Chapter 827 Finally won the MVP!
Before the Thunder and the Warriors' tiebreak start, the Pelicans continued their "trouble journey" and flew from Oklahoma City to Oakland.
However, this time, fans have significantly less talk about this.
On the one hand, it was because the second time was not that big of a topic, but more importantly, on the other hand, the league announced the most important award of the season at this time.
Regular season mvp!
There are many candidates for MVP in the 15th to 16th season.
Tang Tian, Curry, James, Leonard, Harden, Anthony, Westbrook, Durant...
But everyone knows that the competition is actually between Curry and Tang Tian.
Both teams broke the regular season record of 72 wins, and the data gap between the two is not particularly large.
In the final selection, the two people plundered 88% of the votes, which was almost the same as expected.
However, the vote rate between the two was very different. Curry's vote rate was 26%, and Tang Tian was 62%!
The values of the two people were adjusted, and the difference was nearly 40%!
Moreover, in terms of the first vote, Tang Tian even received 100 of the 112 votes!
This is absolutely crushing data!
But this is also reasonable.
The Pelicans' record is better than the Warriors, Tang Tian's data is better than Curry, and his assists and defensive data are even more than above.
Moreover, Tang Tian’s data was better last year and the criticism caused by the failure to be elected was very high, and the media will definitely consider it this year.
So it should be him, both in terms of emotion and reason.
In the fifth year of his career, Tang Tian finally won the most important award!
"The perfect ending!"
"Last year's defeat was for the big victory this year. What you lost was to get back, and it's doubled!"
"Tang's performance this season is definitely MVP. He has led the rankings for nearly one season, and he deserves it!"
"From the No. 31 show to superstars, from character players to MVP, this is the most inspiring legend, and we have the honor to witness its growth!"
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Fans cheered and encouraged, although a year later than expected, this crushing advantage was even more exciting.
74 wins regular season record, best head coach, All-Star MVP, best defensive player, regular season MVP...
The Pelicans have really achieved great success this season, just the final championship is missing!
Tang Tian was happy to win MVP, and the fans were excited, but some were unhappy.
This unhappy person is Green.
Before the Thunder team's seventh game, when reporters asked him about his opinion on Tang Tian's acquisition of MVP, he seemed quite dissatisfied.
"Stephen played an absolutely great season. He even redefined the way of basketball. It is absolutely unfair to get only 26% of the votes. No matter how the outside world looks at it, he is the only candidate for MVP in our hearts!"
Greene is doing his best to protect his teammates as usual.
When the reporter said that Tang Tian performed better, Green showed even more confidence.
"We will win, and like last year, we will speak with facts."
Green's implication is very clear, and what he is talking about is the championship.
This is the place where the tiebreaker has not been finished, and the Western Conference Finals has not even entered, so I said such things. I have to say that Green is indeed a big mouth.
That night, the Warriors and the Thunder tiebreak battle kicked off at the Oracle Arena.
Like the last game, the Pelicans, the whole team came to the sidelines to watch the game.
The Warriors turned away from home at the beginning of the last game, and this time it was the Thunder.
Durant was very excited at the start, scoring 18 points in a single quarter, helping the Thunder lead the Warriors' double-digit score difference in the first quarter.
The Warriors failed to defend Durant, and their own offense also had problems.
At the end of the half, the score on the field was 61-46, and the Thunder's lead had reached 15 points.
Green, who was confident before the game, had no outside touch and no hits. He only scored 2 points in the first half and made 3 mistakes.
This is a mouthful of poisonous milk that makes both himself and the Warriors milk.
The tiebreak battle was played in Oakland, which originally made the outside world very optimistic about the Warriors' successful comeback, but the result was unexpected.
Durant's strength makes the Warriors fall into the last step in the way of turning the tables, just like many teams.
In the locker room during the intermission, Westbrook shouted at Durant with excitement, and the Thunder players were also excited to dance.
They are finally going to return to the Western Conference Finals, which is a signal that they will return to their peak!
Durant's emotions were a bit complicated, with excitement and concern.
If the Warriors win, they will play the Pelicans in the next round. He will face the man he can't beat.
No one on the Warriors can limit him, but the man on the Pelicans can.
Since the last match in the regular season this season, Tang Tian has become his inner demon.
After returning from halftime, Cole played in the five small teams and showed his last trump card.
At the beginning of the second half, the Warriors began to speed up wildly.
Donovan couldn't handle it, and Adams was blocked by Green in various positions, and kept running back on the court, which became a complete burden.
The Warriors kept approaching the score difference, and Westbrook shouted anxiously on the court, but to no avail.
In this quarter, the Warriors played their signature third quarter of the season, with a huge gap of 43 to 18 in a single quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, they not only smoothed out the score difference of 15 points, but also led the Thunder by 10 points.
The atmosphere at the scene has exploded, and the Warriors' single-quarter scoring explosive power is even more powerful than last season.
In the last quarter, the Thunder fought back, but the Warriors' offensive remained unabated.
And they targeted Durant and Westbrook to shoot in the mid-range shot.
As Westbrook missed the shots again and again, and with Curry's big three-pointer, the Thunder's backward advantage became bigger and bigger.
When there were 2 minutes left in the game, the Thunder team was 15 points behind.
In the last twenty seconds, the Thunder team had no hope of winning, and the main players of the Thunder, Westbrook and Durant, were replaced.
When Westbrook got out, he kicked the bench angrily and kept his mouth shaking.
Durant gritted his braces with his hands on his hips, looking up at the score with a complicated expression.
The last twenty seconds passed, and the final whistle sounded, and deafening cheers burst into the scene.
They finally won three games in a row when they were behind 1-3, eliminated the Thunder 4-3, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals!
Although it was difficult to advance, they were not eliminated, and they did it!
Green roared to the sky as the final whistle sounded, and he bumped into his chest with Thompson and Iguodala.
After the collision, he even looked up at the Pelicans in the audience. He Green wants to do what he says!
Tang Tian looked at the celebrating Warriors with a smile on his lips.
If it were another team, someone else would hope that the Thunder would win. After all, with hard strength, the Warriors will definitely be more difficult to play this season.
But for him and the Pelicans, that's what they hope for.
They lost to the Grizzlies the year before yesterday, and they took revenge last year;
They lost to the Warriors last year, and this year they want to do and what they have to do is also revenge!
Chapter completed!