Chapter 235 The Nets are the real No. 1 in the East
Another series in the Eastern Conference was between the Nets and the Hornets. After the Nets led 3-1 in the first four games, the Nets eliminated the Hornets 103-95 in the fourth game to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
Both sets of series in the Western Conference also lasted five games.
The Kings eliminated the Dallas Mavericks 4-1. Although Wang Zhizhi performed well in the last game and scored 20 points, his outstanding performance could not reverse the situation of the game. The Mavericks still lost the game 114-101, ending their season.
playoff trip.
Wang Zhizhi's season is over, but he did not return to China immediately.
A few days ago, the Chinese men's basketball training team began to gather in the capital, including Yi Jianlian, who plays at Gonzaga University. Except for Liu Yudong who is recovering from injury and Wang Zhizhi and Lu Yu who are playing in the NBA, all other players are present.
Two foreign teachers from the United States hired by the Chinese men's basketball team also appeared at the training facility.
Yao Ming also rushed back before the training camp started.
Wang Zhizhi stayed in Dallas for training, waiting to decide with Lu Yu whether to wait for the Chinese men's basketball team in the United States or return to China for training.
In another Western Conference series, the Lakers also defeated the Spurs 4-1.
Obviously at this time, Popovich was not shameless enough and did not go all the way to slashing the shark. Another reason is that the young O'Neal is too strong. Maybe the slash would be a 21. Not to mention the foul, the extra penalty would be scored.
It doesn't seem to matter if you don't advance.
So Lu Yu said that Popovich was not shameless enough, at least not shameless enough to foul O'Neal within five seconds of the opening game.
The two teams in the Western Conference Finals are the Kings and the Lakers.
Lu Yu didn't know if that scene in history would happen again. Maybe not, because many of the game processes were different from his previous life.
Maybe, because the wings of my butterfly don't seem to have disturbed such a far distance to the west.
After the Eastern Nets won, two teams entered the Eastern Conference Finals. One was the Nets, which ranked first in the Eastern Conference's regular season record, and the other was the Bulls, which ranked third in the Eastern Conference's regular season record.
Men's Basketball Training Center.
Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng and Wang Shipeng were discussing the winning and losing trends of the NBA Eastern and Western finals. Just then Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian walked in. Zhu Fangyu quickly shouted: "Yao, Arab League, you are just in time, come and see the four Eastern and Western Conferences."
Which team has a chance to advance to the finals?"
Yao Ming walked over and found that they had brought over the coach's tactical board, with the names of the four teams written on them.
"If you don't study your opponents in the Olympics, why are you studying the NBA?" Yao Ming said with a smile.
"Hey, isn't it okay to take care of me? What if I enter the NBA in the future? Prepare for a rainy day, prepare for a rainy day..." Zhu Fangyu said shamelessly.
"I still think UAE has a better chance of entering the NBA." Yao Ming said seriously.
"..." Zhu Fangyu.
Yi Jianlian said shyly: "I can't even compete well in the NCAA, and I can't participate in the draft this year. I heard Brother Lu said that Brother Yao will definitely have no problem participating in the draft this year."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. After watching their game, I realized how far behind I am. You don't know, Lu Yu is really awesome." Yao Ming couldn't help but sigh.
Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng looked at each other.
Why don't they know that Lu Yu defeated them when he was still in the NCAA?
But there is no need to "show off" such embarrassing things.
"Forget it, I happened to hear some basketball commentators in the United States during this period. By the way, I will also tell you about the NBA's style of play that I saw. The Arab League has played in the NCAA. We can also chat together.
The difference between playing in the United States and playing in China." Yao Ming took the tactical board and said.
Yi Jianlian nodded.
Seeing Yao Ming preparing to explain, other teammates also gathered around.
"Let's analyze the west first..."
Yao Ming knows that everyone wants to hear the analysis of the Bulls. Just like telling a story, the exciting part must be put at the end, so let’s talk about the Western Conference first. What’s more, in terms of competition, the games in the Western Conference are much better than those in the Eastern Conference.
Already.
He circled the two Western Conference teams on the tactical board.
Kings and Lakers.
"Let's talk about the Kings first. The Kings are so good. Almost all of their starting five can play and defend. They have Bibby, Christie and Peja on the back line, and Webb and Divac on the inside.
The lineup is more than enough to play in the All-Star Game."
"Lu Yu told me that if the Bulls entered the finals, they would rather face the Lakers than the Kings."
At this time, Battelle, who had just walked in and saw Yao Ming giving a lecture, laughed and said: "Yes, many people are afraid of playing the Lakers because they can't guard O'Neal, but the Lakers' offensive routine is relatively simple. Although they can't guard it, at least they know how to do it.
Loser, but the Kings are different. Their routines are too complicated. Many players have a terrible headache when they see the Kings' tactical video."
Yao Ming was a little embarrassed: "Actually, Brother Battelle is more familiar with the NBA than me. I just watched a few games there, and I'm very good at what I do."
Battle didn't take it seriously and signaled Yao Ming to continue.
At this time, Yao Ming had not yet entered the NBA, and he was not the big brother of the team. Wang Zhizhi and Battelle, who entered the NBA earlier than him, were the seniors of the national team.
This was also the case later in the Athens Olympics. After a disastrous defeat, Yao Ming threw his towel in public. Later in an interview, he said, I don’t even recognize this team. Then he changed the subject and pointed at a certain big boss in the team, "Don’t be so old."
I thought about going back to be a star, but you are not a star here, everyone has to work hard here. I thought I was in the local team and thought of myself as the boss!"
Although Yao Ming did not name him, everyone knew that the person Yao Ming was talking about was Battelle. Later, Battelle also responded to Yao Ming: Basketball is a team sport, and Yao Ming's performance is not very good.
A big brother was reprimanded by his former younger brother, and of course he couldn't save his face. Since then, the relationship between the two has become tense.
Since this Olympics, Battelle has never been selected for the Chinese men's basketball team again, and the reasons are self-evident.
Later, Battelle's retirement ceremony in BJ was very grand, but Yao Ming was not seen.
Battelle was not selected for the Chinese men's basketball team, and it was definitely not a matter of status.
After 2004, Battelle led the team to the CBA Finals many times, and was even considered MVP in 2009, so there is no problem with his age and status.
Of course, this is a story later, at least their relationship is still very good now.
"Actually, the reason why Lu Yu said they don't want to touch the Kings is that the Kings' bench gangster, Bobby Jackson, almost won the Sixth Man of the Year this season. Turkoglu is the axis of the Kings' bench, and Scott
Ted Pollard, the famous bench gangster of the Kings, as well as players like Funder Burk and Gerald Wallace."
Yao Ming sighed and continued: "If the Bulls' bench is considered to be very strong in the entire NBA, then the Kings' bench is no less impressive. The Bulls are best at using their bench to attack their opponents and gain an advantage in the second quarter.
, but you couldn’t do that against the Kings.”
These judgments made by Yao Ming are all the exact words Lu Yu said when chatting with Lu Yu a few days ago, and they also contain some of his own opinions.
Yao Ming erases some players' names on the Kings' playboard.
Then he wrote the words Lakers.
"Actually, the Lakers are not easy to play either. This year, there is only one team in the league that has swept its opponents all the way to the Eastern Conference finals, and that is the Chicago Bulls led by Lu Yu. There is also another team that has only lost one game so far. Then
It’s the Los Angeles Lakers with an ok combination.”
"The advantage of the Lakers is O'Neal! As long as O'Neal stays healthy, even if the Spurs use shark-cutting tactics, they will only win one victory from the powerful Lakers."
Battle said with a smile: "I will join the Spurs next season. Then I will see if I can play against O'Neal."
His agent has told him that he will be traded to the Spurs next season.
The Spurs' biggest competitor in the playoffs is the Lakers.
The biggest headache for the Spurs is the Lakers' super center O'Neal.
Second only to O'Neal in terms of physical strength, Battle imitated O'Neal and conducted simulation drills for the Spurs' targeted defense against O'Neal.
"Another reason why the Lakers were able to defeat the Spurs is that when O'Neal was troubled by foul tactics, Kobe was able to take over the game in time."
Battle added: "It's really hard to say who will win between these two teams, but let me predict, I think the Kings can win."
The Lakers' triangle offense relies too much on O'Neal's performance, and sometimes relies on Kobe's explosion, but it is always too simple.
When Zhu Fangyu saw that the Western Region had finished its analysis, he quickly asked: "What about the Eastern Region?"
Compared with the complexity of the Eastern Conference, the Eastern Conference is much simpler. The Nets and Bulls have very different styles, but both are known for their changeable play styles.
Bulls and Nets.
As soon as Yao Ming wrote down the names of the two teams, Zhu Fangyu said: "I think the Bulls can win these two teams. Although the Bulls' regular season record is not as good as the Nets, the Bulls have not lost a game in the playoffs.
, the Nets and the Pacers both played five games in the first round."
Yao Ming smiled and looked at Yi Jianlian, who was also laughing.
The relationship between the wins and losses of the two teams is not correct based on their performance in the first two rounds. Even looking at their wins and losses in the regular season has little reference value.
Because the regular season is the regular season and the playoffs are the playoffs.
Completely different.
The core of the Nets' offense and defense is Kidd, but looking at Kidd's per-game statistics, they are not eye-catching. This is because Kidd has a lot of balls, all of which are ice hockey assists.
The so-called ice hockey assist means that Kidd sometimes does not assist his teammates directly, but through his conduction, the basketball passes through another teammate and then passes into the inside or the bottom corner, forming a direct scoring opportunity.
That's what hockey assists are.
What Kidd is best at is that through his organization, he can create localized overplaying and underplaying on the court.
The basketball game is like this. After breaking the game down into details, whether it is a pick-and-roll, a fast break, or even the complex Princeton system, it is necessary to pass the ball to form a local pattern of more play and less play.
As an organizer, Kidd can do this.
It is equivalent to bringing your own system.
Yi Jianlian and teammate Dan Dickau analyzed the cooperation between Kidd and Kenyon Martin. They originally wanted to play like this at Gonzaga, but they found that Dan Dickau simply couldn't see the overall situation like Kidd did.
The key to whether the Bulls can beat the Nets is whether they can limit Kidd's performance.
Different from ordinary defensive opponents, defending Kidd is not to prevent his offense, but to prevent his organization. Sometimes he even stands still dribbling, but he is already judging the situation on the court.
Even if he just passed the ball in the end, the Bulls' defense still failed when the Nets scored.
Players like this are the hardest to guard against.
The Bulls obviously have no better way to limit Kidd.
The Bulls have many players who are good at defense, but they focus more on man defense and cannot find players who are good at ball defense.
After listening to Yi Jianlian's explanation, other team members also understood. We are all professional players, so it is not difficult to understand what defending the ball means.
In fact, the same is true for the national team. When facing other teams in the world, the Chinese men's basketball team uses more people's defense. Sometimes it can't even guard people. It's acceptable not to guard people, but every time the ball appears,
If you don't see it, it's a bit of a blow to people's self-confidence.
"The Nets are also unable to guard against the Bulls' offense. The Nets' lineup is more offensive than defensive. I think it's still a bit difficult for their defense to contain the outside firepower of Lu Yu and Richardson."
Yao Ming said with a smile: "The Bulls' strongest point is Lu Yu, who is excellent both offensively and defensively. Second is Richardson, whose three-point shooting is terrifying. They also have Brad Miller, a big white bear, inside."
When everyone heard that Yao Ming mentioned Lu Yu, they cheered up.
"Actually, these two teams are the most difficult to predict the outcome. They can't guard each other. To the end, it's all about luck, feel, perseverance, and...who is tougher!"
"But I think the Bulls' bench depth is better." Wang Shipeng said doubtfully.
Yao Ming smiled: "Yes, this is why many media are optimistic about the Bulls."
The media is optimistic about the Bulls based on their strong performance in the first two rounds, but when it comes to the Eastern Conference finals, it seems hard to say how effective the substitutes will be.
Since the 4-0 sweep of the Pistons, the media's attitude towards the Bulls has completely turned around. Perhaps many people were not optimistic that the Bulls could beat the Pistons before, but after careful analysis this time, they were unanimously optimistic that the Bulls could beat the Nets.
Lu Yu's teammates also think they can beat the Nets.
Everyone seems to have forgotten that this Nets are truly No. 1 in the Eastern Conference.
To be number one in the Eastern Conference and to reach the Finals in Lu Yu's previous life, this Nets is definitely not a ragtag team.
That's why Lu Yucai is not so optimistic.
On May 18, the day before the first Western Conference Finals between the Western Kings and Lakers, only 29 NBA teams sent their representatives to participate in this year's draft lottery.
Yao Ming no longer has the calmness he had when analyzing the Eastern and Western Conference finals.
Although it is not a draft, Yao Ming still hopes that the teams that are optimistic about him can get high draft picks.
Lu Yu is very calm, as long as it is not the Rockets, he can go anywhere.
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