Sitting in the locker room of the New York Knicks, Iverson looked at the newspaper with a sigh on his face, and Chamberlain leaned over to take a look, it turned out that the newspaper was reporting some conflicts between Maddy and the Rockets, and Maddy has averaged only 27 minutes per game this season, more than 10 minutes less than 38 minutes from his career.

In a recent private interview, Maddie complained to reporters that his performance had slipped because of knee and lower back injuries and the team's distrust of him and not giving him enough playing time. His complaint was seen as an excuse for his laziness, and the Rockets couldn't bear it, and even the good-natured Adelman was, saying in his post-game press conference from the last game:

"Tracy said he was uncomfortable in his lower back, and then we gave him the most comprehensive examination, but the results showed that his lower back was fine. He said he didn't have enough playing time, ha, ha, it's funny, I asked him to play and he didn't play, and now he complains about not playing enough? He didn't play today, he said he had back pain, and I was afraid that if I let him play for 48 minutes, it would tire him. ”

Chamberlain glanced at the newspaper twice and said, "Who said that Old Man Adelman has a good temper?" I look even more irritable than Old Don. ”

Iverson sighed: "Tracy and the Rockets are completely out of love, look at it brother, Tracy is about to be traded, otherwise as head coach Adelman would not have accused him so publicly, it's really embarrassing to think about, we are all old now, and we have become vagabonds in the league." ”

This is said from the bottom of my heart, when I was young, Iverson, Kobe, Carter, and Maddy were known as the four top swing men, commanding the invincible opponents on the east and west coasts of the league, how could anyone dare to accuse them at that time? Not to mention throwing them off like rags.

What now? After Carter left the Raptors, he was no longer a demigod and he officially fell from the altar. Iverson is similar, from the 76ers to the Nuggets, the league has no answer: how sensible and mature Iverson is now, but as everyone knows, it is the recklessness and courage that he has conquered fans around the world who dare to challenge the dignity of God.

This time it was Maddie's turn, and Maddie's situation was even worse than him and Carter, at least no matter how much he and Carter fell in strength, the opponents and coaches respected them on the surface.

"There's only one Kobe Bryant left, that stubborn guy." Iverson closed the newspaper and muttered to himself, a smile of remembrance on his face, "I used to hate his stubbornness the most, and now I just hope that he can keep that stubbornness for a longer time." ”

A faint loneliness inadvertently appeared on Iverson's face, he was the absolute core when he was in the 76ers, and then went to the Nuggets, he is still one of the double cores, but this time he came to the Warriors, he is no longer the core, and will become a more important role player, and it is very likely that he will not even get the status of the third leader.

Now the Warriors' second-in-command has a tendency to lean towards West, especially in the last game, he did even better, even Chamberlain couldn't completely suppress his style.

Today is the fourth day of Iverson's arrival in San Francisco, and the Warriors welcome their second opponent on the road to the New York Knicks, after playing the former Western Conference giants Spurs at home.

The Spurs are in a terrible situation right now, they have played 12 games in the regular season so far, but they still haven't won 50 percent, and the Holy City team has never had such a big problem since Duncan joined the Spurs.

The Spurs suffered two major surprises this season, the first was on draft night, Popovich's favorite French forward Nicolas Batum was preemptively selected by the Houston Rockets and sent to the Portland Trail Blazers, and then until the start of the regular season, Ginobili, one of the Spurs' outside cores, was injured at the Beijing Olympics and was still unable to return for several months, which ultimately led to a heavy loss for the Spurs this summer.

Before the start of the regular season, although the Spurs finally got outside scorer Roger Masson, which partially made up for Ginobili's absence due to injury, but soon after the start of the regular season, the team's other outside core Tony Parker was also knocked down by injury, which completely overturned the balance of the lineup that Popovich tried to maintain - Popovich, who has always been cautious in the use of newcomers, had to use first-year rookie George Hill as the starting playmaker.

And that's not all. After the start of the new season, Duncan's interior partner Fabresle Oberto was also absent due to injury, and the injury of the Argentine center made the Spurs' interior line, which was already short of substitutes, even worse. In desperation, Popovich had to send Anthony Dulihua, a rookie who had not been drafted, and the power forward actually got an average of 20 minutes per game; And Bonner, who has never been reused by Popovich, is in the starting lineup.

With injuries on the back of the Spurs unavailable, the team's starting small forward Bruce Bowen for several seasons has taken a turn for the worse, and Popovich has had to put the veteran on the bench. As the defensive core of the team's perimeter, Bowen is not as good as before in terms of speed, physical fitness and judgment.

Like Bowen, the Spurs' other veterans are in equally unflattering form. Despite the absence of two outside cores, veteran shooter Finley is still averaging less than nine points per game, and he is likely to set a new career low this season.

The form of Curt Thomas, another veteran who has been tasked with defending in the low post, is even more worrying. Thomas played just 15 minutes per game, but despite that, he shot just 30 percent from the field. On the defensive end, Thomas's disadvantage in height and movement speed has greatly reduced his one-on-one defensive ability. Averaged 2 per game. 4 points 3. 6 rebounds, all career lows.

Injured injuries, old and young, the Spurs, the most successful team of this century so far, has come to a crossroads.

The Spurs and the Warriors now have a common enmity, last season's playoffs Western Conference semifinals, it was the Warriors who eliminated them and destroyed their dream of defending the title, and the opposite of the aging Spurs, the Warriors' core lineup is very young, Curry, Ibaka and Morrow, who were selected in the draft, have grown rapidly, and it is obvious that they will be able to take on the responsibility after a while, which is compared, and the Spurs are naturally not a taste.

Back in the playoffs last season, the Spurs were looking forward to playing the Warriors again, and they were convinced they could win. Who knows that this time it is going to be a fight, the outside duo Parker and Ginobili are not left, and Obert, who faced Chamberlain on the inside last season, is also injured, Thomas has left sequelae since he was hit by Chamberlain, and he walked around when he saw him, so the result of this game seems to have come out.

But the Spurs are worthy of being the toughest team in the league, and for this game, Parker came back early!

The starting lineup sent by the Spurs is: center Duncan, power forward Bonner, small forward Anthony Dulihua, playmaker Parker, and scoring guard Finley. The Warriors' lineup is Chamberlain + Ibaka + Jackson + Morrow + Curry.

In fact, the Spurs still have a chance in this game, the same lineup of the Warriors is incomplete: Azubuke, Belineri and Ellis were sent to the Nuggets, and Iverson can only be a spectator because the results of the physical examination did not come out, and the Warriors have four people on the outside line at once, plus Billups is injured, and their lineup is equally incomplete.

After the opening game, Duncan personally defended Chamberlain, who was almost blocked on the first ball, but Duncan grabbed the rebound with the iron. Facing the sprout-like Curry, Parker, who had just returned, seemed to be a tiger, and he broke through twice in a row, with Duncan and Finley each hitting a mid-range shot.

Curry then hit back at Parker, who combined with Chamberlain, who made a feint inside and then passed to him, and Curry hit a three-pointer. After that, Chamberlain teamed up with Morrow to play a wave of 6-2 offense, and also gave Duncan and Parker a big hat, and the Spurs' 2 points came from Duncan's inside attack.

After a half-quarter pause, Nelson Sr. replaced Chamberlain, who played quite well, and let Evans be the center, and then sent West, many people didn't understand this arrangement, but Nelson Sr. smiled contemptuously at Popovich and said: "It's no problem for this lineup to play his little guy." ”

The old man's voice was quite loud, and Popovich jumped angrily when he heard it, this pair of former masters and apprentices is now quite competitive, they both want to prove that their abilities are stronger and they also want to prove that their team development concept is more correct, from the Mavericks and the Spurs to the Warriors and Spurs, there has been no compromise between the two.

In the face of Evans Duncan is still very advantageous, he scored 4 points in a row on the inside, and then attracted the bag and covered Bonner to rely on the empty cut layup to score 2 points, and Evans had no choice but to switch defenses with Ibaka, who was taller, longer and faster, to deal with Duncan, the old monster.

Fortunately, the Warriors had a West, and when he was on the court, Nelson Sr. also gave him unlimited fire rights to play at will. West also had this intention, he knew that with the arrival of Iverson, the good days of unlimited firing were gone, and today's game was regarded as the last meal before the death penalty, and he had to be a full ghost when he died, so he took the spur and opened the knife.

It just so happened that the Spurs' score was the aging Finley, and West's breakthrough was like a stake, two consecutive breakthroughs and all three-pointers were successful, and then he also stole Du Lihua's pass and scored quickly. By the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Spurs by three points, 29-26, thanks to West's bombardment.

In the second quarter, Chamberlain still did not play, and under the leadership of West, the offensive tempo of the two sides accelerated. The Warriors started the game with a wave of 9-4 small ****, West scored 6 points in a row, Morrow hit a three-pointer, and the Spurs' 4 points came from Duncan. Parker then mishandled the ball and turned to turn the ball off the court, which gave West another chance to break through and draw three players in a row to share the ball with Ibaka, who scored on a jumper that forced Popovich to call a timeout.

Things improved for the Spurs after the timeout, with Bonner hitting a three-pointer at the top of the arc and Duncan hitting two straight singles. Popovich sent Bowen to help Parker defend West, and to cover him whenever he had the ball.

West suddenly got the hang of it today, and he single-mindedly went to the ball to organize the team's offense when he was caught in the bag, and as a result, he sent three assists in a row to help Curry, Morrow and Evans hit a goal each. Parker didn't pay attention to it, West immediately broke through and played a 2+1 on Thomas, and Curry hit a three-pointer, Morrow scored a layup, and the Warriors completely knocked the Spurs down in the second quarter.

In the second half of the quarter, the Warriors fought harder, but the Spurs also began to fight back, West hit a three-pointer and then made a layup, Finley responded with two jumpers, and Duncan hit one of two free throws and blocked West's throw. Immediately afterwards, Curry and Ibaka cooperated to stage a bully dunk, and in turn, Ibaka blocked Duncan's layup.

This scene made Popovich want to cry without tears: Old Nelson, this guy does have a hand in the draft, and the three people selected this time are very good, although Ibaka's defense is generally flying in a flash, but the bouncing and blocking awareness is definitely one of the best rookies in this year, so that if Chamberlain teaches him over time, he will definitely grow into an interior defense expert, and how can the Warriors' restricted area be broken at that time?

At halftime, the Warriors led nearly double-digit 59-50, with West scoring 19 points in the half, in addition to five assists and six rebounds in the absence of Billups and Chamberlain.

In the second half, Nelson Sr. finally sent Chamberlain out, but the Spurs counterattacked more fiercely, and Duncan and Parker came up and hit four consecutive shots to cover the Spurs' first eight points. On the Warriors' side, Chamberlain responded with two hook shots and hit four points, West hit a pull-up jumper, and Curry added another three points.

After that, the Spurs played a wave of 5-0 small ****, but in the middle of the quarter, the Warriors immediately took the opportunity to respond with a wave of 9-2 offense, West contributed 4 points alone, and the Spurs only Bowen shot a shot.

In the last three minutes of the quarter, Parker scored nine points, including two consecutive 2+1 attacks, and he also assisted Mason to hit a three-pointer. An energetic Chamberlain scored the Warriors' worst seven points of the quarter, including a buzzer-beating shot.

In the final quarter, the elder Nelson returned Chamberlain, and West hit the first shot, but then his three-point shot was blocked by Mason.

Duncan showed his old side, beating Ibaka twice in a row and assisting Vaughn to score on a layup. A minute later, he made a successful layup on everyone's heads, and old Nelson shook his head at it, this bastard is using his own restricted area as a back garden, right?

Nelson Sr. had to replace Chamberlain to limit the Stone Buddha, and after Chamberlain came on the court, the Warriors directly changed, Curry shot a 3-pointer and sent two assists in a row, and West and Chamberlain came to a violent dunk.

The Spurs fought back with determination, Parker answered with four points and Finley hit a three-pointer.

After a half-time timeout, Duncan singled Chamberlain to get a free throw opportunity, hitting both free throws, and Parker broke through to score four straight points. In this way, with a counterattack in the fourth quarter, the two sides tied at 96 with 4:08 left in the game. After the timeout, Chamberlain broke out, he first hit Bonner under the basket and then carried Duncan to the basket and played a 2+1, then blocked Duncan's turn hook, West held the ball and scored a fast break layup, after Parker missed, Chamberlain took off the rebound and Curry played a block, and he hit a shot to end the game.

At the last moment, the Spurs had no choice but to play three-point tactics, and even Duncan ran out of the game to shoot three-pointers, but missed two consecutive three-point misses, and in desperation, the Spurs were forced to use foul tactics, and West made 2 free throws to win the victory for the Warriors.

It was West's best game since coming to the Warriors, as he recorded his first triple-double of the season: 35 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player to score 35+10+10 off the bench in the last ten seasons.