the two teams have similar playing styles...

All we can say is, Barkley said: "Whether the Warriors can advance to the Finals this year depends on whether the Lakers or the Jazz advance."

This makes sense.

But at the same time...

"Whether the Lakers, Jazz or Warriors advance to the Finals, this year's championship can only be the Bucks."

Yes, the Bucks are extremely strong this year.

As the third leader, Antetokounmpo averaged 25 points, 12.5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.5 steals and 2 blocks per game this season.

Yes, Antetokounmpo, the third-leading player of the Bucks, has grown into a super giant visibly.

At the same time, it is also visible to the naked eye that he has replaced most of Dream Green's offensive responsibilities.

After Dream Green focused all his energy on the defensive end, the Bucks' defense became visibly stronger.

At the same time, as the leading players of the Bucks, Durant and Curry are now clearly masters in strength.

As Barkley said: "In fact, the Bucks should have won the championship two years ago. It was God who delayed this time for two years. Now, no one can suppress the Bucks."

"Anyone who has watched the Bucks' games knows that with the evolution of Antetokounmpo's offense and the growth of players such as Brogdon, if the Bucks do not want to lose, no one can beat them in the playoffs."

This is the current situation in the NBA. Not only the Warriors, Lakers, and Jazz, but also the Cavaliers and Heat in the Eastern Conference are aware of this situation, but they will not accept it either.

This season the Bucks are indeed on their own, but this is a championship.

No one will give up!

By the way, this year's other award, the best rookie, was undoubtedly taken away by the Heat's No. 1 pick, Chinese player Gao Bo. Although Gao Bo had reservations in the second half of the schedule for the playoffs, the final data is Averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 blocks per game, but regardless of statistics, influence on the game, and the team's record, Gao Bo is almost the only candidate.

However, this year's best rookie lineup is indeed amazing. The first team of Gao Bo, Doncic, Ayton, Trae Young, and Bagley all averaged 15 points per game.

They are all star embryos, even Gao Bo and Doncic, Ayton and Trae Young are superstar embryos visible to the naked eye.

In addition, Robinson and Alexander of the Warriors were selected to the second team.

Robinson and Alexander have plenty of opportunities with the Warriors this season.

In addition, this year's Sixth Man of the Year went to Lou Williams of the Clippers. Chen Xiao, a former Bobcats junior, averaged 20 points per game as a substitute this season.

The Most Improved Player went to Siakam of the Lakers. This young player who has been wandering since entering the league played the best performance of his career after being traded to the Lakers who lacked the fourth position.