Chapter 385: Finally on the Defensive! (Fifth Update!) )
The Eastern and Western Division Finals were still in full swing, and it was at this time that the league announced the season's All-NBA and All-Defensive Team.
This year's Team of the Year results came as a surprise to many fans.
The Spurs, who have always been unpopular with fans, have two selections this year!
Best three: Mark Gasol, David Lee, Paul George, James Harden, Dwyane Wade.
Marc Gasol's average of 14.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1 steal and 1.7 blocks per game this season is not particularly impressive, but his improvement on the defensive end is the key for the Grizzlies to enter the playoffs this season and even go all the way to the Western Conference Finals.
If it weren't for his injury miss, the Grizzlies would have a good chance of making it to the top half this season.
David Lee's return to the top also deserves a team.
Harden's performance is also there for all to see.
It was Wade and George, both of whom had a great season and ended up making only three of them.
George, in particular, replaced Granger as the centerpiece of the team this season and helped the team reach the Eastern Conference finals and play against the Heat.
But fortunately, he is still very young, and as long as he does not suffer injuries, he is likely to become James' biggest contender in the East.
Best Second Team: Howard, Griffin, Anthony, Parker, Westbrook
Howard averaged 17.5 points, 12.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game this season, although his stats declined compared to the Magic period, he is still the league's No. 1 center.
Anthony averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season, which ended Durant's scoring title and deserved to be the league's third small forward this season.
Westbrook averaged 23.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and he benefited from his stats since Harden left.
Parker is averaging 20.3 points, 3 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game, and as the leading scorer on the No. 1 team in the West, he also deserves a second-team spot.
However, Griffin's selection is questionable, his 18 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists are down from the first two years of the rookie, and the Clippers are also out of the playoffs early.
Best team: Duncan, James, Durant, Kobe, Paul.
Ke, Zhan, Du, the top three in the league, there is not much suspense in this selection.
But the other two are just a lot of fun.
Duncan was also selected for a while at the age of 37, and his performance in this Nth spring is obvious to all.
With 17.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 blocks, Shi Buddha seems to never be old.
Paul's situation is very similar to Griffin's, with 16.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 2.4 steals, and all statistics are declining.
It can only be said that fans in Los Angeles have an innate advantage in the selection of the best team because of their high exposure.
Shortly after the All-Defensive Team was announced, the All-Defensive Team was released.
Best Defensive Second Team: Marc Gasol, Duncan, Paul George, Tony Allen, Mike Conley.
Best Defensive Team: Noah, Chandler, Ibaka, James, Tang Tian, Paul
Because of the same votes, there were two centers in the squad this year.
But the most eye-catching thing is Tang Tian!
After winning the Defensive Player of the Year, he also managed to be selected for the league's defensive team!
"Look, I'll just say, I should have been in for a while last year, but it's the same this year!"
"This honor, an outside player, is really the strongest defensive player in the game, I think it can be compared to Payton!"
"It's not thick, or deliberately belittling, Don's defense is indeed on the same level as Payton!"
"Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the offseason now, will the Spurs still be reluctant to pay the luxury tax like this?"
"Brother, it's still early, the finals haven't started yet!"
"Yes, hurry up, the second season of the Spurs Heat, if the Spurs win again, I can't think of the expression of the Heat management!"
"Haha, just rubbing shoulders with the best defensive player?"
"James is afraid that he will be shut up if he loses again, but this year he said that he will bring Miami a second championship in team history!"
"One team, one team of best defenders, one team of MVPs, James is at the top of his game this season, and he deserves to say that."
"I know it's eligible, I'm just saying in case the Heat loses."
"The Heat won't lose!"
"Yes, my emperor will win! Lose? Inexistent! ”
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The Heat's big win over the Pacers in Game 3 gave Heat fans a sweep of the previous gloom.
They expected the team to take advantage of the victory, but no one expected that in Game 4, the Pacers successfully limited James and pushed the latter's score to 24 points.
And Hibbert once again broke the Heat's interior line, with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and the opposite Bosh had 7 points and 3 boards.
The Pacers also beat the Heat 99-92 at home to tie the score at 2-2.
This time, it's really hard to say who will advance to the finals in the East.
The fierce battle is raging on this side, but the other side is like child's play.
In the fourth game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, the Spurs suppressed the Grizzlies and swept the Grizzlies 4-0.
Tony Parker slashed 37 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, becoming the biggest contributor to the team's victory.
The Black and White Bears were out of shape again, and the Grizzlies' top scorer in the game was Quincy Bombset, who scored 22 points on 3-of-6 three-point shooting.
The Spurs easily advanced to the Finals and waited for work.
The Heat, on the other hand, have struggled again this year after a hard-fought seven-game battle with the Celtics last year.
In addition to scheduling daily practice sessions for the Spurs every day, they watch the broadcast in the video studio whenever the Heat have a game.
The main purpose is to prepare for the upcoming Grand Final.
Of course, as last year, as a spectator, it was still quite interesting to watch the game with a play-watching mentality.
"Who do you think we're going to fight this year?" Green was happy with this kind of question, and before the fifth game between the two sides, he asked Tang Tian again.
"Heat." Tang Tian said without thinking.
"So sure? Why? The Pacers don't stand a chance at all? Green looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.
"Not for any reason, I feel." Tang Tian replied.
"Okay, but you feel right every time, and it looks like this year's finals are going to be intense." Green nodded.
Tang Tian smiled.
With the Spurs winning the championship last season, a lot of history has changed, so it's not because of the experience of the Heat that the Heat will make it to the Finals.
It's that the league needs the Heat.
The Stern era, while not as obvious as the Shaw era, was sometimes necessary.
Otherwise, the Pacers will play the Spurs, and the number of spectators in such a finals will be directly reduced by half.
Of course, the premise is that when the strength of the two teams is relatively close, otherwise the league will not be able to affect the trend of the series like the Spurs playing the Grizzlies.
The NBA is a business league, and you have to be strong enough to be free from these factors.
After all, striking iron also needs its own hardness.