Chapter 506: Elimination in the First Round

At this time, in the bathroom of a certain hotel room in Dallas, on the toilet, Dayao was about to get up when his cell phone rang.

"Hello, Bill."

"Yao, you want to leave Houston?"

"this?"

"It's a good thing, I'm not encouraging you to leave, but they should strengthen the squad, if not, I suggest you leave."

"Will it affect me badly? The fans here are still nice to me."

"You don't need to think about that, unless the management gives you a super contract like the Hammers. You know? Even if the Suns give the Hammers a contract, they are obliged to continue to invest in the lineup in the next season, even if Beyond the luxury line."

"real?"

"Yao, leave this to me."

"Bill, try not to fall out, or I will be very sad here if I can't go."

"Don't worry, I know how to do it."

After the two ended the phone call, Dayao was still a little uncomfortable.

He's doing well in Houston and really doesn't want to leave.

On the 3rd, the G5 game between the Knicks and the 76ers started, and finally entered the second round with a big score of 4:1.

On the 5th, the G6 game between Mosaic and the Mavericks started, and the final game ended in a three-level tie. The two teams will play a tie-breaker on the 7th.

Dayao only played 27 minutes, 3 of 8 shots, 2 of 6 free throws, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. His performance was abnormal.

"Dayao, you also have a problem with free throws, what happened?" Li Ba called.

"Hey, I'm a little tired. I'm really not in good form in these two games, and the Mavericks are also tight." Dayao sighed.

"Your starting lineup is too bad. McGrady scored 37 points alone, and the four of you added up to 19 points. There is also Sura who scored zero eggs. How can you win against the Mavericks? It's over, you can book a plane ticket. 50% off, you have caught up with the good times." Li Ba said.

"Damn it, I'm going to have a big explosion in grabbing 7, making you look down on me." Dayao scolded.

On the 7th, Dayao really had a big explosion in the 7th game. He played 43 minutes, made 13 of 23 shots, 7 of 8 free throws, scored 33 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls. .

Unfortunately, he and Tracy McGrady scored 60 points together, and the other 8 players scored only 16 points. Among them, 4 scored 0 points, and none scored in double figures. 76:116, a full 40 points loss to the Mavericks.

After this battle, the Mosaic team was eliminated in the first round.

In this series, Dayao averaged 31.4 minutes per game, scored 21.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.3 steals, 2.7 blocks, 2.7 turnovers and 4.4 fouls. His performance was not bad.

"Dayao, have you booked your flight ticket? The discount is only for two days, don't miss it." Li Ba called Dayao immediately to comfort him.

"You goofy, alas!"

In the first round again, Dayao didn't even bother to reply.

"Haha, don't worry, Dayao, I'll avenge you next time, sir." Li Ba laughed.

While the two were chatting, Bill Duffy was interviewed by the media at the scene, and he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the management of the Mosaic team.

"I think the management's performance in terms of lineup building and reinforcement is too poor. Eight players scored 16 points, including three main starters. It's unbelievable!" he said.

After media analysis, Duffy's attitude was interpreted as Dayao intending to leave Houston.

The news here has been widely hyped and has spread to the country. At least half of the netizens support Dayao's departure from Houston.

Regardless of that, after the first round ended, Li Ba was interviewed by the media when he went to the team headquarters the next morning.

"Hammer, the official may announce some season honors today. Do you have any thoughts on DPOY's honor?"

a reporter asked.

Li Ba said without hesitation: "I have three data kings in rebounds, steals, and blocks. I rank first in the league in defensive efficiency at the fifth position. I am still the first in the defensive efficiency ratings of all positions in the league. If the DPOY does not belong to me, I will not grant this honor to anyone, it can only belong to me."

Li Ba's words spread throughout the United States within an hour.

DPOY, like other honors, is also scored and selected by more than a hundred professional media professionals in the United States and Canada. His words were immediately interpreted by the media as that he did not agree with the fairness of these media involved in the scoring.

Because the results have not yet been announced, Li Ba has been questioned, thinking that this is threatening the media and the NBA.

Many media interviewed some superstar players for this, and even well-known reporters directly interviewed Bill Russell, the Lord of the Rings.

Bill Russell, the DPOY trophy is based on him. He is also a superstar who dominated an era with his defense.

As far as the honor of DPOY is concerned, if anyone in the league can doubt Li Ba, he is the most qualified, or he is the only one.

Bill Russell said in an interview: "I've been following him since last season, and I've seen him play a lot this season, and I know him well.

There is no doubt that he has a top-level defensive system with him. After the Suns successfully built a defensive system this season, he has raised this system to another level with his own ability. This is the only reason why the Suns have won the first record in the league. .

In fact, as he himself said, some statistics speak for themselves, giving the media reporters who scored enough evidence to score.

Therefore, if the honor of DPOY does not belong to him, such a player, I think he has enough qualifications to question the scoring results. "

Russell's attitude affected many people, especially the attitude of the fans, who began to favor Li Ba, and doubts about him began to weaken.

Union headquarters in New York responded.

The honor of DPOY will be announced at noon today, and Stern directly stopped the original plan and held an interim meeting.

"The Hammer played an incredible performance in the first series. His current influence has made him a true global sports superstar. The influence is huge, and our NBA will also benefit from it, so I hope that in some honors , he will be treated fairly."

After glancing at the management present, Stern said.

"Mr. Stern, they chose Ben Wallace. We didn't make any internal manipulations. I think this is the most fair thing. I think we should respect the choice of the media." Baldy Xiao said.

"I will not allow them to control the NBA through scoring like those film critics control the box office through their reviews. Behind them, there will be no interest groups, and we should have our own power, we are the league Decision makers, we decide the distribution of interests in the league. I think this attitude is also the attitude of all team owners.”

Stern glanced at Baldy Xiao, shook his head slightly, and after expressing his attitude, looked at another vice president, Lars Granik.

"Mr Stern, Hammer has offended the media, he won't get the fairest from them, and I think we need to right some wrongs."

Lars Granik said.