The Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace rubbed his astringent eyes after the clippers and rockets scrambled for the end of the tired day.
In terms of the state of the Clippers in recent games, they are indeed a strong opponent. Don''t think that the Clippers are not strong enough to compete with the Rockets. If it hadn''t been for Stirling, the Clippers wouldn''t have dragged the game to game seven.
And the clippers have been forced to be in better shape after robbing seven, which helps them play in the second round.
But even so, Wallace is full of confidence in Grizzlies.
As long as link is OK, don''t get injured. So, the Clippers won''t be able to taste the benefits of Grizzlies.
Wallace admits that the Clippers may cause Grizzlies some problems, but they are not going to take away the victory.
Just as Wallace was about to turn off the lights and go to bed, his cell phone on the table rang.
As a professional manager of a professional team, Chris Wallace, like most of his peers, usually keeps two mobile phones. One for public use and one for private use.
Wallace didn''t expect that his public mobile phone would ring at night.
After connecting the phone, Wallace realized that it was from the alliance office.
"What!? Well, OK, I see. Well, goodbye In two short sentences, Wallace hung up.
At this time, the TV screen is showing Chris Paul''s interview. Paul faced the camera, jubilant, after all, he made a big step towards his goal of championship.
Chris Wallace shook his head when he saw this.
It''s a pity that Paul, who is so ambitious, will immediately be disappointed when he gets up tomorrow morning...
Wallace picks up his mobile phone and is ready to call link to inform him of what he has just learned. But seeing that it was so late, he decided to rule him again tomorrow.
Good things are never too late.
The Los Angeles Clippers finally defeated the Rockets, and even link was happy for the Clippers. After all, he''s been waiting long enough to be impatient, and link may be more eager than Paul to start the Western Conference semifinals.
The Clippers are looking forward to the best defensive player award after the Clippers are promoted.
A regular season award can improve the team''s morale significantly. If the Clippers want to commit the following crimes, they need enough confidence and courage.
Facing a team that has won 74 games in the regular season, a best defensive player can undoubtedly embolden the Clippers.
If, like the Mavericks, they directly admit defeat after the first game, then the Clippers are no better than their strength.
On May 5, link is also looking forward to the announcement of the best defensive player award.
Although mark Gasol just won the defensive player of the year award last season, it''s very unlikely that he''ll be a winner this year. Because this year, a lot of good big defenders came out.
Currently, the most likely winner of the best defensive player award is Bulls'' Joaquin Noah.
The center, who looks like a tramp, is at the heart of the Bulls'' formidable defensive team. Field average 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals data, also very brilliant. At the same time, Noah is also one of the three men who can win 10 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals in the League field this season.
In addition to Noah, Roy Hibert of the walker and Andrew Jordan of the Clippers are the other two biggest contenders for the award.
As always, the winners of this award are big players. In the best defensive player award, people usually prefer the inside line.
Throughout the history of NBA, the outside players who can take the best defensive player are only six at all. Since entering the 21st century, Artest is the only outside player who can get the best defensive player.
It''s impossible to compete with big men unless an outside player''s defense is excellent. Even outside defenders like Kobe, James and Tony Allen have never tried to be the best defensive player.
After getting out of bed, link kept refreshing the news page, hoping to get first-hand information. Instead of waiting for the news, he took the lead in waiting for Chris Wallace to call.
"Chris, so early today?" Link got through and looked at the clock on the wall. It''s only nine o''clock, and Wallace called himself.
"This afternoon, we will hold a press conference for you." Wallace didn''t talk to link. He opened the door and said.
"Holding a press conference, about what?"
"About your winning the defensive player of the year award, link! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Surprise Wallace burst out laughing.
"What?" Link thought he had heard something wrong, so he asked again. Best defensive player? Won the prize by myself!?
Wallace is not surprised. He knew for a long time that link would be in a state of surprise because he was stunned for a few seconds when he was informed of the League yesterday."You heard me right, link. In a few hours, NBA officials will announce that you are the best defensive player of the season. This afternoon, come and embrace your trophy, man
After link hung up, he sat quietly for a few seconds, then jumped up in excitement and ran around the house with his arms up.
The best defensive player, this is a high gold personal honor! Link, like most people, acquiesces that only inside players can win.
But in fact, link''s performance on the defensive end this year is better than all of them!
At first, link didn''t expect that he would win the prize, so now that the results are suddenly announced, link is really surprised!
Originally, I got up early today just to eat melon, but I didn''t expect to eat my own melon!
Three hours later, at twelve o''clock sharp. Chris Paul turned on the TV with great enthusiasm, waiting for the long-awaited good news in his heart.
However, when the ESPN host announced the league''s results, Paul''s jaw almost didn''t dislocate.
This year, it wasn''t Noah, not Hebrew, or Paul''s expected Andrew Jordan.
This year''s best defensive player was beyond everyone''s expectation. Since the best coach a few days ago, this year''s regular season award''s second biggest "cold door" broke out.
As Wallace said, Paul, who was excited yesterday, immediately became extremely disappointed.
"Link has become the seventh non inside player to win the best defensive player in NBA history!"
"Since the 03-04 season Artest, link has finally broken the monopoly of the award from inside players!"
"Grizzlies'' defense efficiency is the first in the league. Link can also contribute 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per field. The best defensive player deserves his name."
Less than a minute after the announcement, the world exploded.
In general, regular season awards are chosen from a few expected candidates.
But this time, link almost ignored the situation before, suddenly won the best defensive player award, which undoubtedly let everyone be startled.
It''s not easy for outside players to win this award. After all, inside players have a natural advantage on the defensive end, they are closer to the basket and easier to end the attack.
However, even so, link is still trying to suppress the heroes, stirring up the dreams and expectations of many people.
After the results were published, the specific media voting data were also made public.
People thought that even if link got the best defensive player, he would have won by a narrow margin, just as James narrowly beat link to win MVP last year.
However, 100 out of 125 media voted for link!
Five out of six thought link was better than the other candidates!
"Link''s defense is absolutely suffocating. If you ask James, Durant and George and other top scorers and ask them who they fear most, they will not say Joaquin Noah, but will tell you it is link."
"Indefatigable physical confrontation, subtle verbal hitting and just the right amount of interference were the labels that Jordan won the best defensive player award. And these labels, which you put on link, have no problem at all. If Jordan can win the prize, why not link? "
"Link''s single defense level is so strong that he doesn''t even need to rely on the strength of the system to lock the opponent''s number one scorer! And those big guys, who can guarantee that they won''t fall behind one on one outside? But link can guarantee that he can also lock up the opponent in the low post defense
This time, the media are on link''s side. After all, link was chosen by them.
"Thanks to my team, I can''t win without the support of my teammates and coaches. I''m very proud to be one of the best defenders off the inside
It seems that everything is happy. However, just as Joel won the best coach, other teams will not be convinced. And they''ll test link in the future!
The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the most exciting.
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