Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 304 304. Win the Championship!The value of the Grizzlies, Luke worth over [-] million!Offseason Crisis!Equity game!
The Grizzlies' defense made it difficult for James to play the entire first quarter. He could neither use his good breakthrough to create damage, nor could he drive the offense of other teammates by breaking through and scoring the ball.

The Grizzlies' unlimited defenses allow James to choose mid- to long-range shots. If this defensive method is placed on Stephen Curry, Curry can score 50+ or ​​60+ points in a game.

But for the current 1.0 version of LeBron James, the defensive style of the Grizzlies is simply tormenting James.

Even Mo Williams, the second-in-command who relied on James to play hard off the ball, became extremely uncomfortable.

Usually, Mo Williams only needs to go through air cuts and off-the-ball pick-and-rolls, ready to receive LeBron James' breakthrough points to kill.

But now, when James is being taken care of by the Grizzlies, Mo Williams has to use his personal ability to play singles continuously. The two of them seem to be a combination, but they are more like fighting for each other, and they can only use their personal abilities Difficult to help the Cavaliers score.

On the other hand, the overall offensive of the Grizzlies has not been affected by the Cavaliers' defensive end at all. Even the two-tower lineup sent by Mike Brown was bruised all over by the fact that the Gasol brothers have shooting range.

Both Ben Wallace and "Big Z" Ilgauskas have terrible movement speeds. In the Cavaliers' defensive system, both of them can only stand in the penalty area and wait for the opponent's players to break through to block. Follow the opposing player out of the penalty area.

As a typical European insider, the Gasol brothers have a good shooting range, especially Marc Gasol, who won the best defensive player this season, has a 39.1% three-point shooting percentage.

When the Cavaliers Twin Towers choose to stand on the inside through the zone defense, the Grizzlies can easily find a shot from the outside. After all, the five players on the Grizzlies have good shooting ability, even Pau Gasol, who has the lowest three-point shooting percentage. can reach 33.4%.

As Artest received a ball from Chris Paul from the left corner and made another three-pointer, the Grizzlies have widened the point difference to double digits, and played with ease on the court without feeling the defense brought by the Cavaliers at all. oppression.

Looking at the defensive areas that were defeated by the Grizzlies one by one, the Cavaliers coach Mike Brown stood a little anxious on the sidelines: "Damn, the Grizzlies' shooting is too accurate. If we continue to play like this, the team is likely to lose. 30 points or more!"

The poor defensive situation on the field made Cavaliers assistant coach Smith hesitate for a moment and said: "I think the team should give up the use of the twin-tower lineup in this round of the series. There may be a chance of using a more agile inside line, otherwise we will be ashamed." The bears ate it to death."

"Although the Grizzlies also use a two-tower lineup on the court, the Gasol brothers have excellent shooting range and coping ability. This combination is far from being comparable to the general two-tower lineup. It will definitely be us who will suffer if we go hard."

Smith's words obviously made head coach Mike Brown hesitate. The current lineup on the court is the standard starter that the Cavaliers have been using since the start of the season.

Changing the lineup configuration rashly on the occasion of the finals is definitely a taboo on the court.

But while Mike Brown was struggling, Pau Gasol made another long two-pointer on the field, widening the point difference to nearly 15 points.

"Damn! Wally, get ready to play! Keep up with the opponent, and don't let the opponent's insiders try to shoot outside the three-point line!" Mike Brown shouted to the bench.

Although Mike Brown does not want to temporarily change the lineup configuration, the current situation on the field does not allow Mike Brown to hesitate any longer.

The effect of changing the lineup does not necessarily become better, but if you continue to play, the Cavaliers will definitely be completely defeated by the Grizzlies.

In the dead ball stage, Mike Brown took down the aging Ben Wallace and replaced him with Szczerbiak, who moved relatively faster and had outside shooting ability.

With this lineup, the Cavaliers' defense in the restricted area has dropped significantly, but the offensive end and peripheral defense have improved a lot.

Seeing that Mike Brown was finally willing to make adjustments, he reluctantly took down Ben Wallace in the past half a quarter, and switched to Szczerbiak to seek a change, the Grizzlies coaching staff couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"It seems that the guy Mike Brown hasn't improved at all in the past two years. At least he finally knows how to be flexible. Unlike back then, even if the team was swept [-]-[-], he was unwilling to make a slight change." Bill Lambier smiled. joked.

"It's just a pity, no matter how Mike Brown adjusts this round of the series, it can't change the team's fate of being eliminated." Lambiel continued with a smile.

Reaching out and gesturing to Zach Randolph, who was already eager to try, Luke commanded confidently: "Get ready to play, Zach! It's time for your performance!"

Zach Randolph, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately became excited when he heard Luke's words. His black fat body seemed to tremble up and down with Zach Randolph's movements: "Don't worry, coach! No one can stop you My performance! I will definitely penetrate the opposing inside defense!"

Zach Randolph has played a very important role in three consecutive rounds of the series. He is the player with the highest offensive efficiency in the entire Grizzlies team. The strong collective firepower has made Zach Randolph more confident today. It means gradually entering the peak period.

In the second half of the first quarter, when Zach Randolph came on the stage, Mike Brown experienced what is called real despair.

Facing the old boy who served as a power forward, Randolph was simply crushed in the matchup with Szczerbiak. Even though Szczerbiak's muscles are not bad, Zach Randolph Husband is like hitting a stone with an egg.

In just three and a half minutes, Randolph, like the Cavaliers, demonstrated a series of inside offensive skills such as mid-range shots, post-up singles, low jumpers, and turn hooks.

Mike Brown was shocked by the agility shown by Randolph. He obviously didn't expect this guy who looked like a lump of fat to make such delicate movements.

Watching the game video and watching it in person are two completely different feelings. In the game video, although Zach Randolph's movements are flexible enough, they are far less impactful than what he saw with his own eyes.

When Mike Brown reacted, Randolph scored 10 points and 4 rebounds in the half, helping the Grizzlies build a 19-point lead in the first quarter.

Coming back from the second quarter, Zach Randolph, who feels hot, is getting braver and braver. No matter who Mike Brown sends to defend, it is difficult to pose a threat to Zach Randolph.

Even if the league's "former best defensive player" Ben Wallace is not inferior to Zach Randolph in terms of strength, Zach Randolph's flexible offensive skills have played big money many times, making fans lament that it is really time Not forgiving.

As long as Ben Wallace can be five years younger, it will be difficult for Zach Randolph to be as presumptuous as he is now.

It's a pity that Randolph is facing Ben in the twilight of his career. When Randolph is doing his best on the court, it is not difficult to break through Ben Wallace's defense.

At the end of the half, the Grizzlies extended their lead to 28 points with their excellent overall performance on both ends of the offense and defense.

The performance of the Cavaliers in the first half seemed to have brought the game to an early end. With the head star LeBron James only resting for a minute and a half, the Cavaliers still lost to the Grizzlies by nearly 30 points.

This huge gap in strength made the commentator Charles Barkley couldn't bear to look directly: "It's hard to believe that this is actually a matchup in the finals. The gap in strength between the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies is too huge, and the Grizzlies are against Le Brown's defense has been very successful."

“整个上半场，季后赛场均能够砍下30+7+7的勒布朗只拿到8分4篮板2助攻的数据，对于骑士而言这已经不能算是麻烦，而是毁灭性的打击。”

"I think it will be difficult for Mike Brown to have too much room for adjustment. The Cavaliers can play so few players. No matter how Mike Brown adjusts, the Cavaliers must rely on LeBron's personal explosion to win."

"Judging from LeBron's personal performance in the first half, the Cavaliers have clearly lost their only hope of a comeback."

Partner Kenny Smith agreed: "Yes, the Grizzlies are obviously prepared on the defensive end. With the team's lineup already at an advantage, the Grizzlies still made the best defensive choices."

"It makes it hard for me to find a reason why the Grizzlies don't win a championship."

Entering the second half, the huge point difference made Mike Brown feel desperate for a long time, but as the head coach, Mike Brown still had to struggle symbolically.

However, in the face of the absolute strength gap, any struggle and adjustment seemed so ridiculous and powerless.

Even though the head coach Mike Brown and LeBron James tried their best to chase points, the point difference on the field was uncontrollably widened by the Grizzlies. By the end of the three quarters, the Grizzlies had established a nearly 40-point lead.

The breath of desperation has quietly enveloped every player in the Cavaliers, making the Cavaliers players have no motivation on the court. They just want to hear the whistle of the end of the game in the next second, and quickly end this terrible and boring game.

"Dududu~"

In the end, with the end of the game, the Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers by 46 points at home, easily and happily won the first game of the finals, and rewritten the total score of the series to 1:0.

The process of the first game of the finals seemed to allow fans to see the trend of this round of the series in advance. No one believes that the Cavaliers can still perform miracles in this round of the series, and even avoiding being swept is a luxury.

Throughout the game, the two best players on the Grizzlies team were center Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph on the bench.

前者在登场28分钟的情况下11投7中，其中三分线外8中4，罚球4中3，交出一份21分7篮板5助攻以及2次封盖的数据。

The latter undoubtedly ruled the Cavaliers penalty area in the limited playing time. The double-double data of 24 points and 11 rebounds seems to be easy, which makes people seriously doubt whether Randolph is a player who has been entered into the program in advance. Two pairs of machines.

Zach Randolph's outstanding personal performance also made the Finals MVP confusing. At present, the calls for Randolph to be elected as the Finals MVP have become louder and louder.

After all, the Grizzlies were able to sweep their opponents in three consecutive rounds in this year's playoffs, and Zach Randolph is definitely the player who contributed the most.

Prior to this, no one thought that the Grizzlies, who played 76 wins and 6 losses in the regular season, would not be the real nuclear weapon to win after entering the playoffs, not the double guns in the backcourt of Chris Paul and Kevin Martin.

It was Zach Randolph, who sat on the bench and evolved from a bad boy to a capable leader.

After the baptism of the Grizzlies, Randolph's value has grown.

Regardless of whether the Grizzlies can win the championship this season, the chances of the Grizzlies wanting to keep Zach Randolph during the offseason are slim.

Randolph's personal performance in this year's playoffs is fully capable of signing a huge contract of no less than 1500 million US dollars, and it is still a long-term contract.

This experience of the Grizzlies has benefited Zach Randolph a lot, and the two can be regarded as mutual fulfillment.

The existence of Randolph made the Grizzlies playoffs easier, and the existence of the Grizzlies allowed Zach Randolph to prove his worth.

I believe that after a few years, Randolph will be grateful and grateful for this experience, and thank the head coach Luke for his trust in him and a series of offensive tactics formulated for him.

At the press conference after the game, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown looked a little depressed: "The Grizzlies are a very good team. Playing against the Grizzlies will test the players' confidence and ability to withstand pressure."

"I think the Grizzlies this season are the best team in NBA history. Losing 46 points in the first game of the Finals is a shame for any team."

"But if you are facing the Grizzlies this season, losing 46 points does not seem so unacceptable."

"The series is not over yet. No matter what the next result will be, the Cavaliers will work hard to play every game well. We must be worthy of the players' efforts this season and the fans' support for the Cavaliers."

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After the first game of the finals, even the Cavaliers themselves had no confidence in the next game. The word miracle was full of temptation, but under the oppression of the Grizzlies, the word miracle seemed so distant and vague.

In the second game of the series, the Cavaliers continued to challenge the Grizzlies away.

In this game, Mike Brown made lineup adjustments from the beginning, but the trend of the whole game did not develop according to the route Mike Brown expected.

There is no doubt that the Cavaliers lost this game again. The 37-point difference seems to have improved compared to the first game, but it is far from enough to win this round of the series, or to win one of them. A game is a luxury.

In this game, Zach Randolph, who was elected as the most popular finals MVP, still performed well, scoring 31 points, 27 rebounds and 12 block in 1 minutes of appearance.

The shooting percentage as high as 67% is like a nightmare hanging over the hearts of the Cavaliers inside players.

No one wants to defend Zach Randolph in one-on-one. Randolph's offensive skills are too comprehensive, coupled with his strong body, and the lineup configuration he faces when he comes off the bench, it simply makes Zach Randolph Krandorff becomes completely unguardable.

Zach Randolph, who missed the best sixth man of the season, does not know whether he can be elected as the finals MVP. Mike Brown does not know, but what Mike Brown knows is that he has nothing to do with Randolph.

Even if they flank Randolph on the court, the Cavaliers have no chance of winning against the Grizzlies.

In a sense, the top Grizzlies in the league in shooting ability are least afraid of flanking.

Once a certain player on the court encounters a flank attack, the Grizzlies' offensive opportunities will be much higher than the environment when the stars play one-on-one.

In normal games, the Cavaliers would lose to the Grizzlies by [-] to [-] points. Once the Grizzlies' outside pitchers were allowed to open the situation, Mike Brown couldn't imagine how spectacular and gorgeous the scene would be.

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In the next two games, the Cavaliers who returned to the home court also struggled, but under the strong dominance of the Grizzlies, the Cavaliers had to face the result of being swept out.

With the fourth game of the series, the Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers by 34 points. While winning the championship trophy for the second consecutive year, the Grizzlies also became the first team in NBA history to win the championship!

The record of 16 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs seems so shocking. If they didn’t watch the whole game, fans would never imagine how dominant the Grizzlies are this season and how much psychological pressure they will bring to their opponents. .

After winning the championship, the Grizzlies celebrated on the field. It was not the first time for Kevin Martin and Pau Gasol to experience such an occasion. Apart from joy and excitement, there were no complicated emotions in their hearts.

But Chris Paul, who won the championship for the first time in his career, knelt down on one knee and left tears of joy in the middle of the arena.

At this moment, Paul is very grateful that he made the most correct decision during the offseason, even if this decision made New Orleans fans regard him as a traitor and the outside world regarded him as a coward holding his thigh.

But when Paul took over the championship trophy from Stern with his own hands, Paul felt that the grievances he had suffered before were nothing at all.

Because at this moment, the impact of the championship on Paul is far greater than the overwhelming rumors from the outside world.

After voting by the judges, Zach Randolph, whose performance in the finals exploded, was also successfully elected as the MVP of the finals!

In the four games, Randolph averaged 27 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Among them, his shooting percentage was as high as 68.6%, and his offensive completion rate on both sides of the three-second zone was as high as 77.6%, setting a new record for power forward players. The history of the finals.

When Zach Randolph held the FMVP trophy high above his head, the black fat man who has always been regarded as a cancer by the fans and a bad boy by the management still couldn't help but shed tears.

Facing the media and the camera, Zach Randolph said gratefully: "It's a great honor for me to be the MVP on this field of the finals. This honor is something I couldn't even imagine before."

"The person I want to thank most here is my coach. He has always been full of trust and encouragement to me, pulled me out of the dark abyss, and let me know that I also have the ability to become a leader."

"I don't know where I would be without the coach's trust in me."

"Maybe go to the stats on a bad team? Or hang out on a playoff team? Or just wander around the teams?"

"Before that, everyone regarded me as a cancerous tumor, thinking that my existence would only ruin the chemistry of a team, and that I was an empty shell that only collected data."

"But now, I stand on the field of the finals and won the FMVP with my own hands. All this is thanks to my coach and all the teammates on the team who are willing to accept me!"

"The Grizzlies are a very good team. It's not just reflected in the statistics. If you are a member of this team, you will feel very honored and happy!"

Zach Randolph is very grateful that Luke is willing to give him a chance. Before that, Randolph had been wandering between the Knicks and the Clippers.

Playing for two consecutive teams in one season, most of these players have some problems. What's more, Randolph was labeled as a cancer and a data brush as early as the Trail Blazers.

Luke is still willing to give Zach Randolph a chance under such circumstances. Not all coaches have this courage and heart, which is why Zach Randolph is grateful to Luke.

And when the reporter gave the microphone to Luke, Luke always had a smile on his face: "To be honest, I don't know what to say when I stand here at this moment. Five years to win the championship."

"I am very satisfied with my current state. The Grizzlies are the team I built, but I am honored to be able to coach this team."

"There are a lot of problem players in people's eyes, but in fact they get along better on weekdays, and they will know how to cherish and be grateful. It's just that once some labels are attached to them, few people are willing to give them a chance."

"The Grizzlies can win the championship all the way with a record-breaking 16 wins and 0 losses. Every player in the team has contributed their own value."

"The championship is the end of competitive sports, but also the beginning!"

This season is already the fifth time that Luke has won the championship in his career, surpassing the "magic operator" Riley, and is the basketball coach who has won the most championships among active coaches except "Zen Master" Jackson.

Even though Luke is only 40 years old, there is no doubt that Luke has become one of the most successful basketball coaches in the history of the league. In just five years, Luke has led the team to create too many miracles.

What scares people the most is that the era belonging to Luke has not only not ended yet, but has just begun.

The Grizzlies, who have won two consecutive championships, have seen a sharp rise in both market value and market reputation. The future looks promising, and the owner of the Bobcats, Robert, who has been in the league for five years but has never made any money, is envious.

But at this moment, I am afraid that only Luke himself knows that the Grizzlies will usher in a very big crisis this summer. Whether it is that many of the main players will leave the team after the team wins the championship, or the conflicts and cracks in the board of directors are enough for Luke to have a headache. .

In terms of players, Michael Reid, Zach Randolph, Artest and Paul Gasol and many other main core Grizzlies are difficult to offer big contracts to keep them.

After all, the contract that the Grizzlies can provide is definitely far inferior to other teams. In the case of players who already have championships, it is a blessing for the Grizzlies to keep one of the four.

In other words, the Grizzlies will usher in a lineup reform this summer. Counting the role players who only signed a one-year contract with the Grizzlies last offseason, the entire Grizzlies will experience a lineup change.

For a team that intends to hit three consecutive championships, this situation is undoubtedly a bit bad.

But what is even worse is the unsatisfied appetite of Grizzlies owner Heisley. As a money-oriented businessman, Heisley's most important thing is not the team's performance and honor, but the money he got in one year. How much can there be.

Due to the relatively limited cake in the Memphis ball market, the Grizzlies' economic income has reached its peak in the second half of this season.

Even if the team wins the championship again next season, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to see a visible increase in value.

And once the Grizzlies fail to win the championship, it will affect the overall value evaluation of the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies have now reached the peak of market value, and the team's valuation is about 10 billion US dollars.

As a minority shareholder with a 20% stake in the Grizzlies, Luke's current net worth is close to $[-] million, which is definitely a terrifying figure.

According to this momentum, Luke only needs to acquire a small amount of shares in a few more teams, and he can buy an NBA team with his worth, and he can still enjoy the fun of basketball after retirement.

As early as when the playoffs were expected to win, the Grizzlies boss Heisley tried Luke intentionally or unintentionally when he held a shareholders meeting.

I hope that I can buy back the 20% of the shares from Luke at a low price. It seems that I want to resell the Grizzlies when they are the most valuable, and make a good fortune.

In the eyes of a businessman like Heisley, only the money in his own hands is considered real property.

And once he can get back the 20% of the shares from Luke and control all the equity of the entire team in his own hands, then when he sells the team, the profit Heisley can get from it is not 80+ 20 is so simple, the value of which will far exceed people's imagination.

However, Luke did not intend to hand over 20% of his shares easily, which also caused some rifts between Luke and Heisley.

Why Heisley sold the Grizzlies, who will become the big boss of the Grizzlies in the future, Luke doesn't care about these things, but whoever wants to touch the cake in Luke's hands, Luke will definitely make him pay the price!

In the coming year, some quarrels are bound to break out between Luke and Heisley, but Luke doesn't mind having a bad quarrel with Heisley. People like Heisley only have money in their eyes and no affection. Pulling his wool Luke didn't have any psychological burden.

It is not impossible for this guy to want to take the shares from him, but the price Heisley needs to pay is far more expensive than his wishful thinking!
Luke can choose to leave the Grizzlies this summer. Whether he joins a weak team and continues to hold a large number of shares, or discusses the shareholding ratio with a strong team, Luke's attractiveness will definitely cause an uproar in the entire league.

But Luke didn't want Heisley out of his sight until 20% of his shares were sold.

This guy is definitely an old fox in the business field. Luke has to be careful when planning interests with this kind of person, otherwise he may fall under the feet of Heisley, an old fox.

Two hundred million U.S. dollars is not a small amount. Even though Luke is eager to put the money in his pocket, for Heisley, who plans to sell the Grizzlies in the near future, Luke just needs to wait quietly, and Heisley will naturally Volunteers are hooked!
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