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Chapter 473 Troika
In early May, spring blossoms in San Francisco.

The league staff sent the trophy to the Oakland Sports Center, and the Warriors specially prepared a press conference for Qin Fei, which was also an awards ceremony.

After winning the MVP of the regular season, Qin Fei unknowingly broke a long-standing record.

That is the youngest MVP record in league history.

Although Qin Fei has played for five seasons, he was very young when he played his rookie season, so at the age of 23, he is indeed the youngest MVP in league history.

Prior to this, the youngest MVP in history was still the legendary No. 70 strongest player, Wes Unseld who was active in the [-]s.

People's memories of Wes Unseld may be a little distant, but the name "Bone Crusher" must have been heard.

Unseld was the No. [-] pick of the Baltimore Bullets when he entered the league, and the No. [-] pick in the same session was Evan Hayes selected by the Rockets.

After the entire rookie season, Unseld averaged 13.8 points and 18.2 rebounds per game, was named the best rookie and the most valuable player, and was selected to the NBA first team.

However, although the regular season was full of honors, the first round of the playoffs was swept by the New York Knicks.

Unseld won the MVP in his rookie season, not long after he turned 23 when he won the MVP.

So he became the youngest MVP in the history of the league, and since 69, this record has been kept for more than 30 years, until this time, it was broken by Qin Fei.

To break his record for a player who has played five seasons is incredible.

On the award day, Qin Fei invited the whole team to participate.

At the same time, he also invited his family and friends, all air tickets and hotels were covered.

To him, this little money is just a small amount of money now.

Everyone and reporters sat at the press conference site built in the arena, and the flashes kept flickering.

During the playoffs, it is not suitable to make a fuss.

The awards ceremony was relatively simple, and it wasn't even a ceremony, just an ordinary handover ceremony.

The Warriors officially hired a host to host Qin Fei's awards on the spot.

The Warriors players and his family and friends sat in the audience.

Although it is called a press conference, it is somewhat similar to an interview-like scene.

Qin Fei took the trophy, smiled, and gave the photographer enough time to take pictures of the scene.

Then it was time for Qin Fei's acceptance speech after winning the MVP trophy.

This is a must-have item for every MVP player.

With the trophy in his hand, Qin Fei was still in a very excited mood.

"Honestly, I feel a little bit unbelievable now, it's all like a dream."

"I feel like my dream has come true now, and I'm very excited."

"When I was very young, I watched NBA games. At that time, I knew that the NBA is the best basketball league in the world. It has the top basketball players and the most exciting games."

"The moment I set foot on the basketball road, I knew the MVP, and every MVP has a story worth telling."

"If becoming a professional player is the starting point, then winning the MVP is a new beginning for me."

"There are many people to thank. First of all, I would like to thank my teammates. It is their hard work that gave me this opportunity to stand here. This MVP is not only a compliment to me, but also an affirmation to our entire Warriors team."

Qin Fei spoke a few words briefly, but couldn't stop once he spoke.

He started by thanking his teammates, thanking the coach, thanking the boss, thanking the staff, thanking family and friends, thanking the reporters and the media. He thanked them all.

This may be his way of life, and the old and beautiful people may not understand it.

But the people who were pointed out always felt warm in their hearts, and seemed to realize Qin Fei's state of mind unconsciously, and even stood in the same camp as him when it was over.
After the amicable awards ceremony, there was a press conference.

The reporters began to scramble to ask Qin Fei questions, and the questions involved all aspects.

"Will you set higher requirements for yourself because of the MVP? Will there be some special pressure? As far as this season is concerned"

After hearing this question, Qin Fei thought to himself, isn't this a sub-question?

He replied directly: "My request has never changed. From the beginning of the season to the end of the season, I hope to win the NBA championship again, and the goal will never change.

As for the pressure, every player in this league is under pressure. If there is pressure to win the MVP, what should we do in the critical moment of the game? "

Then two reporters from Dallas popped up and asked, "Are you ready for the Mavericks in the next round?"

"of course."

Qin Fei thought to himself that after all, he won the MVP today, and all of them were given points. He thought about it for a while and bragged about the Mavericks.

"The Mavericks are the most promising team I've ever seen. I know many people on their team very well, including their head coach Don Nelson. I know the Mavericks have a lot of characteristics. It will be very interesting to play against them."

This season, the Mavericks' record ranks fourth in the West.

The playoffs for the first time since 1990.

The old Nelson achieved success in the Mavericks, and the rise of players including Nowitzki and Nash has made the Mavericks full of talents today.

The Los Angeles Times once praised the Mavericks' three players as a troika in a report.

Finley, 28, Nash, 27, and Nowitzki, 23.

Among them, Steve Nash and Qin Fei are old acquaintances. They met in the 96 draft.

The change for the Mavericks involved the admission of an owner.

In January of last year, billionaire Mark Cuban bought the Mavericks from Ross Perot Jr.

This fanatic of the Mavericks, like a passionate western cowboy, gave the team players the greatest confidence and passion, making the Mavericks reborn in just one year.

In the first round, the Mavericks and the Suns fought fiercely in five games and won with difficulty.

Entering the second round made Cuban very happy.

This boss is passionate, and he is willing to spend money for the team, even if he has a big mouth.

Seeing the Mavericks advancing, I didn't know what was going on, and shouted the slogan "Mavericks Champion".

At first it was okay to shout this kind of slogan, anyway, there are more teams shouting slogans.

But some sand sculpture netizens ran to spray him, saying that he was wishful thinking and had a problem with his mind.

This is what angered Cuban. Just at the time when Qin Fei won the MVP, Cuban's big mouth burned on Qin Fei, and said without shame: "The current MVP selection has become more and more unreliable."

"The Warriors are nothing great. In terms of lineup depth, the Mavericks are still above the Warriors."

"The league now likes to praise some young people who are good at scoring, but always ignores such an excellent mature player like Michael. He is too low-key."

When these few words came out, there was an uproar.

Although some people said they questioned Qin Fei, most public figures still recognized Qin Fei's performance this season.

Cuban can also be regarded as a half-public figure. Saying so puts him and the Mavericks on the cusp.

In fact, he didn't mean that kind of meaning at first, but after looking at it now, does Qin Fei have a remarkable effect?
This made him more excited, and said some inappropriate things again.

The league is more strict in judging the words of the league members who attack the league, and the players and teams attack each other, and they just turn a blind eye to it, and it even seems to be fueling the flames.

Therefore, although the two teams have not played against each other in the playoffs for many years, they still managed to attract a wave of attention before the start of the series.

The second round started with 7 games.

The Warriors have the first record in the regular season and have home court advantage in any round of the playoffs this season.

The Mavericks came to the Warriors two days earlier and did some preparatory work.

On the night of the G1 match day, the Oakland Stadium was crowded and full of voices.

Warriors fans in white jerseys, and a few Dallas fans in blue jerseys here and there.

As night fell, lights illuminated the arena.

There was some grinding noise on the floor as the players warmed up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2000-01 playoff game where you will see the Dallas Mavericks vs. the Golden State Warriors."

After the opening sound, there were cheers everywhere.

DJ started to introduce the away team players.

The Mavs' starters tonight are Steve Nash, Michael Finley, Dirk Nowitzki, Juwan Howard and Sean Bradley.

In this wave of starts, the two players at the forward position can be regarded as power forwards.

In the middle of the season, before the All-Star Game, the Mavericks and the Wizards made a deal, and the Wizards sent the team's billionaire player Juwan Howard to the Mavericks.

Howard was 28 years old this year, but he was still standing still.

Everyone knows that the first player in history to win a contract of [-] million yuan cannot escape the fate of everyone. Apart from driving up prices, he has left no glorious deeds.

But the effect of Howard's coming to the Mavericks was immediate. The Mavericks rode the wind and waves late in the season and reached the top four in the Western Conference.

Every player was booed and cheered.

This is an inevitable thing, after all, it is an away game.

But the players of the Mavericks still changed slightly, feeling the enthusiasm of the Bay Area.

"Compared to Phoenix fans, the fans in the Bay Area are more crazy, and the noise they create is loud enough."

Soon, it was time for the home team to play.

Among the starters, Ben Wallace, who was loved by the audience, was the first to appear on the stage, and Qin Fei took the seat of the bright left envoy.

Then there is Artest, the right protector.

Jermaine O'Neal and Billups played successively, while Qin Fei stayed at the end to play.

When Qin Fei came out, the audience stood up and cheered, and the cheers reached the first peak tonight.

The audience was chanting "MVP!"

"MVP!"

The players on the field took off their training jackets, and then walked to greet each other near the halfway line.

Steve Nash approached Qin Fei, reached out and hugged Qin Fei with high fives.

"Finally I will play against you in the playoffs. I have been waiting for a day for a long time."

Contrary to Qin Fei's expectation, the old man was very excited.

Qin Fei raised his eyebrows, sharpened his knife every five years?

"Don't get too excited, you guys are here to fight for No.2 anyway."

There is nothing wrong with laughing and joking at ordinary times, but Qin Fei has always shown his sharpness on the field.

Nash didn't panic after listening to Qin Fei's talk, and said with a smile: "If you lose to us, can you give me the MVP trophy?"

It's a bit big to play!

Qin Fei didn't follow Nash's words, but directly poached the wall: "It's totally fine, but if you lose, how about joining the Warriors directly?"

Nash laughed, did not respond to him, and ended the conversation with Qin Fei.

Nash then hugged other Warriors players, and sure enough, all of them were muscular men, much stronger than him.

Nowitzki ran over and hugged Qin Fei actively.

The handsome German guy with blond hair looked a little shy.

Qin Fei smiled and nodded.

Soon, Sean Bradley, who is 2 meters tall, stood in the middle circle and prepared to jump the ball.

Ben Wallace claims to be 2 meters 06, standing in front of the big bamboo pole with an explosive head on his head.

Book:
The height difference between the two is too exaggerated, which has a natural comic effect, but Da Ben can't laugh.

You guys are really dogs, it is already difficult for him to be an inspirational figure, and you still laugh at him.
"Beep-"

The red light is on, and the two people in the middle circle take off!
Scramble for basketball.

Big Ben held his breath, and the bullet flew into the air at an astonishing speed.

However, the arm of this big bamboo pole is not short. Although he flies high, it takes time to take off no matter how fast he takes off. As soon as someone stretches out his hand, he has already touched the weak kick-off of the referee.

"Didn't you eat, so short?"

Da Ben complained in his heart, feeling that he had wasted a little energy.

The Mavericks won the first wave of offensive ball after the opening.

Finley gave the ball to the point guard.

Steve Nash reached out and touched his heel, as if doing a ritual, and then pushed forward quickly.

He is a master of the combination of man and ball, and the basketball jumps like an elf in his hands. Billups raised his eyebrows watching this guy's dribbling.

This season, 27-year-old Steve Nash served as the absolute starter in the Mavericks.

He averaged 34.1 points and 15.6 assists in 7.3 minutes per game, both of which are career highs.

Not to mention other things such as shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage and free throw percentage. Anyway, since entering the league, he has always been nearly [-]% shooting percentage, [-]% three-point shooting percentage and [-]% free throw percentage.

Naturally, he looks like a top shooter.

Nash handled the ball very well. After finishing the crotch, he found a gap in the pass and gave it to Nowitzki who came up to meet him.

Although Nowitzki played in the third position, his tactical choice seems to be the fourth position.

After receiving the ball, he made a hand-off pass screen with Finley on the wing, and then opened the space.

Finley's physical fitness is very good, and he tried to force Qin Fei under the cover.

But Qin Fei's physical fitness is better, and when the two confront each other, Qin Fei still has some advantages.

This is still due to the natural disadvantage of the defensive end.

At this point, Finley sensed an arm cutting into his lane.

With a chill in his heart, he shifted to the outside and gave Nash an ambush on the 45-degree three-point line.

Nash did not take the initiative to attack the frame, and called for a pick-and-roll again. Billups was blocked by Bradley. Nash broke through quickly, and Ben next to him followed him.

The contrast between the two is also particularly stark.

Big Ben is tall and thick, like a fierce god, Nash has thin arms and legs, and looks very thin.

But Nash is very fast, and he has a quick stop and quick start. He dribbled to the middle distance and saw that Ben was a little far away, so he stopped and shot a jumper.

This is a relatively simple attack method.

Big Ben reacted quickly and reached out to interfere with Nash.

Nash didn't expect Da Ben to be so fast, and his big hand poked him in the face in the blink of an eye.

With muscle memory, he threw the ball.

The arc of the basketball flight is quite high, and the strength is slightly stronger.

Hit the back edge of the rim.

There were still some disturbances.

The bouncing basketball came towards the middle, and many big hands stretched out.

There are quite a few strong men fighting for rebounds.

(End of this chapter)