Chapter 280 One year old and four small, Thomas understands the ball
The game was full of confrontation from the beginning. The first confrontation was between Ben Wallace and Yao Ming. Ben Wallace did not expect to lose the jump ball to Yao Ming. For him, this was worse than being shot by his opponent.
It's also a shame.
It was as if a person had put on a good posture, dubbing and posing, only to be knocked out with a painless punch by the expressionless guy on the opposite side. That's pretty much what it felt like.
So he tried his best to guard Yao Ming.
The Western Conference's first offense went to Kobe without any surprise, but Kobe unexpectedly handed it to Yao Ming.
He knew that Yao Ming would not be able to stay on the court for long, so because of the relationship between Yao Ming and Lu Yu, he would also feed Yao Ming a few more balls.
Ben Wallace is much shorter than Yao Ming, but he is also much stronger. He pushed Yao Ming outside the three-second zone with one push.
Yao Ming also frowned. He was a little uncomfortable catching the ball in this position and confronting Ben Wallace. After a few consecutive pushes, he suddenly passed the ball from above his head to Arenas diagonally behind him.
Iverson promised that he was not distracted, but he still underestimated the speed of Arenas' air cut and the tacit understanding between Yao Ming and Arenas as teammates. Iverson's timely jump to block the shot did not have much effect.
As a result, Arenas folded under the basket and then used a backhand to wipe the ball off the board and send it into the basket.
"Cowardly guy."
Ben Wallace could only take advantage of him verbally, but it didn't surprise him that Yao Ming didn't hit him hard just now, because he knew that Yao Ming was not a player who could only play at the basket.
"It's your turn to attack. Let me see if you are as cowardly as me."
Yao Ming retorted lightly, and his calm attitude immediately made Ben Wallace furious.
The field was filled with the smell of gunpowder in an instant.
O'Neal kept getting angry in the audience, shouting: "Hey, Ben, you can't beat our Chinese Yao!"
On the surface, I thought he was supporting Yao Ming, but in fact, he wanted Ben Wallace to deal with Yao Ming.
Watching Yao Ming walk away, Ben Wallace said to his teammates: "Give me this ball, I want to teach him a lesson."
The ball in the Eastern Conference was in Iverson's hands. Iverson did not play like he did with the 76ers. Instead, he handed the ball to McGrady, who in turn threw the ball to Lu Yu.
Ben Wallace wanted to play Yao Ming, and Yao Ming was Lu Yu's compatriot. If they gave the ball to Wallace, they might offend Lu Yu, and if they didn't give it to him, they would offend Wallace, so they simply gave the ball to Lu Yu to make the decision.
Lu Yu just smiled after receiving the ball. The game had just begun. Since he wanted to play, he should play, so he directly lobbed the ball to Ben Wallace who was fighting for position inside.
Yao Ming is not afraid of this guy!
At the beginning of the game, the two centers were attacking each other in the paint, which became surprisingly weird.
This is the All-Star Game!
Shouldn't it be a flying dunk?
Wallace didn't have any good ideas under Yao Ming's defense. With O'Neal Jr. helping to defend the basket, it was impossible for Wallace to squeeze into the basket. Soon he passed the ball to Lu Yu at the top of the arc.
Immediately, Garnett pounced on him. His mission today was: "Absolutely don't let Lu Yu shoot."
Lu Yu had no intention of shooting, so he threw the ball directly to Ben Wallace. Under his gaze, Wallace suddenly turned around and shot with a straight arm...
"short!"
Wallace was puzzled. He was obviously very comfortable in throwing, so why did that Chinese boy say that he was short? What was wrong with me!
He usually didn't know where the basketball was after he finished shooting, and soon he discovered that he was really short.
He had no chance to grab the rebound. Yao Ming blocked the line with his body, and he could only watch as Duncan took off the rebound.
Wallace obviously lost in this offensive round, and the Western team also led 2:0.
"Defend!"
Lu Yu shouted while retreating. He could see something was wrong from the first round. Today's Western Conference team didn't look like they were here for fun at all. Only Yao Ming was a little confused, otherwise he wouldn't have made the first ball.
Will choose to pass the ball.
After Duncan picked off the rebound, he immediately handed it to Arenas, and then began to run forward. Arenas did not dribble, but made a precise long pass to Kobe, who was running in front. After receiving the ball, Kobe's eyes only
All that's left is the basket.
He quickened his pace and rushed towards the basket, but he still saw a figure out of the corner of his eye. The conspicuous skin color told him that it was Lu Yu from the Eastern Team.
"You can't guard against me!"
Kobe flew into the air and flew towards the basket. At the same time, Lu Yu, who was catching up at high speed, suddenly accelerated and passed in front of Kobe like lightning. At the same time, Kobe felt his hand tighten as soon as he stretched out his hand, and the ball seemed to be about to hit the ground.
Same.
Kobe put all his strength into his two hands, and his gentle and elegant face looked very ferocious due to the excessive exertion.
The basketball finally avoided being knocked to the ground, and he used this strength to barely scrape the ball off the board and score it!
When he landed, he looked at Lu Yu in surprise. He was very shocked by Lu Yu's speed. He didn't expect that after a season, Lu Yu would be so fast. Lu Yu was looking at his hands with regret.
What the hell!
Still not strong enough, the ball just now could have been knocked down!
Next, the offense and defense of both sides tend to be normal. Basically, you get two points and I get two points.
The main offensive points of the Western team are Kobe and Garnett, while the offensive end of the Eastern team is normal, but on the defensive end, Lu Yu always seems to be half a beat slower, which makes people have to doubt his state today, until
Seeing that he only had sporadic shots according to the technical statistics, everyone began to guess, had Lu Yu been fooled?
No matter how hard Kobe beat him in front of him, he always acted tepidly, with no ripples on his calm face. This surprised many people who were familiar with him. This was not Lu Yu's usual behavior.
Style!
Even Barkley in the commentary box was a little confused about Lu Yu. Lu Yu’s super offensive firepower during this period was believed by many to be due to the relatively easy schedule. Many basketball commentators questioned Lu Yu.
His scoring ability did not explode as expected.
Among them, the one with the loudest voice of doubt is Barkley.
"When Lu Yu met Kobe Bryant and the Western Conference All-Star players, he showed a sluggish state. His scoring ability is obviously not as good as everyone imagined."
"No player can perform explosively in every game. Charles, your requirements are too harsh." His partner defended Lu Yu.
"No, I'm not harsh, I'm serious." Barkley's personality that likes to bet with others showed up again: "If he can score more than 35 points in this game again, I will..."
"That's it? Do you want to kiss the donkey's butt again for another Chinese?" His partner laughed.
Buckley's old face turned red: "Can you stop mentioning things like donkey's butts all the time?"
"I advise you not to bet." His partner tried to retreat: "You will never forget the donkey's butt last time. There is no need to deepen the impression again."
"You mean I don't dare?" Barkley raised his eyebrows: "You know what I just said was 35 points. You also said that not every player can guarantee the performance of every game, not to mention today is the All-Star Game.
, the coach of the All-Star Game must fully consider the playing time of each star player. Would I dare to make such a bet? I just don’t believe in Lu Yu’s scoring ability. Take your guess, in his current state, he is like this
Definitely not 35 points this time."
Before finishing this sentence, he went to check the technical statistics. Fortunately, Lu Yu didn't score a few points.
Soon his words were put to the test. Lu Yu made a beautiful breakthrough layup and scored two points. What reassured him was that Lu Yu seemed to fall silent again after that.
A false alarm!
"drop"
The referee's whistle sounded, and Ben Wallace walked off the court angrily. He had committed two fouls, and it was certain that he would be replaced. Thomas, the head coach of the Eastern Team, just applied for a substitution.
Thomas waved his hand and replaced Wallace and O'Neal, replacing Brad Miller and Michael Jordan.
One senior and four juniors?
Lu Yu glanced at Thomas in surprise, this guy knows how to play football!
In fact, it's not that Thomas knows the game, but that he has no choice. Many fans want to see Jordan, so Jordan must be replaced, but who should he replace?
Previously, both Iverson and McGrady wanted to give up the starting lineup to Jordan, but Jordan refused to accept it. No matter who they replaced, it seemed a bit too deliberate.
As for replacing Lu Yu, that would be even worse. Wouldn't this make Lu Yu look ugly?
So he simply replaced O'Neal with Jordan.
"Brad, make more use of your footsteps when attacking. Whether the opponent is Yao Ming or O'Neal, they all have a problem. They move laterally slowly and are not flexible enough. But on the defensive end, you have to be careful not to commit unnecessary fouls.
"
Thomas obviously overestimated Miller, and his footsteps were not very flexible.
Lu Yu saw Miller getting on and said hello with a smile.
"It will definitely be O'Neal who will play soon. I feel something is wrong. Be careful."
"give it to me."
Duncan made two free throws and left no chance for the Eastern team, widening the point difference to 6 points.
As expected, Yao Ming was replaced, and O'Neal was replaced.
Arenas was also replaced and replaced by the more experienced Steve Nash.
Lu Yu did not start the offense as everyone thought, but only relied on free throws to score two more points. All other offensive opportunities were given to McGrady, Iverson and Jordan.
Jordan looked sideways at Lu Yu, why is this kid so sensible today?
The first quarter of the game basically went by in such a dull manner, and everyone found it boring.
I originally thought we would see a battle between Mars and the Earth, but who would have thought that one of the parties would actually give in.
Thomas was also a little surprised at Lu Yu's performance today. He didn't know why Lu Yu was like this. He didn't say anything but said lightly: "Do a good job."
After that, I went to lay out tactics for other people.
The second quarter was exactly the same as the first quarter. Kobe was defended by McGrady and Jordan in turns, and his firepower was basically muted. O'Neal was even more depressed. The entire first half was a constant show of strength with Miller.
Basically, individuals are grabbing positions - passing the ball - grabbing positions, and the cycle repeats.
Something always feels wrong.
O'Neal is the league's No. 1 center, but Miller gave Miller a headache in this game. Even Kobe Bryant was closely watched by his opponents.
On the contrary, the silent Garnett had plenty of opportunities today. Lu Yu was not focused on the offensive end of this game, and the defensive end was also full of loopholes.
Since Jordan came on the court, the taller Lu Yu was moved to the power forward position.
The Western team's Duncan was also replaced to rest and replaced with this year's three-point champion Jia.
Watching Garnett score on Lu Yu's head again and again, the fans at the scene went crazy and kept shouting Garnett's name, and the players of the Western Team also handed the ball to him more often.
Lu Yu's performance was as dull as his face. In the second quarter, he only scored 7 points in 4 shots. The only outstanding shot was a long three-pointer.
At that time, there were only the last two seconds left in the game. All the Western Conference players were huddled in their own half. No one thought that Lu Yu would shoot from such a long distance.
He just took a few steps forward quickly after catching the ball. When he was still two meters away from the center line, he suddenly took off in a forward lunge. His eyes were fixed on the position of the basket. He held the ball steadily with his left hand and held the ball with his right hand.
He pushed the ball out with all his strength.
After saying such a long paragraph, it was actually just thrown away by a blind person.
Garnett didn't even look at the trajectory of the basketball in the air. He just lowered his head and walked down the court. As soon as the basketball was released, he heard the half-time whistle. In his opinion, it was impossible for the ball to be scored. Lu Yu
It's just a pointless struggle.
But he was stunned by the exclamations that filled the court. He turned around and saw that the ball was bouncing irregularly on the ground, and the net was still shaking.
The supporter behind him also looked surprised: "No, can this goal be scored?"
Good thing this guy didn't participate in this year's three-point contest!
"Did the blind cat meet a dead mouse?" O'Neill curled his lips.
Kobe put the towel on his shoulders and took a sip of water: "Whether it's blind or not, our lead after this ball is only 5 points!"
His words made other players suddenly startled.
Really, it looked like the Western team was much ahead, but when I looked at the score, the difference was only five points.
On the other side, Lu Yu didn't show any extreme behavior. He was as calm as the entire first half. He just looked at his palms slightly...
Go back and buy a lottery ticket.
Buckley, who was in the commentary box, saw Lu Yu's expression and laughed: "I think he must have been frightened. He didn't even cheer when he encountered such good luck. He must have not reacted for a while. He looked at his hands.
He must be saying - he can't believe this is my hand? How did he get in just now?!"
Lu Yu didn't think about this, he just felt that he was lucky today.
Intermission.
Inside the Eastern locker room.
Brad Miller walked by and asked: "Lu, are you feeling unwell today?"
"No?"
"Then what's the matter with you? The offense was not in shape in the first half and the defense was not active?"
Lu Yu thought that you couldn't help but ask. He smiled slightly and said, "Of course I did it on purpose."
"on purpose?"
Miller immediately became energetic, and Artest and others also gathered around.
"Look, the Western team's first scoring point is O'Neal, followed by Kobe. You have defended these two points very well. The rest are Garnett, Duncan and Nash. Nash is generally not allowed
Points are nothing to worry about. Duncan seemed to have no desire to perform and was replaced. As for Jaa, it is easy for Michael to defend him. So who is left in the Western Conference at this time?"
"Nonsense, of course it's Garnett you're guarding!" Jordan rolled his eyes at him.
"Bingdog!" Lu Yu snapped his fingers: "You will definitely say that I will win if I guard Garnett. No, no, no, we have an old saying in China called "Wei San Que Yi". This word means, attack.
When one side of the city is attacking, no matter whether you have the ability to completely wipe out the enemy, you must leave a "way of survival" for the enemy. That is to say, the city wall has four directions, and you attack in three directions, leaving one of them behind.
A direction for the enemy to escape."
"You mean, Garnett is their way out?"
"Yes, if I guard Garnett to death, they will definitely put the ball in O'Neal's hands. If O'Neal really has no choice but to fight hard, are you sure you can guard it?"
"Of course, I can definitely guard against it!" Miller said unconvinced.
"I won't cause you any trouble, so I left Garnett alone." Lu Yu said with a smile: "Of course, the road left is very particular. First of all, this road must be rugged and suitable for ambush.
, the ambush is of course to clean up the escaping troops. Secondly, this road must be unique and no other people who can score can appear."
"Oh, that's it!" Miller started to smile, and slapped Lu Yu on the back, causing Lu Yu to frown in pain: "I thought you were in a bad state today, what the hell?
I've been worried about you for a long time!"
Lu Yu was quite touched. Apart from his friends Tracy McGrady and Artest, the only one on the Eastern Team who understood him was Miller.
The others had thoughtful expressions on their faces after hearing Lu Yu's words. If what Lu Yu said was true, then they would just be prepared to wait until the enemy falls into the urn in this game.
The premise is that what Lu Yu said is true?
Iverson always felt that Lu Yu was playing tricks on him. In his opinion, Lu Yu just couldn't guard Garnett.
Michael Jordan was thoughtful.
Thomas was leaning against the door outside the lounge, lighting a cigarette and puffing away. Lu Yu's words also made him understand. He was very satisfied. Originally, he was just a decoration in the All-Star Game, so why did he bother so much?
What about labor?
Well done, keep up the good work... Why didn't I, the coach, think of this tactic?
Barkley was sorting out the statistics at hand. The second half was about to begin. He needed to prepare for the next commentary. When he saw Lu Yu's statistics, his heart suddenly beat violently.
That piece of white paper is just a row of small typefaces.
Lu Yu played 16 minutes, 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
The data column is filled up. The key is that I didn't see Lu Yu take action in the first half. How come he scored 13 points?
Barkley counted on his fingers, which means that as long as Lu Yu scores 22 points in the second half, he will kiss the donkey's ass?
This statistic...
Is there something wrong?
"We must maintain our current lead and continue to expand it. We cannot afford to lose this game. Do you have confidence?"
The entire Western team put their hands together, O'Neal's eyes swept across everyone's faces like lightning, and his voice rarely fluctuated.
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
The combined voices of all players of the Western Team resounded throughout the arena, drawing applause from fans throughout the arena. The fans could feel the players' confidence in winning, and they became even more confident.
"Lu Yu, I know you must have some crooked ideas, but I won't let you succeed!" O'Neill secretly clenched his fists and looked to the side at Lu Yu, who was silently removing the red wristband in his hand.
Wear it on your right wrist, and carefully adjust the shiny Arabic 10 numbers directly above your wrist.
"Let's get to the real game!"
At the beginning of the second half, Lu Yu seemed to be a different person. He kept shooting from inside and outside. He was attacking like crazy. In his eyes, there was no opponent, no fans, no world, only that in his eyes.
The ever-growing basket inside.
"Lu Yu is here again, he broke through... a beautiful dribbling under the crotch, like a butterfly passing through a flower. Garnett had nothing to do with him. Garnett was already very cautious and did not steal the ball at will, but Lu Yu
Yu still broke through. His speed was so fast. Everyone knew that his next move was to break through in a straight line, but his movements couldn't keep up..." Barkley couldn't help but admired: "O'Neal has made up for it.
, looking at him, he really didn’t want Lu Yu to score anymore. He jumped very quickly, raised his hands very high, and had a wide range of control... Lu Yu ignored him and continued to fly into the air. His height in the air was too high.
Taller……"
Lu Yu's hand was always raised, and O'Neal followed him to cover the ball in his hand. His other hand was not idle, ready to make a second reaction at any time to change the ball to cover Lu Yu. He and Lu Yu had been opponents for a season.
He still knew a little bit about Lu Yu's abilities.
Lu Yu swung his hands in the air to disrupt O'Neal's rhythm and make it difficult for him to judge. Lu Yu's body stopped in the air, waiting for O'Neal's big hands covering his head to fall helplessly along with his body.
The ball that was originally held tightly with both hands was quickly transferred to the right hand, and with good touch, he gently threw it onto the backboard. After the ball hit the board, it quickly fell into the basket and another two points were scored.
He didn't look at O'Neal's face. After landing, he quickly turned around and ran towards his own half. When playing with All-Stars like the Western Conference, you have to pay attention to their fast breaks. After all, their head coach is Adelman.
The Western team was not moved by this. They were not afraid of others scoring goals, as long as they scored more goals than others.
Nash's advancement was almost linear. After halftime, there was no extra dribbling. When he saw Kobe at the top of the arc and had an open opportunity, he immediately passed the ball over. This is Nash's role, clean and neat.
However, Kobe did not catch the ball and shoot directly. Instead, he made a fake move to shake off Jordan who was rushing towards him, got inside and chose a layup with a higher shooting rate.
There were two people at the basket, Lu Yu and Miller, but Kobe's basic skills were really solid and he just relied on his speed and good physical confrontation ability to get between the two men.
Take action...
But, it was blocked...
Miller's second reaction was very quick. He quickly turned around, jumped up and raised his hands high.
He stopped Kobe's layup. At the same time, Lu Yu also jumped from behind Kobe and suppressed Kobe's ball from top to bottom. Lu Yu quickly picked up the rebound and heard it before he could advance with the ball.
The whistle was blown, and the referee thought his block was a foul.
"It doesn't matter." Lu Yu comforted himself: "Everything is going as expected."
Kobe missed his free throw and made one of two free throws, bringing the score gap to 4 points.
"Defend Garnett with all your strength from now on."
The corner of Lu Yu's mouth curled up.
When Iverson passed the ball to him, he first handed it to Jordan. Jordan was about the same height as Kobe Bryant who was guarding him, so he wanted to pass the ball directly after receiving the ball, but Kobe just wanted to move to press the receiver.
At that moment, Jordan suddenly took back the ball in his hand and dribbled the ball very dexterously into the paint. Seeing the tacit understanding of others' ball integration, Lu Yudu nodded secretly: He is indeed the god of basketball!
Just when everyone thought Jordan was about to go for a layup, he made a backhand pass to Miller, who was unmarked near the three-second zone behind him. Miller did not miss this opportunity and made a mid-range shot.
