Chapter 772 [I Don’t Like Odd Numbers]
In the second round, the Clippers easily swept the Warriors, winning by an average of 17.5 points per game, and the core players all played less than 30 minutes.
The statistics of Paul, Griffin, and Curry have dropped significantly compared with the regular season, but people's evaluation of them has become higher. A truly strong team can win after just playing for a while. The difficulty of winning proves that there is not much difference in strength. .
The Warriors' weakness is the same as the Mavericks who were eliminated by them. They are poor in pick-and-roll defense. Brook Lopez and Zach Randolph cannot guard near the penalty area. Against the Clippers, failing to defend the pick-and-roll is a dead end. The Clippers' strongest play style is to constantly rely on screens to create mismatches, and the defenders can directly take action, break through, or distribute the ball.
Lopez is highly rated and is recognized as a top ten or even top five center. On the offensive end, he is very good. Post-ups and mid- and long-range jump shots are his strengths.
On the defensive end, he is pretty good in top defense, but his help defense and supplementary defense are terrible, and his rebounding is not good either. If you want to make good use of Lopez, you must have a mobile No. 4 around you. This problem has not been solved by the Warriors. It's not that they don't want to trade or sign, but there are too few pick-and-roll power forwards in the free market. ?
In the positional battle, Lopez worked very hard to defend, but he was passed over again and again. When the Clippers played small ball tactics, he had to race with the Clippers players.
Mike Conley can still compete against Paul on the outside, but there is nothing he can do against Curry. Curry's ability to catch and shoot restrains Conley, preventing him from taking advantage of his ability to defend against breakthroughs.
NBA regular season awards announced.
The Rookie of the Year went to Damian Lillard, who averaged 20.6 points, 3 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game.
His statistics are better than those of Yang Rui in his previous life. After joining the Trail Blazers, Lillard needs to share the ball with Aldridge and Batum. The Grizzlies lack scorers and he has unlimited shooting rights, just like Durant back then. Join the Thunder.
In addition, the Grizzlies' main tactic is that Lillard and DeAndre Jordan play pick-and-rolls. Lillard passes the ball down to Jordan. As long as the dunk is successful, it is an assist. This is Jordan's main scoring method.
The Grizzlies' record is terrible, but their statistics are very good.
The Most Improved Player was acquired by Paul George of the Pacers. He is already the new core of the Pacers. Harden ranked second and lost in terms of record.
The Sixth Man of the Year is J.R. Smith of the Knicks, averaging 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
Curry switched to starting in the second half. Otherwise, even if Smith's statistics reached the peak of his career, he would not be able to win this award.
What surprised Yang Rui most this season was that LeBron James was elected the best defensive player, Ibaka ranked second, and Duncan ranked third.
James cannot win the MVP this season. The league giving him the best defensive player is like finding a balance. He averaged 26.8 points, 8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. After Varejao was injured, he did a good job on the defensive end for the Cavaliers. Made an immeasurable contribution.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Gasol, who won the Defensive Player of the Year award this season, only received one first-place vote and one third-place vote, scoring 6 points. Not to mention Chandler, even Paul ranked ahead of him, scoring 19 points.
Without his excellent defensive teammates and the Mavericks' mediocre record, no reporter thought Gasol was good at defense.
Defensive lineup: Chris Paul, Paul George, LeBron James, Ibaka, Tyson Chandler.
Although the Clippers average a lot of points per game, when they slow down their pace and strengthen their defense, opponents who can defend themselves have nothing to do. Experts all recognize the Clippers' defensive efficiency.
Second team: Mike Conley, Jimmy Butler, Iguodala, Tim Duncan, Roy Hibbert.
The Pacers have the third best record in the Eastern Conference, and their overall defensive statistics are good. Many people attribute the credit to Hibbert. In fact, he also has Yao Ming's defensive style. He can only interfere with shots near the penalty area and protect the penalty area. When it comes to the pick-and-roll, the lateral speed is slow and it is difficult to switch defenses.
The regular season MVP went to Stephen Curry, the player with the best statistics on the best team.
In the end, Curry averaged 33.8 minutes per game, scoring 24 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals, shooting 46.8% from the field, 43.6% from the three-point range, and 88.5% from the free throw line.
For Curry, this is a normal shooting percentage. It was higher than this in the previous two seasons, but his data is at the peak of his career and he is also more efficient than other MVP contenders.
Ranked second is James, who failed to retain the title with better data. Many James fans online expressed dissatisfaction.
In the past, James liked to say that MVP is the most valuable personal honor, and advocated the theory that "regular season MVP is the best".
Now, they are starting to say "Curry stole James' MVP." The reason is that the MVP should be given to the player with the strongest personal ability, and the NBA selection rules are unreasonable.
Zhan Hei's words silenced them. "James was robbed of three Finals MVPs. Are the finals selection rules unreasonable?"
All-NBA First Team: Curry, Kobe, Durant, James, Duncan.
Duncan was selected to the All-NBA team, which shocked many people.
Duncan is 37 years old, playing 30.1 minutes per game, averaging 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.7 blocks per game. His shooting percentage is 50.2%, and his free throw percentage is a career-high 81.7%.
Now, many fans call Duncan the "No. 21 rookie". His performance is indeed incredible. Most players would consider retiring at this age, but Duncan can support a team's inside line and is the core of both offense and defense.
Second team: Paul, Westbrook, Anthony, Griffin, Yao Ming.
Third team: Deron Williams, Parker, Harden, Paul George, Kevin Love.
There are many strong players who were not selected for the All-NBA team, such as the Nets' "real thigh" Joe Johnson, the Cavaliers' Wade, the Lakers' "Warcraft" Howard, etc.
Although Howard has been controversial since joining the Lakers, he also scored 17.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 2.4 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 57.8% and a slightly poor free throw rate of 49.2%.
Considering that Howard's playing time has been reduced to 35.8 minutes and he only averaged 10.7 shots per game, his offensive efficiency has not actually dropped compared to the previous two seasons with the Magic. He just took fewer shots and played for a shorter time. He didn't even make it to the third team, and this season ended in a complete defeat.
Last season, Stevens was elected as the best coach. Yang Rui was not the winner again, so there was no pressure in the selection. With the best record in history, he was unanimously elected as the best coach of this season.
Yang Rui said in his acceptance speech: "There is a Chinese idiom that good things come in pairs, so I don't like odd numbers. I hope I can win this award again in the future."
The reporter asked: "Are you confident in defending your title this year?"
"With the Clippers' current situation, we can't keep a low profile even if we want to. If we only lose 5 games in the regular season and don't win the championship in the end, what will people say?" Yang Rui paused and smiled: "So, everyone You should ask me whether I have the confidence to sweep the championship with a complete victory. This is really difficult. I don’t want to put psychological pressure on the players. I can really accept one or two losses.”
The reporters took pictures together. This declaration of winning the championship was too arrogant.
A female reporter asked: "You won an odd number of Oscars, does it mean that you will also focus part of your energy on competing for Oscars in the future?"
Yang Rui shook his head. "Thank God if I can encounter that kind of thing once. Of course, I am very confident in the quality of my own popcorn movies. You can go to the theater to watch "The Martian"."
Scarlett's Potatoes was released on May 6 and performed well. It took home the title of US$55 million in North America in its first week. Yang Rui made an advertisement by the way, saying that he had no hope of Oscar.