195: He really knocked Duncan down! (5.5K Ticket)
When Okafor saw the news in the newspaper that Wayne might get the FMVP, the '04 list rubbed his eyes.
"This ...... What's the situation!? ”
You won the best rookie, I recognize.
You took the best sixth man, and it makes sense.
But what the hell is this FMVP?
This thing can be touched by a serious rookie?
Don't go astray, Wayne!
Isn't it good to be a rookie?
If you do this, won't there be much room for growth?
The road is narrow, brother!
Why are you going to kill Duncan as soon as you come up?
In and out of the words, there is a sour smell.
Okafor is messy, and there are not one or two such news, but many!
In other words, there are not a few people who think Wayne can get FMVP.
Everybody is taking this very seriously.
Okafor was immediately frustrated.
A year ago, if you asked the media and fans, Okafor or Wayne, who was more likely to succeed in the NBA.
It is estimated that 80% of people will choose Okafor.
But now, if you ask the same question again, I don't think anyone will choose Okafor.
By the time Okafor hadn't even figured out the regular season, Wayne was already competing with players like Duncan.
This Nima ......
Actually, even if Wayne really won FMVP in his rookie season, it seems too exaggerated at first glance, but it is actually quite reasonable.
After all, there have been examples of magicians before.
That year, the Lakers' star was Abdul-Jabbar, and the Magic was not technically a big man.
And that year, Magic wasn't even the best rookie......
Bird: "Hehe, you asked me who the rookie of the year was. Hey, I'm sorry, who made me so strong?
By the way, I didn't just win the Rookie of the Year award, I also went straight to the All-Rookie Team in my rookie year.
Hey, it's all in the past, don't mention it, don't mention it. Otherwise...... Shall I tell you the story of my first crown? ”
Talking about this, Bird can pretend to be a night of beep without repeating.
But the fact is that as long as you play well in the finals, you deserve to win FMVP!
After all, this award is not like a regular season MVP, you have to be the star of the team, you have to have a good record or epoch-making statistics, you have to perform well all season.
FMVP, what you look at is the performance of the finals.
As long as those games are played well, it doesn't matter what you do in the regular season and the first three rounds.
Even if you are a bastard in the regular season, even if you can't even win the best rookie, but if you play well in the finals, you are a well-deserved FMVP!
Iguodala: I see......
And in addition to the Magic, there is another more exaggerated guy in NBA history, Wess who is nicknamed "The Bone Crusher". Unselde.
In his first year in the league, the '68 star won Rookie of the Year, Regular Season MVP, Finals MVP, First Team of the Year and Grand Slam honors in the Finals.
Of course, the NBA of that era and the NBA are basically two different things now, and there is no comparison.
In short, FMVP doesn't mean you're necessarily a superstar, it just means you're the best player in the finals.
It's just that most FMVPs are taken by superstars.
In that case, it really makes perfect sense for Wayne to win the award.
It's like right now, people are also talking about how if the Spurs win, the FMVP should go to Manu instead of Duncan, who has rolled over in a row.
If the awards were presented solely on the basis of fame, there would be no such discussion.
Well, Okafor also admires the San Antonio media.
Nima is like this, and he still has the heart to discuss whether FMVP should go to Duncan or Ginobili......
Your hearts are really big, and your psychological quality is really good.
What a ghost!
Popovich is in a hurry to die all!
Seeing that Tianwang Mountain was coming, he still didn't have a way to restrict Wayne.
He's gambling that Wayne won't be able to attack on his own.
Don't laugh at the old thief, because gambling is part of basketball tactics.
Carlisle is also betting on the Spurs' outside projection, but he is just betting on the right one for the time being.
But...... That rookie is really stable.
After these four games, there is still no crotch pulling.
Popovich now has to play against the Pacers, and since Wayne's scoring is unlimited, he will score more points than him.
In the end, it still depends on stupidity.
If you don't talk about attacking, you are playing hooliganism.
So, don't talk about how good a coach is. If you don't have a full level, no one can break it.
Popovich is bull-breaking, but he also has to rely on stupidity.
So in the fifth battle, Duncan was pinned on high hopes.
However, it is not in vain that Popovich can break out by saying a few words of "the next game is all up to you".
Facing the Pacers' bag, Popovich still made some adjustments.
The first is to open up the space to the extreme, what is the middle distance? Get out of the three-point line for me, don't cut in if it's okay.
The second is the requirement for Duncan, who needs to start quickly after receiving the ball, either to finish the frame, or to attract the bag and pass it to his teammates, never wasting a little time and not letting the Pacers pack tightly.
After he receives the ball, all the follow-up plans must be rolled out immediately, in one go.
In short, you must never stop the ball!
I have to say that this is still very demanding for the players.
But superstars need to step up at times like these.
This was the last thing Popovich could do, he just lost his hair overnight and couldn't make any more tactical adjustments.
Whether Tianwangshan can win or not will directly determine whether the Spurs will lose the championship.
It's not just a matter of being down 3-2, it's a question of whether Popovich's adjustments will work.
If it doesn't work, then the Spurs will lose no matter how many games they play in the series.
Oh yes.
And Bowen didn't show his "strength" at that point.
The mention of Bowen Popovich was infuriating, and he should have been awarded a "Best Ethos" award in the league after this series.
Nima is like a civilized person on the court.
He didn't dare to tell him to do any work, and he yelled all day long about things like "afraid of being beaten".
It's just not a climate!
I'm so old, am I afraid Wayne will hit me?
"Uh......" Thinking of this, Popovich suddenly felt a little pain in his teeth.
Don't say it, I'm really a little scared.
But...... Where did the championship come without sacrificing?
Look at how pleasant it is to play supersonic, Lewis goes down, Ray. Aaron is injured, and this victory is not in his hands.
If Bowen had worked on the Pacers earlier, the Spurs wouldn't have fallen into this field.
For the sake of the championship, how can you be beaten?
This Bowen, enlightenment is still not enough.
He had to do his ideological work again.
With a new tactical idea for the ship, the San Antonio Spurs played three games against the cornfields.
Today, in the stands at the Bankers Living Arena, fans no longer shook the Batman mask and held up the FMVP sign.
Atai was very moved to see it, you finally recognized the strength of my captain!
Don't worry, I'll definitely get the FMVP!
"Hey, why are you staring blankly at the stands." Wayne saw that Atay hadn't come to warm up for half a day, so he went over and patted him on the shoulder.
Today is the battle of Tianwang Mountain, don't you make any moths, hurry up and warm up to keep the feeling of the last game.
"Hey, you don't understand the matter of being a star!" Atai waved his hand, I'm FMVP, is it the same level as you?
Seeing Wayne walking towards the stands, the fans were agitated.
"Listen, do you hear the shouts? That's what the fans expect and trust me from! Ah closed his eyes, enjoying these cheers that did not belong to him.
"This ...... Yes, yes, you are the star of the house, you are the boss of the corn earth, you can lead us to win today, you can do whatever you want. Let's warm up, good. Wayne nodded hurriedly, once Artai enters the play, you can only follow him.
Because you can't wake him up!
Everyone is waiting for it, and the importance of this battle of Tianwang Mountain makes the coaches of both sides not need to boost morale at all.
As soon as the players came on the pitch, they were ready to give it their go.
But once the game started, things didn't go the way Indianapolis fans had hoped.
Tim. Duncan sowed the seeds of fear at the Bankers' Living Arena.
"Good shot, Tim. Duncan hit a layup, and he scored on his first layup of the day! "Mike. Brin looked at Duncan in surprise.
It's really a superstar, and you can still play like this!
Everyone thought Duncan had been killed, but Dumb was going to cut the grass and eradicate it today!
After Duncan received the ball today, he had one word - fast, ruthless, and accurate!
As soon as he catches the ball, he moves on to the next move, because he thinks about what to do before he catches the ball.
So this time, Duncan leaned on Xiao Ao for a successful layup before Wayne's bag was clamped.
If it's just a ball, it doesn't say anything. But then, Duncan went in a similar way.
After cutting in the middle and receiving the basketball, he directly hooked his hand and hit.
Catch the ball and shoot immediately and hit.
At the end of the first quarter, Duncan received the ball and turned to make a layup, and this time Wayne came quickly and worked with Ao to prevent Duncan.
But Duncan, who was out of shape, immediately jumped up and made a basket after he missed, and Wayne could be regarded as seeing the reign of terror in the restricted area!
"8 points, Tim. Duncan scored 8 points in a single quarter! Oh my God, it's been a long time! The dumbest ...... in history The most terrible big forward is back! ”
Mike looked at the data, Duncan scored 8 points and 6 rebounds in 4 of 8 in the first quarter, what more do you want a bike?
I almost did a double in a single section!
Jie is a superstar!
Jie is the soul of the Spurs!
Jie is the super champion who made the whole league rot!
Although Spurs are still two points behind, the result is already good.
"Well done Tim, keep up the good work, we must win this one!" Popovich held Duncan's face and spat in a daze.
Duncan didn't speak, but wiped his sweat with a towel...... and saliva on the face.
Fans: "Wow, Duncan is so handsome, he is still so calm at this time!" ”
Duncan: "the chicken, I'm so tired!" Old man, you really let me play for 12 minutes! Hey, I'm so tired that I don't want to speak. ”
Popovich used his secret - dead and dumb!
At this time, Carlisle also found some clues.
Duncan was able to shoot 50% and score 8 points in a single quarter, and Carlisle was really convinced.
Drag it out, slice!
Duncan: He's definitely not a normal person!
He thought for a moment, then walked over to Wayne and Ao.
That being the case, I'm NBA Kim. Kelly also has a trick.
You can stand it, old thief!
I'm going in!
"Wee, Jermaine."
Hearing Carlisle call Wayne and Xiao Ao, Atai immediately puffed up his chest, and he will definitely call himself as FMVP next!
"In the second quarter, I need you to block and dismantle! Forcing Duncan to defend in the middle distance! Way, you're going to face Duncan today. Consume him on the defensive end no matter what! ”
Carlisle made a decision that surprised everyone, and it was also the tactic he has been pressing the bottom of the box - inside and inside blocking and dismantling!
In fact, when he played the Spurs for the second time in the regular season, Carlisle had this bold idea.
But it was still the regular season at that time, so Carlisle didn't release this trick in advance, just in case.
As a result, the Pacers and Spurs really met in the Finals.
But before, the Pacers played well, so Carlisle still didn't let this tactic come out.
And now, there is no need to hide anything.
It stands to reason that letting Wayne deliberately misplace himself against Duncan would be tantamount to suicide.
Wayne didn't score more than 20 points against Duncan, and he scored more than 20 points and 35 points against Mohammed.
But in this situation, Carlisle's purpose is not to get Wayne to score many points.
He just wants to use this way to consume Duncan on the offensive end as well!
On the defensive end, he was consumed with a bag, and on the offensive end, he was also consumed with singles, without giving him any time to breathe.
In Duncan's state of preparing to explode today, the only way is to consume him!
This was Carlisle's last resort.
Of course, the core of this tactic is still Wayne.
Whether Wayne can score effectively against Duncan, so as to continue to attract Duncan to switch defenses, is the key to whether this tactic can be successful.
Altai still looked at Carlisle expectantly, and he was stunned.
"Do you have any questions? Ron. ”
"Uh...... Are you done with your tactics? ”
"That's it, Wayne and Jermaine play blocking, you all practiced during training."
"That's it...... I'm fine? ”
"Nothing special."
"Boom!" Atai felt like he had been hurt by 10,000 points.
No, I, FMVP, how can you turn a blind eye to me?
Before Atai could finish his heartbreak, the game started again.
As soon as the second quarter came up, Duncan handed out an assist, allowing Manu to get an assist. Ginobili hit a three-pointer.
This time, Duncan still started immediately after receiving the ball, and after the Pacers all shrank, he calmly passed the ball out.
Manu looks okay today, at least now.
Whether it will work in the second half is another story.
"Tim. Duncan was so good today that he could help the Spurs win the Battle of Kings Mountain and eventually win the championship. I think that with this game alone, Duncan is qualified to win the FMVP trophy! ”
Mike. As soon as Brin finished speaking, he saw an unbelievable scene on the court.
Wayne was seen holding the ball outside the three-point line, and O'Neal Jr. also mentioned high position.
The Pacers' two interior lines, both ran out.
"This ...... Jermaine set up a cover for Way! It's a pick-and-roll fit between the four and five positions! ”
Mike. Brin said that he felt tongue-twisting, because this tactic was so rare.
Wayne took the cover and burst into the middle distance, and Duncan was also stunned for a moment, reacting half a beat slower, and did not interfere at the first time.
As a result, Wayne made a mid-range pullup jump shot and caught the Spurs off guard.
"This damn ......" Popovich can't even count it, Carlisle still has a trick!
Carlisle is a very powerful person, but he is a little unlucky.
"It's a tactic we've never seen before, at least this season, with the Pacers, I've never seen that. The fourth or fifth position blocked and dismantled, so that Wayne deliberately went to Duncan? ”
Mike. Brin felt that he couldn't understand it, wasn't the purpose of the pick-and-roll to create a more advantageous dislocation?
How to get to the Pacers to pick the difficult ones.
The panting Duncan immediately understood the Pacers' intentions.
You guys...... If you don't play dead, you won't stop!
Just beat me to death.
"Carry Tim, if you do this again, I'm going to score 40 points tonight."
At this time, Wayne also provoked Duncan.
Bowen's scalp tingles when he listens, do you know who you're provoking?
You can look down on me, but you can't look down on the smile!
What Wayne wants is for Duncan to be serious, otherwise how to drag him to death.
Come on, ravage me!
Then, Wayne was really "satisfied".
Bang, bang, bang!
After that, after every pick-and-roll, Dumb would immediately switch to Wayne.
Wayne is also a real person, and taking the ball is a piece of iron!
It's so iron, so that Director Zhang is embarrassed to say, "You have to fight like this".
"Xiao Wei is too anxious, it's not so easy to beat Duncan alone." Director Zhang is in a hurry, no matter how much he is so hocked, FMVP is really thrown to Duncan.
But after the second quarter, everyone looked at it, and the Pacers were still ahead!
Wayne was 2-of-7 in a single quarter, and the efficiency was really low. On the other hand, dumb Liu beep!
But Duncan's own offense has also taken a toll as he focuses more on the defensive end. In the second quarter, he shot 3 of 7, which was a little more accurate than Wayne.
Isn't that what this is all about?
And one thing that made Carlisle even happier was that Duncan only had a two-minute break in the second quarter.
Today, Popovich's use of Duncan is undoubtedly excessive.
Can Duncan, who is extremely consumed, really survive to the end?
In the third quarter, Wayne continued to block and singled Duncan.
Duncan's defensive pace was noticeably slower in this quarter, so Wayne's singles efficiency became even higher.
Wayne's current ability stats combined with the purple "offensive kaleidoscope" are still quite threatening in front of a tired Duncan.
Popovich was desperate to find that Duncan really couldn't stop Wayne!
Wayne is scoring in a consistent manner, and in Thiem. Duncan keeps scoring in front of him!
When it comes to FMVP before, the opinion of those who think Wayne is not qualified is that he did not perform well in the game that really played against Duncan.
But today, Wei is going to break this pattern! ”
Wayne shot 4-of-6 in the third quarter, crushing the exhausted Duncan!
Although Duncan also scored a lot of fairy balls in this section, he still couldn't make ends meet.
And just like that, after the third quarter, the Pacers took an 8-point lead!
Carlisle took Popovich's army again.
And Wayne ...... He proved himself in the league's No. 1 PF head!
The Spurs panicked, and right now, the Pacers are just two points away from stretching the margin to double digits.
And Duncan, who was squeezed dry by Wayne, seems to really have not a drop left.
I don't know if Duncan can continue to shine on the offensive end in the fourth quarter.
Soon, Popovich got the answer, but not the answer he wanted - Popovich made one mistake and two hits in the first few rounds after coming on in the fourth quarter.
Duncan, who was lost, returned to the court in the fourth quarter.
Popovich was in a hurry, really in a hurry.
Whether he wants to admit it or not, the truth is ...... Duncan was defeated by Wayne!
That No. 99 completely knocked out the league's No. 1 front with a continuous single!
Popovich glanced at the bench and spotted a guy with round eyes, as if waiting to be called.
"Hori, Hori. Appearance, you appearance. Attack, attack, attack! ”
Popovich yelled, but the guy named Horry stood up with ease.
The emotions of the two have formed a huge contrast.
The No. 1 NBA all-time champion and five-time champion Robert Brown. I won't play until the crunch moment. Horry, prepare to change your life again!
On the court, Wayne, who was also out of breath, looked at Horry who stood up, and suddenly came to his senses again.
Are you the king of the key balls?
Come on, I've wanted to compete with you for a long time!