In fact, in the post-Jordan era, the King's style is a true five-man basketball. The moment the ball is released, the teammates can celebrate the goal before they receive it. This is Sacramento!
The Kings team at its peak in 2002 had Bibby, Christie, Stojakovic, Webber, Divac and others. This Kings team was second only to Showtime's offensive team, capturing the most in that era of hundreds of stars.
There was a big wave of fans.
Under the leadership of head coach Adelman, they achieved the league's first record.
The SuperSonics have shooting, and the Kings have stronger shooting ability. The SuperSonics have Payton the glove, and the Kings have Christie the scalpel. Moreover, the Kings also have two top superstars in Webber and Divac, which the Sonics do not have.
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Everyone thinks that the Kings, like the Sonics, are the type to specifically restrain the Bulls.
But the result was beyond everyone's expectation. The Bulls used practical actions to tell the entire league that it was not that easy to defeat them.
"Did you know that the Bulls beat the Kings yesterday?"
"Didn't you say that the Bulls couldn't beat the Kings? I didn't even watch it. Didn't you get the score wrong?"
"How could I be wrong? The Bulls won against the Kings, the league's number one team. 117 to 116. Lu Yu hit a three-pointer at the last moment. The winner was the Kings. The Kings, the league's number one team with Webb and Divac!"
"How is it possible? That's the King! Did Webb and Divac not play? Or Stojakovic didn't play. It must be Stojakovic who didn't play. Don't they all say that to win the Bulls, you must have good players?
If Stojakovic doesn't play, the Kings will lose one of their most powerful shooters."
"They all played, and they all played well... But Lu Yu is too good on the Bulls side. By the way, the Bulls have a new deal. Ah Q gave Lu Yu a lot of help. When Lu Yu couldn't open, he
He can use his breakthroughs to help Lu Yu solve problems, so even if Christie defended Lu Yu in this game, Lu Yu still scored 27 points and 13 assists."
"Didn't the Kings use the Sonics to beat the Bulls?"
"Use it, isn't the Kings' Princeton system just to limit the Bulls' tactics? Even the SuperSonics' style of play has some elements borrowed from Princeton, but it can't be suppressed at all. After the Bulls expanded their defensive formation to prevent shots,
They are even more fierce. The most important thing is that the Kings can't hold down the Bulls on the defensive end, so they can do whatever they want."
"The Bulls are so strong?"
"Can we shout those five words...Bulls championship!"
In fact, the Kings, with Webb and Divac, are the top club in the league.
These two big men perform well on both ends of the offense and defense. They also have gorgeous passing skills. One supports the high post, and the other crushes the opponent in the low post. In a blink of an eye, he can hit three-pointers and break through with thunderous momentum to defeat the opponent.
Suddenly it was reduced to ashes.
On their back line, they also have a defensive iron gatekeeper like "Scalpel" Christie.
Doug defended fiercely and was an underrated perimeter defender at the time. He was selected to the defensive first team once and the second team defensively three times.
On the offensive end, Doug is simply the perfect second position for a team, with reliable shooting, not outstanding but average three-pointers, broad vision, and strong finishing ability at the basket.
Most importantly, he barely had to occupy the ball.
Even without the ball in hand, he can score about 13 points per game just by cutting and catching the ball.
What's even more amazing is that in a perverted team like the Kings, where he averages 6-7 assists per game at the No. 1 position, and where the two big men must jointly provide at least 10 assists per game, he still contributes a steady average of 4.3 assists per game.
The small forward position is the league's hottest Stojakovic.
Peja actually has many offensive methods, and he is not just a three-point shooter in everyone's conventional impression.
Peja has three-pointers, mid-range, back-up, and air-cutting. His long-stepping breakthrough is also one of his weapons. His shooting hand is also rather strange, but he is accurate.
Peja is a relatively efficient and stable scorer who doesn't occupy much of the ball.
You can see his various angles, various distances, and sideways shots that you can tell at a glance.
People also habitually ignore his cunning, intelligence, movement, overall awareness, air cutting and flexible response, because everything he does appears to be effortless and effortless.
Diaz is the old steward of the old Kings locker room, Webb is a flag and role model for the team, and Peja is used to silently fighting for the Kings on the battlefield.
Accurate, intelligent, focused and meticulous in shooting every three-pointer, he is the most reliable and diligent offensive terminator in this extremely gorgeous Kings lineup.
The Kings' No. 1 position has become the white devil from the original white chocolate.
In addition to crushing point guards of the same level with his back, Bibby is the kind of point guard who is put on any team and you will feel that he is conscientious and qualified in every aspect, but he is not particularly outstanding.
In the workplace, he is a professional manager and will never become the boss. In the team, he will always be just a qualified role player and cannot become the soul of the team.
But it is this kind of player who is most suitable for this Kings team.
Counter-running cuts, precise and sharp three-point long shots, gorgeous behind-the-back passes, tomahawk dunks that ignited the entire audience, and smooth one-stop offense were pleasing to the eye. At that time, the Kings' games never lacked surprises and crazy shouts.
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When people praised Webber as the king, LeBron had not yet arrived in the NBA. The deep dark purple No. 4 of the Sacramento Kings became the center of the world. At the center of media reports, an arrogant and unruly genius appeared in front of the famous coach A.
It blossomed under Delman's training.
Such a king is powerful enough.
But they actually lost to the Bulls!
This surprised everyone. After winning the game against the Kings, Lu Yu smiled at the camera: "It is not easy to beat us, unless we have problems ourselves... That is not the credit of McMillan's tactics."
Divac praised Lu Yu in an interview: "I have seen many young people who play well, but Lu Yu is the one who surprised me the most. The way he plays is full of creativity. I believe the Bulls will play well in the game."
Under the leadership of Lu Yu, we will go further."
On February 6, the Bulls defeated the Spurs who rested Duncan at home again. Tony Parker, who once wanted to surpass Lu Yu, was beaten to his core.
He found that the gap in personal abilities between himself and Lu Yu was getting wider and wider.
At the same time, the Rookie of the Month announced on this day was Pau Gasol. Lu Yu was excluded from the list of Rookie of the Year due to a fight incident.
And this game is also the last game before the All-Star Game.
All fans' attention is no longer on the regular season, and everyone is focusing on the All-Star Game in Philadelphia three days later.
New Jersey Nets head coach Byron Scott announced on Friday, February 8, that he has selected New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd to replace the injured player during the game between the Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, February 7.
Raptors' Vince Carter joins Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup.
On the same day, the head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars and the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, Don Nelson, also announced that he selected Chris Webber of the Sacramento Kings to replace Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, who has suffered from arthritis in his right thumb.
Western Conference All-Star starting lineup.
Webber missed the last game between the Kings and the Boston Celtics due to stomach pain. Nelson said: "Webber's stomach pain was caused by food poisoning. A healthy Webber is fully capable of entering the starting lineup of the Western Conference All-Star team.
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Scott also selected Baron Davis of the Charlotte Hornets to replace Carter on the Eastern Conference All-Star team.
Elton Brand of the Los Angeles Clippers also replaced Shaquille O'Neal on the Western Conference All-Star Team.
Both of these two became All-Star players for the first time.
At this point, the roster for the All-Star Game has been officially confirmed.
Western Conference starting lineup: Steve Francis, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Chris Webber.
Substitute players: Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Karl Malone, Elton Brand, Gary Payton, Peja Stojakovic, Wally Szreby
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Eastern Conference starting lineup: Jason Kidd, Lu Yu, Michael Jordan, Anthony Walker, Dikembe Mutombo
Substitute players: Baron Davis, Jermaine O'Neal, Paul Pierce, Tracy McGrady, Ray Allen, Alonzo Mourning, Allen Iverson.
Many fans of Lu Yu have set their sights on the three-point contest that Lu Yu signed up for.
This time Lu Yu's opponent was a bit stronger.
Last year's NBA three-point contest champion, Milwaukee Bucks player Ray Allen.
Stojakovic, who lost to Ray Allen last year, will also participate in this year's three-point contest.
He played in 35 games this season and made 70 of 159 3-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 40%.
He hopes to become the first Western Conference Pacific Division player to win the 3-Point Contest since Dale Ellis of the Seattle SuperSonics who won the 1989 Three-Point Contest.
The Cleveland Cavaliers' Wesley Parson will appear in the three-point contest for the first time. The player who participated in the 1995 All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge has made 67 of 142 3-pointers this season.
, shooting rate reached 47%, ranking 4th in the league.
Steve Smith of the San Antonio Spurs will also participate in this year's three-point contest. This season, he has made 70 of 124 3-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 56.5%, temporarily ranking first in the league.
Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics averages 26.7 points per game this season, temporarily ranking second in the league. He will participate in this year's NBA All-Star Game with Ray Allen. In addition, he also plays with Ray Allen.
Allen participates in the three-point contest together.
There is also Steve Nash of the Dallas Mavericks. He is also the only true point guard participating in this year's three-point contest. This season, Nash made 79 of 173 3-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 45.7%. His average
Scored 18.9 points and 7.9 assists per game.
Originally, there was Lu Yu, a point guard, to compare with him.
As a result, halfway through the season, Lu Yu moved to shooting guard.
The remaining two spots were given to the Bulls, namely Lu Yu and Quentin Richardson.
In fact, Richardson was still a member of the Clippers when he signed up. On the eve of the All-Star Game, he was traded to the Bulls, which resulted in two Bulls players participating in the three-point contest at the same time.
But there is no rule in the league that does not allow two participating players to be from the same team.
Just like Tom Cruise and Ku Gravity later...
In the locker room, Richardson found Lu Yu: "Dear Lu, have you booked your flight to Philadelphia in the next few days?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"I just wanted to ask, if you want to book a ticket, I can come with you."
"Scary doesn't work."
Lu Yu smiled: "I may have to go somewhere else to do something else first."
"Okay, where are you going?" Richardson asked smoothly.
Lu Yu looked at the setting sun outside the window, with a smile on his lips.
