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It's not surprising that the Mavericks can beat the Trail Blazers. What is surprising is the brutal score of 4 to 0.

The Mavericks still limited the play of Lillard and McCollum without the defensive champion Gobert. Yiyang can reduce Lillard's scoring average by a full 10 points, which is enough to prove his defensive skills.

Of course, Yiyang's name did not appear in the final three-man nomination for the Defensive Player of the Year officially announced by the NBA.

After all, during the regular season, the Mavericks actually put more emphasis on offense than the previous three-game winning streak. And Yiyang naturally put more energy on the offensive end. Yiyang did not show his superb defense in the Western Conference semifinals in the regular season. So this year he has not been nominated for the best defensive player, it is not surprising.

But there is still a Mavericks player in this three-person list, that is, Rudy Gobert, who is preparing to make a brave comeback in the Western Conference Finals.

Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, and Rudy Gobert, compared to the first two names, Gobert seems to be not well-known. One is an all-around center who "believes in the process", and the other is a super genius who has enjoyed the treatment of being selected to the dream team before entering the NBA. Therefore, Gobert was able to be selected on this nomination list, which made many fans feel very incomprehensible.

"Rudy Gobert? The Frenchman who has been absent for less than half a season? Oh, if the official list is not announced, I would almost forget that there is such a man in the Mavericks team."

"Gobert's defense is really good, but I still think Embiid is better."

"Rudy has missed too many games this season. For this alone, he is not eligible for selection. If possible, people should put Paul George on this list!"

Since the NBA now uses the award ceremony after the end of the season to award regular season awards, only one nomination list will be officially announced. However, just being selected for the nomination list, Gobert has already been questioned.

No way, as a pure defensive center, Gobert's reputation is definitely not as good as Embiid and Anthony Davis. After all, offense is what most pleases fans. Defensive players like Gobert and Tony Allen are often ignored by fans.

In addition, Gobert's two injuries this season did make him absent from the game for a long time. The absence of the game means that the fans are not impressed by him.

But if you look closely at Gobert's data, you will find that he was nominated absolutely well-deserved. When Gobert was on the inside, the Mavericks' defensive efficiency reached 100.6 this season, ranking first in the league. In those games where he was absent, the Mavericks' defensive efficiency instantly fell to fifth in the league! This shows that Gobert has a pivotal role for the Mavericks! If it weren't for Gobert, Carlisle would not do anything to attack instead of defending.

But the fans don't care about this. Of course, they hope that the more famous and better-looking players will win the prize. In this regard, Yiyang said he could not understand.

"Someone would question you? I really don't understand how long these guys haven't watched the game." Flipping through the news on the mobile phone, Yiyang started to complain off the court.

On the basketball court, Gobert was doing free throw training while talking to Yiyang.

"It's not that they haven't watched the game for too long, it's that I haven't played for too long, also." Gobert's face was calm, and it seemed that what Yiyang said had nothing to do with him.

Yeah, if you have a lot of money, Gobert has been injured for almost 3 months this season. The length of a regular season, from mid-October last year to mid-April this year, is only 6 months. In other words, he has not appeared in front of fans almost half of the time. Such an attendance rate is indeed not high. At the time of injury, the regular season was not over yet. And when he can come back now, he has already reached the Western Conference Finals! The time span of this is so large that it is of course not necessary to say more.

"How do you feel? The Warriors and the Rockets should be over soon. You just came back and ran into the toughest game. There was no time for you to transition."

"Everything is OK, just need to find the feeling of the game. I am very happy to be back in time, the nightmare of last season, this season will not continue."

"Swipe." While speaking, Gobert completed today's free throw practice task. It’s time to take revenge for being eliminated by the Warriors last season.

Yiyang turned off the screen of his mobile phone and went on the court to practice shooting. Whether Gobert is eligible for the nomination for the best defensive player, by the Western Conference Finals, you should know!

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The Mavericks swept the Trail Blazers to the Western Conference Finals, and they were happy. But the Western Conference semifinals between the Warriors and the Rockets can only be described as tragic.

Originally, the Rockets led the Warriors 3 to 2, everyone thought the Warriors would never reach the Western Conference Finals. James Harden and Chris Paul will have the opportunity to pursue their dream of championship.

However, in the fifth game, Paul accidentally retired from the field. No one expected this result.

You can see the unwillingness and aggrieved face of the No. 3 guard. Now that I have been fighting, I'm about to win. Why is it that at this time, injuries come to my door!

In the history of the NBA, some players have infinite beauty. And some stars can only be squeezed by fate to be a tragic hero. The current Chris Paul is definitely sad enough.

In this kind of evenly matched high-level duel, the main player is injured, which is almost fatal. In addition to Paul's injury, the Rockets' deadly three-pointers also suddenly failed in one quarter.

One of Paul's legs and the Rockets played a game, killing James Harden. In the end, the Warriors completed a shocking reversal and eliminated the Rockets in the tiebreaker with a total score of 4 to 3.

This also means that this year's Western Conference Finals, the theme is still the Warriors and Mavericks, Curry and Yiyang!

"I'm very happy that we were able to kill, even in the most difficult time, I never doubted our goal! Now, we did it! Although thrilling, but we still became the last promotion!" With the Rockets After the end of the tiebreaker, "Big Mouth" Drummond Green looked particularly excited in front of the reporters' cameras.

"We will definitely be able to continue to win. After all, we have experienced more bumpy journeys than smooth journeys. We are ready to fight a tough battle and can go to war at any time!" Durant was about to face Yiyang and the Mavericks. , Also seemed extremely confident. This kind of confidence was never seen before when he was still in Thunder. But in Oakland, Durant has confident capital!

"We all know that the absence of Chris Paul was a turning point in the series. But instead of the Dallas Mavericks, no one was injured, but Rudy Gobert's contribution. By the way, Gobert just won The nomination of the best defensive player of the season, do you think his comeback will hinder you from advancing to the Finals?" The reporter saw Durant so excited, so he poured cold water on him, hoping to get some strong answers.

"Hinder? No, the Mavericks also had Rudy in the Western Conference Finals last season, but he couldn't stop us. Rudy is indeed a good defender, but that doesn't mean we will lose."

Durant's answer is actually quite polite. Compared to the guy Drummond Green, Durant's words were of no importance at all.

"Rudy Gobert? You are talking about the loser who lost to me in the best player award last year? It doesn't matter, I will win him this season. His comeback will not disrupt our plans. And our plan is the championship! By the way, he was just nominated and he has not yet won. We will find a way to fix his defense, just like we did last year." Drummond has not yet met Gobert To the superior, he has already started to talk. This is his style~www.novelmtl.com~All the Warriors have such confidence!

A great sense of joy envelops the Warriors players, who escaped from the dead and broke out of the siege. Unlike the Mavericks who easily reached the Western Conference Finals with a wave of 8-0, the Warriors who have experienced more obstacles are now even more excited!

They have survived so many hardships, and there is no reason to fall to last year's defeat!

Watching TV, Yiyang shook his head. Rudy only left for a while. Have you all forgotten the despair when he was shrouded in the basket? From fans to opponents, there are such problems!

But it doesn't matter, in a few days...people will remember it all!

Yiyang rubbed his hands and fixed his eyes on the dazzling Green in front of the camera.

Durant, Curry, Thompson, Green... the original lineup was formed by the Warriors and Durant to fight Yiyang. Last season, they did succeed in "anti-yi".

But this year, it's time to calculate the old accounts together!