Super Legendary Superstar

Through the discovery of the "BUG" in the corner three-pointer, Sun Zhuo realized the importance of discovering problems from the perspective of a game designer. Therefore, he decided to communicate more with designers of NBA games, or not limited to NBA types. game designer, I believe this will be of great help to him in discovering new benefits.

The first round of the playoffs ended quickly. Except for the Heat and the Hornets who fought in seven games and the Heat struggled to advance, all the other teams that advanced solved their opponents within five games. Among them, the Spurs, Pacers, Basketball The net even defeated its opponents with a sweep.

The teams that advanced to the second round of the Eastern and Western semifinals are: Lakers, Spurs, Kings, Timberwolves, Pacers, Heat, Pistons and Nets.

Among them, the Pacers will meet the Heat in the second round, the Pistons will face the Nets, and the Timberwolves will face the Kings. The Lakers will meet the most powerful opponent in the Western Conference early in the semifinals, and they also eliminated the Lakers last year. Enemy, Spurs!

The Spurs swept the Grizzlies of Pau Gasol and James Posey in the first round. Except for the narrow victory in the third game, the other three games were all unsuspicious victories. What's even more frightening is that the Grizzlies they defended After four games, no one can score more than 20 points in a single game.

The 22-year-old French sports car Tony Parker is running very fast, and the 28-year-old Tim Duncan is at the peak of his career. The guy who won the FMVP in 1999 has reached the golden age of a player. You can imagine his How scary ability and confidence can be.

Ginobili's performance in the first round was not outstanding. Perhaps the opponent was too weak and did not need Ginobili to perform, but everyone knows what Ginobili can bring to the Spurs and opponents.

Also, Bruce Bowen, known as the dirtiest defensive player in history, no one wants to meet him.

Before this series even started, Ron Artest from the Eastern Conference was already chuckling. He speculated that the Lakers were about to encounter trouble, and it was the biggest trouble in this year's playoffs, so he was even more pessimistic about Sun Zhuo. Performance, maybe the Rockets relaxed their vigilance against Sun Zhuo at the end of the series, allowing him to score some points and hit some three-pointers, but the Spurs would not, even if Popovich was leading by a big score. No one will be allowed to make the slightest mistake.

"Sun is definitely in trouble in this series. Not only him, but Kobe, Shaq, and Karl Malone will also not have an easy time in this series." Artest was very gloating. He always believed that they could advance in the Eastern Conference. , and the opponents in the finals are either the Spurs or the Lakers. After this round of consumption by both sides, it is really beneficial to the Pacers.

The Spurs will first face the Lakers at home. Popovich also attaches great importance to this series. Popovich also watched the series between the Lakers and Rockets. Originally, the Rockets had a chance to drag the series to the sixth game. But due to Sun Zhuo's sudden performance, the Rockets' hope was abruptly cut off.

The team was training. Popovich looked at assistant coach Will and asked: "What do you think of the Lakers rookie's three-point shooting performance in Game 5? Do you think it's luck, or does he always have such long-range shots?" strength?"

In fact, when Popovich asked this question, he already had the answer in his mind. Will is the Spurs' chief physical coach and also provides medical support. If a player is injured on the court, he and his assistants will help deal with it. of.

Will felt that this was not easy to judge, because Sun Zhuo had concealed his strength before. Will thought for a while and said: "Maybe it's luck. He is so young, and the three-point shooting should not be popular yet, but in the first round In the series, his shooting is indeed getting better every game. He has improved and grown in the series with the Rockets. We cannot let him continue in the series with us."

Popovich smiled and said: "Of course, I am not Van Gundy. I love to help improve newcomers so much. After playing the series with me, the newcomers' confidence will only be hit, not improved. In the first round of the series, Sun His ball handling and mistakes were completely exposed. He was intercepted five times in the first game alone. In the series with us, he will only be intercepted more."

Having said this, Popovich called Bowen, Ginobili, Tony Parker and Turkoglu, and said: "The Lakers' No. 24 rookie Sun, performed well in the first round of the series, and compared with ours In the series, he will play more and more confidently, but his problems still exist, so you must always be ready to cut his ball. Once he dribbles through or appears under the basket, you must take the ball as soon as possible. Cut it off and don't let him jump. I have a hunch that his mistakes will be a key to our victory over the Lakers."

Bowen and others took it all to heart. They already regarded Sun Zhuo as fish on the chopping board and couldn't wait to eat him.

If Sun Zhuo knew that he was so weak in the eyes of his opponents, he would definitely be angry.

On May 2nd, the entire Lakers team came to San Antonio, Texas. This time the opponent was very special. It was the enemy that ended the Lakers' three consecutive championships, so everyone paid special attention to this series, even many. In people's eyes, of all the opponents in the playoffs, the Spurs are the most difficult to beat. As long as they beat the Spurs, the championship will be no problem.

Sun Zhuo's mentality is slightly more optimistic than theirs. After all, the Lakers in the previous life defeated the Spurs 4:2. This year the Lakers have him again, and their strength will only be stronger. He is not a trap that Popovich sees as giving assists to his opponents. Woolen cloth.

Although he is sure of winning, Sun Zhuo must fight for himself. O'Neal and Kobe are too strong, which is not a good thing for Sun Zhuo. It is easy for people like Artest to say that he won by lying down. His average per game against the Rockets is not good. By 10 points, it is too embarrassing to be a starter. He must average more than 10 points per game in this series.

Therefore, Sun Zhuo has been doing regular training with his teammates these two days. In the morning and evening, Sun Zhuo will also practice shooting two-pointers near three-pointers. It is actually not easy to shoot a basketball from this position, because it is not easy to shoot a basketball alone. In terms of position, it can be called a long-range shot, but the shot is only a two-pointer.

However, after these two days of training, Sun Zhuo's two-point shooting percentage near the left and right corners has been greatly improved, and Sun Zhuo is still very satisfied.

In the evening, the first game of the semifinals between the Lakers and the Spurs started on time at AT\u0026T Arena.

As soon as you enter the stadium, you can feel the enthusiasm of the Spurs fans. Because the Spurs defeated the Lakers last year, they have the confidence to continue to destroy the Lakers with a gorgeous lineup. I originally thought that the Spurs would meet the Lakers in the finals, but I didn't expect it in advance. Met.

"BEAT LA! This year they could obviously avoid us in the second round, but they seemed to deliberately want to fight us. They obviously lost to us last year, and I don't know where they got the confidence to challenge us! Just because they invited us Two veterans who can’t even run?”

"Yes, I get angry when I see the Lakers, especially the old man Phil Jackson. From very early on, he acted like the Spurs won last year because of injuries. He couldn't even handle the conflict between Kobe and Shaq. The two core members of the team are in trouble like this, and there is still a rookie like Sun in the starting lineup. They will definitely lose this series!"

The Spurs and Lakers have a deep grudge, and this series will definitely be more intense. Sun Zhuo gradually felt the disdainful looks on his face when everyone looked at him. Some fans even loudly said that Sun Zhuo was a player who won by lying down, and made Sun Zhuo make more mistakes. Spurs score.

This made Sun Zhuo very uncomfortable to hear.

I have found a good teammate based on my ability, so why should I win?

If someone steals the ball from my hand based on their ability, why should they blame me for making a mistake?

Too much!