Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 226 The Veteran Never Dies, Asking for Recommendation

Everyone knows that the elimination of the San Antonio Spurs is a foregone conclusion. Although their record in the regular season is better than that of the Los Angeles Lakers, it is the result of the Lakers deliberately training young players and entering the playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers have changed their lazy performance in the regular season, and the team's overall combat effectiveness has risen by more than one level.

In Game 28, the San Antonio Spurs started off with a six-point lead over the Los Angeles Lakers and held on to it.At the end of the first quarter, 24 to [-], temporarily leading by four points.Tim Duncan's shots in the game increased significantly, and he made five of seven shots in the first quarter alone, which was very efficient.

For the Los Angeles Lakers, the outside shooting felt a bit cold at the start. None of the mid-range shots in the first 4 minutes were hit, and the feel was freezing point.Since the shooting touch of outside players is not very good, the team focuses on the inside offensively.However, the San Antonio Spurs also responded quickly. Four of the five players were piled inside, just to increase the difficulty of the Los Angeles Lakers' offense.

This means that the Los Angeles Lakers' current outside shooting feel is not very good, otherwise, if you give the San Antonio Spurs a few more courage, they will not let the Los Angeles Lakers players shoot outside.

In the second quarter of the game, Tim Duncan only rested for less than 4 minutes and played again.Today's Tim Duncan has a feeling of "going all out", needless to say on offense, so far he has taken almost half of the team's shots alone, and his efficiency is not low. The rate was actually 50.00%, and Tim Duncan also made full efforts on defense. Before halftime the game was over, he had already sent two big caps to Pau Gasol and Josh McRoberts respectively.

It's not that Tim Duncan doesn't know that his team has no hope, but he can't just give up like this. Looking at the performance of the young players in the team, it is obvious that they are ready to go on vacation, and most of their minds are not on the court. .Tim Duncan doesn't allow himself to be like them, which in his view is disrespect to himself and to the fans who love the Spurs.Players who share his thoughts include late-career veterans like Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Stephen Jackson.For veterans like them, running on the court is one day less, they enjoy the moment of sweating on the court, and now they are using practical actions to tell the young players in the team what it means to be a veteran!

Gregg Popovich looked at Tim Duncan who was running back and forth on the court, pointing his index finger forward whenever he scored a goal. He also felt a lot of emotion in his heart, "This is the so-called twilight of a hero! Maybe when you decide When I leave the court, it's time for me to leave."

At halftime, the San Antonio Spurs trailed the Los Angeles Lakers by five points, 47-52.Among the San Antonio Spurs' troika: Tim Duncan had [-] points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists, Tony Parker had [-] points, [-] assists and [-] rebound, Manu Ginobili had [-] points, [-] assists and [-] rebound. Three rebounds, GDP is desperate tonight, Manu Ginobili threw himself out more than once to score.

During the intermission, Tim Duncan and other veteran players closed their eyes and rested in the locker room, trying to recover their physical strength as much as possible. The second half of the game will be more difficult.Greg Popovich unexpectedly did not make any inter-court arrangements today, just let everyone take a good rest and recover as much as possible. In his words, "I have already said what should be arranged and what should be emphasized. I hope everyone can try their best to play, even if we know the result, we must play our backbone, young people should learn more from veterans, the spirit they have is what you young players lack."

In the second half of the game, Tim Duncan was still brave. He scored 24 points in a single quarter in the third quarter and also scored [-] rebounds. In the three quarters, he scored a double-double of [-] points and [-] rebounds. Such a combination of data Considering Tim Duncan's current age and high-intensity defense in the playoffs, Tim Duncan's efforts are even more commendable.

However, not all manpower can go against the sky. Hero Chi Mu still emphasizes the word "twilight". No matter how dazzling the troika headed by Tim Duncan is in the first three quarters, they still cannot avoid being swept away. fate.

The Los Angeles Lakers began to exert their strength in the second half of the third quarter. Lin Fengzhe's breakthrough and Kobe Bryant's incomprehensible step-back jump shot caused the San Antonio Spurs' defense to fall again and again. The score gap between the two teams continued to widen. was stretched.At the end of the third quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers had a [-]-point lead.

In the last quarter of the game, Tim Duncan, who was seriously exhausted before, sat on the bench.Although the lineup of the Los Angeles Lakers is also a substitute lineup, the strength of the two sides is not at the same level, and the point difference is still slowly widening.

"Coach, let's play." Tim Duncan took the initiative to ask Gregg Popovich to play. In the more than ten years of the two partners, Tim Duncan rarely did such a thing.

Gregg Popovich didn't reply, just patted Tim Duncan on the shoulder, and then pressed down slightly.Gregg Popovich means very clearly, I will not let you play.

Tim Duncan, who did not get permission, understood what Gregg Popovich meant. The game was already lost, and there was no need to play again. Playing in his current lack of physical strength is easy to get injured.Tim Duncan could only sit on the sidelines with dim eyes, watching his team lose steadily on the field, which was simply punishment for him.

When the final whistle sounded, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 112 to 95 at home. They swept their opponents out with four consecutive victories and entered the Western Conference Finals with solid steps.After the game, Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady and other old players took the initiative to hug Tim Duncan and others.It can be said that these people are players of an era, looking at them is like seeing themselves in the future...

The head coaches of the two sides also hugged and greeted. Gregg Popovich patted this legendary coach whose reputation is no less than his own. "Congratulations, and I also wish you the final victory."

The Los Angeles Lakers' opponent in the next round is the Memphis Grizzlies.The Memphis Grizzlies unexpectedly eliminated the previously optimistic Los Angeles Clippers and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a big score of 10-22.Chris Paul's knee injury has seriously affected his competitive state. Chris Paul, who fought with the injury, averaged four and [-] minutes per game, contributed [-] points and [-] assists in a double-double, but it was still difficult to resist the Memphis Grizzlies The team can only be out sadly.

The black and white twin towers of the Memphis Grizzlies can reasonably score [-] points and nearly [-] rebounds per game. Explosive, even if the Clippers have a former champion member of the Lakers like the best sixth man Lamar Odom.

In the East, the matchup between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat has attracted the attention of many fans and media.As time passed, the Big Three of the Miami Heat became more mature and sophisticated, and the head of the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, has also matured and become a competent leader.

In the second game of the two-team series, Derrick Rose exploded in the fourth quarter, scoring 22 points in a single quarter, eclipsing the stars of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, winning on the road Grab the next victory and tie the big score.

Back at home, the Chicago Bulls relied on the advantages of a favorable location and harmony, and first won the first leg of the home court cleanly.Later, in the fourth match between the two sides, after three overtime battles, small forward Luol Deng's quasi-lore [-] seconds before the end of the game successfully extinguished the Miami Heat, with a big score of [-]. Leading by one.

The Miami Heat, who returned home after a three-game losing streak, played a hearty game and won a victory with a big score of 123 to 105 to pull back a city. Both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won To the triple-double data.But this is also their last glory this season. The Miami Heat, who came to the away game again, failed to continue the miracle of the game. Among the Big Three, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh played in the first half of the game. In a semi-disappeared state, LeBron James was unable to support himself. Even if he finally scored 42 points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists, the sky-defying data did not help the team win.The Miami Heat were eliminated by the Chicago Bulls [-]-[-].

The New York Knicks can be described as the most unlucky team. Having won two consecutive victories at home, they had a chance to eliminate their opponents and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. However, in the third game, Lamar Stoudemire was first defeated by his teammate Tyson. · Chandler missed and left the game with a concussion.Then, in the third quarter, Carmelo Anthony lost his center of gravity and slapped his back flat on the floor when he broke through for a layup again, causing the old injury on his shoulder to recur and he missed a game.

The successive bad news made the Indiana Pacers seize the opportunity and won three games in a row, with a big score of [-] to [-].In the sixth game, he narrowly beat the New York Knicks by one point at his home court, successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, and faced the Chicago Bulls.

(End of this chapter)