Li Cheng's remarks at the post-game press conference once again sparked some discussion about the concept of basketball.

In this era, are we pursuing utilitarian basketball that is champion-oriented, or offensive basketball that is flamboyant?

The Phoenix guys ran off the ground and were flamboyant, but they were under the Spurs' defense.

The Detroiters destroyed the glamorous "F4" combination in Los Angeles with a rock-solid defense.

A lot of big-name stars have been sniffed by reporters about this problem.

Kobe Bryant said, "Winning is what basketball is all about, it's competitive sports, and the winner is king." However, while pursuing victory, we should keep the beautiful part of basketball as much as possible, which is also the charm of basketball. ”

Steve Nash said, "Offense and defense are always opposite, just as flashy and ugly. Basketball is just basketball, and there are a variety of styles that can show its charm. If basketball was always flamboyant, it would no longer be a competitive sport, but a stage play. ”

And Larry Brown, who is closely related to this topic, scoffed at Li Cheng's remarks after being asked this question. "Basketball is all about winning, and no effort is spared. After many years, people will only remember whether you have won the championship or not, but not how you won the championship. ”

Phil Jackson also said: "The teams that can win championships have very tough defense, but at the same time, his style of play never loses the beauty of basketball. ”

Everyone began to discuss such topics again, but some pointed the finger at Li Cheng.

Mark Winter, a well-known commentator on ESPN, pointed his gun at Li Cheng, "It's a boring topic, basketball as a competitive sport, of course, is the supremacy of victory." Should we really follow the Chinese formula, 'Friendship first, competition second?'" ’。 Even if it's really 'friendship first', that's what the winner says to the loser after the game. Li Cheng, this Chinese is a clown, he is just trying to win everyone's attention. ”

"Let's see what kind of player this is. He has almost no defense in the game, what does he rely on to attack? Oh, my God! His offensive means are like a, am I mistaken, such a person should appear in the NBA? And not in the WNBA (Women's Professional Basketball League)? ”

Mark Winter's view is only one, and some people think that Li Cheng's language is too arrogant. He actually pointed the finger at the most prestigious head coach in the NBA? He was so arrogant.

"Some people think they're good when they get some results, but he's just a clown."

"On what basis does he accuse Larry? Does he have a ring? The jumping clown didn't end up with anything good. ”

In these remarks against Li Cheng, of course, they also strongly supported him. As Li Cheng's teacher, Miller was the first to stand up.

"Some people always like to fart, Li Cheng is just expounding his own remarks, if you don't like to listen to it or watch it, just get out. In Indiana, there are people who like Li Cheng. ”

Miller's big mouth, as always, hasn't fired in front of the media for a long time.

In China, Mr. Li's remarks in the interview have also sparked some discussion. However, in the Great Heavenly Empire, everyone is more discussing the issue itself, and they still like Li Cheng's people who like him, and those who hack him are still as black as ever.

All kinds of comments poured in, but Li Cheng never cared about them. Now he doesn't even buy newspapers every day, and the comments and rhetoric of those media are always a little fake now, and he has turned on the blocking mode, out of sight.

However, at the moment, Li Cheng has encountered some trouble on his home court, and today the Pacers are at home against the Timberwolves. It stands to reason that the Timberwolves are not a strong team, and the Pacers are now a good team in everyone's perception, they can cause some trouble for the top 4 in the East in the playoffs, and they should have a big advantage in front of the Timberwolves after the departure of the Wolves.

But in fact, they had a very hard time today. The Timberwolves bit the score very hard, and Li Cheng's play was also greatly limited.

There have been many teams that have come up with various ways to deal with the Pacers before, but those strong teams that don't see the Pacers as imaginary enemies haven't done much work. The underdogs who have no hope of making the playoffs don't want to put a lot of effort into studying the Pacers.

However, the Pacers' dead end was still found, and the Dallas Mavericks made the Pacers very uncomfortable in the final quarter of the game, and their method was feasible. However, the Magic team is the only team that has choked the Pacers' death hole after the rise of Li Cheng.

Their method is to block Granger's breakthrough, first of all, to scrap one of the Pacers' common tactics, and secondly, to try to prevent the person who passes the ball to Li Cheng, so that Li Cheng's gun will run out of shells and will not be able to play.

The Magic team, through Guò to limit Granger and Tinsley, reached the limit of Li Cheng, and finally relied on their own strength advantage to comprehensively defeat the Pacers.

And the Timberwolves have taken out all the methods that everyone has used before and integrated them, and they can be said to have put a lot of effort into the Pacers.

The Timberwolves are now on a nine-game losing streak, and they are eager to end their losing streak. At the same time, Timberwolves head coach Casey's position is also in jeopardy, and he desperately needs a victory to save his confidence crisis. So in this game against the Pacers, the Timberwolves are looking for hope in a desperate situation.

At the beginning of this game, the Timberwolves launched a very ferocious defense against Li Cheng. Their choice is very good, as few fouls as possible, but they use small actions to harass Li Cheng on the greatest scale. This is the scale of the referee's decision, which is proportionate, and the Timberwolves veteran Walker grasps it just right.

On the other hand, Al Jefferson, known as the new Wolves, played a good game and also provided continuous firepower for the Timberwolves' offensive end with singles under the basket. Behind him, Ratliff, who has a very strong blocking ability, became a barrier behind Jefferson while also limiting Granger and Tinsley's breakaway balls.

The Timberwolves did their homework in this game, and they just wanted to use the Pacers to stop the bleeding in Indiana.

The game was not as one-sided as fans imagined, and the second-to-last Timberwolves in the West played their long-lost blood.

Since the referee's whistle, both teams have been anxious. Until the last minute, the two teams were still tied.

At 1:09 of the final quarter, Walker's offense caused a foul on Li Cheng, and he made both free throws to help the Timberwolves equalize.