Chapter 356: Bowen's Melancholy and Durant's Last Fight for the Champion
"It's too rushed!"
"Spurs have been too rushed this season!"
The San Antonio Spurs' training gym.
Spurs assistant coach Don Newman looked at the Spurs players on the training ground, his brow furrowed all the time.
The Spurs eliminated the Jazz in the tiebreaker and didn't let the Spurs relax physically and mentally.
Not to mention loosening, it has even become tighter.
Because......
The Western Conference Semifinals are here!
Yes is coming, too!
The Spurs and Jazz had a tie-break in the first round on May 5, 2007.
The first game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Spurs and the SuperSonics is on May 7, 2007.
I took a two-day break in between!
If the Spurs are a young team, two days of rest may be enough.
Just look at the Spurs players on the training ground right now.
Tim Duncan: 31 years old.
Bruce Bowen: 36 years old.
Michael Finley: 34 years old.
Francisco Elson: 31 years old.
Robert Horry: 37 years old.
Brent Barry: 36 years old.
Oberto: 32 years old.
Ginobili: 30 years old.
Parker: 25 years old.
In this year's Spurs playoffs, a total of nine players played more than 10 minutes per game.
These nine players are the Spurs' regular rotation.
The remaining players have extremely limited playing time in this big game against the Jazz.
In the Spurs, who rotated nine players in the playoffs, eight of these nine rotation players were over 30 years old!
The average age of these nine people reached a staggering 33.34 years.
What age are these players?
The average age of an NBA player is 26!
In the history of the NBA, a team as old as the Spurs can be traced back to the Spurs last season.
But last season's Spurs are getting old, but how can this season's Spurs be happy.
Last season's Spurs settled early on for the regular season to take the top spot in the league.
Paddle in the second half of the regular season.
In the playoffs, the Spurs also faced an offensive team like the Kings in the first round.
Don't look at the Spurs who qualified with a score of 4-2, it looks dangerous.
It's actually very relaxed.
The Spurs' four wins were all over 10 points, and they were in the 11 or 12-man rotation at every turn.
In other words, as long as the Spurs are willing, they can beat the king with a little force!
Last season's series between the Spurs and Kings was easy in terms of consumption and difficulty.
The Spurs are even using the Kings as an opponent to adjust their condition.
After all, the Spurs' opponent in the second round is the mighty Mavericks.
It can be said that last season's Spurs, although they were also very old, really did not feel the disadvantage of age in the whole process.
Before beating the Mavericks, the Spurs only felt the experience benefits of age, not the physical disadvantage of age.
But this season.
In the second half of the regular season, he was forcibly dragged into the tie-break by Yes.
A bunch of classic cars of the Spurs were forced to race on high speeds with the supersonics, the Lakers, the Nuggets, and other young luxury cars.
Although the Spurs won the race in the end, it was also a huge cost.
After racing with a group of young luxury cars, before their pile of classic cars could slow down, it was followed by an endurance rally with Jazz on the Gobi Desert!
Don't be so pitiful!
After seven hellish rallies with the Jazz, the Spurs feel like they're falling apart!
Before the classic cars that were about to fall apart had taken a few breaths, the spotlights from all over the world came to them.
It turned out that they were greeted with a new Bugatti Veyron!
The Bugatti Veyron is followed by a bunch of dodges that praise the new ones.
Although the pile of Dodges is a little inferior, the Bugatti Veyron is indeed powerful and domineering.
Spurs now don't want to be in the spotlight.
They just want to find a quiet place to rest and relax.
Duncan is a Maybach that has been driving for almost ten years, and the quality may not be worse than that of the Bugatti Veyron, but it is not worse than when it first left the factory.
As for the remaining pile of Spurs, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, which has been driven for an unknown number of years, this is even more so.
This pile of classic cars that have not been rested, relaxed, maintained, and in the media spotlight all the time may break down in the middle of the drive.
Look at the number of these media outlets and reporters around the Spurs training gym right now.
There were more people than they did when they fought the Jazz in the Game 7.
Tonight's game against the SuperSonics is just the first in the series!
These are not all the reporters in San Antonio, and many of them are still rejected outside the training ground, and these reporters are a group of big names who really can't refuse.
He's never seen Spurs get so much attention since he came to Spurs.
Even when the Spurs won the championship in 2005.
It can only be said that the limited edition Bugatti Veyron is really powerful.
The most watched Western Conference semifinals in history!
Compared with the attention that the Spurs supersonic group has received, the group of the Rockets and the Suns is like a little transparent!
Yesterday the Rockets were beaten 2-0 by the Suns.
Right now, the news across the country is still previewing the series against the Spurs and the SuperSonics.
ESPN invited 100 experts, and 95 believed that supersonic would win.
TNT invited 50 experts, and 40 believed that supersonic would win.
Even CBS, which is now focused on the NCAA, has invited 50 experts, and 45 believe that the supersonic can win.
And USA Today surveyed fans in 50 states in the United States, and all 50 states believe that the supersonic can win!
Even Texas, the home of the Spurs, has 5 out of 1 fans who think the SuperSonics can win.
You know, Yes just swept the Mavericks with Black Eight!
Add to that Yes' record of sweeping the Spurs in the regular season.
This Bugatti Veyron looks like a Texas killer!
Of course, those experts and celebrities are not too big to watch the excitement, and those fans simply like Yes.
It's not so much a prediction and a look forward as an expectation.
After Yes miraculously swept the Black Eight with supersonic speed, the expectations on them were too great!
Not to mention that in front of the supersonic are their group of unpopular classic cars, even Jordan, which can't be stopped.
So the supersonics don't have to take the overwhelming public opinion of the Spurs seriously now, and they don't even have reference value.
The Spurs' group of classic cars have also seen all kinds of winds and waves, and they will not be crushed by the expectations and pressures of these people like the Mavericks.
But even so, every day in your own home, people talk about you, you are old and ugly, commit suicide, or give the house to that handsome young guy.
Even if you don't really commit suicide, it will affect your mood quite a bit.
Didn't you see ** rarely appeared at the training ground in the past two days, right?
** is really worried that I can't help but fight with these people.
It's better to hide in your office and secretly make bad water to deal with Yes.
After the manufacturing is completed, it will be splashed out of Yes's body at that time.
When the time comes, the blues of Spurs these days can also be swept away.
**Vicky feels like his hair is falling out a little faster in the past two days.
It's not that Duncan masturbated, it's just forced by Yes.
As a master tactician with a bad stomach.
After two days of manufacturing, I was stunned that I couldn't create half a drop of special effect bad water that could be used to deal with Yes.
Yes is so hard to swallow!
Based on his assessment of the strength of the two teams, the Spurs and the SuperSonics.
He doesn't have to worry about it like he does now.
Although now the whole United States is expecting the supersonic to beat the Spurs.
But Spurs are indeed the dominant side right now.
Playing normally, he is confident that six games will solve off the supersonic.
It's just that solving hypersound doesn't mean solving Yes!
Yes looked like it was going to fall in the regular season this season, and in the end it didn't fall.
Not only did it not fall, but it also lifted up the supersonic speed that fell to the ground again and again, which was too scary!
As long as Yes is not solved, it will always make his heart less steady.
Although he is confident that he will tackle the supersonic in six games.
But if the Spurs really need six games to solve the supersonics, that is a huge failure for the Spurs!
Six games to solve the supersonic is still too much drag for the current Spurs.
Especially the Spurs are aiming for a championship this year!
If you want to win the championship, you really can't drag it out any longer.
In the current situation of the Spurs, if it takes six games to eliminate the superSonics, whether they face the Rockets or the Suns in the next round, don't play.
The Spurs have the ability to take out the SuperSonics in six games, but the Spurs must take out the SuperSonics in five games!
In five games!
If there is no Yes, the Spurs will definitely be able to sweep against the Supersonics.
The reason why he expects the Spurs to lose two games is because of Yes.
Now in order to win the SuperSonics in five games, he must find a way to reduce the two possible losses caused by Yes to one, or even zero!
It's a very difficult task.
This season, he and how many coaches want to solve this big problem of Yes.
But it's all up to now, who has solved it?
No one can fix it!
He wanted to find a way to deal with Yes in the past two days, but he could only dream of it.
But even if it's a fool's dream, he has to do it.
So, he's racking his brains these days.
Crazy looking at Yes's game highlights, game footage.
The more he looked, the more frightened he became.
Yes There have been so many great moments this season.
After watching these highlight tapes, he realized that Yes had become even more terrifying than he had imagined!
In the face of such a terrible Yes, in this year's regular season, in addition to the Yes bag, almost all his other tricks have been used!
The Spurs' trump card, Bowen and Duncan's 2-on-1 defense were used!
The combination of Bowen and Duncan is a killer for any outside player in the league.
In the past, this weapon of mass destruction had never failed.
But this time, when it comes to Yes.
The effect is really limited.
Even judging from the results, the effect should be said to be very bad, two consecutive defeats!
On Duncan and Bowen two to play one.
The end result was as if Yes and Bowen were two against Duncan.
After the Spurs played the ace of Duncan and Bowen, the record is two consecutive defeats, which is from the consequential point of view, the combination of Bowen and Duncan is invalid against Yes.
But it seems that everyone in the game knows how much pressure the combination of Bowen and Duncan puts on Yes.
Especially Bowen.
Bowen earned him the title of 'Yes Finisher' for his two defenses against Yes.
Did Bowen end up Yes?
No.
But judging by the course of the game, Bowen is more of a Yes finisher than anyone else in the league.
If it weren't for Bowen, he would have expected the Spurs to lose more than two, maybe three, and maybe even be eliminated by the SuperSonics!
In the face of Yes, he did his best, and he used all the methods to win the game
In addition to the bag clip.
Bag clips?
Vicky's brow furrowed.
Want to try it with a bag clip?
No way!
Soon, Vicky shook his head fiercely.
Spurs can't afford to bet right now!
If it had been the first two meetings of the regular season, he would have tried.
But now, Spurs really can't afford to gamble and can't afford to lose!
If the gamble fails, the bag doesn't work against Yes, and Yes uses his best ball control and passing in history to drive his teammates, and the Spurs are equivalent to giving away a game!
Don't forget, Yes's 19.9-second winning performance in this year's All-Star Skills Contest is the best game control in history!
Plus Nash-certified No. 1 Passing Master of All Time.
Except for Knicks head coach Isaiah Thomas, no one dares to play the bag in front of Yes.
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It's a send!
The Spurs only had to lose two games, but if they lost three games because of the bag and then lost three games, then the Spurs would not be depressed, but cry without tears.
Originally, he only had to play six games, but in the end, he was stunned to get to tie seven, and the Spurs collapsed!
In short, now Spurs are melancholy, and Vicky is melancholy.
One wrong step, one wrong step!
After being dragged into the water by Yes, the Spurs' road to the championship this season is bumpy!
"Looks like we can only hope for Bruce!"
Since you can't find a good tactical idea, you can only hope for the player's individual performance.
Now there is really no other way but to hope that Bowen can come up with a better defensive form in the second round.
If Bowen really defends well in a certain game, he is lucky to hold down a certain game that Yes has the potential to lead the team to win.
Spurs were successful.
If Bowen can be lucky to defend two games super-godly!
So......
Swept?!
If they can really sweep the supersonics, the Spurs' championship chances this year will be greatly increased!
** Vicky doesn't want to think about so many problems, he also thinks about it, if he can solve the supersonic speed in six games, then solve it, what do you want to do so much.
Even if it's to compete for the championship, then you really have to spray rockets or the sun.
Playing the world of tactical people, it is often so thoughtful and tangled!
"Bruce, what did you want to do?"
"Hehe, nothing."
Bruce Bowen went and went back.
The expression on his face still looks so confident and leader-like.
Seeing the faint smile on Bowen's face now.
The teammates were curious.
Bowen is very congested!
Bowen wanted to cry.
But the face should show a very relaxed and happy look.
After the game against the Jazz, he was told by Duncan that he was interested in retiring his jersey with the Spurs.
For him, this was news that made him very troubled.
This is the greatest pursuit of his life.
It was also the most important achievement of his career.
Fans all over the world say that his greatest achievement in the NBA was the circle of NBA superstars who collapsed in front of him.
This is really a misunderstanding of him.
If it weren't for the fact that he really had a higher pursuit.
How could they possibly want to dominate the elbow forest?
This time, ** asked him to go to his office, and it was no longer an intention to retire his jersey through someone else's mouth.
"Bruce, it's past the supersonic in five games, and your jersey will hang in the AT&T Center forever!"
As soon as the supersonic speed is passed in five games, the jersey will be retired!
I don't even need to win the championship.
The meaning of this is already obvious.
** I almost didn't say this directly to him: Bruce, super god, use all your abilities and means, super god to kill Yes, I and Spurs will not treat you badly!
When others say something like this, Bowen will surely think about it for a long time.
But the one who said this was **.
For the character of **, Bowen still trusts him very much.
He made many of them 'surrender' in front of him, circle by circle, how many people must have been there?
wants to become the leader of the Elbow Forest League, which is quite offensive, and he can still live so chic and nourishing in the NBA when he has offended so many people, which has a lot to do with the support of **.
For him, you can spray with the vice president of the league, the referee of the league!
Even if there is no temptation to retire the jersey, he is willing to work for **.
He's not a white-eyed wolf.
He also knew what he meant by saying this to him.
If there is no way out, he also wants Yes to 'surrender' in front of him and be one of the rows of aperture around him.
But can he do it?
Can't do it!
He is also unwilling to cooperate with Yes to be a second or fifth boy!
The Spurs haven't had a two-to-five game yet!
He really didn't want to be the Spurs' first two-and-five.
He also hopes that the Spurs will not have a single two-to-five boy!
On the outside, Spurs' reputation is very poor, but he really loves the atmosphere of Spurs, the love of black **, the spicy Tim, the cheap Manu and the sullen Tony.
But in the end, he still couldn't confess everything......
Even though it was painful, he still chose to fulfill his selfishness with the dreams of his teammates.
"**, this Western Conference semifinals, I will have zero mistakes in my defense against Yes!"
Zero mistakes in defense against Yes!
Very domineering statement.
Once elbowed the domineering spirit of the alliance leader, even ** was shocked with excitement.
That's yes!
What does it mean to have zero turnovers in defense?
That's not a chance to give yes!
If he really wants to make zero mistakes in Yes's defense, then he is a supergod!
Thinking back to the way I was about to cry when I was moved and excited by his firm and domineering speech, Bowen also wanted to cry.
He also really wanted to have zero turnovers against Yes defense.
But it doesn't depend on his strength.
It depends on Yes's acting skills......
Heart congestion, right?
Very congested......
Sad, right?
Very sad......
Life is always such a fuck, fucked up to the point that he can't even elbow someone if he wants to.
He's about to face Yes, the one he can't even elbow!
In front of Yes, he is not the terrifying Bao Sanjiao.
He's a husky, he's an ATM, and he's been educated by Yes to be in the shape he needs......
**Tim......
I've let you guys down......
SuperSonics came to Texas and was based at the University of Texas.
The University of Texas is also home to the SuperSonics first round and the Mavericks series.
Because of Tucker's relationship, SuperSonics and the University of Texas have a good relationship.
Tucker is a former University of Texas captain.
In the Texas Training Gym.
Crowded.
The spotlight is clicking.
The camera is constantly retracting from front to back.
This scene made many University of Texas players in the training hall stunned in surprise.
Even if many of them have actually watched it I don't know how many times.
But this scene is still so amazing.
In their growing understanding, such a scene should not appear on the NBA stage.
"PJ, who do you think Kevin and Yes will win?"
"PJ, I heard you were beaten one-on-one by Durant last year?"
Tucker was embarrassed,
As the league's most popular defensive fried chicken right now, Tucker would love to say, what is Kevin, Nowitzki was beaten by me!
But it is a fact that he was blown up by Kevin one-on-one last year.
As one of the greatest players in Texas history, he fell to the second round of last year's draft, and in addition to being blown up by the University of Florida in the NCAA tournament, being blown out by Durant on the training court was also a key.
Even if you don't admit it much, Kevin's one-on-one ability is really strong!
"Durant has great physical gifts, he has a height of 206cm and an arm span of over 220cm."
"He's very skilled with the ball, quick crossovers, turns, pull-up jumpers and other moves that can only be seen in defenders."
"He has a great shot, he can score anywhere on the court, and no one can block his jumper."
"In this year's NCAA, he has the highest singles success rate!"
"If you want to talk about his shortcomings, it is his ability to fight."
"No wonder he has the confidence to challenge Yes!"
Listening to the words of the reporters around him, Tucker nodded in agreement.
On heads-up, Kevin is not like an NCAA player!
"Kevin, are you really going to challenge Yes heads-up?"
As Durant's teammate and friend, Augustin is worried.
He really didn't expect Durant to launch a heads-up challenge to Yes in today's open training session.
That's yes!
For Kevin, heads-up is risky.
Admittedly, if he succeeds, his draft pick will likely skyrocket, and his value will be reassessed.
At the beginning, Duncan claimed to be the champion in any year after 1995, because he killed the NBA star Saint Seiya Mourning.
Of course, Yes is not comparable to Moring, and Kevin doesn't need to kill Yes, as long as he performs well in this heads-up.
But what if it fails?
Now Durant's draft pick is expected to be 2-3.
His biggest competitor is Yi from China.
Overall, Kevin has a slight advantage.
If you fail, don't say it's second, maybe the top five may fall out!
Durant glanced at Ye Si, who was already waiting for him on the training court, and resolutely walked up.
This is his last chance!
"Ten balls, all you attack, and if you succeed in five, I will lose."
All I attack?
Durant was stunned for a moment.
Finally, he nodded gratefully.
Yes is creating a stage for him!
"Durant is strong offensively, poor defensively, Yes doesn't want to bully him on the offensive end!"
Hearing Ye Si's request, the reporters on the sidelines were also in an uproar.
One-on-one heads-up, only defend and not attack!
Yes, how dare you!
If you lose, it's fun.
Soon, the reporters who were in an uproar at the scene became silent!
0 out of 10!
That Durant, who was one-on-one invincible in the NCAA, only scored one in the face of Yes's defense?!
Confrontation is not good, dribbling is not good, shooting is unstable, back is weak......
That all-around Durant on the offensive end was kept clean by Yes?!
This year's hot list won't be a parallel import, right?!
The reporters at the scene looked at each other.
Even SuperSonics General Manager Presti frowned.
Ye Si glanced at Durant, who was already standing there dumbfounded, motionless in front of him.
His eyes were slightly surprised.
But looking at Durant, who looked like he had lost his soul, Ye Si didn't say anything, turned around and walked off the training ground.
All that's left on the training court is Durant's lonely figure of loss and disappointment.
His last attempt also failed......
Destined to be second?
Perhaps, this time it won't even be second......
After coming back to his senses, Durant left the training hall of the University of Texas gloomily under all kinds of eyes.
"That kid is really overwhelmed!"
Rondo thought to himself disdainfully.
Is the Ninth Master's heads-up ability something that can be challenged by goods like you?
Have you heard of Yes?
The strongest Yes has not heard of it!
Jiu Ye doesn't even use his strongest ball control in history, completely gives up attacking, and just uses defense to keep you clean!
Durant has made a name for himself in the NCAA this season, and Yes could feel the surprise of these reporters on the sidelines when he came off the court.
"Yes, what do you think of Kevin?"
Seriously, Tucker didn't expect this to be the result.
He, a junior brother, is really not as weak as the reporters are discussing now!
"Good."
Very good?
Yes is saying that Kevin is good?!
Augustine, who was eavesdropping, was stunned.
Do you want to share this information with Kevin?
A struggle beyond my strength......
Durant, who walked out of the training hall, shook his head self-deprecatingly.
At this time, his phone rang with the sound of an email.
Look at the mail on your phone.
Durant was stunned......