Chapter 932 Superstar Tester

3-0, still a big win in the third game.

The Pelicans trained the Thunder as experience babies, and as they practiced, they found themselves upgraded.

From this perspective, the Thunder actually played pretty well.

To practice tactics, you need to find this kind of team with good defense. The effect of a game is better than a series with the Cavaliers.

The Pelicans are lucky.

Two days later, Game 4 of the Pelicans and Thunder continued at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The attendance in the arena was still full. Although they were behind 0-3, the fans in Oklahoma City were still in high spirits.

This team moved here during the fourth youth era. In just a few years, it reached the Western Conference Finals and has been a championship team. It has accumulated good popularity.

Amid the cheers of the home fans, the Thunder performed exceptionally offensively tonight, leading the Pelicans 55-45 at halftime.

However, in the second half, they felt colder, and the Pelicans gradually caught up and took the lead.

In the end, the Thunder lost 95-105 and were swept out by the Pelicans.

Davis had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Jokic had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Holiday and Bojan each scored 11 points.

Tang Tian continued to paddle and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Westbrook had his best game of the series, making 11 of 29 shots and scoring a triple-double of 33 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

After the game, the two sides held a final handshake.

Tang Tian and Westbrook hugged for a long time.

Tang Tian said a lot of encouraging words to Westbrook.

With the departures of Durant and Ibaka, this team has changed from a championship team to an ordinary team.

No matter how Westbrook plays, he can stick to Oklahoma City and single-handedly lead his team to the playoffs in a Western Conference with five super teams. This is worthy of respect.

Sweeped 4-0, although the series between the Pelicans and Thunder had some twists and turns, the results were almost as expected.

The Thunder are not on the same level as the Pelicans. Winning a game is unexpected, and sweeping them is reasonable.

At the end of the series between the Thunder and Pelicans, the first rounds of the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs also reached a certain stage.

In the East, the Cavaliers led the Heat 3-0, the Knicks led the Pacers 3-1, the Raptors led the Hornets 3-1, and the Hawks led the Bucks 2-2.

In the West, the Warriors lead the Clippers 3-0, the Spurs lead the Trail Blazers 3-0, and the Rockets lead the Mavericks 3-1.

After the Cavaliers have fully adjusted, they have shown superb strength. Their probability of reaching the finals this year is still very high, and whether the opponent is the Pelicans or the Warriors, they will have a fierce battle.

Walker played an Iverson-like performance in the 2001 Finals in the opening game. His experience seemed to be the same as Iverson. The Hornets' overall weakness left him unable to recover.

Antetokounmpo was targeted endlessly by Hawks head coach Budenholzer, and his lack of shooting was infinitely magnified. For him, no matter what the outcome of the next series is, his summer will be very fulfilling.

The trend of the series between the Mavericks and the Rockets is a bit regrettable. After the first two games, the score was 1-1. The Mavericks also had a good chance to win the third game. However, Butler and Carlisle had another dispute during the game and ruined the good situation. After losing two games in a row to the Rockets, they are now on the verge of elimination.

It can be predicted that this summer will be another difficult summer for Cuban.

The first round of the series has come to an end here.

At this time, the league announced the second batch of season awards.

There is only one award this season, but the gold content is very high.

Best Defensive Player.

This year's competition for the best defensive player mainly focuses on a few people.

Green, Leonard, Gobert, and Tang Tian.

After Durant came to the Warriors, Green took advantage of his ball-handling ability at the top of the key and averaged a near-triple-double of 10.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7 assists per game this season.

And without attacking, he has more energy to devote to defense, averaging 2.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, which is quite eye-catching.

He is also one of the most popular candidates.

Leonard has taken on more roles on the offensive end this season, averaging 26.3 points and 3.5 assists per game, both career highs, but he can still contribute 1.8 steals and 0.7 blocks on the defensive end.

His death coil still makes opposing players very fearful. He is also one of the few stars in the league who can combine offense and defense.

Gobert has performed at the peak of his career this season, averaging 14 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 0.6 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 66.1%, ranking first in the league.

Not only his statistics, but his performance on both ends of the court has also ranked among the top centers in the league.

As a rising interior star, he also deserves such an award.

Finally, there is Tang Tian.

After Tang Tian improved his physical fitness this season, he performed a historic performance integrating offense and defense.

He averaged the highest number of steals per game in the league, and also set a new record for steals per game in a single season.

Durant, Curry, Westbrook, Harden...the dismal performances of each of the super giants after facing him are the best proof.

All four deserve to be elected.

The final selection results came out, and the vote rates of the four people were 21%, 15%, 17%, and 44%, respectively.

Tang Tian, ​​with an absolutely overwhelming advantage, defeated the other three and was elected the best defensive player of the season!

This is also the second time in two consecutive seasons and the fourth time in his career that he has been elected the best defensive player!

"I very much agree with what Pelicans head coach Brad Stevens said back then. Only the opposing players can evaluate whether the defense is good or bad."

In the latest episode of TNT's program, Buckley commented on the selection results in the most straightforward way.

"Alternatively, we could call Don an all-time superstar tester."

Kenny Smith made an addition.

Historical superstar tester, this evaluation also went viral on social media.

After a series of nicknames such as Godfather and Tang Ritian, Tang Tian finally received a new nickname after a long time.

And this nickname is more local than the previous ones.

In addition to data, the criterion for evaluating superstars is more importantly their performance against super defensive players.

Tang Tian is a historical superstar, and anyone who can perform under his defense is a historical superstar.

The logic is quite clear and completely correct.

After Tang Tian won the Best Defensive Player, he also successfully tied with Ben Wallace and Mutombo, and tied for the player with the most Best Defensive Player awards.

Even because he is an outside player, this number of awards is a record.

It’s difficult enough for a perimeter player to win Defensive Player of the Year award, let alone four times.

To use a vivid metaphor, seven times a night is difficult, but four days is simply inhumane.