Chapter 499: Analysis of the Current Situation
The Eastern Conference Finals matchup between the Knicks and the Celtics was honestly unexpected by many people.
At the beginning, everyone speculated that the Eastern Conference Finals were a matchup between the Cavaliers and the Celtics, because the Celtics and the Cavaliers were the first and second places in the regular season respectively, and the strength of the Celtics and Cavaliers also seemed to be stronger than the Magic and the Knicks.
The Knicks feel like there is no one except Chen Jiyuan. But it's this group of people who seem to feel like nobody, who can play a 60-win record, successfully lead the Knicks to the playoffs, and now all the way to the Eastern Conference finals.
In fact, the Knicks are strong, and they are strong in equilibrium, because the loopholes are relatively small. That's why there will be a good defense, coupled with Thibodeau's training, the defense is naturally much improved compared to last season.
Although Lefu does have some problems in moving and assisting in defense, Thibodeau's slow tuning, at least Lefou's awareness of these two aspects is gradually improving, and Lefu has a strong and thick body, so he still has an excellent performance in terms of resistance. Chen Jiyuan, on the other hand, paid more attention to assisting and supplementing defense behind him. Chen Jiyuan's movement speed is quite fast, as a strong guy, Chen Jiyuan's speed is not terrifying, this is the horror of people like Chen Jiyuan and James.
The Knicks' defense at five positions is not weak, although Starkey's height may suffer a little loss, but this is not a problem, after all, Starkey's height is also 1.96 meters, which is not too short as a scoring guard. Kobe Bryant is also 1.98 meters tall.
So the Knicks are on the defensive end, because there are no obvious holes, so the defense will be better. Although there is no particularly noticeable strong electricity on the defensive end. But Stephen Jackson's defense is top-notch.
As for the Cavaliers, because of Gibson's storage, it often gives opponents the opportunity to score easily, especially Starkey, who has a strong scoring ability, especially the ability to break through, and the physical strength of Starkey and Gibson is not at the same level at all.
So it's not for nothing that the Cavaliers were eliminated, the weakness of the bench made the team's main force have to play for a long time, and Brown's behavior is simply drinking to quench his thirst. But there is no way to do it, because Brown does not dare to let the substitutes play for a long time, for fear that the score will be pulled away, because once the score is pulled away. Then the morale of the team will drop with it. Not all teams can be behind by a big score, and they still have a super optimistic mentality, super confident that they can win.
That's why Brown chose to let his main players play more time. In Brown's mind, a little more time is nothing, and if you really fight it, it may have an impact on your future career, but the outcome of this game is in front of you, how can you still think about the future and think about the future.
When it comes to the future, when it comes to the future, then, when it comes to the support of players, no one is as strong as Popovich, because this thing is extremely bold and not afraid of anything, saying that the players will take turns to rest, and no one dares to resist the meaning of the old man Popovich.
Popovich's love for Dullness is definitely the reason why Dullie was able to maintain a fairly good competitive condition even when he was close to forty years old, and it is also the only trick for Dullie to survive as an evergreen. In his eighteenth season, he was still able to average two double-doubles per game. There are not many people in the entire NBA who can achieve such results. It can be said that the induction into the Hall of Fame is already a certainty. The question is when Dullie plans to retire and then put Dullie into the Hall of Fame at that time. To fans all over the world, this is a natural thing to do.
The Cavaliers weren't wronged when they lost to the Knicks. The defeat of this series, the luck component is still relatively small, if you have to say that the three-point shot in the fifth game has a considerable luck component, then, even if the three-point shot does not score, the Knicks still have a chance, because the Cavaliers' players will be tired in the next seventh game is still an unknown, and this unknown is obviously biased towards being tired.
Some fatigue will only affect the small details in the process of the game, for example, when defending, when the person who is defending by himself does not have the ball, he will take the opportunity to rest, and he will be a little "lazy", and for example, when attacking, it will slightly affect the feel, or when retreating, it is just a small step slower. But it's the little details that can make the difference. It can decide the outcome of the game.
The game between the Celtics and the Magic is even more unlucky, the Warcraft Howard is indeed very strong, and it is indeed an improvement compared to the Warcraft Howard in the previous life, but in front of the Green Army that Thibodeau once trained, Howard can't get any benefit at all.
However, in this six-game series, there is one man who shines. That's Darko Mirisic, Mirisic's strength has gradually been recognized, but in this series, Mirisic's appearance was still beyond everyone's expectations, Mirisic averaged 19.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in this series, and at the same time, on the defensive end, Misilic also contributed a lot of effort. On the offensive end, if Mirisic hadn't shone and helped the team draw the defensive attention of the opponent Garnett, then Howard would have been more "taken care of". Being taken care of by Perkins and Garnett in mixed doubles.
In that case, Howard might be even more restricted. Compared with Mirisic's brilliance, Lewis's table is a little sorry for his 100 million yuan contract, although there is also Mirisic who robbed him of playing time, but Lewis is still the starting team of the Magic team, and his playing time is definitely not less than Misilic, but he is averaging 13.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
In this comparison, the awesomeness of Namilitic is instantly reflected. However, now that the series is over, there are bad rumors, that is, the Magic plan to sell Mirisic, if you want to say the reason, it is obvious, it is because Lewis and Milicic have only seen each other, and the Magic team is obviously able to choose one, because Lewis is extremely dissatisfied with Mirisic, Milicic has almost stolen all of Lewis's scenes, Lewis can do almost everything Misilic can do, and Mirisic does better on the defensive end, of course. Lewis's biggest advantage was his three-point shot.
So. The rumors of trading Mirisic are in zài, but the rumors of trading Lewis are also in zài, and Chen Jiyuan asked Latin after the match, and he also discussed this issue with Latin. Latin is clear that the Magic are swinging right now, who to trade. However, rather than saying that the Magic are swinging, it is better to see if Mirisic is more likely to trade in for useful people or Lewis for useful people. Whoever trades more is worth more, the Magic may trade.
In this regard, Latin's judgment is that it should be traded Mirisic, Lewis's contract is too big, such a number, such a contract, few teams dare to follow, this is completely the salary that the leader of a team should get, but now Lewis should play in a team in the second or third leader, it is a bit of a bad contract. At the very least, it's definitely not a cost-effective contract, it's hard to trade, and even if someone is willing to ask for it, the offer is definitely not something that magic can accept.
The offers of various teams for Milicic should still be very high, so it is much more likely that Milicic will be traded.
Latin even asked if we should step in too.
Chen Jiyuan shook his head directly, no, no, no. Mirisic is no longer suitable for the current Knicks. If it was before Lefu came, it would still be very effective to trade Mirisic, but now if Mirisic is traded, there will be a considerable position conflict with Lefu, and Chen Jiyuan knows very well that Lefu is a superstar seedling, although he can't fully show his strength and potential because he can't get enough shot rights in this life, but this is also good for Lefu, at least Lefu won't be used to being the boss of the weak team, and then it will become difficult to self-sacrifice. If it is not the team's first choice of attack from the beginning, then Lefu will also start to learn accordingly, if in a limited time, within a limited number of shots, try to improve their number jù. Because this is an issue related to Lefou's future salary, Lefu must also be taken seriously.
Lefou's future Chen Jiyuan is clear, but Mirisic's future Chen Jiyuan really doesn't know, although Mirisic is indeed growing up very fast now, and his physical potential is gradually showing, but the problem is that Chen Jiyuan is very worried about whether Mirisic's heart can continue to withstand the blow of the NBA. If there is a sinking in the future, then the Knicks will not be finished directly.
Moreover, trading new teammates requires a lot of time to re-run, and in the absence of a particularly big improvement in personal ability, Chen Jiyuan feels that there is no need to trade.
This is also the reason why Chen Jiyuan prevented Latin from trading Mirisic. However, although Latin agreed not to trade Mirisic, it still has to be involved. In Latin parlance, see where the bottom line of magic is. It's best to get a general idea of what the Magic are going like in the offseason, as they're a big rival in the East.
Although Howard and Mirisic, the tables of the twin towers of the inside line, are very good, but there are poems: the big head son, the little head father. No matter how big his son's head is, he can't beat his father.
The Celtics still eliminated the Magic with a score of 4:2.
The final list of the West is also out, and the Lakers scored 4:2 to successfully eliminate the Rockets. The Nuggets eliminated the Mavericks 4-1 early. The two sides will be determined to play a big game on the stage of the Western Conference Finals.
The first game of the Western Conference Finals will be on May 17. It was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the home of the Lakers.