Precisely because he understands the greatness of the Spurs led by Duncan, Leonard desires more, because he knows that everything the team has achieved so far still cannot satisfy San Antonio fans, and he has to work harder to do it.
Underneath the robot's cold appearance, there is actually a fiery winning heart.
It has been three years since the last time the Spurs reached the Finals, and almost ten years since the last time the Spurs won the championship.
This year, all members of the Spurs are in excellent condition. Leonard and Love have reached their best condition after a long period of working together.
The French sports car and the Pampas Condor have aged another year. To be honest, it has taken a lot of effort for them to maintain such a state this year.
In addition, there are a number of high-quality role players sitting on the bench.
Although the outside world is generally more optimistic about the four giants of the universe, the new dynasty Trail Blazers with a crazy winning streak at the beginning of the season, and the Eastern Conference's Big Three Cavaliers and Bulls Big Three in the championship probability rankings, Leonard knows that this is already
In the post-Shifa era, he led the Spurs to the most promising season for the championship.
If they can't do it this season...no, they have to!
Leonard shook his head and started shooting shots alone on the court to warm up.
After Wang Zelin ended his rookie season, he quickly led the Trail Blazers to achieve a strong rise. In the following three seasons, the Spurs and Trail Blazers always lost more than they won in the games they played against each other, especially in some of the more critical games. It seemed that they always
Lost to Wang Zelin?
Oh, by the way, the Spurs' highest score in a single home game was also created by Wang Zelin.
But this year, Leonard is bound to give his Christmas gift to the San Antonio fans who are watching the game on TV on Christmas Eve.
No matter what, he will fight his opponent to the end today.
If the Spurs want to hit the championship, the biggest obstacle in the Western Conference is none other than Wang Zelin!
Soon, the time came to 19:58, and both parties took their places.
The Trail Blazers' second position became Connett Lee, and the other four positions remained unchanged. The Spurs also sent out the five tigers of Parker, Tielin, Leonard, Love, and Dwayne Diamond.
It can't be seen from both sides that tonight's showdown will be an offensive battle.
In this game, both sides will have a balanced offense and defense. Every time the two teams score until the end, it will be extremely difficult, so the process will also become very intense.
By the way, the team that ranks first in three-point shooting percentage this season is none other than the San Antonio Spurs, led by Sima Vicki, who clamored that "the NBA should abolish the three-point line."
The team's three-point shooting percentage is 39.1%, leading the league!
46.9% field goal percentage ranked seventh in the league, 23.8 assists ranked eighth in the league, 5.9 blocks ranked third in the league, 8 steals ranked 12th in the league...
The above data are enough to show how good the Spurs are this season. Those media people who deliberately ignore the Spurs should really be fired!
They say the Spurs are old every year, but they get slapped in the face every year...
As the referee blows the whistle, the game begins.
Wang Zelin won the right to attack first, and Lillard slowly moved forward with the ball.
Facing the unknown Diamond, Wang Zelin easily carried the former's momentum into the basket.
Lillard's tacit understanding with Wang Zelin goes without saying. He kept paying attention to Wang Zelin's position. When he was one step away from the three-point line, he suddenly flicked his hand and threw the ball into the sky.
Unexpectedly, Leonard's eyes were always fixed on Wang Zelin. After seeing the ball coming in, he immediately gave Love a look. The two of them returned to the basket at the same time, double-teaming Wang Zelin.
The on-site commentator couldn't help but exclaimed.
"I'll go! This ball was passed a little sloppily."
Seeing this scene, Duan Ran in the Tencent studio immediately cursed.
Including Diamond, all three Spurs players rushed around Wang Zelin and began to surround him.
Obviously, the Spurs coaching staff headed by Sima Weiwei has thoroughly studied the Blazers' tactics, especially the first attack. They knew that nine out of ten times it would fall on Wang Zelin again.
"Huh, I didn't expect that!"
On the sidelines, Sima Weiwei smiled slightly and looked like he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand. All he needed was a feather fan.
Wang Zelin didn't expect that the Spurs would attack him as soon as they started. Even the Warriors and Cavaliers didn't guard him like this in the opening stage.
At this time, he was directed toward the basket, one meter away from the basket. Without hesitation, he immediately rose up.
At this moment, except for Leonard, Love and Diamond pressed hard on both sides and grabbed his jersey.
But even so, it couldn't stop him from getting up.
"boom!"
At the moment when the frame exploded, the ball bounced off the frame, and Wang Zelin missed the ball in a rare space.
"His grandma is here to play with me, right?!"
After landing, Wang Zelin accurately predicted the landing point of the ball, but he did not dare to jump again. Some bastard pulled his pants and they almost fell off. If he pulled them again, he would definitely be in front of the home fans today.
Made a fool of myself.
The referee did not blow the whistle. The two villains quietly pulled the jersey close to their bodies, blocking the referee's sight. Wang Zelin was not obviously fouled.
Love took the opportunity to grab the rebound and passed the ball to Leonard beside him.
But at this moment, Wang Zelin pressed a big hand over. Leonard was caught off guard, and the ball he just received was slapped on the floor.
The Trail Blazers players outside also rushed forward one after another, and the two sides immediately got into a fight.
There were too many people and Wang Zelin couldn't get in, so he moved directly upwards, preparing to return to defense.
Sure enough, his hunch was right, the ball was grabbed by the shrewd veteran Parker in the melee.
Seeing this, Wang Zelin immediately turned around.
The next moment, the old French sports car stepped on the accelerator, moved forward with the ball crazily, crossed the center line, and was blocked by Wang Zelin.
Wang Zelin blocked the top of the arc, opened his arms, and directly blocked a space of nearly three meters.
Parker hurriedly stepped on the brakes, clicked twice, and at the same time, he swung left and right very quickly, trying to shake Wang Zelin, and then break through or shoot a half-shot jumper.
But how strong is Wang Zelin's defense at this stage?
The speed of 84, the agility of 91, and the burst of 92, in terms of coordination, it has reached 80 points of outside defense for a first-class outside defender...
Parker is almost at his peak, but the problem is that Parker is already 34 years old. How can an old sports car that will be retired and written off in another two years challenge Wang Zelin's defense?
At this time, Parker stopped suddenly, swayed from side to side, and immediately followed up with a cross-step dribble, preparing for a fake shot.
He is carrying the ball from between his front and back legs to the floor. His next move is to pick up the ball from behind and get up to shoot a jump shot.
But at this moment, Wang Zelin suddenly slipped forward with one foot, leaned over, and cut towards the ball with his left hand.
"Snapped!"
Before Parker had time to react, the ball was cut.
"Wow, what a great steal! A long pass from Wang... Batum received the ball and single-handedly entered the paint area... Yeah!"
Trail Blazers on-field commentator in Roar.
"boom!"
Batum made a one-arm tomahawk dunk and smashed the ball into the basket.
It was a big melee at the beginning. Fortunately, the Blazers had the last laugh, and Wang Zelin breathed a sigh of relief.