Add One, I Don’t Know How To Fight - chapter 398
Li Ang’s record-breaking game made the AT&T Center lifeless.
When MVP came back for the first game, it seemed that the situation in the playoffs was directly reversed.
Originally, the Spurs had a 2-1 lead and had a chance to win match points at home. That was a promising prospect.
In the end, when Li Ang came, he had no bright future.
Seeing that Li Ang won the game, Lei Junzi was happy and a little disappointed at home.
He is happy because he is very fortunate that someone can finally clean up this dirty Spurs team.
If the Spurs win this series again, then Ray Allen will really complain that God is unfair.
Although Li Ang abolished Bowen, if the Spurs advance because Li Ang was suspended for two games, the Spurs actually achieved their goal. .
So, Ray Allen has been very worried about the Suns losing this game.
However, Li Ang used his powerful strength and desperate mid-range jumper to completely suppress the Spurs.
This time, Popovich was banned for prostituting prostitutes, and he was banned for posting pictures. It was a loss of money and shame!
But aside from being happy, Ray Allen was a little disappointed in his happiness.
With 40 points and 15 assists, Li Ang’s performance today was really too strong.
The middle distance is as stable as a dog, and the pass is as stable as an old dog. Putting these two together, Li Ang is like a dog on a dog today, and the dog has no bounds!
Ray Allen is very clear about how many centimeters he has. He is not the kind of person who clearly doesn’t have it, but keeps shouting “I’m 30 centimeters” all day long.
He knew very well that if it was himself, he might not be able to do things like 40+15 in a single game.
With the defensive intensity of the playoffs, it is very difficult to score 40 points in a single game. At the same time, 15 assists have to be sent, which… Chen Qi really can’t do it.
This match made Ray Allen realize the fact that there is indeed a gap between him and Li Ang.
This fact made Junzilei feel a little lost.
At this time, Junzilei seemed to have met a beautiful woman who made his heart flutter. But when I went to the toilet, I found this beautiful woman peeing beside her.
This is probably both happiness and heartache.
But overall, Junzilei is more happy. After all, it’s not bad for men, ah no, after all, the Spurs just lose.
In the press conference after the game, Popovich brought Duncan and Kidd, two top-paid players, to attend at the same time.
Kidd had no sense of presence in the whole game today, and his teammates had to pass the ball around him.
As a result, as soon as he came to the press conference, Kidd’s presence was instantly filled.
“Jason, today Tim encountered a very tight double-team in the interior. He couldn’t pass the ball to Horry even if he wanted to.”
When the reporter asked this question, Kidd cleared his throat, ready to say two good words for Duncan: “Oh, it’s not Tim’s fault, he really tried his best…”
As a result, before Kidd finished speaking, the reporter immediately asked:
“Do you think it’s because you missed a shot from beyond the arc today that the Suns dared to shrink so much? In one possession, even Nash jumped to steal Duncan’s pass to Horry. If If you can hit a three-pointer and contain Nash, will Nash still be so unscrupulous?”
“Ah this…” Kidd originally said that he would help Duncan with two good words, but he didn’t know that he could not protect himself.
“Jason, although you provided 8 assists in the whole game today, only 7 points were recorded. Why do you always disappear for no reason at the critical moment of the playoffs?”
The questions of the reporters were like bullets from a machine gun, rushing towards Kidd.
Kidd is really innocent. You only saw that I scored 7 points, why didn’t you see that I only made Nash score 8 points today?
As a max-paid player, he only scored 7 points and 8 assists in the key battles of the playoffs, which is really hard to satisfy.
Kidd was thrown into the conference room by the reporters again, and he even locked the door of the conference room.
Since getting involved with the Spurs, the number one point guard in the league has become less and less important.
Seeing Kidd frantically take the blame, Popovich was heartbroken.
In fact, this game is not about Kidd, it is not about Ginobili, it is not about Duncan.
Kidd is such a player. Defense and overall control are his strengths. Whether he is strong or not, you cannot see his score.
The personal performances of Ginobili and Duncan were actually not bad. The counterattack in the fourth quarter even almost turned the game over for the Spurs.
The only reason why the Spurs lost this game was Li Ang.
They couldn’t restrain Li Ang.
but……
Who made Kidd born with a face to blame?
That’s what you’re doing to get 14 million!
After the total score of the series became 2-2, the situation became delicate in an instant.
The Spurs and the Suns, now the opportunity is equal.
Even if one of the teams takes a 3-2 lead, the game is still full of suspense.
Stern has won everything, and suspending Li Ang for two games is really useful!
Right now, the Western Conference finals are getting more attention than before, because no one doesn’t like watching games full of suspense.
The score of 2 to 2 is like the goddess telling you that there is no one in her house tonight. It always fills people with infinite reverie, and all kinds of exciting things can happen.
The Spurs and the Suns had an inseparable battle on one side, while the Pistons and the Bulls also experienced a tough battle on the other side.
The total score also became a 2-2 draw.
Without Larry Brown, the impact on the Pistons would still be quite large.
The team has become more united and more aggressive offense than before.
Philip Saunders proved two things in one season.
First, McHale, a 7-foot-long man, is not good enough to be a coach.
Second, the **** old Brown is really incompetent.
If it wasn’t for Yao Ming’s injury last season, the Pistons would have had a hard time getting past the Bulls.
But this season, the Pistons trailed 0-2, and despite the Bulls’ health, they tenaciously pulled two innings at home.
Now, the division finals of the two divisions are tied 2-2, and the battle of Tianwang Mountain is about to begin.
Chinese fans are very excited, because if the Bulls and the Suns can enter the finals, then this season is equivalent to two Chinese players reaching the finals.
At that time, no matter which side wins, the Chinese fans will not lose, and there will be Chinese players who can win the championship.
Mi Lijia fans are really anxious, who would want to see a team led by two Chinese players play in the finals.
No matter how international the NBA is, it is still a local sports league.
No one really believes the nonsense that Americans are very tolerant and not exclusive at all, right?
This isn’t purely a bird that grows out of nothing.
Stern also doesn’t want to see two Chinese-led teams play in the finals. To be honest, whether it’s the Bulls playing the Spurs or the Suns playing the Pistons, there is a bit of an atmosphere of confrontation between China and the United States.
This kind of atmosphere can make Stern make a lot of money.
But Stern can’t do anything if he doesn’t want to. The Pistons and Spurs can’t fight. What can I do?
The whole job? In the Western Conference finals last season, watching the Suns sweep the Lakers, Stern thought the same thing, I can do my job.
The results of it? Li Ang scored 52 points in a single game plus a drift lore, killing the Lakers thoroughly.
Seeing that Li Ang was so unscrupulous last season, Stern still thinks so, I can do my job.
As a result, new rules were introduced this season to weaken defense and encourage offense.
The results of it? Artest was cut into a dog, but Li Ang jumped to the top and became the scoring champion, leading his team to 72 wins.
Stern has found it out. Every time he does work on Chinese players, he ends up doing it himself.
So, in this year’s playoffs, Stern really didn’t dare to do his homework.
All the heroes, just fight according to your ability. I really can’t help you, old man.
Next, the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the east and west will largely determine what kind of drama will be staged in the NBA finals this season.
Popovich is in turmoil, and the time between the playoffs and the playoffs is too short. Even if the battlefield for the next game is going to Phoenix, the league only gave both sides two days of rest.
Valley Unlike the regular season, Popovich can spend a lot of time studying the Suns and improving the Spurs’ offense.
In two days, Popovich couldn’t find a way to contain Li Ang at all!
Without Bruce Bowen, the Spurs wouldn’t have anyone on the perimeter who could contain a super scorer.
In the last game, Brent Barry has proved that it makes little difference whether he guards or does not guard.
And Li Ang’s 15 assists also told Popovich, don’t think that a simple double-team can stop me.
But Popovich finally decided that he had to use double-teaming to deal with Li Ang.
If Brent Barry insists on defending Li Ang alone, God knows whether Li Ang will set a new career playoff record in the next game.
But insisting on double-teaming is different. Li Ang is really good at passing the ball, but what if the rest of the Suns feel bad in the next game?
Li Ang and the rest of the Suns, Popovich of course chose the latter.
Rather than letting other people vote, Popovich doesn’t want to let Li Ang do whatever he wants.
So for the past two days, Popovich has been working hard to rehearse the tactics of double-teaming defense.
The use of fill-up and pinch attack allowed the Spurs to achieve that no matter where Li Ang went, they would encounter at least two defenders.
Popovich had to shift the team’s defensive focus to Li Ang.
Of course, on the other hand, Popovich also asked everyone to actively fill in.
If Li Ang passes the ball, the double-teamer will immediately return to his opponent.
Such a defensive strategy will undoubtedly increase the consumption of the Spurs players.
But none of the Spurs players complained, because they knew very well that the battle of Tianwang Mountain was their last chance.
If the Suns get match point, they certainly won’t let the Spurs live one more game.
Even if they are really tired, the Spurs players have to fight down Tianwang Mountain.
On the afternoon of the day before the Battle of Tianwangshan, the Spurs players were still practicing defensive tactics.
Kidd is especially serious. Don’t look at the fact that Aki is usually used to taking the blame, but as the league’s first point guard, with an annual salary of 14 million, Aki also has self-esteem.
He also doesn’t want to be poked in the spine every day by others.
He knew that the Spurs boss stole the battery, ah no, selling tractors to support himself is really not easy.
So, Kidd really wants to prove his worth in this round of the series.
Seeing that Kidd was so serious on the training ground, Old Thief Vic was very pleased.
He firmly believed that Kidd was the most correct person.
After the afternoon training, Popovich returned to the hotel where he was staying, feeling dizzy.
Originally, Popovich’s body and bones have always been very good. Duncan does all kinds of human confusion on the training ground every day, and Popovich’s blood pressure does not respond.
But since the fight with Li Ang, Popovich’s blood pressure has grown even higher than Yao Ming’s.
No, Popovich was already dizzy before the game even started.
Just then, there was a knock on the door of Popovich’s room.
The old thief opened the door and saw that it was Tony Parker.
Parker’s playing time in the playoffs has been reduced again and again because of his defensive ability.
Because there was not enough playing time, Parker failed to show his scoring ability in the playoffs.
When Popovich saw Parker, his head hurt even more, because he knew that Parker must have come to talk to him about playing time: “Does it have to be now, Tony.”
“Uh… Ning know what I’m going to say?”
“I know whether you are a fan or a black when you lift your skirt, Tony, you are still young, you are only 22 years old.”
“It’s 23.”
“23 years old is also very young, you have to continue to hone, you still have a lot of time! Be patient Tony, wait for Kidd to retire, isn’t this core control position also yours? When Duncan was 23 years old, It’s only first grade!
So, let’s talk about playing time next season, okay? ”
Popovich is really annoying, and Li Ang is annoying enough. He really doesn’t have the heart to deal with things in the team.
“Coach, I think you may have misunderstood. I’m not here to talk to Ning about playing time.”
“Yes, you can think so, coach, I’m very happy…”
“I’m here to talk to Ning about leaving the team this summer.”
Popovich was suddenly stunned: “What are you talking about, Vata?”
“Coach, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. First of all, I thank the boss for selling tractors around the clock to support me, thank the coach for his cultivation, thank Kidd for teaching me to shoot, thank Duncan for teaching me the windmill, thank you…”
“Fast forward to the point, I don’t like watching the plot.” The old thief waved his hand.
“Oh, okay. I mean, I want to develop better, I want to leave!”
Parker has really had enough of being on the bench for so long with the Spurs.
It’s not that the Spurs didn’t actively renew Parker, but because they had already raised two max-paid players, the Spurs couldn’t afford Parker.
Parker didn’t want to stay with the Spurs, but he also wanted to make more money.
So, he really wanted to look outside of San Antonio.
It’s been a day or two since Parker wanted to leave, but the reason why he brought it up at this juncture… Of course it wasn’t because he wanted to be mad at Popovich on purpose before the war.
But his agent, Steve Heumann, got the news that in the latest round of labor negotiations, the new rule of “amnesty clause” has been preliminarily passed.
The so-called amnesty clause, to put it simply, means that a certain player in the team can be fired without occupying the salary cap.
As we all know, layoffs in the NBA are not like the layoffs of 996 workers. The boss will let you go with a wave of his hand.
Layoffs in the NBA need to be paid. If the player and the team signed a guaranteed contract, then the team still needs to pay the player’s remaining salary after the player is laid off.
What’s worse, the player’s salary cap will still be counted in the team’s salary cap.
That’s annoying to teams with junk contracts.
This kind of player can’t hit the ball, but the salary is so much that the team can’t be strengthened at all.
In order to solve this problem, in the negotiation of the new collective bargaining agreement, the league and team owners have proposed to include amnesty clauses.
Each team has one opportunity per season to use the amnesty clause, which allows teams to cut players without their consent. Although player salaries will still be paid, they will no longer occupy the team’s salary space.
After making room, the team can avoid the luxury tax, or use the space to strengthen.
Precisely because this clause has been initially passed, it is foreseeable that this summer, there may be some teams that had no salary space and suddenly have enough salary space to sign Parker!
So, the sharp-smelling Steve Heuman told Parker to let him inform the Spurs that he wanted to leave the team in the summer!
For Parker, this is a great opportunity to find a good home~www.mtlnovel.com~ to stay with the Spurs, the playing time is not guaranteed, and the salary is still low.
Unless Huuman has the same brain as Bowen, he won’t let Parker stay with the Spurs if he kills him.
As for Parker’s options this summer, there are simply too many.
Although many people speculate that once the amnesty clause is introduced, the first person to be amnesty will be Alan Houston of the Knicks. This guy with a salary of 17 million has only played 20 games this season.
But in fact, after this clause was initially passed, Cuban in Dallas was the most excited.
No one knows who he is trying to amnesty for who is left behind. There are too many stars in the Mavericks.
There are not a few people like Cuban, and many teams finally don’t have to endure the torture of garbage contracts.
Knicks, Mavericks, Lakers, Trail Blazers…
Against such a background, Heuman believes that Parker has a chance to find a next home who can play the main force and compete for the championship!
The situation of the alliance is likely to change again!
Popovich looked at Parker’s firm expression and cursed softly.
This season’s pits have not been filled yet, but next season’s pits have already begun to be dug.
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