499. Start with full defense! (5000 words)

"The host is about to start his first trip to the Western Conference Finals in his career. His opponent is Tim Duncan, who is recognized as the most powerful forward in history. Facing such a powerful opponent, let the most powerful forward in history become the background of the brilliant bloom! The Blooming Rose Series

Task: Trigger for the first experience of the Western Conference Finals.

Goal 1: Make Tim Duncan a background player again.

Reward: Each time Tim Duncan becomes the background, 1000 healing points will be awarded.

Note: Completing it at least once can trigger subsequent tasks."

The price for having Duncan as the background is too cheap!

However, Liu Xiu would definitely not miss the opportunity to use Duncan as his background. Rounding it off would mean earning healing value in vain.

When you think about it this way, it doesn't feel cheap anymore.

"Tim Duncan, 29 years old, 211 cm, 115 kg, C/PF, ability evaluation 98... In the second round of the 2004-2005 season playoffs, played 5 games, averaging 28.8 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.8 steals per game

Blocked shots, shot 56% from the field, 60% from the free throw line..."

So fierce! Duncan's biggest flaw in this series is that his free throws are so bad. He averaged 30+ free throws per game by scoring two more free throws per game. He averaged only 7.8 free throws out of 12 times per game.

Liu Xiu estimates that after this playoffs, the top insiders will all want to play against the Suns in the playoffs, right?

It's cool to win, but even if you lose, your stats will always be the same when playing against the Bully.

However, Liu Xiu is already used to Duncan's powerful performance. Compared with Duncan, he is more concerned about Yao Dao, who performed particularly well in the playoffs this season!

"Manu Ginobili, 27 years old, 198 cm, 93 kg, SG/SF, ability evaluation 90(?)... In the second round of the 2004-2005 playoffs, played 5 games, averaging 22.2 points and 6.2 points per game

4.8 rebounds, 2 steals...shooting rate 49.6%, three-point shooting rate 39.1%..."

"Tony Parker, 23 years old, 188 cm, 84 kg, PG, ability evaluation 84... In the second round of the 2004-2005 season playoffs, played in 5 games, averaging 20.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game... made a field goal

The shooting rate was 45%, and the three-point shooting rate was 28%..."

Ginobili's average number of shots per game ranks only third among the Spurs, averaging 15.4 shots per game. Parker is the one who averages the most shots per game, averaging 19.6 shots per game, which is more than Duncan's 18.8 shots per game.

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Look at Parker, and then look at Ginobili. Liu Xiu still chose to claim Parker and Ginobili tonight, of course, leaving it to the Gloves and the outlaws.

Trust! This is trust in teammates!

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After applying magnesium powder, tightening his shoelaces, and pulling on his knee pads, the game was about to begin. Liu Xiu's three consecutive actions before taking the field were captured on the big screen and live broadcast footage.

The businessman who sells protective gear is now a loyal fan of Liu Xiu. Nowadays, there are many boys applying magnesium powder and pulling on their knee pads before playing in the game. Some girls look at them when they pass by the court. They feel that they are so handsome.

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"The Great Magician:

Game status.

Copy object:

Teammate: Gary Payton, characteristic transformation talent: blocking flow...

Opponent: Manu Ginobili, characteristic transformation talent: snake step, bonus effect: when the host uses the European step to end the attack, each step can always be started in the best state; if the host uses the European step, the final attempt is to

A dunk ends the attack, and when jumping from the frame, the bounce is +3 and the bounce speed is +3."

Copying his talent and coming to the free throw line, Liu Xiu looked at the players on the opposite side - Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan, and Muhammad.

Look at the opposite bench, a very high-quality rotation consisting of seven players, Udrih, Barry, Horry, Glenn Robinson, Nesterovich, Devin Brown, and Tony Massenberg.

This year is the year the Spurs have the deepest lineup since Duncan entered the NBA. After the disbandment of the OK group, veterans and high-quality role players who are targeting the championship are lined up for Popovich to choose. The Spurs' 12-man playoff roster

Everyone has their own characteristics.

In addition, there are three water fountain keepers: Sean Marcos, Lyndon Johnson, and Mike Wilkes.

This roster has a combined salary of $47 million.

Liu Xiu seriously suspected that the owner of the Rockets saw that the Spurs next door could win the championship with this salary, so he could use this to fool Yao Ming and others.

Liu Xiu's starting teammates tonight have been adjusted again - Derrick Anderson, Outlaw, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, amid the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, Kwame Brown, who was not at all careless, beat Duncan to win the jump ball, and the Trail Blazers took the lead!

Liu Xiu received the serve and advanced quickly. The Outlaws and Randolph hit the ball immediately. After Kwame Brown won the jump ball and landed, he did not yell blindly but accelerated directly to impact.

The Trail Blazers' style of play was beyond the expectations of the Spurs players, but the Spurs' defensive discipline and on-the-spot adaptability are not exaggerated. Duncan accurately judged Kwame Brown's fast route and moved his feet quickly to form an effective confrontation and hinder

He caught Kwame Brown's impact, and then quickly moved to the basket. It was enough to withstand the center's fast break. Duncan returned to the basket and cooperated with Muhammad to cover Randolph's impact.

On the left baseline of the three-second zone, Bowen followed the Outlaws' footsteps and cut off the latter's fast-break mid-range shot.

The Trail Blazers used fast break, and the Spurs steadily resolved it, but!

Liu Xiu advanced quickly, reached the frontcourt and reached the fastest speed, and directly knocked Parker away from the middle and entered the three-point line.

Bowen wanted to shrink and block the defense, but was blocked by Kwame Brown who did not go into the basket after being blocked. Liu Xiu went straight to the basket and smashed the ball into the basket through Duncan who shrank back!

Duncan's contraction was timely and in place, and the timing of his jump was no problem, but his bullet speed was no longer good, and Liu Xiu rushed in faster than he expected, and the confrontation was more fierce than he expected!

Amid the cheers and screams of the fans at the scene, the Trail Blazers players excitedly clapped their hands and bumped their chests as they retreated.

Liu Xiu looked at the prompt that the healing value was +1000, which was really cool!

However, deducting Duncan himself only increased the healing value by 19 points...

If the center of another team was dunked like this, his morale would definitely be hit, but the Spurs didn't.

Duncan picked up the ball and served it with an expressionless face. Parker looked at Duncan's face, and his heart stabilized after a slight fluctuation, and he slowly advanced.

Liu Xiu, who saw this scene, cursed: Are you used to it as a background?

After Parker advanced to the frontcourt, he lobbed the ball to Duncan, and then started running. He used his defender's first close range shooting percentage to contain the defense. He heard the chasing Liu Xiu's "You are not the Spurs' first shooter in shots."

Three talented point guards?" He also restrained his emotions. He wanted to curse Liu Xiu for following him, but he held it back and concentrated on trying to seize the opportunity.

Duncan hit Kwame Brown in the low post on the left side of the three-second zone. Kwame Brown blocked the 45-degree angle and the space to turn down the line. Duncan turned left to a position close to the center, turned around and shot a short jumper... but missed.

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Liu Xiu protected the defensive rebound and started a fast break... Bowen blocked his starting space. He turned around and accelerated, but could not get rid of Bowen's entanglement at the first time. After he started smoothly, the Spurs already had

A good defensive formation.

Bowen restricted Liu Xiu's fast-break start very well. Liu Xiuxin wished he could have the starting ability of Little Flying Squirrel or Nash.

Falling into a positional battle, Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown started a pick-and-roll attack, and Muhammad extended the pick-and-roll.

Bowen defended the outside line, Duncan protected the frame, and with the excellent defensive and steady Muhammad, Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll attack failed.

Liu Xiu suddenly rushed to the right side of the free throw line, stopped suddenly, retreated, faced Muhammad and took a two-point shot...missed!

Duncan resisted Randolph's rush and protected the defensive rebound.

At the beginning of tonight's game, the two teams showed very good defense. Duncan and Liu Xiu had one iron and one iron, which started a feast of iron for the two teams.

The Spurs' team defense is so good! The addition of Muhammad will be even more powerful for the Spurs in the playoffs. In Duncan's view, Muhammad is like an elderly version of David Robinson, or...

The kind that is calmer and more grounded.

At the end of his career, the Admiral occasionally mistakenly thought he was still the same person he was last season. In Game 2 of the 2001 Western Conference Finals, Duncan worked hard that night and made 15 of 26 shots, scoring 40 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks.

, led the team to lead the Lakers in the first three quarters, but in the final quarter the Admiral was angered by Kobe's trash talk and only scored 2 points on 1 of 5 shots. Kobe led the team to a comeback in the final quarter with 9 points and 2 assists. In the end, Kobe Bryant won the series.

He averaged 33 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists with a 51% shooting rate and led the team to sweep the Spurs. The Admiral was stimulated by words such as "soft egg" and "hug the thigh" and averaged 15 throws per game with a 40% shooting rate.

Became the Lakers' best thirteenth player.

Muhammad did not have this situation. Randolph took advantage of Duncan to cover up Liu Xiu and dug into the basket. He bullied Muhammad like eating him alive and scored 2+1. Although Muhammad was annoyed, he still maintained his attitude.

He is calm, does what he should do, and enjoys Duncan's leadership.

Stability is very important to the Spurs. They are very strong. As the playoffs progress, their condition is getting better and better. Now they are definitely the best defensive team among the four conference finals teams. For them, stability

It is much more important to defend most of the opponent's shots than to compete with the opponent for one or two balls.

Just like now, Liu Xiu dunked on Duncan at the beginning, but his shooting performance in the first half of the quarter was 1 of 5, and the next 4 shots were all irons.

Randolph forced a 2+1, but scored the goal in the middle of the quarter, making 1 of 3 shots.

The two made a combined 2 of 8 shots in the half quarter and scored 5 points!

In addition to McDyess's two points from the substitute, the Trail Blazers only scored 7 points in the first half.

But the Spurs' offense was even worse!

Parker was locked up by Liu Xiu. He failed to score twice in the first half of the quarter and had no assists. He had 0 points and 0 assists. However, he made no mistakes, which was a good contribution. He also managed to grab two defensive rebounds.

The Spurs' offense is mainly based on star players' isolation and distribution, which is why it was so effective against the Suns. In this year's playoffs, although Parker ranks first on the Spurs in shots per game and third in points, his efficiency is the same as Duncan and Ginobili.

He is a step behind compared to others, but he averaged 18 points per game in the two-round series. He is still an indispensable member of the Spurs. However, the still immature Parker is relied on by Liu Xiu with his talent of 'blocking flow' and the ability to play against him many times.

With experience locked in, the Spurs' offensive performance plummeted.

Ginobili's strength is different from other stars. To enjoy his strength, you have to endure the times when he cheats.
To be continued...