And under such a schedule, if the team wants to get more rest time, is there no way?
Of course not, they have another way, but this way is not suitable for all teams.
That means all games must be decided quickly, don't delay, just sweep if you can.
Only in this way can we save more time to rest and have more physical energy to deal with the opponents in the next round.
But for a team that can achieve this level, you can imagine the threshold, unless the team is strong enough!
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On the day after all the league games ended, many media used "Goodbye, Devil's Season!" as the headline.
This is true even for the New York Times. They did not summarize this season with words such as "defending" or "championship".
It is true that too many stars have fallen in this shortened season, and a large number of player injuries have caused heavy losses to many teams in the league.
And the results of this shutdown have finally been calculated.
As Lian Dao said, there is no winner for both labor and management, both sides suffer!
But Lian Dao should be regarded as the winner, such as the "Lian Dao Clause", which can also be regarded as the renaming board of the historical "Ross Clause".
However, the first beneficiary of the "clean rice clause" is not clean rice.
As in history, the first beneficiary of the "Ross Clause" was not Ross, but Du Xiaoshuai.
Because among the players who meet the standards, he is the only player who executed the second contract of his career in the 2011-2012 season.
In addition to the "cheap rice clause", there is also the Knicks' regular season schedule.
Because the Knicks had a good record last season, the league is taking more care of the schedule this season.
The Knicks are one of the few teams in the league that has back-to-back games.
This also makes the Knicks' injuries less serious.
At the same time, the complete lineup also laid a solid foundation for their next journey to defend the title.
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With the end of the 2011-2012 regular season.
Lian Dao ended up averaging 32.1 points, 8 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game this season, averaging MVP-level data.
Moreover, Lian Dao still achieved the same offensive efficiency as last season, entering the "190" club for two consecutive seasons.
Even if the season is shortened, it has not affected his performance.
At the same time, Lian Dao won the season's assists title, averaging 0.1 assists per game ahead of Rajon Rondo.
But Lian Dao's scoring this season actually dropped a lot compared to the previous season.
Mainly because this season, the Knicks played a lot of games in the third quarter, and Lian Dao was paddling in some games.
But even so, Lian Dao is still the league's scoring leader, averaging 4.1 points more than second-place Durant.
James was originally ranked second, but in the last few games of the season, the Heat also implemented a rotation, which led to his scoring average being surpassed by Durant.
Although in terms of season data, Lian Dao has regressed compared to last season, he is still a T0-level star in the league.
Moreover, Lian Dao also became the second player in NBA history to win both the scoring and assist titles in a single season.
It’s so difficult to have the assists and scoring titles at the same time!
This achievement was not accomplished even by Michael Jordan.
And there was only one person in front of Lian Dao.
Before Lian Dao, the only player in history to have both the scoring and assist titles in a single season was Archibald.
In the 1972-73 season, Archibald led the team in scoring with 34 points per game and in assists with 11.4 assists per game.
This is a famous Kings player, and many fans have never heard of this player.
After he set this great record, he was not often mentioned by fans.
It's because he won the scoring and assist titles at the same time in a single season that year.
However, the Kings didn't even make the playoffs that year and ranked last in the Midwest Division.
Back then, Archibald's average playing time was 46 minutes per game, which meant that he stayed on the court for a lot of garbage time.
Therefore, fans and media believe that this record was set by him.
However, Lian Dao is not like Archibald.
You know, under the leadership of Lian Dao, the Knicks have the best record in the league.
Therefore, many media and fans are sincerely convinced that Lian Dao won the scoring and assist titles in a single season.
Although some media criticized Lian Dao for assisting on the court at the end of the season, this has nothing to do with it.
Moreover, almost all Knicks fans directly stood up to support Lian Dao and speak for him.
After all, it can make the game more enjoyable and lead the team to victory, so there's nothing wrong with that.
With his status as the single-season scoring leader and assist leader, coupled with the Knicks' league-leading record, Lian Dao has also locked in this season's MVP in advance.
Even James and Durant fans have no hope.
This year's MVP will definitely go to Lian Dao, and neither James nor Durant will be close to each other.
The only suspense now is whether Lian Dao can become the first unanimous MVP in NBA history!
It is not easy to win the MVP unanimously.
Even though Lian Dao led the Knicks to a record of 68 wins last season, Lian Dao averaged 35.6 points per game and was not unanimously elected as the MVP.
Even in the years when Jordan was dominant, he never achieved anything like being unanimously elected MVP.
The "Shark" O'Neal who is closest to the unanimous vote.
At that time, he was only one vote away from becoming the first player in NBA history to be unanimously elected MVP.
But that vote was cast by a reporter for Allen Iverson.
Iverson was good enough that season, but there was still a gap compared to O'Neal.
Everyone knows it, everyone understands it, but it can't stop others from wanting to disgust you.
To this day, even after O'Neal has retired, he still has not forgiven that reporter.
After all, his small move caused O'Neal to miss a great achievement in his career.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So, it is not easy to get the unanimous MVP.
What's more, Lian Dao is still a foreign player, he is not yet a Nike player, and many media do not like Lian Dao.
Under this circumstance, it is even more impossible for Lian Dao to win the MVP unanimously.
However, Lian Dao almost locked up the MVP title as soon as the regular season ended, which has proved Lian Dao's strength and influence.
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Before the start of the playoffs, the league announced the first batch of awards for this season.
Most Improved Player Award, Best Sixth Man Award and Best Head Coach Award.
The Most Improved Player award went to Magic's stretch four power forward Ryan Anderson.
Ryan Anderson was selected by the Nets with the 21st overall pick in the first round of 2008. He showed good shooting ability in his rookie season and is a typical space-oriented No. 4.
After playing for one season, he was traded to the Magic.
It was Howard's peak period at that time. His tactical significance in the team was very important, and his statistics were increasing year by year.
On the basis of last season's average of 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, this year he averaged 16.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
Won the Most Improved Player Award this season.
The player who won the Best Sixth Man Award was James Harden, who has a good relationship with Lian Dao.
This season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Harden averaged 31.4 minutes per game.
He averaged 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1 steal and 0.2 blocks per game.
Coupled with the Thunder's record, there is no problem for Harden to win the Best Sixth Man of the Season.
The best head coach award went to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau.
This is also a multi-faceted consideration in media voting. Originally, Thibodeau had hopes of competing with D'Antoni last season.
After all, the Bulls' progress last season was obvious to all.
However, the Knicks are really a bit of a monster, winning 68 games.
Coupled with the 2009-10 season, the Knicks are the team with the most improved record in the league.
But the best coach award went to Scott Brooks of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
At that time, everyone in the Knicks was dissatisfied.
So last season, with the support of the Knicks' record, D'Antoni finally defeated Thibodeau.
This season, the Bulls still won 50 games despite the injury to the team's core Derrick Rose. This also shows Thibodeau's strength.
The only ones who can compete with Thibodeau for the best coach award are D'Antoni and Popovich.
D'Antoni won the best coach award last season.
So this season, although the Knicks still have the best record in the league, D'Antoni is not considered in these reporters' votes.
This is like an unwritten rule. The NBA seems to have never had a head coach win the Best Coach Award for two consecutive years.