The rest is just noise

In a one-on-one situation, Yao Yueban basically couldn't guard O'Neal.

Because Louis determined Yao Yueban's development plan a few years ago and firmly established the long-term plan of limited weight gain and slow weight gain.

In four years, Yao Yueban's weight has increased from 120KG when he entered the industry to 123KG. Compared with his height, there is no visible change in this weight.

Since his weight has not increased much, Yao Yueban's current ability to defend O'Neal in the low post is not much better than when he was a rookie. To defend O'Neal in the low post, you actually have to rely on hard top. Yao Yueban himself is not heavy enough, so it is difficult to guard him.

The Celtics don't need Yao Yuehan to guard O'Neal.

Bird's instructions were to just give O'Neal a symbolic push behind him.

To defend O'Neal, you have to rely on the help of others, such as Gasol and Kirilenko. Once they shrink to the basket in time, even O'Neal will find it difficult to play a comfortable offense.

Yao Yue half-defended O'Neal on the defensive end with a completely casual attitude. His duty was to protect the basket. Then, when it came to the offensive end, it was O'Neal's turn to suffer.

After two seasons of adaptation, Yao Yueban has found a new position. His independent offense has been greatly reduced, but his efficiency in opening up and taking advantage of the ball through pick-and-rolls and off-ball screens has continued to improve.

If the 76ers didn't have a player like O'Neal inside, Yao Yueban could also take the ball and hit a few inside when necessary. The all-round development of offensive ability gives Yao Yueban the ability to kite the shark.

Using pick-and-rolls to catch and shoot, Yao Yueban played O'Neal 50-50 through open offense.

This type of inside play is the type that O'Neal hates the most. After finally waiting for Yao Yue to leave the game, Boozer was replaced, but he was also a master of kite play.

Moreover, O'Neal found that he was double-teamed less after getting the ball. This was not a mistake by the Celtics, but a change of plan.

Replacing Yao, Add's inside substitutes made full use of the Shark-killing tactic, constantly sending Shark to the free throw line, allowing him to waste the 76ers' offensive opportunities. The players mainly responsible for fouling were Mexicans Eduardo, Najera and veterans

Tony Kukoc.

Najera's hard work and courage are impressive. Although Kukoc's combat effectiveness is far inferior to that in his heyday, he is still more than enough as Gasol's substitute.

The Celtics cleverly limited O'Neal and indirectly sealed the victory.

When O'Neal couldn't exert his full strength, players like Baron Davis, Mehmet Okur and other players were not enough to turn the situation around. The Celtics defeated the 76ers by a big score and won their first semifinal victory.

After the game, Lu Wuxia, who scored 15 points and 12 assists, announced in a high-profile manner that "Yao is the number one center in the league." Although Lu Wuxia's tone was very high, the effect of canvassing votes was mediocre.

The 76ers, who had major flaws exposed in the first game, also lost miserably to the Celtics in the second game. Subsequently, the league announced the winners of major awards except MVP.

All-Pro First Team: Steve Nash, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal.

All-Pro Second Team: Dejan Bodilloga, Penny Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Yueban. All-Pro Third Team: Lu Wuxia, Allen

Iverson, LeBron James, Amar'e Stoudemire, Tim Duncan. All-Defensive Team First Team: Bruce Bowen (Spurs), Kobe Bryant, Andre

Kirilenko, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace (1).

(1) When the players get the same number of votes, six people will be selected for the first defense.

All-Defensive Second Team: Jason Kidd, Qi Chengyan, Larry Hughes, Tayshaun Prince, Marcus Camby. Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Wallace

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Rookie of the Year: Lin Ziye.

Sixth Man of the Year: Dwyane Wade.

...For the media, Lu Wuxia's selection to the third team and Duncan's fall to the third team are hot topics worthy of discussion.

On the one hand, Lu Wuxia's regular season record is almost the same as last year, and his personal performance is basically the same. He fell from the first team to the third team, which only shows that the media's view of him has gradually returned to sobriety from last year's irrationality and madness.

And Duncan falling out of three teams only proves that he is indeed the only "right wrong answer" in modern times. The so-called correctness means that Duncan has the best reputation in active service.

Everyone gives a thumbs up when they mention him, acknowledges his role, praises his greatness, and regards him as the best power forward in history.

Due to plantar fasciitis, Duncan's attendance rate has dropped significantly this season, and his average data and efficiency have declined. However, these changes were considered to be evidence that he has been the league's most valuable player in the past five years.

But when everyone started voting, Duncan was left to the end.

Charles Barkley was indignant about this: "I'm sure! If Ti had chosen to stay in Los Angeles, this situation would never have happened today!"

After retiring, Barkley had two recognized trumpet titles. One was Louis and the other was Duncan.

Louis led him to win four championships, so he deserved the praise.

The reason for boasting about Duncan was that Barkley was impressed by the opponent's strength and charisma after the Heat won the fifth championship. The topic of how many teams Duncan should enter was quickly taken away by Louis.

When the Celtics swept the 76ers 4-0 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, Louis participated in the TNT show and talked about how unreasonable this year's award arrangement was.

"Yao played 76 games in the regular season, averaging 22 points and 9 rebounds per game. He led the team to the second-best record in the league. Regardless of attendance rate or team record, he should be selected for the first team. What happened? I'm not saying that Shaq shouldn't

He was selected to the first team, but we all know that the only reason why Shaq was selected to the first team is that his data is better than Yao." Then Louis made another sharp point, "Dejan and Dirk were both selected to the second team, but they

The Lakers eliminated Kobe and Kevin 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs, and if we compare statistics, Dejan and Dirk are not bad, what is the reason that prevents them from being selected for the first team?"

The Lakers' fall was straightforward.

Due to the collapse of military morale, the Lakers were beaten by the Mavericks and had little power to fight back.

Even if Artest is suspended for one year, the Lakers still have an overwhelming advantage on paper, but this advantage has not been used even 10%.

The only game they won was with Kobe's 48 points in a single game. Then, when Garnett was defeated by Nowitzki, Bodilloga scored a huge triple-double of 40 points, even though Kobe responded with 39 points.

, the Lakers' journey will inevitably come to an end.

After the game, Kevin Garnett's agent announced that Garnett will test the free market this summer. Is the door closed for Garnett to return to the Lakers?

It's not completely closed.

If the Lakers are willing to trade Kobe, Garnett can still come back to lead them.

Whether it was Kobe's performance or his status in Jim Buss' heart, it was destined that Garnett would not be able to kick Kobe away from the Lakers, so the outcome was already doomed.

In addition to the Celtics, several other obviously stronger teams also easily defeated their opponents in the semifinals. The conference finals were the Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks, and the Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks. Divisional finals

On the eve of the first game of the finals, the league announced the winner of this season's MVP.

There is no suspense, late bloomer Steve Nash was elected the regular season MVP.

Nash held a public speech in Utah after winning the MVP, "In the winter of 1997, when I was still a Laker player, Coach Lu led me, Beane, Ti, Kevin, and DeYoung to the media. He said, we

These five people will become MVPs in the future. The influence of this sentence on me continues to this day. I want to thank Coach Lu. It is his encouragement that made me become who I am today. From today on, I can proudly tell

All of you, I am part of the Generation of Miracles."

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