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Chapter 242 Strategic Emphasis

The Mavericks advanced, and the Western Conference finals schedule was announced. The first game will be held on May 23 at the YouTube Center in Los Angeles.

Early the next morning, the Clippers team resumed joint practice, planning to take advantage of the two days to seriously study the Mavericks.Su Yang told his teammates: "We must despise the Mavericks strategically, pay attention to the Mavericks tactically, and strive to win four consecutive games!"

"YE!" Varejao and others echoed in unison.

The video analysis and scouting report meeting followed closely. The data showed that the Mavericks were able to reach the Western Conference Finals by accident, mainly relying on their super high offensive efficiency. They averaged only 99.1 points per game, ranking only eighth in the league, but They have many heads-ups, slow rhythm, and few rounds. If calculated according to every 100 rounds, the scoring efficiency is only behind the Clippers, as high as 111.8 points.

In addition to a very strong offense, the Mavericks have an average of 93.1 per game, ranking sixth in the league in defense, which is beyond the reach of ordinary teams.

"This is the reason why we lost to them three times this season," head coach Spoelstra pointed to the screen to explain, "But you can also feel that the Mavericks are more competitive than many teams in the regular season because of their team style. ,so…"

Su Yang nodded in agreement. In fact, Avery Johnson temporarily coached the Mavericks for 18 games last season. The Mavericks, who have an average defensive resource allocation, can play the league's top defensive effect when Harris and Terry are in the backcourt.

From the data point of view, the Mavericks averaged 8.2 steals violations per game, ranked third in the league, averaged 6.1 blocks per game, ranked second in the league, and averaged 12.6 times per game, ranking fifth in the league in offensive rebounds, but defensive rebounds. Relatively poor, only ranked sixteenth.

In short, it is strict.

Typical of Avery Johnson's ninja little general style, the strategy is the same, and you can fight as you want.

"However, we are better than the Mavericks in every aspect. We are the first in scoring efficiency, the first in offensive rebounds, the first in steals, and the number one in blocks. We also have a huge size advantage in the backcourt and can easily punish Terry and Harris..."

During the conversation, Spoelstra couldn't control his laughter, and the whole team laughed, and the meeting turned into a big Versailles scene.

No way, the Mavericks are strong and the Clippers are even stronger.

After the meeting, the training started.

Su Yang led the team to practice misplaced heads-up, and arranged two rookies Will Bynum and Azubuike to simulate Harris and Terry respectively, and let Ray Allen and Iguodala, especially Iguodala hold the ball To attack, the Mavericks are supposed to hide the two backcourts.

There are also a lot of mid-range shots around screens, bullying Mavericks center Dampier and Diop, it is difficult to move in a wide range like Garnett, it happens that Ray Allen is a master of mid-range shots around screens, and he is also holding A master of the ball around the screen to stop and shoot.

While training, various predictions are made.

ESPN organized fourteen commentators to vote, of which 11 people supported the Clippers to advance, five predicted a 4-0 sweep, three predicted a 4-1 gentleman sweep, two predicted a 4-2, one predicted a 4-3, and the other three predicted a [-]-[-] sweep. People are supporting the Mavericks to advance.

The three people who support the Mavericks' advancement have very similar opinions: learn from the Lakers to double-team Su Yang, and let Ray Allen, who is in a bad state, take more shots.

That view was ridiculed by the well-known Su Hei Bill Simmons: "Of course the Mavericks can try to double-team Su Yang, but aside from Su Yang, he can play off the ball. Harris, Josh Howard or Stackhouse three Can the double-teaming effect of people be compared with Lagabel, Kobe or Garnett? I know many people will say that the Mavericks 3-1 the Clippers in the regular season, but don’t forget the three games that the Mavericks won , two of which were back-to-back for the Clippers, without Ray Allen and Hill, and one was too exhausted after a 34-game winning streak. As for the last match between the two teams, Su Yang led the team to victory with back-to-back 74 points! "

Between various discussions, the Clippers training ended.

Su Yang rushed to the company to participate in hosting Ivanka's induction welcome party, and announced Ivanka's specific position by the way, and Ivanka joined with several former real estate company colleagues, which was regarded as the official establishment of the real estate department of META Group.

Returning to the villa after the party, Su Yang talked with Alba's three daughters about his plan again: he will pursue Ivanka in the future.Alba's three daughters didn't object, but Irene and Alba both wanted to give him a baby first, and Yanxi didn't have any special requirements.

Su Yang agreed without hesitation. The four of them had an open relationship at first, and after two years together they were already inseparable.

On the 23rd of the next day, the first matchup between the Clippers and the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals officially started at the Los Angeles YouTube Center.

League president David Stern rushed to the scene and reissued the best defensive player trophy to Su Yang. Teammate Gary Payton gave a speech and said: "I often joke in the team that I am the best defensive point guard in NBA history. , because I need to lock the opponent's outside core while taking into account the organization, but today I officially admit that Su Yang is a better defensive point guard than me, because he is not only taking care of the organization and locking the opponent's outside core, but also responsible for getting the ball. The highest score in the team, even lock the opponent's striker core, and occasionally need to defend the opponent's center, he is not only better than me, but also better than any other defender, time will tell!"

After the speech, Stern praised Su Yang as the only player in NBA history who had 250 steals, 200 offensive rebounds and 150 blocks in a single season, and praised Su Yang for being elected as the best defensive player. .

Su Yang took the trophy and held it up to show, and then said: "I would like to thank all the fans, as well as the coaching staff headed by Mr. Spoel, the scouting analysis team headed by Scott, the trainer team headed by Powell, and my teammates. family…"

The voice fell, and the audience cheered.

Then the game started.

The Clippers started with a regular lineup, but the Mavericks unexpectedly adopted a big and four small lineup, and the defense was full in the first round.

Facing Dirk Nowitzki, who is playing center, Varejao and Milicic on the Clippers side would switch whenever they had a screen. The opportunity to drop the ball, and although Nowitzki practiced turning and shooting, he has not yet achieved it, which is quite uncomfortable. He forced 5 shots, but only 1 hit.

The Mavericks have nothing to do outside the line. Every time they set up a screen, they are greatly delayed. The Clippers are convinced that Nowitzki is not so easy to grab offensive rebounds when he plays a center. They are not worried that it will be difficult to return to defense after a large delay, which makes Harris He made various strong shots with Terry, 9 of 2.

After the first quarter, the Clippers led 33 to 17. The situation was a bit crushed, and the head coach of the Mavericks was so anxious that he slammed the tactical board angrily.

But rage was useless.

Su Yang continued the previous rhythm and made his debut in the second quarter without a break. With the lineup of Wilkins, Hill, and Brandon Bass, he rushed in all kinds of attacks and beat the Mavericks substitute Stackhouse. And Dampier fell into foul trouble, forcing Nowitzki and Terry and other Mavericks' main players who played 10+ minutes in the first quarter to return to the schedule early, but they were not affected, and they won another 13 points in a single quarter.

The Clippers entered the third quarter with a 29-point lead. Su Yang started his personal bombardment mode and went 8-for-6 with a wave of double-teaming, including 3 three-pointers and 4 free throws. He scored 19 points to offset the Maverick Terry's four consecutive hits were completely murderous.

The fourth quarter turned into garbage time.

The Mavericks first withdrew all the main players, and the Clippers synchronized.

最终，快船117比85大胜小牛，西决系列赛大分1比0，苏扬33分14助攻。

In contrast, the Mavericks' core Dirk Nowitzki only scored 14 points. Compared with the performance of 27 points in the seven battles against the Spurs in the last series, it can be said that he fell off a cliff. Instead, he accidentally got 3 steals and 2 blocks. It's like suddenly becoming a defensive champion.

After the game, the whole team had a dinner to celebrate.

Su Yang woke up early in the morning, rushed to the company to get busy, and then rushed to the University of Southern California to lead Westbrook and others to practice for a while, and then paid attention to the lottery at night, and found that the Blazers with the worst record got the No. [-] lottery. The butterfly effect strikes again.

But the Blazers have the highest 25% chance of getting the No. [-] pick, and the Raptors have a high probability of being the fourth or fifth pick.

"There's no reason not to choose Oden, a gifted high school student!"

Su Yang made a little deduction. If Oden is the Blazers, the Bulls will use the draft picks from the Knicks to select Aldridge, and then do not exchange with the Blazers to form Chandler + Alder + Luol Deng + Bengo Deng + Hinrich's youth army.

I just don't know if the Bulls' management will still swap with the team that selected Terrence Thomas.

The butterfly effect can also cause the Bobcats not to choose Adam Morrison, and it may make Jordan less of a failure.

While thinking about it, he glanced at the list of candidates.

The Clippers' 30th pick in the first round is basically impossible to get their favorite target. Either leave it to Farmar, who has fallen in the pick, or trade down to a wave of older rookie Millsap who has immediate combat power. Anyway, Azubuike And Will Bynum are giving up.

After making up his mind, Su Yang called Olshey, "I saw from the scouting report that Paul Millsap is the guy we need. If Jordan Farmar is guaranteed before the draft, we will trade down. Choose Millsaps…”

The Clippers' own second round pick is 60th. It is impossible to select Millsap, so they can only choose to trade down. If the deal fails, they will use Eddie House in 04 to get the second round of the Bobcats. If you choose Millsap for the first place, you will not be able to choose the tough guy shoe king PJ Tucker, although PJ Tucker's body and skills are not suitable for the current NBA environment for the time being.

Su Yang wants to establish a relationship with Tucker first. After Tucker returns to the NBA, he will have a human advantage, or he will directly renew his contract with a low salary or a basic salary in the future. Anyway, the best situation is to select PJ Tucker and Millsap at the same time. Both immediate combat power and future.

"Okay, I'm starting to pay attention to Jordan Farmar's market changes in the league now..." Ol'Shea complied.

After two days of rest, the second match between the Clippers and the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals continued at the Los Angeles YouTube Center.

The Mavericks took the initiative to seek change, giving up Dirk Nowitzki, who was slammed by commentators, as the center lineup, and rearranging Dampier as the starting center, which slightly improved the rebounding situation of the Mavericks. vote, there is no way.

After the first quarter, the Clippers led 30 to 20, 19 of which were earned by matchup Dampier.

Back in the second quarter, the Mavericks coach Avery learned the previous lesson and chose to let the two main players, Nowitzki and Terry, make an early appearance, and at the risk of being criticized by commentators and fans, Dampier was greatly reduced. Playing time with Diop, once again the main lineup with Dirk Nowitzki as the center, one team, four teams, but successfully stabilized the rhythm, losing only 4 points in a single quarter.

The Clippers entered the third quarter with a 14-point lead. Su Yang ran off the ball to attract defensive attention and passed the ball to Ray Allen continuously. Ray Allen faced Terry or Harris, and he was much less defensively pressured. , Swish 4 three-pointers in a row.

The Mavericks' large-scale fouls are useless.

In the whole game, the Clippers beat the Mavericks 111 to 91, leading the series 2 to 0, winning 52 points in two games.

After the press conference, Su Yang led the team to fly to Dallas. While waiting for the plane, he read the news and found that the media revealed that the Lakers intend to trade for Artest, McGrady intends to jump out of the contract to test the free market, and the Cavaliers intends to trade Boozer.

The season is not over yet, and the trading market and free market are already buzzing.Well-known Su Hei Bill Simmons wrote: "Some fans asked why the news of trades and signings appeared so early this year, because the entire league knows that the Clippers will defend the championship.

And if you want to beat Iguodala, Varejao and Milicic's more mature Clippers, you must form a giant.

The news from the Lakers and Artest shows that their management has paid attention to the Clippers from a strategic level. As for the Cavaliers seeking to trade Boozer, McGrady's attempt to enter the free market is also a strategic operation, otherwise there is no hope of defeating the Clippers . "

(End of this chapter)