Chapter 403: What face do you have to meet Jiang Dong’s elders?
Brown is a coach who is good at setting up a defensive system. The players rotate defensively very quickly. Lu Yu cannot pass the ball and directly provide assists every time. Fortunately, Marion and Nash moved the ball very quickly, moving from the right side to the left corner several times.
Richardson's jumper missed.
Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound and passed it to Billups. Prince and Hughes quickly came down to launch a counterattack.
As a result, Billups was forced into the backcourt by Lu Yu as soon as he took a dribble and did not leave the three-point line. He was unable to advance quickly with the ball, nor was he able to quickly pass the ball to his teammates in the right position, which delayed his opportunity.
Billups is a player with a big heart.
In Lu Yu's previous life, there was a simple king and a low-key star in the NBA. He was not as versatile as Kidd, nor did he have the fancy passing skills back then, but he could always hold on at critical moments.
game, and ended the game with the basketball in his hand. He is Chauncey Billups, who fans call a big heart.
In 1997, Billups participated in the NBA draft and was selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick in the first round.
As a No. 3 draft pick, Billups was supposed to be the protagonist on the basketball court, but in the first six seasons of his career, he became a homeless man, living a homeless life.
As a point guard, although Billups averaged 11.1 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a rookie, he was ruthlessly traded to Toronto before he even finished his rookie season in Boston.
The reason is simple. At this time, the Celtics need an experienced point guard, but Billups is a rookie.
For Billups, this trade was just the beginning of a nightmare.
After a difficult rookie season in Toronto, he was packaged and sent to Denver as a bargaining chip.
I thought he would get more support when he returned to his hometown team to play, but Billups, who averaged 13.9 points, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game with the Nuggets, could not save this mired team.
team, and he has also become the target of criticism from some fans.
In Denver, Billups received far more criticism than encouragement. Many people said that he was not a good defender. Due to a shoulder injury in 2000, Billups was once again used as a bargaining chip shortly after the surgery.
He was packaged and sent to the Magic, but here, he didn't even play a game and was kicked to Minnesota as a ball.
In his first season with the Timberwolves, Billups ushered in the winter of his career, averaging only 9.3 points per game. He was repeatedly touted by the team and was labeled as a parallel importer.
In 2002, Billups joined the Detroit Pistons for 35 million in six years. In the past six seasons, he was forced to change a total of six teams. After experiencing an extremely rough wandering life, he finally found
A home of your own.
During his time with the Pistons, Billups not only fulfilled his talent and took off the hat of being a parallel importer, but also led a grassroots team to defeat the then-rising Suns 4:1 in 2004, and won the FMVP.
He wandered around, suffered a lot of abuse, and finally won the O'Brien championship trophy.
At this time, Billups had also taken off his hat of being a parallel importer, but because of Lu Yu's existence, he had not been able to prove himself in the finals.
Lu Yu got close to him, allowing Billups to dribble the ball back and then move laterally. After being blocked for two seconds, the chance to counterattack was gone.
Billups relied on the width of the court to dribble the ball across half court. He felt that it was a success because the ball was not broken. Little did he know that coach Brown had already greeted his mother in his heart.
Hughes was cursing even more, feeling that the energy he had just run was wasted.
It is not that easy for Hughes to get a one-on-one opportunity in a positional battle. He can do it from the outside, but he will definitely be double-teamed near the penalty area. Haslem became the main defensive force today. He has nothing to do near the penalty area and has made many attempts to open up his defense.
Ben doesn't pose much of a threat with the ball. As long as Lu Yu and Haslem turn around quickly enough, they can foul him and send him free throws.
In the first quarter, the Suns only used this defensive method. Except for Hughes and Rasheed, the other Pistons players did not perform well. Hughes scored 7 points in a single quarter and made 2 three-pointers while being double-teamed.
1. Ben scored 6 points and made 2 of 6 free throws.
Ben's performance at the free throw line in this year's playoffs was terrible, averaging 2.8 free throws in 7.6 attempts per game, with a shooting percentage of 36.8%. In the regular season, his free throw shooting percentage of 48.9% was a personal record low, and no one knew about him.
What happened to me? Suddenly I couldn't shoot at all.
Oh, I made the mistake of blaming him. He didn’t know how to do it in the first place.
The Heat and Pistons used shark-cutting tactics against each other, but the Pistons cut off the real Shark O'Neal, and the Heat cut off Big Ben. The scores of the two games won by the Pistons were very close, and the winner was not decided until the last minute.
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All signs indicate that the Pistons' ability to advance to the Finals depends on weak competition in the Eastern Conference.
Lu Yu scored 19 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, leading the Suns team to make more achievements, leading 38 to 22.
In the second quarter, Lu Yu did not rest and brought substitutes. He brought Battier, Richardson and two substitutes to form a dead five-small lineup.
Without Lu Yu, the strength of the other Pistons players, on paper, is not weaker than that of the Suns. But with Lu Yu in the Suns, the Pistons' lineup cannot beat them. The tactics are very simple. Three people spread out, Lu Yu
Playing a pick-and-roll with Richardson, he breaks through with the ball, and Richardson shoots a three-pointer or makes a cut.
It is also rare to see a guard setting up a screen for a center.
Lu Yu attracts a double team to pass the ball, and his teammates have the opportunity to take a direct shot. If there is no chance to take a direct shot, protect the ball and wait for the running Lu Yu to pass the ball to create a singles opportunity for him.
Richardson is good at playing pick-and-rolls. He has played with Lu Yu for several years and has rich experience in the finals. In key games, D'Antoni would rather let others sit on the bench, giving Richardson a chance to perform.
Richardson also performed well on the defensive end. The Pistons' top scorer, Larry Hughes, was very uncomfortable with him. He couldn't break through, and his body was not as strong as Richardson.
Richardson played a very important role. He scored on a catch-and-shoot shot, made a cut and made two free throws with a feint on his feet. He provided support to Lu Yu on the offensive end.
Lu Yu can always attract double teams. He breaks through Ben Wallace just for fun. When he counterattacks, he catches the ball quickly and Billups can't catch up.
There's no point in trying to catch up.
Billups is 191cm tall, which is so different from Lu Yu that even if he catches up, he won't be able to defend him.
Not to mention that he weighs only 91kg, which is quite strong for a defender, but he is not good enough in front of Lu Yu. Furthermore, he has never been a defender who relies on speed. He is the kind of player who relies on rhythm to play, but once
He is not in rhythm, whether it is defense or offense, it is a problem.
Lu Yu played the entire first half and scored a near-double-double with 36 points and 9 assists. Other star guards may not have such performances throughout the game.
The Pistons tried every means to double-team Lu Yu in the second half, but they couldn't stop it, because the Suns mainly focus on running and gunning. They grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack. The Pistons couldn't stop Lu Yu from advancing quickly.
Ben Wallace had two fouls in the first quarter and two more fouls in the second quarter, falling into foul trouble.
He was so abused that he could only cheer himself up by grinning and yelling, but nothing happened. He was either passed by Lu Yu, or was fouled, and was defended so that he could not score a single point in the second quarter.
After meeting Lu Yu, the defense that Ben liked was no longer effective, and the defensive skills he was good at could not be used.
Wallace's hallmarks are his rebounding, shot-blocking and defense, for which he has won many awards.
When talking about the best draft class in history, the 1984 generation of Michael Jordan and the 2003 generation of LeBron James will be mentioned. However, a documentary about Ben Wallace released by Lu Yu on NBA TV in his previous life made
Lu Yu once truly felt how many talents gathered together and poured into the league on June 26, 1996.
Allen Iverson, Marcus Camby, Sharif Abdur-Rahim, Stephon Marbury, and Ray Allen were the top six picks in that year's draft.
After that, there are the high school player Kobe Bryant with the 13th pick, and the Canadian boy Steve Nash with the 15th pick.
"In that year, the culture of the league changed significantly, basketball changed, and the history of the NBA changed," Hall of Fame point guard Isaiah Thomas said of the 1996 generation.
In Lu Yu's previous life, in that draft class, four of them, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant, and Nash, were already inducted into the Hall of Fame. Other All-Stars or former championship members, Jermaine O'Neal, Peja...
Stojakovic, Derek Fisher, Malik Rose, etc. were all mentioned in that draft.
Ben Wallace, sitting in front of the TV at home, turned off the live broadcast after the draft, then walked out of the house and continued training.
Ben Wallace recalled: "When you get over the shock of knowing the result, when you decide to pay the price for everyone who didn't choose you, you will choose to continue training. So I continued training that night."
"I need to let everyone know that I'm a player you're missing out on. I look back at the draft results and I want to remember everyone whose name was read, Iverson, Marbury, Raheem,
O'Neal, Ray Allen, Kobe, they are my motivation. Now I have to fight against the world."
The 29 teams that missed him at the time were missing not just a starter or an All-Star, but a future Hall of Fame center.
Wallace is only 2.03 meters tall, but he is the first player since Olajuwon to win both the rebounding and shot-blocking titles in the same season. Like Mutombo, he has won the 4th Defensive Player of the Year award.
He is also a 4-time All-Star and the only undrafted player to start in the All-Star Game. He is also the only undrafted player to be selected to the All-NBA Team 5 times and the Defensive Team 6 times.
Throughout his career, Hualais averaged only 5 shots per game, scoring 5.7 points, and his free throw percentage was only 41.4%.
With the Pistons, Wallace replaced Hill's offense with his defense. There was no city more suited to Wallace's style of play than Detroit.
Wallace is the backbone of this defensive team. T-shirts with the letter r printed on them will be distributed at home, which represents Wallace's rebound.
Every time Wallace blocks a shot, the home court will be accompanied by huge sound effects, accompanied by roars of roars from the home fans. Wallace's quick movement, delays, and ability to switch defenses destroy the opponent's pick-and-roll offense time and time again.
Wallace said: "We just have a physical style, go out and do what we have to do. But I started to hear other teams in the league saying they were looking for players like Wallace, and that made me very satisfied."
Unfortunately, Lu Yu did not choose to fight with him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Ben Wallace also suspected that Lu Yu had the ability to read minds. As soon as he jumped up to block a shot, Lu Yu would feint, either passing him or drawing a foul. When he didn't jump, Lu Yu would often
I voted myself.
Of course, Lu Yu's ability is not mind reading, but his rich experience and super reaction speed. He glances at the distance of his opponent and knows what choice to make, predicts the opponent's next move, and develops good habits.
With Ben resting, the Pistons couldn't guard Lu Yu. Hughes came back and tried to catch Battier's weakness, but he couldn't, and Marion came back soon.
The Suns led the Pistons by 30 points at halftime, and it could be said that the outcome was decided.
Before the game, Pistons fans posted on the Internet that Ben Wallace would definitely be able to guard Lu Yu, but now their faces are about to be smashed. The two of them are not comparing the results of this game, but even comparing the data, he can't compare to Lu Yu.
In the second half, Lu Yu continued to play. Anyway, he was leading a lot and there was no pressure. He began to try to hit three-pointers in the midfield during the counterattack.
He made more than one long-range three-point shot, and no one in front of him threw it after halftime. He made 3 of 6 long-range three-pointers in this quarter, and his shooting percentage was half. The Suns' inside players provided Lu Yu with a cover in the midfield, and the Pistons
It won't work if I don't switch my defense.
The audience was shocked, they didn't expect that the game could be played like this.
Zhang Weiping commented: "I think people usually don't dare to play like this in NBA games, and Lu Yu in the game is not so accurate. His strength is completely beyond the upper limit of the game."
Sun Yiping smiled and said: "Looking at the first game, I knew that the Pistons might be swept. The gap is too big and there is no resistance."
The Suns led by 35 points entering the final quarter. Both teams replaced all their main players. The Pistons players no longer considered chasing points. Even if the starting lineup came on to catch up with the score, it would only make Lu Yu's data better.
If Lu Yu had played more, his scoring record would have been broken. He lost again in garbage time. He played 36 minutes in three quarters and scored 51 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals.
In the end, the Suns beat the Pistons 128-95 by 33 points, getting off to a good start in the finals.
After the game, no one on the Pistons knew what to say at the press conference, and everyone was silent.
You said you will work hard to win next time? You can’t win at first glance.
It's not appropriate to praise Lu Yu. If they were defeated in one game in the finals, how could they have the face to meet Jiangdong's elders?
At the Suns press conference, everyone was praising Lu Yu. D'Antoni said: "He alone can win the finals. We are all responsible for shouting 666 from the sidelines."
The English is profound and profound. This is not D'Antoni's original words, but the translation is almost the same.
