I’m Really Playing Basketball

On June 10, 2012, after four days of rest after defeating the Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals, the Bobcats faced the challenge of the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs at their home court, the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

After passing the Bucks, the Bobcats are now undoubtedly the most popular team to win the championship.

Although the Spurs have always been a super team in the NBA, the current Spurs do give people the feeling of being old and young.

The team's two core players, except for Ron Howard who is still in his prime, Duncan are indeed older.

And Parker, Ginobili and others are also quite old.

Leonard, the player the Spurs are focusing on training this season, is too young.

However, although Kawhi Leonard is young, he performed very well in this year's playoffs. Throughout the playoffs, Leonard averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 50% from the field. He shot 45% from the field and averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game.

By the playoffs, he had replaced Prince as the team's starting small forward.

It has to be said that in the 2011 draft, the Spurs used captain Jackson to exchange draft picks from the Trail Blazers to select Leonard.

As a role player rookie, he was able to perform so well in his first playoff game. Many people thought of Granger. Granger scored almost as many points in his first playoff game and hit 100 hits. The rate is even higher, with a 56% three-point shooting rate.

Both of them performed very well offensively and defensively in their rookie playoff seasons.

Therefore, some people now think that Leonard can use Granger as a model in the future. If the Spurs really trade the captain for a future All-Star, it will definitely be a bloody profit.

Of course, no matter how outstanding Leonard is in this year's playoffs, he is only a rookie player. No one thinks that he can change the situation of the Spurs and Bobcats in this finals.

What will happen in the finals between the Bobcats and Spurs? On the Spurs side, we can only look at Ron Howard, Duncan, Ginobili and Parker. At most, we can look at Al Jefferson. Even Diaw, don’t watch it. Diaw’s condition has declined significantly in the past two seasons. He has gained so much weight that his feeling of playing on the court has changed. Although he is very powerful at a certain time, it is difficult to The output continued for a whole game.

The Spurs and Bobcats are not evenly matched teams. Therefore, Diaw's performance at critical moments is not good. He needs to be able to continue to perform as before and score 20+8+8 in one game.

Now, Dior can no longer perform like this.

It is precisely because of these reasons that before the start of the finals, most people were more optimistic that the Bobcats could eventually win the championship. At the same time, Chen Xiao would also complete a dynasty of his own for the first time in his career.

After all, the Spurs really don't have that many advantages against the Bobcats.

It is difficult for old Duncan to suppress the Bobcats' inside like Oden and James.

The Spurs' tactical system cannot seal the Bobcats' inside like the Bucks did, forcing the Bobcats not to dare to use their own center.

Therefore, when the Spurs played against the Bobcats, they faced the truly strongest Bobcat, not the Bobcat that the Cavaliers and Bucks encountered that could not go all out for various reasons.

Therefore, before the start of this game, when the two teams were warming up, Teacher Zhang was quite relaxed. Thinking back to the scene in G7 in the Eastern Conference finals when he was so nervous that he could not speak coherently, now Teacher Zhang feels as relaxed as if his soul is gone. It's like being out of body.

There didn't seem to be anything difficult about playing against the Spurs, so before the game started, Teacher Zhang was chatting with Xiao Su next to him, quite elegantly: "We all know that Chen Xiao and Ron Howard of the Spurs were once College teammates, the two have a very good relationship. This is the third time Ron Howard has reached the finals in his career. At the same time, this is also the sixth time Chen Xiao has reached the finals in his career. Both of them have reached the tenth so far. Careers, but this is indeed the first time in their careers that the two of them have met in the finals. After reaching the finals before, the two of them missed each other."

"In the last ten seasons, the NBA has produced a total of ten NBA championships. Among them, eight of the first nine belong to Chen Xiao and Wade. Both of them were the 'Three Eagles' of the Golden Eagles at Marquette University. 'One of the Three Eagles, and the other one of the Three Eagles is Ron Howard of the current Spurs. In other words, this year's NBA championship, whether it belongs to the Bobcats or the Spurs, will still ultimately belong to one of the Marquette Three Eagles. one."

"With nine NBA championships in ten years, Marquette and the Three Eagles can be said to have created a 'Golden Eagle Era' of their own. Therefore, now in the United States, many media are evaluating the most powerful and greatest combination in NCAA history. At that time, Marquette and the Three Eagles were firmly in the first position, and their incredible performance in the NBA showed their strength and dominance."

Nine championships in ten years, this is indeed amazing.

I have to say, this is really a very magical thing.

After Teacher Zhang finished speaking, many Chinese viewers in front of the TV were also amazed.

And soon, Teacher Zhang’s next words were also amazing.

"Nine championships in 10 years. In these ten years, the only championship that Marquette and the Three Eagles missed was also the player who belonged to this game. Tim Duncan led the Magic to defeat the Timberwolves in 2004. , the only one who defeated Marquette and the Three Eagles to win the championship in this decade. Duncan defeated Wade and Chen Xiao in the playoffs, and finally defeated the Timberwolves in the finals and won the final championship."

"If it hadn't been for Duncan and the Magic, the 2004 NBA championship would most likely have gone to Chen Xiao or Wade. That would have been ten championships in ten years."

Such past events are amazing. In fact, it is not just Teacher Zhang. At this time, commentators from many countries mentioned this when introducing various aspects of the Bobcats and Spurs.

However, what Teacher Zhang said in the end was a bit flattering to Chen Xiao's face.

Without Duncan and the Magic in 2004, the final championship would most likely belong to Wade.

In those years, Wade and Yao Ming's Heat were very restrained by Chen Xiao and his team.

Without Duncan and the Magic, the NBA championships in the past six years from 2004 to 2009 would all belong to the Heat.

As long as Wade and Yao Ming are not injured, in the past six years, they have only been afraid of Duncan and the Magic. When other teams encounter the Heat, they will give it away.

If the Heat really win six consecutive championships during this period, Chen Xiao will lose two championships.

Perhaps, many people are now discussing whether Wade and Yao Ming are the top five NBA players in history.

Rather than discussing whether Chen Xiao replaced Jordan as the number one NBA player in history.

The existence of Duncan and the Magic in those years did not hinder Chen Xiao, but it was Wade and Yao Ming who hindered him.

Duncan and Ben's Magic were indeed the best team against the Heat.

It is precisely because of the existence of Duncan and the Magic that Chen Xiao can win the championship without being the strongest team in the past six years. Chen Xiao's two championships during this period cannot be said to be the invincible team. Strong teams, Chen Xiao led the Cavaliers in 2005 and the Bobcats to win the championship in 2007, but they did not compete with the Heat in the playoffs.

The Heat were all eliminated by the Magic. At the same time, the Magic was finally killed by Chen Xiao for various reasons.

Therefore, for Chen Xiao's career, Luo Ge is his benefactor for smashing the NCAA, and Duncan is undoubtedly his benefactor in the NBA.

Not to mention saving his career, both of them can be regarded as bringing his achievements to the peak earlier.

One helped him reach the top of the NCAA early.

One is to help him reach the top of the NBA early.

Of course, no one will say these things. Teacher Zhang will not say it, Chen Xiao will not say it, Duncan, Luo Ge, and Wade will not say such things.

However, the relationship between Chen Xiao and Spurs players is indeed very good.

Duncan has been a rival, friend and benefactor for many years.

Brother Luo won’t say anything.

Manu, Parker, and Prince have also been friends for many years.

Al Jefferson, Diaw, is the younger brother of his former teammate.

Let's put it this way, the intimacy between the Spurs' current important players and Chen Xiao, according to the game settings, is above 80.

Therefore, before the start of this game, the atmosphere between the Bobcats and Spurs was still very good.

There was no chill like when the finals came. On the contrary, everyone's relationship was quite friendly.

Well, it’s not that there is no sense of chilling at all. Spurs head coach Popovich said before the game: “A 2% chance of winning the championship cannot stop us from bringing the championship trophy back to San Antonio!”

Popovich's words were very serious. Anyone who knows Popovich knows that he is serious. This is a person who is full of hunger for victory in any game.

Of course, hunger is hunger, and even if you lose, you don't lose, but if you really want Pop to tell you how to defeat the Bobcats in this finals, to be honest, he has no way.

Let's put it this way, this season, there is a gap between the top three in the Eastern Conference, Bobcats, Cavaliers, Bucks, and other teams in the league.

Regardless of the fact that the Spurs are now the strongest team in the Western Conference, there is still a gap of one grade or more from a team like the Bobcats.

Bobcats and Cavaliers, Bobcats and Bucks, he watched every game.

If the Bobcats are 100 points, the Bucks are 99.99 points, and the Cavaliers are 99 points, the three teams are barely considered a team.

So the Cavaliers, at best, are a 95 team at best.

The difference is very obvious.

Put it in 2k, that is the difference between peak Iverson and peak Jordan.

It's not that the peak Iverson is not strong, but that the peak Jordan is too strong.

Therefore, Bobo only killed himself before the game, never asked his players to kill like him, and he must win.

He can ask for that, but it puts a lot of pressure on the players.

He wants his players to relax against the Bobcats.

Many people say that his Spurs are a team that is old and has no future. For such a statement, Popo himself does not recognize it. He thinks that his Spurs are not a team with bones that are getting older every year.

Especially after getting Kawhi Leonard, he felt that his Spurs had slowly begun to move closer to perfection.

Perhaps, within two or three seasons, he will be able to build the strongest team in his coaching career.

This is really no joke, because what others see in Leonard is the future Granger, but what Popovich sees in Leonard is the future Ron Howard!

Yes, after training Ron Howard, he once said that if he was given two Ron Howards, he could dominate the NBA.

And now, he finally gets another Ron Howard!

Moreover, Kawhi Leonard is probably better than Ron. The two have almost the same golf IQ, the same style of play, the same body shape, and the same talent. However, Kawhi Leonard is taller and longer than Ron Howard. !

In the NBA, being taller and longer is a talent!

Therefore, Bobo has asked Ron Howard to introduce Kawhi and Chen Xiao, hoping that Chen Xiao can give Kawhi guidance and help him improve his skills.

Although he can teach Leonard the stuck version of Jordan's style of play, Chen Xiao's ability to coach players on defense and ball control is indeed better than him.

With Chen Xiao's help, Kahuai can grow faster.

At his request, this year's All-Star, Ron Howard, introduced Kawhi and Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao will reject other people's requests, but he will not reject the requests of Ron Howard and Wade.

Therefore, he has already seen Kawhi's future in the NBA. In a few years, he will become an offensive and defensive superstar like Ron!

Even a bigger star than Ron!

By that time, the Spurs will be at their strongest.

Therefore, although he can be dissatisfied and fight with the Bobcats, he does not want the team to lose confidence in the future because of this reason.

He's not going to take advantage of his Spurs players.

In Pop's eyes, his Spurs' future is bright.

But for now, in the eyes of all expert viewers, the Spurs do have some problems with the Bobcats.

Well, compared to the Cavaliers, the Spurs did not perform very well.

In G1 of the Finals, the Spurs were easily beaten 119-105 by the Bobcats on the road, losing by 14 points.

Of course, the Bucks also lost a lot to the Bobcats in their own away game, so Spurs fans can look forward to returning home like the Bucks did.

However, it seems not easy, because this Spurs is actually a traditional team that stays in position.

Unlike the Bucks, there is the possibility of change.

Let's put it this way, when Luo is in position, playing singles, in the entire league, except for the Heat, no one is a match for Chen Xiao, Rose, and Roy. What's more, the Bobcats have such a strong lineup.

The Spurs' strongest singles player in this game, Luo Ge's data was 11 of 23, scoring 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Chen Xiao's statistics are 13 of 24, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, 36 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.

The Spurs shot 43% in the game, while the Bobcats shot as high as 52%.

Bobcats vs. Spurs, same style, complete restraint!