The thirty and twenty-one of the Chinese New Year's Eve were both just entering the alliance, the difference was only one year earlier, one year late, of course, there are some bigger differences, one is the pride of the sky, so that Auerbach pulled down his face to put on a rotten historical champion, and the other is a mediocre person, after three years barely to catch up, but it seems that it is the accumulation of these three years, the thirty has worn off the edges and corners of the body, but has sharpened its edge.

The first time Mo Xi really saw the cruelty of the league, the unwillingness and desire to lose was in that year, that year the ignorant little beast was like a fish thirsting for victory like a fish longing for water, and this year, Mo Xi is already the best player in the league, he has just tasted victory, it seems that everything is back to square one, this time he is facing this game as a winner.

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the Knicks are no longer the same Knicks, but New York is still the same New York; Spurs are no longer spurs, but the Holy City is still the Holy City.

Mo Xi sat alone in the locker room of the training hall, he remembered that he was standing here, trembling with his back against the locker closet, looking at the poster of Ewing in front of him, but after a while, the poster belonging to Ewing had been replaced by his.

From challenger to challenged, from bag boy to lead big brother, from fringe center to super insider, Mo Xi's identity has changed dramatically, but whenever he stands alone in the locker room, he always feels as if he is back to that night a few years ago, shivering in the wind and rain. People should have fear in life, only by knowing how to fear can they be fearless, and if there is something to be feared, one is a person worthy of fear.

Mo Xi kept rubbing the iron door of his cabinet, and the cold touch made him sober up.

Now he is New York, the king of the Knicks, he is no longer the confused teenager of the past, the more obsessed he is with the past, the more he seems to be not strong enough.

Mo Xi laughed out loud in the empty locker room, and after three long laughs, Mo Xi opened the door of the locker again, packed up his things, and walked out to the gym.

Before Van Gundy left, he and Mo Xi developed a training method that is very suitable for Mo Xi, which is called imaginary training by Mo Xi, although the confrontation on the court is changing rapidly, and there are many talented players who will make incredible moves, but fundamentally, a person's style of play will largely determine the choices that a person will make in the face of certain situations.

Mo Xi is a top student in the Department of Physics, and although his analysis of problems is not as in-depth as that of the guys in the Department of Mathematics, he can be regarded as having his own uniqueness. There are only a few players in the entire league who may interfere with Moxi, their information is naturally a dozen on the Knicks' side, New York relies on the best talent market, and the analysis of data can be said to be the best in the league, and the San Antonio Spurs that Moxi will face next have two strong interior lines, the Spurs Twin Towers, David Robinson and Tim Duncan, but Robinson can't prevent Moxi now, and only Duncan can really pose a threat to Moxi.

What is Duncan's style of play, even if no one analyzes it, Mo Xi himself knows it very well, or the whole league knows it very well, the biggest difference between Mo Xi and Duncan may be that one is that others don't know what he is going to do next and can't prevent him, and the other is that others know what he will do next but still can't prevent him. Two interior lines with the same solid skills, similar but very different, just like the playoffs so far, Duncan can average 23 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks per game, with a shooting rate of 54%, while Mo Xi is 33 points, 12 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.4 blocks, with a shooting rate of nearly 60%, and the difference in the role of the two people in the team makes the performance of the two people on the court have different tendencies.

And Moxi's hypothetical training method is to imagine that he is directly opposite Duncan in any situation, and the way the two sides will cope, and this is exactly what Van Gundy is best at, because of the lack of on-the-spot adaptability, he will make a lot of preparations in advance for every game he coaches, and the various countermeasures used in various situations are written in piles of small notes, and he also taught Moxi this method.

After learning this method, Mo Xi said that it was very interesting, he was a person who was good at using his brain, and this kind of training similar to a game was very suitable for his character.

Duncan's static power is very strong, even O'Neal is difficult to shake Duncan, and Mo Xi's static power is also good, but because of the difference in race, Mo Xi's dynamic power is destined to be inferior, which is not a good thing for the attacker, in terms of strength, it is difficult for Mo Xi to move Duncan, and in terms of foot movement, even if Duncan, who is also not very old, has a major injury in his leg, but it doesn't seem to have much impact on his athletic ability, The best way for Mo Xi to defeat Duncan is to use his best instant reaction ability, which will be a purely technical confrontation between the two people, which is more tiring than the kind of confrontation between Mo Xi and O'Neill last year.

It's only thirty minutes of training, Mo Xi is already sweating profusely, Mo Xi took out all the equipment in his arsenal and tried it one by one, constantly rehearsing in his mind the actions that Duncan might make, in this state, Mo Xi is the most tired of his brain, which is quite a distraction for two purposes, and one of them is to imitate other people's thinking, and he is the only one in the entire alliance who can train himself like Mo Xi.

Mo Xi straightened his back, turned around, and then quickly crossed steps, changed direction under his crotch, shook his shoulder, and pushed his right elbow up, as if he was fighting a bloody way, Mo Xi ran directly towards the basket.

When he arrived at the basket, Mo Xi did not relax, and strode out and stepped directly to the other side of the basket.

If Duncan was defending himself, what side of himself would he be? Front? Behind? Or the side?

It's the side!

Between the thoughts of a thousand times, Mo Xi quickly made a judgment, and at the same time he did not stop moving, Mo Xi is close to the bottom line at the moment, if it is Duncan, he will definitely defend on the side, although the possibility of being blown a defensive foul is extremely high, but this is undoubtedly the best defensive choice.

It seems that Mo Xi doesn't seem to have much room to turn, in this position, Mo Xi will already be taken away by Duncan as long as he makes a move, so Mo Xi chose to take a step forward.

Then suddenly, Mo Xi's kick out suddenly exerted force, directly kicked the ground, and crossed back from the position of the bottom line.

Raise your hand, feint.

Shoulder top and continue the feint.

A mistake under your feet, a top on your back, is still a feint.

Mo Xi finally made a move, facing a right hand hook hand in front of the basket, but halfway through the ball, the ball was retracted, and he suddenly changed hands in the air, and his left wrist flipped and smashed directly into the basket.

Mo Xi panted and leaned on the basket rack, feeling that it was still a little bad.

If that's all he wants, he won't win.

Mo Xi looked at the ceiling of the arena and was stunned.

At the same time, far away in the Spurs training gym in San Antonio, the Quds Gang is "plotting".

A glass of red wine, a beam of sunshine, a folding chair, an old man with gray hair.

The air conditioner on his head was running at full power, but Tony Parker didn't feel cool at all, but a burst of heat was unbearable.

Popovich took a sip of wine, held the glass in one hand, and shook it gently, "I remember that when I chose you, you were all unknown European stars, and now, you can be regarded as a strong party." ”

Popovich looked at the disciples in front of him, his eyes mainly stayed on Tony Parker and Ginobili, these two talents are Popovich's biggest gain in recent years, he plans to train these two people to help Duncan, look at the Knicks in the East, Popovich knows that if nothing else, the Knicks' lineup is likely to become a nightmare for many people for many years. San Antonio doesn't have the same big market as New York, and Popovich's selection is to find the best fit for his system among the rookies to develop, and Parker and Ginobili are the two most optimistic about him in recent years.

Popovich put the wine glass in his hand on the small table next to him, he straightened up, looked at Parker and Ginobili with a pair of tiger eyes, and said: "Tony, you were in Europe, you mixed well in France, and you can be regarded as a talker, do you feel sorry for coming to me as a little brother?" Just for your father's wishes? ”

Parker took a step forward and said, "Bo Lao, at first, maybe it really was, until I saw that twenty-three performance, and I thought I was going to come here and do my own business. ”

Popovich was expressionless and didn't make any comments, but looked at Ginobili again and said, "Manu, what about you?" You're different from him, when I first chose you, you were just a hairy kid on the streets of Ah Yuting. ”

Ginobili said eagerly: "Yes, I was just a hairy boy on the street who didn't know anyone, so I chose to become the leader of Argentina and the whole of Europe that year before coming to the holy city." I've heard that this is the place where I can put my talent to the best of my ability, I don't want to bury my talent in that remote country of Argentina, I want to prove myself to everyone, I, Manu Ginobili, is the one who can play. ”

Popovich hit Manu on the head with a "snap" and said, "The best to fight!" The best to play! The best to play! Do you want to be a thug for the rest of your life? My seat is always meant to be sat by, so what can you do as a thug! After Popovich finished speaking, he turned around and came to Parker, also hitting Parker's head, and continued: "And you!" Make you an idol! Make you an idol! Make you an idol! Look at which of the people who came out and mixed up is an idol! Shame on me! Don't you know what kind of person you are? ”

Popovich turned around, returned to his chair and sat down again, and at the same time crossed his legs, crossed his hands, put them on his knees, and lay on his back in the chair, and continued: "How many times have I told you, we are not in the middle of the road, we must speak civilly, we are a good team, you have made us look like gangsters, and we are not the guys in New York!" Usually when you have nothing to do, drink a lot, read a book, listen to music, and talk about how good it is. Popovich suddenly changed his tone and became serious, and continued, "Do you know what I chose you to play here for? ”

The Spurs will quietly watch Popovich and wait for the following.

Popovich continued: "I've been planning for so long, bringing you together, the purpose is clear, first, to beat the Lakers, two, to beat the Knicks, only by doing these two things, we are the real champions, each of you is carefully selected by me, each one has his own unique role, completely arranged for the weaknesses of the other two teams, for this year's game, I have been preparing for three years, because I know that in these three years, there will be an irresistible behemoth born, to be honest, I really thought there was only one, but then I realized I was wrong, not one, but two. I'm sure many of you are familiar with this extra one, but not very familiar, they are new, but they are new from the old or from the stove, we are still a little ill-prepared for this, but we have beaten Los Angeles, we are only one step away from victory, and I don't think any of you will want us to fall here! Moreover, "Popovich's voice involuntarily raised" When this kind of unprepared victory hits, you will really understand what victory is! The strong are always strong, and the weak are always weak! Only the victor can be strong! Since we want to be the leader of this alliance, we must have the awareness to face any challenge, and now we have to face the challenge of becoming a successful challenger. ”

The Spurs' team management is very much like a kind of family management, Popovich is the deserved godfather, and David Robinson is the current eldest brother of the family, as for Duncan, he is the successor of the godfather after the retirement of the eldest brother, although from the current situation, it seems that he will do better than his eldest brother.

After listening to Popovich's speech, the Spurs still looked expressionless, but Popovich was very satisfied, he knew that some people were just inside.

Popovich is thrilled, although this squad is not yet fully grown, but its opponents are by no means at their peak, this is a team that has been completely built with his ideas in mind, and after years of hard work, it is time to pick the fruit.