On May 30, Beijing time, compared to Jokic winning the Western Final MVP, Butler only narrowly defeated draft Martin by 1 vote to win the Eastern Final MVP, and there were even many voices that complained that Martin failed to win the award. It's just that according to the voting results of Tencent News netizens, more than 80% believe that Butler should be the MVP of the Eastern Finals, and Martin only has less than 20% of the votes to support it, just because Butler has a comprehensive advantage in the multi-dimensional competition, and it is also to avoid repeating the 2015 Curry was robbed by Iguodala FMVP tragedy.
In the key tiebreakers in the Eastern Conference finals, losing three consecutive games and being dragged into the tie-for-seven heat, they were generally looked down on before the game, but finally defeated the Celtics with a big win to advance to the Finals. Butler and Martin contributed to the powerful performance of both guns, Butler hit a game-high 28 points on 12-of-28 shooting, plus 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, only 1 turnover, plus or minus +11. Martin shot a career-high playoff high of 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting, plus 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, making him a super-shock with a plus/minus of +14.
It is worth mentioning that Butler and Martin are only two teammates in Heat history to have slashed 25+ in a winning game in the playoff series finale, the last pair being James and Bosh (25 points in the 2014 East finals against the Pacers).
Martin has contributed quality performances throughout the series in the Eastern Finals, especially the outbreak of the Seven Championships to become a promotion shocker, and his last two consecutive performances in the Eastern Conference finals have become a "circle fan" in his thighs. It's just that in response to many media and netizens calling for Martin to be more worthy of the East Final FMVP, even the sister of Horford, the main center of the Green Army, also complained that Martin's East Final MVP was robbed, in fact, comprehensive analysis Butler is more worthy of winning the East Final MVP.
1. Data comparison Butler is better than Martin in an all-round way.
Martin was an outstanding draft pick throughout the Eastern Conference finals, averaging 19.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 steals while shooting 60.2 percent from the field and 49 percent from three-point range. This year's playoffs averaged 14.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks while shooting 56.6 percent from the field, 43.8 percent from three-point range and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line. Compared with last year's playoffs average of 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks, the three-way shooting rate is 40/30.3/33.3%, which is naturally a significant improvement.
It's just that compared to Martin's explosion to become a surprise soldier, Butler certainly has many slump moments, but he averaged 24.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.1 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game, shooting 42% from the field and 34.8% from three-point range.
Admittedly, Butler is nowhere near as good as Martin in terms of shooting percentage, but he averages points, rebounds, assists and steals per game, and Butler deserves to win the award.
2. Butler faced far more defensive intensity than Martin.
Butler is the Heat's number one star, and he faces the strongest defensive intensity on the team in every game. What's more, Butler has performed extremely well in the playoffs this year, repeatedly playing against the sky, and even encountered the Celtics' targeted defense, which led to poor shooting prospects.
On the other hand, Martin has exploded continuously, but after all, he is only a role player of the team, and the defensive intensity is far less than Butler, and even after Butler attracts the defense, he also repeatedly passes to Martin who is open and shoots well, so Martin's outbreak should actually thank Butler for feeding the ball.
3. Butler is the number one star who will determine the direction of the East Final.
Butler has had ups and downs in the Eastern Conference finals, but he is actually the number one star who will determine the direction of the Eastern Conference series. When the Heat won the match point 3-0 in the first three games of the series, Butler performed better overall, slamming 35+5+7 in the first game of the Eastern Conference final, 27+8+6 in the second game, and dominating the game in two consecutive finals. As for the sixth game, Butler broke out to blast 15 points in the final quarter, and gave three free throws in the final moment, unfortunately he was counter-eliminated by White, and Butler in the East Battle 5 games of 20+ and 4 games of 25+.
In contrast, Martin played 3 games of 20+ in the East Final, two of which were 25+, but the highest score was only 26 points, and Butler had more than 26 points in 4 games. It's not hard to see that Butler is the number one star who determines the direction of the series, while Martin is more of a role player attribute.
4. Avoid a repeat of the 15-year Iguodala Curry FMVP farce.
In the 2015 NBA Finals, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers to win the championship, but in the final Finals MVP selection, Iguodala beat Curry to win the award, becoming the first bench player to win the FMVP. Although Iguodala did a good job of limiting James after being activated to play the starter, there is no doubt that Curry is far better than Iguodala in overall performance and personal data, but because of "Iguodala's effective restriction of James", Curry was robbed of FMVP, and it is still dissatisfied by countless fans.
Now Butler narrowly defeated Martin 5-4 and defeated Martin by one vote to win the Eastern Conference FMVP, which actually avoided a repeat of the farce of Iguodala snatching Curry's FMVP.
Of course, such a debate not only reflects that Martin's current hot form is in the spotlight, but also proves that the Heat are more about advancing through the collective advantage, and the two of them will also be an important part of the Finals challenge for the Nuggets.
(Text/Drunken Lying Float)