The Fifth Point Guard

  Chapter 528 Bravely rushing to the Eastern Finals, meeting the Heat (4k chapters)

  With the end of the first round of the playoffs, several important awards for the 04-05 season have been released one after another.

  The most watched regular season most valuable player was won by Steve Nash of the Suns.

  Relying on the Suns’ fast-paced whirlwind and the league’s first record, Nash's MVP vote was higher than the Cleveland Cavaliers' Shentong 20 votes, winning by a narrow margin.

Shentong’s voice is actually very high, but the Cavaliers performed well last season, and there are also players such as James, Big Z, Wagner, Miller, etc., so when it comes to the sense of surprise and surprise it brings to people, the Suns The team is undoubtedly better.

  In addition to the convincing record of the Suns' 62 wins, Nash's personal performance is not weak at all.

   Averaged 15.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 50.2% field goal percentage, 43.1% three-point field goal percentage, and 88.7% free throw percentage.

  11.5 assists is the league's top assists this season, and the shooting percentage has also entered the club with 180!

  More importantly, under the leadership of Nash, several starters of the Suns all played the most exciting season of their careers.

  Nash is like a halo that increases the buff, injecting vitality into the Suns that have been hovering on the edge of the Western Conference playoffs.

  Stoudemire averaged 26.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and was promoted to the league's first-tier stars.

  Sean Marion also averaged a double-double of 19.4 points and 11.3 assists per game. In addition, he also had 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks on the defensive end, making him an all-around "hacker" on both offensive and defensive ends.

  When Shentong learned that he was ranked behind Nash in the final regular season MVP selection, Shentong was not too surprised.

  First of all, in the last time and space, Nash was the MVP of the season.

After losing 3-4 through the Rockets and Mavericks series, Shentong understood a truth, that is, if you want to change your fate, even in parallel time and space, it is quite difficult to break the "fact" of another time and space. thing.

Like myself, even if he has the "basketball space", he is just joining the Nets in his second season, working hand in hand with Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson, and Kenyon Martin to break The historical torrent of the last time and space won a championship.

  So, with the "experience" of Yao Ming and the Rockets this season, Shentong knows that any change is not so easy.

  While Nash won the regular season MVP, the league also awarded the best coach to the Suns.

  De-Anthony won this honor, and his moustache was fluttering with joy.

  He has to thank Steve Nash, otherwise he may not be able to survive a season.

  You should know that after taking over the Suns from Frank Johnson last season, D'Antoni only brought the Suns to a 21-40 record.

  However, De-Anthony's system also inspired Nash's potential.

  He and Nash have achieved each other this season.

  D-Anthony's fast-playing system is very suitable for Nash's play style.

  And Nash is also the most suitable organizer in the De-Anthony system.

  This season's best sixth man award went to Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls.

  The Bulls have made considerable progress in their wins this season. If the Suns hadn't performed too amazingly, the Bulls head coach Scott Skiles would be very hopeful of getting the best coach.

  The improvement of the Bulls' record this season is inseparable from Gordon's contribution.

Although    is the team's substitute player, but Gordon showed his big heart in his rookie season, and has repeatedly become the absolute core of the team at the end of the game and sent the winning blow.

  As a rookie on the team, but with a strong style, he averaged 15.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, and his 3-point shooting percentage was as high as 40.5%.

  Although he failed to win the best rookie, Gordon undoubtedly looks to have a very bright future.

  The winner of the award for the most improved player is Bobby Simmons of the Clippers.

  This guy who was abused by Shentong in the draft training camp finally got a new life in the fourth season of his career.

  He seemed to have suddenly regained his senses, regaining the feeling of playing at the University of Florida.

  Scores, rebounds, assists, steals, field goal percentage, and three-point field goal percentage are all career highs!

   And in the first three seasons, Simmons, who had only a 28.6% three-point shooting percentage, suddenly broke out from the three-point line this season, shooting a terrible 43.5% shooting percentage throughout the season.

Averaged 16.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals. Simmons, who was in his contract year, failed to help the Clippers reach the playoffs, but it looks like he will get a very good contract extension this summer. contract.

  Although the Detroit Pistons were unexpectedly upset and lost to the Washington Wizards led by Arenas in the first round of the playoffs, the award for the best defensive player was awarded to "Big Ben" Ben Wallace.

  Wallace is still remarkable on the defensive end this season, averaging 9.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.4 blocks per game. His spirit and defensive ability are indispensable assets of Detroit.

  For Wallace's re-election as the best defensive player, everyone said that this is well-deserved.

  In addition, the alliance has successively awarded various data king awards.

  Cleveland Cavaliers' Shentong, with an amazing performance of 34.7 points per game, won the scoring leader for the second consecutive year!

  Allen Iverson also played a season that can be called the scoring leader, but his scene 30.7 points behind Shentong by 4 points.

  Although the Timberwolves failed to make the playoffs this season, Kevin Garnett won the rebounding champion for the second year in a row by averaging 13.5 rebounds per game.

  The assist king is Nash, who averaged 11.5 assists per game.

  The candidate for the block king is amazing.

  Utah Jazz small forward Andre Kirilenko won the title of block leader this season with an average of 3.2 blocks per game.

  He is also the first non-interior player to win the blocked shots since the statistic of blocking shots in NBA history, which is considered to have created a new history.

  The steal is the Wizards' Larry Hughes.

  As one of the Wizards’ Three Musketeers, Hughes ranks second in the ranking of the best defensive players, just behind Ben Wallace, which proves his defensive skills.

  Shentong: Defense? Larry Hughes? Give me a break

  Hughes averaged 2.9 steals per game, which is a record high in steals in the past ten years.

  As for the league’s best team and defensive team, the selection is still in progress and is expected to be announced later in the playoffs.

  On May 17, 2005, the second round of the playoffs started a few games first.

  Faced with the aggressive Boston Celtics led by Pierce, the leader of the knife, Shentong and James waited at home for work.

  In the first home game, the Cavaliers played neither rush nor impatient, and always controlled the rhythm of the game in their own hands.

When the Celtics offered Anthony Walker, Paul Pierce, Tony Allen, Ricky Davis and Gary Payton in the third quarter, the Cavaliers also changed teams immediately. , Sent a small lineup of Drew Gooden, LeBron James, Reggie Miller, Shentong, Dajuan Wagner.

  The Cavaliers saw the trick, and did not give the Celtics any chance.

  99-89, the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics with 10 points at home and got a good start for the series.

  Shentong, who won the second scoring trophy in his career, scored 35 points in this game, which is a regular performance, in addition to 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

  LeBron James still plays the role of the second master, averaging 23 points per game, while also getting 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks per game.

   Pierce is the Celtics’ best-performing player. He scored 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

  In the second game, the Cavaliers are still invincible.

  97-75 another victory, with a total score of 2-0.

  It seems that they will sweep their opponents again.

  Shentong scored 39 points in this game. Although Tony Allen did his best on the defensive end, he could not stop Shentong’s offense.

  In an interview after the game, Allen shook his head while speaking out his thoughts when faced with questions from reporters.

"He can't defend at all. I feel like he is playing like a **** wearing the No. 25 jersey every day. He has too many scoring methods, and there is no blind zone in offense. Sometimes you can't judge whether he wants his next goal. Breaking through will still shoot or pass the ball. What’s even more annoying is that when he wants to ensure a goal, he will hit you back and end the fight with backwards. Seriously, I can’t defend myself by myself. his."

  Perhaps after hearing Tony Allen's complaint, Doug Rivers made adjustments on the defensive end.

  Shentong encountered tremendous pressure on the defensive end.

  Even when he broke through to the inside, he encountered double blocks from Al Jefferson and Jeff LaFrenz.

  On the outside, Gary Payton will help Tony Allen to double-team Shentong.

  In the third game, Shentong "only" scored 26 points in the away game. The team also lost 91-93 to the Boston Celtics back home.

  However, Shentong is like a spring with full elasticity. It will rebound with full force when it encounters a little pressure.

  In the fourth game, Shentong fully fired, hitting 7 three-pointers from the outside, breaking through layups, leaning back, and doing all kinds of jump shots.

  This night, Boston was silent.

  Shentong scored 50 points and personally allowed the Cavaliers to return to Cleveland with a score of 3-1.

  In the fifth game, the Cavaliers did not continue the suspense of this round of the series.

  They beat their opponents 111-100 at home and kicked Boston out of the playoffs 4-1.

  With such a luxurious lineup, but only to win a victory on the Cavaliers, the pressure on Doug Rivers is evident.

  After the defeat, Rivers told the media that the team will make some changes.

  "Boston's history is glorious and enterprising. Only real men can play for this city. The soft guy is not worthy of standing on the court wearing a Celtic jersey!"

  The media generally believe that Rivers’s remarks are directed at the returning Antoine Walker.

  This guy almost all floated on the outside in the game with the Cavaliers, shooting crazy three-pointers.

  It seems that Walker is running out of time in Boston.

  On the second day after the Cavaliers eliminated the Celtics, the Miami Heat also sent Arenas and the Wizards back home with the same score.

  In front of the powerful insider Big Mac O’Neal, all three musketeers, troikas, three horses, etc. are all scum.

   Arenas tried his best. He averaged 23 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game in 5 games. He even surpassed the Heat’s Wade, but for the big O’Neal, he could do nothing.

  Whether it is Haywood or Kwame Brown, they are all just younger brothers in front of O'Neill.

  O’Neal averaged 22.4 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.4 blocks per game, leading the Heat to the second round easily and into the Eastern Conference Finals.

  In the finals, they will meet the Cavaliers led by Shentong and James.

  After the game, O'Neal reviewed the first two rounds of the series and looked forward to the next round.

"It's true. The first two rounds of the series were a combination of sugar and honey for us. You know, when the Wizards unexpectedly defeated the Pistons, what did I say to Dwyane? I said, buddy. Look, God gave us a gift, we should prepare for the Eastern Conference finals."

  Obviously, O'Neal did not put the Pacers and Wizards in his eyes.

"We only played the seventh Pacers and the sixth Wizards in the first two rounds. Eliminating them is a very normal result for us who ranked second, but the opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals are the Cavaliers with Shentong and LeBron. This The round series is the real challenge, but I am eager to challenge and we are ready."

  After the opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals were determined, the two teams participating in the Western Conference Finals also emerged one after another.

  The Suns in the first half defeated the Mavericks 4-2. While Nash led the team to the Western Conference Finals, he also reported his revenge for being abandoned by the Mavericks.

  The two teams played offensive basketball in this round of the series. Both teams scored more than 100 points in each game.

  But it seems that the quick whirlwind is more favorable for the Suns.

  After reaching 2-2 in the first four games, the Suns went down to two consecutive cities and beat the Mavericks 4-2.

  After the sixth game, Nash and Nowitzki embraced each other deeply.

  Although they play for different teams, the friendship between the two has not been affected in any way.

  In the second half of the division, the Spurs defeated the Dark Horse Sonics by the same score.

  The old and spicy Spurs are still so calm, slowly grinding the Sonics to death like a frog in warm water.

  After the Spurs took a 2-0 lead, the Sonics returned to the home court and stubbornly tied the big score 2-2.

  But the Spurs have more experience ~www.ltnovel.com~ In the Battle of Tianwangshan, they beat the Supersonics 103-90.

  In this game, the Argentine Manu Ginobili took off.

  He scored madly 39 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and only made 1 turnover. His efficiency was very terrifying.

   Duncan also contributed 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Parker had 11 points.

  GDP teamed up to score 70 points and defeated the supersonic in one fell swoop.

  In the sixth game, the Spurs still relied on the advantages of experience and a bit of luck. They beat the Sonics 98-96 away and eliminated their opponents 4-2.

  In this way, the list of duels in the finals of the East and the West was revealed.

  East:

  (1) Cleveland Cavaliers VS Miami Heat (2)

  West:

  (1) Phoenix Suns VS San Antonio Spurs(2)

  The two strongest teams in the East and the West all made it to the final conference finals without any suspense.

  (End of this chapter)