NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 206 Eastern Conference Finals, 24vs23

骑士和活塞的比分，最终定格在了4:2上，蒙塔.埃利斯6场比赛场均26分4篮板6助攻，对飙32分9篮板7助攻的詹姆斯，可谓虽败犹荣。

After all, unlike James, who was the No. 03 pick in 2005 and the pride of heaven, Ellis was only a second-round pick in . Their identities are worlds apart. This also made the Pistons lose the game, but the management was not disappointed. It even strengthened the idea of ​​rebuilding the team around Monta Ellis.

In the West, the Lakers defeated the Jazz 4:2, and the Spurs had to fight the Hornets for 7 games before winning. It was quite surprising. Although the Spurs performed mediocre during the regular season, they are the defending champion after all, have rich playoff experience, and have a GDP The three of them did not have any serious injuries during the regular season. The team's main lineup is exactly the same as the winning lineup last season.

Such a Spurs team fell into a tough battle against the new Hornets team, and even lost the battle at Tianwang Mountain, and the Hornets won the match point first.

Thanks to his rich experience in GDP competition, he calmly won two games in a row to achieve a comeback, otherwise it would really have capsized in the gutter.

As a result, the list of matchups for the Eastern and Western Conference finals has been officially released.

The Eastern Conference Finals is a repeat of last season's Eastern Conference Finals, the Chicago Bulls vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In the West, there is a duel between the Los Angeles Lakers and the defending champion San Antonio Spurs.

Judging from the strength shown this season, there is a high probability that the Bulls and Lakers will be able to enter the finals.

From the perspective of watching the excitement, most neutral fans also hope that the finals will be the showdown between Wang Chong and Kobe on the 24th.

The two have fought fiercely for the scoring title in the past two seasons, although Wang Chong won twice in a row and won the scoring title again this season, which can be regarded as beating Kobe three times.

But this does not mean that Kobe's scoring ability is not strong enough, especially after the Eastern and Western Conference finals, the league began to announce the final awards of the season.

The most suspenseful regular season MVP was announced, and the result was as Wang Chong expected. Kobe Bryant won the 31-2007 regular season MVP with 08% of the votes.

Wang Chong ranked second in the regular season MVP list, with a vote rate of 30%, only a little lower than Kobe.

Of course, the fans of the Bulls and Wang Chong cannot accept this result. Whether it is the team's record, data performance or victory contribution, Wang Chong has an undisputed victory against Kobe.

The reasons given by the media who gave Kobe the first vote are also very ridiculous in their view.

The reason they gave was that although the Bulls still had a very dominant regular season performance, their 64-win record was much inferior to the amazing 69 wins last season. They clearly have a regular-season MVP-level helper around them. Kevin Garnett and Wang Chong's team performance did not rise but fell.

On the other hand, with the Lakers, Kobe only got All-Star teammate Pau Gasol, who was much lower than Garnett. The team's record skyrocketed, improving by more than ten games compared with last season's record.

Moreover, Kobe is no longer obsessed with personal data this season, and is willing to put aside the competition for the scoring title and focus on how to win the game. This mature performance has also been praised by many media reporters.

It is because of these considerations that they will vote for Kobe.

This explanation is of course unconvincing and is simply nonsense.

Everyone knows that when a team's record reaches more than 60 wins, every step forward requires the right time, place and people.

The Bulls did have better luck last season. The main starting lineup did not suffer from injuries. All members were healthy and played the entire season. At the same time, there were no strong opponents in the East and the competition was low. Only then did they achieve 69 wins in the regular season. outstanding performance.

Looking back on this season, although the Bulls have formed the Big Three, Garnett and Billups are already veterans in their thirties, and have suffered more or less minor injuries during the long regular season. The team lost many games due to the absence of key players.

It is unfair in itself to insist on using last season's team record to measure the team's performance in the new season.

Some football-savvy fans know very well that this is definitely the result of manipulation behind the league. They hope that Kobe can win the regular season MVP or even the championship, so that the league will form a state of separation among the heroes, making it more interesting and attractive to fans.

The best proof is that the difference between Wang Chong and Kobe Bryant's vote rate is only 1%. This shows that many media still recognize Wang Chong's performance this season and feel that he is qualified for re-election. There is a high probability that the league interfered with it and allowed him to be re-elected. Wang Chong lost his chance to win consecutive MVP awards.

After the regular season MVP results were announced, Wang Chong's fan group and Kobe's fans started a big battle online. The two sides had a heated argument, but it was obvious that in China, Wang Chong's fans were far more powerful than Kobe's fans.

At this time, Kobe Bryant did not yet have the so-called 60 billion fan base. Maybe there was, but the number was completely out of scale. He was sprayed all over the Internet by Wang Chong fans, and he was completely incapable of fighting.

Amid the highly heated discussion on the results of the regular season MVP selection, the awards in other seasons were completely overshadowed, and not many people mentioned it at all.

Garnett won the best defensive player DPOY. This is the second consecutive year that the Bulls have a teammate with the best defensive player. Garnett deserves this award. No one can compete with him. He ranked first in votes. Marcus, who is in second place, has less than half the votes of Garnett.

There is no suspense about the Rookie of the Year award. Kevin Durant, who averaged 19.2 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, easily won the award. However, due to being selected by the Celtics and having Pierce on the team, Durant did not. The unlimited shooting rights that he should have obtained in the SuperSonics did not achieve the achievement of 20+ points in his rookie season. However, the scoring talent of the young Reaper has been undoubtedly demonstrated. The local media in Boston have praised Durant's talent more than once and expected him to become The second Wang Chong of the alliance.

The Best Sixth Man was Manu Ginobili of the Spurs, the Most Improved Player was Hedo Turkoglu of the Magic, and the Best Coach was won by Hornets head coach Byron Scott.

Originally, the Bulls' new head coach Tom Thibodeau was expected to rely on the Bulls' outstanding record to repeat the feat of winning the best coach in the first season of coaching the Bulls in 2011.

But the judges obviously took into account the Bulls' strong lineup and superstar strength, and believed that the credit for the Bulls' record was not attributed to Thibodeau alone, but to Scott of the Hornets. The Hornets only have one young star in Chris Paul. Under such circumstances, leading the team to the second record in the Western Conference is a commendable level of coaching.

Wang Chong was deeply impressed by the coach Byron Scott. To describe it in three words, it was just bad luck.

<divclass="contentadv">Scott's coaching ability is really not very good, but he can't resist his good luck. When he first started coaching an NBA team, he met Kidd and defected to the Nets.

Although Kidd's personal performance as a top point guard is mediocre, the minimum limit for leading a team is not low. Especially after the Nets formed the Big Three, they even entered the finals, although they were swept by the Lakers 4:0 in the finals. , but it also made an important mark in Scott's coaching career.

After that, Scott came to the Hornets and met Chris Paul, who was selected by the Hornets.

Chris Paul and Jason Kidd are both point guards. Although their playing styles are completely different, they are both extremely smart and top-notch guards with excellent overall vision and passing, organizing and supporting abilities.

The upper limit of this type of point guard leading a team may not be good enough, but the lower limit is very high, because they can only control the situation and cannot charge into the battle. They can stand up and make the final decision for the team at critical moments. When facing weak teams, they can use their overall view of the situation. Control the game and win, but it's hard to do anything against strong opponents.

Relying on the protection of two top point guards, Scott's coaching career went smoothly in the early stage, with a very high record and high praise. However, this good reputation was destroyed when Scott successively coached the Cavaliers and Lakers. In the 15-16 season, Scott led the Lakers to a record of 17 wins and 65 losses and won the last place in the Western Conference. After Kobe retired, he completely disappeared from the NBA.

In Wang Chong's view, there is a huge gap between the coaching levels of Byron Scott and Tom Thibodeau. It is really good luck to have a top point guard to lead the team in order to achieve a good record.

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Discussions about season awards are still going on, but the Eastern and Western Conference finals are already in full swing.

On May 2008, 5, at the United Center in Chicago, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was about to begin.

Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, this series is almost second only to the Bulls and Lakers Finals meeting on the 24th.

Wang Chong and James 24vs23, and the duel between Garnett and O'Neal, the two best inside players in the early 21st century. Although Garnett and O'Neal are in different positions, and the latter is old, his competitive state is completely unable to compete with Garnett. Special comparison, but it does not hinder the league's enthusiasm for the game.

On the day of the game, the United Center was packed with fans who came to watch the game, and the noise was deafening.

The Bulls' starting lineup has remained unchanged for thousands of years, still Billups, James Jones, Wang Chong, Garnett and Gasol.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup is Daniel Gibson, Ray Allen, James, Wally Szczerbiak and O'Neal.

From a pure lineup comparison, there is already a big gap between the two teams, especially at the forward position. The combination of Wang Chong + Garnett is much stronger than James + Szczerbiak.

Not to mention anything else, the pressure on the defensive end alone is quite huge. After all, Szczerbiak is 2 meters tall, and his more suitable position than power forward is actually small forward.

But there is no other way. In order to get O'Neal, the Cavaliers have traded all the interior players. The remaining substitute interior players are not as useful as Zerbiak.

Wang Chong is actually a little confused as to what the Cavaliers are thinking. Do they really think they can defeat the Bulls by forming a lineup of the Big Three? Isn't this idea too naive?

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that they did not have the same open eyes as Wang Chong. After all, this is O'Neal. People who don't know how bad O'Neal's competitive state has been will still expect O'Neal to show some of his peak performance in the playoffs. Strength.

The result was that during the jump ball phase, the Cavaliers could only let O'Neal compete for the ball. How could the old and slow O'Neal beat Garnett with the jump ball? The basketball was easily dialed to the Bulls' side.

After Billups controlled the ball for half the court, he waited for his teammates to get into position, then directly passed the ball to Garnett.

Garnett hit Szczerbiak with his back, and his iconic fadeaway jumper hit steadily. Szczerbiak, who was only 2 meters tall, was unable to effectively interfere with Garnett.

This was a tactical play that the Bulls had already planned before the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Cavaliers' lineup has huge loopholes, especially the matchup between Garnett and Szczerbiak at the forward position, which is no different from a mismatch. Therefore, as long as the Cavaliers' matchup goes as the Bulls envision, the Bulls will He will unswervingly pass the ball to Garnett to play, and the efficiency will be extremely high.

The Cavaliers obviously understand this, but they have no choice. The team's two starting forwards, James and Szczerbiak, must make a choice, let the latter guard Wang Chong or Garnett.

Although Garnett is also a top superstar at the MVP level, there is obviously still a huge gap with Wang Chong in terms of scoring ability.

The Cavaliers' idea is that they would rather let Garnett score than give Wang Chong a chance to score easily. James will keep an eye on Wang Chong throughout the game. Even if he cannot guard him, he will consume Wang Chong's physical energy to the maximum extent and not let him Scoring with impunity in the game.

This kind of contempt made Garnett very unhappy. Who was he looking down on?

In the first quarter of the game, Garnett unceremoniously took a large number of shots, including various mid-range jumpers and breaking through the penalty area to attack the basket and score. The Cavaliers were overwhelmed.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers originally wanted to take advantage of O'Neal's dominance in the penalty area and score on Gasol in isolation.

But O'Neal is in poor condition. Although he has an absolute advantage over Gasol in terms of tonnage, his offensive efficiency after entering the penalty area is not high. Moreover, before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, Gasol also made up for it. He defended O'Neal. When playing, they often use forward defense, similar to the method used against Yao of the Rockets, which makes O'Neal expend a lot of energy every time he catches the ball. Given his age, the Sharks' offensive efficiency is completely inferior to Garnett.

After the first quarter, the Bulls held a 24-point lead at 17:7 in a single quarter.

加内特单节8投5中，罚球2中2，得到12分。

骑士队那边奥尼尔8投3中，罚球3中1仅有7分入账。

But for the Cavaliers, the worse situation is yet to come. Although James kept an eye on Wang Chong throughout the game, it was impossible to prevent Wang Chong from scoring. After the start of the second quarter, Wang Chong began to take over the ball and faced James. The Bulls' defense frequently used mid- and long-distance pull-up jumpers to score, and the Bulls' score steadily improved. Garnett, who was freed from the offensive end, devoted his energy to the defensive end. The Bulls' defensive intensity surged, and the Cavaliers were caught off guard. A big loss.