The game against the Grizzlies is over, and at this time, the Spurs have only six games left in the final stage of the regular season, which are against the Hawks, Lakers, Timberwolves, Magic, Warriors, and Kings. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It should be said that there is no particularly outstanding strength among these teams, these six teams, only the Hawks, Lakers, and Warriors are playoff-level teams, among them, the Lakers with Kobe, Howard, Gasol, Nash, and Artest are still a team that is fighting for playoff tickets.

Although the Lakers have formed a big five this season, the team's record has not been good due to injuries and chemistry, and by the end of the season, it can only hover between seventh and ninth in the West, which is undoubtedly a little disappointing for many fans.

However, it is precisely because the Lakers are fighting for playoff tickets that such teams can often burst into very strong fighting power.

However, overall, the Spurs are not strong against these teams, and there is only one back-to-back in these games, which is relatively easy at the end of the season.

However, one thing is that the Spurs' personnel at the end of the season are not based on opponents, but entirely according to the rotation plan developed by Popovich and the team doctor.

The first of the six games was against the Hawks, which was quite intense, and although the Spurs narrowly won in the final moments, the bad news was that Dio suffered a back injury in this game.

Ginobili was already stuck with injuries and couldn't play, and at this time, Dio was injured again, which is really not good news for the Spurs, after all, Ginobili and Dio are the team's two most important substitutes.

The worse news is that Dio's back injury has a longer recovery period than Ginobili's, which means that Dio will definitely not be able to play not only in the final stages of the regular season, but even in the first round of the playoffs.

Dio's injury also made Popovich more determined to rotate players, and Popovich's first consideration at this time was not what the record was, but the health of the player.

So in the next game, Popovich's rotation of the main players is more frequent, except for Duncan, who did not play in the next three games, Parker, Bonner and other slightly older players, Popovich has been rested in each game.

The Spurs are very strong, there is no doubt about that, and they have been holding the top spot in the West this season. The strength of the Spurs lies in their overall cooperation and bench thickness, but in such a continuous injury situation and Popovich is also resting in a large area, the strength of the Spurs will naturally decline a lot.

Losing to the Lakers, losing to the Timberwolves, losing to the Warriors, in the next four games, the Spurs only won against the Magic, and even lost the game against the Timberwolves.

On the other side, the Thunder are on a winning streak, and the standings of the two teams have changed before the final game of the regular season.

With only one game left for both sides, the Spurs have a 58-23 record and the Thunder have a 59-22 record, and the Spurs have maintained the top spot in the West for nearly a season, changing hands in less than half a month.

In the final game, the Spurs need to play against the Kings, while the Thunder need to play against the Bucks, neither side is too strong, as long as the Thunder can win the game, they will lock up the first place in the West.

For such a result, many Spurs fans said that it was difficult to accept, after all, the Thunder is the Spurs' biggest opponent in the West, and if they lose the top position in the West, it means that in case they face the Thunder in the Western Conference finals, the Spurs will not have home-court advantage.

However, for the same thing, some people have another view, that is, a loss like Spurs may be a blessing in disguise.

The top five rankings in the West this season were determined early, with the Spurs and Thunder battling for the top two, the Nuggets fixed in third, and the Clippers and Grizzlies battling for fourth and fifth spots.

That means if the Spurs remain at the top of the West, they will have to face the winner between the Clippers and the Grizzlies in the second round.

In the past two seasons, the Clippers and Grizzlies have both ranked fourth and fifth in the West, and this season will be their second consecutive season playoffs first round meeting.

For such two difficult opponents, it is also a very good choice if they can avoid them in the second round.

That's why so many fans speculate that it's highly likely that Popovich tolerated the team's losing streak, and some even speculated that it was a strategy by Popovich.

As a member of the Spurs, Li Yang obviously knows better than the outside world, although Popovich did not say it directly in the game, but the old man should have some such thoughts.

Perhaps in Popovich's view, in the Western Conference game, for the old Spurs, the home advantage is not so obvious, and the home court is not so important.

Looking at the whole league, the Heat's record is far ahead, and the Spurs will not be able to surpass the other party even if they go all out, even if they rush out of the West, they will not have a home-court advantage against the Heat.

So in the last few games, Popovich's attitude is that if he can win the game, it is the best, if he can't win, first of all, he must ensure the health of the players, and secondly, it is also a very good choice to avoid the Grizzlies and the Clippers.

Of course, this is just Li Yang's own speculation, whether it is Popovich or the coaching staff, Yang or the Spurs players no one to talk about this, at this time the Spurs team is more talking about how to maintain physical fitness and meet the playoffs, Li Yang is only through Popovich's pre-game layout and some details of the game.

On April 17, 2013, local time in the United States, this is the last game day of the NBA regular season season, in this game day, the NBA has a total of 15 games, which means that all teams have games on this day, including the Spurs, their last opponent in the regular season is the Sacramento Kings.

Such a game is nothing special for many veteran players, and for Li Yang, this is his last chance to practice before entering the playoffs.

However, neither Li Yang nor other Spurs players expected that this game would cause some turmoil.