Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 338 Second consecutive MVP, revenge heat, three forwards of death!

On May 5, the Heat relied on Wade's 24-point explosion to completely defeat the young Pacers in G41 and once again advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

At this point, the Eastern and Western finals are officially decided.

The Bulls beat the Heat in the East, and the Spurs beat the Thunder in the West.

Because of the shortened season, this season pays more attention to the principle of "win the championship with health".

It can also be seen from the four participating teams in the Eastern and Western Conference finals that, except for the Spurs, they are all young teams.

Among them, the Thunder relied on the young, healthy, and energetic main lineup to stop the Lakers, who had won two consecutive championships, in the Western Conference semifinals, and the dream of Lakers fans to win three consecutive championships was shattered early.

The San Antonio Spurs, who have long been lamented by fans that "the Spurs are old", also rely on their usual rotation and sacrifice part of their record to maintain the health of their main players.

Finally, in the playoffs, the energy and experience of the veterans burst out, becoming the first team to advance to the conference finals this season.

Looking at the Eastern side, the Bulls easily reached the Eastern Conference finals by relying on the health and integrity of the main lineup, coupled with the injuries to the opponent Celtics main players.

"As you know, I am the best player in the league today, and getting this trophy also means that everyone recognizes that I am the best player.

In addition, after the regular season, Duan has already issued a slogan to once again hit the championship.

I must prove myself again, I must seek revenge, I must lead my teammates again and defeat the Miami Heat! "

Even when I dreamed about it at midnight, I felt very sorry.

After Dunn once again won the regular season MVP trophy at the United Center, he publicly expressed his intention to avenge the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals!

However, there were reporters at the scene who made trouble, saying that Bosh, one of the Heat's Big Three, was injured. Even if Duane led the team to defeat the Heat in the absence of Bosh in the next Eastern Conference Finals, this was nothing.

I couldn't perform better in last year's Eastern Conference Finals, and I couldn't lead the team to the Finals again.

At this time, Du En could only change the subject: "The meaning of revenge does not lie in what achievements I have achieved.

What I can do for my teammates is to lead them to get revenge on the Miami Heat and reach the Finals again.

I lost, and more than once! My teammates and I were eliminated from the playoffs because of my incompetence.

Time passed to May 5, when the Western Conference Finals started first. The Spurs took advantage of their home court advantage and relied on consecutive free throws at critical moments to finally win their first victory in the Western Conference Finals with a 27-point advantage.

In this regard, Du En did not say sanctimoniously that "injuries are also part of the game". After all, this may become a boomerang in the future and hurt himself.

On the contrary, the Heat itself suffered an injury to Bosh, one of the three core players. In the end, it was the team leader Wade who broke out wave after wave and defeated the Pacers who lacked playoff experience.

Now, we need to achieve revenge against the Miami Heat to achieve everything that follows. "

This is also the second time that Duan has achieved the achievement of second consecutive regular season MVP.

However, after I got it last year, I quickly lost it to the Miami Heat, to Dwyane, Chriss, and James.

Now I hold it up again, and I feel that when my hands touch it, it has already started to get hot, and a fire is starting to burn in my heart.

The point is, we have fallen down, but we can still get up again and continue to sprint forward.

By the way, the conference finals are about to begin, and the final list of regular season MVPs will also be announced.

Even the judges who don't watch the game will give Duen a vote as long as they notice Du En's declaration of winning the championship.

So even if defeating the Heat, with only the two giants left, is not that high, it still has a certain meaning.

I think it's time for them to become the Eastern Conference champions and the championship!

Of course, Duan's personal data this year has declined compared to last year, and his regular season MVP selection rate has declined slightly.

This experience once made me feel very ashamed.

I got it and I should have continued to show my dominance on the court, but I couldn't do that.

"Actually, from a personal perspective, the most regrettable thing was hearing the news that the Los Angeles Lakers failed to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.

On the other hand, Duan has surrounded himself with so many talented rookies, and he will lead the Chicago Bulls rookies to once again strive to create his own dynasty!

Duan elevated personal revenge to team revenge.

This season is similar to last season. Although the three major candidates are Duane, James and Kobe, there is no suspense here.

However, now that they are in the Eastern Conference finals, facing the Bulls who have more experience in the playoffs and a more complete lineup, it is unclear whether the Heat can perform as well as they did in the Eastern Conference finals last season.

A very small number of judges felt that Duane did not show the dominance of the league's ruler in the regular season. However, with the support of more judges, Duane once again won the regular season MVP.

I believe we will win the Eastern Conference championship that everyone has been waiting for for many years, and the final championship! "

Because of the shortened season, the Bulls are the only team with 50+ wins in the regular season. The Bulls' league-leading record is out of date.

Then on May 5, G28 of the Eastern Conference Finals finally started at the United Center.

After all, the Bulls lost to the Heat last year, and now Duen will work with his teammates to stand up from where they fell and complete their revenge!

However, I will go all out to win every next game for the sake of my fans and our teammates.

Because of the sudden emergence of the Thunder, the Lakers' hopes of three consecutive championships were shattered. With Kobe's decline, it has become extremely difficult for the Lakers to win another championship and establish a Lakers dynasty led by Kobe in the next three to five years. extremely difficult.

Dunn received 101 first-place votes, 11 second-place votes, and 6 third-place votes.

"Revenge, revenge, revenge!"

You know, my teammates are really good and they play really hard.

I can hold this trophy today because my teammates have given me a lot of help.

At the end of the interview, Dunn also made fun of the Lakers and Kobe.

As expected by the Bulls, Bosh did not play with the injury immediately.

The Heat's starting lineup tonight is: point guard Mario Chalmers, shooting guard Wade, small forward Shane Battier, power forward James, and center Ronny Turiaf.

Battier was the Heat's biggest reinforcement in last offseason. The Heat also knew that the Bulls were about to rise, so they had to strengthen their defense on the wings and increase the restriction and consumption of Duane.

However, the Heat's core tactic is defensive counterattack, relying on the talent of core players and the enthusiasm of ordinary players to win.

In order to take advantage of the speed advantage of Wade and James, the prototype of the Death Five was presented.

Now that Bosh has been injured, the weakness of the inside line has been completely exposed.

At the same time, the insufficient height of the outside line is also a very big hidden danger.

In order to better win, the Bulls sent out a starting lineup of Bradley, Evans, Duane, Ibaka, and Milicic.

From the jump ball, the Bulls quickly took the initiative.

However, the Heat started to get serious from the beginning of the game and applied a pressing defense against the Bulls.

Wade leads the defense on the ball carrier, Battier guards Duane, James is in the middle to help defend, and the others are also in zone defense positions.

Bradley started as a dribbling guard and was a little nervous. He failed to pass the ball well and was intercepted by Wade. Therefore, the Heat took the lead in scoring in this game.

Seeing that the situation was good, Du En stood up and reassured his teammates: "Don't worry, just be yourselves."

After saying that, Du En ran to the bottom corner to catch the ball and prepare for a post-up.

The Heat also understand that Dunn wants to beat Battier in the low post and bully Battier because of his lack of height.

When James saw this, he frowned and took the initiative from the low position to the high position, seemingly intending to cooperate with Wade to attack Bradley.

Last year, as the second-leading player of the Heat, James chose to fight against Doan in the Eastern Conference Finals and tried his best to make Doon average only 32 points per game...

Afterwards, James' team also analyzed it and found that it was right for James to defend desperately to help the Heat win, but the result was thankless.

Judging from the data, James not only failed to seize power and become the leader of the Heat, but instead fell from the second leader to the third leader.

Coupled with Duan's remarks after the game and the public opinion from the outside world, it led to the abnormal performance in the finals, which further confirmed that the second consecutive MVP has been awarded to the Heat and only has the strength of the third leader.

After communicating with the Heat management in the summer, James gained more status and ball rights in the Heat.

Now, even if he is not recognized as the leader of the Heat, he can at least be on par with Wade, which is definitely higher than the 1.5 leader.

However, Wade's performance is still so outstanding.

If James wants to get what he wants from the Heat, he needs to perform better than Wade in the playoffs, the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Finals.

In terms of game performance, James may not be able to explode like Wade, but in terms of how to obtain more gorgeous data and gain recognition from the judges, James still has some experience.

After all, he was the opponent he officially played against last year. James knew that Duen was not easy to defend. Even if he helped defend Duen, there would be no good results.

Therefore, instead of helping to defend Duen, which may reduce defensive efficiency and high-level statistics, it is better to avoid Duen early and let other players in the team consume Duen, while he leaves his energy on the offensive end.

Find the right time to flank the ball holder, whether Wade steals the ball or he steals the ball, you will get either two points or an assist, and both the basic and advanced statistics will rise slowly.

However, there must be some reasons why Bradley is a first-round point guard with average offensive ability.

Bradley is not only good at defense, he is also good at controlling the ball.

Before James' double attack arrived, Bradley passed the ball to Ibaka, who followed him. The latter took the ball and turned directly towards the basket.

Perhaps Duen turned his back to ask for the ball, which attracted the attention of Ronny Turiaf. Ibaka took the ball and shot straight into the penalty area, but no one stepped forward to help defend.

Facing empty baskets, Ibaka participated in dunk contests one after another, but was eliminated in the first round each time. Ibaka chose to show off his amazing physical talent and outstanding dunking skills under the attention of fans across the United States.

boom--

One-handed folding dunk! Astonishing skills!

Ibaka's dunk instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene, and also ignited the Bulls players' desire for revenge.

Next, the Bulls tried their best on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, it was Duan who went to the low post to attract the defensive attention.

Sometimes, Evans will take the ball at the top of the key and take advantage of the opportunity to hit Chalmers, giving full play to his size advantages and athletic ability.

Sometimes Duan can catch the pass from his teammates. Needless to say, when playing Battier in the low post, even if someone comes to help defend, he ignores the defense and forces a shot, using his physical talent to crush the opponent.

In addition, there are Ibaka and Milicic, who are also playing big and small, and the chance of success is very high.

Halfway into the first quarter, the Heat had yet to score in double figures and only scored 8 points, while the Bulls scored 17 points and would immediately establish a double-digit advantage.

However, Wade also consumed a lot of Bradley.

In just half a quarter, Bradley made two turnovers.

If the first time was because he was nervous as a starter, then the second time was because his talent was crushed, coupled with some physical problems.

In order to minimize the possibility of the Heat coming back to win, the cautious Scott Scales replaced Harden, who was more stable with the ball, instead of sending Curry early.

It's a coincidence that not long after Harden was replaced, James used the pick-and-roll to find Harden.

Although Harden has not gained weight yet, his lateral speed is indeed not fast and he cannot guard most outside players.

As the saying goes, the shadow of a famous tree is reflected in the name of a person. When he first saw James naming him, a few drops of sweat broke out on Harden's bearded face.

However, Harden also didn't expect that James, who is known for his breakthroughs, would have average movement control.

Other outsiders use breakthroughs, and there are dozens of variations in one attack.

Harden was easily passed because he couldn't keep up with others and wasn't fast enough.

James' breakthrough is straightforward, and because of the forward players, his dribbling is naturally higher than that of defenders.

Harden briefly analyzed James' breakthrough rhythm, and then defended in a stance, slapping the basketball out of James' hands.

Immediately afterwards, the ball passed and the two James went in opposite directions.

"My ball! He hit the ball, didn't you see?"

James was looking for the referee to perform his standard action, but Harden had already taken the ball straight to the front basket.

Although Wade's defensive speed was very fast, it still could not prevent the Bulls from further widening the point difference.

However, the Heat quickly chased the score back and once narrowed the point difference to less than 10 points.

Because Wade and James are both physical monsters, and the Bulls' perimeter players have to rotate in order to ensure their status and efficiency.

With Evans taking a rest and Curry coming on to increase his outside offensive capabilities, the Bulls' defensive backline was also exposed.

In addition, the Bulls lineup is obviously higher, but because they have a large lead, they are a little slack in protecting rebounds, and they are beaten by the Heat several defensive counterattacks.

When the Heat used the effect of Janeway's connection, it was difficult not to quickly narrow the score.

For this reason, the Bulls can only change their formation quickly, using talent against talent, and quickly replace George, Leonard and Whiteside.

With Duane and Harden remaining on the court, the Bulls directly used a lineup of four large players and one small player.

The shortcomings of the Bulls' lineup only exist on the inside. Harden's lack of lateral speed on the outside can also be made up for by three-point strikers.

George leads the defense of Wade, and Kawhi leads the defense of James. Duan can also help the two forwards to cover and switch defenses, wiping their butts.

Even Harden squatted inside and occasionally opened his Sharingan to cut off the ball from Janeway's hands when it popped into the inside.

In addition, the Bulls relied on their height advantage and athletic ability to protect more rebounds and control more of the ball.

By the time the first quarter was over, the Bulls relied on their talent, defense, and overall lineup advantage to easily build a 12-point lead.

"The Big Three? Who are the Big Three?"

Spoelstra on the sidelines frowned when he saw that Dunn had not yet exerted much effort on the offensive end. The Bulls relied on the terrifying defense of the three forward lines with unlimited changes in defense, and the Heat were completely defenseless.

(End of this chapter)