April 14th, the last match day of the 2009-2010 regular season.
On this day, the Golden State Warriors welcomed the defending champion Lakers at Oracle Arena.
The Lakers are currently ranked second in the Western Conference, nine games behind the Warriors.
Although the Warriors lost three games some time ago, there was no point in chasing the Warriors because they were too far behind. The Lakers also played healthy basketball.
Anyway, there is no hope of first place, the second position is very stable, and there is no need to worry about the playoffs, so why bother!
The defending champion must have the confidence of a defending champion!
No matter how good you are in the regular season, as long as you get to the playoffs, you are still your younger brother!
Although Deng Fang's remarks on the Warriors' side were lively, the team members knew in their hearts that it was just Deng Fang's consistent style and everyone was used to it.
Winning or losing this game doesn't matter much!
The Warriors have confirmed their No. 1 record in the league more than a week in advance.
As long as they make the playoffs, no matter who they face, the Warriors will have home court advantage.
In this case, there is little point in trying your best.
The Zen master is also a veteran, and he knows this very well.
The game went on very harmoniously.
The first starter came up to fight for touch, but no one gritted their teeth and rushed in.
At this time of the season, if you get injured, you will be in trouble!
Kobe's injury has recovered a long time ago, and he has returned in the past few games and started to find his form.
Everyone else plays basketball for health, except Kobe.
Of course, Kobe no longer kept his head down and rushed in. He competed with his own touch from outside the three-point line.
Isn’t Curry an accurate three-pointer? I’m also a guard, and I can shoot too!
I also want to scare you with my shots, so that you don’t dare to retreat when guarding my pick-and-roll!
One three-pointer, two three-pointers, three three-pointers...
The Warriors shot three-pointers more resolutely, one after another.
Kobe scored three three-pointers right from the start, but Laga Bell still didn't catch up.
You can shoot whatever you want from beyond the three-point line!
One is that this game is unnecessary, and the other is that your three-pointer is inaccurate!
Don't worry if you get three, that's good luck!
We are not afraid!
Kobe was so angry that he took five shots and missed.
This time Kobe stopped shooting three-pointers and started shooting mid-range shots from behind.
Why play the way you are good at?
I just rely on mid-range shots to kill people, what’s wrong!
Kobe was fierce, and Laga Belle was not to be outdone.
The pace of the game was very fast, and five minutes passed in a flash.
We won't be afraid of anyone if we beat three points!
This is also what makes Kobe so angry.
Seeing Kobe Bryant hit a two-plus-one on Laga Bell, Deng Fang quickly called a timeout.
We can't let Laga Bell continue to fight with Kobe like this.
It's not worth it if you get hurt.
I'd rather be a substitute.
After the timeout, Deng Fang and Master Zen both replaced the substitutes in a tacit understanding.
But Curry and Kobe are still on the court.
Kobe didn't want to do it and wanted to continue to do Laga Bell.
Curry felt just right, so Deng Fang asked him to continue playing.
This kind of tempo game is very suitable for Curry. Since Curry has a good touch, give him a chance.
This is the last game of the season. Although the winning or losing of the game is meaningless, it is still very important to Curry personally.
Because the evaluation of MVP depends on data.
Curry's statistics this season are very impressive, averaging 30 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2.5 steals so far!
In fact, Curry's statistics in the first half of the season were even more incredible, averaging 36 points per game.
However, as other teams pay more attention to it and become more and more defensive, Curry's scoring has also been declining.
Curry's performance in the next few days when he hit the rookie wall was average, and then he was sidelined for about 20 days due to injury.
This has an impact on Curry's data.
However, Curry's scoring average remains at around 30 points per game.
The current scoring leader in the league is Durant, who averages 30.1 points per game.
I have to say that Durant's scoring ability is terrifying.
However, although Durant is the scoring leader, Durant is no threat to Curry in the MVP selection.
Because the Thunder's record is not very good.
Seventh in the Western Conference, 16 games behind the Warriors!
Such a gap is not comparable.
In MVP selection, record is a very important consideration.
It is even said to be the most important data.
No matter how good your data is, it's useless if you can't make the playoffs!
Just a bad team brush!
If they both make the playoffs, the data will not be much different, but it still depends on who has a better record leading the team.
Even if the data lags behind, as long as the gap is not very big, as long as the team's record is good, it will still have an advantage in the MVP selection.
This is normal, winning is the last word!
Performance is important, but data cannot be ignored.
If the record is not much different, the one with better data is more likely to be rated.
Now the only threat to Curry's MVP selection is James.
Kobe played in 73 games this season, averaging 38.8 minutes per game, 27 points, 5 assists, and 5.4 rebounds.
James has played in 76 games this season, averaging 39 minutes per game, 29.7 points, 8.6 assists, and 7.3 rebounds.
Statistically speaking, James is better than Kobe.
More importantly, the Cavaliers have a better record than the Lakers. Not counting the last game, the Cavaliers won 4 more games.
The gap between the strong teams is not big to begin with, and the difference of 4 wins is already quite big.
Therefore, James' voice has always been much higher than Kobe's in MVP selection.
Of course, Kobe didn't care too much.
Winning the championship is the most important thing.
Kobe is not good, the only one who can compare with James and surpass James is Curry.
Excluding this game, Curry has played in 74 games this season, averaging 31 minutes per game. So far, he has averaged 30 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game!
The points are about the same, the number of assists is slightly less than that of James, and there are a few fewer rebounds, but Curry has many more steals than James.
So far, Curry is the league's steal leader!
This was obtained even after Deng Fang repeatedly told Curry not to act casually!
In terms of record, the Warriors are much better than the Cavaliers, and their statistics are about the same. Therefore, in the second half of the season, Curry's voice has always been higher than James's in the MVP selection.
However, recently, James has played more than 45 minutes in each game.
With enough time guaranteed, James has scored around 35 points in recent games!
The topic of whether James is better than Curry has slowly appeared in major forums.
Not many people will pay attention to your playing time. What everyone cares about is what kind of data you get!