My Name is Kobe Bryant

Kobe is enjoying the rest after 5 consecutive home games. One day later, they are about to start the devil's schedule, with 5 consecutive away games. The five away games are Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets.

There are 5 teams, among which the Cavaliers, Heat, and Magic are all three strong teams. Especially the Heat, when the Heat traded for Mashburn, they have become the team that is currently second only to the Bulls in the Eastern Conference. Just a week ago, they just bloodbathed the Pistons in Detroit and replaced Grant Hill, the current league team. The first small forward defended only 7 of 21, scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

With the victory of this game, the difference between the Heat and the Pistons has been tied. In recent days, as all the teams have gradually adapted to the Pistons' style of play, they have begun to understand that if they want to win the Pistons, they only need to defend Hill. . So there began to be a wave of frantic targeting of Grant Hill. Unlike Kobe, Hill was targeted and could transition to play off the ball. The Pistons don't have a second stable ball-holding point. Dumars is too aging. Facing double-teams, Hill's offensive methods are still the same - singles breakthroughs, post-up jumpers, and pick-and-rolls with the ball. .

And these three methods can't liberate Hill from double-teaming. In January, Hill averaged 30+10+10 per game in a single month, and his monthly average in February became 25+7+8. Halfway through March, his current average per game has dropped to 21+5+6. It was a cliff-like slide!

If there is no one watching the game, you will definitely think that Hill is not in good condition or has suffered an injury. In fact, this is not the case. Hill's ability and status have not changed much. What has changed is the defensive arrangement of other teams in the league against the Pistons. Now as long as he is playing against the Pistons, Hill will face flanking and the penalty area is full. His teammates have no way to create enough space for him to attack, and his most powerful breakthrough is because the penalty area is full of people. There is no way to play, which makes him, currently the strongest point forward, play more like a very aggrieved player, and he has not played to his advantage at all.

The Heat seized the period when the Pistons were in trouble, and with the help of the first-generation Heat Big Three formed by Pat Riley, they caught up head-on. Now the records of the Pistons and the Heat are close to the same. The Knicks, Hornets, Eagles, and Magic in the rear were not to be outdone, they bit the tails of the teams in front and chased them fiercely. Especially the Knicks, except for losing to the Bulls led by Michael Jordan in recent days, and Kobe brought you the Lakers, all other games have won!

The Heat, Pistons, Knicks, Hornets, and Eagles want to compete for the top four spots in the Eastern Conference. In addition to the Bulls topping the list, several other teams are likely to compete for the remaining three spots.

The situation in the east is already chaotic, far less clear than in the west. It can be said that in the East, except for the Bulls who are stable at the top, no one in the second to eighth places is stable. The Pistons, who have been ranked second before and mid-season, obviously have a downward trend.

Under the leadership of Penny Anfernee Hardaway, the Magic are also working hard for the final spot in the playoffs. At present, the Olado Magic, the Washington Bullets, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are still competing for the top eight playoffs in the Eastern Conference. last two spots.

In this way, the Eastern team's desire for victory is significantly higher than that of the Western Conference. The teams in the Eastern Conference are now fighting to win or lose every game. For the playoffs and home court advantage, they are going all out to deal with every game.

Coupled with Kobe's recent arch fire, it brought a wave of scoring rhythm. Many players also want to try to get high scores in the game. Jordan, Ewing, Glenn Rice, Penny Hardaway, and Webber are all in excellent competitive state and have repeatedly scored high scores. In this way, the team went all out, the stars played desperately, and the competitive state of the eastern team was raised to a very high level.

In the West, after the Lakers defeated Houston, Houston saw no hope of competing for the Western Conference championship, and immediately switched to health care mode. The Big Three took turns to suspend games to adjust their status. Veterans like them no longer care about their regular season record and honors. Since it is almost impossible to overtake the Lakers, it is better to recover their physical fitness, adjust their status, and leave everything to the playoffs.

So after Drexler returned from injury, Olajuwon continued to suspend the game to rest. Barkley and Drexler are currently leading the team to play. The recent performance and record of the team has also declined significantly after leaving Olajuwon. Since the ambition is not in the regular season, the players and the coach are playing relatively in the game. keep.

At this time, the third-ranked Jazz team in the Western Conference is making great strides. Malone’s performance this season is the only one among power forwards. From 14.5 at the peak to 10.5 this season.

Ma Long's average data and performance have also improved significantly, with an average of 4.5 assists per game, a career high, and an average of 27.8 points per game, also ranked fourth in the league's scoring list. Coupled with the fact that the team's record far exceeds their paper lineup, this kind of leadership performance has given Malone the capital to compete for the MVP!

The most promising players to win the MVP this season-Michael Jordan, Grant Hill, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaq O'Neal, Karl Malone five.

Why didn't Kobe appear on this list? Because most of the Lakers' games Kobe just acted as a second-in-command, and the time to lead the team with a single core is too short. And his age is always a problem. Most media will not recognize an 18-year-old boy as the best player in the NBA.

If Jordan can lead the team to break 72 wins, then he still has a chance to win the MVP. If he can't, then the media will not vote for him again.

As the season progressed, Hill was figured out that if he couldn't get out of the magic box, then he couldn't win the MVP.

After losing to the Lakers, Olajuwon gave up the pursuit of the regular season and began to rest. In this way, the decline in the team's record and the absence of many games will also make his chances of winning the MVP very slim.

O'Neal was originally very hopeful to win the MVP. It can be said that before his injury, as long as the Lakers secured the No. ! In any case, even if the Lakers win the first place in the league, it is impossible to award the MVP award to a player who has been injured for 2 months.

The rest is Malone. In terms of personal performance, Karl Malone won the MVP and no one can fault him. He has indeed dominated the position of power forward this season, the only one there. It's just that the team's record is not top-notch, and there are still two big mountains above the Jazz, the Lakers and Houston.

If the Jazz can surpass Houston and approach the Lakers in the last 20 games, then Malone has a great chance to win this season's MVP!