Chapter 391 Otherwise, other people will not have a sense of participation
In the final game, the Suns got off to a good start in the playoffs with a score of 131-108.
After the game, the two teams were interviewed by the media. Mavericks head coach Johnson commented on the game, praising his players' performance and also praising Lu Yu.
"Marbury performed very well, and his desire to attack is very strong. We lost only because Lu Yu is the best player in the league. He made the team rise by one or two levels on the court. Not only can he score, but he can also
Help teammates become better. I think players who can play next to Lu Yu are lucky. With Lu Yu's help, both the team's performance and the player's level can be improved. He is an MVP-level star.
Very selfless."
The reporter asked: "Do you think the team lost because the Mavericks did not have a player like Lu Yu?"
Johnson shook his head: "No, maybe Lu Yu didn't play well in the Mavericks. It's just that this Suns team is more suitable for Lu Yu."
This problem is a trap. Everyone knows that in the summer, Cuban refused to trade Nowitzki for Lu Yu in order to keep him. If it were other players, Cuban's decision must be correct, because Nowitzki is indeed
Has the ability to lead the Mavericks to a championship.
This cannot be said to be a mistake in Cuban's choice, because he doesn't know if Lu Yu can change the team, and for Lu Yu, not only Nowitzki but also other players have to be given away, which is equivalent to spending half of his money.
Mavericks, didn’t you see that the Suns were almost completely wiped out?
He couldn't guarantee that Lu Yu could beat a team by himself.
And it doesn't look like Nowitzki is much different.
It's a pity that we are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but we are afraid of comparing goods. After meeting in the playoffs, people clearly felt that Lu Yu was a level better than Nowitzki.
When D'Antoni was interviewed, he said modestly: "This is just the first game, the first game of the series. The entire series is very long, and things can change at any time. We must stay prepared and not take any chances. We have the home court advantage.
Winning the game at home is what we should do. The most difficult thing for us is to win the game in Dallas. You know, yes, we have to think about the future, not what has happened. That's it.
"
However, when Lu Yu was interviewed, he directly said that the Suns would eliminate the Mavericks, unlike D'Antoni who was as low-key.
"Eliminating the Mavericks is a must. We will advance to the Western Conference Finals. I have confidence in myself and my teammates. The Western Conference Finals is our battlefield. If we win the Western Conference Finals, we can look forward to the O'Brien Cup."
Lu Yu's confidence was also given by Johnson. After only one game, Lu Yu knew that Johnson's level was average and that all his techniques and tactics were copied from those of Old Nelson. Old Nelson had no way to deal with Lu Yu at the beginning, and even more so
Not to mention the plagiarized version of Johnson.
Nelson's tactics are to attack, attack, and attack again, but in this league now, it seems that there is no team that can compete with the Suns on offense.
The Suns' offense is the best in the league, especially the Suns' fast break. Many fans say that the Suns' tactics take less than 7 seconds to complete a round, which is like a hurricane.
Therefore, this style of play is called hurricane tactics.
In this life, the name of the run-and-gun was changed. The run-and-gun was too vulgar, and the hurricane was more handsome.
Johnson imitated Nelson's offensive tactics and was destined to lose to the Suns, which had a stronger offense and defense.
The second game seemed to confirm this view. The Mavericks' offense could not beat the Suns, and the Suns were their nemesis.
The Suns defeated the Mavericks 127-106 at home, and the total score came to 2-0
The Mavericks played well in this game. They launched several counterattacks and almost overtook the score twice. Nowitzki felt hot and scored a team-high 36 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. He only needed to find his touch and use his shooting skills.
It’s really difficult for Haslem to solve the problem in this way.
Haslem can prevent him from moving and confronting him, but when it comes to shooting, once the touch comes, if you ride on his head, he can make the shot, and there is nothing you can do about it.
Lu Yu scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. With such data, it can be said that Lu Yu performed abnormally, but it is not surprising.
In addition, every one of his teammates performed well, especially Marion, who beat Finley many times and his skills became more and more mature.
Five members of the Suns team scored in double figures, especially Nash, who performed well and got 22 assists in this game, setting a career record for assists in a regular season game.
Nash hasn't fully exploded yet.
Lu Yu remembered that in his previous life, it was in this series that Nash's successive outbursts directly broke the Mavericks' dream of the Western Conference Finals.
In the fourth game of the second round of the Western Conference playoffs in the previous life, the Suns challenged the Mavericks away from home.
Facing his old club, Nash showed a strong desire to attack. He used difficult pull-up fadeaway jumpers to chase points for the Suns.
Although the Suns lost the game 109-119 in the end, Nash scored 48 points with a terrifying shooting rate of 20-for-28 from the field, which was the highest score in a single game of Nash's career in the playoffs.
Steve Nash scored a huge triple-double of 34 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in Game 5 of the Battle of Tianwangshan, giving the Suns a match point. In Game 6 of the series on May 20, Nash went to Dallas where he was very
A familiar away game.
With 10 seconds left in the game and the Suns trailing by 3 points, Nash dribbled the ball from the backcourt and faced Terry with a lateral pull-up three-pointer and made a solid hit.
In overtime, Nash faced Nowitzki and hit another emergency three-pointer. Then he broke into the penalty area and hit a fadeaway jumper to establish the victory for the Suns. Nash played 50 minutes in the game, scoring 39 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Suns.
Eliminated the Mavericks 4-2.
This is Nash. He may not be very good against other teams, but he is particularly good against the Mavericks.
Lu Yu's data dropped because he saw Nash playing well and wanted Nash to organize the team more. Although it seemed a bit dangerous and was overtaken by the Mavericks several times, the Suns still had the last laugh.
Only by giving teammates the confidence to perform can the team play better and better.
Lu Yu didn't want to be known as a useless teammate.
On the contrary, countless coaches in the league believe that Lu Yu can help his teammates improve their statistics. Some of the players who were teammates with Lu Yu did not have All-Star ability, but later became All-Stars.
For example, Artest and Miller who were in the Bulls before.
In this regard, Lu Yu is quite satisfied with his performance, at least a little better than classmate Xiao Zhan.
Many fans accuse James of "wasting" his teammates. For example, before teaming up with James, Wade was a regular season MVP candidate and Bosh was an All-Star insider in 2010. However, they both bid farewell to their star careers four years later.
Another example is Love and Davis, who both had gorgeous statistics before joining James and were considered top-notch insiders in the league. However, two years after joining the Cavaliers and Lakers, their statistics shrank significantly and their skill packages were largely lost.
A single-purpose exterior anti-aircraft gun.
In fact, James is not really to blame for this, it can only be blamed on James' technical characteristics...well, it's still James' fault.
When James holds the ball and initiates a breakthrough, basically all teams' defenses will shrink to varying degrees, so that there will be open shooting opportunities on the outside. James can quickly and accurately pass the ball to these open spaces, and his teammates can
Has a large attacking space.
This tactic seems very efficient, but there is a premise, that is, James' team's inside line must leave enough space for him to break through.
Before Bosh, Love, and Davis partnered with James, they were all fourth positions with low-post singles capabilities, and their passing and support abilities were one of their technical highlights.
But around James, the inside space must be opened up, so the skills of low-post singles are basically invisible.
James needs a lot of ball-holding organization at the top of the arc, and there is no way to use the high-position support tactics inside. Therefore, these insiders have all become outside turrets, and their playing styles have changed from rich to simple.
On the other hand, James is easily flanked, so he needs his teammates to be able to attack tough situations.
So that he can take the blame...ah, when he passed the ball, he scored the ball.
Therefore, in order to pass the Pacers' level, Wade needs to play in a closed position while his knees are waterlogged.
Irving always faced the defender, twisted his body and rushed in to score.
During the Lakers' championship season, Davis made a large number of pull-up jumpers and scored a huge proportion of points.
This kind of attack is the most physically demanding, while fast break scoring and card dealing at the top of the arc are relatively easy. Therefore, many people comment that James keeps the easy things to himself and tries to give the difficult ones to others.
Lu Yu is just the opposite. He will do the most tiring work in the team and try to make it easier for his teammates.
As Lu Yu's teammate, it's not all about the turret. Of course, the one-star-all-out-shooting tactic is unavoidable, but there are still interspersed running, air-cutting and back-hitting, and Haslem is the beneficiary.
After Nash made adjustments, he gradually found his own way of playing.
After the game, the Suns led the Mavericks 2-0.
After the game, the Suns were still the focus of the most attention in the league because some regular season awards were announced one after another.
Haslem won the title of Rookie of the Year, averaging 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game. He was the Suns' fourth scoring point.
However, Haslem was an undrafted player in the 2003 class. He played in the NBA for the first time this year and won the Rookie of the Year, which caused quite a bit of controversy.
According to the rules, he should be considered a rookie.
Just like Lu Yu in his previous life, Simmons won the Rookie of the Year in 2018. In fact, strictly speaking, Simmons is no longer a rookie. He was the No. 1 pick in 2016, but missed the entire 2016-17 season due to injury, so in the 2017-2018 season
Consider it his debut.
Haslem was not the No. 1 pick, but he was the best performer among last year's rookies.
The best sixth man is Ben Gordon. This player was originally supposed to be selected by the Bulls. However, because he led the Bulls to play too well, he was not selected by the Bulls and was selected by the Hawks.
Unfortunately, the gears of fate did not change. In a trade, Ben Gordon was traded to the Bulls and served as Hamilton's substitute.
And still won the title of Best Sixth Man. Gordon, who was only 21 years old, was successfully elected as the Best Sixth Man. He set a record for the youngest person in history and was the only one to win the Best Sixth Man in his rookie season.
player of.
The Most Improved Player award is Arenas of the Warriors.
Arenas' performance this season is so explosive, averaging 30 points per game. There are only three players in the league who average more than 30 points per game, one is Lu Yu, one is Iverson, and the other is Arenas.
Moreover, although the Warriors he led were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs this year, their regular season record was good.
The combination of Arenas and Yao Ming also gives Warriors fans hope for the team's revival.
D'Antoni won the title of best coach and led the Suns to the league's first record. Last season, the Suns were still a weak team in the league, but many people said that it was because of Lu Yu that the Suns played so well, and Lu Yu
When he was with the Bulls, Cartwright also won the best head coach. To put it bluntly, Lu Yu was the certification mark of the best head coach.
Lu Yu just felt helpless when he thought about it.
You know, in the past life, the winner of this year's best coach was really D'Antoni, which shows that D'Antoni's success as the best coach has nothing to do with him.
His run-and-gun tactics can indeed produce such a record. Even without him and with the players from his previous life, this year when other teams don't know much about the Suns, the Suns can still be so sharp in the regular season.
The Defensive Player of the Year went to Tim Duncan, which is a big sign.
The main contenders for the regular season MVP this season are three players, Lu Yu, O'Neal and Duncan. Now Duncan has won the best defensive player, which means that his probability of winning the regular season MVP is much smaller. The league has given him the best defensive player.
, mainly because the Spurs have a good record, which is equivalent to a consolation prize.
What Lu Yu didn't know was why the consolation prize was given to Duncan instead of O'Neal?
Isn’t the regular season MVP his own?
Then you don’t have any honors this season?
The Alliance wouldn't do such a thing.
Immediately after the league announced the list of the first and second teams of the best team, Lu Yu's name appeared in the first team, while O'Neal was only in the second team, which made Lu Yu feel slightly relieved.
It would be a bit funny if the regular season MVP wasn't even one first. As soon as the list came out, Lu Yu probably knew that the regular season MVP was almost gone.
As for why O'Neal didn't even get a consolation prize.
Lu Yu didn't know the reason, because the Heat's record was actually very good, ranked first in the Eastern Conference, so it would be okay to give O'Neal the best defensive player.
It wasn't until O'Neal faced the media that he kept complaining that he had worked hard for a season and got no bullshit honors, then Lu Yu realized whether the league disliked O'Neal for talking too much bullshit.
You know, before the playoffs even started, O'Neal and Kobe were fighting together.
The Alliance has probably had enough.
Lu Yu once again won the regular season MVP. He has no feelings for this award now. He plans to tell the league next season.
From now on, don’t give this award to yourself, let others win it twice.
Otherwise, others will have no sense of participation. This chapter has been completed!
