Chapter 859: The Prosperous Age of the NBA and Popovich’s Mouth!

The first time the team lost, Bowen came to him alone, which surprised **Vic.

The first time **Vicci thought about whether Bowen had a problem with Ginobili and Parker.

After all, these two guys are purely undercover in this series, and the Spurs really have no good substitutes.

The Spurs' backup guard at this position is the former University of Washington champion guard, Justin Dentmon. He is fast, very fast, very strong, and very good in confrontation. With so many physical advantages, his The defense is naturally above the horizontal line, but his height is also 1.83 meters, which is quite sacred for the point guard position. Of course, it is sacred, and short is really a bit short. Besides being short, his skills are not that good. Very solid, and at the same time, my brain is not that easy to use.

Such a player is very useful in special situations, but in this key playoff battle, **Vitch really doesn't dare to play him easily, even if he tolerates Parker and Ginobili being undercover on the court. Dare to let Dentmont, Dentmont's best thing is defense, let him guard Yes, or guard other Sonics players, except for Rondo, his height can't guard him, let him guard Rondo, it is a waste. Defending Rondo, even Chris Paul and the air have an effect.

Given Dentemont's lack of IQ on the offensive end, playing him is a real waste of spots.

Even if Parker and Ginobili are undercovers, they are still useful.

This is the biggest headache for **Vic. He really can't stand seeing Parker and Ginobili on the court, but after thinking about it, the entire team really can only use these two. Do you think it's uncomfortable or not? ?

He is the head coach, and he has to endure the discomfort.

But Bruce is different, he is a player.

Based on Bruce's performance in these four games, he is qualified to make any demands on him.

If Bruce really asked Parker or Ginobili not to play again, he would have to agree.

However, what **Vicchi didn't expect was.

Bowen didn't seek him out because he was dissatisfied with Ginobili and Parker.

But...

"Bruce, are you a little unfounded?"

“Although we lost this game, it was only our first loss, and we are still leading 3-1.

"

**Vicci frowned.

At the reporter's press conference just now, he was annoyed by those reporters asking about the 3-0 reversal of the black eight.

Of course, Bruce is different from those coconut reporters, and of course he knows it.

And Bruce is very happy to have such a sense of crisis.

"Bruce, I appreciate your sense of crisis, but changing the team's formation is not a wise thing. A small change is fine, but a big change will cause a collapse if you are not careful."

**Veach certainly won’t attack Bowen like he did those coconut reporters.

Instead, he explained to Bowen very earnestly.

Bowen told him that although he was effective in defending Yes one-on-one, he did not really defend Yes in these four games. Can the team change his strategy of defending Yes alone.

Bowen did not accuse Ginobili and Parker of cheating him, but took the responsibility on his own initiative.

Seeing this kind of leadership quality, **Vicci was quite moved.

This is the team leader he chose!

This is the one who leads them to heaven!

This is the player he has trained with his own hands who is absolutely loyal to the team. If there is really only one person in the world who is loyal to the Spurs, that person would not be anyone else, it would be Bowen!

"Bruce, don't be distracted by Yes because of the failure of one game. Don't forget why we have to overcome our nervousness before this series starts, and why we have to overcome our excessive focus on Yes."

"Bruce, you are right. If we double-team Yes now, we can indeed reduce Yes's score to the minimum. Yes may not score 40+ points in a game, but it can still score 30 points efficiently. Yes' personal score dropped by 10 points, but the price we paid for double-teaming Yes was not ten points."

"Bruce, I'm glad that you care so much about the team, but we need to maintain our rhythm. This is just a defeat in a game, just a small bump in our road to the championship. We can easily Get over the hump.”

"We're on the right path now, and if I sense we're off the right path, I'll correct our path, and you can have complete confidence in that, Bruce."

"And we only need to win one game to say goodbye to Yes. This victory will come soon. If we don't get it this time, we will get it in the next one."

"Bruce, your performance in the past four games has been very good. The team and I are very satisfied. Don't put too much other pressure on you. Of course, your reminder today is very important and I will pay attention to it."

**The smile on Vic's face was very gentle, completely different from when he faced Ginobili just now.

But...this wasn't the answer he wanted.

Facing **Vicci's appreciation, Bowen, who wanted to change his destiny, felt extremely sad.

He knows that ** is a stubborn person, and now in **'s mind, Yes is still in a 'preventable and controllable' situation.

But the reality is...

Yes is not that he can only score over 40 points, but for the SuperSonics to defeat the Spurs, he only needs to score over 40 points...

That devil!

But the culprit who caused ** to feel that Yes was still in a 'preventable and controllable' state was himself!

When Yes finally tore off his preventable and controllable features and truly transformed into a man-eating demon, when he tried to control him, he must have discovered that it was already too late and it was all over.

He wanted to tell everything and tear away the devil's true face.

But he knew...he couldn't...he had gone too far on the road pushed by that devil. Even if he turned back, what he would get would not be forgiveness, but the loss of everything and the honor of the team. , losing the respect of teammates, losing the love of the coach...

This is really desperate. For him, this is a despair that can completely drive him crazy!

but!

He still has a chance to change his destiny!

Even if ** is deluded now, he is not deluded yet.

He will protect his beloved Spurs in his own way!

Being able to convince Bowen made **Vicci very happy.

As for the last request Bruce made to him, it was nothing at all.

Since Bruce wants to be more involved in the team's affairs, he is also willing to teach with all his heart. After he and Tim retire, the team must always be left in the hands of someone he can trust and trust.

That's who Bruce is.

The fourth game against the Spurs ended with a victory, and everyone in the SuperSonics was very happy.

Everyone has reason to be happy. Although Milicic was bullied by Duncan again, he was not exposed. Although Milicic was very uncomfortable by Bonner's kiting style, he still bullied Bonner with his body. Not to mention, that rebound and that long pass at the last moment decided the final outcome of the game. Looking at his proud and stubborn lips after the game, you can tell that he was imitating Chris. Paul's destiny is up to me.

Everyone has a reason to enjoy winning this game.

Only Ibaka.

After the victory celebration ended, everyone scattered exhausted.

When Yesi was about to walk to his RV, he saw Ibaka waiting for him.

"Yes, I let you down..."

In four games, he was beaten very, very badly by Stephen Jackson.

The Spurs defend Yes one-on-one, and he is the biggest victim.

The Spurs' one-on-one defense means that there is no quotation on the court, everyone is one-on-one, every position is a one-on-one matchup, and the competition is about hard power.

Rondo and Parker, Milicic and Duncan, Yes and Bowen, Bonner and Millsap, him and Jackson...

Other positions are indistinguishable, but he...

Now some good people on the Internet have collectively referred to him as the "beating three treasures" together with Ginobili and Parker of the Spurs.

"Both humans and ghosts are showing off, only the three of them are being beaten."

This is the famous saying of the number one SuperSonics fan, who is either fifteen or number two, which expresses his sadness in this series.

Seeing Yes looking at him silently, seemingly not accepting his apology, made Ibaka panic.

He doesn't care if the team has a place for him in the future.

The victory that Yes gave him was too difficult to repay.

Even when the team was trailing 0-3, he thought that if Yes was really swept out in the first round, he would go to the beach in Seattle and jump in the Pacific Ocean!

He wasn't kidding!

You may not die by jumping into the Pacific Ocean now.

But there is really no way to make up for his guilt towards Yes except for this kind of thing.

Although Yes escaped in the end with his own strength and the performance of other teammates, this had nothing to do with him...

"Yes..."

Ibaka wanted to apologize, but was interrupted before the words came out of his mouth.

,

"I don't want to hear this a second time."

"If you don't disappoint me in anything you do, I will never be disappointed in you."

"Rather than apologizing, I hope you will really seize the opportunity when it comes."

"Chance?"

"Opportunities belong to those who are prepared, and you are always prepared."

After Yesi patted Ibaka on the shoulder, he walked straight to his RV. After Ibaka came back to his senses, he suddenly looked back at the figure who was like God in his heart. Biting her lips hard.

Opportunities belong to those who are prepared, and you are always prepared...

He was affirmed by the God in his heart.

only……

Do I really have a chance?

The Spurs are the only team in the NBA that won't double-team Yes.

Against the Spurs, he had no chance.

If they lose to the Spurs, he may give way next season and may also leave the team.

If he beats the Spurs, the opportunity will also belong to KD, not him...

Ibaka said bitterly.

But looking down at the thick calluses on his hands, Ibaka gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely.

Regardless of whether there is a chance or not, I will never relax in preparation!

Because Yes likes me who is always ready!

After the SuperSonics and Spurs tied 3-1, all eight groups of the NBA's first round playoffs have played all four games.

After four duels in the eight groups, there was no winner in all of them.

After four games, the biggest disparity is between the Supersonic Spurs, the Cavaliers and the 76ers, 3-1, while the other six groups of matchups all ended in 2-2!

Such a grand scene is quite rare in the history of the NBA.

In this year's playoffs, it's really incredible that the strength is so close.

For example, before the playoffs started, many people thought it would be a showdown between the Celtics and the Bulls that swept the game. Although the Celtics and Bulls had a big score of 2 to 2, the Bulls were always in the lead. , in big scores, the Bulls have always suppressed the Celtics.

This series is a series where Rose has become a god. If Rose can really defeat the Big Four Celtics and enter the second round, it will create a historic rookie miracle.

On the other side of the Western Conference, the Timberwolves entered the playoffs for the first time. They played quite crazy in the playoffs. The score between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets was 2 to 2, just like the Bulls and Celtics. Not only is the big score the same, but even the process is the same. The Timberwolves' big game has always been the one in the lead and the one suppressing the Nuggets.

It can be said that the Bulls and Timberwolves, two teams led by young players, gave many people great surprises in the regular season and playoffs!

Of course, in addition to the rise of young people, the four matchups between the Heat and the Pistons, the Lakers and the Suns, the Wizards and the Magic, and the Mavericks and the Grizzlies are equally exciting.

The Pistons won two away games first, and then lost all their home games as soon as they came back. This kind of exchange of home games is also quite rare.

What about the Lakers and Suns?

The Lakers lost one game at the beginning, then lost two games in a row, and finally lost the fourth game.

The same goes for the matchup between the Mavericks and the Grizzlies.

But the process of the game is quite different.

The Mavericks swept the Grizzlies right away, but soon the Grizzlies swept the Mavericks two more games, and in the fourth game, the Mavericks swept them again.

This is the result when two teams with completely different styles met.

The game was played at the Mavericks' pace, and the Mavericks swept the Grizzlies. The game was played at the Grizzlies' pace, and the Grizzlies swept the Mavericks.

There is also this matchup between the Wizards and Magic in the Eastern Conference.

However, the difference between the Wizards-Magic matchup and the Grizzlies-Mavericks is that the Mavericks and Grizzlies have very different styles as teams, while the Wizards and Magic have very different styles of their leading players.

Howard was on high, and the Magic swept the Wizards.

Arenas was on high, and the Wizards swept the Magic.

In short, after the first four games of this year's playoffs, the excitement of these eight matchups in the NBA playoffs really exceeded many people's imagination.

Including is David Stern at the New York headquarters.

David Stern is really happy when he sees the praise of the NBA playoffs in the newspaper in his hand.

"This is the prosperous era of the NBA I want!"

"The NBA's most glorious era is finally here!"

David Stern is very happy, but at the same time he is also very regretful.

The prosperous age has arrived, but Yes, who is destined to be the protagonist of this prosperous age, has to leave this world of great contention.

"Milicic, Millsap, Durant, Rondo, Ibaka, Harden, Barea, Gasol, Ingles, Nick Collison, Wilkins, Quentin Richard Desen, Sessions..."

After scanning the Sonics lineup in the newspaper, David Stern also sighed.

Compared with other teams that entered the 'great era', the SuperSonics are still weaker.

It also relies too much on Yes.

However, there is nothing he can do!

He really gave Yes a chance, but Yes didn’t want it himself!

well……

David Stern sighed.

This year's NBA playoffs are like a grand playoff game.

In such a fierce playoffs, many people are now looking forward to who will be the first to stand out in this world of competition.

The ones with the best chances are of course the two favorites for this year's championship, the Spurs and the Cavaliers. After all, they are the ones leading 3-1.

As long as one victory is needed, the opponent can be eliminated.

In fact, the 76ers and SuperSonics seem to have a hard time stopping the Cavaliers and Spurs.

On April 26, 2009, the fifth game between the Cavaliers and the 76ers began.

The Cavaliers defeated the 76ers 113-101 at home and entered the second round of the playoffs with a score of 4-1.

At the end of the game between the Cavaliers and the 76ers, the whole world saw O'Neal's five big fingers pointing to the sky.

Everyone also knows what those five fingers represent.

This season, he will win his fifth championship and the first championship for Cleveland!

So, when O'Neal spread those five fingers, the Cleveland fans at Quicken Loans Center were crazy.

After the Cavaliers advanced easily, everyone was looking forward to the game between the Spurs and SuperSonics. Whether the Spurs could replicate the Cavaliers' victory at home.

The scene of Cavaliers fans shouting "KING!" to O'Neal at home really shocked the whole world.

For a time, it became a trend for the home team to shout "KING!" to their leader.

Now many people are waiting for the scene of Spurs fans shouting "KING!" to Bowen or Duncan.

but……

On April 27, 2009, at the AT and T Arena in San Antonio, when the game ended, the Spurs fans at the scene were stunned.

They only need one win to eliminate Yes and the SuperSonics, and they can enjoy the "Cleveland Celebration" show to Bowen and Duncan.

But when the game ended, the score on the court was 99 to 98!

The SuperSonics were in front, the Spurs were behind, and Yes once again completed a lore in front of them!

"Yes, another buzzer beater, and the Sonics win again?!"

Barkley, who had already prepared a "Cleveland Celebration" show for Spurs fans, was so excited that he almost cried after being stunned!

Barkley was so excited that he wanted to cry during this game, but he didn't cry.

Two days later, on April 29, 2009, Key Arena in Seattle.

"King!"

"King!"

"King!"

Amid the cheers of SuperSonics fans in the audience, the excited Barkley actually cried!

Kenny Smith, who was beside him, had his eyes wide open and was unable to say a word.

0 to 3 to 3 to 3, a tie? !

Am I dreaming?

Am I fucking dreaming?

Kenny Smith is definitely not the only one who has a dreamy feeling at this time.

For example, Jordan, Phil Jackson, David Stern and so on at this time.

Of course, there was also the scene, with his mouth wide open and his eyes blankly looking at the scoreboard, 101-100 score of **Vicci...

Another point?

Another kill?

In a daze, Vicky subconsciously covered her mouth...

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