Chapter 122: The Death of the Rock, the end of the regular season
After playing the Mavericks away, Wang Lin refused Kid's crazy move to the Dallas nightclub, but returned to the Bay Area overnight. The territory of Dallas is even more chaotic than the Bay Area. It is not safe to stay at home at night, and he even went out to have fun.
The season is about to end, and the competition for major awards has also entered a fierce heat. After the mosaic got the glider, the data of the Great Dream Olajuwon is far less terrifying than before, and Admiral David Robinson also has an opportunity to overtake. In addition to the two of them, Weber has also appeared in the top five of the MVP rankings for the first time.
Unfortunately, he was destined to miss this award because the four people above were not as good as the Warriors in terms of record, and they were better than Weber in terms of data, and Weber was still inexperienced. Of course, his ability to make it into this list also shows that Weber's strength is gradually being recognized by everyone, and he also said goodbye to the cancer in his previous life.
In the selection of Best Head Coach, Wang Lin led the league because the Warriors were the worst teams in the Western Conference last season. This season he was brought to the playoffs sequence. If he was not shortlisted for this list, the list would have no credibility. The Lakers head coach Del Harris was behind Wang Lin. This old man won the Best Head Coach this season in his previous life, and in the first round of the playoffs, he directly sent the Supersonics back to his hometown.
Apart from these two awards, the other awards are basically nothing to do with the Warriors, and Wang Lin did not pay attention to these. He is actively preparing for the remaining games because it is related to the final regular season ranking. The regular season ranking is really the same every day. The Wild West has arrived early because of Wang Lin's appearance. As for the Magic in the East, it is definitely a safe place to rest. O'Neal's data is extremely explosive again. His average score per game this season has reached 31 points, and the scoring champion is almost stable. He and David Robinson can win the scoring champion in the active center.
However, O'Neal has always been under David Robinson and Olajuwon in the MVP rankings due to his record. This time Webber made it into the top five and directly stepped on O'Neal. Because of the Magic's continuous losses, O'Neal's condition began to fluctuate. Of course, what's even more pitfall is that Penny was injured again.
Magic fans are really too disappointed. For a few so-called draft picks, they sent Webber to the Warriors. As a result, the opponent achieved a big explosion in data this season. He has not had a rest since the start of the game, and the Penny has been resting for almost twenty games. Fortunately, the Bulls are not here in the past two years, otherwise the Magic would have to be the first in the Eastern Conference, so they could only be in a dream.
But Magic fans did not see Penns playing 44 minutes per game, which was higher than O'Neal, while Webber played 37 minutes per game. Don't underestimate the difference between these seven minutes. After eighty-two rounds, that would be a lot.
So although the Magic ranks first in the East, Magic fans are still very noisy. Compared with the Tongzhou brothers Heat, they are too restless, and the Heat have another year of fishing this season.
There are not many games in the regular season, and the Warriors faced the challenge of the Kings on April 20. The Kings' current record is 37-42, temporarily ranking eighth in the playoffs. If they win the Warriors in this game, they will have a good chance to consolidate their advantages, but will the Warriors give such a chance?
The Kings and the Warriors are in the Pacific Division, but their situation is just a little better than the Clippers. Although Sacramento is the capital of California, the market there is no match for the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Therefore, in the tenth year of the league, the Kings are still lukewarm. They have not participated in the playoffs for nine consecutive years, which is really miserable.
Wang Lin sympathized with them very much, so this game gave the Warriors' old player Mitch Richmond enough respect. Four defensive players took turns to defend him, not three, because in Wang Lin's opinion, this guy was one of the most underrated point guards in the 1990s. He was more comprehensive than Reggie Miller, stronger than Steve Smith, and better than Drexler, but everyone will always ignore his existence. Moreover, because of Wang Lin's relationship, the mvp that was originally in this year's All-Star Game was one of the few honors in his career, but it turned out to be Weber's.
This guy is really dragged down by his teammates. If it weren't for the old Nelson's brainlessness in 1992, and he had switched him to the King and chose his godson Billy Owens, Wang Lin wouldn't have played Laider again and three defensive players. Players like Richmond are Wang Lin's favorite existence. Although the style of the game is not gorgeous, it is simple and steady, and will not be weak at critical moments.
The opponents that can be recognized by the old man are of course not ordinary people. Faced with Wang Lin's defense against him, Richmond no longer continues to break in, but uses long shots to restrain the Warriors' defensive attention to create shooting space for his teammates. Unfortunately, Richmond has no reliable teammates beside him except for Potato Webber.
What Michael Smith, Walter Williams and others, they can defend, but they should give up the score. When the Warriors saw them pick up the ball, they just shrank the paint area and let them shoot at will. These guys could only pass the ball to Webber or Richmond, and there must be defenders standing beside them.
So when they pass the ball, either Richmond caused a foul or the ball was directly cut off. Richmond really personally interpreted for Wang Lin what it means to have four eyes, no, it is to have 11 eyes. Garristujan likes to use people. He used all the people he can use, hoping to help Richmond and add a glimmer of chance to win for the King.
Unfortunately, except for Randy Brown, the substitutes under his command are senior NBA water dispenser managers, and some of them even look down on other teams to watch water dispensers.
Richmond played 44 minutes in this game, shot 21 times, scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Kings' team scored 85 points. He scored almost one-third of the Kings' score alone, but the team lost without using it. This means that the Kings' playoff road is dangerous again. Richmond's expression was very dim. When he hugged Mulin and the Beetles after the game, Wang Lin vaguely saw the crystal clearness at the corner of the opponent's eyes.
Ritchmond is not a brush, nor a bastard. He wants to win, he wants to lead his teammates to victory, but the quality of these teammates is too bad and cannot keep up with his pace at all. When will this tired day be over?
Chapter completed!