On May 14, 2015, before the fourth game of the Warriors and Rockets series began, NBA officially announced the final ownership of the MVP of this season's regular season.

After the news was announced, the Warriors' locker room was silent.

Draymond Green had prepared a bunch of words to mock Link, but in the end he could only delete it silently on his phone.

Curry, who had always been optimistic, also lowered his head and had no expression on his face.

Most of the rest of the Warriors are in a listless state.

Steve Cole has never seen a team like this. The Warriors' locker room atmosphere has been super outstanding throughout the season. No matter whether they win or lose, the mood of depression cannot appear in the locker room.

But today, this emotion is imprinted in the hearts of every Warriors player.

Cole stood in the locker room and didn't know how to comfort his players for a while, because even himself was surrounded by frustration.

Thinking of this, Cole took a look at his mobile phone screen again. On it was the news that the alliance officially announced the ownership of MVP.

Unlike most people expected, the regular season MVP winner in the 2014-15 season was not Curry, but Link!

Moreover, Link's vote rate for MVP this time is not as low as people think.

In the selection of Best Defensive Player, Leonard's vote rate was less than 2% lower than Link. This is the basis for many Oakland fans to be confident in Curry's MVP.

But after the votes of MVP vote came out, all Warriors fans were speechless.

Curry won 35.4% of the vote in this vote, which is indeed very high.

Throughout the NBA history, all those who received votes of about 35% have basically won the MVP of the season.

When Nash won the MVP again in 2006, his vote rate was even 28%. When "Magician" Johnson won the MVP in 2019, his vote rate was only 26%.

But just like the Warriors still are second in the West after winning 67 wins, Curry still missed MVP although he won 35.4%.

Because Link's vote rate is as high as a terrible 50.2%!

Except for Link who was elected MVP unanimously last season, only O'Neal and Jabbar in NBA history can win more than 50% of the votes in the MVP selection!

And today, Link became the third one!

After the result of the vote rate was made public, the entire Warriors team became completely autistic.

They thought Curry could get the MVP, but what happened? Curry couldn't even stick to his side!

As the saying goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. It goes without saying how disappointed the Warriors players are now.

Link has always been the one who was elected unanimously last season, which shows that the media has a very high recognition of him.

It is not surprising that I can still get more than 50% of the votes this year.

But for the Warriors, this is very sad. After winning the second place in the West for 67, the Golden State Warriors were once again hit hard!

Cole shook his head and turned off the screen of his phone. No matter how many times he read the news, the result could not be changed. The only thing he can do now is to guide everyone forward.

So what if you get MVP? Players who get MVP may not necessarily have good results in the playoffs.

In 2007, MVP Dirk failed to even pass the first round, in 2006, MVP Nash still failed to reach the finals, and in 2001, MVP Iverson was directly beaten by the Lakers.

Haven’t these MVPs all failed in the playoffs?

What's more, Cole believes that he has mastered the secret weapon to defeat the Grizzlies.

He believes that the five small lineups he improved can allow the Warriors to break through the siege and change the league structure!

So Cole clapped his hands and asked all the players in the locker room to raise their heads.

"There is no time to be sad, guys. The Memphis Grizzlies are waiting for us now, don't let them be proud for too long! Today, we will get rid of the Houston Rockets!"

The Warriors players looked at Cole and nodded silently.

But it seems that the mood is not very high...

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While the Warriors players were fighting with the Rockets at the Toyota Center, Link sat in the media reception room of the Federal Express Arena and took over the regular season MVP trophy from NBA officials.

The moment he took over the trophy, Link kissed him without hesitation.

There was a flash of lights below, but Link waved at them, "Save some memory, you have to take photos of me winning the Western Conference Championship and the Championship Trophy!"

Link is still confident. In fact, from the beginning, he was very confident in this MVP trophy.

Warriors fans and players think that Curry can win the award, but in fact he is somewhat lucky.

They luckily believed that Curry's influence could fill his data shortcomings and overwhelm Link.

They luckily believed that Curry could be as lucky as Kavay Leonard and be favored by the media.

But it turns out that this alliance does not need to be lucky, but only recognizes strength.

Link's personal data that is much better than Curry is there and cannot be changed. The Grizzlies' ranking of No. 1 in the West is only on the Warriors, and they no longer have the chance to surpass it.

In fact, as long as you analyze it rationally, most people will think that Curry has no chance to win the award at all.

Curry is indeed outstanding, but not the best.

Sitting on the stage, Link looked at the group of Oakland reporters with horse-faced faces below, and couldn't help but touch the golden cup beside him, and smiled proudly, "Gentlemen, have you been clamoring for an interview since yesterday? Ask!"

"Link, yesterday the Grizzlies refused to let reporters enter the media for interviews. You should have received a ticket from the league, right?" An Oakland reporter stood up and prepared to use this incident to destroy Link's arrogance.

"Sir, our press conference is specially held for MVP awards. Please don't ask irrelevant questions." Behind Link, the Grizzlies press officer scolded dissatisfiedly.

"It's okay, it's okay, let him ask. People come from afar and can't let him go empty-handed. In fact, we received a ticket from the league this morning. We must admit that they are the most efficient in collecting fines in the United States. As a team that abides by laws and supports the league's work, we have submitted fines, and they have two consecutive copies! Because we have decided to continue closed training before the Western Conference Finals begin."

Link's indifferent attitude made the reporter hit the wall.

People originally wanted to use this to show off their power, but the grizzly bears don’t use this trick at all. How can those who show off their power not be embarrassed?

Seeing that his colleague failed to attack, another reporter from Oakland raised his hand and continued to ask questions. To be precise, he continued to try to embarrass Link.

"Link, how do you think of Stephen Curry's performance in the last three games? As an MVP, your personal data in the Western Conference semifinals are all behind Stephen. Do you think this will put pressure on you?"

"First of all, I respect Stephen. But even if he scored 100 points in the Western Conference semifinals, the MVP trophy will still remain in Memphis. In fact, I'm just about to talk to you about this. Do you want to see me come up with better data? Don't worry, I will satisfy you in the Western Conference finals, I promise!"

Link was still not angry. His words "I promise" made Oakland reporters get goose bumps.

In the past few days, Link has not counterattacked the Warriors' attacks. But if you don't counterattack, you will be very powerful once you counterattack!

Seeing that the Oakland reporters had nothing to say, Link continued to add, "Of course, the Warriors' current opponent is still the Rockets. Don't forget that they have not advanced yet. I advise you not to be so confident."

Two and a half hours after Link finished this sentence, at the Toyota Center, the Houston Rockets stubbornly defeated the Golden State Warriors who were eager to advance 128-115!

The Rockets made 17 of 22 shots in the first quarter today, including 8 of 9 three-pointers, establishing a 23-point lead early!

Harden scored 45 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in this game, and put both the "Splash Brothers" under his body!

The Warriors players were in a very low state in this game. They were hit hard by Curry because he lost the MVP and before they could react to what happened, they were hit hard by the Rockets again.

Whether they want to or not, the Warriors must continue to struggle in the quagmire of the Western Conference semifinals.

As soon as the game ended, Link immediately posted a message on social media.

"So I said, don't always be so confident! This is true for MVP, Rockets, and Memphis Grizzlies!"

Now, it's Link's turn to launch his saliva offensive.
Chapter completed!