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Chapter 202
Popovich will not forget that failure a few months ago. Just like what Duncan said at the airport, they didn't come to Miami to linger on those charming beaches. Take away the victory, and then have another perfect revenge.

Few people see that Duncan will never forget the outcome of a game, but few people find that from the beginning of this season, the Spurs' poor start prompted Duncan to start showing power. +20 performance to save San Antonio.

Averaged 15.2 shots per game, 7.6 goals per game, ranked first among NBA centers, averaged 3.7 assists per game, ranked first among NBA centers, averaged 19.8 points per game, ranked second among NBA centers, and averaged 6.5 free throws per game, Ranked second among NBA centers, it has been several years since "Stone Buddha" played so actively.

Even if Lin Yi can contribute more than five assists in each game relying on his tactical advantages, on average, he is still not as good as the absolute core of the Spurs.

This big stone, who has always been a cat at the power forward position and refused to stand inside, finally exploded when the team was at its lowest point. When the stone burst out with terrifying power, that kind of explosive power can scare many people, especially that The pressure that comes with guys standing inside.

You have to admire Popovich's courage. He dared to use a 33-year-old guy as the core of offense and defense. You must know that the main attack point of the Spurs after 07 is still on Parker on the periphery. Although Duncan is stable, he has already withdrawn. The position of the number one attacker.You also have to admire Duncan's stability, and this guy has improved almost every year in the past ten years, and has never stopped for even a day. Now he is as calm as a stone, a stone that can kill.

But even the most emotionless Stone will think about revenge. The defeat at the beginning of the season still left a deep impression on him. Perhaps, the little guy who was still very immature at the time blocked his attempt with both hands.

Now that yellow-skinned little guy is no longer the original kid, he is now the hottest rookie in the league, but this kind of challenge is more interesting, when Duncan watched the yellow-skinned kid appear at the other end of the field to shoot During practice, his expressionless face seemed to twitch slightly.

The warm-up time passed quickly, and the fans in the American Airlines Arena couldn't wait to see the game start as soon as possible.

Compared with the old and hot Popovich, Spoelstra is indeed too tender, especially when he saw Popovich's starting lineup, the most enchanting Argentine continued to sit on the bench and He didn't choose to appear at the first time as he estimated.

In addition, the old Bowen, who had the dirtiest defense, did not choose to start at the first time, so the Spurs' bench depth seemed to have a lot of advantages.

"Damn it, this old guy is still in the reserve team. It's obvious that he is bullying us." Spoelstra looked at the old guy not far away, and squeezed out a sentence between his teeth. He seems to have forgotten that when he first met the Spurs, he also used a shameless attrition tactic to grind them down.

"Boss, we seem to have left something behind." Lin Yi pointed to his side's starting roster and said, obviously Spoelstra didn't bet all the main players in the opening stage. In the first place, it was impossible to be a game that could be decided quickly, and everyone had to spare energy.

Since you kept a demon sword as the sixth player, don't blame me for leaving the stick on the bench to wait for the opportunity. The two foxes, the old and the young, both kept a hand. It seems that everyone knows it in their hearts. It is impossible for a lineup to tell the winner, and the game lasts 48 minutes.

Don't forget the scene where Bangzi eats Bowen alone. Now these two old enemies may have another duel in the second team, but looking at Bangzi's face full of flesh, Bowen seems a little melancholy.

Tim Duncan, Michael Finley, Matt Bonner, Tony Parker, Roger Mason, Popovich's starting lineup obviously relies on Duncan to open up space for the Spurs inside, and he doesn't Let Duncan stand at the power forward position to attack as before, but directly put "Stone Buddha" inside.

With the Frenchman Parker's peripheral breakthrough and the need to control the inside line, this is the situation Popovich set up for Spoelstra. He wants to use his abundant personnel conditions to force the Heat to face him directly. Attacking, dogfighting is pointless.

I don't know who it means, maybe it's Popovich's arrangement, maybe it's Duncan's own request, anyway, the confrontation between him and Lin Yi seems to start at the very beginning of the game, look at that Duncan, who was gearing up, knew that he had been looking forward to such a confrontation for a long time.

Spoelstra also threw all the main players he had just assembled on the court. He wanted to fight his opponent from the first second. Since there is no way out, let's fight, although now we It's still a broken formation, but don't think you can take any advantage.

Lin Yi, Marion, Raja Bell, Mario Chalmers, Haslem, and Spoelstra are almost using 1V1 to arrange their own players. Each of them has their own The person to be responsible, of course, the only constant is Lin Yi smashing Duncan.

These two guys who didn't have a good time playing against each other last time can bring sparks to everyone at the beginning of the confrontation. Lin Yi also really wants to really defend against this most stable guy. The last time The victory is more about his physical strength to wear down the opponent.

This time, at his home court, he wants to completely overwhelm this stone man. Whether it is in terms of his ability to control the game or statistics, he does not want to be overwhelmed by this stone man again. He wants to become the best inside player in the NBA. Then knock down these guys who are pressing on your head to the ground.

Shaquille O'Neal, Shifu Duncan, and Yao, these three guys are the ones that Lin Yi has not been able to win in a head-on confrontation. If he wants to become the best insider, he must seize the dominance from these three people. The Stone Man was just the first battle he had to conquer.

"Since you, an old and stubborn hawk coach, are going to fight so hard, then I won't back down, isn't it just a dead end? Who is afraid of anyone, you have stones, I have Lin Yi, let's see who can control the inside line .” Spoelstra patted Lin Yi on the back vigorously, indicating that it was time for him to play.

The moment he stepped on the floor, Lin Yi's eyes were only for the expressionless man. This match belonged to the two of them, especially the stone man on the opposite side also revealed this meaning in his eyes.

"Come on, let me knock down you mythical guys with both hands." Lin Yi clapped his hands vigorously, let out a long breath, and concentrated all his energy.

The whistle blew, and Duncan almost gave up on the jump ball. He was confident that he would not be able to compete with the yellow-skinned boy in front of him for the commanding heights. However, after Lin Yi flicked the ball away in the air, he still used his body to block the opponent, and then Step back to your own half.

Experienced, Duncan delayed Lin Yi's pace towards the opponent's half with a slight movement. It was a good time to launch an attack, but was delayed by Duncan's seemingly inadvertent movement.

Old fritters, Lin Yi couldn't help muttering as he looked at the figure retreating towards his defense zone.

Chalmers controlled the basketball and advanced towards the Spurs half court, but he was facing the MVP of the 07 Finals. Such an opponent put a lot of pressure on the young Chalmers, he could only dribble carefully Lowering his center of gravity, he used his arms to push Parker away as he tried to attach him.

The Spurs' man-to-man defense and zone defense are the strictest in the league. Even Sloan, who has always been self-confident and disciplined, admires Popovich's tactical arrangements. Of course, the execution ability of those players really impressed everyone. Everyone is amazed, maybe only the Spurs and Jazz are worthy of the title of Iron Army.

Under Parker's marking, Chalmers managed to bring the ball safely to the top of the arc. After a switch with Raja Bell, he directly handed the ball into Bell's hands and walked along the three-point line. Running to the baseline, Parker stared at him.

The confrontation at the top of the arc was replaced by Raja Bell and Roger Mason, but Mason was obviously not as smooth as the battle-tested Bell. When Raja Bell used a fake move to make him lose his defensive position, Mason could only Watching that tricky old Bell smear past him into the [-]-point line.

Matt Bonner directly defended at the moment when Belmoor was approaching. You have to admire Popovich's training of these guys' defensive ability. When there is a loophole in almost every point, the defensive person will be in the first place. Time to pounce.

However, Raja Bell did not intend to continue to break through. He directly passed the basketball out of his hand at the moment Bonner rushed over. The Spurs' inside line is now a two-on-one situation. Get up and attack the basket directly.

Duncan, who was entangled by Lin Yi, stretched out his hands as much as possible to block Haslem's attack, but he was still one step too late. Lin Yi's blocking position made him take off a little bit late. He could only watch Haslem evaded his block and dunked the ball into the basket.

Lin Yi gave Haslem a high-five and retreated towards his own half, but he kept his eyes on Duncan's expression. The stone man didn't have any emotional fluctuations because of such a defensive mistake. Still running towards the Heat in the half with a blank face.

The competition has just begun, the duel between the two has just kicked off, and the most intense confrontation is about to begin.

Stone VS Lin Yi, the first hurdle leading to the strongest inside line, I don't know if Lin Yi's teeth are sharp enough now, and if he can bite something from this hard rock, bless him.

(Barcelona’s most dominant captain is really likely to leave? Puyol wants to escape? Isn’t Barcelona going to be a tragedy? Don’t, I like watching this guy very much...)
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