Link had known for a long time that the first round of the series would have ended like this. Although in the original history, the Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers had a 7-7 tie, there were too many accidental factors.


    There are even conspiracy theories that the Lakers deliberately played seven games with the Nuggets just to wait for Artest, who was banned, to play the second round.


    Link doesn''t know if the reason why the Lakers played seven games with the Nuggets is so strange. Anyway, he only knows that the Nuggets should not have been able to compete with the Lakers for seven games, which is a fact.


    Now, link and his teammates have proved that.


    Now they just need to win one more game and they can make the Nuggets say goodbye to this season.


    May 7, the day the Grizzlies and the Nuggets start their fourth game. Link woke up early and looked out the window at the sky.


    Although it''s only after eight o''clock in the morning, it''s already full daylight. With the summer fever coming, link is in a hurry to finish tonight''s game and go to fight the Spurs in the next round.


    The Spurs swept the Mavericks, which is no doubt that the Grizzlies lost the opportunity to revenge themselves. But again, Grizzlies have to resist revenge.


    San Antonio Spurs this season is certainly not so easy to deal with, first Randolph no longer has an advantage over Duncan, the Spurs team''s fifth position is no longer the old old short short.


    Of course, the most important thing is that their No. 3 position is no longer so weak.


    Link still remembers that last season, he was almost anything he wanted from Richard Jefferson, playing what he wanted. But by this time, the Spurs'' number three position has become Leonard and "martial saint" Stephen Jackson.


    Leonard''s defense may not be famous now. But link knows very well what level he is!


    Even now Leonard is still in his infancy, but from the experience of link playing him in the regular season, Leonard''s defense is very strong.


    This time, if the Grizzlies can still beat the Spurs, it must be very successful. It''s no exaggeration to say that the Spurs are one of the best teams in the west this year. If you want to prove yourself, it''s not enough to beat the Nuggets.


    So, link for the second round of the series, is also ready to move.


    Just as link was imagining in his head that he was fighting Leonard naked... No, it was a fierce fight, but his phone rang.


    Link took out his cell phone and looked at it. It wasn''t Tony who told him to have breakfast. The phone was from Hollins, the head coach.


    "What the hell? Do you want me to go into the room and arrange the secret tactics? It''s 3-0 to nuggets, so much trouble? " With curiosity, link connects.


    "Link, come to my room if you get up!" Sure enough, Hollins let link go to his room as soon as he spoke.


    "Oh... Soon..." link curled his lips. Why was Hollins so serious?


    "Go to breakfast and change into a decent suit. In the afternoon, before the game starts, we have to hold a press conference for you Hollins was in a hurry and seemed at a loss.


    "Press conference?" Link scratched his head and held a press conference for himself before the competition started? What''s the situation? Have you been traded?


    You''re kidding. It''s in the playoffs and you can''t trade players.


    "What happened? Leon. " Link asked weakly. After coming in for a long time, link found that he didn''t understand anything.


    Hollins stopped and looked at link, then slapped himself on the forehead. "Damn it, I haven''t told you. Just now Chris Wallace called to tell me that the League vote has come out. You beat magic forward Ryan Anderson and won the fastest player of the year award! Get ready. The press conference this afternoon will be your award ceremony. "


    Hollins, after all, hasn''t experienced such a moment. He''s been in charge of the Grizzlies, and none of the Grizzlies has ever won a regular season award. So, in the face of this kind of thing, I''m in a hurry.


    Link was stunned for a moment, then he became excited. Regular season awards? This year, it''s not a waste of time.


    In total, 121 basketball journalists and commentators from North America voted for the player who has made the most outstanding progress compared with last season.


    Each voter can write down the names of three players in their ballot paper in order. The first choice gets 5 points, the second choice gets 3 points, and the third gets 1 point. The player with the highest total score wins the award.


    This year, 58 out of 121 voters voted for link in their first choice! This number has been significantly higher than second place Lane Anderson!


    So, link almost by an overwhelming advantage, won the fastest progress award.


    Now the NBA has not been taken over by Xiao Hua, so there will be no award ceremony after the season. All regular season awards are awarded on the day the results are announced and a press conference will be held on the same day.As a result, link received his first regular season award in the media room of Pepsi Center.


    Although link won the rookie MVP last year, he also won a three-point championship this year. But these two honors belong to all star awards, and are not regular awards.


    Regular season awards are often the most valuable awards in a season. Compared with the All Star Awards, the regular season awards can highlight the strength of a player.


    At the press conference, NBA officials announced the results of the vote and handed the transparent crystal trophy to link.


    Looking at his name engraved on the base of the trophy, link felt extremely proud. The rookie MVP trophy and the three-point championship trophy are all nameless, so holding those trophies in your hand always feels less proud.


    At this time, link got a real personal honor! I got a trophy with my name engraved on it!


    Indeed, the best progress award is not the most valuable award, compared with the MVP and the best defensive player award announced the day before yesterday, which is a poor level.


    But those who can win this prize are not ordinary people. From 2001 to 2004, the award was won by Tracy McGrady, O''Neal Jr., arenas and Randolph. As a result, all four of them became people of the day. Although they all fell for a variety of reasons, it must be admitted that at their peak, they were also first-class stars.


    It can be said that this award is likely to be the beginning of a player''s peak.


    Last year missed the best rookie, but this year got a fastest progress award, which is a kind of compensation for himself.


    Link rookie season almost 20 + 5 + 5, the result is just a year later, became the league''s only two players can get 20 + 5 + 5 data.


    Link has made significant progress in almost every item of data, and efficiency has improved a lot. So, of course, Ryan Anderson is no better than link.


    "I''m very happy to have such an honor, I have to thank my teammates, thank the coach. It''s them that enable us to grow rapidly, and I hope I can go further in the future. Of course, I hope the Grizzlies can go further. Last year, I was a silent draft. Now, I''ve got a hard won regular season award. So, who knows what will happen in the future? What I need to do is to keep trying. "


    Link''s speech had no script, and when Hollins asked him to write his speech, link had no clue at all. So, at the press conference, he said a piece of heart to heart.


    Link didn''t break his promise. On the night after winning the prize, the Grizzlies swept the Denver Nuggets 102-88 and 4-0 on aggregate.


    Link had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, which filled the data sheet and brought the Grizzlies one step further.


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