Chapter 378 I, Lu Yu, have always refused to work overtime
At the beginning of the game, Kobe and Lu Yu set up a pick-and-roll. After attracting O'Neal's defense, Kobe glanced at O'Neal disdainfully, and then assisted Lu Yu to dunk on an air cut.
O'Neal is very angry. What does your look mean?
But it was indeed his initiative to switch defense that allowed Lu Yu to make the cut.
Following Lu Yu's counterattack, he passed O'Neal in one step, and then attracted Carter to help defend, assisting Kobe to bomb the basket.
In the third wave of offense, Nash and Lu Yu picked and rolled. The two were teammates. The pick and roll was even smoother. Lu Yu shot directly from outside the three-point line. The basketball drew a perfect arc and hit the ball.
In the fourth wave of attacks, Wang Zhizhi wanted to flank O'Neal, but O'Neal said no, but Lu Yu beat him to a 21.
A player like Lu Yu who plays from one to five is really difficult to guard against. Lu Yu can't just play five positions. The key is that he seems to be out of position when playing five positions.
So whoever he plays with in the pick-and-roll will feel uncomfortable if he switches defenses.
It seems that Lu Yu doesn't need to play the pick-and-roll at all, but compared with his sudden hard shot, the pick-and-roll is more efficient and saves energy.
After a few more rounds, Lu Yu assisted Duncan and made a rebound shot. Garnett beat Wang Zhizhi. It was not difficult. Wang Zhizhi's strength this season is his offense, but his defense is actually average.
This is also the reason why the Bulls' record cannot go any further.
The Western Stars continued to successfully attack, and the Eastern Stars' ball was mainly in Iverson's hands, because Nash on the Western side didn't have to guard, and he couldn't guard even if he tried, so he just pretended.
But Iverson's touch was so bad today that O'Neal was so angry that he stamped his foot.
Lu Yu played 6 minutes in the first quarter and scored 9 points and 4 assists. To get this data in 6 minutes, even Kobe could see that Lu Yu was going for the MVP.
After Lu Yu took a rest and replaced with Yao Ming, the Western team's offensive firepower was slightly reduced.
When Lu Yu played for the second time, he played at the same time as Kobe. Many fans found that Kobe and Lu Yu worked together perfectly.
Many Lakers fans are starting to fantasize.
After all, Kobe and Lu Yu are good friends. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to recruit Lu Yu to help the team develop the Zijin Dynasty?
But they forgot.
Suns fans are also dreaming that if Kobe is brought over, Phoenix will really become a phoenix.
Regardless of whether others were playing hard, Kobe was really playing, especially when the Eastern team played O'Neal, Kobe gritted his teeth and went in, going 16-0, until the Eastern team called a timeout.
Lu Yu had to remind Kobe that this was the All-Star Game and there was no need to take it so seriously.
If I were to be more serious at the All-Star Game, I would be criticized by fans and basketball experts for being narrow-minded, instead of entertaining and giving the fans a wonderful dunk contest.
So in the next two quarters of the game, Lu Yu and Kobe performed fancy dunks.
Kobe dunked with his back, and Lu Yu glided for the dunk.
Lu Yu dunked on his crotch, and Kobe did a big windmill.
After three quarters, the Western Conference actually led by 30 points, turning the fourth quarter directly into garbage time.
No one in the Eastern team can limit Lu Yu. O'Neal boasted that he has never really faced off against Lu Yu at the center position. If he could match up, he would definitely beat Lu Yu. Now that he is facing against him, the one who is beaten is
he himself.
As for the other two insiders on the Eastern Star team, they are even more useless.
It's not even a good one.
It is a miraculous thing that Big Z can become an All-Star. His level is at best an ordinary blue-collar player. There are a lot of players in the Western Conference, and some teams are not even willing to give him a starting level.
As a result, he became an All-Star in the Eastern Conference.
I have to say it is a very magical thing.
Ben Wallace couldn't beat Lu Yu. His offense was like constipation. The only defense he could use was that he could still compete against O'Neal. Against Lu Yu, he didn't even know where to go.
Because everyone in the audience was following Lu Yu in the return run.
At the end of the game, the Western Team defeated the Eastern Star Team 148-116.
Lu Yu played 33 minutes and scored a triple-double of 32 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Four turnovers seemed a bit too much, but that was a free throw.
Kobe, Duncan, and Garnett all performed well, but Yao Ming was even worse. He only played ten minutes and scored 4 points and 5 rebounds.
But his style is not suitable for All-Stars.
It doesn't matter to him.
I won't talk about the others in the Eastern Conference, but Wang Zhizhi's performance exceeded everyone's expectations. Wang Zhizhi actually scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. For him who played in the All-Star Game for the first time, it was simply perfect.
Lu Yu probably guessed that David Stern wanted to continue to promote a Chinese player as his representative in the Eastern Conference.
It can only be said that Wang Zhizhi has caught up this time.
Lu Yu won the MVP of the All-Star Game. Kobe expressed envy. It has been a few years. It seems that Lu Yu has won the MVP of the All-Star Game. Lu Yu plays teammates with ordinary players and can bring ordinary players to the All-Stars.
, and as teammates with the All-Stars, his statistics are amazing.
Lu Yu really enjoyed playing with these stars, especially Duncan and Kobe.
They are all players with very high basketball IQs. Sometimes they don't even need to make eye contact. As long as an opportunity arises, they will naturally appear in the right position.
However, Lu Yu really didn't want to compete for the All-Star MVP this time. He just played well and his data got better. In addition, the Eastern Conference's defense is indeed a bit bad, and it is easy for him to get shooting opportunities.
For Lu Yu, the All-Star Game MVP actually doesn't hold much value anymore.
His goal has never been in entertainment competitions such as the All-Star Game. He hopes to perform well in the finals.
Many people on the Internet believe that it is certain that Lu Yu will win the regular season MVP this season. This time it is not because of the league's support, but because Lu Yu's data truly deserves the award.
Currently, the one who has the best chance to challenge Lu Yu is Duncan. The Spurs' record is similar to that of the Suns, but Duncan is far behind in terms of statistics. After all, Lu Yu's triple-double per game this season is at a historical level.
Other players cannot compete with them. Either the team's record is bad, their personal data is average, or their attendance rate is not enough.
But even if these are achieved, just like Duncan, it will be very difficult to compete with Lu Yu.
If Lu Yu wins the award, he will become the fourth player in history to win three consecutive regular season MVP awards.
In the NBA, it is very difficult to win the regular season MVP. It is extremely difficult to win the MVP for two consecutive years, and it is even harder to win the MVP for three consecutive years. However, throughout the history, there are still some super giants who have unlocked the three-consecutive MVP award.
Achievements include Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird.
Russell unlocked three consecutive MVP awards from the 1960-61 season to the 1962-63 season. His averages in these three seasons were 16.9 points, 23.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 18.9 points, 23.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 16.8 points, 23.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists respectively.
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The Celtics' regular season records in the past three seasons are 57-22, 60-20 and 58-22.
The team's rebounding and defense basically rely on Russell, and he also won the rebounding title 4 times.
Russell has won the MVP in each of these three seasons, and the team has easily won the championship in these three years.
If there was an FMVP award at that time, it would have been Russell for the past three years.
The Celtics' regular season record ranks first in the league for three consecutive years.
Chamberlain achieved three consecutive MVP awards from the 1965-66 season to the 1967-68 season. His averages in the three seasons were 33.5 points, 24.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists, 24.1 points, 24.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists, and 24.3 points, 23.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists.
The 76ers' regular season records in the past three years are 55 wins and 25 losses, 68 wins and 13 losses, and 62 wins and 20 losses.
The team rankings are also first in the league.
Chamberlain is the second great player in history to win three consecutive MVP awards.
He was at his peak when he debuted and won the MVP in his rookie year.
As a great player who scored 100 points in a single game, he will obviously not be satisfied with just one MVP.
Later, he won the MVP for three consecutive years and also won the rebounding title.
Chamberlain has actually gone downhill in the past three years, but he is still so strong. No wonder he is known as the "Emperor of Basketball."
Finally, there is Bird. He dares to be so pretentious and arrogant. This is his capital.
Bird's career had a strong start. He was selected to the first team in his first year. He took the team from the bottom to the league's first.
Bird has been outstanding in the following seasons, and he firmly occupied the throne of the number one small forward at that time. In the three years from 1984 to 1986, Bird was the MVP, and during this period he was the undisputed number one. It was also because he was old that Jordan became the
Even though Bird is emerging and at his peak, everyone has to step aside!
Bird's game averages in those three seasons were 24.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists, 28.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists, and 25.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists.
The Celtics have also ranked first in the league in the past three years, with 62 wins and 20 losses, 63 wins and 19 losses and 67 wins and 15 losses.
And if Lu Yu wins the regular season MVP again, he will be the only player to win three consecutive MVPs in different teams.
And whether in the Bulls or the Suns, the team's record is first in the league.
It seems that the league's best record is the benchmark for three consecutive MVP awards.
In Lu Yu's previous life, there were 10 superstars who had won two consecutive MVP awards in the regular season MVP award, namely Antetokounmpo, Curry, James, Nash, Duncan, Jordan, Magic, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Yo.
Kitchen, among them James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are two consecutive MVPs, LBJ is from the 08-09 season to the 09-10 season and the 11-12 season to the 12-13 season, and Skyhook is from the 70-71 season to the 71-72 season.
season and the 1975-76 season to the 1976-77 season.
Logically speaking, such a list should include Jordan, after all, he is the first person in history.
You are right to think so, Jordan is fully capable of winning three consecutive MVP awards.
But he was ruthlessly "hacked" by the alliance.
The first time was when he lost to Barkley in 1993. At that time, his record and data were not bad, but he lost to Barkley.
Jordan was also furious, and then defeated Barkley in the Finals, averaging 40 points per game.
Another time was the loss to Malone in 1997. This year was purely due to "aesthetic" fatigue. To be fair, the MVP should also be given to Jordan.
The Suns players returned to Phoenix to rest for a day before playing at home against the Clippers.
Lu Yu will continue his performance in the All-Star Game.
But other players were obviously a little loose after the All-Star Game, such as Nash, Marion and Richardson. The score between the two sides was stalemate until the end. This was the most difficult time for Lu Yu to play against the Clippers. In the past, it was not a hammer.
once.
The Suns lead the Clippers by one point 107 to 106.
After D'Antoni called a timeout, he arranged for Lu Yu to make the final attack. His teammates double-covered to help him catch the ball. Lu Yu accelerated with the ball, and the opponent quickly retreated. Who knew that Lu Yu pulled back from behind and retreated to outside the three-point line.
It's really beyond everyone's expectation.
The Suns lead by one point. As long as they score a two-pointer steadily, the Suns have a chance to ensure that they will not lose. Even if the Clippers make a three-pointer in the last attack, it will be overtime at most.
Who would have thought that Lu Yu would actually want three points.
The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air.
It fell into the basket with a swipe.
111 to 106, directly killing the game.
Lu Yu's style of play made the Clippers lose their temper at all. They just have confidence that I can make this game-killing three-pointer. If I make a three-pointer and leave you no chance at all, what can you do?
There is no other way, just admit defeat.
After the game, a reporter asked Lu Yu why he chose to shoot a three-pointer at the last moment.
Because that's not a good choice.
If you fail to make a shot, your opponent may end the game with a two-pointer.
Lu Yu said with a smile: "I played four quarters of this game. I haven't played such a long game for a long time. If I don't shoot a three-pointer and a Clippers player makes one, then overtime will be needed."
Oh my god, I just received a salary and they asked me to work overtime. This is impossible. I, Lu Yu, have always refused to work overtime."
Lu Yu's style of play is too ahead of its time, because no player has made such a choice yet. Maybe there are, such as Arenas, but Arenas is also imitating Lu Yu.
But I have to say that there is nothing wrong with Lu Yu's choice.
Why should we play overtime to give our opponents a chance?
I can kill the game with three points, why choose two points?
In this game, Lu Yu continued to get a triple-double and also scored 35 points. This season, his average score per game is exactly 35 points.
Brand of the Clippers looked at Lu Yu, the king of the Bulls after he chose to leave the Bulls. Now he is in the Suns and is still the king of the Suns.
If he had not left the Bulls, he might have followed Lu Yu and won the championship.
Perhaps now he has gained honors and become one of the most profitable stars in the league.
There are many unlucky guys like Brand who left the Bulls and the Bulls won the championship within two years.
In Lu Yu's previous life, the luckiest player in the NBA was undoubtedly McCaw. As soon as he entered the league, he won three championship rings with the Warriors and Raptors. It is estimated that seeing McCaw's luck, an NBA star is so angry
He could vomit blood, he is Elgin Baylor.
Baylor can be called the reverse of McCaw. As one of the strongest stars in the NBA that year, Baylor led the Lakers to the Finals eight times, but failed all of them.
As soon as he retired, the Lakers won the championship. In order to commemorate his contribution, the Lakers prepared a championship ring for Baylor, but Baylor rejected it angrily.
If winning a championship is a luxury for NBA players, then playing in the playoffs is not too much! However, there is a player in the NBA who has been in the league for 12 years and has not even made it to the playoffs.
Pass!
He is Tom Van Arsdale. In his peak period, this guy averaged 22.9 points per game, but he was a perfect tool for getting rid of bad guys. He didn’t even make the playoffs once in 12 years of his career, every year.
I have a holiday on time in April.
There is another "champion insulator" and that is Varejao.
In 2015, Varejao, who was playing for the Cavaliers, met the Warriors in the Finals, but was eventually defeated by the opponent and missed the championship. In 2016, Varejao, who broke with the Cavaliers, transferred to the Warriors in the middle of the season, but this time he
Defeated by the Cavaliers in the finals.
In 2017, the Warriors won the championship, but Varejao was waived in February. Although the Warriors still gave him a championship ring, it was definitely not as good as playing all the games with the team and winning the championship.
So cool.
In short, whether this alliance can achieve good results is related to both strength and luck.
