"We are entering the second round!" After the game, Noel still couldn't help but feel excited and shouted loudly.

"We won! We really won!" Grant also shouted.

Shuai Tang and Gasol looked at each other, and then smiled unconsciously.

Both Noel and Grant played in the playoffs for the first time, and this was also their first time to enter the second round of the playoffs. It was also expected that excitement was now.

"Where is champagne, champagne, we need a celebration." Noel shouted when he entered the locker room.

"Celebrate and wait, Norance, the coach is here." Batum, who came in at the end, shouted with a smile.

As soon as Batum finished speaking, Bilups and Shaw followed and entered the locker room with a smile on their faces.

"Everyone played very well today, I have to give you this." Billups said, giving the players a thumbs up.

"Coach, you really have to praise Don today. He did everything a leader should do." Gasol said at this time.

"Paul, I know, Don, the last goal I played was really beautiful today." Billups looked at Tang Shuai and said.

"I'm not alone in winning the game. Paul, Norance, Nicholas, Ruhr, and others all played very well tonight. This victory should belong to everyone." Tang Shuai said.

Bilups smiled and pointed at Tang Shuai, then said, "Okay, I know what you think. Come and go to the press conference with me."

Tang Shuai nodded, and then left the locker room with Billups.

Billups had just left the locker room and suddenly remembered something. He turned around and looked at the Lakers players. Finally, he looked at Stephenson and said, "Lance, you didn't play well tonight, but you must perform well in the next round of the series."

Stephenson was stunned and looked at Billups in disbelief, but Billups had left the locker room after he finished speaking.

"Hey, Lance, stop being idle. The coach has spoken and play well next round of the game." Gasol turned around and patted Stephenson on the shoulder and said.

Stephenson turned around, glanced at Gasol, looked a little excited, and then nodded vigorously.

Although the team won the game, it was exciting and happy, but he had very little playing time in this game and his performance was not good. Especially in the second half, he apologized with his teammates and was about to make up for the merits, but Billups did not give him a chance, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. You should know that in previous games, he played the most time on the bench and scored the most points.

But at this moment, he gave up these thoughts. To be honest, he was in a bad state in this game. Although he was determined to make up for his mistakes in the second half, he might not be able to perform. After all, his condition was placed there. When Billups said this, it was superficial that the reason he did this in the second half was to win the ball, and he did not give up on himself.

"I will definitely do my best." Stephenson said to himself as he looked at the empty locker room door.

"Coach Changxi, congratulations on entering the second round of the playoffs, and it's a 4-1 score. This is definitely something most people didn't expect before the start of the game. What do you feel now? After winning the series." The reporter asked Bilupus at the visiting team's press conference.

"Feeling?" Billups straightened his body and said with a smile. "To be honest, I feel very comfortable now, as if all my physical problems are gone, just like having a full body massage (maintaining health care)."

Billups' humor caused everyone to laugh.

"Okay, just kidding, you know this is the first series I won as a head coach. Its significance is very special. I am very excited, but in fact I still want to say that my players brought me a lot of surprises." Billups said, turning his head to look at Tang Shuai, and then turned back and continued, "You have also seen it. Kevin's appearance today made the Timberwolves play a tough game. At the last moment, I was even ready to go back to Los Angeles to continue the series, but in the end, you have also seen it, and I am proud of my players."

"Coach, the biggest winner is you. You make us work harder and stronger." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

Tang Shuai's sudden flattery made the reporters stunned, but soon a burst of hearty laughter sounded, and the atmosphere in the locker room became closer.

"Tang, your performance today was very brave. You scored 39 points and 9 assists in the whole game, especially the final winning goal, which can be said to be a perfect reflection of the team leader. To be honest, you hit 1 or 5 in the last goal shocked everyone. What were you thinking about at that time?" The reporter took the opportunity to change the person asked by Tang Shuai.

"Well... I don't think I had time to think about other things at that time." Tang Shuai said with a smile, "I just wanted to put the basketball in the basket. This is probably the only idea I thought at that time."

"Why did you choose a breakthrough in the end? At that time, the Timberwolves' entire team contracted their defense, and the risk of breaking through was very high." The reporter asked.

"This is actually not as complicated as I imagined. There were some problems with our physical fitness at that time, including me. At that time, I couldn't guarantee my own shooting percentage when I chose to jump shot, but I broke through. At that time, I could only believe in the scoring method I was most familiar with." Tang Shuai said bluntly.

His answer was simple, but it was very real. If he ended up just throwing one outside and didn't enter, he would be depressed all night, but it was different to suddenly go inside. At least the initiative was in his hands, not God.

In any case, the closer you get to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage, the law will not change.

"We all know that the results of the MVP selection are about to be released. You have a high voice in the eyes of the judges. Will you expect that moment of life?" the reporter continued.

He just finished speaking, and immediately added: "If you succeed in being elected MVP, you will break the youngest record of 22 years old that Derek Ross set before to live MVP."

"Is that right?" Tang Shuai didn't notice this. After receiving the reporter's affirmative reaction, he smiled and said, "If it can be successful, it will definitely be great news. I think I should celebrate for a crazy month in the bar after the season ends."

"Haha, of course, this is just a joke. If it really works as you wish in the end, I will definitely be very happy, but as I said after the last game, this is not something I can decide. No matter what the result is, I will devote myself to the next round of the game." Tang Shuai said with a smile at the end. In fact, he was definitely not just polite. You should know that last year's Best Rookie Selection was better than Towns in all aspects, but the guy was Towns.

"Tang, I find your mentality really admirable." The reporter said from the heart.

"Thank you." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

After the Lakers won the series 4-1, the showdown between the eastern and western teams has also approached the heat.

In the Western Conference, in addition to the Warriors and Lakers who have advanced, the Clippers have won three games in a row 3-2, and the Thunder have won a huge score at home, turning the big score to 2-3.

In the East, the competition seems more intense. Except for the Cavaliers who have advanced long ago, the remaining three groups all scored 3-2.

This year's first round of the playoffs is more intense than last year, and there are likely to be one or more tiebreak battles.

The Lakers ranked sixth in the regular season, and their next round opponent is the winner between the Spurs and the Thunder. Because the series between both sides has not ended yet, they have also ushered in a rare break.

On April 30, US time, on the last day of April, the regular season MVP selection for the 2016-2017 season finally unveiled its mysterious veil.

Like in previous years, this year's MVP selection consists of sports journalists and media commentators from the cities where 30 teams of the league are located.

According to the rules, each invited voter will make five choices in their minds. Each choice will give the player the corresponding score according to the order. The first vote will be 10 points, the second vote will be 7 points, the third choice will be 5 points, the fourth choice will be 3 points, and the fifth choice will be 1 point, decreasing in turn.

If a player wants to get MVP, to put it bluntly, he wants to get more first votes.

This is like the big and small points of the game. Only when the big points are the same or close can you compare small points.

Like last year, Curry won the regular season MVP with unanimous votes, which refers to the first vote.

Unlike Curry who won MVP without any suspense last year, this year's MVP results can be said to be full of suspense.

Just taking the Warriors as an example, Curry (average .6 points 9, 2 assists 50% three-point shooting percentage) and Durant (26.8 points 6.5 rebounds 49.6% shooting percentage) are both strong contenders of MVP. In addition, Leonard, who helped the Spurs win second in the Western Conference (average 25.5 points 6.7 rebounds 5.5 assists), led the Rockets to shoot wildly (average 28, 8 points 5, 7 rebounds 7.2 assists), led the Lakers.

Tang Shuai, who is revived by the People's Team (averages 30.1 points and 8.6 assists, 50.6% shooting percentage, and 49.9% three-point shooting percentage), as well as the all-round king Westbrook who averaged nearly triple-double per game (averages 26.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game), James who is not old (averages .5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game), etc., are all strong contenders for MVP.

The results of this mvp selection can be said to be the most intense in the past decade.

Among these candidates, the most popular one is the Warriors' dual core. After all, in the past selection results, the record is a very important basis for selection, and the Warriors set a new winning record this year in the regular season.

It was full of suspense, but just after the official announcement of the league came out, the dust finally settled.
Chapter completed!