I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 143 I’m totally helpless

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 143 I’m totally helpless

Li Ran originally thought he was a sure winner in the best defensive team, and even if he wasn't in the first team, he would be in the second team.

Unexpectedly, he was not selected at all.

Blocking shots and stealing are areas that Li Ran is not very good at yet. His two data are 0.8 and 1.1 respectively.

And his role in the Nuggets' defensive system has not been realized by most people in the league.

All-Defensive First Team: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul.

All-Defensive Second Team: Ron Artest, Shane Battier, Raj Rondo, Tim Duncan, Dwayne Wade.

The DPOY honor was finally snatched away from Garnett by the Sparks.

There is quite a sense of inheritance. The older generation's rebounding champion and DPOY have stepped down from the altar, and the new generation's defensive gate has taken over the scepter in his hands.

The Most Improved Player award goes to the Pacers' new core Danny Granger. His scoring average has soared from 19.1 points per game last season to 25.8 points this season.

Although the number of shots increased by a full four, his efficiency did not decline at all.

The best coach goes to George Karl without a doubt.

The Nuggets he led improved from 50 wins and 32 losses last season to 69 wins and 13 losses this season. The improvement is not small.

The Best Sixth Man Award was won by the Mavericks' Jet Terry. He averaged 19.6 points per game, second only to the German King's 25.6 points. He is one of the most important scoring points for the Mavericks.

The last one is of course the most important MVP.

The top three in this year's MVP rankings are LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony.

James averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, leading the Cavaliers to a record of 66 wins and 16 losses.

Kobe averaged 26.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, leading the Lakers to 66 wins.

Although Anthony's scoring average has declined this season, with less than 23 points per game, the Nuggets' record is first in the league.

"The 2008-09 NBA Most Valuable Player is - LeBron James."

With the announcement of David Stern, Ah Tan still won the first MVP trophy in his career just like in history.

When the teams' records are similar, player data is the most important basis.

James, who had the highest usage rate of the ball and was also the most comprehensive, finally won the vote.

After the honors have been divided up, the playoffs are also in full swing.

In the Western Conference, in the first round, the Nuggets faced the Hornets, the Lakers faced the Jazz, the Spurs faced the Mavericks, and the Mosaics faced the Trail Blazers.

In the Eastern Conference, it's the Cavaliers versus the Pistons, the Celtics versus the Bulls, the Magic versus the Digital Man, and the Hawks versus the Heat.

Li Ran was concentrating on the sidelines doing pre-match warm-ups.

They have full home court advantage this playoffs, which is determined by their league-leading record.

The distribution of host, host, guest, guest, host, guest, host is much more reasonable than the 232 in previous years.

After all, playing at your own home court is a huge advantage that cannot be ignored.

George Karl is not worried about the outcome of this series. To use Tracy McGrady's very shameful words, he is already thinking about his opponents in the next round.

It's not that George Karl is arrogant, it's that the Nuggets are a master against the Hornets.

All this is because of Li Ran.

After Li Ran learned his defense skills, his defense against Paul can be regarded as our natural enemy.

As long as Paul is locked up, the Hornets will be in disarray.

The progress of the game was exactly as George Karl expected, and because it was Li Ran's first time playing in the playoffs, he used too much force and even gave up the offense and spent all his energy on defending Paul, which resulted in the final game result being somewhat disappointing.

...

Ugly.

The Nuggets, who had the best record in the regular season, faced the eighth seed in the Western Conference at their home court, and they made a killing in the first game of the series.

Li Ran, who completely gave up offense and only favored one person, played 36 minutes and scored 8 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.

This is the first time since he entered the league that he has scored less than ten points since the beginning of the regular season.

But it's all worth it.

For the Nuggets, the exchange between Li Ran and Paul is something they can't wait to see.

Because without Paul, with David West alone, the Nuggets have a lot of people who can handle him.

Anthony was on full fire, scoring a game-high 32 points.

Billups had 22 points and 10 assists.

O'Neal also went crazy as a teenager. After entering the playoffs, the old shark finally showed his sharp teeth that he had been sharpening all season.

18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

The unlucky Paul met Li Ran, who was in another state and was full of firepower. He only made 5 of 18 shots in the game, only scored a pitiful 13 points, 5 assists and made 5 turnovers.

In this case, even if other Hornets players explode, they will not be able to save the team's fate.

110-82, the Nuggets got the series off to a good start with a 28-point victory.

Although Li Ran only existed as a pure defensive leader in this game, his successful defense against Paul made Curry excited.

Some people like something the more they lack something, such as dunking or defense.

The Hornets were beaten all over the head, but Byron Scott couldn't do anything yet.

A similar scene had already occurred in the regular season. Byron Scott was helpless at the time, but he felt that his team would not be unlucky enough to meet the Nuggets in the playoffs.

It happened to happen.

In the second game, Li Ran followed suit.

Paul's mentality was almost shattered, but none of his little tricks had any effect on Li Ran.

In the second game, Paul's score reached 15 points, but he made two more mistakes.

Seven turnovers is almost unimaginable for Paul, who is known for his stability.

The Hornets were once again crushed by the Nuggets without any suspense.

Li Ran had 11 points and 15 rebounds in this game, helping the team win another game 98-79 with 17 points.

Two unsuspecting victories let the entire league know that the Hornets' goal in the first round should be to win without being swept.

However, will the Nuggets, who have already shown momentum, satisfy the Hornets' humble wish?

The answer is——

Won't!

Coming to New Orleans, the Nuggets were chasing the victory. This time, George Karl specifically told Li Ran to increase his investment in the offensive end.

After Li Ran, a sharp offensive knife, went into the attack, the Hornets were completely defeated.

Paul, who originally returned to the home court to win back a victory and avoid being swept, felt his heart drop when he saw the score difference at halftime.

We are obviously good friends who have a good relationship with each other, but why are you so crazy and stabbing me in the waist?

As a member of the Banana Boat Brothers, Paul looked at Anthony who scored 22 points at halftime and secretly complained in his heart.

However, the other person was even more hateful than Anthony.

That damn Zero!

In the first half, Li Ran changed his low profile from the first two games and rushed inside the Hornets after getting the ball.

In just halftime, David West had already committed four fouls.

Coupled with Paul being locked up, it can be said that Li Ran single-handedly defeated the Hornets' core duo in this game.

In just half-time, the point difference was already 30 points.

Wait, this plot seems a bit familiar?

(End of chapter)