NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 189 Heroes Twilight
Against the Spurs, Nelson changed the starting lineup.O'Neal, Milicic, Li Zhi, Gerald Green, Stephen Jackson, and Crawford sat back on the bench again.

Gerald Green starts and Nelson has his own ideas.Playing against the Suns, Nelson felt the charm of a big and four small lineup. Inside, O'Neal is a pillar, and Milicic is also a space power forward with a three-point range. On the outside, there are three swingmen, Li Zhi, Jackson, and Gerald Green. There is no point guard in this lineup, and Li Zhi and Jackson are the first to eat the ball.

O'Neal has always had no advantage against Duncan, and Nelson had to change his lineup. The regular lineup is not the opponent of the Spurs, and this lineup of one big and four small is just Nelson's experiment.

The five defensive players adopt a 23-zone defense formation. Gerald Green is facing Bruce Bowen, who has the least offensive power, and always pays attention to the Spurs' pick-and-roll.Milicic's matchup with Oberto is not a problem, and Li Zhi's matchup with Finley is the Warriors' biggest advantage.

Nelson's transformation achieved results in the opening game. Although O'Neal did not have an absolute advantage over Duncan, he was strong and carried Duncan like a hill, leaving no room for Duncan who wanted to hit the board and missed many shots.

Duncan can't attract double-teams, and the Spurs can't start their offense. O'Neal's task in this game is to defend Duncan, and the offense is handed over to other players.

O'Neal is not afraid of fouls, even if he fouls twice, the Warriors still have a brute Jordan on the bench, who can fill his vacancy, so O'Neal has no worries on the defensive end.

Parker was stuck by Stephen Jackson, and Stephen Jackson's defense was the same as Bruce Bowen's, both of which had more small moves and were not clean.Although there was no black foot, Parker still couldn't find the touch.

The two main scorers didn't feel well harassed by the Warriors, and the Spurs started to play hard.

Li Zhi's offense was very smooth, and his breakthrough was upgraded. In the constant irregular changes and changes, Bruce Bowen's small moves were useless.

Iverson's breakthrough is very different from Kobe's. Because of his physical fitness, Iverson's breakthrough is farther away from the defender and requires more space, while Kobe, Anthony and others like to use their physical advantages to break through.

Li Zhi didn't hit back, and the breakthrough didn't give Bao Wen a chance to fight physically, so Bao Wen couldn't make small moves.If Bruce Bowen stretched out his black feet or something in a fit of exasperation, then don't blame Li Zhi for being rude.

The Spurs' offense was stagnant, and the Warriors' offense was smooth. After the first quarter, Li Zhi scored 12 points, and the Warriors led the Spurs.

In the second quarter, the Warriors replaced Crawford, Nick Young and Morrow to grab points, and Barnes dealt with Ginobili.Nick Young performed well in this quarter, not only with high offensive efficiency, but also gave Finley a big hat on defense.

After blocking the shot, Nick Yang made another mistake and shook his head at Michael Finley again and again. As a result, Finley played a fast break in the next round.

For the problem of shaking his head, Nick Yang learned from Li Zhi. He didn't expect that stealing the chicken would not pay off, which made Nick Yang extremely unhappy.

Milicic was also affected by Li Zhi's outfit ratio. In the second quarter, Milicic scored 5 points and performed well.However, Milicic played a three-pointer and listened to boos at the Spurs' home court, and was called a technical foul by the referee.

This kind of thing is the prerogative of superstars. Milicic obviously hasn't reached this level, but this guy's natural advantage of two ratios is what he deserves.

Relying on the outstanding performance of the substitute group, at the end of the half, the Warriors led the Spurs by 10 points.

In the third quarter, under the leadership of Parker, Ginobili and Duncan, the Spurs fought back and once narrowed the score to 5 points. At the critical moment, it was Li Zhi who turned the tide and scored two key three-pointers, extinguishing the flames of the Spurs' counterattack.

After the game, the Warriors defeated the Spurs 100-93. The process was tortuous and not easy.

李治打了34分钟，得到29分3板7助攻2抢断2盖帽，把对位的迈克尔芬利防成了铁匠。

After this game, Li Zhi's scoring average came to 29 points, and the scoring average that was pulled down some time ago came back.On the scoring list, Li Zhi's 29 points beat James' 28.4 points to rank second, followed by Wade's 30.5 points.

On the second day, the Warriors faced the Rockets back to back, and the goal of two consecutive victories failed to be achieved. McGrady truce due to injury, but the Warriors regrettably lost the game 99 to 108, but there was an episode in this game.

In recent months, there have been constant reports that the discord and distrust between Rockets star Tracy McGrady and the team has intensified.After this game, the contradiction between Tracy McGrady and Adelman became increasingly obvious.

Before the game, Tracy McGrady once appeared on the court wearing a jersey to participate in the team's pre-game shooting warm-up.And when McGrady walked back to the locker room after warming up, he ran into Adelman in the corridor unexpectedly.

Adelman was stunned by the fact that McGrady was wearing a jersey!You know, McGrady himself asked the team equipment manager for the jersey.However, the problem is that McGrady knows that it is impossible for him to be activated before the game of the day.Thus, the contradiction between the two arose.The reason why McGrady is so self-assertive is that some people understand that he is trying to use actions to persuade and even threaten Ah Shuai to agree to his comeback.

Later, Adelman returned to the locker room and came to the next coach's office with Tracy McGrady.During the period, Rockets franchise star McGrady slammed the door!Moreover, according to eyewitnesses at the scene at the time, the atmosphere of the conversation between the two in the office was very intense, and there were quarrels from time to time.

Obviously, McGrady is making a fuss in the locker room!The fact that the generals are at odds also surfaced!

There are also sources that McGrady began to question whether the Rockets still need to let him come back, taking a step back and saying, whether they actively hope that McGrady will rest and then get insurance money.

Because, if McGrady has been resting, then the Rockets are expected to get a lot of salary compensation.According to league regulations, once a player misses 41 games, the team can get 80% of the salary compensation.

And a coincidence is that he missed the 42nd consecutive game against the Warriors.In addition, the league also stipulates that the more games missed, the more additional compensation the player's team will receive.

Some people also speculate that the conflict in the Rockets' locker room stems from the management's distrust of McGrady.With an average of 15.6 points, 5 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game, McGrady has fallen from the position of a first-line superstar.Without McGrady, the Rockets' record has become more stable, which made McGrady feel the crisis.

Many Rockets fans can't help but feel a little sad for McGrady, the hero is late, and he sighs that he is not a teenager.

What is waiting for McGrady may be the same ending as Iverson, being sold off and traded, and everyone has disappeared since then.

(End of this chapter)