Standing pretty old

Chapter 168 First Obtained POM
The echelon in the east is rigorous, while the competition in the west is fierce.

In addition to the team's overall ranking, the league also announced the POM (Player of the Month) of the previous month as usual at the beginning of the month.

The POM in the West was awarded to Chris Paul. He led the team to a record of 12 wins and 9 losses throughout December. His average playing time was 5 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was 39.2%. 48.3 points, 24.5 assists, 10.4 rebounds, 4.0 steals, 3.0 turnovers.

助攻失误比几乎达到了5:1，相当高效的数据，20+10+4的数据也意味着CP3已经是联盟一号位上的顶级球员。

At the same time, this is also the first time in Chris Paul's career to get POM.This laid the foundation for his future stardom.

You know, Deron Williams, who has always had an advantage in the matchup, has never won a POM. From this point of view, Paul is one step ahead of his "enemy of life".

Someone in the West got the first POM of his career, and the East did the same, and it was still in his rookie season.

That's right, Ruan Erniu, who missed the POM in the first month, finally got his wish and is about to get his first trophy in the NBA - the Player of the Month trophy!
Although in the December game, the Eagles lost twice to the veteran Pistons in the East, and lost to the Mavericks in the West at the end of the month, but these flaws are not concealed.

Ruan Erniu led the young Atlanta Hawks to a 12-10 record in December.

He averaged 38.8 minutes per game this month, shot 55.7% from the field, averaged 30.3 points, 20.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.8 blocks per game. The data of 30+20+5+2.8 for the month was full of dominance.

In fact, the record of the Hawks is still slightly inferior to that of the Celtics and Pistons, but just looking at the performance of the players, there is no suspense at all for Ruan Erniu to win this POM. .
Since the best player of the month is a test of the player's personal performance, the league sent the eastern POM to the sparks last month, which has actually caused quite a bit of controversy.

当阮二牛在12月接连拿下30+30，50+20+5+5+5的数据之后，再不将POM颁给他，恐怕联盟的公信力也会受到质疑。

Ruan Erniu happened to get off the plane arriving in Cleveland when he got the good news.

ESPN's Cleveland reporter Brian Windhorst requested an interview with Ruan Erniu immediately, wanting to ask him about his feelings about getting the POM last month.

Ruan Erniu accepted his interview at the airport. Looking at the fat white guy, Erniu smiled and said: "This is affirmation of me. I am very happy to get POM. You know, there are so many in this league. The master of the month, getting the best of the month means that you are the best one in the performance of the month.

However, this is also a spur. Getting POM in my rookie season means that I have to work harder to defend the honor I have won. "

Brian Windhorst asked again: "You are about to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Do you have the confidence to beat your opponent in the game? You know, you are going to face the mighty LeBron James."

"This guy must be James' diehard!" Ruan Erniu thought to himself.

Er Niu said firmly: "James is definitely a character that cannot be ignored. But I believe that the overall strength of the Hawks is higher than that of the Cavaliers. We are sure to win this game!"

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At the end of the interview, Brian Windhorst said: "Kraft, I have a personal matter here. Lebronto, I will give you a call. He wants to be friends with you!"

Ruan Erniu took the reporter's business card with some hesitation, and after thinking about it, he said, "Why didn't James come to me directly?"

Windhorst shrugged and said, "Maybe he felt that meeting him directly was a bit awkward, so he asked me to bring you a letter, who knows?"

Ruan Erniu looked at the business card in his hand, and realized that this should be James' invitation.

I didn't expect LBJ to be the boss on the court, but my second child's state is surprisingly polite in life.

This hand has a sense of proportion, neither alienating nor sudden.

After arriving at the hotel where he was staying and settling his luggage, Ruan Erniu dialed the phone number on his business card.

"Beep!", "Beep!" After two beeps, James himself connected the phone.

"Hi, this is LeBron!"

"Hi, LBJ, I'm Kraft Nguyen, nice to meet you!"

"Hello, Kraft, can I call you that? I take the liberty to contact you through Windhorst. Your performance after entering the league is really great. I have been paying attention to you and hope to be like you Experts become friends!" James said with a smile.

Ruan Erniu also laughed and said: "Of course, LBJ, you are too polite, you must know that you are the successor of Jordan that the league strongly recommends!"

James said helplessly: "Don't mention it! Although I have always admired Michael, being his successor is not a good job."

Ruan Erniu laughed again: "How do you say? Is it too much pressure?"

James said quietly: "This is just one of them. More importantly, don't you think Jordan's successor is a very cursed title?"

Ruan Erniu stopped laughing, and asked inexplicably, "Why?"

James laughed instead, and then he reported a few names that have left great names in the league: "Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady..."

After Ruan Erniu heard this, he really had a creepy feeling. He didn't want to know, and he was startled when he thought about it.

Penny Hardaway, the Magic finally gave up Shaquille O'Neal for him, but Hardaway was later destroyed by injuries.

Grant Hill, once a gentleman, maintained one of the three consecutive triple-double records, but was later destroyed by injuries.

Vince Carter, known as half man and half god, is known as a super player whose physical fitness is not inferior to that of Jordan. In the Olympic Games, he directly buckled his opponent's face to the retired bull.Can
Since being destroyed by Uncle Bao, he has never been able to recover to his heroic state.After coming to the Nets, he was just the team's second point after Richard Jefferson.

Tracy McGrady, a well-known figure to Chinese fans, is gradually losing patience after the Rockets are injured and stopped.

Kobe was lucky, holding O'Neal's thigh and won three championships, but this is not enough to prove his historical status.

Now it's James' turn!

Thinking about this, Ruan Erniu also felt that the position of Jordan's successor is really not for ordinary people, and the risk is too high!

James added: "Kraft, have you thought about how to prove your worth without us 21st century NBA players?"

Ruan Erniu's IQ is not lower than that of James, so he naturally knows the elegance of the song.

But he still pretended to be dull and said, "How to prove it?"

James paused and said, "Have you ever thought about teaming up with players of your own generation? Just like the Celtics?"

Ruan Erniu finally forced out what James was thinking, and said frankly: "It's not easy, Mr. Stern will stop the transaction at any time, and this matter requires the affirmation of many parties!"

James' next words were full of domineering: "He will agree, because our interests also need to be taken care of! Kraft, you have to understand that in order for the management to make money, this alliance must sometimes compromise with us!"

Ruan Erniu gave James a thumbs up in his heart, but suddenly turned his mouth: "So, it has nothing to do with me leading the Eagles to beat the Cavaliers tomorrow, right?"

James froze for a moment, then laughed and said, "Just let the horse come here!"

　The third shift is over, as expected, three shifts a day is too much for me!
　　In addition, the group number is 118-493-983. I have already given up my hope of modifying the introduction of Dianniang. I will add a sentence after the book review when I have time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)