Chapter 389 [Increasing Popularity, Fighting the Calf]

The Nets were all over the place after the loss. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info online comments, most fans support Stay Kidd and let Byron Scott go to class.

Scott was stunned, he thought there would be a lot of people supporting him, because he was the reason for the Nets' good record in the past two years (self-righteousness).

Just won the best coach award the previous season, Scott's career took a 180-degree turn, and the high-salary contract extension was doomed to be hopeless, and his popularity declined.

Without the two Finals experience during the Nets period, even if other teams are willing to use Skute in the future, they will only have the mentality of giving it a try and sign a low-salary short-term contract with him.

On the contrary, the Wizards won, and Yang Rui's popularity continued to rise. Fans are starting to talk about his place in NBA history, with some believing that he can now be in the top five of the all-time coaches rankings.

Some veterans who were eliminated early have begun to consider defecting to the Wizards next season and hitting the championship at the end of their careers, and there is a saying on the Internet that "there is Jerry, win the championship".

In the western showdown, the "Cow and Horse War" was more intense, and the first four games between the two sides ended in a 2-2 draw.

The Spurs don't have Tony Parker and Stephen Jackson, but they have a well-developed defensive system, a slightly weaker offense, and a tough defense, which is not so easy to deal with.

In the fifth game, the Mavericks Trident scored 75 points at home and defeated the Spurs 103-91 to achieve match point.

In the sixth game, Duncan scored 32 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks at the Spurs' home court, and Marick Rose also had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists off the bench, defeating the Mavericks 109-106 and tying the score again.

On June 1, the Mavericks grabbed seven games at home and never gave the Spurs a chance again, Nowitzki shot 13 of 24, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 12 of 12 free throws, and scored 40 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, leading the team to a 105-90 victory.

In this series, Nowitzki did not show weakness in the confrontation with Duncan, but Duncan's rebounding ability was slightly stronger.

In Yang Rui's previous life, except for the 06-07 season when the Mavericks were blackened, Nowitzki's playoff performance has been very eye-catching, with 25.3 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his career playoffs, which is better than the regular season.

In Yang Rui's previous life, this season the Mavericks also reached the Western Conference finals against the Spurs, the first two games were a 1-1 draw, and in the third game, the Mavericks have been leading at home, Nowitzki unfortunately missed the next game because of a sprained left knee, which made the situation turn sharply, and finally the Spurs advanced to the finals 4-2 and won the championship.

Later, the media broke the news that in the sixth game of the Western Conference Finals, Cuban and Nelson Sr. had a big fight over whether Nowitzki would play. Cuban said he received assurances from the team doctor that Nowitzki's injury would not worsen when he came on. And Nelson Sr. didn't want to risk Nowitzki's career, which is why Cuban and Nelson Sr. later broke up.

I don't know if it was because Stephen Jackson didn't join the Spurs, the Spurs changed the main defense Nowitzki, he didn't twist his knee and finished the series healthy.

History changed as a result, and the Spurs missed out on the Finals.

This is bad news for the Wizards, the Spurs are easier to deal with than the Mavericks, because the Spurs have weaker attack power and fewer three-point shooters, and the Wizards can limit the Spurs' offense to a certain extent as long as they use a joint defensive shrink formation.

The Mavericks are different, they are the strongest offensive team in the playoffs, averaging 105.8 points per game, shooting 45% overall from the field, 39.7% from three-point range, and 9.2 from 23.2 three-point attempts.

If the Wizards use man-to-man tactics, Boozer and Stadamire are inexperienced, and I am afraid they will make mistakes.

As soon as the Western Conference Finals are over, ESPN organized a 13-member expert team to predict the outcome of the Finals. There are 12 people who are optimistic about the Mavericks to win the championship, and they analyzed the lineups of both sides, and the Mavericks star is much stronger.

Center Lafrenz vs Stadamyer, the Wizards have a slight victory.

Experts are bullish on Small's body, and his impact is an important weapon for the Wizards to win.

Lafrentz had poor playoff stats this time, averaging 8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, shooting only 43.3% from the field and 20% from three-point range. If he can't help his teammates open up space and can't get his shooting touch back, it's not much use.

Power forward Nowitzki vs Marshall, a position where the Wizards are much weaker.

Marshall is just a role player, even in his peak season, he has not been selected as an All-Star, Nowitzki won the regular season MVP this season, and the No. 4 position in the league Except for a few global stars who can compete with him, he basically sees who explodes.

Experts believe that Yang Rui may let Jordan make a cameo in the No. 4 position against Nowitzki, but that would be very risky because Jordan's height is too bad.

Small forward Jordan VS Michael Finley, this position is also dominated by the Mavericks.

Finley is an all-round swingman, 201cm tall, 98kg in weight, has participated in the dunk contest, is now 30 years old, is more physical than Jordan, and has been selected for the All-Star Game twice. He averaged 18.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting 43.5% from the field, 41.2% from three-point range, and 2.4 from 5.7 three-point attempts, the most three-pointers on the Mavericks.

Jordan previously averaged 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and his scoring decreased, mainly by organizing offense to help the team.

Shooting guard Adrian Griffin vs. Hamilton, the Wizards have the advantage.

Adrian joined the NBA in the non-draft, played for a few years and is still just a blue-collar player, his specialty is strength, not a ball-defensive. And his offense is very bad, scoring is by picking up leaks, and someone interferes and can't shoot.

Point guard Nash vs Wesley, Mavericks have the upper hand.

Nash averaged 16.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 36.5 minutes per game in the playoffs, shooting 44.7 percent from the field, a ridiculously high three-point shooting percentage of 48.7 percent, and 1.8 of 3.8 shots. Although Nash's defense is relatively bad, he is an All-Star point guard with a super offense.

Wesley is a point guard position, a scoring guard style of play, good at running, receiving and shooting, and his tactical role is much worse than Nash's.

Compared with the bench, the sixth man of the Mavericks is Nick Van Exel, he didn't play well in the regular season, and exploded in the playoffs, averaging 33.6 minutes per game, scoring 19.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists, shooting 46% from the field and 39.3% from three-point range.

Van Exel, nicknamed "The Maniac", is an All-Star as long as he has a hand jerk, and this time he dreams of making the playoffs.

In order to strengthen the attack, Nelson Sr. often played with Van Exel and Nash as a double guard. Of course, this defense will be poor, and the Mavericks are averaging 104.7 points per game, but they still made it to the finals with stronger offense.

In addition, the Mavericks bench has Walter Williams, a small forward who is good at shooting three-point shots; Nahula, a blue-collar power forward who is not afraid of confrontation and has a strong style of play; The first height of the league, "Big Bamboo Pole" Bradley; Physically strong, blue-collar shooting guard Tariq Wahad.

The Wizards have a slight advantage off the bench and have a well-established bench bandit lineup with players and starters who don't differ much.

Most experts believe that it is the stars who can decide the outcome of the finals, not the substitutes. It was enough for the Mavericks to have Van Exel lead the team to steal points in the second quarter, and the others would not play too much, only a few minutes.

In addition to the players, the battle of wits between the two coaches is also a major attraction. Both are three-time winners of the Best Coach Award, and the elder Nelson is known as a "mad scientist", and both he and Yang Rui like to surprise soldiers.

There is only one person who looks curious, and it is the columnist Nicholas. He is a big fan of the Wizards, and he won the championship by beating the Mavericks 4-3 to win the championship and create another miracle.