The NBA's Absolute Dominance

Chapter 194 Scoring Champion + Defensive Player of the Year + MVP
"Hey, Tang."

When I arrived at my floor and stepped out of the elevator, I saw Grant Hill and several other All-Stars waiting for the elevator. I greeted them when I saw them.

"Hello."

He found his room and was about to go in when Jordan and Barkley, who had heard the noise, came out from the room across the hall.

"Tang, I've set up a card game, count me in."

Tang Bei felt that the newbie protection period had passed, and he no longer had a gambling addiction, so he shook his head and said:

"No, Mr. Jordan, I want to be a person of high moral character and free from vulgar tastes, and I will no longer participate in gambling."

"Fuck you, go to your high moral character, go to your low taste."

Michael Jordan was so angry his eyes were practically spitting fire. After cursing under his breath, he said with dissatisfaction:

"Tang, you won so much money from us at last year's All-Star Game, we can't just let it go like this."

"If you can't afford to lose, don't gamble."

Tang Bei didn't bother with these gamblers. He had heard that Rodman lost millions of dollars in the summer and almost had to sell himself to pay off his debts.

"Coward! Did your wife take all your money?" Barkley asked angrily, using a provocation tactic.

Tang Bei pushed open the door, put down his suitcase, turned around and said, "King of Bargains, have you and Mr. Jordan become friends again?"

These words made Jordan's face fall, and he glared at Barkley fiercely.

Barkley really wanted to say, "If you're so capable, why don't you sweep Michael and win the championship?" but considering that he had finally managed to rebuild his relationship with Michael, he reluctantly held back.

"boom!"

Tang Bei closed the door.

"Let's go play cards."

With no chance to turn things around, Jordan was very unhappy and snorted coldly.

Barkley retorted indignantly, "Damn Tang, he's mocking our low morals and calling us people of low taste."

Shit, our morality is a hundred feet, a hundred stories higher than his, high enough to win the community's moral excellence award.

Does playing cards occasionally make us seem low-class? If so, Michael, if you gamble every day, wouldn't you be the king of low-class fun?

"Charles, can you just shut up?"

Hearing Barkley's incessant chatter, Jordan couldn't help but feel angry. "Whose side are you on, you bastard? Who are you calling low-class?"

Barkley, still dissatisfied, said, "Michael, how about we call a dozen escorts for him tonight, and then let a few reporters in to mess with him?"

"Shut up!"

Jordan came up behind Grant Hill and the others, and angrily berated them:

“Mr. Charles Barkley, I don’t have your low tastes and morals. Don’t drag me into this mess.”

Barkley retorted, annoyed, "Michael, you're wrong about that. Ever since I swept you to win the championship two years ago, you've been looking down on me. You're always the one who organizes the card games. So who's really the one with low morals and low tastes?"

"you?"

When the topic of sweeping the championship came up again, Jordan was so angry he felt like his stomach was about to explode.

"..."

Just then, the elevator arrived, and Grant Hill and the others hurriedly went inside, pressing the close button before Jordan and his companion could enter.

After the elevator doors closed, Jordan turned around and yelled, "Charles, you idiot!"

“You’re still insulting me? I’m saddened by your low morals and disgusted by your base tastes,” Barkley retorted.

Jordan was furious: "Fuck you, you idiot! When did you start hooking up with Tang and using his words to insult me?"

"Have it?"

Barkley was taken aback.

"Damn it, we've been tricked."

"That cunning fellow, Tang."

The two of them looked at Tang Bei's room with frustration.

Many doors on both sides of the corridor had been quietly opened a crack, and many All-Stars were watching the commotion by the door. When the two looked over, they immediately shrank back.

Suddenly, a closed door opened, and Hakeem Olajuwon stepped out. Looking around, he saw Jordan and Barkley and called out:

"Michael, Charles, when are we going to play cards?"

"No cards today, let's go bowling instead," Jordan said expressionlessly.

“Yes, we never do anything as low-class and morally reprehensible as gambling,” Barkley added.

Hakeem Olajuwon suddenly realized and said, "I know, we'll play bowling, but what are the rules for winning and losing? I brought $100,000 in cash today, I'm going to have a good time with you guys."

Barkley said with a look of disgust, "Hakim, don't ever say you know me again. We're people who have transcended vulgar tastes, and we're not like you."

"what?"

Hakeem Olajuwon was completely bewildered.

"Ha ha……"

Laughter, barely suppressed by the All-Stars, echoed from both sides of the corridor.

At this moment, Tang Bei put down his luggage and came out, ready to have a cup of tea. Gary Payton and the others were also going to have afternoon tea, so they decided to go together.

Jordan and his group, who had just escaped low-level interests, had nowhere to go, so they went to a coffee shop together.

Tang Bei sat at a table with Payton, Grant Hill, and Joe Dumas, ordered coffee, tea, and snacks, and started chatting.

“Tang, I bought a TJ color TV from your company yesterday, and the quality is good,” Joe Dumas said.

"Tang, tell me, how much money does this company make in a year?" Gary Payton asked curiously.

This topic drew curious glances from Jordan and O'Neal.

Tang Bei said rather "modestly": "The scale is not large now. The gross profit for this year is estimated to be only tens of millions of US dollars. The profit margin in manufacturing is very low, so we can't make much money."

"Oh!"

"Tang, you're practically the investment god of our NBA league!"

"Tang, let me invest."

"It seems like the US manufacturing industry is in a slump right now, right? Everyone around me is investing in stocks and real estate, and my broker has put all my money into stocks."

"Tang's company is in China, so the situation is different, right?"

The crowd was immediately shocked and gathered around, chattering amongst themselves.

A fat guy squeezed past Tang Bei from behind and said in the most obsequious tone:
“Dear Tang, you are my God. God, please teach me how to invest. I also want to invest in manufacturing.”

Tang Bei turned around and saw Barkley's fat face. He said, "I am your God? Fine, you born sinful ant, kneel down and repent to me first, and atone for your sins before we talk about anything else."

"Don't be like that, Tang. We're good friends. Teach me how to invest in manufacturing," Barkley continued with a fawning smile.

A few years ago, he was swindled out of his life by an agent under the guise of investment, but his desire to invest was still alive. He was still looking for investment opportunities everywhere and felt that Tang Bei was a great asset, so he couldn't wait to latch onto him.

"Charles, don't embarrass yourself," Jordan said, exasperated.

“Michael, you can’t stop me from making big money,” Barkley said angrily.

"Haha..." Tang Bei laughed loudly.

Barkley retorted angrily, "What are you laughing at? You might go bankrupt someday if your investment fails!"

Tang Bei chuckled and said, "When I retire, my factory will have 100,000 workers. Each worker only needs to generate a net profit of 30 US dollars for me every day. Do you think I can earn that much in a year?"

"Thirty dollars a day, that's thirty million dollars a year?" Barkley drooled after calculating that figure.

“No, you idiot, it should be sixty million dollars,” O’Neal said, dumbfounded.

“It should be thirty-six million dollars. No, that’s not right either…” Jordan said.

A large group of people, including Jordan, started counting on their fingers. After a long time, and even after Tang Bei had finished a plate of snacks, no one could get the answer right.

He showed a look of sympathy and sighed, "I'm sorry to say something that might hurt you, but I can look down on you intellectually."

If you deny the vast difference in intelligence, then I can only call it a difference in civilization. In the eyes of a more advanced civilization like mine, you are no different from barbarians. You haven't even evolved into a civilization yet; at most, you have some culture.

"Tang, that's going too far, that's racism."

"NO."

"That's intellectual discrimination."

"I admit this."

"Fuck you!"

"It should be called discrimination based on civilization."

"I admit that too."

"Shit, I'm out of control."

"This is terrible, I'm really hurt." "Me, a Duke University student, being looked down upon by a middle school student?"

"Tang, how much do you think it is?"

"Tang, how long are you planning to fight?"

On the evening of the 12th, during the All-Star Game, outside the Eastern Conference All-Star locker room, Kevin Longley asked...

Tang Bei won the AMVP award for the past two years, but he doesn't really want to win it this year. He didn't receive the award last year, and it's not a hard honor, so it's not very meaningful.

Actually, he didn't want it last year, but he was too strong, so there was no way to stop him. After the East won, the AMVP was still awarded to him.

He shook his head and said, "Play less time. What I want is MVP, not AMVP."

"OK."

Kevin Longley nodded.

As a result, Jordan didn't play much in the game, and Barkley didn't play seriously either. In the end, the Western Conference All-Stars won, with Richmond scoring 22 points and winning the All-Star MVP.

The regular season continues after the All-Star break.

On the 24th, the Heat hosted the Bulls and ultimately won, tying the series 1-1.

After completing the February schedule, the Heat finished with a record of 47 wins and 6 losses, a winning percentage of 88.7%, maintaining their position as the league's best team. Tang Bei won the Player of the Month award for the second time this season.

As the second half continued, some teams struggled, while others emerged.

For example, the Rockets are struggling now compared to the start of the season, and if they are any worse off, they may fall out of the top eight in the Western Conference.

The Spurs, who had a mediocre start, slowly climbed into the top half of the standings and then gradually rose to the top of the Western Conference.

The Miami Heat increased their rotation, but their record declined to some extent because their bench strength was average.

However, Tang Bei's performance as a pillar of the team is very stable. In order to compete for the MVP, he always goes all out in key games, and the team's record remains stable, always maintaining the best record in the league.

As the regular season gradually comes to an end, Tang Bei has received more and more praise.

His average score has consistently remained above 40 points per game, making him arguably the best offensive player in the last thirty years.

指环王比尔·拉塞尔面对媒体时说道：“威尔特曾两个赛季达到场均40+，62/63赛季的44.8分，61/62赛季达到50.4分。在他之后，再没有一个人场均达到40+。”

"Back in our day, there were only eight teams in the league, and each game had 120-130 offensive possessions. There was no defensive three-second rule, no zone defense, and the defensive intensity was not as high as it is now."

"If Tang Bei can eventually average 40+ points per game, I think his offensive ability will reach the same level as Chamberlain."

"Based on my overall assessment, I believe Tang Bei has the opportunity to become the greatest center in NBA history."

Many media outlets wanted to interview Chamberlain, but by then his heart condition was already very serious, and he was frequently hospitalized, so he refused media interviews.

However, the media's hype surrounding him as the greatest center in history continues unabated.

However, few media outlets believe that Tang Bei has already surpassed Chamberlain, because in terms of hard honors, Chamberlain has 4 MVPs and 2 championships, which Tang Bei is far from comparable.

On April 23, the Heat will host the Pistons.

This is also the Heat's last regular season game. Tang Bei has scored a total of 3244 points in the previous 81 regular season games. If he scores 36 points in this game, he will achieve the feat of averaging 40 points per game.

结果唐北轰下了44分，拿到了场均40.1分14.2篮板4.2助攻1.8抢断4盖帽的个人数据。

He leads the league in both individual scoring and blocks.

Averaging 40+ points per game, he is the first player in the league in the last thirty years, while Jordan's highest average score was 37.1 points per game.

In addition, the Heat's 70-12 record not only gave them the best regular season record, but also made them the first team in NBA history to achieve 70 wins.

After the competition, major media outlets sang praises to Tang Bei.

The following day, the official announcement revealed a series of individual honors.

Kevin Longley won Coach of the Year, and Grant Hill won Rookie of the Year.

Tang Bei won the scoring title and the block title, John Stockton won the assist title, Pippen won the steal title, and Rodman won the rebound title.

In addition, Tang Bei won the DPOY award with the highest individual defensive efficiency rating, becoming the best defensive player of the season.

He is the second player after Jordan to win both the scoring title and Defensive Player of the Year in the 87/88 season, an achievement that symbolizes his formal status as the pinnacle of all-around performance.

Following the official announcement, the Treasure Chest also offered rewards.

"The host has achieved the DPOY+ scoring champion achievement in the same season, and is rewarded with a treasure: the manuscript of the first chapter of The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin."

"Host has completed the 'Block King' achievement and is rewarded with one treasure: 100 Bone Strengthening Pills (after taking 500 pills, bone density will double.)"
"Manuscript? What's the use of this? If I take it out, who can authenticate that it's Cao Xueqin's manuscript?"

"There's no reward for 70 wins, but the reward for being the top shot blocker is really good, haha!"

"There is no reward for the second scoring title, so there should be no reward for repeated honors. So this season, apart from the All-NBA First Team selection and MVP awards, there are no other rewards. The championship and Finals MVP awards should also be unrewarded."

The official standings were also released.

Top 8 in the Eastern Conference: Heat, Bulls, Magic, Knicks, Pacers, Hornets, Cavaliers, Hawks
Top 8 in the Western Conference: Spurs, Jazz, Suns, SuperSonics, Lakers, Rockets, Trail Blazers, Nuggets
Besides the Heat, the Bulls also have 68 wins, and in the West, the Spurs have 62 wins and the Jazz have 60 wins.

The first-round series is a best-of-five series with a 2-2-1 home-and-away schedule. It will begin on April 27, with the Heat's Game 1 on the 28th.

The Heat won their first-round matchup against the Hawks very easily, sweeping them 3-0 to advance.

唐北场均32分钟，32分16篮板4助攻2抢断5盖帽的个人数据，显然没有尽全力。

The Heat's second-round opponent is the Pacers, who narrowly defeated the Knicks 3-2.

In the other Eastern Conference second round, the Bulls faced the Magic. The Bulls swept the Magic 3-0 to advance, while the Magic won 3-1.

In the Western Conference, the SuperSonics, after being upset by the eighth seed last season, were once again eliminated by the Lakers, who were ranked even lower, with a series score of 1-3.

The Spurs swept the Nuggets and will face the Lakers in the second round.

The Jazz were upset in the sixth round, but the Rockets once again demonstrated their strong resilience, defeating the Jazz 3-2 to advance to the second round.

The Suns also swept to advance, and will face their old rivals, the Rockets, in the second round.

On May 8th, the Spurs and Lakers played their first game, with the Spurs ultimately defeating the Lakers at home and winning Game 1 of the second round.

The other three second-round Game 1 matches will begin on the 9th.

New York, Knicks headquarters, Pat Riley was somewhat dejected.

The Knicks team he had was already very strong, but they were surprisingly eliminated by the Pacers in the first round, which greatly disappointed him.

He was also disappointed by the performance of star center Ewing, whose play was very inconsistent.

He originally hoped to gain more power with the Knicks, such as serving as head coach and general manager, and even acquiring a stake in the Knicks.

But such a record is no longer enough to support his ambitions, and the Knicks management's attitude towards him has changed.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the Heat's attempt to recruit him.

At 9 a.m. on the 9th, the NBA officially announced the MVP winner, Tang Bei, who won this honor for the first time in his career.

"Host has completed the MVP achievement and has obtained a treasure: one hundred pieces of precious porcelain."

He looked at the space and there were indeed a hundred pieces of porcelain of various sizes. He just didn't know how precious they were, or if there were any national-level items among them.

However, he didn't know any better. He took out a bowl, couldn't tell if it was good or bad, and put it back.

On the evening of May 9th, Miami Arena was packed to capacity.

Regarding this series, major media outlets have reached a surprising consensus on the chances of the Heat and Pacers advancing.

The consensus is that no mainstream media outlet believes the Pacers have a better chance of advancing than 30%, even though they just eliminated the Knicks.

This infuriated the entire Pacers team, especially Reggie Miller, who said in a media interview:

"Don't underestimate us. In the second round of the series, we will wield our dragon-slaying sword."

In the away team's locker room, Reggie Miller is boosting morale.

"Brothers, the Heat are nothing special. Against us Indiana Pacers, they're just the next Knicks."

“Severe fear is a big idiot. Let’s shoot him through the basket.”

"Brothers, we must continue our dark horse journey, we must take down Tang Bei, take down the Heat, and crush those idiots!"

After his encouragement, the morale in the locker room improved significantly.

Then head coach Larry Brown began to outline the tactics, saying:

"The competition for the center position is crucial against the Heat. How well we defend Tang will determine whether we can beat them."

His gaze fell on Rick Schmitz and Dale Davis, who both shuddered involuntarily.

"Ugh!"

Seeing the two men's appearance, everyone, including Larry Brown and Reggie Miller, couldn't help but sigh, and the morale that had just been raised quickly plummeted.

At 7:30, both sides announced their starting lineups.

Pacers: Rick Smits, Dale Davis, Derrick McKay, Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson

Miami Heat: Tang Bei, Kevin Willis, Glen Rice, Kendall Gill, Avery Johnson

Before the match, Tang Bei received the MVP trophy.

(End of this chapter)