Super Legendary Superstar

Sun Zhuo's words really stabilized the morale of the army. Before this, not only the outside world was suspicious, but also the Magic team was also suspicious. Sun Zhuo asked Howard to continue his previous performance, which showed that he wanted to see Howard continue to perform well. , and doesn't care that Howard will steal the FMVP.

This sentence made Monta Ellis and others think that Sun Zhuo decided to give up the competition for FMVP.

"Boss..." Danny Granger and Ariza's eyes looked a little different. Naturally, they also wanted to win the championship, but they wanted to see Sun Zhuo lead the team to win the championship. They were Sun Zhuo's people.

All of them were angry for Sun Zhuo, and Danny Granger even showed it on the spot, clenching his fists and looking stiff.

"Why? Sun worked hard to lead the team for a whole season and helped each of us grow, but the final honor will fall to Dwight Howard!"

Although Danny Granger felt aggrieved for Sun Zhuo, since Sun Zhuo had already decided, what could he, an outsider, say?

In fact, Sun Zhuo has not given up the FMVP trophy, and he will never give up. Sun Zhuo is a basketball player who aspires to be the first in history. If he wins the championship as the second child, then he is not worthy of being the first in history. People are not worthy of comparison with Michael Jordan. Jordan's six championships and six FMVPs are the symbol of status and strength!

However, under the current situation, Sun Zhuo had to do this.

If Sun Zhuo expresses his attitude now and wants to compete with Howard, this will not only directly hurt the relationship with Howard, but also fall into Popovich's trap.

Last night, Sun Zhuo thought about it. He originally thought that it was Howard's agent Fagan who instigated Howard to compete with him for FMVP, which was the reason for Howard's 40+ performance. But then I heard from Kerry that Fagan also learned that Howard won 40+ points. After rushing to San Antonio, Sun Zhuo knew that this was all Popovich's plan.

"Popovich wants us to fight. He will first completely block me, prevent me from scoring high, and let Howard suppress me in terms of statistics. Then, when I compete with Howard, they can effortlessly Destroyed us."

Popovich's approach was very bold and successful, because he expected that the two young players Howard and Sun Zhuo would be particularly concerned about these personal honors. Both of them were too young and talented, and they would not think so. The championship is too rare. They are young and have plenty of time to pursue it. Personal honor is more important.

For example, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen will soon form the Celtics' Big Three. Paul Pierce won the FMVP in his previous life, and Garnett didn't think anything of it, even though he was more qualified to win it. This award, but Garnett is old and he doesn't care about these things anymore.

If Garnett and Pierce, who are the youngest and in their prime, win the championship together, but Pierce wins the Finals MVP in the end, the result will definitely be different. Garnett cannot be so open-minded, he is the regular season MVP! What is Pierce?

Therefore, Sun Zhuo cannot follow Popovich's script, and he must not fight for FMVP. However, the data still needs to be improved.

This relies on repeated game challenges. Once a game is repeated, Sun Zhuo's shooting percentage, steals, blocks and other statistics will be greatly improved. He does not need to increase the number of shots to improve his statistics.

Howard can't say much about the good data obtained in this situation.

In fact, Sun Zhuo could completely re-challenge the first three games and let Howard not score so many points, but he didn't want to do that after winning the previous two games.

…

June 14, San Antonio, the Spurs’ home court, AT\u0026T Center Arena, Game 4 of the Finals.

Half an hour ago, before the Spurs players entered the court, all the players seemed a little demoralized. Popovich looked at them and said something to them: "I know you may be blaming me, why did Germany let De White and Howard were so arrogant in the first three games. They won at our home court. This may be a bit of a blow to you, but you have to believe me. We will not lose this series. They can't win. The finals only start now!”

Popovich didn't know if his words inspired them. Looking at their state on the court, Popovich felt a little uneasy. No matter what the result of his layout was, the fundamental reason for winning the championship was that they themselves must perform well. He can't mess up. Fortunately, Tim Duncan, Parker, and Bowen on the team still put Popovich at ease.

Popovich glanced at Sun Zhuo opposite him again and asked him in his mind: "Sun, what are you going to do in this game?"

"Everyone, cheer up and get ready to play, and try to get the match point today!" Sun Zhuo clapped his hands to encourage the whole team.

Howard also clapped his hands to encourage everyone: "Yes, we got the match point today and will deal with them in the next game. Haha, the championship is waving to us!"

The two leaders, Sun Zhuo and Howard, are so active and excited, which makes Coach Hill feel even more gratified. In this case, other role players will also follow suit and perform well.

Popovich glanced at Coach Hill, but his face showed surprise. In fact, the reason why he dared to arrange such a thing was because he underestimated Coach Hill's inability to reconcile the conflict between Sun Zhuo and Howard.

"Hill definitely doesn't have this ability." Popovich is very sure about this. There are very few coaches in the league who can surpass superstars, and Popovich is one of them, but it also depends on the superstar. If it is a character like Sun Zhuo or Kobe, Popovich may not be able to completely control it, let alone Hill.

The competition starts soon!

CCTV.

Yu Jia: "Both sides jumped the ball in the middle circle. Oh, Howard jumped so high. Magic jumped to the ball and started to organize an attack. Sun Zhuo controlled the ball and broke through! No, it was still blocked. Quickly transferred, the ball was still given to Howard. Howard took the shot! Duncan defended well and missed the ball."

Zhang Weiping said: "It seems that this game is still the same as the previous three games. Sun Zhuo's breakthrough is severely restricted. Sun Zhuo still has no intention of forcing his move."

Popovich stared at the court with a thoughtful look on his face. He held his chin with his left thumb and put his index finger against his nose. He said secretly: "Sun is not going to take action yet? Or give it to Howard? Is he really not planning to get FMVP?"

If Sun Zhuo only wants the championship and doesn't want FMVP, then it will be difficult for the Spurs to win. And even if Sun Zhuo doesn't win the FMVP in the end, Popovich won't be happy, because what he wants is the championship!

The Magic missed the first attack, and then it was the Spurs' turn to attack. Sun Zhuo stared at everyone in the Spurs carefully. He had to remember the Spurs' attack clearly, because he was going to challenge again next time.

Tony Parker dribbled the ball from outside the three-point line. Duncan stepped forward to cover with Parker. Parker looked a little nervous. He changed direction and dribbled the ball to Monta Ellis' calf, and the ball bounced directly into the center. field location.

Yu Jia: "Oh, there was a mistake!"

At this moment, Duncan suddenly dived to save the ball, fell to the ground, and recovered the ball!

"Duncan really worked hard!" Yu Jia sighed.

Zhang Weiping said: "Yes, the outcome of today's game is very important to the Spurs. Once they lose the game and get the match point by the Magic, they basically have no chance. You know, the last two games are at home. It’s at the magic place.”

After Duncan got the ball, he passed it to Parker again. Parker took advantage of the excitement of the Magic team to prepare for a fast break, and passed a long pass directly to Finley. Finley dunked from the baseline and scored.

"Oh, the Spurs almost made a mistake in their first attack. That's good. We can take advantage of it when we try it again later." If the game were to be repeated again, there might be many differences, but the first goal at the beginning was basically the same. It has changed, and as long as the Spurs play the established tactics instead of being driven by the rhythm and emotion of the game, they will basically be the same.

The Spurs players are a very disciplined team. The more such a team is, the more beneficial it is for Sun Zhuo to play the game again, because no matter how some of the details are changed, they will still return to their system.

The Spurs were in good shape today. They played for a few minutes and even scored several goals. The Magic's performance was relatively average. Howard was obviously more eager for quick success. Due to his technical and experience disadvantages, it was difficult to perform well in front of Duncan.

At this time, Popovich smiled and said silently to Sun Zhuo: "Sun, you don't dare to rob, how about I help you?"

In the past three games, the Spurs have been targeting Sun Zhuo. From this moment on, they will change their targets.

"Dwight, don't be anxious. Be steady before taking action. As long as you can lead the team to win one more game, you will be 100% the Finals MVP this year!" Howard's agent Fagan also came to the scene and sat in the middle, thinking in his heart. Silently cheering Howard on.

Soon, the Magic missed a long shot from the outside and was grabbed an offensive rebound by Howard.

"Beautiful! Dunk it in! Dwight!" Fagan was excited. Every time Howard encountered such an opportunity, he would be so excited, because he knew that every goal Howard scored was worth thousands of dollars. To Howard and him , all are like this.

Howard was also very excited. He just lowered his waist and was about to lift up when he suddenly found that he was instantly surrounded by three people!

"What?" Not only Howard, but everyone in the Magic was shocked. They actually defended Howard like this?

Howard didn't dare to move at all, let alone dunking. He wanted to dunk, but he had no intention of passing the ball immediately. As a result, the whistle sounded and Howard walked.

At this time, Monta Ellis hurriedly walked up and said to Howard with some displeasure: "If you are double-teamed, pass the ball quickly, don't hesitate!"

Howard replied with a gloomy face: "I know, I will pass the ball."

At this time, Sun Zhuo glanced at Popovich inadvertently: "Sure enough... after restricting me, are you going to start restricting Howard again?"

Sun Zhuo had long guessed that Popovich would make this move. First, he would completely suppress Sun Zhuo and let Howard's data surpass Sun Zhuo's and become the best candidate for FMVP. Then, he would restrict Howard and let Sun Zhuo's data Caught up and threatened Howard.

As Sun Zhuo expected, the three-person double team just now was not a coincidence. The defense Howard encountered was completely different. After a while, even if Howard made mistakes and fouls, if Howard really succeeded in breaking through, he would resolutely use it. The foul stops him, doesn't let him score, but lets him get to the free throw line.

During this period of time, the Magic's offensive efficiency was very poor because of Howard.

Coach Hill had no choice but to take Howard off the field.

After coming off the field, Howard was still very angry: "Why did you take me off? I only committed two fouls."

Coach Hill said: "You can't attack like this anymore. When you get the ball, you have to pass it out. Can't you see? They would rather foul than let you score. You can't score free throws at all."

Howard was so angry that he became silent.

"Very good. At this time, I can score naturally." Sun Zhuo understood that all this was Popovich's plan, but he had to follow it, because Sun Zhuo's goal was to be the championship + the best player in the finals. Value player, these two honors are indispensable.

Howard was targeted. It was natural for Sun Zhuo to take more shots and score more. He would not be criticized by anyone, and Howard could not say anything.

On the court, Sun Zhuo tried to play in low singles. When he saw someone coming to double-team, he immediately passed the ball to Monta Ellis in front of him. He then ran to the bottom corner next to him. He wanted to try to get rid of his opponent as quickly as possible. Shoot the three-pointer.

Come to the corner, catch the ball, and take action instantly!

Clang.

The ball missed.

Seeing this, Popovich sneered, "Are you in such a hurry to catch up? Very good, keep going, maybe you can get in next time."

Howard, who was off the court, clutched a towel anxiously: "Sun Sun made too many three-pointers, so..."

Howard wanted to say that Sun Zhuo's three-point shot was risky, and no one guaranteed rebounds, but then he thought about it. If Sun Zhuo plays like this, he can't score, and his statistics will not threaten him. In fact, it is beneficial to Howard.

Sun Zhuo, on the other hand, didn't take the result of this ball seriously at all. Anyway, he would do it again after this. What he was doing now was trying.

After that, Sun Zhuo received the ball from the outside again and immediately prepared to take off and shoot the basket. This time he shook Bowen and made him lose his position. Sun Zhuo then took a tentative step and pretended to break through, deceiving Bowen again. As a result, Bowen leaned back quickly, and Sun Zhuo directly pulled up and shot the basket, making a hit.

"You can score a goal this way." Sun Zhuo memorized this move.

Sun Zhuo's scoring is slowly rising, but the way he scores makes Popovich feel a little strange.

"It stands to reason that Sun is now lagging behind Dwight Howard in all aspects of statistics. Now he should take the opportunity to score in the way he is best at. He obviously has many opportunities to break through and dunk, but he has to choose a more risky way. Moreover, these actions of his have seemed to be impossible before. I have never seen it before, and the scoring efficiency is indeed average, which proves that he is not sure. We have reached this stage in the finals, how can he still be in the mood to experiment?"