Chapter 859: The Prosperity of the NBA and Popovich's Mouth!
The first time the team lost, Bowen found himself alone, which surprised Vic a little.
The first time it occurred to Vicky whether Bowen had an opinion about Ginobili and Parker.
After all, these two series are pure undercover, and the Spurs really don't have good substitutes.
The backup guard of the Spurs in this position is the former champion guard of the University of Washington, Justin Duntmon, fast, very fast, very strong, and the confrontation is also quite good, in the case of having so many physical advantages, his defense is naturally above the horizontal line, but his height is also 1.83 meters, which is quite sacred height in the point guard position, of course, the divine is sacred, and the short is really short, and in addition to being short, the technique is not so solid, and the brain is not so good.
Such a player is very useful in special times, but this kind of key battle in the playoffs, ** Vicky really doesn't dare to take him easily, even if he tolerates Parker and Ginobili undercover on the court, he doesn't dare to let Duntmon, Duntmon's best thing is to defend, let him defend Yes, or defend other supersonic players, except for Rondo, his height can't be prevented, let him defend Rondo, that's pure waste, defending Rondo, even Chris Paul and Air is an effect.
With Duntmon's lack of IQ on the offensive end, he was a real waste of place.
Even if Parker and Ginobili are undercover agents, they are still useful.
This is the biggest headache for Vicky, he really can't look down on Parker and Ginobili on the court, but thinking about it, the whole team can really only use the two of them, do you say it's uncomfortable?
He's the manager, and he has to endure the discomfort.
But Bruce is different, he's a player.
With Bruce's performances in those four games, he is qualified to make any demands on him.
If Bruce did ask Parker or Ginobili to stop playing, he would have to agree to it.
It's just that what Rang **vic didn't expect was.
Bowen didn't come to him because he was unhappy with Ginobili and Parker.
But......
"Bruce, are you a little worried?"
"We lost this game, but it was only the first loss and we are still 3-1 up."
Vicky frowned.
At the press conference just now, he was annoyed by the 3-0 reversal of Black Eight asked by those coconut fans.
Of course, Bruce is not like those coconut powder reporters, of course he knows.
And Bruce can have such a sense of crisis, he is also very happy.
"Bruce, I appreciate your sense of crisis, but it's not a wise thing for the team to change formations, it's okay to change the formation in a small way, but if you are not careful in changing the formation, there will be a collapse."
Vicky certainly wouldn't scold Bowen like he did with those coconut powder reporters.
Instead, he explained to Bowen very bitterly.
Bowen told him that although his one-on-one defense against Yes has the effect, but in these four games, he has not really defended Yes, and the team can not change his strategy of defending Yes alone.
Instead of accusing Ginobili and Parker of cheating on him, Bowen took the initiative to take the blame.
This kind of leadership quality, the ** Vicky who watched it was quite moved.
This is the team leader he chose!
This is the one who led them to heaven!
This is the player he has cultivated who is absolutely loyal to the team, if there is really only one person in this world who is loyal to the Spurs, this person will not be anyone else, it is Bowen!
"Bruce, don't let Yes get out of rhythm because of a game loss, and don't forget why we need to get over the nervousness and why we need to get over the overfocus on Yes before this series starts."
"Bruce, you're right, if we pack Yes now, we can indeed reduce Yes's score to the minimum, Yes may not get 40+ points in a game, but we can still get 30 points efficiently, Yes's personal score has dropped by 10 points, but the price we pay for Yes is not ten."
"Bruce, I'm glad you care so much about the team, but we need to keep our rhythm going, it's just a game loss, it's just a small hurdle on our way to the championship, and we can easily get over it."
"We're on the right path right now, and if I feel like we're off the right path, I'm going to correct our path, and you can rest assured of that."
"And we just need to win one game to say goodbye to Yes, and this victory will come soon, if we don't get this one, we will get the next one."
"Bruce, you've been very good in the last four games, I'm very happy with the team, you don't have too much other pressure, of course, your reminder today is very important, I'll pay attention."
The smile on Vicky's face was gentle, completely different from when he had just faced Ginobili.
But...... It wasn't the answer he wanted.
In the face of Vicky's appreciation, Bowen, who wanted to change his fate, was extremely sad.
He knows that ** is a stubborn person, and now in **'s mind, Yes is still in a 'preventable and controllable' situation.
But the reality is ......
Yes is not only in the early 40s, but the SuperSonics beat the Spurs, and it only takes him to score in the early 40s......
That demon!
But the culprit who caused ** to feel that Yes was still in a state of 'preventable and controllable' was himself!
When Yes finally tore off his preventable and controllable appearance and truly turned into a devouring demon, ** must have found that it was too late when he wanted to control it, and it was all over.
He wanted to tell everything and tear off the true face of that demon.
But he knew...... He can't...... He has gone too far and far on the road that the demon has pushed, and even if he turns back, what he will get will not be forgiveness, but the loss of everything, the honor of the team, the respect of his teammates, and the love of his coach......
It's really desperate, for him, it's the kind of despair that can completely drive him crazy!
But!
He still has a chance to change his fate!
Even if he is now deluded, he is not yet deluded.
He will protect the spurs he loves in his own way!
Being able to convince Bowen made Vic very happy.
As for the request that Bruce made to him in the end, it was nothing at all.
Since Bruce wants to be more involved in the team, he is willing to teach it wholeheartedly, and after he and Tim retire, the team will always be in the hands of someone he can trust and reassure.
Bruce is one such person.
The fourth game against the Spurs ended in victory, and the SuperSonics were happy up and down.
Everyone has reason to be happy, although Milicic was bullied by Duncan again, but he was not blown up, although Milicic was very uncomfortable by Bonner's kite flying style, but he also bullied Bonner with his body, not to mention Rondo, the rebound at the last moment, the long pass, decided the final outcome of the game, look at him after the game, the proud and stubborn lips knew that he was imitating Chris Paul's My life is up to me.
Everyone has a reason to enjoy the victory.
Ibaka alone.
After the victory celebration, everyone dispersed exhausted.
And when Yes was about to walk to his RV, he saw Ibaka waiting for him.
"Yes, I've let you down......"
In four games, he was blown up very, very badly by Stephen Jackson.
The Spurs defended one-on-one Yes, and he was the biggest victim.
Spurs' one-on-one defense Yes means that there is no offer on the court, everyone is one-on-one, each position is one-on-one, and the competition is hard power.
Rondo and Parker, Milicic and Duncan, Yes and Bowen, Bonner and Millsap, he and Jackson......
The other positions are intractable, and what about him......
Now there are good people on the Internet who refer to him, Ginobili and Parker of the Spurs as the 'Three Treasures of the Beating'.
"It's people and ghosts, it's all showing, only he is being beaten."
This is the famous saying of the first supersonic fan, not fifteen is second, which expresses his sadness in this series.
Seeing Yes look at him in silence and not seem to accept his apology made Ibaka panic.
He doesn't care if the team has his place in the future.
The victory that Yes gave him was too hard to repay.
Even when the team was down 0-3, he thought that if Yes was really swept out of the first round, he would go to the beach in Seattle and jump the Pacific Ocean!
He's not kidding!
Now I may not be able to die by jumping the Pacific Ocean.
But his guilt about Yes really can't be made up for except for this kind of thing.
Although Yes escaped in the end with his strength and the performance of other teammates, it had nothing to do with him......
“Yes……”
Ibaka wanted to apologize, but was interrupted before he could say anything.
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"I don't want to hear it a second time."
"What you did didn't disappoint me, and I will never fail you."
"Compared with apologizing, I hope you really seize the opportunity when it comes."
"Opportunity?"
"Opportunities belong to those who are prepared, and you are always ready."
Yass patted Ibaka on the shoulder and walked straight to his RV, and when Ibaka came to his senses, he suddenly looked back at the back of the god in his heart, and bit his lip fiercely.
Opportunity belongs to those who are prepared, and you are always prepared......
He was affirmed by God in his heart.
It's just that......
Do I really still have a chance?
The Spurs are the only team in the NBA that won't take Yes into the bag.
Against the Spurs, he couldn't have a chance.
If he loses to Spurs, he could step aside next season and leave the team.
If he wins against Spurs, the chance will also belong to KD, and it won't be his......
Ibaka was bitter.
But looking down at the thick calluses on her hands, Ibaka gritted her teeth and nodded fiercely.
Whether I have the opportunity or not, I will not relax and prepare!
Because Yes likes me to be ready all the time!
After the SuperSonics and Spurs were tied 3-1, all eight of the NBA's first-round playoff matchups have been played in four games.
After four matchups in the eight matchups, none of them had a qualifier.
After four games, the biggest difference in the score is the Supersonic Spurs, as well as the 3-1 between the Cavaliers and the 76ers, while the other six groups of matchups are all 2-2!
Such a grand scene is quite rare in the history of the NBA.
In this year's playoffs, the strength is close to such a level, which is really incredible.
For example, before the playoffs started, many people thought that it must be the matchup between the Celtics and the Bulls who swept the game, although the big score between the Celtics and the Bulls was 2 to 2, but the Bulls have always been the one who leads, and in the big score, the Bulls have always pressed the Celtics.
This series is a series in which Rose has become a god, and if Rose can really beat the Big Four Celtics to enter the second round, it will create a historic rookie miracle.
On the other side of the West, there are few Timberwolves who have entered the playoffs for the first time, and they are quite crazy in the playoffs, the big score between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets is also 2 to 2, the same as the Bulls and Celtics, not only the big score is the same, but even the process is the same, the big example of the Timberwolves has always been the one who leads and suppresses the Nuggets.
It can be said that the Bulls and Timberwolves, two teams led by young players, have given many people very big surprises in the regular season and playoffs!
Of course, in addition to the rise of the youngsters, the four sets of matchups between the Heat and Pistons, the Lakers and Suns, the Wizards and the Magic, and the Mavericks and Grizzlies are equally tense and exciting.
The Pistons won two away games first, and then their home court came back immediately and lost them all, and this kind of home exchange behavior is also quite unusual.
And what about the Lakers and Suns?
The Lakers lost one game as soon as they came up, then two in a row, and finally lost the fourth game again.
The matchup between the Mavericks and the Grizzlies is the same.
But the process of the game is quite different.
The Mavericks swept the Grizzlies as soon as they came up, but soon, the Grizzlies swept the Mavericks two more games, and in the fourth, the Mavericks swept over again.
This is how two teams with very different styles meet.
The game is in the rhythm of the Mavericks, the Mavericks sweep the Grizzlies, and the game is in the rhythm of the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies sweep the Mavericks.
There is also a matchup between the Eastern Wizards and the Magic.
However, the matchup between the Wizards and the Mavericks is different from that the Mavericks and the Grizzlies have very different styles between the teams, and the Wizards and the Magic are very different styles of the leading players.
Howard hi, and the Magic swept the Wizards.
Arenas hit the high, and the Wizards swept the Magic.
In short, after the first four games of this year's playoffs, the excitement of these eight sets of matchups in the NBA playoffs is really beyond the imagination of many people.
Including David Stern, who is at the headquarters in New York.
Looking at the praise of the NBA playoffs in the newspaper, David Stern was really happy.
"This is the NBA I want!"
"The NBA's most glorious era has finally come!"
David Stern was very happy, but at the same time he was happy, but he was also very regretful.
The prosperous era has come, but Yes, who is destined to be the protagonist of this prosperous world, is leaving this world of great contention.
"Milicic, Millsap, Durant, Rondo, Ibaka, Harden, Barria, Gasol Jr., Ingles, Nick Collisson, Wilkins, Quentin Richardson, Sessions, ......"
After sweeping over the supersonic lineup in the newspaper, David Stern also sighed.
The SuperSonics are still a little weaker than other teams that have entered the 'Great Age'.
It's also too reliant on Yes.
However, he can't help it!
He really gave Yes a chance, Yes himself didn't want it!
Alas......
David Stern sighed.
This year's NBA playoffs are a playoffs in the grand spring.
In such a fierce playoff game, many people are now looking forward to who will be the first to stand out in this world.
The two biggest favourites for this year's championship are, of course, the Spurs and the Cavaliers, who are the ones who lead 3-1.
All it takes is one win to knock out the opponent.
In fact, the 76ers and the Supersonics also look really hard to stop the Cavaliers and Spurs.
On April 26, 2009, the fifth game between the Cavaliers and the 76ers kicked off.
The Cavaliers defeated the 76ers 113-101 at home to advance to the second round of the playoffs with a 4-1 lead.
At the end of the game between the Cavaliers and the 76ers, the world saw O'Neal staring at the five big fingers that spread out in the sky.
Everyone also knows what those five fingers represent.
This season, he's going to win his fifth championship and his first for Cleveland!
So, while O'Neal spread those five fingers, the Cleveland fans at the Quick Loan Center were crazy.
After the Cavaliers easily qualified, everyone was looking forward to this game between the Spurs and the SuperSonics, whether the Spurs could replicate the Cavaliers' victory at home.
Cavaliers fans chanted "KING!" at O'Neal at home. The picture really shocked the whole world.
For a while, the home team shouted "KING!" to their leader. "It's a trend.
Now a lot of people are waiting for Spurs fans to shout "KING!" to Bowen or Duncan. Picture.
But......
On April 27, 2009, at the ATandT arena in San Antonio, the Spurs fans were stunned at the end of the game.
They only need one win to knock out Yes and the SuperSonics, and they can celebrate 'Cleveland' to their heart's content on Bowen and Duncan's show.
But when the game ended, the score was 99-98!
The supersonic are in front, the Spurs are behind, and Yes has once again completed the lore in front of them!
"Yes again, SuperSonics won again?!"
Barkley, who had already done a good job of the Spurs fans showing the 'Cleveland Celebration', was so excited that he was about to cry after being stunned!
Barkley was excited to cry in this game, but he didn't.
Two days later, April 29, 2009, Key Arena in Seattle.
“KIng!”
“KIng!”
“KIng!”
In the cheers of the supersonic fans in the stadium, the excited Barkley really cried!
And Kenny Smith, who was beside him, couldn't say a word with his eyes wide open.
0 to 3 to 3 to 3, draw?!
Am I dreaming?
Is this a dream on my TM?
At this time, it was definitely not just Kenny Smith who had a dreamy feeling.
For example, Jordan, Phil Jackson, David Stern and so on at this time.
Of course, there is also the scene, with a long mouth and wide eyes, looking at the live scoreboard, the ** vic with a score of 101 to 100......
Another point?
Another lore?
The sluggish ** Vicky subconsciously covered his mouth......