398: Digging a hole is always faster than filling it(1/2)
Li Ang's record-breaking game made the ATT Center feel lifeless.
MVP's first game back seems to have directly reversed the situation in the playoffs.
Originally, the Spurs were leading 2-1 and still had a chance to win match point at home. That was a promising prospect...
As a result, when Li Ang came, his future was bleak.
Seeing Li Ang win the game, Jun Zi Lei was happy but a little disappointed at home.
He is happy because he is very lucky that someone can finally clean up this dirty Spurs team.
If the Spurs win this series again, then Ray Allen will really complain that God is unfair.
Although Li Ang deposed Bowen, if the Spurs advance because Li Ang was suspended for two games, then the Spurs have actually achieved their goal.
Therefore, Ray Allen has been worried that the Suns will lose this game.
However, Li Ang used his strong strength and desperate mid-range jump shots to completely suppress the Spurs.
Now, Popovich's prostitution failed and he was banned from pornography, and his account was banned after he failed to post pictures. This is a loss of money and humiliation!
But while he was happy, Ray Allen was also a little disappointed.
With 40 points and 15 assists, Li Ang's performance today was really strong.
The mid-range is as stable as a dog, and the passing is as stable as an old dog. Add these two together, Li Ang is simply a dog on top of a dog today, and the dog is boundless!
Ray Allen is very clear about how many centimeters he has. He is not the kind of person who keeps yelling "I'm 30 centimeters" all day long even though he doesn't have it.
He knows very well that if it were him, he might not be able to do 40-15 in a single game.
With the defensive intensity of the playoffs, it is already difficult to score 40 points in a single game. At the same time, he must also send out 15 assists. This... I really can't do it.
This game made Ray Allen realize the fact that there is indeed a gap between him and Li Ang.
This fact made Jun Zilei feel a little disappointed.
At this time, Junzi Lei seemed to have met a beautiful woman who made his heart beat. But when he went to the toilet, he found this beautiful woman peeing next to him.
This is probably both happy and heartbreaking at the same time.
But overall, Junzi Lei is still more happy. After all, men are not bad, ah no, after all, as long as the Spurs lose.
At the post-game press conference, Popovich took two top-paid players, Duncan and Kidd, to attend at the same time.
Kidd had no sense of presence throughout the entire game today, and his teammates had to pass the ball around him.
As a result, as soon as he came to the press conference, Kidd's presence was instantly filled.
"Jason, Tim encountered a very tight double-team in the paint today. He couldn't pass the ball to Horry even if he wanted to."
When the reporter asked this question, Kidd cleared his throat and prepared to say a few good words for Duncan: "Oh, it's not Tim's fault. He really tried his best..."
As a result, before Kidd finished speaking, the reporter immediately asked again:
"Do you think it's because you didn't score a goal from beyond the three-point line today that the Suns dared to shrink like this? In one round, even Nash rushed to steal Duncan's pass to Horry. What if?
You can hit three-pointers and contain Nash, but will Nash still be so unscrupulous?"
"Ah, this..." Kidd originally said to help Duncan with a few kind words, but he didn't know that he couldn't protect himself.
"Jason, although you gave out 8 assists in the whole game today, you only scored 7 points. Why do you always disappear inexplicably at critical moments in the playoffs?"
The reporters' questions were fired at Kidd like machine gun bullets.
Kidd is so innocent. You only saw me score 7 points. Why didn't you see that I only allowed Nash to score 8 points today?
As a top-paid player, he only scored 7 points and 8 assists in a key playoff game, which is indeed very unsatisfactory.
Kidd was once again thrown into the conference room by reporters, and the door to the conference room was locked.
Ever since he got involved with the Spurs, the league's number one point guard has lost more and more status.
Seeing Kidd frantically taking the blame, Popovich was heartbroken.
This game actually has nothing to do with Kidd, Ginobili or Duncan.
Kidd is this kind of player. Defense and controlling the overall situation are his strengths. Whether he is strong or not, you cannot look at his scoring.
The individual performances of Ginobili and Duncan were actually pretty good, and their counterattack in the fourth quarter almost allowed the Spurs to turn the game over.
The only reason why the Spurs lost this game was because of Li Ang.
They have no way to restrict Li Ang.
but......
Who made Kidd born with a face that wants to take the blame?
This is what I asked you to take 14 million for!
After the total score of the series became 2-2, the situation instantly became delicate.
The Spurs and Suns have equal opportunities now.
Even if one of the teams takes a 3-2 lead, the game is still full of suspense.
Stern won the game and banned Li Ang for two games. This trick is really useful!
Now, the Western Conference Finals attract more attention than before, because no one doesn't like to watch suspenseful games.
The score of 2 to 2 is just like the goddess telling you that there is no one in her house tonight. It always fills people with endless imagination, and any exciting things may happen.
The Spurs and Suns were locked in an inseparable battle, and on the other side, the Pistons and Bulls also experienced a tough battle.
The total score also became a 2-2 tie.
Without Larry Brown, the impact on the Pistons is still quite big.
This team has become more united than before and its offense is more ferocious.
Flip Saunders proved two things in one season.
First, McHale, a seven-foot-long man, is a bird of prey as a coach.
Second, old Brown really has no ability when he has diarrhea and bloody diarrhea.
If Yao Ming hadn't been injured last season, it would have been very difficult for the Pistons to even think about the Bulls.
But this season, the Pistons fell behind 0-2, but when all Bulls players were healthy, they stubbornly pulled back two games at home.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Now, the division finals of the East and West divisions are tied 2 to 2, and the battle of Tianwang Mountain is about to begin.
Chinese fans are very excited, because if both the Bulls and Suns advance to the finals, then this season will be equivalent to two Chinese players entering the finals.
At that time, no matter which side wins, the Chinese fans will not lose, and all Chinese players will win the championship.
Milijia fans are really anxious. Who would want to watch a team led by two Chinese players play in the finals?
No matter how international the NBA becomes, it is still a local sports league.
No one really believes that Americans are very tolerant and not xenophobic at all, right?
This is not just Heer Changniao, something created out of nothing.
Stern also doesn’t want to watch two teams led by Chinese people play in the finals. To be honest, whether it’s the Bulls playing the Spurs or the Suns playing the Pistons, there’s a bit of a China-Milan confrontation atmosphere in it.
This kind of atmosphere can make Stern earn a lot of money.
But Stern can't help it if he doesn't want to. The Pistons and Spurs can't beat them. What can I do?
A job? Last season, when the Suns were about to sweep the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, Stern thought the same thing. I could do a job.
The result? Li Ang scored 52 points in a single game and added a floating buzzer beater, completely killing the Lakers.
Seeing that Li Ang was so unscrupulous last season, Stern still thought, I can do some work.
Therefore, new rules were introduced this season to weaken defense and encourage offense.
The result? Artest was cut into a dog, but Li Ang suddenly became the scoring leader and led the team to 72 wins.
Stern has finally discovered that every time he tries to mess with Chinese players, he ends up messing with himself.
Therefore, Stern really doesn't dare to do anything in this year's playoffs.
All heroes, let's fight according to our abilities. I really can't help you.
Next, the battle between the Eastern and Western Tianwang Mountains will determine to a large extent what kind of drama will be staged in this season's NBA Finals.
Popovich was overwhelmed, and the time between the playoffs and the playoffs was too short. Even if the next game was to be played in Phoenix, the league only gave both sides two days of rest.
This is not like the regular season, where Popovich can have a lot of time to study the Suns and improve the Spurs' offense.
In two days, Popovich couldn't find a way to contain Li Ang!
Without Bruce Bowen, the Spurs have no one on the outside who can contain the super scorer.
In the last game, Brent Barry proved that it doesn't make much difference whether he defends or not.
And Li Ang's 15 assists also told Popovich, don't think that a simple double team can contain me.
But Popovich finally decided to use double-teaming to deal with Li Ang.
If Brent Barry insists on defending Li Ang alone, God knows whether Li Ang will set a new career playoff record in the next game.
To be continued...