Add One, I Don’t Know How To Fight

Li Ang's record-breaking game made the ATT Center feel lifeless.

MVP's first game back seems to have directly reversed the situation in the playoffs.

Originally, the Spurs were leading 2-1 and had a chance to win match point at home, which was a promising prospect.

As a result, when Li Ang came, his future was bleak.

Seeing Li Ang win the game, Junzi Lei was happy but a little disappointed at home.

He is happy because he is very lucky that someone can finally clean up this dirty Spurs team.

If the Spurs win this series again, then Ray Allen will really complain that God is unfair.

Although Li Ang deposed Bowen, if the Spurs advance because Li Ang was suspended for two games, then the Spurs have actually achieved their goal.

Therefore, Ray Allen has been worried about the Suns losing this game.

However, Li Ang used his strong strength and desperate mid-range jumpers to completely suppress the Spurs.

Now, Popovich's prostitution failed and he was banned from pornography, and his account was banned when he failed to post pictures. This is a loss of money and humiliation!

But while he was happy, Ray Allen was also a little disappointed.

With 40 points and 15 assists, Li Ang's performance today was really strong.

The mid-range is as stable as a dog, and the passing is as stable as an old dog. Add these two together, Li Ang is simply a dog on top of a dog today, and the dog is boundless!

Ray Allen is very clear about how many centimeters he has. He is not the kind of person who keeps yelling "I'm 30 centimeters" all day long even though he doesn't have it.

He knows very well that if it were him, he might not be able to do 40+15 in a single game.

With the defensive intensity of the playoffs, scoring 40 points in a single game is already difficult. At the same time, he has to send out 15 assists, which I really can't do.

This game made Ray Allen realize the fact that there is indeed a gap between him and Li Ang.

This fact made Junzi Lei feel a little disappointed.

At this time, Junzi Lei seemed to have met a beautiful woman who made his heart beat. But when I went to the toilet, I found this beautiful woman peeing next to me.

This is probably both happy and heartbreaking.

But overall, Junzi Lei is still more happy. After all, it's not like men can't do it, ah no, after all, as long as the Spurs lose.

At the post-game press conference, Popovich took two top-paid players, Duncan and Kidd, to attend at the same time.

Kidd had no sense of presence throughout the entire game today, and his teammates had to pass around him.

As a result, as soon as he came to the press conference, Kidd's presence was instantly filled.

"Jason, Tim encountered a very tight double-team in the paint today. He couldn't pass the ball to Horry even if he wanted to."

When the reporter asked this question, Kidd cleared his throat and prepared to say a few good words for Duncan: "Oh, it's not Tim's fault. He really tried his best."

As a result, before Kidd finished speaking, the reporter immediately asked:

"Do you think it's because you didn't score a goal from beyond the three-point line today that the Suns dared to shrink like this? In one round, even Nash rushed to steal Duncan's pass to Horry. What if You can hit three-pointers and contain Nash, but will Nash still be so unscrupulous?"

"Ah, this." Kidd originally said he would help Duncan with a few kind words, but he didn't know that he couldn't protect himself.

"Jason, although you gave out 8 assists in the whole game today, you only scored 7 points. Why do you always disappear inexplicably at critical moments in the playoffs?"

The reporters' questions were fired at Kidd like machine gun bullets.

Kidd is so innocent. You only saw me score 7 points. Why didn't you see that I only allowed Nash to score 8 points today?

As a top-paid player, he only scored 7 points and 8 assists in a key playoff battle, which is indeed very unsatisfactory.

Kidd was once again thrown into the conference room by reporters, and the door to the conference room was locked.

Ever since he got involved with the Spurs, the league's number one point guard has lost his status more and more.

Seeing Kidd frantically taking the blame, Popovich was heartbroken.

This game actually has nothing to do with Kidd, Ginobili or Duncan.

Kidd is this kind of player. Defense and controlling the overall situation are his strengths. Whether he is strong or not, you cannot look at his scoring.

The personal performances of Ginobili and Duncan were actually pretty good, and the counterattack in the fourth quarter almost allowed the Spurs to turn the game over.

The only reason why the Spurs lost this game was because of Li Ang.

They have no way to restrict Li Ang.

but.

Who made Kidd born with a face that wants to take the blame?

This is what I asked you to take 14 million for!

After the total score of the series became 2-2, the situation instantly became delicate.

The Spurs and Suns have equal opportunities now.

Even if one of the sides takes a 3-2 lead, the game is still full of suspense.

Stern won everything, and banned Li Ang for two games. This trick is really useful!

Now, the Western Conference Finals are getting more attention than before because no one doesn't like watching suspenseful games.

The score of 2 to 2 is just like the goddess telling you that there is no one in her house tonight. It always fills people with endless imagination, and any exciting things may happen.

The Spurs and Suns were locked in an inseparable battle. On the other side, the Pistons and Bulls also experienced a tough battle.

The total score also became a 2-2 tie.

Without Larry Brown, the impact on the Pistons is still quite large.

This team has become more united and more aggressive offensively than before.

Flip Saunders proved two things in one season.

First, McHale, a seven-foot-long man, is a bird of prey as a coach.

Second, old Brown really has no ability when he has bloody diarrhea.

If it weren't for Yao Ming's injury last season, it would have been difficult for the Pistons to think about the Bulls.

But this season, the Pistons fell behind 0-2, but when all Bulls players were healthy, they tenaciously pulled back two games at home.

Now, the division finals of the two divisions are tied 2-2, and the battle of Tianwang Mountain is about to begin.

Chinese fans are very excited, because if the Bulls and Suns can both reach the finals, then this season will be equivalent to two Chinese players reaching the finals.

At that time, no matter which side wins, Chinese fans will not lose, and all Chinese players can win the championship.

Milijia fans are really anxious. Who would want to watch a team led by two Chinese players play in the finals.

No matter how international the NBA becomes, it is still a local sports league.

No one really believes that Americans are very tolerant and not xenophobic at all, right?

This is not simply Heer Changniao, something created out of nothing.

Stern also doesn’t want to watch two Chinese-led teams play in the finals. To be honest, whether it’s the Bulls playing the Spurs or the Suns playing the Pistons, there’s always a bit of a China-Milan confrontation atmosphere.

This kind of atmosphere can make Stern earn a lot of money.

But Stern can't help it if he doesn't want to. The Pistons and Spurs can't beat them. What can I do?

Whole job? Last season in the Western Conference Finals, when the Suns were about to sweep the Lakers, Stern thought the same way, I can do some work.

The results of it? Li Ang scored 52 points in a single game plus a drifting buzzer beater, completely killing the Lakers.

Seeing that Li Ang was so unscrupulous last season, Stern still thought so, I can do some work.

Therefore, new rules were introduced this season to weaken defense and encourage offense.

The results of it? Artest was cut into a dog, but Li Ang suddenly became the scoring leader and led the team to 72 wins.

Stern has finally discovered that every time he tries to fix things with Chinese players, he ends up doing it to himself.

Therefore, Stern really doesn't dare to do anything in this year's playoffs.

All heroes, let's fight according to our abilities. I really can't help you.

Next, the battle between the East and the West will determine to a large extent what kind of drama will be staged in the NBA Finals this season.

Popovich is overwhelmed, and the time between playoffs and playoffs is too short. Even if the battlefield of the next game is transferred to Phoenix, the league only gave both sides two days of rest.

This is unlike the regular season, where Popovich can have a lot of time to study the Suns and improve the Spurs' offense.

In two days, Popovich couldn't find a way to contain Li Ang!

Without Bruce Bowen, the Spurs have no one on the outside who can contain the super scorer.

In the last game, Brent Barry proved that it doesn't make much difference whether he defends or not.

And Li Ang's 15 assists also told Popovich, don't think that a simple double-team can contain me.

But Popovich finally decided to use double-teaming to deal with Li Ang.

If Brent Barry insists on defending Li Ang alone, God knows whether Li Ang will set a new career playoff record in the next game.

But insisting on double-teaming is different. Li Ang is indeed good at passing the ball, but what if the rest of the Suns have a bad touch in the next game?

Li Ang and others on the Suns, Popovich certainly chose the latter.

Rather than letting others vote, Popovich doesn't want Li Ang to do whatever he wants anymore.

So in the past two days, Popovich has been working hard to rehearse double-team defense tactics.

Using complements and double attacks, the Spurs made it possible for the Spurs to encounter at least two defenders no matter where Li Ang went.

Popovich had to shift the team's defensive focus to Li Ang.

Of course, in contrast, Popovich also asked everyone to actively fill positions.

If Li Ang passes the ball, the person double-teaming him must immediately return to his opponent.

Such a defensive strategy will undoubtedly increase the consumption of Spurs players.

But the Spurs players did not complain, because they knew very well that the battle at Tianwangshan was their last chance.

If the Suns get the match point, they will definitely not let the Spurs survive for one more game.

Even if they really have to lie down due to exhaustion, the Spurs players still have to fight their way to the top of Tianwang Mountain.

On the afternoon before the Battle of Tianwangshan, the Spurs players were still practicing defensive tactics.

Kidd is particularly serious. Although Aki seems to be used to taking the blame, as the league's number one point guard with an annual salary of 14 million, Aki also has self-esteem.

He doesn't want to be poked in the spine by others every day.

He knows that the Spurs boss steals batteries, ah no, it is really not easy to sell tractors to support himself.

Therefore, Kidd wants to prove his worth in this series.

Seeing Kidd so serious on the training ground, Vicki was very pleased.

He firmly believed that Kidd was the right person.

After the afternoon training, Popovich returned to his hotel feeling dizzy.

Originally, Popovich had always been in good health. Duncan did all kinds of human-bewildering behaviors on the training field every day, but Popovich's blood pressure didn't even respond.

But since the confrontation with Li Ang, Popovich's blood pressure has grown higher than that of Yao Ming.

No, before the game even started, Popovich started to faint.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of Popovich's room.

The old thief opened the door and saw that it was Tony Parker.

Due to issues with his defensive ability, Parker's playing time in the playoffs has been reduced again and again.

Because he did not have enough playing time, Parker failed to show his scoring ability in the playoffs.

When Popovich saw Parker, his head hurt even more, because he knew that Parker must have come to talk to him about playing time: "Does it have to be now, Tony?"

"Uh Ning know what I'm going to say?"

"I can tell whether you are pink or black if you lift your skirt, Tony, you are still young, you are only 22 years old."

"It's 23."

"You are still very young at 23 years old. You have to continue to practice. You still have a lot of time! Be patient, Tony. When Kidd retires, won't the core controller position also belong to you? When Duncan was 23 years old, Only first grade!

So, let’s talk about playing time next season, okay? "

Popovich is really annoyed to death, and Li Ang is annoyed enough. He really has no intention to deal with the team's affairs.

"Coach, I think you may have misunderstood. I'm not here to talk to Ning about playing time."

"Yes, I'm very pleased that you think so, coach."

"I'm here to talk to Ning about leaving the team this summer."

Popovich was suddenly stunned: "Wata, what are you talking about?"

"Coach, I've been thinking about it for a long time. First of all, I'd like to thank my boss for selling tractors day and night to support me, thank you coach for your cultivation, thank you Kidd for teaching me to shoot, and thank Duncan for teaching me the windmill, thank you."

"Quickly forward to the main point. I don't like watching plots." The old thief waved his hand.

"Oh, okay. What I mean is, I want a better development, and I want to leave!"

Parker has been a substitute for the Spurs for so long, and he's really had enough.

The Spurs are not actively renewing Parker's contract, but because they already have two maximum-salary players, the Spurs can no longer afford Parker.

Parker didn't want to stay with the Spurs, but he also wanted to make more money.

So, he wanted to go somewhere other than San Antonio.

Parker has wanted to leave for more than a day or two, but the reason why he brought it up at this juncture is certainly not because he wanted to deliberately piss off Popovich before the game.

Instead, his agent Steve Heuman received the news that in the latest round of labor negotiations, the new rule of "amnesty clause" has been initially adopted.

The so-called amnesty clause, to put it simply, means that a certain player on the team can be laid off without taking up the salary cap.

As we all know, layoffs in the NBA are not like laying off 996 workers. The boss will wave your hand and let you go.

Layoffs in the NBA require payment. If the player signs a guaranteed contract with the team, then the team still needs to pay the player's remaining salary after laying off the player.

What's even worse is that the player's salary cap will still be counted in the team's salary space.

This makes teams with junk contracts very angry.

This kind of player cannot play well, but his salary is so high that the team has no way to strengthen it.

In order to solve this problem, in the new collective bargaining agreement negotiations, the league and team owners have planned to include an amnesty clause.

Each team has one opportunity per season to use the amnesty clause, which allows the team to directly cut the player without his consent. Although player salaries must still be paid, player salaries will no longer occupy the team's salary space.

Teams that free up space can avoid the luxury tax or use the freed up space to make reinforcements.

Precisely because this clause has been initially approved, it is foreseeable that this summer, some teams that originally had no salary space may suddenly have enough salary space to sign Parker!

Therefore, Steve Heuman, who has a keen sense of smell, told Parker to inform the Spurs that he wanted to leave the team in the summer!

For Parker, this is a great opportunity to find a good home.

If you stay with the Spurs, your playing time is not guaranteed and your salary will be low.

Unless Heuman's brain is as bright as Bowen's, he won't let Parker stay in the Spurs even if he kills him.

As for Parker's options this summer, there are simply too many.

Although many people speculate that once the amnesty clause is introduced, the first person to be pardoned will be the Knicks' Alan Houston. This guy with an annual salary of 17 million has only played 20 games this season.

But in fact, after the preliminary approval of this clause, Dallas' Cuban was the most excited.

No one knows who he wants to amnesty on the team. The Mavericks have too many stars.

There are many people like Cuban, and many teams finally no longer have to endure the torture of junk contracts.

Knicks, Mavericks, Lakers, Trail Blazers.

In this context, Heuman believes that Parker has a chance to find a next home that can play the main role and compete for the championship!

The situation in the alliance is likely to change again!

Popovich looked at Parker's determined expression and cursed lightly.

The hole for this season has not been filled yet, but the hole for next season has already begun to be dug.