Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 238 The Nets are the real No. [-] in the East 【Subscription】

Another series in the Eastern Conference is the Nets against the Hornets. After leading the Nets 3-1 in the first four games, the Nets eliminated the Hornets 103-95 in the fourth game to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

Both series in the West also played five games.

The Kings eliminated the Dallas Mavericks 20-114. Although Wang Zhizhi played well in the last battle and scored 101+ points, his excellent performance could not reverse the situation of the game. The Mavericks still lost the game [-]-[-], ending their game. A trip to the playoffs for the season.

Wang Zhizhi's season is over, but he did not return to China immediately.

A few days ago, the Chinese men's basketball training team began to gather in the capital, including Yi Jianlian, who played at Gonzaga University. Except for Liu Yudong who was injured and Wang Zhizhi and Lu Yu who were playing in the NBA, all the rest of the players were present.

Two foreign teachers from the United States hired by the Chinese men's basketball team also appeared in the training hall.

Yao Ming also rushed back before the start of the training camp.

Wang Zhizhi stayed in Dallas for training, waiting to decide with Lu Yu whether to wait for the Chinese men's basketball team in the United States or return to China to participate in the training camp.

The Lakers also beat the Spurs 4-1 in the other Western Conference series.

Obviously, Popovich was not shameless enough at this time. He didn't cut the shark to the end. Another reason was that the young O'Neal was too strong. Maybe the cut would be a 2+1. Penalty entry or not does not seem to affect.

So Lu Yu said that Popovich wasn't shameless enough, at least not to the point of fouling O'Neal in the opening five seconds.

The two teams in the Western Conference finals were produced, the Kings and the Lakers.

Lu Yu didn't know if that scene in the history of the game would be repeated, maybe not, because many of the game processes in his appearance were different from his previous life.

Maybe, because the butterfly's wings don't seem to interfere so far in the west.

After the Eastern Nets won, the two teams that entered the Eastern Conference finals also came into being. One was the Nets, which ranked first in the Eastern Conference regular season record, and the other was the Bulls, which ranked third in the Eastern Conference regular season record.

Men's basketball training center.

Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng and were discussing the outcome of the NBA finals, when Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian walked in, Zhu Fangyu hurriedly shouted: "Dayao, Arab League, you came just in time, let's take a look at the four East and West. Who has a chance to advance to the finals?”

Yao Ming walked up to him and found that they had brought over the coach's tactical boards with the names of the four teams written on them.

"If you don't study your opponents in the Olympics, why do you study the NBA?" Yao Ming said with a smile.

"Hey, isn't it okay to worry about it, in case I also enter the NBA in the future, plan ahead, plan ahead..." Zhu Fangyu said cheekily.

"I still think the UAE has a better chance of entering the NBA." Yao Ming said seriously.

"..." Zhu Fangyu.

Yi Jianlian said shyly: "I can't even play well in the NCAA, and I can't participate in the draft this year. I heard Brother Lu said that Yao brother will definitely be fine in the draft this year."

"Don't listen to his nonsense. After watching their game, I realized that I was far behind. You don't know, Lu Yu is really good." Yao Ming couldn't help sighing.

Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng looked at each other.

Why didn't they know that when Lu Yu was still in the NCAA, he blew them up.

It's just that there is no need to "show off" such a shameful thing.

"Forget it, it happened that I heard some basketball commentators in the United States during this period of time. By the way, I will also tell you about the NBA play I have seen. He has played in the NCAA in the United Arab Emirates, so we can chat together. , the difference between playing in the U.S. and playing in China." Yao Ming said as he took the tactical board.

Yi Jianlian nodded.

When other teammates saw Yao Ming preparing to explain, they all gathered around.

"Let's analyze the west first..."

Yao Ming knows that everyone wants to listen to the analysis of the Bulls. It is like telling a story. The exciting always comes last, so let's talk about the west first. What's more, the game in the west is much stronger than the east in terms of confrontation. .

He circled the two Western Conference teams on the tactical board.

Kings and Lakers.

"Let's talk about the Kings first. The Kings are too good. Almost all of their starting five tigers can play and defend. There are three masters in the back line, including Bibby, Christie and Peja, and Webber and Divac in the inside line. The lineup is more than enough for an All-Star game."

"Lu Yu told me that if the Bulls make it to the finals, they would rather meet the Lakers than the Kings."

At this time, Battelle, who had just walked in the door and saw Yao Ming lecturing, smiled and said, "Yes, many people are afraid of hitting the Lakers because they can't defend against O'Neal, but the Lakers' offensive routine is relatively simple. They lost, and the Kings are different, their routines are too complicated, and many players have a headache when they see the Kings' tactical video."

Yao Ming was a little embarrassed: "Actually, Big Brother Battelle is more familiar with the NBA than I am. I just watched a few games there, and the class got an axe."

Battelle didn't take it seriously, motioning Yao Ming to continue.

At this time, Yao Ming had not yet entered the NBA, and he was not the team's big brother. Wang Zhizhi and Battelle, who had entered the NBA one step earlier, were the seniors of the national team.

This is also later in the Athens Olympics. Yao Ming threw the towel in public after the disastrous defeat. In a subsequent interview, he said, I don't know this team anymore, and then the conversation turned to a certain boss in the team, "Don't be old. Thinking of going back to be a star, you are not a star here, everyone has to work hard here. I thought I was in the local team and regarded myself as a master!"

Although Yao Ming did not name his name, everyone knew that the person Yao Ming was talking about was Battelle, and then Battelle also replied to Yao Ming: Basketball is a team sport, and Yao Ming's playing is not very good.

An elder brother was reprimanded by his former younger brother, and of course he couldn't hold on to his face. Since then, the relationship between the two has been strained.

Since this Olympic Games, Battelle has never been selected for the Chinese men's basketball team, and the reasons are self-evident.

Later, Battelle's retirement ceremony at BJ was huge, but Yao Ming was not seen.

Battelle was not selected for the Chinese men's basketball team later, and it is definitely not a problem of state.

After 04, Battelle led the team to the CBA finals many times, and even considered the MVP in 09, so there is no problem with his age and state.

Of course, this is another story, at least for now, their relationship is still very good.

"Actually, the reason why Lu Yu said they didn't want to touch the Kings is that the Kings' bench gangster, Bobby Jackson, almost won the sixth man of the year this season. Turkoglu is the axis of the Kings' backup lineup. T Pollard, the Kings' famous bench gangster, and Fonderpok, Gerald Wallace, and so on."

Yao Ming sighed and continued: "If the Bulls' bench lineup is considered to be very strong in the entire NBA, then the Kings' bench lineup is not too bad. The Bulls are best at using their bench lineup to attack opponents to gain an advantage in the second quarter. , but couldn't do that against the Kings."

These judgments of Yao Ming are all the original words Lu Yu said when chatting with Lu Yu a few days ago, and there are also some of his own opinions.

Yao Ming erased some of the Kings player names on the playboard.

Then wrote the three words of the Lakers.

"Actually, the Lakers are not very good. This year, there is only one team in the league that swept the opponent all the way to the Eastern Conference finals. It was the Chicago Bulls led by Lu Yu, and there is another team that has only lost one game so far. It's the Los Angeles Lakers with the OK combination."

"The Lakers' advantage is O'Neal! As long as O'Neal stays healthy, even if the Spurs use the shark slashing tactics, they will only win one victory from the powerful Lakers."

Battle said with a smile: "I will join the Spurs next season, and then see if I can match O'Neal."

His agent has told him he will be traded to the Spurs next season.

The Spurs' biggest rival in the playoffs is the Lakers.

The biggest headache for the Spurs is the super center O'Neal in the Lakers.

And second only to O'Neal in physical strength, Battelle also imitated O'Neal for the Spurs' targeted defense against O'Neal.

"Another reason the Lakers were able to beat the Spurs was that Kobe was able to take over the game in time when O'Neal was plagued by foul tactics."

Battelle added: "It's really hard to say who wins or loses between these two teams, but let me predict, I think the Kings can win."

The Lakers rely too much on O'Neal's play by relying on the triangle offense, and sometimes rely on Kobe's explosion, but it is always too simple.

When Zhu Fangyu saw the analysis of the western part, he hurriedly asked, "What about the eastern part?"

Compared with the complexity of the East, the East is much simpler. The Nets and the Bulls have very different styles, but they are both known for their changing styles of play.

Bulls and Nets.

As soon as Yao Ming wrote the names of the two teams, Zhu Fangyu said: "I think the Bulls can win these two teams. Although the Bulls' regular season record is not as good as the Nets, the Bulls have not lost a game in the playoffs. , the Nets and the Pacers played five games in the first round."

Yao Ming smiled and looked at Yi Jianlian who was also smiling.

The relationship between the wins and losses of the two teams, it is not correct to look at the performance of the two teams in the first two rounds, and even if they look at their regular season wins and losses, there is not much reference value.

Because the regular season is the regular season and the playoffs are the playoffs.

totally different.

The core of the Nets' offense and defense is Kidd, but looking at Kidd's average data, it is not conspicuous. This is because Kidd has a lot of balls, all of which are ice hockey assists.

The so-called ice hockey assist means that Kidd sometimes does not directly assist a teammate, but through his transmission, the basketball passes through another teammate before passing into the inside or corner, forming a direct scoring opportunity.

That's a hockey assist.

What Kidd is best at is through his organization, to form local play more and less on the court.

The basketball game is like this. After the game is broken down, whether it is a pick-and-roll, a fast break, or even the complex Princeton system, it is necessary to pass the ball to form a local more and less play.

And Kidd, an organizer, can do this.

Equivalent to a self-contained system.

Yi Jianlian and teammate Dan Dickao analyzed the cooperation between Kidd and Kenyon Martin. They originally wanted to play the same way in Gonzaga, but it turned out that Dan Dickao could not achieve the overall situation like Kidd.

Whether the Bulls can win the Nets depends on whether they can limit Kidd's performance.

Unlike ordinary defensive opponents, defending Kidd is not to prevent his offense, but to prevent his organization. Sometimes he even stands still and dribbles the ball, but he is already judging the situation on the field. Even if he was just a pass in the end, but in the end the Nets scored, the Bulls defense still failed.

Such players are the hardest to guard.

The Bulls clearly have no better way to limit Kidd.

The Bulls have a lot of good defensive players, but more of them are defending people, but they can't find players who are good at defending the ball.

After listening to Yi Jianlian's explanation, the other players also understood that they are all professional players, so it is not difficult to understand what is defense of the ball.

In fact, the same is true for the national team. When facing other teams in the world, the Chinese men's basketball team is more defensive against people. Sometimes it can't even defend people. If you don't see it, it's a bit of a blow to people's self-confidence.

"And the Nets can't guard against the Bulls' offense either. The Nets' lineup has more offense than defense. Their defense wants to contain the outside firepower of Lu Yu and Richardson. I think it's still a bit difficult."

Yao Ming smiled and said: "The strongest point of the Bulls is Lu Yu, who is excellent in offense and defense, followed by Richardson, whose three-pointers are terrifying, and Brad Miller, a big white bear in the inside."

Everyone cheered up when they heard Yao Ming mentioned Lu Yu.

"Actually, these two teams are the most difficult to predict the outcome of. They can't defend anyone at all. In the end, it's all about luck, feel, perseverance, and... who is tougher!"

"But I think the Bulls' bench depth is better." Wang Shipeng said doubtfully.

Yao Ming smiled: "Yes, that's why many media are optimistic about the Bulls."

The media's bullishness on the Bulls is based on the strong performance of the Bulls in the first two rounds, but when it comes to the Eastern Conference finals, it seems that it is not easy to say how much a substitute can play.

Since the 4-0 sweep of the Pistons, the media's attitude towards the Bulls has taken a 180-degree turn. Perhaps many people were not optimistic that the Bulls could win the Pistons before. After careful analysis this time, they are unanimously optimistic that the Bulls can win the Nets.

Lu Yu's teammates also think they can win the Nets.

It seems that everyone has forgotten that this Nets is the real No. [-] in the East.

To be the No. [-] team in the East and to reach the finals in Lu Yu's previous life, this Nets is definitely not a mob.

Therefore, Lu Yu was not so optimistic.

On May 5, the day before the first Western Conference final between the Western Kings and the Lakers, 18 NBA teams sent their representatives to participate in this year's draft lottery.

Yao Ming no longer has the calmness he had when analyzing the Eastern and Western finals.

Although it is not a draft, Yao Ming still hopes that the teams that are optimistic about him can get high draft picks.

Lu Yu is very calm, as long as it is not a rocket, he can go anywhere.

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