Chapter 102: The dominance of MVP-level players? My mission is to send Chinese players home!
Ryan, a counterattack in the last 2.1 seconds.
In the first game of the playoffs, the MVP candidate produced such an explosive performance.
The legs of the fans at the Pepsi Center are still weak. Just like they need some time to relax after riding a roller coaster, the Nuggets fans also need some time to relax after watching the victory just now.
After all, they just experienced a life and death moment!
In 2.1 seconds, Ryan caught the ball, took a step forward, and then shot.
The replay on the big screen showed that if Ryan's shot was just a little slower, it would most likely time out!
The moment the red light flashed on the backboard, the basketball just separated from Ryan's fingertips.
This kill was really a close call!
But fortunately, the Nuggets finally won under the leadership of Ryan!
Ryan, 12 points in overtime and 46 points in the game.
This is definitely a superstar-level playoff performance!
This game undoubtedly once again widened the gap between Ryan and other ordinary players.
Mike Breen also intentionally or unintentionally imitated what Magic Magic said about Jordan at this time:
"The only 21-year-old players in NBA history are Ryan and others!"
Good guy, Nike calls it good guy.
Have you considered our feelings when you say this?
On the court, after Ryan sprayed Kobe, he felt that all the grievances in his heart were finally vented.
Sure enough, there is nothing more satisfying than being slapped in the face!
Ryan also looked up at the score. It should be said that Kobe was indeed abnormal.
In the original history, Ryan remembers that Kobe's career-high score in the playoffs was 50 points.
There is actually one more point in this history.
But it doesn't matter no matter how many points Kobe scores, victory now only belongs to the Nuggets and Ryan!
Nike was disappointed. Not only did the No. 1 team in the Western Conference not overturn, Ryan also played such a wonderful battle.
Now, Ryan is going to explode again!
Sure enough, after this game, Ryan's reputation reached a new high.
At first, people may think that third-year players competing for MVP is somewhat magical.
But Ryan's performance in the first game of the playoffs has undoubtedly proved that he is an MVP-level player!
Although MVP is awarded based on regular season performance, fans will inevitably use playoff performance to judge whether an MVP is genuine.
The most typical example is Garnett. His performance in the regular season was actually fully worthy of the MVP award. But just because of Ryan's defeat in the first round of the playoffs, he has been criticized until now.
The same goes for the driver in the original history. His performance in the regular season actually had no problem winning the MVP, but his hip stretch in the playoffs made him suffer from the reputation of being a "softie" for many years.
Until the great man who saved his career came along.
After all, in the minds of fans, MVP means that the player must be at least the player with the strongest comprehensive ability this season.
And it is impossible for a truly strongest player to do nothing in the playoffs.
Therefore, Ryan's victory not only helped the team win the first game of the first round, but also made his status at the top of the MVP rankings well-deserved!
At the end of the night, commentators from almost all sports channels were praising Ryan.
For a three-year player to be able to compete with the crazy Kobe to this point is enough to show how powerful Ryan is.
Even Kobe admitted at the press conference after the game:
"I met an extremely tough guy today!"
This was the first time that Peter Pan, whom no one looked down on at first, publicly praised Ryan.
The next day, the excitement of the game still did not drop.
Countless sports TV stations are replaying yesterday's wonderful fight between Ryan and Kobe, which was a near-win - a draw - a near-win - a kill.
Many media even called it the greatest playoff star showdown in NBA history.
Even one of them is free!
Because there are indeed very few games that can satisfy the drama of "two stars scoring each other's points" and "two stars scoring each other's key goals, and more than one".
For Kobe, this game was a huge disservice. But for fans, this game is a treasure!
Don't we all spend money to watch football because we want to see this kind of fierce duel?
Unlike Ajan, who always played brilliantly but was beaten by Ryan every time, making the fans want their money back every time.
But there are also nitpicking voices. Some people think, well, mainly Cleveland fans and Lakers fans think that the Nuggets can only win a game against a team that has won 20 fewer games than themselves. Already a failure.
He also believes that Lai Lane's defense is far from as good as people think.
Kobe Bryant scored a total of 51 points, and you still have the nerve to say that he is the strongest outside defender currently? Why are you bragging about DPOY candidates?
Pooh!
And the last 2.1 seconds of the decisive victory had a lot of luck! The Nuggets just narrowly escaped!
The famous Cleveland prostitute, ah no, the famous journalist Mike Meining even wrote an article analyzing the Lakers and Nuggets series in his own column.
The title has a very old American feel to it:
"The Nuggets playoff situation seems to be great, but in fact it has collapsed!"
Ryan called it professional after watching it. U.S. News will collapse wherever they want it to.
Of course, not many fans took this statement seriously.
In other words, Gramps fans and Lakers fans are just lying to themselves.
Just one day after the Nuggets defeated the Lakers, the Cavaliers also successfully defeated the Bulls in the first game of the playoffs.
James performed well, scoring 30 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks, which turned the opponent Ben Gordon's 35 points into nothing.
It stands to reason that James should have been praised for his all-around performance.
But in the face of Ryan's 46-minute countdown, the media really couldn't afford to brag about Ajan.
After the game, Barkley also commented:
"LeBron has proven that he is one of the best 21-year-old players in NBA history.
But Ryan is the strongest one!
As for LeBron, he is at most a deputy. The strongest player at 21 years old! "
But you know how angry the Katsumura fans are. They are eager to occupy TNT TV station like they rushed into Capitol Hill to check in.
But the only thing that makes Cleveland fans happy is that the Bulls seem to have no power to fight back in front of the Cavaliers.
It should be easy for the Cavaliers to advance with a 4-0 sweep.
But the Lakers and Nuggets fought so fiercely in the first game, which proves that even if the Nuggets can win in the end, they will definitely have to shed their skin!
By then, from the perspective of "court dominance", Ajan will definitely be far ahead!
then
In the second game, Cleveland fans watched helplessly as the Nuggets slaughtered the Lakers at home by a full 17 points!
The Lakers' state is completely different from the last game. Kobe, who was a killer in the last game, shot 7 of 21 today and only scored 22 points with a 33% shooting rate.
Not even half of the previous game.
A wave of 3 of 11 in the fourth quarter directly killed the game.
On the other hand, the Nuggets, in addition to Ryan, AK47 also stood up today, scoring 22 points with a terrifying efficiency of 8 of 10 shots!
With 10 shots, AK47 took more shots in the game than Kobe did in the fourth quarter, but he scored the same points as Kobe.
Kobe was criticized again after this game, and the "Kobe is too independent" comment that has plagued him throughout the season has once again become mainstream.
In fact, Ryan can also see that no one can pass Kobe.
Except for Odom, no one from the Lakers performed up to standard in this game.
Kwame Brown was unable to catch the ball under the basket, and Parker was unable to catch the ball.
Luke Walton's father's experience card has also expired after his heroic performance in the last game.
Seeing that the Lakers lost so miserably, the Kacun fans who originally had high hopes for the Lakers also turned from love to hatred.
"What kind of garbage is Kobe? Isn't he just a 65-win team? He can't beat it!"
"To be honest, it's really unreasonable that Kobe can't beat the Nuggets with this lineup.
The Lakers' lineup may not be said to be the best in the league, but it is at least the second-best lineup.
The cost-effective king Mim, the brutal baby shark Bynum, the French king Turiaf, the son of the superstar Luke Walton, the 3-point great Devin George, the golden warrior Aaron McGee, who looks like a god of death when he hears it. Parker, Europe’s supreme Vujacic
This lineup can actually lose to the Nuggets by 17 points?
Waste Kobe! "
"Stop bragging about Kobe, he is just a data brush!"
Ryan is convinced. Clevelanders have a collective personality split, right?
Before the game, you said that the Lakers' strength is greater than their record, and that Kobe is better than me.
Now Kobe is trash and the Lakers are trash?
Also, how does the Lakers lineup have anything to do with Cuican?
There is no way, according to the logic of Katsumura fans, James is surrounded by CBA, and other stars must be surrounded by real giants.
In the third game, the game finally went to Los Angeles.
Lakers fans and Katsumura are also looking forward to Kobe's magical performance when he plays G1 at home.
But in this game, Kobe continued to be lost, being defended by Ryan, shooting 6 of 18 and only scoring 17 points!
This time, Kobe not only had a lower shooting percentage, but also failed to score 20 points for the first time!
After the last two games, no one will stand up and question Ryan's defense!
Being able to defend the current season's scoring champion so embarrassingly, what is this if not DPOY?
In fact, in the G1 game when Kobe Bryant scored 51 points, Ryan's defense was not bad either.
But when superstars go crazy, they can often score goals despite the defense. Being scored at this time has nothing to do with the quality of the defense. The defender can only admit that it is unlucky.
Not to mention superstars, even ordinary stars can go crazy when their hands are hot.
Didn’t you expect that Poole would score 41 points in the last game and hit 1 of 15 empty baskets in the next game?
So the game when Kobe scored 51 points was really not Ryan's defense. What could he do if he could score despite a perfect defense.
No, in G2 and G3, when Kobe's magical touch stopped, Ryan's defensive ability was reflected.
In addition to defense, Ryan's offensive performance in the last three games has also been very stable.
G1 scored 46 points, and G2 scored another 35 points.
Today, G3 also scored 32 points despite almost locking Kobe down.
It truly integrates offense and defense!
As for the Lakers' role players, Odom also had a rollback scene today, shooting 5 of 14 in the game, including 1 of 6 three-pointers!
When Kobe and Odom both stretched their hips, the Lakers had no second outcome except losing.
After all, you can't expect Jordan's top pick to break out, as the Zen Master said, "If you have a child, don't let Kwame hold it."
In the third game, the Lakers went even harder and were defeated by 21 points!
The game turned out just as Bird and Jackson thought. After the first game, the gap between the two sides will become more and more obvious.
In fact, in the original history, the Lakers led the Suns 3-1, but eventually suffered a reversal. The point of the defeat started when Kobe Bryant scored 50 points but could not win the game.
This feeling of a team that has clearly performed beyond its standard but still can't win the game is the most heart-wrenching feeling.
In this history, this game appeared in the first game.
So the Lakers' mentality completely collapsed.
Those who thought the Lakers could still compete with the Nuggets are undoubtedly shocked now.
Moreover, Kobe's strength in the first game and the current score of 0-3 only highlighted Ryan's strength!
If Ryan easily abused the Lakers from the first game, the media would only say that Ryan was bullying.
But Kobe's 51-point performance in the first game was so impressive that people now feel that it was because Ryan was too strong that he suppressed Kobe's abnormal personal ability to such an embarrassing situation.
In G4, the Nuggets naturally have no reason to be merciful.
The Lakers' role players have long since run out of energy.
Odom shot 5 of 14 and Parker made 4 of 13. Combined, these two made 1 of 10 three-pointers.
It’s not over yet, Vujacic went 2-for-6, Kwame Brown went 2-for-10 as a center, and Brian Cook went 4-for-11.
It would be extremely difficult to find a player with a shooting percentage of over 40% in the Lakers' stat sheet!
The most important thing is that Kobe only scored 1 point in the second half of this life and death battle!
15 points for the whole game! Score hits new low!
On the one hand, Ryan's defense is excellent. Kobe performed like this today mainly because Zen Master annoyed Kobe.
In the first half, Kobe was still going his own way and taking crazy shots, but the team fell behind by 13 points.
So during the halftime break in the locker room, Jackson actually followed what the outside media said and told Kobe in a very stern tone: "Pass the ball more, don't be alone."
Kobe was confused at the time, and those idiot media didn't understand anything and just kept comparing themselves to each other.
You Phil Jackson still don’t know why I don’t pass the ball? You have no idea what our team is like?
No one really thinks this is a serious playoff team!
In fact, this is how Zen Master coaches. The more critical the moment, the more he encourages role players to integrate into the offense.
This is true even during the Bulls period.
Role players such as Steve Kerr and John Paxson have all played decisive moments at critical moments.
But the old Zen Master made one mistake, that is, the role players of this Lakers have no ability to integrate into the offense!
Kobe didn't argue with the Zen master at that time. He was not the kind of person who liked blind Bibi.
He prefers to educate people through action.
So in the second half, Kobe only took 3 shots out of anger.
The rest of the time it's passing.
The media says I am independent, and you, the head coach, are also making fun of me here.
Okay, I won’t take action right away. I want to see if you can win if I’m not alone!
There is no doubt that after Kobe Bryant stopped taking many shots, the Lakers lost even the slightest chance of winning.
The Zen master also knew that he had said the wrong thing, but it was irreversible.
So in G4, the Lakers were completely destroyed with a 33-point gap!
After four games, the Lakers really took it one step at a time and took a holiday to fish!
The total score was 4-0. Although the Denver Nuggets were dragged into overtime in the first game, they still passed the first round cleanly and successfully advanced, proving their dominance as the No. 1 player in the Western Conference!
Cleveland fans were greatly disappointed. They thought the Nuggets were just lucky in the first game, but they didn't expect that it was actually the Lakers who relied on luck!
As for Ryan, he undoubtedly proved his MVP-level strength in the first round.
The Lakers exploded in the first game, and Ryan was able to hold it back with a buzzer beater.
In the next three games, Ryan beat the Lakers like a dog.
On the contrary, it was Ajan who overturned and lost to the Bulls in the last game.
The question of who is the "strongest 21-year-old player in NBA history" is meaningless.
Are there any other options besides Ryan?
At the end of the first round, Ryan has cleared all doubts.
At this point, the whole world knows that this year’s number one in the league is worthy of the title!
After defeating the Lakers, Ryan and Bird also had sullen expressions during interviews.
Bird: "Happiness? What are you asking? When did passing the first round become an honor?"
Ryan: "Our work is not over yet, but passing the first round is nothing to celebrate. After all, we are not the kind of team that only makes the playoffs once in several years."
Cleveland media: "The little emperor successfully passed the first round and showed his MVP qualities!"
The performance of both sides in advancing to the second round was simply a matter of judgment.
Ryan and Bird were indeed not very happy. The first round was nothing compared to their goals.
The next Western Conference semifinals are where the challenge really begins.
In the semifinals, the Nuggets' opponents will be between the Mavericks and the Warriors.
In the original history, the Warriors staged a black eight miracle to defeat the Mavericks the following year.
But this history is different. The Warriors in this history and the Warriors in the original history are completely two teams.
In the original history, the core lineup of the Warriors during the Black Eight period was Bearded Davis, Warrior Jackson and Richardson.
In this history, the Warriors' core lineup is the trident of Arenas-Yao Ming-Jamison.
The Warriors are not coached by the mad scientist Old Nelson, but by Lionel Hollins who pays attention to positional offense and defense.
Coach Hollins' greatest achievement in history was bringing out the grizzly bear who shed its skin whenever he met anyone.
This shows that his style of play is completely different from that of Nelson.
Therefore, the outcome of the series between the Warriors and the Mavericks is not yet certain. At present, the two sides are tied at 2-2, and it is not certain who will win.
However, Chinese fans are still looking forward to the Chinese Derby. When a CCTV reporter interviewed Ryan, he also asked Ryan who he would like to play in the second round.
Since it was a Chinese reporter who was interviewing him, Ryan had something to say:
"To be honest, I don't really want to meet Yao Ming. Weber said he doesn't want to retire early yet."
Although he said it in a joking tone, Ryan told the truth.
The Warriors have always had a style of play that beats the Nuggets, because the Nuggets have always had a headache with powerful inside finishing points.
I wouldn't say it's fear, but it will definitely be difficult to fight.
The reporter then asked: "What if we face the Mavericks? They are a 60-win team."
This time, Ryan was full of confidence:
"If we meet the Dallas Mavericks, basically, we can definitely win!"
I thought that saying this in an interview with a Chinese reporter would not cause any criticism.
As a result, in the afternoon, the video of Ryan’s interview went viral on the Internet.
The interview video has also been dubbed with English subtitles!
Ryan's words, "We can basically win against the Mavericks" naturally offended Mavericks fans.
After all, the Mavericks are one of the five teams with 60 wins this season, and they are also the team with the most wins against the Nuggets in the regular season - 3 times!
The Nuggets lost 17 games in the regular season this season, and the Mavericks won 3 games.
Dallas fans were furious, and Cuban, the big-mouthed boss, was equally unhappy after watching the video.
As the second-largest team in the league in total salary this season, it would be strange for Cuban to be happy after spending so much money and still being looked down upon.
And you must know that the Mavericks rank second in the total salary rankings, not because Cuban is reluctant.
It's because the Knicks are such a grievance!
Alan Houston, Hardaway, and Antonio Davis, the top three junk contracts in the league are all in New York.
Excluding management problems like those in New York, the Mavericks are number one in terms of salary!
Cuban then responded without hesitation in an interview:
"Basically, we can definitely beat the Warriors and Nuggets.
Especially the Nuggets!
Because they have always been lost in Texas for the past two years! "
Cuban, the boss, personally went off to tear Ryan apart, which fans talked about.
Ryan didn't know why Cuban was so angry.
I just told the truth.
Yes, the Nuggets lost to the Mavericks three times in the regular season.
But precisely because he lost more, Bird studied the Mavericks more.
Even before the playoffs began, Bird had already formulated a series of plans to deal with the Mavericks.
This is the same as a girl feeling pain but a young woman not feeling enough. Why? It’s just because I’ve been beaten too many times that I’m not afraid anymore.
Every time he loses to the Mavericks, Bird will sum up his experience and sum up the whole season.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Mavericks are one of the Nuggets' most prepared teams!
Therefore, don't look at the fact that the Mavericks have a better regular season record than the Warriors.
But Ryan feels from the bottom of his heart that he can definitely beat the Dallas Cowboys!
I don’t know if there is a feeling of venting hatred in it. In G5 of the Mavericks and Warriors series, Nowitzki made 13 of 19 shots and scored 36 points and 12 rebounds.
Lead the team to capture Tianwang Mountain.
In G6, Nowitzki made 11 of 20 shots and 15 of 16 free throws. He scored 37 points and 15 rebounds for a luxurious double-double!
In one breath, the Mavericks eliminated the Warriors in two consecutive games.
Jamison on the Warriors side has been criticized as a Class A war criminal by domestic fans because he was directly blasted by Nowitzki.
Domestic fans even came up with this popular saying on Tieba: "Jamieson will definitely be fine in guarding Nowitzki, but his crotch is a little yellow."
There is no way. In the original history, Jamison went to the Mavericks, which could only provide Nowitzki with a sixth man existence.
During this period, Dirk was completely the ultimate enhanced version of Jamison!
It's normal to blow him up.
And it's not just Dirk who is great. The reason why the Mavericks have such a high salary is because they have a group of singles players who are above the standard.
In addition to Nowitzki, they also have Terry, Josh Howard, and Jordan junior Stackhouse.
Coupled with Ryan's adopted son Harris, who is starting to emerge, this makes the Mavericks' offense difficult to defend.
Yao Ming tried his best to defeat Dampier, the second center in the Western Conference, and Arenas also worked hard to score.
But in the end, G6 still lost and was eliminated by the Mavericks 2-4!
Nowitzki's horrific performance made Ryan's statement "We are sure to beat the Mavericks" even more untenable.
Cuban also said bluntly at the press conference the night he won the Warriors:
"Ryan will be able to go back to China soon and talk to Yao Ming about how he felt about losing to us.
My mission this year is to send Chinese players home! "
The next day, Cuban was on the front page of the world, yes, the world's sports media, including domestic sports media.
And all the titles are surprisingly consistent:
"Cuban wants to send Chinese players home"!
You don’t need to think about it to know how big a stir this sentence caused in China.
Stern never imagined that the NBA would explode in China in this way.
Ryan could see that Cuban was really angry.
but.
Don't be angry, because after watching the series, you may kneel down and beg me to join the Mavericks!
The strategy Bird spent a season developing to deal with the Mavericks was what made Ryan so confident.
Thanks to the family boss and other big guys for the rewards, thank you all!