Chapter 326 The first showdown between the east and the west
Of course, there are also players who are not good at using their brains. If they talk about Popovich, they are the simple-minded Sir.
In the group training of the training match, as long as the two were divided into different groups, Xiao Si asked to match Lian Dao on both ends of the offense and defense, which absolutely did not appear before Popovich said these words.
This shows that Xiao Si was a little concerned about Popovich's words.
But every time the beating in the match made Little Stan particularly frustrated. He actually believed Popovich's words.
Lian Dao knew that Popovich was a person who could do anything to achieve victory. He could encourage his players to destroy the opponent's core. From this point of view, we can see that Popovich was not kind on the surface.
It is a kind of hypocrisy that is packaged as kindness!
Moreover, Popovich, who graduated from the Air Force Academy, is also a racist. He looks down on Asian players and the great powers of the East.
Although some people in the league highly praised Popovich, Lian Dao did not feel this way.
There is no need to spoil people who look down on China.
Moreover, last season's match against the Spurs was very unfriendly. Richard Jefferson even used the slap of the slap in the game. Fortunately, Lian Dao was prepared to avoid it and made a volleyball-style big shot.
The hat slapped the ball directly onto Richard Jefferson's face.
Richard Jefferson also suffered from fracture and dislocation after a fractured nose bridge, and a slight brain concussion. Richard Jefferson was absent from the game for more than a month.
Lian Dao's ruthless response also made Popovich dare not use his bad hands on Lian Dao on the court easily.
It can be said that through the last battle, the two teams have basically become mortal enemies.
Of course, the best counterattack against Popovich's remarks is to give the Spurs a defeat.
Only by knowing yourself and your opponent can you win every battle. For this reason, Lian Dao also used his rest time to constantly study the Spurs' tactics this season.
Compared with last season, the Spurs are no longer obsessed with Duncan’s inside singles this season, but instead put the team’s offensive starting point on Parker, while enhancing team rotation and increasing Duncan’s rest time.
Although the transaction last season did not play a big role in the Spurs' record, it will at least improve the overall youth of the team to a certain extent, and at the same time enhance the team's rotation depth.
It also gave Duncan more rest time.
Duncan is indeed old, but even if Duncan is old, he can still guarantee the Spurs' lower limit this season.
Moreover, although Duncan's playing time has been reduced, Duncan's scoring efficiency has improved compared to last season.
If Duncan is the lower limit of the Spurs, then Ginobili's demon sword is the upper limit of the Spurs. How far the Spurs can go depends entirely on the performance of the demon sword. Many times the Spurs are on the brink of danger, and it is Ginobi
Li's performance against the sky pulled the Spurs back from the brink of danger.
However, due to physical fitness and physical fitness, it is difficult for Ginobili to maintain the best condition throughout the game. This is also the reason why Ginobili can only be used as the sixth person in many cases.
However, in order to strengthen the outside offense this season, Popovich also mentioned Ginobili from the sixth man to the starting lineup.
In fact, Lian Dao already has two sets of solutions to deal with the Spurs. First, take advantage of the Knicks' inside offense. At the peak, Xiao Si faces Duncan at the end of his career. As long as Xiao Si doesn't have any major problems in his condition, I believe he plays on the floor.
Duncan, who has slow flow movement, still has no problem.
The second is mid-range and three-point shooting, killing the Spurs with a shot. This was already tested when the Lakers played against the Spurs in the Western Conference Final in 2008. The Spurs tend to be more inward to defend the inside.
, shrink the basket.
This is really fatal for players who don’t shoot or like to break through without a stable shooting. Although Deng Daidai is old, the defensive threat under the basket still exists.
But for a player like Lian Dao who has stable shooting, the Spurs' defense is his chance to shoot from the outside.
Therefore, as long as he can ensure his shooting stability, the Knicks can defeat the Spurs.
Of course, he was not careless about it. Although he didn't like Popovich, he was still sure of Popovich's ability. Judging from the Spurs' changes in this season and the current record, it is enough to show that
Popovich is a master of tactics.
A victory in a game requires not only considering one's own condition, but also the status of his teammates. Popovich's speech instigating discord before the game has a great impact on the Knicks' players.
Because during this period of team training, teammates' condition was not very ideal.
D'Antoni was also a little worried about this. When they were in the Suns, they often fought with the Spurs. To be honest, D'Antoni was quite afraid of Popovich.
"Sickle, Amare is still greatly affected by Popovich. It is possible that this game will depend on you again. How is your condition?"
"I'm fine, don't worry, coach, we will beat the Spurs!"
After hearing Lian Dao say this, D'Antoni's heart has come to his mind.
"Very good, sickle, we must beat the Spurs so that more teams will be afraid to play against us!"
D'Antoni's words also make sense. If the Knicks beat the Spurs, which ranked second in the league, it would greatly impact their confidence in playing against the Knicks next.
In this way, the Knicks will have a psychological advantage when playing against these teams!
Lian Dao also nodded.
Immediately, D'Antoni also pulled Lian Dao to discuss some tactical arrangements against the Spurs.
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Lian Dao and D'Antoni were together, and the discussion ended very late.
When Lian Dao drove out of the arena, heavy snow fell in the sky in New York, and the whole city was covered with whiteness. Not long after Christmas, many streets still retained some Christmas decorations.
The Christmas decorations, combined with the snowflakes in the sky, are simply full of atmosphere.
At this moment, Lian Dao had the urge to build a snowman, but then he thought that his senior sister had recently gone on a business trip to Los Angeles, and the villa was left with only herself, the nanny and bodyguard, and a dog. This idea was instantly extinguished.
Building a snowman with your senior sister is called romance and reminiscing about innocence; what is it called if you build a snowman with two aunts?
"Huh~!" Thinking of that scene, Lian Dao couldn't help but have a cold war, and then turned the hot air in the car a little more.
In fact, as an NBA player, Lian Dao rarely accompanys his senior sister. Half of the 82 games a season are away games. Sometimes they go away games one week or even two weeks after going out.
time.
During this period, the two could only comfort their longing through voice and video calls, but it was still good like Lian Dao and Senior Sister.
After all, most of the senior sister's jobs are still in New York, and there are very few business trips like this. When the Knicks are playing at home, Lian Dao can spend a long time with her senior sister.
But some players are not like this. For example, Wilson Chandler's girlfriend just broke up with him. Chandler's girlfriend is a model with fair skin and beautiful appearance and long legs. She had seen her when Lian Dao organized a team party before.
Both of them are working together and don’t spend much time together, and the most indispensable relationship is companionship.
After a while, Chandler likes to be nostalgic in nightclubs, and his girlfriend probably can't stand the long loneliness, so she turned around and found a Hollywood actor, and then kicked Chandler.
This guy was heartless, and to celebrate being single, he returned to the nightclub in New York.
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On January 4, Madison Square Garden Arena.
At this time, the double-server player has finished warming up, and the appearance ceremony will be held immediately.
As the Knicks played at home, they played the final game, and the first player to play was the Spurs players.
Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Richard Jefferson, Dejuan Brell, Tim Duncan.
This is the starting five tigers of the Spurs today.
The Knicks will be the appearance and the Knicks' starting lineup today:
Ju Holiday, Tony Allen, Lian Dao, Amare Studmeier, DeMarcus Cousins.