The King of the NBA

San Antonio, AT\u0026T Center.

The arena, which can accommodate more than 18,000 people, is full of people, and the occupancy rate exceeds 80%. The arena is so big, it is full of fans, and the huge noise fills the arena, like a tsunami.

"Huh, the fans are so enthusiastic." Dion said.

"It's very enthusiastic, the boos are loud." Ning Yi rolled his eyes and looked into the auditorium. All the Spurs fans came into view, and the blackness was overwhelming, giving people an inexplicable pressure.

This is AT\u0026T Arena.

This is the home of the Spurs.

As a veteran team in the NBA, under the leadership of NBA passing coach Popovich, whether it was the "Troika" period or the later "Leonard" period, they were the favorites for the championship almost every year .

And the fans of the Spurs can almost be regarded as the most loyal fans of the NBA, but any home court of the Spurs will always give people an inexplicable pressure.

Waves of sound swept over, and the Timberwolves players were all dignified.

This game is very difficult. Even if Love is not injured, they are not sure about the Spurs. What's more, now that Love is injured and they use the disabled team to deal with the Spurs, what will happen?

"It's a tough fight," Martin said.

"Yes." Ning Yi nodded with a serious expression, "This is the moment to test our new lineup."

Against the Spurs, this is a serious challenge for the Timberwolves, and it is also a test for their new lineup. Whether it is a dragon or a worm, you will know if you play against a team like the Spurs.

After a while, the Spurs players appeared on the field, which caused thunderous cheers from the audience.

Parker, Duncan, Ginobili, Leonard, Dion. A group of Spurs players came, and the fans screamed loudly, resounding throughout the arena.

Timberwolves here.

Martin, Rubio and others are all looking at Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili. Leonard has only entered the NBA for 11 years. He is still a young man, and the "troika" is still carrying the banner of the Spurs.

But Ning Yi pays attention to Leonard, not only because he knows that Leonard will become the absolute core of the Spurs in the future, a superstar in the league, but also because he will face Leonard today.

There are many players in the NBA, and there are many talents at the small forward position, James, Durant, Anthony, George. Among these people, there is Leonard.

Of course, that's Leonard in the future.

Today's Leonard is still a young man who has just entered the league for two years. He has a steady style of play and a young man, but he has not yet reached the level of a "superstar" in terms of personal data or field performance.

Ning Yi was excited to meet the current Leonard.

It's not like playing against James and Durant. Against these two people, Ning Yi has no chance of winning, and is very depressed every time, because the ending has already been doomed. But it is not necessarily the case with Leonard. Like Ning Yi, he is still in the growth stage and has not yet fully grown up.

Facing Leonard at this time, Ning Yi felt that he could fight, but he might not lose.

"Although there is no way to deal with James, Durant, and Anthony who are already superstars, it should feel good if they can beat the future superstar Leonard." Ning Yi stared at Leonard, his eyes glowing.

Sensing Ning Yi's gaze, Leonard looked over and met Ning Yi's eyes, then Leonard looked away, his face was calm, but his brows were slightly frowned.

Ning Yi also looked away, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "A man with a paralyzed face is a man with a paralyzed face. I have such an obvious provocative look, but he just frowned slightly and didn't respond."

Ning Yi is also a bad taste, not really want to provoke Leonard, just want to verify.

The result was just like the legend, Leonard's expression was stiff enough.

Among the many players in the NBA, Leonard can be regarded as an alternative. He gives the impression that he is reticent, and always has a stiff face. I don't know if he was infected by Duncan.

In addition, he doesn't have any social accounts, neither facebook nor twitter. He seems to be living in an isolated world, which makes many people wonder.

"Perhaps it is precisely because of this unique personality that he has a focus and seriousness on basketball that no one else has, and that allows him to grow into a superstar step by step." Ning Yi's heart moved.

At this time, the players from both sides went to the field to warm up. The process was very flat, without much fireworks, just an ordinary warm-up, and then they returned to the sidelines.

On the Timberwolves side, Adelman spread out the tactical board and began to arrange: "First of all, we must play our own smooth offense." There is no comparison with the Spurs' defense, so Adelman's first emphasis is on offense , If you can't fight defense, you can only rely on offense.

Afterwards, Adelman arranged several tactics, and also made some emphasis, mainly for the offensive end, Martin, Ning Yi, Brewer, Rubio, Pekovic, the starting five must participate in the offense .

With the Spurs' defense, if the Timberwolves can't play more points, the offense will be difficult to play.

"As for the defensive end," Adelman said again: "Brewer, Pekovic, you have to pay attention. If you see Duncan playing singles with the ball, double-team me. Don't hesitate. There are also outside lines. First, give me Parker. He's the engine for the Spurs, keep him contained and things will work in our favor."

The Spurs are good at defense. On offense, they don't rely on stars, but rely on overall cooperation. Therefore, while the Timberwolves try their best to defend Parker and Duncan, they can't miss other players.

Not far away, coach Popovich is also making arrangements.

A group of players gathered around the old man Popovich, only to hear the old man say: "Give me more inside later, without Love as the core inside, the Timberwolves' inside is a weakness." He said, looking at Lai Leonard, "Also, Kawhi, I'll leave that Ning to you, guard against him, you know?"

"Yeah." Leonard nodded, as always, with few words.

But Mr. Popovich didn't care, he was used to it.

In an interview with reporters, Popovich once told reporters, saying, "Kawhi never talked to me, so I really don't know what level of confidence he has. But when you watch him play, you know he There are no problems, he just plays and goes home."

This sentence is very simple, but not simple.

From this sentence, it can be seen that Leonard does not agree with the others, and it can also be seen that Popovich trusts and likes Leonard. There is a tacit understanding between the master and the apprentice-everything is in the future The tacit understanding in the words!

After some arrangement, Mr. Popovich put away the tactical board.

"beep"

The whistle came to mind.

"let's go."

"superior."

Adelman, Popovich, the two coaches coincided with each other and waved their hands almost at the same time. Players from both sides walked onto the court, and the game was about to start.