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

Chapter 265 Won the best coach again!Big harvest in New York!Lu Yong: The only thing missing is the championship
In another matchup, the Heat won more easily, sweeping the Celtics 4-0 to advance.

The combination of the Heat's Big Three and Ray Allen is very strong. Even when the Green Army was at its peak, it was not necessarily a match. What's more, now only Rondo and Pierce are left to support them, and the series will be quickly lost. Array is coming.

Especially Ray Allen, he was even more excited than the Big Three when facing his old club. After four games, he averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, shooting 42.5% from three-point range, and performed well.

Ray Allen's performance is already worthy of the reputation of the "Big Four", and after watching this series, many people feel that the Heat can defeat the Knicks to advance to the finals and win the championship along the way.

They have not lost in the playoffs, and they have shown great strength on both offense and defense. Even Lu Yong does not dare to underestimate them.

Compared with the Eastern Conference, the second round of the Western Conference was more intense. There was no winner in the two series, so we had to wait for a while.

In addition, the conference semifinals are in full swing, and the league also took the opportunity to announce the winners of major awards in the regular season.

The Rookie of the Year was won by Trail Blazers point guard Lillard. As the No. 6 pick in the first round, he outperformed No. 19 pick Anthony Davis, averaging 3.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1 assists and 36.8 steal per game, and made three-pointers. The rate is [-]%.

The number one pick, Davis, is not bad either. He averages 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. He has the most comprehensive statistics among the 12th draft pick.However, because both the Trail Blazers and the Hornets had poor records, Lillard, who hit multiple buzzer beaters in his rookie season, undoubtedly left a deeper impression on the judges, and finally won the championship undisputedly. Best Rookie.

Green was selected to the All-Rookie First Team, and Bazemore was selected to the Rookie Second Team. Both Knicks rookies were on the list and performed better than their picks.

The Best Sixth Man Award was won by JR Smith. He played 77 games in the season, including 73 as a substitute. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 43.2% from the field and 36.5% from the three-point range. Regardless of individual performance, Both the data and the team's record completely crushed the opponents, and there was no suspense about winning the award.

Interestingly, there was a fierce battle for the Most Improved Player Award this year. The judges voted between Jimmy Butler and Paul George. In the end, Butler, who had a greater improvement in statistics, narrowly defeated George and was elected for the 12-13 season. Most Improved Player.

上个赛季巴特勒为公牛出战42场，场均只能得到2.6分1.3篮板和0.3助攻。然而今年加盟尼克斯，他的场均数据变成了13.2分5.5篮板2.4助攻1.7抢断，进步幅度完全是肉眼可见，已经具备了打首发的能力。

The main reason why the judges are so entangled is that Paul George has also made great progress this year, gradually growing from a role player to a star.His personal data improved to 17.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals, and led the Pacers to the fourth best record in the Eastern Conference.

It's a pity that George met Butler, whose statistics have improved even more abnormally this year, otherwise he would definitely win this award.

最佳防守球员是灰熊队的马克-加索尔，场均14.1分7.8篮板4助攻1抢断1.7次封盖，帮助灰熊在防守中每百回合只失球89.3分，防守效率高居联盟第一。

He received a total of 30 first-place votes and scored a total of 212 points, becoming No. 1 in Grizzlies history.

Since the league began selecting the Defensive Player of the Year award in the 82-83 season, no Grizzlies player has ever won the award.

Lu Yong is not surprised by this. This award should go to Gasol. No matter how good Tyson Chandler's defense is, he cannot bring the Knicks' defensive efficiency to the first place in the league. In a head-to-head competition, he is indeed not Gasol's opponent.

However, although he failed to compete for DPOY, Chandler was selected to the All-Defensive First Team due to his efficient defense: Paul, Tony Allen, James, Chandler, and Gasol.

Defensive second team: Conley, Bradley, Paul George, Duncan and Noah.

Only Chandler was selected for the Knicks. "Little Bully" Stoudemire has good statistics, but his actual frame protection efficiency is very average.

Lu Yong is not surprised that he was not selected for the best defensive team. This at least shows that the league list is still convincing, and it is not just based on the record.

There is also no suspense about the regular season MVP. Anthony was almost unanimously elected, averaging 31.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.Scoring champion + regular season champion, it would be unreasonable for him not to be elected.

Ranked second is LeBron James of the Heat, averaging 26.8 points, 8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. His personal data and team record are impeccable, but he was unlucky to meet this team. New York Battleship, the regular season was suppressed from beginning to end.

Lu Yong even sympathizes with James' experience. He has not won the highly valuable personal honors such as championship and MVP. He will definitely not be as successful as in his previous life.

With the Knicks suppressing him in the East, it will be difficult for the Heat to get the best record. Unless he does not return to the Cavaliers after his contract expires and chooses to travel west in advance, there is still a chance to meet the Knicks in the finals.

All-NBA First Team: Kobe, Anthony, Durant, James, Stoudemire.

The Knicks have a better record, but Deron suffers from the competition with Kobe and has to retreat to the second team.

Kobe averaged 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1.4 steals per game this year, ranking third in the scoring list, second only to Anthony and Durant.

Deron Williams has less than 20 points and is at a disadvantage in terms of personal data. If his opponent is Chris Paul, he will definitely win.

Best Second Team: Deron Williams, Wade, Griffin, Duncan, Marc Gasol.

Third team: Parker, Westbrook, Paul George, David Lee, Joakim Noah.

Paul, who was supposed to be selected to the All-NBA Team, unfortunately lost the selection. In terms of statistics, he could not compete with Kobe Bryant and Anthony. His record was not as good as that of the Knicks, Heat, SuperSonics and Spurs. In the fierce competition in the backcourt, Paul could not even make the third team. I didn’t make it, this year is indeed a bit miserable.

Lu Yong won the best coach award for the fourth time in his career, and was elected for an unprecedented three consecutive years. He defeated Nuggets coach George Karl in the voting and broke the historical record previously held by himself.

The reason why Lu Yong won the award is not difficult to guess. He not only led the Knicks to the best record in team history of 67 wins and 15 losses, but also adjusted the team's offensive firepower to average 116.7 points per game, which also ranked first in the league.

When a team undergoes such a big change after ushering in a new head coach, even if the league no longer wants to award this award to Lu Yong, it really can't vote with open eyes.

The only thing to blame is that Lu Yong has changed teams too frequently in the past two years. If he hadn't coached the SuperSonics, 76ers and Knicks in three years, he wouldn't have been able to complete the feat of being the best coach for three consecutive years. This is comparable to Three consecutive MVPs are much more difficult.

Taking the trophy from the staff, Lu Yong smiled and gave his acceptance speech: "I am very happy to win the Best Coach Award again. This is not only an affirmation of my coaching ability, but also a new starting point for me in New York. . I hope the Knicks can win the championship this year, just like I broke the historical record for two consecutive years, and will not be bound by the rules." The reporters all took pictures with their cameras and said the most arrogant words in the calmest tone. They are worthy of being the first in the league. coach.

Lu Yong took a few photos with the trophy and then said: "I don't know what results I have to lead the team to win again next time, but it doesn't matter. When I become the only player in the history of the league to win the As a coach of the best four times, the championship has become my next goal. I believe the Knicks will not disappoint me. The team has just ushered in a bumper harvest of honors this season. We have been very successful and are just short of the championship. Take the trophy back to New York!”

The regular season MVP has always been more valuable than the best coach, but this time Lu Yong stole everyone's limelight, including Anthony, who won the scoring title + MVP.

Anthony's acceptance speech was not novel at all. In addition to thanking the team, teammates, and the coaching staff, fans were tired of hearing these words for a long time. It would be more practical to sing and dance.

In contrast, Lu Yong's acceptance speech was much more interesting, modest yet arrogant.

To put it simply, Lu Yong smiled and said that the Knicks have won too many personal honors this year and are now just short of a championship, and he is very confident in the team.

There are many head coaches in the NBA with arrogant personalities. For example, former Lakers coach "Zen Master" Jackson was quite arrogant. During the playoffs, he said more than once that the team would win the championship, but this is the first time that someone as confident as Lu Yong is. .

No matter how strong Anthony is this year, he only won the MVP once. His historical status is not to mention compared with the top celebrities. Even Durant next door can beat him, so the gimmick is naturally insufficient.

On the other hand, Lu Yong is much more popular. He has been elected as the best coach for three consecutive years, breaking the historical record previously held by himself. This kind of thing is always interesting when written in the news, and the media prefers this tone. .

Sure enough, as soon as the news came out the next day, Lu Yong instantly became a celebrity.

If his name was only circulated in sports circles before, now even people who don't pay much attention to sports have heard of his name.

Although many people still don’t understand the value of being elected as the best coach for three consecutive years, everyone in the circle knows that Lu Yong is no longer the number one coach in active service. If we really want to be more serious, put aside political factors and say that he is history No first coach is too good.

Two days later, the Western Conference teams also decided the winner one after another. The Spurs eliminated the Warriors 4-1.

The two teams are not teams with the same style at all. When a three-pointer encounters a traditional defense, the scene is no less than Mars hitting the earth.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the two teams fought hard in two overtimes. With Stephen Curry missing a three-pointer, the Spurs narrowly won 129-127.

In that game, Curry played 58 minutes and played the entire game. He made 35 of 18 shots and scored 44 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, allowing more fans to see his powerful offensive firepower.

It's a pity that the troika was better after all. With the gradually growing Leonard, Curry stretched his hips from the beginning of the second game, and his shooting rate was limited to less than 40%. In the end, he was eliminated with a big score of 1 to 4. Out.

Without Green, the Warriors haven't revealed many flaws this season, but the team's offensive system will definitely be affected in the future. Even Lu Yong doesn't know if the Warriors will have a chance to stand at the top of the league.

Another set of series was an upset. The Grizzlies, who defended fiercely, defeated the Western Conference's No. 4 SuperSonics 2-[-] and advanced to the conference finals.

Although the SuperSonics' upset exit was related to second-in-command Westbrook's injury, it also proved the strength of the Grizzlies from the side. They relied on defense to fight all the way to the Western Conference Finals, which was no less extreme than the all-out offense that year. The supersonic speed is a hard nut that no one wants to chew.

No one from the Grizzlies scored more than 20 points in the entire series. They relied entirely on team defense to win, which made Tony Brown play hard.

The core of the Grizzlies, Marc Gasol, showed off his power and defeated the "fat two" Perkins one-on-one under the basket. In the series, he averaged 19.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 3 blocks per game. He was outstanding on both offense and defense. Played a dominant role.

Facing his former big brother Durant, Gasol showed no mercy at all. He proved with practical actions that his ability to win the DPOY this year was all based on his strength and not the slightest bit of water.

In addition, another contributor to the Grizzlies' win was Zach Randolph, who averaged 18.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, beating PJ Tucker, making Memphis' reputation as the "Black and White Bears" more and more famous. Returning to the Western Conference Finals after many years has aroused the imagination of many fans.

Lu Yong also took the time to watch this round of the series. Westbrook, the second in charge, did not play due to injury. The Sonics' offensive pressure fell on Durant alone. It is very difficult for Adu to lead the team to last six games in this situation. Easy.

After all, the person guarding him is Tony Allen, who was just selected to the All-Defensive First Team this year. Even if Anthony touches him, his skin will peel off, which is very difficult to deal with.

Although the Sonics lost, Durant played very well this year and even tried his best.

In the semifinals, Adu averaged 45.8 minutes per game, ranking first in the league, scoring 28.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks. It can be said that he is both a father and a mother in the true sense. So exhausted.

Even though Tony Allen's defense caused him a lot of trouble, Adu still scored 25+ points per game and his performance was not inferior to Anthony. This is the strength of a top star.

In addition, Kevin Martin and Reggie Jackson also performed very well. They both averaged 14 points per game in the series, so their performance was not too bad.

The SuperSonics had an advantage on the outside, but they couldn't defend the "Black and White Bears" on the inside. Gasol and Randolph penetrated the penalty area. In addition, the defense in positional battles could not defeat the Grizzlies. It was reasonable to lose. .

The two blue-collar insiders Nick Collison and Kendrick Perkins are useless in turns, and these two offensively are too poor. At the same time, they can't attack and can't defend on the court, which is really worrying.

Now SuperSonics general manager Presti is almost regretful. If he had known this, he would have tried his best to keep Noah, both inside and outside with Durant, and he would not have suffered a loss even if he paid the luxury tax.

Unfortunately, this team has already fallen into an embarrassing situation after Lu Yong left.

No matter how much reinforcements Presti made, it would be difficult to win the championship without the bonus from Adu's rookie contract. This is the tragedy of a small ball market.

The SuperSonics' upset exit shocked fans for a long time, but this is not what the Knicks should be concerned about right now. Before the Heat are eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, it is not Lu Yong's turn to worry about things in the Western Conference.

(End of this chapter)