roccoschili Chapter 390 [Increasing popularity, fighting Mavericks]
Chapter 390 [Increasing popularity, fighting Mavericks]
Chapter 390 [Increasing popularity, fighting Mavericks]
After the loss, the Nets were a piece of chicken feathers.In online comments, most fans support keeping Kidd and let Byron Scott be fired.
Scott was sitting on the wax immediately. He thought that there would be many people supporting him, because he was the reason for the Nets' good record in the past two years (self-righteous).
Just after winning the Best Coach Award the previous season, Scott's career took a 180-degree turn. The high-paying contract renewal is doomed to be hopeless, and his popularity has declined.
Without the experience of the two finals during the Nets period, even if other teams are willing to use Scott in the future, they will only sign a low-paying short contract with him with the mentality of giving it a try.
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 thinking he can now be in the top five on the all-time coaching list.
Some veterans who have been eliminated early have begun to consider joining the Wizards next season and hit the championship at the end of their careers. There is even a saying on the Internet that "with Jerry, win the championship".
In the Western Showdown, the "Bull and Horse War" was even more intense. The first four battles between the two sides became a 2-2 draw.
The Spurs don't have Tony Parker and Stephen Jackson, but their defense system is perfect, the offense is slightly weaker, and the defense is still strong, not so easy to deal with.
In the fifth game, the Mavericks and Trident scored 75 points at home, defeating the Spurs 103-91 to obtain match point.
第六战，邓肯在马刺主场砍下32分15篮板5助攻3盖帽，替补的马里克-罗斯也有25分6篮板2助攻，109比106击败小牛，将比分再度扳平。
6月1日，小牛主场抢七战，再没给马刺队机会，诺维斯基24投13中，三分球5中2, 罚球12中12，砍下40分10篮板2助攻，带领球队105比90获胜晋级。
In this series, Nowitzki did not show weakness in the matchup 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 hacked, Nowitzki's playoff performance has always been very eye-catching. His career playoff data was 25.3 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 assists, which was better than the regular season.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the Mavericks also entered the Western Conference finals against the Spurs this season. The first two games were tied 1-1. In the third game, the Mavericks had been leading at home, and Nowitzki suffered a sprained left knee. Unfortunately, he missed the next game and the situation took a turn for the worse. In the end, 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 had a big fight over whether Nowitzki would play.Cuban said he received assurances from the team doctor that Dirk Nowitzki would not worsen the injury.And Nelson didn't want to risk Nowitzki's career, which is why Cuban and Nelson later broke up.
I don't know if it was because Stephen Jackson didn't join the Spurs. The Spurs replaced Dirk Nowitzki. He didn't twist his knee and finished the series healthy.
History changed as a result, and the Spurs missed 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. As long as the Wizards use a zone defense contraction formation, they can limit the Spurs' offense to a certain extent.
The Mavericks are different. They are the strongest offensive team in the playoffs, averaging 105.8 points per game, with an overall shooting percentage of 45%, a three-point shooting rate of 39.7%, and 23.2 of 9.2 three-pointers. Firepower, the Wizards will definitely not be able to keep the zone defense in the finals.
If the Wizards use man-to-man tactics, Boozer and Stoudamire are inexperienced and I am afraid they will make mistakes.
As soon as the Western Conference finals ended, ESPN organized a 13-person expert team to predict the outcome of the finals.There are 12 people who are optimistic about the Mavericks winning the championship. They analyzed the lineup of both sides. The strength of the Mavericks stars is much stronger.
Center LaFrenz VS Stoudamire, the Wizards win slightly.
Experts are optimistic about Stoudemire's body, and his impact is an important weapon for the Wizards to win.
LaFrentz's numbers in the playoffs are very poor, averaging 8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, shooting only 43.3% from the field and only 20% from three-point range.If he can't help his teammates open up space and get back his shooting feel, it's not very useful.
Power forward Dirk Nowitzki VS Marshall, the Wizards are much weaker in this position.
Marshall is just a role player. He has never been selected as an All-Star even in his peak season. Nowitzki won the regular season MVP this season. Except for a few All-Star players in the league who can fight against him, who does he basically meet? Who exploded.
Experts believe that Yang Rui may allow Jordan to play No. 4 against Dirk Nowitzki again, but it is very risky because Jordan is too tall.
Small forward Jordan VS Michael Finley, this position is also dominated by the Mavericks.
Finley is a well-rounded swingman. He is 201cm tall and weighs 98kg. He has participated in the slam dunk contest. Now 30 years old, his physical fitness is better than that of Jordan, and he has been selected for two All-Star games.He averaged 18.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2 assists per game in the playoffs. He shot 43.5% from the field, 41.2% from three-point range, 5.7 three-pointers, and 2.4 of them. He is the Mavericks who shoot most three-pointers.
Jordan averaged 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7 assists per game before, and his score decreased, mainly relying on organizing offense to help the team.
Shooting guard Adrian - Griffin VS Hamilton, the Wizards prevail.
Adrian joined the NBA undrafted, and after playing for a few years, he is still only a blue-collar player. His specialty is strength, not ball defense.And his offense is very bad, scoring is relying on leaks, and some people can't interfere.
Point guard Nash VS Wesley, the Mavericks dominate.
Nash averaged 36.5 minutes per game in the playoffs, scoring 16.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 7.3 assists, shooting 44.7% from the field, and a ridiculously high three-pointer, 48.7%, and 3.8 shots in 1.8 attempts.Although Nash's defense is relatively poor, but he is an All-Star point guard, super offensive.
Wesley is the point guard position, shooting guard style, good at running the ball and shooting, tactical effect is much worse than Nash.
Compared to the bench, the sixth man of the Mavericks is Nick Van Exel. He didn’t play well in the regular season. He broke out in the playoffs. He averaged 33.6 points, 19.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 4.1 minutes per game, while shooting 46. %, 39.3% three-point shooting.
Van Exel's nickname is "Crazy", he is an All-Star as long as he has a stroke, and he dreams of returning to the top in the playoffs this time.
In order to strengthen the offense, the old Nelson often let Van Exel and Nash play together, playing double guard.Of course, the defense will be poor, the Mavericks averaged 104.7 points per game, but they still made it to the finals relying on a stronger offense.
In addition, the Mavericks have Walter Williams, a small forward who is good at shooting three-pointers; Najera, a blue-collar power forward who is not afraid of confrontation and has a strong style of play; the highest in the league, "Big Bamboo" Bradley; Strong blue-collar shooting guard Tariq Wahad.
The Wizards have the upper hand on the bench and have a well-established bench bandit lineup. The strength of the players is not much different from that of the starting lineup.
Most experts believe that the finals can decide the outcome of the stars, not the bench.It's enough for the Mavericks to have Van Exel leading the team to grab points in the second quarter. Others won't play too much time, just a few minutes.
In addition to the players, the battle of wits between the coaches of the two teams is also a major attraction.Both of them have won the best coach award three times. Old Nelson is known as a "mad scientist". He and Yang Rui both like surprises.
There is only one person who is curious, and it is the columnist Nicholas.He is a loyal fan of the Wizards. Watching the Wizards beat the Mavericks 4-3 to win the championship, they created another miracle.
(End of this chapter)