I'm really not a brush in basketball

Chapter 124 122. Battle Spurs

Returning to San Antonio, as the main rotation player of the Spurs in the early 90s, Vinidnagro remembered the championship ring he missed.

Joined the Spurs in 92, left the Spurs in 98, and won the championship in 99. Pooh could only sigh that fate made people.

This time as the head coach against the Spurs, Pooh poured all his energy into how to beat his old club.

"Congratulations, Pooh, you did a good job." Popovich praised while hugging Pooh.

"Thank you." Pooh replied reluctantly.

Because Pooh was injured in 97 when Popovich took over the Spurs. After one season, he was traded to the cold Milwaukee and missed the championship!
For a long time, Pooh didn't like this champion coach with a distinctive personality.

The Spurs 'only' rested Tony Parker.

The French sports car scored a career-high 55 points against the Minnesota Huskies before. The gas pedal was a bit too much. Popovich smiled slightly, and Parker was rested.

Center Fabricio Oberto, power forward Tim Duncan, small forward Michael Finley, shooting guard Bruce Bowen and point guard Roger Mason.

The Bulls sent center Noah, power forward Drew Gooden, small forward Sean Marion, shooting guard Chen Long and point guard Derrick Rose.

"Pooh changed again?" Popovich rubbed the stubble on his chin, thinking that I should appreciate Chen Long's performance.

Seeing Chen Long playing shooting guard, Uncle Bao smiled charmingly.

"How are you going to deal with the Chinese dragon?" Finley asked, standing beside Bowen.

"You'll know in a while..." Bowen replied coldly.

At the start of the game, Noah jumped to the ball.

Derrick Rose took the ball to Roger Mason.

Chen Long ran without the ball, Bo Wen followed closely and had great momentum.

Bowen doesn't talk trash casually, but according to the hunting habit, first observe the movement of the prey, and then leave it alone, and kill him as soon as he strikes!

The Cubs passed Mason with a butterfly, Argentine center Oberto delayed Rose's attack, and Rose made an emergency pass to Noah.

Noah, who is wearing a soaring gown, is like stepping on a hot wheel, jumping high and hitting the board under Duncan's supplementary defense.

After landing, Noah raised his head and laughed to celebrate.

Duncan stared blankly at Noah, thinking that after studying psychology for so many years, he still couldn't understand what bloody players were up to...

After winning the championship by relying on defense in 07, GDP's GD began to decline, and the Spurs replaced Parker with Mason, which shows that Popo is ready to lose.

Mason drives the ball quickly and then hands it to Michael Finley to organize.

Duncan pretended to ask for the ball in the low post to attract double-teams. After receiving the ball, Duda immediately distributed it to Mason who ran to the bottom corner to ask for the ball. Mason made a three-pointer and hit the iron.

Noah grabbed the rebound, and Chen Long rushed to the frontcourt immediately, and at the same time raised his hand for the ball.

As a frequent visitor to the top five goals this season, Noah made a long pass to Chen Long. Bowen jumped up and intercepted it to no avail. Chen Long chased the ball and then glided and dunked successfully.

Popovich looked at Chen Long blankly, thinking that I have seen more talented players, Aaron, you don't think this can conquer the Spurs, do you?

The Spurs' offense didn't run out of chance, and the basketball was in Duncan's hands.

Shi Buddha hit the bearded Gooden with his back, turned over and hit a hook, but this kind of singles is not the way Duncan likes to score.

Bo Wen kept raising his forearm and elbowing Chen Long.

The two of them didn't have any communication, because Chen Long felt disdainful towards him, while Bo Wen was a character who didn't talk too much.

The Bulls' offense is still initiated by Derrick Rose.

Shawn Marion pushes past Michael Finley and runs to the three-point line for the pass.

Seeing Rose speed up and pass Roger Mason, Michael Finley hesitated and rushed to Rose who was more threatening.

The Cubs immediately gave the ball to the hacker, who made a three-pointer and went into the frame steadily and hollowly.The two clapped excitedly, and the Bulls led 6:2 by 4 points!
In the two positional battle attacks, Chen Long wandered outside the three-point line on the weak side, and seemed to have no intention of participating, which surprised Popovich.

"Could it be that Vinidnagro adjusted his tactics on purpose?"

Popovich is a smart guy, he saw that the Bulls play a lot like the Spurs.

Moreover, both Parker and Rose are very capable players, and Popo felt that Vinidnagro was deliberately imitating the Spurs.

In fact, Pooh really wants to use the Spurs to beat the Spurs.

Although Pooh has not worked on the Spurs coaching staff, he has played under Larry Brown and Popovich, and he also understands the Spurs' style of play.

The small grievances in the player era turned into a game between the coaches. Pooh really hopes that Popo can show his real skills...

The offensive mode on both sides is the same, the difference is that Mason's limited three-threat is much less effective than Rose's passing.

When Duncan needs to pull out the mid-range shot, it is enough to prove that the Spurs' offense is in trouble.

Fortunately, the idiot felt good tonight, otherwise the point difference would have widened in the first quarter.

Derrick Rose made a cold-blooded three-pointer from the right wing, which directly stopped the game.

Popovich's timeout can often interrupt the opponent's good touch, and Xiao Zhan firmly believes in this.

Ginobili contributed a very nonsensical fumble error when he came on the court.

But Baldy came back before the return line was violated, and fouled Sean Marion with a three-pointer.

Three free throws three, Ginobili successfully escaped Popovich's reprimand.

It's a pity that the Bulls have Chen Long, so it's impossible to feel cool.

I saw Chen Long get rid of Bruce Bowen, who was like a dog skin plaster, through the pick-and-roll, catch the ball and shoot it, and the three-pointer went directly into the frame!
"Damn, there is a Chen Long, young people in the future will make a few blind shots like this, it looks so bad..." Popovich couldn't help complaining.

Although Bobo said so, in fact, the Spurs' offense is also secretly going outside.

It is the general trend to decide the outcome from the outside. For the Spurs, who aim to maintain their competitiveness in the championship, they don't want to be eliminated in advance by the three-point era that has not yet come.

Chen Long had accompanied Bowen for a walk on the offensive end before, but he suddenly let go of Bowen and stole Ginobili's pass like a gamble.

Chen Long's defense is steady and ruthless, as can be proved by the data of blocked shots and steals. Except for being dirty, he is better than Bo Wen who is about to retire.

Uncle Bao, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, immediately brought Chen Long down.

This time the foul was not considered vicious. If old Bowen couldn't jump up, Chen Long would be greeted by the soles of his shoes instead of his palms...

The Spurs are too old, and it is not an illusion on this Spurs.

Without the transformation led by Popovich, GDP would have gone its separate ways long ago, and there would be no future rejuvenation at all...

Sean Marion's sideline serve went directly to the basket, and Chen Long jumped up to complete an alley-oop dunk into the basket!

The Spurs didn't even realize what happened.

As for Bo Wen, who was planning to be a monster, he was stunned by Chen Long's athletic ability, and saw Kobe Bryant who scored 44 points on his head in a daze that year...

(End of this chapter)