Chapter 400 [Lost Character, Successful Period]
On the morning of the 12th, the Washington media broke the news that Kuban was dissatisfied with Nash's defense and angrily sprayed Nash in the locker room. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
When it comes to playing away games, the players are generally more restrained in the locker room, because it is likely that the wall has ears, and Cuban doesn't care about this, he is a passionate neurosis.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Cuban was like a good boss most of the time, but in fact, Cuban only admired Nowitzki, and he was only good to this person.
In the summer of 2004, Nash returned to Phoenix for 5 years and 65 million, and Cuban then sprinkled thousands of words on his personal website criticizing Nash for being greedy for money before leaving, pointing out that he had made an offer to Nash for 5 years and 51 million dollars.
As a result, Nash angrily shot back, accusing Cuban of lying, and said that such a thing should not be discussed publicly, which quickly won the support of the fans, and for a while Cuban was infamous for being unkind.
That season, Nash was elected regular season MVP, and Cuban thought that Nash was not worth 5 years and 65 million became a laughing stock, and his face was swollen.
In the 2005 playoffs, Nash led the Suns to a 4-2 win over his old club Mavericks in the second round of the Western Conference. In the Mavericks' home game, Cuban made a few hard gestures to the back of Nash walking into the players' tunnel, but he was caught on camera, and he became a clown-like figure, and his face was smashed.
Speaking about Cuban after the game, Nash said with some disdain: "He was very lively on this night, and I also know that after signing with the Suns, he said a lot of things behind his back, which was nothing for me, but my fighting spirit was stimulated by it." ”
Nash and Cuban have long been inseparable, and every time he revisits Dallas, Nash chats with Nowitzki and the fans who love him dearly, but he has no words with Cuban.
Cuban's waiver of Finley has made fans even more angry, and he has been the spiritual leader of the team for nine seasons with the Mavericks, and is the most supported star of the fans. As he grew younger, Finley's competitive level gradually decreased, from his peak average of 22.6 points per game to 15.7 points in 2005. That summer, the league introduced amnesty clauses that helped teams control their salary space. Cuban immediately became the first person to use the clause, cutting Finley.
This made the Dallas media and fans, who have a lot of affection for Finley, shout that Cuban is ruthless again. Funnily enough, Cuban was soon slapped in the face again, the Mavericks were blacked eight, and Finley won the championship with the Spurs in 2007.
In short, Cuban is a guy who is very good at losing character, and everyone except for the Mavericks die-hard fans supports the Wizards.
In the fifth game, Nowitzki started with an unbalanced mentality, and he shot mainly as usual and played iron frequently.
Nowitzki can't beat Jordan, Wallace, and Marshall by skill, but his shooting accuracy is good, averaging 33 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the series, an absolute star statistic. This time he opened the game as a blacksmith, and the Wizards took the lead with ease.
Nash still has problems on the defensive end, and when he encounters a screen, he eats deflated, and when he counterattacks, Wesley can also rely on his body to eat.
In the second quarter, Yang Rui arranged two guards and full-court pressing to strictly guard against Exel.
Van Exel's play was not good, shooting 5-of-15, and today he was in a hurry to recover the score and began to fight wildly, without completely getting rid of the defense, shooting from mid-to-long distance.
Tyrone Lu has become a wonder soldier, his entanglement ability is strong, and he is constantly close, although he can't cover it, he won't be easily passed. On the offensive end, Tyrone Lue is a soy sauce player, and on the defensive end, he helps the team.
Barkley gave Tyrone Lue a high rating. "He's the kind of player who can play with the opposition when he uses it well. He defended Iverson in the 2001 Finals, and when the two were facing each other, Iverson shot lower than the others. Van Exel's hard time getting a good shot. ”
Smith laughed: "Yang Rui praised Tyrone Lue many times during the regular season, saying that he was very important, and it seems to be true. ”
In Yang Rui's previous life, Tyrone Lue became a coach after retiring, and later became the head coach of the Cavaliers and won the championship with the team. He is physically limited, he is a general player, he has a ball quotient, and his defensive enthusiasm is not inferior to anyone. The Cavaliers twice defended Stephen Curry as a blacksmith, Dellavedova, who was his disciple.
Van Exel shot 2-of-8 from the field and missed all 3 three-pointers in the first quarter, sending the Mavericks into the ditch and trailing by 18 points at halftime.
In the second half, Yang Rui continued to adhere to the small-ball tactics and looked for opportunities through the players' non-stop running.
Although there is a lot of running, the Wizards' tactics are actually not complicated, at most they send a big man, cover on one side, and then cut in the air. The others didn't rely on cover and ran directly with the defenders. The Mavericks don't need to defend together, the Wizards just play. The Mavericks used a joint defense, and Nash was unlucky, and it was not negotiable to storm him.
Jordan is organized in the middle, and can always observe his teammates' running positions and pass the ball to the right position. He dished out seven assists in a single quarter and had a double-double of 12 points, three rebounds and 11 assists by the end of the third quarter.
The Wizards led by 22 points heading into the final quarter.
Yang Rui called the players together and said loudly: "There are three people who may compete for MVP, I will let you play the whole quarter, I hope you can actively cooperate to ensure victory!" This season, we won as a whole and we want to show the fans that. Win! ”
"Victory!" The players shouted together.
Yang Rui sent Wesley, Hamilton, Bell, Jordan, Stoudamire, one big and four small. In addition to the trident, the other two are three-point shooters who are responsible for pulling away and attracting defense.
Nelson Sr. pulled out all the stops and deployed a two-guard combination in the final quarter. Entering the finals, he was completely disappointed in Adrian, and let him play an average of 15 minutes per game, unable to attack, unable to defend, and a burden. Let the "madman" play, at least he can fight the offense, and the gambling will feel convulsive.
The center was made a cameo by Nowitzki, and Lafrenz was dropped.
Nelson Sr.'s arrangement determines that Hamilton is the most advantageous point for the Wizards. He was Van Exel, who was ten centimeters taller and could rely on his height advantage to catch the ball in a running position.
The "madman" became a hole on the defensive end, and Hamilton made consecutive mid-range shots, throwing them at the people, and one by one hollow made the fans who supported the Wizards ecstatic.
Stadamire went to cover for Wesley, and it was easier to hold off Nash than it was to block "Maniac".
Jordan also continued to make a difference, diching out six assists in the quarter, four of which went to Hamilton and two to Stadamire.
Barkley excited: "I can't believe that Michael has equaled his career record for the most assists in a single game. ”
"The Mavericks have given up, and they have nothing to fight back," Smith said. ”
On March 24, 1989, Jordan hit a career-high 17 assists to lead the Bulls to a 128-113 victory over the Trail Blazers, which was only the regular season, and the Finals recorded 17 assists, which was undoubtedly greater.
With a big lead, his teammates are willing to help Jordan brush up on the data and shoot when he catches the ball. Smalls also helped Jordan get rebounds in the last quarter to make his stats more beautiful, and he and Hamilton didn't want to compete with Jordan for MVP at all.
At this time, even the Mavericks fans did not change the channel, Jordan won the championship and retired, and everyone felt that the ending was perfect.
When the Wizards made the final attack, the Mavericks players gave up defense. Substitute Tyrone Lue dribbled the ball to the front court and passed to Jordan. Jordan pressed the ball to the basket before the final whistle blew on the right side of the three-point line, he didn't have any pressure, the ball was in a very good rhythm, hollow into the net!
It was Jordan's only shot in the fourth quarter and capped off his career.
120-93, the Wizards won the championship 4-1!