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Chapter 408 Finals!
The finals between the Magic and the Spurs is about to start. The Magic won 61 regular seasons and the Spurs won 58 regular seasons. Therefore, the first game of the finals will be played at home in Orlando.

The finals are still in the 232 competition system. David Stern did not listen to Sun Zhuo’s suggestion to change the final competition system. Also, Sun Zhuo’s proposed all-star competition system, award system, etc. have not changed. It can be said that Sun Zhuo mentioned Any suggestion from David Stern fell on deaf ears, which made Sun Zhuo disappointed and angry.

The Spurs team has arrived in Orlando, and they also accepted interviews with the media. When asked how to evaluate the Magic, Popovich said: "The Orlando Magic is the youngest and most talented team in the league. The average age of the lineup is only 24 years old. Compared with them, we are a group of old guys. It doesn’t mean that older people have an advantage because of experience. After all, basketball is still a young people’s game. This series will be a good one for us. Everyone knows that Sun is so good, he is a two-time MVP, Monta Ellis is the most improved player in this class, especially Dwight Howard, we have no way to stop him, even Tim Duncan has been compared to him, he is the most terrifying inside player in the league right now."

Popovich has always liked to feed poisoned milk to his opponents. Sun Zhuo returned all of them in an interview and exaggerated all the advantages of the Spurs. However, Dwight Howard is different from Sun Zhuo. Popovich was very happy after his praise, and he really thought that he was the most terrifying inside player in the league, and his future achievements would be higher than Duncan's. He took all the tainted milk and swallowed it into his stomach.

June 2007, 6, the Magic's home court, the first game of the Finals.

Finally ushered in the most powerful and final opponent, the magic fans also showed unprecedented enthusiasm and excitement, maybe this magic is very young, but they believe that this young team is omnipotent.

CCTV, Yu Jia: "Unfortunately, the Rockets lost 1:4 to the Spurs. The Spurs are too strong. It is true that Yao Mai cannot shake them. It depends on the combination of Sun Zhuo and Howard. However, the Spurs are so experienced. The Magic are so young, Sun Zhuo may not be so easy in this series."

Zhang Weiping also nodded in agreement: "Look at the Magic's starting roster, Sun Zhuo is 25 years old, Monta Ellis and Howard are both 22 years old, Danny Granger is 24 years old, Turkoglu is 28 years old, none of them are over 30 years old , and the average age of the Spurs lineup is a few years older than them, but the Spurs players must not be considered old. They performed extremely well and were eliminated by the Spurs. The Magic are dangerous this year."

In Zhang Weiping's mind, regardless of his personal preference for Sun Zhuo, he is more optimistic about the Spurs. Although the Spurs and the Magic have won championships before, the Magic defeated in the finals a team that hadn't even made it to the first round this season. The Lakers and the Spurs are the strongest opponents they have defeated to win the championship. In terms of gold content, the Magic's championship is indeed not as good as the Spurs.

In addition, in terms of coaching, Coach Hill is obviously inferior to Popovich.

At the Amway Arena, Kobe and Wade are watching the game. LeBron James has not come yet. It is said that James will join the Orlando summer special training after the finals.

Carey Mulligan was also at the scene, sitting side by side with Kobe's wife Vanessa. Carey was dressed in a white dress like a magic fairy, while Vanessa was dressed in a black stunner. Xiaolu was proud of his career The line is more charming, the two have completely different styles, sitting together, but there is no disagreement, and they hold hands, chatting very speculatively.

"Sun, you have to work hard for this game. You must win. Kerry said that if you lose, you will be alone tonight." Seeing Sun Zhuo approaching, Vanessa took the initiative to joke.

Kerry didn't want Sun Zhuo to be under pressure in the game. She knew that the Spurs were a strong opponent. After all, the Magic players were still young and the possibility of losing was very high, so she quickly explained with a smile: "I didn't say that, Honey, don't worry about it."

Vanessa pouted, she was just joking, she didn't expect Kerry to be so serious, and said helplessly: "Kerry, you are too gentle with him, you have to speak harshly to men, they are in the basketball court Do you know that you will be more powerful when you go up?"

Speaking of this, Kobe on the side interjected: "Yes, Vanessa often does this. After Sun scored 81 points, she yelled at me all day long, 'Hurry up and get me 82 points!', so I Just did it."

"Hahaha." Wade laughed first. He didn't know if it was a joke. If not, he should use laughter to cover up his embarrassment at this time. If the real reason for Kobe's 82 points was Vanessa, then Sun Joo might have bad thoughts about Vanessa.

"Vanessa, this woman..." Sun Zhuo couldn't help but glance at Vanessa again. From her eyes, Sun Zhuo felt that Kobe's words were not a joke, but Vanessa didn't care at all, she looked up like a queen With her chest up, she got closer to Carrie, who covered her body tightly.

Sun Zhuo couldn't help but look at the two of them. Vanessa was indeed better below the neck, which was very proud, but Vanessa made Sun Zhuo very disgusted.

"What are you showing off? Are you proud to be older than my girlfriend? Or do you want to express that I can't get a woman with your figure? Huh, even if it's you, I can come here openly."

Sun Zhuo returned to the court soon, and Kobe regretted bringing Vanessa to the scene. He knew that this woman would definitely not be happy to see Sun Zhuo win another championship.

The game time soon entered, and at this moment, nothing could compare with the outcome of the finals.

Yu Jia: "The first game of the Finals has officially started. The Magic start, Monta Ellis, Danny Granger, Sun Zhuo, Turkoglu, Dwight Howard, the Spurs start, Tony Parker, Bruce Bower Wen, Michael Finley, Tim Duncan and Oberto."

Zhang Weiping: "The Magic must strive for a complete victory in these two home games, because there will be three consecutive away games. Once the Spurs get the match point, the Magic will be even more dangerous."

Sun Zhuo is the hottest star in the league today, with extremely strong personal abilities, and Popovich is also the most experienced coach today. Everyone wants to see how they face off. Popovich vs. Sun Zhuo and What method will the entire Magic team use?
Sun Zhuo first tested the Spurs' defense against himself with the ball. First, he played Bowen one-on-one. He found that Bowen's defense was more focused on defending against Sun Zhuo's breakthrough. Once Sun Zhuo wanted to break through, Bowen and other Spurs players would react They are very sensitive. Once the Spurs' basket is threatened, Sun Zhuo will be double-teamed immediately.

Zhang Weiping said: "The Spurs are giving Sun Zhuo the space to shoot, let Sun Zhuo go to COSCO to shoot, and don't let him break through the basket and cause damage. In this way, the Magic's shooters will be useless. Many outside shots Opportunities came from Sun Zhuo's breakthrough to attract double-teamers."

"Sun Zhuo's shooting is not bad, can this limit Sun Zhuo?" Yu Jia had some doubts.

On the court, Popovich was very calm. Yes, this game, and even the entire series, planned to defend Sun Zhuo in this way, not giving him a chance to break through, letting him shoot mid-range and long-range shots, and only letting Sun Zhuo face When shooting from the frame, once the back is hit, it will be double-teamed immediately, and Sun Zhuo will not be given the opportunity to shoot from the bottom corners on both sides. Except for these two points, Sun Zhuo can shoot casually from other positions, and he can't wait for him to shoot.

"Sun's precision in shooting and corner three-pointers confuses many people, making people think that Sun's shooting is also top-notch and unsolvable, but the data shows that his shooting threat in the middle and long distances is not great, he is the most terrifying The most important thing is the speed and amazing jumping, as long as I make him unable to run and jump, Sun will not be so scary."

Popovich is worthy of being Sun Zhuo's "year-old friend", and he is very clear about Sun Zhuo's various abilities.

Sun Zhuo knew that his current COSCO shooting ability was not enough, so he didn't force his shots, but gave Howard more opportunities.

"Sun Zhuo didn't play by himself, and the ball was passed to Howard. Howard beat Tim Duncan hard, and he couldn't squeeze it. Duncan's foot was really steady, yo, not bad, this time he committed a foul." Yu Jia looked at The screen on the field explained.

Popovich still watched calmly, and said to himself: "Yes, Sun, that's it, pass the ball to Dwight, pass him more."

Robert Horry, who was on the bench for the Spurs, rarely saw Popovich so calm. At this moment, Duncan was arguing with the referee that this defense should not be called a foul, but Popovich didn't say a word, still muttering Let Sun Zhuo pass it to Howard.

Horry heard Popovich talking to himself, stepped forward and whispered: "When the Magic handed over their fate to a kid who was only 22 years old, they were doomed, right, coach?"

Popovich glanced at Hori who was standing next to him, his eyes were a little surprised, maybe he didn't expect his soft words to be heard by him, Popovich smiled and said: " Not only that, Dwight Howard will be the key to our championship, not only because he is young."

"Oh? Apart from being young, what else can be used?" Horry asked curiously.

Popovich didn't say, "Don't worry, you won't know until you play a few games. The series is just beginning, and the good show is still to come. I can only tell you that this series will be very interesting."

Not long after, the Spurs suddenly made a pass error and was intercepted by Sun Zhuo. Popovich exploded calmly, furious: "Stop him! Stop him!"

The Spurs players seemed to feel the pressure before Popovich jumped up and yelled. After making a mistake, everyone saw Sun Zhuo's fast break, and they all moved instantly. Bowen and Finley were even more like Like being chased by someone with a gun, they run extremely fast. In a field where the opponents are full of young people in their 20s, the two post-70s seem to have lost their age in an instant. difference.

Horry off the court was also worried for his teammates. He knew the reason for Popovich’s anger. Before the game, Popovich had told him many times that he must pass the ball carefully, especially if the pass cannot Once intercepted by Sun Zhuo, once intercepted by others, Sun Zhuo must be stopped immediately, because Sun Zhuo's fast attack ability is too strong.

Popovich's approach to Sun Zhuo in this series is to strangle Sun Zhuo's speed and bounce, and prevent him from running or jumping. Fast break scoring is the easiest opportunity to use these two talents of Sun Zhuo. Therefore, Popovich absolutely cannot tolerate it. Once Sun Zhuo gets the ball, it will be a point.

Therefore, Bowen and Finley are very nervous at the moment, even if they have caught up, they dare not foul. If Sun Zhuo beats them to 2+1, wouldn't Popovich want to kill them?
They could only do their best to stop Sun Zhuo, making Sun Zhuo very uncomfortable to jump, but Sun Zhuo is an SS-level dunk after all, and he is facing two veterans, so Sun Zhuo is still strong and did not wait for his teammates.

boom!
Almost a slam dunk!
The basketball flew out.

"Haha, I'm here." No one expected that Howard would rush to him quickly, running much faster than Duncan, and after getting the ball, he directly dunked it.

"Well done!" Sun Zhuo clapped hands with Howard as if relieved.

"Of course!" Howard proudly said.

Seeing that Howard scored instead of Sun Zhuo in the end, Popovich lost half of his temper in an instant. He turned around and stopped scaring Finley and the others with his serious face. Ginobili was looking at himself with an exaggerated expression, and said angrily: "What kind of face? If you dare to pass the ball indiscriminately to give Sun the opportunity to break fast on the court later, I will never spare you!"

Ginobili spread his hands helplessly, not daring to speak, fearing that he might not even be able to serve as a substitute.

Finley and Oberto didn't play for too long. Ginobili is the core of the Spurs. He can score, organize and perform. He is also the only player in the Spurs who plays cards unreasonably. Sun Zhuo would be very worried when going to school.

This game was indeed very difficult. Tony Parker was not afraid of Monta Ellis at all. Facts have proved that Monta Ellis is still too far away from the top point guards. The three-point ability is also unmatched by Parker.

Tim Duncan and Howard are the focus of the entire game. Howard wants to prove that he is the strongest insider in the league. He is unscrupulous in front of Duncan. Duncan is indeed not as good as Howard in jumping and dunking, but he is more stable and interesting than Howard. It's Duncan who can pull outside to shoot, and hit the board at a 45-degree angle every time, as if on purpose to show Howard, who is off the basket and hardly a threat.

The two sides fought fiercely for halftime, and the scores were still evenly matched. Dwight Howard scored 15 points in the halftime and was the player with the most points in the Magic team. Sun Zhuo also scored 11 points in the halftime, which was similar to Howard's, but the shooting percentage was much higher. Not as good as Howard.

"This game was very uncomfortable, but Popovich thought he could beat me in this way, so it was too simple!"

(End of this chapter)