NBA: James wants to team up with me

The Western Conference finals next door ended even faster than the Eastern Conference finals.

Spurs vs. Thunder is a duel with huge disparity in strength. The configuration of Westbrook + Griffin + Ray Allen simply cannot compete with the Spurs.

In four games, the Spurs swept the Thunder with a clean 4:0 score and took the lead in entering the finals.

There was nothing to say during the game. Westbrook, who has a reckless personality, easily fell into the trap designed by the Spurs. In four games, he averaged only 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting only 4% from the field, and averaging points per game. There were turnovers in every game.

Ray Allen was invisible throughout the whole process. His current competitive level is indeed no longer able to support the title of giant. It would still be very good as a role player who shoots three-pointers from fixed spots, just like he did with the Heat in the 12-13 season. position.

The only one in the Thunder who performed well was White Monster Griffin.

In fact, Duncan has never had much to do with this kind of flexible inside man who is extremely physically gifted. When he struggled with the Suns in the past, he often had to fight against Amare Stoudemire, the Suns' main inside man at the time. The two sides exploded at each other, making it difficult to completely defend the other side.

Griffin's playing style is very similar to that of Stoudemire in the early stage. Duncan, who is now 36 years old, will definitely not be able to keep up with the young and powerful white monster who can run and jump.

However, Griffin alone cannot make much waves. His technical characteristics determine that he cannot really be the key to the outcome of the game.

The Spurs, who easily defeated the Thunder and entered the finals, did not feel much joy in their hearts because they also knew that the real challenge was in the finals. They were about to face the strongest team in the league, the Chicago Bulls, who had won four championships in the past five years. .

The Spurs actually have a grudge with the Bulls, which dates back several years ago. When Wang Chong first joined the Bulls, he just brought the Bulls, who were not favored by everyone at the time, to the finals.

Their opponent in the finals is the San Antonio Spurs.

At that time, Wang Chong was not that strong, and the Bulls' lineup was mediocre. Therefore, the Spurs defeated the Bulls in the finals and won the final championship.

Since then, the Spurs have missed the Finals for five consecutive years, and now they are finally back. Unexpectedly, their opponent is still the Bulls.

It’s just that times have changed, and the GDP, which was strong back then, is now a standard veteran. Duncan is 36 years old, Ginobili is 35 years old, and Tony Parker, the youngest of the three, is now 30 years old.

The GDP is getting old and the sun is setting, but the Bulls are very strong. The Bulls' three giants Wang Chong, Curry and Gasol are in their prime. In addition, there are also players on the team such as Jimmy Butler and Danny Green. As well as Isaiah Thomas and many other players, they have obvious lineup advantages, not to mention that the Spurs currently have no one who can match up with a superstar of Wang Chong's level.

Before the finals started, the outside world was already very optimistic about the Bulls' eventual victory, and even the various odds given by betting companies were extremely disparate.

Basically, everyone generally believes that the finals showdown between the Bulls and Spurs is an 82-open game. The Bulls have an % chance of winning the finals. The remaining % ​​winning rate is not for the Spurs, but for the Bulls. Unexpected injuries may damage key players.

This is not groundless. After all, last year's Bulls actually suffered from injuries. If the Bulls had not suffered a large number of injuries, including Curry, Garnett, Billups and other players, the Lakers would still have been injured in the finals. You may not be able to beat the Bulls.

But on June 2013, 6, after the two sides started the finals, the Bulls fans at home were surprised to find that the game process was much more difficult than they imagined.

For a long time after the game started, the Bulls were entangled in a defensive battle with the Spurs. The scores of both sides increased alternately, and the score was always very close.

It was not until the third quarter that the Bulls relied on Wang Chong's burst to score 7 points in a row, establishing a slight score advantage, and maintained the score advantage until the end of the game.

91: 88.

In the first game of the Finals, the Bulls sat at home and won the game with a slight advantage of 3 points. This was far from the easy victory that many people imagined.

In their view, the Bulls' opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat, are definitely stronger than their opponents in the Finals, the San Antonio Spurs. Even the Heat failed against the Bulls several times by big margins, and they still played at home against the Spurs. If the Bulls win, they should win. Very relaxing.

But the process of the game highlighted a difficulty.

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Curry's performance was also average. The Spurs were well aware of Curry's threat from beyond the three-point line and took special care of him. In this game, Curry only hit 7 goals in 2 outside shots. Although the Spurs targeted Curry The tactic of guarding against shots but not against breakthroughs gave him many opportunities to break through and attack the frame with the ball. He only scored 18 points in the entire game.

The Bulls' ability to win this game depends entirely on Wang Chong's performance.

Seeing his teammates being suppressed, Wang Chong took over the ball decisively and scored 43 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists under Leonard's full defense. This ensured the Bulls' victory in the first game.

Although the Bulls won the game, the game process sounded the alarm for everyone. There is absolutely no weak team that can enter the finals. The Spurs eliminated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference. Their strength must not be underestimated. .

Two days later in G2 of the finals, the Bulls played steadily and won the second game, leading 2:0.

It seems that the Bulls have taken the lead and have an absolute advantage.

But immediately after returning to the Spurs' two away games at home, the Bulls actually lost all of them, and the score was tied at 2:2 by the Spurs.

The game came to the most exciting and exciting battle of Tianwang Mountain.

The Bulls sat at home and had a fierce battle with the Spurs in the G5 game. With Wang Chong's super triple-double of 48 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game, the Bulls defeated the Spurs 107:98, won the Tianwang Mountain, and took the lead. Win match point.

Waiting until G6 of the finals, the Spurs, who returned to their home court, still failed to withstand the pressure.

Curry, who had been suppressed for five games, finally rebounded. In this game, he made 11 of 8 three-pointers. He scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. He combined with Wang Chong, who scored 39 points, to score 70 points, ruining the game. A chance for the Spurs to tie the score and set up a tiebreaker with the Bulls. With a big score of 4:2, the Bulls defeated the San Antonio Spurs and successfully won the 2012-13 season championship. This was also the fifth time the Bulls won the championship trophy in six years. They successfully surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers who had four championships in five years and became the most successful NBA in the new century. team.

Although the process was somewhat unexpected, the results were in line with most people's expectations.

Wang Chong averaged 6 points, 39 rebounds and 10 assists in the 5 games of the finals, and was unanimously elected FMVP without any suspense.

With this championship, Wang Chong's number of championships has officially reached six, tying Michael Jordan.

However, when he won his first championship with the Lakers, he could only be regarded as the third main force of the Lakers. His tactical status was still lower than O'Neal and Kobe. Compared with Jordan's absolute core, which won six championships, it was still slightly inferior.

Jordan has six FMVP trophies, and Wang Chong's five FMVP trophies are the best evidence.

It's just that Jordan was already 35 years old when he won the sixth championship of his career. After winning the championship, Jordan chose to retire and officially announced his retirement, showing off his exemption from competition.

Wang Chong is different. After winning the sixth championship trophy of his career, he is only 28 years old. His career is still very long. He will win the seventh, eighth, ninth or even tenth championship in the future. It's all entirely possible.

In saying this, some people think of when James first joined the Heat, when he was asked in an interview how many championships the Heat could win, he said very pretentiously, "Not one, not two, not three, not four." "person" rhetoric.

Now three years have passed since the formation of the Heat's Big Three, and the Heat still have no wins and no championship, but Wang Chong has already won six championships, which is simply a shrimp and a pig's heart.

However, the league is somewhat numb to Wang Chong's victory. Although the reports are still overwhelming, both fans and other melon-eating people already have a feeling that this should be the case. In fact, the Bulls won 4:1 in the Eastern Conference Finals. After defeating the Heat and entering the finals, many people have already determined that this year's championship must be the Bulls.

The question that fans are more concerned about now is when Wang Chong can win his seventh championship, sixth FMVP trophy and fifth MVP trophy, because the acquisition of these honors will directly determine whether Wang Chong can be placed at the same level as Jordan discussed on the first position in league history.

In addition, everyone is also paying close attention to the trends of other teams in the league, such as the Big Three of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Big Three of the Miami Heat, because it is well known that these teams are not opponents of the Bulls. Unless the lineup is optimized and improved again, there will still be no How to compete with the Bulls for the championship.

But how easy is it to strengthen? Especially for the Lakers, it will be difficult to maintain the current lineup, let alone reinforcements in the summer.

Many teams have also set their sights on Bulls players.

This season, the Bulls' players who have expired contracts are the first to bear the brunt of the team's No. 2 player Stephen Curry. Many teams have planned to offer him the maximum salary immediately after the free market opens, and also give him the team's No. 1 salary offer. The promise of a central location.

Although Curry is a restricted free agent, as long as the Bulls choose to match the offer, they can forcibly keep him. However, if he has a strong desire to leave the team, the team will usually choose to send the player away. After all, forceful melons are not sweet. , in this business-oriented alliance, few people would really end up hurting both sides just to gain momentum.

The management of these teams think that the bargaining chips they offer are quite tempting. After all, who doesn't want to be the boss? In the Lakers, Kobe was ready to make a move before O'Neal was even old.

Although Curry is a bit low-key, he should be ambitious. Moreover, due to injuries, even if Curry was selected for the best team this season, his evaluation is not particularly high. In fact, he is not worth the maximum salary offer. The league The reason why teams are willing to use maximum salary to poach Curry is because they want to weaken the dominance of the Bulls in this way. No team in the current league wants to see the Bulls continue to win the championship.

However, these people's wishful thinking is destined to fail.

How could Wang Chong sit back and watch the Bulls refuse to give Curry the maximum salary and let go of the future nicknamed Curry, the strongest three-point shooter in history?
What the Bulls provide to Curry must be a maximum salary offer, and there is no other possibility.

And Curry's personality is really different from Kobe. Not to mention fighting for the team boss, even when he was really the boss of the Warriors, he didn't have the airs of a team star at all, which could make Du, who had just arrived, become the leader of the team. Lant doesn't care at all that he is so ostentatious and shows off his power, which shows his broad mind.

In fact, before the free market opened, Wang Chong had already privately inquired about Curry's intention as a big brother. Curry had a strong desire to stay on the team and was very much looking forward to serving as Wang Chong's right-hand man and becoming Wang Chong's Pippen.

As long as the team can keep Curry smoothly, it doesn't matter to Wang Chong that other changes in the team's lineup, even if Gasol, Butler, Draymond Green and other players are all gone, as long as Wang Chong + Curry's fundamentals are there, and the Bulls can become the favorite to win the championship by just putting together a lineup.
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At the end of June, the annual NBA draft was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, home of the Nets.

As a relatively famous draft year, this year is a rare year when Wang Chong is too lazy to select even one player.

The No. 13 pick, Anthony Bennett, will become the most famous parallel No. pick in NBA history, completely surpassing his predecessor Kwame Brown. However, most of the rookies in the th class failed to make a name for themselves.

Of course, among a group of stubborn stones, there are still a few diamonds in the rough. For example, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was selected with the 15th pick in the first round, is nicknamed Antetokounmpo. Won the regular season MVP for the first time and led the Bucks to win an NBA championship trophy.

However, Antetokounmpo's growth cycle is long, his position conflicts with Wang Chong, and he lacks three-point shooting ability. These are all disadvantages.

The thing that most dissuaded Wang Chong was Antetokounmpo's ranking as the fifteenth pick in the first round.

Although this ranking is not high, it is out of reach for the Bulls, who ranked first in the league in the regular season and won the playoffs.

The Bulls are now the public enemy of the league. If you want to get a high-ranking draft pick through trade, you will have to be robbed, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Taking all things into consideration, Wang Chong would not consider Antetokounmpo.

Another piece of diamond is Rudy Gobert, who was selected with the 27th overall pick in the first round.

As the defensive gatekeeper who will win the Defensive Player of the Year three times in the future, this pick can be said to be very cost-effective.

But the problem is that even with the 27th pick, the Bulls can't reach it. And even if Gobert is selected, with Gasol still there, there won't be many opportunities to play. Next year's other top pick will not be available. The wheel god Nikola Jokic will also land in the NBA, which also makes Gobert look very useless. (End of chapter)