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

On the 6th, the Nets defeated the Pacers 114-96 at home despite an uneven lineup.

Rose, who had performed well before, was given a rest. Considering that he has a history of serious injuries, Lu Yong used Rose very carefully and took load management to the extreme.

The Pacers just poached Brogdon, a "Luzhou player", in the summer and rebuilt the offensive system with him as the core.

Brogdon's strength is indeed outstanding. After the season started, he averaged 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game, which is much more comfortable than when he played with the Knicks.

However, the Pacers, led by Brogdon, can only be considered a playoff team at best, and with head coach McMillan's coaching habit of focusing on offense and light defense, they have no chance of winning when facing the Nets, and they lost in less than half a stalemate. Come down.

Oladipo's condition is getting worse day by day after his serious injury. He is rich in experience, but his shooting and breakthrough are no longer the threat he was at his peak.

The three-point shooting percentage is 30.4%, which is getting worse year by year. He can't open up space on the court.

Oladipo's playing style is similar to Wade's, and he is a strong defender whose offense focuses on breakthroughs.

Before the injury, he could use his excellent athletic talent to tear apart the defense, but now, Oladipo's offensive efficiency is simply worrying, and he is no longer a qualified starter.

Sabonis' statistics have improved slightly compared to last season, but he is still not a top star. He was completely suppressed when playing power forward against Porzingis.

When the Pacers can't attack or defend, there's no suspense in the game.

得分最多的布罗格登17投8中，三分球6中3，罚球4中4，得到23分4篮板6助攻，TJ-沃伦16分5篮板2助攻，杰里米-兰姆11分4篮板1助攻。

Other than that, no one from the Pacers scored in double figures.

小萨博尼斯受困联防，11投3中，只得到7分8篮板3助攻，还有5次犯规。

On the 7th, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers back to back, easily winning 126-90.

The Cavaliers' most capable player right now is Kevin Love, one of the top three. He does have the strength, but it's not enough to take the Cavaliers into the playoffs.

Without Rose, the Nets still have many players on the outside who can score. Marginal guard Vincent played 12 minutes and scored 11 points and 2 assists, and made 4 of 3 three-pointers.

On the 9th, the Nets visited San Antonio to challenge the Spurs.

Rose was evaluated by the team doctor and returned to the roster.

The Spurs during this period are definitely a stain on Popovich's coaching career. The team obviously has two stars, DeRozan and Aldridge, but the Spurs just don't win and have become a weakling in the league.

There was no suspense in the game, and the Spurs couldn't prevent the Nets' offense at all.

Except for DeRozan and Aldridge, the offense of other Spurs players was also unable to break through the Nets' defense.

The only Spurs player Lu Yong cares about is guard Dejounte Murray. In his third year, he has not yet fully realized his talent. This season, he averaged 10.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game and barely made a splash. He is the same as the future player who will average a triple-double per game. There is still a gap between the All-Stars.

Lu Yong plans to ask Max to contact the Spurs management to see if Murray can be traded.

Although Popovich's old fox is definitely unwilling to make a deal with him, all the obstacles in the negotiation process are nothing more than a lack of chips. Vincent and Dort are both extremely talented players, but they don't play much time in the Nets. If they can be used to exchange Murray for Murray, it will definitely be a win-win deal.

After all, the Nets just lack defenders who can defend on the outside. Dejounte Murray, who is on the rise in his career, is very suitable. This deal can be sat down and discussed.

Even if the Spurs management doesn't let him go, the Nets will have nothing to lose.

Murray himself is a key training target for the Spurs. Lu Yong is not the only one who knows the talent hidden in him.

At the end, 117 to 95, the Nets won by 22 points. They almost always played on the bench in the second half, otherwise the Spurs would definitely lose even more miserably.

In order to increase the transaction value of Vincent, Dort and others, Lu Yong began to give them more playing time in garbage time. In this campaign, Vincent continued to score in double figures, with 12 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, and 5 of 3 three-pointers.

Dort had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block. His 3D attributes were visible to the naked eye. The moment he was personally selected by Lu Yong, everyone believed that he would become a great player in the future.

On the Spurs side, Dejounte Murray started and played 30 minutes. He made 10 of 5 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. His skills were indeed comprehensive.

After the game, Nets general manager Sean Marks contacted the Spurs management according to Lu Yong's instructions and started discussions on trading Murray.

Unfortunately, not long after the call was connected, Popovich made it clear that he refused and regarded Dejounte Murray as not for sale to the team.

In the summer, the Spurs had just signed a four-year contract extension worth $4 million with Murray. At this time, Murray was indeed very cost-effective, and Popovich had no intention of trading him.

At the end of the conversation, Popovich also promoted DeRozan to the Nets, offering Brunson + Claxton + Dort and a first-round pick.

Lu Yong was laughed out of his anger after hearing the news. DeRozan is very good, averaging 22 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1 steal per game this season, but it's not interesting to exchange for four.

Among them, Brunson is a future All-Star point guard. His peak fighting ability is not much inferior to that of Azan. Even if Lu Yong is in trouble, there is no way he will agree to this deal.

After haggling for a while, seeing that the other party showed no intention of relenting, Max had no choice but to end the discussion.

It's a pity that Murray couldn't be picked up from the Spurs, but Lu Yong is not in a hurry.

He knows that the Spurs have never made the playoffs since the beginning of this season and have to be forced to fail.

As long as he reveals to the management that he wants to trade, the Spurs will definitely contact the Nets during the clearance sale.

Lu Yong doesn't have much else, but there is no shortage of potential newcomers.

The Spurs are lying when they say they are not interested. Now they are acting indifferent. Sooner or later, he will cry.

The team took a day off to prepare for the game against the third-place Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference.

This match was broadcast live nationwide on TNT TV because three of the Nuggets' main players had played under Lu Yong.

Jokic, Millsap, and Monte Morris, all three of them have won championship rings with Lu Yong, and they are very capable.

The Brooklyn Arena was full again, and Boss Cai came to the scene and smiled from ear to ear. He has made a lot of money since joining forces with Lu Yong.

Taking the initiative to give away shares to recruit Lu Yong to join the team was definitely the wisest decision he had ever made in his life.

Nets players received warm applause when they appeared on the court, and their popularity increased to varying degrees.

Durant finished the game, waving to the players with a smile on his face.

Lu Yong made some adjustments to the starting lineup, Brunson, Mitchell, Durant, Porzingis, and Cousins.

The center plays Cousins, with the purpose of strengthening the tonnage to compete with Jokic and allowing the two fat men to hug and wrestle passionately in the penalty area.

The Nuggets still have a fixed starting lineup: Murray, Gary Harris, Barton, Millsap, Jokic.

Jokic beat Cousins ​​on the jump ball, and the Nuggets attacked first.

The players pulled away, Jokic held the ball in the middle to support, and Murray ran back without the ball, throwing away Brunson.

Jokic passed the ball to the middle, but Murray didn't dare to make a direct mid-range shot. He paused and took a step to make an emergency jump shot.

The ball bounced out of the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by Cousins' retreat.

When the Nets attacked, Brunson dribbled to the frontcourt. He was not very fast. He relied on rhythm to beat Murray in the pick-and-roll and passed back to Durant.

Durant caught the ball in the middle, didn't look for a cover, and just pulled up from the frame and made a three-pointer.

Patton, who is 1 meters tall, is too short to interfere and even close his eyes. Durant's ball had a high arc, and swoosh, it hit the net, 98-3.

This is a normal matchup, and it is also a natural mismatch. Lu Yong encouraged Durant to pull up on the spot. He has the ability to be a ball bully. Durant's famous stunt at his peak was this pull-up jump shot. With his amazing talent, few people in the league could block his shot head-on.

Adu only needs to take off normally. If outside players guard him, there is nothing he can do. The defender can only watch as the basketball shoots through the net, of course, it may also be a strike.

For a star who can still perform at a super level even after a torn Achilles tendon in the future, Lu Yong has no reason not to believe that he can get better.

The Nuggets attacked, and this time Murray chose to break through directly, dribbling the ball under his hips and then crossing over.

This is to cheat to make his first step faster. Historically, it was Penny Hardaway who popularized this move, but it was Iverson who scored the most points with this move.

'Mamba' Murray has some ability, but compared with his two seniors, his cross-stepping is just a joke. Brunson moved directly to follow up and easily judged the direction of Murray's breakthrough.

Murray was forced to combine the ball in the mid-range, turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper. Brunson stepped forward and was half a beat late, but his hand still interfered. Murray hit the limit in the mid-range shot.

Seeing Brunson's enthusiasm on the defensive end, Mike Malone was crying.

The newcomers selected by Lu Yong are always so good. This unparalleled eye for seeing people makes people jealous!

Mitchell jumped high to grab a backcourt rebound, dribbled across half court himself, and promoted the counterattack.

Reaching the three-point line, Millsap was attracted to help defend. Mitchell quickly released the ball to Porzingis, who followed up on the wing. The latter pulled up at a 45-degree angle on the right side and shot a three-pointer.

Millsap didn't expect Porzingis to rush for the shot. He turned back to defend and only had time to stretch out his hand. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and swoosh, it hit the net! 6 to 0.

Malone stood on the sidelines and frowned. He saw that the Nuggets players were not as talented as the Nets. If they continued to play at this pace, the Nuggets would be in danger.

On the basketball court, sometimes player talent can solve many problems.

For example, in these two rounds, the Nets did not run any tactics at all.

Durant and Porzingis both relied on their personal talents to make strong shots. The Nuggets defense could not do much and could only watch their opponents tear apart the defense.

Before the game, Lu Yong repeatedly emphasized that he would seize the opportunity to hit mismatches. He would not interfere with the players on how to play. As long as he can score, it is a good tactic.

Of course, not all Nuggets players are vegetarians.

At the very least, Jokic, one of the representatives of the 'Luxury Stars', is very powerful.

In the next round, Murray lobbed the ball to Jokic, who leaned against Cousins, turned towards the baseline, and threw the ball in with one hand, 6-2.

Jokic ended the top game in history. Cousins's physique can withstand him, but it is difficult to limit Jokic's scoring.

One-on-one can at most push him out of the penalty area, and the rest depends on luck.

Lu Yong had already guessed this, but he still arranged for Cousins ​​to start.

Because Mitchell Robinson and Claxton are even more difficult to guard. One lacks experience and the other is too thin. Cousins ​​can't guard but can still attack. Anyway, it's not a loss.

The Nets attacked, the five players opened up, and Durant held the ball in the middle.

This style of play relies on the stars to open up the situation first and then drive the whole team.

The reason why I chose Durant to play singles with the ball instead of others is because Durant has the only history of undifferentiated singles.

In this regard, being better than Michael Jordan doesn't have any advantages.

Durant held the spherical frame outside the three-point line. He changed direction in front of his body and failed to completely pass Barton. However, his fake move made Barton tilt his toes and subconsciously raised his center of gravity.

Patton is a sixth man type player, with acceptable offense and average defense.

His center of gravity was shaken by Durant, and it was too late to adjust. Adu took a step forward and made a two-point pull-up jumper, 8-2.

When the Nuggets attacked, Patton was hit by Durant with the ball continuously. He wanted to return the favor because he was embarrassed.

As a result, the mid-range pull-up jump shot was interfered by the long arm, and the ball hit the edge of the basket and flew up. Porzingis held the moon with one hand and easily protected the backboard.

Durant likes to deal with people who play mindlessly like this. He stretches his arms and jumps to interfere, which is difficult for ordinary people to avoid.

Looking back, Brunson dribbled to the frontcourt, passed the ball and went to the bottom corner.

Durant held the ball frame in the middle, exactly the same action as before.

Seeing that Barton took half a step back and didn't dare to step forward to get close to him, he suddenly pulled up and hit a three-pointer.

Button is right in front of Durant, but the difference in height and wingspan is too big, so the interference is ineffective.

It was as if Durant was practicing open jump shots, and today he played like the best player in the league. Oh well, 11 to 2.

Now Ma Long couldn't sit still and quickly stood up and called a timeout.

After the timeout, it was still the pork belly that helped the Nuggets solve their immediate problem.

He hit Cousins ​​with his back under the basket, turned to the right and hooked, and the ball went hollow into the net, 11-4.

In a positional battle, Durant broke through with the ball to attract a double-team from Jokic, jumped up and passed the ball inside, assisting Cousins ​​for an easy dunk, 13-4.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines with a relaxed expression. He knew that the Nets would win tonight.

Perhaps Jokic can score some good personal data in the end, but the overall strength of the two teams compares, and the Nets have a crushing advantage.

It's not that Jokic is a loser, but that the Nuggets' future championship lineup has not yet been formed.

The main striker, Michael Porter, is only a first-year rookie and has not had a few years to grow. It is difficult for the Nuggets to threaten the Nets' dominance in the league.

When the Nuggets attacked, Murray held the ball past halftime and passed to Jokic. The latter relied on Cousins ​​to turn towards the basket. At the first moment when Porzingis was assisting in defense, he accurately passed the ball behind to find his teammate and assisted Mir. Sapp hit an open jumper, 13-6.

Jokic led the Nuggets to score in this way, allowing Denver fans to understand the gap with the defending champion.

When the Nets attacked, they used a very simple tactic in this positional battle. Porzingis gave Brunson an off-ball screen at a 45-degree angle on the right side, helping him get rid of Murray and run up the line.

Brunson took the ball to observe his teammates and moved to the right corner.

Durant caught the ball and broke through to the basket, and Jokic could only make up defense.

Cousins ​​was missed again in the penalty area. Adu had a wide vision and threw the ball high into the sky. Cousins ​​took off and dunked in an alley-oop. Bang! 15 to 6!

The home fans stood up and shouted. The Nets' opening offense was very smooth, and the Nuggets seemed to be unable to withstand it.

For a while, the game became a two-man show between Durant and Jokic.

The two kept scoring in their own way. Unfortunately, the Nets were better overall and always took the initiative.

Durant made a sudden outside shot and played for 12 minutes, scoring 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter.

There was also a super long-distance pursuit three-pointer, which attracted applause from the audience.

Jokic's performance was not bad either, with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, but his sharpness was completely overshadowed by Adu.

The Nets lead 36 to 24. (End of chapter)