Back in 84, he became Jordan’s lifelong enemy!

Chapter 119 The general manager personally led the team to congratulate him!

The first round of the playoffs is still going on, and a few days later, other teams that have advanced have also competed.

The Boston Celtics, after being pulled back by the Cavaliers, finally defeated their opponents in the last game with 117:115 and successfully advanced to the next round.

In this game, Larry Bird showed his superstar qualities. He took 17 shots, hit 11 goals, and made 14 of 12 free throws. While scoring 34 points, he grabbed 14 rebounds and sent out 7 assists.

At the critical moment, he forced a quasi-win against the Cavaliers' No. 4 Phil Hubbard, eventually killing the game and becoming the team's biggest contributor to the win.

The Cavaliers' Walder Free scored 30 points, but he took 27 shots and only made 11 goals. His condition became the team's barometer.

If the Cavaliers are in good condition, they can win. For example, his 23-for-13 shooting performance was indispensable for winning the last game.

He has to take the blame this time.

After the Celtics advanced, their next round opponent was the Pistons, who, like the SuperSonics, shaved off their opponents' heads and were the first to advance.

The Philadelphia 76ers also swept the Washington Bullets the night before with a total score of 3:1 and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Although the Washington Bullets pulled back a game in the third game with the performance of three starters scoring 20+ points, they still had no choice but to be eliminated due to insufficient overall strength.

Jordan's performance did not exceed Su Wen's expectations.

After the team was led by a big score of 2:0, seeing that he passed the ball more and cooperated with his teammates' offense more, but still failed to win a victory for himself, Danzi finally rolled up his sleeves in the third game and did it on his own.

From the very beginning, he showed off his strong and powerful offensive firepower and continued to expand territory for the team. In the end, he made 26 of 12 shots and 16 of 11 free throws, scoring 35 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. At the same time, he led the team to narrowly defeat the Bucks by 109:107, a difference of 2 points, and regained a victory.

Especially in the Bucks' last attack, Jordan used his defensive awareness to successfully defend against Terry Cummings. He was definitely the biggest contributor to the win.

In this game, Cummings played like crazy.

He took 20 shots in the game, scored 15 goals, and made 8 of 7 free throws. He was very efficient and scored 37 points and 9 rebounds.

If Jordan hadn't defended the last ball, they might have been forced into overtime.

Although Ulrich is still a defensive colander, he is still quite stable on the offensive end. He scored 18 of 10 in another game and scored 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, which made people love and hate him.

It's a pity that even though they won a difficult victory and regained a victory, their overall strength was not as good as their opponents. In the fourth game, they still lost 105:97, an 8-point difference, ending the playoffs. journey.

In the final battle, Danzi still couldn't hold on, taking 16 shots and only scoring 6 goals. His offensive shooting performance returned to the level of the first playoff game.

Although he knew his hand was not good, he hit the basket many times and caused a lot of damage. He had a strong free throw performance of 20 of 17 and scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, but he could not say that he was trying his best.

He has the worst offensive efficiency in the team, and he can definitely stand in the C position taking the blame.

The Bucks eliminated the Bulls and advanced to the next round. Their opponent was the Philadelphia 76ers.

All four teams have qualified in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the same is true for the Western Conference.

The Los Angeles Lakers became the second Western Conference team after the SuperSonics to eliminate the Suns with a total score of 3:0 to advance to the next round.

Last season, the two sides had to fight for 6 games to decide the winner. This season, the Suns lost three games in a row and were swept.

This strength is getting worse year by year.

The Lakers' next opponent is the Houston Rockets, who just eliminated the Mavericks 3:1 and emerged from the first round.

Of these two teams, one was the overall runner-up last season and is the favorite to win the championship this season.

Another emerging team with the strongest interior twin towers of this season, Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon, their matchup is interesting to watch.

The SuperSonics' opponents also came out.

In the battle between the two former scoring champions, Dantley and English, Dantley finally emerged victorious and led his team to qualify with a huge score of 3:2.

Although one of these two teams is ranked sixth and the other is third, in fact the difference in lineup strength between the two teams is not too big, and their respective cores are both ruthless.

Winning or losing all depends on the small details of both sides' offense, and who's state is more stable and better.

Now that the opponent is out, the lineup for the next round will naturally be out too.

The SuperSonics will be sitting at their home court in two days, waiting for work and waiting for the Utah Jazz.

Su Wen and others, who had rested for nearly a week, also started training.

During these few days of rest, Lanny Wilkens still couldn't resist the repeated entanglement and teasing of the players. He still arranged a team dinner on the second night of the holiday and fulfilled his "Best Coach" award. The promise of a treat for the prize.

Everyone ate and drank enough, and after lying down for a day on the second day, they started restorative training on the third day.

"Su, take action when you have the chance. Don't hesitate. Don't worry about your teammates. You are in a better position."

"Tom, your position should be deeper inside. Don't always run out to catch the ball, otherwise you will lose your offensive space."

"Al, why are you always smiling stupidly? Have you been beaten into dementia?"

"Brad, pay attention to your teammates' movements, don't waste their energy, and get the ball out quickly."

"Tim, Tim, you ran into the wrong position again, hurry back to your basket."

With one day left before the game day, all members of the SuperSonics started tactical drills early in the morning.

Wilkens showed off his 'best coach' style all morning, shouting reminders to the players on the court.

Sometimes he even gets anxious and yells loudly, and yells at players who make mistakes.

Everyone felt the majesty of his 'best coach'. After a morning of tactical drills, Tom Chambers walked to the sidelines dejectedly, sat next to Su Wen, and complained: "This Lanny, ever since he won the award, he has turned his back on others."

"Suddenly it's very strict, isn't it?" Su Wen asked with a smile.

"Yes."

Chambers felt a little unhappy when he thought about the scene in the second half of training when Wilkens sprayed him all over his face because of a running error and a collision with his teammates. He said: "The night before yesterday, the guys were all together. Drink and chat.”

"I suddenly became so irritable today, it's absolutely disgusting!"

Su Wen smiled and did not respond.

This is why the coach or coaching team cannot get too close to the players.

When the two sides get closer, the players will be easily distracted because of the good relationship between the two parties, and will not take your orders seriously, or they will obey them in secret.

The same goes for the coaching staff.

As you get closer to this player, it becomes easier for you to scold him and you will worry about the other player's face.

The coach must distance himself from the players, otherwise it will be difficult to manage the entire team.

After waiting for a long time, there was no response from Su Wen. Tom Chambers couldn't help but ramble on, bringing up the topic of MVP, the most important personal award in the regular season, and the best lineup that will be announced soon.

"Su, I have a hunch that the reason why the league officials have not announced the MVP is definitely because they are undecided between you and Larry Bird and it is difficult to make a choice."

"That shouldn't happen, right?" Su Wen thought for a moment and didn't quite agree with what the other party said.

Although the voting rules for major awards in the regular season have changed, the people with voting rights have also changed, becoming the exclusive rights of media reporters and basketball commentators.

But no matter what, it is still a voting rule that has been implemented for several years. You should be familiar with this set of procedures.

It only needs to be announced based on the voting results, so why bother?

unless

Su Wen thought of the report that Future Danzi was kicked out of an MVP due to an unfounded reason of "aesthetic fatigue", and he had an idea and began to hesitate.

"Can't you see, Su?" Chambers said with a smile: "Because of your 40+ performance in the first round, the outside world is crazy about the MVP."

"Originally, Larry Bird received the loudest calls and received the most support, but after the first round, it was different."

He blinked at Su Wen, his eyes bright, and he seemed to be full of confidence in his guess, "Your average of 40+ per game, and our performance of sweeping the Spurs, have given you the biggest bargaining chip. My voice to you, Li Li The voice that supports you keeps tilting toward you, and it has completely overwhelmed Larry."

"You have a good chance."

"I hope so." Su Wen thought his analysis was reasonable.

During the first round of the playoffs, the outside world's talk about MVP never stopped for a day.

Today, a lot of media are touting Big Bird, thinking that he has the best chance of winning;

Tomorrow, the target of praise will be changed again, and it will be Su Wen. While listing his regular season performance and data panel, the results of leading the team are also Su Wen's biggest weight in fighting for MVP.

It's just that there are too few people in NBA history who are MVPs on their first appearance.

In the entire history of the league, there are only two other players except Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld.

Those who are as strong as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and other super giants cannot do it.

Because there is so little reference available, some media use this as an argument and are not very optimistic about Su Wen.

This is why Big Bird's MVP appeal is greater than that of Su Wen.

In the past few seasons, the former's performance has obviously not fluctuated much. Even this season's 63 wins and 19 losses were achieved in the 81/82 season, which is not an improvement.

His personal data is also very stable, with no ups and downs. He has always been a superstar-level data.

The most important point is that after he entered the league, in his second season, he joined McHale and Chief Robert Parish. This Celtics lineup became very strong, and Danny was added one after another. ·Ainge and Dennis Johnson, their overall strength has improved to a higher level.

The strength of the Celtics is not due to him alone, but to the strength of the entire team.

But even so, he is still capable of overpowering many superstars and becoming the biggest contender for MVP.

This also makes people wonder whether he took advantage of his "skin" to be so sought after by the league and so highly praised by the media.

If he were a black player, then the MVP awarded to him last season would be nothing more than that. It would be impossible for him to win three MVPs in a row.

Magic's performance in leading the team is no worse than him.

However, since Magic entered the league, he has not won his own MVP trophy so far.

He is the man who led the Lakers to four Finals and two championships.

How is it worse than your big bird?

Just when Su Wen was aggrieved for the Magic, the team's general manager Les Haberg suddenly led a group of managers to arrive.

The first time he entered the training hall, he was looking for someone.

When he found Su Wen on the sidelines, he immediately smiled and walked towards Su Wen.

Before the people arrived, the sound arrived first.

"Su, Su!"

"Congratulations, Sue!"

(End of this chapter)