Chapter 403 Finals, War Spurs One

If there were no Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs would really have to win the championship this season.

Judging from the development trajectory of the fat man's previous life, it should not have been the Pacers who qualified, but the Pistons who entered the Finals for two consecutive years.

The Pistons will also meet the Pistons in the Finals and defend their title by defeating the Pistons in the Finals.

The matchup between the Pistons and the Spurs, although it was called box office poison at the time, however, in the eyes of those who know the ball, this is the greatest and most classic matchup in the past ten years.

The strength of the Spurs and the Pistons is not much different, it can be said that they are equal, they are the two closest teams, and it is precisely because of their strength that they are not much different, so they also staged the most competitive Finals.

Because they are both extremely good at defending, they have also contributed seven breathtaking matchups to the fans.

With the iron walls of defense, the shouts of the musicians and the burning enthusiasm of the fans, both sides have no hesitation, and both sides are united......

Those who have watched the game believe that no one will forget the greatest performance of Robert Hawley's career - 3 points in the first three quarters of the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and 20 points in the fourth quarter + overtime.

At the last moment, he jumped from the right front of the free throw line to dunk 2+1 with one arm, and jumped over the dunk of Auburn Hills;

a suffocating timeout counter-timeout before the final throw; After a dunk caused a ligament strain in his left arm, he still made a final 3-pointer to beat the Pistons.

You still seem to hear the 'unbelievable' narration.

It was a pinnacle matchup, though, in the end, Spurs were a little luckier as they came out on top to capture the Aubulan Cup in San Antonio, which they had lost for four years.

Duncan also earned his second championship ring, and the Spurs were at that time. It also really established a tactical system with Manu, Parker and Duncan as the core, and the Spurs also established their status at that time.

Spurs are a force to be reckoned with.

Although, the Pacers knocked out the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, against the Spurs, they still have to take it lightly.

The Pistons' specialty is defense, and they're the kind of team that implements defense that will bring a championship, so. This also leads to them being strong.

Spurs also believe that defense is important, but they don't just have defense.

Spurs coach Popovich is extremely flexible, he not only believes that defense can bring championships, he firmly believes that the balance of offense and defense is the last word to win, defense and offense are both powerful weapons to win, and he will not ignore either side.

In his opinion, a defense without an attack will not last long, and an attack without defense is just a useless work. So, he believes that offense and defense always have to be in one state, and if they don't stay in one state, it won't work, it won't work.

It's a terrible existence, a terrible one, a terrible one.

And the Spurs did just that.

Without the rise of the Pacers, the Spurs could have won the championship. This is not unpredictable.

During the regular season, a lot of people may have been drawn to the Pacers' victory. They have also been neglected by the Spurs, however, if you look closely, you will also see that the Spurs are not to be underestimated, winning 63 of the 82 regular season games. Moreover, they are always in the best state to win, and the Spurs are always extremely easy to win, and the Big Three can be on it, and their Big Three are always inertial to punch in the third quarter.

Spurs are not short of people.

And the Spurs can do that. Not without reason.

Back in the summer, Spurs had already expected this.

Before they won the Western Conference and reached the Finals, they actually won another game in the competition, and that was when they successfully recalled veteran Finley. The star, who was cut by the Dallas Mavericks because of the league's new terms, turned down invitations from the Suns, the Heat, etc., in order to chase his championship dream, and resolutely chose to join the Spurs, which made people have to surprise the strength of the Spurs' new roster, and the defending champion was considered the top favorite to win the championship this season at the beginning of the season.

In fact, the strongest thing about the Spurs is not that they recalled the veteran Finley, but that they are stable, no, it should be said that they are stable and rising.

Spurs have been a strong title contender for the past few years, and this year is no exception.

The Spurs can do this because they have maintained their original core main lineup, and they have added new blood to the main lineup.

In the new season, the Spurs still established a general tactical deployment centered on three players from three different countries, Duncan, Parker and Ginobili.

In addition to these few people who have not changed, there are also a large number of powerful generals in their camp.

Defending the iron jacket leopard print, center forward and center forward Nesterovic are all roles that should not be underestimated.

In addition, the recalled veteran Finley and Robert Hawley, who have always been stored in the team, are killers at key moments.

They don't lack experience, and they can also bring out their characteristics to the fullest.

As mentioned before, the strongest thing about the Spurs is not their defense, nor their offense, but their offensive and defensive balance.

Solid defense and quick advance are two of the Spurs' main characteristics, and the Spurs are one of the very few teams in the NBA that can combine the two.

Defensively, the legacy of the "twin towers" formed by Duncan and Robinson is still there, and although Robinson is gone, Duncan's defensive ability still makes opponents fearful.

Duncan's height and arms are there, and ordinary people would not dare to make a mistake in front of him.

Although he plays as a power forward, he has the body of a center forward, the flexible footsteps of a power forward, plus the height and weight of a center forward, which is not to say that it is really dry, even thinking about it makes people feel uncomfortable.

That's why Duncan can be so good.

No matter who he faces, Duncan will always have an advantage.

In the face of the small man directly in the center to use, in the face of the big man and the big forward to play, not against you, then the advantage can naturally come out.

Duncan's strength is speechless and he is named one of the greatest power forwards in league history. Where do you think his strength can go?

In addition to Duncan, small forward leopard print is also a ruthless character.

He also topped the league with his defensive ability, and many outstanding swingmen also bowed to his defense, and Carter, the former demigod, was also pulled back to the ground directly from the air by him.

In addition, he also won the title of 'Kobe Bryant', there are not many people who can get such a title, who is Kobe. Kobe Bryant is the top scorer in the league, he is Kobe's terminator, no matter whether this title is exaggerated or not, or what, can be called so, his strength is naturally extraordinary.

Of course, he can't just defend Kobe Bryant, and whoever it is, it's extremely difficult to score easily under his defense.

The defense can be so good. It's also because the Spurs have such a thick staffing, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to do this.

In addition to defense, on the offensive end, the Spurs' combat power should not be underestimated.

This is especially true on the offensive end.

On the offensive end, the Spurs excel at their fast break, which is the counter-attack after the defense, to be exact.

This is also their most common and powerful scoring tool.

In the main lineup of the Spurs, the backcourt composed of Parker and Ginobili is also superb. The fast attacks launched by them have a high success rate.

If you don't get off the defence very quickly, you're going to be deflated by them. It's definitely over.

Spurs will not miss an opportunity to hit their opponents hard and wreak havoc on them.

This is also the biggest guarantee for the Spurs on the offensive end.

And this season, the Spurs have not only maintained their original characteristics, but they have also strengthened their scoring tools from the outside.

The acquisition of Brent Barry was also a highly successful deal.

Previously, the Spurs lost to the Lakers. A large part of the reason for this is that the Spurs' three-point shooting is not consistent enough, which caused them to lose.

And this season, they have also strengthened this vulnerability.

The introduction of Brent Barry was a major move. With Brent Barry, the Spurs' original outside scoring firepower has increased.

You know, Barry shot 45.2 percent from three-point range last season. Ranked second in the NBA. In the life-and-death playoffs, such a shooter is an absolute killer.

With Holly and Barry, the Spurs also have plenty of vitality on the outside, and they don't have to worry about dumb fire outside the three-point line.

In this way, it is not without reason that the Spurs can dominate the Western Conference.

To attack and attack, to defend and defend, and in the West, O'Neal has also left Miami, as the top interior in the league, Duncan can be unscrupulous, so to speak, the strongest interior in the West Now the Spurs dare to say second, and no one dares to say first.

Coupled with the fact that the strength of the original powerhouses Kings and Mavericks has declined, the Lakers are too variable, and it is not too much for the Spurs to aim for a championship. The only thing they can compete with in the West is the Timberwolves.

But the Timberwolves' crippled roster tried to wrestle with the Spurs, which was not too difficult.

At the beginning of the new season, the Spurs started the new season as usual with a low-key and tepid performance, and they were still so habitually ignored, however, when the Spurs understood that the number of wins on the record list continued to increase, when the French sports car Parker was breathtaking, and he relied on his lightning-like speed to constantly use the breakthrough to attack the basket and score layups, they also began to realize the horror of the Spurs.

Spurs are truly terrifying.

With the supergiant Duncan, Parker is still on the way to growing into a superstar, France has strengthened his weak mid-range shooting in the past, and the shooting rate has greatly improved, which also makes his edge overshadow Duncan and become the most shining existence of the Spurs.

Although they once trailed the Mavericks, their rivals in the same division, no one doubted the strength of the Spurs.

This is also the best thing about Spurs.

There is nothing to say about the strength of the main lineup, plus the lineup on the bench is deep enough, when the most in the Spurs camp, the number of Spurs that can rotate has reached 12, and the average team rotation can reach 9, which is already very good, extremely good, but the Spurs have reached such a level, which shows how strong the Spurs are.

Throughout the Spurs' season, entangled in a certain period of time, the Spurs do have unsatisfactory places, for example, the Spurs once lost to the defending champion Pistons on their home court, because the strength of the Spurs has also been questioned, Duncan is in a sluggish state affected by a foot injury, Ginobili's ankle is always troubled, and it is difficult to find a role player who can take on the role of the bench in addition to Finley and Horry, and the Spurs' prospects for defending the title suddenly become unoptimistic.

However, Spurs coach Popovich, the biggest contributor to the Spurs, is also playing his role as a head coach.

It can be said that the San Antonio Spurs, in a small place, the Spurs in the small ball city can have this kind of results, which is inevitably related to Popovich, who is both the coach and the management of the Spurs.

After the slump, it was the Spurs' biggest explosion of the season, although they could not achieve the Pacers' 42 consecutive wins, but he also continued to run in the game, and gradually found the form of the playoffs, and in January and February, they played 14 games and 13 wins, which made them suddenly among the top positions in the West.

Despite back-to-back losses to the Cavaliers and 76ers on the road, the Spurs quickly got back on track with a seven-game winning streak.

From '99, the Spurs became the team that knew how to play the playoffs best. Although the overall age of the team is on the older side, the sufficient bench depth and low injury rate have not affected the Spurs' form in the playoffs. On the Spurs bench, there are playoff regulars such as Hawley, Finley, and Van Exel, and the Spurs can win with experience.

That's why, in the end-of-season sprint, when other teams were going back and forth, the Spurs were unusually consistent, extremely consistent, winning almost every game they should have won, and the 63-19 record is the best in the history of the Spurs.

If Spurs aren't good enough to use the word "good", then there are no teams that can be called good.

When the Pistons and Spurs meet in the playoffs, it won't be an easy battle.

If the Spurs can beat the Pistons and the Pacers can beat the Pistons, the strength of the Pacers and the Spurs is still about the same, but if you analyze from the above, then the Pacers' side is really too bad.

The Pacers' biggest killers are inconsistency and lack of experience, which are the biggest characteristics of the Spurs.

Duncan and Popovich know better than anyone what it takes to meet the challenges of the playoffs.

The Pacers' encounter with the Spurs in the Finals was not an easy battle to solve.

(I continue to ask for a variety of things.) It's the last two days of this month, and the big guy is a little stronger. How about issuing a commuter pass? (To be continued.) )