Chapter 171: Award Selection, Time of Harvest! (10,000-character small chapter celebrates the joy of the 10,000-word badge!) )
locked the first place in the regular season in advance, and in the last 4 games, Wang Shuo decisively opened the training time, giving Green, DeRozan, Jordan Jr. and others more playing time.
On April 14, after beating the Clippers 120-114 at Staples Center, the Lakers finally finished the regular season with a 66-16 record.
In the closing game, with Kobe, Ellis, and Xiaojia resting in turn, Wang Shuo finally saw James's all-out mode.
In this game, James made a burst of outside shots, totaling 41 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Clippers.
But......
What is heart-wrenching is that after this closing game, there was a group of people on the Internet who questioned James's offensive choice in the final moments of the game, who was still trying to restore the throne, instead of being in awe of his Thanos-like performance on the court!
Because on the court, with 27 seconds left in the final quarter......
In the face of James's menacing back shot, the young DeRozan not only did not surrender at that time, but even dared to fight back, and completed the block on Ajan when he turned over.
DeRozan's key block sealed the Lakers in the finale.
At the same time, it also made Ajan's 41 points for the Clippers in the game completely empty.
After the game, when reviewing James' attack in the final moments, Barkley sharply commented: "IMHO, 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 crossed over, Barkley's post-match comments would definitely have made him stabbed into the Centaur constellation.
But fortunately, after the persuasion of Barkley and Wang Shuo last season, Jammy in this life has realized the importance of torturing James.
In fact, throughout James's career, it is not difficult to find that he is not afraid to play key shots as the little blacks say, or that he only passes the ball when he hits key shots.
Because of Wang Shuo's previous life, James also hit a lot of goals.
So, what causes ......
What about the stereotype that he doesn't kill people when it matters and likes to pass the ball to his teammates?
There is only one truth.
That is, James's 20 years of dribbling and shooting ability determined that when he held the ball to launch an offense and try to score a final shot for the team, his ability was not enough to support him to complete these offenses, and he was often forced to throw the ball to his teammates.
In Wang Shuo's memory, most of James's career lores were catching and shooting, or the first breakthrough after receiving the ball.
Regardless of the recollection of some of James' brain-dead fans, James has only scored a handful of shots in the final moments of his career by holding the ball and relying on high-end technical moves to get away from defenders.
On the contrary, it was a picture of being imprisoned at the last moment and being forced to dump the pot, even if even cloud fans can treasure it.
It is true that most of the high-level moves on the basketball court, as long as they are willing to practice, most ordinary people can also use them in the process of playing wild ball.
Not to mention a basketball player of James' calibre.
After all, in NbA, except for Klay Thompson, Wang Shuo has never seen anyone who can't show off fancy dribbling in training or playing wild ball.
But as long as you have watched James's game, you will find that with the improvement of the level of the game and the improvement of the game confrontation, the more critical the moment, the more James's dribbling ability will give people a clumsy feeling.
Especially what James called the "vultures of the cold arrows......
In fact, not to mention fooling the opponent with a feint, even fans in front of the TV can guess when James will be ready to make a move.
Historically, most of the high-level technical moves James performed on the court were basically concentrated in regular season game time.
Moreover, even in the regular season game time with relatively low defensive intensity, James' high-level technical connection can only be described as blunt.
Some say it's because James isn't as flexible as Jordan.
But in fact, even James's relatively weak flexibility in physical talent is better than the vast majority of players in this league.
To put it bluntly, it often takes a lot of time to polish if you want to skillfully use high-level techniques to connect at a higher level.
Not only do players have to pay a high price and learning costs, but at the same time, the excessive use of advanced technology often increases the risk of injury to the players themselves.
In the eternal history of NbA, except for Jordan, who began to transform from the middle of his career, most players who are known for their chic and handsome style of play will basically deal with injuries for a lifetime.
As the so-called gift given to you by fate, the price has already been secretly marked.
In this closing game, it is no accident that DeRozan, who has always been known for his "old cold legs" in the Lakers, was able to prevent Ajan's key offense.
In Wang Shuo's view, it is not so much that DeRozan defended too well, but that James' offensive launch at that time was too simple.
So in this world, the people who know James best have to be Wang Shuo and Barkley, the two James leaders?
When arranging the Lakers' key defense, Wang Shuo deliberately explained to the Lakers players not to stop James from receiving the ball.
In addition, when arranging DeRozan to defend James, Wang Shuo also deliberately emphasized to others that he should not help DeRozan defend.
The former setup would make it easier for James to receive the ball on the court and allow him to play the crucial round in the final moments in the way he is least adept.
The latter arrangement prevents James from passing the ball to his teammates on the court.
As a result, under Wang Shuo's two-pronged arrangement, DeRozan finally lived up to expectations and became the hero of the Lakers on this night, while the young Ajan gained valuable experience in playing key shots.
See, what is a win-win situation?
It's called a win-win!
On the same day, as the rest of the NbA regular season finale ended, the seats of the Eastern and Western teams were scheduled, and the playoff schedule for the 09/10 season was released.
Let's take a look at the rankings from 1 to 15 in the East:
Knicks, Celtics, Pacers, Wizards, Hawks, Heat, 76ers, Cavaliers, Raptors, Bucks, Bobcats, Pistons, Magic, Bulls, Nets.
This season, the Cavaliers and Raptors have been the most surprising and disappointing teams in the East, respectively.
Before the trade deadline, the Cavaliers managed to return to the playoffs after a 12-year absence under Blake Griffin after trading Elton Brand and Marvin Williams from the Bulls for Brad Miller, Lore Deng and Ty Gibson.
In this deal, the Bulls took a fancy to Marvin Williams, who was the No. 1 pick, when he signed a contract extension with the Cavaliers last summer, it was only a salary of 7.5 million per year.
So, in the case that "Alan Houston" could be used to pardon Brand next season, the main purpose of the Bulls and Cavaliers in this trade is precisely to get rid of Dunnah's annual salary of up to $11.35 million next season.
As for the knights......
Although this deal can only be described as a big injustice......
But on the premise that Miller Sr. can also be pardoned next season, the Cavaliers successfully traded for a wing player who is good offensively and defensively through this trade.
In addition, Miller Sr. will not only be able to pass on his valuable experience in strategy to Griffin for the remainder of the season, but the Cavaliers will also be able to reduce the pressure on Griffin on the defensive end.
Moreover, Ty-Gibson, who was added to the deal by the Bulls as an add-on, is still a treasure trove.
A player whose athleticism was underrated at the time of his candition, Gibson, who is 206 centimeters tall, is known for his ability to run and eat cakes on the field.
This guy plays with energy and is passionate when defending.
In Wang Shuo's opinion, the knights are definitely the one who makes a lot of money in this deal.
Because no matter how bluffing the titles of Brand and Marvin Williams are, the trade value of these two guys at the moment is not as good as a leg of James, who was sent away by the Cavaliers back then.
However, with the Cavaliers leading Griffin into the playoffs......
Curry's chances of becoming the rookie of the year have also increased a lot of difficulty.
Judging by Griffin's and Curry's stats, both of these guys qualify for this year's Rookie of the 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.
He shot 50.8 percent from the field, 32.5 percent from three-point range and 72.7 percent from the free throw line.
In addition, he completed the feat that James failed to accomplish in his rookie season, and led the Cavaliers back to the playoff stage.
Suddenly, "Silly Fen", who was at the peak of his debut, was the only one that Curry could compete with in terms of the prestige of players in the same class.
Of course, Griffin's feat of leading the Cavaliers back to the playoffs exploded......
But in the 09/10 season, Curry, who played 81 games for the Lakers, including 17 starts, and averaged 22.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game for the Lakers, can also get the blessing that the Lakers have brought from the bottom of last season to the first in the league this season.
In the regular season, Curry shot 45.8 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from three-point range, and 90 percent from the free-throw line, totaling 274 three-pointers for the Lakers.
This season, Curry not only managed to break the single-season three-point shooting record for a rookie player in his debut season.
At the same time, at this point in time, Curry hit 274 three-pointers in 10 years, making him the third player in history to hit more than 250 three-pointers in a single season.
So far, Curry ranks ahead of Arenas with 285 three-point shots and Ray Allen with 276 on the list of three-point shots in a single season.
No doubt.
This year's judges for the best rookie have their heads on the rise.
Because despite the data, "Silly Fen" has a slight upper hand.
But considering the Lakers' record and Curry's status as the "hook" prince......
The judges definitely need ...... more than ever
That was from David Stern's pointers.
Curry vs. Griffin who will be the rookie of the year is out on the list.
The first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in the 09/10 season is as follows:
Knicks vs. Cavaliers, Celtics vs. 76ers, Pacers pK Heat, Wizards vs. Hawks.
In these four sets of matchups, in addition to the huge difference in the strength of the Knicks and the Cavaliers, the other three groups of dialogues have the possibility of the following grams.
In the second half of the regular season, with Iverson, the former active No. 1 in the NbA, being reimbursed for the season due to injury, the 76ers switched to a two-guard lineup consisting of Holiday and Dragic, and in the final sprint, the 76ers have begun to bounce back strongly.
In addition, after the exchange of Randolph, although the overall strength of the Heat has decreased a lot, the Heat, which has formed a mortal enmity with the Pacers in recent years, will never let the Pacers pass easily.
And in this round of matchup between the Hawks and the Wizards, can Gasol and Randolph withstand the impact of the Hawks' group of talented 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 of the 1st to 15th places in the West this year:
Lakers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Clippers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Houston XX, Jazz, Spurs, Suns, Trail Blazers, Kings, Hornets, Warriors, Timberwolves.
It's a pity that the Spurs, who were previously pinned on by Wang Shuo, have not been able to return to the playoffs this year.
The Spurs failed to qualify for the playoffs this year, and Wang Shuo also had to pay the main responsibility.
Because in the year he chose to take a break, the league landscape had changed dramatically.
To put it simply......
Don't look at the West at this time, the number of super teams is not as good as the East.
But in recent years, many teams in the west have quietly risen.
If you count the Suns and Trail Blazers, you'll find that as many as 11 teams in the West have a playoff chance of making the playoffs this season.
And this ......
It's all Wang Shuo's sin.
Because he has created a Knicks in the East, in the past two years, as some of the Eastern giants who have been disheartened have chosen to rebuild......
Under the sponsorship of these eastern giants who were originally able to dominate one side, and the rookies selected by the western teams when they chose to precipitate have grown up one after another, won't the west become a new purgatory on earth?
New York, NbA headquarters, Stern never expected that in the case of Wang Shuo's choice of nomadism, the contrast of power between the east and west of NbA formed an inexplicable balance.
According to the playoff brackets, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in the 09/10 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 widely predicted that the Lakers would advance easily.
Because not only is the current Jazz team demoralized, but Jazz big man Delon will also meet his nemesis Curry in this series.
Wang Shuo also believes that the Lakers will not have too much trouble in the first round of the playoffs.
In fact, after the Western Conference playoff matchup table 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 opening Thanos mode in this series with the Grizzlies and leading the Clippers and Lakers to the Western Conference semifinals.
Because that would mean that the Lakers will be able to preserve their strength as much as possible in the Western Conference semifinals.
In Wang Shuo's view, if Ajan can help, then the Lakers will not only have an unprecedented series of home-court advantage, but also the Lakers can avoid the fatigue of traveling and be able to do it every game.
In addition, with the end of the regular season, the data kings of the 09/10 season have also been released.
The scoring champion was won by Bryant Bryant with 31.4 points for the fourth time in his career.
In the 09/10 season, Kobe, who played 78 games for the Lakers in the regular season, averaged 36.1 minutes per game, and in addition to averaging 31.4 points per game, he also contributed 7.1 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.4 blocks per game.
He shot 48.8 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from three-point range and 84.5 percent from the free throw line.
This season, Bryant's overall shooting percentage not only set a new career high, but also his career high in assists and rebounds per game.
Truth be told, the shooting percentage is also very deceptive.
Under Wang Shuo's tactical system, Kobe, who has greatly reduced the number of unreasonable heads-up on the court, is bound to play more efficiently.
And compared to the past, because this season the Lakers need to rely on Kobe Bryant to smoke to win a lot fewer games.
So it's no accident that Kobe Bryant's scoring efficiency has become higher.
In fact, in the long 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 rate of more than 45% for a long time.
Including LeBron James.
Historically, James has averaged more than 25 shots per game only once in his career, in the playoffs of the 14/15 season.
As a result, in the playoffs that season, Ajan shot just 41.7 percent from the field and 22.7 percent from three-point range.
So, it's still the same old topic.
Character aside, why is Michael Jordan so difficult to be surpassed by future generations?
Because the peak Danzi is so outrageous.
In addition, this year's regular season rebounding champion was won by Hordog, who averaged 13.1 rebounds per game for Houston XX.
The assist king was unsurprisingly an upset, and this year, when a number of traditional point guards pulled their hips one after another, Marc Gasol was elected with an average of 9.8 assists per game.
In fact, as early as the middle of the regular season, Xiao Jia showed the posture of the assist king, so it is not surprising that this year's assist king was won by him.
But why is it said that it was an upset?
Because Nash, who would have won this year's assist king, has averaged only 9.6 assists per game this season as the trajectory of history has changed.
And after falling out with Sloane, DeLong, who only wanted to score points, also dropped his average assists per game to 9.4 by the end of the season.
As for my cannon, it's because the Raptors' overall strength is too weak, and I can't brush it if I want to.
You may not believe it, but this season, if Paul hadn't averaged 22.8 points per game for the Raptors, the Raptors would probably have to compete with the Nets led by Maddy for the bottom spot in the East.
But that's all......
There are still a bunch of people who are smearing Paul online and calling him not a good leader.
A group of artillery blacks are frantically holding meetings on the Internet all day long, and this matter is not pressed for the time being.
This season, he 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......
The last interior player to achieve this feat was back in the 1967/1968 season with Wilt Chamberlain.
Compared with his brother Dajia, Xiaojia is undoubtedly lucky.
Because even if he doesn't have a great imagination when it comes to passing, he doesn't have a vampire around him who always sucks his blood.
The Lakers' tactical system has decided that if Xiao Jia wants to brush assists on the court, he only needs to play a few more hand-to-hand games with Kobe Bryant and Curry.
In the regular season, most of the 34 double-doubles scored by Xiao Jia relied on assists and rebounds.
The only fly in the ointment is that Xiao Jia, who is incarnated as a "plus but not attack", often regrets losing a triple-double this season because he did not score a double.
But through this season......
Xiaojia can also be regarded as blocking the road of "chasing eggs" Green in the future.
Because history showed this summer of 2010 when you have two all-time top 10 outside scorers who are willing to play off the ball......
The so-called assist stats are so low.
Of course, the warriors in Wang Shuo's memory do not have Kobe.
But is there a possibility......
Pinnacle Clay is also a good player at helping his teammates brush up assists on the field?
This season, Xiaojia, who was successfully elected as the assist king, can be said to have once again refreshed people's three views and cognition of basketball.
In addition, this year's regular-season steal king and block king were elected by Rondo and Josh Smith, respectively.
The former, who averages 2.4 steals per game.
The latter, who averages 2.5 blocks per game.
……
On the 18th, after a three-day break, the first game of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs between the Lakers and the Jazz kicked off at the Staples Center.
Despite his discouragement, veteran coach Sloan still showed the professionalism of a legendary coach.
Before the start of the game, the blocking and passing ...... for the Lakers
Sloan made an arrangement of limiting the Lakers' pick-and-roll tactics by switching defenses indefinitely, and switching to Boozer at the No. 5 position and Kirilenko at the No. 4 position in certain periods.
It was a success.
Even if Boozer's defensive ability is not enough for the Jazz to play a real infinite change of defense on the court, this set has been demonstrated by the Bulls many times as early as the nineties of the last century, and the best defensive theory of blocking and dismantling has created a lot of trouble for the Lakers in the game.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, in the future, Cole would be able to label the so-called five small systems and infinite defense changes as his personal label, which Wang Shuo never expected.
In Wang Shuo's view, the reason why Kerr dared to make such a shameless invitation was purely to bully future fans who had not watched the Bulls' game that year.
In fact, fans who watched the Bulls games that year know that when necessary, "Zen Master" will often use a five-man lineup consisting of Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc, and Rodman at the suggestion of his think tank.
In this lineup, the shortest Harper and Jordan are both 198 cm tall, and when necessary, Danzi during the second dynasty of the Bulls can also switch to the interior to defend against the opponent's big man.
In fact, compared to the triangle offense, the airtight rotation defense, and dragging the opponent into the decisive moment, and then Jordan to kill the game is the Bulls' specialty.
In Wang Shuo's eyes, Cole can only be regarded as copying the tactics of the Bulls 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, is the unique offensive system that Kerr created for the Warriors.
Staples Center, on the night of the 18th, Wang Shuo fully felt the pressure brought to the Lakers by Sloan, the legendary coach.
So much so that at a certain time......
Wang Shuo couldn't help but feel nostalgic for Popovich and his spurs.
But......
In the face of absolute strength, Sloan's restrictions on the Lakers through tactical adjustments cannot change the reality that the Jazz are destined to be swept by the Lakers in this series.
In the G1 game, the Lakers at home won with Curry and Ellis's explosion in the second half.
In this game, the finishing score of the two teams was 108-119.
In the G2 game, Kobe Bryant broke Kirilenko, who had blocked him several times in 90 seconds in a game in 2006.
Kirilenko's defensive ability is certainly strong, but Kobe Bryant has never been afraid of this AK47.
Especially Kobe Bryant after weight loss.
No matter how strong Kirilenko's defense is, it is impossible to keep up with Kobe's breakthrough every time.
In addition, if the Jazz want to defend the infinite change of defense, Sloan must take down Oku.
But in this way, it is up to Boozer alone......
And how can the Jazz stop Kobe, who has a career finishing rate of nearly 64% from the basket, from doing whatever he wants on their interior?
In the G2 game, Kobe Bryant shot 14 of 27 from the field, including free throws and three-pointers, and scored a total of 45 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists for the Lakers, almost single-handedly locking the victory for the Lakers.
However, even if Kobe Bryant beat Kirilenko in the game, it can't be changed, and Wang Shuo's envy and jealousy for Kirilenko after the game.
As a real winner in life, because Kirilenko has always been very popular with Da Mao's domestic sisters during this period, Kirilenko's wife Lopatova also said very generously after marrying him that she allowed Kirilenko to cheat once a year.
Although, in the eyes of many, Lopatova's statement is just an attempt to capture Kirilenko.
But.....
For a prodigal son like Wang Shuo, he really needs such a desire to indulge.
Because as he gets older, Wang Shuo does have a picture in his mind of coaching his son in the future.
On the 24th, the series between the Lakers and the Jazz moved to the Utah Plateau.
In the G3 battle, Sloan, who had no way to retreat, simply let DeLong let go of the pick in the game.
In this game, Sloane made such a change not because he decided to compromise with DeLong.
It's just that even if you have decided to end your coaching career......
Even if Delon had already broken his heart before.
Sloan still hopes that Delon can make the playoffs this year without regrets.
Sloan is well aware that there is a gap between the Jazz and the Lakers in terms of lineup that cannot be bridged by skill and tactics.
Therefore, compared to the unrealistic fantasy of beating the Lakers......
While giving Deron the unlimited firing rights he's always wanted, Sloan is also hoping that this year's playoffs will wake up Deron Williams.
Again, that's the same sentence.
Why did Bryant previously reject Wang's suggestion that he should average 40 points per game this season?
Is it because he doesn't have that ability?
No......
It's just that after years of precipitation, Kobe Bryant knows better than anyone that everyone has their own limits of ability.
Because even Jordan needs to rely on his teammates to win the next championship.
It's a pity.
Even if Sloan gave Delon unlimited firing rights, in this G3 game, Delon only hit 7 of them in a total of 24 shots, including free throws and three-pointers, and scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Jazz.
On the contrary, Curry on the Lakers' side scored 25 points for the team with only 14 shots in the game.
If the previous regular season encounters just made people form the stereotype that Curry eats and sleeps and plays Delon.
That passed this year's round of playoffs......
In people's minds, Delon no longer even has the qualifications to be compared to rookie Curry.
This has nothing to do with Curry's three consecutive "matchups" blowing up Delon in three consecutive games.
It is only related to Delon's irresponsible shooting and defense on the court, which constantly brings negative benefits to the team.
In the G3 game, in Salt Lake City, the Lakers who played away defeated the Jazz with a score of 118-70.
A day later, the G4 series between the two teams continued at the Delta Center.
What is gratifying is that in this G4 battle, Delong, who has only had a slightly harder mouth in his body recently, honestly played the role of the team's initiator of blocking and demolition in this game.
Boozer, Kirilenko and Oku all benefited.
In this G4 game, they scored 24 points, 11 rebounds, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Including Matthews and Myers, who scored 11 and 12 points respectively, the Jazz had a total of six players in double figures.
But DeLong is not a wake-up awakening this time......
It came too late in time.
In the G4 game, with the 77 points of Kobe Bryant and Curry, the Lakers defeated the Jazz with a score of 121-114 on the road, and completed the sweep of the Jazz with a score of 4-0.
In this game, under Kobe's control, Delon only scored 15 points, but handed out 14 assists.
At the same time, this G4 battle is also the only game that DeLong can win in this round of the series.
Judging from the performance on the field, in the eyes of most people, DeLong finally found himself in front of Curry.
But both Sloan and Wang Shuo knew it well......
DeLong's awakening did not come from the heart.
But in fact, he was forced to wake up under the pressure of public opinion.
After the series, Sloan officially announced in his post-game press conference that he would be stepping down as head coach of the Jazz.
Although Jazz management and Jazz owners have recently retained Sloan, Sloan, who has made up his mind to go, still decided to leave the Jazz, where he has coached for 22 years.
"If you remember me in the future, you can come to me on the farm in Southern Illinois." On this day, when inviting Wang Shuo to supper, Sloan smiled.
Before the death of Bobby Sloan, a legendary coach who dedicated his life to the sport of basketball, and whose marriage to Jerry Sloan lasted 41 years, Sloan's only hobby was planting corn with his wife and walking in the fields together in the offseason.
Historically, while the Jazz would rehire Sloan as the team's senior basketball advisor in 2013.
But within a few years, according to the recollection of Jazz boss Miller......
Because Sloan was suffering from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, he had no memory of who he was when he visited Sloan later.
But even in the last years of his life, he struggled with illness.
Sloan still remembers the name of every Jazz player he coached.
Perhaps, the Utah Jazz are the least present team in NbA.
But if you're lucky enough to be on the Jazz's home court to watch an NbA game, be sure to look up and pay your respects to the jersey that hangs from the dome of the Delta Center.
Because, above that dome, hangs the retired jersey of legendary NbA coach Jerry Sloan.
Although he has never brought the Jazz a championship trophy during his coaching career.
But his name is destined to be engraved on the milestone of the sport of basketball.
"I think I'll go find you, Jerry." On this day, after glancing affectionately at Sloane, Wang Shuo said.
swept the Jazz with a score of 4-0.
The Lakers, who successfully advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, waited for their opponent in the next round after resting for nearly 10 days:
- Grizzly Bear.
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 of previous years this year.
In this series with the Grizzlies, James can be described as extremely struggling.
Its overall series shooting percentage was just 38.5 percent.
With Stephen Jackson and Sean Battier teaming up, James averaged 27.3 points per game and 4.7 turnovers per game in this series.
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 Karman, successfully limited Al Jefferson on the court......
The Clippers may not even make it to Game 7.
I have to say that the ecological chain of NbA is really interesting.
Because in Wang Shuo's memory, Jefferson, who is good at playing Xiaoyao, failed to shoot more than 50% of his shooting percentage when he played against Big Z and Carman in his career, and his average points per game were only 13.4 and 17.8 points.
One thing descends to one thing, it is true.
However, even without Jefferson's hard solution at critical moments, the Grizzlies still relied on tough defense to gnaw on James's hard bone.
Ha?
Where do you say James is hard?
To be reasonable, in Wang Shuo's view, saying that James is not hard enough is purely embarrassing.
Because who said that the mouth is hard...... Not a hard one?
After the game, in an interview, pointing to the blue and purple body on his body, James said aggrieved like a three-year-old baby: "My aggression on the court is obvious to all, but I don't understand why I only got 58 free throws in this series. ”
In Wang Shuo's opinion, there is nothing too wrong with James's complaints.
Because according to the NbA penalty scale before his crossing, James averaged at least 20 free throws per game in this series.
In this series with the Grizzlies, the referees chose not to blow on many of the decisions that could be blown or not.
But it's not because the league is intentionally targeting James.
Instead, at Stern's behest, the referees relaxed the penalty scale for all of this year's series.
As for the reason......
It's also very simple.
Because more than half of the league's teams averaged more than 110 points per game in this year's regular season, Stern, who knows that blindly encouraging offense will only lead fans to get tired of offensive basketball, and hopes that teams will play more intensely in the playoffs to avoid aesthetic fatigue.
This can be seen from the fact that Bryant made only 27 free throws in four games in the first round of the playoffs.
You must know that in the series with the Jazz, Kobe Bryant also had to take on a lot of tough tasks for the Lakers in the game.
On May 9, the first game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and Grizzlies officially kicked off at the Staples Center.
Because the Grizzlies had just finished the tie-break with the Clippers, the Lakers did not waste much energy in this game, and easily defeated the Grizzlies who were interested in saving their strength at home.
As a defensive guru, the 57-year-old knows that only good fitness can ensure that the team can play the highest quality defense on the field.
Therefore, after the Grizzlies strategically abandoned the G1 game, Wang Shuo was not carried away by the Lakers' victory in the G1 game.
The Grizzlies are not easy to deal with, and the league has encouraged defense in the playoffs this year......
So Wang Shuo knows better than anyone that this is a series that can't be achieved if you want to hurry.
And on May 10, the day after the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies, the NbA official also officially announced the list of winners of the major awards in the regular season.
The regular season mVp was won by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant, who was elected as the NbA regular season mVp for the first time in his career, cried and said when he won the award: "This was my childhood dream, and now I finally get my wish." ”
When Kobe Bryant delivered his acceptance speech, Wang Shuo, who is the head of Komi, did not debunk Kobe's "hypocritical" acceptance speech.
Because as a Cormi, who doesn't know that Kobe's childhood dream was to be a goalkeeper for AC Milan?
In addition, this year's best coach was also elected by Wang Shuo for the fifth time in his personal coaching career and the fourth time in his coaching career.
After leading the rapid rise of the Lakers, Wang Shuo, who has led four different teams to win the regular season championship, has already completely conquered all his peers.
At this moment, even if someone is really unconvinced, no one dares to stand up and be the clown who criticized Wang Shuo.
After all, to quote Wang Shuo's fans, it is:
You-can-you-up,No-can-no-bb!
For being the best coach again this year, Wang Shuo's mood has long been unwavering.
On the contrary, when he learned that he won the best coach, Wang Shuo was very worried that his "own son" Stephen Curry would be shady from the league.
Because according to Stern's logic, he never puts his eggs in one basket......
After Kobe Bryant and himself won two awards as a player and a coach's highest personal honor......
Wang Shuo knows very well that Curry is very likely to be shady from the league.
But what Wang Shuo never expected was ......
Not only was Curry named Sixth Man of the Year this year, but he also shared this year's Rookie of the Year with Griffin.
In NbA's history, there have been four times in which Rookie of the Year has been shared so far.
The four were Dave Cowens and Jove Petrie in the 1970/1971 season.
Jason Kidd and Grant Hill in the 1994/1995 season.
Elton Brand, Steve Francis in the 1999/2000 season.
and this year's Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin.
Since the "Hooks" had named Curry's sneakers "The Chosen One" earlier, how could they watch Curry, the Chosen One, be backstabbed by the league?
As for Griffin......
As another rookie under the Hook umbrella who has shone this season, Hook is also interested in packaging Griffin as Cleveland's true genius.
Obviously, Wang Shuo still underestimated the influence of "hooks" on NbA during this period.
At the same time, he also overlooked the significance of his rise to the Lakers this year for NbA.
On the 10th, I looked at the list of award winners who were almost dominated by Lakers players......
At this moment, Wang Shuo just wanted to say:
NbA is indeed a "fair, open and just" alliance.
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