374 Western Conference Final (Grizzlies vs. Spurs)
The next day, it was the first game of the Western Conference Finals.
Li Lei broke into the division finals for the fourth consecutive year and was affirmed by the media.
However, the media and fans have a negative attitude towards the Grizzlies.
"The Spurs are the league's powerhouse and have been a strong contender for championships for many years in a row."
"On the other hand, the Grizzlies, if they didn't happen to meet the Warriors Black Eight, their opponent in the second round was the Mavericks, and most of them would not have been able to pass."
"Stone is indeed a superstar, but Duncan is a superstar among superstars, and there is still a gap between the two."
TNT seized the hot spot and held another voting event.
They invited celebrities, famous basketball commentators, and sports journalists to vote.
In the end, 10 of them backed Spurs. And the only one who supports the Grizzlies is the Pacers basketball legend Reggie? Miller.
Everyone knows that old Miller is a fanatical "stone powder".
No matter what the activity is, the old Miller will firmly support Li Lei.
So many people subconsciously ignore Miller's point of view, believing that his choice is not objective enough.
Before the official game, Old Miller also contacted Li Lei: "Stone, give those guys some colors to see, let them know your strength." ”
Li Lei replied with a smile: "Reggie, look at it, for you, and for myself." ”
At 7 p.m., at the AT&T Center Arena, the Grizzlies took the lead as the visiting team.
Point Guard: Kyle? Lowry.
Shooting Guard: Eddie? Jones.
Center: Darko? Milicic.
Power Forward: Paul? Gasol.
Small forward: Li Lei!
When Li Lei came out, the entire stadium erupted in earth-shattering boos.
Crazy San Antonio fans seem to want to use this kind of boo to give Li Lei a slap in the face first.
However, Li Lei and his teammates high-fived one by one, then raised their heads to face the fans, closed their eyes and listened, but showed an intoxicated look.
Hahaha!
In the CCTV studio, Teacher Xu Jicheng and Yu Jia laughed when they saw it.
Mr. Xu Jicheng smiled and explained: "The fans in San Antonio tried to influence the state of the stone with boos. It's a pity that Stone is already a fourth-year player, and has experienced the all-star and finals, so he won't be affected by this little thing at all. ”
Yu Jia nodded and echoed with a smile: "That's right, on the contrary, Spurs fans have been hit hard. ”
It turned out that seeing Li Lei's intoxicated appearance, the fans of the Holy City instantly lost interest in continuing to boo, but were a little depressed.
In game terms, Li Lei opened the "shield counter" and successfully rebounded the attack of the Spurs fans.
The commentator on the American side is also commenting: "It's not just Stone, but Tyron? Lou, Eddie? Jones, Darko? Milicic ...... These players who have experienced the test of the finals are not so easy to be defeated. ”
This was followed by Spurs players.
Center: Tim? Duncan.
Power forward: Fabricio? Alberto.
Small forward: Bruce? Bowen.
Shooting Guard: Michael? Finlay.
Playmaker: Tony? Parker.
Didi!
The competition has officially begun.
Duncan barely jumped as Milicic jumped high and tossed the ball into the Grizzlies halfcourt.
Grizzlies offense.
Lowry advanced to the front court and looked for Li Lei first.
Li Lei took the ball at the top of the arc, controlled the whole court, saw Gasol occupy the position, reached out for the ball, and immediately dealt the cards.
Gasol leaned against Oberto, sat down and punched in, turning around with a hook in an instant.
But at this moment, Bowen and Duncan pounced at the same time, and Oberto attacked on three sides, encircling Gasol.
Gasol flickered, subconsciously looking for an open teammate.
But the speed of the Spurs' encirclement is too fast, and Gasol is a beat slower, no! It's the speed of the Spurs' encirclement and suppression.
Before Gasol could pass the ball, he was pushed behind by Oberto, Bowen elbowed with a hidden small movement on the side, Gasol was in pain and exposed his flaws, and Duncan was stealed.
Luckily, though, Milicic grabbed the ball.
But at this moment, the trio of Duncan, Oberto, and Bowen who surrounded Gasol instantly separated and followed their own people.
Milicic was stunned for a moment: This speed? It's so fast!
This is the Spurs!
Like a precise machine, each player is a piece that is quickly assembled when needed and holds on to its place when it is not.
Milicic was stunned for a moment, there was no chance on the field, so he could only give the ball to the outside again and find another chance.
The Spurs defended closely and didn't let the Grizzlies pick up.
With 24 seconds left, the Grizzlies finally made a hasty shot and shot off the frame.
Bang dang!
Under the basket, there was a hand-to-hand fight.
Duncan was in a good position, but instead of receiving the rebound himself, he stretched out his arm to stop Milicic, Gasol, and Li Lei, who was trying to rush to grab the rebound.
Oberto took the opportunity to take the rebound steadily.
Li Lei glanced at Duncan, it was really incomprehensible, but a superstar was willing to do dirty work and tiring work, and was willing to assist his teammates.
Even Li Lei, a well-known assistant defense monster in the league, can't be as selfless as Duncan.
The Spurs found Parker as soon as possible and asked Parker to play the fast break.
This year, Parker has grown up, averaging 20.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game throughout the playoffs, and is Duncan's best helper and the Spurs' second scoring point.
Second only to Duncan's 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 3.1 blocks.
His fast break is the team's arrowhead and can often pierce through the opposition's defence.
But tonight, Lowry wrapped himself around Parker, clinging to Parker with his strong upper body, stalking him.
On the bench, Coach Carlisle clasped his hands to his chest and nodded slightly, looking confident.
Clearly, the Grizzlies were prepared.
Parker made several attempts to get rid of Lowry, but were unsuccessful.
"The Grizzlies are new guys, and they're great defensively. Kyle? Lowry, Rudy? Guy, and even Zhu Fangyu, is said to have to follow the stones every day to do defensive drills, so the quality of their defense is quite good. ”
Teacher Xu Jicheng saw that Lowry spared no effort to defend and praised loudly.
The Spurs couldn't make a quick break and could only change positions.
Parker hoisted the ball inside and handed it to Duncan.
Duncan holds the ball low and the other four pull away from one side.
This is the style of attack at the beginning of the century, and everything starts from the low position.
Duncan lowered his center of gravity and leaned on Milicic to dig in.
Milicic defended fiercely, but he still looked immature in front of Duncan, stumbling on his feet and his center of gravity was unstable.
Duncan seized the opportunity, turned around, and shot a shot.
Bang, boom!
2:0。
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The AT&T Center Arena boiled instantly, and the Spurs started to have the upper hand.
The Grizzlies attacked, Li Lei continued to deal cards at the top of the arc, Lowry and Li Lei passed the ball hand-to-hand, and made a block for Lowry, and Lowry took the opportunity to break through.
The young man's impact was strong, fast and fierce, rushing in like carrying a bag of explosives.
The Spurs measured Finley and Bowen on either side of the contraction a step slower, allowing Lowry to pass through the middle.
Lowry soars straight into the air and attacks the hoop.
But there's another patronus under the Spurs' basket, Tim? Duncan.
Duncan jumped high, raised his arms high, and didn't deliberately try to block, just to interfere with Lowry's shooting as much as possible.
"This guy doesn't care about the data at all, he just wants to win!"
Seeing this scene, Li Lei couldn't help but jump out of this thought.
Duncan's stats are gorgeous, but they still don't reflect his strength, and a lot of his efforts can't be shown by the stats.
Bang dang!
With Duncan's interference, Lowry's shot didn't go in.
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