It is December 31st and as is often December 31st, we can’t help but look back to remember the great moments of the past year. This is perhaps even more the case when you are a fan of the NBA and follow the Great League day to day. So before moving definitively to 2022, it’s time for the 2021 Awards and good news, you can even vote!
⭐️ THE AWARDS OF 2021 ⭐️
Question: what is your best basketball memory of the whole year? ???? pic.twitter.com/KPO6uHWN7z
– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) December 27, 2021
Memories of 2021, we obviously have plenty. But some will stay engraved longer than others. Nico Batum’s block against Slovenia at the Olympic Games is necessarily part of it, Nico thus propelling the Blues to a final against Team USA. In the NBA, how can we not mention the magnificent Bucks title of Giannis Antetokounmpo, which could never have seen the light of day if Kevin Durant had a size smaller. Finally, one of the big events of the end of the year was of course Stephen Curry’s all-time 3-point record, a record broken in the legendary Madison Square Garden in front of Ray Allen, Reggie Miller and his dad. Dell.
⭐️ THE AWARDS OF 2021 ⭐️
Question: What is the basketball action of the year? ???? pic.twitter.com/RnB9nT80z6
– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) December 28, 2021
If you had to release ONE action for the year 2021, which would it be? Here again, the choice is very wide but here are four that seem essential: the Miles Bridges poster on Clint Capela first, with the soundtrack of the Hornets commentator who explodes. In terms of violence, difficult to compete, unless his name is Anthony Edwards who destroyed the Raptors player Yuta Watanabe. But if you prefer clutch shots to overpowered dunks, the stars of the 2018 NBA Draft Luka Doncic and Trae Young have you covered. The first released an improbable buzzer on the floor of the Grizzlies while the second put Madison Square Garden in his back pocket. Special mention also to the huge counter of Giannis Antetokounmpo on Deandre Ayton during the NBA Finals, and to the alley-oop of this same Giannis in Game 5.
Loading …⭐️ THE AWARDS OF 2021 ⭐️
Question: what is the biggest performance of the year in a single game? ???? pic.twitter.com/HNx9dvubkL
– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) December 29, 2021
Great memories, crazy actions, but also XXL performances. Despite the health context, the year 2021 offered its share of masterclasses. The biggest ? It might be Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 50 pawns in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to bring the title back to Milwaukee. Just legendary! Speaking of legendary perfs, Russell Westbrook became the leader in all-time triple-doubles in 2021, including a whopping 35-14-21 on March 29 against Indiana. Nikola Jokic, MVP of last season, also came out very very heavy, we think for example of his 47 points – 12 rebounds – 5 assists against the Jazz of Rudy Gobert at the end of January 2021. Another suggestion, the 50 points – 17 rebounds – 5 assists – 4 blocks from Joel Embiid last February against the Bulls. This list is obviously not exhaustive, fans of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will confirm it. The former took out a 62-point card against the Blazers, while the latter may have had the game of his life against the Bucks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals with … 49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 passes. Unforgettable. It is also impossible to forget the 55 units of Lillard in the Playoffs despite the defeat in Denver, the 60 pawns of Jayson Tatum against the Spurs, the Trae Young festival in Game 1 against the Bucks (48 points, 11 assists) or the triple-double XXL of Devin Booker against the Clippers in Playoffs (40 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists).
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Question: what is the image of the year? ???? pic.twitter.com/wPILJXuqMR
– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) December 30, 2021
Last Award to distribute: the most beautiful image of the year. So there, perhaps even more than for the other Awards, it is the emotion that will speak. No bad answer then, but we still want to highlight the moments that were particularly significant for us. The silver medal of the Blues at the Olympic Games in Tokyo is clearly part of the lot, even if the formidable course of the band at Vincent Collet ended in a defeat against Team USA. Then, Stephen Curry’s record is also there, even if we are already talking about it a little above. Just impossible to miss. The consecration of the Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo after several failures is also one of the images of the year, they who managed to overthrow the Suns of a finalist Chris Paul for the first time in his career alongside his coach and friend Monty Williams.
Loading …The year 2021 – with its great moments and its challenges – will close in a few hours to make way for 2022. A new chapter that we hope will also be rich in twists and turns, exploits, perfs, and emotions. So with a little advance, Happy New Year!
