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The head-to-head conflict between Kobe and Howard directly led to the failure of Game 3 between the Lakers and Spurs. This is the gap between Howard, O'Neal, and Paul.

The two will also have serious conflicts with Kobe over ball rights, but no matter how big the conflict, in the playoffs, both will choose to endure it for the sake of victory and wait until the end of the season to slowly resolve the issue.

But Howard cannot, as a high school draft player, his mentality is not on the same level as Kobe and James.

Of course, everyone has time to grow. Howard, who will gradually become a bench workhorse in the future, may choose to endure the humiliation from Davis, the younger brother of the bushy-browed one, pointing at his nose.

Losing by a large margin of 3-0, although the series is not over, for the Lakers, the playoffs have essentially ended. After all, no team in NBA history has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit.

What happened was that the discouraged Lakers could not hold their ground until the end. Two days later, in Game 4 of the series, the Lakers were cleanly beaten at home by the Spurs with a large margin of 4-0 and got swept.

The defending champions and the Big Three were eliminated in the second round. This is definitely the big news of the playoffs this year.

No one could have imagined that the Lakers, who were at their peak, would end in such a tragic way.

In fact, for the Lakers, losing is no longer the most critical issue. The key is that the conflict between Kobe and Howard is now irreconcilable, and Paul has clearly shown his unwillingness to stay with the Lakers.

At the end of this season, Howard and Paul's contracts will expire. It is likely that the Lakers will risk losing two superstars at the same time. Furthermore, the contracts will expire in vain, and they won't even have the chance to use them as trade assets for high-quality players.

Even if the Lakers can free up a lot of salary cap space, it is completely impossible to find one or two stars like Howard and Paul in the free market.

Considering that Kobe is 35 years old and essentially at the end of his prime, the Lakers may have to enter a stage of demolition and reconstruction in just a few years.

——After the Spurs and Bulls made it to the conference finals, the outcome was slowly determined in separate Eastern and Western matchups.

Unlike the simple crushing of these two teams, whether it's the Heat vs. Celtics or the Thunder vs. Nuggets, the battles were stuck and fierce.

Heat vs. Celtics, that is, the showdown between James and Durant.

Durant, nicknamed "Little Wang Chong", is now considered a strong rival to James. Although on the defensive side, it is the former Bulls player Millsap who is responsible for guarding James, on the offensive side, Durant never avoids James, simply fighting hard.

Even though James has experience defending Wang Chong, he also has headaches against Durant.

And the Celtics not only have Durant, but also point guard Rajon Rondo and center Al Jefferson.

Although Jefferson is discreet and has kept a low profile in the league, in the future, he will be called the "blind evaluator", but his personal ability at his peak was definitely not bad, and he was also a high-quality insider who could steadily average 20+10 points per game.

What the Heat fear most are players with strong inside skills. Although Al Jefferson is short, only 2.08 meters tall, weighing more than 130 kilograms, which is heavier than Gasol, he was so full that he swayed here and there.

Durant was surrounded by many good players, making the Celtics almost compete with the Heat on the court. Both sides won two home games in the first four games, and the score was tied 2-2.

In the G5 "Tianwangshan" battle, on the Heat's home court, Durant exploded with power and scored 44 points. He suppressed James, who achieved a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, and helped the Celtics win 3-2 and take the first match point.

Heat fans never dreamed that, in the second round, the Heat were already cornered. They hadn't even faced their greatest opponent, the Bulls.

In a desperate situation, the Heat's Big Three showed an amazing will to survive.

In Game 6 of the series, the Heat defeated the Celtics 116-98 on the road. In this game, James scored 36 points, 8 rebounds, and Wade scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Bosh also performed well under pressure, scoring 22 points and 7 rebounds.

The Big Three combined for 89 points and managed to win the game, with half a foot already on the cliff's edge, tying the series at 3-3.

The tiebreaker between the two teams was held on May 20, at the Heat's home court in Miami.

Before the start of this do-or-die battle, the league announced the final results of the season's awards.

As expected, James finally won the regular season MVP, allowing him to achieve back-to-back regular season MVPs. Although there is still a significant gap compared to Wang Chong's three consecutive MVPs, he now has two MVPs, which puts him on par with Nash in terms of personal honors and historical status.

This time, James' selection as the regular season MVP was not as controversial as last year. After all, the gap with his biggest competitor, Wang Chong, is much smaller this season than last.

In terms of team record, the Heat only won 4 fewer games than the Bulls this season, and James also led the team to a 27-game winning streak. The only unjustifiable aspect was that the Heat were swept 4-0 by the Bulls during the regular season, which made the victory difficult.

In terms of personal statistics, James averaged 28+8+8 per game this season. Although he is still at a disadvantage compared to Wang Chong, at least the gap is not large.

For the American media, it is truly not easy for the league to find an American player close to Wang Chong in every aspect. Even if it's a tough compliment, James must be praised.

After all, the full name of the NBA is the National Basketball Association, not the World Basketball Association. Both the league and the media are more inclined to side with local American players.

Wang Chong, who had already expected this, was not too disappointed or angry. He had already seen it clearly.

And one thing must be said: aesthetic fatigue is a real thing in the NBA. Wang Chong's four regular-season MVPs in the past have almost formed a monopoly on the MVP award, unless he can still do better in terms of personal performance or team record. There must be some historical progress, otherwise, it would not be so easy to keep winning MVPs.

This becomes clear when referring to Jordan.

In Michael Jordan's 15-year career, he won 10 scoring titles and led his team to win 6 NBA championships. However, he only won 5 regular-season MVPs, just one more MVP trophy than Wang Chong currently has.

Once again, Wang Chong is still young and has many opportunities ahead. Not every season can the league find a player like James whose personal stats and team record are close to Wang Chong's.

The consecutive regular-season MVPs greatly boosted James' confidence. He performed well in the subsequent tiebreaker and led the Heat to defeat the Celtics with a thrilling 4-3 scoreline.

The Heat fought very hard in this series.

In 7 games, Durant averaged 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists per game, the highest score for both teams.

James made full use of his versatility, averaging 29.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 9.8 assists per game, nearly a triple-double.

However, although they were lucky to win the tiebreaker, there was a layer of sadness in the hearts of Miami fans.

Durant, nicknamed "Little Wang Chong," did not expect to become such a serious problem.

This Celtics team is no worse than the Heat. They were lucky to win this season, but what about next year? What comes after that? The Celtics' lineup is young, with all players between 25 and 28 years old, except for Pierce. If they continue to develop the current lineup, the Heat may one day be surpassed by the young Green Army.

Of course, what's even more desperate is the 4-0 waiting on the side from the Chicago Bulls, a more terrifying opponent than the Celtics.

The threat of Wang Chong is much greater than that of "Little Wang Chong."

Although he did not win his fifth regular-season MVP of his career, the league still compensated Wang Chong.

Wang Chong won the 2012-13 NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award.

This result seems a bit unexpected, but it makes sense if you think about it.

The best defensive teams in the league this season are the Bulls, Heat, Pacers, and Spurs.

Wang Chong is still more important than Gasol in the Bulls' defensive system. He completely took over and assumed the defensive duties that Garnett once had in the Bulls, and did a great job, averaging 2+2 per game in blocks and steals, which is the best proof.

This also allowed Wang Chong to obtain 28% of the votes in the voting for the best defensive player, nearly 10 percentage points more than James, who finished second.

The Defensive Player of the Year award is essentially a blue-collar award. Very few superstars among the top ten in history would be proud to win the DPOY. The number one power forward in history is among the best defensive players in league history. He won the Defensive Player of the Year award once in his career.

But this doesn't stop fans from following and being proud of it.

The most typical example is Jordan, who won the DPOY once in his career. Jordan's fans will occasionally boast about Jordan's dominance, that he could both score and defend.

Wang Chong, the DPOY, actually has the same effect.

In the past, Wang Chong had always been known for his great scoring ability. Although his defense was not a black hole, it wasn't too outstanding either. The most common comment from the outside world was that Wang Chong had exceptional static talent. It made him unnecessary to put much effort into defense, thus applying considerable defensive pressure on the opponent.

But over the years, Wang Chong's progress on defense has been obvious to everyone. In fact, this is very scary, because when a player has received all kinds of honors, has firmly established himself as the number one player in the league, but is still not satisfied and wants to continue to strengthen, becoming more perfect.

Now, Wang Chong, who possesses the strongest spear, also possesses the strongest shield. Is there anyone in the league who is really his opponent?

——In other awards for the 2012-13 season, Damian Lillard won the Rookie of the Year award as expected. It can only be said that Anthony Davis's highly anticipated rookie season was somewhat disappointing.

The Sixth Man of the Year award still went to JR Smith.

Although he didn't join the New York Knicks, he still displayed great offensive power and sharp attributes off the bench. In the regular season, he averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, making him indisputably the Best Sixth Man.

The Most Improved Player award went to Paul George of the Pacers. During the time when the team's core, Danny Granger, was sidelined for the season, George quickly became the new core of the Pacers. The Pacers finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference had a lot to do with George.

Of course, the importance of these awards is insignificant compared to the MVP, DPOY, and the upcoming Eastern and Western Conference Finals, at least to most fans, they don't care at all.

However, before the start of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, Wang Chong marked the beginning of a very important event, which was even more important than the Conference Finals or even the championship.

Jessica Alba gave birth to Wang Chong's little princess.

In fact, after entering May, Jessica officially entered her waiting period. It wouldn't be surprising if she gave birth any day now. This also made Wang Chong worry a little about her when he was playing away games. On rest days during away games, he would have to take some time off to return to Chicago.

The feeling of becoming a father for the first time in two lifetimes is hard to describe, but when he looked at the pink and jade sculptures, it seemed like she had inherited the excellent genes from her mother Jessica and would definitely grow up to be a beautiful woman in the future. Wang Chong felt his heart was about to melt.

Wang Chong named his daughter Wang Kexin. The birth of little Kexin finally placed a heavy stone on Wang Chong's heart. From now on, he could give his all to face the Eastern Conference Finals and even the Finals without any worries.

On May 22, 2013, the NBA Eastern Conference Finals of the playoffs were held as scheduled. The venue was the same as before and still the Chicago Bulls' home court, who occupied first place in the Eastern Conference.

The Bulls were sitting at home to face the Miami Heat's umpteenth challenge, and the starting lineup was, as always, the Bulls' strongest lineup at present.

Point guard: Stephen Curry.

Shooting guard: Danny Green.

Small forward: Jimmy Butler.

Power forward: Wang Chong.

Center: Marc Gasol.

The Heat's starting lineup was also their strongest lineup at present.

Point guard: Mario Chalmers.

Shooting guard: Dwyane Wade.

Small forward: LeBron James.

Power forward: Sean Battier.

Center: Chris Bosh.

Against the Bulls, the Heat's biggest problems would always be these two.

First, the issue of Bosh being at a disadvantage against Gasol inside.

Second, how to limit Wang Chong's scoring.

Since the formation of the Heat's Big Three, these two problems have always been obstacles for the Heat, and they have never been able to overcome them. It's just that Wang Chong couldn't avoid it before, and after Garnett left, Gasol unexpectedly rose again. This resulted in the Heat's Big Three never exploding in the Eastern Conference.

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