Chapter 974: Years of Cause and Effect Today

People always have to look forward.

The next day, the bloody smell of Madison Garden faded a little, but the fans would not forget it.

Hardaway brought them hope, and Mo Mengchen gave them bottomless despair. The dribble passed two Knicks players in a row after halftime, and the "Please Witness" who suppressed the game time to the end will remain in the hearts of New York fans for a long time.

Early this morning, the league announced that it would announce the winners of the season's Best Lineup, Best Defensive Team, Best Defensive Player of the Year, Best Sixth Person of the Year at 12 o'clock.

At present, only three people are in a stable position.

O'Neal, who averaged 27.5 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks per game, Duncan, who averaged 25 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks per game, and Hill, who averaged 25 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

The first position of these three people is as stable as mountains.

The center is withering, and no one can threaten O'Neal's position at the center, so I won't mention it.

Duncan, who was at his peak, predicted the only inside player in the top five on the MVP list. Garnett broke up with the Timberwolves, and Webber was no longer at the peak, and no one could shake Duncan's position.

Hill is the same thing. Weber's peak period has passed, Garnett broke up with the team, and his playing time is strictly limited to 25 minutes. There is no way to show any performance, and no one can compete with him.

The most intense position is the defender.

Momontchen, McGrady, Kobe, Penny, Iverson, Kidd, Marbury, Payton, Nash.

Three of these nine people were not selected for the best team.

The battle was particularly fierce.

Kobe and McGrady are both monsters averaging 3065. They are in their peak period, and in most years, it is absolutely fine to be selected for a while.

But this year, there was an additional Mo Mengchen who led the team to 77 wins, averaging 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

Compared with Kobe and McGrady, Mo Mengchen has 2 points less, more rebounds and assists, and his efficiency has also increased their performance, and his team-leading results are unmatched.

Therefore, Mo Mengchen basically locked in a long seat, but the competition was too fierce and he was a little doubtful.

Twelve o'clock

The league officially announced the final result.

The first time of the year: Momonchen, McGrady, Hill, Duncan, O'Neal.

Yearly Defense: Momonchen, Kobe, Hill, Duncan, Wallace.

The Pistons are behind the Bulls and Lakers, and another team with two players from the same team selected for the Double First Team.

Hill is considered to be not worthy of being selected for Double First Time because there are many unexpected factors that lead to insufficient competition, but being selected means being selected.

This is the third time that Devil Mountain has been selected for the Double First Team in five years since its suspension season in 1999.

If it weren't for the prosperous era of power forwards, there were no subdivided forwards when the NBA selected awards, Hill could have dominated the double team for five consecutive years.

It was Duncan, Garnett and Weber that made it difficult for Hill to rule this award all year round.

As the strongest small forward in the contemporary era, Hill was able to seize food at the power forward's prosperous wolf's mouth and was selected into the Double First Team three times in five years, which is also a proof of his strength.

In addition, Michael Reed was also elected the sixth man of the year for the second consecutive year.

Rashid Wallace also squeezed out Bowen and was selected as the second defense of the year with his "good" reputation.

As the first 77-win team in history, the Pistons won four awards and won six awards, which is undoubtedly a proof of the team's strength.

Detroit held a grand celebration for this to commend the Pistons' achievements.

One day later

Madison Garden Square, New York.

The Knicks ushered in the last game of this season. Before Game 3, they claimed to defend their home court, fought all their ammunition, and were cruelly killed by Mo Mengchen.

That game ruined their confidence and the Knicks were no longer able to fight again.

The Knicks had almost no resistance and were defeated by the Pistons by 19 points.

"The Pistons became the first team to advance to the division finals for eight consecutive victories in the playoffs."

"This is also the sixth consecutive year since 1998."

The Pistons passed easily, but the eastern and western divisional semifinals were in a stalemate.

The West scored two 2-3 big scores.

In the East, just as the Pistons and the Knicks finished, the 76ers and the Pacers entered overtime.

The 76ers who own Duncan and Iverson are logically the only team that can defeat them is the Pistons, but the Pacers' strong rise is not only reflected in the regular season record (second in the East), but also intuitively expressed in the playoffs.

In the first round, they swept their opponents 4-1 and fell into a tough battle with the 76ers ranked third in the East.

They beat their heads and bloodshot to win the qualification to challenge the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Although both teams know that the Pistons are in their heyday, no matter which team they go, it will be a lot of luck and luck.

Even if the future is bleak, they will fight to the death for this opportunity.

In this battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Pacers and 76ers fought three overtimes, and the two sides were sent off a total of 7 people.

In the final stage of the third overtime, Jonathan Bend dribbled into the basket and forced Duncan to foul, causing Shifo to complete graduation.

At the last moment, veteran Reggie Miller was unsheathed and scored 76ers with three-pointers, ending the soul-stirring three-overtime bloody battle. The Pacers won the Tianwang Mountain and got the match point.

"After tonight, the confrontation between Detroit and Philadelphia in the east is over."

"A brand new force has risen, they are the Indiana Pacers of young people!"

“The team is ambitious under the leadership of young Jonathan Bend.”

Except for the series between the Pistons and the Knicks, the other three semi-finals in the East and West teams all played a 3-2 situation. If you are a little stronger, you may have two or even three tiebreakers.

While other teams are still fighting for the quota of the division finals, the Pistons are preparing for another big thing.

Momonchen originally planned to return to Detroit with the team.

Because the semi-finals between the Pacers and the 76ers will take at least one more game to finish, they have a lot of time to rest, so he also took advantage of these days to relax.

But a major event related to the team's future was informed by Dumas and handed over to Mo Mengchen.

This does not require technology or strength. Even if it is an animal who can understand the password, it can be accomplished.

This incident was the 2003 lottery conference.

Seven years ago, in the summer of 1997, the Pistons sent veteran Otis Thorpe to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for a future first-round draft pick.

At that time, no one could have thought that the Pistons would play to this point, and no one expected that the Pistons, who had won four consecutive championships and had the best record in history with 77 wins this season, had a 15% chance of winning the No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft.

After the efforts of the Grizzlies, they have achieved a record of 24 wins and 58 losses this season, ranking third from the bottom in the league.

This year, only two teams are focused on signing the No. 1 pick.

One is the Minnesota Timberwolves. They were originally a strong team in the Western Conference. Garnett was in a row with the management and was clamoring for a deal. A injury at the beginning of the season made the Wolves' management temporarily decide to make a bad move.

As a result, they did a pretty good job, winning the last 17 wins in the West, and complimenting the Eagles in the East.

The Grizzlies, who worked hard to compete, still failed to achieve much good results, which made the Pistons get a bargain.

They scored the third-last record.

If you have better luck and can get the top pick, you will not fall out of the top five even if you have less luck.

For the Pistons, the best result is the No. 1 pick, so they don’t have to think about anything. If you choose James, you’ll let the NBA finish directly.

If you get the second pick, you can also choose any person.

The third pick is not a problem either.

If it is the fourth or fifth ranking, then you have to do it carefully.

Although the 03 generation is known as the most talented draft year after 1996, the one who can be trained as the cornerstone of the team is Jen Guaway, and the others are not worth mentioning.

The Pistons are at their peak, Hill is 31 years old and Mo Mengchen is 30 years old, staying healthy, their peak can last at least four to five years, and this year's draft is to prepare for the future.

Since 1999, the only draft was to select successors, in 2001, when the Pistons selected Curry with the Title Lottery.

Curry is now gradually changing the direction Mo Mengchen hopes that he will go. His progress is not very fast, but he looks the same every year.

The core of the future inside line has it.

Therefore, they need an outside core seedling.

Except for Jenguaway, he will not think about it.

This year is the best opportunity. You can get super giant seedlings without any damage. In the next few years, it will not be without talented outside lines, but it is difficult for the Pistons to get such a high draft pick again.

The future draft picks that have returned from trading a few years ago will have to wait until 2007 to realize them.

So, Mo Mengchen decided to be the team's representative again and participate in the lottery conference with Dumas.

It feels like I went back two years ago. In 2001, he and Dumas won the Tanhua lottery that year.

This year, he has little demands, and it is enough to draw the top three picks.
Chapter completed!