The final whistle of the fourth game of the CBA Finals was lit, and Liaoning swept Guangsha 4-0 on aggregate to win the championship again. Liaoning foreign aid Moland played 19 minutes, contributing 12 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-10 shooting, once again contributing a double-double in the finals. With the victory with Liaoning, Moland also became another CBA player after Sun Yue to gather "NBA championships and CBA championships".
Before landing in the CBA in 2019-20, Morland, who played for multiple NBA teams, had already won the NBA championship with the Raptors in the 2018-19 season, although he played very little time at the time.
In the CBA, too many players have won the CBA championship, and some players have won NBA championships such as Jeremy Lin, Sun Yue, and Battle, but very few have won the NBA championship and the CBA championship. Before Morland, only Sun Yue, who had played for the NBA Lakers and CBA Beijing, had done it. Now, Moland has also successfully compared Sun Yue.
It is worth mentioning that Moland once led the team in the MVP of this season's finals, although in the end it was regrettable that he did not get the chance, but Moland's help to Liaoning in the finals and even the entire playoffs is also visible to the naked eye. To a certain extent, it can be said that without Moland's infighting on the inside line, it is not easy to say whether Liaoning can win the championship so easily.
In the playoffs this season, Morland averaged 11.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 1 block in 25.6 minutes per game, of which his rebounding performance was the most prominent, ranking 4th in the league in the playoffs and one of the 6 players who averaged rebounds in doubles per game in the playoffs.
Throughout the playoffs, Liaoning outperformed its opponents in rebounds in 9 games, which was almost impossible for Liaoning in the past. In the three finals last season, Liaoning lost two rebounds to Guangdong. Liaoning has changed so much in one season, and it is clear that Moland is credited with it. In the semi-finals and finals, Moland almost rebounded in doubles, and Liaoning's rebounding advantage was more obvious. In the second game of the semifinals, Liaoning rebounded 26 more than Guangdong, and Moland grabbed 18 rebounds. In the third game of the finals, Liaoning rebounded 13 more than Guangsha, and Moland grabbed 16 rebounds.
In addition to being able to grab, Morland's ability to protect the basket, eat cakes, and tandem ability were all well demonstrated in the playoffs. In nine games in the playoffs, he scored in double figures in eight games and shot 58 percent from the field. Whether it's blocking or chopping, Morland's basket finish is very well done. Coupled with the occasional stunning pass, Morland continued to "raise the ball" throughout the playoffs, and the semi-finals of the interval to Yi Jianlian made him famous and gained more recognition from the outside world. Through the stable output of both ends of the attack and defense, Morland, who can change the trend of the game, has become more and more important to Liaoning, and the veteran Han Dejun also does not need to play under high load because of the presence of Moland.
Such a Moland not only made the outside world not think of it, but even Liaoning itself may not have thought of it. Moland, who joined Liaoning in the second stage of the regular season, has only performed in Shanxi in the past two seasons, except for rebounds and blocks, and Moland on the offensive end has averaged just over 14 points per game in both seasons, which is a typical blue-collar foreign aid. Liaoning signed him in the hope of using his athleticism and rebounding ability to relieve pressure on the inside line, especially for Han Dejun, but After joining Liaoning, Molander's performance was not ideal.
In the regular season this season, Moland played 25 games for Liaoning, averaging only 6.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.3 steals and 1.5 blocks in 18.4 minutes per game, with a single game maximum score of only 17 points, 17 single-digit scores in 25 games, and even the embarrassment of losing zhejiang without a point. Yang Ming once said that Moland's state still needs to be adjusted, and the fact that Liaoning has tried other foreign aides in the season can show that Moland's previous performance is not satisfactory, and Moland, who has performed badly, was once called "parallel goods foreign aid" by the outside world.
But now Moland is obviously not the "cow lady" of Liaoning, but the "little sweet" of Liaoning. After the playoffs broke out again and again, Moland was also constantly gaining recognition from Liaoning. Head coach Yang Ming said after the third game of the finals: "He gradually adapted to this system, and played his advantages in our team to the extreme, from the current point of view, our reinforcement is successful." ”
Now after helping Liaoning win the second championship in team history, Moland will continue to stay in Liaoning without accident. Next season's defending career, Liaoning does need Morland.