Locking in the first place in the regular season in advance, Wang Shuo decisively started training time in the last four games, giving Green, DeRozan, DeAndre Jordan and others more playing time.
On April 14, after defeating the Clippers with a score of 120 to 114 at Staples Center, the Lakers finally ended the team's entire regular season journey with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses.
In the final game, with the three main players Kobe, Ellis, and Marc taking turns to rest, Wang Shuo finally saw James in full strength mode.
In this game, James scored a total of 41 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Clippers.
but......
What is extremely heartbreaking is that after the final game, a group of unscrupulous people on the Internet questioned James's offensive choices in the final moments of the game when he was still trying to regain his throne, instead of criticizing his Thanos-like performance on the court. Show awe!
Because on the court, with 27 seconds left in the final quarter...
Faced with James's aggressive back attack, the young DeRozan not only did not surrender, but even dared to fight back and blocked Ajan's shot when he turned over.
DeRozan's key block sealed the victory for the Lakers in the final game.
At the same time, the 41 points Ajan scored for the Clippers in the game were completely turned into nothing.
After the game, when reviewing James's attack at the last moment, Barkley commented: "With all due respect, in my opinion, LeBron's ability is not enough to support him on the court to execute these key attacks for the team. .”
If it had been placed before Wang Shuo's time travel, Barkley's post-match comments would definitely have led to him being assigned to the Centaur constellation.
But fortunately, after Barkley and Wang Shuo's constant temptation last season, the James players in this life have already realized the importance of torturing James.
In fact, looking at James' career, it is not difficult to find that he is not afraid to play key balls as the little guys say, or that he only passes the ball when playing key balls.
Because of Wang Shuo's previous life, James also hit many winning goals.
So, what causes...
What about the stereotype that he can't kill anyone at critical moments and likes to pass the ball to his teammates?
there is only one truth.
That is, James' ability to dribble and shoot continuously for twenty years determines that when he launches an offense with the ball and tries to score a buzzer-beater for the team, his ability is not enough to support him to complete these attacks. He can only be forced to throw the ball to his teammates.
In Wang Shuo's memory, most of James' career-defining shots were catch-and-shoot shots, or the first breakthrough after catching the ball.
No matter how some James fans recall it, there were only a handful of James who used the ball to launch an offense at the end of his career and relied on advanced technical moves to get rid of defensive players and score a buzzer beater.
On the contrary, the scene of him being imprisoned at the last moment and being forced to pass the blame is something that even Yun fans know very well.
It is true that most of the advanced moves on the basketball court, as long as they are willing to practice, can be used by most ordinary people in the process of playing basketball.
Not to mention a basketball player of James' level.
After all, in the NBA, apart from Klay Thompson, Wang Shuo has never seen anyone who can't show off fancy dribbling during training or playing pick-up ball.
But as long as you have watched James play, you will find that as the level of the game increases and the competition increases, the closer the critical moment is, the more clumsy James' dribbling ability will give people.
Especially James' so-called "bald lion's cold arrow"...
In fact, let alone deceiving the opponent with fake moves, even the fans in front of the TV can guess when James will prepare to take action.
Historically, most of James' high-level technical actions on the court were basically concentrated during regular season games.
Moreover, even in regular season games when the defensive intensity is relatively low, James' high-level technical connection can only be described as blunt.
Some people say that this is because James is not as flexible as Jordan.
But in fact, even James' relatively weak flexibility in his physical talent is better than most players in the league.
To put it bluntly, if you want to skillfully use high-end technology to connect in higher-level competitions, it often takes a lot of time to polish.
Not only do players need to pay a high price and learning costs for this, but at the same time, excessive use of high-end technology often increases the players' own risk of injury.
In the long history of NBA, except for Jordan, who started to transform in the middle of his career, most players who are known for their cool and handsome playing style will basically deal with injuries throughout their lives.
As the saying goes, the gift that fate gives you has already been marked with a price in secret.
In this final game, it was no accident that DeRozan, who has always been known for his "old cold legs" in the Lakers, was able to guard against Ajan's key attack.
In Wang Shuo's view, it is not so much that DeRozan defended too well, but that James' attack was too simple at the time.
So either, in this world, the two James bosses Wang Shuo and Barkley are the ones who know James best?
When arranging the Lakers' key defense, Wang Shuo specifically told the Lakers players not to stop James from catching the ball.
In addition, when arranging DeRozan to defend James, Wang Shuo also specifically emphasized to others not to help DeRozan defend.
The former arrangement allows James to catch the ball more easily on the court and allows him to play this critical round in the way he is least good at at the last moment.
The latter arrangement can prevent James from passing the ball to teammates on the field.
As a result, under Wang Shuo's two-pronged approach, DeRozan finally lived up to expectations and became the Lakers' hero that night, while young Ajan gained valuable experience in playing key balls.
Look, what is a win-win situation?
This is called a win-win!
On the same day, as the remaining NBA regular season finales came to an end, the seating arrangements for the Eastern and Western teams were announced, and the playoff lineup for the 2009/10 season was also released.
Let’s first look at the rankings from one to fifteen in the Eastern Conference:
Knicks, Celtics, Pacers, Wizards, Hawks, Heat, 76ers, Cavaliers, Raptors, Bucks, Bobcats, Pistons, Magic, Bulls, Nets.
This season, the Cavaliers and Raptors have become the most surprising and disappointing teams in the East respectively.
Before the trade deadline, after using Elton Brand and Marvin Williams from the Bulls in exchange for Brad Miller, Luol Deng and Ty Gibson, the Cavaliers successfully led Blake Griffin Gao Yu returned to the playoffs after an absence of 12 years.
In this deal, the Bulls took a fancy to Marvin Williams, the No. 1 overall pick, who only had an annual salary of 7.5 million when he renewed his contract with the Cavaliers last summer.
Therefore, in the case that "Allan Houston" can be used to amnesty Brand next season, the main purpose of the Bulls and Cavaliers in this transaction is to get rid of Dunner's annual salary of up to 11.35 million US dollars next season.
As for the knights…
Although this deal can only be described as a big injustice to the Cavaliers...
But on the premise that Miller can be amnesty next season, the Cavaliers successfully exchanged this deal for a wing player who is good at offense and defense.
In addition, in the rest of the Cavaliers' games this season, the old Miller can not only impart his valuable experience in support to Griffin, but the Cavaliers can also reduce the pressure Griffin needs to face on the defensive end.
Moreover, Taj Gibson, who the Bulls added to this deal as an additional player, is still a treasure player.
As a player whose athletic ability was underestimated when he entered the draft, Gibson, who is 206 centimeters tall, is known for his ability to run and eat cakes on the court.
This guy plays with energy and plays defense with passion.
In Wang Shuo's view, the Cavaliers definitely made a lot of money from this deal.
Because no matter how impressive the No. 1 pick titles of Brand and Marvin Williams are, the trade value of these two brothers at this moment is not as good as the leg of James that was sent away by the Cavaliers.
However, with the Cavaliers reaching the playoffs under Griffin's leadership...
The difficulty for Curry to become the Rookie of the Year has also increased a lot.
Judging from the data of Griffin and Curry, both of them are qualified to be the best rookie this year.
The former averaged 20.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.8 steals per game for the Cavaliers this season.
His field goal percentage was 50.8%, his three-point shooting percentage was 32.5%, and his free throw percentage was 72.7%.
In addition, in his rookie season, he accomplished a feat that James could not accomplish that year, leading the Cavaliers back to the playoffs.
For a time, "Silly Fen", who was at the peak of his career, could be said to be the only one with a higher reputation among players of his generation than Curry.
Of course, Griffin led the Cavaliers back to the playoffs, a feat that exploded...
But Curry, who played 81 games for the Lakers in the 2009/10 season, including 17 starts, and averaged 22.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals for the Lakers, can also get it. The last place in the season becomes the selection blessing brought by the first place in the league this season.
During the regular season, Curry shot 45.8% from the field, 41.4% from the three-point range, and 90% from the free throw line. He hit a total of 274 three-pointers for the Lakers.
This season, Curry not only successfully broke the single-season record for three-pointers made by a rookie in his debut season.
At the same time, at this time point of 10 years, Curry's 274 three-pointers made him the third player in history to hit more than 250 three-pointers in a single season.
As of now, in the list of total three-pointers made in a single season, those ahead of Curry are Arenas with 285 and Ray Allen with 276.
no doubt.
The judges responsible for selecting the best rookie this year are already overwhelmed.
Because despite comparing with the data, "Silly Fen" has a slight advantage.
But considering the Lakers' record and Curry's status as the "hook" prince...
Judges definitely need it more than ever...
That came from David Stern's guidance.
It’s hard to tell who will be this year’s Rookie of the Year, Curry or Griffin.
The first round matchups of the 2009/10 Eastern Conference playoffs are as follows:
The Knicks faced the Cavaliers, the Celtics faced the 76ers, the Pacers faced the Heat, and the Wizards faced the Hawks.
In these four sets of duels, in addition to the huge difference in strength between the Knicks and the Cavaliers, the other three sets of dialogues all have the possibility of overcoming one another.
In the second half of the regular season, as Allen Iverson, the former No. 1 player in the NBA, was reimbursed for the season due to injury, the 76ers switched to a two-guard lineup composed of Holiday and Dragic. In the final sprint, The 76ers have begun a strong rebound.
In addition, after replacing Randolph, although the Heat's overall strength has dropped a lot, the Heat, which has developed a deadly feud with the Pacers in recent years, will never let the Pacers get through easily.
In this round of showdown between the Hawks and the Wizards, can Gasol and Randolph withstand the impact of the Hawks' talented group of swingmen...
It will undoubtedly be the key to whether the Wizards can have the last laugh.
Next, let’s take a look at the rankings from first to fifteenth place in the Western Conference this year:
Lakers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Clippers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Houston xx, Jazz, Spurs, Suns, Trail Blazers, Kings, Hornets, Warriors, Timberwolves.
Unfortunately, the Spurs, who had high hopes from Wang Shuo, failed to return to the playoffs this year.
The Spurs failed to advance to the playoffs this year, and Wang Shuo also has to bear the main responsibility.
Because in the year he chose to take a break, the league structure had undergone earth-shaking changes.
To put it simply...
Don't look at the fact that the Western Conference is not as good as the Eastern Conference in terms of number of super teams.
But in recent years, many teams in the Western Conference have quietly emerged.
If you include the Suns and Trail Blazers, you will find that as many as 11 teams in the Western Conference have the possibility of making the playoffs this season.
This......
It was entirely Wang Shuo's fault.
Because he created a Knicks team in the Eastern Conference, in the past two years, some frustrated Eastern Conference giants have chosen to rebuild...
With the support of these Eastern powers who were able to dominate one side, and the rookies selected by the Western teams during the selection process, have grown up one after another, has the Western Conference become a new purgatory on earth?
New York, NbA headquarters, Stern never expected that when Wang Shuo chose to be nomadic, the comparison of strength between the east and west of NbA would form an inexplicable balance.
According to the playoff matchup table, the first round matchup situation of the Western Conference playoffs in the 2009/10 season is as follows:
Lakers VS Jazz, Mavericks vs. Houston xx, Nuggets vs. Thunder, Clippers pK Grizzlies.
In the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, experts generally predict that the Lakers will advance easily.
Because the current Jazz team is not only demoralized, but the Jazz's leader Deron will also encounter his nemesis Curry in this series.
Wang Shuo also believes that the Lakers will not encounter too much trouble in the first round of the playoffs.
In fact, after the Western Conference playoff lineup was released, Wang Shuo was more concerned about whether James could lead the Clippers to defeat the Grizzlies.
Wang Shuo is looking forward to James turning on Thanos mode in this series with the Grizzlies and leading the Clippers to meet the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals.
Because that will mean that the Lakers can maximize their strength in the Western Conference semifinals.
In Wang Shuo's view, if Ajan can do his best, the Lakers will not only have an unprecedented full home court advantage in a series, but they will also be able to avoid the fatigue of travel and travel and be able to relax and wait for work in every game.
In addition, with the end of the regular season, the data kings of the 2009/10 season have also been released.
Kobe Bryant was elected as the scoring champion for the fourth time in his career with 31.4 points.
In the 2009\/10 season, Kobe played 78 regular season games for the Lakers, averaging 36.1 minutes per game. In addition to scoring 31.4 points per game for the team, he also averaged 7.1 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game. Plus 1.8 steals and 0.4 blocks.
His field goal percentage was 48.8%, his three-point shooting percentage was 36.7%, and his free throw percentage was 84.5%.
This season, Kobe's overall shooting percentage not only set a new career high, but his assists and rebounds per game were also both career highs.
To be honest, the shooting percentage data is also very deceptive.
Under Wang Shuo's tactical system, Kobe, whose number of unreasonable duels on the court has been greatly reduced, is bound to be more efficient.
And compared to the past, the Lakers need to rely on Kobe to win a lot less games this season.
Therefore, it is no accident that Kobe's scoring efficiency has become higher.
In fact, throughout the history of NBA...
Except for Jordan, Wang Shuo has never seen a player who can average more than 25 shots per game and maintain an overall shooting percentage of more than 45% for a long time.
Including LeBron James.
Historically, James has only averaged more than 25 shots per game once in his career, which occurred in the playoffs of the 2014/15 season.
As a result, in the playoffs of that season, Ajan's field goal percentage was only 41.7%, and his three-point shooting percentage was only 22.7%.
So, it’s still a commonplace topic.
Personality aside, why is it so difficult for Michael Jordan to be surpassed by future generations?
Because the peak pill is so outrageous.
In addition, this year's regular season rebounding champion was won by Hogoud, who averaged 13.1 rebounds per game for Houston xx.
As expected, the assists king was an upset. With many traditional point guards losing their hips this year, Marc Gasol was elected with an average of 9.8 assists per game.
In fact, as early as the middle of the regular season, Xiaojia showed his appearance as the assist king, so it can be said that it is no surprise that he won the assist king this year.
But why is it said to be so cold?
Because Nash, who was originally going to win the assists title this year, has only averaged 9.6 assists per game this season as the historical trajectory has changed.
After breaking up with Sloan, Deron, who only wanted to score points, saw his assists per game drop to 9.4 at the end of the season.
As for my guns, it’s because the Raptors’ overall strength is too weak that I can’t use them even if I want to.
You may not believe it. If Paul hadn't averaged 22.8 points per game for the Raptors this season, the Raptors would probably have had to compete with the Nets led by Tracy McGrady for the bottom spot in the Eastern Conference.
But just this...
There are still a lot of people who are madly smearing Paul online, saying that he is not a qualified leader.
The fact that a group of gangsters are frantically having sex with each other on the Internet all day long will not be discussed for the time being.
This season, Garfield played a total of 74 games for the Lakers in the regular season, averaging 7.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game. Not only did he become the first interior assist leader since the NBA began to have complete technical statistics, but also, even if Counting the ancient days of NbA...
The last inside player to achieve this achievement dates back to Wilt Chamberlain in the 1967/1968 season.
Compared with his brother Dajia, Xiaojia is undoubtedly lucky.
Because even if his imagination in passing is not as good as that of Dajia, there is no vampire around him who will always suck his blood.
The Lakers' tactical system determines that if Kevin wants to get assists on the court, he only needs to play hand-to-hand with Kobe and Curry a few more times.
In the regular season, most of the 34 double-doubles that Marc scored in total relied on assists and rebounds.
The only fly in the ointment is that Marc, who is incarnate as a "plus but not offensive", often regrets losing a triple-double this season because he does not score in double figures.
But through this season...
Xiaojia can be considered as blocking the way of future "egg chasing" Green in advance.
Because history has proved it in the summer of 2010, when you have two top ten outside scorers in history who are willing to play without the ball...
The so-called assist data content is so low.
Of course, the Warriors in Wang Shuo's memory did not include Kobe.
But is there a possibility...
At his peak, Klay is also a good player at helping his teammates get assists on the court?
This season, Xiaojia, who was successfully elected as the assist king, once again refreshed people's outlook and understanding of basketball.
In addition, this year's regular season steals leader and block leader were elected by Rondo and Josh Smith respectively.
The former can average 2.4 steals per game.
The latter can average 2.5 blocks per game.
…
On the 18th, after three days of rest, the first game of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs between the Lakers and Jazz began at the Staples Center.
Although he was frustrated, coach Sloan still showed the professionalism of a legendary coach.
Before the game started, the pick-and-roll and pass-and-cut for the Lakers...
Sloan made an arrangement to restrict the Lakers' pick-and-roll tactics by switching defenses infinitely, and at certain times, switching to Boozer at the fifth position and Kirilenko at the fourth position.
This arrangement can be described as quite successful.
Even if Boozer's defensive ability is not enough for the Jazz to play a truly unlimited defense on the court, this system has been demonstrated by the Bulls many times as early as the 1990s. The best defensive theory for preventing pick-and-rolls is It caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers during the game.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, Wang Shuo never expected that Cole would be able to put his personal label on the so-called five-small system and unlimited defense changes in the future.
In Wang Shuo's view, the reason why Cole dared to claim credit so shamelessly was simply to bully future fans who had not watched the Bulls game that year.
In fact, fans who watched the Bulls games back then knew very well that when necessary, "Zen Master" would often use the advice of his think tank to use a team composed of Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc and Rodman. Five small lineups.
In this lineup, the shortest players, Harper and Jordan, are both 198 centimeters tall. And when necessary, Danzi from the Bulls' second dynasty can also switch to the inside to defend the opponent's big players.
In fact, compared to the triangle offense, the airtight rotation defense and dragging the opponent into the decisive moment, and then letting Jordan kill the game are the unique skills of the Bulls.
In Wang Shuo's eyes, Cole could only be regarded as copying the Bulls' tactics back then and innovating on this basis.
As for the so-called creation...
Always thinking about how to prevent Curry from death, in Wang Shuo's opinion, it is the unique offensive system that Cole created for the Warriors.
At the Staples Center, on the night of the 18th, Wang Shuo fully felt the pressure brought by the legendary coach Sloan to the Lakers.
So that, for a certain period of time...
Wang Shuo couldn't help but miss Popovich and his Spurs.
but......
In the face of absolute strength, Sloan's restrictions on the Lakers through tactical adjustments could not change the reality that the Jazz were destined to be swept by the Lakers in this series.
In the G1 game, the Lakers, who were at home, won with the explosion of Curry and Ellis in the second half.
In this game, the finishing score of the two teams was 108 to 119.
In the G2 game, Kobe defeated Kirilenko one-on-one, who had blocked him several times within 90 seconds in a game in 2006.
Although Kirilenko's defensive ability is strong, Kobe has never been afraid of this AK47.
Especially Kobe after losing weight.
No matter how strong Kirilenko's defense is, it is impossible to keep up with Kobe's breakthroughs every time.
In addition, if the Jazz want to defend unlimited changes, Sloan must remove Okur.
But in this case, just relying on Boozer...
How can the Jazz prevent Kobe, who has a career finishing rate of nearly 64% at the basket, from doing whatever he wants in their interior?
In the G2 game, Kobe made 14 of 27 shots from the field. Counting free throws and three-pointers, he scored a total of 45 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists for the Lakers, almost single-handedly sealing the victory for the Lakers.
However, even if Kobe defeated Kirilenko in the match, it would not change Wang Shuo's envy and hatred for Kirilenko after the game.
As a real winner in life, because Kirilenko during this period has been very popular with girls in the country, Kirilenko's wife Lopatova also expressed her kindness after marrying her. , she allowed Kirilenko to cheat once a year.
Although in the eyes of many people, Lopatova's statement is just playing hard to get at Kirilenko.
but.....
For a prodigal like Wang Shuo, he really needs such hard-to-get tactics.
Because as he gets older, Wang Shuo does have fantasies about coaching his son in the future.
On the 24th, the series between the Lakers and Jazz moved to the Utah Plateau.
In the G3 game, Sloan, who had no retreat, simply let Deron let go during the game.
In this game, the reason why Sloan made such a change was not because he decided to compromise with Deron.
Even if you have decided to end your coaching career...
Even though Delong had already broken his heart before.
Sloan still hopes that Deron can finish this year's playoffs without regrets.
Sloan knew very well that there was a technical and tactical gap in the lineup between the Jazz and the Lakers that could not be bridged.
So rather than the unrealistic fantasy of beating the Lakers...
While giving Deron the unlimited firing rights that he has always wanted, Sloan also hopes that this year's playoffs can wake up Deron Williams.
Again.
Why did Kobe refuse Wang Shuo's suggestion to average 40 points per game this season?
Is it because he doesn't have that ability?
No......
It's just that after years of hard work, Kobe knows better than anyone else that everyone has their own limits of ability.
Because even Jordan needs to rely on his teammates to win championships again and again.
Unfortunately.
Even though Sloan gave Deron unlimited firing rights, in this G3 game, Deron, who took 24 shots in total, only hit 7 of them. Counting free throws and three-pointers, he scored a total of 20 points for the Jazz. 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
On the contrary, Curry on the Lakers side scored 25 points for the team with only 14 shots in the game.
If we say that the previous regular season games only gave people the stereotype that Curry eats, sleeps and beats Deron.
That through this year's playoffs...
In people's minds, Deron no longer has the qualifications to be compared with the rookie Curry.
This has nothing to do with Curry beating Deron in three consecutive "matchups".
It is only related to the negative benefits that Deron's irresponsible shooting and defense on the court have brought to the team.
In the G3 game, in Salt Lake City, the Lakers beat the Jazz on the road with a score of 118-70.
One day later, the G4 series of the two teams continued at the Delta Center.
What is gratifying is that in this G4 game, Deron, who has only been a bit tough with his mouth recently, honestly played the role of the team's pick-and-roll initiator in this game.
Boozer, Kirilenko, and Okur all benefited from this.
In this G4 game, he scored 24 points, 11 rebounds, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks and 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Counting Matthews and Miles, who scored 11 and 12 points respectively for the team, a total of 6 Jazz players scored in double figures in this game.
But Delong is not an awakening this time...
Came too late in time.
In the G4 game, with Kobe and Curry scoring 77 points together, the Lakers defeated the Jazz with a score of 121 to 114 on the road and completed a sweep of the Jazz with a score of 4 to 0.
In this game, under Kobe's guard, Deron only scored 15 points, but sent 14 assists.
At the same time, this G4 game is also the only game in this series that Deron can win.
Judging from his performance on the court, in the eyes of most people, Deron finally found himself in front of Curry.
But both Sloan and Wang Shuo know very well...
Delong's awakening did not come from his heart.
But in fact, they were forced to wake up because they could not withstand the pressure of public opinion.
After this series, Sloan officially announced his resignation as Jazz head coach at the post-game press conference.
Although the Jazz management and Jazz owners have recently made efforts to retain Sloan, Sloan, who has already decided to leave, still decided to leave the Jazz, which he has coached for 22 years.
"If you still remember me as a bad old man in the future, you can come to my farm in southern Illinois to find me." That day, when treating Wang Shuo to a midnight snack, Sloan said with a smile.
As a legendary coach who devoted his life to the sport of basketball, before Bobby Sloan, who had been married to Jerry Sloan for 41 years, died of illness, Sloan’s only hobby was to play basketball during his vacation. During the competition period, he and his first wife planted corn together and walked along the fields together.
Historically, although the Jazz would re-hire Sloan as the team's senior basketball consultant in 2013.
But within a few years, Jazz owner Miller Jr. recalled...
Because Sloan suffered from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, when he later visited Sloan, he could no longer remember who he was.
But even in the last few years of his life, he has been fighting the disease.
Coach Sloan still remembers the name of every Jazz player he coached back then.
Perhaps, the Utah Jazz are the team with the least presence in the NBA.
But if you are lucky enough to go to the Jazz's home court to watch an NBA game, then please remember to look up and pay your respects to the jersey hanging above the dome of the Delta Center.
Because, above the dome, hangs the retired jersey of legendary NBA coach Jerry Sloan.
Although he has never brought a championship trophy to the Jazz during his coaching career.
But his name is destined to be engraved on the milestone of basketball.
"I think I will definitely come to find you, Jerry." On this day, Wang Shuo said after looking at each other affectionately with Sloan.
Swept the Jazz with a score of 4-0.
The Lakers, who successfully advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, just waited for their next round opponent after nearly 10 days of rest:
- Grizzly Bear.
In the tiebreaker, after James and the Clippers were defeated by the Grizzlies at the Staples Center, Wang Shuo always felt that he had lost the good luck in previous years this year.
In this series with the Grizzlies, James struggled extremely.
His overall shooting percentage in the series was only 38.5%.
Under the joint attack of Stephen Jackson and Sean Battier, James averaged 27.3 points per game in this series, but averaged 4.7 turnovers per game.
If it weren't for G2, G4 and G6, Dunleavy Jr., Mo Buchuan and Harris exploded one after another, plus the Clippers with Big Z and Kaman, successfully restricted Al Jefferson on the court...
The Clippers may not even make it to Game 7.
I have to say that NbA’s ecological chain is really interesting.
Because in Wang Shuo's memory, Jefferson, who was good at playing Xiao Yao, failed to shoot more than 50% in his career against Big Z and Kaman, and averaged only 13.4 points and 17.8 points per game.
It is true that one thing is reduced to another.
However, even without Jefferson's hard solution at critical moments, the Grizzlies still relied on their tough defense to take advantage of James.
ha?
Where do you think James is so hard?
To be honest, in Wang Shuo's view, saying that James is not tough enough is just embarrassing.
Because who said being tough...is not a kind of toughness?
After the game, in an interview, pointing to the bruises on his body, James said aggrievedly like a three-year-old baby: "My aggressiveness on the court is obvious to all, but I don't understand why this round. I only got 58 free throws in the series."
In Wang Shuo's view, there is nothing too wrong with James' complaint.
Because according to the NBA penalty standards before he crossed over, James averaged at least 20 free throws per game in this series.
In this series with the Grizzlies, the referee chose not to call many penalties that could or could not be called.
But this is not because the league is intentionally targeting James.
Instead, under Stern's instruction, the referees relaxed the penalty standards for all series this year.
As for the reason...
It's also very simple.
Because in this year's regular season, more than half of the teams in the league averaged more than 110 points per game. Therefore, Stern, who knows that blindly encouraging offense will only make fans tired of offensive basketball, hopes that every team can play better in the playoffs. More intense confrontation, so as to avoid aesthetic fatigue.
This can be seen from the fact that Kobe only took 27 free throws in the four games of the first round of the playoffs.
You know, in the series with the Jazz, Kobe also had to shoulder a lot of tough tasks for the Lakers during the game.
On May 9, the first game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Grizzlies officially started at the Staples Center.
Since the Grizzlies had just finished a tiebreaker with the Clippers, the Lakers did not waste much effort in this game and easily defeated the Grizzlies at home, who wanted to preserve their strength.
As a defensive master, the 57-year-old Lionel Hollins knows very well that only good physical fitness can ensure that the team plays the highest quality defense on the field.
Therefore, after the Grizzlies strategically gave up the G1 game, Wang Shuo was not dazzled by the Lakers' victory in the G1 game.
This Grizzlies are not easy to deal with, and the league encourages defense in the playoffs this year...
So Wang Shuo knows better than anyone that this is a series where haste makes waste.
On May 10, the day after the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies, NBA officials also officially announced the winners of major regular season awards.
Regular season mVp was won by Kobe Bryant without hesitation.
Kobe, who was elected NBA regular season MVP for the first time in his career, cried while receiving the award: "This is my childhood dream, and now I finally got it."
When Kobe Bryant gave his acceptance speech, Wang Shuo, the leader of Kobe Bryant, did not expose Kobe's "hypocritical" acceptance speech.
Because as a Komi, who doesn't know that Kobe's childhood dream was to be the goalkeeper for Ac Milan?
In addition, this year's best coach was also won by Wang Shuo for the fifth time in his coaching career and the fourth time in his coaching career with a full vote.
After leading the Lakers to a rapid rise, Wang Shuo, who has led four different teams to win regular season championships, has already completely conquered all his peers.
At this moment, even if some people are really convinced but no one dares to stand up and be the clown who criticizes Wang Shuo.
After all, to quote Wang Shuo’s fans:
You-can-you-up, No-can-no-bb!
Regarding becoming the best coach again this year, Wang Shuo's mood has already been calm.
On the contrary, when he learned that he had won the best coach, Wang Shuo was worried that his "son" Stephen Curry would be exposed by the league.
Because according to Stern's logic of never putting your eggs in one basket...
After Kobe and himself won two of the highest personal honors for players and coaches...
Wang Shuo knows very well that Curry is very likely to encounter shady stories from the league.
But what Wang Shuo never expected was...
Curry was not only elected as the Sixth Man of the Year this year, but he also shared the Rookie of the Year award with Griffin.
In NBA history, there have been four instances of sharing the Rookie of the Year award so far.
These four times were Dave Cowens and Geoff Petrie in the 1970/1971 season.
Jason Kidd and Grant Hill in the 1994/1995 season.
Elton Brand and Steve Francis in the 1999\/2000 season.
And this year, Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin.
Since "Hooks" had previously named Curry's sneakers "The Chosen", how could they watch Curry, the Chosen One, being backstabbed by the league?
As for Griffin…
As another rookie under "Hooks" who has shined this season, "Hooks" also intends to package Griffin as Cleveland's true destiny.
Obviously, Wang Shuo still underestimated the influence of "Hook" on NBA during this period.
At the same time, he also ignored the extraordinary significance that he led the Lakers to the NBA this year.
On the 10th, looking at the list of award winners that were almost dominated by Lakers players...
At this moment, Wang Shuo just wanted to say:
NBA is indeed a "fair, open and just" league.
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