The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 132, Back to the United States, San Antonio (please subscribe, please reward)

Li Senlin was on vacation for a week.

I took the time to buy a scooter for my dad.

Then, during the day, I go to a gym to keep training, and at night, I drive to pick up the girl to go on a date.

The relationship between him and Lin Weiwei has progressed very quickly.

Li Senlin was already able to stealthily grab her little hand.

Of course, every time he asked Lin Weiwei to come out, there was a big light bulb Lin Feifei there.

Li Senlin was not dissatisfied with the three of them.

The two beauties didn't say anything, and he had nothing to worry about as a man.

Even if there were two of them, he still didn't dare to do anything to Lin Weiwei.

The current Lin Weiwei is still a little girl in her third year of high school.

In Lin Feifei's eyes, Li Senlin was still a young man.

The time of joy and joy is always short.

soon.

It was time for Li Senlin to return to the United States.

The Christmas holiday is actually only three days, but because of the Thunder's schedule, the team has a total of 6 days of rest.

Li Senlin asked for leave this time and did not participate in the team's training, so he also rested for 6 days.

This time, Li Senlin will go directly to San Antonio in the United States and join the team directly there.

The Thunder are going away to challenge the Western powerhouse Spurs. .

As a traditional Western powerhouse, one of last year's Western Conference Finals teams, the greatness of the San Antonio Spurs no longer needs too much publicity.

After the Spurs won the No. 1997 pick in [-] and selected Tim Duncan, the Spurs reached the playoffs every year.

Due to the excellent record in successive years, according to the NBA draft rules, the Spurs can no longer select high-ranking rookies.

At a time when the entire NBA has not yet recognized European guards, Popovich firmly selected the 2001-year-old Tony Parker with the 28th overall pick in the first round of 18, and let him play in his first week for the Spurs. It's the first to fight.

At the same time, Manu Ginobili, who was selected with the 1999th overall pick in the second round of 28, had great autonomy on the court, and successfully persuaded him to play as a substitute, giving full play to the greatest skill of "Demon Sword".

The most important thing is that after Popovich selected Duncan, he established a close relationship with the great forward like a father and son.

In addition to the "three treasures" of the Spurs, their bench depth has also become the magic weapon for the Spurs.

Many players who have started to decline or become useless in the league can often be rejuvenated after encountering the Spurs.

Therefore, the Spurs also won the championship four times in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007, and won the O'Brien Cup. Duncan is also one of the few super giants recognized since the 21st century.

Although the Spurs have many championships, they have not defended a title.

In the spring of 2000, the average age of the Spurs was 31 years old. In the spring, Duncan was injured and missed the playoffs, and the Spurs were eliminated in the first round.

Failure to defend the title for the first time was mainly due to aging and injuries.

In 2004, he encountered the Lakers F4 and the myth of 0.4 seconds.

Failed to defend the title for the second time.

In the 2005-06 season, Duncan had plantar fasciitis. He had been in the first team for eight consecutive years and missed the first team for the first time this season.

Parker became the Spurs' leading scorer. In the playoffs, the Spurs lost seven games to the Mavericks.

The third failure to defend the title was due to the team's transformation period and Duncan's injury, and the fact that the Mavericks were really strong that year.

The Spurs won the championship in 2007 with an average age of 30.

Not defending the title for the fourth time is due to the aging team and the fact that the Lakers were really strong last year.

The characteristics summarized by the Spurs are: a stable record but lack of ability to deal with opponents explosively.

The reason why the Spurs won the championship four times is also very clear, that is, most of their opponents in the playoffs when they won the championship were opponents that the Spurs could win steadily by relying on their strength, and they did not need or rarely needed explosive seeds to solve them.

It is not easy to defend the title in the post-Jordan era. In addition to the team's own strength to compete for the championship, it also needs to be more breathless than the opponent when facing opponents of the same level.

This tone may be luck, it may be the whistle, or it may be an extremely dazzling moment in the career of certain stars.

It is a pity that the Spurs lacked these in the year of the Spurs defending their title.

The magician once said to Jordan: "Bird and I will always rack our brains on how to beat each other, so we dare not slack off for a moment. Michael, your era will make you very lonely."

That's right, Jordan's dominance during his two and three consecutive championships was overwhelming.

96年公牛72胜外加季后赛15胜1负，97年又是69胜。

In the Bulls' six championship seasons, only two series have played 7 games.

However, the Spurs are different.

Before 2004, the Lakers had been standing in the way of the Spurs.

In the 2001 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers swept the Spurs 4-0;

In 2002, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 4-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.

In 2008, after the Lakers recruited Gasol, they eliminated the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

Therefore, the Lakers can be called the nemesis of the Spurs.

Among them, the failure of consecutive championships in 04 and 08, the Lakers are stumbling blocks.

What I have to say is that before 03, the Spurs were obviously not as strong as the Lakers.

Although they have the twin towers of Duncan and David Robinson, Robinson is quite old. Although the remaining Elliott and Johnson are strong champions, they are not enough to become the core.

The Spurs are relatively lacking in star power, and Duncan is a little helpless.

Therefore, it is really a rare opportunity to hit two or even three consecutive championships.

However, it is a pity.

The dynasty belonging to the Spurs has never been established.

There is also a saying that the Spurs win the championship every odd-numbered year.

Therefore, this year's Spurs are aiming at the championship.

But the dilemma they face is still to cross a roadblock, and that is the Los Angeles Lakers.

Facing the Los Angeles Lakers, they obviously fell behind in terms of strength. In this year's Western Conference Finals, the Spurs lost very simply. .

After the Thunder experienced a big victory in the previous game, they ushered in this formidable enemy who aspires to the championship.

The strength of the Spurs this year has declined compared to 2007, but it is still much stronger than the Thunder.

The characteristic of the Spurs is stability, as stable as a dog.

They have a very high winning percentage against weaker teams.

The Thunder is what they think is a weak team, that is, the opponent that the stable Spurs need to accept. .

The Spurs' three-game losing streak this year is also the team's worst start since 1973.

But the team Tony - Parker hit career highs in scoring and assists.

Manu Ginobili also played and stopped, and this game happened to be a comeback.

Duncan, who played for 10 years, is now at the end of his prime.

Spurs fans were also quite upset by Li Senlin's record breaking before.

Because the other holder of Li Senlin's 33-point scoring record in a single quarter is Iceman George Gervin, the famous Spurs.

So when Li Senlin arrived in San Antonio, he felt the hostility of the fans outside the arena.

He hadn't entered the stadium yet, and the fans of the home team started to provoke him as soon as they saw him.

"Chinese rookie, jerk!"

"You'll float outside to shoot, and you'll be easily blocked by Duncan when you go in!"

The abuse kept repelling in his ears.

Hearing these abuses, Li Senlin was also very upset, but it was impossible for him to compete with the fans.

I just felt a bit of irritability, and there were all kinds of troubles in the away game.

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(End of this chapter)