Chapter 128, Back to the United States, San Antonio (Asking for subscriptions, asking for rewards)

Li Forest is on holiday for a week.

I took the time to buy a scooter for my dad.

Then, during the day, I went to charter a stadium to insist on training, and at night I drove my sister to go on a date.

His relationship with Lin Weiwei is progressing very quickly.

Li Forest can already sneak up on her little hand.

Of course, every time he came out slightly, there was a big light bulb Lin Feifei there.

Threesome, Li Forest has nothing to disagree with.

The two beauties didn't say anything, and he didn't have anything to worry about as a big man.

Even if it was two people, he didn't dare to do anything to Lin Weiwei.

Now Lin Weiwei is still a little girl in the third year of high school.

Li Linlin's age is also a hairy young man in Lin Feifei's eyes.

............ The time of pleasant joy is always short-lived.

Soon.

It's time for Li Forest to go back to the United States.

The Christmas holiday is actually only three days, but because of the Thunder's schedule, the team has a total of six days off.

Li Linlin took a leave of absence this time and did not participate in the team's training, so he also rested for 6 days.

This time, Li Forest will go directly to San Antonio in the United States, where he will meet the team directly.

The Thunder are going to take on the Western Conference powerhouse Spurs on the road.

As a traditional Western Conference powerhouse, one of last year's Western Conference Finals teams, the greatness of the San Antonio Spurs doesn't need much publicity anymore.

After the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan in 1997, the Spurs reached the playoffs every year.

Due to the excellent record in successive years, according to the NBA draft rules, the Spurs can no longer select high-pick rookies, and the discerning Popovich began the road of low-pick Taobao.

At a time when European guards were not yet recognized throughout the NBA, Popovich was determined to pick 18-year-old Tony Parker with the 28th pick in the first round in 2001 and start him in his first week with the Spurs.

At the same time, Manu Ginobili, who was selected with the 28th pick in the second round in 1999, had great autonomy on the court, and successfully persuaded him to play as a substitute, giving full play to the greatest skill of the "Demon Knife".

Most crucially, after Popovich selected Duncan, he established a close relationship with the great forward.

In addition to the Spurs' "three treasures", their bench depth has also become a winning weapon for the Spurs.

Many players who are starting to decline or become useless in the league can often regain their energy after encountering the Spurs.

Therefore, the Spurs also won the championship four times in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007, and won the O'Brien Cup, and Duncan is also recognized as one of the few supergiants in the 21st century.

Spurs have not defended their title once, despite having won multiple titles.

In the spring of 2000, the average age of the Spurs was 31, and in the spring, Duncan missed the playoffs with an injury, and the Spurs were eliminated in the first round.

The failure to defend the title for the first time was mainly due to aging and injuries.

In 2004, he encountered the Lakers F4 and 0.4 second myths.

Failed to defend his title for the second time.

In the 2005-06 season, Duncan had plantar fasciitis, and after eight consecutive years on the first team, he missed the first team this season.

Parker became the Spurs' leading scorer, losing seven games against the Mavericks in the playoffs.

The third time he didn't defend his title, it was the team's transition period and Duncan's injury, and the Mavericks were really strong that year.

Spurs won the championship in 2007 with an average age of 30.

The fourth time they did not defend their title, it was because of the aging of the team and the fact that the Lakers were really strong last year.

The characteristics of the Spurs are summarized as follows: a solid record but a lack of ability to solve the opponent.

The reason why the Spurs have won the championship four times is also very clear, that is, most of the opponents in the playoffs they won the championship were opponents that the Spurs could win steadily by relying on their strength, and they did not need or rarely needed explosive seeds to solve.

Defending the title in the post-Jordan era is not easy, in addition to the team's own championship strength, it also needs to face opponents in the same class to breathe a little more than the opponent.

It may be luck, maybe it's a whistle, maybe it's the moment when a few stars have been extremely dazzling in their careers.

Sadly, the Spurs have been missing these in their reigning year.

The Magic once said to Jordan, "Bird and I are always racking our brains about how to beat each other, so we don't dare to slack off for a moment." Michael, your time can make you very lonely. ”

That's right, Jordan's dominance during his two triple-winning campaigns was overwhelming.

The Bulls won 72 plus 15-1 in the playoffs in '96 and 69 in '97.

In the Bulls' six championship seasons, only seven games have been played in the two-game series.

However, Spurs are different.

Until 2004, the Lakers were in the way of the Spurs' championship rush.

In the 2001 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers swept the Spurs 4-0;

In the 2002 Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 4-1.

In 2008, the Lakers recruited Gasol and eliminated the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

Therefore, the Lakers can be called the nemesis of the Spurs.

In this, the 04 and 08 consecutive championships failed, and the Lakers were all roadblocks.

I have to say that before 03, the strength of the Spurs was indeed significantly inferior to that of the Lakers.

Although they have the twin towers of Duncan and David Robinson, Robinson is quite old, and the remaining Elliott and Johnson are strong championship puzzle pieces, but not enough to be the core.

The Spurs are relatively lacking in star power, and Duncan is a bit of a struggle.

Only in 03 Parker and Ginobili joined the team, the Spurs had the absolute strength to win the championship.

Then, there's the luck factor.

Duncan was injured in 2000, and the Spurs lost to the Suns in the first round of the playoffs.

Of course, with the strength of the Spurs at that time, even if Duncan was not injured, it was estimated that it would be difficult for them to win against the Lakers.

The loss to the Lakers in 2004 did have an element of luck.

At that time, the Lakers had all kinds of dirt in F4, and the Spurs were at their peak.

In the first two games, the Spurs led 2:0, and it can be said that victory was in hand.

Who knows, Fisher cast the famous 0.4-second event, which is a once-in-a-decade event after all.

And the tactic itself was a bit random, and it is said that the Zen master arranged an aerial relay tactic at that time.

In 2006, Manu's undercover agent became known.

Originally, at that time, the Western Lakers and Kings were declining, and the Suns had always been defeated, and the only one in the West who could wrestle with the Spurs was the Mavericks.

Therefore, those years were really a rare opportunity to hit two consecutive championships or even three consecutive championships.

However, it is a pity.

The dynasty belonging to the Spurs was never established.

Spurs also have a saying that they win championships every odd-numbered year.

Therefore, this year's Spurs are aiming for the championship.

But the dilemma they face is still to overcome one obstacle, and that is the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the face of the Los Angeles Lakers, they obviously fell behind in strength, and in this year's Western Conference Finals, the Spurs lost very simply.

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After the last big victory, the Thunder welcomed this strong opponent who aspired to win the championship.

This year, the strength of the Spurs has decreased compared to 2007, but it is still much stronger than the Thunder.

The characteristic of Spurs is that it is steady, steady as a dog.

They have a very high win rate against the underdogs.

The Thunder are what they think are the weak team, that is, the Spurs, who are as solid as dogs, need to take the opponent.

Spurs' three-game losing streak this year also had their worst start since 1973.

But the team's Tony Parker hit a new career high in points and assists.

Manuginobili is also a stop-and-go, and this game happens to be a comeback.

Duncan, who has been playing for 10 years, is now at the end of his prime.

The previous record-breaking incident of Li Forest also made Spurs fans quite unhappy.

Because the other holder of the 33-point single-quarter scoring record broken by Lee Forest is the Iceman George Gervin, a famous Spurs legend.

So as soon as Li Linlin arrived in San Antonio, he felt the hostility of the fans outside the arena.

Before he could reach the stadium, the home fans began to provoke him as soon as they saw him.

"Chinese rookie, soft egg!"

"You're going to float outside and shoot, and you're going to be easily covered by Duncan when you go in!"

The invective kept in his ears.

Hearing these abuses, Li Linlin was also very unhappy, but it was impossible for him to compete with the fans.

I just feel a burst of irritability, and there are all kinds of troubles away from home.

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