swing striker

Chapter 32 Playoffs
"Listen bro, stay here, stay with the Spurs. Turkey is not a good choice. The basketball there is not the same as we understand it."

Knowing White's life trajectory, Shi Lei, who wanted to help his only friend here, looked at White seriously, and said this.

He knew that he was not very good at persuading others, and he rarely expressed his views on other people's affairs, but White was not others, but his friend.

"Continue to sit on the bench here?"

"The bench is part of basketball, and most rookies go through that because we still need to grow."

"Damn it, I hate the bench." White cursed angrily, and his exaggerated body language made people think that he might overturn the table in front of him at any time.

For White's fierce reaction, Shi Lei has seen enough, so he didn't take it as a surprise, but just complied with this sentence: "I hate it too."

"Okay, let me think about it. What about you? Are you going back to China?"

"No, I'll stay here."

"You got the contract too? Oh man, why didn't you say sooner, I'm going to call my agent right now and tell him I've decided to sign."

"No, no, James, listen to me."

Shi Lei hastily interrupted White who wanted to make a phone call on impulse.

"I got a contract, but he's going to be useless after the playoffs. I mean I'm going to stay in the United States, stay in the NBA, not the Spurs, you know what I mean?"

"They will regret it."

White shook his phone and said angrily.

Shi Lei smiled and said nothing, he doesn't need anyone to regret it, as long as he doesn't regret it.More importantly, he is no longer afraid that he will not find a foothold here, because he is sure that after the playoffs, he will be completely different from what he is now.

After a few days of rest and intense preparations, the playoff time for the teams in the playoffs is finally released.

4月22日00：30篮网VS猛龙；03：00热火VS公牛；07：00魔术VS活塞；09：30爵士VS火箭。

4月23日00：30奇才VS骑士；03：00湖人VS太阳；07：00掘金VS马刺；09：30勇士VS小牛；4月24日；07：00魔术VS活塞；09：30爵士VS火箭。

4月25日07：00篮网VS猛龙；08：00热火VS公牛；10：30湖人VS太阳。

4月26日07：00掘金VS马刺；08：00奇才VS骑士；09：30勇士VS小牛。

4月27日08：00活塞VS魔术；09：00火箭VS爵士；10：30太阳VS湖人。

4月28日07：00猛龙VS篮网；08：00公牛VS热火；10：30小牛VS勇士。

4月29日03：00活塞VS魔术；05：30骑士VS奇才08：00马刺VS掘金；10：30火箭VS爵士。

4月30日01：00公牛VS热火；03：30太阳VS湖人；07：30猛龙VS篮网；10：00小牛VS勇士。

The Spurs brought their slow-heating habits to the playoffs. They played against them at home, and were riddled with holes by the Nuggets, who had the terrifying backcourt combination of Iverson and Anthony.

As expected before the game, the Spurs' outside line was greatly challenged by the Nuggets' "Golden Guns". They did not withstand the pressure and were scored 62 points, 5 assists and 8 rebounds by the joint efforts of Anthony and Iverson.

More than that, in the interior, rebounding became another fatal injury for the Spurs. Duncan got 14 rebounds, which seemed to be a very good number, but Camby grabbed 12 rebounds and Martin grabbed 10.The bench group that the Spurs are proud of did not bring much help to the team.With 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Spurs, who were 15 points behind, replaced the main players and announced their abandonment of the game.

Shi Lei's opportunities to play, there is nothing to repeat, neither explosive nor frequent, facing the Nuggets' bench group, Shi Lei scored two points and grabbed three rebounds.

The tragedy is that Udrih, the chief backup point guard whom Popovich placed high hopes on, was inexplicably lost in the first playoffs. He sent a total of 7 turnovers.Even in the last few minutes, when he played with Shi Lei, he didn't feel the match he was looking for.Until the end of the game, he only added two turnovers to his data.

Some people are in a sluggish state. It may be because they feel bad, or they are simply in a bad mood.And some people may be depressed because they don't adapt to the environment or are overly nervous, which puts them under a lot of psychological pressure.This is terrible, for a team that is long in the playoffs and committed to winning the championship.Because here, every game could be a matter of life and death.

The only backup point guard on the team that has been trained for a season has exposed fatal flaws at the most important time. Popovich knew that he was in big trouble.

"Find a good and cheap replacement." This is the first thought in Popovich's mind, but this is a matter of the future. Now, what he needs to do is to pay for this trouble.

Fortunately, for the Spurs, for Popovich, this is not too much trouble.They are never afraid of being in a sluggish state, or feeling cold and unable to score points, because they can always find a way to make their opponent's state equal to or lower than their own.Yes, that is the defense Lord David Stern hates the most.

There is not much time left and it must be implemented as soon as possible.After experiencing a losing game, the Spurs conducted a day of tactical drills for the last game the next day.The substitute lineup was constantly adjusted. Sometimes Brent Barry partnered with Ginobili to form the Demon Sword and Assassin teams, and sometimes Ginobili and Finley switched positions to form the shooter team with Barry.

But without exception, as he grows older, Barry, whose defense has deteriorated severely, has been unable to become the catcher Popovich is looking for.

Shi Lei replaced Barry.Shi Lei's defense is better, and his athletic ability is also stronger, but this can't try to relax Popovich's frown.Regardless of Ginobili or Finley, facing Bowen's defense alone, they all struggled.

They all tried to pass the basketball that they couldn't shoot, but Shi Lei, who has no three-point ability and can't make a breakthrough, is more of a transfer station.Drop to the inside, or reproduce the basketball to Udrih to organize the offense.

Under the defense of the main players who regard their substitute teammates as life and death enemies, Shi Lei's only shot came four and a half minutes after he came on the field.

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