The Rest, Only Noise

The latest website: Duncan was indeed very angry, but he also knew that it was a prank, although he made a secret investigation afterwards and wanted to find out the "behind the scenes".

But like Buss Jr. said, this is a prank that the whole team participated in. This incident has become a joke within the Lakers.

A few days later, the news came from Portland.

Jordan's two consecutive 45-point triple-double performances led the Blazers to win two games in a row. They defeated the Timberwolves 3-2 and advanced to the semifinals.

It's just that even if the Blazers advance, no one will have expectations because they can reverse the Timberwolves. From the public's point of view, they were originally the dominant side, and it was already a shame to fight like this.

On the contrary, their opponents have a sense of satisfaction that "this year is worth it".

Ray Allen said: "MJ and the Blazers have been the benchmark for measuring strong teams for many years. It feels great to play the first round with them."

This is no wonder. After all, before this year, the Timberwolves had built a team for nearly ten years and had never made it to the playoffs. Now they have not only achieved a breakthrough in team history, but also played well, what more can they ask for.

Danny Manning, who was despised by everyone, also expressed his relief.

"For the first time in so many years, I enjoy the game so much. I found the true meaning of basketball in Minnesota. I love this city. I want them to feel the charm of basketball. Love us like the Twins."

The inexperienced media are still promoting Manning's reformation like a treasure, while the experienced ones are already waiting for Manning to finish his drama addiction and turn the tables.

There are lessons in history. Manning's words cannot be trusted.

He had a chance to be the most important player in Indiana Pacers history, and he turned it down. He could have won a double-peat with Ralph Sampson, and he didn't.

He tried his best to squeeze Sampson away, just to prove that he was the only leader of the Heat, but he was not. Now he says he loves Minnesota?

Good luck Mingzhou.

In addition, bad news came from the Knicks in the East.

Ewing, who has guarded the team's penalty area like a mountain **** for many years, suffered a knee injury in the first round, and he is doubtful to play in the semifinals. The Knicks, ranked No. 1 in the Eastern Conference in the semifinals, will meet their rival Celtics.

The Knicks with a great lineup have a good chance of revenge, but if Ewing is not there, it is uncontrollable what kind of storm the 38-year-old Sampson can cause in the penalty area.

On the west side, the Lakers waited for their semifinal opponent-the Spurs. The Lakers and Spurs played against each other last year.

This year, the Spurs as a whole look more solid than in the past, and their record in the regular season is also better, but Iverson's path to a full-time point guard is also very thorough. Coaches clash.

This will be the most exciting scene since Louie watched Lambiel put on a Celtics jersey 18 years ago-Duncan in a Lakers jersey played against the Spurs in the playoffs.

This scene didn't impress Louis much during the regular season, but the playoffs had the effect of intensifying everything. After the game started, Louie sat calmly.

Wilson fired first, helping the Lakers establish a lead. Iverson scored 5 points in a row with the ball, stopping the decline for the Spurs.

Then, the combination of Duncan and Garnett began to make the Spurs feel the ruthlessness of being crushed by talent. The Lakers don't have to care about their offensive shooting percentage at all.

Because if you don't make a shot, someone will grab an offensive rebound.

Ironically, it is precisely because of this indifference that they are more relaxed when they shoot, and their hit rate tends to stabilize. The point difference slowly widened, and Louis began to change players.

Bodi Loga saw the needle and started the beautiful basketball at will.

After a season of running-in, Bodi Loga and Duncan have basically integrated into the system and advanced quickly.

Up to now, the Lakers already have four players who can stand on their own tactical points at any time to launch the eye of the storm tactics. This is like a super strong point on the four positions, which one you want to fight.

It's just, to Louie's chagrin, that no matter how it develops, he still can't see that the five people involved in the beautiful basketball perfectly fit each other and make the tactics enter the ultimate field.

The temple seems to be in the distance.

And this lineup can last for a little more than two years. Will I be able to see the Temple before that day comes?

Louie thought to himself—then, the Lakers beat the Spurs by 30 points, 129-99, without breaking a sweat. "It's absurd for the defending champion to get a player like Tim Duncan."

Popovich, who lost but was not convinced, is still complaining about it.

Louis's life is too happy, but when he sees that others are unhappy because he is too happy, his happiness will be super doubled.

In order to make Popovich complain a little more, Louis played high and low positions on the interior line dominated by Duncan and Garnett in Ga2. He basically did not play beautiful basketball throughout the whole process. The Spurs scored 46 points.

Duncan played 32 minutes and scored 33 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Sure enough, Popovich was saying something unfair again.

After hearing this, Duncan said with a serious face: "I will seriously consider retiring from the Lakers after the end of the season. That should be fair."

Dozens of fiascos can't stop Popovich's mouth, but Duncan's eccentricity can. After two days of rest, the Lakers moved to the away game.

In the third game of the semifinals, the focus of the Lakers shifted from the inside to the outside. Wilson performed comprehensively, with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a single game.

Liu Yuqing was a sharpshooter, hitting 7 three-pointers in a single game and scoring a team-high 35 points and 4 rebounds. Kobe Bryant fell from the sky, scored points as soon as he came up, and his shooting percentage was terribly high, scoring 21 points in a short period of time.

The Spurs couldn't resist such fierce and surging firepower, and they were quickly defeated without any suspense in the game. With a big score of 3 to 0, the Lakers are only one step away from the Western Conference Finals. For the fans, this is their normal performance. For the Spurs and their fans, this is an extremely cruel scene.

They did rise through the draft, but it was also very sad to meet this unborn Lakers at the beginning of their rise. Then, before the arrival of the fourth game of the semifinals, the NBA officially announced the winners of the major awards of the regular season.

Best lineup: Penny Hardaway, Michael Jordan, Benjamin Wilson, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal.

All-NBA Second Team: Jason Kidd, Drazen Petrovic, Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Patrick Ewing.

All-NBA Third Team: Tim Hardaway, Reggie Miller, Karl Malone, Kevin Garnett, Ralph Sampson. Best Defensive Team: Gary Payton, Michael Jordan, Benjamin Wilson, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan. All-Defensive Second Team: Jason Kidd, Eddie Jones, Scottie Pippen, Charles Oakley, Dikembe Mutombo.

Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan.

Defensive Player of the Year: Tim Duncan. Coach of the Year: Louie.

Every year when the awards are announced, there will be a lot of controversy.

What Louis didn't expect was that this year's object of controversy would be Duncan.

Some people think that Duncan should not be in for a while, some people think that he should not be in the first defense, and some people think that Duncan's winning of DPOY is a blatant robbery of Mutombo.

Among other things, Louie's favorite result is that Duncan took down DPOY in his rookie season. From then on, there will never be the phrase "Duncan's lack of DPOY is a disgrace to the award". As for the origin of Duncan's controversy, it is purely due to data.

As we all know, the Lakers have many stars, and the data will inevitably be divided. Wilson's scoring average has dropped to 24 points per game for the first time. Duncan, who doesn't care about his own data, naturally doesn't look good.

In his rookie season, Duncan averaged 19.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.9 blocks per game. All aspects are very balanced.

However, if there is no Garnett in the Lakers, his various statistics have room for improvement. If Barkley is missing, his scoring still has room for improvement, and Rodman disappears, he may be able to play better rookie season data than in the Spurs.

therefore

For Louis, Duncan's selection for the first team is a symbol of professionals finally becoming professional. They were not misled by superficial data and made truly correct decisions.

At the same time, there are people howling for Mutombo, they think Duncan's defense is not as good as the African mountains~www.novelmt.com~ They may be right, but Duncan is playing for a 77-win team.

This team not only ranks first in the league on the offensive end, but also ranks first on the defensive end. The best defensive player on a 77-win team that ranked first in the league on both offense and defense, why not the best defensive player of the year?

The person who is most dissatisfied with the list of awards is precisely Duncan's teammates.

Dejan Bodiloga asked after reading the roster: "My name is not there? What are you kidding! I should at least be in the second team of the best team!"

Louis didn't even bother to look at him: "Stop talking nonsense, what stats are you, what stats are pennies?" "It's not fair! Ti stats are not good either! This is blatant discrimination against foreign players!"

"Then you go to the alliance to complain!"

Bodi Loga is so angry, those media, who often flatter themselves on weekdays, ignored him one by one when it was time to vote.

But people insist on double standards, what can he do? I can only find a way to make the data look better.