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Chapter 94 95 Battle of Returning to the Peak vs Battle of Defending Honor
The AT&T Center tonight is still full, because for the Spurs fans, everyone is likely to witness the scene where the team wins the Western Conference championship trophy tonight. For this reason, everyone is willing to come to the scene to support the team.

But as many fans have expressed, it is the bayonet that made all this a reality. Without the bayonet, the Spurs would not even be able to get to this point.

Therefore, they are both Spurs fans and Jiang Hao fans now.

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The Battle of Returning to the Peak vs the Battle of Defending Honor!

That should be the tone of the game.

For the San Antonio Spurs, they are without a doubt one of the most successful teams in NBA history. Since entering the millennium, nearly 20 years ago, they have been the top team in the league like the Ivy League, regardless of the day The change of the month or the change of the dynasty, people have never seen them fall into a trough. Although they have experienced the "seven-year itch" during the period, this just shows the greatness of this team.

Since defeating the Miami Heat's Big Three to win the championship in the 2013-2014 season, people have habitually referred to the Spurs as the "post-gdp silver gray army".

As the name suggests, many people think that winning the championship in the 13-14 season is the last stubbornness of this veteran team. Like the twilight of the gods, this team will eventually have to start again.

The so-called "Spurs are very old" joke is becoming more and more true.

Although the Spurs headed by Gregg Popovich have repeatedly emphasized that this team does not need to be rebuilt, the rapidly rising new fmvp Kawhi Leonard plus the "stubborn boy" LaMarcus Aldridge are absolutely capable Let the Spurs continue to be in the forest of the strong.

But frankly speaking, from the moment Kawhi Leonard was injured in the Western Conference Finals last season, everyone knew very well that the old and hot Spurs could not escape the ups and downs of competitive sports after all.

Especially in the initial stage of this season's regular season, it was really a difficult journey. They were once ranked second to last in the Western Conference, so people really felt the loneliness of the giants?

Yes.

Since then, returning to the top seems to have become the biggest goal overnight for the Argentine Legion.

All of the Spurs seem to accept this reality, and everyone is confident that this team will rise rapidly in the near future, because the Spurs management team is very good, they have obviously done some very good work in the past few years, Dejounte Murray, Derek White, Forbes, etc., and a superstar Kawhi Leonard, they are the absolute guarantee for the Spurs to return to the top.

However, a reality that makes all the Spurs ecstatic is that the team's return to the top speed has far exceeded their expectations.

In less than a month, with the "birth" of a yellow-skinned boy from China, everything seemed so incredible and natural.

From the bottom of the regular season ranking to the final promotion to the playoffs, from the underestimated playoff round to the Western Conference finals with two 4:0s.

And from being unfavorable again to the incredible 3:0 so far.

This speed of returning to the top is too terrifying. While excited, everyone can't help but sigh. It seems that there has never been such a terrifying speed of returning to the top in the history of the NBA.

Today's San Antonio Spurs are enough to make countless people raise their heads and shout out that sentence: The San Antonio Spurs are still one of the top teams in the league.

For this veteran team, their footsteps this season have not stopped, and their return to the top continues.

Now it is the Western Conference finals, and the next is the finals in the true sense. Obviously, if this team finally successfully wins the O'Brien Cup, it means that this team has truly reached the finals. peak.

In the eyes of many people, this goal is not difficult to achieve. Just like the famous "New York Times" reporter Mark Stein said, after the San Antonio Spurs defeated the defending champion, this in itself means that they still hold Aubrey. Ryan half of the trophy.

Although this kind of statement disrespects the taste of the Cleveland Cavaliers, it is also true. After Kyrie Irving left, although the Cleveland Cavaliers still reached the finals this season, it seems that LeBron James no longer has that kind of reliability. helper.

For the Golden State Warriors, they should be the most prominent representative of the league's new powerhouses.

A very coincidence is that, judging from the timeline, the rise of the Warriors happened just after the season when the Spurs won the championship.

In the 14-15 season, when Steve Kerr came to the Warriors, under his leadership, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were like a troika, pulling the giant wheel of the NBA full of vigor. The era of small balls has officially opened the era of the Golden State Warriors.

From the beginning of the 2014-2015 season to the present, although the Golden State Warriors have not achieved three consecutive championships, no one doubts that they are the representatives of the strongest combat power in the league during this period.

To be honest, before this series started, few people felt that this young dynasty collapsed so easily and quickly, because they looked strong and powerful.

But fate is always so magical. After three games, everyone was surprised, and everyone couldn't believe it.

0:3?

It may even be 0:4!

This team hit the ground as quickly as a meteorite. Facing the old and spicy Spurs, they looked like children who had just learned to walk, and they were directly beaten.

Perhaps it was not until the last moment of the third game that they really woke up.

If you are a strong person, you should face failure calmly, but even if you fail, you must leave your dignity.

Therefore, in the fourth game of the series, they will fight for honor, no matter what the final result is, they will never give up, and they will go all out as always.

"I love this team. I am very proud to have a group of outstanding teammates. Now the whole world is not optimistic about us, but that's okay. What we have to do is not to let people look up to us, but to defend our dignity"

When the team leader Stephen Curry warmed up before the start of the game, he said calmly.

I have to admit that Stephen Curry is a respectable player and a qualified leader. He is the most trustworthy one when the Warriors rise and fall to the bottom.

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On the court, the game has been played for more than 2 minutes, 12:10!The Warriors temporarily lead by 2 points. In the opening stage, both sides entered the state very quickly.

Especially Stephen Curry, he even started with two three-pointers, which made the Warriors fans who are still watching the game burst into tears. The Golden State Warriors have such a leader, and they will also return soon. pinnacle.

"So is there going to be an argument for this game?"

At Tencent Sports Studio on the other side of the ocean, Yang Yi stroked his eye sockets and said to Su Qun beside him.

In the past few seasons, as one of the signature commentators of Tencent Sports, Yang Yi has often commented on Warriors games. To be honest, Stephen Curry has left a deep impression on Yang Yi more than once. .

Especially this guy's three-pointer, but he has saved the Warriors from fire and water many times. Although this guy's three-pointer is always so unreliable in the playoffs, if he is allowed to make a pass, then no one will unstoppable status quo.

Now everyone is optimistic that the Spurs will win this game and advance to the finals 4:0, but to be honest, when Curry hit two consecutive three-pointers in just 2 minutes of the start, he was actually a little bit sat. Can't help but, as a loyal fan of Jiang Hao, although Yang Yi keeps his mouth as neutral as possible, he doesn't want the Spurs to lose from the bottom of his heart. Like most fans, he also wants to see the Spurs win today. This game ended the series.

"It's hard to say, just like we have been emphasizing throughout this series, the strength of the Golden State Warriors has actually been very strong. They not only have Stephen Curry, they also have Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson. , They have never lacked scorers on the offensive end. Once these guys shoot crazy, the Spurs probably won’t be able to withstand it no matter how strong their defense is.”

Su Qun then gave his own opinion, but he could clearly feel that he was actually in the same mood as Yang Yi at the moment, that is, he was worried about Stephen Curry's hot state.

Swish!
However, at the AT&T Center, when the bayonet turned around and quickly hit two three-pointers, both Yang Yi and Su Qun could only use smiles to conceal their inner ecstasy.

It seems that their worries are a little unnecessary.

With the Spurs owning Jiang Hao, even with Stephen Curry's hot start, the Warriors still seem to be far from winning.

And this, isn't it the true portrayal of this series? It's no wonder that many people said that Jiang Hao defeated the defending champion alone.

Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, but when you think about it carefully, there is still some truth in it.

To give a simple example, from the beginning to the end of this series, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has had nothing to do with Jiang Hao is the best proof.

Although he once asked the players to double-team Jiang Hao and achieved good results for a time, it was obviously not a long-term solution.

Because when Jiang Hao was able to attract Warriors players to double-team, his role was already highlighted.

What about Kawhi Leonard?What about LaMarcus Aldridge?
So, from Steve Kerr's point of view, his biggest problem in this series is how to deal with the bayonet?

If he can solve this problem quickly, he will not be in the situation he is today.

"When Jiang Hao also maintains a fiery touch on the offensive end, the Warriors still seem to have no chance in this game."

Yang Yi said with a smile, he likes this kind of commentary.

"Yes, judging from this series, Jiang Hao has become a barometer for the Spurs. When his performance is stable, it is really difficult for the Warriors to find opportunities."

(End of this chapter)