To be honest, so Lakers fans don’t even care now whether Kobe can continue to create miracles. They are well aware that having Yao Ming is the future, and they follow the Lakers’ managent moves every day.
This is the basic situation in the West.
Having finished talking about the West, let’s turn our attention back to the East, where the Pistons and the Heat t in the semifinals. Shaquille O’Neal once again faced the "Double Wallaces," and the key battles between Wade and Billups and Hamilton were the focus of this round of the series, as well as the deciding factors for each team’s victory.
Whoever perford better in these two aspects would win the ga.
In the three gas that have already finished, it was indeed the team that perford better in these two respects that had the last laugh.
The Heat are currently leading 2-1.
Just as Shaquille O’Neal vowed to win the fourth ga of the series and then return to the Heat’s ho ground to eliminate the Pistons in the fifth ga, the League announced the winner of this season’s "Best Defensive Player Award."
Artest, who had been vocal about this since the beginning of the season, got his wish by beating out Ben Wallace, who had a 34.5% voting rate, with a 41.3% voting rate to beco the final "Best Defensive Player of the Season."
He also fulfilled his wish to beco the first small forward in NBA history to win the "Best Defensive Player Award" twice.
It was a historic mont, and the Indiana dia published articles one after another, celebrating Artest for unlocking this "historical first." From being suspended to winning the "Best Defensive Player Award" again, Artest has now beco a symbol of an inspiring player.
Ben Wallace, whose persona had been stolen, was not happy. In the fourth ga of the series, he put on an impressive performance, committing fouls against Heat players seven tis, helping his team bring the series back to a 2-2 tie.
After the ga, he said bluntly, "I’ve already had one trophy stolen from by that rat, and now this is the second ti. I don’t understand where I’m lacking. Is it because I don’t constantly talk about wanting to win the Best Defensive Player Award? Since when did the League need players to have the ability to chant slogans?"
Artest was not cowed at all and imdiately posted on Facebook, "So people who are not satisfied can find at the Eastern Conference Finals. I’ll be waiting there for you. I hope you show up, and I’ll tell you why I am the Best Defensive Player of the Season!"
The powder keg was lit, fueling Ben Wallace’s motivation in the upcoming gas against the Heat.
But it wasn’t just them who wanted to confront the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Shaquille O’Neal also had a score to settle with Su Wan, and his desire to reach the Eastern Conference Finals was no less intense than Ben Wallace’s.
And so...
He exploded!
In the fifth ga of the series, the "King Mountain Battle," Shaquille O’Neal returned to his peak form, notching up 33 points and 14 rebounds, and committed seven fouls against the "Double Wallaces," nearly single-handedly destroying the Pistons’ interior defense.
Thanks to his explosive performance, the Heat won the crucial fifth ga, securing a match point in advance.
But the Pistons’ tenacity was no joke. In the sixth ga of the series, facing a "do-or-die" situation, the Pistons displayed even greater fighting spirit, limiting Shaq, who had been formidable in the previous ga, to only 16 points, and keeping the Heat’s overall score under 80 points.
Eventually, the Pistons taught a classic "Pistons-style winning lesson" and evened the series to 3-3.
The season’s first "Ga 7" battle was imminent.
And on the day before this ga, the Dallas dia suddenly went into a frenzy again for Dirk Nowitzki winning the regular season MVP of the year.
Firstly, the Mavericks swept the Clippers 4-0, and Dirk Nowitzki had scored 40 points in the fourth ga. In a match where other players perford poorly, he helped the team co from behind and win by 10 points;
Secondly, the day to announce the regular season MVP was approaching, and they needed to start hyping it up in advance.
And then...
After the Heat and Pistons battled through overti, ultimately sending the Pistons packing with a 99-91 victory the next morning, the official announcent nad the ultimate prize-winner of the regular season MVP:
Not Dirk Nowitzki, but Su Wan!
"With a 40.5% voting rate, Su Wan wins his first regular season MVP of his career!"
"He’s collected all four MVP awards in just two years!"
"At 20 years and 10 months old, he becos the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history, but he’s also waiting to break an even more outrageous record!"
...
Major dia outlets reported the news as soon as it broke.
The Dallas dia aren’t taking it lying down!
They said the winner of that regular-season ga would be the final Regular Season MVP, right?
So why is everyone going back on their word?
The Dallas Morning News mocked, "Everyone just wants to witness the birth of history, yet they overlook the real recipient of the award. This season’s Dirk Nowitzki is absolutely the most wronged candidate for the NBA Regular Season MVP in history!"
Su Wan hadn’t expected to end up as the final Regular Season MVP.
He had long since stopped thinking about it.
But now, seeing his na on the official announcent board of the league, Su Wan didn’t show modesty.
"Since more mbers of the dia think I should get the award, I’ll prove why I’m this year’s Regular Season MVP!"
When asked if he had seen the latest reports from the Dallas dia, Su Wan shook his head and asked directly, "What’s up with them?"
The reporter told him, "They think you stole Dirk’s Regular Season MVP trophy through dia and public opinion, making Dirk the most wronged candidate in NBA history."
Huh.
Su Wan let out a light chuckle.
Although he thought this year’s Dirk Nowitzki was indeed deserving of the Regular Season MVP.
But to call him wronged, then where would that leave Michael Jordan in the ’96-’97 season?
And if it weren’t for David Stern’s insistent "blackballing" of Jordan for the Regular Season MVP, then Jordan could have achieved three consecutive years of winning the Regular Season MVP. The loss was more than just a MVP trophy.
It’s really like being in debt up to your grandmother’s house.
The reporter felt from Su Wan’s light laughter that he actually didn’t agree with the Dallas dia’s words. Pretending to be uninford, the reporter asked, "If the Pacers make it to the finals, would you hope to face the Mavericks?"
Su Wan replied, "Couldn’t be better!"
After ending the interview with this reporter, Su Wan suddenly discovered that Erin had sent him a private ssage on Facebook – it was a web link.
Was it so strange stuff?
Filled with curiosity, Su Wan clicked on it and found out it was a news article.
This?
Su Wan instantly felt it was dull, but upon enlarging the picture, he realized it was an article interviewing Shaquille O’Neal.
It included comnts about him becoming the final Regular Season MVP.
"I think the award should belong to Dirk, no question about it!"
"We all know where the Mavericks stood last season and where they are this year!"
"The Pacers had significant changes in the sumr, but they are the defending champions, and their core lineup hasn’t changed. If it’s believed that rising to First in the league due to so main players leaving is no small feat and all thanks to Su Wan, then why do I only have one Regular Season MVP trophy?"
"During the Lakers’ three consecutive championships, we would lose so players every sumr. But we secured three consecutive championships, and since Su Wan ended up as this year’s final Regular Season MVP, then I believe the league should also issue two more Regular Season MVP trophies. Otherwise, I can only see it as the league’s preferential treatnt for Su Wan!"
These words couldn’t be more severe, directly slapping the label of preferential treatnt from the league on Su Wan.
If Su Wan couldn’t rip off this label, he would always be seen as soone under the league’s special care.
So he imdiately reposted the article on his own Facebook with the comnt, "Let tell you why you only have one Regular Season MVP, Shaquille, because in the Lakers’ last two championships, everyone thought the Lakers had another Regular Season MVP – that’s Kobe Bryant!"
"Also, stop living in the past. During your ti with the Lakers, there was only one season when you put the Lakers at number one in the Western conference, and it took you four years until Kobe grew up to achieve that, which is yet another proof you can’t do without Kobe!"
"So admit it, Shaquille, without Kobe, you are nothing!"
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