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Chapter 278: Double Honor

In the East, the Big Three of the Heat and the Chicago Bulls led by Derrick Rose have already started a decisive battle for tickets to the finals. On the west side, everything seems to be calm. The Thunder have just qualified, while the Mavericks have been waiting for a long time. The Western Conference Finals will come later than the Eastern Conference Finals, but everyone knows that these two quiet days are just the calm before the storm.

After the young Thunder team qualified, various media were a little worried for the Mavericks. Because compared to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks lineup seems a bit too old. In the game, the Thunder team with more vitality is likely to cause big trouble for the Mavericks.

But there are also people who hold different views. They believe that the Thunder team lacks experience because they are too young. The further the playoffs go, the more the warring parties get to know each other better. At this time, the value of experience will be reflected on the basketball court. Therefore, some people think that the Thunder, who are very inexperienced, will be at a loss in the game.

The battle of words between the fans and the media is very heated. They all say that the public is right, and everyone is right. It seems that everyone is right, but their words cannot stand firm under certain conditions.

Just when people were arguing, NBA officials dropped a "depth bomb" into the crowd "just right."

On May 16th, the day after the Thunder defeated the Grizzlies, the ba officials and the Mavericks announced at the same time that after voting, Yiyang finally won the 2010-2011 season best rookie award!

That morning, the media reception room at the American Airlines Center Arena was packed. All the seats at the scene were filled, and the remaining gaps were also occupied by reporters. Yiyang and Carlisle sat on the stage, and the crowd was full of human heads.

It stands to reason that the best rookie is not a particularly big award. Compared with the mvp and the best defensive player, the announcement of the best rookie award seems to be insignificant at all. But today, the reason why so many reporters came here is because Yiyang is very likely to be the most controversial winner of the best rookie award in the history of the NBA.

Prior to this, people believed that among the major regular season awards in the nba this year, the best rookie should be the least suspenseful. Last year's No. 1 pick Griffin played in 82 games and averaged 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. Besides, when the league awarded the best sixth man award to Yiyang, people were even more sure that the best rookie definitely belonged to Griffin! Yiyang has already received the honor he deserves. For the sake of balance, it is not an exaggeration to give the best rookie to Griffin.

However, when the nba officially announced the rookie winner this morning, they did not see Blake Griffin's name, but saw the Chinese face again! This yellow-skinned guy created the impossible again!

"In the past, the best rookie was selected with the best statistics, but now, Griffin with the best statistics is actually lost!"

"you're so dumb,

Don't you know how much water Griffin has in the bad team data? If Yiyang was in the Clippers, his statistics would definitely be better than Griffin's! Besides, Yiyang's ability to control the game is completely unmatched by Griffin. Sometimes data isn't everything! "

"Come on, the league wants to open up the Chinese market! What data, what control over the game, it's bullshit! Business, this is business, do you understand!?"

The media reception room was noisy, and the reporters were all whispering among themselves. Yiyang's expression seemed a little impatient. Compared with the excitement when he won the best sixth man, facing the best rookie award, Yiyang now wants to go back to training earlier.

For other rookies, it is very rare to get a personal honor. But for Yiyang at this moment, his only goal is to win the championship!

After a while, an NBA official in a suit and leather shoes walked in. After saying a few words casually in an extremely official tone, he officially announced that Yiyang was selected as the best rookie of the season, and then handed the trophy of the best rookie award to Yiyang.

Under the stage, the flashes from the camera were continuous, and Yiyang was almost dizzy. He and the nba officials held the trophy together, and both of them had smiles on their faces.

"Also! How do you think you surpassed Griffin by a narrow margin of two votes to be elected the best rookie of the year?" When the chief press officer of the Mavericks announced the start of free question time, the reporters who had been preparing for a long time immediately became restless up.

This year, a total of 118 media reporters participated in the selection of the best rookie. Among them, 60 voted for Yiyang, and the remaining 58 voted for Griffin. This extremely weak gap has appeared only a handful of times in NBA history. And this is one of the reasons why Yiyang, the best rookie, is so questioned.

Faced with this question, Yiyang was not angry. He leaned forward slightly, bringing himself closer to the microphone on the table. "Isn't it considered a victory if you only win a game by two points? If so, how many classic lores seem so insignificant."

As soon as Yiyang's words came out, the audience exploded even more. At first, people thought that Yiyang would answer in a perfunctory way. But unexpectedly, Yiyang's answer was so aggressive.

Now Yiyang's thoughts are indeed all on the upcoming Western Conference finals and Westbrook, but this does not mean that Yiyang does not cherish his personal honor.

The sweat he shed in the training ground, the humiliation he suffered as a yellow man in the NBA world, the media's almost harsh demands on him... These are all behind the glamorous appearance, Yiyang has paid hard work. With the honor I have earned through my own efforts, why should I accept your doubts! ?

"So, do you think you are stronger than Blake?" Seeing Yiyang's temper, the reporters rushed towards Yiyang like a group of sharks smelling blood.

"I don't think it matters whether I am strong or not. After all, this award was not given to me by myself, it was given to me by you."

Yiyang's answer was so beautiful that Carlisle on the side almost couldn't hold back his laughter. That's right, it was obviously the votes of these reporters themselves, and now they are questioning it in turn. Yiyang's answer can be said to hit the nail on the head, leaving many reporters speechless for an instant.

"Congratulations, also, for winning the Sixth Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards this season. Unlike other rookies who have already started their vacation, you are still in the playoffs. So, after getting these two After the personal honor, do you have any expectations and goals for this season?" In the end, it was Mu Ran who stood up and broke the atmosphere full of gunpowder.

"I will try my best to play well in every next game, and work with my teammates towards the championship." Only when answering Mu Ran's question, did the smile on Yiyang's face be sincere.

"Okay gentlemen, it's almost time. As you all know, tomorrow, we have an important game to play! So, if I can, I want to take my players to the training ground! Thank you, thank you all Support!" Seeing that the time is right, Carlisle stood up suddenly, and was about to leave with Yiyang.

Only then did the reporters realize that the protagonist was about to leave, so they all opened their mouths to ask the questions they wanted to know. But everyone's words were intertwined, and in the end it turned into a chaotic mass of noise.

The reporters held up their cameras and yelled out their throats, and some even clashed with the security personnel maintaining the scene.

As for Yiyang, he went straight out without looking back.

"How do you feel?" Carlisle, who was walking in front of Yiyang, turned around and smiled at Yiyang when the two left the reporter's field of vision.

The best rookie, the Mavericks won the best rookie award last time, but also dates back to the 94-95 season. And the person who received this honor is precisely Yiyang's mentor, Jason Kidd!

Although he didn't give the excited reporters a good look in the media reception room, Carlisle also had to admit that the arrival of the best rookie is indeed very special. In addition to only leading Griffin by 2 votes, Yiyang, as another player of the Mavericks to win this award after Kidd, also has a sense of inheritance in it.

When he asked this question, he actually wanted to ask Yiyang how it felt to win the award.

However, Yiyang just twirled his ears with his fingers. "It's finally quiet."

Carlisle was taken aback for a moment, then regained his composure. This kid Yiyang, his goal is already bigger than other rookies. A mere award for the best rookie seems to have been difficult to satisfy his appetite.

"Let's go, let's go back to training. Let's put the trophy in Cuban's office first, so that guy can be happy too." Carlisle waved his hand and led Yiyang to the training hall.

Before the Western Conference finals, the matter of winning the best rookie can only be reduced to a small episode...

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Meanwhile, Texas, Dallas-Warnes International Airport.

An airplane taxied smoothly on the runway, facing the noon sun, the reflective material of the airplane made the body itself seem to be shining.

In the cabin, the mobile phones of the passengers finally have the Internet. Westbrook, who was sleeping on the seat, was just woken up by the bumps when he was sliding, when someone shouted behind him.

"We came at the right time. Dallas is very lively today." It was Ibaka from the Congo who spoke. This guy seemed to have seen something interesting on his mobile phone.

"What's the matter? Is today a festival in Dallas?" Westbrook looked out the window. After arriving at the "battlefield", all the cells in this guy's body seemed to be excited.

"Just now, I was elected the best rookie of the season!"

As soon as Ibaka said this, Westbrook's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Haha, how about it, your opponent is the double winner of the best rookie and the best sixth man." Durant, who was sitting next to Westbrook, poked his teammate with his elbow.

At this time, the plane was quite stable, the door was opened, and a ray of sunlight shone in, even a little dazzling.

Westbrook stood up and exercised his muscles and bones that were a little tired from sitting for a long time.

"Then, let Yi's carnival end here." The black guard wearing glasses looked at the sunlight shining into the cabin, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

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