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Chapter 90 The best rookie, a dead button! (Second update, please subscribe)

With the NBA playoffs in full swing, the answers to the major awards of the regular season are also beginning to be revealed one by one.

As in the past, the NBA officially announced the winner of the best sixth man - Antawn Jamison of the Dallas Mavericks.

As early as the summer league, Duan once set his goal for this season to be the best sixth man.

However, due to good luck, many player templates suitable for Du En were selected.

Coupled with Kobe's off-court incident, Dunn gained more playing time and ball rights with the Lakers.

As a result, Dunn has been playing the starting position since he entered the NBA, so he missed the best sixth man award.

Of course, the current Du En does not lack a template for the best sixth man.

The best sixth man is rarely like Harden, from the bench to the regular season MVP.

In most cases, being able to become a champion puzzle player is amazing.

Now Du En's sights have undoubtedly been set on pursuing the regular season MVP and finals MVP!But not this season.

……

"Dune, the news of the Rookie of the Year has already begun.

If nothing else, when the second round of the playoffs starts, you and LeBron James will share this honor.

If the Los Angeles Lakers are eliminated in the first round, then you have to go to New York for the awards ceremony.

If the Los Angeles Lakers make it to the Western Conference semifinals, then LeBron James will join you in Los Angeles. "

Before the first round of G2 of the Lakers and Jazz playoffs was about to start, Nike executives sent Dunn a message about the Rookie of the Year.

In fact, the selection of major awards in the regular season has ended. It is not difficult for a top sponsor in the United States like Nike to know the results of the selection.

NBA officials, however, only suppressed the news for the time being and did not publish it, hoping to catch big fish in the long run.

Relying on the continuous release of news about various awards, fans of teams that did not make it to the playoffs will be attracted to continue to pay attention to the playoffs, thereby increasing the overall ratings of the league.

By the way, Du En was quite happy to know in advance that he had become the Rookie of the Year.

However, the honor had to be shared with James... In this case, Du En was not very interested.

In the past, Du En only thought about touching other people.Unexpectedly, in his rookie season alone, he would be beaten by James...

It can only be said that if you walk too much at night, you will inevitably encounter ghosts.

This year, like 9 years ago, a double-yolk egg was born.

And what is very surprising is, how can Kidd Hede?Qualified to share the best rookie with Jordan's successor Grant Hill?

基德场均11.7分5.4板7.7助攻，投篮命中率只有38.5%，希尔场均19.9分6.4篮板5助攻，投篮命中率高达47.7%。

Although Kidd's record is a little better than Hill's, don't forget that there is another No. [-] pick, Big Dog Robinson, who has more gorgeous statistics and a better record!
The Big Dog led the Bucks, who were last in the league, to ninth in the Eastern Conference, missing out on the playoffs by one game.

Kidd and Hill, who also did not make the playoffs, are far inferior to the big dogs in terms of statistics and records, but they became famous first.

It can only be said that Business is business!

Anthony, who led the team to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference this year, is also like the big dog Robinson.

Because of the stains on his body, he is not suitable to be promoted as a facade. Even if the statistics and record are not bad, the best rookie is still nothing to him.

Of course, for Nike, it doesn't matter whoever wins Rookie of the Year, Duane, James, or Anthony.

Nike will not pull Anthony down just because of boosting James.

Not to mention that the current Nike hand is not so long, and it does not have the ability to do this.

Just talking about the current situation, Nike is still relying on Jordan, the great god, to control the field, and Anthony is Jordan's fancy future star.

It can only be said that Jordan never disappoints in terms of people.

Kobe withstood Jordan's eye of death and broke into the top ten in history. It's really not easy...

……

Closer to home, time soon came to April 4, and the Lakers and Jazz G21 started again at the Staples Center.

Perhaps it was because of the three-day interval, or because G1 won too easily, the Lakers in the first quarter showed symptoms of rest.

Fortunately, the Lakers were only in poor offensive form, and the defense did not fall, so the score was 21 to 19 in the first quarter. The Lakers played at home and were only 2 points behind the Jazz.

Still, a superteam is a superteam.

It was Duane who took the lead with his substitute lineup to break the deadlock at the beginning of the second quarter, helping the Lakers overtake the score and turn defeat into victory.

When Kobe, Malone, and O'Neal returned to the game, the Lakers started to gain momentum. After the first half, they took a 9-point lead.

Just when the point difference was about to widen in the third quarter, the Jazz's sixth man Gordon Jirisek suddenly ushered in a wave of explosions. He scored 7 points in a row with a combination of sudden shots and helped the Jazz stabilize the situation.

However, after Kobe took the initiative to apply to defend Gordon Girisek, the latter also quickly died down.

In this way, 68 to 76, the Lakers entered the fourth quarter with an 8-point advantage.

Different from G1, Zen master adjusted O'Neal's playing time tonight, and directly let O'Neal and Duane start the game in the fourth quarter.

Sloan also didn't expect the main force of Zen Master's Death Exercise to arrive so early.

Prior to this, Sloan carefully studied the tapes of the Lakers' regular season and felt that Duane needed to take strict precautions at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

In order to prevent Dunn from playing pick-and-rolls, transition offense, pushing speed, and scoring with simple balls, more strikers were sent to encircle Dunn, but they did not prepare the big center to defend O'Neal in advance.

It can only be said that while Sloan was calculating Dunn, the Zen master also predicted Sloan's thoughts.

With more trump cards in his hand, Master Jackson played O'Neal's king in advance.

Without calling a timeout immediately, Sloan could only let people flank Duane and O'Neal, and let go of other role players.

Sloan can only bet that the Lakers' role players don't feel good, and they can't make three-pointers even if they are short.

Then relying on O'Neal to drag down the speed of the Lakers' retreat, they focused on defensive counterattacks to reduce the score.

However, Fisher, Rick Fox, and Cobra Grant on the Lakers' bench all have baskets.

Dunn's breakthrough and distribution of the ball made them feel comfortable catching the ball, and they can throw it directly after picking up the ball.

Relying on 5 of 3 three-pointers from the Lakers role players, Sloan could only call a timeout and replace the main force, adopting a 212 zone defense with Kirilenko in the center to help defend.

Sloan called a timeout, and the Zen Master would naturally not be indifferent.

It's actually very simple, just put Kobe and Malone back on the court and it's over.

Of course, before the timeout ended, Zen Master still asked Du En to take the initiative to lower the rhythm of the game.

As for things on the court, Zen master showed full trust in Du En.

Du En knew that he had been PUAed by Zen Master, but after returning to the field, he did not live up to Zen Master's trust.

With a 10-point lead, Dunn took the initiative to lower the tempo of the game and played patiently.

Just try every means to break into the mid-range, or ask Malone to come out in the pick-and-roll to attract Kirilenko.

Then pass the ball to the basket, giving Malone and O'Neal a chance to play one-on-one.

If you can't find it, then when there are about four seconds left in the attack time, pass the ball to Kobe and let Kobe find a solution.

Kobe has no problem with taking over the pot. Instead, he wants to try the tactic of "pull the four of you away and watch me play singles".

However, Dunn did not leave Kobe so much time for singles.

The Jazz also made a three-pointer in the fourth quarter because the Lakers' four main players were on the court, and Fisher, the only one who was relatively good.

Therefore, the Jazz didn't have that many manpower, so they double-teamed Kobe without the ball.

It will only double-team Duane, the ball holder, and force Duane to make a mistake.When Dunn passed the ball to Kobe, basically only two people double-teamed Kobe, not three, four, or five.

After Kobe received the ball, it was also because of time issues. He would not waste offensive opportunities. He would throw the ball as soon as he got it.

Just by playing slowly and grinding out positional battles like this, the Lakers have maintained an advantage of about 10 points.

There was no way, with more than 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Sloan's dead horse was treated as a living horse doctor, and he resorted to shark-killing tactics in advance.

O'Neal played a lot of time tonight and scored 22 points. After making only one of four free throws, Jackson decisively replaced O'Neal.

Without O'Neal, the Lakers still have Kobe, Dunn and Malone, a super team can do whatever they want!

It is also because the Jazz hacked the shark that the number of fouls has accumulated.

Dunn and Kobe, under the instruction of the Zen master, worked harder to kill to the basket.

Although Dunn played the entire fourth quarter, he only scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the fourth quarter.

Although there were many breakthroughs, he did not fight alone, but passed the ball to Kobe, Malone, and O'Neal.

And because Kirilenko was in the center to help defend and did not come to defend Duane, Duane actually did not consume much energy.

Jazz power forward Tom Gugliotta, seeing Duane break into the inside with Malone's cover, was also worried that Duane would make a foul, so he didn't make a big defensive move, only dared to stand still and reach out to block the shot.

Don't want to, Du En directly hits the sky to bully him!As if to fly over his head, ride and buckle him!
"How the hell can this still fly?"

"Oh my god? Is Duan going to dunk?"

"Dune, Dawn, Dawn!"

Many Lakers fans at the scene stood up from their seats excitedly when they saw Duan's actions.

Who would have thought that in G2 of the playoffs against the Jazz's defense, Duane, who hit the fourth quarter, would still have the strength to fly into the sky and escape from the ground, and would hold his bow like a full moon!
Tom Gugliotta was also frightened by Dunn's deadly button, and subconsciously took a step back, not wanting to become a background board.

It was also because Tom Gugliotta was cowardly and stepped on the reasonable collision zone with his heel, which made Duane's buckle more reasonable.

I saw that Dunn, who was so powerful and relentless, really flew towards Tom Gugliotta!

When Tom Gugliotta reached out to block the shot, Duan put his left hand on Tom Gugliotta's shoulder.

This move is to keep Tom Gugliotta down and prevent the defense from affecting his dunk.

At the same time, Du En's whole body was lifted up by a section, and the hair on the top of his head just exceeded the frame.

boom--

After swinging half a circle, he grabbed the ball with his arm and dunked it hard into the basket. When the basketball fell into the net, Tom Gugliotta was also knocked down by Dunn and fell heavily to the floor.

It was also thanks to Duan's score, the big windmill death dunk from the dunk king, that instantly ignited the passion of the fans at the Staples Center.

"MVP, MVP, MVP!"

Even though Kobe and O'Neal were present, Lakers fans stood up from their seats and shouted "MVP" to Dunn in unison!
No problem, the Rookie Challenge MVP is also the MVP!

O'Neal, who had just taken a break, jumped up from his seat when he heard the Lakers fans cheering for Duane, came to the sidelines and shouted MVP to the audience, and shook the towel vigorously, as if he was enjoying himself with the people.

All I can say is that Du En stepped forward at the right time!
The point difference has just been narrowed to less than 10 points, and the situation still looks a bit dangerous. Du En suddenly stood up and dunked the Jazz deafeningly, deliriously, which really boosted morale!
As for the referee on the sidelines, although in terms of professionalism, Du En's ball was suspected of being an offensive foul, but the atmosphere on the scene was so high that there was nothing to worry about.

However, at this time, a referee also gave a different opinion.

"This is Staples Center, and the judgment call is in our hands.

We should let the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers, and even the fans of the United States.

Continue to enjoy Dunn's dunks again and again in slow motion! "

"You're right, and I agree with you."

"Then apply for game replay! Let's see how Du En dunked the ball!"

What is a professional referee?This is called professional!

The death dunk that originally shocked Los Angeles fans suddenly became a classic actual dunk that fans all over the United States will talk about in the future.

In the slow-motion replay, the referee did catch it, and Tom Gugliotta took the initiative to step back and step on the reasonable collision zone before Duane charged up.

Therefore, there is no doubt about the penalty this time, and Du En's score is valid!
It was also because the game time, which was originally less than 3 minutes, suddenly increased by more than ten minutes due to Duen's death slam.

The Jazz's previous momentum of chasing points came to an abrupt end.

Witnessing Duane's violent and passionate actual dunks time and time again, the mentality of the Jazz players can only be quickly cracked amidst the cheers of the fans.

Although Sloan did not choose to give up, he gave a long speech on the sidelines and inspired the Jazz players with passion.

But after the timeout ended, the fighting spirit of the Jazz players on the court was indeed not as good as before.

93 to 105, under the morale boosted by Dunn's death dunk, the Lakers won by 12 points and won G2 again.

Next, the Lakers team will pack their bags and bring their talents to Salt Lake City!

As the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, it's not a big deal to keep G2 and G[-] victories at home.

The key still depends on whether they can overcome the harsh conditions of the away game and win G3 and G4!
As a rookie, Duane also needs to relearn how to win the playoffs away!

(End of this chapter)