Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 299 The regular season is over!Easily swept in the first round!

Entering the first game in February, the Knicks lost again.

Losing to the Trail Blazers 104-109 at home, the defense dropped and the opponents threw 22 three-pointers.

利拉德这场抽风爆发，出战39分钟，24投13中，三分球12中7，罚球8中8，砍下41分3篮板5助攻1抢断。

The consecutive losses this season have given fans an unusual smell.

Obviously the Knicks' core lineup has not changed much, and Anthony's personal data is still very good, but the overall strength of the team has declined.

This phenomenon is strange, but it often happens to championship teams, and it tests the head coach's ability.

In the next few games, the Knicks lost and won.

As of the All-Star break, the Knicks' record is 44 wins and 10 losses.

On the 15th, the annual All-Star Weekend arrived as scheduled.

The venue is the home of the Knicks, Madison Square Garden in New York.

Lu Yong is quite happy to have the All-Star event held at his doorstep.

At least as the head coach of the Eastern Conference, he doesn't have to fly back and forth and can relax as usual.

This year's All-Star vote king is still the popular Anthony, with more than 200 million votes. He is also the only star to receive 200 million votes this year.

Ranked second is rising star Stephen Curry, who received 171 million votes and became a starter for the Western Conference Stars for the first time in his career.

In addition to Anthony, the other four starters in the Eastern Conference are: Deron Williams, Irving, James, and Pau Gasol.

Seven substitutes: Wall, Butler, Teague, DeRozan, Millsap, Horford and Chris Bosh.

"Flash" Wade was not selected because he missed too many games, and the league began to have more new faces appear on the All-Star stage.

In fact, there are quite a few leftovers in the Eastern Conference this year. Love, Lowry and Joakim Noah all had good personal performances, but due to various reasons, they were still rejected from the All-Stars.

Lu Yong took a rest last season, and he can no longer rest this time. He has taken up coaching the All-Star coach for the nth time in his career.

The starting five in the Western Conference: Curry, Harden, Thompson, Aldridge, and Marc Gasol.

Seven substitutes: Paul, Lillard, Westbrook, Durant, Nowitzki, Cousins ​​and Duncan.

Judging from the lineup on paper, the Western Conference is probably stronger.

However, considering that the head coach of this year's Western Conference Stars is Steve Kerr, Lu Yong is not very nervous.

Cole has always been confused by his employment. He will replace whoever has a good touch. His substitution method is famous in the league. Lu Yong feels that he does not need to worry too much.

This year, the Knicks still have four players selected to the All-Stars. The difference is that the "little bully" Stoudemire has been excluded.

Only fans support, but not votes from the media.

Stoudemire's athletic ability has declined significantly this season due to his age.

Lu Yong also used him a lot less, playing 23.6 minutes per game, scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block. The statistics are not too bad, but he will definitely miss the All-Star.

The first day was the Rookie Challenge. Different from the previous rules for first-year and second-year competition, this year the league made revolutionary changes to the All-Star Rookie Game.

Let first-year and second-year players from the United States go against first-year and second-year players from other countries.

That is, the International Rookie Team VS the American Rookie Team.

There is no doubt that playing the rookie game this way will have a more confrontational meaning, and it will also allow fans to see more clearly the strength comparison between American basketball and international basketball.

Jokic, who was born in Serbia, was assigned to the international team, while McCray, another second-round pick, was invited to represent the United States team.

The combined score of the two teams in this encounter set the lowest record since 2006.

The result was that the international team defeated the United States team and won 121 to 112. Andrew Wiggins, the No. 14 pick in the [-]th draft, won the MVP.

Wiggins scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. The data was far from outstanding.

Zui Ge won the award this time, thanks to International Team head coach Nick Nurse for controlling Jokic's playing time, allowing him to play only 21 minutes in total, scoring 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

If it weren't for the fear of Jokic being injured in the Rookie Challenge, and the two competed fairly, it's really not certain who would win the MVP.

In the skills challenge on the second day, Beverley of the Rockets replaced Wizards star Wall in the competition, but ended up unexpectedly winning the championship.

In the final, he defeated Brandon Knight by 0.6 seconds, which was an upset.

The three-point contest is relatively exciting. The eight contestants are Korver, Klay Thompson, Redick, Irving, Curry, Matthews, Harden and Belinelli.

These people averaged more than two three-pointers per game in the regular season, and even Belinelli, the best, shot 37.8% from three-point range.

In the end, after many rounds of fierce battles, Curry scored 13 consecutive goals and 27 points in the final, becoming the new three-point king.

At the same time, the 27 points also broke the historical record held by Bulls Craig Hodges in 1986 and set a new high in the history of the three-point contest.

The last one to appear was the Slam Dunk Contest. This time the Slam Dunk Contest alliance has changed back to the classic format, no longer divided into Eastern and Western competitions.

Timberwolves rookie Zach LaVine became the dunk king with his super jumping ability and talent. He scored 94 points with two dunks in the final, beating Magic player Oladipo, who only scored 31 and 41 points respectively with two dunks in the final. , the total is only 72 points.

The last day is the All-Star Game.

As expected, the East defeated the West 148-129.

Butler is not afraid of tigers as a newborn. With the secret help of Lu Yong, Butler was elected AMVP. He scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, with a shooting rate of over 70%.

The two teams teamed up to provide a wonderful duel, and the pace of the game was fast.

With the All-Star Weekend over, teams across the league are once again turning their attention to the regular season and making the final push for the playoffs.

Before the trade deadline, there were no heavyweight transfers in the league. They were all insignificant and small transactions.

Lu Yong began to control the playing time of veteran players in the second half of the season to ensure that Anthony, Gasol and others can get more rest.

Against the weak team, young players such as Butler, Jokic and Green got more important use, and they already have the ability to stand alone.

In Lu Yong's previous life, Anthony only played 40 games this season due to injuries.

Although the instigation of the butterfly effect changed many things, Lu Yong decided to deal with it carefully and use it as little as possible.

I would rather let Anthony's statistics deteriorate than ensure his health.However, Lu Yong's arrangement caused dissatisfaction among some New York fans.

I feel that the time Anthony plays in each game is too short, and it is simply not enough to spend money to watch it live.

Anthony has been very popular in the past two years. His two consecutive championships have brought him to the pinnacle of his life. The best proof is that he continues to win the All-Star vote.

Faced with the fans' questions and pleas, Lu Yong could only speak through the media, saying that the Knicks' primary goal this season is to compete for the championship and establish the first New York dynasty in team history.

Anthony is allowed to play less in the regular season just to allow him to explode in the playoffs. Health is always the biggest enemy of a dynasty team.

After receiving the explanation from Lu Yong, the fans became much quieter.

Obviously, whether the Knicks can win three consecutive championships is much more attractive than watching Anthony play for a while in the regular season.

Throughout March, the Knicks won more than they lost.

Even though there was a smell of gunpowder in the locker room, under Lu Yong's personal suppression, he was still as solid as a barrel, ranking first in the combat power rankings.

In April, the Knicks rested their main force extensively and lost three games, ending the regular season with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses.

Ranked second is the Golden State Warriors, with 63 wins and 19 losses. Their strength this season cannot be underestimated.

What surprised fans the most was the Hawks. They actually finished second in the Eastern Conference and third in the league, with 60 wins and 22 losses, putting the Cavaliers under pressure.

The Cavaliers, who make up the Big Three, have a regular season record of only 53 wins and 29 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference and sixth in the league. It is much worse than fans expected.

The top eight teams in the Eastern Conference are: Knicks, Hawks, Cavaliers, Bulls, Raptors, Wizards, Bucks, and Celtics.

The Nets, Pacers and Heat are all one step away from the playoffs.

However, the Celtics won the last game and got the last ticket with an advantage of 0.5 wins.

Among them, the Pacers and Heat are definitely the two teams that have declined the fastest this year. They only achieved 38 and 37 wins respectively in the regular season, which made countless fans sigh.

Of course, in Lu Yong's view, the most unlucky one is the Nets.

In order to get Pierce, Terry and others from the Celtics, all the team's draft picks in the next few years will be used.

As a result, the Nets didn't even make the playoffs this season.

Not only did they lose money on playoff tickets, but they also didn't get any reinforcements in the draft. They really shot themselves in the foot.

No. 12-15 are the Hornets, Pistons, Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.

Jacqui Vaughn's tenure as head coach of the Magic has not gone smoothly, and there is a high probability that he will be unemployed this summer.

Vaughn had called Lu Yong before, hoping to study with Lu Yong for a few more years.

Lu Yong had long known that he would experience setbacks, and agreed to let him return to the New York coaching staff next season to sharpen his character before going out for a solo career.

1-8 in the West are: Warriors, Rockets, Clippers, Trail Blazers, Grizzlies, Spurs, Mavericks, Pelicans.

9-15: SuperSonics, Suns, Jazz, Nuggets, Kings, Lakers, Timberwolves.

What surprised fans the most was definitely the Seattle SuperSonics, which didn't even make the playoffs this year and only managed 45 wins.

In the final analysis, it was because Durant missed too many games due to injury that Westbrook almost failed to lead the team with one core, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

The Timberwolves still haven't been able to get rid of the label of being a bad team. It was useless to get the two No. [-] picks from the Cavaliers. The team's scoring leader is veteran Kevin Martin.

Especially Bennett, who is worthless in a bad team like the Timberwolves. He averaged 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. The Timberwolves boss almost fainted in the toilet without crying.

Whenever Klay Thompson shows off his talents, the Timberwolves management will be ridiculed, and the label of blindness cannot be removed.

The Lakers, who had great success in the past few seasons, only ranked second to last. Kobe played 35 regular season games and was reimbursed for the season. He averaged 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. At first glance, the data looks good, but he averaged 20.4 shots per game. In exchange for this, he shot a career-low 37.3% from the field.

Everyone knows that Kobe Bryant is not far away from retiring, and it is very likely that he will say goodbye to the NBA after next season.

After all, for an aging star whose shooting percentage is less than 40%, apart from his huge commercial value, it is difficult for the Lakers to build a championship lineup with him as the core.

The most important thing is that Kobe's style of play will also affect the Lakers' training of rookie players. Farewell to the league with a grand retirement tour is a choice that is beneficial to both parties.

The regular season data kings have also been determined.

Westbrook averaged 28.1 points per game and won his first career scoring title. He was also the only player in the league to score more than 28 points this season.

Ranked second is James Harden, averaging 27.4 points per game.

Anthony ranks third in the league with an average of 27.1 points per game. Because he often clocks out in three quarters during the regular season, Anthony's points have dropped slightly this season, but his offensive threat has not diminished at all.

The rebounding king is still won by Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, averaging 15 per game, a new career high.

The worst thing is Drummond, who ranked second for two consecutive years, averaging 13.5 rebounds per game and not being able to win the rebounding title in the small ball era, which is really bad.

The assist leader is Chris Paul, averaging 10.2 per game, narrowly beating Wizards star Wall.

The steals leader was won by Leonard of the Spurs, averaging 2.4 per game.However, his total number of steals is not as good as Butler's. He plays 64 games in the season and often misses back-to-back games.

Substitute star Anthony Davis continues to lead the team in blocks, averaging 2.9 per game.

The young brother with thick eyebrows has become the league's top insider. This season, he averaged 24.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game. He is both offensive and defensive. He is one of the league's most unsolvable insider killers, and his value has skyrocketed.

On the 22nd, the first round of the playoffs started.

The Knicks faced off against the eighth-seeded Celtics and completed the sweep with little effort.

The Celtics have no stars on the team this season. The most capable player is Thomas, who was recently traded from the Kings. He averages 19 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

As a player hand-picked by Lu Yong, Thomas's playing style is so familiar to Lu Yong that he can easily devise a defensive strategy against him, causing his shooting percentage in the first round series to be only 35.6%, which fell to the bottom.

In addition, the Green Army's front line thickness is also very poor. Starting small forward Crowder is slow to move laterally and was blocked by Anthony one-on-one.

In the first game at home, Anthony scored 42 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. No one in the Green Army could guard him with the ball in singles, and there was a huge gap in strength.

Green Army power forward Brandon Bass was also exposed. When facing Pau Gasol, not only did he suffer in height, but his golf quotient was also pressed to the ground and rubbed against him.

After four games, Gasol scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 blocks. Together with Jokic, he easily penetrated the Celtics inside.

After entering the playoffs, the playing time of several main players of the Knicks has increased.

When they fought unreservedly on the court, the Green Army's bunch of little shrimps were simply not enough to watch, losing by an average of 28.5 points per game!
(End of this chapter)