Chapter 886 Regular Season Awards!
"We won 70 games! The last game at the end of the season! The Lakers won 70 games!"
"The performance of the first season of this run-and-gun dynasty is not weaker than the first year of the OK dynasty."
"We can fully expect that even if the Lakers do not win the championship this year, they will be the most powerful contenders for the championship in the next five years!"
Staples, no game today.
There were still a large number of fans present in the venue.
They discussed the league's record, the situation in the first round of the playoffs, and waited for this year's regular season awards to be announced.
Western Conference record rankings this season:
No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers 70 wins and 12 losses
Second Sacramento Kings 67 wins, 15 losses
No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves 65-17
Fourth Vancouver Grizzlies 61 wins and 21 losses
No. 5 San Antonio Spurs 57-25
No. 6 Dallas Mavericks 51 wins and 31 losses
No. 7 Houston Rockets 46 wins and 36 losses
No. 8 Utah Jazz 42 wins and 40 losses
The West has four top teams with 60 wins this year.
After get off work schedule, the Kings are still stable.
The Grizzlies were overtaken by the Timberwolves in the second half. The trident combination of Garnett, Ray, Allen and Marbury is becoming more and more harmonious.
Garnett was once ranked fifth on the MVP list, four behind Kobe, Nash and O'Neal Webber. This season, he averaged 24.6 points, 15.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.8 steals, 3.5 blocks and 2.8 turnovers per game, surpassing Duncan!
The Spurs' performance this season is somewhat out of step with the times.
All teams emphasize high mobility, shooting, and counterattacks.
They are still twin towers, and the twin towers composed of Uncle Mu and Duncan of unknown ages have made their performance in the regular season very difficult.
But the Spurs are still favored by many people. People think that last year's champions will regain their form in the playoffs.
The Mavericks' record is still neither good nor bad, and they have a 50-50 chance of winning among the league's top teams. However, it is very difficult to win the championship or even advance to the second round in the Western Conference.
If the Mavericks lose in the first round again, Nelson will definitely leave.
The Rockets relied on the excellent performance of Francis and Mobley to perform well in this increasingly fast-paced league.
For the Utah Jazz, Sloan led a group of role players led by AK47 Kirilenko and relied on their iron-blooded tactical qualities to reach the playoffs.
On the other side, the Eastern Conference record:
No. 1 Miami Heat 68-14
Second Indiana Pacers 65-17
Third Boston Celtics 61 wins and 21 losses
Fourth Philadelphia 76ers 56 wins and 26 losses
No. 5 New Jersey Nets 51 wins and 31 losses
No. 6 Washington Wizards 48 wins and 34 losses
No. 7 New York Knicks 45 wins and 37 losses
Eighth Cleveland Cavaliers 44 wins and 38 losses
This year's Eastern Conference dominant force is undoubtedly the Heat.
O'Neal averaged 28.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 2.1 blocks, 0.5 steals and 2.4 turnovers per game.
Although such statistics and performance are not exaggerated, his influence on the team is obvious to all.
The assistance of Wade, Eddie Jones, Pippen, Malone and others made O'Neal even more comfortable. This season O'Neal is invincible in the paint and in the penalty area.
The Pacers still maintain an excellent record and performance this year. With the growth of Artest and O'Neal, the team's combat effectiveness has once again broken through. They have become the team with the best record in the league in recent years without superstars. .
Boston has suffered from constant injuries this season, with Van Horn and Tracy McGrady missing 1/3 of the schedule. Pitino and Danny Ainge are very conservative about the players' physical condition. Let the players fully recover as much as possible before returning to the field.
During the absence of McGrady and Van Horn, Billups and Rasheed Wallace performed very well, maintaining the team's combat effectiveness.
As McGrady and Van Horn gradually recovered in the second half of the season, the team's record finally reached 60 wins.
The Philadelphia 76ers are not getting along well. Mourning is injured for the season and the team has many problems qualifying.
There is talk that by the end of this season, if Philadelphia does not perform well in the playoffs, the team will make major adjustments and perhaps rebuild.
After all, Mourning's contract directly made the 76ers lose their competitiveness.
Arenas leads the Wizards to great heights.
This season Arenas has been completely outstanding, a bit similar to the season when Harden transferred from the Thunder to the Rockets in the previous life.
The Wizards transformed directly, which even the Wizards' management did not expect.
This season, Arenas has gone from 18+4+6 with the Warriors to a 25+5+6 quasi-superstar.
The Wizards have announced that they will build a team around Arenas and they will form a more competitive team.
At the end of the Eastern Conference are the Cavaliers led by THE KING JAMES.
After many years!
The Cavaliers finally reached the threshold of the playoffs again.
In his first season, the Chosen One had the best performance for a rookie in recent years.
At the same time, he is also the best high school player in his rookie season after Kobe Bryant.
Averaged 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers per game. Such data was actually produced by a 19-year-old high school student, which shocked a lot of people's jaws.
The key is that not only do the statistics look good, the Cavaliers can also win! They have reached the playoffs after many years, and James has become one of the few rookies who can single-handedly lead a weak team into the playoffs in his first year.
Such performance is very great!
Stern made a reform in the first two years. After the regular season ends every year, an award ceremony will be held to release a regular season award.
And this year’s legendary Lakers! The strongest team in the league with 70 wins will undoubtedly receive a large number of awards!
Lakers fans are eagerly awaiting it!
"This year's MVP prediction will be among O'Neal, Nash, and Kobe!" Barkley and Kenny Smith explained the award ceremony.
"The Heat's 68-win record is only two games away from the Lakers. O'Neal's performance this season is still amazing. Their regular season matchup with the Lakers also drew 1:1."
"Of course, the first to be announced is the Best Rookie Award~"
Stern appeared on stage, wearing wide glasses and smiling.
This regular season, ratings continue to climb steadily.
In particular, the attention of overseas markets continues to rise.
Stern is very satisfied with the classic matchups created by this year's regular season teams.
Now, it's time for these players to reap the glory.
"This year's Rookie of the Year Award - No. 23 forward LeBron James from the Cleveland Cavaliers!" Stern read out the name.
As expected!
Although the combat effectiveness of this year's rookies, such as Wade, Anthony, Bosh and others, is very good.
James averaged 25.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.3 steals, 1.1 blocks and 3.5 turnovers per game.
Wade averaged 18.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.7 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2.5 turnovers per game.
Anthony averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.9 blocks and 1.8 turnovers per game.
Some people even think that Anthony's efficiency and personal ability are better than James.
But they are either the third or even fourth leader of the team, or their team record has not made it to the playoffs.
It still pales in comparison to James' performance in his rookie year.
In the Cleveland locker room, James showed a hearty smile.
‘This is the beginning of my legendary career! ’
‘Not far away! Kobe! I'll catch up with you! ’
Los Angeles and Miami, both rookies from the 2003 generation, had already anticipated this moment, but they were still a little sad.
‘It’s just the best rookie. When I win the championship, we will see who is the strongest player in this class! ’ Anthony and Wade thought so in unison.
“This year’s Defensive Player of the Year DPOY is No. 30 forward Ben Wallace from the Los Angeles Lakers!”
surprise!
Staples burst into cheers instantly!
The Lakers players in the locker room were equally excited!
Got it!
Best defensive player!
The big book is taken down!
There are several contenders for Defensive Player of the Year this year.
Big Ben of the Lakers averaged 8.7 points, 14.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 2.8 blocks, 2.1 steals and 1.2 turnovers per game.
The Timberwolves' King Garnett averaged 25.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 3.5 blocks, 1.8 steals and 3.2 turnovers per game.
Shifu Duncan averaged 23.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.9 blocks, 1.1 steals and 2.7 turnovers per game.
Looking at the data alone, Wolf King and Stone Buddha are slightly better than the big ones.
But the performance on the field was completely different.
Big Ben's improvement on the defensive end this year is really great for the Lakers.
The Lakers' defense in the penalty area and rebounding have become tougher. This is the foundation for their running and fast break.
Like last year, the situation where the power forward position was bombed all year round is gone forever.
Facing several top power forwards in the league, although Ben cannot be said to be completely restrictive, he can still make them very uncomfortable.
Coupled with his invincible help defense ability and his mobility from the first position to the fifth position, he deserves the title of the best defensive player this year.
"Boss! I did it!" Big Ben's fierce face turned red!
It's hard to imagine seeing such an expression on such a villain's face.
When he left the Lakers, he promised Kobe Bryant that he would win DPOY.
Now, their agreement has come true.
"You did it!" Kobe hit Ben on the chest hard.
How much effort did this guy put in for this day?
Ben was the Lakers player with the highest training intensity that Kobe had ever seen. Except for Kobe himself, no one worked harder than Ben.
This is also the reason why a player whose real height may only be 1.98 meters can gain a foothold in the NBA where there are so many people.
Mamba Mentality!
"It's a pity, but I already won it once last year. It's not unfair to lose to that guy this time." Garnett scratched his head. He had witnessed Ben's growth step by step.
If you lose to him, be convinced!
"This year's Coach of the Year is - Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni!"
here we go again!
Staples stirs up a frenzy again!
D'Antoni was surrounded by Lakers players and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
I didn't expect to win the Coach of the Year award in my first year of coaching.
But this is not his work alone.
Rather than saying that D'Antoni created the Lakers' invincible offensive system this year, it is better to say that an entire top coaching staff, coupled with Kobe's vision beyond the times, together created this year's legend.
‘Well deserved. ’
‘But it’s so cool! ’
How many players in the league have won the best coach award in their first year?
Very few.
And D'Antoni not only won this honor, he can even compete for the championship!
Delightful!
After coaching for a few years, his historical status may be that of the best coach in history like Silver Fox Harris.
When the time comes, I will be the Godfather of Run and Go!
"This year's All-Defensive team selections - Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, Metavoled Pease, Ben Wallace."
"All-Defensive Second Team - Laga Bell, Eddie Jones, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, Jermaine O'Neal."
Pan Dafu squeezed Duncan into the second team.
This is beyond the expectations of many people.
But looking at the record of the Pacers and Spurs, it's not difficult to understand why the media who don't like to watch the game and just look at the data vote like this.
This year's Spurs may be the championship with the least attention in the second year.
Lagabell knocked down the aging Payton.
O'Neal Jr. squeezed into the second team.
McGrady fell out of the second defense due to injury.
Bowen also fell out of the defensive lineup due to being a substitute.
The Pacers are the strongest defensive team in the league. Three people were selected for the defensive lineup, which is quite scary.
Not much has changed for the other players.
"This year's All-NBA First Team - Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal!"
"All-NBA Second Team - Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Chris Webber, Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal!"
"The best third team - Jason Kidd, Anfernee Hardaway, Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming!"
The best lineup has been announced!
Alliance sensation!
Lakers double first team + third team center!
And Kobe Nash in the double team is undoubtedly the strongest duo in the league!
"I won the best team?" Nash and Yao Ming were both in a daze.
A dream come true.
Nash was a third-string back in the league last season.
This is only the second year of Yao Ming's career.
This year they have become the strongest group of players in the league.
"Kobe has a kind of magic. He always makes the players around him grow rapidly." The magician smiled and opened the champagne while muttering silently in his heart.
"Traced McGrady has been out of action for a while because he missed nearly 20 games."
"The most improved player, No. 0 guard from the Wizards - Gilbert Arenas!"
Arenas is very excited!
This award!
It has to be him!
He wanted to take out a GUN and shoot into the sky!
"Congratulations to the defender from Argentina, player No. 20 Manu Ginobili, for winning the Sixth Man of the Year award again!"
This is the fourth time Ginobili has won the Sixth Man of the Year award.
He was used to it.
After all, he is one of the only players in the history of the league to enter the All-Stars as a substitute.
Finally, there is the most important award!
Did Kobe, who averaged 40.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 2.5 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2.7 turnovers per game, win back-to-back MVPs?
Or is Nash, a little-known figure last year who averaged 17.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.1 blocks and 3.1 turnovers per game this season, directly become a god?
Or is it that the Shark, who averages 28.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.6 blocks, 0.7 steals and 2.4 turnovers per game, and gets better as he gets older, wins the MVP?
"Congratulations! The one who won the MVP this year is the center No. 32 from Miami - Shaquille O'Neal!!!"