The first round of the series is over, and the ownership of the regular season MVP has become clear.
There is no doubt that this season's MVP is Curry!
Last year Curry won the MVP as a rookie!
This year Curry was able to win the MVP trophy again, mainly due to the team's incredible record!
Only Rose can compete with Curry for MVP this season.
The Bulls ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference last season and will make the playoffs.
This season, under the leadership of Rose, the Bulls have soared and ranked first in the Eastern Conference, beating the Miami Heat, which has the Big Three, and the Boston Celtics, who have won the championship.
You must know that at the beginning of the season, the hottest team in the Eastern Conference and even the most promising team in the entire league is the Miami Heat!
Even the defending champion Warriors are not as popular as the Heat!
No one expected that the Bulls could stabilize the Heat!
Even if you look at the entire league, only the Warriors have a better record than the Bulls.
In addition to his record, Rose's personal data is also very impressive and has improved significantly.
Last season Rose averaged 20.8 points, 6 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game.
This season, Rose's scoring average has increased to 25 points, 7.7 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game.
The team's record is outstanding and his personal statistics are outstanding, so Rose is qualified to compete for the MVP trophy.
The fact is that the MVP of this season in history is also Rose.
Some people say that the MVP of this season should be given to James because James has better statistics.
James averaged 26.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7 assists per game this season. His statistics are better than Rose.
However, the Heat's record ranks second in the Eastern Conference, with 58 wins and 24 losses, while the Bulls led by Rose have 62 wins and 20 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.
James' data is better than Rose's, but Rose has the advantage in terms of team record.
More importantly, James achieved this record with the help of two All-Stars, Wade and Bosh, while Rose did not have such strong helpers around him.
The fact is that in the history of this season's MVP voting, Rose's vote rate was 37.57%, ranking first, and the second place was not James, but Howard!
Howard ranked second with 20.44% of the vote.
The third place is James, whose vote rate is only 16.59%.
Rose's vote rate is twice that of James, and the difference between the two is not even a little bit, so historically Rose deserves to be elected MVP.
There are always some idiots who say James should have won more than a dozen MVPs!
These people don't even open their eyes to see how James can get so many MVPs?!
Is it just because he is good at holding groups?
Is it just because he can hug his thigh and throw the blame away?
ridiculous!
In short, when selecting MVP, data is important, and the team's record is even more important!
If the data difference is not too big, then the performance must be ranked as a priority.
If there is a big difference between the two, the performance factor should still be given priority.
Personal data will only be considered when the difference in performance is not significant.
It is precisely for this reason that there is no objection to Curry beating Rose to win the MVP.
Curry is averaging 21 points, 4.3 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game this season. Except for steals, Curry has no advantage in any data.
But Curry only averages 23 minutes per game, while Rose averages 37.4 minutes per game, which is 14 minutes more than Curry!
If Curry also has Rose's playing time, I believe Curry's data will be better than Rose's!
In terms of record, the Bulls are 2nd in the league with 62 wins and 20 losses, while the Warriors are 73 wins and 9 losses. The difference between the two is 11 games!
James, who has historically had superior statistics, lost to Rose by 4 games in terms of team record. Now the Bulls led by Rose have lost by 11 games, so Rose has no chance!
More importantly, the Warriors also broke the NBA record that had been dusted for many years!
This has a huge impact on people!
There are averages of more than 20 points per game every year, and there is never a shortage of first-place records in the league, but breaking the NBA's historical win record is extremely difficult!
If the Bulls' record remains unchanged, if Rose wants to defeat Curry and win the MVP, it is estimated that his average data will have to be at least 40 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds per game to have any hope...
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For Curry, it is happy to receive the MVP trophy, but winning the championship is more important!
How cool to be double MVP!
Therefore, Curry did not celebrate too much after winning the MVP trophy. He only thanked Deng Fang and his teammates at the press conference and immediately returned to training.
Because Deng Fang said that the next round of the series will be the most difficult for the Warriors this year!
No matter what, we must kill the Mavericks!
The series ended early, and Deng Fang and the coaching staff made a lot of preparations.
The most important thing is to watch videos, analyze the Mavericks' tactics, and study countermeasures.
If it were any other team, the Warriors wouldn't need to be so careful.
Why?
Because the Mavericks' defensive strategy is different from other teams!
The defensive strategy used by most teams in the NBA is man-to-man, but the Mavericks use zone defense this season!
Yes, it is zone defense!
Man-to-man defense is very simple. It means that a defender faces an offensive player, and once a screen occurs, he switches to defense or double attack.
The advantage of this defensive method is that it is clear and less prone to mistakes.
However, this method also has a disadvantage, that is, it places higher demands on defenders.
Since it is a one-on-one defense, everyone is defending people, not the ball, so everyone needs to have relatively good defensive abilities and no weaknesses.
Once there is a position where the defense is unfavorable, your opponent will start from here and teach you hard!
Zone defense is different from man-to-man coverage. Zone defense is not about defending people, but the zone and the ball.
According to the positioning pattern of the defensive players, regional zone defense is often divided into "2-1-2" zone defense, "2-3" zone defense, "3-2" zone defense, "1-3-1" zone defense, 1-2-
2 zone defense and counter zone defense etc.
Among them, "2-1-2" zone defense is the most basic zone defense.
Each zone defense method has its advantages, but also has its defensive blind spots.
If in order to consolidate rebounds and launch long passes, a 2-1-2 zone defense is generally adopted, but the bottom corners on both sides and the top three points of the arc are its defensive blind spots.
The 1-3-1 zone defense can limit the breakthrough of the ball holder at the top of the arc, and can also prevent three-pointers on both sides, but the protection of the corner three-pointers and rebounds, and the penalty area is very limited.
The 2-3 zone defense can solve the problem of rebounds and corner three-pointers, but the 45-degree three-pointers on both sides and the area below the free throw line and above the small penalty area are its blind spots.
The 3-2 zone defense is generally used to deal with the opponent's outside shooting group, because it can provide strong pressure on the top of the arc and the 45-degree three-pointers on the left and right, and its expanded defense can quickly launch steals and passes.
Attacking is also very beneficial.
However, the 3-2 zone defense is difficult to defend the three-pointers from the baseline and the area below the free throw line and above the small penalty area.
The 1-2-2 zone defense is a deformation of the most basic 2-1-2 zone defense. It has similar advantages to the 2-1-2. It aims to consolidate rebounds and protect the basket, and also strengthens the prevention of the opponent's baseline slip.
, the outside blind area is similar to 2-1-2, the three-pointers from the bottom corners on both sides and the three-pointers from the top of the arc are its blind areas.
In short, no matter which zone defense is used, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious. The advantage is that it can hide the physical disadvantages of individual players and limit the opponent's breakthrough.
The disadvantage is that the defense of outside three-pointers is not good, and three-pointers will always be missed.
Most teams in the NBA use man-to-man defense. This is because the NBA has three seconds of defense and defensive players cannot stand in the penalty area for a long time.
At the same time, the NBA three-point line is much longer than that of FIBA, and the space on the offensive end is very wide, so it is difficult to take into account every position on the court when using zone defense, and there are huge loopholes.
Also, most NBA players have excellent physical fitness, are fast, and have good jumping skills. Once a zone defense is used, it will be very troublesome to miss someone.
In the international basketball arena, since there is no three-second defense limit, the three-point line is much shorter, and the court space is relatively narrow, so the use of zone defense is very effective.
One of the more unusual things about the Mavericks is that on the defensive end they have used zone defense more this season.
In fact, the Mavericks were forced to use zone defense.
The Mavericks are a team with mostly veterans. Team leader Nowitzki is 33 years old this year, Haywood is 32 years old, Caron Butler is 30 years old, Jason Terry is 34 years old, Marion is 33 years old, and Peja Stoja is 33 years old.
Kovic is 34 years old, and Kidd is 38 years old!
Among the main players, only Chandler, DeShawn Stevenson and Barea are under 30 years old.
As people age, their legs age first. The biggest problem for veterans is their slow movement speed. If they defend one on one, it is very easy for their opponents to break through.
In order to make up for the players' physical deficiencies and to defend breakthroughs, the Mavericks have used zone defense most of the time this season.
Historically, the Mavericks relied on zone defense to win the championship this season.
The Mavericks players are older and slower in movement, but they do not lack defensive experience.
Chandler is the league's top interior defensive player, Marion is a strong forward defender, and Kidd's outside defensive ability has always been top-notch.
Slow and experienced, it can be said that the zone defense is tailor-made for the Mavericks.
The two strongest opponents the Mavericks team, which has won the championship in history, encountered during the playoffs were the Thunder and the Heat. The common features of these two teams are that their core players are young and have strong breakthrough ability, but their three-pointers are average.
This season, the Heat and Thunder have obvious offensive deficiencies inside, and their outside shooting is also unstable. Such opponents play into the Mavericks' hands.
Zone defense is basically about letting shots go but not breaking out. Once the opponent catches up with the opponent and can't break through and can't make a shot, it will be easy.
The Mavericks relied on their excellent zone defense to effectively protect the three-second zone, prevent the two teams from breaking through, and finally win the championship.
In fact, as mentioned before, no matter what kind of zone defense there is, there are weaknesses, such as the two wings in "2-3", the bottom line in "3-2", and the bottom line and both wings in "1-3-1".
As long as his teammates on the offensive end dare to run and run more, the ball holder will pass the ball early and fast, and it will not be difficult to break the zone defense.
But this requires the ball handler to be experienced, have a certain three-point ability, and not be too independent.
Westbrook doesn't have three-pointers and is easily beaten. Durant's passing ability has always been average. The Thunder's outside players are also unreliable in three-pointers. Therefore, the Thunder and the Mavericks fought for 5 games, and were eventually defeated by the Mavericks 4:1.
Eliminated.
The Heat's problem is that neither Wade nor James has reliable three-pointers, and they have a battle for the ball, especially James.
James' assist ability has always been great, but he had a "bad habit" in the early days, that is, James liked to "think" after getting the ball in the middle line, always wanting to tear through the opponent's defense with a pass.
But as soon as James stopped the ball, the Mavericks closed the loophole!
There's no way, the number one player in the league won't be able to get assists if he doesn't do this!
No data, or death!
For James, the only way is to practice three-pointers!
However, three-pointers cannot be practiced in a short time. At least this season, you don’t have to think about it.
Some teams have used zone defense before, but due to the existence of three seconds of defense, the distance of the three-point line, and the wide open court, the effect was not very good.
The Mavericks' courage to use zone defense is also based on their own considerations.
The first reason is as mentioned earlier. Most of the Mavericks' main players are veterans, who move slowly but have rich experience. They can only use zone defense, and they are very suitable for it.
Another reason is that the Mavericks are very good at three-point shooting.
The main function of zone defense is to prevent breakthroughs. The biggest problem is that it cannot prevent three-pointers.
In other words, as long as you use zone defense, your opponent will have a chance to shoot a three-pointer!
But the Mavericks are not afraid because their three-point shooting is very good.
The Mavericks are shooting quite well from three-point range this season. Core Nowitzki's three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs is as high as 46%, Terry's three-point shooting percentage is 44.2%, Kidd's three-point shooting percentage is also 37.4%, and Peja Stojakovic's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 46%.
It’s 37.7%, DeShawn Stevenson 39.7%!
Even Caron Butler, who was injured for the season, shot 43% from three-point range!
This kind of three-point shooting rate is very high in the league.
There is only one player who can shoot three-pointers better than the Mavericks, and that's the Warriors!
My three-point shot is accurate, but your three-point shot is inaccurate. We are veterans, we are slow and it is difficult to prevent breakthroughs, so we are better than the three-pointer!
It can be seen that using zone defense is the Mavericks' proactive choice, but it is also a helpless choice.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 4:1 through excellent zone defense.
You must know that at the beginning of the season, the Thunder were also one of the favorites to win the championship this season!
The showdown between the Thunder and the Lakers in the playoffs last season made many people's eyes brighten, and they began to have greater expectations for the Thunder.
You know, the Lakers were the defending champions last season!
Being able to compete with the defending champion in 6 games, the young Thunder's future is unlimited!
Before the first round showdown, many people were very optimistic about the Thunder and felt that the aging Mavericks could not withstand the Thunder's impact.
Who would have thought that the Thunder would only win one game against the Mavericks' zone defense!
It shows how good the Mavericks' zone defense is!
Now that the Mavericks are facing the Warriors, who are number one in the league, do they still dare to use zone defense?
You must know that the Warriors' three-point shooting percentage ranks first in the league!
More accurate than a calf!
The most important thing is that the Warriors have Curry!
Kuritian!
The first three-pointer in NBA history!
In front of Curry, can their zone defense still be effective?
Can Curry's three-pointer penetrate the Mavericks' zone defense?
Is Nowitzki's firepower more intense, or is Curry's scoring explosiveness more powerful?
The showdown between the Warriors and the Mavericks is the biggest highlight in the semifinals!