The rest is just noise

Chapter 1444 The Dream Team in Utopia

Before the third game of the semifinals, the league announced the winners of all major regular season awards except MVP.

All-NBA Team: Dejan Bodilloga, Michael Jordan, Benjamin Wilson, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal.

All-Pro Second Team: Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett, Chris Webber, Alonzo Mourning.

All-Pro Third Team: Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill, Hank Gathers, Patrick Ewing.

All-Defensive Team: Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, Benjamin Wilson, Tim Duncan, Alonzo Mourning.

All-Defensive Second Team: Jason Kidd, Qi Chengyan, Kevin Garnett, Hank Gathers, Patrick Ewing.

Defensive Defender of the Year: Tim Duncan - It is worth mentioning that this is Duncan's third consecutive win against DPOY.

Rookie of the Year: Elton Brand.

Sixth Man of the Year: Charles Barkley - This is Barkley's second consecutive win in the award.

Most Improved Player of the Year: Jalen Rose.

Louis answered the question hastily during the interview. When he returned to the locker room, it was very quiet.

Duncan spent a few minutes making a hood out of paper, then put his head in it, and stood in front of everyone with his hands arrogantly clasped across his chest.

So Duncan took off the paper hood, put it on his head again, and continued to fold his hands around his chest.

Louis stood silently, acquiescing.

Duncan's mother passed away a long time ago, and when he said that he understood Liu Yuqing's feelings, he absolutely meant it.

Garnett screamed: "You see, there's a reason why I don't go to college! This is what people who go to college for four years learn!"

This is his performance.

Bill Laimbeer said that he saw Bird and Magic blend into one in this game, and that's what Bodiloga felt like.

Coach of the Year: Louis.

In G4 of the semi-finals, Liu Yuqing, who came on as a substitute, got a lot of the ball.

This was a team that let Louis down, they didn't live up to the highest standards.

The answer is a team with five All-NBA players, and four of those five All-NBA selections were selected to the All-Defensive Team.

This is the same logic as the Kings entering the playoffs eighth in the Western Conference.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs, who were in excellent form, withstood the pressure in the first half. However, at the beginning of the second half, the Lakers' three-point rain took away the game.

His teammates deliberately passed the ball to him, just to let him have a good time, turning his suppressed emotions and all the unhappiness in his heart into strength to beat his opponents on the court.

Liu Yuqing held the worthless hood and didn't know how to react.

No matter how long it takes, Wilson will always be willing to make wedding dresses for his teammates.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs, ranked second in the Western Conference, challenged the Lakers on behalf of other teams in the same division.

The Spurs are lucky. In terms of hard power, they are not ranked second in the division, but they are the Western Conference team least affected by the lockout except the Lakers.

"Tim, are you sure this is a pantomime? Are we missing something?"

"Jiang Duo, you just played the best game of your career, why don't you look happy at all?" the reporter said, "You can smile."

The game was over, and the Lakers' celebration was not high because there was still one more game to advance to the finals.

Liu Yuqing just said that his mother's condition has stabilized.

The Lakers are still a big winner, but there is almost no doubt.

Liu Yuqing returned to the team four days later than expected.

Then, Duncan showed off his dry humor.

At this time, Duncan sat down next to him and gently put his hand on his shoulder, "Jiang Duo, I know how you feel. I have experienced this."

Obviously, everyone knows about Liu Yuqing's family affairs.

Other strong teams have degraded. Even if the Spurs just stay the same, they are still better than other teams.

But this is also a team that satisfies Louis. There will probably never be a team chasing four consecutive championships with such a harmonious internal atmosphere.

Tears began to overflow from Liu Yuqing's eyes and she sobbed painfully. The locker room became extremely emotional and almost everyone cried.

Louis joked: "Tim, it's not that I don't believe you, but if you don't perform it live, I really can't imagine that scene."

Louis patted Wang Mukong, who had red eyes, and took him outside.

For Liu Yuqing, who was playing on the court at the time, Louis didn't know how to tell him the news.

Liu Yuqing got the strangest gift in her life.

Kobe made ineffective moves to help Liu Yuqing get open.

Liu Yuqing is even more silent than before.

"This is the most meaningless ten minutes I have ever spent in my life!" Bodilloga wailed.

Popovich said: "If we can continue our performance in the first half into the second half, we may beat the Lakers."

Bird stood on the sidelines, said a few words to Liu Yuqing, and then handed his phone to him.

After that, Duncan also walked away.

At this moment, people remembered what Louis said at the media day three years ago.

Afterwards, Louis asked him about the situation at home.

He was referring to the paper balaclava that helped him complete his mime act.

Everyone gradually dispersed, and then Duncan walked up to Liu Yuqing and said, "I'll see you off."

Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals turned into a one-sided massacre. The Spurs, like other teams, lost their will to resist.

Kobe closed his eyes and said nothing. He seemed to have noticed Duncan's boring prank in advance, so he entered a meditative state.

Liu Yuqing sat quietly in her seat, trying to stay strong.

However, at the end of the fourth quarter, Louis received bad news from Liu Yuqing's family from Rick Carlisle.

The Lakers are becoming fans' dream team, and they are taking action to make this team the best template for a perfect team.

Bird said that he had experience in this area, but he was actually mocking himself. Liu Yuqing's mother was a natural choice for birth, old age, illness and death, but Bird's father was not. He pulled out a gun and committed suicide when Bird was 19 years old, irresponsibly ending himself.

's life.

In the battle to eliminate the Mavericks, Liu Yuqing made 20 of 30 shots and scored 50 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

In order to make him happy, Duncan told him on the training ground about his experience of studying mime in college.

No matter who is present with Liu Yuqing, they will help.

Coming off the bench, he hit 7 three-pointers in a single game and scored a team-high 32 points, giving the Lakers a 3-0 lead.

Garnett and Liu Yuqing have an extraordinary tacit understanding, and Liu Yuqing's utilization of his off-ball screens is the highest in the team.

Liu Yuqing's Riddler mode is no match for Garnett's words.

This was the night of Liu Yuqing's career.

Staying strong is a difficult thing, but for the sake of self-esteem that is not worth mentioning, everyone will try their best to do it. But it is easy to break through the strong shield, sometimes just a word is enough.

"I'm just a substitute for my teammates." Liu Yuqing said something that reporters couldn't understand. "They scored those goals, they just threw them with my hands."

Liu Yuqing's mother's condition suddenly relapsed and she died of emergency treatment.

Strong and invincible, united and friendly, everyone can become the protagonist of the game without any conflicts, just like coming out of utopia.

Compared with previous years, there was much less controversy this year.

In the first game back, Liu Yuqing poured all her unreleased energy into the Mavericks.

That prophecy about the Age of Miracles.

Will each of them be an MVP?

"Of course, I can perform."

However, the Lakers didn't let this illusion linger for long.

What kind of team can break the historical record of 33 consecutive wins and achieve a brilliant record of 55 wins and 1 loss?

Before the Western Conference Finals G3 game, the league announced the results of the MVP voting.

Now, Bodiloga has fulfilled Louis' prediction, and Duncan also has the ability to be MVP, not to mention he won the FMVP in his rookie season. Kobe and Garnett are still young, and if they maintain the current momentum of progress, they will definitely have opportunities in the future. It seems

Nash, the most unlikely player, also prospered after moving to the Mavericks.

At this time, Bird said: "Let me do it. I have experience in this area."

This is very reasonable.

Barkley became the fan's mouthpiece and said from the bottom of his heart: "I really hope to keep playing like this forever."

Bodilloga has been looking for Liu Yuqing.

Dejan Bodiloga, who played full attendance in the regular season and averaged a triple-double per game, continued to average a triple-double in the playoffs and led the team to a winning streak since March, was elected as the regular season MVP with a high vote.

Everyone could see that Liu Yuqing was in a bad mood.

"Is there anyone who doesn't believe me? Jiang Duo is the best shooter in the world!"

In the second game, Bodiloga showed off his personal abilities as an MVP favorite at the beginning. He beat Iverson with a mismatched back-up, made every three-point shot from the outside, and grabbed rebounds to push the fast break in less than five seconds each time.

It's done.

When Liu Yuqing used Duncan's screen to hit a super long three-pointer, Duncan patted the opponent's head excitedly and joked loudly: "You are done with Jiang Duo, anyone who touches their head by me will be bald!"

Then, he found a line of words in the hood: "At any time, the person who withstands countless blows but remains standing is a hero⑴."

The big triple-double with 46 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists dispelled some doubts about whether Bodiloga deserved the MVP award.

"coach?"

Louis turned around and said in a deep voice: "I need someone to attend the press conference with me."

"Okay," Wang Mukong wiped his eyes, "I'll go with you."

⑴ No matter when, the person who withstands countless blows but remains standing is a hero. This sentence is not my original creation. When Duncan was in college, a teammate continued to play despite being injured. Duncan wanted him to take a rest, and then the other party said this

A few years later, Duncan gave this person a T-shirt for Christmas, with this sentence written on it. This story comes from an oral history article written by Duncan during his college days.

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