warrior godfather

Chapter 394 DPOY
July 5, Oracle Center.

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On the training ground, the Warriors players are sweating profusely, preparing for the Western Conference semifinals.

Since the series between the Clippers and the Lakers has not yet ended, and the Warriors' opponents have not yet been determined, the coaching staff did not arrange specific targeted tactics, but focused on routine training, allowing the players to maintain their state and wait for work.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu paced back and forth, his gaze swept over the crowd, and he looked down at the time from time to time.

After a while, he suddenly raised his head, clapped his hands vigorously, and said loudly:
"Okay, the training is over, let's come here today!"

Hearing the words, everyone stopped their movements one after another, but instead of going back to the locker room in twos and threes as usual, they came to Chandler, surrounded him, and congratulated:

"Tyson, let's go, change clothes quickly, the awards ceremony will be coming soon!"

"Congratulations, DPOY! I didn't expect you to win this year's jackpot!"

Chandler laughed, waved his hand, and walked to the locker room surrounded by everyone:
"Haha, this is just the beginning, and your honor is also indispensable. Stephen is going to win the MVP, which is much better than my DPOY!"

Curry didn't want to steal Chandler's limelight, so he quickly waved his hands and said:
"It hasn't been decided yet. Today is the day you receive the award. Let's not talk about it."

"Haha, Stephen, you are the most popular MVP, what is there to be humble..."

Zhang Yu and the rest of the coaching staff gathered together, watching the players laughing and playing, with a faint smile on their faces.

Yesterday, Yahoo Sports took the lead in revealing the ownership of the first important individual award in the regular season of this season - Chandler was elected as the best defensive player. The NBA official website then reprinted this fact, announcing this fact, and disclosing voting details.

The best defensive player was voted by reporters. Chandler received a total of 50 first votes, 25 second votes, and 11 third votes. He scored a total of 336 points, ahead of Ibaka, who ranked second. 42 points, overwhelmingly elected as the best defensive player!
Behind the two is a series of star-studded names, Howard ranked third, James ranked fourth, and Garnett ranked fifth. In front of Chandler, who started the Warriors' inside defense and helped the team achieve the league's first defensive efficiency, they were all defeated.

Today, the league officials will present this award to Chandler at the Oracle Center. Therefore, the Warriors' training today will end an hour earlier. Zhang Yu also ordered Emma to book a restaurant, and the whole team will have dinner in the evening to celebrate Chandler. Received a DPOY award.

……

Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Yu accompanied Chandler to the news room, where the audience was already full of reporters.

The two came to the front of the stage, Chandler took the DPOY trophy from the vice president of the league who presented the award to him, and the shutter sounded in the audience.

He picked up the microphone and said with emotion:
"I'm so grateful to be here today, I'm so proud to have made it all the way, now is the harvest time!"

clap clap clap!
Chandler's family members also came to the scene and applauded him excitedly, and the reporters also celebrated him one after another, with continuous applause.

Chandler held the trophy again, smiled and posed for a while, then put it aside, and delivered his acceptance speech:

"To be honest, I never thought that one day, I would be elected as the best defensive player. Thank you to those who voted for me, thank you for your recognition, thank you to my family for being with me and supporting me. It is the driving force for me to fight every night on the field!"

He paused and continued:

"But what I want to thank most is my coach."

He looked at Zhang Yu and said very sincerely:
"Ronan, I will never forget that before I came to the Warriors, I had a painful experience in Charlotte. The three years I played in the Warriors were the happiest three years of my career. Here, I Consecutively selected to the best defensive team, and now he has won the DPOY trophy, all of which are inseparable from your guidance, thank you!"

Zhang Yu met Chandler's gaze, smiled all over his face, and said:

"Tyson, your hard work is the most important thing. I just saw the ability in you. You supported the team's defense. This is the award you deserve."

Chandler laughed:
"No, boss, it's not enough for me to work hard. I have to thank Jimmy and Drummond for their hard work. If they didn't often miss people, I wouldn't have so many blocks..."

"Hahaha……"

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and Chandler said seriously:

"Well, I was just joking. It is really relying on the efforts of the whole team to rotate, we can have the league's first defense. I just played the role of the last line of defense. This trophy should belong to me and my teammates. Thank you! "

clap clap clap!
There was another burst of applause from the audience, and a reporter asked:

"Tyson, congratulations on being elected as the best defensive player, breaking Dwight Howard's monopoly on this award for three consecutive years. Do you have the confidence to defend the title next year? Do you think it is possible for you to hit this record?"

Chandler pondered for a moment, and said:

"Next season is too far away from now, I have not considered it, I am now focused on helping the team go further in the playoffs."

"Tyson, your defense of Nowitzki in the first round series..."

The reporter asked a few more questions before turning to Zhang Yu:
"Ronan, what do you think of Tyson winning the Defensive Player of the Year award?"

Zhang Yu smiled and replied:

"I'm very happy that he can prove himself in the Warriors. I hope I can always be his coach in the future. You know, defense wins the championship. I believe that with Tyson, we will definitely go far in the playoffs this year. .”

"Can you tell me about your goals?"

"My goal has not changed, and that is the championship!"

……

After the awards ceremony, the entire Warriors team came to the restaurant Emma had booked and gathered together to celebrate Chandler being elected as the best defensive player.

The next day, the Warriors returned to training, but the regular season awards that continued to be announced kept stirring everyone's minds.

On May 5, the NBA officially announced the best rookie award in the regular season, and Irving was elected without any suspense.

The No. 51 pick played 18.4 games this season, averaging 5.4 points, 3.7 assists, 1.1 rebounds, 0.4 steals, 3.1 blocks, and 46.5 turnovers. His shooting efficiency was as high as 39.7%, and his three-point shooting percentage was [-]%. , Many people even regard him as the next Curry, thinking that he will soon be selected as an All-Star and best team in the future, lead the Cavaliers back to the playoffs, and quickly complete the reconstruction.

Announced on the same day as the Rookie of the Year award, there is also the Rookie of the Year team.

Irving, Rubio, Leonard, Kenneth Faried, Iman Shumpert and Brandon Knight were selected to the All-Rookie First Team, among which Shumpert and Brandon Knight were voted The number is the same, so they were selected at the same time.

Derek Williams, Marshan Brooks, Tristan Thompson, Kemba Walker and Thomas Jr. were named to the All-Rookie Second Team.

Originally Parsons and Thomas Jr. would both be selected to the All-Rookie Second Team, but after they came to the Warriors, they had little chance to play in regular time. Thomas Jr. served as the Warriors' backup point guard during Curry's injury and played well. Performance, was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team, Parsons can only regret losing.

When Thomas Jr. was informed that he had been selected to the All-Rookie Second Team, he was surprised from ear to ear, and then became ecstatic, full of energy and fighting spirit in training.

Zhang Yu was also very surprised by this. It can only be said that last year was indeed a small year in the draft. There were not many rookies who could make a difference. As the third point guard of the Warriors, Thomas Jr. only showed his performance during the half month when Curry was injured. , he was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team, completely beyond his expectations.

The best rookie team is voted by the head coaches of 30 teams in the league. Zhang Yu estimates that under the tight schedule of the shrinking season, the head coaches of other teams have no time to pay attention to the performance of the rookies, and they all vote based on their impressions.

As the number one in the league, the Warriors have a high exposure rate, especially after Curry was injured, what kind of performance the Warriors can play has attracted the attention of the entire league. Thomas Jr. came at the right time and played a good performance at the most appropriate time , Impressive, and finally selected to the second team of the best rookie.

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On May 5, the NBA officially announced the Best Sixth Man and Most Improved Player awards, which were won by Thunder's James Harden and Magic's Ryan Anderson respectively.

哈登本赛季场均能够得到16.8分3.7助攻4.1篮板1抢断0.2封盖2.2失误，潜力进一步得到兑现，撑起了雷霆的第二阵容。

But the outside world generally believes that this is where Harden's upper limit lies. He can become a scorer with the ball who averages close to 20+5+5 per game, but he can't go further. In the Thunder, there are already Durant and Westbrook. Under the circumstances, the sixth man is the most suitable role for Harden.

Ryan Anderson has progressed by leaps and bounds this season, averaging 16.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, and 39.3 three-pointers with a 2.7% shooting rate.

But it is a pity that the Magic lost to the Eagles 2:4 in the first round, and Anderson received the Most Improved Player trophy after being eliminated, which was quite embarrassing.

So far in the playoffs, only two rounds of the series have not yet been decided, and the rest has been settled.

The Warriors swept the Mavericks 4:0 and were the first team to enter the second round. The Pacers and Bulls followed closely behind and eliminated the Knicks and 4ers with a score of 1:76 respectively to enter the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Since Rose did not get reimbursed for the season after playing 39 games as before, after his comeback, the Bulls maintained the strength of last season, and were even better. Eight miracles.

Subsequently, the Eagles eliminated the Magic 4:2 and joined the Bulls in the second round. The two teams had finished G1, and the Bulls won the game 94:89, leading 1:0.

The Spurs have encountered some twists and turns. The Nuggets' lineup is not star-studded, but they are all capable players. It is a very difficult bone. They won two games and defeated the Nuggets 2:2 before entering the Western Conference semifinals.

The game between the Thunder and the Grizzlies was full of twists and turns, and the winner was not decided until the tiebreaker.

The black eight twin towers made the Thunder's insiders suffer. Ibaka ranked second in the selection of the best defensive player, but he couldn't limit Randolph's scoring. Gasol also faced Perkins. Playing with ease, looking back, the Grizzlies' tough style on the defensive end also caused a lot of trouble for the Thunder.

However, relying on the strong personal abilities of the three young men, especially Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder still gained the upper hand in this hand-to-hand combat. Their tactics are very simple, that is, Durant, Westbrook and Harden let go, but But it worked. In the end, the Grizzlies were eliminated in a 4:3 tie-break, and they successfully entered the Western Conference semifinals against the Spurs.

The remaining two rounds of undecided series are Clippers VS Lakers, Heat VS Celtics.

……

On the evening of May 5th, the tie-breaks of the two rounds of the series started successively, with the heat and the Celtics taking the lead in the tie-break.

Previously, the Heat trailed the Celtics 2:3. James left the "Pupil of Death" scene at the end of G5, and then showed his power in G6. He made 26 of 19 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers and free throws. 9 of 5, scoring 45 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, led the team to a 98:79 victory over the Celtics, pulling the Heat back from the edge of the cliff.

In G7, James still continued the excellent state of G6. He played the whole game without resting for 1 minute. He made 21 of 9 shots, 5 of 1 three-pointers, 17 of 12 free throws, scored 31 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. 1 block, led the team to beat the Celtics 101:88, eliminated them 4:3, and advanced to the second round.

It is worth mentioning that Wade scored 23 points in this game, 7 of which were obtained by free throws. The Celtics team only made 15 free throws, and James and Wade combined made 25. Second-rate.

With such a significant home court advantage for the Heat, it's not surprising that even though the Celtics' first five players scored in double figures and the team's offense played smoothly, it was still difficult to win.

……

After the tie-break between the Heat and the Celtics, the Lakers and the Clippers competed at the Staples Center for the last qualification to enter the second round.

Previously, the Clippers led the Lakers 2:1 and took the initiative in the series. However, the Lakers withstood the pressure at the juncture of life and death, won G4, and evened the big score. The score was rewritten into a 3:2 lead.

But then, it was the Clippers' home court turn in G6. With the blessing of the home court advantage, the Clippers narrowly beat the Lakers by 3 points, won G6, and the two sides came to the tiebreaker.

And this time, it's the Lakers' home court.

In the end, after a fierce battle, Kobe played 45 minutes, made 24 of 11 shots, 2 of 0 three-pointers, 11 of 9 free throws, scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, leading the Lakers to a 92:90 victory over the Clippers , 4:3 tie-break eliminated the opponent and entered the second round.

保罗也是天神下凡，得到23分11助攻9篮板2抢断的准三双，但在最后2分钟内的关键时刻，仅仅4投1中得到2分，最终遗憾出局。

In this way, all the first-round series of the playoffs have been decided, and none of the matchups have succeeded. The Warriors have been recharging their energy for a long time, and will usher in G5 with the Lakers on May 15.

At this time, the league also announced the results of the MVP selection. Stephen Curry received 90 first votes, with a total score of 1124 points, far ahead of Derrick Rose, who ranked second with 823 points. Controversially elected as the regular season MVP of the 2011-2012 season!

(End of this chapter)