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Chapter 840 The Western Conference Finals Begin

ESPN made different pre-game promotional videos based on these two conference finals.

It looks really good, very graphic and appealing. The richest North American sports media sports company really lives up to its reputation.Since both the Spurs and the Lakers have been absolute powerhouses in the Western District since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of encounters in the entire ten years is definitely rare in the NBA series.

There have been 6 encounters in the playoffs in the millennium alone. This is simply an indescribable grievance.If you count the more ancient era, the number of times is even more difficult to count. 1983 Western Conference Finals, 1988 First Round, 1995 Western Conference Semifinals, 1999 Western Conference Semifinals, etc.So the Lakers and Spurs have always been the big "enemies" in the West.

Playing more games, the story is naturally indispensable. Duncan single-killed the "OK combination" back then, "Old Fish" Fisher continued his life with a 0.4-second lore, and Van Exel made a key three-pointer for the Lakers in overtime in 95. The lore was the Spurs. In 08, Kobe's super shooting averaged 2.2 free throws per game to kill the Holy City.There is also the quasi-triple-double data of Tang Qian who scored 43 points, 29 rebounds and 9 blocks in the fifth game last year. These are all classics.Therefore, compared with the Heat VS Pacers on the opposite side, the gimmick in the West is undoubtedly much bigger.

From the current point of view, the stars of the Lakers are naturally more powerful, but the Spurs are better overall. Both sides have played super destructive power in the playoffs. This also makes both sides very serious and alert.

Kobe and Duncan, as the absolute core of the team and the absolute soul of the team, went to the court to say hello at the same time, and without saying a few words, they began to fight each other.

"Tim, met again? It's a pity for you this year, because you met us and me." Kobe said.

"Oh, very good, come on, I like you." Duncan replied.

"Our Lakers are determined to win this year's Larry O'Brien Cup." No. 24 continued.

"Well, it's a coincidence, I think so too." No. 21 replied without hesitation.

These two opponents who have played against each other many times in the playoffs, looking at each other at this moment, spanning more than ten years, they have completely faded away from their youthfulness and become veritable "old balls".This simple dialogue also highlights the completely different character traits of the two, one is assertive and confident, the other is calm and sophisticated.

And they all faintly felt that this might... be the last time they faced each other in the playoffs in their careers.

meet.

Therefore, as historical super giants who are both in the top ten in history, Duncan and Kobe both strive to completely kill their opponents in this round of the series without leaving any regrets.

Both of them now have cards in their hands. Kobe is the peak of his personal ability, and Duncan is the maximization of the Spurs' team attributes for nearly 20 years.

A peak wrestling is about to kick off at the peak of the Western Conference.

ESPN Live Room.

There was a lot of discussion, and tonight's main guests were also celebrities from both sides. In the playoffs, inviting the historical stars of the dueling teams to the scene has gradually become an "eye-catching" method for ESPN.And so far, it seems that the effect is very good, and the audience is also buying it. ESPN's subscription decline has been temporarily delayed, and there is no avalanche.

The comer of the Spurs is one of the famous four centers in the 90s, "Captain of the Navy" David Robinson.

What about the Lakers?The background is even bigger, and it is the more famous historical super giant, "Skyhook" Kareem Kareem.

Together with host Rachel Nix of ESPN [-], the three formed the lineup for tonight's game live broadcast.

"Let's not talk nonsense. I won't inquire about the positions of the two tonight. It should be clear at a glance." Rachel Nix began to read the opening remarks familiarly: "Then let's talk about it before the game starts." What do you think of the strengths and weaknesses of your home team?"

"Which of the two gentlemen will come first? David?" Rachel Nix looked at the famous Spurs star David Robinson and asked.

"Well, I naturally support the Spurs without a doubt." David Robinson said with a smile: "Even if I sit in front of a player who may be one of the greatest centers in history, I will not change the slightest "Oh, it looks like David, you are very confident about tonight's game." Rachel Nix said.

"Of course." David Robinson said: "The Spurs have entered a team realm this year. Just look at their previous games. The current playoffs are leading the league in scoring in the playoffs. This is the evidence. Great victory The Thunder scored 35 points, which is also a strong performance. Besides, Tim Duncan is still in the team, and I am optimistic about San Antonio winning another championship this year!" Hearing this, Rachel Nix asked: "What about Kareem? What do you think? Do you agree with David's point of view?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "Of course I don't agree with it. Although this Lakers team still has many problems and is not as strong as my Lakers team back then, it is still no problem to beat the Spurs. Kobe's performance against the Spurs, I think I don’t think you have forgotten, right? Although the possibility of him reaching my historical status is very small, he is not bad, and he restrains the Spurs’ tactical system.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is such a person, he never even felt that Jordan should be ranked ahead of him, 6 NBA championships in his career, 6 regular season MVPs, 2 FMVPs, and 15 best teams, 11 The best defensive team, 19 All-Star team, is his confidence.There was even a period of time when he was the face of the NBA.He is also the first player to engage in a "public retirement tour", energy is considered one of the biggest giants before Jordan.In addition to the honor bonus of the historical total scorer, he was basically the top three in the league before Jordan was born to dominate the world.This makes him quite arrogant and domineering. It is normal for him to openly criticize some people and things.Of course, his confidence comes from his super strength and honor. It is normal for a super strong man to "do whatever he wants".

However, after a closer analysis, Kareem also has a big black spot, that is, the lack of dominance in the playoffs. Of course, this deficiency needs to be quoted, because the comparison objects are all in the top ten or even the top five in history. 2 FMVPs, it's okay to be in the top ten, but it's not so good to compete for the top five or even the top three in history.Moreover, I have to make complaints about how many of his regular season MVPs are not stable.There is actually the only one in history, and it is clear that it is the only "Lottery MVP" trophy that did not enter the playoffs.In the era before media voting, this trophy is a bit incredible no matter how you look at it.

Otherwise, can you imagine that in this era, they did not enter the playoffs but won the regular season MVP trophy?
It is impossible to appear at all.

But apart from these, he is undoubtedly one of the absolute top five gods in NBA history, especially in terms of offense, stability and continuity. He can be called one of the strongest No. 5 positions in history. An offensive label.

Compared with the United States, this is much simpler and rougher in China. Looking at the one-sided approval rating, you can see how hard the Spurs fans are in China this year.After Tang Qian joined the Lakers, coupled with Kobe's superb performance this season, the Lakers have temporarily replaced the Rockets without Yao Ming and become the new "Chinese home team."In this comparison, the Spurs are inherently "malnourished".

A lot of cheering voices also started to rise up, and messages were posted in the live broadcast room.

Support the Lakers! ! !Support Kobe! ! !Support Donkey! ! !Support Nash! ! !

The Lakers must win! ! ! !Get rid of the Spurs! ! !

17 crowns! ! ! ! 17 crowns! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !To win! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Tonight is still "Wei Ping Bryant", oh, no, it is "Wei Ping Tang Qian" and Meteor Shower to broadcast live.

Of course, they hosted the live broadcast of Tianchao Sports Station.

"Director Zhang, which side do you think will win the match today?"

"It's hard to say, but the Lakers have just completed a sweep and their morale is high. I think the Lakers still have the upper hand!"

As soon as he said this, someone ridiculed the scrolling message below the TV screen:

Simply say that the Lakers have Tang Kei and Kobe, that's simple and clear.

That's right, Weiping Tangji Bryant.

I'm a Spurs fan, other games are fine, as long as it's a game between the Lakers and the Spurs, Zhang He understood that I would choose the silent mode.

Staples Center, because the Lakers have the No. [-] record in the Western Conference and the No. [-] record in the league, they naturally enjoy the home court advantage of the series.According to the previous statement, Jenny Bass began to issue the produced "sweeping badge" before the game. This is to fulfill the promise of the previous round of the series, and the second is to win the good fortune for this round of the series.

In terms of team operations, Buss Jr. is simply not at the same level as Jenny Buss.

It's too far away.

At the same time, such gadgets also raised the atmosphere of the scene to a higher level.

The starting five of the Lakers came out: Kobe + Nash + Meeks still formed the outside line, and Gasol + Tang Qian formed the inside line.After all, the Spurs have changed, and they are all under the temporary control of Popovich. Tonight's starting lineup is: Tony Parker + Danny Green + Kawhi Leonard form an outside group, and the inside two are Tim Duncan and Brazil Thiago Splitter.

Compared with the Lakers' starting lineup, the stars are a bit "dimmed", but the Spurs have never been a team with particularly shining stars.For so many years, even the popular GDP combination, just look at the honor.However, people have a good record and are strong.Because their core lineup is so stable, they only need fine-tuning every season. This is what Kobe Bryant said publicly that he envied Duncan the most.

You only know the benefits when you are in the hands of a stable team with a stable head coach.

Because after a long time, the chemical reaction and team tacit understanding may break through the sky, and exert energy that is impossible for ordinary teams.

Just to make a joke, Ginobili said that sometimes he and Duncan can understand each other’s psychological and tactical needs with just a glance. Parker exaggerated, saying that he and Duncan already have a sympathetic heart, telepathy, and playing next to him has almost become an instinct. up.This may be just a joke between players touting and teasing each other, but you cannot deny that the Spurs have not had a top-notch or even a top-notch star for a long time.

You can also understand becoming a super giant or a superstar.

At least that's what the data looks like.

Tim Duncan is of course the most powerful striker, and he is definitely in the top ten in history, but if you want to say that he still has this personal strength after 09, it must be nonsense.The strength of the players is not a 2k game?Even if it is a 2K game, the whole body is digitized, there are still peaks and sub-peaks, and again, the process of declining.Duncan is like this. After 09-10, if you still think he has super strength, it is ridiculous.Duncan's decline was actually very early. At least he started playing healthy basketball very early in the regular season, and he will gradually develop his efforts in the playoffs depending on the situation.And the regular season starts to be "lazy", which is actually a sign of declining ability, at least not to mention other things, your physical function, endurance, physical fitness, etc., will not allow you to maintain the same development in the regular season and playoffs at the same time. force and output.

In the 13-14 season, Duncan may still be able to break out and transform in the playoffs, but in the regular season, he can only show the strength of players below superstars, or even ordinary star players.The same can be applied to Manu Ginobili and Parker.If you open a "God's perspective" and open a "Sky Eye", you will find that the 13-14 season is the last year when the GDP combination maintains high combat performance.That is the last tail of the peak.Further back, even if it is as strong as Duncan, it only lasted for one season, and it was completely scum in the second year, which is no longer amazing.

So how does such a team maintain such a stable fighting ability?Is it by sacrifice, obedience or fine-tuning.three aspects.

Why do you say that?First of all, the core configuration is extremely stable, so you can fine-tune it without worrying about crashing out without a lower limit.Secondly, the people on the Spurs were all selected by Popovich himself, because this old man is the real NBA godfather.In addition to the head coach, he also holds several positions at the top of the Spurs and has a great say.In addition, the general manager of the Spurs is still a close friend of his "old drunkard", and there is nothing wrong with the selection.So this is how Popovich slowly transformed the Spurs.

Before 07, the game was superstar basketball, supplemented by tactical basketball. Do you think Popovich didn't play superstar basketball before?Then you really have to make up for the Spurs games before 07. After 07, with the aging of the core, mainly Duncan, a transition period began. During this period of transition, it took about 2-3 seasons to completely complete the transformation.From the draft to the selection of role players, Popovich took great pains, all of them were all people who obeyed Ligao and were willing to give up personal data and run the tactical system.

This kind of team building and running-in, even Popovich has used it for several years. How can an ordinary team have time for you to play like this?For example, if the Lakers can't achieve results in 1-2 seasons, I'm sorry, please pack your bags and leave.And looking at the league, no team has such a stable core environment that can be adjusted so slowly.

The basic adjustments in the NBA are simple and rude. If it doesn’t work, just pull it down and rebuild it, and start again on a completely flat ground.

The Spurs are different. In the past few years, Popovich has actually been "rebuilding" for the Spurs, but they have been adjusted and replaced one by one.So quietly, the Spurs actually took on a new look.

The main tactical style of play has changed from superstar basketball to tactical basketball, and then after running-in, it has a new vitality again.It's just that the process is not obvious, and it is easy to be ignored by people.

It is impossible for the Lakers, no, it is impossible for any team in the league to have this kind of patience and opportunity.

Only San Antonio has such a favorable time, place and people.

Coincidentally, this year was the year when the Spurs' tactical basketball finally reached its peak. It was also the year that they were finally invincible in the regular season, in the playoffs, and in the finals with their unglamorous lineup. The take away everything.

Tang Qian actually read a lot of analysis and reports on this team in his last life.

It is completely different from last year, because the energy of tactical basketball has reached its peak.

In the field of basketball, one year is actually enough for many things to happen and changes. The tacit chemical reaction of growth and aging happens all the time.Otherwise, do you think you can dominate the NBA by opening your eyes?Do you think you are doing a puppet show?

This team is also promoted by James in the future, the strongest team he has ever seen.

And the time to say this was in the 2017 finals. Of course, there may be an element of hitting the opponent, but you have to see one thing.Using the data stream's favorite "in terms of data", in addition to the solo playoffs in the 08-09 season, the playoffs of the 13-14 season James is actually the strongest James, and the 08-09 season is actually only A so-called PER is higher than this season.

And this so-called PER is "out of date" very quickly and has many disadvantages. After 2017, even the American media began to cite less.It is most direct to look at the data separately. In the 13-14 season, Zhan Huang's shooting percentage at the basket was one of the strongest in the playoffs, the highest true shooting percentage, one of the strongest shooting efficiency, the highest shooting percentage in the finals, and the highest three-point shooting percentage in the finals. One, it is as high as a terrifying 51.9%, and it is still under the base of 5+ shots.Coupled with a nearly 80% free throw percentage, James has already entered the "3 Club" in three items that year, breaking through the 180+ total shooting percentage mark.This real attack efficiency is no match for James in the finals of that year.Not even remotely close.

So it's not a lie for James to say that, because that year was indeed his strongest finals state.

The strongest state, the golden age, but still lost the game, and was successfully revenged, what else can I say except helplessness?

It can be seen that this Spurs team is different from the previous Spurs team. It is useless if you just blow up his defense.

Because their offense is also at its peak this year, and they won't be afraid of any counterattacks.

To beat this Spurs team, you need to be able to...offensively and defensively, blow them all up.

And this is definitely not easy.

Perhaps there is one thing ESPN did not say wrong, or it can be regarded as a collision if it is nonsense, that is, this Spurs team is not comparable to the previous Mavericks and Rockets.They are the kings of the original time and space in the 2013-2014 season, and they are the invincible kings from the regular season to the finals.

The basketball was thrown up, Tang Qian and Tiago Splitter jumped up at the same time, and reached out to the orange basketball that started to fall.

The 13-14 season, the Western Conference Finals, has begun.

PS: The Western Conference finals are starting, let's save character for the Lakers and Tang Kei, everyone come to vote?Hahaha~ Xiao Zi will explode as soon as she goes back~ Please be patient for a few days later~
There is a smoker next to Xiaozi in this chapter. I don’t know what kind of cigarette he is smoking.
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