Chapter 435: Eager Popovich and Old Nelson with the Old God in the Present

And the supersonic game, the fight is extremely intense!

The difficulty of this game, before the play, Spurs had anticipated.

It is said that the Mavericks have been the nemesis of the Spurs in the last two seasons.

But no matter how much the Mavericks beat the Spurs, the record of the Spurs and the Mavericks is only four or six.

Spurs are only marginally weak.

But last season, the Spurs and SuperSonics were almost close to an astonishing one-nine open!

Ever since Popovich kicked Bobby Hill as head coach himself, he's never been so miserable with a team!

Even if it was the OK Lakers back then, it was the strongest opponent the Spurs had ever encountered, and in the three years of the OK three consecutive championships, the Spurs' record against the Lakers was already the worst, only 6-13!

6 wins and 13 losses still have a 30% win rate, which can be regarded as a three-seven match with the OK Lakers!

If the SuperSonics are a historic team like the OK Lakers, it will be 19 open with the SuperSonics.

But the point is, every time he plays against the SuperSonics, Popovich feels that the Spurs are the stronger one.

It's not just him who thinks so, the whole world thinks so.

If you want to say that the strength is obviously inferior to the other party, it doesn't matter if you were beaten by the opponent on the ground in a nine-style style, the Spurs have not been beaten like this, the 01-02 season is still with the OK Lakers, the Spurs' record for the whole season is 2-7, compared to the 1-8 loss of the supersonics, in fact, it is about the same.

But the point is, that's OK Lakers!

It doesn't matter if you are beaten by the OK Lakers 19, 18, or 27, but it really doesn't matter if you are humiliated by the SuperSonics!

Without reversing this situation this season, Popovich feels that he can't even do the bad things that are pleasantly trying to pit others.

Popovich has always felt that he lost more than just some win-loss relationship by the SuperSonics last season.

Every time he saw the Suns reach the top and win the championship, Popovich felt that this should have been their glory.

With Jackson and Bowen this year, it won't be difficult for the Spurs to beat the SuperSonics with a full lineup.

But Popovich wants to sweep the SuperSonics this season to avenge last season's troubles!

In the next game between the Spurs and the SuperSonics, Bowen will be able to pay, so he doesn't have to worry about the next game between the Spurs and the SuperSonics.

The key is this one!

As long as he wins this one, he can sweep the SuperSonics this season!

Only if he wins this game can he sweep Yes, this game must be won!

Popovich's determination to win this game has been seen by the Spurs players.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Yes did not take a break and was on the court with a bunch of supersonic rotation lineups.

Yes with the power of the bench, the Spurs saw it in the playoffs last season, and at the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two sides was two points, and Popovich simply didn't dare to let Ginobili lead the team.

Ginobili meets Yes, no easier than Parker meets Yes!

When Duncan played a minute at the start of the fourth quarter and needed to go down to rest, Parker and Ginobili had to play at the same time to keep the Spurs' offense running.

But even Parker and Ginobili were on it, and Popovich was terrified.

Last season, Yes exploded in the playoffs, Ginobili and Parker exploded too badly!

In the fifth game between the two teams after Bowen's injury, Yes really pressed Parker and Ginobili to the ground and beat them!

The last Yes kill goal was Ginobili from behind!

Then it was Ginobili and Parker who hit the winner.

The Spurs, led by Ginobili and Parker, can be very competitive against any player.

The most important reason why Yes is so good at Spurs is that Yes has too much advantage over Parker and Ginobili.

Yes also maintained this advantage in this game.

When Parker was alone on the court, Parker was held by Yes's various physical confrontations and the Eagles' chicken-like defense, and the defense was dead and alive.

Ginobili was in a similar situation to Parker when he was in charge of the court.

Yes is really indiscriminate against Parker and Ginobili when facing the Spurs, no matter who holds the ball, they will do it!

Only three minutes into the fourth quarter, Duncan went down to rest for two minutes, and the score on the court had already become 96-96!

The SuperSonics have tied the score again!

If Duncan rests for two more minutes, Duncan won't have to go up again!

In the end, Popovich sent Duncan up again after Duncan had only a two-minute break.

Duncan had played 33 minutes in this fast-paced game before he came on, and if this game is played, Duncan will play 42 minutes.

Duncan played a long time, but he still had a break in the fourth quarter, and he was able to ease up.

With Duncan's stamina and the pressure Milicic put on Duncan, Duncan actually felt okay and not so tired after returning to the court.

There are more people who are tired than Duncan on the court now, Parker, Ginobili, Stephen Jackson, all of them are tired than Duncan now.

Parker and Jackson didn't rest in the third quarter, and by the time they played three minutes in the fourth quarter, they had played 15 minutes straight.

Now in the face of Yes's pursuit, Parker feels that his legs are a little less sharp.

At the beginning of the game, Jackson could still play Durant on the offensive end, but now he can only focus on the defensive end.

Even if his main defensive method in this game is snake release tactics, he also needs to jump up while Yes keeps jumping, and also jumps to interfere with Yes's shooting or passing.

Parker and Jackson are about to play the second half as much as Yes.

Ginobili also had to play the fourth quarter after coming on from the second half of the third quarter.

When Duncan came on again, the score was tied at 96.

With this score, Popovich didn't dare to let the players go down to rest at all!

In the absence of Bowen, it is a shame to say that only the Spurs have an absolute advantage over the supersounds!

"The Spurs are on the main force early!"

"Now the supersonic side is still Yes with a rotating lineup!"

If it is to be replaced by last season's playoffs, Yes will definitely not dare to play the Spurs with a rotating lineup.

He can squeeze the Spurs' outside point of possession, but the Spurs have Duncan!

Nick Collison will definitely not be able to stop Duncan.

But now supersonic has Kwame Brown.

Although Kwame Brown is not good offensively and lacks offensive confidence, on the defensive end, Kwame Brown is quite useful.

And Kwame Brown has been much more aggressive lately than he was when he first arrived at the SuperSonics.

When he first came to the SuperSonics, Kwame Brown's hidden mission was to 'fight the spokesperson of God', and his head was full of thoughts about wanting to Jordan once.

Now that Kwame Brown's hidden mission is to 'get out of my life,' the idea has changed to the shape of other SuperSonics players who want to get Durant out.

The task of 'get out of my life' is very pitiful, and as long as Yes makes Durant out of the supersonics, he can get a reward of 10 supersonic players.

But the point is, yes can't do it.

There is Durant's coolness around him, and I really don't understand if I haven't experienced it.

He really can't bear to get Durant away, it's best for Durant to stay by his side and be a happy little blacksmith.

In this case, Kwame Brown's assimilation has left Yes with one less person to complete the task, which is very pitiful.

But at the same time, it also means that Kwame Brown is completely integrated into the supersonic collective.

If you don't really treat the supersonic as your own, whether Durant rolls or not has nothing to do with him.

Unless it's someone like Sessions who is friends with Durant, or someone like Rondo who has a higher goal than getting Durant out.

In Rondo's mind, getting Durant out is just in second place.

With Kwame Brown's help at the center position, Yes is entangled with the Spurs' full squad with confidence and a supersonic rotation lineup.

To be at a disadvantage is to be at a disadvantage, but you can have the strength to fight.

It's just that after Duncan came on the court, the difference between the two sides widened again.

The current SuperSonics players on the court are center Kwame Brown, power forward David Lee, small forward Quentin Richardson, scoring guard Wilkins, and playmaking guard Yees.

This rotation lineup is not weak, relatively speaking, it is already very good.

Kwame Brown has the quality to play in the NBA, David Lee is the starter for the SuperSonics, and Quentin Richardson and Wilkins have the quality to play in the NBA.

Seeing this lineup, many reporters on the sidelines felt that the superSonics' rotation lineup in the fourth quarter might be stronger than the superSonics' starting lineup.

It's just that they don't understand why Nelson Sr. abandoned Millsap and Barria in the fourth quarter.

Barria's current defensive ability is indeed not suitable for such a high-intensity and high-confrontation game.

But what about Millsap?

Millsap himself did not understand.

He's very nervous right now.

He has been outstanding with the SuperSonics this season, and as a bench rotation, Millsap has averaged 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 assist per game for the SuperSonics this season, which he has averaged 21 minutes per game.

Among these statistics, his frontcourt rebounds are 4.5 per game!

Arguably, he's the best performer in the SuperSonics rotation this season.

And he is also the main assistant for Yes to focus on developing Durant, and most of his frontcourt rebounds are assisted by Durant.

It stands to reason that he should have played in the fourth quarter of this game.

Isn't Coach Nelson happy with my performance in this game?

But no, I didn't have a problem with my performance in this game, I played 15 minutes in the first 15 minutes and got 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals.

Both the offensive and defensive conditions are quite good.

There's no reason for Coach Nielsen to be upset with me, right?

Since Coach Nelson isn't unhappy with me, it's ......

Thinking of this, Millsap's face became excited!

Could it be?!

Millsap looked eagerly at Rondo beside him.

Could it be that Coach Nelson is ready to use me in this game like Rajan and stand by Yes's side to play key moments?!

"Look at what, look!"

Forehead.

"I'm a little excited, huh"

Millsap scratched his head honestly.

Excited Nima!

Something is wrong!

Don't you see that the second master is upset now?

The entire supersound, except for the second master and the ninth master, is a group of neurotics!

Looking at the score slowly being pulled away on the field, Rondo is now holding back very uncomfortable.

He believed that Du Fifteen and Milicic were also holding back very hard now.

The competition between these two guys and him for the position of supersonic second leader has reached a white-hot stage.

The second master is not interested in the position of the second supersonic at all.

The end of the second master is the boss of supersonic speed after all.

But the second master doesn't want to be the second supersonic leader, and he must not let Du Fifteen and Milicic snatch it away!

Especially Du Fifteen!

The second supersonic can't give up to a dog to Durant!

His stats were outstanding in this game, with 12 assists in the first half and 16 in the first three quarters!

In this game, he is preparing to break the single-game assist record of his career.

This is the manager still off the field, what does that mean?

The second master wants to play now and wants to play!

Rondo shouted inwardly.

But halfway through the fourth quarter, after the official timeout, Rondo was still not substituted.

Durant, Milicic and Millsap, who were also eager, were also not substituted.

Excited, really excited!

Entering the second half of the fourth quarter, Popovich is really excited now.

The point gap between the two teams is still widening!

Originally, he thought that after the fourth quarter pause, the SuperSonics would be fully in force.

Unexpectedly, the superSonics are still rotating the lineup.

The difference between the two sides is about to run for ten points!

Well?

Just when Popovich was excited about this victory that he had been eagerly waiting for for half a year, and watching the supersonic players on the court under the leadership of Yes still unhurriedly continue to pressure and increase the intensity of the Spurs players on the court, Popovich's instinctive sense of crisis made him seem to think of something.

"That's what the teacher is going to do in the fourth session?!"

Thinking of this, the expression on Popovich's face was already changing.

Before he was not very sure, now in the second half of the fourth quarter, the teacher is still not the main force of the supersonic, this is too obvious!

"I'm so desperate for a win in this game!"

Popovich looked at the situation on the field, looked at the Spurs players whose legs were getting heavier and heavier, and his face was no longer excited just now, but instead dignified!

Kwame Brown, David Lee, Quentin Richardson, Wilkins, Yes, it's a very strong lineup!

This is also a very good consumption lineup!

"The teacher thinks that by exchanging the point difference for consumption, he can turn defeat into victory?!"

"Does the teacher think you and your team still have that much time?"

It's a gamble!

Thinking of this, Popovich's face finally calmed down.

The teacher loves to gamble, he also loves to gamble, now let's see who is the winner!

Just as Popovich was thinking, on the court, Duncan beat Kwame Brown successfully, 116-106!

The Spurs, who were playing away, stretched the gap to 10 points with 3:35 left in the game.

SuperSonics again requested a pause.