In an interview with the news media after the game, Lu Yu answered reporters' questions as always, giving all the credit for winning the MVP to his teammates.
"Our first-year team has a lot of guys who can score. As long as I pass the ball, they can put the ball into the basket. This is why we can win. Battier's corner three-point ability is so good. He
He can always get out of the open space, and Gasol is my first teammate with him. It feels great. After the pick-and-roll, he can score easily whether he goes down or bounces into the high post. I just need to find him on the court.
That’s it, of course, and Jason Richardson, his dunk is great, I hope he can win the dunk contest tomorrow.”
In this game, Jason Richardson scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists. Only one free throw among the 15 points was a field goal. In fact, all of them were dunks.
It makes sense for the Warriors to select him with the fifth overall pick instead of Arenas. His physical talent is indeed not comparable to Arenas. It is no wonder that Richardson's status in the team is higher than Arenas.
Some.
Although he is also a rookie, when the ball is shared, the scoring efficiency of Arenas's outside shooting is definitely not as high as the efficiency of Richardson's attack on the frame.
But no one knows that with the implementation of no handchecking, outsiders like Arenas will become more and more popular.
Just like an ignorant boy, as he grows older, he realizes the beauty of his aunt.
Jason Richardson's brightest moment came in the 2006-07 season, after the Warriors welcomed Don Nelson, known as the "mad scientist" as their new coach.
Under the leadership of the new coach, the Warriors achieved a record of 42 wins and 40 losses that season and entered the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
This was Richardson's first playoff trip. In the first round of the playoffs against the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors advanced with a score of 4:2, creating the first black tie since the playoffs adopted a best-of-7-game system.
Eight Miracles.
In the second round of the playoffs, the Warriors lost to the Jazz with a total score of 1:4, and the Black Eight Miracle failed to continue.
After the Black Eight, the Warriors abandoned Richardson, and he followed him to the Bobcats, Suns, Magic, and 76ers until he retired.
It is true that the team's record during his time with the Suns was better. The Suns once reached the Western Conference Finals, and Richardson also had a 42-point performance in a single game in the first round of the playoffs, but Richardson was not like this at that time.
The absolute core of the team.
On the other hand, Arenas is different. Ever since he defected to the Wizards due to Arenas' clause, Arenas has always been the core of the Wizards.
Of course, this is something.
The reporter continued to ask: "Many people are looking forward to your performance in the All-Star Game. Do you have any plans for your All-Star Game performance?"
Lu Yu shook his head: "I'm not thinking that far right now. I'm thinking more about tomorrow's three-point contest."
The reporter asked: "Are you confident of winning the three-point contest tomorrow?"
Lu Yu said with a smile: "I dare not say this. I think the players in the league who are good at shooting are all about the same level. On-the-spot performance is very important. For example, Michael has performed abnormally."
Even a great player like Jordan has a black record.
For example, his historical record of only scoring 5 points in the three-point contest is likely to be broken by no younger generation, and he is destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
Many fans only know about Jordan's dark history, but they are confused about the beginning and end of this history.
After all, it is a well-known fact that Jordan is not good at three-pointers. If this is the case, why does Jordan appear in the three-point contest?
Many fans have always been puzzled by this.
In fact, the reason is very simple. As I said before, although Jordan won the movie highlight Wilkins in the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest, the process was quite criticized.
Although Jordan is known for being more competitive than ordinary people, this does not mean that he does not have self-awareness and does not understand the tricks of his victory over Wilkins.
This is undoubtedly a huge humiliation for this extremely proud superstar.
But he also knew that even if he had to do it again, there was no way he could ensure that he would be able to defeat Wilkins in an honest and fair manner.
Famous Chicago journalist Sam Smith made it clear in "The Jordan Rules" that the reason why Jordan refused to participate in the slam dunk contest was largely because he was afraid of losing.
On the other hand, the league needs Jordan to appear in the dunk contest, because without Jordan, almost no one paid attention to the first two days of the All-Star Game.
However, Jordan's determination was so strong that he actually came up with an idea that was not an idea, which was to fake an injury.
He asked the Bulls to announce that his injury had recurred and he was unable to participate in high-intensity competitions such as the dunk contest.
When things developed to this point, everyone understood that trying to persuade Jordan to participate in the dunk contest was an impossible task. However, this fake injury farce also pushed Jordan into an extremely dangerous situation. Many fans believed that Jordan
It's so selfish that even many media are following behind and making noise.
After the farce of false injuries, the NBA has realized that it is difficult to persuade Jordan to participate in the dunk contest, so it can only retreat this time, hoping to persuade Jordan to participate in the three-point contest.
After all, with Jordan's extremely high popularity, even if he participates in the three-point contest, which he is not very good at, he can still attract a lot of attention, which is of great significance to the overall increase in the attention of the NBA All-Star Weekend.
However, no one expected that Jordan would make a fool of himself in the next three-point contest.
This super scorer who is not good at three-pointers was almost on the verge of emotional collapse during the game. When he was taking the last few shots, he even started to try one-handed shots. The results can be imagined.
5 points, just 5 points, the most embarrassing scoring record in the history of the Three-Point Contest was born.
Lu Yu's words made fun of this period of history.
The reporters also laughed and said, I am afraid that Lu Yu is the only rookie in the league who dares to make fun of Michael Jordan.
Even Jordan didn't seem angry after hearing this: "I hope Lu Yu can break my record."
He just made a joke at himself.
After all, compared with Lu Yu's direct and merciless refusal to try out, making fun of Jordan's dark history in front of the media is already very kind.
On February 12, the First United Center in Philadelphia was packed with people, and the first three-point contest was about to begin.
Lu Yu arrived belatedly.
Lu Yu does not have full confidence in the three-point contest, because this time his opponents are quite strong, including Ray Allen, Peja, Pierce, Nash, Wesley Parson, Steve Smith, Steve
Jeff Nash.
By the way, there is also his teammate Ah Q and Richardson.
The key is that Lu Yu has never practiced picking up the ball from a shelf and then shooting during training. In Lu Yu's opinion, this kind of shooting has little to do with the game. He can't practice hard for a period of time just to be a fan in the All-Star Game.
Let's pretend to compete in front of you.
Lu Yu was as busy as a spinning top before the All-Star Game, and he really didn't have time to train on this thing.
Moreover, although there is a factor of strength in the Three-Point Contest, luck is also very important. Even a top three-point shooter in history like Curry has only won two three-pointers in seven three-point contests.
There are still many fans here today, but the three-point contest, which has always been ignored, has not attracted enough attention. What everyone really likes to watch today is the dunk contest.
At this time, there were some NBA players watching the excitement on the sidelines. Some of them came just to cheer for their teammates in the game, such as Artest and Arenas. Today, the Bulls had Lu Yu and Quentin participating in the three games.
division competition, and the Warriors' Jason Richardson participated in the dunk contest.
In fact, Arenas only came to cheer Jason on the surface, but actually came to cheer Lu Yu.
When Lu Yu came on the court, he saw Artest and the others and walked over to say hello to them.
Artest said: "Don't worry, as long as you don't lose too ugly in this game, it won't have any impact..."
Arenas said: "If it were me, I would definitely have a chance to win, but if you play, it won't be possible."
Lu Yu: "???"
Didn't you two come here to cheer me up?
Wesley Parson was the first to play. Wesley Parson of the Cleveland Cavaliers appeared in the three-point contest for the first time. He participated in the 1995 All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge.
Players made 67 of 142 3-pointers this season, with a shooting percentage of 47%, ranking fourth in the league.
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, he picked up the ball and shot the first basket. Perhaps because of nervousness, he actually shot a three-pointer, which made the fans in the audience burst into laughter.
Artest and Arenas were sitting behind Lu Yu and couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene.
"Lu, your opponent doesn't seem to be very strong." Arenas joked.
Artest said: "This may be just an appetizer. The real masters should be Stojakovic and Ray Allen."
Ray Allen won the three-point contest last year, and Stojakovic lost to Ray Allen in the finals last year, so this year's stunt is also Stojakovic's revenge.
Arenas rubbed his hands: "I said, guys, it's pointless for us to just watch. How about a little lottery?"
Arenas is a dog that can't stop eating shit. He likes to hang out wherever he goes. As soon as he saw the game started, he proposed a bet.
"Then you must beat Ray Allen?" Artest said with a smile: "If I had to choose, I would definitely choose to support my teammates. It's a pity that your teammates only participated in the dunk contest."
"Of course I will beat Ray Allen, that's it, how about a $10,000 bet?" Arenas said.
Ten thousand dollars?
Lu Yu suddenly turned around when he heard this and asked, "Can I also participate in your bet?"
He clearly saw Arenas's face twitching, probably recalling some not-so-good memory.
Lu Yu just thought this guy was too arrogant. When he was in college, he only dared to bet $100. Now he had only been playing in the NBA for a few days and he was already betting $10,000.
"Of course." Arenas said.
"Then I'll do it..." Lu Yu thought for a moment: "You can do it yourself and win."
I always feel that others are not reliable when I try to overpower them. After all, after I participated in the three-point competition, who knows whether the final result will change.
"Lu, I don't want you to be too confident. You have to know that many top shooters have failed in this project. Are you sure you want to pressure yourself?" Artest said.
"I'm sure." Lu Yu nodded.
"Okay, then I'll beat...Stojakovic." Artest thought for a while, considering that ten thousand dollars was not a small amount of money, and finally chose Peja, who was safer.
Lu Yu had his own pressure anyway.
As for Ah Q, I'm sorry, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that you are really useless.
"Okay, then the bet is officially in effect. Let's finally see who can win the skills competition." Arenas rubbed his hands excitedly and looked at the court.
At this time, Parson had finished his last shot, and the referee gave the statistical score.
22 points!
Arenas and Artest looked at each other. They had just made a bet and did not watch the shots on the field. I wonder if it is too late to regret choosing this Parson?
