NBA: There is nothing wrong with bringing a ball in a fight!

Ye Qingchen's toughness exceeded Popovich's expectations, and this defeat also gave him a new understanding of the Lakers.

If you really want to form an effective defense against Ye Qingchen, you must conduct targeted research on him.

After this game, Popovich regarded the Lakers as their biggest enemy this season.

Looking at the entire league, except for the Lakers who can stop them, there is really no other team that can pose a threat to them.

So Popovich must start preparing for the playoffs.

Ye Qingchen is not only superb in football skills, but his force value is also the highest in the league. If ordinary players want to challenge him, they will end up in extremely miserable situations.

Therefore, if Popovich really wants to find a way to restrain Ye Qingchen, he must conduct special training for a certain player on the team.

This player may not score, but his defensive ability must be extremely strong, and his ability to resist attacks must be the strongest.

What Popovich wants is that he can not only defend, but also be able to instantly KO his opponent to the ground when a conflict occurs.

After all, there is no need to elaborate on Ye Qingchen's deeds. Almost all the players who had conflicts with him basically walked out of the stadium sideways.

After thinking about it, Popovich finally thought of a way.

If you need players with strong ability to fight, then players who play rugby are the most suitable.

And there is a saying in the United States that only those who can't play football will play in the NBA.

It can be seen from this sentence that players who can run rampant on the rugby field have very good physical fitness.

If someone with rugby experience could be found to serve as the Spurs' defensive champion, there would be an opportunity to form a targeted defense against Ye Qingchen.

Popovich is a man of action, and he immediately communicated with the Spurs' general manager.

This season, after the Spurs acquired Kobe, their goal is to win the championship!
After following Popovich's suggestion, the Spurs also appreciated his idea very much:
"Your idea is very unique, but I think it is very feasible. I will go to the NFL to find a suitable candidate now!"

In fact, it is not difficult to find an unreused player in the NFL. After all, there are only a few who can play.

The rest of the players are basically sitting on the bench eating dust, and their salaries are actually not necessarily comparable to NBA players.

Under such premise, it is easy for the Spurs general manager to find a suitable candidate.

Popovich gave such a selection condition:
The height must be over 110 meters, the weight must be over [-] kilograms, the body must be strong, the impact is extremely strong, the reaction ability is fast, and the temper should be very fiery!
In fact, this requirement is not low at all. This physical quality alone really makes it difficult for the Spurs general manager.

But if it's difficult, it must be done. Otherwise, if they meet the Lakers in the playoffs, they are really likely to be severely punished by Ye Qingchen.

Now the Spurs are most afraid of Ye Qingchen. As for Ewing and Olajuwon, although they are also at the All-Star level, without Ye Qingchen, Popovich is confident that he can easily handle them.

While the Spurs are looking for top defensive players, the regular season schedule is also going on.

Although the selection conditions set by Popovich are very harsh, money can make all the difference, and the Spurs general manager still found the right candidate.

This person's name is John Jones. He was also a football player in the NFL last season. He had a violent conflict with his teammates due to his bad temper and beat his teammates unconscious, so he was directly expelled from the team.

As a result, he was unemployed this season.

Jones also tried to interview with other football teams, but was turned away.

After all, his deeds really make many head coaches afraid of him. He who even dares to beat his teammates really dare not use him!
Moreover, this guy's body is very strong, weighing more than 115 kilograms, and reaching a height of two meters and three. In addition, his explosive power is also amazing. The most important thing is that he is only 24 years old. The most abundant time.

When the Spurs general manager found Jones, Jones wondered if he had heard wrong.

"Are you sure you want me to play basketball?
I'm a rugby player! "

Although Jones has a very hot temper, he is not mentally retarded. He still understands this simplest common sense.

The general manager answered him with a smile:
"We just ask you to play basketball. We don't ask you to score. We ask you to defend well!"

Jones was stunned for a long time, and in the end he was still very baffled:

"Although I watch basketball games and know how to play basketball, I don't believe that my skills are very good!"

"We don't need your great skills, we just need your body and your physical fitness!"

The Spurs general manager spoke out about their demands.

Jones finally agreed to the request of the Spurs general manager and chose to sign a two-year guaranteed contract with the Spurs, worth $200 million over two years.

This salary is actually not much in the league, but it is really timely for the unemployed Jones.

Now that the Spurs' general manager has told him that his skills are not needed, what does he have to worry about?

When the Spurs general manager brought Jones to Popovich, Popovich's eyes lit up.

The first thing he asked was:

"Do you know any fighting skills? Wrestling or something like that!"

"I know a little bit, but I haven't learned it for a long time, so I might be a little rusty!"

"As long as you know how to do it, from now on, your task is to learn fighting and defensive skills, and practice strength. As for the team's training, you don't even have to participate!"

Popovich told Jones what he wanted.

Jones was still confused at this moment. He heard something unusual from Popovich's request.

Why does it feel like the Spurs signed him just to get him ready to fight?

Jones actually doesn't pay much attention to the NBA. He only knows that Danzi has retired, and he really doesn't know much about other things.

But since he was getting paid and the training wasn't too strenuous, Jones accepted it calmly.

Popovich is very much looking forward to Jones' secret weapon, and he puts part of his energy into training Jones' physical fitness every day.

Moreover, Popovich continued to study Lakers game videos and watch Ye Qingchen's playing habits.

He doesn't believe that Ye Qingchen has no weaknesses, he only believes that everything depends on man-made efforts.

Time flies by and the playoffs are here!
The Lakers' record ranks third in the Western Conference, and most of the games they lost were when Kobe was around.

After acquiring Kobe, the Spurs have been firmly at the top of the Western Conference.

As for the second place in the Western Conference, it is the Utah Jazz. Their strength has always been very stable.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers' opponent was the sixth-ranked Trail Blazers.

The Spurs' first-round opponent is the eighth-ranked Houston Rockets.The Jazz's first-round opponent is the seventh-ranked Kings.

The opponent of the fourth-ranked Suns is the fifth-ranked SuperSonics.

There is no suspense about the matchup between the Lakers and Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference. Almost everyone believes that they will sweep their opponents and advance to the second round.

Facts have proved that their guess was not wrong. The Lakers easily entered the second round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 4-0 record.

As for the Spurs, they unexpectedly lost a game, eliminated the Rockets with a score of 4-1, and appeared in the second round.

As for the Jazz, they defeated the Kings 4-2 and successfully advanced.

The Sonics also narrowly defeated the Suns with a 4-3 record and successfully entered the semifinals.

The matchup situation in the second round has become very clear!
Spurs VS SuperSonics!

Lakers VS Jazz!
There is also no suspense in the game between the Spurs and SuperSonics. After all, there is indeed a big gap between the SuperSonics' lineup and the Spurs' lineup.

It can be said that the Spurs' lineup is now very perfect, both inside and outside, and they also have twin towers inside. It is really not easy for the Sonics to win over them.

On the contrary, the game between the Lakers and the Jazz is more interesting.

It's not that the strength of the two teams is almost the same, but the feud between Ye Qingchen and the Jazz team can last for three days and three nights.

Especially the feud between Karl Malone and Stockton and Ye Qingchen has reached a point where they will never end.

Therefore, this round of duel is the one that attracts the most attention.

In the first game, at the home court of the Jazz, Ye Qingchen ignored the boos he received from the Jazz fans.

He completed five dunks on Karl Malone's head, including flying dunks, riding dunks, and even overhead dunks!
And these five head dunks were all completed when Karl Malone fouled!
In the end, when Karl Malone saw Ye Qingchen rushing into the inside, he ducked aside!
He was really scared, and even trying to foul him was useless. In the end, he could only give him an extra penalty opportunity in vain.

Therefore, in this game, Ye Qingchen defeated the entire Jazz team by himself. He scored as many as 62 points in the game. He had more than a dozen dunks. The Jazz team's basket was completely blocked by Ye Qingchen. The dust is twisted!

80: 120!

This is the final score of the first playoff game between the Lakers and Jazz!
After this game, the Jazz were also wildly ridiculed by the media:

"Karl has been beaten by Ye. He might as well announce his retirement after this season. There is no way he can defeat Ye!"

"Actually, there is another way for Karl to win the championship?"

"any solution?"

"Let him join the Lakers and become Ye's teammate!"

"But Ye may not necessarily accept his joining!"

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These remarks by the media really dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Jazz, and they also showed their hips in the second game.

Of course, in this game, Karl Malone's performance finally improved a lot.

But this time it was Stockton's turn to perform extremely poorly, because Ye Qingchen was guarding him!
Moreover, on the offensive end, Ye Qingchen deliberately named him for singles attacks!
How could Stockton's thin body withstand Ye Qingchen's collision?

So throughout the game, Stockton was knocked away by Ye Qingchen countless times, but he was not injured at all.

But every time after being knocked away, Ye Qingchen was able to score easily.

This shows that Ye Qingchen's ability to control power has now reached the level of proficiency.

Ye Qingchen didn't want to hurt Stockton, he just wanted to make Stockton's heart collapse.

Score on his head again and again, knock him away again and again, this feeling seems pretty good!
Therefore, Ye Qingchen scored 56 points in the second game in just three quarters.

75: 125!

The Jazz lost even more in the second game!

And these two games were played at their home court!

This made the Jazz fans unable to accept this result. In the end, they even started to abuse the home team players!
For these two games, the media was extremely shocked by Ye Qingchen's performance:
"He is so cruel!"

"The Jazz team is so pitiful!"

"When they meet the big devil Ye, they really have suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck!"

"I just don't know if they will be interested in basketball after this series?"

After two away games, the Lakers returned home to face the visiting Jazz!

At this time, the Jazz had lost all morale and had completely lost confidence in this series.

Only head coach Jerry Sloan has been struggling to support him. He was unwilling to give in and worked hard for a season, but the final result was that he was swept out?
For him who has always wanted to be strong all his life, this result is unacceptable!

So, in order to boost the morale of his team members, he directly said harsh words during an interview with reporters:
“We will tie two games in a row at the Lakers’ home court, and we will bring out our morale!
This time, we won't lose again!
The Lakers are not terrible, and they are not invincible! "

When Ye Qingchen learned what Jerry Sloan said, his expression became playful.

I have to say that Jerry Sloan has been defeated by himself time and time again, but he is still so stubborn. Don't you know how to say some kind words to yourself?

Since he thinks he can win, let him see the true strength of the Lakers!

Therefore, before the start of the third playoff game, Ye Qingchen smiled and said to the media:
“Basketball is never about fighting and killing, it’s about human relationships!
But the head coach of the Jazz doesn't seem to understand this truth, so I can only let him experience the consequences of a head iron! "

Ye Qingchen's words made the reporters confused as to what exactly he wanted to express.

But when the third game started, they finally understood what Ye Qingchen wanted to express.

"This guy thinks Jerry Sloan doesn't have a clear position for himself, so he teaches him a lesson with facts and makes him recognize himself!"

In this game, Ye Qingchen scored 75 points and caused a 65-point tragedy at home!
65: 130!

The Lakers beat the Jazz by 65 points!
When the game ended, the camera immediately focused on Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan, and everyone saw the look of tears on his face.

You know, that guy is a stubborn old man, he actually has such an expression?

Did Ye Qingchen go too far?
However, just when they thought Ye Qingchen had gone too far, his performance in the fourth game once again refreshed their understanding of what was too much! (End of chapter)