Chapter 322 Very Expansive
"Amare is not here, but the Knicks played well today. At this moment, I think you must want to report nonsense like 'It's better not to xx Knicks'." Wu Huang looked in a bad mood after the game with some reporters' ulterior motives. "Young people shouldn't always want to make big news. I can say responsibly that if James is injured now, the Heat will play better in the next game, but they will be finished soon. It's that simple."
Wu Huang's words made some reporters unable to help but raise their hands to cover their faces. There are too many things worth complaining about, so why do you have to use the Heat and James as a metaphor? Now the fans on both sides are about to fight again.
Wu Huang played 33 minutes today and did not play again in the fourth quarter. He scored a total of 25 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. His overall performance was above 90 points. The Pacers were too weak, which was an excuse for him to win afterwards, but Wu Huang seemed to see this.
"The Pacers are not weak. They just lost because they have no playoff experience. I can see that they have not figured out how to play this kind of game. This is a tuition fee that must be paid in the growth process, so they thought it was easier to play us than to play the Heat." Wu Huang's first half of the sentence could make the Pacers players feel more comfortable, but the last sentence exposed his nature.
In private, just after returning to the locker room after the game, Wu Huang finally vented the pressure of the game and the joy of winning the game with his teammates. At that time, he said: "These idiots only have this strength. They dare to point fingers at us before the game. Do they have this qualification?"
The Knicks may no longer be a nouveau riche now, but the players here are still infected with the bad habits of some big cities, such as their arrogant attitude and arrogant style, and even King Wu is no exception. Now his opponents are only Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Miami, teams in several big cities, Spurs, Magic and other small cities, and he looks a little despised. He knows where he has the superiority.
There has always been a particularly superior team in the West, called the "Lakeman", but their background is much better than the nouveau riche of the Knicks. But in addition to its background, it is very similar to the Knicks, the difference is that it capsized today!
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points, but it was still not enough to bring victory to the Lakers.
The Hornets are a tragic soldier plagued by injuries. Inside core David West is absent, but they still play very tenaciously. Chris Paul completed a blow to the ruling class with his 33 points, 14 assists and 7 rebounds.
Of course, this result should not be. Even if the Lakers are not the defending champions, even if they are not giants, they should win when facing the Hornets. Gasol and Bynum dominate the inside and have an absolute advantage in height, while the Hornets are at a disadvantage even when West is on the court. The Hornets lose to the Lakers in four regular seasons, which is why they would rather choose the Spurs at the end of the regular season. Unfortunately, the Hornets failed to get what they wanted and stood opposite the Lakers.
From paper, the Hornets are at an absolute disadvantage in the inside, but on the court, they don't think so. From the first second, the Hornets always held their heads high and charged at the Giants under the leadership of Chris Paul, and finally broke through the Los Angeles Lakers who seemed to be strong but actually hollow inside.
Another Western Conference team went smoothly. The Thunder Gemini scored 72 points, Durant hit a playoff high, scoring a career-high 41 points in his personal playoff career, and Russell Westbrook scored 31 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.
The Nuggets wasted their double-digit lead in the first quarter, and they encountered a Thunder Gemini explosion in the second half and then lay down.
Westbrook has always been criticized for being brainless, but the premise of this statement is that you have the ability to arrange a defense that makes him brainless, otherwise Westbrook will not be brainless, but invincible! He scored 16 points in the third quarter, setting a personal playoff high. Westbrook, who was crazy, looks quite like a rival to thousands of people, and can also arouse the adrenaline of fans to the greatest extent.
In the Eastern Conference, the Knicks beat the Pacers at home, but the Celtics were not surprised at home and lost to the Atlanta Hawks.
If you ask what level of player Teague was last season, this rookie who was almost broken by Wu Huang at that time would definitely not receive any good reviews. But what the world lacks the most is the shameless and brave man. After being abused for a round of series, Teague accelerated his growth. A summer of hard training allowed Teague to replace Bibi in the new season, and he performed outstandingly in the playoffs, with some vague shadows of star point guards.
The Celtics' Big Three are really old this year. Some fans think they will explode in the playoffs, and their experience and team defense will become a major weapon in the playoffs. But unfortunately, the Hawks are precisely a team that is also good at these two abilities and is also younger.
The Celtics lost at home, and they couldn't defend against Joe Johnson who performed stably, and could not handle the increasingly strong Horford and Josh Smith. Teague's rapid growth filled the Hawks' shortcomings, and the Celtics' slow performance made them lose their home advantage.
The Knicks are now more concerned about the Magic and Bulls game. In addition to basic training, they spend most of their time studying videos. In terms of allocation ratio, the Pacers have about the same time as the two teams. It can be seen that even the Knicks coaching staff does not think that the Pacers will cause them too much trouble.
The Bulls lost all the way in the second half of the regular season, and finally slipped from third in the league and second in the East to fifth in the East, but won the Magic who ranked ahead of them in the first game of the playoffs. The Chicagoans were not satisfied with this, and their goal was to win two consecutive games in Orlando. Of course, the Magic would not easily make their opponents succeed. Everyone knows what a two-game losing streak means, and they will be eliminated if they lose one more game.
The Knicks don't want the Bulls to continue to win. If they kick the Magic out in the first round, their confidence will increase greatly, and the Knicks will encounter trouble in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. In fact, for them, the best result is that the Magic sweeps the Bulls, but it cannot be the Bulls sweep the Magic, and it is best not to play until the seventh game, because the team that has passed the tiebreak battle can easily achieve unexpected results in the subsequent series, and no one is willing to face the team that has experienced many tests and won.
Unfortunately, the second game between the Magic and the Bulls was moving in the direction that the Knicks didn't want to see. Howard resolutely attacked the basket today, and scored 20 points by one in the second quarter. Not only did he score frequently at the basket, but his free throw shooting rate was also good. He made 12 of 19 free throws in the game. The Bulls' "cutting tactic" failed. Howard once again scored a super performance of 33+19, leading the Magic to win a game at home.
The Bulls' two heroes fell into a slump today. In addition to the Magic's timely adjustments on the defensive end and successfully split the two's connection in the second game, the Bulls' chemistry still had many problems. They were defeated by the Magic's attack on the defensive end. Nelson and Tkoglu contributed 16 points and 15 points respectively today. As long as the Magic's supporting roles can produce enough firepower output, Howard's super performance will become a weapon of mass destruction.
On April 19, the first round score of the Western Conference Spurs (1) vs (1) Grizzlies, Mavericks (2) vs (0) Rockets, Lakers (0) vs (1) Hornets, Thunder (1) vs (0) Nuggets. The first round score of the Eastern Conference Heat (2) vs (0) Bucks; Magic (1) vs (1) Bulls. Knicks (1) vs (0) Pacers; Celtics (0) vs (1) Hawks.
In addition to the Magic defeated the Bulls in the four games yesterday, the Spurs also won a game at home, while the Heat and the Mavericks led their opponents 2:0 respectively.
The NBA official announced the voting results of the season's best defensive player award today. In the end, Dwight Howard of Orlando Magic beat the players and won this important award for the third time in his career and the third consecutive year. Howard also became the first player in NBA history to win this award for three consecutive years. In terms of the total number of awards, Howard was second only to Deakinbe Mutombo and Ben Wallace, each of whom has won this award four times.
The "Best Defensive Player Award" is the first major honor announced this season. Wu Huang calmly accepted the result after receiving the news. Howard's defending the title was long as he expected. He did not think that his defense would help the team better than Howard. In fact, his defensive contribution this season is not as good as last season. He has tilted too much energy on the offensive end.
Howard scored a total of 66 double-double this season, and in 6 games he completed the "double 20" of scoring and rebounding. In terms of rebounds per game, Howard can send 14.1 to rank second in the league, and in terms of blocking per game, he can also send 2.38 to rank fourth in the league.
120 North American sports reporters and commentators participated in the selection of the best defensive player of the year. They each received a vote that could write down 3 players in order. The first player scored 5 points, the second player scored 3 points, and the third player scored 1 point. The player with the highest scores will be selected as the best defensive player of the year.
Howard's dominance in this election is amazing, with a total of 110 first-choice votes and a total score of 565 points. Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics won the second place in this selection, but his total score was only 72 points, and Tyson Chandler of the Dallas Mavericks had a total score of 70 points.
Although Emperor Wu guessed that he had no chance, he did not expect that he only scored 40 points this time, which was lower than last year's score, and only ranked 7th. His teammate Iguodala scored 45 points, ranking fifth, and Tony Allen ranked 9th with 30 points.
Although Howard won the best defensive player, the Magic may not be too happy, because in the first game Howard scored 46 points and 19 rebounds, it would be useless, which made him make some remarks about leaving the Magic after the game. In the past few days, many media have speculated about Howard's where he is.
Espn reported after Howard won the DPOY three times in a row: The Magic is Howard's team alone, and this is also his greatest sorrow. According to insiders, Howard has completely given up on the Magic. He will leave the Magic this summer, and he is only considering joining two teams, namely the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Jersey Nets.
Howard's choice is easy to understand. The Heat, Bulls, Knicks and other teams have completed the signing. Whether they succeed or fail in the future, these teams no longer have his place. From inside news, it is known that the two teams Howard is paying attention to are the Lakers and the Nets.
After the end of the 2011-12 season, Warcraft's contract will have personal options. He has the right to jump to existing contracts and become a free agent. For players of Howard's level, only the championship is his real goal. Those personal data and personal honors have long been aesthetic fatigue.
The situation of the Magic is like "Wang Xiaoer's New Year is worse than that of one year". Last year's playoffs have reached the Eastern Conference Finals, but this year's regular season has been weak all the way, and they have made many tricks in trading, which has actually introduced Arenas, who everyone can avoid. In the playoffs, facing the Bulls, who can be bullied, they will lose a team at home in the first round, which hurt Howard's heart even more, and it is reasonable to plan to fly far away.
The Lakers have been flirting with Howard before. Under pressure from public opinion, Howard has been denied his transfer rumors in public, but anyone with discerning eyes knows what's going on. Compared with the Magic, the Lakers have an absolute advantage in championship competitiveness and geographical location. The Lakers are also a traditional center-type team in history. Howard's senior O'Neal first transferred to the Lakers to bring three consecutive championships to the Purple and Gold Army. This time, the Lakers want to use the same trick again.
Before this, the Lakers have always regarded Kobe and Paul Gasol as non-selling items, but now Gasol, Bynum and Odom are excellent main bargaining chips, especially since Bynum has been troubled by injuries for many years and can never count on it at critical moments. If he can be used to trade Howard, the Lakers have no reason to refuse.
Of course, the Lakers cannot rest assured. According to sources, Howard is still observing the Nets. The Nets' reconstruction foundation is also good. If they can ensure that Deron Williams and Brooke Lopez are left behind, such a team is very attractive to Howard.
"Howard goes to the Lakers, then does Gasol have a chance to come to the Knicks?" When Wu Huang heard the news, an idea suddenly popped up in his mind. If the Zen master can really come to the Knicks next year, is it possible for him to bring the Spaniards to change jobs?
Gasol signed a contract extension with the Lakers in 2009 for three years and 57 million. This contract takes effect in the 10-11 season and has a player option in the summer of 2012. If the Lakers cannot defend their title this year, Gasol may be traded at any time. He and Bynum will become the bargaining chips for the Lakers to pursue Howard, Paul and other superstars in their years.
Before the Knicks' game, a reporter asked Wu Huang: How could you like after reporting Howard's report on DPOY?
Emperor Wu shrugged and smiled: "On the court, he and I are my opponents and mortal enemies, but it does not mean that I will deny his ability. It is a great achievement for him to win this award for three consecutive years. His defense is dominant. In fact, I hate him precisely because he is my opponent. If he is my teammate, we are not enemies."
Emperor Wu's words made some reporters in the audience unable to close their mouths. It seemed that he didn't say that before? Moreover, he didn't just go against Howard on the court, and he did deny his strength. He even said that Howard was overrated, but now he looks like he is amnesia, and his face is really faster than reading a book!
Of course, many people guessed the reason why he said this, and subconsciously thought: Could it be that the Knicks also want to pursue Howard next year?
The media has always had a lot of imagination, and soon they thought of the possibility of "The Knicks want to compete with Howard". Emperor Wu said this because he naturally wanted to resolve conflicts with Howard. There are indeed many examples of turning enemies into friends in the NBA. The two originally full of conflicts turned into teammates and then achieving results.
But the fact is not the case. Emperor Wu is not sure whether Zen Master will really come to the Knicks next year, but this does not prevent him from inserting one foot into the trouble first. Anyway, Howard will definitely leave magic next year or the year after tomorrow. This is certain and certain, so he will definitely not lose money if he inserts one leg in now.
The Pacers fought against the Knicks again in New York today, but unfortunately they lost to the league first in the last game. After a day off, they still couldn't find a way to crack the Knicks.
Vogel was more radical in the deployment of troops this time. He replaced Paul George, but the process was no different. Garlinari, a third-grade, was enough to subdue this first-grade rookie on both offense and defense, and seemed at ease.
Judging from the first half, the Pacers did not have the atmosphere of the playoffs at all. They failed to play their tenacious defensive style and failed to cause trouble for the Knicks in defense. The Knicks, who played at home, were at a disadvantage 2:6 after the opening, but Garinari ran out of open positions and made two consecutive three-pointers to overtake the Knicks. Since then, they have never fallen behind. Wu Huang only made two shots in this quarter, but Garinari and Iguodala performed well. The Knicks ended the quarter with a wave of 7:2 and opened the gap with 30:19.
In the second quarter, Wu Huang began to launch an offensive. He made 4 of 5 shots in this quarter, and one scored 9 points. The Knicks continued to expand their advantage. With 5 minutes and 28 seconds left in the quarter, the Pacers tied the score to 36:44. O'Neal immediately scored two plus one at the basket, and he scored 4 points in a row. Wu Huang also scored consecutively since then. After a 11:4 wave, the Knicks scored 15 points in one fell swoop with 55:40. Garlinari made a three-pointer before the end of this quarter, and the Knicks ended the first half with 65:46. Today's first half was another big lead.
This time the Knicks players were more relaxed during the halftime break, and the Pacers were completely unable to pose a threat to them. This playoffs are no more difficult than the regular season, and it is much worse than the difficulties they had against the Hawks and the Magic last year.
Emperor Wu was a little too relaxed this time. The Pacers finally launched an offensive in the second half, starting the third quarter with a wave of 9:0, chasing the score to 49:55.
The Knicks failed to make a goal in the first 4 minutes of the quarter, and the Pacers successfully narrowed the gap to single digits. Then Granger also found his form, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, helping the Pacers trailed by only two points at 62:64 with 2 minutes and 19 seconds left in the quarter. The Madison Square Garden finally felt nervous.
Emperor Wu knew that even he had underestimated the enemy today, but sometimes the game went too smoothly. It was really not that you could get serious if you wanted to. Even if you were as calm as the Spurs, you would occasionally be staged as a tragedy of turning the tables. Not to mention that Emperor Wu had too much fun with the singer and the little radish yesterday, and today he was inevitably a little fluttering in his mentality.
Fortunately, the Knicks are really not just a team that can play. Iguodala used breakthroughs twice at critical moments to fight back. He also made a key three-pointer in the last 6 seconds of the quarter, helping the Knicks lead 73:67 after the three quarters.
In the last quarter, the Knicks players became serious. With 5 minutes and 02 seconds left in the game, Gallinari broke through and caused Hibert's sixth foul, and the Knicks once again knocked out the opponent's most threatening inside. Then the Italian received a three-pointer from Wu Huang's second pass, and the Pacers fell behind twice a digit again.
In the last two minutes of the game, Wu Huang suddenly discovered that he was going to get a triple-double again today, so he immediately missed the ball during the free throw. The director made a despicable self-shot and shamelessly gathered a double-digit rebound. This is how the so-called "triple-double king" was made.
The Knicks relied on the advantage of the main lineup to widen the score. Although the Pacers tried their best to narrow the gap, the gap in strength made them unable to make it come true. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Pacers 105:94 and scored a 2:0 series score.
Wu Huang scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, Garlinari scored 26 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Iguodala scored 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, O'Neal scored 11 points and 5 rebounds, and Monroe scored 10 points and 8 rebounds.
"My teammates performed better than me today. I think the best in the game should be given to him." Wu Huang still won the best in the game after the game, but he felt that it would be good to occasionally give such useless rewards to others. In the past two seasons, he almost won the best in the game, which is a bit aesthetically exhausted.
Chapter completed!