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Fortunately, the people below are smart enough. When they saw Stephen jumping onto the basket, they immediately hid their bodies aside. Stephen swayed on it for a while and then quickly jumped down. He hung on it for a long time, but he would get a technical foul of.

Stephen's strong attack caused the Kings' defense to shrink. In this way, the outside line got a chance. For a while, the Spurs' outside line felt like arrows raining down, and the Kings couldn't hold their heads up.

After finally waiting for the Spurs to replace the substitute, but driven by Ginobili, the touch of outside shooting has not declined, but it is even more terrifying. Bruce Bowen made two shots from outside the three-point line, Van Eyck Searle made one, and Ginobili followed suit. In the second quarter, the Spurs scored 41 points, but only allowed the Kings to score [-] points.

73 to 39. Judging from the previous numbers, it should be the score of the whole game, but judging from the latter number, it seems to be the score of the half game. No one thought that the Spurs took the lead in the first half alone. The Kings scored as many as 34 points.

Although the difference in strength between the two sides is huge, no one thought that it would be so different. This is simply the score between a professional team and a non-professional team. Such a comparison is unacceptable to fans of the Kings, but it is the Spurs. The fans are also a little bit unconvinced that the Spurs will be so powerful.

The Kings' ability to enter the playoffs in the Western Conference, which is full of strong players in the Western Conference, is enough to prove their ability. You must know that the Hornets are regular visitors to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, but they have not scored in the playoffs in the Western Conference. Judging from the overall strength of the West, the Kings are not a weak team that everyone can bully if they can enter the playoffs.

Whether it was the experts sitting in the commentary booth or sitting in front of the TV, when they saw this scene, they were all thankful for their foresight. They didn't say anything that the Kings could steal a victory from the Spurs. Seeing the Kings so miserable, Many people are amazed by the strength of the Spurs. Could it be that this year is really going to break the law of the Spurs winning the championship in odd-numbered years.

During the intermission, Popovich reminded everyone not to think that leading by 34 would definitely win the game. The game still lasts 24 minutes, and anything can happen in 24 minutes, so in the second half At the beginning, we must continue to maintain a high defensive pressure on the opponent, and we must suppress the opponent's counterattack.

However, Popovich did not change the starting lineup back to the field. At the same time, he replaced Ginobili and replaced Brent Barry. Van Exel also replaced Udic, sitting on 34. If you don't take advantage of this time to exercise and train newcomers, those who are old and lacking in physical fitness have a good rest, when are you waiting.

But at the beginning of the second half, Popovich saw that the Kings put up a center Brad Miller, and then brought Artest, Wells, Kevin Martin, Mike Bibby and other big and four small players. Lineup, this is a scoring-oriented lineup. Now for the Kings, except for scoring, nothing else is meaningful.

The king's lineup made it difficult for the Spurs to defend. After the lack of Duncan, the perfect defender inside, the defense on the outside relied heavily on Bruce Bowen, but Bruce Bowen was not at his best due to physical reasons. The state, coupled with the fact that the four small players of the Kings all have strong offensive capabilities, and the four players took turns to attack, making Bruce Bowen care about one thing and lose another, making it difficult to defend.

Especially Wells, when Artest was entangled in the interior by Robert Horry and Kevin Martin was unable to break through Bruce Bowen's defense, he used his short but extremely strong body to frequently break through Brent Barry's defense, And he doesn't enter the inside to score, and always shoots at a position one meter past the three-point line. This position just hits the weak point of the Spurs' defense.

In the past, the Spurs' defense did not have this loophole, because both Bruce Bowen and Stephen were able to connect the inside defense, but now Bruce Bowen is not in good condition, and Kevin Martin's threat is not as good as Wei Wei's. Wells had to mainly defend Kevin Martin on the other side, and Wells' physical and technical characteristics were not something Brent Barry could defend.

Unless it's Michael Finley or Stephen, but both of them are starters, Popovich doesn't want them to play so early, before Popovich can make adjustments, Artest also sees the Spurs With this weakness, he also began to change his own offensive style. With the cooperation of the two of them, the Spurs soon became a little overwhelmed.

Popovich was able to sit still, and waited until the end of the third quarter to replace Stephen and Duncan, replacing Nesterovich and Brent Barry. , Immediately stabilized the situation of the Spurs. In 2 minutes, the Spurs beat the Kings six to zero.

In this case, the score of the two sides in the third quarter is 21 to 28, and the Kings are only close to the gap of 27 points, and there is still a gap of 3 points. Relying on the support of Stephen and Duncan, although Popovich has been adjusting the field Although the two of them were replaced when there were more than 120 minutes before the end of the game, the Spurs still beat the Kings with a score of 88-34 to [-], still with a gap of [-] points. The Spurs won won the first game of the playoffs.

Stephen scored 21 points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Apart from him, Duncan and Parker both scored more than [-] points. Muhammad, Ginobili, Robert Horry, and Michael Finley also scored. double.

After the game, the Spurs' super defense and strong scoring ability made other playoff teams cry wolf. They can get a [-]-point difference in the playoffs, and the Spurs still have room to spare The appearance is even more frightening. Many teams that intend to compete for the championship have focused their attention on the Spurs, and regard the Spurs as their own worst enemy.

After the game, Stephen also received a message that in the ongoing selection of the best sixth man, he defeated Mike Miller of the Grizzlies, Stackhouse of the Mavericks, and Kenny of the Hornets by an overwhelming advantage. Laxton, who won the award this season, will be announced tomorrow morning.

Ever since he knew that he had entered the selection for this award, Stephen knew that there should be no problem in obtaining this award. The statistics of several opponents are far from his own. No matter how dissatisfied the selected reporters are with him, they cannot ignore him Huge advantage in data.It now appears to be the case.

Sure enough, on the second day, all the first rounds of the Eastern and Western Districts were over. Except for the Spurs' big victory over the Kings, nothing too surprising happened, and Stephen won the best sixth man after the official announcement , and no one raised doubts.

Stephen got 120 five first votes out of 120 seven ballots, and the remaining two were second votes. He got 630 one point, with a full score of 630 five points. This is already the best sixth man award since its establishment. The one with the highest score.

According to the official data, Stephen played 44 games off the bench, meeting the requirements of the best sixth man. His scoring average ranks No. 20 in the league, No. 30 in rebounds, and No. 5. No. 20 in assists, No. 11 in blocks, 57 points in field goal percentage (due to too many dunks), 36 points in 51-point field goal percentage, triple-double and [-] points in the league I didn't mention it because it's a fact that everyone knows.

The average score of more than 1 points per game has also become the No.[-] of the best sixth man since its establishment. Stephen is not surprised about this. Among the major awards in the regular season, the best player and best defensive player are the best. It is the key point in the individual awards, followed by being selected to the best team and the best defensive team. Awards like these are small awards, and the league didn't pay much attention to them. They only sent a senior manager to bring the awards over in San Antonio. A ceremony was held to award the award to Stephen, and it was over. During the awarding process, the man named Lawen Keith smiled at Stephen and said, "Maybe we will meet again soon."

Stephen knew that he was talking about the best rookie award. Although he didn't think the trophy was so valuable, Stephen took it and pouted secretly. Stephen held the trophy in front of him with a smile on his face, and the spotlight suddenly There was a flash, but fortunately, the media still gave face to this self-selected award. More than 100 media, large and small, came to the on-site press conference, and the local media in San Antonio and the media in Texas alone accounted for half.

According to the tone discussed with Mordance, Stephen began to speak, and first said his own mood: "I am very excited to be able to win this award from many strong hands such as Mike Miller and Jerry Stackhouse." Then Stephen began to thank the team and his teammates for their support. Without their support, he would not have won this award. Then he began to thank the media for their support and love. He thanked the league. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with thanking them, saying After a lot of insincere words, Stephen ended his speech.

When it came to the reporter's questioning session, no one made things difficult for Stephen, making many of the answers prepared by him and Modans useless. Only at the end, when a reporter asked Stephen what he thought about the best rookie, Stephen didn't answer, just gave them a confident smile.

"He Shows Confidence with a Smile", this is a comment written by a local media in Texas. The media still take good care of the local players. Human humility and the self-confidence of Westerners, neither boastful nor blindly modest, make people feel false.

After receiving the award, many people who knew him or didn’t know him called to congratulate Stephen. At this time, Stephen encountered a problem. Karen William and Alice would come to celebrate with him that he won the award. As for how to celebrate , although the two of them didn't say how to celebrate, Stephen knew very well that there was nothing else but going to bed, and both of them had to come, what should I do?

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