Chapter 858 [Unforgettable]
The Clippers players didn't take long to rest before their opponents arrived. The Mavericks lineup was much stronger than Yang Rui's previous life. It was not difficult to deal with the Rockets, and they eliminated their opponents 4-1.
The three major stars performed very steadily. The Mavericks' weakest small forward position also has two outstanding players in Jae Crowder and Aminu, as well as the experienced veteran Marion. Paul's curse in his previous life has long been broken, and he can still reach the conference finals after leaving the Clippers.
"Warcraft" Dwight Howard's performance in the series was not as good as that of Marc Gasol. In the playoffs, he averaged 16.4 points, 14 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game. It seemed good, but his free throw percentage was only 41.2% and he averaged 9.7 free throws per game. He could only hit four, and he was a little doubtful when he got to the free throw line.
The free throw percentage in the regular season was 52.8%, but dropped to a failing level in the playoffs, which shows that Howard's mentality is bad.
During the press conference, Howard had a black face throughout. The happy center could no longer smile. He was only happy with the Rockets for one year.
In 2008, Howard had more advertising endorsement contracts than LeBron James. In 2009, Howard led the Magic to the NBA Finals. He ranked first in the league in blocks and rebounds and was recognized as the best defender in the league. player, and his scoring efficiency is not low either.
In mid-2009, the league's general managers accepted a league questionnaire, and the question was: "Which player would you choose to build a team?" The final result was: James first, Howard second.
Unfortunately, since Howard left the Magic, his career has begun to decline, and his character problems have been exposed. In the Lakers, he had a conflict with Kobe. Now, he and Harden are locked in a cold war again. He has gone from NBA darling to black sheep.
In the Eastern Conference showdown, the Nets were eliminated by the Wizards 2-4.
The Nets' internal strength has dropped significantly. Yao Ming only averaged 10.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in the playoffs. Andre Blatche has left the team, and Favors' offensive power is average.
Outside point guard Deron Williams was injured in the regular season and was not in his best condition, with a low shooting percentage.
Although Joe Johnson scored 16.5 points, 4 rebounds and 4.8 assists, he shot only 36.2% from the field and 29.3% from the three-point range in the playoffs. He has been in a sleepwalking state.
Yao Ming's contract has expired. Even if he doesn't retire, his next contract won't be too big. The Nets have failed to win the championship for several consecutive years and are preparing to rebuild in the summer.
The Wizards are stronger than last season, with excellent players in every position, and the problem of few three-point points has been solved.
John Wall's performance disappointed the fans again, with 17.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 11 assists, shooting 39.1% from the field, and 17.6% from the three-point range. He failed to practice COSCO's shooting.
The Wizards' highest-rated player is Klay Thompson. He averages 22.3 points per game, shoots 43.2% from three-point range in the playoffs, averages 3.1 field goals per game, and can shoot from one meter beyond the three-point line. He can compete with Curry. A three-pointer that competes with each other.
The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons 4-2 in the first round and were eliminated by the Hawks 2-4 in the second round.
This time in the playoffs, James transformed into Iverson, averaging 27.2 shots per game, shooting 41.7% from the field, 22.7% from three-point range, and only 73.1% from the free throw line. He scored 30.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks.
Because the long-range shot was not stable, James' killer move still forced a breakthrough. The Hawks' response strategy is to have one person fight against him personally, and another person to interfere when James releases the ball. Because he was held up, James' power was limited and it was difficult to jump to the highest point, and he was easily interfered by help. If his teammates are strong, James will distribute the ball. Now there is no second giant next to him.
The Hawks have DeMarre Carroll, a strong man who is good at confrontation, pushing Wiggins to the bench as the sixth man.
Carroll, who was 203cm, debuted with the Lakers and could only be a marginal player. After moving to several teams, he practiced three-pointers and his weight increased from 98kg when he first entered the league to 104kg.
Become a 3D player.
Carroll did a good job in single defense, allowing James to expose his shortcomings of slow turning and slow changes of direction due to his strong body. The defender has a low center of gravity when dribbling. He can change directions and speeds at will during the dribbling process, but James cannot because he is tall and has great inertia. What he is good at is breaking through with strength.
If he enters the finals and is full of injuries, James will receive high evaluations even if he fights with iron. In the second round, James will be eliminated as a lone hero, which is unreasonable.
After the game, the emperor's new clothes were unveiled. Mark Stein, a well-known ESPN reporter with 25 years of reporting experience and the right to vote for the Finals MVP, said that James could not lead the team to win, and also said that James disrespected the head coach David. -Bratt.
The term commonly used by the media is "disclosed by people familiar with the matter", but this time Stein directly broke his skin and went shirtless to spray James. "I saw him refuting Blatter as loudly as you can imagine. He really thought he was the emperor."
Stein listed a series of James' evil deeds, from pushing away Blatt in the regular season and "let me talk to the referee" to making clear his plans in the playoffs and erasing Blatt's tactics. Dismissing Blatter and saying "Give me the ball" to his teammates. All this stems from James's honeyed self-confidence. To him, Blatter, who has made a name for himself in Europe, is just a rookie and not worthy of trust at all.
James has stayed with the Cavaliers for too long and has his own interests. He hopes to get more say. He was dissatisfied with the operations of the Cavaliers management and wanted to get involved, whether it was trading or signing free agents. If he is dissatisfied with the coaching staff, he will also refute it nakedly.
In the NBA, it is not news that big names are firing coaches and having troubles with general managers. Michael Jordan would angrily denounce Bulls general manager Jerry Krause as a fool and ask boss Reinsdorf to get rid of Krause; Magic Johnson and his teammates even drove out head coach Pat Lay Leigh; Jason Kidd also drove away Byron Scott.
However, there has never been a star like James who often demolishes the coach while being unwilling to ask the management for a coaching change. This is what the media cannot understand the most. Since James is full of complaints against Blatter, why not force the palace to let Blatter leave? He is fully capable of this and can make this request.
Now Stein has made this question clear. He believes that this is the most real James. Since entering the NBA, he has had completely different dualities. He is a hypocritical person to the extreme.
As early as high school, James has been packaged too tightly in business, causing him to live in a beautiful metal shell without revealing any true temperament.
On the one hand, James has never really admired any Cavaliers coach and constantly showed his strength; on the other hand, he tried to be a perfect player and was unwilling to leave any excuse to the outside world, so he never publicly asked for a coaching change.
Of course, a perfect player does not exist. Everything James shows is a role he has performed. Even if Stan does not break the news today, someone will point out the problem one day in the future.
Just like in Yang Rui's previous life, James claimed to go to the Heat to play brother basketball in 10 years. Don't you think that he is a team player?
James returned to the Cavaliers in 2014, saying it was for his hometown. If the Heat brothers hadn't been in poor condition and couldn't win the championship, if the Cavaliers hadn't been able to exchange for young potential stars such as Love and Irving, and the team's salary expenditure was more than 100 million, would he be willing to go back?
When the Big Three first formed a team, James promised to "hold hands, one step, two steps, three steps, four steps, look at the sky, and watch the trophies one, two, three and four connect in a line." He may have forgotten, but some fans remember it.
Especially Zhan Hei will never forget it.
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