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

Chapter 367 No more, no more, no more miracles! Budenholzer is completely convinced!

Lu Yong adjusted his substitutions and put together a lineup with a very impressive average height at the last moment.

LeVert, Oubre, Durant, Porzingis, and Claxton appeared on the stage, and Cousins ​​sat on the bench.

Lu Yong said loudly: "Open the offensive position and give the ball to Durant for singles. Adu attracts double-teams and passes. The bottom line players pay attention to catching and shooting. Don't be afraid of hitting the iron. On the defensive end, we still mark people and guard against the Bucks." Kill the inside, and Antetokounmpo gets the ball from the outside and lets it go.”

"Remember, as long as the Bucks play one-on-one, we must change defense in time to ensure there is always interference in front of us. We must be quick to get the rebound and counterattack, no matter who it is, they can take bold shots!"

Lu Yong sent this lineup to limit Antetokounmpo's breakthrough. There were four people on the court who were over 2 meters tall. The shortest, LeVert, was also a strong defensive player. He would change whenever there was a block, and he was not afraid of the Bucks attacking the inside.

As for the lack of a point guard, this is not a problem at all in Lu Yong's view.

In the last two minutes, both sides competed for stars. Durant was not only very capable in singles, he also attracted double-teams and passed the ball to find teammates, using his personal ability to create opportunities.

The five-forward style of play has been used by Lu Yong when he coached the Knicks. It is not new, but the courage to go forward at this time still caused some fans to be surprised.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yong was as bold as ever in employing people. Even if his opponent was the Bucks, who were second in the Eastern Conference, he was not at all frightened.

The timeout ended, and the Bucks sent out the starting lineup, Bledsoe, Middleton, Matthews, Antetokounmpo, and Lopez.

As a result, Daluo did not trap him in this round. He strictly guarded the penalty area and refused to leave. It was obviously Budenholzer who arranged the tactics in advance.

The Bucks attacked, Bledsoe broke through with the ball, was heavily guarded near the penalty area, and sent the ball out to the outside.

His performance in the second half was better than Middleton. If you use LeVert to match him, you will not suffer in height, weight and speed.

As soon as Budenholzer saw that the Nets had no point guard, he knew that Lu Yong was going to cause trouble again.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has no shooting ability, cannot be replaced. The Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo are far behind on both offense and defense, and he does not dare to take risks.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yong smiled knowingly. This is why he played Claxton at the fifth position. He is fast and efficient in assisting defense.

This time the shot was not far from the basket. Matthews took off with all his strength but still couldn't cover it. The ball hit the net hollowly, 121 to 119.

Antetokounmpo caught the ball at the top of the arc, but did not dare to shoot in the wide open space. He rushed in and was double-teamed, and the ball was passed to Middleton in the bottom corner.

Durant brought it to 45 degrees, leaned against Matthews with his back, trying to attract a double-team from Lopez inside, and directly lobbed the ball to Claxton for an alley-oop.

Antetokounmpo moved to the center and played a pick-and-roll with Bledsoe. Bledsoe broke through from the right and Porzingis chose to switch defense.

Bledsoe dribbled the ball into the middle, LeVert pressed against the letter, and Claxton on the weak side decisively stepped up.

Durant held the ball in the middle and played singles, dribbling continuously to the left.

Yang Yi shouted: "Beautiful! Durant scored 30+ points again. He never showed mercy at critical moments and dared to stand up and take responsibility. Matthews couldn't guard him one-on-one."

Durant quickly advanced to the frontcourt, broke through to attract double teams, and passed to LeVert.

Budenholzer's requirement is to ensure the success rate of the offense, but the Nets' airtight defense prevents the Bucks from creating any openings at all.

Porzingis ran out from the right, blocked for Adu, split and bounced out, and the formation instantly opened up.

The Nets hold a three-point lead. Rather than blaming, it is most correct to motivate the players at this time.

After landing, Claxton passed to LeVert.

LeVert got stuck half of his body in advance, and faced Bledsoe and took three steps.

When Bledsoe saw that he couldn't guard him, he directly grabbed the man and used a foul to prevent LeVert from scoring.

Seeing Clarkston's defense back, Daluo lacked confidence and could only choose to pass the ball again.

Lu Yong stood on the sidelines and applauded vigorously, shouting at LeVert who was retreating to the backcourt: "Well done, just play like this, don't be upset about it, I am very satisfied with this round!"

The Bucks use a 2-1-2 mixed defense, with Matthews and Durant and others looking for opportunities to help defend at any time.

Lu Yong arranged for LeVert to be the main defense, which was also a decision made after careful consideration.

After the game started, Durant caught the ball and observed his position in the middle, waiting for his teammates to pull away.

Although Bledsoe is not a star, no one in the NBA dares to underestimate him. In his peak period, he was also a first-class point guard with full physical fitness.

As a result, Claxton, who was full of physical strength, took advantage of his own advantages. Before Daluo was ready to shoot, he immediately returned to his defensive position at an extremely fast speed.

Lu Yong is not a chicken soup coach, but after all he has been in the league for so many years, he can master the chicken soup coach's tricks, no worse than Tyronn Lue.

Middleton saw that there was not much time and was holding the ball in singles. Oubre made a timely save and reached out to interfere with the shot. The ball missed again and the rebound was grabbed by Claxton.

Durant made sure that the Bucks had no intention of flanking him, so he turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper in the middle.

At the free throw line, LeVert may have been a little nervous. He made one of two free throws with a somewhat annoyed expression on his face, 122 to 119.

Bucks players played very selflessly, but repeatedly passed the ball but failed to create opportunities.

Sadly, even though he knew Lu Yong was full of bad intentions, he was unable to make corresponding adjustments and could only field the team's strongest lineup to face the match.

Antetokounmpo didn't dare to double-team. Porzingis had a good shooting touch today. He couldn't afford to gamble and could only follow him to the three-point line.

Antetokounmpo didn't get much rest today. He didn't have the energy to fight hard with his body, so he could only turn around and pass to Da Luo.

Bledsoe ran to the left to catch the ball, and Porzingis followed up to keep the distance.

Wang Meng said: "Lu Yong did not arrange a point guard in the last two minutes, nor did he send in Dun Luo, a three-point shooter. The offense was left to Durant in isolation. I think his purpose of doing this was to strengthen the defense. Look at this What about the Bucks in the round?"

Boshen's ability to defend against smaller players was seriously underestimated. Bledsoe made a misplaced breakthrough but Boshen completed the close-up. He dribbled the ball in a circle but couldn't find a chance. If the attack failed, he had to pass to his teammates.

The Nets play a system of unlimited defense changes + resolute double-teaming, and no one is more suitable than him.

Until 24 seconds were almost up, Matthews missed Durant's jump shot. Claxton grabbed the rebound and passed it to Durant for a counterattack.

LeVert defended Bledsoe, keeping his distance and lowering his center of gravity to ensure that he would not be passed.

LeVert quickly came down with the ball and was entangled by Bledsoe, passing Durant to stabilize his position and fight.

Lu Yong dared to reuse LeVert at the last moment, which was related to his clear positioning.

LeVert knows very well that he is a 3D player in the Nets. He rarely messes around. Being able to impress Lu Yong depends on his enthusiasm and consciousness.

Durant organized in the middle, waited for his teammates to move according to tactics, and distributed it to Porzingis.

Porzingis didn't force the ball when he was facing the letter. He rushed in and disrupted the Bucks' defensive formation, then looked back at the moon and looked for Durant.

This choice was very correct. Boshen had no upper hand when facing the letter. Knowing that Durant was more stable than him in singles, Lu Yong was very satisfied. Durant faced Matthews on the right and was very confident. He caught the ball and made a jump shot. Matthews took off with all his strength and could only reach his neck.

The basketball drew an arc in the air, and swoosh, it hit the net for two points, 124 to 119.

With one minute left and the Bucks trailing by 5 points, Budenholzer requested a timeout.

In order to strengthen outside shooting, Budenholzer replaced George Hill and replaced Middleton.

Hill's three-point shooting percentage is astonishingly high this season, averaging 2.9 shots per game, hitting 1.4 goals, and shooting 48% from three-point range.

Lu Yong did not make any substitutions, and Cousins, who led the second team to great power, continued to sit on the bench.

Many fans are a little disappointed by this, but they have to admit that against a center like Luo who can pull out to shoot three-pointers, playing Cousins ​​is really not a good choice.

When the Bucks attacked, players kept running pick-and-rolls, and the Nets switched defenses very quickly, with almost no loss of position.

The pass was repeated seven or eight times, and the attack time took 18 seconds. George Hill, who had just come on the court, was seriously interfered with Oubre's jump shot, and the ball missed the basket.

Antetokounmpo failed to grab the offensive rebound and was stuck behind Porzingis. LeVert shrank to the basket and picked up the rebound and passed it to Durant.

Durant quickly went down with the ball and rushed inside with Matthews, attracting Bledsoe to double-team.

This ball can't be played without double-teaming. Durant's advantage in one-on-one with Matthews is too obvious. When he rushes forward, his height and wingspan are equivalent to dunking casually.

Durant didn't play blindly at the critical moment. I remember Lu Yong said that he would attract double-teams and then distribute the ball, which was promptly given to LeVert who was following up on the weak side.

LeVert caught the ball and accelerated, one step away from the three-second zone, and made a throw with his left hand, 126 to 119.

This throw directly made the Bucks players desperate.

In the next round, the Bucks gambled on a three-pointer from the outside. Bledsoe took a step laterally after picking up the roll, and took a hasty shot that was directly blocked by LeVert.

Porzingis jumped high and held the ball in his arms. Antetokounmpo could only use foul tactics. Porzingis made two free throws and completely killed the game, 128 to 119.

Another weakness of the Bucks has also been shown, that is, the star star Antetokounmpo is not good at playing key balls.

The lack of shooting ability caused him to be arbitrarily let go by his opponents at critical moments, and he could only leave the offense that determined the fate of the game to his teammates.

In terms of one-on-one ability, Bledsoe and Middleton combined are not as good as Durant.

Facing Claxton, Los Angeles missed another three-pointer, and the rebound was grabbed by Porzingis.

The Bucks did not foul again. Even if they hit consecutive three-pointers, there was not enough time.

The gap of 9 points is impossible to catch up even if you are exhausted.

杜兰特打了35分钟，砍下36分8篮板4助攻2盖帽，狠狠的虐了防守悍将马修斯。

字母哥的表现则很一般，19投7中，三分球6中1，罚球11中5，得到20分9篮板3助攻1抢断，命中率只有36.8%。

At first glance, the letter data is not bad, but when compared with Adu, it is hard to see. They are both MVP-level stars, and it is easy to see which one is stronger and which one is weaker.

Porzingis was also very impressive. He played 36 minutes and made 16 of 8 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, and 5 of 4 free throws. He scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.

Other players also performed well in this game and fought hard enough.

Yang Yi pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said: "No more, no more, no more miracles. During this period, the Bucks did not score a point. They played a mess for two whole minutes. Their performance at the critical moment, Really didn’t deserve to win this.”

"On the contrary, it's the Nets. They not only played smooth teamwork on the offensive end, but also used tenacious defense to seal the victory. This is a key victory. It is very important for both Durant and Lu Yong. As long as the Nets win With the best record in the Eastern Conference, Antetokounmpo and Budenholzer have no chance of competing for MVP and best coach, and there is no miracle."

Wang Meng laughed and said: "I think coach Lu Yong will set a new record this year. If he doesn't retire, other coaches in the league will go crazy sooner or later."

Winners and losers in competitive sports. As long as Lu Yong crushes Budenholzer in terms of head-to-head record, it will be a shady case if the league does not award him an award.

What fans value is the result, not the process.

This battle gave Lu Yong a complete victory against Budenholzer, and public opinion will also applaud him.

After this game, it will be difficult for Budenholzer to have another chance to be the best coach in the future, unless he changes to another team to coach, or can survive until the day when the Bucks encounter a huge change.

Because Coach Bush has already brought the Bucks to the league's second record, and if they improve further, they will break the best record in history, and the chance is smaller than Lu Yong leading the team to five consecutive championships.

In terms of popularity, evaluation and honors, it is impossible for Budenholzer to catch up with Lu Yong.

The Nets' performance this season has shut up even those trolls who don't like Lu Yong and are always following him.

Obviously, the Nets are the only championship team, and there is no better competitor than them in the league.

At the press conference, several Nets stars and Lu Yong became the focus of media interviews.

A reporter asked Lu Yong: "Cousins ​​​​performed very well today. He scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block with high efficiency, but he only played 21 minutes. What are your considerations?"

"To deal with a fast-paced offensive team like the Bucks, Cousins' characteristics are not suitable. A highly mobile inside line is the right answer."

"Porzingis and Claxton are very good at limiting the opponent's inside scoring, but Cousins ​​has a harder time against them. This has nothing to do with personal ability, it is just the style of small ball tactics. No one is better than me. Know how to use people.”

Lu Yong's explanation made people think it was reasonable. He did not look down on Cousins, but also took the opportunity to give himself a thumbs up, because he was the one who started the small ball trend.

The reporter asked again: "Do you think Antetokounmpo still has a chance to win the regular season MVP after this game?"

"It's too early to discuss this topic, but I believe the judges have the answer and the result is obvious."

No answer is the best answer. Durant is definitely dominant in selecting MVP. Alphabet's efficiency tonight is a tragedy.

When asked about the reason why the Nets won, Lu Yong said: "It's very simple. Not only did we attack better than the Bucks, but we also didn't fall behind defensively. The Bucks' offense was completely blocked at the last moment, and the Nets The Nets' defensive level is underestimated by the outside world, maybe they should re-evaluate the strength of the Nets team."

Budenholzer was interviewed and praised Lu Yong dejectedly.

He couldn't praise him because the two were competitors for the best coach.

The game has been lost, and if he doesn't behave more generously, he will lose both the game and others.

Many people think that he is using Lu Yong's tactics when he coached the SuperSonics.

Lu Yong's ability to respond to situations, employ people, and have a good vision are all far behind.

Originally, Budenholzer was not convinced, but today he is completely convinced. The coaching level of the two is indeed not at the same level.

(End of this chapter)