Chapter 18: Hanging James

Matt Bonner, 208 cm tall, power forward, graduated from the University of Florida in the NBA draft in 2003, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th pick in the second round, and then the Bulls sent him to the Raptors, but the new season Bonner did not appear in the NBA, but fulfilled the final year of his contract in the Italian league, where he averaged close to 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, and in the first two seasons of the Raptors, he averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds per game, He was sent to San Antonio by the Raptors in the summer of 2006 in exchange for Nesterovich's chips, where he played for 10 years. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Bonner is nicknamed "The Great God" but more people know his other nickname - "Red Mamba" This nickname was given to him by Kobe Bryant himself, because he was born with flowing red hair (Bonner has become older in recent years, and his hair has become orange), the first decade of the twentieth century, the four major Mamba Megatron Alliance, Black Mamba Kobe, Yellow Mamba Roy, White Mambas Calabrian, Red Mamba Marat Bonner, the first three by ability, the last one by looks, (someone has to ask, at the level of the Celtic Victory Cigar.) And, also, called capable? In fact, the nickname comes from an amateur game in which four very famous local streetball players in Boston teamed up to challenge the Celtics' water cooler manager Scala Brien, only to be beaten up by the latter, four people, two of whom were beaten 11:0, and two of them were beaten 11:3, which is the difference between professional and amateur...... )

Speaking of Bonner, this person is more interesting, in terms of technical characteristics, he will not do anything except open space to shoot three-pointers, and the defensive end is even more leaky, which is thanks to Popovich's shot to save Bonner's career, otherwise other teams will be cut in minutes.

Bonner has studied very well since he was a child, he studied business in college, and he took an A+ exam. Graduation score of 3.96 points, full score of 4.0 points, annual scholarship, he belongs to the kind of person who goes to college and earns money without spending money, his teacher does not understand him to play basketball, he said that Bonner is a business genius once in a decade, if he goes to Wall Street, he can at least pinch a million dollars, but in the end he went to play basketball, holding a hamburger and squeezing the electric railway, it is really a waste of talent, Bonner also has a characteristic, that is, he is very frugal, his ten-year career has earned more than 30 million US dollars from the NBA, and he is also a small millionaire, but Rao is like this, he goes to the stadium to play and takes the bus every day, he does not buy a car, No one has ever seen Bonner take a taxi to the stadium, go to KFC McDonald's to buy fast food and have to ask others for discount coupons, and never buy double-layer meat, but all players who play in the NBA more or less like to collect sneakers, Bonner first entered the league was a sneaker contract signed with New Balance (NB), just in the first year, NB gave Bonner two cabinets of shoes, a few years later NB gave up Bonner, but Banner has been reluctant to buy shoes, two cabinets of shoes for Bonner to wear for three years, It is equivalent to three years of advertising for NB, until the end there are three pairs left, Bonner said that he has a pair of good-looking ones to wear at home, a pair of not-so-good-looking ones to wear away, and a pair that can't be washed out for training, he jokingly said that he actually doesn't like to stay in the Spurs very much, because in the Spurs every year to play the playoffs, pay shoes, and the least favorite thing in the whole season is to play in the finals, because at the end of a season, he has no shoes to wear......

To be serious, you can also see from what Bonner said that Bonner played a very good role in regulating the Spurs' locker room, the Spurs played too dull, and there were no ratings, Duncan was also a sullen type, and he didn't like to contact the media, at that time, Bonner's role in the Spurs was called "joker" in today's words, and when many teams were demoralized, the people who went outside to accept the media bombardment were all Bonner, tactically speaking, Bonner's three-point shot could play a good role in pulling space, Space is very important for the Spurs, whether it is a dull inside single, or a bald and running ball breakthrough needs space, which also makes the opponent very uncomfortable, you say you defend Bonner, he just stands there, sometimes ten minutes without the ball, you say you don't defend it, receiving the ball is a string of three-point rain, Bonner's three-point is not only accurate but also never plays, random shooting, if there is someone within a radius of 300 meters, he will never shoot, there is very good discipline, and it is one of the reasons why Popovich likes Bonner very much, So on the playoff stage, Bonner gets up and down from time to time, always disrupting the opponent's defensive rhythm and becoming a surprise soldier.

To sum up, Popovich has two tactics to press the bottom of the box, one is the level of game intensity in the Finals Battle of Kings Mountain, Manu starts, and the other is the level of game intensity in the Finals tie-break, Bonner starts, and it is said that Bonner's win rate when he starts is far greater than that of any player who has been in the NBA for more than seven years, and is known as the ultimate nuclear weapon of San Antonio......

In the new season, the Spurs won a 56-26 record, entered the playoffs with the third place in the West, defeated the Denver Nuggets with a golden two-gun combination 4:1 in the first round, Iverson and Anthony combined to score an average of 50 points per game, and could not win against the Spurs, and in the second round, the Spurs met their old rival Phoenix Suns.

In the first game, the Spurs defeated the Suns 111-106, Duncan was unstoppable on the inside, hitting 33 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks, Parker also scored 32 points and 8 ciudad assists, Michael Finley scored 19 points, and the Suns' Steve Nash scored 31 points and 8 assists, Stoudemire scored 20 points and 18 rebounds, and Barbossa on the bench exploded and scored 18 points.

Although the Spurs won the first game of the game, in the second game, the Spurs were slaughtered by the Suns 81-101, and only Duncan played normally in the whole Spurs team, He got 29 points and 11 rebounds, on the other hand, the Suns were in full bloom, Stoudemire scored 27 points and 9 rebounds, Nash scored 20 points and 16 assists, Ragabel scored 18 points, the Suns won the home court advantage, and in the third game the Spurs pulled back a game on the Suns' home court, Duncan scored 33 points and 19 rebounds, Ginobili blasted the Suns bench with 24 points, and the fourth game became the turning point of the series.

18.2 seconds before the end, the Spurs fell behind 98::11, but the ball was still the Suns', the Spurs decided to foul the Suns tactically, and then a discordant scene appeared, Nash received the ball at the border, Horry immediately rushed up, elbowed Nash to the billboard, interested fans can Baidu the video at the time, Horry's action is actually not very big, similar to shrugging a little stronger, many years later Nash said that he had his own performance component back then, The purpose is to foul, but the problem came out, the other players of the Suns thought that Horry had overturned Nash, they didn't do it, Ragabel went directly to Horry to prepare for a fight, Stoudemire and Dio also left the bench, although the Suns won 104-98 against the Spurs in this game, but they got a very bad news after the game, Xiao Si and Dio were banned for one game because they left the bench without authorization, which means that they could not play in the crucial fifth game of the battle of Tianwang Mountain. On the other hand, Horry was suspended for two games for this malicious foul, but it is clear that the Suns have more to lose in this clash.

When the suspension penalty report came out, Suns head coach D'Antoni was very dissatisfied, saying that his team had suffered heavy losses in the accident, while Spurs head coach Popovich said that Horry's foul was just a foul that was higher than that of the regular season, not so serious, and that it was a bit too much for Horry to be suspended for two games.

Popovich tells us with practical actions what it means to be cheap and good.

In the fifth game, the Suns Marion struggled to support, he scored 20 points in the half, leading the remnants of the Suns to lead the Spurs by 11 points, but in the second half, the Spurs fought back wildly, especially Ginobili, dreaming back to 2005, three points, breakthroughs, mid-range shots, free throws, as long as he could score, Ginobili was not relentless, he scored 22 points in the second half, and snatched the victory from the arms of the Suns!

In the sixth game, Xiao Si played very fiercely, scoring 38 points and 12 rebounds in the whole game, and Nash also scored a double-double of 18 points and 14 assists, but the victory belonged to the Spurs, Parker scored 30 points and 6 assists, Duncan scored 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Ginobili went on a rampage again, shooting 11 of 17 and scoring a full 33 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and sending 6 assists! One person directly spoiled the Suns' outside defense!

After stepping past the Suns, the Spurs met their ideal opponent in the Western Conference Finals, the Utah Jazz, the Jazz at that time formed a new Utah twins, Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, the pair of Rockets in the playoffs are miserable, but it is not a matter at all on the Spurs' side, the Spurs' super defensive ability is the basis for them to maintain a strong team for more than ten years, and the blocking and dismantling that the Jazz rely on to survive is not called tactics here in the Spurs. If you block and dismantle indefinitely, I will change the defense infinitely, and the 4:1 victory over the Jazz is easy and pleasant, and the average playing time of the GDP combination is less than 35 minutes per game, and Ginobili is even less than 30 minutes......

In the Finals, the Spurs met the Eastern New Army, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the boss of the house is the league's superstar LeBron James, he joined the NBA in 2003, after four years of tempering, he almost single-handedly brought the team to the stage of the Finals with his strong ability, this season's Cavaliers, also reached the historical peak of team history, but then, the Spurs let the Cavaliers know what it means to hang.

Before the game, James had this conversation with Bowen.

"Third Uncle Bao, I have heard of your old name in the rivers and lakes for a long time, this time in the finals, I hope you can give me advice."

Although James is a superstar, after all, his qualifications are still shallow, and it is not harmful to be respectful to those old fritters, especially those old fritters like Bowen who will still make them bad.

"Well, Xiao Zhan, I like your attitude very much, but what, the finals are not better than the regular season, and the action is slightly bigger, uncle advises you, it's best to bring all the protective gear, when the time comes, don't hate Uncle Black, I can only hate you for not preparing in advance."

James nodded hurriedly, "Third uncle, the protective gear is all ready." ”

"Where's the bracer?"

"Yes!"

"Where's the waist pad?"

"Yes!"

"Where's the finger guard?"

"Yes"

"Where's the knee pads?"

"Yes!"

"Where's the ankle pad?"

"Yes, too!"

"Where's the crotch guard?"

"This ......"

"No, yes!"

Bowen smiled lewdly, then glanced meaningfully at James's crotch, and James suddenly felt his crotch tight......

Playing the Cavaliers, blocking James is equivalent to getting half of the victory, the Spurs have a careful defensive deployment for James, take the ball on the outside, Bowen is responsible for harassment, shoot casually outside the three-point line, if you dare to break into the inside line and knock it down directly, Bowen's indicator is to make James fall to the ground every time, and he can't get up within three minutes, so there was such a picture in the game-

James dribbled the ball on the outside with the ball and said to Bowen who was defending him,

"Uncle, I'm going to break into the inside line this time......"

Bowen didn't pick up James's words, but pointed to James's crotch with his hand, and turned to Popovich, who was standing on the sidelines,

"Bobo, get him a stretcher!"

James suddenly felt a tightness in his crotch - forget it, let's shoot, outside the three-point line, no one is defending, James shoots arrows with a bow!

"When~~~~!"

Everyone in the world knows that James is good at sudden and not good at throwing, and this set of tactics of preventing sudden and not letting go is tailor-made for Jade!

In the first game, the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers 85-76, James in the first Finals game of his career, handed over a dismal record of 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 turnovers on 4-of-16 shooting, and the Spurs GDP played well, Parker scored 27 points and 7 assists, Duncan scored 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Ginobili scored 16 points.

In the second game, the Cavaliers still haven't come to their senses, the Spurs beat the Cavaliers again 103:92, James scored 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers on 9-of-21 shooting, and the combined GDP scored 78 points, leading the team to defeat the Cavaliers.

Although the Cavaliers lost the first two games, the performance of the team's leader LeBron James is improving, and the third game is played at the home court of Cleveland.

"Uncle, this is a game on our home turf, I want to play to the fullest! Even if I get hurt, I'm going to fight! ”

Bowen didn't answer James's words, but looked at James quietly, and suddenly said,

"Xiao Zhan, you are right, as the first person in the alliance, as a man, this is what you should say, uncle is very optimistic about you, ask you more, Xiao Zhan, are you married?"

"Not yet."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Absolutely!"

Bowen glanced at James's crotch again, and said casually,

"I didn't wear a crotch guard, did ......?"

"This ...... This ......"

"It's okay, it's okay, don't get me wrong," Bowen hurriedly waved his hand, bared his shiny big teeth, smiled lewdly at James, and said,

"Coincidentally, I'm not married either, but I don't have a girlfriend yet......"

James is not only tightened in his crotch, but also in his heart......

In the third game, the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers for the third time 75-72, James scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 turnovers on 9-of-23 shooting, and he did not shoot the last three-pointer of the game directly led to the loss of the game, Parker scored 17 points, Duncan scored 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Bowen scored 13 points and 9 rebounds.

In the fourth game, the two teams played inextricably, the Spurs led the Cavaliers 60:52 in the first three quarters, at this time James suddenly broke out, he scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Cavaliers to catch up with the game, but at this critical moment, the demon knife came out of the sheath again, and he also scored 13 points in the crucial fourth quarter to hold the advantage for the Spurs, and the Cavaliers finally breathed a sigh of relief, defeated by the Spurs 82:83, and the Spurs won this year's championship, Parker, who averaged 24.5 points per game, was elected as the first Finals MVP in NBA history, Duncan's average of 18.3 points and 11.5 rebounds per game is not bad, but the 44.6% shooting rate is a bit low, not to mention that the shooting rate was lowered in the crucial fourth game, 4 of 15 shots, so Parker beat Duncan to get the Finals MVP that year, in fact, at least half of this MVP belongs to Bruce Bowen, it is his perfect defense of James that made the Spurs win the championship so easilyHere's a brief look at James' stats in four games, averaging 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds (1.0 frontcourt rebounds and 6.0 backcourt rebounds), 6.8 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.5 blocks, 5.8 turnovers, shooting 35.6% from the field and 20.0% from three-point range...... If I can win with this kind of performance, then I'm sorry......

After the game, Duncan put his arms around James' neck and said,

"The future of the league is yours, but thank you for giving me the championship this year......"

When I heard this, my mind suddenly filled up such a picture-

Primary school teacher: Study hard, and it will be easy when you go to junior high school!

Junior High School Teacher: Study hard, and it will be easy when you go to high school!

High School Teacher: Study hard, and it will be easy when you go to college!

University teacher: Study hard, and you will be relaxed when you graduate!

Graduated...... , it's better when you're studying......

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