I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 142 Best Lineup

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 142 Best Lineup

April 19, 2009.

Denver, Pepsi Center.

In the first round of the 2008-09 season playoffs, the Nuggets' game against the Hornets is about to begin.

Behind the Nuggets bench, two tall young men sat.

He is this year's new NCAA MOP, Davidson College's Stephen Curry and his companions.

This year's NCAA was extremely exciting. The teams led by the two top picks went all the way and finally successfully met in the finals.

University of Oklahoma led by Blake Griffin.

Davidson College led by Stephen Curry.

One thing that Li Ran never expected was that sitting next to Curry was Klay Thompson.

The Splash Brothers in their previous life actually started working together when they were in college.

However, Clay, who is just a freshman this year, is still very immature and can only average 12.5 points per game. However, his free throw shooting rate and three-point shooting rate are on par with Curry. He can already see the shadow of the super shooter in later generations.

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As for why Clay didn't choose Washington State University, which he was supposed to go to, it's really Li Ran's credit.

During last year's offseason training camp, Curry once asked Li Ran if he had any recommendations for good high school graduates.

Based on the bad taste of his previous life, Li Ran recommended to him Klay Thompson, who graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Los Angeles.

Unexpectedly, Clay actually went.

During the viewing game in March, Klein did not play due to injury, and Li Ran never knew that he was now at Davidson College.

Today, at the invitation of Li Ran, Curry brought his good friends to the Pepsi Center.

In the NCAA finals on April 7, Curry and Griffin battled for 40 minutes, and both played the entire game.

In the end, Curry hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer near the center circle with only three seconds left, helping the team defeat the University of Oklahoma 77-76.

Well, this is very Curry.

Relying on this incredible comeback, Curry naturally became the MOP of the final four.

He scored 37 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in the finals, while Griffin had a huge double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds.

Curry and Griffin also announced their participation in this year's draft after the finals.

Clay decided to play in college for a few more years. He felt that his level still needed to improve.

Li Ran, wearing training clothes and holding a basketball, came over and said hello to the two of them.

Today is his first playoff game. I heard that the rhythm of the playoffs is completely different from the regular season, which makes Li Ran look forward to it very much.

Just like the pace of the Champions League is 15% faster than that of ordinary leagues, the pace of the NBA's preseason, regular season, playoffs and finals is also faster and more intense.

As the regular season comes to an end, various championships have also been announced.

Li Ran still hasn't won the rebounding title. His average rebounds per game are 0.7 less than Howard, ranking second.

This season, except for the five-game suspension and the game he missed due to a cold, Li Ran played all the remaining 76 games, averaging 34.5 minutes per game, scoring 21.3 points, 13.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

There is no doubt about this year's Rookie of the Year. After all, the average of 21+13 per game in his rookie season appeared on a backcourt player, which is incredible.

Rose also performed very well this season, starting 80 of 81 games, averaging 37 minutes per game, scoring 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists, shooting 47.5% from the field, but his three-point shooting percentage was a bit disastrous, only 22%.

Although he doesn't score many points, considering that the average number of shots per game is less than 15, this data is already perfect.

This year's scoring champion was won by the Heat's Cheek Man. He averaged 30.2 points, 5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 2.2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 49.1%. If the Heat's lineup was not really bad, he would definitely be a strong candidate for this year's MVP.

contender.

The Heat successfully entered the playoffs this season due to Wade's superb performance, but only had 43 wins and 39 losses, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Dwight Howard, the rebounding leader, averages 13.8 rebounds per game.

This is the second consecutive rebounding title for the Sparks. His performance this year is still stable, with 20.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. The Magic's shooting is soaring. The final record is 59 wins and 23 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

Chris Paul, the assist leader, averaged 22.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 11 assists and 2.8 steals per game. This is also his second season of 20+10.

However, these are also the only two seasons in which Paul has scored more than 20 points.

Similar to Wade's situation, the Hornets also had 48 wins and 34 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference.

That's right, the eighth-ranked team in the Western Conference has won an astonishing 48 games.

The Pistons, eighth in the Eastern Conference, have only 39 wins, and their winning rate is less than half.

The entire league's pattern of strong west and weak east continued until the season when Li Ran traveled through time.

The shot-blocking leader is also Howard.

The steal king was taken over by me.

This season, an astonishing 4 teams have reached 60+ wins.

The Nuggets have 69 wins and 13 losses.

The Cavaliers have 67 wins and 15 losses.

The Lakers have 66 wins and 16 losses.

The Celtics opened high and went low, winning 62 and losing 20.

Most fans believe that this year's championship will be produced among these four super teams.

Li Ran has gained a lot this year. Not only has he been confirmed to be the best rookie and the first team of the rookie team, he has also been selected to the second team of the best team.

The five players in the first team are the absolute core of their respective teams and the top players in the league. Li Ran's statistics are not enough to compete with them.

These five people are: Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade.

The second team's center Yao Ming, forwards Duncan and Carmelo Anthony, and guards are two guys who scored 20+10.

It's just that Paul has 20+10 points + assists, while Li Ran has a different kind of 20+10 points + rebounds...

It is worth mentioning Yao Ming.

The Eastern Giants benefited from the help of Li Ran's top-level recovery medicine this season. He has played a rare 82 games in his career, averaging 20+10, 21.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.

Historically, Yao Ming has only scored 20+10 in two seasons, namely the 2005-06 season and the 2007-08 season. In this time and space, he has achieved this achievement again.

Pierce, who was squeezed out by Anthony, and Brandon Roy, who was squeezed out by Li Ran, appeared in the third team.

Joining them are Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker.

The fact that the old Shark was selected to the third team not only reflects the Nuggets' outstanding record, but also reflects the lack of top centers in the league.

An old guy who entered the league in 1992 can still make the All-NBA team 16 years later, which shows that the era of centers has faded away.

Only these three centers in the best lineup are still defending the final glory of the traditional center era.

However, O'Neal's statistics are also remarkable. He was able to deliver 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in 26 minutes. This third-team center is well-deserved.

(End of chapter)