Lu Yu played 39 minutes, making 22 of 29 shots, 9 of 13 three-pointers, and 10 of 12 free throws. He scored 63 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. The only drawback was that he failed to get 10 rebounds.
Make a triple-double.
Of course, no one cares about this. What everyone is paying attention to is that Lu Yu broke the NBA's long-standing historical record and scored the highest score in a single game in the finals.
Prior to this, only five players could score 50 points in a single game.
They were Pettit's 50 points in 1958 when they beat the Celtics, West's 53 points in 1969 when the Lakers lost to the Celtics, Rick Barry's 55 points when the Warriors lost to the 76ers, Jordan's 55 points when the Bulls won against the Suns, and Baylor's 61 points when the Lakers lost.
Celtic.
In five games, only Jordan and Pettit had the last laugh.
Everyone else scored 50 points, but lost the game, especially the thousand-year-old Baylor. He was the only player before Lu Yu to score 60 points in the finals, and he also holds the record for the highest score in a single game in the finals.
But he lost that game.
Lu Yu not only broke his scoring record, but also led the Bulls to win the game.
I have to thank some Spurs here. If they hadn't given up the game, Lu Yu would have been replaced early and would have definitely missed this record.
A star's historical status is closely related to his performance in the finals. Otherwise, Elgin Baylor would still be the top superstar in history even if he did not win a championship in his career, just because he had the ability to play in the finals.
Had many wonderful performances.
And Lu Yu entered the finals for the second time and scored 63 points, which is an absolute giant in history.
The Spurs players also came over to hug Lu Yu, hoping to be happy. Although everyone felt uncomfortable after making the background board this time, and knew that they would lose this time, it did not prevent them from recognizing Lu Yu's greatness. Maybe
Bowen's presence can't change the outcome.
It was Ginobili who was mainly defending Lu Yu in this game. He tried his best to defend Lu Yu, but he still allowed Lu Yu to score so many points on him. He had always heard Tony Parker say that the Bulls' Lu Yu was
He was still unimpressed with who Parker was chasing, but now he realized that maybe in addition to Parker, there was one more person chasing Lu Yu, including himself.
In fact, Ginobili played well in this game, scoring 26 points, 5 assists and 2 steals. If a substitute player usually performs like this, it is absolutely impeccable.
But who made Lu Yu suffer from convulsions today? His defensive failure made him eclipse no matter how good his statistics were.
At the end of the game, 132-101, the Bulls defeated the Spurs by 31 points, leading the total score 3-0.
In addition to Ginobili's outstanding performance, the Spurs and Duncan also performed well. Duncan scored 28 points and 12 rebounds, but other players did not provide much support.
Perhaps in the face of Lu Yu's 63 points, no amount of support is in vain.
The players returned to the locker room. After taking a shower, Duncan glanced at Admiral David Robinson and thought that the veteran was about to retire and face a failed season.
Robinson was very calm and said with a smile: "Don't look at me like this. We have worked hard all season, but the opponent we encountered this time was too strong."
Duncan said nothing.
Ginobili shook his head: "They lost to the Lakers last year, but the Lakers were defeated by us. The gap between us and the Bulls would not have been so big because their lineup was not upgraded much compared to last year.
A terrifying ascent.”
Parker believed deeply: "There is only one reason, and that is that Lu Yu has made progress!"
Duncan wanted to interrupt and ask: Isn't this nonsense what you two said? Even a fool can see that Lu Yu has made progress, right?
At the post-match press conference, Lu Yu became the center of attention, and reporters asked him to express his feelings.
Lu Yuping said calmly: "I am very happy to break Baylor's historical record. Of course, I was also surprised. It was my teammates who kept passing the ball to me and encouraging me to keep scoring. I finally scored 63 points. Thank you to my teammates.
, they helped me create a lot of opportunities."
The reporter asked: "Some people say that you will surpass Michael Jordan in the future and become another basketball god of the Bulls. What do you think?"
Lu Yu thought for a while and said: "Michael has six championship rings, and he has only entered the finals six times, while I have entered the finals twice. We lost last time. This alone makes me unable to
To surpass Michael, maybe I can only surpass him in terms of the number of championship rings."
Lu Yu's words made all the reporters laugh.
Lu Yu said it very modestly. Jordan entered six finals and won six championships, and never returned empty-handed. Lu Yu lost to the Lakers last year. He used this to shame himself, leaving reporters unable to dig holes. In fact, Lu Yu
He only played two seasons in the NBA, but took the Bulls to the Finals twice.
You know, even Jordan was already 28 years old when he entered the finals for the first time.
At that time, Jordan had already played in the NBA for six seasons. As the first player in NBA history and the "God of Basketball", Jordan only won the NBA title when he was 28 years old, which was the seventh season of his career.
A championship.
Records like this can never be compared.
Who is the first in history and who is the second in history have their own opinions.
The reason why Jordan couldn't win the championship was because the Eastern Conference in those years always had his victims. The Celtics at the beginning and the Pistons later made Jordan miserable.
Only by overcoming these two mountains can he enter the finals and compete with the Western Conference.
Lu Yu is different now. Today's Eastern Conference is so weak that it is not even qualified to support the Western Conference. The Bulls are a unique team in the Eastern Conference, and the only opponent they have to consider is the team in the Western Conference that can advance to the finals.
Teams and teams are also mutually reinforcing each other.
If it were the Lakers, the Bulls would never have played so easily in the finals, because O'Neal is really a match for the Bulls, otherwise Miller wouldn't have chosen to gain weight in order to defend O'Neal.
However, the Spurs focus more on the whole day's play. Duncan's strong point rarely scores more than 30 points in a single game. When the Bulls cannot continue to suppress the Bulls at a certain strong point, the Bulls will play more comfortably.
The reporter asked: "You scored 63 points in a single game, breaking the single-game scoring record in the NBA Finals. How do you think your scoring ability compares with this year's scoring leader Tracy McGrady?"
"I don't know about this." Lu Yu paused and smiled: "Maybe when I win the scoring title next year, you will have an answer."
The whole audience burst into laughter. If Lu Yu wins the scoring title next year, won't he prove that his scoring ability is not inferior to McGrady?
The reporter asked: "How do you evaluate Popovich's behavior of continuing to persevere after falling behind by a big score in the game?"
"I think you should ask Popovich this question. I can't comment on the choices he made. If I had to tell you, I would probably tell you that without him, I wouldn't have scored 63 points today.
He made this choice to help me, but I think he wanted to tell the Spurs players more that this is a team that will not surrender casually." Lu Yu said with a smile.
Team culture is a very mysterious thing.
Some teams have assembled the Big Three and the Big Four, but the team does not have a winning culture. They keep losing when they play, and they lose until they lose their pants at the end. You can refer to the Brooklyn Nets where Lu Yu owned Du Oha in his previous life.
Popovich, who just passed by the press conference venue, heard Lu Yu's answer. He now feels that Lu Yu is a player who understands him, but it is a pity that such a player is not under his command.
Popovich even thought that as long as the Bulls were willing, all the Spurs players except Duncan would be willing to trade with the Bulls, but all fools knew that Lu Yu was definitely not for sale in the Bulls.
How can Lu Yu be transformed from a non-for-sale player into a tradable player?
Unless Jerry Krause is out of his mind.
At this time, an idea suddenly came to Popovich's mind. After the season is over, maybe he can really break Klaus's brain...
At the same time, Mark Four and Lu Chaoyang, who returned to Spokane, were also in shock.
Mark Four: "Is this the player I brought out?"
Lu Chaoyang: "Is this the son I raised?"
On the other side, next door to Lu Yu's apartment in Chicago, Charlize Theron has returned home from filming, and her mother Gerda Theron is back with her.
When Gerda Theron saw Jessica living next door, she complained that her daughter only knew about filming. As a result, all the girls around Lu Yu changed and they had nothing to do with her.
"Charlize, you have to hurry up, otherwise Lu Yu will be someone else's."
"Mom, please stop making trouble. He is not mine in the first place. He and I are just ordinary friends."
Gerda Theron glanced at her sideways: "Do ordinary friends need to have sex? I have inquired, Lu Yu's net worth is not that of an ordinary NBA player, he also has many properties of his own, if you can get married, you may
There is no need to go out to film, and I can be directly promoted from an actor to a top rich lady."
Charlize was a little speechless and could only repeat: "I said, he and I are just ordinary friends."
"You have to find a way to make him not treat you as an ordinary friend. Maybe his private life is a bit messy. Listen to me, daughter, it's normal for successful men to have sex with women outside. What you have to do is to catch him. As for
It has nothing to do with you where his heart is."
Charlize really couldn't listen anymore.
He got up and left the room, walked to the yard, looked at the lights next door, and knew that Jessica must be at home. Anne was out, and she lost her ally, and suddenly became empty.
Lu Yu is really a jerk, but why can't he let go?
She did not refute her mother's point of view, but only expressed her relationship with Lu Yu as an ordinary friend. It sounded more like a defense, but also seemed to secretly agree with Gerda Theron's words.
It's just that it will be difficult for Lu Yu to handle...
On June 10, Lu Yu made headlines when he scored 63 points in a single game, breaking Elgin Baylor's record. Lu Yu became the top star in the entire NBA league.
NBA president David Stern is very troubled now. He doesn't know what kind of old enemy to arrange for Lu Yu.
Old enemy!
This word is a guarantee of NBA ratings. Stern used this trick to maintain NBA ratings for decades as a secret weapon.
However, it seems that the younger generation in the entire league can find no star comparable to Lu Yu!
Kobe?
Kobe is still the second-in-command of the Lakers. If you want Kobe to be Lu Yu's old enemy, then you have to find a way to get rid of O'Neal. This is a troublesome thing, and the Lakers' old Buss will definitely not agree.
Maddie?
Tracy is pretty good in terms of personal ability, but the Magic are so bad. He has already been in front of the Bulls twice. Compared with Lu Yu, he is really not qualified.
Not to mention Iverson, and Carter, these shooting guards in the Eastern Conference are really unreliable.
Perhaps, the little emperor who will be selected this year, LeBron James?
David Stern didn't think it through clearly, so he hesitated to act.
On the other side, on June 11, the fourth game between the Bulls and the Spurs began.
