Wei Xia took the Spurs and Spurs fans to review the 2014 final, reminding them of how the final that year failed.

This is cruel, but it is necessary.

The Spurs are currently ranked second in the league and are one of the few strong enemies. If they can defeat them, the morale of the 76ers will be a significant improvement.

They are like experiences that everyone wants.

It is true that they are difficult to deal with, but as long as they can defeat them, everyone will be happy.

After all, when they were rising, Jordan was about to complete the second three consecutive championships, ok dominated the league, and Kobe led the team to win two consecutive championships... 19 years have passed, and they are still so strong, and Duncan is still a valuable player.

In 2019, the Celtics ruled across the 1950s and 1960s, and it was only such a period of time. Russell's retirement allowed them to miss the playoffs for several consecutive years. The Spurs' situation was completely different. Duncan was also a person who was about to retire, but the Spurs' competitiveness was not affected.

In order to completely defeat them tonight, Wei Xia staged a positional battle against five in the fourth quarter.

In that round, the Spurs made a joint defense.

This is the defense that Popovich once hated the most. Joint defense simply means combining the whole team to defend. People with poor defense are affected by joint defense. When defending their opponents through, they will be helped by teammates and will get twice the result with half the effort.

American coaches believe that joint defense will reduce players' sense of responsibility.

It sounds like joint defense is poison, and using too much will make the players feel unresponsible when defending.

In fact, it is just a defensive choice. In order to weaken the influence of traditional centers, the NBA introduced defense for three seconds, so that the squat centers could be extinct in the league, and did not want the offense and defense to be too imbalanced (in fact, it has long been imbalanced), so the NBA's joint defense was relegalized.

Anyone who is following the Fiba game knows that the reason why Fiba's joint defense has the power to make James Wade and others headache is because they can play one-on-one four-way match.

The center with the ability to protect the basket can squat at the basket until the end of the day. All the breakthrough hands have to pass the inside level after passing their opponents.

Therefore, players who like to break through and have not shot yet will be disappointed when playing Fiba games.

Because the NBA defends for three seconds, the center cannot stand at the basket, so he can only count on the five people involved in the joint defense to make up for the deficit. If there is a forward blocking king like Kirirenko, the NBA's joint defense can still play the role of fiba's joint defense.

But Kirilenko is hard to come by.

Even if Duncan's defensive steps are fast, it is difficult to exert the maximum power of the league under the limit of three seconds of defense.

This created natural convenience for Wei Xia to fight five in the air in the penalty area.

He broke through Leonard with explosive power, jumped and started again, and made two consecutive trolley moves in the air, leaving Duncan and Aldridge nowhere to start, and then looked for tricky angles and hooked the ball steadily.

His offense was full of varied ways, and the Spurs sighed.

They really don't know how else they can stop Wei Xia.

Popovich was very irritable at first, and blamed the team members for not being able to defend Wei Xia. Now, he has seen it out.

He began to believe that this was a person who could not be defended.

This "enlightenment" is symbolic. If the Spurs are 15 points behind, if Wei Xia has the idea of ​​"not being able to defend him", it will be equivalent to giving up the game.

An unreasonable one-to-five fight, and a headache-inducing one-to-five fight, ultimately the result is the right one.

The Spurs collapsed.

Wei Xia almost beat the Spurs with her own strength in the second half, and the At&T center lost its voice throughout the whole process. Occasionally, some people cheered for the Spurs' score, but in most cases, they watched Wei Xia slaughter their beloved team in silence.

“This feeling is complicated.”

"You know our players can't stop that guy no matter what they do, but in your heart, you just pray for good things to happen."

Wei Xia played for 36 minutes, scoring 46 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

His 46 points, 30 of them were scored in the second half.

The Spurs' hope gradually disappeared from the third quarter.

By the fourth quarter, Wei Xia played 5 in one-on-one match, the Spurs completely lost confidence in winning.

This game is not bad, and Wei Xia used the 2014 final to get the Spurs to beat.

Although a regular season game cannot explain the problem, it will give people a feeling.

Even if the Spurs break out of the West, if they meet 76ers, will Wei Xia, who has full firepower, play an even more exaggerated performance than in 2014?

This is possible.

Wei Xia seemed to have not only learned all the useful techniques from Kobe, but also stole muscle memories from him that exploded when he fought the Spurs.

"I heard people say that wish breaks out when it meets the Celtics? For these people, I can only suggest them how wish treats the Spurs. What is the pain of the Celtics?"

This is from Australian Patrick Mills in the Spurs.

These Australians' words triggered Boston's fury.

If you want to say something else, such as the background of various famous scenes since the new century and the damage suffered by various heroic balls, they are definitely not as good as the Spurs.

But who would you say was deeply hurt by Wei Xia?

Damn it, there is still suspense?

Wei Xia hit a career high in the rookie season against the Celtics;

The opening game of the second grade against the Celtics coincided with the death of the Cardinal. Wei Xia immediately decided to introduce cheerleaders after the bishop passed away, and once again set a new high in his career score;

In the 2008 finals between the Lakers and Celtics, game6 "Wish Steals the Ball" and game7's "Return of the King" replica Willis Reed, both are famous scenes recorded in NBA history;

In 2013, the 72 points in the game hit a career high;

2014 70 points in 3 quarters, replicating Kobe's myth of scoring more than his opponents in the third quarter, and another career highest score...

Do you still need to compare?

Any comparisons?

Who is worse?

No matter how much the Spurs said, they were only 40 points per game by Wei Xia in the 2014 final, but the suffering of "this level" was enough to offset everything the Celtics suffered in the 2008 final, and it was more than enough.

As for the performance of 46 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game tonight, and the Spurs were beaten in the second half, it was even more worth mentioning when it came to Wei Xia's game against the Celtics...

In the end, all the Spurs who wanted to make the Spurs a tragic image and were restrained by Wei Xia, had to admit that Bostonians were more experienced in being abused by Wei Xia.

Later, Wei Xia heard that they just felt inexplicable when they started arguing about such a thing.

It's not a glorious thing, what are you fighting for?

"You seem to be able to perform better every time you play against the Spurs. Is there any secret?"

The reporter who asked this question was from Dallas.

Both are Texas teams, but there is no saying that they are a family.

The Dallas media hoped that the Spurs would make a fool of themselves. It would be even better if Wei Xia could pass on the secret of defeating the Spurs to the entire league.

"I don't want to shirk responsibility, it may have something to do with Kobe."

If there is a phenomenon that cannot be explained, as long as he is still playing basketball, he can turn the blame on Kobe.

Anyway, he is a person who is about to retire. He has been taking the blame for his career. Is it still a shortage of this?

"Oh? Why?"

"I have worked with Kobe for a few years. He always has great performances when facing the Spurs. He inspired me, so I hope to perform better than him every time I play against the Spurs."

Wei Xia's explanation is reasonable. The story of competing with Kobe in training camp during his rookie season has become a story that has been exaggerated by sports writers.

Next, Wei Xia was asked about her season prospects and her plans for the All-Star weekend.

Speaking of All-Star Weekend, Hayward is also a key person interviewed by reporters.

From 2014 to 2015, the 76ers had three All-Stars, and this year, there were only two.

Hayward lost the election.

Because he has not performed well in the past few months, averaged only 16 points per game, shooting percentage of 45%, and the bonus of the defending champion is not enough to get him in.

It is precisely because of the decline in personal performance that Hayward has been questioned.

Failing to the All-Star was a major blow to his reputation.

Therefore, when facing the reporter's question, he seemed unhappy: "No matter who it is, there will be ups and downs in his condition."

But for him, the ups and downs of his state lasted too long.

The reporters understood it and did not continue to ask the bottom line.

Defeating the Spurs is a good thing for the Sixers. They can finally relax the string in their minds and keep winning before the All-Star Weekend arrives.

If you win a strong opponent, you can deal with other teams with a more relaxed mood.

The Spurs are ranked second in the league. They only lost 8 games before tonight. Except for the Warriors who have lost only 3 games so far, they are the best on the list.

That night, the 76ers team was in a relaxed state of mind.

Odom posted yellow pictures in the chat group to liven up the atmosphere, inspiring the team members to go to nearby nightclubs to release their energy.

Wei Xia rarely agreed.

If even Wei Xia is willing to go out, there is no reason for others to refuse.

In the end, only Hayward, who was in a bad mood, chose to stay in the hotel to play games, and everyone else went to the nightclub to gather.
Chapter completed!