821. If You Work Hard, You Can Also Win a Prize

Always need a little extra stimulation.

Then, the team trainer started to get annoyed again. On the morning of the 30th, Sun Ce came to the gym early in the morning to practice high-post turnaround jump shots.

Sun Ce had long passed the stage of practicing the turnaround jump shot alone. Now he was practicing the turnaround jump shot under defense, and needed a trainer to practice with him.

Sun Ce practiced the turnaround jump shot all morning, hoping to make this move more proficient before the next round of games. The more tricks he could use to deal with the little blacksmith, the better.

Sun Ce was exhausted from practicing all morning, and the trainer was so tired that he couldn't move his legs or arms just by moving his feet and stretching his hands.

The trainer felt that money was really hard to earn. If it was someone else, he could still persuade them that there would be another series in a few days, so they should not practice too hard, otherwise it would affect the next round. Pat Riley injured Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the playoff training more than 20 years ago.

But Sun Ce, the trainer couldn't persuade him, he could come to training in high spirits the next day. After two seasons, the trainer was already desperate.

At noon, Sun Ce returned home, prepared to take a nap after lunch, get up in the afternoon to watch TV and play games, and then go to the stadium in the evening. The coaching staff organized the players to watch the live broadcast of the decisive battle between the Lakers and the Thunder.

While eating lunch, Sun Ce saw a piece of news.

The regular season's best sixth man and the most improved award were announced today...

The Lakers' Lamar Odom won the best sixth man of the season without much suspense, averaging 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, 53% shooting rate, 38% three-point shooting rate, and 1 three-pointer per game... In 33 minutes of playing time, the turnovers were only 1.7 per game. Whatever you want, it feels like Magic on the bench.

Sun Ce didn't think there was any suspense about this award. Even Wilson Chandler of the Nuggets, Jamal Crawford of the Hawks, Louis Williams of the 76ers... were unlikely to compete with Odom for the Best Sixth Man.

But Sun Ce remembered that in the original time and space, after the Lakers traded him next season, Odom, who had just turned 32, suddenly collapsed. He didn't want to play basketball from a psychological perspective. Maybe using banned drugs was one aspect, but more of it was self-destruction.

However, Sun Ce and Odom were not familiar with each other. He just envied Odom's body shape and athletic ability and skills, which felt a bit regrettable.

After the Best Sixth Man Award was announced,

Sun Ce waited for the Most Improved Award with interest.

This year, Sun Ce felt that the Most Improved Award might come from Rose, Love, Holiday, DeRozan, Westbrook, and Dorell Wright.

This is probably the most "big-name" candidate list since the birth of the Most Improved Award. Several candidates are all future top-paid players.

But Sun Ce ignored a point guard of unknown height who was considered the most popular player for the Most Improved Player Award at the beginning of the season when he was not considered a candidate for the regular season MVP...

At 12:35 noon, Sun Ce saw the latest tweet from the NBA official Twitter: "NBA 10-11 regular season Most Improved Player - Lord Noah!"

"Huh?"

Sun Ce looked at the voting results under the tweet.

He won the Most Improved Player Award with a total score of 26.3%, beating Love with a total score of 24%, Westbrook with a total score of 21%, Rose with a total score of 17%, and Dorell Wright with a total score of 15%...with a total score of 15%.

Sun Ce's average data increased from 12+7+7 last season to 21+7+12+3.8 this season, surpassing Love who increased from 14+11 to 20+15, Westbrook who increased from 16+4+8 to 18+8+9, Rose who increased from 20+3+6 to 24+4+8, Dorell Wright who increased from 7+3+1 rebounds to 16+5+3, and other hot candidates for the Most Improved Award!

"My dear, can I still get this award?"

...

Yes, it is a happy thing to get the award.

This award is most likely to be won by players who have played for 4 to 5 years, except for players who have exploded in the later period.

Generally speaking, it is easy to get the first-round pick in the fourth year of the contract, or it is easy to get the rookie who is not welcomed by the parent team after the four-year contract is completed and the team changes, such as McGrady and O'Neal; the second-round pick is easy to get in the second or third year, such as Ellis.

Sun Ce also got it in his sophomore contract year.

The team was very happy and called Sun Ce to the gym in the afternoon to receive the award.

Unlike Sun Ce, who was happy but a little upset, Robert Pera was very excited. After Sun Ce joined the team, the team had all the awards.

Best Sixth Man in the Rookie Year, Most Improved Award in the Sophomore Year, and MVP were also set in stone... Now all that's missing is Sun Ce, Tony or Gasol to help and be selected into the Best Defensive Team.

At 3 pm, the Grizzlies held a press conference to present the award to Sun Ce.

Generally speaking, this kind of award can also be presented on the spot in the first game of the next game, but the Grizzlies' first round was over, and when the next game started, the regular season MVP had been announced. The Grizzlies' owner was so confident in Sun Ce that he chose to present the Most Improved Award to Sun Ce at the press conference.

At first, Sun Ce was still a little bit sore, but when he got the trophy, it was no longer so painful. This award... James, Wade, Kobe, and Jordan have never won it and will never have the chance to win it again!

Pretty awesome when you think about it.

At the press conference, hearing that the young boss was like La Rong, he didn’t need PPT, and he spoke with passion. After receiving the trophy from the league officials, Sun Ce also became interested: “Thank you to my parents, thank you to the fans, thank you. Team, thank you CCTV, thank you.T... It is my honor to get this award. I didn’t expect that I would get this, but I like this award very much. It’s so cool. Kobe didn’t even get it. Le Brown, Dwyane, Tim, and Steve have never won it. I got it first. Please give them a message and ask them to work harder. One day, they can also win this award. "

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Is it shameful for an MVP candidate to win the Most Improved Award? Sun Ce felt a little miserable at first, but when he saw that the team's management and coaching staff were so happy, he took it as a compliment.

In the afternoon, Sun Ce went to take Zugoose home, who was about to leave for the weekend. He gave the trophy to Zugoose, who was even happier than him. After having dinner, Sun Ce asked Zugoose to do his homework at home. He went to the arena and met his teammates. , watch the game together in the evening.

Some teammates really haven't seen each other for two days, such as Randolph, another player on the team who won the Most Improved Award.

"Congratulations to you Noah, you have also received the MIP that Tennessee Marion has received! We are indeed good brothers, and we all win the same award."

"Whoever is like you, I am the one who wants to win the MVP."

"Yo yo yo, I'm so proud! Tsk... But I really liked your acceptance speech this afternoon. Kobe, LeBron, and Dwyane should work harder. Tim and Steve are too old. no way……"

Sun Ce and Randolph began to choreograph the other members of the dance troupe.

Sun Ce's acceptance speech in the afternoon quickly became popular. Apart from the MVP discussion, there has been very little news about him in the past two days. After all, there is no competition, and he is not someone who likes to go out to cause trouble. Without competition, there will be no exposure.

However, Sun Ce was also helpless. He felt like a firefly in the dark night. He had been trying very hard to hide himself, but he was so bright that he couldn't even think about it.

Last night, James, who had just won 4 consecutive games and defeated the Hawks to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, retweeted the NBA's official tweet about Sun Ce's acceptance speech and liked Sun Ce: I should really work hard, next time the MIP will be mine. !

Nash is Ait Sunce: I want it too, just lend me 10 years old.

For these two people, one was talking about things that he could not do, and the other was making excessive demands. Sun Ce went to their comment area and raised his middle finger, which attracted a large number of fans to follow suit. A beautiful line appeared in the comment area of ​​the two. The wonders of...

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It’s always a happy day when I win an award. I feel good about training in the morning. The progress of my mid-range shooting in one season is not just for show. Although only the right side of the three-second zone has reached the first-class level, I can train my mid-range shooting to this point in two years. It seems that he is already very good. I am happy today, and Sun Ce is also proud of it. In addition to winning the award and being in the news, at 9 o'clock in the evening, Sun Ce is in a happy mood to watch the Lakers and Thunder with his teammates, coaching staff, and boss. The battle of Tianwang Mountain.

In general, Sun Ce hopes that the Thunder can advance to the second round. There are things to do, and the Thunder can play better. In the original time and space, there were no two emperors, no Sun, and Gay was reimbursed. The Thunder reached the tiebreaker. Of course, in the original time and space, Perkins was traded next season. The Thunder team defense here is better, but the Thunder team here has become weaker. Durant and Ibaka The substitute changed from Jeff Green, who averaged 16+ per game, to Daequan Cook, and the Grizzlies' disadvantage at the small forward position was greatly reduced.

However, the Thunder's progress this year is still not enough. Durant is good enough, but Westbrook, Ibaka, and Harden do not have the strength to help Durant defeat a top team.

After two games of losing his temper, Kobe finally performed normally tonight, scoring 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-20 shooting.

Bynum and Gasol performed smoothly, the Thunder couldn't guard it inside, and Odom, who had just won the Sixth Man of the Year before the game, exploded!

Durant was frustrated by Odom's help defense and Barnes' single defense today. He only scored 13 points on 4 of 15 shots.

With 19 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists in a single game, Odom and Kobe Bryant teamed up to help the Lakers defeat the Thunder 112-95 and win the Battle of Tianwang Mountain!

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Although Sun Ce would rather play the Thunder, as expected, the Lakers are the most likely opponent in the second round.

The day after the Lakers defeated the Thunder, a new month arrived. On May 1, the Grizzlies began preparing for the second round series with the Lakers. It is expected to start on May 4 at the earliest and May 4 at the latest. May 6th.

The long rest period may affect the players' competitive state, but it also gives the Grizzlies more time to prepare, which has advantages and disadvantages.

This morning the Grizzlies did not have any training in their preparations. Instead, under the leadership of the coaching staff, they conducted targeted analysis and discussions on the first, second, and fifth games of the Lakers' first round.

After the morning discussion meeting, Sun Ce was about to sneak out with Yi Jianlian and wanted to go home for a good meal. On Saturday, Zu Ge was having lunch at home. Sun Ce specially hired a Hunan cuisine chef in China. After such a long leave, occasionally It’s time to have a tooth ceremony too.

But when they passed by the training ground, they saw Coach Hollins walking around the training ground. He didn't know what he was doing, and he didn't even see the two of them sneaking out.

But it happened that Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian secretly walked through the training ground, passed through the employee passage to the parking lot, and drove home. Today, Sun Ce invited Yi Jianlian to have lunch.

When they got home, the meal was almost ready, and Zu Ge was already helping to set the table.

The two went to the bathroom together to wash their hands and faces, preparing to eat. When applying hand sanitizer, Sun Ce suddenly asked: "Brother A Lian, can you eat spicy food... Oh, I forgot, you Cantonese people eat everything."

"..." Yi Jianlian, with a big golden hair, rolled his eyes at Sun Ce: "I like Sichuan food."

"Uh..." Sun Ce felt a little dangerous and decisively changed the subject: "Where is your girlfriend? Didn't you say that you can bring your family members?"

"She went back to China. She was a performing guest in a game in the Chinese Super League." Yi Jianlian responded.

"You actually like Chinese football?"

"When did I say I like Chinese football?"

"Oh, yes, you like Chinese football babes."

"..."

Yi Jianlian wanted to strangle this guy. He remembered the miserable time when he was a roommate in the World Championships last year. He regretted why he impulsively renewed his contract with the Grizzlies for three years...

Fortunately, there were authentic Chinese dishes to eat. After returning to the restaurant, Yi Jianlian, who was always self-disciplined and didn't even have a good meal during the Chinese New Year, treated the food as Sun Ce. Although it was very spicy, he ate it very vigorously.

When Chinese people eat together, they drink wine if they have something to talk about, but Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian usually don't drink, unless they eat with girls in private, and there is not much to talk about. On the one hand, Sun Ce is tossing Yi Jianlian, so there is only one thing to kill lunch time-watching TV.

Watching the fifth game of the Heat's elimination of the Hawks last night, at 12:30, a basketball news flash was inserted.

"NBA official spokesperson released the latest news on Twitter. Lionel Hollins, head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, won the honor of the best coach in the 2010-2011 season, becoming the second best coach in the history of the Grizzlies..."

Seeing this news, Sun Ce suddenly knew why Coach Hollins was walking around the training ground an hour ago and didn't eat. He thought Coach Hollins wanted to lose weight, but it turned out that he was going to win an award!

There are several candidates for the best coach this year. Spoelstra of the Heat has greatly improved his record and won 50 of the next 64 games.

Popovich of the Spurs once rivaled the 96 Bulls in the first half of the season.

George Karl of the Nuggets, with a group of "discarded players from other teams", won 50 wins without stars.

Hollins of the Grizzlies, if the Spurs' half-season record was not too dazzling, covering up all the light of the regular season record, the Grizzlies' record would be quite amazing. It can be said that from fans to the media to the Grizzlies themselves, no one expected to win 65 wins.

The head coach of the Bulls was also amazing, but the Bulls changed coaches midway through the season. Even though they eventually won the Eastern Conference Championship, Sloan didn't have many calls for the best coach.

What you can't get and what you lose are the best. As time goes by, many reporters and fans come out to defend Thibodeau. Many of these people were the ones who criticized Thibodeau the most.

The media and the trolls are always so cute and full of justice. They start to represent the fans again.

There are so many competitors. Coach Hollins was so nervous when the awards were announced that he didn't want to eat lunch. Sun Ce can understand that...

...

Back at the stadium in the afternoon, Sun Ce rarely saw Coach Hollins smiling. Wow, it felt like the joy of having a son in old age.

However, the players couldn't stand the afternoon training. Coach Hollins roared passionately on the sidelines, and the players who wanted to shoot and dawdled were yelled at.

When the head coach is unhappy, the players feel scared when they see his stinky face. When the head coach is happy, it is not a particularly good thing...

Fortunately, Coach Hollins is still restrained. He did not arrange extra training. He just ran to the training ground to replace Dave Joerger to command the training when he was happy.

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The preparation time passed quickly. On the evening of May 1, the Suns lost the decisive battle and will return to Phoenix to play the sixth game. Judging from the fifth game, the sixth game should be the farewell performance of the four old men.

After the Mavericks won the decisive battle, they easily won the sixth game and advanced to the second round with a score of 4 to 2.

On the Bulls side, Rose averaged 29 points and 9 assists per game to help the Bulls eliminate the Pacers 4 to 1 and advance to the second round.

On May 2, the Lakers, who played away, defeated the Thunder 85 to 79 and advanced to the second round with a score of 4 to 2.

Now, only the regular season champion Spurs and the eighth-ranked Suns in the West have not finished the series in the first round, and the other seven second-round teams have all been released.

In the East, the Bulls and the 76ers will play their first game of the second round on May 4.

The showdown between the old and new Big Three of the Heat and the Celtics will begin on May 5.

There are not many highlights in the first round of the East, but in the second round, both series are super hot!

The showdown between the old and new Big Three is the most watched series in the second round.

The duel between Rose and Evans, two new-generation superstars who are one year apart, also attracted a lot of attention.

The Mavericks are waiting for the Suns and Spurs to decide the winner.

As for the Grizzlies, the second-round opponent is the Lakers, which will start the day after tomorrow, that is, on the 4th.

The Grizzlies gathered together to watch the live broadcast this time. When the Lakers advanced, Sun Ce was relieved that "the preparations in the past few days were not in vain", but he was a little regretful... There was no chance to get Durant's star experience card.

When the Thunder team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the first time in team history, the system prompt had come, and a schoolbag was added to the system's prop space.

Sun Ce looked at the introduction.

"Kevin Durant's backpack: waterproof, bulletproof and anti-theft, a must-have for home and travel. When you carry this backpack in public, your memory and ability to understand the content of the book will be improved to a certain extent."

"This thing... I am not in high school anymore, so it's useless! Wait, it seems to be useful. Will it also be a bonus when reading tactical books?"

Just when Sun Ce was about to change his mood and felt that playing against the Lakers was not bad and that the regular season MVP would be announced tomorrow, the system prompt came! The mood suddenly became not beautiful...

"The Los Angeles Lakers' 11-year 5-championship dynasty in the early 21st century is in turmoil. Host, wield the butcher knife to end the dynasty... The seventh stage event of the Attack of the Little Overlord (S): The end of the dynasty is triggered..."