Build a Dream Dynasty

With Leonard out injured, the biggest offensive threat remaining on the Nets is Curry. At the beginning of the second half, Curry was taken care of by the Spurs. Not only did Butler closely follow him throughout the game, but whenever Curry received the ball, the Spurs would immediately double-team him.

Curry can pick the ball out and pass it to his teammates in the first time, but the offensive space that the team was originally proud of is not so bright at the moment. Chasing Dream Green and Aminu are not stable three-point shooters, and Carter is being watched by Parsons, so it is not easy to find opportunities to shoot. This kind of highly targeted defense makes it difficult for the Nets to stand up and down. On the other hand, Butler's offense is very stable as long as Leonard is not in front of the Spurs.

This is the disadvantage of letting Fernandez and West go successively in the summer. West's comprehensiveness can provide stable mid-range shooting and ball transfer at this time, and he can even catch big and small opportunities. He can also play a role, while Fernandez has certain explosive attributes while ensuring defense , can contribute beautiful singles from time to time.

But this necessary replacement also has a price. In fact, judging from the performance since the start of the game, the team's adjustment can be generally defined as success. Only Curry and McCollum's incompatibility is unexpected by the team. But Leonard, the most reliable defensive point on the outside, and the injury of the second firepower point have too much impact on the team. In a sense, it is even more serious than the sudden loss of the second child of Joe's gang leader, the second child refers to Pippen.

At the critical moment, Stevens made a bold change. He replaced Dream Chaser Green with Porzingis, switched to twin-tower tactics, and used the simplest inside-out to deal with the Spurs. In training, Porzingis can turn around and shoot jumpers, can play singles with the ball facing the frame, and has a three-pointer that is not effective when pulled to the outside line. This is why the Nets value him very much from top to bottom. Compared with Dream Chaser Green, who is not very reliable in his own attack, Porzingis really dares to make shots, and he can really make shots!

With a mid-range shot and a three-pointer, Porzingis scored two consecutive offensive rotations, assisted Carter with an air cut to the basket, pushed Parsons away and scored a forced layup, forcing the Spurs to call a timeout.

It is said that this Porzingis is like Gasol, but Popovich really doesn't think so. This kid is more like Garnett, with a strong presence on both offense and defense.

The Thunder talent team has always been the biggest sufferer for the Spurs. Even if the Nets won the championship twice, everyone has always subconsciously believed that the Thunder team's talent is even more terrifying. But with the addition of Porzingis, Popovich really feels that even if it is talent, the Nets are no worse than the Thunder. Maybe they really can dominate the league for many years.

After returning from the timeout, the Spurs still adhere to the attitude of "team battles can be lost, Curry must die", and let Porzingis' outbreak go. However, it turns out that Popovich's gamble failed. Porzingis played more and more smoothly, and Duncan, whose physical strength was declining, became more and more difficult to cope with.

Porzingis, who was playing high, even completed a very humiliating dunk on Duncan's head. Although "dumbly" is a senior background board in the league, this embarrassment has not been once or twice. But being "played" by a rookie insider like this is still a bit embarrassing. Back on the offensive end, Porzingis, who used his iconic low-post singles, immediately practiced retreating, and then easily hit the board and got into the basket.

Even three years earlier, Duncan would not have allowed Porzingis to be so presumptuous. But Duncan, who is only two years younger than Zhiling's sister, is 38 years old this year, which is considered "old" among any athlete. And in the playoffs all the year round, Duncan's physical wear and tear is much greater than that of his peers.

With each successive defeat, the Spurs' blockade against Curry has also loosened, and last season's double MVP also used his scoring explosive power to let opponents understand how correct Popovich's strategy is. Curry scored 8 points in a row, helping The team extended the point difference to double digits in the middle of the fourth quarter.

More importantly, the rhythm of the game has been controlled by the Nets. The Spurs put in a lot of physical strength to block Curry. At the last moment, except for Butler and Parsons, the rest of the people ran and stepped. The decline is very obvious.

When playing against other teams, it is a flaw that the depth of the Spurs' proud lineup does not play a big role, which increases the burden on the team's main lineup, especially the inside line. The X factor of Porzingis is full of vitality in the interior, which also caused Popovich a lot of headaches. In the second half of the game, the rookie scored 18 points in the interior. The advantages of hard work are offset. At the last moment, although Jimmy Butler was as his name suggests, he was still very tough and scored consecutive singles, but his strength alone was still difficult to change the overall situation. In the end, the Nets defeated the Spurs 121:111 and won a strong game. Strong dialogue.

Using one word to describe this victory can only be a "miserable victory". The Nets would rather not have this victory, but also hope that Leonard is healthy, and the Spurs have once again become the devil in the eyes of fans. This is not a Glorious image.

When returning to the player channel, fans on both sides entertained the Spurs players with drinks and snacks, and they ran into the locker room under the escort of the team's accompanying staff.

After the game, the two championship coaches, Stevens and Popovich, also fought a war of words. After Mayfair Jackson retired, Popovich is the coach with the best resume in the league, bar none. And Stevens is the leader of the cutting-edge coaches, and it is a rare situation for two people to shoot at each other in front of the media.

Jiang Mingliang, who was far away in China, learned of the news the next day. After being shocked, his first reaction was how to remedy it.

Rationally speaking, this is a season that Jiang Mingliang can bear to lose within his prediction range, but besides the general manager of the Nets, he is also a fan, and while keeping calm at work, he must also want to fight for it Possibility of a three-peat.

In Jiang Mingliang's calculation range, the Nets' three strongest opponents are the 76ers, the Bucks and the Thunder. They each have a very good small forward, James, Durant, and Antetokounmpo. Among them, Leonard can at least limit the performance of James and Antetokounmpo to a large extent, and give Durant more consumption on the offensive end, but now, this plan has completely failed. Not only that, the Nets lost the strongest defender outside, McCollum, and Curry's defensive problems are likely to be further exposed, and the negative effects that affect the whole body will follow one after another.

Reinforcement at the second position is urgent.