One Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty-Three. The Strongest Defensive Lineup!

Although Westbrook scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists, and Ellis scored a game-high 27 points, the Thunder ultimately lost to the Lakers 101-107.

Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and 8 rebounds, Paul had 25 points and 9 assists, Jamison had 22 points, and the Lakers scored 20 points. They eliminated the Thunder with a big score of 4-1 and entered the Western Conference Finals first.

Durant chose surgical treatment after being eliminated that night. He could choose conservative treatment, but surgical treatment can eliminate the risk. Duncan's non-supportive system bone fracture in the sole of his foot back then, so he chose conservative treatment, although it did not affect his season that year. His performance and the bones healed, but the final result was plantar fasciitis, and his athletic ability was destroyed in just two years, which was more serious than the previous serious injury in the 2000 playoffs.

The recovery period for surgical treatment is 6-8 months, which means that recovery will start as early as next season. Counting rehabilitation and restorative training, it is estimated that he will miss most of the season.

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On the morning of the 18th, Sun Ce came to the team. After a day of rest, he and his teammates were very motivated and fully prepared for the sixth game against the Spurs!

Although they failed to advance 4-1, they still have the home court advantage. It is equally good to advance 4-2. They have not lost at home in the playoffs this year. They have a psychological advantage. The coaching staff and veterans have also been there. Mention this matter to boost the confidence of your teammates.

These things are mentioned by the coaching staff and veterans in meetings and daily chats, seemingly unintentionally but often, which subtly improves the confidence of other players.

There is no need to be impatient because the other three teams have already advanced to the conference finals. This series has been played so far, and every game has been so intense. The idea of ​​​​wanting to kill the opponent in one breath at the beginning has long been gone, and it is clear that the more The sooner you rush, the easier it is to lose, as the Spurs did in Game 4.

Calm preparation is very important.

The morning tactical meeting and team training ended. At noon, Sun Ce and his teammates gathered in the lounge, waiting for the NBA to officially announce the two best lineups.

The best rookie team has been announced a few days ago, and the selected list is not satisfactory.

I can't say it's not good, it's okay, but the 2012 rookies were so highly praised before the draft, tied with those in 2003 and 1996, but they didn't reach those heights.

Rookie first team, Harris-Barnes averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds per game, Bradley Beal averaged 14 points and 2 assists per game, Anthony Davis averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, Dion Waiters. Averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, Damir Lillard averaged 19 points and 6 assists per game.

The first team looked okay, but it was a far cry from the 2003 rookie first team. The only one who looked like a superstar was Anthony Davis, and his defense was really good.

Not to mention the rookie second team, there is no one who averages 10 points per game, otherwise Barnes wouldn't be able to make the rookie first team.

"Noah, is it possible for us to have three on one defense?" Randolph has nothing to do with this time's All-NBA Team or All-Defensive Team, but he is the most active one among everyone.

"It's very possible that we did a very good defensive job in the regular season. Tony, Mark and Paul all have the opportunity to enter the first defense. I should also have the opportunity."

Sun Ce is also looking forward to it. Last season, his team was known as the strongest defensive backcourt because of the two-guard defense. This season, with the league's scoring rising, it averaged less than 90 points per game. Performance.

Amid the chatter, at 12 noon, the headlines on the NBA official website were refreshed, and the All-NBA and All-Defensive lineups were announced.

In terms of first defense, Paul, Sun Ce, James, Ibaka, Duncan, Chandler, and Noah were selected. Duncan and James tied the vote, and Noah and Chandler tied the vote.

In terms of second defense, Rondo, Tony Allen, Avery Bradley, Paul George, Josh Smith, and Marc Gasol were selected. Among them, Rondo was only 3 points less than Sun Ce. Tony -Allen and Avery Bradley tied the vote.

In terms of the first team, Paul, Kobe, Sun Ce, James, and Duncan were selected together.

For the second team, Rose, Evans, Wade, Griffin, Durant, and Gasol were selected together, with Wade and Evans voting the same.

In terms of the third team, Curry, Harden, Parker, Gay, Josh Smith, and Noah were selected together, with Parker and Curry having the same vote.

Westbrook fell behind Curry and Parker by 6 points.

When he saw the announced list, Gasol was stunned for a moment...but still accepted the reality as usual.

"We only have one defense? Are those head coaches blind in their research? How many points does Tony score compared to Ron?" Randolph started to complain at that time.

Although 4 people were selected for the best defensive team, only Sun Ce was selected for the first defense!

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Every year when the best team and defensive team are released, many people complain. There seems to be no clear pattern in voting for NBA awards every year.

At first, NBA officials wanted to come up with clear rules, but found that this seemed to arouse more topics, so that was it.

Sun Ce narrowly defeated Rondo and won the first defense. He was double-teamed for two consecutive years. He was naturally very happy.

But he was the only one on the team selected for the first defense.

Later, Sun Ce added Li Hung Oh from the news. This time the coaches' voting was different from the media's.

The media thinks that the best defensive player of the best defensive team should be selected as the best defensive player, but the coaches seem to have different views.

Sun Ce thinks that the coaches may think that Gasol's good defense is helped by others. Sophomore Klay Thompson ranked 7th in the guard votes, which is very close to Avery Bradley. Sefolosha is also close.

Sun Ce thinks that there may be too many players on his team who are good at defense this season, and they are averaged.

Just looking at his best lineup and best defensive lineup being divided into two positions, Sun Ce feels too weird. If you say that he is like a small forward on the offensive end, it is true that he and Nash play as a small forward most of the time this year or even... No. 6, but he was put in the back line when the defensive lineup was selected, and his defense is not like a guard!

However, their Grizzlies have 4 players selected for the best defensive team, which is scary enough.

The second year after the Pistons won the championship, Ben Wallace was the first defense, Billups and Prince were the second defense, which was already regarded as the most terrifying defensive lineup. Their Grizzlies seem to have made history!

However, in terms of the best lineup, the Lakers and Spurs are the big winners, with 3 players selected each.

The best lineup is voted by the media, which is consistent with the MVP vote rankings.

Sun Ce found that the media seemed to prefer Harden, who had more MVP and best lineup votes than Curry.

However, this backcourt combination was selected for the best lineup at the same time in the first year, and Sun Ce felt a little scalp numb... This is far from their complete form!

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