Reverse Growth Superstar

On April 28, after 10 days of fierce battle in the NBA playoffs, two teams that advanced to the second round were finally born.

　　 The two teams that advanced did not surprise the fans because they were the two biggest favorites this season.

　　 The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Mavericks 103-89 that day, swept their opponents with a total score of 4-0, and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the fourth consecutive year! At the same time, it was the third consecutive year, in the first round of the playoffs to advance with a sweeping attitude. On the eastern side, the Miami Heat swept the Bobcats of Joe's father 109 to 98 and successfully advanced.

　　The Heat and Grizzlies are also the only two teams that can sweep their opponents through the first round of the NBA playoffs this season.

　　 When the other teams were still fighting hard, the two favorites easily advanced. So, it is not without reason that they can become favorites.

　　 Next, the Grizzlies have to wait for the winner between the Clippers and the Rockets. The Heat will have to wait for the Raptors and Nets to win.

　　 Link was quite satisfied with the results of the first round. In the original history, the Spurs and Mavericks reached a tie-break, but the Grizzlies killed their opponents in only four games. I have to say that this record is quite gorgeous.

　　 The Mavericks are also unlucky, if they meet other opponents, maybe they can mix in the second round. But unfortunately, they ran into the most unsparing team.

　　 During the period when there was no match, Georgel first gave the players two days off. After all, the Grizzlies players did not rest during the two days between the regular season and the playoffs. Now, I can make up for those two days of rest.

　　 Link did not train for these two days, but stayed at home comfortably for two days. Before the more intense Western Conference semifinals began, Link had to recover his physical fitness as much as possible.

　　 When the Grizzlies players return to training, the time has come to May.

　　 Seeing that the Clippers are already leading the Rockets 3-2, they are about to advance. Who knows, at this time, the outside world suddenly broke the recording of Clippers owner Sterling involving racial discrimination.

　　 This kind of thing is placed on the land of the United States, it is undoubtedly a big event beyond the scope of basketball. In the NBA league with many black players, Sterling has undoubtedly become the enemy of the whole people.

　　 This is not the 70s and 80s of last season. At that time, the narrator could even use the skin color to tease black players. A team without white stars has no box office guarantee.

　　 Link just wanted to say a word to Sterling, "My lord, times have changed."

　　 So, the Clippers players also condemned Sterling's actions in the game of the day.

The Clippers players wanted to stop the game directly, but after Rivers’ three-inch tongue flicker, everyone finally decided to participate in the game as usual, but when warming up, everyone wore training clothes instead. The logo of the fleet is exposed.

　　This incident also affected the Clippers' game state, and it was clear that only one game was needed to kill the Rockets to advance to the second round. But the performance of the Clippers' collective sleepwalking today is to bring the Rockets back to life.

　　 Harden used an outstanding performance of 33 points to "take advantage of the fire" and tie the series to a 3 to 3 score!

　　 The Clippers are going to play a tie-breaker with the Rockets, which Link did not expect before.

　　 Seeing that the day of the second round was abruptly delayed for a few days, Link sighed.

　　 Suddenly rested for so long without playing the game, he did not feel relaxed, on the contrary, he felt that his body was about to rust, and he couldn't wait to get active.

　　 But fortunately, after the time enters May, it will not be as boring as the end of April. Because from the beginning of May, the league officials will successively announce the results of the regular season awards.

　　 This melon, whether it is a fan or a player, will eat very happily.

　　 One day after the Clippers lost to the Rockets, on May 2, the first regular season award for the best coach award was finally announced.

　　 Although Dave Georgel is not very experienced, it is the first time that he has played a full season as a head coach. But with the Grizzlies' terrible record of 74 wins and the Grizzlies' first defensive efficiency, Georgel defeated strong opponents such as Popovich and won the honor of coach of the year!

　　 became the best coach in the NBA when he was only 40 years old, and Dave Georgel was instantly labeled as a "genius young coach".

　　 Of course, a little-known coach who won this honor still attracted a lot of controversy.

　　 This year, Popovich, Scott Brooks and others are not bad at leading the team. In terms of resume, they seem to be more worthy of the honor of best coach than Georg. Some people think that Georgel has nothing real. His ability to be the best coach is completely in the light of the team!

　　 However, regardless of whether the outside world is willing to accept it, the results of this award will not change.

　　 74 wins are really great, no matter how much the coach played in 74 wins, even if he just manages the players to make the team win 74, then he is a good coach!

　　 In the face of doubts, Georgel was not too angry, "I thank everyone for their recognition. As for those who don’t recognize me, I also hope that subsequent games can make you better."

　　George is still too gentle, without any "gangster boss" aura. Link's answer in the interview was obviously much tougher than Georg.

"If a coach who led his team to the first record in regular season history is not worthy of the best coach award, then it is better to award this award to critics who talk about it. For example, those who like to wear dresses. Bill Simmons."

　　 Link is naturally the coach who stands up to him. With his temper, he will not be as good as Georg.

　　 People are very curious about how such a gentle coach manages the Grizzlies’ “gangster” team.

　　 However, it has never been Georgel who controls the Grizzlies locker room...

　　 The first day the NBA regular season awards were announced, there was a big upset. The Spurs fans protested collectively, and they agreed that no one can surpass the great Popovich, let alone the recognized coach, Jogel.

　　 But even the "Cardinal" Auerbach failed to win the best coach award that year. Is Auerbach not great enough? But Celtic fans did not protest because of this.

　　 Fortunately, the next day’s Best Sixth Man Award was awarded to the Clippers’ Jamal Crawford, but he did not continue to upset, which calmed the hearts of the fans.

　　 Jamal Crawford averaged 18.6 points per game this season, ranking sixth in scoring in the history of the best sixth man in the NBA. The last best sixth man to average more points per game was Terry the Jets in the 08-09 season.

　　 Therefore, Crawford deserves this award for the best sixth man.

　　 Crawford's award has undoubtedly boosted the morale of the Clippers players. Finally, on May 4, in the tiebreaker between the Clippers and the Rockets, Crawford, who had just won the award, came off the bench and blasted with excitement for 28 points, completely breaking the rocket's propeller and causing the rocket to fall.

　　 4 to 3, the Clippers passed the first hurdle through the tiebreaker. The Memphis Grizzlies finally waited for their opponent in the second round.

After the tiebreaker between the Clippers and the Rockets, Chris Paul, who scored 22 points and 14 assists, looked forward to the second round of the series, "We have the best sixth man, and we have the strongest inside combination. , We are determined to win the championship! I know the 74 wins against the Grizzlies are very strong, but we are not afraid of strong enemies~www.wuxiaspot.com~We are confident to kill the defending champion!"

　　 I don’t know if it’s because Crawford took the best sixth man, Paul seemed confident. After the Sterling incident, Crawford's award was like an adrenaline for the Clippers.

　　 The Western Conference semifinals between the two sides will start on May 6th, two days later. During this period, the league will also announce the award of the Defensive Player of the Year.

　　If DeAndre Jordan can be awarded this honor, then the Los Angeles Clippers are equivalent to installing rocket propellers on their hull!

　　 The Clippers, who have the best sixth man and best defensive player at the same time, will certainly not be at a psychological disadvantage.

　　 Jordan's defensive performance this season is obvious to all fans. He has always been the top five player in the best defensive player prediction list, and the probability of winning is very high.

　　 However, unexpectedly, the upset happened again. And this time the unpopular is still the Memphis Grizzlies...