Chapter 519 [Western Finals, Half a Pound and Eight Taels]
The regular season MVP award has always been more attractive than the best coach award, but this time Yang Rui stole the limelight from Kobe. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Kobe Bryant's acceptance speech was boring, saying that he was not easy before, how difficult it was last season, and now everything is in the past......
The NBA is not a variety show like "China's Miserable King", fans are not interested in listening to people's complaints, especially Kobe's difficulties are self-inflicted, otherwise he would not be booed in the Denver Star Game.
In contrast, Yang Rui's testimonial seems full of confidence, and when condensed, it can be summarized as "Lao Tzu is Niu B".
Moreover, Kobe Bryant won the MVP for the first time in his career, and his historical status is far from those celebrities. Yang Ruike broke the historical record, and the media even had a lot to say.
As soon as the news came out, no matter whether I knew Yang Rui before or not, I felt that he had an open life and broke the award record, but he was still the youngest head coach in the NBA, was there a mistake?
The Eastern Conference teams also split the winners, with the Bulls eliminating the Wizards 4-2.
Both teams have tridents in the starters, the Bulls have a slight overall strength, the Wizards can't guard Maddy, but Artest can guard Jamison. Coming off the bench, Jamal Crawford also outplayed Jerry Starkhouse.
The Heat defeated the Raptors 4-3 in a tie-break.
Although the Raptors lost, they played well this year. Billups exploded veteran Gary Payton, Carter was not inferior to Wade, and Kirilenko played on both ends of the floor to prevent Eddie Jones.
The Raptors have an advantage on the outside, but they can't defend O'Neal on the inside. Blue-collar Jerome James and Kendrick Perkins don't work either, and both of them have poor offense.
Now the Raptors owner's intestines are repentant, Tony Parker played 29 minutes per game with the Spurs, 15.1 points and 5.2 assists, shooting 49.7%; Perkins averaged just 9.1 minutes per game, 2.5 points and 2.9 rebounds, and he missed nearly two months of the regular season due to back-to-back injuries.
Although Parker and Billups overlapped, it was perfectly possible to swipe the stats and send them away in exchange for better chips. The Raptors' deal has made it more difficult for the Lakers to win the championship.
On May 22, the Western Conference Finals kicked off in Los Angeles.
Introducing the lineup, Zhang said: "Both sides have two All-Stars and former All-Stars, and this is a series with the most stars in recent years. ”
Yu Jia said: "The Spurs take this season very seriously, and after this season, the contract of backup point guard Tinsley expires, and the Spurs' No. 1 position will be weakened next season. Now Tinsley is really a luxury to be a substitute for Parker, and occasionally the Spurs can play two guards to strengthen the impact, and both are fast and sharp on the break. ”
Zhang Li said: "The strongest breakthrough of the Spurs is Ginobili, and there are many people who compare him with Kobe, just looking at the breakthrough, Ginobili is not inferior to Kobe." Compared with the inside lines of the two sides, the Lakers have Yao Ming, Rashid, and Odom, and there are more people who play. But Duncan is one of the best stars in the league and the best defensive player. In terms of roster depth, the Lakers and Spurs are half a pound. ”
The Spurs' depth of the No. 1 position surprised Yang Rui a little, and the fringe people were all Benno Judri. In Yang Rui's previous life, this gentleman was a starter for the Kings for several years, and he was an all-round point guard who could shoot well, but his physical fitness was average and his passing awareness was average.
The Spurs' only weakness is the small forward, and Bowen is a superb 3-and-D player, but his backup, Glenn Robinson, has played poorly in the playoffs, averaging just 3.8 points per game.
"There are only two things I love in my life, one is playing and the other is my mother." This is Robinson's confession to Popovich after joining the Spurs. He knows he can't play 30 minutes a game with the Spurs, but he's willing to fight for a ring.
At this time, misfortune struck Robinson, and his mother, Christine, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. After that, teammates didn't see a smile on Robinson's face. Just the day before yesterday, Christine unfortunately passed away, and at his mother's funeral, Robinson vowed to win the NBA championship.
Yang Rui arranged tactics in the locker room, focusing on positional battles, but the starter was changed.
Lakers starters: Mo Williams, Kobe, Iguodala, Rashid, Yao Ming.
Spurs starters: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Mohammed, Duncan.
The Lakers' adjustment was to limit Parker, and Morehelms was faster than Jones. Yang Rui knows very well that Parker is also an All-Star level player, and it would be unlucky to underestimate him.
In the previous life, in 2007, the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers to win the championship, Parker was elected the MVP of the Finals, and the Spurs' high blocking is now very powerful.
The Spurs also made adjustments, going into the playoffs to strengthen their defense and start Mohammed.
Malone has reduced his playing time, he is 42 years old, and his old arms and legs are not suitable for starting. In the second quarter, he played with Nesterovic and could open up space and make a difference.
Duncan jumped the ball and the game began.
Ginobili received the ball and immediately passed to Parker, the intent was too obvious, and there was a low-level mistake in the opening period that was tackled by Mo Williams. The Spurs players returned quickly and kept the Lakers from playing fast.
Popovich stood on the sidelines pinching his waist, his expression serious and very dissatisfied.
Kobe Bryant took the ball on the periphery, and Yao Ming played in the middle to block and avoid Bowen, and Duncan blocked it slightly, keeping a one-and-a-half-step distance and not close to him. He's just won the Defensive Player of the Year award, and he's not just a waste of his name, and he always makes the right choices.
With this light block, Kobe Bryant is not good at stopping the jump shot, because the opponent's height and arm span are amazing, and he can interfere without jumping. Duncan kept his distance, which also made it difficult for Kobe Bryant to break through.
Kobe Bryant passed the ball to the middle, Yao Ming took the ball, Duncan returned to the middle to defend, and also kept a distance from him, Yao Ming wanted to shoot, he had to face the defense, if Yao Ming broke through, it would be more difficult to beat Duncan, and the choice was basically only passing.
Rashid covered on the side, Yao Ming passed the ball to Mo Williams, and Muhammad changed the defense much faster than Ma Long, so that he could not shoot directly, and Xiao Mo distributed the ball to Rashid who cut in the air.
Rashid squeezed Parker away, held the ball on the right side and made a layup, and as soon as the ball was shot, it was pinned to the rebound by Duncan and bounced back, and Parker picked up the rebound.
With the same tactics, it is not so easy to play against the Spurs, and it is impossible for Rashid to find that his teammates are empty every time and send a wonderful pass in time.
Parker turned around and went down the fast break, lowered his center of gravity a few steps before running past Yao Ming, and passed to the fast Mohammed, who was misaligned with Mo Williams and scored on a layup. 0 to 2.
Blue-collar can also score when the timing is right, and Parker's passing options are good. He could only play fast-paced games when he was with the Raptors, and now after two years of experience with the Spurs, he can be fast and slow, with few assists, but he can pass the ball to the right place.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming played blocking and dismantling again, this time Yao Ming gave the ball to Mo Williams, and Parker directly chased the defense in place. The French sports car has also improved defensively, he is fast and aggressive in his pursuit. At Spurs, he can't be active and will be scolded by Popovich.
Mo Williams passed Kobe Bryant again, Kobe received the ball with his back to Bowen, turned on the left side and failed to pass, and gave it to Iguodala who cut the bottom line.
Duncan is still following Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant feels that passing the bottom line is an opportunity, and Ginobili's physique is definitely not as good as Iguodala. But Ginobili is not a "black hole" for people to play casually, he started quickly, cut off the basketball with a slap, and stabbed it to Parker, who protected the basketball and landed on the ground.
Zhang Li sighed: "The Spurs have a balanced offense and defense, and the Lakers have met a team that can threaten them." ”