When he saw that he was the Western Conference Player of the Month in January, Durant, the main player, was also a little confused.
Nowadays, the rules for selecting NBA Player of the Month have not changed. It is not like what was done later. Starting from the 17-18 season, players’ performance in March and April will be taken into consideration to directly select the best player in March and April.
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Generally speaking, each division can only produce a maximum of 5 Players of the Month in a single season. Every player who wins Player of the Month can be regarded as a strong contender for the regular season MVP of that season.
As one of the league's top superstars, Durant's scoring title can be said to be weak. He is only one regular season MVP and a championship away from a personal honor Grand Slam.
It would be a lie to say that Durant has no ambitions for the MVP award.
But ambition remains ambition, and reality remains reality.
By now in this season, everyone has seen that this year's MVP winner will most likely come from Wang Zelin and Curry, and there is little hope that anyone else will win this award.
Although Leonard was praised by ESPN some time ago and became popular for a while, there are no news reports about him on the Internet now.
Except for local fans in San Antonio, fans of other teams have never regarded him as a threat to Wang Zelin and Lillard.
But if it were Durant, the influence would be different.
Before the rise of Wang Zelin, Durant was almost the second active player in the league after James. Whether it was personal ability or external influence, it was a leverage.
One thing to say is that before he brought his talent to the Golden State Warriors, Durant, who was in his prime, was undoubtedly the "representative of American basketball" and "the face of the league." From his personal age and
Judging from his level of strength, he is worthy of the league's support.
It wasn't until the 2012-13 season that Wang Zelin was born!
Not only has James been pushed out of the No. 1 spot, but Durant, who used to be the No. 2 player for thousands of years, may not even be able to sit firmly as the No. 3 player now.
This season Curry has performed extremely well overall, with excellent personal statistics, averaging 31 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals per game, and his record is one of the best in the league.
Wang Zelin and Curry have become a peerless duo this season. In the MVP race, they are in their own league, followed by other players.
Therefore, under this background, Durant originally no longer had much competition for MVP.
At this time, the league officials suddenly made an effort and awarded themselves the Western Conference Player of the Month in the first month of the new year.
This is really making trouble!
This means that the league officially regards Durant as an MVP candidate like Wang Zelin and Curry.
Putting aside the question of whether you deserve it or not, it doesn't matter whether you have the chance to get it or not.
The key is that when such headlines come out, they will immediately offend the two groups with the most terrifying combat effectiveness this season.
Namely, Wang Mi, led by the Portland Trail Blazers, and Kumi, led by the Golden State Warriors.
There is no way, who makes the two of them perform the best this season!
Didn’t you see that some time ago Leonard was scolded so badly just for winning the Weekly Award? Now Durant is winning the Monthly Award for a single month!
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Portland.
Wang Zelin opened the headlines of the NBA official website and took a look. The official reasons for awarding the Western Conference Player of the Month to Durant are as follows:
Wang Zelin's personal data and team record have both declined compared to December 2015, which means that he not only did not improve in January 2016, but also suffered a slight regression;
Although Curry's performance has not declined compared to Wang Zelin, it has not improved at the same time. He is strong when he is strong, but he does not give people much sense of surprise;
Compared with the above two people, Durant not only has an increase in personal data, but also has a significant improvement in the team's performance. After the end of January, the Oklahoma City Thunder suddenly jumped from seventh place in the Western Conference at the end of December.
It has risen to fourth place in the Western Conference, and its ranking improvement is the largest among the three teams.
"Isn't this just about balancing?"
After reading the detailed content of the news, Wang Zelin could easily see what NBA officials were thinking when they were either overtly or covertly praising Durant.
It seems that the league's top management really doesn't want to see another Larry Bird born. After all, the influence of three consecutive MVPs is too terrifying. If he really does it, it can almost be said that he will dominate the active league.
The biggest fear in sports competition is losing suspense, and NBA officials don’t want to see the birth of a behemoth.
This incident also reminded Wang Zelin: Sure enough, there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me!
He had a hunch that if he still failed to lead the team to break the 72-win record of the Bulls in 1996 at the end of the regular season, the league would most likely not allow him to achieve three consecutive MVP awards.
It is estimated that by then, the senior management would rather award the award to Curry and Durant than to him.
Next, he must go all out to play every game and convince everyone with his strength.
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Wang Zelin's side is in pain, and this news has begun to spread on the Internet.
Netizens, experts, and various media outlets all have many people with strong analytical skills.
Most of the "commentary flow" media and fans have roughly the same opinion regarding the league's push to promote Durant in the middle of the season in an attempt to have him challenge Wang Zelin and Curry's monopoly on this season's MVP competition, forming a triangle.
This season, James, the former number one player in the league, returned to the Cavaliers to start his second season of "hometown basketball." After introducing Cousins to form the Big Three, the Cavaliers still dominated the Eastern Conference.
But, it's only in the east.
As for the league-wide influence, let alone the Trail Blazers and Warriors, the Cavaliers may not even be able to compare with them.
Under the influence of such a team, James has been averaging around 27 7 7 all-around performance per game for ten years. His performance is still strong and he has never fallen out of the top five in the MVP rankings.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But there is another major factor to consider. James is already 31 years old. James at this age is actually not suitable to be praised, and is only suitable to be used.
praise.
Since being defeated by Trail Blazers No. 36, a new generation leader, in two consecutive finals, the league has once again completed an update and iteration.
Since there is no way to praise this Mesozoic superstar who plays the role of the face, and the older generation of the face of Los Angeles No. 24 has entered the late stage of his career, he can only be found from the new generation of players.
But after the stage is set up, it would be boring to just have one protagonist sing a big show.
Looking back at the past, the Marshal and the Lord of the Rings, the Magician and the Big Bird, the Trapeze and the Glider, these classic duels have always been completed by two people.
Therefore, after confirming Wang Zelin's throne as the new generation king, the league, media, and fans are eager to see the birth of another protagonist.
In other words, everyone is waiting for a warrior who dares to challenge the throne to appear!
At this time, the "Cute Face Killer" Stephen Curry suddenly appeared, what a coincidence!
Now that the season is halfway through, Curry has more and more momentum to soar into the sky. Under such circumstances, the 30VS36 gimmick has naturally been hyped, and has naturally become the hottest topic this season.
But just when everyone is gradually reaching a climax, you, a guy who can't even make it into the top three in active service, come to interfere without even considering whether you are qualified?
There has never been a shortage of smart people in this world. Under the analysis of experts and famous journalists, everyone quickly understood the alliance's intentions.
Then, there was a wave of cynicism about Durant on the Internet!
There is no way. In terms of individual performance alone, Wang Zelin and Curry are undoubtedly the best players in the league since the beginning of the new season.
From the NBA official's point of view, the slight regret of this matchup may be that both of them are in the West, not one in the east and one in the west.
Otherwise, the topicality and operability space will be greater.
Perhaps it’s because no new-generation star in the Eastern Conference has been able to step forward and have a strong dialogue with Wang Zelin and Curry.
In this case, I don’t know who has the wisdom to come up with a publicity method that actually tries to put Durant on the MVP candidate list to attack the monopoly of Wang Zelin and Curry.
Unexpectedly, Durant, like Leonard before him, couldn't withstand hard praise at all.
Now, after some operations, it turned out to be self-defeating and caused great jokes to the outside world.
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When thinking about the difficulty of winning consecutive MVP awards, Wang Zelin said that the pressure is huge, but fortunately, they achieved a wave of 4 consecutive victories at the end of January. After successfully returning to the winning streak, the Blazers now have much less pressure on record.
Especially before February 2, Beverley, who sprained his ankle while playing against the Hawks, officially announced his return from injury, which meant that the Trail Blazers welcomed the return of a bench villain.
Only when Beverley returns can the super defensive system carefully built by Coach Terry appear on the court.
In Wang Zelin's mind, this lineup was the only tactic that could compete with the Warriors' death five through unlimited defense changes before the advent of the Mosaic Magic Ball five.
On February 3rd, U.S. time, the Trail Blazers began their road trip in February, and they ushered in their 49th game of the regular season.
They were going to face the Los Angeles Clippers in this game. They thought it would be an easy game, but it became quite interesting because of Griffin's explosion.
Of course, it's just a little "meaningful".
As of now, Griffin's scoring average has reached 27.6 points, ranking fifth in the season scoring list.
Unknowingly, Griffin, who had unlimited firepower, gradually transformed into a terrifying scoring machine.
Nonsense, don't even look at the people in front of him.
Topping the list is Wang Zelin, who averages 37.5 points per game!
The second place is Stephen Curry who averages 31.2 points per game!
The third place is James Harden who averages 29 points per game!
The fourth place is Kevin Durant who averaged 28.2 points per game!
Apart from Wang Zelin, only Griffin is an inside player in the top five scorers.
To be honest, after Paul left, no one expected that Griffin would grow so fast.
Not only in terms of scoring, he is also a bit of an organizational forward on the court.
While averaging close to 30 points per game, he also had 9 rebounds and 5 assists. If his record hadn't been a little worse, it is estimated that he would have been among the top five in the MVP rankings with this amazing data.
In this game, against the Trail Blazers, who have a super inside combination of Wang Zelin and Aldridge, Griffin can still withstand the pressure and perform well.
After the fourth quarter, he made 13 of 29 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 6 free throws. While scoring 32 points, he also grabbed 11 rebounds, sent 6 assists, and 1 steal.
Therefore, even though the Clippers were far inferior to the Trail Blazers in overall strength, the suspense was ended early in the game after three quarters.
After four quarters, the Trail Blazers easily defeated their opponents 118:98.
But this 32-11-6 quasi-triple-double performance once again made Clippers fans full of unlimited expectations for Griffin's future.
After all, Griffin is only 26 years old now, and is still more than a month away from turning 27. He is at the peak of his career. As long as he does not suffer a career-destroying major injury, his future will be bright!
For the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin scored 32, 13, and 5 in three quarters, and clocked out easily every day.
Aldridge had 22 points and 9 rebounds, playing steadily.
Lillard scored 18 points and 12 assists, ranking first in the season assists list with an average of 11.8 assists per game.
The other four in the top five in assists are Rajon Rondo who averages 11.5 assists per game, Russell Westbrook who averages 10.6 assists per game, John Wall who averages 10.3 assists per game and John Wall who averages 10.2 assists per game.
of Chris Paul.
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But as the tacit understanding between Lillard, Wang Zelin, and Aldridge becomes stronger and stronger, it begins to feel a bit like the Spurs GDP combination. This season, he is very hopeful to win the first assists title in his career.
After the game against the Clippers, the No. 4 team had a day off, and Wang Zelin accompanied Jenna to hang out in Angel City for a day.
It's a rare trip to the most luxurious city in the West, and the team is willing to let the players take a day off, just to relax their tense nerves.
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On the morning of the 5th, the Trail Blazers returned to Portland on an exclusive charter flight. Next, they will begin the four most difficult challenges before the All-Star Weekend.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Wang Zelin and his teammates were waiting for the Mavericks' challenge at the home Rose Garden as scheduled.
In this game, Wang Zelin faced off against his former younger brother Adams. He showed no mercy throughout the game, scoring 44 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, dominating the game on both offense and defense.
Even if King Notre Dame regained his form after a long time tonight and scored 27-11 double-doubles, it would still be of no avail.
In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks by 20 points at home 125:105 and achieved a 6-game winning streak.
After the competition, Wang Zelin, exhausted after listening to the whole night, returned home and fell asleep.
Because tomorrow night, the team will face the more powerful Mosaic team. He is bound to win this back-to-back contest, so he must maintain sufficient physical fitness.
However, after he fell asleep, he didn't notice that his cell phone kept ringing. It wasn't just one person calling, but a lot of sudden calls, as if they had made an appointment in advance.