The number one in the steals list is Larry Hughes, a name that Kwame Brown blushes when he hears it. Oh, of course, the reason for the blush is not to love him. He gets angry when he mentions this guy. He was bullied by Michael Jordan during that period. Over the years, this guy was also one of the people who bullied him together.

However, this guy does have the ability to average 22 points per game this season, a career high, and Arenas formed the league's famous Wizards backcourt "double shot", and also became the league's "stealing king" this season!

The "King of Turns" belongs to Allen Iverson, and Wade ranked second. Obviously, it is difficult not to make mistakes in their play style!

It is worth mentioning that this season, Allen Iverson averaged 4.6 turnovers per game. This is the highest number of turnovers per game since the 86-87 season.

Of course, such a high number of turnovers is not only related to the players themselves, but also has a lot to do with the pace of the league. You must know that the number of players who averaged more than 4 turnovers per game this season is 4!

And even if it only averaged 4 turnovers per game, in the past few seasons, it has been the standard of "turnover king"!

The first in the list of shooting percentages is Shaq O’Neal, who averages more than 60% per game. The second is Platzbila, who was exchanged by the Blazers, with an average shooting percentage of 59.6%. Of course, the former’s shooting percentage is He is indeed very capable, and the latter can have this shooting percentage...It's all because of his few shots, which is comparable to the statistical standard for entering the list!

Yao Ming's position on this list is not high, only ranked 9th, which is a position that almost could not be on the list.

His problem is mainly due to too many three-pointers. He is the only player on this list who has made more than 200 three-pointers, but he still has a shooting percentage of more than 50%, which is 51.2%. Much.

Needless to say, it is Ray Allen. As Yao Ming knows, he has scored 269 three-point goals this season. In addition, the SuperSonics are very good this season. A good record, making his three-pointers have a lot of gold.

From the beginning of this season, the league has two three-pointers, one is Ray Allen, and the other is other three-point shooters!

However, although he is the player with the most three-pointers, the highest three-pointer this season is Joe Johnson of the Suns, with 47.8% of the three-pointers!

Later, "Singles Joe" was the league's "man with the most accurate three-point shooting"...

Yao Ming is still not on this list. He is only in the early 40%. There is no way. Many of his three-point shots are a bit like Curry. It may not be the best choice, but it is the result of tactical arrangements. Sometimes he has to continue. Forcibly throwing three-pointers to keep the threat from beyond the three-point line, so that his shooting percentage is naturally not high.

But it is worth mentioning that Vince Carter appeared on this list. His three-point shooting percentage is as high as 41.1%. As Yao Ming knows, this guy has already practiced three-point shooting, but so far. So far, he hasn't changed his own style of play, which requires Yao Ming to slowly advance.

Of course, in Yao Ming’s style of play, what he naturally needs is an excellent outside core Carter, not a pure pitcher Vince Carter. Therefore, even if he persuades Vince Carter, he will not persuade Vince Carter to give up completely. His ability to attack the frame.

That kind of put the cart before the horse.

Vince Carter, who has not experienced a second injury, still has a strong ability to threaten the basket!

The combination of throwing and sudden will definitely make him more difficult and tricky.

The top five in the iron list are Allen Iverson, Kobe, LeBron James, McGrady and Yao Ming! NS.

That's right, the top five in the iron list are the top five in the scoring list, but the rankings are different...Of course this is also normal. How can I get those points without hitting so much iron?

The efficiency list is the same as last year. The first is Yao, and the second is Kevin Garnett. However, this season's regular season MVP is basically certain. It has nothing to do with them. No way. Who will let Steve Nash do this? The data of the season is so gorgeous, and the record of the Suns is so luxurious?

In other words, if Steve Nash really won the regular season MVP this year, he would be able to face some media who clamored that "the data king is the regular season MVP", because Steve Nash was even the top ten efficiency leader this season. Didn't make it... But who can say that he is not worthy of the regular season MVP this season?

Yao Ming's final stats this season are so fixed at averaging 33.2 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game...Compared with last season, in addition to scoring averages, other stats have declined, but his efficiency value shows. Now, the data decline belongs to the data decline, and his contribution to the team is as always!

And... this is really a tough season!

Since Yao Ming's reopening, it has been the most this season. However, it has been rewarded now. At least the base team of the Trail Blazers has been built almost. Only a strong team at the championship level!

It took only one season from changing teams to becoming a championship-level team again. This is really not too slow, especially compared to before the reopening.

He spent 6 years waiting for the championship-level configuration before the reopening, but the result has not yet entered the playoffs. First McGrady was injured and was directly reimbursed, and then he waited for the finals, and Yao Ming himself was reimbursed for the season. This makes Yao Ming's best record in his entire career just past the first round of the playoffs...

Hey, it’s sad to think about it, forget it, don’t mention it!

In other words, this season Yao Ming has also gained new personal gains. He has won a "scoring champion" he has never won before. In addition, he has also won an All-Star MVP... which makes his "honor box" become He is even more full and returning. So far, he has won the following honors: 02~03 season best rookie, 03~04 season Rookie Challenge MVP, 03~04 regular season MVP, championship MVP and 03~ The 2004 season's rebounding champion, blocked shots champion and best defensive player, 04~05 season scoring champion, 02~03 season's best rookie team, 02~03 season and the league's best team in the 03~04 season, and the 02~03 season defense The second team, the first defensive team in the 03~04 season, the 02~03 season and the 04~05 season all-star MVP...

Three years of his professional career, the "vote king" and the all-star starters have not counted the fragmentary honors, and his honor is almost beyond count!

I didn't expect that one day I could become the "NBA Honor Harvester" too!

Yao Ming couldn't help but sigh...

At the same time, he also knew that this was just the beginning!

...

Since the Trail Blazers ended all their games on the penultimate game day of the league, Cheeks and Nelson simply gave everyone a day off on the last game day of the league!

Of course, this holiday is for the players. Cheeks and Nelson made a meticulous tactical arrangement for the first round of the playoffs against the Sonics on this day!

Although this team is the first-round goal chosen by Nelson, Yao Ming and Cheeks, they all think it is better to deal with.

But it is undeniable that the Sonics is the team with a better record. The Trail Blazers play them as a "follow offense." On paper strength, the Sonics are actually stronger than the Trail Blazers. Otherwise, they wouldn't be ranked third in the West.

This is also something that must be kept in mind!

If you underestimate the enemy, it's really the same as the rng of S8, draw g2 and laugh, haha, and finish Sima's face...

The old Nelson also specifically emphasized this point in the second day of training, and the next two days of training, all the Blazers went to Seattle!

Their first game of the playoffs with the Sonics will start at the home court of the Sonics!

Yao Ming arrived in Seattle and continued to emphasize that this round of the series is a very difficult series to play: "This is a very difficult team to deal with. They are third in the Western Conference. We are only sixth in the Western Conference. If we want to win them, we must Every game is played as our last game! Only in this way can we hope to win, if we don’t want to be eliminated in the first round..."

This is the fourth time that Yao Ming has expressed this opinion in front of the media since preparing for this round of the series with the Sonics!

No wonder he is so cautious. It is true that the outside world is too optimistic about the Trail Blazers... Yes, that’s right, Yao Ming really didn’t expect that this round of the series between the Sonics and them is actually more optimistic about the media. Trail Blazers!

Especially ESPN, specially arranged a round table called "The most likely upset series in the first round of the playoffs". At the round table, the Trail Blazers and the Sonics were in the round of the series. All experts agree that an upset round of the series is most likely.

Bill Walton: "Yao is a very experienced playoff player. He will perform better than the regular season in the playoffs, and when a team has such a guy, when they enter the postseason During the game, we should know that they will become more difficult!"

Hubby Brown: "I agree with Bill Walton's point of view. Of course, this is only one of the reasons why I recognize the Trail Blazers. Another reason must be pointed out is that the Sonics was still a big team last season. Most of the players on this team have not played in the playoffs in the past two or three years. We all know that the regular season and the playoffs are completely different levels of games. Teams with little experience like them can Can’t adapt to playoff-level confrontations, it will take some time to prove..."

Mike Brin: "In addition, there is another very important reason. Shooting wins have been proved in the regular season. The two teams in the West who win by shooting have the final records of the West and the third in the West, but In the playoffs, this style of play has not been verified. Everyone should be aware that the intensity of defense will affect shooting to a certain extent, and when the Sonics face a stronger defensive season. In the playoffs, can you still have a stable scoring output like the regular season? This still needs to be verified by the game. Of course, like the Sonics, the Suns are also facing doubts in this regard!"

From the analysis of this group of experts, it can be seen that they believe that the Trail Blazers can "understand" the main reasons for three points. First, the Trail Blazers have players like Yao Ming and Vince Carter, and their combat effectiveness is reached. The playoffs will definitely become stronger; the second is that the members of the Sonics have not played much in the playoffs in the past two or three years; the third is that the Sonics’ style of play is a new style of play and needs time to verify...

Not to mention, even if Yao Ming saw it, he felt that it was justified.

However, when facing his teammates, he repeatedly emphasized that "The Sonics are difficult to deal with. We must do our best to win them, otherwise we are only out of the first round!"

No way, the outside world is singing white faces, Yao Ming can only sing red faces!

If the outside world is more optimistic about the Sonics, what Yao Ming said at the moment is what the experts said, "The Sonics are inexperienced, and their style of play won't work until the playoffs." !

In short, as the core of a mature team, the words before each game have to change with the changes in the outside world.

If the outside world is optimistic about them, then they have to suppress their teammates a little; if the outside world is not optimistic, they have to give them a little self-confidence. Only in this way can the team maintain a state of "not arrogant or impetuous" to prepare for the game...

The children of the Trail Blazers are still very good. After Yao Ming repeatedly emphasized that "this is a difficult battle", the expressions on each of them have become more solemn.

The same goes for Zaza, who just arrived, with a solemn expression on his face.

Speaking of which, during the month that Karl Malone was off due to injury, Yao Ming had an unexpected gain because of Zaza's more scenes in the game. He found that this guy was just looking at him, but his heart was stunned. Too much!

On the defensive end, he was shy with a big face and various defensive moves. In 12 games where he played a lot of time, at least 4 of them, he almost clashed with the opposing player. Fortunately, he opened fast, and This guy is also very smart. He has never provoked guys like Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace. Otherwise, because of the frequency of his conflicts, Yao Ming is really afraid that this guy will stop cooking before seeing Bogut... …

This discovery Yao Ming is quite happy, after all, in his heart, Zaza is just that useful!

The Trail Blazers are seriously preparing for the playoffs. At the same time, the league announced the first award for the 04~05 season-the Rookie of the Season Award.

This award was finally won by Emeka Okafor, the second-round pick of this year's first round. The NCAA recognized "Mr. Good" rookie season can contribute 15.1 points and 10.9 rebounds in the final rookie season, in addition to 1.7 blocks. To be honest, As a rookie, this performance is already not bad!

And his data also allowed him to overpower Dwight Howard and become the final "Rookie of the Year" this season!

However, the Orlando fans did not lose anything. Although Howard did not become the "Rookie of the Year" in the end, his performance was actually not bad. He averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game and also had 1.7 blocks per game. Compared with the data, there is actually not much difference, but Howard is only 19 years old now, and Okafor is 22 years old this year... Now Howard has the current data performance, when he reaches the age of Okafor, What kind of data will it hit? Orlando fans are looking forward to it, and they have reason to look forward to Howard's performance!

And this sense of anticipation dilutes their sense of loss after hearing that "Best Rookie" was taken away by Okafor...

Howard was a little bit lost, but after he saved a few fallen souls, he was immediately not lost.

As the league announced the results of the "Best Rookie", the first round of the playoffs officially opened!

The Blazers vs. Sonics game was scheduled on the first day of the playoffs!

The KEY Arena, the home stadium of the Sonics, officially became lively on this day.

A large number of Sonics fans brought support equipment and arrived at the arena early. After three seasons, the Sonics finally returned to the ranks of the playoffs again. This group of fans has long been unable to wait to feel the season again. The atmosphere of the playoffs!

Their enthusiasm also caused the players of the Trail Blazers to receive huge boos when they entered the field. These boos directly changed the expressions of the newcomers in He Shengzhen.

"Man, relax. No matter how loud these boos are, we still face the SuperSonics players in the game. We have the experience of defeating them, so don’t panic, guys, do your own thing. Just think of this as an ordinary game!"

Yao Ming called them aside specially and gave a brief but powerful encouragement.

While the boos continued, it was mixed with sporadic cheers. This is the voice of the Sonics fans who involuntarily shouted for him when they saw the former core Gary Payton.

No way, everyone has feelings. Gary Payton spent 14 seasons in Seattle. Although he didn't bring a championship to the city, his 14 years of persistence and garrison can touch all Seattle fans.

And although Gary Payton did not bring absolute glory to the city, he also brought this team to the finals. Apart from Kobe, no one would think that this was a complete failure!

Regarding Gary Payton’s departure, the SuperSonics fans understand the same as the Jazz fans and later Timberwolves fans. He just needs a championship ring. The Sonics can’t give it, and it’s in his prime. Passed, it is understandable to go to other teams.

This is normal……

This also made Gary Payton even if he had been away from the city for two years, there would still be cheers on the sidelines when he came back here again.

Even if this is the playoffs, there are no exceptions!

The Sonics players then formally entered the field. Amidst the huge cheers, Yao Ming could see Ray Allen with a calm face, which made it clear that he wanted to prove something tonight!

Well, this is quite normal. After all, the Sonics entered the playoffs with the third record in the Western Conference. However, most of the media believed that it would be the team most likely to be defeated. No matter who you change, you will be in your heart. Unhappy?

If Yao Ming encounters this, his face will definitely not be better than Ray Allen to see where he goes!

Being underestimated will always make people feel uncomfortable!

The game officially started soon...

Yao Ming easily jumped the ball for Jerome James. After Gary Payton held the ball to the front court, he did not rush to move, but commanded the Trail Blazers to slowly fall into position.

Like the Suns, the Sonics are a fast-paced "running team."

To win against them, the first thing is to not fall into their rhythm and lose to the Suns because Gary Payton will always be biased by Steve Nash.

However, that was Steve Nash, and this league was also a Steve Nash. In the face of Ridnour, Gary Payton could not only watch his teammates move slowly, but also spray trash at him: "Be careful. , Buddy, I may rush past you in the next second, don't let me cross you like a road in the morning, this round of the series has just begun, I hope it can be a little challenging!"

This made last year's rookie Ridnour a little nervous, and then he directly gave Yao Ming a lob.

With his hands fully extended, Ridnour looked at Gary Payton a little speechlessly:...

Brother, can we be consistent with our words and deeds?

After spraying such a lot of trash, he passed the ball directly?

That's it?

Gary Payton faced Ridnour's speechless expression, but he was not embarrassed at all, and the words in his mouth continued: "Boy, basketball is a game of five people, you have too much to learn!"

I learn from you!

Ridnour said angrily in his heart.

Of course, he didn't say it.

Yao Ming faced Jerome, played high in the confrontation, and rushed into the basket as a dunk!

At the beginning of the game, the Trail Blazers turned away and scored 2 points first.

"Return to defense, hurry up!"

Old Nelson did not see these two points. He shouted from the sidelines the first time Yao Ming put the basket into the frame. The Blazers quickly returned to defense amidst his shouts.

It’s not unreasonable that the "mad scientist" cares about the speed of back defense. Just look at the speed of the Supersonics. Even if old Nelson is shouting from the sidelines, the Trail Blazers have just returned to their defense zone. When they built a defensive formation, they had already killed it.

The advancing speed is really fast!

Carter subconsciously looked for Ray Allen's figure, and when he saw the latter, this guy had already slipped along the bottom line to the other side, and then quickly received the ball to complete the shot.

"Huh!"

Three-pointer!

There was a huge cheer on the scene. A goal like this has almost become a sign of Ray Allen this season, but every time he scores a goal like this, Seattle fans will feel extremely excited. That It feels the same as Trailblazers fans seeing Yao Ming complete a one-handed slam dunk, or Vince Carter bombing the rim!

Even though it is common, it is still very exciting.

Change defenses!

Old Nelson made adjustments quickly. Before the start of the game, he had realized that Vince Carter would go to mine Allen, and the effect would definitely be bad, but considering the height of Lewis as a power forward, it was still Austrian. Tello's defense is more able to block his shooting space. However, the problem now is that Vince Carter is really not good at man-to-man defense. Although the old Nelson said that Ray Allen can't vote for the Trail Blazers alone, but that It also has to put a certain amount of defensive pressure on it. If he comes up like this tonight and scores a three-pointer, when he feels it, then the Trail Blazers say it may not necessarily be shot to death.

After all, he is also an All-Star player, he still has this ability!

Ray Allen, who made the three-pointer, didn't change his face. It was still the same as when he first entered the field, still calm. Also, his goal today is to defeat the Trail Blazers, to justify the name of the entire Supersonics for him, just to make a three-pointer, how can this be!

"It's okay, we hit us!"

Yao Ming picked up the ball and yelled to his teammates at the same time, and then gave the ball to Gary Payton.

Gary Payton moved forward with the ball quickly, but when he reached the frontcourt, he slowly held the ball and waited for all his teammates to stand in position before leaning towards Ridnour.

While constantly provoking Ridnour with trash talk, he once again dropped the ball to Yao Ming.

The Sonics also made rapid defensive changes this round. As soon as Yao Ming got the ball, Ridnour rushed towards him.

He dared to pounce so straightforwardly. Once Gary Payton kept swearing, he didn't attack much by himself. Another thing, Gary Payton, like most outside players in the 90s, was not good in three-pointers!

Including this season, the hit rate is only 33.4%!

This is the reason Ridnour dared to rush towards Yao Ming quickly. Compared to Gary Payton, Yao Ming is obviously the more difficult guy to deal with for the Sonics.

Yao Ming saw him pounce, but he didn't panic at all and returned the ball to Gary Payton.

Ridnour's thinking is also very clear. When Yao Ming returned the ball, he also immediately reversed the run. However, although Gary Payton was not good in three-point ability, he has the ability to attack the ball. Ridnour posted it again. Kung Fu, he has successfully started, a big stride rushed past Ridnour, the basket was attracted by the SuperSonics starting power forward Reggie Evans after the defense, the ball was stuffed from his armpit. Behind him, even though Kwame Brown didn't grasp it in the first time, it took time for Evans to turn his head. In this gap, Kwame Brown, who was holding the ball steady, took a step forward and scored the ball from the basket!

4-3!

"I said, don't let me cross you like crossing the road in the morning. Is this your kid?"

When returning to the defense, Gary Payton did not forget to spray another trash talk at Ridnour.

Ridnour looked ugly as he listened to him.

Secretly said in my heart: Wait, next round, I will let you shut up obediently!

The young man has no other ills, just good face, but this often makes him suffer. This is not the next round, and Ridnour, who wants to force Gary Payton, is directly tackled face-to-face by the "gloves."

Although my brother is old!

But is it possible that I have never heard of the legend about this arena! ?

Haven't I said for a long time that I restricted Michael Jordan in the finals?

With a disdainful look, Gary Payton took the ball quickly and quickly. He is the person who ran in the forefront. Whether it is the Trail Blazers or the Sonics, there is no player who can run faster than him at this moment!

Just when it was almost at the basket, the "gloves" deliberately slowed down, glanced back, and then threw the ball to the right of the backboard.

There the Trail Blazers hit No. 10, grabbed the ball with one hand, and dunked it into the hoop.

This scene made the SuperSonics fans at the scene couldn't help but let out a "um".

For them, what a familiar scene!

Although it was not the "Rain Man" who caught the ball, the guy who threw the ball was the owner of this city. Apart from getting fatter, he didn't run so fast, and the other things remained the same!

"Nice!" Vince Carter took the initiative to give Gary Payton a high-five, "It's a beautiful pass!"

Even if Vince Carter's emotional intelligence is not high, it can be seen that Gary Payton is deliberately handing the ball.

Gary Payton: That's right, buddies are almost eating "Emotional Intelligence"!

The fans at the scene watched Gary Payton and Vince Carter high-five, at this time they should actually send some boos, but when they looked at Gary Payton's obviously old face, they couldn't say anything.

"Man, you can be tougher, so that I won't be so bored!"

After completing the steal, Gary Payton is naturally impossible to give up the opportunity to continue to stimulate Ridnour.

Unexpectedly!

The influence of the x factor is so big!

Yao Ming also noticed Ridnour, whose face was getting more and more ugly, and couldn't help but mutter.

The outside media was very optimistic about the Trailblazers before the official start of this round of the series, and many media even specifically listed one, two, three, four reasons why the Trailblazers can complete the "underweight"!

Among them, many media have mentioned the point of No. 1 position!

Although Gary Payton is old, his rich experience can definitely make a second-year rookie like Ridnour can't eat and walk, and Ridnour is in control of the rhythm of the Sonics, without him organizing the rhythm. , The offense and defense of the Sonics must not be so coherent, Ray Allen and Lewis will not be so comfortable!

Old Nelson actually took this into consideration.

It's just that after studying Ridnour's game, he discovered that this guy is a young and mature rookie. It is really not a simple thing to influence his mentality.

Therefore, in order to win the first game more safely, he did not choose to find a breakthrough from the 1st position!

However, he really didn’t expect that Gary Payton, the "old gangster"’s method of influencing the mentality of the newcomers, was so awesome. After just a short time after the opening game, Ridnour would actually “be stupid” directly with Gary Pey. Suddenly...

We must know that although Gary Payton is old, it can be said that his weak offensive ability has declined further with the weakening of his physical fitness, but no matter which media it is, he dare not say that Gary Payton is now. Even the defensive end is a colander!

It can also be seen from the games played this season that no one will easily try 1v1 to break through Gary Payton to finish scoring...

The "gloves" are just getting old, not "broken" anymore!

At the end of this round, even the SuperSonics coach McMillan couldn't help but shook his head slightly towards Ridnour. When he passed by, he whispered to him: "Man, don't forget your advantage!" What this means is that there is no need to use your disadvantages against the advantages of others.

Ridnour nodded, but his face was full of frustration, he knew the truth, but... Gary Payton was so irritating!

From the beginning to the present, his ears have not been cleaned. Of course, what makes Ridnour feel the most irritated is that after these rounds, he is the one who suffers all the time.

Can you say he can't "lost his mind"?

It would be good if he didn't rush forward and punch Gary Payton directly!

But McMillan has spoken. When Ridnour passed the ball this time, he directly chose to ignore Gary Payton and found an opportunity to quickly pass the ball.

It looks a bit rush...

Gary Payton looked at his choice of the ball with his mouth curled, and said with contempt: "Are you confessing so soon? It's boring! Isn't it possible that young people these days can't stand even a little setback? Change someone like you. The team, you can't even make a substitute rotation!"

puff!

Ridnour really had the urge to spit blood.

Really ~lightnovelpub.net~ too annoying!

Is this the difference between the regular season and the playoffs?

I remember this guy was not so annoying during the regular season!

Gary Payton seemed to see what he was thinking, and then said: "Man, the playoffs are the real stage, and your current performance is a bit embarrassing!"

"Huh!"

Gary Peyton has made a dimensionality reduction attack on Ridnour.

Ray Allen found another opportunity with the screen of his teammates and successfully sent the ball into the basket.

But because the ball stepped on the line, it was only a long two points.

But this state is too good!

Yao Ming looked at Ray Allen's clean shots and goals, and he could clearly feel that this guy was in surprisingly good form tonight!