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Joey rested for about five minutes in the third quarter, and the old man called a timeout to replace him.

Stotts thought that the old man would match the familiar"defensive counterattack" lineup for Joey, but the old man's idea was very simple - it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it's just training.

So, the Spurs' lineup on the court became: PG Joey, SG Mills, SF Jackson, PF Dio, C Split.

This made Coach Stotts a little confused. Popovich is a well-known weird and changeable head coach in the NBA. In addition to the ability to adjust on the spot, which is a common problem of this kind of traditional academic coach, his coaching method can be regarded as"turning decay into magic".

Unable to figure out the old man's plan, it is naturally difficult to make targeted adjustments.

As soon as he came on the court, the Spurs led by Joey took the lead.

After a handoff with Mills, Joey used his defensive strength to drive straight to the basket. After encountering the off-ball double-team of Wesley Matthews and JJ Hickson, he decisively went out to the inside. Mills got the screen and went to the free throw line. The Blazers' lineup had a strong switching ability. JJ Hickson quickly switched to Mills.

Joey, who had already run to the bottom corner, made an off-ball screen for Jackson. Wu Sheng went straight to the empty Blazers basket. Mills threw the ball up, and Wu Sheng caught the ball and dunked it with one arm.

"Nice pass, Patty!"

Martial Saint grinned and bit Mills hard on the head.

Damn, these old guys with bad taste!

Joey felt a chill inexplicably. After being in this team for a long time, I won't become as"perverted" as them, right?

Lillard received the ball just after half court, faced Joey's defense, and scored a long three-pointer from two steps outside the three-point line!

""Shua!"

The ball went into the net in the air, with a crisp and pleasant sound!

"MVP、MVP！"

"……"

The Rose Garden Arena was in turmoil. This is Lillard, this is the big cousin!

Even though he has just entered the league, he has already shown his killer instinct!

He made a super long three-pointer on a whim, and even Lillard himself was a little surprised.

Cheers came from all directions. After the yellow mamba, the Rose Garden Arena once again rang with the familiar sound of the long-lost yellow mamba."MVP"However

, it was for a rookie who had been in the league for less than two months...

Aldridge looked at the No. 0 player with a complex look, who had an indifferent face, opened his arms, and enjoyed the cheers of the audience like a king.

Once upon a time, he was also known as the"prodigy of heaven"."、"He entered the NBA with the title of"Future Top Center in the League", but his soft style of play and his preference for facing the basket while floating outside for mid-range shots made him known as a"soft center" at that time."……

Even the MVP-level white power forward in Dallas is like this, let alone him who has few career honors?

First Roy, Oden, and now Lillard, it seems that the Rose Garden is full of"MVP"The cheers never came for Aldridge...

You know, when he was selected by the Trail Blazers, the fans in Portland called him the"successor of the Red Giant"!

(Note: Bill Walton)

Bang-Swish!

"Whistle!"

Ade shook off Dio and scored a layup against Joey who came to help defend him, causing the latter to commit his fourth foul of the game.

""Good shot, LaMarcus!"

Lillard was not stingy with his praise. He walked over quickly and high-fived his"big brother" and bumped his chest with him.

This is the"epitome" of their relationship. The youngest rookie, Damian Lillard, always has a bright and majestic image of being passionate and leading the team to a higher level; and as the real"soul figure" of the team, Ade always behaves very low-key, so low-key that sometimes people can't even feel his presence.

But someone has to lead the team to victory, right?

Ade looked at Lillard, whose smile was a little cold, and thought silently:

Brandon is such a leader, and Damian will be too...

Anyway, I will never be the leader of the team!

Joey was substituted out with four fouls.

He found Popovich and took the initiative to admit his recklessness and wandering in this game.

The old man didn't say much. What, just let him sit quietly on the bench and watch the whole game.

At this time, the score on the field was 71:69, and the Spurs were still leading by two points.

But the two-point difference really didn't play any role for the Spurs' main rotation players who were facing the Trail Blazers' starting five.

The Trail Blazers' young army, with Lillard, Batum, and Ade as the"trident", relied on their infinite youthful vitality and personal abilities. An hour later, when the electronic prompt sounded in the stadium, they successfully changed the score to 90:98.

This group of young people left the victory in the Rose Garden.

At the same time, it also gave the Spurs their sixth loss of the season.

It is ironic that the Portland Trail Blazers, who currently have 10 wins and 12 losses and are eleventh in the West, are the only team so far this season that has defeated the first (Thunder) and second (Spurs) in the West.

""Wonderboy (Joey's nickname in college), you gave me a defeat last time, this time I'll give it back to you!"

After the game, Lillard found Joey and said proudly.

The two hugged, and Joey smiled and said:

"Today's game is really not good.……"

"Hey Joey, didn't the Hollywood actresses drain you?"

Batum came over and said.

Joey was speechless. Looking at this face, he vaguely remembered that this guy didn't seem to be a"good guy" either. He was a playboy among NBA players.

Lillard also showed a meaningful smile.

After saying goodbye to the Trail Blazers acquaintances and meeting a few new players, Joey returned to the away locker room.

………

On December 14, all Spurs players returned to the Holy City to prepare for the game against the visiting Celtics the next day.

Before the game, Joey lifted the first trophy of his career with the help of the league staff at the ATT Arena.

This is the second game between the Spurs and the Celtics this season.

The last time was at the Boston Celtics' home court, Duncan led the Silver Gray Army to beat the"old" Wolf King at the TD Garden Arena, and in that game, only Pierce stood up at the critical moment of the Celtics team.

The Celtics came to the Holy City with great momentum this time.

As soon as they got off the airport, facing the camera of the local media in the Holy City, Kevin Garnett, the representative of iron-blooded jump shots, who was wearing sunglasses and had a cool expression,"spoken out.

""：

"We will take our 13th regular season victory here. Tim will not explode like in the last game because I will limit him. The backcourt combination of Paul and Rajon will kick the ass of the showy Frenchman and the Asian rookie. We are invincible.……"

The endless chatter, the spit flying everywhere, the stabbing to death and the fact that the murderer had to say that he had done a good job...

I can only say that this is very Wolf King.

When the San Francisco media"feedback" this scene to Popovich, who was attending the opening ceremony of a wine cellar in San Francisco, the old man was amused and simply said a few jokes to end the interview.

But after returning to the ATT Arena, he gathered all the Spurs players to"lecture".

In summary, it can be said in one sentence:

Beat the arrogant and rude Bostonians, hurt them... and scare them!

So, in the game that night, the Celtics, who were in the twilight of the day and had no system, were defeated by the Silver-Gray Army as expected.

The fighting and retreating Big Harden did as he said, and on the defensive end he rarely reproduced the style of the best defensive player in the 2007-08 season. He was desperate and fierce to limit Duncan's offensive firepower. The latter made 5 of 14 shots and played poorly, only getting 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks.

In contrast, Garnett contributed 17 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, almost replicating his"5×5" feat during his peak period.

However, his partner, Paul Pierce, was"diarrhea".

Don't get me wrong, it's just that the performance was not very good, not a repeat of the scene of"The Return of the Spurs".

In this game, the Spurs made a bold change in the lineup -

Joey and Leonard, who were mentioned in the starting lineup, played as shooting guard and small forward respectively, the purpose was to clean up the butt of Tony Parker, who was a defensive leak, and at the same time to limit the performance of Uncle Pierce.

Therefore, Uncle Pierce, who had no smack before the game, successfully became the biggest"loser" of this game. With the cooperation of the"death striker lock line" combination of Joey and Leonard, he made 4 of 17 shots, scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists with an astonishing hit rate of 23.5%, and was constantly named by Parker on the defensive end! The plus-minus value was -14, the lowest in the game!

Rajon Rondo, our coach, was guarded by Joey throughout the game, and the main defensive strategy was"two steps back from the three-point line, if the shot goes in, I lose."

It was because of the lack of three-point shooting range of Coach Rondo that Joey could unscrupulously help Leonard to double-team and defend Pierce.

The game ended with a score of 88:103, and the Celtics lost to the Holy City.

The fighting and retreating Harden also had an"interesting" episode with Joey during the game.