In the first game, the Warriors won easily amid the cheers of the Bay Area fans.

At the end of the game, the Warriors defeated the Hornets 103-91.

Yang Di put away the basketball and showed a smile on his face, the whole game was relatively easy, and the Hornets also went all out, but it seems that there is indeed a gap in strength.

"Chris Paul has 35 points, 10 assists and 5 steals, which is amazing." Ray Allen smiled and discussed the game with Yang Di and walked into the players' tunnel.

"Chris is amazing, his ball control and his dribbling skills, I don't feel much worse than Allen."

Yang Di said openly, telling a cold joke.

Ray Allen was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, haha patted Yang Di on the shoulder: "Almost, judging from this game, it is indeed powerful, and the defense is particularly good, steals are almost not out of position steals, and on the back line, 85 kilograms of weight also ensures that he has enough confrontation." ”

Paul's performance was in everyone's eyes, and the media also called the new "Queen Bee" "Sao Paulo" after this game.

It's just that Byron Davis is slightly embarrassed, his performance is very average, he only scored 15 points and 7 assists on 6-of-17 shooting, and also had 6 turnovers, and he is inferior to Paul on both offensive and defensive ends. Fortunately, the game was won, otherwise Byron would really be depressed to death.

Yang Di was the most outstanding performer on the Warriors, with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, including 7 frontcourt rebounds, which is more than his backcourt rebounds.

After this game, the media is even more optimistic about the Hornets, Paul still can't win if he plays like this, and if Paul returns to normal, he will definitely not be able to beat the Warriors.

Paul was playing in the playoffs for the first time, and his playoff debut performance surpassed many all-time legends, breaking a whole bunch of records, which was also a hot topic in this game.

At the same time, the league began to give out major awards as the playoffs progressed.

The first is the league's sixth man-of-the-league, and among the many contenders, Argentine defender Manu Ginobili beats out a number of contenders to become the winner of this award.

Candidates must make more substitute appearances than starts. There were 124 judges, made up of sports journalists and broadcasters. Each judge will vote for the first, second and third in their minds, with 5 points for the first choice, 3 points for the second choice, and 1 point for the third choice, so that the maximum score is only 620 points.

In the end, Ginobili was elected with an absolute advantage of 615 points, followed by Monta Ellis with 283 points and Barbossa in third with 44 points.

One of the most important reasons why Ginobili was elected with such a high number of votes is that Ginobili scored a career-high 19.5 points, in addition to 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals, and is the only player in the league who can score 19+ points in less than 32 minutes.

He ranks among the top in the NBA in all stats, ranking 31st in the league in points per game, 16th in steals, 28th in assists, 16th in 3-pointers hit, 28th in 30.1% 3-point shooting, 16th in 380 free throws, and 16th in 86% free throw percentage.

When Yang Di saw the news, he found that Ginobili's prize was a new Kia SUV, how many of these stars in BA would be short of vehicle prizes, and with this thought, it was better to send a little more cash and let the players buy by themselves.

The Hornets and Warriors play Game 2.

It will still be played at Oracle Arena, and the game will be played on April 23.

On the day, the Warriors defeated the Hornets 122-107 for their second playoff win.

The Hornets returned to New Orleans on a two-game losing streak and the Warriors spent a day in Oakland, and that same night, the NBA announced the winners of the '07-08 Defensive Player of the Season.

As a result, Yang Di was voted the best defensive player of the season with 493 votes and won the award for the second consecutive year, followed by Garnett, followed by Camby, Kobe, Josh Smith, Artest, Battier and other players.

Howard is ranked high, just below these veteran defenders.

Yang Di averaged 30.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, including first in the league in scoring and blocks, second in rebounds, and first in the league in offensive rebounds of 5.5.

In terms of offensive rebounding, Yang Di outpaced the rest of the players by too much, averaging 5.5 per game and 1.7 ahead of second-place Al Jefferson.

When it comes to blocks, Marcus Camby has accumulated a lot of experience, chasing the ground very fiercely, and finally ranked second with an average of 3.6 blocks per game, which is only between the best and the best compared with Yang Di.

So Marcus Camby's best defensive player ranking is second only to Jandy and Garnett.

After the Warriors won two in a row, the Hornets' chances of a comeback are as low as the Timberwolves now making the playoffs.

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New Orleans, a city rebuilt after the hurricane, is a city of strong will.

The arrival of the powerful Warriors did not bring fear and panic to the city, and fans who love the Hornets spontaneously organized their own teams, and the city's basketball culture is still very strong.

At the end of April and the beginning of May, there are already a large number of coolly dressed beauties in the streets and alleys.

Yang Di and others trained on the ground.

In the afternoon, outside the New Orleans Hornets' home arena, league officials specifically approached the Warriors who were training.

Yang Di sweated profusely as he practiced shooting and confrontation, and met general manager Chris Mullin, who was waving at him at the door of the arena.

"Give me an award?"

Yang Di also never expected that after the official announcement, the award would be presented in such a situation.

"This year's awards are like this, except for MVP, when an award comes out, the elected players will be awarded, in life, in training, on the field, no one can say." Yang Di was presented with a white and clean fat man, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes, and held a trophy representing the best defensive player in his hand.

The bronze man on the trophy squats down with his hands outstretched, making the most standard defensive posture in a basketball game.

"Wow!"

Yang Di took the trophy and showed an exaggerated facial expression.

The media, who had been prepared for a long time, flocked to shoot Yang Di and the officials of the alliance, and the two completed the award ceremony outside the training hall.

"Manu Ginobili received the award at the press conference after the game against the Suns, and it should be followed by the Most Improved Player Award and the Best Coach Award, which will still be presented live after the league is announced." The official and Yang Di revealed, although it didn't sound like a secret.

"How's tonight's game going?" Chris Mullin greeted Yang Di and asked with a smile.

"There shouldn't be any problems, looking at the situation at the Hornets home tonight, as well as the referee, the feeling and other factors, in terms of form, I think we can win." Yang Di's eyes were full of confidence, and Mu Lin said.