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Chapter 245 How did the little blacksmith learn this trick! [Second update, please subscribe]

On the evening of June 6, the 6-2001 NBA Finals kicked off.

Cartwright didn't say anything to boost morale in the locker room. Anyway, when it came to the finals, whether it was successful or not, he shivered.

Phil Jackson on the other side has a virtue with him. The two of them in the locker room are like playing a regular season, talking about the opening tactics.

If Lu Yu saw the appearance of the Zen master, he would only sigh that Cartwright absolutely stole Jackson's teacher.

But is this really good?

The head coach of the Bulls has the shadow of the head coach of the Lakers. What is even more speechless is that there are many basketball experts who have analyzed that many of the tactics the Bulls are playing now are the rest of the Zen master.

After all, Cartwright has played under the Zen master for several years, and there are indeed many tactics that Phil Jackson learned from stealth.

Originally, there was a gap in the strength of the two teams, and the Bulls' tactics were left to the Chan master, which meant that the Chan master knew the Bulls like the back of his hand.

So no one in the basketball circle is really optimistic about the Bulls.

Even many basketball commentators said that the Bulls swept all the way to the finals, this time they will be swept.

The players came out, and the Lakers' penultimate player was Kobe Bryant. The fans started cheering, as if they had won the game, and some fans even shouted directly on the sidelines to let Bryant beat Lu Yu.

Followed by O'Neal's appearance, the atmosphere of the scene reached a climax.

I have to say that O'Neal's popularity in the Lakers is definitely not comparable to the current Kobe Bryant. It's no wonder that after the Lakers sent O'Neal away, even Lakers fans began to hate Kobe.

In fact, Kobe's character is not likable.

Phil Jackson also liked O'Neal a little more. Although the Zen master was Kobe's mentor, the stubborn Kobe couldn't listen to others at all.

Perhaps it was influenced by the subsequent Eagle County incident, or perhaps it was the competition for team status that made Kobe and Jackson become strangers.

Jackson even said, "I'm fed up with this kid."

In fact, before this, Jackson wanted the team to trade Kobe more than once.

As early as the 1999-2000 season, he wanted to use Kobe in exchange for Kidd and Marion, who were still in the Phoenix Suns at the time.But then-general manager West told Jackson that team owner Booth would never trade Bryant—and he got the same response last season.

Jackson was particularly annoyed by Kobe Bryant's long-running feud with O'Neal.

"The conflict between these two guys is unbelievably naive," he said. Bryant was furious that O'Neal was getting a special allowance from the team, but "in all my years of coaching, I've never seen anyone better than anyone else." Kobe got more special allowances."

A significant portion of the Lakers' special allowance to Bryant was to pay for the private jet that Bryant flew several times to Colorado for his alleged sexual assault hearing.

But Kobe also often complained that the team leased the model is not good, Jackson commented, "He should be thankful that he didn't pay for it himself."

Jackson admits that he has become accustomed to blaming Kobe Bryant, and sometimes it is not Kobe's fault.

Jackson later said he was tired of "being a peacemaker" between Bryant and O'Neal, so he chose to leave the Lakers.

Of course, this is something.

At least they look good on the surface now.

And this year is not their last year together. At least next year, they will form the famous F4, provided that there is no moth in the trading market during the offseason this summer.

The Bulls came out, and Lu Yu was the last to walk out of the tunnel.

The treatment of the team boss, Kobe looked very envious.

The Lakers home fans gave Lu Yu huge boos. They felt that this yellow-skinned player was not worthy of being a Lakers opponent at all.

Today's Staples Center is full of stars, and there are many singers and movie stars in the front row.

After Lu Yu came out, he greeted many people, Maddie, Lu Chaoyang, Mark Foyou, Snoopy, and of course Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett was sitting in the front row not far from Lu Chaoyang and the others.

Lu Yu couldn't help but be glad that he had foresight.

Otherwise, let's not talk about playing this game, just staring at the sidelines and not fighting will be thankful.

Lu Yu also found little Stuart on the sidelines, and Stuart was staring at him with resentful eyes, as if complaining that Lu Yu had not contacted him since he came to Los Angeles.

Lu Yu: "I'm full of shit myself, dare to provoke you?"

Covering nearly 40 countries and regions around the world, this year's finals were broadcast live in more than 5 languages, including CCTV [-].

It was Zhang Weiping and Sun Yiping who explained the game.

In the past two years, there have been very few commentators on CCTV. There are only a few people going back and forth. It was not until Yu Jia, Su Qun, Yang Yi and others got up that CCTV's live broadcast team gradually appeared more new faces.

Zhang Lili introduced: "Friends from the audience, the anticipated 2001-2002 NBA finals are about to begin. Lu Yu's opponent this time is Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. They are friends and opponents. I hope they Together we can give us a great game.”

Sun Yiping continued: "The matchup between O'Neal and Brad Miller is also a highlight. The two of them fought during the regular season. I think Miller's defense must be under a lot of pressure today. He definitely needs to defend O'Neal. teammates' assistance."

The pressure on Miller to defend O'Neal is more than great. Just ask who in the league has no pressure on defending O'Neal?

Without the help of his teammates, Miller would probably be beaten by O'Neal.

Although Miller has the advantage in the face of other opponents, he is nicknamed the Big White Bear, but against the big shark, O'Neal, the White Bear is not good enough. .

Zhang Weiping said: "The Bulls' offense still depends on Lu Yu. Today is also a test for Lu Yu. Lu Yu's offensive performance directly affects the outcome of the game."

After a brief warm-up by the players on both sides, the starters stood on the court.

The Lakers' starter roster first appeared on the big screen.

Center: O'Neal
Power forward: Samaki Walker

Small Forward: Fox

Shooting guard: Kobe

Point guard: Fisher
Immediately after the picture changed, the Bulls' starter also came out.

Center: Brad Miller
Power Forward: Charles Oakley
Small Forward: Artest
Shooting guard: Lu Yu

Point guard: Quentin Richardson
To limit O'Neal, Cartwright took the thinner Chandler out of the starting lineup and replaced him with the tougher Oakley.

Hope to use Oakley and Miller to limit O'Neal.

But Oakley is getting older, and his physical strength will definitely not be able to play for too long. In fact, he is a fake starter.

The major TV station commentators analyzed the lineup, and most people believed that the Bulls only had the advantage in Richardson, and the other positions were half-hearted, and the inside line was completely destroyed by the Lakers.

The Bulls want to win unless O'Neal sucks today.

But O'Neal may be able to paddle in the regular season. In the finals, O'Neal was a monster with an average of 30+ per game.

There's a reason O'Neal has been called the most dominant center in history, and his dominance at his peak may have been matched only by his peak Jordan.

奥尼尔在常规赛就曾拿下过两届得分王，生涯季后赛场均24.3分11.6篮板2.7助攻2.1封盖，投篮命中率56%。

O'Neal's low scoring average is because he declined so quickly in his final years of his prime.

But now, it is O'Neal's peak.

Sharks have averaged more than 3 points per game in three seasons in the playoffs of their career. He is the only player other than Jordan who can achieve three consecutive FMVPs. This is why there is a saying that Joe chooses Joe and no Joe chooses the shark.

In Lu Yu's previous life, in this year's playoffs, the Lakers played the Nets.

Although Martin of the Nets is good, he was directly used as a cash machine in the face of O'Neal. O'Neal averaged 36.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.8 blocks per game. The shooting percentage is as high as 59.5%, and he can average 17 free throws per game!Martin averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and the rebounds were directly robbed by O'Neal!
What is the concept of averaging 36.3 points per game!
Only three players have averaged more than 35 points per game in the Finals.

One is Jordan, with two careers.

One is O'Neal, and he has two careers.

And there was Allen Iverson last season, just once.

Iverson has only once, and ranks fifth in points per game, averaging 35.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game, shooting 40.7% from the field and 28% from three.

And O'Neal is more perverted.

Shaquille O'Neal averaged 36.3 points per game as I just said. This year, because the Bulls entered the finals, so I don't know if it will happen, but the year before that was 2000. Kobe Bryant just grew up this year, and he averaged only 15 points per game in the finals. .

O’Neal, on the other hand, is a bit of a single-core leader. Facing the weak inside Pacers, the Sharks averaged 38 points, 16.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1 steal and 2.7 blocks per game. In the final quarter of the finals, they averaged 11.4 points per game. The record is an insurmountable historical record, the dominance is too strong!

As for Jordan, who has my records everywhere, he is even more perverted.

In 1992, on Jordan's second trip to the finals, he faced the Blazers and led the team to defeat the opponent in 6 games. At that time, the core of the opponent was the glider known as Western Jordan. The gliders in this round of the series averaged 24.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.3 rebounds. Assists are already pretty good, after all, it was the age of traditional basketball.

但是乔丹场均35.8分4.5篮板5.8助攻还有1.7抢断进账，投篮命中率高达52.6%，滑翔机被完爆了！

The most perverted is 1993.

At that time, Barkley stole Jordan's regular season MVP, and Jordan was very unhappy at that time, but considering that Barkley's leading record was better, he was also able to accept it.

But the media created Barkley as Jordan's rival, which caused Jordan's unhappiness. The two also met in the finals, and this finals made Barkley completely convinced.

这轮系列赛乔丹打出了总决赛历史最高场均得分，场均41分8.5篮板6.3助攻1.7抢断0.7封盖，投篮命中率50.8%，三分命中率40%。

It is worth mentioning that the highest score in a single game in the history of the finals was also created by Jordan, which was the 4 points scored in a single game in G55 of this round of the series.

You know, the defense in this period is different from the happy basketball in Lu Yu's previous life.

There are fewer offensive possessions in basketball now. To get such a score, how strong the scoring ability is.

Even in Lu Yu's previous life, with so many offensive rounds, O'Neal and Jordan still maintained the record of the top four in the finals with 35+ points.

It's not that the latecomers are not strong, it's just that they are not as strong as Jordan and O'Neal.

What Lu Yu is facing now is the peak O'Neal.

O'Neal won the jump ball and the game started.

Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, Lu Yu lowered his center of gravity to defend, Fisher had pulled to the bottom corner, O'Neal pulled up from the low post to help Fisher block Richardson, this kind of off-the-ball screening from the side cooperated with the Lakers often Playing, tried and tested, O'Neal has a wide body and a solid block. As long as the opponent's inside defense is not firm enough, Fisher will get a shot.

Can Miller be replaced?
Obviously not, he's too heavy to keep up with Fisher, and if Cartwright sends Chandler, he might not be able to keep up, because Chandler moves fast and is thin. flexible enough.

But he couldn't stand O'Neal when he got on Chandler, and even if Miller could keep up, he wouldn't dare to change. If he changed, what would happen to O'Neal's empty cut? Should Richardson face O'Neal?
To know that O'Neal is not bulky now!
During this period, O'Neal often made fast-break dunks, and also changed the direction of holding the ball in the face frame, and his handwork was also very delicate. It is strange that O'Neal, who has delicate handwork, can't make free throws.

Miller hesitated, Richardson also hesitated, did not bypass in time, Fisher received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right for a three-pointer, Richardson failed to catch up with the defense after bypassing, the basketball passed beautifully The arc, hollow into the net.

3 is better than 0
Zhang Weiping said: "Fisher can't let it go. His three-point shooting rate this season is 41.3%, which is higher than his two-point shooting rate of 41.1%."

The key is that Richardson didn't want to let it go, but when he got around O'Neal, a guy with such a large footprint, and then threw himself up, Fisher had already launched the basketball like a cannon.

Sun Yiping said: "Let's see if the Bulls can return one. If they can't defend the Lakers, they must be efficient on offense."

Lu Yu and other teammates pulled away, and crossed the middle to break through. The first time he changed to the right to follow Kobe, and the second time he did the same thing, he went to the right, Kobe stuck on it again, and Lu Yu began to turn his back. .

Kobe watched countless videos of Lu Yu's games during this time, and then asked McGrady to simulate Lu Yu's style of play. Lu Yu and McGrady were about the same height, so Kobe looked more like he was really defending Lu Yu.

It's no wonder that Magic came home early, but McGrady didn't go fishing, but showed up in Los Angeles.

Not because he wanted to watch the finals at all, but was pulled over by Kobe to be a sparring partner.

Kobe's defensive moves were very clean. He didn't reach out to steal. He knew that as long as he reached out rashly, Lu Yu would have a way to get rid of him.

Lu Yu forcibly turned around to take a step-back jumper. Kobe made an accurate prediction and jumped up to seal his eyes. The basketball shot out of the frame, and Fox grabbed the defensive rebound.

"Grass, how did the little blacksmith learn this trick!"

Lu Yu cursed secretly.

When I was in Gonzaga, I went to New York and played against Kobe Bryant at the Knicks' home midfield. Lu Yu was the Bryant who used his eyes to guard.

Causal loop?

Or bad news?

Now Kobe uses this trick to defend himself!

It's really... gan ah!
Kobe Bryant's confidence greatly increased after he defended Lu Yu's goal. Sure enough, after special training with McGrady, he would not be easily let go by Lu Yu. Lu Yu was taller than him and his speed was not slow. He wanted to defend Lu Yu. , the first thing is to stick to him and not let him do too many fake movements.

In the end, when Lu Yu shot the ball, he closed his eyes!
There are not many defensive players in the league who use eye-sealing Dafa. This is also when Kobe and McGrady had an idea. Lu Yu is taller than him. The best way to interfere with Lu Yu's shooting is to use the one that Lu Yu once used. Close your eyes on this trick.

This is called, repaying the body with the way of the person!
When returning to defense, Lu Yu felt a little depressed in his heart. The masters matched up, and he knew whether he encountered a tough stubble today.

Before the start of the game, Lu Yu had already prepared for Kobe's tough defense, but because of the recent blessing of Iwaizaki, he was not afraid of confrontation, so Lu Yu felt that he should be able to cope with Kobe's defense.

And even Kobe, his defense is not without loopholes, otherwise last year's Iverson would not have averaged 35+ points per game.

But now it seems that I still think Kobe is too simple.

What he didn't know was that Kobe was actually thinking too much about him.

Compared with last year's Iverson, Lu Yu's current offensive ability is actually still a bit worse, but Lu Yu's playing style is more varied, he can pass the ball, shoot, hold the ball, and can play without the ball. Kobe would feel that compared to Iverson, Lu Yu is actually more difficult to defend.

What's more, Lu Yu is so much taller than Iverson.

Kobe went to the frontcourt to catch the ball. He did not directly duel with Lu Yu. He played a pick-and-roll with Fox in the middle and then went to the left.

Lu Yu grabbed the defense, Kobe had no chance to shoot, but this momentary opportunity to pass the ball was enough.

He batted down to O'Neal, who was asking for the ball in the low post on the left, and formed a triangle with Fox.

O'Neal has Miller backed, and Charles Oakley on the other side is ready to attack at any time. It's time to really test the Bulls' inside line.

Kobe didn't leave after passing the ball, but attracted Lu Yu's defense there. He wouldn't let Lu Yu sink in and attack O'Neal. Only Artest and Oakley would want to double-team O'Neal, but if Artest went in, Fox has an easy shot in the corner.

Artest did not attack, O'Neal backed Miller twice,

Oakley was about to attack from the bottom line, but who knew that O'Neal suddenly turned and walked towards the upper line, and Miller was directly pushed away. When Oakley rushed over again, O'Neal had already vacated.

Boom!
O'Neal hung his hands on the hoop, and the entire basketball hoop was swayed by him. If the hoop fell, a bunch of players under the hoop would not be able to escape.

I also have to lose the quality of the backboard. If it was replaced a few years ago, the backboard would not have been broken.

Start two rounds.

5 is better than 0
The bull is in danger!

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