550: I'm Cao, ruthless

The Grizzlies' big win last night was so big that some people even joked that the Grizzlies' win over the Clippers was similar to the first-round win against the Rockets.

And Link's performance is even more talking. Indeed, 27 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, this is not the most gorgeous stats Link has ever come up with. But there is no doubt that this performance is good enough.

At least in yesterday's game, there were no players who could match Link's stats.

In addition to the stats, Link's performances on the pitch have been outstanding. People witnessed how he tortured Barnes in the low post, how he kept Crawford, who was able to shake off NBA players in high school, and how he got Griffin out early.

Originally, the Grizzlies had 70 wins in the regular season, and they have not tasted defeat in the playoffs so far, which has allowed Link to quickly improve his coffee position in the league.

Playing well in the regular season is not necessarily recognized. Nowitzki played so well in the regular season back then, didn't he fall short because he was black-eight in the playoffs.

But Nowitzki's status in history rose rapidly after he won the title in 2011. Of course, it has also completely gotten rid of the infamy of "soft eggs".

Therefore, the playoffs have a higher gold content than the regular season. If you can continue to dominate in the playoffs, a player will definitely gain recognition.

Just as Link's popularity soared, on May 8, the NBA officially announced the results of the last and most important regular season award of the season, the Most Valuable Player of the Regular Season.

Unsurprisingly, LeBron led the Heat to a team-best 66 wins this season and a near-triple-double per game. James, for the fourth time, has won this honor.

It also makes James the fifth player in NBA history to win at least four MVPs.

In the 12-13 season, how great James's performance was, the statistics alone are enough to explain most of the problems.

Throughout the regular season, James averaged 26.8 points, 8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 56.5% from the field and 40.6% from three-point range, both of which set career highs.

In addition, in the first 33 games of the regular season, James scored 20+ per game, which is the second highest in history. At the beginning of February, James scored 30+ in six consecutive games and shot over 60% from the field, becoming the first player in history to play such a statistic.

And when it comes to team honours, James is equally impeccable. Although the 27-game winning streak was ruthlessly broken by Link, the concept of the Heat's 27-game winning streak no longer exists in this history. But it was not easy to get 66 wins.

Although the greatness of 66 wins, it is somewhat overshadowed by the Grizzlies' 70-win aura. But with a combination of personal data, dominance and team record, James eventually became the MVP player.

Watching the MVP being announced, but the winner was not himself, Link was still a little disappointed. He thought that with an incredible 70 wins, he would be able to hit the super honor of MVP.

What happened to 3rd grade? Didn't Rose also win the MVP honor when he was a junior in his third year?

However, Link can't control this kind of thing, and his personal data is indeed not as good-looking as James. And his influence in the hearts of the media is even worse than James.

Although I am very helpless, I can only accept the facts.

MVP is such a thing, it can be said that a player has been wanting all his life, and it is similar to a championship. No, even harder than the championship. In a season, there are more than a dozen players who can win the championship, but only one player can win the regular season MVP!

If it were that good, it wouldn't be so precious.

Wade, Jerry. West, Elgin. Familiar superstars such as Baylor have even missed out on MVP in their entire careers.

MVP, it's not so easy to get in the bag.

Link thought to himself that he would be able to appear in the MVP rankings in the third grade, and there would definitely be more opportunities in the future. After all, he knew very well that his strength had not yet reached the peak, and there was still room for improvement, and he had not even obtained the ability of Peak Hill now, he was already able to kill all sides in the alliance.

Some things can't be rushed, they should belong to you, and you can't run away!

With this somewhat self-comforting mentality, Link continued to look at this MVP-related report.

"Link, Durant, Anthony and Paul are the 2nd to 5th in the MVP voting rankings."

Seeing this, Link was a little surprised, he actually ranked second in the vote! He remembers that at the end of the regular season, he was still behind Durant. As a result, as soon as the actual voting results came out, he actually surpassed Durant.

Being able to hold Durant, Anthony and Paul under him is already incredible for an undrafted pick.

However, as he continued to read, Link realized what the real magic was.

"Although James has received this supreme honor, in fact, James's election this year is very dangerous! There is no doubt that Link, who led the Grizzlies to 70 wins, has won the love of many people. He almost topped James this year and won the MVP! In this year's MVP vote, James received only 70 first-place votes, while Link received the remaining 61! Durant, Anthony, Paul and others, directly did not even have a first vote! This is definitely the most thrilling MVP winning experience in NBA history. ”

"I'm Cao, ruthless!" At first, Link was able to comfort himself. But after seeing that he was only 9 votes away from becoming MVP, Link was not calm.

It's like playing a game, losing the opponent by 10 points, and being beaten up wildly, maybe it's not so uncomfortable. The strength is not good, there is no way.

But after fighting for the whole game, the strength of the opponent was equal, but the opponent was killed in the last 1 second, which is really like a knife.

At this point, Link had a feeling of being killed by James.

"Damn, I don't know who those 9 reporters are, deliberately going against me!" Link pouted, there are reporters who raise the bar at any time, and Link is not the first to encounter it.

In 2000, the invincible O'Neill met the guy who raised the bar with him. At that time, O'Neal received 120 first-place votes out of 121 MVP votes, and he was one vote away from making history for unanimous election!

However, the only opponent was Fred, who was working at CNN at the time. Hickman, who voted for Iverson. The rationale is, "I don't want to see O'Neill make history." ”

Until now, O'Neill has retired as a commentator, and he and Hickman are not up to it. Whenever that regret is mentioned, O'Neill greets Hickman with words that begin with F.

"Fred. Idiot. Hickman, I hate him. I don't need to talk to him about anything, there is nothing to apologize for, because his stupidity ruined history. This is O'Neill's reaction after mentioning Hickman in an interview half a month ago.

Link shook his head, someone as strong as O'Neal would meet a bar, let alone himself. After all, in the history of the NBA, there has never been an experience of losing the draft and winning the MVP, and there must be reporters who dare not break the rules.

Besides, losing to James in his prime is not an unacceptable thing.

And Link is luckier than O'Neal, because he at least has a chance for "revenge".

James won the MVP? Then Lao Tzu will go to grab the championship!

Just when Link fantasizes about himself and James going head-to-head in the Finals, he receives a text message that it is Jimmy. Sent by Butler.

"It's eight o'clock in the morning, the Federal Express arena should be empty, and I'm going to go to the arena to shoot. And guess who I met? Chris. Paul! That guy came before me! ”

Gone earlier than Butler? Link only does this occasionally.

It seems that Paul, who had a bad performance in the last game, will not give up.

Before going to compete with James for the championship, Link had to solve Paul's trouble first......

But the thought of coming in second in the MVP voting and Paul only coming in fifth gives Link a honeyed confidence.

Quasi-MVP, but not going to travel to the pool.