Super Lord of the Rings

The Kings trailed by 16 points entering the final quarter. Kidd and Stephenson took a break and came back to defend, withstanding the Kings' counterattack.

In the second half, Terry and Crawford came on again and Nowitzki led the offense, maintaining the advantage until the end.

96 to 108, the Kings lost their home court advantage.

Wang Jun had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, James had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Yi Jianlian had 17 points and 6 rebounds, Curry had 14 points, and the others performed generally.

After the game, Adelman blamed himself for the defeat. "I didn't do a good job in adapting to the situation today. The Mavericks' tactics were more appropriate. However, losing one game is not the end of the world. We are confident of advancing."

The coaching staff has already seen the weakness. When playing against the Mavericks, they cannot play big men, especially slow inside players.

Terry, Barea, and Crawford are too powerful in their breakthroughs, and they are ready to take advantage of the pick-and-roll. Unless they block the opponent in the first shot, the defenders will not have time to catch up.

What Adelman needs to consider now is how to defend the basket without letting Big Z and Miller play for a long time.

During the team's training the next day, Adelman asked James to post up, intending to let him play in the low post in order to restrain his opponent's small-ball tactics. The focus was also on practicing pick-and-roll tactics, with Yi Jianlian and Gibson preventing pick-and-roll breakthroughs.

The coaching staff also prepares the fringe player Jerebko. This second-year rookie is 208cm tall and weighs 105kg. He has height and shooting range. Playing at the 4th position may have unexpected effects.

The second game continued in Sacramento, and both sides changed their formations.

The Kings let Ray Allen start, Curry comes on the bench, James plays point forward, and other positions remain unchanged. This was to prevent the Mavericks' two-guard double in the second quarter, and Bibby couldn't keep up with Barea.

The Mavericks let Terry start, with Kidd at No. 2. The other positions remained unchanged, adding an offensive point.

Wang Jun quickly proved with his actions that the Mavericks couldn't play like this. He hit three three-pointers in a row, twice with a pull-up against Kidd, and once with a screen to escape, and received the ball in the corner. Perkins was slow to switch defenses.

Wang Jun scored 17 points in a single quarter, leading the Kings to a 35-24 lead.

In the second quarter, James led a substitute on the court. Curry, Ray Allen, and McGrady appeared on the court, and Gibson was the center.

This is a pure small ball tactic. Haywood catches the ball and attacks hard. Gibson can't handle it and directly fouls. Haywood's free throws are very bad.

Marion plays a guest role at the 4th position. McGrady's defense against him is not misplaced at all. He will not suffer from his height and wingspan, nor will he be passed.

Curry and Ray Allen on the outside faced the Mavericks' two defenders, and their speed was not too much of a disadvantage.

When Nowitzki returned to the court, the Kings also asked Wang Jun to come back.

Peja was in foul trouble, and Jerebko came on. His role was the same as Peja, younger and faster, waiting for opportunities in the corner.

Centers Perkins and Haywood failed to make free throws, and the Mavericks failed to open the paint.

Nowitzki also plays center and mainly shoots. When using pure small-ball tactics, Jerebko guarded him for several rounds without being passed. He also successfully interfered with the shot. Adelman applauded him from the sidelines.

Nowitzki is most annoyed by people with speed. He is about 205cm tall, but he is not afraid of being extremely tall. He can pull out in pick-and-rolls and his teammates can break through. The Kings were determined not to let big men play in this game, and Yi Jianlian only played 16 minutes, playing small ball from beginning to end.

In this situation, the Mavericks are very uncomfortable. The advantages of Barea and Terry cannot be used, but the disadvantages on the defensive end are obvious. They are easily counterattacked by Wang Jun, James, Curry, and Ray Allen.

Curry played very well in this game, hitting 5 three-pointers, and Wang Jun was even better, hitting 6. The two ensured the team's three-point firepower.

In the final quarter, the Kings led by up to 25 points and entered garbage time 3 minutes early.

In the end, 118 to 99, the Kings regained the game.

Wang Jun had 36 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Curry had 26 points and 7 assists, and James also had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.

However, the gap between James and Wang Jun is revealed.

When James gets the ball from the outside, even a small man can defend alone and stay one and a half steps away. He rarely chooses to pull up directly, and his mid- and long-range shots are inaccurate. Wang Junze must be supervised by someone special.

After the game, all the major awards for the regular season were announced.

The best coach went to the Heat's Erik Spoelstra.

The first reaction of many people is: How could he?

During the season, a league executive said bluntly: "He can't win the award because no one wants him to win it."

But Spoelstra won the Coach of the Year award based on the best record in the Eastern Conference. He made Wade, Bosh, and Bogut work together very well.

Griffin became the Rookie of the Season without controversy. He played in all 82 games and averaged 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 38 minutes per game. He has the most beautiful statistics among rookies in recent years.

Latest rookie lineup: Wall, Gary Neal, Landry Fields, Griffin, Greg Monroe.

Howard was Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.

The Sixth Man of the Year went to the Lakers' Lamar Odom, who averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, close to a double-double.

The Most Improved Player is the Grizzlies' Kevin Love, who averages 17.8 points, 15.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 41%.

Gasol is not a person who is good at grabbing rebounds. Love's first job is to grab rebounds, and he can also take rebounds in the backcourt and pass fast breaks.

All-Defensive First Team: Rondo, Kobe, Tony Allen, Garnett, Howard.

Best defensive second team: Paul, Wade, Iguodala, Tyson Chandler, Bogut.

Neither James nor Wang Jun was selected. The Kings don't defend very much at all, which is normal.

It's outrageous that Kobe was selected to the first team. He rarely defended his opponent's top scorer in the regular season. In the playoffs when the Lakers played the Mavericks, he was penetrated by Kidd several times. The Lakers' overall defense was also terrible. Looking at defensive contribution, he was not ranked at all. No number.

All-NBA First Team: Wade, Wang Jun, James, Durant, Howard.

All-NBA second team: Rose, Westbrook, Kobe, Stoudemire, Nowitzki.

All-NBA Third Team: Paul, Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Zach Randolph, Brook Lopez.

Except for Durant, the five players in the first team are among the top four in terms of efficiency this season. Durant ranks second in the scoring list, which is uncontroversial.

Randolph was selected to the third team, and the league finally recognized his role. Having already led the team into the second round, if you still say that he is the worst 20+10 player, who would believe it?

The biggest personal award, the regular season MVP was won by Wang Jun, the scoring leader and the best record in the league, averaging 30.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2 steals and 0.4 blocks per game.

His biggest competitor is his teammates. James' statistics are also very good, averaging 24.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.

He averaged close to a triple-double per game, but his efficiency, shooting percentage, and scoring were all below Wang Jun's, so the league couldn't award him the award. As the league's biggest second-in-command, he deserves his title.

Heat Wade ranks third in the MVP list, averaging 26.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. His data is also eye-catching.

Players from the 2003 class have dominated the league.

After winning the award, Wang Jun was in a good mood. In the third game, he was in excellent form. He scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists from inside and outside shots. He also guarded Crawford to death on the defensive end.

James was still sluggish in this game, scoring 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Curry stepped up and scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists against Barea and Terry.

The three men led the team to a 111-100 away victory and regained the home court advantage.

The pressure is on the Mavericks' side again.

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