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Chapter 861 Two legendary duels, Shi Buddha has the last laugh

For Wang Zelin's side, after a day's rest, on April 4th, he continued to get up early and practiced in the private arena inside his manor. At 28 o'clock in the morning, he set off for the team's training hall to have a round with Lillard, Jokic, and Yi Jianlian to start a new day of training.

Today's game with the most attention is naturally the battle between the Heat and the Eagles at Tianwangshan, and then the fifth game of the series between the Spurs and the Mavericks with a 3-0 lead, and the life-and-death battle between the Bulls and the Hornets, who also hold a 3-1 advantage.

Don't worry about the two games in the Eastern Conference for the time being. With James and the Cavaliers, whether it is the Heat and Hawks, or the Bulls and Hornets, it is difficult to break through the Eastern Conference.

Therefore, the focus of the Trail Blazers' coaching staff has always been on the teams in the West that are expected to join the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals.

For example, today, the Trail Blazers' training is based on the Spurs' performance in the first four games. They believe that the Spurs can advance.

Of course, it would be even better if the Mavericks can make a comeback and advance, but the probability is not very high.

After a day of training, in the evening, Wang Zelin took Kendou, Yi Jianlian and Lillard to the AT&T Center Arena, home of the San Antonio Spurs, to watch the game.

Entered the VIP lounge and had dinner with Ken Dou. At 19:[-] sharp, the Spurs staff notified Wang Zelin and his team to watch the game, and the players were about to enter the stadium.

Part of the reason why I chose to watch the match today is that Wang Zelin wanted to see the last match between Duncan and Nowitzki, two legendary power forwards. If I remember correctly, the old man who is used to being taciturn, Shi Fu, announced his retirement directly after this season was almost over.

Emmm, how should I put it, this behavior is undoubtedly a thunderbolt for the fans, but combined with Duncan's character and professional past, it is also being cleaned up.

If you want to select one of the greatest NBA stars since entering 21, Duncan and Kobe are undoubtedly the two best candidates. From the perspective of professional resume and honors, both of them are very close, and both of them are representatives of NBA One Man One City.

But in terms of personality, the performance of the two on and off the court is completely opposite. One is active, the other is quiet, the other is public, and the other is restrained. They can be regarded as two sides of a mirror.

Therefore, the two chose to retire in the same season in the previous life, and Kobe's retirement tour was full of gongs and drums, and there were huge crowds of people. Everywhere he went was his home field, and every away game received extremely high treatment.

In contrast, after Duncan was defeated 2-4 by the young Dewey in the second round of the playoffs, he didn't say anything, just waved his hand and left.

This is the last touch of Duncan left to the fans on the NBA arena!
I have to say that Duncan was so low-key that the fans didn't realize anything at the time, and their entire youth ended in a hurry.

If it were in the past, from the fans' point of view, Wang Zelin would not want to see a legendary super giant like Duncan, who is in the top ten in history, leave the game sadly.

Even before, Wang Zelin thought about whether he should disclose the news that Duncan will retire this season to the outside world in advance, so that this old man can also feel the love of the fans for him.

Just like Kobe, no matter what, he has to have a vigorous retirement tour to be worthy of Duncan's coffee.

But now, as a basketball player, Wang Zelin has gradually understood Duncan's approach.

People have such a personality, so there is no need for me to interfere more.

……

At 19:30 in the evening, the game started.

After the start of the game, Wang Zelin concentrated on watching the game and found that the Mavericks' game strategy is to use the threat of the inside to create opportunities for the outside. This is not much different from the few live games he watched before.

As for the Spurs, it seems that the times have really changed. The heavy responsibility of the tactical core has been transferred to Leonard and Love, and the entire Spurs are running around them.

But it is undeniable that Duncan's role in the Spurs is still extremely important. This nearly 40-year-old guy is still the core of the Spurs' entire defensive system. His role on the court is not as obvious as before, but he can still affect the game.

I don't know if it's because Wang Zelin, the new generation king, stimulated Duncan to watch the game on the spot. In the end, Shifo scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in the halftime...

You know, Duncan averaged only 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1 steal in the first four games of this round of the series, setting a new career low.

But in this game, he got the data that he needed to get in the whole game at halftime.

It seems that the Spurs are determined to win at home, and they don't want to make the series more difficult. They want to complete the promotion at home.

小牛队那边，处于生死战的老天王诺维茨基再一次站了出来，全场16投8中3分球，6中3，罚球5中5，以65.9%的真实命中率高效砍下24分5篮板2助攻1盖帽！

24 points in a single game is also the second highest score in a single game in Nowitzki's basic round series, second only to the 27 points in a single game in the third game.

靠着这一场以及第三场的出色发挥，还有一个半月就要满38岁的诺维茨基，这轮系列赛场均可以贡献20.4分4.8篮板1.6助攻0.4抢断和0.6盖帽。

Considering that this is a veteran who is about to be 38 years old, this kind of performance is not exaggerated, even the "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was nothing more than that.

But even if Nowitzki played such a bright performance, plus Justin Anderson with 14 points and 4 rebounds, Adams with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Dwight Powell who stood up on the bench and scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists , The Mavericks just fought to the end, but they couldn't take away the victory.

In the last 30 seconds, Leonard, the young leader of the Spurs, completed a steal and counterattack and made a 2+1 shot. After opening the point difference to more than 5 points, the Spurs successfully sealed the victory.

14投7中，罚球6中5，真实命中率高达57.1%的邓肯，今晚得到了19分10篮板3助攻3盖帽1抢断的两双数据，在伦纳德拿到22分9篮板5助攻3抢断、乐福拿到18分14篮板2助攻的两双、托尼·帕克9分11助攻、丹尼格林11分4篮板、板凳席上吉诺比利15分的强势表现下，马刺队113:99力克小牛队，拿下了系列赛第五场胜利！
So far, the total score of the series between the Spurs and the Mavericks has come to 4-1. Another matchup between the two legendary NBA stars in the playoffs. In the matchup with the old rival Dirk Nowitzki, Shi Fu Duncan once again had the last laugh and successfully advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

(End of this chapter)