Chapter 828: The New Battle for the Leading Role in the NBA!

On March 15, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics, who had been wandering outside for a week, finally returned to Seattle.

After leaving Denver, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Kings and the Suns back-to-back on March 13 and March 14 respectively.

After defeating these two teams, the Seattle SuperSonics' record became 47 wins and 18 losses.

The Seattle SuperSonics with 47 wins and 18 losses are still ranked seventh in the West.

The Suns, ranked eighth in the West, now have a record of 46 wins and 20 losses, and the Rockets, ranked ninth in the West, have a record of 47 wins and 21 losses.

The Timberwolves, ranked sixth in the West, now have a record of 48 wins and 18 losses.

The competition for the last four places in the West is still quite fierce.

Although the SuperSonics and the Timberwolves have now opened up a little distance from the Suns and Rockets.

But the distance between the four teams is not completely opened.

Of course, from this ranking, the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics seem to be stable.

The competition between the Suns and the Rockets for the eighth place in the West has reached a white-hot stage.

Of course, although the competition for the Western Conference playoffs is still quite fierce.

However, the focus of public opinion in the United States is no longer on these four Western Conference teams.

Now the focus of the entire league has shifted from the fierce competition in the Western Conference playoffs to the discussion of who is the strongest team this season between the Spurs and the Heat.

In recent times, the performance of the Heat and the Spurs is indeed quite incredible.

And the performance of James and Bowen is also quite eye-catching.

In the latest league strength list, the Heat and the Spurs not only topped the first and second place.

In the latest league MVP rankings, although O'Neal still ranks first and Yes still ranks second, Kobe, who ranked third, has been replaced by Bowen. Kobe not only failed to keep the third place, but even dropped directly to the fifth place. Now the fourth place on the MVP rankings is none other than James, who has either 40+ triple-doubles or 30+ triple-doubles in the league recently.

To be honest, if it weren't for his too many black spots, James' performance in the NBA in recent times would have no problem surpassing Bowen.

In fact, the gaps between the top five players in this year's MVP ranking, O'Neal, Yes, Bowen, James and Kobe, are extremely small.

All five have their own advantages and disadvantages in this year's MVP competition.

O'Neal has the best record, but his statistics are not that good, and his statistics in strong matches are really a bit lame, and he is really fierce in bullying weak teams. Of course, it is not to say that O'Neal has no performance against strong teams, but there are relatively few highlights.

As for Yes, Yes's strong matches are really fierce, and his masterpieces this season are really one after another, but relatively speaking, his record is really a bit lagging behind. The record of the seventh in the West, even with one of the best statistics and one of the best performances in NBA history, it is difficult to be far ahead in the MVP selection.

As for Bowen, Bowen's data is not very good, but his performance in strong competition is really strong, second only to Yes. He has competed with Yes several times, which is really respectable. After the All-Star Game, Bowen is even promoted by those All-Stars who used to be Team Yao to grab MVP every day. Although those All-Stars of Team Yao were beaten 58 times in the All-Star Game, which is very miserable, Garnett, Pierce and others have a strong status and voice in the NBA.

So don't look at Bowen's poor data, but if you really compare the MVP selection, Bowen is not behind.

Because in addition to data, Bowen is perfect in reputation, record, and performance in strong dialogue!

In addition, James, who is fourth,

James's data is very strong, and his performance in strong dialogue has been constantly improving recently. In addition, his record is also excellent. In addition to reputation, James' MVP selection is not too far behind.

As for Kobe, Kobe is not the first in data, reputation, record and strong dialogue, but all of Kobe's options can be ranked in the front!

If O'Neal, Yes, Bowen and James all have their biggest flaws, Kobe really has no flaws and is very balanced.

Would it be surprising for such a balanced player to win the MVP?

Of course it's not that surprising.

Originally, after the All-Star Game, the league's public opinion for the MVP this season was that O'Neal and Kobe would share the MVP.

But who made the NBA change so quickly now?

Now the NBA's public opinion seems to have James and Bowen competing for the regular season MVP.

Such public opinion really surprised many people.

Bowen is actually okay. With Bowen's current "reputation", he really deserves any honor.

The key is James' recent rise.

It really makes some people feel like their worldview is destroyed.

You know, although James' recent trend is on par with Bowen, the Heat is still a stronger team than the Spurs!

James has a greater chance of becoming the winner than Bowen.

James also has a greater chance of being portrayed as the protagonist of this season's NBA.

So many black spots.

James has been relying on his strong performance recently, and he seems to be trying to turn things around and change his reputation.

However, this is not a big deal in the NBA.

In the NBA, it is such a realistic place.

As long as you are strong enough, no matter how many black spots you have, you can still wash them away.

Now James looks very, very strong.

Ye Si has also watched all the games James has played recently.

I have to say that James' current performance on the offensive end is really more and more consistent with his teammates in 2016.

It’s even a complete overlap!

Although Ye Si's mood and feelings towards the current James are very complicated, in fact, it cannot be said to be complicated. It should be said that it is special.

But Ye Si very much recognized James' strength.

James can be said to be the strongest opponent Ye Si has encountered in the league.

In the past three seasons, the opponent Ye Si least wanted to encounter was James.

Fast enough, strong enough, coupled with good offensive and defensive skills, he is a nightmare for all defenders in the league.

It's not an accident that Kobe gets a headache every time he encounters him.

Every time he meets James, doesn't he need O'Neal or someone else to be undercover to defeat James?

Without the help of O'Neal and others, he would not have been able to snatch the title of Chosen Son back from James in the first two seasons.

This is the old James.

The current James is more powerful than the James two years ago.

Similarly, the current James is more powerful than the James he saw in 2016.

The James in 2016 was very strong, but that was the James in 2016 after all.

At that time, James' skills had almost reached its peak, but James was already 32 years old at that time.

No matter how well-maintained James' body was, James' body was already old at that time.

But what about the James that Ye Si saw recently?

The offensive skills have reached the level of 2016.

But his body remains at its peak at the age of 24!

This is quite terrifying!

A 24-year-old James who has the offensive skills of a 32-year-old James and the body and defense of a 24-year-old James!

Ye Si can actually understand why so many media experts are praising James now.

Even many coconut flour experts are touting James.

It’s not because of anything else, it’s just that he’s strong!

James is so strong now!

"If it's not Yes, I think even if Jordan appears in the NBA at his peak now, he may only be competing with James for second place in the league."

"Guys, I'm not kidding, except for mental or psychological factors, I don't think Michael is better than James now."

"I can swear on my character and title as Michael's greatest partner that everything I say is serious."

"I can tell you clearly now that in terms of physical strength, Michael may not be as strong as James!"

This is the exact words of Pippen, who competed with Barkley and No. 1 for the No. 1 spot.

Let a coconut flour expert say this about James.

Unless Pippen really hates Jordan, it means that James is really powerful to the extent that Pippen has to admit it.

Yes, of course, doesn't know which type Pippen belongs to.

He doesn't know who is better between James and Jordan.

He never competed with Jordan at his peak.

However, the current James can indeed be called the strongest player he has ever seen.

That's why public opinion across the United States now focuses on Bowen and James as the protagonists of this season.

As the regular season comes to an end, the playoffs are approaching.

The topic of who is the protagonist of the NBA this season has also begun to be discussed.

In the previous three seasons, Yeosi was the protagonist of the NBA.

But this season, James and Bowen have come from behind.

If Yes cannot lead the team to at least the finals, no matter how many difficulties he encounters this season, it will still be a setback for his most valuable championship in history last season.

Even if Yes led the SuperSonics to the finals but failed to win the championship, that would be a setback.

Now that he has regressed, he naturally cannot compete for the leading role.

Therefore, the protagonist of this season will definitely be the final winner this year.

From now on, the most likely winners of the league this season are the Spurs and Heat, James and Bowen.

James has superstar teammates like Wade, but Wade is James' biggest fan.

Bowen has a super teammate like Duncan, and Duncan is also Bowen's biggest fan.

This is quite interesting.

As for whether he is the protagonist of the NBA, Ye Si actually doesn't care.

However, although Ye Si doesn't care, there are many people who do.

Recently, with the Super Strength of the Heat and Spurs in the NBA, changes in public opinion have caused dissatisfaction among many people.

Among them, the Sonics players are one of the most dissatisfied.

Because of their delay, Yes was excluded from the discussion of the protagonists.

Especially Ibaka. After the SuperSonics returned to Seattle, Ibaka, who was already working hard, became even harder.

In addition to Ibaka and the SuperSonics players complaining about Ye Si, the other players are the University of Washington players.

Especially Ye Si's good apprentice, Curry.

Curry just led the University of Washington to win the P10 league championship with a complete victory record throughout the year.

Now the NCAA is about to hold the March Madness competition. As the No. 1 seed, the University of Washington is likely to win the NCAA championship this year.

And it is not an ordinary championship, it should be a perfect championship!

This season, the University of Washington is likely to create a miracle of a perfect championship again.

As the protagonist of this magical season, Curry is second only to Coach Romar.

Curry's mind is not on the NCAA championship at all.

Instead, he cares more about the NBA than the NCAA.

"Master, I now feel that both the NBA and the NCAA are very utilitarian."

Do you know it now?

Looking at Curry sitting next to him and looking at the stars in the sky, Yes shook his head slightly.

"I know that Master is different from those people in pursuit of things. Master is not the kind of person who loves fame. Master, I can actually understand Master's feelings. I am actually the same person as Master, and I don't love fame either."

"..."

Looking at Curry who scratched his head embarrassedly, Yes was a little speechless.

Is he praising me or himself?

"Master, I'm not bragging. If Klay or Draymond or anyone else takes the MOP from me in this year's NCAA, I will stand aside and applaud them, and the one with the loudest and most sincere applause. Master, do you believe it?"

"I believe it."

Yes nodded without any hesitation.

Curry was very happy.

He could see how much the person he respected the most trusted him.

"So, I believe that as long as it is legitimate, Master will definitely bless others to take away the honor from Master, but this guy James, is it legitimate for him to take away the honor from Master?"

"Is he worthy of being compared with Master?"

"..."

Looking at Curry who was getting more and more excited, Yes was silent.

After a long while, Yes spoke.

"There is no right or wrong in this world. At all times, victory and strength are everything."

"You don't need to feel sorry for me. If I am stronger than him, I can always win. What belongs to me will naturally belong to me."

"Master..."

"As for right or wrong, that is just an excuse for the weak. I don't want to be a weak person, and I don't want you to be a weak person."

Yes stood up, patted Curry on the shoulder, turned and walked into the villa.

"Right or wrong, that is just an excuse for the weak..."

I don't want you to be a weak person looking for excuses either...

Curry looked at the stars in the sky and was a little lost.

It took a long time for Curry to come back to his senses.

"No, I came to persuade the master to argue with reason, how could I be persuaded by the master?!"

But...

"What the master said seems to make more sense than me..."

Curry continued to count the stars outside the villa.

And inside the villa.

Yes looked at the confidence uploaded from his mobile phone, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.

This person rarely takes the initiative to find him.

"Bruce, stop looking at your phone. The reporters are all here. How can we conquer Seattle without you, the protagonist?"

Bowen put away his phone and walked down the bus proudly, confidently, calmly, and firmly.

For a moment, the sound of the spotlights covered the slightly cool night...