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

Chapter 219 The first round of the playoffs!Bloodbath the Bucks!Speak the harshest words and receive the most vicious beatings!
The regular season data kings have also been released one after another.

Kobe Bryant averaged 28.2 points per game and won the third scoring title in his career. His performance is very good, but this year the Lakers have internal disagreements. It is basically impossible to win the championship in this environment.

"Warcraft" Howard became the rebounding leader, averaging 14.5 per game. With him around, Love's flying skills were useless. The gap was too big.

The assists king was won by Rondo of the Celtics, averaging 11.7 times per game. This year, he finally got rid of the hat of being the second best player in the league and turned around to sing, suppressing Nash and Paul.

Chris Paul once again won the steals title, averaging 2.5 per game, and was elected for the fourth time in his career.

The block leader is Ibaka, who was traded to the Cavaliers in the summer. He averaged 3.7 shots per game, 1.5 more than the second-ranked McGee. He sent 241 blocks in a single season and was far ahead.

Although no one from the 76ers leads the data list this year, the team has surrendered the third-ranked defensive efficiency in the league and the eighth-ranked offensive efficiency in the league, achieving a true offensive and defensive balance.

In a sense, Lu Yong has also improved. As his coaching years have grown, his coaching style has become more mature, and he knows how to build a lineup system in a suitable environment. This adaptability deserves his success.

In the next two days, each team began to recharge and prepare for the playoffs.

Lu Yong and the coaching staff worked overtime, briefly studied the first-round opponent Bucks, and found that overtime was completely unnecessary, and the 76ers must have the upper hand in normal performance.

Lu Yong has formulated a complete rotation system. If the opponent's lineup is strong in attack, Iguodala will start. If the opponent has weak offensive ability and relies on defense to win, Vujacic will be used. The offensive and defensive forms can be switched at will, and he is fully prepared.

The only embarrassing thing is Nocioni. He did not make the playoff roster and can only continue to sit on the bench this year.

Nocioni's only role is to rely on his height advantage to shoot three-pointers, a typical European striker style, with poor confrontation, slow speed, and far less useful than Peja, Yi Jianlian, and Meeks.

Lu Yong has kept him in the regular season because he is afraid that Peja and other strike pitchers will get injured and serve as a backup. Once the 76ers stay healthy, he will definitely not have a chance to play in the playoffs.

The Bucks have also confirmed their lineup, and the score mainly depends on the backcourt combination of Jennings and Monta Ellis. The three starters on the front line are all role players, so they cannot make a final decision.

Monta Ellis was traded to the Bucks by the Warriors in the middle of this season. His condition declined severely due to a wrist injury. He played 21 games for the Bucks and could only score 17.6 points.

In Lu Yong's eyes, Ellis's offensive threat is not even as good as Jennings. At least when James is crazy, he can kill the gods. When Monta Ellis is crazy, he can only lay up and spin in circles, spitting out himself. kind.

Yi Jianlian finally faced his old club Bucks in the playoffs. This is where his NBA dream began. He only played for one year before being abandoned by the management. Now he has the opportunity to prove himself to the Bucks management.

The first match between the two sides will be held in Philadelphia. Because of the disparity in strength, there is no national live broadcast, and only the Philadelphia local station will broadcast the game.

Before the game, experts unanimously predicted that this would be a series without any suspense. Just like the Pacers bullied the remnant Hawks in the first round, fans would not be surprised even if they swept the game 4-0.

TNT sports commentator Nikolai Douglic said: "You can question the 76ers' lack of ability to fight hard this season, but you can't question that the team led by Lu Shuai will fall in the first round. Even if the Bucks have failed in the regular season We beat the 76ers, but this is the playoffs, a completely different competition."

Bucks head coach Skiles was relatively low-key in interviews and did not dare to say anything about the 76ers' upset.

Even though his coaching resume is much richer than that of Lu Yong, and he is still the apprentice of "Old Fox" Danny Ainge, in the face of the collective pessimism of the experts, Skiles still does not have the confidence to refute, because this is likely to become a fact. .

On the 21st, the first game of the playoffs started at the 76ers' home court.

Lu Yong made adjustments to the lineup in the first game and sent out a targeted starting lineup.

76ers: Jrue Holiday, Iverson, Iguodala, Yi Jianlian, Garnett.

Bucks: Jennings, Monta Ellis, Dunleavy Jr., Ilyasova, Drew Gooden.

Iguodala's role in the starting lineup is mainly to guard Ellis. Although Dunleavy has a height advantage against Iverson, his offense is mainly based on shooting and is not good at holding the ball in singles. Garnett and Holiday The two of them help defend and will not become a defensive black hole.

Garnett was transferred to the center position this time. He is more suitable for facing Gooden than Yi Jianlian. Compared with the Turkish fortress Ilyasova, Gooden's offense with the ball is obviously stronger.

Garnett and Gooden jumped the ball and won with their wingspan and height advantages. The 76ers attacked first.

Iverson dribbled the ball to the center outside the three-point line to organize. After observing, he reached out to Yi Jianlian for a pick-and-roll. He went to the left to break through and started quickly. He reached the position of the three-second zone to attract double teams and passed to the right to follow up. of Alian.

Yi Jianlian leaned on Ilyasova with his shoulder, turned around in the middle and made a fallback jump shot. The shot missed under the interference of Gooden's supplementary defense.

Gooden left the penalty area and the Bucks' rebounding effort was at a disadvantage. Garnett took advantage of his height advantage to grab the offensive rebound. He feinted and missed a shot, and passed it to Jrue Holiday who was connecting from the outside.

Holiday was 45 degrees open on the left side. He took a look and scored the three-pointer steadily. Whoa! 3 to 0.

Jennings was distracted defensively on the first goal of the game. This is his old problem, and it is also the reason why Jennings cannot go further in the NBA. No matter how good he is, he is just a scorer with the attributes of a sharp knife.

When the Bucks attacked, the 76ers did not use a zone defense. Instead, they adopted man-to-man tactics and relied on individual abilities to solve problems.

The 76ers lost one game to the Bucks in the regular season. The reason is that although the Bucks lineup does not have many stars, the offensive capabilities of the role players are not weak. They include various types from guards to centers. Man-to-man marking is the most suitable defense. formation.

After dribbling the ball past half court, Jennings played a pick-and-roll with Gooden at the top of the arc. He took a sudden step and failed to get past Holiday, but was still close to him.

Jennings made an emergency stop to adjust his position, but Holiday interfered with him. He jumped up, turned around and passed the ball.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines and was very satisfied with Holiday's defense in this round. He not only blocked Jennings' breakthrough route in time, but also blocked the space for him to pass the ball inside, forcing James to pass the ball to the outside. Reorganize the attack.

Lu Yong knows the characteristics of Jennings very clearly. This guy is a fast pick-and-roll point guard who can break out and shoot but has poor finishing ability.The most deadly thing is that Jennings is a left-handed general. When Holiday defends his left-hand breakthrough and uses his body to counter it appropriately, Jennings' offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced.

Unless Jennings is crazy on the perimeter, it will be difficult for him to pose a threat to the 76ers.Jr. Dunleavy had no chance to catch the ball from the outside. He dribbled the ball to Monta Ellis on the left. The latter faced Iguodala's defense and forcibly broke through the frame. Missed the basket due to interference.

Yi Jianlian took advantage of his fast speed, shrinking the penalty area and grabbing the rebound with one hand.

The 76ers attacked. Iverson dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Iguodala. Iguodala took Dunleavy Jr. and went to the right. The ball hit the board and scored a layup, 5-0.

Dunleavy Jr. has a good offensive level, but his defense is poor and his athletic ability is mediocre. He will be tortured against Iguodala. Without the help of teammates to help defend, he will definitely suffer today.

The Bucks attacked, but could not get out of the space in the position battle. Gooden received the ball in the corner and faced the frame for a single. He made an emergency stop jumper and scored a difficult goal against Garnett, 5-2.

When the 76ers attacked, the ball was still handed to Iguodala. He was not frightened by Dunleavy's one-on-one singles. He leaned forward when he broke through, turned around and broke through for a layup and then scored! 7 to 2.

"Beautiful! Andre has a strong desire to attack tonight. He has hit Mike twice in a row since the start. This is a side we rarely see in the regular season. Lu Shuai has made targeted tactics at the tactical level. Deploy," narrator Larry Ennis called.

In the next few rounds, the two sides fought hard to attack. It was not until 6 minutes later that Lu Yong replaced Peja Stojakovic, replaced Iverson, and let Iguodala play shooting guard.

In the first quarter of the game, Iguodala performed well offensively with the ball. Iverson could only follow and run back when he stayed on the court. The defensive end was easily targeted by the Bucks.

Pepperja's appearance on the court can add a shooting point and further free up the offense.

Entering the playoffs, Iverson does not need to work as hard to score points as he did when he was young. As long as he can win, he can play any role.

After the first quarter, the 76ers led 30 to 22.

In the second quarter, Lu Yong sent out a lineup of Arenas, Meeks, Vujacic, Brand, and Hawes.

This lineup can shoot suddenly and allow Brand to drop to the low post to play superstar ball. It is also capable of fighting against weak starters, not to mention the Bucks' bench.

Bucks backup point guard Livingston was quickly beaten by Arenas. The "General" gradually found his offensive feeling. He first stepped back to face Livingston and scored a three-pointer, and then broke through with the ball. Lost Livingston and scored 2+1, a perfect bench gangster.

Looking at "The General" dreaming of returning to his peak, Larry Ennis sighed: "Arenas performed very strongly today. He led the second team to play a wave of offensive, and the Bucks were obviously unable to withstand it. , the point difference widened to double digits.”

Less than 4 minutes into the game, Skiles was forced to call a timeout, replaced Livingston, and sent in another point guard, Benno Udrih.

Udrih is 1 meters tall and weighs 91 kilograms. He was selected by the Spurs with the 93th pick in the first round of the 04 draft. This guy is actually a talented and experienced player who is a stable player for the team's backcourt. Replenish.However, Udrich weighs 28 kilograms, but is afraid of physical confrontation, has poor defense, and lacks size and speed.

Arenas is an explosive point guard, and no one can stop him when he gets hot. Udrih can only be passively beaten at this moment, sharing the pressure for his teammate Livingston.

This is indeed the case. After returning from the timeout, Arenas quickly hit another three-pointer successfully. He also used the breakthrough to attract the Bucks to double-team and score the ball, assisting Vujacic to score an open jumper.

Vujacic's style of play is relatively stable. Whether he starts or comes off the bench, he does the same thing. He runs, goes around screens, catches and makes jump shots. He performs when he comes on the court and rarely shows his hips.

Vujacic scored two three-pointers with his soft touch and flexible movement. Prince Mbah a Moute of Cameroon moved too slowly laterally. It was a problem for him to get around the pick-and-roll, and he couldn't catch up with Vujacic's enchanting movement. .

Originally, the Bucks would be much better with Delfino on the outside, but before the end of the regular season, he accidentally injured his wrist in a training. As a result, the Bucks' already stretched outside defense became even more stretched, and they could only compete hard with the 76ers. He tried his best to attack, but couldn't defend at all.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Skiles switched back to the main team early, while Lu Yong let the substitutes play for a while before starting to make substitutions. The advantage on the court was obvious.

In the second half, Yi Jianlian suddenly showed his power. He first used a pick-and-roll and then received a pass from Iguodala and hit two mid-range shots. Then in the next round, he cut to the basket and performed a dunk. Yi Jianlian also performed from beyond the three-point line. break out.

三节打完，易建联单节得到9分3篮板1盖帽，4投4中，三分球1中1，命中率高达100%。

After leaving the Bucks, Yi Jianlian's condition got better and better. Facing his old club again, he just wanted to perform well to prove his worth. He had been holding his breath for an explosion tonight, and finally got what he wanted in the second half.

In the final quarter, Iverson, Garnett, and Iguodala came back at the same time after taking a short rest.

The 76ers took the opportunity to hit a climax to close the game and entered garbage time early.

112 to 91, the 76ers bloodbathed the Bucks in the first game and got the series off to a good start.

Iverson only played 26 minutes, 11 of 5 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. It's never happened before in my career.

The most scored is "Almighty Warrior" Iguodala, who played 33 minutes, made 16 of 10 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, scored 27 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Impeccable, he was the number one contributor to the 76ers winning the game.

Yi Jianlian also played very well, beating "Turkish Battery" Ilyasova, making 9 of 6 shots, 3 of 2 three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws. He efficiently contributed 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 66.6%. , feeling proud in front of his old club.

On the Bucks side, Jennings, the team's leading scorer, performed abnormally. He played 37 minutes and made 22 of 6 shots, 7 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 turnovers, with a poor shooting percentage. 27.3% of them were locked up by Holiday alone.

蒙塔-艾利斯也没好哪去，18分4篮板3助攻2抢断的数据乍一看还挺不错，奈何命中率只有35.6%。

The Bucks' double guns are not the most powerful, only more powerful. This made Lu Yong check the basket after the game, fearing that it would be smashed by these two idiots and affect the performance of the 76ers players.

At the press conference, Bucks star Jennings defended with an unconvinced look: "I won't make excuses for losing, but there are indeed other reasons for my abnormal performance tonight. If I hadn't eaten too much before the game, I wouldn't have won." It will definitely be us. I have to be serious in the next game. The 76ers have no chance. In six games at most, I will personally bring an end to this series."

Jennings likes to brag for a long time. In Lu Yong's previous life, he once made harsh words, saying that the Bucks, ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, could defeat the Heat in six games. In the end, the Bucks ended up 0-4. 13.3 was swept by the Heat. He was limited to averaging 29.8 points per game, shooting 21.4% from the field, and [-]% from three-point range. He lost no face at all.

Say the harshest words and receive the harshest beatings. Jennings is absolutely authoritative in this regard.

(End of this chapter)