I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the G1 Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and the Spurs, the Bucks felt that this Warriors team was very difficult to handle. This Warriors team was completely different from the regular season.

As the current direct opponent of the Warriors, the Spurs are actually very desperate.

The night the G1 game ended, Bobo couldn't sleep. He really didn't know how to adjust the team.

Just like if you were the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang and had unparalleled ingenuity, you would not be able to lead the Chinese men's football team to defeat the Brazilian men's football team in the 2002 World Cup.

If the objective conditions to defeat the Warriors do not exist, then it is not humanly possible.

Leonard, the head player of the Spurs, also had a sleepless night after the G1 game.

Although everyone says that basketball is a sport in which one person's efforts can change the outcome.

Just like Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard of the Warriors, they all have such ability.

Leonard feels that he also has this ability. When encountering other teams, such as the Clippers, he can change the result by himself.

But when he met the Warriors, he really didn't know what to do.

It seems that Chen Xiao is just exerting his strength casually, which is a 50+ triple-double.

Leonard's performance in this game was actually terrifying. He made 16 of 23 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and 10 of 12 free throws. He scored 45 points and 11 rebounds in the game.

With this performance, can you ask Leonard to do more?

For any player, even Jordan, this performance is already the best.

But with such a top-notch performance, what is disappointing is that in the fourth quarter, neither Chen Xiao nor the Warriors' main players were beaten by him.

How can this not make people toss and turn?

Therefore, during the second day of training, neither Popovich nor Leonard had very good looks on their faces.

Popovich didn't know what to do. He was thinking of strategies, but couldn't find them, and he was very dissatisfied with himself.

And Leonard...

Leonard felt that G1 had worked very hard, but the team couldn't even see the Warriors' taillights.

At this moment, Leonard was thinking about what his uncle said to him after the game last night: "Kawhi, this team is not worthy of you at all!"

"After the Spurs lost Tim Duncan and Ron Howard, there is no reason to attract you to work for them. We need to find a team and a city that is more worthy of you!"

"Kawhi and Kobe retired from the Lakers this year. Los Angeles needs a new king now!"

Yes, after the G1 game between the Spurs and the Warriors, Leonard's uncle was very dissatisfied.

Because he felt that his nephew played so well in this game, but the whole world was talking about Chen Xiao's 50+ triple-double, and was completely dismissive of Leonard.

For Uncle Ka, even if he loses, his nephew's outstanding statistics and performance deserve more praise.

Of course, he would not think that his nephew was not attractive to the media. For Uncle Card, his nephew was perfect, and it was definitely the Spurs that made his nephew so unpopular.

In fact, after Parker took the lead in spraying Leonard last season, Uncle Kawhi immediately asked Leonard to leave the team. There is indeed no future in the Spurs team.

Especially after Luo Ge left to find Chen Xiao and Wade at the end of last season, Uncle Kawhi even asked Leonard to apply to leave the team.

But in the end it was unsuccessful.

The main reason is that Leonard still has feelings for the Spurs.

After all, due to the departure of Luo Ge, the Spurs, who were in urgent need of a new leader, immediately chose to support him due to the contradiction between the merits of Parker and other veterans and him.

Historically, the Spurs have not been so quick to support Leonard.

Of course, although the Spurs' behavior moved Leonard very much, there is still the old saying, if you lick the dog, you will lose nothing in the end.

This kind of emotion is actually not reliable.

The most important thing is that Leonard is not a player who is willing to be ordinary. He is not a player like Ron Howard who gives up his ambition for the sake of loyalty.

Even players like Luo Ge have thought about leaving the Spurs twice, and this is the first time Leonard has thought about leaving the Spurs.

So, this is too normal.

It can only be said that Leonard could not see any hope in the last game between the Spurs and the Warriors.

On May 16, 2017, in G2 between the Warriors and Spurs, the Spurs still changed their formation.

In the first start of this game, the Spurs used Jonathan Simmons as the starting shooting guard, replacing Ding Yanyuhang's position.

Jonathan Simmons is undrafted. This is his second year with the Spurs. In this year's regular season, his performance is still acceptable. As a substitute, he can average 6 points per game. Although the offense is not as stable as Ding Yanyuhang, As a black player, his physical talent is stronger than that of Ding Yanyuhang, and his offense is also more comprehensive and has better defense.

In the last game when the Spurs were guarding Chen Xiao, and Wade obviously outplayed Ding Yanyuhang, it is understandable that the last player with more physical strength also had an offensive player.

And Jonathan Simmons is such a player, at least compared to Ding Yan Yuhang, he is such a player.

Moreover, Ding Yanyuhang's move to the bench will also be an enhancement for the Spurs' bench.

So this change of formation by the Spurs is effective.

At least from this game, it was very effective.

In the first quarter of the game, the away Spurs were only 1 point behind 30-31. This was actually beyond many people's expectations. Many people said that the Spurs would collapse in this game.

After all, the Spurs lasted a quarter and a half before collapsing in the last game.

It’s not surprising that this game couldn’t last one quarter.

But I didn't expect that the Spurs not only held on, but also were inextricably tied with the Warriors after the first quarter.

Jonard Simmons, who was reused by Popovich in this game, made 4 of 7 in the first quarter of the game and scored the Spurs' highest single-quarter score, 8 points!

And after the Spurs blocked it in the first quarter, they also blocked it in the second quarter.

In the second quarter of this game, the final score was 30 to 28 for the Warriors, winning by 2 points. This was really much better for the Spurs, whose rotation was destroyed in the last game.

During the rotation in the second quarter of this game, Ding Yanyuhang made 1 of 1 and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 6 points extremely efficiently during the rotation. It can be said that he used his life-threatening impact to lay an offensive foundation for the Spurs and also compressed it. The Warriors' defensive space.

Of course, the Warriors also had an outstanding player in the rotation phase of this game, Norman Powell, who made 4 of 5 in the second quarter of this game and scored 10 points in a single quarter.

In short, in this G2 game, the Warriors and Spurs played very excitingly.

At least this was the case in the first half of the game. When the top players of the two teams such as Chen Xiao and Leonard had not yet exerted their strength, the performance of the role players entrusted with important tasks by the two teams was Very outstanding.

The final score of the two teams was 61 to 58, and the score also reflected this excitement.

Of course, although the two teams seem to be inseparable, everyone with a discerning eye knows that the Warriors have not yet exerted their strength.

Therefore, although the game looks exciting, it is really heartbreaking for Spurs fans.

It's like cutting flesh with a dull knife, like Ling Chi, you are obviously very close, but you just can't catch up.

The Spurs' role players performed very well in the first half, but everyone knows that it is impossible to just rely on the role players' output in a game, especially when playing against a team like the Warriors.

So in the third quarter, after the Warriors suddenly turned up the intensity of the game, the league's most capable team in the third quarter instantly suffocated the Spurs' defense.

In the final third quarter, the Warriors defeated the Spurs 31 to 26, and almost opened the score to more than 10 points with a direct wave of strength.

Of course, the Spurs withstood it in the end.

The reason why he withstood it was thanks to Jonathan Simmons' 9 points of 3 of 4, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws.

In this quarter of the game, Leonard's touch was extremely bad. After all, the Warriors suddenly exerted their strength and attacked Leonard. Leonard made 2 of 10 in the third quarter and scored 4 points.

Of course, although Leonard's data is not good, but again, without Leonard's crazy offense and opening up opportunities for other Spurs players, Jonathan Simmons would not be able to perform like this.

It can only be said that when the game reaches a critical high-end game, the current Spurs only have Leonard as a player with the ability to attack and attack, and Leonard does not have such a strong passing ability. This is a big problem for the Warriors. It's so defensive.

Chen Xiao, Wade, and Ron Howard, these three people take turns greeting each other, who can perform well without adapting well?

Therefore, after adapting, Leonard's performance in the fourth quarter was obviously much better. In the fourth quarter, Leonard made 5 of 7, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and 15 hits in a single quarter. point.

When facing Wade's defense, he used his height advantage to find shooting opportunities. When facing Ron Howard, he used his physical advantage and speed to break through the screen to cause damage. When facing Chen Xiao, well, Then take the initiative to move without the ball, look for offensive opportunities or open up space for teammates, and don't attack hard.

Therefore, Leonard's performance in the fourth quarter was really outstanding.

Of course, such an outstanding performance still cannot change the fate of the Spurs.

In the end, the Warriors won another game at home, 128-118.

The final score difference of this game was still 10 points, but the content of the game was really different from G1.

In this game, the two teams were never evenly matched in terms of score.

In this fairly intense game, Chen Xiao made 10 of 12 shots, 5 of 6 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He finished the game with a triple-double of 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists.

Chen Xiao's offensive efficiency in this game was extremely high. He basically didn't attack much, but whenever he attacked, he was basically able to hit. He basically scored all the opportunities the Spurs gave him in this game.

And this is also the most desperate part of the Spurs. In this game, the Spurs guarded Chen Xiao tightly. Chen Xiao really didn't exert much force and basically instigated his teammates.

But even so, Chen Xiao was still able to seize the opportunity and score 30 points.

So many people say that for players like Chen Xiao and Jordan, you have to prepare 30 points for them before the game starts. This is a score they can get as long as they think about it.

In this game, can the Spurs do better when defending Chen Xiao?

Can Chen Xiao really not even have a chance to take action in the audience?

At the very least, Popovich doesn't think he can do that.

Of course, for the Spurs, the team's leader Leonard is still performing well.

In this game, Leonard made 11 of 25, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 12 of 15 free throws. He scored 36 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists in the game. There are still highlights in the assists in this game.

Of course, the score is also a highlight.

Although Leonard's offensive performance was a bit high in the third quarter, he adjusted well in the fourth quarter.

For the two substitute players of the two teams in this game, Jonathan Simmons scored 22 points, while Norman Powell scored 19 points. Both of them played the best performance of their careers.

Ding Yanyuhang, who came on the bench, scored 11 points in this game, and his performance was not bad. Considering Ding Yanyuhang's ability, he can play as the sixth man in the Spurs, but he needs to get used to not having anyone around him most of the time. How to attack and pass when Leonard is there.

Although the Spurs played brilliantly against the Warriors in this game, which allowed the Spurs, a team in the Western Conference finals, to regain some face, they still lost.

Although it was 0-2 on the road, many people said that losing two games on the road was not even the beginning of the playoffs.

However, this means that it doesn't matter if the two teams are about the same strength.

For the Spurs...

The Spurs need to win the first game at home.

In G3, the Spurs, who returned to their home court, did have this idea. This game was not about Leonard, but the entire Spurs team performed well. Six starters and substitutes scored in double figures throughout the game. .

Dejounte Murray scored 26 points, Leonard 19 points, Gasol 17 points, Howard 17 points, Simmons 17 points, Ding Yanyuhang 13 points...

The Spurs made 14 three-pointers in this game. Leonard, who had been the best before, was not that good, but the game caused great trouble for the Warriors.

Although the Warriors still defeated the Spurs 126-120 at the end of the game.

But it was not easy for the Warriors to win this game.

Especially in the fourth quarter, the Spurs chased back 5 points. In the end, the closest the two teams got was only 3 points apart.

You know, at the end of the third quarter, the two teams were 11 points apart, and everyone thought it was stable.

It can only be said that the Spurs, with everyone on their side, are indeed a very good team.

Of course, if the Spurs want to achieve a state of universal unity, they can't do it every time.

In G4, the Warriors faced the Spurs, who wanted to replicate the situation with a seven-man rotation, and easily defeated the Spurs 120-100, and finally swept the Spurs with a big score of 4-0.

When the game ended, reluctant ribbons were flying, and Warriors veteran Carter knelt on the ground with his head in his hands.

finals!

He is finally going to play in the finals!

In his 18-year career, he is about to touch the floor of the finals for the first time!

To be honest, it's quite sad.

In fact, in the same era as Chen Xiao, Wade, Ron Howard and other Marquette Three Eagles, there are people who are more sad than Carter.

Take Nash for example. He never even touched the floor of the Finals until he retired with the Raptors...

So at the press conference after the game, when reporters asked Chen Xiao about Carter, who lost control of his emotions after the game, and asked his opinion, Chen Xiao was a little embarrassed.

"I have always felt that the finals are not that difficult. I have reached the finals eight times. Together with Wade and Ron Howard, we have reached the finals a total of 17 times. Except for 2004, At least one of the three of us is on the finals stage every year, and you can see one of the three of us in the finals every year.

Until tonight when I saw Vince…

I just realized that the finals are really not easy.

And we did rule an era. "

Yes, Carter burst into tears before the floor of the Finals, which is one of the best evidences of their dominance of an era.

They shed tears of an era...