Healing Basketball

   Chapter 723 723. The future is mine! (Seeking a guaranteed monthly pass)

  Duncan's performance made the commentators of the major TV stations praise again and again. On the court, the Trail Blazers players have a headache for the veterans of the Spurs.

  Finley and Horry, the two brothers took turns in the first quarter and scored 12 points in total!

   In the second quarter, the Spurs veterans have not stopped performing.

  Barry took on the responsibility of supporting the top arc and delivered ammunition to Duncan. Duncan scored 8 points in a single quarter steadily, transitioned the ball, and did the necessary three-pointers. He also did a good job, scoring 4 points and 5 assists in a single quarter!

   But the most troublesome thing for the Trail Blazers is that Bowen and Horry made a total of 5 three-pointers in this quarter! Combined cut 15 points! Finley also scored 3 points.

  The performance of the Blazers in the second quarter was similar to that of the first quarter. The offensive firepower was stable and strong, scoring 28 points in a single quarter.

  Liu Xiu scored 7 points, Kwame Brown scored 5 points, and Ray Allen scored 8 points. The three performed their duties and guaranteed the scoring.

  But the Spurs scored 31 points in a single quarter!

   After halftime, the Spurs overtook the Trail Blazers by two points 59 to 57!

   Popovich's eyes lit up.

  He has always been envious of the lineup of the Trail Blazers, Little Flying Squirrel, Raheem, McDyess, Stevenson, these four substitutes, any one in his hands, he will use as a treasure.

  But the owner of the Spurs who sells tractors really has no money, and the team itself doesn’t make money...

  But now, he has a new idea.

   There are no stars in their playing years, but veterans are also fine!

   There are no omnipotent ones, but functional ones are also fine!

  Insufficient personal ability, so don’t use personal ability. The three cores of Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker can still be used for at least four or five years!

  …

  Popovich opened his mind, but the game has been out of control until now.

  Finley, Bowen, Horry, Barry scored 34 points in the half.

   This was not within his pre-match expectations at all.

  He was looking forward to the demon sword, but tonight the demon sword withered, and ended up leading at halftime.

   Whenever this time, the decision he makes is... Steady!

   Emphasize the style of play that was decided before the game and not change it.

   And this, the Trail Blazers expected it! Popovich's on-the-spot response is indeed very easy to guess.

For the veterans, the Trail Blazers really have nothing to do. Bowen and Horry are the ones who stand at the farthest point. If necessary, they must be released. Since there is no way, they will not change. Just take a gamble .

   With a big score of 3 to 2, Maurice Cheeks has the courage and money to bet!

   Adjusted the strategy unchanged, this time the Trail Blazers won!

  The feeling of the veterans in the first half cooled down after the intermission. Not to mention the missed shots, it also gave the Trail Blazers a chance to counterattack!

  Liu Xiu turned on the mad rush mode, and with the bonus of "Lightning", he scored 13 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, leading the Trail Blazers to score 33 in a single quarter! Beat the Spurs 33 to 23 in a single quarter.

   After three quarters, the Trail Blazers overtook the Spurs 90-82 by 8 points!

  Popovich's current situation is terrible. At his age, he has made an 'epiphany' improvement in coaching. Others will be absolutely amazed when they find out.

   But facing the current situation, he became more and more powerless.

  Duncan scored more points in the third quarter than Liu Xiu, scoring 14 points and 30 points in three quarters, but this time, no one can help him.

   At the end of the quarter, Popovich made adjustments...to strengthen the defense.

Finally, the demon knife came out of the final quarter, scoring 6 points and 2 assists in 8 minutes, plus Duncan's 7 points, Parker's 5 points, Muhammad's 4 points, and Bowen's 3 points... The Spurs worked together to get the final quarter. 25 points, and relying on defense to limit the scoring of the Trail Blazers who rushed too hard in the first three quarters, the Trail Blazers only scored 24 points in the final quarter, but the final effort came too late...

  Duncan scored 37 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, but lost to Liu Xiu with 35 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 1 block.

  114 to 107, the Trail Blazers defeated the Spurs away, with a big score of 4 to 2, reaching the finals for two consecutive years!

  …

  After the game, thousands of fans were left on the scene to watch the Trail Blazers receive the Western Conference championship trophy.

   There is a part that supports the Trail Blazers, but the city plays games, not many, and most of them are booing the Trail Blazers.

   Duncan once again stayed to watch the Trail Blazers win the Western Conference championship trophy, but this time he was not alone. Parker, Ginobili also stayed, and Popovich.

  Although they lost the Western Conference Finals this time, the relationship between the four of them has become better.

Popovich still looks down on Parker, and is still thinking about the opportunity to trade him for Kidd. In the Western Conference Finals, Parker averaged 13.8 points per game and shot 39%, which is not as good as the performance of veteran Finley...But Parker tried his best He handles the ball well, distributes the ball very well, and can maintain the performance that a starting point guard should have under the pressure of the warden, which makes Popovich look different.

  In his eyes, Parker has always been a person who can only play downwind shots, and he will be as bad as he is against the wind.

  The relationship between the three of GDP is progressive, deeper than Popovich's acceptance of Parker.

  When Ginobili came off the bench, the existing and potential ball conflicts were resolved at once.

  The four watched the awarding of the Western Conference Finals trophy and were about to leave. As soon as they got up and walked to the player tunnel, someone called Duncan's name.

  The sound actually came from the stereo.

   Turning his head to look, Duncan's eyeballs were widened.

  I really want to sing a joke about tonight’s award ceremony: Who stole my microphone...

I saw Liu Xiu holding the microphone and said to Duncan: "Mr. Duncan, you are the strongest center in history in my mind, but you have been playing for so many years and you are already old. Why don't you consider retiring? The future is no longer yours. , but mine!"

   Even the Trail Blazers had only one word to describe this—crazy!

  This is Duncan!

The second-year FMVP, two consecutive MVPs, has been a team for the past 8 years. This year, he failed to continue for a team because he was placed in the center position by the league. By the end of the 02-03 season, Duncan, who had only played for 6 years, had been regarded as a Legendary superstar.

   Now Duncan has just turned 30 years old and has just played his peak performance.

  G1 scored 27 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks;

  G2 scored 35 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks;

  G3 scored 34 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 6 blocks.

  G4 scored 33 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks.

  G5 scored 41 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks.

  G6 scored 37 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

  Don't look at the demon sword's showmanship, the overall performance is still a lot worse than Duncan.

  Even the Trail Blazers felt that Duncan's performance was not inferior to Liu Xiu's.

  With Duncan's current state and current style of play, there is no problem at all if the peak period continues for another four or five years.

   Saying "You should retire" to such a Duncan, crazy! Madness! How arrogant!

   Extremely arrogant!

  However, when they suddenly remembered that it was the warden who said this with a microphone...

  Even the furious Spurs fans at the scene had the idea of'he deserves'.

  All eyes were on Duncan.

  I saw Duncan's eyes widened, his expression shocked, suddenly!

   Duncan laughed!

  That picture healed everyone's eyes!

  Suddenly, a whistle sounded.

  People looked at the referee on the technical table in surprise. The bald referee scratched his head, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to ignore him, conditioned reflex...

   Ask for a monthly pass! Ask for a monthly pass! Ask for a monthly pass!

  (end of this chapter)