I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 173 Won the Best Rookie
On April 4, the NBA official website announced various regular season awards.

Coach of the Year went to Bucks head coach Skel Skiles.

The guy was lucky enough to narrowly beat Warriors coach Nelson Sr. and Thunder coach Scott Brooks.

Coincidentally, this year's best coach candidates all have one thing in common, they all brought a weak team to the playoff level.

The best sixth man was won by Jamal Crawford of the Hawks.

When Crawford won the award, some media reporters took the heat to find topics, and wanted to connotate that the Warriors would not train players.

After all, Crawford performed well with the Warriors last season, but he shined after leaving the Warriors and won a Best Sixth Man award.

The contrast between before and after forms a strong contrast, which is very topical.

But the Warriors have cultivated Sun Yi and Curry, two talented rookies this year, so they can't make a fuss about it, they can only let it go.

The Rockets' Aaron Brooks won the Most Improved Player award.

Anthony Randolph expressed considerable dissatisfaction with this selection. It is obvious that his progress has been very significant.

With the support of Sun Yi and Curry, Randolph is able to average a double-double per game and can indeed compete for the Most Improved Player award.

Immediately afterwards, the best rookie award, which attracted much attention from fans, was announced.

Originally, this award could not be compared with the heavyweight award of regular season MVP.

But this year is different, this time the best rookie has attracted the attention of many fans.

After all, the best rookie award is full of suspense, and the regular season MVP is already in LeBron James's bag, so there is no suspense.

Among the Rookie of the Year candidates, Sun Yi and Evans are the two most likely to win this award.

孙逸本赛季场均能够获得19.4分10.6篮板9.2助攻1.5抢断1.8盖帽的准三双数据。

Evans averaged 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game this season.

It can be said that Evans' data is already comparable to that of James as a rookie, and it is natural to win the Rookie of the Year.

But Sun Yi came out of nowhere, and his data exploded even more, which made the result of the best rookie award confusing.

Most fans predict that the two may win Rookie of the Year at the same time.

This kind of situation has never happened in history, and it happened three times.

The first time occurred in the 70-71 season, when Cowens and Petrie shared the Rookie of the Year honors.

The second time occurred in the 94-95 season, when Kidd and Hill jointly won the best rookie.

The third time occurred in the 99-00 season, when Brand and Francis won the Rookie of the Year award together.

Although Sun Yi has an advantage in the competition for the best rookie, NBA Commissioner David Stern is a troublesome Jewish old man who will use some small tricks to satisfy everyone.

The final result was as expected by the fans, Sun Yi and Evans shared the best rookie.

After the result came out, most fans were very happy, only a small number of fans felt that there was something tricky about it.

Domestic fans don't care that much. As long as Sun Yi wins the award, they are very happy.

This is something that Dayao and Arab League failed to do in their rookie seasons, but Sun Yi accomplished it.

It can be said that Sun Yi's reputation in the country is getting higher and higher, and he has a tendency to overtake Dayao.

Along with the Rookie of the Year, the All-Rookie Team was also announced.

The players selected for the All-Rookie First Team are: Sun Yi, Curry, Evans, Jennings, and Flynn.

The players selected for the All-Rookie Second Team are: Collison, Harden, Holiday, Gibson, and Blair.

Finally, the grand finale of the regular season is announced.

The Defensive Player of the Year award went to Dwight Howard of the Magic.

Immediately afterwards, the best defensive team was announced.

First team: Kobe, Howard, James, Rondo, Sun Yi.

Second team: Duncan, Gerald Wallace, Wade, Josh Smith, Sefolosha.

The regular season MVP was won by LeBron James of the Cavaliers.

This was the most dominant season James had played before making his decision. He almost won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month and deserved the regular season MVP.

Immediately afterwards, the best lineup was announced.

First team: Wade, Kobe, James, Durant, Howard.

Second Team: Nash, Deron Williams, Anthony, Sun Yi, Nowitzki.

Third team: Roy, Joe Johnson, Pau Gasol, Duncan, Stoudemire.

So far, all the regular season awards have been announced.

Among them, Sun Yi can be described as the big winner.

In his rookie season, he was selected to the second team and first defense. This has never been done by a player in NBA history.

What is comparable to this is Duncan's first-team and second-team defense in his rookie season.

It can be said that Sun Yi's debut is the pinnacle, and he has achieved achievements that many players cannot achieve in their lifetime.

While receiving these honors, Sun Yi also received rewards from the system.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the main mission: The Shining Star."

"Ding! The reward has been issued, please collect it in time, the host!"

"Ding! The main task of the next stage: domination of the entire alliance!"

"Mission Requirement: Get the MVP of the regular season!"

"Task reward: diamond gift package."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for being the best rookie, the reward has been distributed, please collect it in time!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for being selected for the Best Rookie Team. The rewards have been distributed. Please claim them in time!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for being selected for the second team and first defense for the first time. The rewards have been issued. Please collect the host in time!"

After a series of system prompts ended, Sun Yi almost thought the system would shut down, but recovered and received the reward.

“叮！恭喜宿主获得无属性加点次数+20、徽章反击之王、蓝色球鞋+1、蓝色发带+1、徽章卡槽+1、高级营养液+500、10倍训练加成卡+5、85万训练点。”

[Blue Sneakers]: Permanently increases the wearer's speed attribute by 3 points.

[Blue Headband]: Permanently improves the wearer's passing attributes by 3 points.

Badge: [King of Counterattack]

Grade: Bronze

Effect: When playing a fast break, the speed, ball control and passing attributes will be slightly improved.

Upgrade conditions: Accumulatively complete 20 fast breaks and 1000 training points in official competitions.

After receiving the reward, Sun Yi replaced the green equipment with blue equipment, then used the [Badge Card Slot] to expand a new card slot, and then installed the badge [King of Counterattack].

After finishing his work, Sun Yi opened the personal attribute panel to add points.

It took 4 points-adding opportunities to increase the speed attribute to 90 points, and then you can no longer add points.

Then increase the strength attribute with all the remaining points added, exactly to 90 points.

After adding points, Sun Yi checked his personal attribute panel.

Personal attributes:
Technical attributes; ball control: 74, passing: 73+3
Offensive attributes; three-pointers: 65, mid-range shots: 84, layups: 79, free throws: 95
Defensive attributes; rebounds: 81, steals: 72, blocks: 70, lateral speed: 84
身体属性；速度：90+3，耐力：96+2，弹跳：81+3，力量：90+2
After checking the attributes, Sun Yi felt that his strength had been greatly improved, and he laughed with satisfaction.

"My current physical fitness should be considered the best in the league. The next focus is to improve my skills."

After making the future plans, Sun Yi turned off the system panel, went out to join Curry, and went to the training hall for daily training together.

……

After the announcement of the major awards in the regular season, the fans' attention once again returned to the playoffs, which are in full swing.

The fourth game between the Lakers and the Spurs ended first.

The Spurs failed to keep their final dignity and were swept out by the Lakers with a total score of 4-0.

The Lakers became the first team in the league to advance to the second round.

In the series between the Suns and the Trail Blazers, the two sides played extremely anxiously.

Aldridge of the Trail Blazers broke out suddenly, scoring a double-double of 31 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Trail Blazers to reverse and win the Suns, tying the total score to 2-2.

The two teams are back on the same starting line, and it's not certain who will win.

The series between the Jazz and the Nuggets was also extremely tense.

Relying on Anthony's double-double of 41 points and 11 rebounds, the Nuggets pulled back an away game, tying the total score to 2-2.

The east side is not as lively as the west side.

In the series between the Cavaliers and the Bulls, James scored a triple-double with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. He defeated the Bulls by a big score and won the fourth game.

In the end, the Cavaliers swept the Bulls 4-0 with a total score and advanced strongly to the second round.

There is no suspense in the series between the Magic and Bobcats.

Howard may have won the best defensive player. He played very excitedly in this game and sent 6 blocks, showing the style of the best defensive player.

In the end, the Magic swept the Bobcats with a total score of 4-0 and advanced to the second round.

Game [-] of the Celtics-Heat series came with some surprises.

Wade broke out strongly, scoring 46 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the Heat to a home victory over the Celtics, retaining a bit of dignity.

The series between the Eagles and the Bucks is considered to be one of the more intense matchups in the Eastern Conference.

Under the leadership of Joe Johnson, the Eagles played a tacit teamwork, with five players scoring in double figures. They defeated the Bucks strongly and tied the total score at 2-2.

After the fourth game of the first-round series, the results were different. Some teams successfully advanced to the second round, while some teams were fully preparing for the battle of Tianwangshan.

The next game can be described as a battle of life and death, and there is no room for loss.

……

……

April 4, Dallas, American Airlines Center.

Game [-] of the series between the Mavericks and the Warriors officially begins.

Dallas fans aren't as enthusiastic as they used to be.

They know very well in their hearts that no team in history can complete a comeback after falling behind 0 to 3.

This game may be the Mavericks' last game of the season.

The head coaches of both sides did not make any lineup adjustments, and they still used the familiar starting lineup.

Mavericks starting lineup: Kidd, Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, Haywood.

Warriors starting lineup: Curry, Ellis, Maggette, Sun Yi, Randolph.

In the jump ball session, Randolph took off vigorously, first touched the basketball and returned to the backcourt, giving the Warriors the first chance to attack.

Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc to organize the attack. Seeing that Kidd was not as motivated as in the previous games, and the defensive pressure was not enough, he speculated that he might not have recovered.

After all, the Mavericks fought too hard in the fourth game and put all their energy into this game.

Seeing this situation, the elementary school student immediately cooperated with Randolph in a pick-and-roll, bypassing the screen and jumping directly to shoot.

The Mavericks' defensive change was half a beat too late, and Haywood failed to pounce in time to interfere.

Swish!
Hollow into the network!

3: 0!

The ball is switched and the Mavericks attack.

By directing his teammates to move, Kidd created an excellent singles opportunity for Nowitzki and passed the ball.

Nuo Tianwang received the pass and immediately turned over and made a fadeaway jumper.

Sun Yi immediately rushed to interfere. His speed is now faster than before, and he can cause more interference to Nowitzki.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
Randolph grabbed the defensive rebound and found Curry for the first time to pass it.

After receiving the ball, the elementary school students quickly advance to the frontcourt.

At the same time, Sun Yi, with the bonus of the badge [King of Counterattack], surpassed Mavericks players one after another and took the lead towards the basket.

Seeing this, Curry, who was advancing with the dribble, immediately threw the ball to the basket.

Sun Yi, who rushed into the penalty area, soared into the air, received the pass in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

Immediately afterwards, Nowitzki turned back and missed a jumper again.

The Warriors seized the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack.

This time Sun Yi attracted the defense and assisted Ellis in hitting a pull-up jumper.

The Mavericks quickly adjusted, and Marion hit a difficult three-pointer against Maggette's defense, breaking the scoring drought.

In the next few rounds, the Warriors scored successively through tacit teamwork.

The Mavericks can only score through singles. It's not that they don't want to play pass and cut cooperation, but it will cause mistakes.

Taking advantage of the Mavericks players being out of shape, the Warriors launched quick counterattacks again and again, instantly widening the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 28-20, with the Warriors leading by 8 points.

The intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

In the second quarter of the game, the Mavericks players still failed to regain their form, and the efficiency of singles was getting lower and lower.

The Warriors played steadily, sometimes faster and sometimes slower, controlling the rhythm of the game and further widening the point difference.

At halftime, the Warriors already led the Mavericks by 15 points.

After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half began.

Through adjustments during the halftime break, the Mavericks players' condition improved somewhat, but they were still no match for the Warriors.

It can be said that the status of the two teams is so different that there is no comparison at all.

In this game, Sun Yi was also targeted by the Mavericks, but the Mavericks players were in poor condition and failed to play at all.

Sun Yi can not only score by himself but also drive his teammates to score.

This is a situation that Mavericks coach Carlisle does not want to see.

But all members of the Mavericks team were out of shape, making it impossible for him, the head coach, to make effective adjustments.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Carlisle saw that the general situation was over, Ming Jin retreated, replaced the main players, and announced his surrender in advance.

Seeing this situation, Old Nelson immediately asked for substitutions and adjustments, and Sun Yi and others were replaced for a rest.

As time passed, the game quickly drew to a close.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Mavericks 108 to 89, eliminated the Mavericks with a total score of 4 to 1, and advanced to the second round again after two years.

(End of this chapter)