naaapseattle Chapter 121 Announcement of Awards
Chapter 121 Announcement of Awards
Chapter 121 Announcement of Awards
On the morning of the first round of G4, Zen Master invited Gao Fei again.
This is a harbinger of serious business.
Phil Jackson asked straight to the point: "Have you watched the game video of G3?"
"Look, the pick-and-roll defense is very poor. If you can't solve this problem, you will still lose." Gao Fei knew that no one in the Lakers could limit Yao. As long as Van Gundy put him on the court, he would be a threat that could not be ignored.
"We have two undefensible players on our team, one is Kobe and the other is you." Phil Jackson said, "I have been thinking that we should not add saddles to the Broncos (Chuck Daly once commented on Rodman ), but now the team needs you to score. As for the organization, leave it to Lamar Odom."
Gao Fei asked, "Is this also a test for me?"
"This is not a test for you, but a responsibility you must undertake as a leader."
Gao Fei agreed and bought the order for the meal.
"Phil, if you need me to do something, you can tell me directly during the training, there is no need to make it so formal."
"You usually train too hard, and you always leave quietly, so you have to occupy your private time." Phil Jackson and Gao Fei are both teachers and friends.He liked this unique young man from the East very much.
After Gao Fei and Phil Jackson said goodbye, they returned to the away hotel.
Taylor heads to Liz Rose's room, busy working on a new song.
Gao Fei turned on the TV, looked for sports news, saw the rookie lineup announced, clicked to watch the details.
Chris Paul, Goofy, Charlie Villanueva, Danny Granger and Ryan Gomez were named to the All-Rookie First Team.
The winner of the Rookie of the Year award was announced, and it was Goofy, who averaged 50.5 points, 18.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game on 9.7 percent shooting.
The second-ranked rookie in terms of votes is Paul, who averaged 43+16.1+5.1 per game with a 7.8% field goal percentage.
Gao Fei finished watching the rookie lineup, then searched for relevant news, and found that the best team and the best defensive team had also been announced.
There was no Goofy's name in the first team of the best team, Kobe and Nash were selected for the first team.
He successfully entered the second team and occupied the backcourt position of the second team with Wade.
Goofy and Kobe were named to the All-Defensive First Team at the same time.
The two guards of the Lakers have won many personal honors, and the shabby playoff record is indeed a bit inconsistent.
Jingle Bell!
Gao Fei paused the TV program and answered the phone.
"Gao, you've been elected as the Defensive Player of the Year!" Kobe knew that Gao Fei didn't like to read the news, so he told him the latest news.
"How do you know? Didn't you just announce the best team?" Gao Fei looked at the paused TV screen, feeling incredible.
"I got the latest news," Bryant said. "Can't you trust me?"
"It's trustworthy." Gao Fei was looking forward to this award, but he was not so excited when he got it.
"You don't seem very happy."
"I can't tell. The Best Defensive Player award is for the regular season, and now it's the playoffs. I haven't played well recently, so I can't be happy."
"Would you like to practice more?" Kobe also had infinite motivation in his heart and asked proactively.
Gao Fei and Kobe made an appointment for an indoor arena, took a basketball, and took a taxi there.
"I may be going to win the first MVP trophy in my career." Kobe sat in the back row and revealed the information given to him by his friends in the media.
Gao Fei's goal is only to win the championship, and the rest are just foils.But getting the MVP is also a reward.
"Congratulations." Gao Fei said, "The two of us have won two important awards. It would be too embarrassing if we were eliminated."
"Then try not to let that happen."
Kobe, as the eldest brother, paid the taxi fare.
Gao Fei took the basketball and walked into the rather large indoor arena.
The selection of wood flooring in the NBA is particularly particular, mainly North American maple between 30 degrees and 40 degrees north latitude.This kind of wooden floor is easy for basketball to bounce, and it is also shock-resistant and noise-reducing.
The floor of this indoor arena is also made of this material, but there is no elastic cushion, which is not suitable for falling and unloading.
Kobe has always been aware of the threat of Gao Fei on the offensive end. He received the pass, connected his personal skills smoothly, and turned gracefully with the ball to attack the basket and dunk!
"High, the team's offensive threat is not enough, we need you to change the Rockets' defense." Kobe ignored the ball bouncing on the floor and said frankly.
Due to the single offensive point, the Rockets' defensive formation is very stable, which limits the offensive performance of the Lakers.
Gao Fei is a player with skilled personal offensive skills. If he releases the burden of organization and focuses on offense, it will greatly damage the Rockets' defensive system.This is the philosophy that Kobe has insisted from the beginning.
"Phil came to me today, and he said the same thing as you." Gao Fei said with a smile.
Kobe said: "In this case, the minority obeys the majority. You don't need to care about the organization tonight, and you can rest assured to Lamar."
Gao Fei understands that team sports must trust teammates, so he didn't say much, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have my own measure."
Kobe passed the ball to Goofy and continued the one-on-one bullfight.
This time without the constraints of the plateau terrain, Kobe's performance was slightly better, but he was still at a disadvantage.
Bryant tried to stop it with fouls, allowing Goofy to adapt to the rhythm of the game.
TNT launched a midday program to analyze the upcoming first round of the Western Conference.
Kenny Smith and Barkley each supported a team and conducted pre-match analysis to maximize the effect of the program.
The fans didn't know why the Lakers fell into a disadvantage, thinking that the Rockets were stronger, and unconsciously supported Barkley's point of view.
Taylor finished his work and returned to the hotel room. Seeing that Gao Fei was not there, he turned on the TV to watch the program.
Barkley said with a smile: "If the Lakers can win tonight, I am willing to do 50 push-ups in the studio." This sentence is accompanied by a slightly exaggerated tone.
Taylor didn't have a deep understanding of basketball, so he couldn't help but listen to him, and he was a little worried about the future of the Lakers.
Six hours before the game!
Gao Fei returned to the hotel, took a hot bath, tiredness crept up his eyelids.Set the alarm clock, lie in bed and rest.
Tyler closed the bedroom door and turned the TV down.She suddenly pressed the play record and found that Gao Fei had won many awards.
Unsure of the value of the awards, she called Chapman.
"In short, Gao's season honors are strong," Chapman said. "He was named Defensive Player of the Year, second team first defense in the regular season, rookie of the year and rookie first team."
"Which has the most gold content?" Taylor knows the Grammys for music and the Oscars for movies, but he is not particularly clear about the NBA awards.
"Best defensive player," Chapman said. "This award is a big prize, and many top stars don't get it."
Taylor thanked Chapman and continued watching the news.
The major media have overwhelmingly bad-mouthed the Lakers, thinking that they have a high probability of being eliminated in six games.This argument affected Taylor's cheerful mood.
The hands of the clock kept turning, and the game time was getting closer and closer.
(End of this chapter)