Chapter 279: The Finals Begin
May 25th.
Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals began.
Or the American Airlines Center Arena.
Compared with the last one, the audience seat tonight is obviously not so crowded, although it looks still full, but compared to the feeling of oppression carried out by the crowding in the last game, there is a big gap.
It can also be seen from the state of the Heat team before the game that the loss in the third game still had a big impact on them, and they were all listless.
There is no such state as a "life-and-death battle" at all.
Especially LeBron James.
There are even some actions to avoid the camera.
It is no wonder that after the referee's report came out, the doubts he caused have not dissipated until now.
In the pre-match interview before the start of this game, reporters asked more about LeBron's questioning of the decision.
This has greatly affected LeBron James's entire state.
On the first ball of the game, he almost missed the pass......
As a result, the Heat did not have the upper hand in the first two games as soon as they came up in this game. By the end of the first quarter, they were already trailing by six points, 29-35.
However, it is not just because the Heat team is in the wrong state that the New York Knicks suddenly adjusted their playing style tonight, and they started the rhythm as soon as they came up and played against the Heat.
At the same time, improve the strength on the defensive end.
Through the way of full-court pressing, the Heat team, which was already in poor condition, could not keep up with their beat at all. As a result, the advantage was successfully established.
They played so smoothly, coupled with the big score of 3-0, the Heat side was even more flustered, and soon they could only rely on star scoring to maintain the situation.
LeBron James and Wade found some form in the second quarter, but the New York Knicks did not make targeted arrangements, but instead came up with a rhythmic "positional battle" style of play in the first and second games, and attacked the Heat without hurry.
The six-point deficit lasted until 8:56 of the third quarter of the game, and the Heat gradually became impatient, and the more anxious they were, the slower the Knicks played......
In this way, the Heat, who were eager to chase points, began to make mistakes, and the New York Knicks seized on their mistakes and extended the 6-point difference to 8 points, 10 points, and 12 points......
In the end, the game was over, and the New York Knicks once again won the home court of the Heat. When the whistle blew to symbolize the end of the game, there were not even one in the crowd.
The big score is 4-0!
They officially eliminated the Heat!
This is the third year in a row that the New York Knicks have swept the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.
At the same time, it is also Li Wan's personal sweep of LeBron James for the fifth consecutive year.
The 0-20 record, for LeBron James fans, is really bright red and dazzling!
When the final whistle blew, Kevin Garnett turned his head to look at LeBron James next to him, instinctively wanting to go over and say something to him, but he thought about it carefully and didn't know what to say to LeBron James......
Because LeBron is not like him at the beginning, he has been with the Timberwolves for 12 years, he has changed teams, and his teammates are also very good, Wade and Chris Bosh, when he became teammates with LeBron in 10 years, one was a top 5 star in the league, and the other was at least a top 20 star in the league.
A star of this level is a teammate, and the lineup is really luxurious enough.
ended up like this......
Kevin Garnett thought about it for a long time and finally came up with such a word:
Unlucky!
At the peak of the group, I was supposed to get the script for the finale of the league, but I didn't expect to meet Li Wan, the "Michael Jordan" of the 10s!
The "Big Three of the Heat" is as unlucky as the original Ewing, and it seems to be ......
It's also normal, huh?
Ewing: I'll say it again, I've only been swept by Jordan once! And they are three times, who is more unlucky, you know?
Wait, wait for me to retire, Li Wan has no helper, while he is looking for a new teammate, try to win a championship!
Kevin Garnett looked at LeBron James's back and muttered silently in his heart.
As for why you don't say it to your face, first, there is no chance, second, there is no chance, and third, there is no chance!
Before he could reach out to LeBron James to "want a hug", the guy made an iron face, turned around and entered the home team's players' tunnel. I didn't mean to say hello to him at all.
No matter what......
Kevin Garnett turned around to find Leewan.
They're going to make it to the finals!
At the thought of this happy thing, Kevin Garnett's face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help but howl twice.
However, before he could pounce on Lee, the rest of the New York Knicks had already pounced on him and surrounded him.
All kinds of excited shouts were mixed, echoing in the silence of the Heat's home court.
Wade stood there, glanced at the noisy New York Knicks with complicated eyes, and on the way to the locker room, he suddenly felt his eyes hurt hot.
Then I couldn't hold it back anymore and cried......
Lost again!
Lost again!
Thinking back to the high-spirited three years ago, and looking at the embarrassed appearance now, Wade's heart gave birth to a strong sense of frustration. This frustration shattered his "Dao Heart".
Not an exaggeration......
He didn't want to continue his career anymore!
Three years ago, although he didn't have a championship, he still had status, and now, he doesn't have a championship, and his status still doesn't ......
Chris Bosh left the field with a roar.
It's just that as soon as he arrived at the locker room, his eyes showed a little relaxation involuntarily, he took out his mobile phone and contacted his agent:
- Man, help me see what kind of contract I can sign if I jump out of the contract.
The message was sent, and it took about a minute, and there was a reply:
——OK!
Chris Bosh didn't post anything more, turned off his phone, and clenched it tightly.
Passed!
Passed!
Exactly three years, finally passed!
I, the "Dragon King", am about to return to my free body......
As in previous years, the Eastern Awards simply ended.
Li Wan attended the post-game press conference, and a reporter asked: "The contracts of the Heat's Big Three are about to expire this summer, do you think the Heat will continue to keep their current roster next season?" ”
Li Wan was deliberately stunned for a moment, and then he spoke: "I'm sorry, when did I become the general manager of the Heat?" ”
This caused no small burst of laughter.
Li Wan couldn't hold back anymore and smiled: "Man, you should ask Pat Riley about this, he can give you the most accurate answer." ”
Speaking from the heart, Li Wan feels that the "Big Three" of the Heat team will end this summer, and it will definitely be gone.
No matter how tempting this lineup looks on paper, the problem is ......
I haven't made it to the finals once in three years!
Such a lineup, no matter how much it looks liked, is destined to be dismantled, this is this alliance. Everything is headed for the championship!
That's just his opinion, though, and the devil knows what Pat Riley will do in the end. Li Wan didn't want to worry about others, so he directly refused to answer and bypassed.
Reporters also perceived this meaning, and the next question:
"Do you think this time the Thunder team can still win three games in a row and reverse the Spurs after falling behind 1-3 like last year?"
Li Wan just thought for a moment and said, "If such a thing happens so easily, it won't be a small probability event!" ”
Last season's Spurs had obvious holes in the lineup, lacking a defensive core from the outside.
This season is different, Leonard has grown, coupled with the addition of Dior and others, so that the team's tactics on the offensive end are more abundant, and it is really difficult for the Thunder to reverse such a "new Spurs team" that has increased both offense and defense.
In addition, Li Wan is personally looking forward to meeting the Spurs.
The first championship he won when he came to the New York Knicks was the Lakers led by the last "No. 1 man in the league" Kobe; The second opponent is the league's new force, the Thunder!
Now that the small and medium ones are all cleaned up, if the Spurs team of the "veteran representative" is done again.
That's really dominating the NBA!
Then he can start his own era......
If you play Kevin Durant for two years in a row...... That's not interesting!
The script of "07 Double Heroes" is really not as good as Li Wan's "gun picking NBA old, middle and young"!
Kevin Durant knew about Li Wan's remarks before the fifth game of the series started, and he angrily said to the reporter who interviewed him: "Then let's see, what the result looks like!" ”
After speaking, he held the "Thor's Hammer", and under the witness of the "Oklahoma Fathers and Folks", he single-handedly scored 43 points and helped the team rewrite the score to 2-3!
Before he got on the plane, he told the Oklahoma media: "Wait, I'll be back here with the team, and the Thunder's journey won't end here!" ”
That look, man is just one word, and Thunder fans only say it once.
They were also very excited to run to Li Wan's Twitter to leave a message:
"See? Miracles are happening! ”
"Li, I think you should be afraid of meeting Kevin on the stage of the finals, so you think this is a small probability event, right?"
"Wait, Li Wan, wait for us to return to the stage of the finals and take revenge on you!"
This should be the first time that such a large number of Kevin Durant fans have come to Li Wan's Twitter to shout. Kevin Durant, who has completely transformed this year, has indeed amazed many Oklahomanans.
made these people his die-hard fans.
It's just that soon, all the "Wanjia Army" who heard the news were dispatched, and they didn't need Li Wan to respond anything, and soon broke through this force, and Li Wan's Twitter restored the peace of the past.
Well......
Although Kevin Durant has a group of die-hard fans of his own.
can really talk about fans, and now Li Wan, who has won the first "three-time regular season MVP" in his career, is the real number of fans surging again.
It can be said that there are still a number of his fan base now, and it is completely the original "Kozhan combination"!
After all, Kobe Bryant in this period originally had honors, no data, and was called the "Iron King"; And the original LeBron had data and honor, but it was not convincing, and it was decided to make him a representative of the "deserter who huddles for warmth".
Li Wan is different, if you want data and data, honor and honor, and efficiency, anyway, you can always find the answer in him if you like something!
There may be people who don't like such players, but absolutely no one hates them.
Sometimes, passers-by are ......
That's pink too!
Coupled with the fact that there is already a certain number of "die-hard fans", if it is really a fan hedge, Li Wan's fan base can really be said unceremoniously:
It's rubbish!
In particular, Li Wan will also usher in an opportunity to "purify".
As long as he can win this year's championship and become another player who has led the team to play a "triple championship" since Shaq O'Neal, then it can be expected that many passers-by will quickly transform into his "die-hard fans".
No matter which competition, the champion will always enjoy the spotlight, as well as all kinds of flowers and applause.
On May 27, some media asked Li Wan again: "Now, do you still think it is impossible for the Thunder to reverse the Spurs?" ”
Li Wan was still very firm: "Of course, this is a difficult thing to do!" ”
"And what if they do it again?"
Li Wan thought for a while: "Impossible! ”
If so......
Then I can only thank Kevin Durant for sending me a championship.
There's nothing to say.,Just give him a gift package called "4-0 Sweep", anyway, this thing is also the second time to give, and he will definitely like it!
Yes......
That's why Li Wan answered so firmly.
Since his own doubts can make Kevin Durant even crazier, then of course he has to give this guy some surprise!
Although he would rather play the Spurs.
But this is from the perspective of the gold content of the "triple crown", and if he wants to start the next era, the best opponent.
If you think about the difficulty of the opponent, then he chooses the Thunder!
Later, many fans once regretted what a dominant team the "Thunder Three Less" would have been if they had been on the same team...... This statement is more based on the fact that all three of them eventually became "regular season MVPs", but the current situation is that Kevin Durant has just transformed into a regular season MVP-level player, Westbrook has a little superstar appearance, and James Harden belongs to the star flavor that has just played his own.
Kevin Durant will have to wait at least two more seasons for these two to be in their true prime.
In addition, behind the Thunder is Brooks, the head coach who only has a set of tactics called "Youth is Blind Gil Fighting", and he can't do "make the best use of people and make the best use of things".
If they make it to the Finals, the New York Knicks will be booking the championship in advance!
Kevin Durant didn't know that Li Wan's mind was so twisted and turned, anyway, he was mad when he heard Li Wan continue to say "impossible".
In the sixth game of the series, he went on a rampage again.
As soon as he came up, he scored consecutive points, and by the end of the first quarter, his score in this game had reached 12 points. By the end of the first half, his score had reached 28 points!
"Crazy, crazy! This guy is really crazy! ”
As a loyal "die-hard fan" of Leewan, Barkley is rarely surprised by the performance of other stars in the league now...... Because no matter how crazy they behaved, in front of his family Li Wangiegie, it was just like that.
But tonight, he was really shocked by Kevin Durant's performance.
It's just that......
"It's still hard for the Thunder to win tonight!"
Kenny Smith looked at the score on both sides at halftime, 50-45.
On the leading side is the Spurs.
On the night when Kevin Durant went on such a rampage, they still led into the second half with a five-point lead.
Popovich's tactic today is simple, since you Kevin Durant can score so much, then I'll let you score!
His approach is to always use Leonard as a one-man guard against Kevin Durant and use all of his other defensive strength to limit the rest of the Thunder.
This defensive strategy is somewhat similar to what the Spurs did when they faced the Suns in the '05 Western Conference Finals.
It might be a little easier......
After all, the Thunder don't have a playmaker like Steve Nash to focus on.
Although Westbrook is more aggressive than Steve Nash, his scoring efficiency is really far worse than Nash's, and once this person is in a hurry, then any outrageous operation can be seen.
The Thunder team was impatient, and the point difference was widened more and more.
Rao Kevin Durant scored another 13 points in the third quarter of the game, and the Spurs still extended the margin to more than 10 points.
In the fourth quarter, with Kevin Durant's fitness problems, the offensive momentum was no longer so fierce, and the Spurs finally had the last laugh in this game with a 109-96, 13-point difference.
The big score was 4-2, officially eliminating the Thunder team.
In the same situation as last year's Western Conference Finals, they refused to be reversed again!
Tim Duncan came to Kevin Durant with a "touch on the head" after the game: "Man, the future is yours!" ”
By the time Kevin Durant tried to get out of the way, it was too late.
After hugging Tim Duncan with a resentful face, he left the scene, and said something in his mouth:
it, the future is yours!
Don't think he doesn't know, Tim Duncan gave this phrase to LeBron James as early as 6 years ago.
Look at LeBron now, is the future coming?
On the contrary, this old man has entered the finals again!
This can't be Gu, right?
Kevin Durant decided to go to Europe in the summer to find the best wizard and exorcise evil spirits for him.
At the same time as he left the court, the Spurs were already presenting the Western Conference Finals trophy.
After 6 years, you can see that every player on the Spurs team has a smile on their faces, including the "old Deng Tou" who usually doesn't smile.
However, when he was laughing, he looked around twice and found that there was no eye-catching bald head at the scene, so he showed a more reassuring smile.
Reporters on the sidelines recorded this "family photo" of the Spurs.
And this photo also caused a heated discussion the next day.
Because......
"Facial paralysis isn't going away, it's just transferred from Tim Duncan's face to Leonard's!"
"The Spurs have really found a new successor!"
"Leonard really was born a Spur!"
……
Leonard is in the second season of his career.
By the time of the regular season, there was already a lot of improvement.
So far in the playoffs, he has averaged 13.5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting an astonishing 54.4%!
More and more media are calling him "the Spurs successor after Tim Duncan"!
When talking about Popovich's trade for George Hill for the Pacers' first-round pick in the 15th round last summer and the selection of Leonard, their comments also changed to "the old coach is as wise as a torch", "Popovich is too discerning", "So the Spurs have Popovich is the most fundamental reason why they can enter the playoffs in 20 years"!
Now, looking at Leonard's "facial paralysis", they feel even more that this person naturally belongs to the Spurs!
It's just that......
When Leonard saw these reports, he pouted slightly: "What did he choose well, this is obviously my own hard enough, right?" ”
How much sweat has he shed in the training gym in the past two years?
How much of a stretch vest you're wet!
After so much hard work and sweat, it all turned out to be the vision of this old man?
Sure enough, in this team, all the credit will be linked to Popovich!
He's upset!
Kevin Durant was even more unhappy, because after Li Wan learned that they were eliminated, he said directly: "Look, I'll just say it, it's really difficult for such a thing to happen twice in a row, even if it's the same two teams!" ”
The tone, Biscarlett's sentence "Damn, give up, even if you win the game, you won't be able to drink the old lady's bath water" made him even more angry.
This pair of dogs for men and women!
Wait and see!
Kevin Durant scolded viciously and pulled out his keyboard.
Well......
In the face of the failure to achieve the rhetoric issued by the media, he did not dare to go out at all in the past two days, for fear of being seen by the fans. This depression in my heart can only be vented through the trumpet.
Here's the good news:
He loves and is good at this way of venting!
As the dust settles on the Western Conference Finals, the final opponent for this year's Finals is officially decided.
Another set of duels that no one expected......
Of course, this is more about the Spurs reaching the Finals!
Especially before the start of the new season, ESPN, who was clamoring that this year's "troika" would completely fall apart, is now covering his face with ice cubes at home.
The Spurs' slap directly slapped their eyeballs away!
But it does make people's eyes widen......
After all, the last time the Spurs made it to the Finals was in the summer of '07, six years after this year.
In the past six years, Tim Duncan, the cornerstone of the team, has had ups and downs, averaging only 13.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game the year before, setting new career lows.
Everyone thought he was old, but as a result, he recovered strongly, and this year he returned to the best stage in the league!
Bill Wharton said: "Seriously, if the Celtics, who have won eight in a row, are considered the highest mountain in the entire league, then this Spurs deserves the longest river in the league!" ”
From Tim Duncan winning the championship with the Spurs in '98 to reaching the Finals again this year, the time span is as long as 15 years!
Even more exaggerated......
Now the partners who accompany Tim Duncan are still Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, who came to the Spurs in 0203!
How terrifying is this staying power?
Let's put it this way!
In the original timeline, this league has a "chosen son" with infinite potential, and his teammates have changed teams several times from the best two people in the same class in 03, to the fifth pick in the first round in 08 plus the champion in 11 years, and then to the champion in 12 years, and finally won the number of championships, which is not as good as the Spurs team in the Tim Duncan era!
That's why Bill Walton called the team "the longest river", which couldn't be more appropriate in Leewan's opinion. ESPN also made a U-turn in time, calling the Spurs "the best interpretation of the spirit of 'veterans don't die'!" ”
In the media rendering, the heat about the finals quickly rose.
Speaking of which, there is really no shortage of gimmicks in this finals showdown.
Whether the Knicks can win the championship or not, let's not talk about the biggest gimmick of completing the "three consecutive championships".
Not to mention the history of the feud between Lee Wan and the Spurs when he traced back to Bruce Bowen.
The feud between Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan is enough for most media to publish more than a dozen articles.
From the battle for the league's "No. 1 Striker" to the "No. 1 Forward" in history, although with Tim Duncan's 4 championships, there is no suspense for discussion.
But Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan met for the first time in the Finals.
On the highest stage, what kind of performance these two people will contribute is really exciting for some old fans.
I'm getting old, I didn't expect to see such a scene!
In addition, there is another gimmick, which is naturally what kind of performance Leonard, the "new Spurs successor", can play in the face of Li Wan, which also makes many fans full of expectations.
In the midst of this discussion.
On the first day of June, the 12~13 season finals officially kicked off at the home of the New York Knicks.
The audience on the sidelines that night can be described as "star-studded".
Celebrities from all walks of life gathered together.
Among them was Taylor, who had not been seen for a long time.
A simple black T-shirt and a pair of blue denim trousers with a cinched waist show off her entire slender curve.
There was a palpable excitement on her face.
In fact, she originally planned to wait until the last game of the finals to win before coming to watch the game.
However, she is worried that the Spurs will not survive Game 5 of the series, after all, the New York Knicks have been too fierce this season and have not lost a game so far.
And......
As the New York Knicks get closer and closer to winning the championship, she really feels like she is living like a year in recent times, and she can't wait for time to pass. Then after Li Wan won the championship, let God make up for this time for her.
Eventually, she ran over the first one.
Seeing Li Wan on the field, she shouted excitedly, looking at this radiant man, she couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in her heart: he ......
Seriously, right?
Or is it just talking?
No, it shouldn't be casually said!
He never jokes about such topics!
Seriously for sure!
Well!
Her thoughts turned a thousand times, and just as she was about to compose a song in her head, Li Wan called out to her: "Taylor! ”
"Huh?"
She looked up, and Li Wan did not walk towards her, but stretched out four fingers and shook them.
With just this move, Taylor suddenly showed a bright smile.
This scene was captured by the sideline camera.
"What does that mean?" Barkley never expected that Li Wan stretched out 4 fingers and could make Taylor laugh so much that he couldn't close his legs.
Li Wan's finger ......
Is it that powerful?
Kenny Smith thought about it, "4" is a sensitive number, and he immediately thought of 4 wins: "It should be after winning the finals, what is the agreement between the two people......"
Barkley felt ......
Or is his own idea more reliable.
It must be Li Wan's fingers.
He really didn't think there was any agreement that would make Taylor laugh like that.
In the gag between the two of them, the game officially began.
Call~
Kevin Garnett took a deep breath before going on the court, and then slowly exhaled again.
This is the third time in his career that he has reached the finals, and he really didn't expect that he would still be nervous......
All right!
Also to think of......
After all, this is very likely, it is the only chance in his life!
Whether he can close the gap between himself and Tim Duncan before retiring depends on this time! Whether you can lift the O'Brien Cup depends on this time!
"Let's go, guys, and have a good time winning tonight!"
Li Wan's voice sounded beside him.
Kevin Garnett suddenly felt like he was relaxed for a long time......
He didn't expect that in just one season, he trusted Li Wan so much, and even became dependent...... But thinking about the "miracles" he witnessed with his own eyes after becoming teammates with this guy, he suddenly became even more relaxed......
No matter how tough this series is, he has only one thing to say:
There is nothing to say, Li Wan will make a move anyway!
"Toot!"
Amid the shouts of the whole audience, the starting lineups on both sides came onto the court.
The big screen on the scene gave the lineup on both sides:
"New York Knicks: Beverley at No. 1, Danny Green at No. 2, Leewan at No. 3, Kevin Garnett at No. 4, Tyson Chandler at No. 5;
Spurs: Tony Parker at No. 1, Aaron Afraro at No. 2, Leonard at No. 3, Tim Duncan at No. 4, Thiago Split at No. 5; ”
Kevin Garnett walked to the center of the field to get ready to jump the ball, and it was Split who came out to jump the ball.
Speaking of which, this guy is still the same class as Li Wan, and he is the European big center selected by the Spurs with the 27th pick in the first round in 07. But it wasn't until 10 years ago that I came to the NBA.
As a big center forward from Europe, Split is also similar to other European interior players, with no physical fitness......
Kevin Garnett jumped to the ball with ease.
Li Wan dribbled across half court.
In the first round, he faced Leonard.
Looking at the expressionless latter, he tried to drag his steps to the right, and found that Leonard had a tendency to stick to the other side of Leonard in the process of moving sideways.
At this time, Leonard's lack of coordination was exposed.
When the pace of his feet changed, Li Wan had already broken through from his weak side, and he could only symbolically "look back" to try to steal, Li Wan guarded his hand early, and the ball protector slapped his "dark claw" away.
When Tim Duncan hesitated to make up for it, Li Wan simply took a shot and the ball fell into the net.
2-0!
The cheers at the scene suddenly became several degrees louder.
Taylor also clenched his hands into fists, tugged hard, and rejoiced: "yes! ”
"Leonard is still young!"
Barkley commented.
Li Wan's goal was a little easier.
Kenny Smith said: "The main Levan's offensive skills are too rich, and I have found that Levan's ability to read the defense is better now, and he can make quick judgments every time!" ”
The offense really wasn't a drag at all.
Every action is simple and practical, and it is very comfortable to watch!
Kenny Smith has never studied Chinese, otherwise, he would definitely come to a sentence: the road to simplicity!
It was the Spurs' turn to attack.
Tony Parker held the ball and took advantage of Split's cover to get rid of Beverley's "mad dog" entanglement and go straight inside, but Tyson Chandler did a good job of covering him.
He didn't have a head on the head, and threw the ball straight towards the right 45-degree angle, and Afflaro just got around Tim Duncan's low cover and managed to run out of space and catch the ball.
"Huh!"
Three-point hit!
As the Spurs' biggest trade last summer, Afflalo surprised Popovich, averaging 11.2 points per game and shooting 42.5% from three-point range, giving the Spurs a strong addition to their wing firepower.
For example, after the Spurs' "hammer tactics" helped him get around the vacancy, he also proved that he lived up to his trust with a three-point goal.
"It's okay, it's okay, we've got one more!"
Li Wan went to the front court and continued to "name" Leonard.
Xiaoka learned from experience, and this time he no longer stood "up and down", Li Wan directly "Crawford-style" back luck, trying to pass him in one step.
But Leonard's static talent is really outstanding, and when the lateral movement is half a step slower, his long arms are still horizontal in front of Li Wan, especially the big hand, which is like a pu fan, forming enough interference.
Li Wanjian didn't get rid of it completely, he simply changed the rhythm with a pause, and after dribbling the ball, he suddenly went in &out, the amplitude was very large, and he was almost the same as "Sam Gold", where had the young Leonard seen this, his core foot was offset, and his whole body fell to the other side.
Watching Li Wan rush past him again.
Split subconsciously crossed under the basket.
Can......
Li Wan started too fast in this ball, and Leonard rarely was shaken away so simply, and by the time Split saw Li Wan complete the breakthrough, Li Wan was almost to the basket.
"Phew!"
It was also for this reason that as soon as Split got to the basket, he felt a huge impact rush him out, and at the same time a violent slam exploded above his head.
"Toot!"
The referee blows the whistle.
Li Wan hit 2 plus 1!
The cheers from the audience were instantaneous, like the water level on the embankment in a rainstorm, and the entire stadium was enveloped.
"King of New York!"
"King of New York!"
"King of New York!"
……
Amid the cheers, Li Wan walked to the free throw line and hit the free throw steadily.
The score came to 5-3!
Popovich decisively called a timeout, and with a serious expression, he called Leonard to the side, and raised his face.
Although, Leonard grew up step by step in this environment.
He's undoubtedly a piece of gold, but without Popovich teaching him that way, changing to another head coach may not be able to fully tap him out.
The game resumes.
I don't know if Popovich's preaching is useful, anyway, when Leonard comes on the court, anyone can tell that he is in a bad mood.
Bill Wharton looked at Leonard and said, "This is really a blow!" ”
Leonard's progress has earned him countless praises, especially before reaching the finals, and the media directly praised him to the height of "Duncan's successor"!
As a result, as soon as the finals came up, Li Wan was treated as a "primary school student" and was continuously "named".
This gap between the "falling together" will definitely affect his mood.
Fortunately, the Spurs have always been stable, and Li Wan's "2 plus 1" has not affected the team's state.
After a pause came back for the first attack, they played again.
Tony Parker finds Tim Duncan after breaking through.
"Stone Buddha" couldn't find a good opportunity in the face of Kevin Garnett's "spider long arm" and chose "inside the pass" to Split.
The big European center follows up on the inside and scores layups with ease.
Although Split is a big European center, he does not follow the "technical flow" like the traditional European inside. He is more blue-collar, and his strengths are his strengths.
This season, he averaged 24.6 minutes per game, contributed 10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds, and averaged 56% shooting per game. You must know that if his data is converted into 36 minutes, he averages 15.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, which is the league's top blue-collar data.
Tim Duncan's stats have picked up this season, and it's really thanks to his outburst.
Of course, it's all interconnected.
He relieved Tim Duncan of the physical pressure on the top defense and other aspects, and Tim Duncan also helped him attract a lot of defense, allowing him to score easily.
It's like the offense just now.
The margin was back to a 5-5 draw.
Li Wan continued to flank and named Leonard for "military training".
Leonard chose to take the initiative this time and used his long arm to interfere with Leewan's dribble.
But Li Wan didn't entangle with him at all, and after the ball protector slapped Leonard's long arm away, it was a direct explosive force to open the way.
He knew very well that his advantage against Leonard must be in his dynamic talent. If you really grind and chirp and play slowly with Leonard, just look at Kobe's appearance when facing him, it's really not a good choice......
Therefore, Li Wan's breakthrough this time is not a little skillful, it is all talent!
"Huh!"
"Toot!"
When the ball was in the frame again, Popovich called a timeout again.
Hardly any of the moments he had called a timeout 30 seconds earlier.
In the entire league, Popovich is definitely the first head coach to take a timeout, as long as the situation on the court is not satisfactory to him, he will immediately call a timeout, until he is satisfied.
When Leonard came off the court, his face, which had been "paralyzed", was a little more obviously frustrated.
Li Wan faced him three times in a row to complete the score, which really made him a little discouraged.
Especially the third time, he also chose to take the initiative, but he could only watch the latter break through from next to him.
He felt as if he was being caught, and in the face of Li Wan, he didn't have the slightest strength to resist.
He couldn't help but ask: Is the gap really that big?
Popovich didn't talk to Leonard again this time, and now the situation is already obvious, with Leonard's current defensive experience, he can't prevent Li Wan at all, and he has to practice again.
He chose to make a substitution: "Aaron (Dragon), you go!" ”
Afrallo's expression was a little apprehensive, Leonard's miserable appearance he saw in his eyes, he really didn't think he could prevent Li Wan, but now, what could he say? All he could say was, "Yes, Coach!" ”
(End of chapter)