Chapter 1285 New MVP! Ji Feng Becomes a God!
On May 4th, the day before the start of the second round of the playoffs, all the top eight players in the NBA this season were finally born. The first round of this year's playoffs was as exciting as in previous years, but although the process was longer than everyone imagined. There are twists and turns, but the result is not surprising. All the top four teams in the Eastern Conference are on board, while in the Western Conference, the Mavericks upset their old rival Spurs and entered the semifinals. These eight teams will compete against each other starting from May 5th. .
The first to bear the brunt is the Lakers. They will face the Rockets at their home court on the 5th. The China Derby in this playoff has already attracted countless attention in China and the United States. Tickets for the first two games of Staples have already been sold. All sold out, and tickets are hard to come by. VIP tickets on the sidelines were once sold for 20,000 US dollars each. This is an exaggerated number, but even so, you can see people asking for tickets everywhere on social networks. Even the 2,000 tickets temporarily added on the 4th were sold out within 15 minutes. When Ji Feng came to Staples for training a few days ago, we even saw a long queue of fans outside the venue to buy tickets. This scene was also played out hundreds of kilometers away in Houston, with the Lakers and Rockets becoming the most watched series.
The league also tried its best to praise it. Various posters and videos were spread across all NBA promotion channels around the world within three days. For example, if you are in China, you can just open the sports channel and you will see the photos taken by Ji Feng and Dayao. The playoff promotional videos are being played on a loop, and in addition to regular promotions, this series will be broadcast live across the United States. This is also the first time in NBA history that all live broadcasts will begin in the conference semifinals.
As for the attention of domestic media, forget it. There are now hundreds of media waiting to cover this series at Staples, and domestic accounts for more than one-third, while CCTV and Tencent They have sent out on-site reporting teams, including Director Zhang, Da Xu, Yang Yi, Yang Jian and other well-known commentators. They will provide on-site commentary for each game of this series. It is said that Tencent and CCTV have also invited major commentators. Celebrity guests will be broadcast live together with professional commentators, which makes fans look forward to it and speculate that those celebrities will appear here.
Today's NBA is completely different from the past. Due to the emergence of Ji Feng, the NBA has received too much attention in China. Now basketball is definitely the number one sport in China. Of course, there are also reasons why the next door is so unsatisfactory, so all parties Celebrities are vying to show their faces here. The exposure rate here is no worse than some award shows and variety shows, or even better. Hot Bar and other celebrities are in front of them. Now everyone wants to come here to show their faces. Of course, if they can meet each other by the way It will be even more perfect once it reaches Ji Feng.
The current environment is that everything is ready, just waiting for the game to start. However, on May 5th, in addition to the evening game, what is even more concerning is the announcement of the NBA's biggest award!
Regular season MVP!
It is the most watched of all awards in the NBA and the most important one. Its influence is even greater than all other awards combined.
Every player is proud to receive this award. This award represents everything about this season to some extent. It is the highest honor and no one does not want to receive this award.
Only one person can win this super award every year. As of 2009, only 26 players in the NBA have won this honor. This is doomed to success and criticism in this award. Successful people win this award. The players who win the award must be superstars that the league strongly supports, leaders and powerful players recognized by fans. What is controversial is that there are many superstars. If you win one, you will regret leaving another.
Even if you are a league superstar with honors, you will be left out one day. For example, Paul last year, Kobe in 2006, Ou, Duncan and so on. Even Jordan was also left out. That day.
In the 1996-97 season, the Bulls, which recorded 69 wins and 13 losses, once again entered the playoffs as the league's No. 1 team. The Bulls led by Jordan were heading for the fifth championship with an invincible attitude. Jordan averaged 30 points and 6 rebounds per game. 4 assists, the league's scoring leader, and one defense. Regardless of statistics or team record, the MVP seems to be within easy reach.
However, it was given to Malone in the end. It’s not that Malone is not strong. His 27.4 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists were worthy of being the number one power forward in history at the time. The Jazz’s 64 wins and 18 losses were enough, but whether as an individual or as a team, He is indeed slightly inferior to Jordan, and the finals seemed to prove this.
But here's the thing, nothing is perfect, and that's no different today.
Before the MVP was announced, who would win the final victory between Ji Feng and James had always been the hottest topic. Various analyzes and discussions on the Internet were overwhelming, including personal data, team records and even head-to-head records. Ji Feng won completely. James.
But James also has his own advantages. Personal data: James averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game for the team. Under his leadership, the Cavaliers used a seemingly broken lineup to rank first in the Eastern Conference, winning 39 games at home. 2 losses is also the best in team history. At the same time, because Cleveland has never produced an MVP, he also has an advantage in sympathy points. The most important thing is that Ji Feng is too young!
Yes, this is only the second year of Ji Feng's career, and he is only 20 years and 170 days old. If Ji Feng can win the MVP, he will create a legendary new record, although he is not the first rookie to finish second. He won the MVP in 2016, but he will be the youngest MVP winner. This record is currently held by Onslade. In 1969, when Onslade won the MVP trophy, he was only 23 years old. .
So how the judges will choose has become the focus of everyone's attention, and at 12 noon on the 5th, this suspense will finally be revealed!
When the NBA announced the MVP award for the season, it was night time in China, Beijing time. Fans who could circumvent the wall climbed over the wall one after another and went out to wait, while those who could not circumvent the wall frequently refreshed web pages online, waiting for the immediate results.
Chinese media people and commentators from as far away as Los Angeles also gathered in the media area, sitting in front of small TVs, waiting for the final results.
"Huh~! Can it be done?" Director Zhang exhaled heavily, his fingers trembling a little. He was more nervous at the moment than when he represented the national team.
"Ji Feng has advantages and disadvantages. It all depends on how the media votes." Yu Jia was chewing gum crazily and shaking his legs, which also showed his mood at the moment.
"Media, James has a good relationship with the media." Yang Jian said from the side. For some reason, he was a little panicked at the moment.
12 o'clock!
"I'm coming!"
On the TV, the NBA spokesman finally appeared, holding a manuscript containing the final results of the MVP.
"In the 2008-2009 season, the winner of the regular season MVP is..."
"Congratulations!"
"Ji Feng! From the Los Angeles Lakers! Became the youngest regular season MVP winner in NBA history!"