boyutpedia Chapter 402 The Best Record in Team History is Born
Chapter 402 The Best Record in Team History is Born
快船拿下63胜19负的战绩，创造了球队队史最佳战绩。之前他们队史最佳战绩是2013-14赛季的57胜25负。
After trading away the team's tactical core player 58 and leading scorer Shabazz last summer, Jia Fei single-handedly led the team to achieve the best regular season record in team history, something no one would have expected before the season.
The Clippers are ranked 3rd in the Western Conference, but they are also the 3rd ranked team in the league. The Celtics, the best team in the East, have less than 60 wins, so if the Clippers can make it out of the West, they will definitely have home-court advantage in the Finals.
The top 8 teams in the Western Conference are as follows: Warriors, Rockets, Clippers, Spurs, Jazz, Thunder, Grizzlies, and Trail Blazers.
This means the first round of the playoffs will be Warriors vs. Trail Blazers, Rockets vs. Grizzlies, Clippers vs. Thunder, and Spurs vs. Jazz.
Without a doubt, the most anticipated and talked-about matchup in the first round of the Western Conference is the Clippers vs. Thunder.
The matchups between Jia Fei and his former team, and between Jia Fei and Westbrook, are already vivid enough to conjure up images of the two rivalries. As the two most talked-about MVP candidates this season, Jia Fei and Westbrook's competition has gone from the MVP race to the playoffs, and fans are eager to see who will lead their team to the second round.
The season is over, and the final regular season statistics are now available.
Westbrook has indeed had explosive stats this season, averaging a triple-double. On April 10, in the Thunder's 106-105 victory over the Nuggets, he hit a game-winning three-pointer from beyond the arc, finishing with 50 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists, achieving his 42nd triple-double of the season and breaking the single-season record of 41 triple-doubles held by Oscar Robertson.
2016-17赛季，贾飞的第6个赛季，他一共出场了82场比赛，首发82场。在场均37.8分钟的上场时间里，他场均得到40.5分7.3个篮板7.1次助攻3.1次抢断1.4个盖帽，投篮命中率为51.2%，3分球命中为40.1%，罚球命中率为90.2%。
Averaging 40+ points per game is the highest single-season scoring average in the NBA since Wilt Chamberlain. Even a player as great as Michael Jordan never achieved a single-season average of 40+ points.
Moreover, Jia Fei played every game this season and scored a total of 3321 points in a single season, second only to Chamberlain, ranking second in history!
In the previous season, 2014-15, Jia Fei averaged 25.5 points per game. After missing the entire season due to injury, he underwent a transformation, increasing his scoring average by 15 points and improving his efficiency—it was simply phenomenal!
Averaging 40.5 points per game! Scoring 3321 points in the season! Without a doubt, and without any suspense, Jia Fei won the league scoring title in the 2016-17 season!
While there is no trophy for the NBA scoring title, that doesn't mean the honor is worthless. Jia Fei's scoring value is very high; his team had an excellent record with over 60 wins, and his individual efficiency was extremely high, making his scoring title highly prestigious.
While winning the scoring title, Jia Fei also won the steals title this season with an average of 3.1 steals per game!
With the season over, tanking teams are setting their sights on the offseason, while playoff teams are preparing for the first round.
Charles Barkley, a well-known critic of Jesse James, revealed on his show "NBA Insider" with Kenny Smith: "I admit that Jesse has played really well this season; his stats are great, and the team's record is great. But I still have to remind everyone that in the upcoming first round of the playoffs, I don't think the Clippers can get past the Thunder. Russell Westbrook will teach Jesse a lesson, and Andre Roberson will show Jesse what a Defensive Player of the Year-level top perimeter defender in the league is like. I predict that the Clippers will be upset by the Thunder, becoming the only team in the West to be upset. Moreover, they will most likely be swept in a gentleman's sweep!"
These words quickly reached Jia Fei's ears, and he couldn't help but laugh. "Thank you, Feizhu, for your 'poisonous milk'!"
The discussion surrounding this season's regular season MVP is still ongoing. Supporters include Jia Fei, Westbrook, and Harden, and their respective fans are engaged in heated online debates – the most intense MVP race in years. Previously, the MVP race was typically between two stars, but this season it's three.
Not only fans, but also major NBA media outlets, reporters, NBA legends, team management, and experts are all predicting and discussing who will win this season's MVP.
Each of the three players has their own strengths. Harden's advantage is that his team has the best record of all three, ranking second in the Western Conference, only behind the Golden State Warriors; Jia Fei's advantage is that he has the highest average points per game, with a record second only to Harden; Westbrook's team has the worst record, and his 30+ triple-double average may not be as impressive as Jia Fei's 40+7+7, but he is indeed the second player besides 0 to achieve a triple-double average, which shocked the entire NBA.
Jia Fei believes he has the highest probability of winning the MVP among the three, his only disadvantage being that he has already won it. While Harden's Rockets do have a better record than his Clippers, it's only by one win, not a significant advantage. Furthermore, the Rockets rely on a Harden-Westbrook duo, so Harden's stats aren't as explosive as Jia Fei's and Westbrook's, resulting in a lower rating. As for Westbrook, his triple-double average is arguably his only advantage, but this isn't the first time in NBA history. This season, Westbrook's ball possession is terrifying; it's common to see teammates boxing out for him to grab rebounds and rack up triple-doubles. Considering his individual efficiency and team record, he has no advantage over Jia Fei.
Jia Fei has the data, the team's record, the story, the popularity, the buzz—he has everything. He doesn't think the MVP will go to someone else, unless everyone who votes is out of their mind.
Another major reform this season is that, unlike previous seasons where awards were presented during the playoffs, starting this season, the results will be announced at the annual awards ceremony after the playoffs.
Prior to the 2016-17 season, the NBA would announce the winners of various awards, All-NBA teams, and NBA All-Defensive teams after the regular season and during the playoffs, followed by separate press conferences and award ceremonies for each winner. In the 2014-15 season, the Players Association pioneered the concept of a grand awards ceremony. In addition to league-selected awards, the Players Association also had players vote to select the winners, culminating in a grand awards ceremony at the end of the season, attended by many star players.
In the 2016-17 season, the league decided to reform the NBA awards ceremony, aiming to make it a grand event. First, the league decided to stop announcing the awards gradually after the regular season ended, instead keeping the suspense until after the Finals, revealing all the winners at the awards ceremony. Second, the awards ceremony would invite numerous players, coaches, executives, legends, and well-known celebrities, ensuring a star-studded event.