Chapter 21: To Richardson (Part II)
In the face of the powerful Mavericks, the Warriors can only conservatively use an eight-man rotation lineup, but the Golden State Warriors who entered the playoffs are like playing chicken blood, and the whole court is running at the expense of physical strength, under the control of Baron Davis, Golden State has taken the bombardment to the extreme, the first game between the two sides, Davis is like a god descending to the earth to bang 33 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, facing the thin Devin Harris and Jason Terry, Davis frequently uses his strong to fat body to force the opponent, In the first game of the playoffs, Richardson played badly, playing 41 minutes and shooting 5 of 12, including 7 three-pointers, and only hit one of 13 points and 6 rebounds. The Mavericks' Nowitzki was out of sorts, scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds on just four of 16 shots.
In the second game, the Warriors made a bold change of formation, second-year rookie Monta Alice was put on the starter, Jason Richardson changed to the No. 3 position, this lineup worked well, but it still couldn't resist a Mavericks in a normal state, the latter scored 73 points against the trident combination, and Jerry Starhouse also scored 17 points on the bench, and the Mavericks played at a normal level, they scored 112 points in the game, while the Warriors only scored 99 points, Stephen Jackson is the best player on the team, He scored 30 points, and Alice repaid the trust of coach Nelson Sr. with 20 points, Nelson Sr. was the head coach of the Mavericks from the 1997-1998 season until the season before this season, and it was he who single-handedly unearthed Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash and other stars, so he probably knows more about the Mavericks' current roster than the current Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson.
In this game, the Warriors used an unprecedented all-small lineup, just to be able to desperately speed up, Nelson Sr. knew too much about the Mavericks' boss Nowitzki, so he only sent Jackson and Matt Barnes to harass Nowitzki's shooting in turn, because Nowitzki didn't know how to turn his back at that time, only shots, all kinds of shots, and it turned out that this trick was really right, Nowitzki averaged no more than 20 points per game in this round of the series, shooting 38% from the field and 21% from three-point range. It was also from this season that Nowitzki began to practice his back wildly, and finally practiced a big trick - "Golden Rooster Independence".
In the second game between the two sides, Jason Richardson scored 14 points and 10 rebounds on 7-of-15 shooting, which is considered decent, but compared with the regular season, it is still a little worse.
In the first game, Richardson's performance was unsatisfactory, the second game was decent, and in the third game, Richardson ushered in an outbreak, he played 39 minutes in this game, and looked omnipotent in the game, and finally he hit 12 of 19 shots in the game, 30 points and 8 rebounds, Baron Davis scored 24 points, Nowitzki only had 20 points and 12 rebounds on 7-of-16 shooting, it was originally a close match, but I didn't want the Mavericks to be beaten by the Warriors, and the Warriors led by 9 points from the first quarter, So far, the Warriors' lead has never been lower by 10 points, and the Mavericks can't catch up even if they ride the bulls, and the Warriors finally won the third game with an 18-point victory of 109-91.
At this point, the Warriors led 2-1.
Before the game, no one would have imagined that the scores of the first three games would be like this, and the Mavericks are also paying the price for their carelessness.
The fourth game between the two sides is crucial, if the Mavericks win, the big score is 2:2, the Warriors will return to the starting line, and if the Warriors win, there are only a handful of teams in the league that can fight back after falling behind 1:3, the fourth game is very intense, the score is very anxious, after the end of the third quarter, the two sides are tied at 77:77.
In the last 3 minutes of the game, the Mavericks led by 1 point at 90:89, Jason Terry missed a three-point shot, Diogu desperately grabbed the rebound in the front court and passed it to Josh Howard on the outside, if this goal is scored, it will cause a great blow to the morale of the Warriors, but at the critical moment, Richardson stole the ball from Howard's hand and assisted Baron Davis to hit 2 points, the Warriors took a one-point lead at 91:90, and then Biedrins scored 2+1 on Nowitzki's body, but unfortunately missed the free throw, (In fact, Biedlings only shot a little more than 50% of his career free throws, and even played a staggering 30% of free throws in some seasons, so it's normal not to score). Terry then held the ball and prepared to counterattack, but his pass was intercepted by Richardson again, and an angry Terry fouled Richardson, who made a free throw, and the Warriors had a clear advantage of 4 points!
In the final minute of the game, Baron Davis scored another 2 points, and the Warriors' advantage was extended to 6 points, and at the critical moment, Terry Jet turned on, and he hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to 3 points, but then Matt Barnes hit a three-pointer! With less than twenty seconds left in the game, Nowitzki missed a three-point shot, and Josh Howard grabbed a valuable frontcourt rebound, choosing to trust Nowitzki again, who lived up to expectations and hit a three-point shot!
The Mavericks trailed by 3 points, and the clock was less than ten seconds left, so they had no choice but to use foul tactics, and Richardson, who was standing at the free throw line, hit two free throws and won this hard-won victory!
Davis was still the main contributor to the game's victory, he shot 12-of-17 from the field, 33 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Jason Richardson also contributed to 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals on 7-of-15 shooting.
The big score is 3:1! One foot of the Warriors has stepped into the threshold of the second round! In the fifth battle between the two sides, the Maverick has no way to retreat, so he can only fight with his back!
In the fifth game, the two sides bombarded, and the Warriors scored 87 points in the first three quarters, while the Mavericks scored 90 points! In the crucial fourth quarter, there were four main players scoring in the whole game, Davis scored 8 points in a single quarter, Richardson also scored 8 points, and Maverick Devin Harris hit all four shots and scored 11 points, and Nowitzki alone scored an incredible 12 points with only 2 shots!
In the last five minutes of the game, Richardson hit a two-point jumper, four and a half minutes, and Richardson hit another three-pointer! The Warriors still lead the Mavericks by 9 points at 112:103! They have seen the Goddess of Victory beckoning! But then, the Maverick began to fight back!
Devin Harris assists Nowitzki on a three-pointer at the top of the arc! And in the next round, he hated off Matt Barnes' layup! Devin Harris burst to the basket to score two points, Nowitzki made two free throws to take a one-point lead, then Josh Howard hit one of two free throws, Nowitzki hit two free throws again, and with five seconds left in the game, Nowitzki hit two of three free throws, and the game ended, and the Warriors were unbelievably reversed by the Mavericks at 112-118.
Yes, from the last three-and-a-half minutes of the game, the Warriors never scored too much! Matt Barnes, Jason Richardson, Stephen Jackson, and Michael Petrus missed key shots in quick succession, which ultimately gave the Mavericks a chance to fight back.
Nowitzki scored 30 points and 12 rebounds throughout the game, Baron Davis scored 27 points and nine assists on 10-of-16 shooting, Richardson scored 23 points and seven rebounds on 9-of-16 shooting, and in the final black three minutes of the game, Richardson took three shots but didn't hit any of them. If you get rid of three shots and shoot 9 of 13, that's a perfect statistic.
In the sixth game of the finals, the Warriors who fought at home were like a rainbow, and the "banditry" of the Golden State bandits was vividly displayed in this game, the two teams played an unusually stalemate in the first half, and the Warriors only led by two points, and when everyone was looking forward to the wonderful performance of the two teams in the second half, the situation on the court changed abruptly, and in the third quarter, the Warriors took out a defensive intensity that they had never had before to fight against the Mavericks, and the Mavericks were caught off guard and were beaten at a loss, and only scored 15 points in a single quarter, while the Warriors were getting braver and braver, Stephen Jackson made 4 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 15 points by himself, and the Warriors launched a wave of 36:15 super scoring frenzy in a single quarter!
In the fourth quarter of the game, Mavericks' bench player Maurice Iger suddenly made a force, he played 12 minutes, but shot 3 of 4, cut 10 points, and at the critical moment Richardson made a layup, plus two three-pointers, scored 8 points in a single quarter, and laid the victory in one fell swoop!
Josh Howard and Jerry Starhouse were the two best players in the Mavericks throughout the game, both scoring 20 points, and Nowitzki successfully went undercover in the final game of the season, hitting only 2 of 13 shots and scoring only 8 points in the game, that is, from this season, the "soft egg" hat rested on Nowitzki's head, and it was not removed until 2001 when Nowitzki led the team to a championship.
Stephen Jackson was the team's most consistent player, scoring 33 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field, while Jason Richardson had 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals on 6-of-13 shooting.
In six games, Richardson averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 51.1% from the field and 34.1% from three-point range, while his main opponent Jason Terry averaged 17.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, shooting 42.4% from the field and 28.1% from three-point range.
There is also a small tidbit in this, after the Warriors completed the Black Eight, the angry Nowitzki smashed the wooden wall of the Warriors' locker room with a chair, and the Warriors have been looking for someone to repair it until 2011 After Nowitzki led the Mavericks to win the championship, the Warriors invited Nowitzki to sign next to this hole, Novitzki readily agreed, because it represents a terrible memory of Nowitzki, it is such a critical and even abusive voice that prompted the birth of a real "Norwitzky King"!
In the 2006-2007 season, the Warriors, the eighth team in the West, eliminated the Mavericks who were the first in the West 4:2 and completed the "Black Eight Miracle", before which the NBA went through hundreds of rounds of series in half a century, but only two teams were able to complete the "Black Eight", the Denver Nuggets in the 1993-1994 season, and the New York Knicks in the 1998-1999 season, and the Golden State Warriors in 2006-2007 became the third such team. He will be remembered forever by posterity with the glory that belongs to him.
In the second round, the Warriors faced the old and spicy Salt Lake City Jazz, faced Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Memet Oku and Andrei Kirilyenko The Warriors were completely unable to parry, and finally lost 1:4, Richardson averaged 18.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in this round of the series, shooting more than 50% from the field, and his performance was good enough.
At the end of the season, Richardson, who was about to make a big move, suddenly received news from the team that you had been traded to Brandon White, the No. 8 rookie in 2007, and the team was Charlotte Bobcats.
There are many reasons for trading Jason Richardson, firstly, the team lacks a big man, especially a big man like Brydon White with raised arm length and good running and jumping ability, secondly, Monta Alice has become the team's key training target, and after the end of the rookie contract, he faces the problem of renewing his contract, and finally, and most importantly, as the owner of the team's second multi-million-dollar contract (Richardson's salary of $10 million in 2007 ranked second on the team, At the top of the list is Baron Davis' $15.07 million) Richardson didn't live up to expectations, at least that's what some people thought, including Chris Mullin.
Mullin retired and moved into the management of the Warriors, and for a few seasons before Baron Davis arrived, the team couldn't make the playoffs every year under Richardson's leadership, and Mullin didn't think Richardson was a good leader, so the trade happened.
During his six years with the Warriors, Richardson scored 8,008 points, which ranked ninth in franchise history, made 3,060 shots, ranked seventh, played in 438 games, ranked ninth in Warriors history, and hit 700 three-pointers, which ranked first in franchise history (later broken by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson).
The Bobcats are also a very young team, led by Gerard Wallace, who is already making his mark in the league, and everything here is very much like the scene when Richardson first reported on the Warriors a few years ago, waiting for someone to lead the team to victory.
In addition to Richardson, Gerard Wallace, Emeka Okafor, and Raymond Felton, the Bobcats that year were also available to Matt Carroll and Jarred Dudleynazel Mohammed, and the other players were either on the verge of retirement or a speck of NBA history.
This season, Richardson has been in full attendance in 82 games, averaging a team-high 21.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 44.1% from the field and 40.6% from three-point range. And that's not even the worst of all, the worst team in the entire league is the team that kicked Richardson out of the door - the Golden State Warriors.
The Warriors had hoped that the new White would be able to support the team's interior line, but as a result, White only played in 36 games due to injury, averaging only 4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, far from his expectations, Stephen Jackson, Monta Alice, and Baron Davis all averaged more than 20 points per game, and they won 48 of the 82 games all season, a 58.5% win rate, but - note that I have to say but, this season's Warriors still missed the playoffs, The eighth-place Denver Digs have 50 wins, while the Los Angeles Lakers have 57 wins in the West.
Unfortunately, the Bobcats didn't make Richardson's final stop, and at the beginning of next season, the Bobcats and Suns completed a big deal involving five players, with the Bobcats getting Boris Dio, Raga Bell and Sean Singerry, Jason Richardson and Dudley to go to Sun City.
At that time, the Suns and Bobcats were two completely different teams, the Suns sat on the league's two major interior lines, Amare Stoudemire and Shaquille O'Neal, and Steve Nash was still in his prime, in addition, former teammates Matt Barnes, Leandro Barbosa, Grant Hill, rookies Glen Dragic and Robin Lopez also had very good immediacy, Richardson played 58 games for the Suns this season, He averaged 16.4 d.m., 4.5 rebounds and 1.96 assists per game in 57 starts, shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three-point range. At this time, Richardson was already at the tail of his prime.
Although the Suns have a good staffing, they repeated the mistakes of the Mavericks last year, the Suns won 46 games this season, but still failed to enter the playoffs, the big shark O'Neal and the ** thundering Suns are incompatible, in the 2009-2010 season, the big sharks traveled east to Cleveland, and the Suns finally freed themselves from O'Neal's slow pace, Stoudemire averaged 23.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in one of the few healthy seasons, Richardson averaged 15.7 points per game and Nash 16.5 points and 11 assists led the team to the playoffs with a fourth-best record in the West.
Speaking of the Suns in this period, we can't fail to mention one person, Alvin Gentry, he was the head coach of the Suns team that year, he was from the same school as Popovich, the teacher was Larry Brown, but Gentry did not learn Brown's traditional academic routines, but followed De Anthony to learn the best boom, this person is known as the league's No. 1 offensive main coach (the former No. 1 defensive main coach was Thibodeau) But where Gentry has coached the team, The manager doesn't have to worry about the team's offense at all.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Suns' opponent was the Portland Trail Blazers with Aldridge, and the Suns easily advanced 4-2, under the strong push of Nash, Richardson played a superstar-level performance in this round of the series, averaging 23.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in six games, shooting 52.7% from the field and 51.2% from three-point range! In the most classic third game, Richardson shot 8 three-pointers and scored 42 points in the whole game!
In the second round, the Suns' opponent was the familiar San Tonio Spurs, who at that time were still adhering to the law of becoming a strong team in odd-numbered years, but they couldn't do it in even-numbered years, and this year happened to be 2010, an even-numbered year, and the result was that the Suns swept the Spurs 4:0 to advance.
On the floor of the Western Conference Finals, one side is the Suns player and the other side is the Los Angeles Lakers player, that year, the Lakers had Kobe Bryant, the league's superstar, and the enviable three-high combination- Pau Gasol, who averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, Andrew Bynum, who averaged 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and Lamar Odom, who was on the bench and contributed 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, Derrick Fisher and young Jordan Farmar on the point guard line, in addition to defensive titan Ron Artest and spring man Shannon Brown, a gorgeous battle is about to break out on the floor of the West Finals!
In the first game of the Western Conference finals, the Suns quietly lost the game 107-128, Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, the Lakers did not play this game at their best, they hid Bynum, but still won the final victory, and Richardson, who was opposite Kobe, only scored 15 points and 6 rebounds.
In the second game, the Suns scored 112 points in the game, but they still did not beat the Lakers, the Lakers scored 124 points in the game, Gasol scored 29 points in the game, Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and handed out 13 assists, Odom scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Bynum only played 18 minutes, scored 13 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-5 shooting, and on the Warriors' side, Richardson became the best man on the team, scoring 27 points on 17 shots, but this still could not lead the team to victory.
After the two wars, the Suns fell behind 0:2, will they obediently tie their hands and catch up, or will they overtake and come from behind? !