Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 331 Regular season honors announced! A great harvest for the Nets! Advance to the Eastern Conference Finals!

In another series, the Celtics also swept the Knicks 4-0.

Anthony faced the talented Celtics forward and was surrounded by many people. His shooting percentage was limited to less than 45% in the entire series. In the worst game, he only made 22 of 7 shots, with a shooting percentage of 31.8%.

In the first round of the playoffs, he averaged only 18 points per game, shooting 39.6% from the field and 32% from three-point range. He was slapped hard in the mouth by reality.

The Celtics' forward defense is very strong, and even the Nets have a hard time breaking it, let alone the unpopular Knicks.

After the game, Butler criticized his former big brother with a look of dissatisfaction, "Cameron's offensive inefficiency was the main reason why the team was swept. If he had shot less, we might not have lost so happily. This is very disappointing." It's frustrating and I won't be staying in New York next season."

In fact, Anthony also knows that his offense is inefficient, but he just doesn't want to delegate power.

As the former King of New York, he can accept the decline in his status after leaving the Knicks, but if he becomes the younger brother of Butler and Jokic in the Knicks, he will not be able to get through it.

Anthony has been competing with himself since the beginning of the regular season. The more shots he failed to make, the harder he shot, and the harder he became, the more fierce he became. As a result, he led the Knicks out of the championship favorites, and they were swept in the first round, losing cleanly and neatly.

Anthony's performance in the locker room was even more substandard. He had almost no communication with his teammates. He occasionally said a few words, but it was still a quarrel after a disagreement.

Now Butler and Jokic are both clamoring to leave New York, and they are completely disappointed with the team management's inaction.

The New York media, including the New York media, generally believe that the Knicks are useless. Unless they make a major lineup change in the summer, it will be difficult to make any progress in the playoffs.

No one knows what the Knicks will look like in the future, but one thing is for sure: New York has changed and is no longer the dynasty team that once won four championships in five years.

The Nets swept the first round, waiting for the winner between the Raptors and 76ers.

As expected, the Raptors, ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, eliminated the 4ers 2-76 and will meet the Nets in the semifinals.

During the regular season, the Raptors were beaten by the Nets in three quarters of 100-plus games and staged a brutal massacre. As a "pseudo-powerful team," almost everyone is not optimistic about the Raptors.

Even before the semifinals started, fans unanimously believed that the Nets would once again stage a sweep and eliminate the Raptors.

Unexpectedly, the Raptors, which had always been unlucky, exploded.

An unexpected win in the first game of the semifinals, narrowly defeating the Nets 109-105 and taking the lead in victory.

Russell had his old habit again this time. He stretched his hips every day in key games. He made 16 of 5 shots, 7 of 1 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He only scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists, which was extremely inefficient.

Lu Yong knew that Russell was almost interested in fighting hard, but he didn't expect that he would be able to do this. It was really a headache.

Raptors point guard Lowry had an outstanding performance, playing 41 minutes and scoring 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. As one of the first batch of "Luzhou players", he played very tough today.

The main reason for the Nets' loss was not only Russell's abnormal performance, but also the lack of firepower on the bench, and the failure to achieve a crushing advantage during the rotation phase.

Hardaway Jr. and Joe Harris combined to make 11 of 2 three-pointers. As long as they perform normally, the Nets cannot lose.

The loss in the first game was not a big problem. Lu Yong encouraged the players after the game, asking the young players to cheer up and strive to resolve the battle in five games.

The Raptors have average strength. Regardless of their ranking, there are almost no players who can really fight hard in the playoffs.

Giving up a home court first, the advantage still lies with the Nets. Lu Yong is fully confident that he will lead his team to win.

Next, Lu Yong adjusted the lineup, reused Dinwiddie, and reduced Russell's playing time.

Even if Russell performs well, he should try to control it, not to avenge himself, but to save Russell's energy and travel at staggered times as much as possible, reducing the number of head-to-head rounds between him and the Raptors' main force.

The Raptors' weakness is poor offensive continuity. Once the Nets hit a wave of climax, the team's morale immediately fell to the bottom.

The same goes for the star player DeRozan. He has strength, but his mentality is like glass, which breaks when touched.

Lu Yong sent out a pure offensive lineup to fight, and easily regained the ground in the G2 game, 132 to 104, beating the Raptors by a full 28 points.

The third game came to the Raptors' home court, and the Nets' offensive firepower was still fierce.

Even though Mitchell did not perform well, the team still relied on the team performance of 6 players to score in double figures and defeated Toronto with a total score of 2-1.

After three games in the semifinals, the league also took the opportunity to announce the winners of major awards in the regular season.

Not surprisingly, Mitchell won the Rookie of the Year, averaging 33.4 minutes per game, scoring 21.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 steals, shooting 48.6% from the field, 37.2% from three-point range, and 83.5% from the free throw line.

This data is absolutely explosive for a rookie, better than Iverson, who only had 23.5 points in his rookie season.

Ranked second is Ben Simmons, who just returned from a year off, averaging 15 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Looking at the data alone, he is more impactful than Mitchell's 21+3+3+2. Unfortunately, Simmons' real efficiency is far inferior to that of Mitchell. With the golden sign of "Lu players", Mitchell can be considered a risk.

Best Rookie First Team: Ben Simmons, Mitchell, Tatum, Kuzma, Markkanen.

Rookie second team: Ball, Smith Jr., Bogdanovic, Josh Jackson, John Collins.

17届新秀阵容的竞争太激烈了，就连得分最少的鲍尔都能交出10.2分6.9篮板7.2助攻1.7次抢断。篮网次轮秀蒙特-莫里斯无缘入选，场均7分1.5篮板2.3助攻表现一般，主要是篮网后场竞争过于凶残，他的上场时间确实不多。

Dinwiddie won the Sixth Man of the Year award, averaging 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 47.4% from the field, 38.2% from the three-point range, and 87.3% from the free throw line.

Ding Tianwang's data has allowed him to start properly in other teams, but in the Nets he can only play as a substitute.

This shows how powerful the Nets' second team's offense is.

The media has given Dinwiddie a high personal evaluation this season, believing that he is like the 'Brazilian Lightning' Barbosa, and is destined to sign a big contract in the future.

The Most Improved Player Award goes to the Nets. Russell averaged only 15.6 points per game with the Lakers last season, but this season he improved to 23.7 points. He was also selected as an All-Star and won AMVP. Experts know how to vote with their eyes closed.

The best defensive player was won by Lopez, winning the award for the first time in his career. His scoring data was much lower than in his peak season, but his number of blocks and quality of frame protection rose sharply. His transformation into the small ball era was very successful.

Among the inside players, only Jazz center Gobert's rim protection quality is as good as Lobby's. However, because Mitchell was intercepted by the Nets, the Jazz's strength and record this year are very average. Lopez has reaped the benefits of the team's good record. Defeated Gobert and won DPOY.

On the surface, it seemed that the Nets did not have a single superstar. However, once the regular season honors were announced, many players won the award.

The terrifying depth of the lineup is the reason why the Nets can achieve the best record in the Eastern Conference. From the starters to the bench, everyone is equipped, which can be regarded as the "Plass" version of the Hawks team that year. In addition, the other four players selected for the All-Defensive First Team are: Jrue Holiday, Smart, Anthony Davis, and Gobert.

Second team: Murray, Butler, Covington, Draymond Green, Al Horford.

The Celtics have two players selected to the All-Defensive Team this year, and eight players on the team scored in double figures. They are the Nets' biggest opponent on their way to the finals.

Butler's selection is also uncontroversial. Although the Knicks' overall defensive quality this year is extremely poor, and Butler is passive in the game because he is dissatisfied with his tactical status, his defensive level is still there.

Oladipo withdrew from the selection due to injury, but Butler still has no problem entering the second team.

Not surprisingly, Butler will definitely leave the Knicks in the summer, and he won't get any respect at all in New York.

It’s not surprising that LeVert missed the All-Defensive Team. His individual defensive ability is very strong, but there is still a gap compared with Butler, Covington and Murray.

If the league launches the best defensive third team, he may have a chance.

The most valuable award in the regular season was missed by the Nets. The MVP was won by the Rockets. For the first time in his career, there was no controversy.

Averaging 30+5+8 per game, leading the Rockets to the league's best record, Harden deserves to be elected MVP.

The only drawback is that he makes too many mistakes and has never proven himself to be an outstanding leader in the playoffs.

All-NBA First Team: Harden, James, Durant, Anthony Davis, Embiid.

Second team: Russell, Lillard, Antetokounmpo, Aldridge, Lopez.

Third team: Curry, Westbrook, DeRozan, George, Horford.

The Nets have two people selected to the All-NBA Team this year, mainly because of team basketball and insufficient personal data.

If the Nets had not achieved the best record in the Eastern Conference, Russell would not have been able to hold down Curry and climb to the second team even if he was exhausted. There is a certain gap between the real strength of the two.

It’s not surprising that Mitchell lost the draft to Lu Yong. There’s a lot of competition for guards, and he’s a rookie. Curry, Westbrook, DeRozan, and George, he can’t beat any of them.

It's a bit of a pity that Millsap failed to break into the third team. Since the middle of the season, Millsap has actually been playing very well, steadily contributing 16+10, turning into a double-double machine.

The reason why he was not selected has nothing to do with the team's record. It can only be said that Mi Shen's popularity is indeed a bit low. Even if he joins the big ship of the Nets, he will not have a clear advantage during the selection.

In the end, Lu Yong was unanimously elected as the best coach of the season. Among the many competitors, no one could win.

Taking the Nets, who were last in the league last season, to first in the Eastern Conference and second in the league, they improved by a full 40 wins. Based on this alone, Lu Yong stands out from the crowd. No one in the league is qualified to compete with him. The Nets have risen too fast.

After winning the award, Lu Yong held a press conference and made a speech in front of the camera: "I am very lucky to have won the Best Coach Award again. This is the greatest recognition of my coaching ability. Next, I will lead the team to the Eastern Conference Finals first. , let’s not talk about the championship, but we will definitely show the spirit of young people.”

The reporter asked: "In all the teams you have coached, you seem to have won the best coach. Even the 76ers who coached for only one year. This is a record that will never be broken again in the future. What do you have?" What do you think?"

Lu Yong smiled and said with a relaxed expression: "I didn't know I was so good unless I told you. It sounds really interesting, but I don't have any thoughts. It's just a routine operation."

The reporters instantly became excited, and the cameras took crazy pictures of Lu Yong.

Lu Yong’s arrogance is no longer the same for a day or two, but a routine operation still makes him happy. If it is released, it will definitely be big news.

A reporter mentioned the Knicks being swept out of the first round and asked Lu Yong to give his opinion.

Lu Yong shook his head and sighed: "I said before leaving the Knicks that Anthony's style of play is hurting the team. I know that there must be fans who don't like to hear this, but the facts are in front of us. There is nothing to say, everyone. Taste it yourself.”

That afternoon, major media outlets reported on the Nets' award.

In addition to the regular season MVP, the Nets have won almost all the awards they can win this year. It is difficult not to be famous.

News about other teams only occupied a small space. In the semi-finals, the Nets became the coolest kid in the league.

The Brooklyn Circle Daily even published a separate issue of the magazine dedicated to analyzing the reasons for the rise of the Nets and the keys to success this season.

Of course, it's more about flattery.

Both players and coaches boasted hard and finally felt proud in front of the big brother next door.

The New York media were directly silenced. They neither praised nor belittled. From time to time, they were even pulled out by fans to make fun of them. They were a very uncomfortable group.

After Lu Yong won the best coach, he returned his attention to the game.

Riding on this excitement, the Nets players became more and more brave. In the fourth game, they easily defeated the Raptors, 124 to 102, and got the match point 3 to 1 in the series.

Even Russell was in full bloom this time. He played 31 minutes and made 15 of 10 shots, 8 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He efficiently scored 29 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists, which was a blast. 'Lori.

大洛佩兹同样有绝佳表现，仅出场26分钟，得到14分7篮板2助攻5盖帽。

Guarding the penalty area stunned Valanciunas, and proved with his actions that he is worthy of the best defensive player.

After the game, the media praised the Nets again.

On the one hand, they praised the Nets for being young and promising, and on the other hand, they praised the Nets for their great defensive progress. More and more fans began to believe Lu Yong's harsh words, and the future belonged to the Nets.

Lu Yong did not feel arrogant because of the award. In the fifth game, he still arranged for the players to start from the offense and compete with the Raptors.

In order to strengthen the offense, LeVert only played more than three minutes in the first appearance and then took a rest. Harris and Hardaway got more opportunities.

Sometimes Lu Yong will arrange for Dinwiddie to appear together with Russell and Mitchell. Although the three-back lineup is a bit poor in defense, it is very useful in promoting counterattacks.

米切尔这场砍下28分4篮板3助攻，内线洛佩兹、米尔萨普、伍德三人也都有出色表现，篮网121比96击败猛龙，4比1晋级东部决赛。

(End of this chapter)