Chapter 156: Will Tim be angry?
After all, the Spurs have already got the match point, and the situation is gradually becoming clearer than in the West. The Heat and Pacers in the East are once again in a tough battle. The Heat are a top team, and the Pacers, as a new team, are just worthy of playing at the top.
Paul George is strong, but at best a little stronger than Chen Feng. Compared to James Wade, it's still almost meaningless, but the Pacers' team is the Heat. Hibbert, in particular, can burst out with amazing energy every time he faces the Heat.
At the end of the day, the Heat still don't have a traditional center, no one can limit the Pacers, and with a West, the Heat lose on the inside.
The arrival of a birdman Anderson did increase the strength of the Heat's interior to a notch, but he is not a conventional weapon after all, even if he is on the court, he can give the Heat a lot of help, but the Heat's offense relies on the transfer of the ball as a whole.
James, Wade, Chalmers, Battier, Bosh, this lineup is their starter. In order to expand the space on the court, James's ability can be vividly reflected.
And even Bosh can pull out and shoot, this lineup, the Heat are almost invincible on the offensive end, but their interior line is really too weak.
Against the walkers, who can resist the 220-centimeter-tall Hibbert? And defensively, no one can stop Hibbert and make his teammates better offensive.
It can be said that Hibbert is a pillar of optimus on the inside, whether it is defense or offense, no one can effectively limit Hibbert. Even when LeBron James breaks through to the interior. When facing a big man who is two meters and twenty meters tall, he is also a little afraid.
Add to that the fact that Paul George dominates the offensive end, West and Mr. Stevenson, and the Pacers' offense is formed. Besides, they are not a team that likes to attack, and they rely entirely on defense as the core.
They think that as long as their opponent scores lower than their own, they can win!
It's not possible for such a team to win a championship, looking at the history of the league! Almost every championship is a defensive powerhouse, but every championship team is also a good player on the offensive end.
Even when the original Bad Boys won the championship, their offensive ability was among the top in the league. It's just that it's covered up by their 'tough' defensive spirit and defensive methods.
If Paul George can take the next step on the offensive end, the future of the Pacers will be limitless. Plus Mr. Stevenson, who is unreliable. Although sometimes it seems brainless. But he's definitely a good player when he attacks.
As long as the two of them can keep improving, play more light and heat on the offensive end, and have a better coach, then the Pacers will definitely be able to reach the heights of the Spurs in the future.
Now the Pacers are strong in the league though. But it's not championship-level. But the Heat always have a headache for them. George and James are in opposition. Stevenson and Wade are in pairs. And what about Hibbert on the inside?
Now the two sides are tied 2:2 on the record. Roy Hibbert, on the other hand, is averaging 25 points, 13 rebounds, and a staggering 4 blocks per game, even with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Both were also slapped under Hibbert's clutches.
In this way, it is really not easy for the Miami Heat to successfully advance to the Finals from the East. And the Spurs in the West can already put half of their hearts in their stomachs.
After all, when leading 3-1 in league history, the chances of being overturned are too small. The original Lakers and Suns are an example of this.
But at that time, the Lakers could only rely on one Kobe Bryant, and they were much weaker than the Suns in terms of overall strength, and it was shocking to be overturned. But there is no doubt that it is a true reflection of the strength of both sides.
But the current Spurs and Warriors definitely don't have such a problem!
After the Spurs entered the 21st century, they have been the top team in the league almost every year, which is also a wonder in the NBA! Every year, their three elders will say: They are old!
But Duncan is still nicknamed the No. 21 rookie, and the French sports car is still full of energy. Aside from Ginobili's somewhat up-and-down form, they are still the top team in the league.
Now they have acquired a new star China Chen at almost no cost, and almost all teams in the league believe that there are only two teams that can resist the Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder who have taken their individual talent to the extreme, but Beverley 'finished' Westbrook early, and Durant was eliminated by the Warriors alone.
After all, the state of the Spurs and the Thunder is a bit compatible, one team is supreme, and the vitality is insufficient! And the other is absolute individual ability, which can actually be seen from last season how much damage the Thunder did to the Spurs. (Khan, I agree with that!) But this year's situation ...... It hurts! Let's hope the Thunder can find their form soon! )
Of course, the Thunder's style of play depends more on personal condition, and if Durant and Wei Shao are not in good shape, it is estimated that the Thunder will be finished.
The other team is the distant Miami Heat, and the defending champions are too strong. After all, they have three All-Stars, and all three of them are peak All-Stars who have survived their youth.
The most important thing is that after the team has passed the run-in in the first season, they have a tacit team cooperation in addition to strong individual ability, and they have also done a good job of distributing basketball. Even if this team wins three consecutive championships, it is estimated that not many people will be surprised!
Now that the Thunder team has collapsed early, there is only one Heat team left. However, the Heat are still battling with the Pacers, which means that as long as the Spurs can eliminate their opponents early, they can get a decent break.
It's definitely a big plus for the Spurs' old arms and legs!
Spurs locker room!
Popovich sat on the bench and began to let his disciples practice tactics. However, the target is not the Golden State Warriors, but the Miami Heat.
God knows, Popovich is so sure that the Eastern Conference championship will be the Heat, but everyone is practicing according to this tactic. Although none of these people said anything, it was clear from their expressions that no one thought the Golden State Warriors would be a match for the Spurs.
Maybe from the moment Game 4 ends, everyone on the Spurs has their eyes on the distant Heat! Of course, not everyone, except for ......
"Hey! Tim, why did Greg do this? We haven't made it to the cut yet! ”
"Oh! Boris, do you think we rehearsed too early? ”
"Manu, I think you should run like this!"
Chen Feng didn't know whether he really didn't understand or fake, and he nagged endlessly throughout the process. The black line that made the whole training room look at the brains, especially Popovich, the old man was no longer standing on the sidelines, but sat directly on the chairs on the sidelines, with a helpless face.
By the end of the entire training, Popovich did not say a word!
Looking at the disciples who were already resting, Popovich's eyes widened: "Chen! Come here! ”
"Uh...... Hey! Chen Feng laughed dryly, knowing that he was going to be finished again.
"Greg, you called me?" Chen Feng scratched his head, and he didn't know what to do, he seemed to be a real bastard just now.
"What did you just say?" Popovich tried to keep his tone as calm as possible.
"Uh, that! I...... I'm afraid Tim they're too dull, just kidding! Hey! Chen Feng felt like he wanted to pump himself when he said it. But he really had this idea, he thought that the Spurs were too dull when they were training on the team, and Popovich didn't do well when he said it before!
"Just kidding? All right! Chen, I forgot your age, you are very young! Go, run ten laps! Popovich said, pointing to the training ground.
"I ......," Chen Feng finally nodded.
Dio next to him sat on the floor and Danny Green smiled wickedly: "Hey! It's finally time to catch this kid making a fool of himself again! God forbid! ”
Danny Green was lying on the ground, and said with a look of 'surprise': "Except for Greg, I really don't know who can cure him, even Tim dares to pick him up!" I really obeyed him! ”
An hour ago, the whole team was resting! But at that time, Duncan was in a one-man mid-range shot, which is Duncan's latest and most commonly used scoring method, and Chen Feng didn't know that the string was wrong, so he picked Duncan up and turned more than a dozen times.
In the end, he himself fainted, and both of them almost fell!
You must know that Duncan's status in the Spurs is absolutely deep-rooted, he usually has a straight face, and everyone gives him closeness, but that kind of respect from the bottom of his heart makes them not make this kind of joke with Duncan, although Duncan seems to be a childlike teacher recently and likes to make this kind of joke with everyone.
Leonard heard Danny Green's words and pouted disdainfully: "Cut! What do you think? It's definitely revenge! The first time Chen was caught by us, it was planted in Tim's hands! ”
I remembered that kind of expression when Chen Feng ran to Duncan's side and was caught by Duncan who suddenly stood up! Absolutely wonderful! Thinking of this, Leonard is happy again!
At this time, Duncan didn't know when he silently appeared beside the two people, Danny Green found Duncan for the first time because he was lying on the ground, and Leonard was still talking in hindsight.
"Do you think Tim will be angry?" (To be continued......)