Chapter 1272 The Uncomfortable Warcraft, the Best Defensive Player for Two Consecutive Years!

Rose naturally deserves the award. Although before the start of this season, many media believed that this season's Rookie of the Year will be the most competitive in the past. After all, this year is what they call a big draft year. In addition to the No. 1 pick, the No. 1 Almost every rookie in the first round is famous in college, not to mention the comeback of Oden, the top pick in the world who was praised last year.

As a result, a season has passed, and Oden is still the same glass Oden. He occasionally shines, but most of the time he is disappointing. Moreover, he was injured three times in one season and was eventually reimbursed. This makes people wonder about his future career. There are some doubts about life.

Other highly touted rookies have stepped down one after another. The most disappointing one is undoubtedly Beasley, although he firmly established himself as the Heat's main force as soon as he entered the league and directly entered the playoffs with the Heat. , and it’s still fifth, which is much higher than the starting point of many rookies. Last year’s second pick and his old acquaintance Adu is still fishing at home. He hasn’t even seen the playoffs in two seasons. But he has already played two games.

However, all this seems to have nothing to do with him. The Hot Bar entered the playoffs because of Wade's heroic performance. He averaged only 12 points and 4 rebounds in 36 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was only 30%. This does not seem to be bad among rookies. But it was an absolute failure for him.

This data completely does not match people's expectations of him, and he also exposed shortcomings such as immaturity, unique style of play, flashy skills, etc. This is why he was not even selected among the last three candidates.

Some people may have said that Beasley may be a big-game player and may perform very well in the playoffs.

However, as of the 23rd, the Heat had played two playoff games, with one win and one loss, tied 1-1 with the Hawks. It looked good, but as I said before, winning or losing had little to do with him. First In a disastrous defeat of 30 points, Beasley made 5 of 17 and scored 12 points. In the second game, he won by 14 points. Beasley made 5 of 15 and scored another 12 points...

The most annoying thing is that this guy only took 4 free throws in two games, even though he scored all of them...

Let’s taste it for ourselves…

Compared with Beasley, people can't help but praise the Bulls' vision. Rose is really a guy worth cultivating. After leading the team to the playoffs in his first season, he met a powerful green jersey player in the playoffs. In the Army, Rose showed no stage fright. He averaged 16.5 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.8 steals in the first two games, leading the team to victory in North Shore Garden.

On the 23rd, in the third game that was crucial for the Bulls and the Bulls, Rose received the Rookie of the Year trophy before the game. Perhaps he was also stimulated by the honor. Rose played bravely in this game, scoring 28 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds. A double-double, scoring and assists all set career highs. Although the Bulls regrettably lost, the future of the Bulls is bright to the naked eye.

But the level of concern for this year's Rookie of the Year is completely different from last year, but as ESPN said, Ji Feng is a miracle, and this year is the norm!

"Well done." Ji Feng watched the game with Farmar and other teammates in a hotel in Utah. Of course, they mainly wanted to study the possible opponents in the finals, the Celtics, but Rose's performance was really It left a deep impression on him. It is undeniable that Rose's strength is further than what he was in the regular season. According to this development, this guy will be a strong opponent sooner or later.

"Don't worry, you can always beat him." Farmar said.

Ji Feng curled his lips in disbelief. He pretended not to be so optimistic, but he was not in a hurry. When that time comes, it would be the guys in the East who would have a headache first, such as James, James and James!

But James is still very happy at the moment. In the game that ended earlier, the Cavaliers continued to face the Pistons on the road. Although the Pistons were united and the entire Auburn Hills Palace created a terrifying atmosphere for the visiting team players, the result was still the Cavaliers. victory.

This game was a typical Pistons style of play. They played the most intensive defense in the past three games from the beginning. In the first quarter, the two teams shot only 28% and each failed to score a point for 3 minutes. A super low score of 18-18.

But in the second quarter, James stood up. He caused damage with consecutive singles. He had already made 13 free throws before halftime. He also scored 2+1 three times in a single quarter. The fierce James defeated the Pistons' hard-earned defense. It was completely shattered, 28-12 in a single quarter, and the Cavaliers took a 16-point lead in a single quarter.

This was enough for the defensive-first Pistons. They were simply unable to catch up and had to accept the fate of failure in the end.

3-0, the Cavaliers have already entered the second round with one foot.

It went smoothly, so smoothly. James was so high-spirited that he seemed to see the finals waving to him.

And he was equally happy with Howard. The Magic, like the Lakers and Cavaliers, also took a 2-0 lead. Warcraft also performed very well in these two games. In the first game, he also scored 31 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks. super data.

Of course, he is not only happy about this, but also about the upcoming awards for defensive players!

That's right, the three candidates finally announced by defensive players this season are Howard, James and Ji Feng, and Howard has always been considered the most popular candidate for the best defensive player this season.

Well, this old man thinks so too. In many interviews with reporters, Howard has expressed his desire for this award.

"Yes, I'm eager for this award. This may be the first trophy in my NBA career. You know, the first one is always special." Howard grinned happily, as if he saw him defeat James and Ji. It was the moment when the two rivals peaked.

And he is indeed qualified to compete for this award. After all, Howard averaged 13.8 rebounds and 2.92 blocks per game, ranking first in the league in both statistics. In addition, Howard averaged 20.6 points per game for the team. , his shooting percentage reached 57.2%. He had a total of 9 double-20 performances in the regular season this season.

In the regular season this season, he led the team to win the Southeast Division championship for the second consecutive year with a record of 59 wins and 23 losses, including a home record of 32 wins and 9 losses.

This season, the Magic have controlled their opponents' scoring below 100 points in 54 games. In these 54 games, they have achieved a record of 43 wins and 11 losses. The Magic have conceded an average of 94.4 points per game this season (a total of 7,737 points conceded), ranking first in the rankings. Ranked 6th in the league, and in seven defensive statistics, the Magic also ranked in the top 10 in the league.

These data are basically stable in previous years, because Warcraft's defensive ability in the paint and its effect on the Magic are obvious to all.

The Orlando media already bluntly stated on the 22nd: "No one is more suitable for this award than Howard!"

But is it really not the case?

April 23rd at 12 noon!

NBA officially announces this season's best defensive player award!

Warcraft squatted in front of the TV early, and the ESPN reporter read out the script: "The person who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in the 2008-2009 season is..."

"No. 3 from the Los Angeles Lakers, Ji Feng!!!"

"Congratulations!"