While there was a commotion here, on the other side, the best defensive player of the season was also selected.
The Defensive Player of the Year went to Draymond Green of the Warriors.
As soon as this result was revealed, all the fans were in an uproar.
In fact, Green's defensive efficiency this season is not as good as Gobert's.
It's just that Gobert was beaten up by Wang Yi, and the league couldn't directly give Gobert to him, so it finally chose to give it to Green.
In fact, Wang Yi and Green's defensive efficiency this season is about the same.
The player with the best defensive efficiency this season is Gobert.
His defensive rating is 101.7.
That means the Grizzlies allowed 101.7 points per 100 possessions with him on the court.
When he's not on the court, the Grizzlies allow 110.8 points per 100 possessions.
The difference between the two is 9.1, which is a very exaggerated number in history.
Wang Yi and Dream Green are basically the same. The difference in defensive efficiency between their teams when they are on the court and when they are not on the court is about 7.0.
Now that Gobert has been beaten by Wang Yi, the best defensive player of this season should be selected from Wang Yi and Dream Green.
However, the league considered that it could not allow Wang Yi to monopolize all the honors - just imagine that in the American Basketball League, all the honors were taken by a Chinese guy. Many people in the United States would be unhappy - and finally decided to put this
Honor goes to Green.
The reason given by the league is that Wang Yi's defense is more focused on individuals, while Green's defense is more team-oriented. Basketball is a team sport, so the best defensive player should be given to Green.
When Warriors fans and Green fans learned the news, they were all very excited.
Kings fans and Wang Yi's fans complained about Wang Yi one after another.
Originally, these were nothing, but something Big Mouth Green said during an interview completely aroused the anger of netizens.
"As you can see, I deserve the Defensive Player of the Year award," Green said.
The reporter asked: "Your defensive efficiency is almost the same as Wang Yi's. Why do you say you deserve it? Is it true that you are a more team-oriented defensive player as the league says?"
Green curled his lips: "The league is just giving Wang Yi face. His defense is the worst I have ever seen, bar none."
The first impression that Green gives people is his disgusting little moves on the court, such as inserting eyes and kicking balls, and the other is his big mouth.
The most famous one is that: We were already the championship before you came.
It can almost be said that this sentence ruined the Warriors' three consecutive championships.
So it is really not surprising that this guy said such words at this time.
At the pre-match press conference, reporters asked Wang Yi how to respond to this issue. Wang Yi simply said: "We'll see."
As if making trouble, the reporters asked Green about Wang Yi's response: "Wang Yi's response was to wait and see, so what else do you want to say?"
Green's answer was still very arrogant.
He laughed twice: "It is undeniable that this guy is really good at kung fu, and he is really good at the offensive end on the court, but on the defensive end he is just a younger brother compared to me."
Both the Warriors head coach and Curry felt that Green's answer was inappropriate.
First of all, Wang Yi is not defensive, which completely ignores the facts;
Secondly, Green obviously wanted to anger Wang Yi by doing this, but in the past two years of competition, any team that angered Wang Yi ended up with no good results.
But in the face of a formidable enemy, they cannot criticize Green now for the sake of unity within the team.
And it’s not just Green’s big mouth once or twice.
He is an important figure in the team, both on the offensive and defensive ends. The Warriors can't do without him, so they can only endure it for the time being.
Inside the Kings locker room.
There are still more than 20 minutes left before the game starts.
James came to Wang Yi and asked: "Brother, how are you going to fight today?"
He knew that since Green had said that, Wang Yi would definitely not remain indifferent. Generally, Wang Yi was very casual about how he wanted to fight, and all they had to do was cooperate.
Wang Yi pondered for a moment: "I'll leave the offense to you, and I'll take care of the defense."
The reason why Wang Yi has such considerations is naturally because he wants to respond to Green's words.
Secondly, it's because he has won too many games with offense in the past two years, and he is a little tired of it. He feels that there is no point in using offense to win opponents, because as long as he lets go and attacks, no one can
Guard against him.
So he wanted to change his approach and use defense to win the game.
This can be regarded as a new point he found in a boring game.
James nodded, looked at Paul, and then at Danny: "Since the king said so, we will try our best to support him."
Paul nodded.
You must know that there is a saying in the NBA, offense wins games, defense wins championships.
Only teams that are willing to defend and know how to defend can achieve great results.
Therefore, Paul also agreed with Wang Yi's decision.
D'Antoni is not a coach who is good at defense. He usually leaves the defense to the team's defensive coach.
Now seeing Wang Yi taking the initiative to take on more defensive responsibilities, he is also very happy.
After 20 minutes, players from both sides came to the sidelines.
This is the third time the two teams have met in the playoffs within three years. It can be said that they are now old enemies.
Some Chinese netizens had to sigh: "When I was in junior high school, I watched the playoffs between the Kings and the Warriors. Now that I am in high school, the playoffs are still about the Kings and the Warriors."
"The Kings and Warriors are worthy of being the two strongest teams in the Western Conference. The game between these two teams is interesting to watch."
"I haven't said anything yet, support Brother Yi, and the king will win."
Curry, who had just finished warming up on the opposite side of the court, had stars twinkling in his eyes.
Although he is usually humble and low-key in life, he seems to be a completely different person on the court.
He hates being looked down upon and always wants to challenge stronger players.
Wang Yi defeated the Warriors for three consecutive years, which not only failed to depress him, but made him even more eager to defeat Wang Yi this year.
Maybe this is what the strongest players in the NBA have in common.
Any strong player not only has strong skills, but also a strong heart.
The starting lineup sent by Warriors head coach Steve Kerr today:
Curry, Tang Shen, Pu'er, Wiggins and Green.
This lineup is quite short.
Only Wiggins has reached two meters, and the others are all below two meters.
This gave the Kings a dead end.
In fact, Poole originally played as a substitute in the first two rounds, but because his performance in the first two rounds was so good, he averaged 5.3 three-pointers.
Now Pu'er, Kuli and Tang Shen are collectively known as the Three Water Flower Brothers.
Chapter completed!