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Chapter 295 This time, he saw "Full force Lu"! [The third update, please subscribe]

On the evening of June 6, the 5-2002 season finals kicked off.

In order not to put pressure on the players, Bill Cartwright had explained the tactics before the game to the players repeatedly during the training this morning. Now that the game starts, he does not emphasize the tactics, because he knows that as long as the game starts, With Lu Yu on board, the tactics will not be disrupted.

He was just chatting with the players, and after a while, Michael Jordan walked into the locker room.

This is how Cartwright inspires his players. He invited the god of basketball. Even though Lu Yu didn't have a good relationship with Jordan at first, after Lu Yu gave Jordan the All-Star Game MVP trophy last year, the two of them have already Bury the hatchet.

At this time, Jordan had officially retired, and he did not repurchase the shares of the Wizards as he wished.

This frustrated him.

But today is the team he once built a dynasty. The Bulls will enter the finals again this year, and this Bulls team has also broken his own record of 72 regular-season wins, and has a great chance to win the championship this year. Champion, he agreed to Cartwright's request to give the Bulls' young players a pre-game mobilization.

It's a pity that when he saw Lu Yu who didn't kill him at first, and Artest who broke his ribs, he couldn't be happy.

Fortunately, he was mentally prepared before coming. He talked for a long time, and took out his six championship rings and told the Bulls players that you will soon have your own championship rings. .

He said a long paragraph, the Bulls players did not respond, but when he took out six championship rings, the players were moved, and their eyes glowed with eager light.

When the players came out, Lu Yu was the last one to walk out of the player tunnel and won applause from the audience.

For Bulls fans, Lu Yu is their basketball god!

The Spurs players appeared, and the Bulls fans also applauded. After all, opponents who can reach the finals are worthy of respect. Only when Bruce Bowen played, he was booed by the fans.

Everyone thinks that a player like Bowen is not worthy of applause.

Today's United Center Arena has regained its glory years ago. There are many stars, and many singers and movie stars have appeared in the front row of the arena.

For example...Monica Bellucci, Scarlett Johansson and Stuart, the world's wrench, who is one year older this year.

Lu Yu: "..."

Are you here in a group?
Fortunately, Anne Hathaway couldn't come back because of the filming, or else I really got together today.

After Lu Yu appeared, he could only bite the bullet and greet them, and Jessica had no doubts, because Lu Yu not only greeted Monica and Scarlett, but also Britney, Stallone, Xiao Lizi and others. All said hello.

CCTV also broadcast the game.

Sun Yiping took the lead to say: "Friends from the audience, welcome to watch the 2002-2003 NBA finals. The two teams that entered the finals were the Spurs in the west and the Bulls in the east."

Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "Originally, if the Mavericks could enter the finals, I would still use the Chinese derby to describe the finals, but now the Spurs also have a Chinese player, that is Battelle, and now it is Lu Lu who appears on the TV screen. Yu and Bartell, two people chatting together, in fact, although the Chinese derby is not suitable for this game, it is indeed the first time that two Chinese players have appeared in the NBA finals at the same time, that is to say, no matter which team If the team wins the championship, there will be a player who can win the championship ring among the Chinese players.”

"But I still hope that the Bulls can win. After all, Lu Yu is the core of the Bulls, and the championship ring he won has more gold content." Sun Yiping added.

This statement is absolutely correct.

In Lu Yu's previous life, Battelle became the first player to win the NBA championship ring.

Battle created multiple firsts in the NBA:

The first Chinese player to win the NBA championship;

The first player to fail the draft but enter the NBA as a free agent;
The first Chinese to play in the NBA as a starter.

After Battelle, Sun Yue became the second Chinese player to win the NBA championship ring, but whether it was Battelle or Sun Yue, the championship ring did not allow them to play a few more seasons in the NBA, and placed it in their personal honors. It will only be said by fans that they are lucky.

But everyone must know that it is a championship team, and it is not easy to be a member of the rotation in the championship team.

Zhang Weiping said: 'Today's defense against Lu Yu is Bruce Bowen of the Spurs. This is a defensive expert. Whether Lu Yu can solve his defense is the key to whether the Bulls can win. '

The starters of both sides were already on the field at this time.

Bulls five: Quentin Richardson, Richard Hamilton, Lu Yu, Carlos Boozer, Brad Miller.

Spurs five, Tony Parker, Stephen Jackson, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, David Robinson.

Ginobili continued to play as a substitute due to physical problems. He was a demon knife on the Spurs bench.

Zhang Weiping analyzed the lineup of the two sides and believed that the lineup of the two sides was half a pound.

In the small forward position, Lu Yu is the Bull's strong point.

But in the power forward position, Duncan is a strong point for the Spurs.

The only difference between the two sides is in the center. I don't know how much strength the old admiral has left. As long as he can have [-]% of his peak period, he will be enough to compete with Miller.

But he is 38 this year, and most of the center forwards have retired at the age of 38.

Therefore, Zhang Weiping believes that the fight between the two sides in the center position will be the most intense point in the audience.

Miller jumped to win, and the game began.

Richardson received the ball and dribbled it to the frontcourt. Lu Yu first went to the bottom corner on the right, then moved to the top line at full speed. Miller pulled out from the low post to cover for Lu Yu to block Bowen. Playing often and trying hard, as long as the opponent's inside line is not resolute in switching defenses, Lu Yu will get the chance to shoot.

Is Robinson, 38, getting up fast?
His speed is relative, he may be faster than Miller, but definitely not faster than Lu Yu, and his knees are no longer enough to support him to move at a high speed, otherwise in Lu Yu's previous life, he would not have taken it this year. After the championship, he chose to retire.

Seeing that Miller gave Lu Yu cover, Robinson had a hard time making a choice.

He was going to switch to defend Lu Yu, and Miller made an empty cut. With Bowen's small body, could he be able to defend against Miller?

But if you don't switch defenses, Lu Yu will be empty, and Lu Yu's threat is obviously much greater than Miller's.

The reason why the Bulls' screen is so powerful is because Lu Yu's offensive strength is too stable, and his high hit rate makes no team dare to relax his defense.

As soon as Robinson hesitated, the switch was a step slower.

Lu Yu caught the ball on the right and shot directly, Bowen bypassed the defense to keep up, the basketball had already flown to the basket, and the net was hollow!
3 is better than 0
When returning to defense, Lu Yu, Miller and Richardson clapped their hands respectively.

Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "After the opening, the Bulls' tactics were very clear, and the three completed a beautiful cooperation. This triangle strategy is different from the triangle tactics in Jordan's period. This kind of triangle tactics is more complicated and difficult to move. Protect some."

The reason why it is difficult to defend is because Lu Yu has changed too much. He can shoot by himself, create assist opportunities, and rush inside to cause damage.

Sun Yiping said: "Let's see if the Spurs can return one. If they can't defend the Bulls, they must open the offensive end."

Duncan wanted the ball inside. Just as he was about to force Boozer, he saw Lu Yu attacking him. He could only give the ball to Bowen, but as soon as Bowen received the ball, he saw Lu Yu defending back again.

Lu Yu's defensive distance is very good, making Duncan feel threatened without losing his defensive position to Bowen.

The main reason is that the Spurs' offensive formation is relatively tight, so the distance left for Lu Yu to slide is very short, so that he can switch back and forth between pinch and defense at any time.

In Lu Yu's view, the Spurs' biggest problem is that they don't shoot three-pointers very often.

Their offense is all around the [-]-point line, a few [-]-pointers occasionally, definitely not too many.

So Lu Yu had to force them to shoot their worst three-pointer.

The basketball went through several transmissions. Finally, after Parker made a breakthrough, Richardson jumped up to seal his eyes, and the basketball shot out of the frame. An angry Popovich complained to the referee that his opponent's eyes were immoral.

The referee is speechless, immorality is immoral, but no foul!

After Lu Yu received the rebound that Miller grabbed, he ran like a wild horse. Tony Parker always felt that he was fast, but he suddenly found that Lu Yu was not much slower than him with the ball, which was even more disgusting. The only thing is that Lu Yu's stride is very large, from one half to the other, he only dribbles the ball once in the middle.

How can this be?

He just dribbled the ball once and didn't walk?
Ginobili, who was sitting on the bench on the sidelines, was also surprised. At the World Championships, he was sitting on the sidelines watching Lu Yu beat his national teammates. He was injured that time. Yu Yi competed, but he was only a substitute, so he could only sit off the court.

Sitting off the court and watching Lu Yu's game twice are two completely different feelings.

Lu Yu in the World Championships was full of strength and accurate shooting, but today's Lu Yu in the finals was as fast as a bolt of lightning. Where did he look like a two-meter-plus man, and when did he ever see a two-meter-plus man? Have this kind of speed?

Ginobili's impression of Lu Yu is still at the World Championships. Although they have met in the regular season this season, both sides know that the other side did not use all their strength.

This time, he saw "Full Force Land"!
Battelle was even more surprised. He never thought that Lu Yu's strength had reached such a level. You must know that Lu Yu was only a few centimeters shorter than him, but he ran much faster than him.

Is this the talent gap?
The entire United Center Arena was silent, and in everyone's eyes, only Lu Yu lifted the basketball high with one hand, very much like the action of the statue erected in the United Center Arena.

Michael Jordan was stunned... This boy Lu Yu broke my record of 72 wins, and now he wants to surpass this action?

Boom!
The trembling sound of the basket sounded, and Lu Yu dragged the basket with one hand, listening to the tsunami-like shouts of the fans in the audience.

5 is better than 0
Lu Yu opened the game with a free throw line trapeze dunk, tore a hole in the hearts of the Spurs players, causing Bowen, who was planning to attack when necessary, to suddenly become hesitant.

(End of this chapter)