Basketball: The Chosen Victim

On April 4, as the 18~2012 regular season came to an end, the league’s first major award was announced!
Damian Lillard, the No. 2012 pick selected by the Trail Blazers in the 6 draft, defeated Anthony Davis and Dion Waiters to win the Rookie of the Year award!

Portlanders tweeted to celebrate, but they were ridiculed by netizens——

"So what if Lillard is selected? The record ranking is not 11th in the Western Conference? It's the same as last year!"

"Tsk, I didn't even get a ticket for the playoffs, I'm so happy!"

"Killing me!"

Portland is half-popular and said harshly that it will wait for next year, but there is indeed a lack of change in the Western Conference's record rankings in this year's regular season.

The Thunder, Lakers, and Spurs, which were among the top three last season, are still among the top three.

Fourth to sixth are still the Nuggets, Clippers, and Grizzlies. Only the Warriors and Rockets have replaced the Mavericks and Jazz's original seventh and eighth positions respectively.

The west is as stable as an old dog, while the east is earth-shaking.

First, the Cavaliers ranked first in the Eastern Conference with a record record of 73 wins and 9 losses!

In the battle for the sixth place that fans focused on, the Celtics finally competed for the sixth position, the Heat were seventh, the Hawks were eighth, and the Bucks were eliminated in ninth place.

The Knicks, Pacers, Nets, and Bulls ranked second, third, fourth, and fifth respectively.

The Bulls and Heat, who ranked first and second last season, dropped to fifth and seventh respectively, which makes people lament that they are in vain.

In addition to the Rookie of the Year, the season's data kings are also freshly released.

Wu Di regained the season scoring title with an average of 31.6 points per game. Looking at this average of 31.6 points per game alone, it does not seem that difficult, but looking at the super giants behind him, you will know how terrifying Wu Di's scoring ability is!
排在他后面的是No.2卡梅隆安东尼的28.7分，No.3凯文杜兰特的28.1分，No.4科比布莱恩特的27.3分，No.5勒布朗詹姆斯的26.8分。

The difference is less than 1 point, squeezing out four league giants!

And Wu Di directly led the way by averaging 30+ points per game!
In addition to the scoring title, Howard continues to lead the league in rebounding with an average of 12.4 rebounds per game.

Howard's back injury is compounded and he is not adjusting well. His average rebounds per game are 2.1 fewer than last year, but he is still the league's rebounding leader and his dominance at the basket is still there.

Among the other data kings, Rondo led the league in assists with 11.1 assists, Ibaka led the league in blocks with 3.0 per game, and Paul led the league in steals with 2.4 steals per game!
On the 20th, the playoffs officially started, and the Cavaliers faced the Hawks at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Hawks traded away Queen Joe this season, leaving only Josh Smith in the original Yan-Double Hawks combination. However, the traded Devin Harris and Kyle Korver are quite adaptable to Larry Drew's space-based cutting. The style of play, coupled with the balanced Horford, has become more balanced. The Eagles even shouted the slogan "Create a Black Eight" at the media conference before the trip!

But in actual encounter with the knight, the eagle seemed to suddenly turn into a chicken!

The play style is very smooth and the score is very cute!
There is nothing to say. The Hawks' space-based cutting style is quite similar to the Cavaliers' space-based play. They are both team-based plays, especially on the defensive end. Each player has a very clear understanding of their defensive tasks and what they are responsible for. , what should be helped, and the defensive strategies are very detailed.

It's just that the gap between the personal abilities of the players on both sides is too big.

首场比赛G1第三节的比分就变成了67-89，时间走完时更是变成了93-119。

There was almost no difference in G2. Garbage time came early and the big score became 2-0!

When the two teams moved to Atlanta in G3, the Hawks fans were quite enthusiastic. They shouted, screamed, jumped, and even held up huge banners to cheer for the Hawks!
Horford's wife, Emilia Vega, who was previously known as "the most beautiful wife in the NBA", even came to support Horford with her young son.

The Eagles players also understood that this was a last ditch effort, and they used all their tricks to cling to the score. Star star Josh Smith handed over the ball and tried his best to defend Wu Di, which really interfered with Wu Di's three-point shooting rate.

Horford also desperately grabbed rebounds, and Kyle Korver of the Raiders showed his qualities as a top shooter. At the end of the second quarter, he hit a floating three-pointer against Woody's block to put the game away. The score was dragged to 55-56!

The atmosphere at the scene was about to explode, but the good times did not last long, and Atlanta's nightmare third quarter began.

The Eagles attacked first, and Horford flexibly used his back and crotch to create space at the waistline to pull up the mid-range shot, but there was a snap above his head!
Wu Di suddenly came out from the side with a big hat on his back!
The audience instantly burst into exclamations, and the fans who were ready to cheer turned pale as if they were being choked!

Horford stumbled and rushed to chase, but Wu Di drove straight into the Eagles penalty area!

Josh Smith chased after him with all his life, but Wu Di suddenly slowed down and hit the ball back. Irving caught the ball steadily. Josh Smith turned around and defended again. Irving jumped up in one step and turned his arms into a windmill to throw the ball away. , Wu Di dunked in the air!
Bang!
57-56!

The Eagle King was tricked!
What's even worse is that the Cavaliers suddenly increased their defensive intensity. The Hawks tried to cut in many times to no avail. At the last moment, Korver once again barely made a three-pointer——

Boom!
This time, the goddess of luck did not favor the Eagles. Love and DeAndre Jordan got the rebound together!
However, the Hawks are not a vegetarian. They used their best defensive skills to hold down the Cavaliers' momentum.

Irving made a double change and passed Jeff Teague, but was blocked by Horford in time. Horford had just been blocked by Wu Di in front of his wife and children, and he was already red-eyed!
Irving turned around continuously, but his fake action of raising his elbow to shoot the basket did not fool Horford. However, Irving became more competitive and leaned forward to force the shot!

Horford threw the ball in the air with both hands, but fortunately the ball was too difficult and the basketball failed to spin into the basket and bounced out. Moreover, Josh Smith was in front of Woody and could rush to the backboard!

At the critical moment, Wu Di took a step late and jumped up with Josh Smith on his back!
Josh Smith instantly puts on the mask of pain!

His strength is outstanding among forwards, his rebounding awareness is also quite good, and his wingspan is 2 meters...

But in front of Wu Di, he is a scumbag!

As if being run over by a truck, Josh Smith's vision changed rapidly, and he could only watch helplessly as the basketball missed his arm and landed in Wu Di's hands!

When Horford saw his big brother being exploded, he immediately rushed forward to fill the gap. Korver also had the same idea. Two strong men over 2 meters tall stretched out their four arms to form a thick human wall, but it was no use!
Wu Di is crazy!

In his mind, the flying badge lit up!

Dunk attributes increased by 20%!

The dunk index soared from the legendary 95 to the legendary 114!

A prehistoric power was injected into his arm!
The basketball was smashed into the basket by Wu Di like a meteor hitting the earth!
Bang!
Come one to buckle one, come two to buckle a pair!
59-56!

More than 2 Atlantans were in despair. This dunk not only penetrated the psychological defense of the Hawks players, but also penetrated their physical defenses!

Wu Di is so invincible!

The strength gap between the two sides is too great!
Just like that, the Cavaliers drew their swords in the third quarter!

Directly extending the lead to double digits!
In the fourth quarter, the Eagles managed to regain their composure, but they still had no way to make a comeback. At the end of the game, the score was fixed at 109-97!The life and death battle is over, and the next G4 is purely for entertainment.

But this time the Cavaliers gave the Hawks face, 114-110, winning by only 4 points and accepting the match point!
"You are simply a BUG in the alliance!"

Josh Smith complained when exchanging jerseys with Wu Di:

"I can't think of a way to stop you from scoring, damn it!"

Wu Di scratched his head. He was a little embarrassed by being blown away, but Josh Smith hadn't finished speaking yet:
"That guy LeBron should be convinced, you guys are not in the same league at all..."

Wu Di doesn't know whether Lao Zhan is convinced or not, but Riley is really convinced!

Every time he goes to the playoffs, Riley has to sigh, "I gave my Jordan away with my own hands," especially this season!

热火开局便0-2大比分落后，不过输的分都不多，而且回到G3主场后还扳回一局将比分拖至1-2！

But in the crucial G4, James still did not come back. He just sat on the bench and watched the team being eroded by Melo Anthony and his team...

As the team leader, James watched his team being abused off the court, but there was no expression on his face throughout the whole process. Even if the Knicks stepped on the Heat to get the match point, he still looked like an old monk in trance.

Riley was really convinced when he saw this. He was about to be eliminated in the first round, but James was still calm and composed. He had nothing worth saying.

There is little hope for Black Seven and Black Eight in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers advanced to the second round with a sweep of 0-4. The Knicks got the match point at 1-3. There is a possibility of overturning in the Western Conference.

The Thunder got match point against the Rockets 3-1, but the Lakers tied with the Warriors 2-2.

The Warriors did not pick Green, but they picked up TT Thompson and Klay Thompson to form a double soup combination to assist Curry.

The current head coach of the Warriors is still Mark Jackson. Compared with Cole, his offensive system relies too much on Curry and lacks changes, making it easy to be targeted. In addition, Curry and Thompson have not yet reached their peak, so they can only be ranked second temporarily. seven.

However, in this playoffs, Curry played quite well, especially since the Lakers lacked guards who could effectively defend him, allowing Curry to score 40+ points in two consecutive games, gradually becoming famous.

Most of the other teams were tied at 2-2, except for the Spurs and the Grizzlies, who were tied at 0-3.

On April 4, the league once again offered a major award. Paul George defeated Curry and won the Most Improved Player Award this season.

Curry has made great progress this season, especially the number of three-pointers. Under the influence of Wu Di winning the championship and FMVP, Curry's three-pointers have become more bold, from averaging 4.7 attempts per game to 7.7!
Affected by this, his scoring average increased significantly from 14.7 points to 22.9 points.

In terms of personal data improvement alone, Paul George cannot compare to Curry, but considering his performance in leading the team, Paul George was still selected for the Most Improved Player Award.

Encouraged by this news, Paul George, who returned to the Bankers Life Arena on April 4, exploded in G29, leading his team to win the crucial Tianwangshan battle, and ended the game in one go, eliminating the Celtics 5-2. It can be regarded as revenge for being swept last season.

The Pacers fans are in high spirits, but the Heat fans are infinitely lonely!

They were eliminated by the Knicks 1-4!
James still didn't play and missed the entire series...

Some sources said that James could actually play conditionally, but because he felt that there was little hope of a comeback in G5, he listened to the team doctor's advice and continued to observe. As expected, the Heat were eliminated by the Knicks!
James was eliminated by Melo Anthony in the playoffs, and the Melo fans were so proud!
"Is this the end of the league? Is Miami here to be funny?"

"Lao Zhan was so scared that he didn't dare to play!"

Heat fans were almost furious, but they could only swallow the bitter pill and rarely refuted the ridicule of Knicks fans.

After being severely beaten by the Cavaliers for two years, they have learned a lesson and understand that at this time, they should keep their tails between their legs and be as quiet as chickens, keeping their hatred in their hearts, otherwise speaking out will only make the Knicks fans even more orgasmic. !

The Heat have already played GG, but the Rockets have been extremely tenacious in this series. After falling behind 1-3, they unexpectedly won an away game in G5 and dragged the game to 2-3.

The Grizzlies were equally tough, but facing the Spurs, a former Finals player, they had less luck and were handed the victory 1-4 by Popovich.

The Clippers had previously tied with the Nuggets at 2-2, but the battle at Tianwangshan came to the Nuggets' devil's home court. Rajon Paul's inability to fight tough battles was undoubtedly exposed. The Nuggets easily won Tianwangshan 88-101. .

The Nuggets had an easy time fighting the King of Kings, but the Lakers had a hard time fighting the Warriors!
In this game, Curry felt hot, especially facing the Lakers' defensive loophole Steve Blake. He made three-pointers like waves and broke through as fast as the wind. In the first half, he scored 21 points on 12 of 32 shots.

For comparison, the rest of the Warriors only scored a total of 25 points, and the Lakers' Big Three, Kobe, Gasol, and Bosh, scored a total of 45 points!
Affected by knee and Achilles tendon injuries, Kobe was in poor condition, and he injured his knee again when Ezeli and Bogut were surrounded inside.

But Kobe deeply understood the importance of this game, and he just persisted and kept scoring inside.

The Warriors' defensive strategy is very clear, which is to create obstacles for Kobe to break through and force Artest and others to catch the ball and shoot three-pointers.

But Bosh, who can create space, is a variable, teaming up with Kobe to support the Lakers from collapse.

战至第四节还剩3分钟的时候，库里已经拿到了全场最高的45分，带领勇士以107-101领先湖人6分之多！
Faced with Curry's "Wu Di-style" performance, Kobe did not want to succumb to fate. He took the initiative to find Curry on the defensive end, burned his knees and tried his best to defend, and also shouldered the Lakers' offensive end...

With 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Kobe hit Barnes on the left and hit a three-pointer, bringing the score to 107-105!

However, before there was time to sigh, just 30 seconds later, Kobe stood up from the ground again at Staples Arena and hit a super long three-pointer from the front!
107-108, overtaking!
Bosh roared and bumped into Kobe with his body. This is the boss of the team, this is the top super player in the league!

The Warriors were completely stunned. Frightened by the crazy Los Angeles fans and Kobe's bravery, their hands began to shake when shooting!
However, the next moment, an accident occurred. Kobe broke through Barnes and fell to the ground, holding his ankles with both hands, his expression extremely painful...

The Los Angeles fans were numb and were even celebrating when the referee blew the whistle. After all, they had seen Kobe fall down after being injured too many times and thought it was just the same injury as before and he would just stand up.

However, Kobe could no longer walk normally when he stood up. He endured the pain and completed two free throws, helping the Lakers build a 3-point lead and basically sealing the victory before exiting!
The Lakers won the coveted Tianwang Mountain!
But Kobe was diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon...

Without Kobe, the Lakers seemed to have lost their soul. Los Angeles missed Kobe infinitely, but they were unable to recover. The Warriors won two games in a row and came back victorious 4-3!

The old gods fall and new gods rise, but the spirit of fighting to the end is passed down from god to god!
The Bulls and Nets also reached the tiebreaker. Noah has grown rapidly this season, but without Rose and Butler, the Bulls were still short of breath and could not escape the fate of being eliminated by the Nets.

On May 5, the Cavaliers faced the challenge of the Nets at Quicken Loans Arena.

Another 0-4 sweep without any suspense!

Having just experienced the baptism of 3-4, Brooklyn, which was bleeding heavily, had no way to resist Cleveland's cavalry.

Joe Johnson, another Atlanta Double Eagle king, fled to New York, but he still couldn't escape Wu Di's sniper. He was defenseless and lost his temper. He could only lament that the Cavaliers' Iron Curtain has enveloped the entire NBA! (End of chapter)