i'm really an insider

Chapter 195 192: We are going to trip the league's number one pf! (6.6K begging tickets)

On the wooden floor of the SBC Center, next to the team logo, a huge O'Brien Cup is painted.

This is the unique floor pattern of the NBA Finals, reminding fans all the time what the ten people on the court are fighting for.

Although the alliance did not know what consideration it was to cancel this design, most people still miss it very much.

The Spurs' long-haired No. 20 guard straddles the O'Brien Cup on the floor with the ball.

Tonight, he is the nightmare of the Eastern Conference champions.

"Manu Ginobili is like a godsend, the Argentine seems to be able to score with just one shot today!

The Pacers restricted Tony Parker in this game, but the Argentine stood up!

Now, Manu continues to hold the ball, let's see how he will play! "

Sitting behind the commentary stand, Mike Breen could feel the overflowing confidence of the Argentine.

At this time, only the last 40 seconds of the game time, the Spurs lead by 6 points.

Wu Sheng Jackson guarded nervously in front of Ginobili, the Argentine has scored 24 points.

Although Ginobili is not as tall as Jackson, he still handles the ball calmly.

He controlled the time from outside the three-point line, trying to use up all 24 seconds, leaving no chance for the Pacers to counterattack.

Wayne Duncan fought crazily inside. Although Duncan's efficiency today was not as high as Ginobili's, under the double-teaming of Jermaine O'Neill and Wayne, No. 21 Daidai's shooting percentage today was only 45.5%.

But he still scored 24 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Therefore, Wu Sheng did not dare to let the Argentine go, and Wayne did not dare to let Duncan go at all.

Just like that, when there were only 6 seconds left in the attack time, Manu waved his hand smartly and called for cover!

Thinking of the time when the Spurs played against the Sonics in the Western Conference semifinals last time, Ginobili dumped Duncan in the last 0.5 seconds, and Wayne clung to him in a daze, ready to go out with him.

At that time, no matter whether it is switching defenses or continuing to defend Duncan, he must not make mistakes.

You think he is going to play alone, but in fact he is very likely to pass the ball suddenly.

Manu Ginobili, you never know what he's going to do next.

Well, maybe not even Popovich.

On a solid team like the Spurs, Manu is usually the one who breaks the mold.

But just when Wayne was about to try, the Spurs' arrangement was beyond everyone's expectations.

It was not Duncan, who was a mid-range threat, who went out to pick and roll Ginobili, but Nazr Mohamed, who was traded to the Spurs from New York until the end of this year's regular season.

With a tougher style of play, faster mobility and aggressive offensive rebounding, Muhammad replaced white center "Ouchi" Nestnovic and has been serving as the Spurs starter in the playoffs.

Facts have proved that he has indeed improved the Spurs' defensive strength and second offensive opportunities in the playoffs. The king has averaged 3.3 offensive rebounds per game so far in the playoffs.

However, Muhammad is just a blue-collar coolie. He doesn't have a mid-range shot or even any offensive skills.

Let him do the screen, Jermaine O'Neal can unscrupulously switch to Manu.

So, why did the Spurs do this, is it a tactical error?

No.

Popovich clenched his fists off the court, and it was all arranged by him.

Indeed, Muhammad has no way to provide the mid-range threat that Duncan does.Therefore, the purpose of the Spurs' pick-and-roll this time is actually to make Manu misplaced to play Jermaine O'Neill.

What Popovich wants is for Jerome to switch defenses!

The pick-and-roll was formed, and as expected, Xiao Ao was in front of Manu immediately.

But Manu didn't break through immediately, he suddenly paused after bypassing the cover, which forced Xiao Ao to follow.

Taking advantage of Xiao Ao's opportunity to move forward, Manu suddenly changed direction and accelerated again.

One forward, one backward.

This is what the big defense is most afraid of.

Manu easily broke through Jermaine Au, jumping and shooting around him.

The moment the Argentine shot, the backboard just glowed red.

The basketball hit the net, this time, he didn't throw the blame.

"Go again, Manu Ginobili, his mid-range jumper almost killed the game! Spurs fans can cheer, Ginobili's shot gave the Spurs their first victory in San Antonio!"

The audience cheered, and Manu, with long hair fluttering, scored his 26th point.

He made 16 of 10 shots from the field, and his 62.5% shooting rate was comparable to that of insiders.

He left the Pacers with 16 seconds, but the point difference was widened to 8 points.

It wouldn't help Wayne even if he had a purple "big heart killer".

There is no time.

Even McGrady's miracle moment would take 35 seconds to complete.

What's more, the Spurs will never allow the same thing to happen twice.

Carlisle used up the last timeout, and he set up a quick three-point play for Wayne.

But all of this has long been guessed by the cunning "Penguin" on the other side.

After the game restarted, Duncan and Bowen clamped Wayne, and Bowen almost lay down in Wayne's arms.

Wayne couldn't catch the ball, and Xiao Ao had to give the ball to Wu Sheng when he was in danger.

But it is a pity that Wu Sheng's quick three-pointer failed to hit, which also means that the Pacers have completely lost hope.

At the end of the 48-minute game, the Spurs won Game 96 of the Finals 87-[-].

Manuko raised his arms and galloped across the court. Behind him, Duncan stretched out his claws, as if chasing his prey.

Otherwise, why do you think Manu runs so fast?

"Hey, come here and let me touch your head!"

Popovich stood up and glanced at Wayne intentionally or unintentionally.

When the two looked at each other, the old man raised his head slightly and smiled triumphantly.

1 to 0, with Reggie Miller's last wish, with endless enthusiasm, came to San Antonio's Cornfield team and suffered a heavy blow.

"If I remember correctly, this is the first time the Pacers have lost the first game of the playoffs this season. I don't know what they will do. This is adversity they have never faced. Here are Mike Breen and Kevin Harlan. See you in the next game."

After Mike Brin finished speaking, he turned off the microphone and let out a big breath.

He opened his hands, only to realize that his palms were covered with sweat.

This finals was indeed different from before.

Before, whether it was the Pacers or the Spurs, they actually gave people a feeling of ease.

Although the Heat once forced the game to Tianwangshan, as Wayne said, they rely on explosion to win.

But this time the Pacers met the Spurs, it really gave people a feeling that everyone was evenly matched.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault" The moment the game ended, Xiao Ao shut himself off.

He believes that it was because he failed to guard Manu in the end that it led to the failure.

But the fact is more cruel than Xiao Ao thought—even if Manu didn't score a goal, the Pacers would probably not win today.

Today's game was not a failure at a certain moment or someone's fault.

The Spurs can win because of their strong strength, tight defense and rigorous strategy.

The Pacers' offensive efficiency was actually not high today. Under Duncan's defense, Wayne didn't make many shots and only scored 18 points in the game.

Not just Wayne, to be precise, most people didn't get a good shot.

The defensive intensity and level of this game made the Pacers seem to have returned to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Pacers' defense against the Spurs was also very targeted, but Ginobili played too well today. Another one, although Duncan's shooting percentage is not high, it is not very low, and he still scored a lot of points.

Duncan is Duncan, and he is not yet 29 years old. He is at his peak, and this is the golden age of an insider.

"We still have a chance, Jermaine. Keep your chest up, we are not losers." Miller went up and patted Xiao Ao on the back.

After that, he talked with other teammates one by one.

Miller really didn't want to see the team being broken up in one game. This loss was indeed a blow to morale, but it was not fatal.

0 to 1 behind, it just means starting a little slower than others.

Finally, Miller walked up to Wayne.

Although Wayne was a rookie, he was calmer than most older players in the face of this loss.

For some reason, Miller wasn't surprised by this.

Maybe it was because he had almost forgotten that Wayne was actually a first-year rookie.

The strongest first-year rookie since the 21st century!

"In the end, Bowen stepped on me." Miller didn't talk to Wayne in a comforting tone.

"Well, goddamn Bruce. He should be thankful that the game was coming to an end and I wasn't in the mood to play with him, otherwise"

Wayne shrugged. When Bowen double-teamed himself with Duncan just now, he kept stepping on Wayne's feet to restrict Wayne's movement, which prevented Wayne from getting the ball.

At that time, Wayne really wanted Bowen to relive that unforgettable night.

"It's good that you didn't get hurt. Be careful with that guy. Go back, let's make persistent efforts in the next game."

"Well, we were almost there." Wayne nodded, turned and left the sea of ​​joy that belonged to the San Antonio people.

In the press conference after the game, Popovich and Duncan directly praised Ginobili.

"Manu played at the level he was supposed to and scored a big goal against Jermaine at the end, that's what he would do, he's a special player."

Popovich was very happy, completely forgetting that in the Western Conference semifinals, he still clamored that he must trade the Argentine.

And Duncan had a rare moment of humor with the reporters: "Today, 20 is greater than 21."

In addition, Popovich didn't say anything sarcastic.

Although the Spurs won this game beautifully, it was only the first game after all.

At this time, if you taunt hard, there is a high chance that the car will overturn.

After all, this is not a novel villain, and he will not suddenly lose his mind.

But at the end of the press conference, Popovich still asked provocatively: "Aren't there any reporters from Indiana today?"

He used this sentence to respond to the Indian city reporter who embarrassed him before the finals.

Since most of the reporters present were from San Antonio, they laughed very cooperatively.

In a burst of laughter, Popovich walked out of the press conference contentedly.

Wayne?

Just a brat!

In front of the great idiot Deng, this guy who claims to be the strongest freshman in the 21st century is not a threat at all!

18 points in a single quarter?You try to get one on Duncan's head!

Duncan: Hey, don't poison me casually, old man Bo!

Popovich believes that within a few more games, he will be able to mock Wayne with impunity.

Come to think of it, I'm a little excited.

The two front teeth of labor and management can't just forget it!

Let me show you a street in the holy city, who is the master!

The next day, Wayne woke up early, ready to go to the arena for training.

I feel so aggrieved, now I don't think about anything other than playing basketball or competing.

As a result, when Wayne arrived at the basketball court near the hotel, he was dumbfounded.

Payton, Miller, Wu Sheng and Xiao Ao, all of them appeared at the door at the same time!

Well, only Artest slept the most soundly.

In terms of big heart, it has to be Taizi.

"Yo, it's so early." Peyton smiled with his mouth tilted.

"Hey, it's morning practice." Miller said, starting to shoot from beyond the three-point line.

Two old guys, very energetic.

After all, they may be the most eager to win the championship among all of them.

Others can comfort themselves by saying, "Come again next time."

But for Miller and Payton, they may really have no next time.

Wayne shrugged and went to the court to shoot.

After casting, Payton suddenly spoke.

"In the next game, I think our shots will be more decisive."

"Well, the Spurs' defense didn't intend to give us the so-called good opportunities. Sometimes, if there is a chance, we have to shoot. Otherwise, at the end of the pass, we still have to force the shot, and the efficiency is even lower." Miller also immediately echoed.

As expected of two veterans, it was only after they said this that Wayne realized that it was so reasonable.

In fact, the reason why yesterday's game, including the game between the Spurs and the Pistons in the original history, was boring was not because of the low scores and the many strikes.

What really ruined the look of the game was the long confrontation caused by no chance to make a move.

Blocking, hand-to-hand combat, post defense, flanking, and passing occupy most of the game.

Just like a boxing match, what everyone looks forward to the most is the heavy blow from fist to flesh.

But two overly cautious boxers gesticulate for a long time and if they don't make a move, it will be ugly, and naturally it will be difficult to win.

The Pacers' offense was like this yesterday, because there were no good opportunities, so the shots were not decisive enough.

Wait until it finally fails before forcing a shot. In fact, the chances are not as good as before.

When playing against the Pistons, there is actually such a problem, but because the Pistons themselves are not good at attacking.

Therefore, the two sides grinded each other's defenses, and in the end the Pacers dominated the key offense and it was easier to win, so this problem was covered up.

But now facing the Spurs, while their defense is no less than that of the Pistons, they also have masters such as Ginobili and Duncan.

No matter how hard the Pacers rely on defense alone, it will be very difficult.

"Well, I will be more determined next time." Payton nodded, he didn't want his championship dream to be broken again.

Unlike Miller, Payton doesn't care where to win the championship, as long as there is a championship to win.

To be honest, he also felt that he had reached his limit.

In another year or two, with his competitive state, will any championship team want him?

Don't talk about a year or two, just this year, he was almost thrown by Danny Keso Ainge in the poor Atlanta.

Payton knows that it is impossible for him to lead the team and fight hard steel like he did in the Supersonic period.

He really needs to rely on an excellent team. To put it bluntly, he needs to hug his thigh.

But Payton doesn't want to rub a championship in vain, he just hopes that he can continue to shine as a role player.

This year is his best chance to win the championship!

In any case, don't let the opportunity slip away.

The team's official training starts at 10:9 in the morning. At [-]:[-], Artest opened the door of the training hall with a smile.

"Hey, I must be the first one here today." Artest looked up, his smile stopped abruptly.

Originally, I wanted to be the first to establish the image of a good leader, so many people have come here?

"Yo Ron, you slept well!" Xiao Ao greeted deliberately, trying to embarrass him.

The revenge that Gatorade poured on her face before has not been avenged yet.

"I slept well. I woke up at six o'clock to watch yesterday's game video!" Su Tai waved his hand, you know about the team leader!

"Well, as far as I know, the editor's only video is in the hands of the coach."

"Ah, cough, I watched the replays on the Internet. Do you understand the Internet? Have you never surfed the Internet?"

"Well, that's really hard work for you."

"Hey, as a team leader"

Artest hadn't finished loading, Carlisle walked into the training hall and interrupted him with a loud shout: "Notify everyone, a meeting!"

"A meeting? Whose meeting is it?" Wayne was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that this meeting was not that meeting.

Carlisle just wanted to have a tactical meeting.

God knows how many words have been changed in domestic basketball forums

When the head coach holds an ad hoc tactical meeting, it usually explains one problem-the tactics need to be greatly changed.

This has never been the case in previous series.Like before playing against the Heat, Carlisle shrunk to defend against Wade with one move, and used it until the end of the series.

But obviously, playing the Spurs will not be so easy.

No, just one game, Carlisle asked for a change.

The two sides must constantly adjust, game, see the tricks, until one of them falls.

This is the finals, the matchup of the team's offensive and defensive systems, and the ultimate competition of the coaching staff's decision-making ability.

Looking at Carlisle's big bags under his eyes, he must have played basketball again last night.

In the tactical meeting, Carlisle was playing the edited video.

When it came to Duncan's offense, Carlisle asked everyone if they saw any problems.

Xiao Ao said at that time: "Ron, didn't you watch the video all morning? You should have seen something."

"Oh? Really? Then tell me your opinion, Ron." Carlisle looked at Artest happily, and then the eyes of the whole team fell on him.

"Uh" Artest glared at Xiao Ao, why don't you just wear size 25, [-] boy!

"Duncan's problem is us and them." How could Artest answer it, he didn't watch the video at all.

Seeing Artest hemming and hawing for a long time, Carlisle knew the result: "Well, well said! Duncan's problem is that we haven't double-teamed him enough!

Although Duncan's shooting percentage was only 45.5% in the last game, it was still too high!

We need to further reduce Duncan's efficiency.

In any case, Duncan cannot be allowed to open up the situation! "

Carlisle did not start with Ginobili, who was the most efficient yesterday, but continued to smash Duncan!

To put it bluntly, Ginobili is a surprise soldier. If resources are piled on him, it will be exactly the plan of the old villain Vicki.

Ginobili's stability has not been good, and he has played a game like a ghost.But Duncan is different. If you don't change, he can grind you to death every game.

You ask Carlisle to choose between Duncan and Ginobili, and Carlisle chooses Duncan 100 times.

As long as Duncan is uncomfortable, the Spurs will be uncomfortable.

The significance of making Duncan uncomfortable is not only in scoring, but it will also destroy the entire Spurs' offensive operation.

Since yesterday's double-team was not very successful, let's make a three-team and four-team!

"Just like playing with the Heat, when Duncan holds the ball, I need at least three people to shrink decisively into the three-second zone. Jermaine, next game you go to defend Duncan, and Wayne is ready to help defend.

Remember, it's better to let the rest of the Spurs shoot than let Duncan easily handle the ball.

We want to kill Tim Duncan in the three-second zone! "

Carlisle tried to silence the best power forward in the league.

Duncan still blocked the outside shot, and Carlisle bet against Popovich again.

"On the offensive end, Wei, pull Duncan to the outside tomorrow, I need you as a transition point."

The Spurs used Duncan to directly defend Wayne, which is enough to show that Popovich attaches great importance to Wayne.

Saying that you are not afraid of Wei Shen, who scored 18 points in a single quarter, is all a lie.

Popovich was scared to pee at the time, okay!

In terms of height and frame protection ability, Mohamed is the power forward, and Duncan is the center.

According to the counterpoint, it should be Muhammad to defend Wayne.

But the Spurs use Duncan to defend, which is very telling.

Some people say they are not afraid, but they are very honest in tactics.

That being the case, Carlisle will follow suit.

If you want to guard Wayne, you have to get out.

Once Duncan is out, what about Muhammad's rim guard?

In the last round of the series, Stoudemire's 37 points per game was the answer.

Well, in the last round, it was not Duncan who actually faced Stoudemire, but Muhammad.

Carlisle and Popovich's arm wrestling moment is over, and he has changed everything that needs to be changed.

Next, it depends on whether the players can beat the Spurs guys.

On June 6, the second round of the finals officially began.

Today, as soon as Wayne and the others stepped into the stadium, they found that the fans in the stands all held up 2-0 signs.

Obviously, they all hope that the Spurs can go to Indianapolis with a total score of 2-0.

Before the game, a reporter asked Wayne: "Are you worried about 2-0 happening?"

Wayne nodded: "Worried, so we try not to let such a thing happen."

After the game started, on the Pacers side, Carlisle changed again.

He finally got Payton in the starting lineup, hoping to slam his opponent with all his strength as soon as he came up.

As soon as Duncan won the ball for the Spurs, he found that O'Neal directly posted himself.

Today, Duncan was about to fall into a hand-to-hand situation as soon as he crossed the midfield line, and the confrontation was raised to another level.

Wayne is on the inside, ready for battle.

Parker slowly controlled the ball, and the game entered a long confrontation from the beginning.

If it weren't for the grievances between the Spurs and the Pacers during the regular season, if it weren't for everyone's expectation that Wayne would suddenly beat Bowen and Popovich in the next second, it is estimated that the ratings of the game would make Stern cry.

Finally, Duncan received the ball on the right and was ready to attack!

Sure enough, the Spurs' first choice is still Duncan rather than the Argentine.

Duncan came over with the ball, and his way of breaking the double-team was to be decisive and quick.

Once he hesitated, he was crushed to death.

The Spurs' offense emphasizes that a ball cannot be dead.

Wayne double-teamed up as usual, and Duncan saw that it was too difficult to force an attack, so he prepared to pass the ball to Manu.

But Duncan turned his head, startled.

A rare look of surprise flashed across Shi Buddha's face.

Because he didn't expect that Artest was also in the three-second zone!

This is not a double team, it's a triple team!

In this way, Duncan's pass was destroyed by Artest behind him.

Payton rushed with the ball, and Duncan immediately returned to defense.

At this moment, Payton, who broke into the middle distance, suddenly distributed the ball, and it was Wayne who caught the ball.

Duncan hastily turned his gun and rushed towards Wayne who was beyond the three-point line, preventing the strongest freshman from making an easy shot.

However, Wayne didn't take the shot and wasn't intimidated by Duncan.

He just lightly lobbed the ball inside.

Jermaine O'Neal, who was already in position, received the ball steadily, facing Mohamed, who was at a disadvantage in height, easily turned around and scored with a hook!

"The ball went in, ho ho, it's so smooth! This may be the smoothest offense for the Pacers so far in this round of the series!"

Carlisle shook his fist off the field, and it turned out that his tactics worked.

Popovich frowned. Carlisle and D'Antoni really shouldn't be confused.

On the field, Xiao Ao pointed to Wayne to express his gratitude.

Today, under Carlisle's tactics, Wayne will show his other abilities besides scoring.

Big back mode, on!

And Duncan didn't know it yet, this was just the beginning of a series of suffering journeys for him

　1.4W today, I'm really not brother Wei (wilt).

　　

　

(End of this chapter)