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Chapter 93 Larry Johnson template, the Western Conference semifinals start! (Second update, please subscribe)

"Brother, congratulations on becoming the best rookie. You are indeed the best player in our class!"

Not long after the NBA officially announced the best rookie candidate, Wade called Duane.

During the phone call, Wade also made an appointment with Dunn to go on vacation together during the offseason and play and train together.

However, because both of them are still preparing for the second round of the playoffs, it is not yet known when they will play, and there is no specific time agreed upon.

If possible, Wade naturally hopes to meet Duane again in the finals, and after the finals, we will meet for a trip together.

Of course, Wade also knows that this possibility is very small.

In the first round of the previous playoffs, the Heat still relied on the successive injuries of Hornets star David Wesley and Baron Davis, which led to a narrow 4-3 victory.

In fact, after Wade was established as the leader of the Heat by Riley in the second half of the regular season, he did play better and better.

But when it comes to the playoffs, a rookie is a rookie after all. It is inevitable that he will be confused at the beginning and it will take a period of time to adapt, so his performance is relatively struggling.

If Eddie Jones and Caron Butler hadn't had a blast each, Wade would have turned into a captain and gone fishing.

However, it is not known whether the Heat can continue their good luck in the first round.

In short, the Heat will face the No. [-] Pacers in the East in the second round of the playoffs...

As a good brother, Dunn can only wish that Wade can play a better performance in the playoffs, advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and advance to the Finals.

After wishing each other the best for reuniting in the finals, Dunn also quickly hung up the phone call from Wade.

Not long after, Dunn received another call from someone else.

Mainly players who have been in contact with before the All-Star weekend, Bosh, Tracy McGrady and the like.

The only thing that surprised Du En was that Anthony's call came a little late.

"Dune...I'm sorry to call you at this time. I didn't know whether I should congratulate you before."

Losing the best rookie selection really made the proud Anthony a little depressed.

Even calling Du En to congratulate seemed a bit confusing.

Du En said with a smile: "Haha, we are brothers, so what's the embarrassment of losing to me?
Which one of us will follow the other? You have a share of my honor, right?
We had the experience of fighting side by side in the previous Rookie Challenge!Have you forgotten all about it?

Be happy, we are brothers, you should be happy for me. "

Anthony heard what Du En said and quickly explained: "Brother, you misunderstood me. I'm not sad because you won the best rookie.

It's because LeBron won the best rookie with you, and you are puzzled.

If you are the only one who enjoys the best rookie award, I can accept it.

Of course, I also look forward to sharing the Rookie of the Year award with you.

But what I can't understand is why LeBron can be compared with you?
This incident seems to make your best rookie completely meaningless!

It feels like your medal has been wiped with a rag and it has become very bad! "

"Oh, that's it." Du En could understand Anthony's thoughts.

After all, Duan felt a bit unfair that James could be tied with him for the Rookie of the Year award, let alone Anthony.

As early as in the NCAA, Du En knew that Anthony was arrogant and always felt that he was no worse than others.

Facts have also proved that Anthony has the ability to lead a team to win the NCAA championship by alone in the NCAA tournament. He is the best freshman in the history of the NCAA.

As for when the media made Anthony and James a peerless pair of pride, Anthony has the NCAA championship in his hand and thinks he is much better than James.

From Anthony's point of view, if it is said that because the Cavaliers won the No. [-] pick, James is the son of Cleveland, which made him unable to become the No. [-] pick.

However, the best rookie award, which is based on strength, why did James suddenly run in front of him?

You know, the New York Knicks this season are different from the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Heat and Cavaliers both established Wade and James as the bosses halfway through the game.

The Knicks, since acquiring Anthony, have early established Anthony as the absolute core!
Also under the leadership of Anthony, the Knicks rushed to sixth in the Eastern Conference!
If the Pacers, who are first in the Eastern Conference, and the Pistons, who are second in the Eastern Conference, are not in the same division, the first team in the division will automatically get the top four seats in the playoffs, and the Pistons will not fall to third place in the Eastern Conference due to division reasons.

Also because of the schedule, the Knicks were somewhat unlucky, meeting an opponent who should have met in the second round of the playoffs.

As a result, Anthony, who had just entered the playoffs, was besieged by the Pistons, and was eventually swept out by the Pistons 4-1.

It is precisely because of this that just after leading the team to lose in the playoffs and the psychological shadow of being ravaged by the Pistons, they learned that Dunn and James won the rookie of the year together.

The house leaks and it rains all night long. Who the hell can be affected by this?
If it were Du En, Du En would not be able to accept it.

Whether it is personal data or team performance, Anthony is above James.

Even if Anthony admits defeat to Wade, who is not as good as him in personal statistics, but has better results in leading the team, it is impossible to recognize James, who led the team and failed to make the playoffs!
If it is said that due to playing for the Lakers and playing next to the OK combination, Dunn's data and record are a bit watery, and he shared the best rookie with others, then it is indeed a bit of a past.

However, shouldn't it be him and Wade who can keep pace with Dunn?

Without understanding the connection, Anthony, who had been struggling for a long time, finally made a congratulatory call to Duan under the persuasion of his girlfriend.

Anthony's girlfriend is four years older than Anthony, so she naturally knows who is the brother who can help Anthony.

There is nothing wrong with getting in touch with Du En.

Originally, she wanted to persuade Anthony to call James as well, but seeing that Anthony was still angry, there was no need to open any pot.

Knowing that Anthony was angry, Du En began to enlighten Anthony to calm him down.

By the way, Duane also taught Anthony what he had just learned from O'Neal about how the team boss can properly manage the locker room.

Duen has reached a superstar level this season, and after finishing the finals, Duen will undoubtedly become stronger.

Therefore, Dunn can't wait to take charge of a team!

If you can't control the Lakers, then go to another giant to display your ambitions.

Thinking of the worse things to do next, Duane felt that only Anthony, the boss of the Knicks, could help him tide over the difficulties.

Considering that Anthony is stronger than his personal ability and lacks the ability to lead the team, he needs a helper who can connect the team to help him lead the team.

Just teaming up with Billups, whose peak has declined, made it to the Western Conference Finals. In the situation in 09, whoever broke out of the Western Conference between the Lakers and the Nuggets was the champion.

Therefore, if Duan can join forces with Anthony, even if he sacrifices some personal data, he is still very likely to hit the championship.

What's more, as long as you go to the New York Knicks, you won't have the trouble of not having enough salary space in small ball markets to recruit big-name stars.

When the PUA finished Anthony, he could say something to appease Anthony, and Dunn would have no worries.

The time soon came to three o'clock in the afternoon, and Dunn attended the official NBA rookie of the year awards ceremony and the media meeting on time.

Here, Dunn also saw James in a suit again.

Originally, Duane didn't want to stay with James for too long, but when he was interviewed by the media, he heard James say confidently: "Time will tell, I will be a better player than Duane..."

Dunn was in no mood to continue being touched by James.

"Michael, David, Shaq, Tim are all rookies of the year!

I have the same goal as them, and the championship is my pursuit!
The playoffs are tougher than the regular season, but this is Los Angeles.

Here, on behalf of the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers, I want to shout out that slogan-Lakers Championship! "

It's all marketing, it's all about touches, and Dunn is naturally more advanced than James.

James is still trying to compete with Duen, who is in the same grade. Duen has already started to compete with three of the top ten superstars in history.

After uttering wild words, Dunn also quickly ended the interview, saying that he would go back to the Toyota Center to practice and prepare for the second round of the game.

The next opponent of the Lakers is not easy!
Playing the civilian team Jazz, the Lakers can still release water.

Against the Kings, who have four All-Star players including Webb, Peja, Divac, and Brad Miller, the Lakers also need to go all out.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, Kobe also needed to leave the team to travel back and forth due to off-court factors.

Therefore, if Dunn wants to turn the slogan into reality, he needs to work harder.

Of course, there is another point, that is, when Du En received the notification of winning the Best Rookie Award in the morning, Du En won another chance to win the Best Rookie Player template.

[Congratulations on getting the Larry Johnson template! 】

Dunn finished drawing prizes in the morning, and when he heard about Johnson, he thought it was a magician.

After careful confirmation, it was discovered that among the many Johnsons in the NBA, Larry Johnson was second only to the magician.

Larry Johnson, nicknamed Big Mom, LJ.

Just listening to the nickname, she seems very girly and very good.

In fact, Larry Johnson, who overthrew Duke in the NCAA and entered the NBA as the No. [-] pick, played very well!
As a boxer, Larry Johnson is less than 2 meters tall, but he is one of the shortest rebounders in the NBA. He is a tough guy who has to avoid the edge when O'Neal sees him.

It's just that his style of play relies too much on back hitting, and his static talent is a bit insufficient. He has been head-to-head with big guys in the paint. After his back injury, his state seriously declined, and he was gone forever.

He didn't last as long as Barkley. In the end, like most NBA players, he changed from flying to the floor and practiced three-pointers.

To be honest, if Duane didn't get Pippen and Eddie Jones templates before, then the Larry Johnson template can bring Duane a big surprise.

But now, the help that the Larry Johnson template can provide to Dunn is to enrich the low-post offensive skills.

But in the Lakers, the low position belongs to O'Neal and Kobe, even Malone, but not Duane.

And Duane himself prefers to play the point forward position where he can get more data and play more easily.

To put it bluntly, the Larry Johnson template is just a tasteless tasteless rib for Duane now.

The Larry Johnson template enriches Duane's arsenal, but Duane needs to jump out of his comfort zone to play.

If Dunn wants to make further progress on the existing basis, he needs to continue to hit the championship, the regular season MVP or the finals MVP.

Of course, something is better than nothing.

This is why Dunn returned to the Toyota Center to practice after participating in official activities.

If it's the Western Conference Finals or the Finals, and the opponent restricts Duane's breakthrough and outside shots, Duane can suddenly run low and play a few times, catching the opponent by surprise.

However, time was a bit short. Before Duan could digest the Larry Johnson template, the King and his team arrived in Los Angeles.

On May 5th, the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers played against the Kings in G4, and it quickly started at the Staples Center...

(End of this chapter)