Chapter 229: Is Lu Yu trying to defend against three?
On April 21, the first round of the playoffs started in full swing. From that day on, Chinese fans sat in front of the TV waiting for the game to start.
The Bulls have no game today, and their game will not start until the next day, April 22.
What fans are waiting for is today's game between the Mavericks and the Timberwolves.
"The two teams played really tight, and their shooting percentages were not high. This was because both sides were very defensive. In the second quarter of the game, Wang Zhizhi came on as a substitute and hit a three-pointer.
ball."
The commentary voice came from the TV, making the fans jump with excitement.
No one expected that Wang Zhizhi would make a great contribution after coming up. The Timberwolves' inside man Rasu Nesterovich could not be guarded at all, and Wang Zhizhi was able to play easily from outside.
The head coach of the Timberwolves also didn't expect that the Mavericks' backup center would actually play in the same style as their core Nowitzki.
When Garnett is on the court, he can still defend out, but when Garnett goes down, it will be too difficult to defend inside.
Wang Zhizhi played better and better. Even after all the main players came on the court, Don Nelson still kept him on the court. Nowitzki played power forward and he played center. Although Garnett tried his best, the Timberwolves still
Lost.
101 to 94, the Mavericks won their first playoff victory.
Nowitzki scored 20 points and 11 rebounds, Nash had 9 points and 13 assists, five of which were passed to Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi felt hot today. He came off the bench and played 29 minutes, scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds.
data.
Wang Zhizhi's outstanding performance also surprised the Timberwolves.
But in Lu Yu's view, the overall strength of the Timberwolves is actually not good enough. Even without Wang Zhizhi, the Timberwolves' loss is still an inevitable result.
Fight the Mavericks offensively.
It would be weird not to lose.
Old Tang’s style of play is pure and refined, he is good at discovering new players, and his care for the players extends from the outside to the inside.
In addition, Nielsen has a crazy personality and frequently behaves differently from ordinary people, so he is known as a mad scientist.
In the coaching position, he constantly introduces new things, tries various innovative playing methods, leads the trend, and is refreshing.
As a head coach, Nelson is like a divine farmer who tastes hundreds of herbs, encounters seventy-two poisons every day, and gets rid of them with tea. Many of his basketball concepts are still impressive even in the small ball era of Lu Yu's previous life.
Many of Nelson's playing concepts and team-building mechanisms were a bit exaggerated and even unconventional at the time, but they were able to be carried forward by those who came after him.
Without him, this is strength. His cognitive ability is too far ahead. It is normal that he is not recognized by most people at the same time.
When Einstein proposed the two theories of relativity, many people were just listening to it. The mass-energy equation is so simple that it contains the mechanism of the universe and has the ambition to swallow up the heaven and the earth.
Einstein, with his long hair and slovenly appearance, was also a mad scientist in the eyes of most people.
In the NBA, Nelson's nickname is also Mad Scientist and Weird Professor, and he belongs to the category of strange people and strange things.
As a team coach, Don Nelson has endless forward-looking plays, lofty intentions, and unconstrained imagination. This is a height that no other coach can reach.
Sanders wants to compete tactically and offensively with Nelson, but he is obviously much more immature.
After the first day of competition, everyone was collecting game information.
Another game in the Western Conference was simply a massacre. The Spurs beat the SuperSonics 110-89. Duncan was able to get everything he wanted from the SuperSonics inside without any pressure.
The two games in the Eastern Conference are the Nets vs. Pacers and the Hornets vs. Celtics.
Although everyone was optimistic about the Nets winning the game before the game, basketball is round and anything can happen.
The Nets were upset by the Pacers.
83 to 89
The Pacers had the last laugh. The Nets' offense that they were proud of failed to show off, and was even suppressed by the Pacers throughout the game, scoring only 83 points.
The main reason is that Kenyon Martin really thought he could beat O'Neal in isolation, and he forgot that he was just a pie-eating inside man.
As a result, O'Neal Jr. pushed him to the floor and beat him until he screamed, "I didn't take it with me."
At this time, people discovered that although the Pacers are old and small, they are better at balancing both inside and outside. Reggie Miller is deadly on the outside and O'Neal is murderous on the inside.
Kenyon Martin can't guard O'Neal Jr.
No one on the outside can limit Reggie Miller's life-threatening three-pointer.
The Nets' offense is better than their defense. When their offense can't be played, there's no need to look at the defense. What they fear most is a team with a balanced offense and defense like the Pacers.
But as long as they adjust, it will still be difficult for the Pacers to compete.
Overall, this series will be very difficult for both sides.
Another game between the Hornets and the Celtics was another one-down victory.
The Celtics were fourth and the Hornets were fifth. As a result, the Hornets defeated the Celtics 80-79.
The Celtics are strong at the front, but their defense was blown away by Baron Davis.
On the first day of the playoffs, eight teams were fighting each other, and the other eight teams were not idle either.
After studying the Magic's game tape, everyone on the Bulls team felt that the first round of the playoffs would be a no-brainer.
Regardless of the lineup or regular season record, the Bulls have an absolute advantage.
"How do you think we should play this game?" Cartwright asked.
A smile appeared on the corner of Brad Miller's mouth: "I still follow the previous playing method, starting from Lu Yu. Darrell Armstrong's defense is not good, and he is not very tall."
Richardson thought for a while and said: "The inside is their weak link. Ewing has just returned and now he can't even start. The aging Cobras can't guard us at all."
Not surprisingly, the Magic's starting center should be Cobra Horace Grant.
From everyone's comments, it seems that the Magic's defense is really vulnerable.
In fact, the Magic's defense is not bad, at least it is above the league average. However, the Bulls are accustomed to using their own standards to measure their opponents. I'm afraid there are not many teams in the entire Eastern Conference that have better defense than the Bulls.
Rivers also wants to strengthen defense, but it is difficult for a clever woman to make a living without rice. The entire team cannot find a decent defensive player. If Grant Hill is not reimbursed for the season, relying on Hill and McGrady, even if McGrady The defense is average. Hill's defense is at least quite dedicated. Coupled with Ewing's protection inside, he can definitely make a difference.
But now, Hill is out of action and Ewing is injured.
Who to rely on to defend?
Rivers can't go in on his own, right?
In the middle of the season, the Magic also made reinforcements. Because of Ewing's injury, the team brought in Cobra Horace Grant. They thought they could strengthen the defense inside. But...if it weren't for the fact that there was no one available inside, the Magic would have no choice.
Firth wants to get rid of him now.
Privately, Rivers said more than once that Grant is a cancer in the locker room!
In fact, the team's extensive injuries have something to do with Rivers' coaching style. He has always liked a 7-8 player rotation, whether in the regular season or the playoffs.
Although the result of this made McGrady a super giant, it also caused a wave of injuries in the team.
The lineup he can put together now can be guessed by anyone who is not a fool.
Center: Horace Grant
Power Forward: Pat Garrity
Small Forward: Monty Williams
Shooting Guard: Tracy McGrady
Point Guard: Darrell Armstrong
Subs: Ewing, Mike Miller and Troy Hudson.
Gone.
Just these few people.
Others may be able to go up and hang out for a few minutes during their garbage time, or when these main players are really unable to attack, they may be able to go up and fight.
The team is so miserable that they don't even have a true shooting guard, but they can actually make it to the playoffs. I have to say that McGrady is really a killer this season.
It's a pity that Tracy McGrady was suddenly moved from a small forward to the shooting guard position.
In this lineup, there is only one offensive point, and that is McGrady. Everyone else serves McGrady. The task of the two inside players is to grab rebounds and then hand them to McGrady to continue shooting.
Armstrong is one of the few bright spots for this Magic.
But after dribbling the ball past half-court, there was nothing left for him to do. Occasionally shooting from the wings with Monty was one of the few tasks they had on the offensive end.
But Armstrong had a nice steal.
But in Lu Yu's eyes, good steals don't mean good defense. Armstrong's height limits his defense. Even if McGrady has superhuman performance, if others can't guard him, he will definitely lose.
What's more, can McGrady still perform like that under the Bulls' iron-lock defense?
Cartwright was a little hesitant. He knew that everyone was talking about the Magic's shortcomings, but he always felt a little uneasy in his heart. Maybe it was because he led the team to the playoffs for the first time and was a rookie coach.
, or maybe McGrady's performance this season is really too scary, making him worry about his team's defense.
"What you said makes sense. We have a great advantage against the Magic."
He interrupted the discussion among the players with a slight cough, and then said: "But the Magic's ability to reach sixth place in the Eastern Conference this year is definitely not as weak as we thought. If they were really bad, they would not be able to reach the season."
After the game, we must prevent things like capsizing in the gutter from happening."
The lights in the room flickered and he switched the video back to the Magic game.
"Don't worry, Bill, I will beat the cobra until he can't find his glasses." Brad Miller said with a smile: "T-Mac is very powerful, but he can't have a terrifying performance in every game.
"
"What if he just plays three games on us?" Cartwright asked rhetorically.
"Uh..." Miller was speechless.
The room suddenly fell silent, except for the faint sound coming from the video from time to time.
After a while, Charles Oakley nodded and said: "What Bill said makes sense. We must be fully prepared. Of course, everyone must also have confidence that our defense will be able to limit Tracy's performance. What's more,
We have a more balanced offensive model than them. As long as we perform normally, we can definitely win the game. If they want to win, we will beat their butts hard."
He is the big brother of the team, and he needs to stand up and encourage everyone at this time.
Cartwright shook his head. Oakley had a bit of a ruffian in him. It was okay for him to go out and fight with the players, but he was a bit unqualified as a locker room leader.
Cartwright looked at Lu Yu, who was sitting in the corner and watching the video without speaking.
Lu Yu felt Cartwright's gaze and knew that Cartwright wanted him to stand up and remind his teammates not to take it lightly. He coughed lightly, attracted the attention of his teammates, and said calmly: "Actually... we can still do defensively.
It’s better.”
Defense?
Artest and Richardson were dumbfounded. They are now responsible for the defense in the backcourt. Lu Yu said that he must do better defense. Isn't that their mission?
"Lu, we don't understand. Is there anything else that needs to be strengthened?"
Lu Yu smiled and shook his head: "It's not that you need to strengthen, I'm talking about my defense!"
"Your defense?"
"certainly."
Lu Yu stood up and walked to the tactical board.
"Everyone should have heard the saying, 'The offense may be abnormal, but the defense will not.' Then I will use my defense to make McGrady's offense abnormal. Quentin and Ron, you are responsible for assisting in defense at any time, as long as you can
Help me strangle Maddie, and I will help you get Scarlett Johansson's autographed photo."
Quentin Richardson's eyes suddenly lit up.
Silly Tai was much smarter than the others. He and all the other team members realized that something was wrong with Lu Yu's words.
Is Lu Yu trying to defend three against one?
…
In the evening, Lu Yu rejected Charlize Theron's plan to create a human being. I don't know what Charlize has been crazy about recently, but she always asked Lu Yu... Anyway, she meant that she really wanted a baby.
Lu Yu wanted to focus all his energy on tomorrow's game, so he could only refuse Charlize's encouragement.
and locked her out.
Charlize could only go back next door angrily.
Just kidding, Lu Yu recently blocked Scarlett Johansson’s mobile phone number for the sake of the playoffs.
As for Jessica, she is very busy and has no time.
As for Annie, the filming seems to be almost finished, but she hasn't said when she will come back.
During this period, Lu Yu's breathing techniques have progressed slowly, especially the Rock Breathing Technique, which has only increased by 2% so far. In addition, the playoffs are about to start, and Lu Yu has no time to study how to make it faster.
growth of.
Before going to bed, Lu Yu opened the system panel and took a look.
[Host: Lu Yu]
[Water breathing method: 81%]
[Thunder Breathing Technique: 78%]
[Fire Breathing Method: 63%]
[Wind breathing method: 53%]
[Rock breathing method: 3%]
I can only hope that during the competition I can find out if there is any way to improve it.
The lights in the room are a bit dazzling. Tomorrow, the playoffs will begin...
