Basketball starts with breathing

Tickets for the Suns home court have long been sold out, and people have predicted that the Suns will beat the Mavericks, but the Mavericks are not without a chance. The advantage of the Suns is Lu Yu, and the advantage of the Mavericks lies in the depth of the lineup.

On May 5th, before the game started, the audience in the stadium was almost full. When the players came out, encouraged by the live DJ, the fans of the Suns were very excited. There was a fat man who wrote a line of English on his naked stomach on the sidelines, It probably means that Lu Yu is the most powerful. I don't know if Lu Yu will still see him at the side of the court in Phoenix 10 years later.

If he could see it, the story of the Wolf King would probably be gone again.

Well, next time I have to ask Snoopy to arrange someone in advance, and I will play it again in 20 years. I snatched this plot by myself, so that Garnett's last hot search after retirement is gone.

In Phoenix, basketball is the favorite sport of local fans, and since Phoenix is ​​the fourth largest city in the West, it is not comparable to a small city like Sacramento.

In addition, the team owner is a meritorious figure in the league, so even if the Suns have not won a championship, they are still loved by fans.

Speaking of the difference between big cities and small cities, let me mention Sacramento just mentioned.

The Kings were hacked by the league in the Western Conference Finals that year. There was a big reason that the city of Sacramento was too small.

Although it is expensive as the capital of California, the competitiveness of the market is low. Many reporters would not have enough room to live in the Western Conference finals, let alone the finals.

The finals venue that the league least wants to see.

So naturally he was crushed to death in the Western Conference Finals.

To be honest, in this league, the ability to win the championship is a part of it, and the city is also a part. Although the small ball market has some support from the league, it is rare to see a small ball market team win the championship.

Cleveland was ridiculed by the fans as "George Village". Before James appeared, the Cavaliers had always been the background board of the NBA, and it was definitely a small ball market.Milwaukee is also a small ball market. The last time they won the championship was led by super giants Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Big O. It was three or 40 years ago.Portland is also a small ball market. The last time they won the championship was three or 40 years ago.

Looking at the distribution of NBA championships, it is not difficult to find that most of the championships belong to those big ball markets. Among the rich teams, the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, and Warriors are all ball markets with outstanding influence and explosive gold-absorbing ability. Only the Spurs have become a counterexample.

The teams that have won the championship many times are also relatively developed cities in the United States.

In Lu Yu's previous life, the Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Bucks all belonged to the small ball market. They only won one championship, and they went through untold hardships. It can be seen that it is too difficult to win the championship in the small ball market.

The more successful small ball markets are the Cavaliers, Spurs, and Thunder. The Cavaliers have gained both honor and money because of James' existence, but they fell instantly when James left.

The Spurs became one of the dynasties because of GDP and Popovich.

The Thunder used to have Dewey's second junior and also made it to the finals.

And small ball markets like the Pelicans, Grizzlies, Pacers, Hornets, Magic, Kings, Jazz, etc. have little appeal in the free market, and it is difficult to attract big-name players, and even the selected superstars cannot be retained. It's been a long time, so winning the title has become even more difficult.

Phoenix is ​​not a small city, but it has never won a championship.

This is the regret in the hearts of Phoenix fans, they hope to win this year, so they all poured into the arena.

During the warm-up, Zhang Weiping introduced the lineup and said: "Lu Yu has played horrible statistics this season and led the team to the second round. I think he has an 5% chance of winning the mvp of the regular season, whether at home or at home. He is very popular in away games, especially at home, where almost half of the fans come to him to watch the game.”

Sun Yiping said: "Several Chinese players played well this year. Yao Ming also entered the second round. Their opponent is the Spurs. The Bulls led by Wang Zhizhi met O'Neal in the second round."

"It's a pity that Yi Jianlian's Supersonics met Yao Ming's Warriors. As a result, Yi Jianlian was eliminated. I heard that he will return to China and lead the Chinese men's basketball team to prepare for the Asian Championships with Battelle. This year's Asian Championships, only he and Battelle has two NBA-level players in charge, but it shouldn't be a big problem, and we don't care too much about the record in the Asian Championships."

Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

Sun Yiping said: "It's reasonable for Lu Yu and the others not to play in the Asian games. They did, one is meaningless, and the other is that there is no chance for young players to learn. They really should improve themselves in the summer. Prepare for future global basketball competitions."

Zhang Weiping nodded: "Let's talk about today's game. Lu Yu played well in the last round of the series and easily defeated his opponent to advance to the second round. Whether the Suns can break through the second round depends on Lu Yu's performance in this round. "

Sun Yiping said: "Lu Yu has been recognized as No.1 in the league, but whether he can secure this position depends on whether the Suns can win the championship this year. The game has begun. We can see that the starting lineup of the Suns has not changed. , they still sent Haslem at the power forward position to face Nowitzki on the opposite side."

Five Suns: Nash, Richardson, Marion, Haslem and Lu Yu.

The only thing fans worry about is whether Haslem can guard Nowitzki.

Originally they thought that Lu Yu would go up to defend Nowitzki himself and strangle Nowitzki to death. As long as Nowitzki misfires, the Mavericks will be finished.

But obviously, the sun did not intend to do so.

D'Antoni believes that Haslem's defense is enough. Who said that Nowitzki must be strangled? Instead of letting Lu Yu waste his energy on the defensive end, it is better to let Lu Yu get more points than Nowitzki Higher efficiency can also win the game.

Moreover, Haslem's desperate defense may have miraculous effects, and Haslem has mid-range shots and rebounds. Nowitzki may not be able to grab him.

Mavericks starting five is still Marbury, Daniels, Finley, Nowitzki and Dampier.

The Mavericks knew that Dampier could not guard Lu Yu, so they sent Daniels, hoping to flank Lu Yu from the flank.

This Daniels is not Stormy Daniels, the woman who slept with Old Trump. The flanking here is not flanking with two long legs.

This Daniels is Marquese Daniels.

Marquis Daniels has a sharp breakthrough and a career shooting percentage of more than [-]%. Three-pointers are the weakness of offensive skills.Tough defender with a strong frame, quick movement and a high basketball IQ.

In the first game of his rookie season, he scored 14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

This season's data has increased to 19.7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

An undrafted draft pick like this is already awesome, even more awesome than Haslem.

That's right, Daniels was an undrafted pick. It can only be said that Nelson Jr., the son of the old Nelson who was in charge of the Mavericks draft at the time, was very good.

But the head coach of the Mavericks is no longer Nelson.

Instead, it was replaced by the junior general, Avery Johnson, a month before the start of the playoffs.

In short, this Mavericks team has a head coach like a general, a good starting lineup, and a giant like Josh Howard on the bench.

They can play the third record in the Western Conference, and they do have two brushes.

The only thing that makes people wonder is, how did such a lineup fight the Kings for seven games?

Acting?
Almost screwed up?

The referee blew the whistle, Lu Yu earned the jump ball by relying on his excellent physical fitness, and the game began.

Nash took the ball to the outside of the three-point line, and Marbury defended him. This summer, Nash and Marbury switched clubs, but Nash's reputation was very good. Marbury kicked Lu Yuna because of the summer. One kick, even in the United States, is called Xiang.

He couldn't figure it out, he was playing for the US team, but he kicked his opponent, but was scolded by his own country.

Where to go to reason!
Nash passed the ball to the running Marion, Finley followed, and the Mavericks' defensive strategy was man-to-man.

This is a more practical tactic for the Suns at present, because the Suns counterattack a lot quickly, and the zone defense is easy to be shot through by the Suns, but without zone defense, it is easy to be blown up by Lu Yu, so the tactic of most teams is that Lu Yu does not take it. The ball is man-to-man, and once Lu Yu holds the ball, he will forcefully change the zone defense.

In short, in order to practice this defensive tactic, many teams often mess up their defensive lineup.

But he can only grit his teeth and continue to practice, because only this defensive tactic has the slightest chance of defending against the Suns' offense. If he defends against the Suns' offense, even if he wins... a third of the game, right?
Lu Yu first got to the bottom corner and threw Dampier away under the cover of Haslem. Nowitzki wanted to catch up, but was blocked by Richardson. Lu Yu received Marion's shot from outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Pass, catch and shoot.

Daniels received the task before the game to help defend Lu Yu, but after switching defenses twice in a row, he suddenly discovered that he had become his main defense against Lu Yu.

By the time he reacted, it was too late to take off. This kind of ball Lu Yu was too sure.
Marbury looked at Lu Yu shooting from outside the three-point line, and thought of Lu Yu who dominated both offense and defense in the Olympics. At that time, Lu Yu was still a shooting guard in the Chinese men's basketball team.

Now, although Lu Yu is playing a center in name, he still plays like a shooting guard.

The Mavericks attacked, Marbury dribbled the ball across half court, and passed the ball to Nowitzki.

Nowitzki's singles has always been one of the commonly used tactics of the Mavericks, especially now it seems that Nowitzki is still strong in playing Haslem.

Nowitzki is the power forward with the strongest offensive power in the league. Once he opens up and can really shoot dead, the Suns have to make targeted arrangements.He can not only shoot mid-range and long-range shots, but also face up to the frame, break through with his back, and make a lot of free throws.

上个赛季小牛打了8场季后赛，诺维斯基场均28.4分13.1篮板2.3助攻2抢断0.8盖帽，场均2个三分球，并制造9.3次罚球机会。今年他首轮数据相似，命中率更高。

As soon as Nowitzki received the ball, Haslem, who is 203cm tall, confronted him close to him, defending from behind.

Nowitzki leaned back and didn't move at all. He turned to the right and was followed. Haslem kept close to him, interfering with one hand. Nowitzki retreated 45 degrees to the right and failed to turn around. Opening up the space, the offensive rhythm was disrupted, and he chose to pass the ball.

Finley took the ball and was caught by Marion, who couldn't break through and handed it to Dampier to try to make a transition, and Lu Yu stuck up.

Compared with the regular season, the confrontation in the nba playoffs is more intense, and each team has no reservations, because if they can't win, they will be eliminated.

Marbury accelerated from Dampier and passed by. When he passed by, Dampier handed over the basketball to Marbury. Lu Yu gave up Dampier decisively and attacked Marbury with Nash.

The Suns' defensive tactics are rather weird.

You may have heard of the one-point quadruple, the purpose is to defend the opponent's breakthrough arrow figure, send the best defensive players to stare at the opponent, prevent the opponent from receiving the ball, and then the other four players are ready to attack in the area at any time.

But the Suns' tactics are a little different. Perhaps it should be called a four-pointer.

The tactics are man-to-man, but Lu Yu is random. When the opponent's offensive strength holds the ball, Lu Yu will give up Dampier, who has no offensive ability, and selectively flank the offensive strength.

Whether it's Nowitzki or Marbury, as long as Lu Yu is close, he will attack directly.

Lu Yu is the first team, and the other four players are still man-to-man.

Of course, all this is based on the fact that Dampier does not have much offensive ability.

Marbury didn't dare to stop the ball. Stopping the ball at this time is tantamount to death. He simply used his body to protect the basketball and looked for opportunities decisively. Dampier was not stupid, and immediately stepped forward to block Nash and make room for Marbury. gap.

Marbury got out of the siege and was about to make a layup, but suddenly found that the person in front of him was Lu Yu.

He could only twist his body and pass the ball. He passed it blindly, and he didn’t know who he passed it to. It was a coincidence that he was picked up by Dampier who turned his head. .

It doesn't matter that Marbury is still under the basket at this time.

This trick dunked his teammates, and the fans on the scene were stunned.

Even Lu Yu was stunned.

Marbury was buckled directly to the ground by Dampier.

Although he clapped his hands, indicating that it was a good shot, in fact, he had scolded Dampier's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

Are you blind, you idiot!
Standing under the basket without seeing Lao Tzu?
Damn it, it's going to be on the hot search this time.

The Suns boss sitting on the sidelines felt a little pity. If he was lucky, the ball would fall into the hands of the Suns players, and then it would be a fast break.

It's a pity that it fell into Dampier's hands, and Nash was still behind Dampier.

Of course, even if Nash is in front of Dampier, he can't guard against it, and he may become a background board.

3 to 2,

Anyway, the game has only just begun.