167. Advance to the Western Finals!
In other people's terms, "Martial Saint" Jackson was eventually selected for the second team of the best team, while Jamison was selected for the third team.
As for the award for the best sixth person, it was also won by Westbrook without any suspense.
This season, Westbrook averaged 15.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
It is no exaggeration to say that this data can already beat the main point guards of most teams in the league.
If Westbrook's personal style of play was not compatible with the Thunder's starting lineup tactics, then Westbrook would definitely not have been placed on the bench by Yang Fan.
In fact, although Westbrook played as a substitute this season, his ball-holding rate and style of play on the court are well-deserved core.
At least in terms of personal data, Curry, who started the game, is really not as good as Westbrook.
It's just that Curry's three-point shooting range is better and can help O'Neal open up space, so Curry can only sit at the starting point guard position.
Speaking of Curry, we have to say that Curry was not only selected as the Best Rookie Team of the Year, but also beat Evans, who also defeated the Kings, and was elected as the Best Rookie of the season.
Thunder general manager Prostie was elected the best manager of the league for the second consecutive year.
There is no way. Even if anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Thunder can have this lineup today because of Yang Fan, the credit is still subject to General Manager Prosty.
If you use a word in the game to describe it, then Prosti is a "living dog"...
In this way, the regular season MVP, best coach, best manager, best sixth man and best rookie this season all come from the Thunder.
I have to say that this cannot be described as a bumper harvest, and it basically almost completed the monopoly.
If it weren't for the Thunder's defense that was really bad and could not compete for DPOY, then the Thunder might have really monopolized the regular season honors this year.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that last season's MIP, that is, the Best Progressive Player Award, was won by Thunder's Durant, and this year, Yang Fan thought Ibaka could try it, but in the end he was accepted by Rockets' Brooks.
Yang Fan did not have much objection to this. After all, Brooks averaged 19 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists per game this season. In terms of personal improvement, it is indeed very inspiring.
Especially when Brooks' real height is less than 1.8 meters tall, it is really difficult to play this data in the NBA.
As for the final DPOY, Yang Fan was too lazy to understand, because no matter who won this award, it must have nothing to do with Thunder anyway.
Yang Fan is still very self-aware in this regard.
In Yang Fan's personal memory, the best defensive players in these seasons have been monopolized by Howard of the Magic.
He also achieved the glory of being the best defensive player for three consecutive years. At the same time, it is precisely because of this that Howard has been called the new No. 1 center in the league in recent years.
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With all the regular season honor lists released, the Thunder have undoubtedly entered the public's vision again.
Of course, it is still a little inaccurate to say this. To be precise, the word "Thunder" has never disappeared from people's vision.
After all, the Thunder this season is too crazy, especially when the regular season honors are released, which makes people see the horror of this Thunder team.
Even before these honors were released, fans were mentally prepared, but when the Thunder almost completed their monopoly, it still made many fans call it crazy.
Some fans have even started to discuss that if the Thunder wins the championship trophy this season, then this team may really not be able to pick any flaws.
If you really want to pick the bones in the egg, then at most you will be the dominant team with the lowest defensive efficiency in NBA history!!
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In the next two games, the Jazz, who had already lagged behind in big scores, has maintained a very high concentration.
Among them, Deron Williams scored a big double-double with 39 points and 15 assists in the G4 game.
However, with the stable performance of the whole team, the Thunder finally withstood the offensive and won the game without any danger.
As for the fifth game, Durant and Stephen Jackson teamed up to score 68 points, defeating the Jazz without any suspense.
Finally, he eliminated the Jazz with a big score of 4:1 and successfully entered the Western Conference Finals.
"This is really a team that is touching and helpless. In this team, you can see newcomers with full potential and talented veterans like Shaq."
"The most important thing is that this team has offensive firepower that outsiders can't imagine."
"Once the game is brought into their own pace by them, any opponent who despises him will pay the price."
"I don't know which team in the league can stop them, but what I want to say is that I don't think it's unfair to lose to this Thunder."
At the post-match press conference, Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan said to the reporters.
As Mr. Sloan said, in this round of the series, the Jazz only won the first game of the two sides' fight.
After the second game, once the Thunder brings the game into its own rhythm, it is undoubtedly a bit of a dream when the Jazz is thinking of turning the tables.
Especially when the Jazz was just about to catch up, the Thunder threw two three-pointers in a row, as if a basin of cold water was poured directly on the flames that were about to be ignited.
Outsiders really cannot understand this feeling of despair.
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With the Thunder defeating the Jazz 4:1, the Thunder will successfully enter the Western Conference Final, and then they only need to wait for the winner between the Lakers and the Spurs.
Since the Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs will meet with the Lakers in the Western Conference semi-finals.
If the Jazz are a roadblock to the Thunder, then the Spurs are a fierce battle for the Lakers.
Both teams are the most promising teams this season to win the championship, although the Lakers are slightly stronger than the Spurs in paper lineup.
But as a regular playoff player in the league, any team will inevitably be a tough battle against the Spurs in the playoffs.
This set of duels has not happened in normal NBA history, but the emergence of the Thunder directly disrupted the playoffs situation in the West.
So the Spurs and the Lakers will meet in the Western Conference semi-finals and have a strong dialogue ahead of schedule.
Currently, the Lakers temporarily hold the match point with a big score of 3:2. They only need to win another game to meet the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.
Although this showdown has not happened in normal NBA history, Yang Fan has already begun to prepare his strategy against the Lakers in advance.
After all, the Lakers already have the match point at this time, and in terms of probability, they still have a better chance than the Spurs.
What's more, when the strength of both sides is really equal, Yang Fan believes that Stern will definitely help the Lakers advance to the Western Conference Finals secretly.
Chapter completed!