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During the intermission, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy argued again, and it was so intense that it was doubtful whether they would fight.

Especially Mark Jackson's attitude, he is not willing to give in at all. You must know that the two of them still have a certain relationship. In the last year of Mark Jackson's career, he spent it in Houston. Jeff Van Gundy advocated the introduction of him to make up for Francis' relatively unique style of play.

Of course, when the two of them sit in this position, naturally they cannot be in harmony, but it is so fierce because the two people have too different ideas about basketball and games. Jeff Van Gundy was a famous coach, but after Mark Jackson retired , I have also been working hard towards the position of head coach.

As a commentator, you are free and have enough time to spend with your family. You don’t need to be so thoughtful, and you don’t have to bear so much pressure, but your salary is much lower, let alone a famous coach like Jeff Van Gundy. The annual salary of a new head coach is several times that of a commentator.

However, like Jeff Van Gundy, the salary in that position is relatively outstanding. When he was the head coach of the Rockets, his salary was 450 million U.S. dollars per year. It is a mid-level annual salary, and when he chose to sign with ESPN, ESPN provided him with 120 million US dollars per year, and the signing was for five years, and also allowed Jeff Van Gundy to terminate the contract at any time and return to the head coach post.

As for commentators like him who can get an annual salary of more than one million, there is no one else except "Big Mouth" Barkley, and those at the level of Mark Jackson, Kenny Smith, and Bill Wharton, most of them are 60 to 80.

Of course, Mark Jackson wants to be a coach, and salary is only one factor. He believes that being a head coach is closer to basketball and can better represent his own achievements. Observe the game, as the head coach of the team or the head coach of the opposing team, but also like to ask others for advice.

Although he once played under Jeff Van Gundy, the basketball concepts of the two are not the same. Jeff Van Gundy is a firm defensive faction. He believes that defense is king and the key factor for winning, especially in the playoffs. In the game, only defense can win.

But Mark Jackson believes that we should keep pace with the times. It is no longer popular to only focus on defense as in the past, and it is not accepted by fans. The team should pay attention to defense, but they cannot blindly emphasize defense. In this era , It should be based on offense, although it can't completely give up defense like the Phoenix Suns or Golden State Warriors, at least it should be like the Seattle SuperSonics.

Since the Sonics became No. [-] in the West in the middle of the season, Mark Jackson's attention to the Sonics has increased a lot. In his opinion, this is a team that conforms to his own basketball philosophy, and the Sonics The success of the company also confirmed its own philosophy.

The success of the Supersonic team certainly depends on Stephen, but if Stephen is replaced by other players, the results of the Supersonic team will definitely not be as good as they are now, but it will definitely not be reduced to the point where they can't even make the playoffs. In terms of balance with defense, it should be six to four, or it is more reasonable to use the golden ratio.

With such a team, it can basically achieve a certain balance between good looks and record. This is the argument between him and Jeff Van Gundy. The Sonics are at home, and Stephen is in such a good state.

But Jeff Van Gundy believed more in the Spurs' tactical literacy and defense, and believed that Stephen's state could not continue to be so good, but the Spurs were able to take advantage of defensive and tactical offensive advantages to slowly pull the score back.

He believes that the Spurs can overtake the score or take the initiative in the game by the end of the third quarter or the beginning of the fourth quarter, while Mark Jackson believes that the Sonics only need to withstand the Spurs before the third quarter. Counterattack, this game basically won [-]%.

This is the focus of the dispute between the two. Mark Jackson believes more in the power of offense and the individual ability of players, while Jeff Van Gundy believes more in the power of defense and the power of tactics. Naturally, the debate between the two has no result now, but it will continue as the game progresses. develop and draw a conclusion.

What they didn't know was that a new situation had appeared in the locker room of the visiting team where the Spurs were at. After returning to the locker room, Bruce Bowen sat down and started yelling. The team doctor who was doing the leg massage hurried over to check him up.

It was finally determined that it was a muscle spasm brought about by extreme fatigue. It was really difficult for the nearly 37-year-old Bruce Bowen to fight against Stephen, who was like Superman, for the entire half. The team doctor quickly took out the painkiller spray and sprayed it , and then personally give Bruce Bowen a muscle massage.

**Although there was no change in expression on Vicki's face at this time, he was very depressed in his heart. On the one hand, he was depressed that he had forgotten Bruce Bowen's age and asked him to come down early to rest; on the other hand, he was depressed that Uduka It's unbearable to reuse, otherwise I wouldn't have to let Bruce Bowen go on for so long.

**Vich asked the team doctor and learned that Bruce Bowen might not be able to play in the second half. Afterwards, **vic immediately called Uduka over and arranged how to defend Stephen.

No way, I have to rely on Uduka at this time. Although he is far behind Bruce Bowen in terms of defensive experience and awareness, he is physically better than Bruce Bowen, and he is not lacking in enthusiasm. Uduka also attaches great importance to this He knows that this is the best way to restore his impression in the head coach's mind. Once he completes this task well, he will be recognized by the coach.

**Vitch also made some tactical adjustments based on the situation in the first half. In addition to defense, there are also offensive aspects. In the second half of the first half, Tony Parker performed very well, so **Vitch plans to Continue to attack from this point at the beginning, and play for a few more minutes, and then it depends on the situation.

While the Spurs were adjusting here, the Sonics were also adjusting there. Stephen still insisted on his promise not to end, so he lay there, while receiving a massage from the team doctor, talking to head coach Kalesi. Mo discussed tactics with his teammates.

The Sonics are currently the leading team, so there is no urgency for them to adjust. In addition to making defensive changes in response to the Spurs' offense, Stephen is still the core of the offense. There is no need to change this .

The reason why Stephen is still used as the offensive point is mainly because Bruce Bowen was exhausted at the end of the first half, so take advantage of his illness to kill him, and as long as the Spurs dare to let him play, they will continue to let him play. Stephen attacked him in this position to see how long he could last.

Of course, this is because they don't know that Bruce Bowen is no longer able to play the game, and when Stephen clearly felt that Bruce Bowen could not catch up with him, his offense was much easier, so he had to take this opportunity to perform well , so as not to be called soft-legged shrimp by some people.

To say whether you are tired or not, playing the entire first half, especially in the last few minutes when you played with all your strength, did consume a lot of Stephen's energy, but to say that you are so tired that you don't want to move is a lie. There was no difference when I first played.

When Stephen still appeared on the field in the second half, it caused a lot of exclamation. He was the only player who had not been substituted as the starting main player of both sides. Could it be that he is hard-working? Is he tired? Now the starting main player of both sides They all returned to the court, only Bruce Bowen on the Spurs' side still sat on the sidelines, and Uduka replaced him.

At this time, many people found that although Bruce Bowen was sitting there, his legs were wrapped with bandages and ice packs were applied on them. It seemed that even Bruce Bowen couldn't bear the intensity of fighting against Stephen at halftime, and he had already lost. Come down.

The Sonics' first attack still started from Stephen's side. After Stephen got the ball, he went straight to the basket. As soon as Duncan came over to block it, Stephen turned around again and passed Watson's screen , I didn’t know where to throw Uduka, Stephen turned around and made a turnaround jumper, and sent the ball into the basket. Tony Parker looked helpless.

Turning back, Tony Parker made a pick-and-roll with Duncan, and then passed the ball into Duncan's hands. Facing Watson's defense, Duncan didn't even jump, and just stood there and made a shot. After returning Stephen made a direct three-point shot, but Manu Ginobili immediately returned one from the Spurs.

Stephen played Uduka with his back. Although Uduka was stronger than Bruce Bowen, he was still far behind Stephen. He was pushed back by Stephen, but there was nothing he could do. When he got to the position Afterwards, Stephen swayed his shoulders and made a deceptive fake move, which caused Uduka to turn to the right. Stephen immediately turned to the left, his right hand stretched to send the ball into the basket.

At this time, Uduka hurriedly turned around and jumped up to interfere with Stephen's shooting, but it was too late, and the movement was too big, causing Stephen's body to lose his balance, and he paid for it one-sidedly.

At this time, Stephen tried his best to maintain the balance and stability of his body, while aiming at the backboard, and threw the ball in his hand. When the ball fell into the basket, the referee also blew his whistle, and **Vichick stomped his feet below. He turned his head and hid his mouth behind him and cursed.

There is no doubt that the referee called Uduka's foul. Stephen has already stood at the free throw position, waiting for the referee. After Stephen scored a free throw, the second half started less than 2 minutes ago. Stephen has scored eight points in a row , the personal score has reached 39 points.

After Stephen scored a free throw, the Spurs scored another two points through Tony Parker. Just as the Spurs had nothing to do with Stephen, the Sonics also had nothing to do with Tony Parker. Watson used all his abilities and still could not limit Follow in Tony Parker's footsteps.

Stephen didn't pay much attention to it. When he came back, he suddenly got rid of Uduka with a backrun, then slipped to the bottom line, and scored another two points with a backhand dunk.

Stephen is not worried about attacking. The Spurs have strengthened their defense, but Uduka has nothing to do with Stephen. The rest of the Sonics seldom participate in the offense. Why are you defending so hard? Started a battle.

The Spurs temporarily adjusted their defense and asked Ginobili to help Uduka attack, but this was tantamount to leaving Durant empty. Stephen immediately passed two balls to Durant, and Durant also Not disappointing Stephen's pass, two passes eventually turned into assists, and one was a three-pointer. The Spurs immediately did not dare to try this.

This is the responsibility of teammates. If Durant misses the shot, the Spurs can unscrupulously double-team Stephen, but if he can make a shot, it will reduce the defensive pressure on Stephen, and Stephen can also perform. better.

Uduka's defensive awareness is far inferior to that of Bruce Bowen, and he always responds slowly to Stephen's movements. For others, this slowness may not be a problem, but for Stephen, you only need to move slightly. Slow down and he can take the opportunity to score.

After Durant had a flash of inspiration, Watson also seized this opportunity and made a three-pointer, and Coupard at the basket also seized the time to dunk two. For a while, the Sonics played in all directions , and soon expanded the difference to more than ten points.

When his teammates feel good, Stephen is not stingy with passing the ball. Whenever there is an opportunity for his teammates, Stephen's passing will be stopped in time. What didn't fail, Stephen's assist data was also constantly increasing.

This kind of Stephen is the scariest. **Vich is watching from below, but there is no good way. When the defense can't change the situation, **Vich chooses to change the game strategy and focus on offense. Let's see Who can beat whoever is on both sides.

**Vichitch did not call a timeout to arrange tactics, but directly made a gesture to Duncan. After Duncan received it, he quickly notified the whole team. The Spurs immediately changed their style of play from a defensive player to a defensive player. Became an attacking team.

The Sonics didn't expect this. Under the control of Duncan's inside line, Ginobili and Tony Parker began to attack the Sonics' inside line. Both of them have the ability to break through with one hand, but they have different methods. After the team scored a [-]-[-] score, they narrowed the point difference to five points.

At this time Stephen stood up again, stabilized the team's position with a straight three-pointer like a cold arrow, and then blocked Ginobili's shot, preventing a must-go ball close to the basket, and then The fast break assisted Watson for a layup.

As Stephen continued to score, his personal score quickly exceeded the fifty-point mark. At this time, the third quarter was only halfway through, and the fans went crazy. Husband Van Gundy also looked moved.

With Stephen missing a three-pointer, the Sonics entered the fourth quarter with a six-point advantage. Stephen's personal score at this time has tied the tenth place in the playoffs' personal single-game scoring record, but He still has a full quarter to go.

In the list of scoring records in the playoffs, six of the top ten records belong to the same person, that is, His Majesty the "God of Basketball" Air Jordan, and the other four are Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson occupy the second, third, fifth and ninth positions respectively.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Bruce Bowen returned to the court, and Stephen still did not rest for a second, and continued to stay on the court, but after the start of the fourth quarter, under the defense of the new force Bruce Bowen, Stephen had two consecutive None of the shots were made, and the Spurs also took advantage of this opportunity to quietly narrow the score to only three points.

"Stephen has a problem with his physical strength. At this time, Mr. Carlesimo should let him rest for a few minutes. Even if the score is overtaken, Stephen must have enough rest time so that he can perform better." Jie Husband Van Gundy said in a sharp tone, and Mark Jackson also made an exception and nodded in agreement.

Carlesimo called a long timeout, and then asked Stephen if he wanted to rest for a few minutes, but Stephen shook his head and refused. Carlesimo didn't say much, but asked Stephen to sit down and rest at ease. Set up tactics against other players on one side.

Soon the timeout was over, and Stephen stood up and was the first to go to the field. Although he was exhausted, Stephen's whole body seemed to be bathed in the flames of battle, and he walked onto the field with high spirits.

Stephen wanted the position deep enough in order to be closer to the basket, but he did not get rid of Bruce Bowen's defense. In Bruce Bowen's defense, Stephen rarely chose the throwing method to attack. But the ball hit the backboard very shamelessly, and then bounced back directly.

Stephen bravely jumped up to grab the rebound, adjusted and continued to shoot, but still failed to score, but Stephen did not give up, grabbed the rebound again and continued to shoot, this time finally scored, and this time Stephen surpassed several rankings and tied Charles Barkley surpassed Wilt Chamberlain in third, Michael Jordan in fourth, and Charles Barkley in fifth.

Now only Michael Jordan's 63 points and Elgin Baylor's 61 points are ahead of him. With Stephen assisting Coupard to score an alley-oop dunk, the number of personal assists has doubled.

**Witch sighed as he saw the growing point difference. Although he had already determined before the game that he had no intention of winning this game, he didn't want to give up so easily. After calling a timeout, he adjusted the ball The team's offensive focus is mainly based on low-post offense. After all, Duncan's advantage at the basket is still obvious.

After changing the focus of offense, the situation of the Spurs improved for a while. From the beginning of the game to the present, Stephen is indeed a little tired, and there are fewer aggressive attacks. Except for shooting from the outside, he is assisting his teammates. However, at this time, the feeling of his teammates It's not very good either, and the leading advantage is gradually being eroded bit by bit.

At this time, Stephen's three-pointer made another contribution. While helping the team stabilize the situation, he also pushed himself to No.3 in the rankings of the playoffs' personal scoring records in one fell swoop, but Stephen was not satisfied with this. After Billy missed a shot, Stephen grabbed the rebound and quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and then made another three-pointer, tying Elgin Baylor while keeping the point difference in a relatively safe range.

The Spurs missed another offense, which made the Sonics look a little more stable, but it was a pity that Watson missed a shot, Wilcox also missed a shot after grabbing the rebound, and Coupard pulled the ball out. Outside, Durant missed again.

The Sonics seemed to be in a circle of not making shots, but the Spurs' offense was not much better. The game continued until the end of the game, when Bruce Bowen made a three-pointer from the bottom corner. , But it doesn't help. It doesn't seem so easy to tie the seven-point difference with 24 left.

Now it depends on whether Stephen can break the 63-point record created by Michael Jordan. Now Stephen's score is 67. As long as he has a three-pointer, he can become the first in history, but at this time the three-pointer is that easy ?

Unexpectedly, after coming back, Bruce Bowen accidentally gave Stephen a foul, and the foul was still outside the three-point line, with three free throw opportunities. If Stephen made all three free throws, he would be No. 1 in history. .[-], if you miss one, you can only tie for the first place with Jordan.

Before Stephen made free throws, McBen believed that as a tribute to Michael Jordan, he thought it would be best for Stephen to hit two free throws and tie for first place with Jordan. Neither Mark Jackson nor Jeff Van Gundy responded to this proposal. Who wouldn't want the honor of being the number one alone? It's already within easy reach, so why give it up.

Stephen's expression was very calm, just like his usual free throws. He didn't even use his ultimate free throw stunt. He simply made three free throws into the basket one by one, breaking this historical record in a very ordinary way. , Even at the last ball, his expression did not fluctuate in the slightest.