NBA: Fusion of two talents to dominate the entire league

Thunderous applause for this young MVP.

In the Heat rest area, Wade looked at Roy, who was a few years younger than him, holding the MVP trophy with envy.

O'Neal knew what his little brother was looking at.

He patted Wade on the shoulder:

"Dude, don't be envious. Believe me, you will have your own trophy in the future."

That being said, even O'Neal was a little jealous. It was because Roy was too young. He had just turned 19 and was still several months away from turning 20.

When he won the MVP, he was already 28 years old, a difference of nearly 10 years.

Everyone knows that you should become famous as early as possible.

This guy has already ascended to the sky in one step.

You should know that the guy's career has just started the first season.

This is difficult for many veterans to accept.

Many high school and college players are deeply inspired.

Everyone has the view that if he can do it, there is no reason why I can't.

Roy always smiled and said nothing about this.

If this is true, why are there only three rookie season MVPs in history? Don't others want to?

After the warm-up phase, the teammates took a curious look at the trophy,

Their eyes were full of envy, especially Kidd, who once led a team to the finals level and was only one step away from the MVP trophy.

Unfortunately, he lost to Duncan, who was at the peak of his career at that time, with a vote difference of only 2%.

Sometimes, there is only one chance in a lifetime, and if you miss it, it will never come back.

That is the highest honor for players.

The game is about to start, and the teammates can't help but take a few more glances. Roy handed the trophy to the Nets staff for safekeeping.

When I buy a house in the future, I must put the trophy in the trophy display cabinet at home.

After the cheerleaders' cheerful dance, the players changed out of their training clothes and walked to the court.

Eastern Conference Finals,

Except for Kidd, Jefferson and O'Neal, no one in the audience had any experience in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Everyone was a rookie.

Kidd was about to face the fat black man who woke him up in the middle of the night again in the playoffs.

O'Neal in the 2001-02 season was too brutal and didn't even give the Nets a chance.

Four games that crushed the Nets, let alone fighting back, they couldn't even stand firm.

But now Kidd, who has made a comeback, has confidence again. The unprecedentedly strong Nets lineup faces the aging Shark.

Adding the two together, Kidd feels that the opportunity for revenge is just around the corner.

In the midfield jump circle, in order to relieve Chandler's pressure, Roy stood in the center of the basketball court for the first time in the playoffs.

"I recognize you, guys, come and see, Mr. New MVP!"

Shaq is still making fun of others. Even in such an important Eastern Conference Finals, he still looks relaxed.

The battle-hardened Shark has experienced too many such games, and his face is full of confidence.

All members of the Nets burst out laughing.

Even the referee grinned.

Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mentality and threw the basketball high into the sky at the whistle.

O'Neal and Roy jumped at the same time.

Although O'Neal is taller than Roy, he cannot escape time. Time is unforgiving, and time has left too many marks on O'Neal's knees.

Compared to the flying Shark in his early career, O'Neal's bounce at this time has shrunk to a terrible state.

Roy's bounce speed is obviously much faster. Before O'Neal can reach the highest point,

Roy passes the ball to Kidd behind him.

The MVP award ceremony was just a small episode. The much-anticipated Eastern Conference Finals began.

Playing list of both teams

Heat: Dwyane Wade, Damon Jones, Eddie Jones, Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal

Nets: Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Roy, Tyson Chandler

So far this season, the record between the Nets and the Heat is 3 wins and 1 loss, which is an absolute advantage.

The regular season is not comparable to the playoffs.

It is completely different level of competition. Don't use the regular season to measure the playoffs.

If you really do that, it will only lead to a dead end.

The regular season is only of reference value but not practical value.

At the beginning, the Heat used the tactics against the Pistons in the semifinals.

Using Wade to limit Kidd's performance,

The Heat used this trick in the last series to basically lock up Billups, the engine of the Pistons.

This is the only way for the Heat to pass smoothly.

Today at the Nets' home court, the Heat is going to use this tactic to give New Jersey a warning.

Wade actively interfered with Kidd's dribbling.

This year Wade is very good, but KiddStill in his prime, there is no doubt that he is stronger than Billups.

Under Wade's oppressive defense, Kidd's ball control level is still stable, but the offensive time will be delayed.

Fortunately, after the last series, Coach Frank made special arrangements for Kidd's dribbling across half court.

If necessary, Carter will assist Kidd in crossing half court.

Since you don't have martial ethics, there is no need for me to hide it.

It's not like you can use a big move right away. After getting the ball, Carter signaled Roy to pick and roll.

In the first round, the Nets used their signature to deal with the Heat.

For a good start,

Roy mentioned the three-point line, after the pick-and-roll, the Heat switched defense at a very fast speed,

Carter faced Haslem, his dribbling was easy, after the three threats,

Haslem's center of gravity was deviated, Carter seized the opportunity to jump back,

Although the young Haslem was not slow, he was not a guard after all. In order to prevent Carter's breakthrough,

his defensive distance was opened up a lot, and when he saved again, it was too late, and the basketball went into the basket.

Carter has made a lot of progress this season. He can break through and shoot, and his hit rate has been greatly improved this season.

With teammates to cover him, he doesn't have to carry the team alone as before.

With a good mentality, the state is naturally better.

The Nets opened the record first,

It is a good start for the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Heat have been used to the fact that they are really short of candidates for the No. 4 position, so they just need to find someone who can defend a little to share the pressure with O'Neal.

Not expecting anyone to really defend Roy, Haslem silently picked up the ball and served it.

As a newcomer, he has no right to complain, and it was his own ball that was lost.

Wade's role in this Heat is closer to that of a point guard.

The Heat has too few people who can hold the ball, and only Wade can hold the ball and organize the offense.

Eddie Jones is not bad, but he is old and his organizational ability has declined too much.

Only his scoring ability is okay.

After Wade passed half court, he found O'Neal in a good position under the basket.

At the moment of passing the ball, Jefferson decisively double-teamed O'Neal with Tyson Chandler.

The Nets' defensive strategy is to increase the difficulty of O'Neal's offense.

As for locking O'Neal, it is estimated that only aliens can do it.

As long as O'Neal is not allowed to receive the ball comfortably,

Jefferson's double team did not make O'Neal panic. He has experienced too many ups and downs.

He has seen all kinds of scenes. Although O'Neal is fat,

but his basketball IQ is definitely not low.

O'Neal found the right opportunity and passed the ball to Eddie Jones who was not guarded.

Eddie Jones shot a three-pointer in the bottom corner.

The basketball hit smoothly. This is O'Neal's ability to assist. Would an ordinary stupid and rough person have this ability?

Absolutely impossible.

After the opening, both teams were in good shape. It can be seen that the two sides are evenly matched opponents.