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Chapter 286 About the word sense of security [Second update, please subscribe]

The rebounding leader this season is Ben Wallace of the Pistons.

He averaged 15.4 rebounds per game and was an excellent inside guard, as he also led the way in blocks, tied with Theo Ratliff in 3.2 blocks per game.

As a player who almost didn't make it to the NBA, Ben Wallace was content to get to this point.

Not only is he the fourth player in NBA history to rank first in rebounds per game and first in blocks per game in a season, he is the only one of the four to do so in three consecutive seasons.

The other three are Abdul-Jabbar, Walton and Olajuwon.

If it weren't for the appearance of Lu Yu, perhaps Ben Wallace would have become the biggest winner of the regular season data. Unfortunately, fans found Lu Yu's name in the tenth place in the rebounding list, averaging 9.9 rebounds per game, tied with Dirk Nowitzki tenth.

Fans clearly remember that Lu Yu's rebounding data at the beginning of the season is usually six or seven. How could it rise so much? Some fans looked up Lu Yu's game video and found that Lu Yu, a small forward, likes to rush into the interior to grab rebounds the more he plays. Has regularly had triple-doubles since mid-season.

Lu Yu ranked third in the assists list, averaging 8.2 assists per game.

Ahead of him are Glove Payton's 8.9 and Kibu's 8.3.

If it is reasonable to say that Lu Yu can achieve such data in scoring, assists and rebounds, then it is a bit puzzling for him to win the honor of stealing king.

Many fans focused on Lu Yu's organization and scoring. No one noticed that Lu Yu's average steals per game actually came to 3 times.

Iverson, who came in behind him, had just 2.7.

What left the fans speechless the most was that they found that the third on the list was Artest, who averaged 2.3 steals per game. Artest was just Lu Yu's substitute, but he could also get 2.3 steals. In terms of position, they have to grab the opponent more than 5 times per game. It is no wonder that other teams in the league have a headache when they encounter the Bulls.

Soon, the fans' attention was no longer on these boring stats.

Because the playoffs have begun.

On April 4, the first round of the playoffs started. The Bulls did not play on that day. After the team spent some time studying the opponent Magic and found that there was nothing to study, they began to study the games of other teams.

The first game in the East is the Nets against the Celtics.

The Nets are still the lineup that made it to the Eastern Conference finals last year. The Celtics also relied on Pierce and Anthony Walker to reach the playoffs. It’s a pity that this year’s Walker has dropped a lot. To be honest, his weight is no longer in control. , it is estimated that it will not be at its peak in a few years.

On the other hand, Pierce, the more he hits, the more oily he gets. Don't look at his weight rising along with Walker, but his floor-flowing style of play makes his knees not need to bear so much pressure, instead he can rely on his weight to put pressure on his opponents inside.

But he alone can't stand the Nets' offense.

In the end, they lost 97 to 93.

The other game in the East is the Pistons against the Bucks.

In addition to having their leading guard Cassell, the Bucks also welcomed Glove Payton this year.

On February 2 this year, just minutes before the NBA player transfer door closed, the SuperSonics traded Payton and another main player, Desmond Mason, to the Milwaukee Bucks for the opponent's main player, Ray Mason. Allen and backup guard Kevin Oli, freshman Ronald Murray, and a restricted 20 first-round pick.

This is the Sonics' biggest trade in 36 years.

After Payton arrived in the Bucks, he scored 22 points and 9 assists in the first game, leading his team to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers, ending the team's four-game losing streak.The game was also Payton's 1000th in his career.

There are no winners in this deal.

The Bucks, who ushered in the glove Payton, got a chance to enter the playoffs, but lost the future.

Ray Allen failed to make the playoffs for two consecutive years in the SuperSonics, which also paved the way for his subsequent departure to Boston.

Speaking of the Bucks, the glove is a glove, but he is old.

In the face of the Pistons' watertight defense, especially the big Buddha Ben Wallace on the inside, it made the Bucks' backline quite uncomfortable.

Just when everyone thought the Bucks were going to lose, a player carried the basketball with his left hand, and with his crooked handle, he kept shooting the basketball into the hoop.

A three-pointer!
Two threes!

Three threes!

In the last quarter, he made five three-pointers to save the Bucks from the brink of death.

94 to 99, the Pistons lost the first game of the playoffs.

The hero who saved the Bucks was named Michael Reed!

The first game of the Western Forces was the Spurs against the Suns. Originally, everyone thought it was a game without any suspense. After all, the Spurs were the first in the West and the Suns were the eighth in the West.

It's impossible to be as upset as the Bucks.

But the Bucks beat the Pistons, but the seventh in the East won the second in the East.

What's more, everyone can see the strength of the Spurs this season. Even the Bulls, who won 77 wins, lost abruptly to the Spurs.

But the sun won.

95 is better than 96
The sun lore the Spurs!

Compared to 1999, the year when the Spurs won the championship, the Spurs lineup at this time has also changed a lot.

This season is the last season of legendary center "Admiral" David Robinson, and the core of the team has been completely transferred from Robinson to Tim Duncan.

Robinson is 37 years old, and the former superstar has become a supporting role for the team. In the regular season, he contributed 8.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks, and his performance was also very efficient.

Duncan averaged 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.9 blocks per game this season, which was his peak.

Tony Parker, a second-year student from France, as the team's starting point guard, after last season's experience, averaged 15.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in the regular season this season. His breakthrough was sharp and his performance was good.

Argentina's "Demon Knife" Manu Ginobili, as a rookie at this time, served as a substitute, averaging 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

So far, the Spurs "GDP combination" has finally come together, but this season is still a single-core team led by Duncan. Parker and Manu Ginobili are still a little immature, and they can't stabilize their output yet, only a flash of inspiration.

Bruce Bowen, introduced last season, can be called a "defensive master" and is the most disgusting defender of superstars, averaging 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, but his role is not reflected in the data.

"Captain" Stephen Jackson, previously known as "Bad Boy", averaged 11.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Passionate "three good players".

In addition, the Bulls' second three-peat hero, Spurs 1999 champion member Steve Kerr, and one of China's "Three Great Walls of Mobile" Battelle are also on the Spurs team.

Kerr was used as a surprise soldier in the playoffs, while Battelle was used as a simulation for training O'Neal within the Spurs, which was called by David Robinson as the "secret weapon" for defeating the Lakers.

But in the first battle, they fell to the ground in the desert of Phoenix.

The Suns have Stephen Marbury, whom Chinese fans are very familiar with, who form the Big Three with Amare Stoudemire and Sean Marion.

The tactic adopted by the Suns in the first battle was to double-team Duncan with two or even three, so that the Spurs did not react.

After losing the game, Popovich was not panicked. In an interview, he said: "We will make adjustments in some places, but not too much. We played very well, and our opponents also played very well. it is good.

It's just that today was a little bit unlucky.

We still need to shoot well in the next game, we have to put the ball in.We'll see if we're better than our opponent, and if it turns out we're weaker, then the opponent will win the series. "

In Lu Yu's previous life, the Spurs' opening game defeat was a common occurrence.

They have lost five playoff openers since 2003, but they have won four of them and won three championships. It can be seen that in the face of hard power, winning or losing the opener does not seem to matter that much.

Another opener in the West, the most watched.

That is the Chinese Derby between the Mavericks and the Warriors.

In comparison, the Mavericks have a more balanced strength. The main lineup has the troika of Nash, Finley and Nowitzki, and the backup lineup has bench bandits like Wang Zhizhi. The Warriors belong to the inside and outside of the league that many teams like to use. The core combination of the line is like the OK combination of the Lakers. The Warriors are the combination of Arenas and Yao Ming, referred to as the Yao combination.

Although Arenas scored and organized and Yao Ming could ask for anything in the paint, the Warriors' problem lies in the depth of the bench.

When a few young and talented players became the main force, the Warriors' bench appeared in a vacuum. Although they entered the playoffs, they did not make any moves before the trade deadline, which made them lose the opportunity to strengthen.

That is, the lack of a substitute lineup, so that they eventually lost the game 96 to 86.

It is a pity for the Chinese fans. After all, Yao Ming won. Yao Ming is one of the core of the team. The Mavericks won. As the main force, of course, there is a high probability that it will not be in the Mavericks. After all, it is a bit difficult to squeeze out Nowitzki.

Nowitzki is too much liked by boss Cuban.

On April 4, the Bulls ushered in their playoff opener.

This year's Magic is no different from last year. Grant Hill is still recovering from an injury, and the Magic still have to rely on scoring champion McGrady to barely enter the playoffs.

In March, Hill suffered from a potentially fatal bacterial infection during ankle surgery. He continued to have a high fever of 3°C+ and developed convulsions. Now he needs to be injected with antibiotics to ensure that nothing will happen.

Maddie and Lu Yu's matchup was completely at a disadvantage.

In the first game, the Bulls easily defeated the Magic 104-87.

Lu Yu scored a quasi-triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game. Although McGrady scored more points and scored 34 points, it was of no use. His teammates were too rubbish and could not stand the Bulls. Bombing wildly.

Especially Artest, he is a panacea now, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, wherever there is a vacancy in these three positions, he will be there. Five players, of course the Bulls don't need him to play five positions, three positions are enough.

There are many teams in the league who are also coveted by Artest, but Artest has identified the Bulls. Rather than saying that he has identified the Bulls, it is better to say that he has identified Lu Yu.

He likes the feeling of winning, and he feels very secure around Lu Yu.

Lu Yu always felt that it was not a good thing for Artest to have a sense of security for him. After all, his girlfriends never said the word security to him!

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