Chapter 360: Popovich Who Wants to Cry
This game in the Seattle SuperSonics and Spurs playoffs has had a big impact.
This is a game that has been awaited by fans for a long time and has been previewed by experts for a long time.
The anticipation for this game may have even surpassed the Western Conference semifinals themselves.
With such high expectations, this game was unusually 'exciting' and 'legendary'.
As a result, when Ye Si came to the press conference after the game, he personally felt that the media was far more hot than all the matches he had played before.
Reporters from all over the United States and the world were frantically asking Yees about what happened to him and Bowen on the field.
From the first confrontation between him and Bowen to the sad tears that Bowen left behind because of the loss at the end, the curiosity of these uncrowned kings about this game has reached unprecedented heights for him and Bowen.
"Yes, how do you rate the 36-year-old Bowen playing the best defensive performance in playoff history?"
"Attitude is everything, and Bruce's competitive spirit brings magic to him."
"Control, thinking, running, infinite quick starts and stops, constantly looking for and using space, you and Bowen played a legendary offensive and defensive battle in this game, you are the first player in NBA history to reach an artistic level in off-ball offense, Bowen is considered the first player in NBA history to reach the height of an artist in off-ball defense, how do you rate Bowen's defense?"
"It's easy to defend, it's hard to defend easy, and Bruce makes it easy."
"Bowen cried again in this game, this is the second time he cries in front of you, what do you think of Bowen's two cries that moved the world?"
"Crying has no dignity, victory is more than everything, Bruce interpreted, nothing can be higher than victory, he is a man who lives for victory, and the NBA will not lose respect for him because of his crying."
"You're one of the greatest offensive players in NBA history, Bruce Bowen is one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history, and a lot of people say that the matchup between you is comparable to the matchup between Jordan and Payton, Jordan, Payton, Bowen, who would you pick?"
"Payton, good, Jordan, better, Bruce, best."
"I like to play against the best."
With a cold face, Ye Si turned around and left the post-match press conference after answering the last question seriously.
Left behind a group of media reporters who watched his back dumbfounded.
Looking at the back of Yes leaving, these reporters at the scene felt that they might have encountered a fake Yes today!
They've been following Yes for a season, and they know all too well who Yes is.
When did Yes say so much?!
Whether you win or lose, whether you evaluate your opponent or your teammates, Yes's answer is always concise and to the point.
Generally speaking, a general answer will not exceed three words, and an answer that needs an explanation will end within five words.
Hear Yes's answers to Bowen's questions?!
This is far beyond their imagination!
And what did Yes say in response to the last question?!
Peyton, good, Jordan, better, Bruce, best?!
Bowen at its best!
They certainly don't think Yes is saying that Bowen is the strongest.
Bowen's overall strength is not as good as Payton and Jordan no matter how you look at it.
The meaning of Yes's words is obvious, in terms of defense, in terms of off-ball defense, Payton and Jordan are both strong, Payton is a glove, Jordan can't run to death, but they are not as good as Bowen!
As the best off-ball offensive player in NBA history, Yes is qualified to say that.
is also qualified to rank Payton, Jordan and Bowen in the off-ball defense!
In fact, these reporters on the scene also agreed with the order of Yes.
Admit is admit it, but it's still too high!
Yes: Bowen is too high!
It was so high that it made these reporters on the scene feel unreal!
No, it's not completely untrue!
The words that Yes added before leaving were true.
I love playing against the best players!
That's true!
Bowen is already so strong, but Yes can still cut 54 points on Bowen's body, and can still throw a lore on Bowen's head!
Yes, this is telling them, and telling the world, that even if Bowen's defense is strong and unreal, he can pull Bowen from the sky to the earth!
This is the one they are most familiar with: Yes!
That person doesn't talk much, looks calm, looks cool, but is actually a domineering yes!
This Yes is definitely not pretending to be anyone!
"Attitude is everything!"
"It's easy to defend, it's hard to defend easily, and Bruce makes it easy!"
"Crying has nothing to do with dignity, victory is higher than together!"
"Peyton, good, Jordan, better, Bruce, best!"
"I love playing against the best!"
"I feel that this Yes post-match press conference will also become a legendary classic!"
"Yes, these words after this game will become a famous phrase that fans will talk about in the future!"
"For us journalists, the game was perfectly unreal!"
"Did God create such a classic and legendary game?"
Even after coming back to their senses, the faces of these uncrowned kings were still full of incredulity.
SuperSonics have won again!
After the SuperSonics beat the Spurs away, it was the SuperSonics' fifth straight win in the playoffs!
Who would have thought that the first team to win five in a row in the playoffs this season would be the Seattle SuperSonics?!
And the Seattle SuperSonics' opponents in the playoffs are still the Mavericks and Spurs, the two traditional giants in the West!
If the Mavericks, who are No. 1 in the West and No. 1 in the league, don't live up to their name, the four games against the SuperSonics didn't play the way they deserved to dominate the regular season.
Then the Spurs, this game against the SuperSonics showed that the strength is definitely far beyond their fifth place in the West!
May 8, 2007, the second day of the SuperSonics away game against the Spurs.
The whole of America is in the news of this game between the SuperSonics and the Spurs.
The nationwide media evaluation of this game is horrifying!
"The perfect Bowen, the perfect Spurs, met the perfect Yes, and presented us with a perfect battle of legends!"
This is USA Today's evaluation and positioning of this game, which can almost summarize all the media in the United States now all the pursuit of this game!
Perfect match!
Fans can see what they want to see in this game.
The experts and coaches will also find what they are looking forward to seeing in this game.
Even those media reporters can get everything they are trying to survive in this game.
"People always say that a player can't become a legend until he retires, and greatness takes time."
"But I'd say yes and Bowen are NBA legends!"
Din!
Restlessness!
!
The entire NBA is going crazy for this game between the SuperSonics and the Spurs!
Such madness is beyond anyone's imagination.
This also includes ** Vicky.
When he led the team to win three championships, neither he nor his team received such high praise.
Even because none of the three championships was a back-to-back championship, coupled with the Spurs' ugly basketball and bad reviews, he and his team were discriminated against and ridiculed.
They are the team with the most NBA honors in the last 10 years!
But they never got the respect they had commensurate.
** Vicky and the Spurs really didn't expect that the Spurs would have a day when they would be respected by the national media!
And the person who won them respect was Bruce Bowen!
There's really a sense of absurdity that God could be a girl!
Glad?
Sad?
Pleasure?
Suffering?
Spurs' training gym.
Bowen now feels like he's going crazy with that demon!
He betrayed his teammates!
He betrayed his mentor!
He betrayed his soul!
He got cheers!
He got a round of applause!
He was glorified!
What is lost and what is gained is so clear!
But now, his mood is so complicated.
If he can get all this respect and applause, and the Spurs can win again, how great would it be?
But this seems so impossible and distant.
The resentment, unwillingness, and melancholy of gains and losses make Bowen feel schizophrenic now.
He had a dream last night.
On one side of the dream are flowers and applause.
On the other side are **, Tim, Tony and Manu who have turned into zombies.
Waking up from a dream, Bowen couldn't sleep anymore.
"Bruce hasn't spoken today?"
"No, he's been like this since yesterday's game."
Look at that crazy Bowen on the training ground.
Spurs up and down is now really respected!
They really didn't expect that Bowen had such a deep affection for the Spurs!
Bowen is the Spurs' most affectionate person for the team!
Seeing Bowen like this, Duncan felt a trace of shame.
"Bruce played so well in the last game, but the team lost, it's normal for him to be so sad."
It's going to be sad for anyone to lose when the team is playing perfectly.
It's so sad to see Bowen.
The rest of the Spurs players were embarrassed and even more upset.
No matter how you perform, you can't compare to Bruce's love for the Spurs!
Instead of that, it is better to think about how to defeat the supersonic and dedicate the victory to the blues.
Bowen is sad right now.
Spurs look up and down in their eyes and care in their hearts.
Vicky is also concerned about how Bowen is doing right now.
But compared to the pure concern that the Spurs players have about Bowen.
Vicky has more trust in Bowen!
Full of trust!
No doubt about trust!
He couldn't find a way to deal with Yes right now.
In the face of Yes, he didn't know where his answer was.
He doesn't have an answer, but Bruce has an answer!
I have to admit that in the NBA, there are times when the performance of the players is more effective than the tactics of the coach!
Who would have thought that Bruce could be so strong in the face of Yes?
As long as there is a matchup between the Blues, Spurs and the SuperSonics, there is an absolute advantage!
Vicky is more convinced of this than ever!
He's looking forward to the next game, where the stronger Bruce can give him a completely different answer!
He is also confident that a stronger Bruce in the next game will definitely bring him a completely different result!
Away beat Spurs.
The Western Conference semifinals led 1-0.
For the supersound, this is a real surprise.
Although the SuperSonics swept the Spurs 4-0 in the regular season, what kind of team the Spurs are, others don't know, as NBA players, is it not clear?
The Spurs are the team with the biggest contrast between the regular season and the playoffs in the NBA!
This team's regular season play is simply a must!
If Yes hadn't ripped off the Spurs' camouflage in the sprint to the regular season this year and forced them to show their true colors, the team might still be in the middle of the salt.
Tearing off the spurs of the salted fish's mask, he turned directly from a salted fish into a giant beast.
The Spurs' record in the sprint stage and the Mavericks, Suns, and Rockets' Western triumvirate can be said to be neck-and-neck!
It's still just the regular season.
When it comes to the playoffs, the Spurs can change even more.
The Spurs are the most experienced team in the league!
The Spurs are a team made for the playoffs!
As the head coach of the SuperSonics, as the teacher of Vicky, the elder Nelson knows very well how big the gap between the SuperSonics and the Spurs is.
How big is the gap?
Even if he could guess the tactical intentions of ** Vic.
He couldn't find a good solution.
Generally speaking, the gap between the two teams has reached such a point that it is impossible to win.
During the game, Nelson Sr. was ready to lose when he saw how vulnerable Milicic was in front of Duncan and how unbearable other superSonics players were in front of Spurs.
It's not that the supersonic players aren't good enough.
It's that the Spurs players are really good!
The current form of the Spurs players was fully spurred on by the regular season sprint and the first-round playoff tiebreaker against the Jazz.
The biggest problem of the veteran team is that it is slow to heat, it is not warmed up, it is fake weak, and after it is warmed up, it is really strong!
According to the linear chart of the state of the veteran team, maybe the Spurs will not be able to maintain it in the future because of the energy exhaustion.
But now, this round of the series with the SuperSonics is definitely the time when the Spurs are in the best shape and the strongest strength!
It's really incredible that Spurs like this can win a game on their home turf.
In the case of this game, Yes single-handedly saved the supersonics, and there was no problem at all.
Yes's save for the SuperSonics this season has been going from the regular season to the playoffs!
"Yes entered the playoffs with the supersonic speed!"
"Yes carries the supersonic speed and keeps winning in the playoffs!"
"Now the whole world is looking forward to the rookie Yes, where is the limit of what can be done on its own!"
This is the expectation of many media, and it is also the expectation of many fans, even the old Nelson is looking forward to it.
Against the Spurs, there is really too little help he and the SuperSonics can provide to Yes.
Now everything can only be relied on Yes himself.
University of Texas Training Hall.
The University of Texas players are playing against the superSonics.
The sparring between the University of Texas and the HyperSonics was intense.
However, the focus of everyone on the scene was Yes, who was sleeping on the floor.
"I've been with the SuperSonics for a season, and it's the first time I've seen Yes so tired and tired."
"Yes has been sleeping for most of the day since the morning, which shows how much last night's game consumed Yes, Yes is one of the best players in the NBA!"
"It's incredible to think about pinching Parker on the defensive end, and facing Bowen on the offensive end."
"That is, yes, if you change to other players, I'm afraid it will have collapsed by the time of the game!"
"The strength of the Spurs team is really strong this year, maybe the real strength of the Spurs is above the Rocket Celtics, maybe second only to the Suns!"
"The other SuperSonics players are not so rubbish now, no longer the weakest team in history, but they are definitely one of the weakest teams in the NBA, and it is amazing to think about it when you take a team like this to beat such a strong Spurs."
"Even if it's a yes, there is a price to pay for completing an incredible fairy tale!"
"Now is the price Yes has to pay!"
"Yes has been lying on the sidelines of the training pitch for eight hours today!"
"The world knows that Yes is a training maniac who dedicates every moment and every second to basketball!"
"He's really tired when he can't dedicate his time to basketball!"
"Extremely tired, extremely weak!"
"If Yes can really sleep like this for 8 hours, I'm not worried, but what worries me even more is that Yes can't sleep well!"
"According to my observations, Yes opens his eyes every 20 minutes when he sleeps, and he can't sleep well!"
If you can sleep all the time, you can still get some time to rest.
If you can't sleep well like this, it's the most terrifying.
Anyone who has had insomnia knows how painful insomnia is.
"Supersonic is really dangerous this time!"
Opening his eyes again, Ye Si's brow furrowed even deeper.
Big event 'Owen's Rebellion / Let's Get Throne in Cleveland!' Again, it failed.
This is his 24th time playing in the 2016 finals today.
24 times, 135 fights, the last and the closest he came to success.
This time, the game was tied for seven, and in the end it fell short and lost to the Warriors 3-4.
and the Warriors' tie-break, James was normal in the first half, and suddenly lost his fighting spirit in the second half.
Yees has now found the key to accomplishing this task.
That's what James has to do to see the hope of the Finals MVP.
For James, without the title of Finals MVP, he would rather not.
For him, a title without a Finals MVP is equally meaningless.
Both want the Finals MVP, but there is only one Finals MVP.
The two are teammates, and James looks like he has the radar of the Finals MVP.
As soon as James felt that his Finals MVP was hopeless, he instantly lost his fighting spirit.
'Owen's Rebellion / Ascend the throne in Cleveland!' This person's mission, he plays Kyrie Irving, is not only to fight the Warriors, but also to fight James.
Owen wanted to rebel and usurp the throne, and James couldn't just watch Owen ascend the throne in front of him.
He's LeBron James!
He is the Emperor!
One of the most quintessential of the emperor's mental trick is: Rather with foreign ministers, not with domestic slaves!
A player who would rather give the Warriors the MVP of the Finals to his teammates and let his teammates pose a threat to his position.
If you give the Finals MVP to your opponent, you will only lose a Finals MVP.
Give the Finals MVP to your teammates, and you will lose more than just a Finals MVP!
That's the crux of this mission!
Yes must make James feel that the Finals MVP is beckoning to him at all times, and James will be his closest comrade-in-arms, the best comrade-in-arms, and the most reliable comrade-in-arms.
When James feels that no matter what he does, the Finals MVP no longer belongs to him, then James will become his most terrible enemy, even more terrible than the Warriors!
The Cavaliers are James' team.
The emperor of the knights was James.
The emperor took the lead in going undercover, what else could he do?
There is no way!
In the past few days, he has played more than 60 times in the 2016 finals, and he and James have been teammates for more than 300 games, and he is about to be played crazy by James!
In the face of James who is crazy about playing him, the best way for him to complete this task is to keep alongside James in front of him, until the last game, at the last second, with a stunning kill to eliminate the Warriors and win the championship.
It's easier said than done.
It's probably harder than his team beating the Spurs in the playoffs.
The series against the Spurs was also very difficult, even if Bowen was his undercover agent, even if he fixed his hand to 80 in the last game, he only won the Spurs by 1 point.
But no matter what, he can still win against the Spurs.
After being a teammate with James for more than 300 games, Yes found that he was desperate to snatch the Finals MVP from James!
"Yes, wake up!"
"Yes stood up!"
"Yes, I'm in a terrible state of mind right now!"
"After eight hours of sleep, my mental state is still so tired?!"
At the University of Texas Training Gym, the media from all over the United States and the world were in an uproar.
May 9, 2007, AT&T Center, San Antonio.
"Bruce!"
"Bruce!"
"Bruce!"
The second game of the Seattle SuperSonics and Spurs.
In the Spurs fans full stadium of 'Blues! The Spurs beat the Seattle SuperSonics 97-93 at home!
Spurs fans on the sidelines were thrilled.
Win!
Finally won!
The Spurs players on the pitch were also excited.
Especially Bowen, at the end of the game, Bowen cried again!
What was once the league's most 'hardcore' defensive player now seems to have become made of water.
Cry when you lose, cry when you win.
Sensual doesn't even know the Spurs players anymore.
Listening to the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, watching the players on the field feel as if they had won the finals.
Vicky wants to cry.
He really wanted to cry!
Finally won Yees!
It's really finally won Yes!
Who would have thought that this was the first time the Spurs beat the SuperSonics this season, the first time they beat Yes?!
Only one win in six games!
Even in this game, Yes still scored 41 points under Bruce's defense, which was still zero mistakes!
I was almost overturned by Yes again!
Six games against Yes and Spurs, all 40+!
If it weren't for Bruce, Vicky wouldn't have dared to imagine what kind of stats Yes would have swiped on the Spurs!
Fortunately!
The Spurs have the blues!
Luckily, yes has run out of gas!
4 to 1!
It's all in his calculations!
** Vicky, who wanted to cry, cleaned up his complicated mood and showed a confident smile on his face.