PFC Chapter 269
Chapter 269
Chapter 269
5 month 25 day.
Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals begins.
Or the American Airlines Center.
Tonight's auditorium is obviously less crowded than the previous one. Although it still looks full, there is a big gap compared to the oppressive feeling of the last one.
It can also be seen from the state of the Heat before the game that the loss in the third game had a great impact on them, and everyone was listless.
There is no such thing as a "life and death battle" at all.
Especially LeBron James.
There are even some movements to avoid the camera.
It's no wonder that after the referee's report came out, the doubts he aroused have not dissipated until now.
In the pre-match interview before the start of the game, the reporters asked more questions about LeBron's questioning of the penalty.
This has greatly affected the entire state of LeBron James.
On the first goal in the game, he almost made a pass error...
This led to the fact that the Heat did not have the upper hand in this game as they did in the previous two games.At the end of the first quarter, they were already 29 points behind with 35 to 6 points.
However, falling behind so much is not just because the Heat's state is not right. The New York Knicks suddenly adjusted their style of play tonight.
At the same time, improve the strength of the defensive end.
Through the way of pressing the whole court, the Heat, which was already in a poor state, could not keep up with their rhythm at all.Thus successfully established an advantage.
They played so smoothly, coupled with the big score of 3-0, the Heat were even more flustered, and soon they could only rely on the stars to score to maintain the situation.
LeBron James and Wade regained some form in the second quarter, but the New York Knicks did not make targeted arrangements. Instead, they took out the rhythmic "positional battle" of the first and second games. "The style of play is to play against the Heat without rush.
The 6-point difference continued until 8 minutes and 56 seconds into the third quarter of the game. The Heat gradually became impatient. The more anxious they were, the slower the Knicks played...
In this way, the Heat, eager to chase points, began to make mistakes, and the New York Knicks seized their mistakes and expanded the 6-point difference to 8 points, 10 points, 12 points...
In the end, the game ended, and the New York Knicks once again won the Heat's home court.When the whistle sounded to symbolize the end of the game, there were almost no fans in the auditorium.
Big score 4-0!
They officially eliminated the Heat!
This is the third consecutive year that the New York Knicks have swept the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.
It was also Lee Wan's fifth consecutive sweep of LeBron James.
The 0-20 record is really bright red and dazzling for fans of LeBron James!
When the final whistle sounded, Kevin Garnett turned his head to look at LeBron James next to him, and instinctively wanted to go over and say something to him, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn’t know what to say to LeBron James...
Because LeBron is not like him at the beginning. He stayed in the Timberwolves for 12 years. He has changed teams, and his teammates are also very good. It is a top 10 star in the league, and there is at least a top 5 star in the league.
With stars of this level as teammates, the lineup is really luxurious enough.
To end up like this...
Kevin Garnett thought for a long time, and finally came up with such a word:
Bad luck!
At the pinnacle of the age group, they were supposed to get the script for the finale of the league, but unexpectedly, they met Li Wan, the "Michael Jordan" of the 10s!
The "Heat Big Three" are as unlucky as the original Ewing, it seems...
It's normal too, huh?
Ewing: I'll say it again, I've only been swept by Jordan once!And they are three times, who is more unlucky, understand?
Just wait, wait until I retire, Li Wan has no helper, while he is looking for a new teammate, let's try to win a championship!
Kevin Garnett looked at the back of LeBron James and said something silently in his heart.
As for why you didn't say it face to face, one is that there is no chance, two is that there is no chance, and three is that he has no chance!
Before he reached out to LeBron James for a "hug", the guy turned around and entered the home team's player tunnel with a stern face.Didn't mean to say hello to him at all.
do not care……
Kevin Garnett turned to look for Li Wan.
They want to enter the finals!
Thinking of this happy event, Kevin Garnett's face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help howling twice.
However, before he rushed towards Li Wan, other New York Knicks had already rushed to surround him.
All kinds of excited shouts were mixed, echoing in the silent home of the Heat.
Wade stood there, glanced at the noisy New York Knicks with complicated eyes, and on the way to the locker room, he suddenly felt his eyes hurt from heat.
Then I couldn't hold back any more and cried out...
Lost again!
Lost again!
Thinking back to the high spirits three years ago, and looking at the embarrassment now, Wade felt a strong sense of frustration in his heart.This sense of frustration shattered his "Dao Heart".
I'm not exaggerating...
He doesn't even want to continue his career anymore!
Although he didn't have a championship three years ago, he still had status. Now, he doesn't have a championship, and he still doesn't have status...
Chris Bosh left the field in a hurry.
Just when he arrived in the locker room, he couldn't help showing some relief in his eyes. He took out his mobile phone and contacted his agent:
——Man, help me see what kind of contract I can probably sign if I jump out of the contract.
The information was sent, and it took about 1 minute, and there was a reply:
——OK!
Chris Bosh didn't send anything more, turned off the phone, and clenched it tightly.
It's gone!
It's gone!
Three full years have finally passed!
I, the "Dragon King", am about to regain my freedom...
As in previous years, the Eastern Conference Awards ended simply.
Li Wan attended the press conference after the game, and a reporter asked: "The contracts of the Heat's Big Three are about to expire this summer. Do you think the Heat will continue to retain the current lineup next season?"
Li Wan was stunned on purpose, and then said: "Sorry, when did I become the general manager of the Heat?"
This caused a good deal of laughter.
Li Wan couldn't hold back anymore, and smiled: "Dude, you should ask Pat Riley about this, he can give you the most accurate answer."
Speaking from his heart, Li Wan feels that the Heat's "Big Three" will end this summer, and they must be gone.
No matter how attractive this lineup looks on paper, the problem is...
Haven't made it to the finals once in three years!
Such a lineup, no matter how much people look forward to it, is destined to be dismantled. This is this alliance.Everything is for the championship!
However, this is just his opinion, who knows what Pat Riley will do in the end.Li Wan didn't want to worry about others, so he directly refused to answer and walked around.
The reporters also noticed this meaning, and the next question is:
"Do you think the Thunder will be able to win 1 games in a row and reverse the Spurs like last year when they fell behind 3-3?"
Li Wan just thought for a while, and said: "If such a thing happens so easily, it will not be a small probability event!"
There were obvious loopholes in the Spurs lineup last season, and the perimeter lacked a defensive core.
This season is different. Leonard has grown up. Coupled with the joining of Dior and others, the team's offensive tactics have become more abundant. Team" is really difficult.
In addition, Li Wan personally looks forward to meeting the Spurs.
The first championship he won with the New York Knicks was the Lakers led by the last "League No.1" Kobe Bryant; his second opponent was against the league's newcomer Thunder!
Now the small ones and the middle ones have been cleaned up, if the Spurs team of the "veteran representative" is killed again.
Then really rule the NBA!
Only then can the other party start his era...
If you play Kevin Durant for two years in a row... that would be boring!
The script of "The Two Heroes of 07" is really not as good as Li Wan's "shooting the NBA veterans and youths"!
Kevin Durant learned of Li Wan's remarks before the start of the fifth game in the series, and he was angry and said to the reporter who interviewed him: "Let's see what the result is like! "
After speaking, he held the "Thor's Hammer", and under the witness of "Oklahoma folks", he single-handedly scored 43 points, helping the team rewrite the big score to 2 to 3!
Before picking up his bag and boarding the plane, he told the Oklahoma media: "Just wait, I will bring the team back here again, and the Thunder's journey will not end here!"
That way, man is just one word, and Thunder fans only say it once.
They also ran to Li Wan's Twitter with extra excitement to leave a message:
"See? A miracle is happening!"
"Li, I think you should be afraid of meeting Kevin on the stage of the finals, so you think this is a small probability event?"
"Just wait, Li Wan, wait for us to return to the stage of the finals, and take revenge on you!"
This should be the first time that such a large number of Kevin Durant fans came to Li Wan's Twitter to clamor.Kevin Durant, who has completely transformed this year, has indeed surprised many Oklahomans.
Let these people become his diehard fans.
But very soon, the "Wan Jiajun" who heard the news were all mobilized, without Li Wan responding, they quickly broke through this force, and the peace of the past was restored under Li Wan's Twitter.
Ok……
Although Kevin Durant has a group of diehard fans belonging to him.
To be honest about fans, Li Wan, who won the first "three consecutive regular season MVPs" in his career, is the real fan number that has surged again.
It can be said that there is still a large number of his fan groups now, which is completely the original "Kejan fit"!
After all, Kobe in this period originally had honors but no statistics, and was called the "Iron King"; while the original LeBron had statistics and honors, but was not convincing, so it was decided to make him a representative of the "deserter who huddled together for warmth".
Li Wan is different, he needs data to have data, needs honor to have honor, needs efficiency and efficiency, anyway, what you like, you can always find the answer in him!
Some people may not like such a player, but absolutely no one hates it.
Sometimes, passerby fans...
That is also powder!
Coupled with the fact that there is already a certain number of "die-hard fans", if the fans are really hedging, Li Wan's fan base can really be said unceremoniously:
Everyone here is rubbish!
In particular, Li Wan will also have an opportunity to "purify".
As long as he can win this year's championship and become another player who has led the team to the "three consecutive championships" since Shaq O'Neal, then it can be expected that many passerby fans will quickly transform into his "die-hard fans" ".
No matter which competition, the spotlight enjoyed by the champion, as well as all kinds of flowers and applause will always be the most.
On May 5, some media asked Li Wan again: "Now, do you still think it is impossible for the Thunder to reverse the Spurs?"
Li Wan was still very firm: "Of course, this is a very difficult thing to do!"
"And what if they did it again?"
Li Wan thought for a while: "Impossible!"
If it does...
Then I can only thank Kevin Durant for sending me the championship.
There's nothing to express, so let's return him a big gift package called "4-0 Sweep". Anyway, this is the second time I've given it, and he will definitely like it very much!
Yes……
This is why Li Wan answered so firmly.
Since his voice of doubt can make Kevin Durant even crazier, then of course he wants to give this guy some serious information!
Although he would rather play the Spurs.
But this is from the perspective of the gold content of the "three consecutive championships" and his best opponent if he wants to start the next era.
If you consider the opponent's difficulty, then he chooses Thunder!
Later, many fans lamented how dominant the "Thunder Thunder" would be if they were always on the same team... This statement is more based on the fact that these three became "regular season MVPs" in the end, but now The situation is that Kevin Durant has just transformed into a regular season MVP player, Westbrook has a bit of a superstar appearance, and James Harden has just played his star flavor.
Kevin Durant has to wait at least two more seasons for these two guys to truly peak.
In addition, behind the Thunder is Brooks, the head coach who only has a set of tactics called "Youth is Blind Jill Random Fighting", and he is completely unable to "make the best use of people and resources."
If they make it to the finals, the New York Knicks will book the championship in advance!
Kevin Durant didn't know that Li Wan had so many twists and turns in his mind. Anyway, when he heard Li Wan continue to say "impossible", he went crazy.
In the sixth game of the series, he went berserk again.
He scored consecutively as soon as he came up. At the end of the first quarter, he had already scored 12 points in this game.By the end of the first half, his score reached 28 points!
"Crazy, crazy! This guy is really crazy!"
As a loyal "die fan" of Li Wan, Barkley is now rarely surprised by the performance of other stars in the league... because no matter how crazy they are, in front of his Li Wan giegie, that's all.
But tonight, he was really shocked by Kevin Durant's performance.
only……
"It's still hard for the Thunder to win tonight!"
Kenny Smith looked at the score at halftime, 50 to 45.
The leading side is the Spurs.
On a night where Kevin Durant was so rampant, they still entered the second half with a five-point lead.
Popovich's tactics today are very simple, since you Kevin Durant can score so well, then I will let you score!
His approach is to always use Leonard to defend Kevin Durant alone, and use other defensive forces to limit the rest of the Thunder.
This defensive tactic is a bit similar to the Spurs' practice of emptying Stoudemire in the 05 Western Conference Finals against the Suns.
maybe a little easier...
After all, the Thunder does not have a person like Steve Nash who is good at organizing and needs to focus on dealing with it.
Although Westbrook is more aggressive than Steve Nash, his scoring efficiency is really far behind Nash, and once this person is in a hurry, he can see any outrageous operations.
In the impatience of the Thunder, the point difference was widened.
Even if Kevin Durant scored another 13 points in the third quarter of the game, the Spurs still expanded the point difference to more than 10 points.
In the fourth quarter, with Kevin Durant's physical problems, the offensive momentum was no longer so fierce. In this game, the Spurs finally had the last laugh with a score difference of 109 to 96 and 13 points.
With a big score of 4-2, the Thunder were officially eliminated.
In the same situation as last year's Western Conference Finals, they refused to be reversed again!
Tim Duncan slapped Kevin Durant after the game: "Man, the future is yours!"
When Kevin Durant wanted to escape, it was too late.
He hugged Tim Duncan with resentment and left the field, muttering:
Fuck the future is yours!
Don't think he doesn't know, Tim Duncan gave this sentence to LeBron James as early as 6 years ago.
Look at LeBron now, is the future coming?
On the contrary, this old man made it to the finals again!
Could this be a Gu?
Kevin Durant decided to go to Europe to find the best wizard in the summer and exorcise him.
When he left the field, the scene was already awarding the Western Conference Finals trophy to the Spurs.
It was the first time in 6 years to win the Western Conference championship trophy. You can see that every player on the Spurs has a smile on his face, including the usually unsmiling "Old Deng".
However, when he was laughing, he took a special look around and found that the bald head was not there, so he showed a more reassuring smile.
The reporter on the sidelines recorded this "family portrait" of the Spurs.
And this photo also caused heated discussions the next day.
because……
"The facial paralysis doesn't go away, it just moves from Tim Duncan's face to Leonard's face!"
"The Spurs have really found a new successor!"
"Leonard is really a natural born Spurs!"
……
Leonard came to the second season of his career.
During the regular season, the improvement has been great.
而季后赛到目前为止，他更是场均可以拿到13.5分9个篮板1个助攻1.8抢断，同时投篮效率是惊人的54.4%！
More and more media are calling him "the successor of the Spurs after Tim Duncan"!
When talking about the deal that Popovich traded George Hill for the No. 15 pick in the first round of the Pacers in the summer of the previous year, and selected Leonard, their comments also became "the old man has sharp eyes." , "Popovich is too discerning", "So the Spurs have Popovich is the most fundamental reason why they can enter the playoffs in 20 years"!
Now, looking at Leonard's "facial paralysis", they felt that this person was born to belong to the Spurs!
only……
When Leonard saw these reports, he curled his lips slightly: "Why did he choose well? It's obviously because I worked hard enough, okay?"
How much sweat has he sweated in the training hall in the past two years?
How many wet elastic vests!
After so much hard work and sweat, it all turned into this old man's vision?
Sure enough, in this team, all the credit will be linked to Popovich!
He is very upset!
Kevin Durant was even more upset, because after Li Wan learned that they were eliminated, he said directly: "Look, let me just say, it is really difficult for such a thing to happen twice in a row, even if it is the same two teams!"
That tone made him even more angry than Scarlett's sentence "Damn it, give up, even if you win the game, you won't be able to drink my mother's bath water".
This dog couple!
Just wait and see!
Kevin Durant cursed viciously, then pulled out his keyboard.
Ok……
Facing the rhetoric issued by the media failed to come true, he did not dare to go out these two days for fear of being seen by fans.The depression in my heart can only be vented through the trumpet.
The good news is:
He loves and is good at this way of venting!
As the dust settled in the Western Conference finals, the final opponent of this year's finals has also been officially finalized.
Another set of duels that no one expected...
Of course, these words refer more to the fact that the Spurs entered the finals!
Especially before the start of the new season, ESPN, which is clamoring that this year's "troika" will completely fall apart, is covering its face with ice cubes at home.
This slap from the Spurs directly slapped their eyeballs away!
But it does make my eyes widen...
After all, the last time the Spurs entered the finals was in the summer of 07, and it has been 6 years since this year.
During these six years, as the cornerstone of the team, Tim Duncan's state has been ups and downs. The average data of the previous year was only 13.5 points and 7.3 rebounds, setting a new low in his career.
Everyone thought he was old, but in the end, he recovered strongly, and this year he returned to the stage of the league's best team!
Bill Walton said: "To be honest, if the Celtics, who have won 8 consecutive victories, are regarded as the highest mountain in the entire league, then the Spurs are worthy of the longest river in the league!"
From Tim Duncan leading the Spurs to win the championship in 98, to reaching the finals again this year, the time span is as long as 15 years!
Even more exaggerated is...
The partners who are now accompanying Tim Duncan are still Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker who came to the Spurs in 0203!
How terrible is this staying power?
Say so!
In the original timeline, there was a "chosen son" with unlimited potential in this league. His teammates went from the two best players in the same class in 03 to the fifth pick in the first round in 08 plus the number one pick in 11. By the 12th year, the number one pick had worked hard to change teams several times, and the number of championships he won in the end was not as good as the Spurs in the Tim Duncan era!
Therefore, Bill Wharton called this team "The Longest River". In Li Wan's view, it is perfect. ESPN also turned around in time, calling this Spurs "the best interpretation of the spirit of 'old soldiers never die'!"
In the rendering of the media, the heat about the finals quickly rose.
Speaking of which, this time the finals matchup really does not lack gimmicks.
Whether the Knicks can win the championship is not to mention the biggest gimmick of completing the "three consecutive championships".
Not to mention the history of grievances between Li Wan and the Spurs dating back to Bruce Bowen.
Just say that the grievances between Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan are enough for most media to publish more than a dozen reports.
From the battle for the league's "No. 4 Power Forward" back then to the "No. [-] Power Forward" in history, although with Tim Duncan's success in [-] championships, there is no suspense for discussion.
But Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan met in the Finals for the first time.
On the highest stage, what kind of performance these two people will contribute, really makes some old fans look forward to it.
I am old, I never thought I could see such a scene!
There is another gimmick, of course, is Leonard, the "new Spurs successor", what kind of performance Leonard, the "new Spurs successor", can play against Li Wan, which also makes many fans look forward to it.
In the midst of this discussion.
On the first day of June, the 6-12 season finals officially kicked off at the home court of the New York Knicks.
The auditorium on the sidelines that night can be described as "star-studded".
Big names from all walks of life gathered together.
Among them is Taylor, who has not been seen for a long time.
A simple black T-shirt and a pair of blue denim trousers with a narrow waist fully showed her slender curves.
There was excitement visible to the naked eye on her face.
In fact, she originally planned to wait until the last game of the finals to win, and then come to watch the game live.
However, she was worried that the Spurs would not be able to make it to Game 5 of the series. After all, the New York Knicks were too aggressive this season and have not lost a game so far.
and……
As the New York Knicks are getting closer and closer to winning the championship, she really feels like a year in the recent period, and she can't wait for the time to "swipe" away.Then after Li Wan won the championship, let God make up for her the time.
In the end, she ran over in the first game.
Seeing Li Wan come on stage, she shouted excitedly. Looking at this radiant man, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy in her heart: He...
Are you serious?
Or just say it casually?
No, it shouldn't be just casual talk!
He would never joke on such a subject!
Definitely serious!
Ah!
Her thoughts were spinning a thousand times, and when she was about to compose a song in her head, Li Wan called out to her: "Taylor!"
"Ok?"
She looked up, and Li Wan didn't walk towards her, but stretched out four fingers and shook them.
With just this one move, Taylor immediately showed a bright smile.
The scene was captured by the sideline cameras throughout.
"What do you mean?" Barkley never expected that Li Wan stretched out 4 fingers and could make Taylor laugh so hard that he couldn't close his legs.
Li Wan's finger...
Is it that great?
Kenny Smith thought about it, "4" is a sensitive number, and he immediately thought of 4 victories: "It should be that after winning the finals, there is some agreement between the two..."
Barkley thinks...
Or his own idea is more reliable.
It must be Li Wan's fingers.
He really didn't think there was any agreement that could make Taylor laugh like this.
During the gag between the two of them, the game officially started.
Call ~
Kevin Garnett took a deep breath before stepping onto the court and let it out slowly.
This is the third time in his career that he has entered the finals. He really did not expect that he would still be nervous...
Ok!
I should also think of...
After all, this is very possible, and it is the only chance in his life!
Whether you can close the gap between yourself and Tim Duncan before retiring depends on this time!Whether you can win the O'Brien Cup depends on this time!
"Let's go guys, let's have a hard time winning tonight!"
Li Wan's voice sounded beside him.
Kevin Garnett suddenly felt relieved for a long time...
He didn't expect that in just one season, he would trust Li Wan so much, and even become dependent on him... But thinking about the "miracles" he witnessed with his own eyes after becoming teammates with this guy, he became even more relaxed...
No matter how difficult this round of the series is, he has only one sentence:
It doesn't matter, anyway, Li Wan will make a move!
"beep!"
Amidst the cheers of the audience, the starting lineups from both sides stepped onto the field.
The big screen at the scene showed the lineups on both sides:
"New York Knicks: No. [-] Beverly, No. [-] Danny Green, No. [-] Li Wan, No. [-] Kevin Garnett, No. [-] Tyson Chandler;
Spurs: Tony Parker at No. [-], Aaron Afflalo at No. [-], Leonard at No. [-], Tim Duncan at No. [-], Thiago Splitter at No. [-];
Kevin Garnett walks to the middle of the court for a jump ball, and it's Splitter who comes out for the jump ball.
Speaking of which, this guy is in the same class as Li Wan. He is a big European center selected by the Spurs with the 07th overall pick in the first round of 27.But it wasn't until 10 that he came to the NBA.
As a big center from Europe, Splitter is similar to other European insiders, without physical fitness...
Kevin Garnett jumps to the ball with ease.
Li Wan dribbled the ball past halftime.
He faced Leonard in the first round.
Looking at the expressionless latter, he tried to drag a step to the right, and found that Leonard was moving sideways, and there was a tendency to cling to him. Li Wan circled the ball behind his back and moved towards the other side of Leonard. Attacked the past.
At this time, Leonard's lack of coordination was exposed.
When the footsteps changed, Li Wan had already broken through from his weak side, so he could only symbolically "turn his head and dig" to try to steal. Li Wan had already guarded against his move, and the ball protector took his "dark claw" Slap it off.
When Tim Duncan was hesitant to make up, Li Wan made a shot and the ball fell into the net.
2-0!
The cheers at the scene suddenly became louder.
Taylor also clenched his fists, pulled it hard, and said happily, "yes!"
"Leonard is still young!"
Barkley commented.
Li Wan scored the goal with a little bit of ease.
Kenny Smith said: "The main thing is that Li Wan's offensive skills are too rich, and I found that now Li Wan's ability to read defense is better, and he can make quick judgments every time!"
The offense really isn't sloppy at all.
Every action is simple and practical, and looks very comfortable!
Kenny Smith has never learned Chinese, otherwise, he would definitely say: the way is simple!
It was the Spurs' turn to attack.
Tony Parker holds the ball and with Splitter's screen, gets rid of Beverly's "Mad Dog" entanglement and goes straight to the inside, but Tyson Chandler covers him well.
He didn't have a hard head and threw the ball directly to the right at a 45-degree angle. At this time, Afflalo just bypassed the low screen given by Tim Duncan, successfully ran out of the open, and took the ball.
"Shh!"
Three point hit!
As the biggest deal for the Spurs last summer, Efflalo brought Popovich a surprise, averaging 11.2 points per game and shooting 42.5% from three-point range, which greatly supplemented the Spurs' flanking firepower.
For example, in this goal, after the Spurs' "hammer tactics" helped him get around the open space, he also scored a three-pointer to prove that he lived up to his trust.
"It's okay, it's okay, let's return one!"
Li Wan went to the frontcourt and continued to "roll" Leonard.
Kaka has learned from his experience, this time he no longer stands "up and down", and Li Wan directly "Crawford-style" throws his hands behind his back, trying to pass him in one step.
But Leonard's static talent is really outstanding. Even though his horizontal movement was half a step slower, his long arm was still lying in front of Li Wan, especially the big hand, which was like a palm fan, forming enough interference.
Li Wanjian didn't get rid of it completely, so he simply changed his rhythm in a sudden step, and after dribbling the ball, he suddenly made an in&out, which was very large, almost like "Sam Gold". Where did the young Leonard see this before? The core foot shifted, and the whole body fell to the other side.
Once again, he watched Li Wan rush past him.
Split subconsciously crossed to the basket.
Can……
Li Wan started this shot too fast, and Leonard was rarely swayed away so simply. By the time Split saw Li Wan complete the breakthrough, Li Wan was almost at the basket.
"Bah!"
It was also for this reason that as soon as Splitter reached the basket, he felt a huge impact rushing him out, and at the same time, a dunk exploded on top of his head.
"beep!"
The referee blows the whistle.
Li Wan scored 2 plus 1!
The cheers in the auditorium instantly enveloped the entire arena like the water level on the embankment rising sharply in a torrential rain.
"King of New York!"
"King of New York!"
"King of New York!"
……
Amidst the cheers, Li Wan walked to the free throw line and made a steady hit.
The score came to 5-3!
Popovich decisively called a timeout, called Leonard aside with a serious expression, and asked him to mention it.
Although, Leonard grew up step by step in this environment.
He is undoubtedly a jade in the rough, but without Popovich's teaching, changing to another head coach may not be able to fully excavate him.
The game restarts.
I don't know if Popovich's preaching is useful. Anyway, when Leonard is on the court, everyone can see that he is in a bad mood.
Bill Walton looked at Leonard's appearance and said: "This is indeed a blow!"
Leonard's progress has earned him countless praises, especially before reaching the finals, the media directly praised him as "Duncan's successor"!
As a result, as soon as the finals came up, Li Wan treated them like "primary school students" and continuously "rolled them".
The gap between "one step and one fall" will definitely affect his mood.
Fortunately, the Spurs have always been stable, and Li Wan's "2 plus 1" did not affect the state of the team.
The first attack back from a timeout, they scored again.
Tony Parker finds Tim Duncan after a breakthrough.
"Stone Buddha" couldn't find a good chance to face Kevin Garnett's "Spider Long Arm", so he chose "inside pass" to Split.
The big European center followed up inside and easily completed a layup.
Although Splitter is a big European center, he does not follow the "technical flow" like the traditional European insiders.He is more blue-collar, and his strengths are top defense, rebounding and follow-up.
This season, he averaged 24.6 minutes of playing time per game, contributed 10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds, and averaged 56% of his field goal percentage per game.You must know that if his data is converted into 36 minutes, he averaged 15.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, which is the league's top blue-collar data.
Tim Duncan's data recovery this season is really thanks to his outbreak.
Of course, this is all interoperable.
He relieved Tim Duncan of the physical pressure on top defense and other aspects. Tim Duncan also helped him attract a lot of defense, allowing him to score easily.
Just like the offense in this round just now.
The point difference returned to a 5-5 tie.
Li Wan continued to name "Military Training" Leonard from the flank.
Leonard chose to take the initiative this time, using his long arms to interfere with Li Wan's dribble.
But Li Wan didn't bother with him at all. After the ball protector slapped Leonard's long arm away, he opened the way with explosive power.
He knows very well that his advantage against Leonard must be his dynamic talent.If Mo Mo Ha Ha and Leonard play slowly, just look at Kobe's appearance when facing him, it's really not a good choice...
Therefore, Li Wan's breakthrough this time did not have any skill at all, it was all talent!
"Shh!"
"beep!"
When the ball went into the frame again, Popovich called a timeout again.
He hardly cared about the fact that he called a timeout 30 seconds ago.
In the entire league, Popovich is definitely the first head coach to take a timeout. As long as the situation on the court is not satisfactory to him, he will immediately call a timeout until he is satisfied with the position.
When Leonard left the court, his face, which had been "paralyzed", was a little more obviously frustrated.
Li Wan scored against him three times in a row, which really made him a little discouraged.
Especially for the third time, he chose to take the initiative to attack, but he could only watch the latter complete the breakthrough from beside him.
He felt as if he was being shackled by an iron frame. Facing Li Wan, he had no strength to resist.
He couldn't help asking: Is the gap really that big?
Popovich didn't talk to Leonard again this time. The current situation is already obvious. With Leonard's current defensive experience, he can't guard Li Wan at all, so he needs to practice again.
He chose to substitute: "Aaron (Dragon), you go!"
Afflalo's expression was a little apprehensive. He saw Leonard's miserable situation. He really didn't think he could guard against Li Wan, but now, what can he say?All he could say was, "Yes, Coach!"
(End of this chapter)