As the Bullets scored a big score of 3:0, the outside world's view of the Bullets changed.
There has never been a 3-0 overturn in a series in NBA history, which means that the Bullets are almost certain to eliminate the Knicks and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Eliminating the Knicks is not unusual. What really shocked the outside world was the combat effectiveness displayed by the Bullets.
Even in the absence of the important core of Speed, they were still able to win against the Knicks.
You must know that the Bulls last season faced the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and they did not claim to be able to sweep the Knicks. They only scored a 4:1 score.
If the Bullets can sweep the Knicks and advance this year, doesn't it mean that the Bullets really have the strength to compete with the Bulls?
The more I think about this, the more mysterious it becomes. What was the level of the Bullets three months ago? Ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference, they were not even sure whether they would make it to the playoffs. Now they have made it all the way and are really about to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.
What kind of magic power does Lin Yu have? How on earth did he do it?
No coach in the league today who is in Lin Yu's position can do better than Lin Yu.
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The first three games of the Eastern Conference semifinals are over, and it's time for the NBA's annual regular season awards day.
Unseld organized all the coaches and players to go to the big conference room to see what they could gain after working hard for a year.
First, some rookie-related honors will be awarded.
Roy Iverson is undoubtedly the winner of the Rookie of the Year award. His rookie scoring average of 23.5 points per game ranks first among all point guards in NBA history.
Then there's the Rookie First Team and the Rookie Second Team.
There were Camby, Raheem, Fathead Walker, Political Commissar Ma and Iverson.
The second team is Ben, Tyrese Knight, Kobe, Kidders and Ray Allen.
"What kind of bullshit judge is this? Isn't Big Ben not in a position? Who the hell is Canby? Why should he overpower Big Ben!"
"These judges are all blind. Do they understand basketball?"
When Unseld heard that Ben was only selected for the second team, he immediately yelled. He never considered that the regular season MVP of his rookie season was also selected by the judges.
The reason why he was angry was that Ben was obviously much stronger than Canby. Why was Canby the only one?
Of course, the judges did not make random selections. The results of their selection are also well-founded. Camby averaged 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in his rookie season, while Ben averaged 3.5 points, 7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. The data is not even a little bit worse.
Ben was at a disadvantage and kept playing soy sauce in the early stages of the season. Even if Lin Yu came and the data skyrocketed later, the average data per game was still embarrassing.
His inclusion in the second team was actually an act of mercy by the judges, who eliminated Marlon Matney, who averaged 9.4 points per game, from the rookie second team.
Daben was very happy, scratching his head and smiling shyly. He was satisfied with winning the award.
After the rookie awards were awarded, it was time for the Manager of the Year and the Coach of the Year.
"I declare the Coach of the Year for the 1996-1997 season to be Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley!" Stern announced the COY selection on TV.
Unseld was angry again. He slapped the table and cursed the judges for being blind. It was Lin Yu who should have won the award, but he gave it to Pat Riley, an old man.
Lin Yu is not surprised at all. After all, this is a regular season honor, and it depends on the regular season record.
Last season, the Heat were only eighth in the Eastern Conference. This season, they were promoted to second in the Eastern Conference, and their record improved significantly.
The Bullets were tenth in the Eastern Conference last season, and even though they were on the verge of reaching third place in the Eastern Conference this season, they eventually retreated due to the suspension and only finished seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Even if Lin Yu swept Pat Riley in the playoffs, this is still the playoffs after all and has nothing to do with regular season awards.
"I declare the Manager of the Year to be Wes Unseld, general manager of the Washington Bullets!" Stern then read Unseld's name.
Everyone applauded and applauded. This honor was incredible. It was already considered the highest honor among the league's senior leaders.
"Well, it seems that these judges are not too blind."
Unseld was so happy that he almost grinned to the back of his head. He was the coach of the Bullets a few years ago, but he never led the team to achieve decent results. Later, he retreated to the background and finally achieved something.
Immediately afterwards, regular season defense-related honors began to be awarded.
There is no doubt that the best defensive player DPOY was taken away by Uncle Mu of Africa. His performance with the Hawks this year is indeed worthy of this award.
Then there's the defensive first team and the defensive second team.
This time the Bullets had no results and no one was selected.
Big Ben's defensive strength is certainly enough to guarantee selection to the second team defensively. Unfortunately, he played too few games and his statistics were unremarkable. Even if he recorded a staggering quadruple-double, he could not be selected for the second team defensively.
The Bullets' guard group does not have this honor. Their defense is not very good. The key is that the competition for the best defensive team is still extremely fierce.
The defensive first-team guards are Jordan and Payton. One of them is the best defensive shooting guard in NBA history, and the other is the best defensive point guard in NBA history. How can others compete with them to defend the first team.
Even the guards in the second team are amazing. One is this year's steal leader and almost had a quadruple-double in steals this season. The Hawks are the main point guard Blaylock, and the other is Stockton.
The generals didn't care much. In fact, what they really cared about was the best lineup, not the best defensive lineup.
Soon the results of the best lineup were also released.
Naturally, there is no Bullet team, Olajuwon, Malone, Hill, Jordan and Tim Hardaway.
There is nothing wrong with the first four people. They are indeed the strongest in every position in the league, except for Olajuwon who may not be Olajuwon's opponent now, but the Rockets have a better record than the Lakers.
The problem is Tim Hardaway. Speedy was the first one to refuse. If Tim Hardaway can stay for a while, then why can’t he be awarded the regular season MVP title if he can beat him every game?
After the injury, Feiqiao stayed in New York for two days. The Achilles tendon problem was not serious, but he still had to rest for at least a month. Now he has returned to Washington.
Childs, who caused his injury, was suspended for one game. Such a light punishment made Speedy extremely dissatisfied.
"Does he deserve a team? I can find ten point guards in this league who can beat him. Do you believe it?"
Speedy shouted loudly that he actually knew that Tim Hardaway was selected to the first team because of the team's good record, but he was just not convinced.
When the results of the second team came out, there was applause in the conference room, and Weber was selected as the forward of the second team.
O'Fat, Webber, Pippen, Glove Payton and Rock Richmond.
This selection for the second team seems much more reasonable, and even Unseld and Speedy can't find fault with it.
Weber looked ecstatic, second team! That was the second team of the All-NBA Team, which is almost equivalent to saying that he was selected as the second-best power forward in the league, second only to Postman Malone!
Even though the Bullets' record is not that good, Webber's statistics are indeed explosive, especially after the All-Star Game. Lin Yu gave Webber a lot of ball rights. His average data per game this season increased to 23.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.9 blocks. , the high-level defensive statistics are also very dazzling, that is, the defensive lineup does not have a third team, otherwise he would be qualified to be selected for the third defensive team.
Weber fully deserves this award for the best second team.
"Thank you, coach, I never dreamed that I would be selected for the second team!"
Weber hugged Lin Yu ecstatically and cheered. With such a valuable honor, even Weber, who has always been an idol with a heavy burden, lost his composure.
Unseld was wondering on the sidelines. You were obviously traded to the Bullets by me. What the hell is Xie Linyu doing?
After the names of the three teams were released, there was even more laughter in the conference room.
Mourning, Wen Baker, Mashburn, Speed and Stockton.
Speedster is no longer angry with Tim Hardaway. He has been in this league for eight full years and finally won a valuable honor.
Prior to this, the most valuable honor for a speedster was the second team rookie, which was what Ben just got. At the same time, this was also the only honor for a speedster.
Not even a player of the week or a player of the month, and even an All-Star...
Now that the speedster has reached the sky in one step, the third-team defender can at least increase his annual salary in his new contract by two million!
Even more surprising is Mashburn.
You must know that Marsh originally averaged only 10.6 points per game before the Bullets, which was almost useless. Let alone the best team, if he was a rookie, he would not even be able to make the rookie team.
However, after Mashburn arrived with the Bullets, it didn't take long for his statistics to start to skyrocket. He played more than 30 games with the Mavericks and 30 games with the Bullets. When the statistics were averaged, his points per game had reached 15.2. point.
Although averaging 15 points per game is not enough to make him selected to the best third team, it cannot stand up to Mashburn's inspiration. He is a true rebirth. This is a huge bonus. In addition, his amazing midfield three-pointers and season single The highest score in the game was 61 points, which helped Mashburn get votes from the judges.
Mashburn's eyes were red, and words could not describe the excitement in his heart at this moment. After taking a deep breath, he forced himself to act calmly. If he really cried, it would be embarrassing.
If you haven't lost, you can't understand Mashburn's mood at this moment. He also thought that he was completely useless. However, after joining Lin Yu, he was selected for the third team. This was something he had never done before when he was healthy.
"Coach, it is the greatest honor of my life to play for you."
Mashburn was already trying to restrain himself, but tears still flashed in the corners of his eyes.
Unseld murmured to the side, thanking Lin Yu because he, the general manager, had become an airman.
Naturally, the regular season MVP did not belong to the Bullets, and was won by Karl Malone.
No one has extravagant expectations for this honor. The gold content of the regular season MVP is completely comparable to that of the finals MVP. In the eyes of some fans, the gold content of the regular season MVP is even higher.
Then Stern read Mashburn's name again, more than once.
One was the Most Improved Player of the Year Award. It was actually a bit strange that this award was awarded to Mashburn. After all, Mashburn averaged 24 points per game in his second year. How could he improve?
However, Marsh was reimbursed last season and was selected to the best third team this season. Looking at it this way, he has indeed made great progress.
The second time was an award called the Best Fighting Award. Lin Yu couldn't laugh or cry. He had never even heard of such an award in the regular season.
After Mashburn was abolished, Nirvana was reborn, so this hard work award is indeed his.
It's just that this award has no gold content at all. Even compared with the rookie lineup, it doesn't count at all.
When the awards were over, Lin Yu clapped his hands and called everyone to his side.
"Brothers, our harvest this season is pretty good."
"But I am not satisfied with this kind of harvest. If it were not for the suspension, there is even hope that one of us will produce MVP and various teams!"
"This season is coming to an end, and I can guarantee that the most valuable honors next season will definitely be won by us!"
"The future is ours. After crushing the Knicks, we will crush the Bulls!"
"Long live the bullet!"
Lin Yu shouted, and all the generals followed suit and shouted long live the bullet.
They know very well that Lin Yu is right. If not for the suspension, the Bullets have every hope of reaching second place in the Eastern Conference. Once they reach second place in the Eastern Conference, Weber may really win the regular season MVP.
The selection of MVP will consider three aspects, data, on-field influence and team record improvement.
The Bullets can be promoted from tenth in the Eastern Conference to second in the Eastern Conference, which is definitely outstanding.
Weber's victory contribution value on the field is extremely high, which is enough to show how amazing his influence is on the field, and he performs well both offensively and defensively.
Although the data is not as good as Malone, the difference is not much, especially since Webber averages 5+ assists per game, which is a bonus.
Unfortunately, due to a fierce battle with the Knicks, the Bullets failed to hit second place in the Eastern Conference, and Webber missed the opportunity to win the MVP.
After Lin Yu said this, the generals hated the Knicks even more. They all shouted for the fourth game to take away the Knicks, shave their heads, and humiliate them severely.
