Nine Hundred and Fifty-Two: A Gap of 1.3%

As time passes to the end of April, MVP selection has once again become a hot topic of discussion.

Link and Curry, two men who make the entire league fearful, are inevitably compared together.

Last season, Link was unanimously elected MVP. But this season, the myth of a unanimous vote will certainly not reappear.

The emergence of Stephen Curry changed so many things.

From a statistical point of view, Curry's average of 23.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game is not as good as Link's average of 30.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.

Link's numbers this year are career highs in terms of points, rebounds, and assists!

Averaged 30.7 points per game, making Link the scoring leader this season! Westbrook, who ranks second in points per game, only has 28.1 points!

In terms of data alone, apart from three-point shooting percentage, Curry cannot compare with Link at all.

But the selection of MVP is not so "brainless" comparing data.

Before 1980, the MVP was selected by the players. So there will be "Big O" averaging a triple-double per game, Chamberlain averaging 50 points per game, but in the end Russell will win the MVP.

Because the players don't study the data carefully, they are only responsible for selecting "the best player at the moment." Since then, data has not been the only criterion for selecting MVP.

After 1980, MVP selection was left to the media. It seems more reliable, but MVP is still not an award based solely on personal data.

For example, in 1997, the Bulls won 69 games. Jordan ranked second in the league in efficiency, first in winning index, and averaged 29.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. But in the end, it was "The Postman" Karl Malone who won the MVP.

This can't help but give people a feeling of "Ma Long hasn't won the MVP yet. Since he also performed well, although he is worse than Jordan, it should be no problem to give it to him."

There are many similar things. In 2005, Shaq averaged 22.59 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. But people awarded the MVP to the Canadian because "Nash actually made the Suns turn upside down".

MVP is always chosen by people. Factors such as personal data, teammate strength, and division strength have different weights in everyone's mind.

Therefore, it is not that the player with the best statistics has the best chance of winning the MVP.

Warriors fans believe that even if Curry's statistics are not as good as Link's, his epoch-making performance this year will definitely impress many media.

In April against the Trail Blazers, Curry broke his single-season record of 272 three-pointers.

As a result, the NBA's single-season three-point record was held by Curry in three of the top five seasons, and only Curry was able to set it in two of those seasons.

In the past three years, his three-point shooting percentages have been 45%, 42% and 44%.

There is no doubt that Curry has become the greatest three-point shooter in this era and even in history. Warriors coach Stephen Kerr has made 84 three-pointers in 128 playoff games during his playing career, and Curry has currently made 84 three-pointers in 23 playoff games.

Curry's data is indeed not as good as Link's.

But he told the world that basketball can still be played like this.

And such an achievement will definitely influence the media's choices. God knows if they will choose a player with not the best statistics as MVP for some special reasons like they did in 1997 and 2005.

Therefore, in the eyes of most people, Link's MVP status is already in jeopardy. In the imagination of most Warriors fans, Link should be very anxious now, so anxious that he can't sleep at night, and his legs feel weak when he wakes up in the middle of the night to urinate.

But Link's confident answer at the press conference yesterday disappointed many people.

Link wasn't afraid at all, he wasn't anxious at all. He doesn't think anyone can take away his MVP award because he has done his best.

Link's arrogant attitude not only dissatisfied some Warriors fans, but also naturally dissatisfied the Warriors players.

On April 26, just one day after the Grizzlies eliminated the Pelicans 4-0 to advance to the second round.

The Golden State Warriors also cleanly defeated the Dallas Mavericks with a total score of 4-0 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

Like the Grizzlies, the Warriors didn't even allow the Mavericks to narrow the point difference to single digits in any of the 4 games. Stephen Curry put on a crushing performance and also scored 40 points in one game...

Judging from the performance in the first round of the playoffs, Curry and Link, the Warriors and the Grizzlies are neck and neck.

After the Warriors successfully advanced, Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut, two loudmouths, both stood up for Curry at the post-game press conference.

"Link is an arrogant maniac. He did win more Best of the Month awards, but the selection of MVP has always had nothing to do with Best of the Month. I believe Stephen will become the MVP. He is obviously more popular with people." Green The word "megalomaniac" is bluntly used to describe Link.

Bogut, on the other hand, was not clean, "If Link wins the MVP again, it would be better to abolish this award. This award is awarded to the best player in a single season, not to the player who least respects his opponent." Link is an asshole, Stephen should be people's idol."

The last time the two sides played against each other, the scene where Bogut was dunked directly by Link undoubtedly made him hold a grudge.

Since then, he and Green have formed the Warriors' "Talking Team," and they have been snarling at Link every day for three days.

Green and Bogut responded very strongly, but unexpectedly, Link immediately responded on his social media.

"Draymond Green is a good guy, really. I really enjoyed the 1.8 seconds I spent with him. I believe Andrew didn't mean any harm, because he didn't even dare to look at me after he was knocked down by me last time. eyes. This proves that he is not a villain, just a coward."

Link's response stepped on the painful feet of Green and Bogut mercilessly. He used his own 1.8-second kill in Green's first and dunk on Bogut as a hindrance to fight back fiercely.

Link's exquisite reply caused his post to be retweeted wildly. There is no doubt that Link won this round of verbal spat.

Although the quarrel between the two sides cannot determine the final ownership of the MVP, it undoubtedly makes the atmosphere between the Warriors and the Grizzlies stronger and stronger, and people are increasingly looking forward to the meeting between the two sides in the Western Conference Finals.

Of course, during this period, in addition to MVP, the results of major regular season awards are also announced one by one.

Due to the fierce battle between the Trail Blazers and Clippers, the Grizzlies players have no game tasks for the time being.

Until May, the Clippers and Trail Blazers had not yet decided a winner. Before the second round of the playoffs begins, the results of the regular season awards have already begun to be announced.

On May 2, the NBA officially announced the selection results for the Coach of the Year. Steve Kerr of the Warriors won the award with an overwhelming advantage, giving the Warriors their first regular season award of the season.

Although the Warriors are not first in the Western Conference, the speed of the Warriors' rise and the huge changes they have brought to the league cannot be ignored.

Cole deserves the award.

One day later, on May 3, the league announced the selection results for the Defensive Player of the Year.

Link became the first person since Dwight Howard to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award. At the same time, he is also the first outside player in NBA history to win the Best Defensive Player Award.

Link won the best defensive player award, which was actually what most people expected. But after the voting results for the Best Defensive Player Award came out, it caused an uproar.

In this year's Best Defensive Player selection, Link's vote rate was 28.68%, while Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard's vote rate was 27.30%!

He is only a hair away from the best defensive player award!

Although a 1.3% difference is still bad, Leonard and the Spurs did not say anything about it. But Warriors fans couldn't sit still. In their view, this was simply a sign that Link had lost the favor of the media.

As a result, Curry's call for MVP instantly became louder.

"Link was lucky enough to win the best defensive player, but next time, he won't be so lucky."

"I can already imagine the results of the MVP voting now. Stephen has a chance to defeat Link, and the chance is very high!"

"I really want to see Link's expression after losing the MVP. I will use it as an emoticon."

Warriors fans collectively exploded, even more excited than Spurs fans.

This time, however, Link didn't respond immediately. Not because he was flustered, but because he didn't have the energy.

Now, what Link needs to deal with is not Warriors fans, but an opponent who has just returned from a trip to hell and has become extremely determined and powerful...

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