One Guard

After the brief regular season MVP award ceremony, Yiyang suddenly became the focus of the entire world's basketball sports media.

As the highest personal honor, the regular season MVP will naturally receive great attention. Although Yiyang has attracted much attention since he entered the league, he has always lacked an official certification, which makes his power somewhat "unjustified". At the same time, people still can't equate him with a superstar.

When people mention the best players in the world, they always mention James, Durant, Kobe, and even the equally young Derrick Rose. But when it comes to Yiyang, most people will only say that he still has a lot of room for development. In fact, people still do not recognize him as a player of the highest level.

But now, when everyone mentions Yiyang, they will say: "Ah, that most incredible mvp? He is one of the best players in the world!"

This is the change that the MVP trophy has brought to Yiyang. You have to sigh, this is the role of authority!

In three years, from Sixth Man of the Year to regular season MVP. As a Chinese defender, Yiyang's achievements are incredible to everyone.

When people look back on Yiyang's basketball career, they find that his growth trajectory is always inseparable from the word "incredible".

In college, Yiyang's Bulldogs created a Cinderella miracle. They overturned the traditional powerhouse Duke Blue Devils and won the championship.

In the NBA draft, Yiyang became the second Chinese player to be selected in the top three in history. Previously, Yiyang's mock draft ranking was even behind Hayward.

After joining the Mavericks, Yiyang and his teammates also defeated the Heat's Big Three and won the championship even when they were not expected.

Now, Yiyang is leading the Mavericks, who were originally thought to be barely able to make the playoffs, to the playoffs with an excellent record of third place in the Western Conference. And they also defeated the Grizzlies and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

The most important thing is that Yiyang, as a Chinese guard who is neither tall nor strong, actually surpassed LeBron James, the "human tank", and won the mvp trophy with the votes of basketball media around the world.

The drama of the little guy's counterattack is still very popular even in the United States.

After the mvp award ceremony, Yiyang invited his teammates, Stevens and Hayward to go to his home for a while. But at just ten o'clock in the evening, reporters saw everyone disperse.

Yiyang does not intend to indulge himself after winning the MVP trophy. He knows very well that a more important game is waiting for the Mavericks tomorrow.

Yiyang is not the kind of player who is easily satisfied.

As long as there is a possibility of going further, Yiyang will persist until the end. After winning the mvp, Yiyang will want to win the championship. Even if he wins the championship, Yiyang will still think about the next championship.

It is possible that this guy will not stop pursuing glory and victory throughout his career until the day he retires.

Coupled with Yiyang's incredible self-discipline, his expectation for success is not just a wild fantasy.

Winning the regular season mvp is an honor worthy of everyone's celebration. However, if Yiyang didn't want to thank everyone, he might not even hold this brief little gathering.

After everyone in Yiyang's family dispersed, the reporters looked at Baiyan Lake under the moonlight and felt tired. The past 24 hours have been such an amazing day.

"Let's go, it's time for us to call it a day. There will be a competition tomorrow night, and we also have tasks!" The reporters put away their cameras and stretched out one by one.

At this moment, the door of Yiyang's house was pushed open. The reporters were immediately alert. They were sure that all the guests had just left. So now, who is coming out of the house?

After the guests have left, there is still the host. Yiyang and Wenxue, mother and son, came out with a few glasses of water. The reporters were a little overwhelmed when they saw this scene.

"I'm sorry, this is a private party, so I didn't invite you to sit in. The wind at Baiyan Lake is quite strong at night, so everyone should go back and rest early." The faint smile on Wen Xue's face was illuminated by the milky white moonlight. Looks unexpectedly beautiful.

The reporters were all dumbfounded. The mother of this great player turned out to be so young.

Although Yiyang on the side did not speak, he helped his mother give the water to the reporters.

The mother and son are well aware that life is not easy, so they also understand the reporters' hard work for their livelihood. Although they are already MVPs, Yiyang and his mother have never forgotten where they came from.

Worn barbed wire fences, rusty baskets, potholed fields, and the dirty apartment next to the stadium covered with graffiti

Asian boy from Woodland, grown up.

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A tall, thin man wearing a hood stood in the elevator, his head lowered, and shadows obscured his features. But just by looking at his figure, people can guess who this guy is.

But seeing that guy standing quietly in the corner, no one dared to step forward and disturb him.

Others in the elevator took photos of him or whispered to him. But the tall and thin man never raised his head, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

"Ding!" There was a sound in the elevator, and the tall and thin man knew that his floor had arrived.

He stood up while leaning in the corner, and the other people in the elevator immediately made way.

As he walked out of the elevator door, the tall and lanky man paused.

"Thank you." A simple word came out from his hoarse throat.

The tall, lanky man wearing a hood walked through the busy nurses' station and walked directly towards a ward with a special sign.

Standing at the door of the ward were two strong security guards in black. They were like two stone statues, motionless.

After seeing the tall and thin man approaching, the two "stone statues" turned sideways, and one of them opened the door for the tall and thin man.

"Thank you for your hard work. Has anyone been here this afternoon?" The tall and thin man did not walk in directly, but said a few words to the two security guards.

"Besides his family, there wasn't much else to disturb him in the afternoon. Mr. Scott is in there now."

"Yeah." The tall and thin man poked his head and found that there was indeed someone standing in the ward.

"Ahem!" The tall and thin man cleared his throat deliberately, just to let patients and visitors who were not here know that he was here.

The attention of the two people in the ward was immediately attracted by the sound. When the man named Scott turned around, he looked a little shocked.

"Kevin, why are you here!? It's already eleven o'clock at night, you should be resting at home!" Scott Brooks frowned. He didn't want his players to affect the game because of poor sleep!

"I just want to take a look at my brother. Don't worry, boss, my sleep quality has always been very good." The tall and thin man finally took off his hood after entering the ward. Kevin Durant's face was expressionless, don't you? I know how this big boy who doesn't talk much is feeling at the moment.

"Hey, Kevin, you don't look too good." Lying on the hospital bed was Westbrook, known as "Steel and Iron Bones." However, the iron and steel team still fell in the playoffs.

"I'm fine Russell, at least I can still stand here." It wasn't until he saw Westbrook that Durant finally showed a smile on his face.

"Why did you come to me so late at night? I can't practice with you right now." Westbrook pointed to his exaggeratedly bandaged leg.

"Nothing, I just hope that my brother can bring me good luck before the war starts." Durant stretched out a fist and lightly touched Westbrook.

After meeting the Mavericks in the playoffs for three consecutive years, perhaps even Durant himself did not expect that he would have such a fate with Yiyang.

The year before last, when the Thunder suffered a disastrous defeat, it was he who comforted Westbrook at the entrance of the tunnel. Last year, when the Thunder successfully defeated the Mavericks, it was Westbrook who cheered wildly on the court. But this year, they can't fight side by side.

"I'm afraid you need more than just good luck, Kevin. Your opponent tomorrow is the regular season MVP!"

"Come on Russell, Kevin didn't come to you hoping that you would put more pressure on him." Brooks waved his hand, interrupting the conversation between the two.

"Regular season MVP? Aha, so what? The Mavericks have nothing to fear now. They are too old, and we are in good shape! The Mavericks can't even beat the Grizzlies and can't cause us any trouble. Don't forget, we still have the home court advantage. I am confident that we can defeat the Mavericks and advance to the quarterfinals!" Westbrook immediately changed his face. It turned out that he was pretending to be serious just now.

"I know you're going to beat the shit out of me, just like last year. Right? Kevin."

With Westbrook here, you won't feel the pressure at all. And this is why Durant wanted to see Westbrook on the eve of the war.

You can really relax with this optimistic guy.

"Of course, do you still need to say this? Just relax and recuperate, Russell. In the new regular season, remember to come back to receive your championship ring."

"You better bring me the ring back to Oklahoma, Kevin."

Listening to the conversation between the two young people, Brooks shook his head. If Westbrook hadn't been injured, the Mavericks might really have nothing to worry about right now. But luckily, fate plays tricks on people.

Durant, the three-world scoring leader, singled out regular season MVP Yiyang. I hope everything goes well in tomorrow's game.

Brooks sighed. The future of the Thunder is like the deep night sky outside the window, which cannot be seen clearly. ()