NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 246 MVP, the first person to reach the top

The regular season is over, and at the same time, the rankings of various data are officially locked at this moment.

Durant, who once won the scoring title for four consecutive years, saw his average score in the regular season drop to 27.1 points this season due to a decrease in his role, dropping to third place.

The scoring champion was replaced by Westbrook, who was traded to the Warriors.

This season, Westbrook averaged 31.6+10.0+10.2 points per game, scoring 1.9 points more than second-place Anthony, and also averaged a triple-double, making him a well-deserved scoring champion this season.

Lin Chuan retained the title of rebounding champion.

This season, as the team has more scorers, although Lin Chuan's number of shots has decreased, he has never stopped protecting the team's rebounds.

He averaged 13.5 rebounds per game this season, leading the league. Howard, who came in second, could only get 12 rebounds, a full less.

The assist king was also won by Lin Chuan.

This season, after the team's lineup changes, Lin Chuan has gradually become the team's main ball point guard. With three top scorers Curry, Durant and Thompson on the same team, Lin Chuan can get 11.6 assists per game, even surpassing a series of top point guards in the league, ranking first in the league, and once again breaking his own record for average assists per game for a center in the NBA last season.

Even point guards like Paul and Rondo can't catch up.

Lin Chuan also won the titles of block and steals leader.

In 82 games of the season, Lin Chuan, without much effort on the offensive end, fully utilized the defensive end, formed a system by himself, and created a strong defensive team.

With an average score of 118.3 points per game this season, the defensive system formed by Lin Chuan only allowed opponents to score an average of 99.7 points per game, with a net win of 18.6 points. The starting lineup of five people led by Lin Chuan, "Lin Chuan, Ibaka, Durant, Thompson, and Curry", had a net win of 47.4 points per possessions.

Being able to do this, Lin Chuan's defense is beyond doubt, and this is also reflected in his basic data.

An average of 3.77 blocks per game and 2.67 steals per game are the most intuitive representation of his defensive efficiency and ability.

Paul and Anthony Davis could only become the unlucky ones who were suppressed by Lin Chuan, and unfortunately ranked second in the steals and blocks list.

On the triple-double list, Lin Chuan and Westbrook complemented each other, scoring 55 and 42 triple-doubles respectively this season.

He is also one of only two players averaging a triple-double throughout the season.

As is customary, regular season awards will be voted on by hundreds of reporters after the season ends, and the results will be officially announced in the first round of the playoffs.

So, even though he finished the regular season, Lin Chuan did not get any trophy and could only prepare for the playoffs first.

And their first-round opponent is the Mavericks.

The current leader of the Mavericks is still Nowitzki, who has not retired yet. After experiencing an injury season last season, the 36-year-old has not regressed this season. Instead, he seems to have regained his youth, averaging All-Star-level data of 22+6+3 per game, and leading the Mavericks, who only had a 50% winning rate last season, to advance to the playoffs again.

Before the game, players from both teams walked into the stadium.

Lin Chuan slowly walked into the media room and accepted interviews from reporters.

As soon as he walked into the room, cameras were immediately pointed at him. Lin Chuan pointed to a reporter and prepared to start answering questions.

"What do you think of the opponent Mavericks? How strong do you think they are?"

"They used to be very strong, but the tide of the times is inevitable. Now they have degenerated from a championship contender to a playoff-level team. It may still be difficult for others, but not for us."

Lin Chuan's sharp words have won the media's favor, but they still couldn't help but be shocked when they heard such comments.

"As a leader, I respect Nowitzki very much. Although we didn't play against each other in the playoffs in the first two seasons due to various reasons, I never doubted his ability. Players who can win MVP and FMVP are all easy to deal with. And his ability to play well as an international player also helped us to be noticed by the NBA earlier. In the development of overseas markets, Nowitzki has made an indelible contribution."

"How many games will this series end in?"

Hearing the reporter's question, Lin Chuan smiled slightly, stretched out a hand, and then covered it with his thumb.
"We swept them in four games."

On the other side, Nowitzki accepted the interview with a serious face.

"What do you think of the player Lin Chuan?"

He folded his arms across his chest and thought,
"When Lin Chuan led the Thunder to defeat the Heat, I heard about him from Cuban. He called me and told me that the Thunder had found a very strong Chinese center and that we could choose to trade him. I didn't know him at the time and just thought that the Thunder had found a treasure, a player with Yao Ming's potential. Later, I started to pay attention to his ball, but I never thought that he could grow to where he is now, and that he could play at the top level of the league in just one season. This year, he has achieved incredible results."

Then he saw a reporter reaching out and lit it up.

The reporter repeated Lin Chuan's words and asked for his opinion.

Nowitzki shook his head and said seriously,

"Yes, they are really strong. This season, the gap between us and them is not small. After all, even the toughest players will feel scared when facing a team with 80 wins and 2 losses, not to mention that we only have 46 wins this season, which is 34 wins behind them. In the past, this number of wins was almost equivalent to the difference between the first and fifteenth in the Western Conference."

At this point, Nowitzki himself felt it was quite outrageous, so he paused and continued,
"But even so, we don't plan to give up easily. Although they won two consecutive championships in the previous two seasons and still have terrifying fighting power this season, we were the champions the year before they won these two championships!"

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On the field, the first game officially began.

Lin Chuan won the jump ball against Dalembert, then increased his speed and rushed forward instantly.

Nowitzki immediately became alert.

Knowing that the opponent's goal is to dunk on a fast break.

This is also their most commonly used opening technique this season, and they can gain the advantage at the start in just a few seconds.

"Pay attention to the defense!"

Nowitzki shouted and stepped back into the restricted area to try to stop Lin Chuan.

And Dalembert also stood behind him to block the passing line.

The ball was not given to him, Lin Chuan felt something and immediately pointed to the sky. Curry understood what he meant, and suddenly grabbed the ball while moving, and then threw it directly into the sky.

"This is……?"

Nowitzki tried to get into position while looking up at the ball's path.

Could it be? It was an alley-oop!
Nowitzki's eyes narrowed, and he yelled at Dalembert,

"pick up!"

Dalembert reacted and prepared to jump, but Lin Chuan was one step faster than him.

Seeing the ball flying into the sky, Lin Chuan also jumped into the air, his clothes fluttering. He caught the pass from the back with one hand and dunked the ball into the basket with force.

"boom!"

Alley-oop!

Even though the Mavericks had seen through the Thunder's style of play in advance, they were unable to successfully prevent the goal!
"It's okay. Aerial oops are hard to limit."

Nowitzki patted the somewhat depressed Dalembert on the shoulder and prepared to launch an attack.

After receiving the ball in the frontcourt, Nowitzki was just about to turn around when he suddenly discovered that the person defending him had changed from Ibaka to Lin Chuan.

"I heard that you are very good at standing on one leg. Can you let me see it?" Lin Chuan blocked Nowitzki, preventing him from turning around easily, and even provoked him in his ear.

He knew that Ibaka alone could not defend against this experienced power forward, but his defense was much better than Ibaka's, so he let himself try out his special skills!
Nowitzki was not angry at being provoked, on the contrary, he was preparing to do so.

The One-Legged Stand is his ultimate move and also the most difficult to defend. In this game, he was preparing to use this undefended move to fight against the Thunder.

He suddenly exerted force with his right foot, moving his body to the side, and skillfully bypassed Lin Chuan and came to the side.

He leaned his whole body backwards and then lifted his left foot forward, making it difficult for Lin Chuan to block the shot from in front of him.

In this way, even if a giant like Mark Eaton or Bol comes, it will be difficult to block me.

Nowitzki thought so and raised his hand to prepare to shoot.

But just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly discovered that Lin Chuan, who was supposed to be in front of him, suddenly disappeared without a trace.

He could hear his teammates shouting.
"Watch out, behind you!"

Just then, a gust of wind suddenly came from the left.

Nowitzki's eyes narrowed and he looked to the side in panic, only to see a huge black shadow with five fingers slapping towards his head.

With a snap, the big hand instantly slapped the basketball in his hand, sending it flying away. Nowitzki fell directly to the ground because he was standing on one leg.

In the match between the two, Nowitzki lost!

The Thunder fans on the sidelines became excited instantly, shouting Lin Chuan's name and waving their flags.

Nowitzki was lying on the ground, and saw a hand reaching out in front of him. He looked up and saw it was Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan reached out and pulled the other person up. Seeing the other person's bitter smile and unwilling eyes, he said lightly,
"It's not your time anymore, Nowitzki."

"Maybe, but that's not a reason for me to give up."

He ran slowly to the backcourt.

Lin Chuan looked at the other person's back and fell into deep thought.

For such opponents, the most respectful way to defeat them is to go all out.

The tone of the game was set at this moment.

Lin Chuan dribbled the ball and made tactical gestures to everyone.

In an instant, the other four people started running tactics in a dazzling manner.

The Mavericks immediately panicked.

At this moment, among the five players on the court, except Ibaka, everyone can shoot three-pointers, and their space was suddenly opened up to an unimaginable extent.

As Durant and Curry were passing the ball, Lin Chuan's hand shook and the ball was passed out like a ghost.

Everyone's eyes were on the two of them, but the basketball came into the hands of Thompson who was standing at a 45-degree angle.

He had a calm expression on his face, and with a flick of his hand, the three-pointer hit the basket accurately.

Nowitzki knew that the three-point rain from the Thunder was about to begin.

In the subsequent games, the development was just as he expected. The Thunder's three-point accuracy was amazing and they kept making three-pointers, allowing them to maintain the lead even though their shooting percentage was not as good as the Mavericks.

What's more, the Thunder have several defensive strongmen.

In the first half, thanks to Nowitzki's efforts, the team was able to keep the score close.

But in the third quarter, the aging Nowitzki could no longer perform at his best. After Ibaka and Lin Chuan blocked two consecutive shots, the score was completely widened.

They were also beaten 35:17 in the third quarter and were completely defeated.

The Thunder won their first playoff game.

In the second home game, they continued the form from the first game.

After Lin Chuan habitually used a fast break dunk in the first offense to help the team open the score, he began to remotely control his teammates, using passes to penetrate the Mavericks' defense again and again.

The script was exactly the same as the previous game. In the first half, the Mavericks were able to fight the Thunder back and forth with their momentum and motivation. In the second half, after Nowitzki was replaced due to exhaustion, the Mavericks were quickly completely defeated by the Thunder and lost to them for two consecutive games.

In the end, the score was fixed at 123:100.

Watching the team lose to the Thunder again by a large margin, even Nowitzki, who had experienced many ups and downs, couldn't help feeling unwilling. He covered his head with a towel and quietly left the court.

Up to now, the main players of the Thunder haven't even sweated much.

In the next game, they will also go to Dallas, Texas, where they will face the Mavericks in G3G4.

Just the day after the Thunder won the game.

The MVP selection has finally come to an end.

Ranked third is Westbrook. This season, he led the Warriors to a great advance and rushed to the upper half of the Western Conference. At the same time, he also played top-notch statistics, averaging a triple-double of 30+ per game.

Even Lin Chuan couldn't achieve such data, which made the media begin to look forward to his future.

In second place is Kevin Durant.

Although he only averaged 27 points per game this season, his shooting percentage was as high as 58%, reaching the level of a center.

Neither of them received a single first-place vote.

Because Lin Chuan, who ranked first, won all the first votes.

In his third year in the NBA, at the age of 21, he won his first MVP in his career, becoming the youngest MVP in NBA history.

101 first-place votes, this is also the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.

一切的一切，不仅是因为他那场均24.2分13.5篮板11.6助攻2.67抢断3.77盖帽的原因。

It's more about the team's record.

When everyone thought that the Thunder had already achieved an unprecedented record of 74 wins and 8 losses last year and could not make any further progress.

This year, the Thunder chose to transfer the core position from Durant to Lin Chuan.

They then achieved the first 80-2 record in NBA history, allowing everyone to see this incredible regular season record.

It turns out that after replacing the core player and letting Lin Chuan lead the team, this team that won 74 games can break the limit again and continue to refresh its record!
Thanks to this performance, Lin Chuan won the MVP of this season.

From this moment on, the number one player in the NBA officially changed.

From Durant, it became Lin Chuan.

(End of this chapter)