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“Who will be the MVP of this season?”

Before the start of the Eastern and Western Conference finals, the NBA officially started the warm-up for the regular season MVP.

This season's regular season MVP, the final three candidates are Duan, James and Westbrook.

In his first season back after retiring for a year, Duane led the Bulls back to first place in the Eastern Conference.

再加上常规赛场均27.6分7.4篮板8.1助攻1.4抢断1.1盖帽的华丽数据，正常情况下确实有不小的获得常规赛MVP的可能性。

It's a pity that the alliance's most fundamental purpose in inviting Du En back is to promote newcomers.

Du En knew this very well, and most people in the alliance also understood this.

This is like Jordan during the last three consecutive years. He had a chance to win three consecutive MVPs.

However, the league still chose to divide the meat, and gave the middle MVP to Karl Malone, who also had gorgeous statistics and performed well in leading the team.

Speaking of which, James is indeed worthy of the regular season MVP this season. There is nothing wrong with his data and record.

Data has always been James' advantage, especially as the Heat's other two giants have declined, which makes James stand out from the crowd.

The record also led the team to second place in the Eastern Conference. If Duan does not return, the Heat will still be first in the Eastern Conference.

In addition, James has always had an advantage in selection.

A rookie can rank ninth in the regular season MVP without leading the team to the playoffs in his first season. After reaching the playoffs, no matter what the record is, he can be ranked in the top five in the MVP list. This is not something ordinary people can do. of.

However, this season, when the Thunder's head coach Durant was injured for a period of time, Westbrook's personal data not only skyrocketed, but his team performance was also basically inefficient in terms of Durant's absence, and he achieved a very high winning rate.

This incredible and jaw-dropping performance is indeed worthy of regular season MVP recognition.

The most critical point is that Westbrook is younger than both Duane and James!
And being young means more potential business value!
As we all know, the NBA is a business league.

In order to unite various partners and make more money, the NBA often gives major awards to younger and more promising players in the league.

Therefore, Westbrook is very likely to win the regular season MVP this season.

If the Thunder can meet the Bulls in the Finals, then the Bulls will face a historically strong team with two MVP-level superstars.

By then, regardless of winning or losing, it will be very topical and can attract the attention of a large number of fans.

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The topic is divided into two parts. While the outside media and fans are hotly discussing who will win the regular season MVP, G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals is also slowly unfolding at the United Center.

As early as the regular season, Bulls players used practical actions to show that the Heat are not teams of the same level as them.

In tonight's game, the Bulls players once again confirmed this.

Not long after the first quarter started, the Bulls relied on Curry's two three-pointers to widen the point difference.

Not long after, Duan passed the ball to the bottom corner with support from the high post, and the latter also hit a three-pointer.

No one in the Heat can respond to three-pointers in a short period of time, and they can only play their best transition offense, trying to continuously push the speed, so that both sides have no energy to shoot stably, and then the Bulls' shooting advantage will be wiped out.

The problem is that the Bulls are not a slow-paced team that focuses on positional warfare, but are extremely good at fast breaks.

The Heat's Big Three, who are getting older, are switching with the Bulls, who have a large number of rookies and are generally relatively young. This is undoubtedly a big trick in front of Guan Gong's goal.

Within a few rounds of the fast break between the two teams, Duan used the transition attack and scored 2 points on 2-for-4 shooting.

Seeing that the point difference could not be widened and the Heat's main players were wasting their energy, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra quickly called a timeout.

“We have to be more aggressive, and when we’re defending, we have to press with our whole body.

Just reaching out to interfere with the opponent's shot is not enough. Your hands, your arms, and your thighs must be tightly attached to them.

Don't be mysophobic, don't think you're close enough! What I want is negative distance! You can put your hands on their waist, thighs, arms, or even necks!

As long as it is not a push, an elbow, or a kick, the referee will not call it a blow.

When Duane and Stephen Curry run off the ball, we can reach out and pull him! Don't worry, the referee will only pay attention to the ball carrier.

When there is a missed shot on the court, our players get stuck under the basket and push away the Bulls' interior players to gain favorable rebound space.

Our people can wrap their hands around each other's arms and secretly use force to push them away.

If you're against a smaller guy, we can even put our hands on each other's necks!
In short, we must remain aggressive, we must strengthen our defense and protect our rebounds.

If we just focus on offense, you know, there is a high probability that we will not be their opponent.

Only by attacking them physically can we disrupt their shooting rhythm and feel and defend one round after another.

Only by protecting more rebounds at a stage when everyone is unable to attack can we win this difficult game! "

Coach Spoelstra will impart all the iron-blooded defensive experience he learned from the magician Riley to the Heat players.

Of course, these experiences have been emphasized to the Heat players over and over again by Coach Spoelstra a few seasons ago.

It is also because most black players are lazy, and it is not easy to stay focused due to factors such as drugs or lifestyle habits.

That's why he, the head coach, needs to once again emphasize the importance of defense and rebounding at this time.

After the timeout, the Heat's defensive quality and aggressiveness improved several levels. Curry, who had not yet developed any muscles, was pushed down while running without the ball and hugged him for several rounds.

The Bulls' opportunities for open shots from the outside are greatly reduced, and they basically can only rely on inside players to pull out as screens to create open shots for their outside teammates.

The problem is that the physical confrontation without the ball, which was not mentioned at all before, caused the shooting touch of the Bulls' outside shooters to decline rapidly. After the timeout, the Bulls hit the iron for three consecutive rounds, and the point difference was narrowed to less than 5 points in the blink of an eye.

The Heat put on a posture where defense is king. Seeing this battle, Du En took the initiative to dribble in the backcourt, and then took the opportunity to gesture to his teammates.

After halftime, Dunn dealt the card to Curry who was running without the ball at the top of the arc, and Ibakala inside came out to cover Curry who was running in the bottom corner.

Duane passed the ball to Ibaka and let him pass to Curry, and he immediately cut to the basket.

Naturally, it was impossible for the Heat to let go of Duan because of Ibaka and Curry, but just when Bosh and James turned around to double-team Duan, Curry, who got the ball, feinted and passed the ball to In Ibaka's hands.

In fact, after Curry passed the ball, he was patted on the head by Wade, but the referee did not call it.

But in this round, thanks to the referee not calling the call. After Ibaka received the ball, he immediately took a step toward the basket, and the first step was a two-handed dunk.

It is worth mentioning that Wade turned around and rushed back to the basket, almost completing the chase from behind Ibaka.

It's also thanks to the fact that Ibaka is still in his prime, his physical fitness is not bad, and his speed is quite good, otherwise there is a real risk of this ball being blocked.

"The Bulls have the best starting lineup in the league. No matter how the Heat adjust their defensive strategy, they can't stop the Bulls from scoring!"

"The attraction of Duane and Curry is so strong that the Heat need ten people to guard the Bulls!"

"For MVP, it's not enough just to be strong enough. Being able to improve your teammates is the key!

With the combination of off and off the ball, Du En can display his true strength at any time, and most of the time, Du En chooses to improve his teammates!
There is no doubt that Duane is the MVP both in the regular season and now! "

After the Bulls adopted the Princeton system, no matter how much the Heat improved their defense, it was of no avail.

The Heat's own defensive resources are limited, not to mention that when the ball reaches the hands of Duane, Curry, and Kawhi, they can hold the ball in singles and have a good shooting percentage.

And once someone gets the ball and attracts a double-team, they will naturally use the Princeton system to continue passing and cutting to the opponent who is in the open position, and rely on simple goals to widen the point difference.

24 to 31, after the first quarter, the Bulls had established a 7-point lead. (End of chapter)