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Chapter 292 Sweep the promotion, the rabbit beats the lion's calf [Second update, please subscribe]

Another set of games in the East was the Pistons against the Nets. The Nets eliminated the Pistons 4-1 neatly. The Pistons had a good lineup and their defense was tough enough.

There are Billups on the outside, Prince Prince on the front line, and Ben Wallace on the inside. However, there is one. However, they do not have two very important offensive points. Wallace, at this time, the Roar Tianzun is still hanging out with the Trail Blazers, and the other is Hamilton, who has settled in the Bulls.

Without these two offensive points, today's Pistons and Nets are significantly worse.

The playoffs are all about defense. This sentence has a premise that your score is at least higher than your opponent's. If you find that you don't score at the end of the defense, the opponent's defense has changed from 100 points per game to 80 points, but He averaged only 60 points per game, still the same result.

That's the case with the Pistons-Nets game.

The Nets' scoring average was pulled down because the Pistons did defend, but they really couldn't attack, and as a result, their scoring average to pull the Nets down was still not enough for them to win the game.

The second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs ended early, but the Western Conference is still in full swing, so the Bulls and Nets in the Eastern Conference can only start the Eastern Conference finals after the second round of the Western Conference is over.

The first to complete the promotion was the Spurs.

They solved last year's defending champion Lakers in six games, and O'Neal is no longer arrogant. In fact, the Lakers' championship team is still there this year, so the potential to hit the fourth championship is theoretically feasible, so why did they end up in the end? Will it be eliminated by the Spurs?

First of all, O'Neal started to slack off, and his enthusiasm for the pursuit of the championship gradually faded, but Kobe was different, because Kobe's character was a belief in continuous pursuit of continuous improvement.

And with the growth of Kobe's basketball skills and the accumulation of game experience, he is not willing to be O'Neal's "green leaf". Kobe O'Neal began to have a gap, and there was no good relationship and tacit understanding of the first three championships, whether off the court or off the court.

Especially after it was revealed that O'Neal pushed other people to clean up Lu Yu in the All-Star Game some time ago, O'Neal chose to be arrogant in the face of the fans' criticism.

This behavior makes Kobe look down.

In the atmosphere of discord between the two stars in the team, the team's role players gradually lost the desire to win the championship, and they often played abnormally on the field. The game only got 50 wins and 32 losses in the Western Conference fifth record and entered the playoffs.

Don't look at Kobe and O'Neal for a while, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong with the Lakers.

With both of them taking a stretch, they are only fifth in the West.

Using O'Neal's toe injury as an excuse obviously doesn't make sense.

Although the Spurs' record in the regular season is quite bluffing, many fans are not optimistic about them. On the one hand, the Lakers want to create a miracle in their four consecutive championships. David Robinson is about to retire, Parker is a second-year rookie, and Ginobili has just landed in the NBA, still in his rookie season.What fans did not expect was that it was such a Spurs that they actually ended the Lakers dynasty with their own hands.

In six games, Duncan averaged 28 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, nearly half higher than Parker's average of 14.8 points per game.

So, what are the numbers for Kobe and O'Neal in this series?

Kobe was the scoring leader in those six games, with 37 points in Game 27, 39 in Game 35, 36 in Game 20, 26.5 in Game 11.5, 43.4 in Game 5.7 and 2.5 in Game 44.1.Kobe Bryant averaged [-] shots per game, hitting [-] goals, and the shooting rate was [-]%; the three-point field averaged [-] shots, hitting [-] goals, and the shooting rate was [-]%.

Throughout the series, Bryant averaged 32.3 points, 5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. The data is very beautiful, and the scoring is also more efficient.

O'Neal scored 24 points in Game 27, 21 in Game 29, 20 in Game 31, 17 in Game 9.5, 55.9 in Game 25.3 and 14.3 in Game 3.7.O'Neal averaged 2002 shots per game, hitting [-] goals, or [-] percent.Throughout the series, O'Neal averaged [-] points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists per game. Compared with the average data in the [-] playoffs, it has declined, but the rate is not very large.

As for why the Lakers were eliminated by the Spurs, first of all, it was because of the contradiction of the "OK combination". At that time, Kobe and O'Neal had lost their previous good chemistry. Fighting alone was the epitome of their entire series, and the Spurs were absolutely invincible at critical moments. Not being soft-hearted, they successfully scored two consecutive games at home, and the team's morale began to increase significantly.

Followed by the poor performance of the Lakers' role players, Horry shot 26.2% from the field, averaged 3 three-point shots, and 18 of 0 shots; Brian Shaw shot 27.6% from the field, 15 of 3 three-pointers, The hit rate is only 20%.The best role player was Fisher, who averaged only 10 points per game.

As for the Spurs, although David Robinson retired after winning the championship, he can still limit O'Neal to a certain extent in the interior, which freed up a lot of scoring opportunities for Duncan.

Under Popovich's coaching, the Spurs haven't gone wrong, and they're still a very dynamic team this year, in stark contrast to today's Lakers.

Kobe was eliminated, obviously sad.

Lu Yu was not good at comforting him, so he could only send a text message: I won the championship this year, see you in the finals next year!

He knew that Kobe was not the kind of pessimistic literature lover. He didn't need chicken soup for his soul. For Kobe, what he needed was the goal of catching up, and Lu Yu consciously became that goal.

The premise is that Lu Yu wants to show Kobe this year's championship.

On May 5, the Mavericks and the Kings played in the tiebreaker. Many fans supported the Kings at first, because they felt that if it wasn't for the Black Whistle last year, the Western team that was close to the finals must be the King. As for the Bulls last year, that is White to give.

So this year, when the king encounters the calf, it must be a massacre.

Who knows, it was the Kings who were killed indiscriminately.

This is a typical example of being strong and not doing it!
But many overlooked that in their second game, Webb landed on his knee with no other part of the floor touching the ground, triggering a career-defining knee injury.

He then missed five games.

If Webber is not injured, then the Kings may win, but after the injury, Webber can only support the Kings teammates mentally, and the Kings also fell behind at the beginning of the tiebreaker, and then fell behind until the end of the game .

In the final game, the Mavericks won 112-99.

Nowitzki scored 30 points and 19 rebounds, but this is not the key to the loss of the Kings. The most important thing is that they did not think that Fan Lunzi could really kill crazy.

In this game, Fan Lunzi played as a substitute for 36 minutes and scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. After Mike Bibby of the Kings came off, it was the 32-year-old Fan Lunzi show time!

So far, all the Eastern and Western final teams have appeared.

The East is the same as last year's Bulls against the Nets, and the West ushered in the most exciting bull-horse battle of this era.

On May 5, the first game between the Bulls and the Nets kicked off at the United Center in Chicago.

The Nets, like last year, adhered to the eight-man rotation strategy, with Kidd still the core of their playmaking. The Bulls saw through the millennium-unchanged tactics at a glance, and even their fans did not report any expectations.

The Bulls have also made adjustments and replaced Chandler to deal with the jumper Kenyon Martin. The other defensive tasks remain the same. As for Kidd, let him go.

In the regular season this year, the Blue Nets were hard to win against the Bulls. Kidd was horrified when he saw the Bulls. This was involuntarily because he knew that if there was a team in the league that beat the Nets, it must be the Bulls. !
Or it can't be said that it is Tianke, it can only be said that it is the crushing of strength.

The Bulls led 29-18 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Artest and Crawford played at the same time, and the other three were Boozer, Charles and Trenton Hassell. The Bulls strengthened their defense while allowing Boozer and Crawford to speed up. With the offensive rhythm, he fought back whenever he had a chance, and quickly defeated the Nets. The Nets were originally an eight-player rotation. Under such a fast pace, they could not adapt at all, and the score difference was quickly widened to 20 points. .

The Nets' strongest lineup couldn't beat the Bulls in the regular season, and now it's even less of a game. If they have the Raiders, they may not have a chance. The key is that none of the eight players in their rotation has the face of the Raiders.

The point difference continued to widen in the second half, the Bulls led by nearly 30 points in three quarters, and the game completely entered garbage time.

Nets coach Scott is helpless on the sidelines. The team can't do anything offensively or defensively. Kenyon Martin is better than Chandler, but he is only one person. The Bulls can safely attack him. Boxing is hard to beat with four hands, not to mention, he needs Kidd to pass the ball to him.

Kidd wanted to pass, but he fell into the Bulls' trap.

The final game ended 118 to 87, and the Bulls beat the Nets to get a good start in the Eastern Conference finals.

When Cartwright shook hands with Scott, he couldn't stop laughing. He felt that if it wasn't for Lu Yu, he wouldn't be where he is today.

When Lu Yu was still a rookie, he was only an assistant coach. Without Lu Yu, the Bulls' record might be particularly poor, and then Floyd would be fired. In the imprisoned Bulls, he could only break the can and fall, and was finally fired like most team coaches.

It has now been revealed in the media that if the Nets lose, their head coach is likely to face the same risk of unemployment as the head coach of the 76ers.

To put it badly, they were all unemployed by the bulls.

But Cartwright knows that both Scott and Brown are excellent coaches. At least they can bring the team into the playoffs. If there is no Lu Yu, he may not be as good as them, and he may even be in the playoffs. Can't get in.

What he didn't know was that his guesses were basically all right.

The only mistake is that Lu Yu's previous life, Cartwright, did not directly take Floyd's class, but a transition from Bill Bailey who had worked for several months in the middle.

And the reason why Cartwright can bring the team to where it is today is not entirely because of how subtle his tactics are. Many of his tactics are Phil Jackson who stole it. Even playing against the Nets last year, he Or call Phil Jackson for advice.

But he has an advantage, he has self-knowledge.

He knows he can't, so he has the cheek to ask for advice. He knows he can't, so he rarely criticizes the players, and this is precisely the key to the Bulls getting along well.

You must know that all the players of the Bulls are thorns. If it weren't for the existence of Lu Yu, how could the Bulls have won 77 wins if these thorns worked together.

Of course, a tolerant head coach gave Lu Yu all the space to do his best.

After the first game, experts have predicted that the Nets will be swept by the Bulls. No team can stop the Bulls from entering the finals. As for the championship, there are still many experts who are not optimistic about the Bulls.

Because the strength of the western army has always been stronger than that of the east.

Especially these years, and even especially this year.

The second-placed Pistons in the East can only rank seventh in the West. This is the gap. You can imagine how bad the Eastern Conference’s record is. This is also the reason why many Western teams are dissatisfied with the division.

Because they worked hard for a season and had a higher win rate than the Eastern Conference teams, but they couldn't make the playoffs.

The most pitiful thing is that the fish belly team in the East is more shameless than the other.

In order to compete for the top pick in the draft this year, the Cavaliers almost wrote the words "I'm going to lose" on their faces, which made many teams feel shameless and at the same time wish to write a few words on their own faces— - "I want James!"

The appearance of Lu Yu made everyone realize the importance of an organizational striker.

And what followed was to make the worth of LeBron James, who was already the favorite of the heavens, soaring, and the MOP melon Anthony, who had just won the NCAA championship, was very angry.

He doesn't know what organization is, and he believes in his own scoring ability.

However, he is still the No. [-] pick this year.

To be honest, this year is a big year for the draft, and the platinum generation is not just called it casually. If you can find one or two fish that slip through the net in this year's draft, it will be a delight, but Lu Yu's current energy can't be put on this at all. Concentrate on getting rid of the Nets as quickly as possible.

Just like the first two rounds of the Bulls, the Eastern Conference finals ended quickly.

5月25日，公牛102比83战胜了篮网队，4比0完成了对篮网的横扫。

The Nets are poor and change, and I don’t know if coach Scott was inspired by the Pistons in the last game, which brought a defensive battle with the Bulls.

But he forgot, how did they beat the Pistons?
In the same way, they were beaten by the Bulls in this game.

The Bulls players did not score high in the promotion battle, but six scored in double figures. The highest scorer in the game was Brad Miller, who only scored 26 points, while Lu Yu only scored 18 points, which is shocking.

But those who watched this game realized how important Lu Yu was on the court. Even though his assist data was only 7 times, he passed out more ice hockey assists.

After being chased and intercepted, Lu Yu seemed more composed. He knew that this was the Nets' last counterattack. The more he resisted and struggled, the more excited his opponents would be.

So he was calm and terrifying, like a cobra staring at the Nets generals with gloomy eyes, which made people frightened.

On May 5, the Bulls began to have a holiday, and the Western Bulls and Horses battle only reached the third game.

Lu Yu remembered in his previous life that the sixth game of this bull-horse battle would not end until May 5, so it can be roughly calculated that the finals should start around June 30.

In other words, the Bulls have 10 days off to play in the finals.

Lu Yu was a little worried, whether such a long rest period would make the Bulls rest stupid. You must know that last year they lost a game because of the long rest period.

And there are a lot of teams that have this problem.

As for who will win the battle, there is no need to ask such a question, it must be the Spurs.

Not because Lu Yu knew the result of the previous game, but because now the third game has been played, all basketball experts and fans, even the management of the Spurs and Mavericks, also know the result.

Nowitzki was confirmed to miss the rest of the game because of a knee injury.

Don't look at the first game of the series, Nowitzki scored 38 points and 15 rebounds to help the Mavericks get a good start, but once he is injured, everyone knows that the Mavericks are finished.

In Lu Yu's previous life, at this time, the two teams had already begun to discuss how to play the game longer so that fans could buy two more tickets.

So the final negotiation result is 4 to 2!

They didn't make it to Game [-], because the Spurs were worried that the Mavericks would suddenly explode in Game [-] and stab them with a backhand, so after discussing it, they decided to end the fight in Game [-].

In this way, the Mavericks can also sell one more ticket, and the Spurs can smoothly advance to the finals.

But in the fourth battle, something unexpected happened.

Wang Zhizhi, who replaced Dirk Nowitzki, scored 6 three-pointers in a row, directly stunned the Spurs. Wang Zhizhi, who scored 31 points and 12 rebounds, led the Mavericks to defeat the Spurs 93-90.

The total score was also tied at 2-2.

This made the Mavericks boss Cuban, who was still at the negotiating table a second ago, directly overturn the table, and they were tied 2-2. I talked to you, no matter how awesome the Spurs are, they have to play 4-2 to win. , that is to say, Cuban has already firmly held the ticket for the sixth battle, and there is no need to continue talking.

The rest is to do it with real swords and real guns!

Let's see who can laugh last!
The Spurs' wishful thinking was in vain. They originally wanted to use the Mavericks to maintain their state in the last few games and compete with the Bulls in the finals.

Failed!
And when Lu Yu knew that Wang Zhizhi led the Mavericks to win the game, he suddenly laughed.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary fan, and he didn't understand the twists and turns in it. In this life, he knew the NBA too well. In fact, this is a business league. Everything revolves around interests. Sometimes when the game reaches a certain level, the score It's already doomed.

Just like the Mavericks and Spurs in previous lives, when Nowitzki was injured, the total score was doomed to end at 4-2.

But the premise of all this is that the Spurs get a 3-1 score in advance, and the Mavericks will compromise at the negotiating table for the tickets and ratings of that game.

But if the total score is not 3-1, but 2-2, everything is completely different.

The Spurs won't get a break.

Because what they will face is a Mavericks team that is preparing for the lions!
The lion and the rabbit also use all their strength, not to mention the rabbit and the lion?
At this time, NBA Commissioner David Stern was thinking of another question——

Is there a gimmick for the two Chinese players to join forces in the finals?
(End of this chapter)