Frequent Unpopularity

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Frequent Unpopularity

In the 2007-08 season, the NBA's Rookie of the Year and the best player in the 2007 rookie season was none other than Li Chengming, who came from China and was ranked 60th overall in the draft.

He overcame Durant, who averaged 20.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and got the most first-place votes, with a total score advantage of more than 100. He won this without much suspense. At the end of the regular season, he was considered by the outside world

The awards that have been set are truly well-deserved.

It is said that many people still liked Durant in the middle of the regular season. It can only be said that Li Chengming really convinced many people with his personal performance and made them change their minds.

Not only did he successfully push his points per game to 20 at the end of the season, only slightly behind Durant, but he was also better than Durant in basic statistics such as rebounds, assists, and blocks. In terms of the number of triple-doubles he obtained,

The number of accurate triple-doubles, true hits, offensive and even defensive efficiency, victory contributions and other advanced and subsequent high-level data are also unmatched by Durant.

Even in terms of scoring, which Durant is best at, Li Chengming has the highest score among this rookie class, and he has scored the most 40+ and 30+ times. It’s just because he didn’t score high in the first dozen games.

Due to the Magic's distribution of shot rights, Li Chengming did not have as many scoring opportunities as Durant.

But in terms of shooting percentage and net efficiency, there is no doubt that Durant is a younger brother.

If the final result of the Rookie of the Year award was not Li Chengming, then James and Anthony would probably be more controversial than Yao and Stoudemire.

The outside world now regards Li Chengming as the biggest surprise of the Magic this season, and a key factor in the Magic's rapid improvement and transformation this season.

And although performance in the playoffs will not be counted in the regular season selection, it will undoubtedly affect the outside world's impression points.

There is no doubt that Li Chengming's current performance in the playoffs is worthy of the title of Rookie of the Year.

The league's top brass should probably be glad that they finally chose Li Chengming instead of Durant. Otherwise, as long as the Magic are not eliminated and Li Chengming continues to play in the playoffs, he will probably be ridiculed all the way.

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Of course, the results of some individual items are immediately clear at the end of the regular season, such as scoring leader James, rebounding leader Howard, assists leader Paul, blocks leader Camby, steals leader Paul, etc. These directly rely on data to speak, as long as they reach

You can win by averaging the highest number in a certain amount of games.

In addition to being the rebounding leader, Howard also ranks among the top five in blocks. The reason why he is not ranked first is indeed because his data is not high enough, but probably not many people will think that his deterrence in the penalty area is not as good as Camby's, and even more so.

Needless to say, his excellent sweeping defensive ability.

This season the Magic's defense is basically supported by him. The Magic's defensive efficiency is only lower than the Celtics and the Lakers after trading Gasol, so he was able to get DPOY.

On May 2, all the first-round games ended. Except for two sweeps, the fourth- and fifth-place games in the East and West all ended 4:2. The Cavaliers and Jazz successfully advanced.

The Wizards' "troika", like the Nuggets, also had a disappointing season. The impact of injuries is not insignificant. Although all three players played in the playoffs, the impact of injuries is still there.

, including factors such as running-in.

As for Houston, McGrady showed his superstar ability in the last game and almost scored 40 points. However, his teammates, who have always been tough, failed to help at this critical moment. The offense was in a mess, and the Jazz actually won the series.

It’s no surprise that the best offense was eliminated.

All I can say is that we will fight again next year when Dayao comes back.

The Green Army and the Raptors also advanced 4:2. The Raptors completed an amazing victory. Bosh's performance of 25+11 per game was especially surprising. In Game 6, he scored 27 points and 13 rebounds.

Wallace, who had 9 points and 7 rebounds, became the key to the Raptors' victory.

For a time, the King of the North became so popular that he managed to get into the eyes of many fans who never paid attention to the Raptors.

In the remaining two rounds of the Western Conference series, the Spurs and Hornets also advanced 4:1. Although the Suns and Mavericks made trades during the season, O'Neal and Kidd were obviously not enough to make them instantly reborn. After all,

Both of these are already veterans who have declined significantly.

The day after all the games in the first round ended, that is, May 3, the second round of the playoffs began immediately.

The first is the game between the Hornets and the Spurs, then the Celtics and the Raptors, whether it's the Western star point guard matchup between Paul and last season's FMVP Parker, or the "No. 1 power forward in the East" between Bosh and Garnett.

The fight is quite interesting.

In the end, what is surprising is that both sides suffered upsets. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101:82. What is unexpected is that Parker and Paul have their own brilliance, but Duncan, who is considered the most stable, was beaten by David West.

Exploded.

West scored 30 points and 9 rebounds, but Duncan only scored 5 points and 3 rebounds on 1-of-9 shooting. It was a huge stretch and shocking.

The Spurs rely on GDP as the cornerstone, and Duncan is the foundation. If the foundation collapses, it will be impossible to win.

However, the result of this game is not something that no one can imagine. After all, although the two teams have the same regular season record, the Hornets are ranked second due to the relationship between victory and defeat. They have the home court advantage, plus the young team is working hard to make an impact.

The force is so strong that it is normal for the older generation players to be unable to withstand it.

But no one could have imagined that they would lose in this way. Duncan's performance obviously exceeded most people's expectations. After all, in the series with the Suns, he was still a star insider who averaged 20+10 points per game.

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However, the gap between the two teams is almost as big as it seems. The Spurs can rely more on the experience of the players. It is reasonable for whoever wins and who loses; but the Celtics and Raptors are definitely upsets.

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After all, the winning difference between the two teams in the regular season has reached 20+ games, and the strength is there.

But considering that the Raptors just overturned the Magic before, it seems understandable.

In fact, the scoring of both sides in this game was not high, and the shooting percentage of both teams was only 40%.

Of course, for many people who watched the game, the impression of this game was not that bad. Although there was a lot of iron, the game actually went smoothly, and the defenses of both sides were indeed full.

The Green Army had more problems on the offensive end. The defensive pressure they put on the Raptors was still in place. No one on the Raptors scored 20, but 6 people scored in double figures. This was a win with the strength of the team.

game victory.

For the Green Army, Garnett scored 27 points and 10 rebounds, but only two guards, Rondo and Cassell, scored in double figures.

Pierce only scored 6 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 3-of-15 shooting, but he also made 6 turnovers. Ray Allen only made 4 shots without making a hit, scoring zero points, and also committed 4 turnovers.

Only one of the Big Three performed normally, and it was Garnett who was supposed to focus on defense. The other players couldn't step up to help, and the offense couldn't be played. It would be strange not to lose in this kind of game.

In fact, the Green Army's offense this season has often seen similar situations. Although the lineup is obviously very strong, the results are somewhat disappointing. Many times, they still rely on defense to solve problems.

In short, it has the meaning of "I don't know how to attack, and you don't understand". The two sides engage in a blacksmithing battle, and then "defeat each other with their rich blacksmithing experience."

However, it was head coach Rivers who was criticized first after the game. Many people believed that the downturn of most of the Celtics players in this game was excusable. First, it was at the end of the regular season because they had to compete with the Magic.

First, the veterans played too many games and were exhausted. Secondly, the last game just ended two days ago, and it seemed that the Green Army could not recover so quickly.

One is due to accumulation, and the other is due to short-term consumption. It must have an impact, but is it such a big impact?

However, it is common for fans to blame coaches in the NBA, especially fans of star players. You can’t say that my idol is bad, right?

What's more, Rivers does have a lot of problems. Not to mention the regular season, in the previous game when Pierce missed the winning goal, Rivers made a lot of substitutions and untimely timeouts, allowing the opponent to catch up and win.

Go ahead and waste a good victory, otherwise the Green Army still hopes to resolve the battle within five games, and then take a good rest to prepare for this battle, maybe the result will be different.
Chapter completed!