"This is the reason why the Spurs have remained a strong team for so many years. They will always be a team with extremely high tactical literacy."
As the former soul of the Spurs, Matt Bonner certainly has a big say when it comes to team quality. After staying in the Spurs for so many years, he has hardly seen any Spurs player dare to violate Popovich's rules.
Tactical instructions.
Except, of course, that bald guy from Argentina.
Maybe sometimes Popovich's instructions are wrong, but many times they are right. This is why Popovich has had absolute authority in the locker room for so many years.
Damian Lillard finally scored 17 points in the second quarter, which is also a beautiful statistic.
But for the fans at the Moda Center, they would rather Lillard sit on the bench than see his lonely back against a team.
McCollum is a point that fans are very disappointed with right now. As one of the two guns in the backcourt and a top scorer who averaged 20 per game in the regular season, McCollum looks completely lost in this series.
He scored 15 points in the last game, but has only scored 6 points in this game so far. This performance is not at the same level as the regular season.
McCallum, what is he doing?
The home fans roared angrily, but this obviously didn't help.
In fact, aside from the fact that McCollum's condition is indeed somewhat problematic, this cannot put all the reasons for the Blazers' lagging behind on McCollum alone.
After all, looking at the Spurs' defensive backcourt, this is not an easy game to score at all.
Who can score easily in front of the super defensive duo of Danny Grind, Jontay Murray, and others? Who can further break through the front line guarded by Jiang Hao, Kawhi Leonard, and even if the breakthrough is completed again, then the Spurs' interior twin towers
Is it a decoration?
McCollum said it was too difficult for me.
In the face of this high-intensity defensive lineup, many people are now raising a new question.
That is, can the Golden State Warriors' Tsunami Brothers, who are full of offensive firepower, let go of defense?
I'm afraid it's unlikely.
………
Trailing by 17 points at halftime, the outcome of this game was actually already decided.
In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers launched a crazy counterattack on the offensive end, but it still didn't help. Popovich didn't give a chance at all.
Damian Lillard scored 37 points in the game, but there was a huge contrast between Jiang Hao and Jiang Hao, who scored 32 points in the game.
Not surprisingly, the Trail Blazers suffered another disastrous defeat at home.
After the game, the famous player in Trail Blazers history Bill Walton unexpectedly spoke out.
Bill Walton said that although the Trail Blazers suffered two consecutive losses in the series at home, they actually lost not unfairly. The Trail Blazers and Spurs are not on the same level in terms of hard power. Stotts faced Greg
Popovich is not even an advantage. With McCollum in poor condition, Lillard alone cannot lead the team to victory.
Surprisingly, Bill Walton expressed his appreciation for Spurs No. 35, Jiang Hao. He said that without Jiang Hao, the Spurs might have already had a holiday. If Jiang Hao was not there in the first round of the playoffs,
After going on a rampage in this round, it is very likely that the Houston Rockets will play the semifinals with the Trail Blazers.
Even in this series with the Trail Blazers, Jiang Hao's performance was equally remarkable. In addition, Bill Walton also said with certainty that Jiang Hao's performance in the second game was so strong that he will definitely compete with the Trail Blazers.
Popovich is related. Although he doesn't know what Popovich did specifically, it must be related to him.
"I think if they (the Blazers management) are smart enough, they will try to get the Chinese rookie in the upcoming offseason. He will be a perfect upgrade to the team's forward line, and with Damian Lillard
, McCollum and Jiang Hao’s trio, Portland definitely has a chance to compete for the O’Brien Cup.”
It wasn't until Bill Walton finally gave this suggestion that people suddenly realized that he hoped Jiang Hao could join the Trail Blazers, that is, he hoped that the Blazers' management would try their best to get Jiang Hao during the offseason.
Bill Walton still has a certain degree of influence in this league, so his advice to the Trail Blazers quickly spread throughout the league.
As a result, the whereabouts of Spurs No. 35 next season has finally been widely discussed for the first time.
There is no doubt that Jiang Hao is proving to everyone with a phenomenal regular season and incredible playoff performance that he is the player who has the chance to become a super player.
Under this circumstance, in the upcoming offseason, the battle for Jiang Hao is bound to be fierce.
So, where should Jiang Hao go?
Some people think that the Los Angeles Lakers magician should take action, and he cannot remain indifferent to Jiang Hao.
Some people also think that the Houston Rockets are the best place for Jiang Hao. After all, there is a foundation for the success of Chinese players. Furthermore, the Rockets' forward line also needs to be improved. In the playoffs that just ended, they actually played on the forward line.
He was completely blown away by the Spurs.
Of course, no matter which team people suggest Jiang Hao go to, there is one team that no one mentions.
That's the Golden State Warriors.
Just like many years ago, the entire league went to watch Yao Ming's rookie workout, but the Los Angeles Lakers didn't go. It seems impossible for the Golden State Warriors to have anything to do with Jiang Hao.
Because both their front line and back line seem to be strong, and they don't need a potential superstar like Jiang Hao. After all, you can't convince Jiang Hao to stay on the bench. This is something Gregg Popovich can't handle.
matter.
"Looking at the situation of the two Western Conference semifinals, the possibility of the Spurs and the Warriors meeting in the Western Conference Finals is becoming more and more likely. What must be admitted is that because of the emergence of Jiang Hao and the rise of Dejounte Murray, the Spurs are losing ground in terms of hard power.
In fact, they didn’t lose much to the Warriors. Under this circumstance, China Jiangzai’s stage in the Western Conference finals is getting bigger again.”
When someone mentions the Golden State Warriors, the scene of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and the Warriors naturally attracts everyone's attention again.
Even NBA officials are starting to build momentum for the upcoming Western Conference Finals at this time.
As officials, of course they cannot put on airs about the Western Conference Finals before the semifinals are completely over, but they raised a question on their official website: Which season is the most anticipated Western Conference Finals in the 21st century?
As soon as this question came up, everyone knew it, which season is it?
Perhaps at his peak, Peter Pan led the Los Angeles Lakers to a bloody battle with the Phoenix Suns and a fierce battle with the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, which was so exciting that it still makes people's blood swell.
But in terms of a real peak showdown?
Of course it is
Everyone knows it anyway!
Chapter completed!