I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 118 Liu, the future belongs to you!
Duncan found Ginobili immediately, and the Pampas Condor rushed forward at lightning speed.

Ariza tried his best to stop Ginobili, but unfortunately he was just a rookie after all.

So tender!
With a fake move, Ginobili fired up Ariza. Not only did he score the ball, he also got a foul.

2+1!

Ariza, who suffered the foul, was somewhat disappointed.

Liu He came over and patted Ariza on the shoulder: "Trevor, don't think too much, you have done well enough. It's normal to be unable to guard against him. After all, he is Manu! Even Kobe can't guard against him." Live him."

Kobe: ...

Who said I can't prevent it?
Even if I can't prevent it, I won't pay a foul and let people play 2+1.

Ariza cheered up a little, but was still a little disappointed.

Liu He could only continue to comfort him: "Don't worry, as long as you work hard, Old Nelson will not blame you, but will praise you. After all, he is not Popovich. Old Nelson is a truly good coach!"

Popovich: ...

Co-author, you mean, I'm not a good coach?
Liu He: Is that the point?Can you grasp the key?

Immediately, Liu He taught Ariza: "Don't foul! If you want to foul, be more aggressive. You would rather kill the opponent than let the opponent score 2+1. Do you understand?"

Ariza nodded confusedly.

Horry on the side shuddered, you teach newcomers like this?
Doesn’t this lead children to the path of being a “evil man”?
Liu He: Are you a bad guy qualified to say that?

On the other side of the free throw line, Ginobili shivered for some reason. His free throw percentage was close to 90% all year round, but he actually missed this free throw.

13 to 13 draw.

The Knicks attack.

Liu He saw that Old Huo Li had been staring at him, a little baffled, so he took the initiative to say:

"Robert, come to New York next season. This is the number one city in the world, not comparable to the lagging San Antonio. And I think you are very suitable for New York. You will be the last piece of the puzzle for the Knicks to win the championship."

On the sidelines of the Spurs bench, Bowen suddenly felt murderous after hearing these familiar lines.

Liu He, you really don't change a single word!
Can you change it a little and give me a little respect for Bruce Bowen?

And head coach Popovich felt that he didn't get any respect.

Outrageous!

You actually poached my Spurs team right in front of me, in front of the Spurs bench.

Fortunately, Old Horry refused.

"You don't remember, this time last year, you called me a loser. Do the Knicks need a loser?"

Old Huoli sneered and mocked Liu He.

Popovich felt a lot more comfortable. Did you dig up my people casually?
Liu He was not embarrassed at all, and said with a smile: "When I said you were a waste, it was all rubbish. It is precisely because I was afraid of your strength that I used rubbish to influence and disturb you. This further illustrates my attitude towards you. You value me. If I'm dealing with a weakling, I don't need to waste my words at all."

Old Horry:......

Although, although Old Huo Li felt that Liu He was talking nonsense, it made sense no matter how he heard it.

On the sidelines, Popovich was worried that Horry would be deceived and was about to remind him...

Liu He was the first to say, "As we all know, Mr. James Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, is a wealthy and generous gentleman."

High emotional intelligence: wealthy and generous.

Low EQ: People are stupid and have too much money.

This is exactly what players like best about their boss.

After all, who doesn’t like a boss who is rich and willing to pay high wages?
On the other hand, the owner of the Spurs who sells tractors...

Poor and stingy.

Of course, this poverty is relative.

Among the 30 NBA owners, Dolan is also at the top, while the Spurs owner is at the bottom.

For a moment, Popovich couldn't speak.

It wasn't until the next timeout that Popovich intentionally or unintentionally said to his new assistant coach in front of Horry: "The Spurs are still a strong contender for the championship. As for the Knicks...hehehe!"

Lao Huo was expressionless, but he knew in his heart that Popovich wanted to reassure himself with honor.

Old Horry was dismissive in his heart. He could already wear the championship ring on one hand.

I really don't care.

On the court, two historical Super 6 teams began to perform.

Crawford's iconic "double-back movement" swayed Barry, reached the mid-range, and shot a jumper.

Swish!
15: 13.

Looking back, Ginobili broke through in a serpentine shape, and after attracting double-teams, he made a wonderful pass to his teammates.

Rose easily scored on the board.

15: 15.

Then, Crawford broke into the penalty area again, deceived Duncan with a fake fax shot, and put the ball into the basket.

17: 15.

Soon, Ginobili tore apart the Knicks' defense again, withstood Thomas's defense and just threw the ball into the basket before falling.

Swish!
17: 17.

This is Ginobili, no one can stop him on the defensive end, and no one can stop him on the offensive end.

End of first quarter, 23:24.

The Knicks nearly tied the Spurs.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Nelson replaced Thomas and Liu He and replaced Payton and Hardaway to control the rhythm and assist Crawford in continuing to attack.

For the Spurs, Parker is back and playing with the bench.

I thought Parker could use his speed to beat the old Payton.

Who knew that the old Payton would use his experience to steal Parker continuously, causing Parker's mistakes.

This year, Payton is playing as a substitute for the first time in his career, but his condition is much better than last year when he was a starter for the Lakers.

Last year, Payton was just a tool for dribbling the ball on the court, and he was also in a dilemma due to the jealousy of O'Neal and Kobe.

This year, Payton shines on the bench. He only wants to burn the last bit of fuel. He plays very comfortably and teaches a group of young players in the Knicks to grow slowly.

The environment affects a person's mentality.

And mentality will affect a person's performance.

So Payton asked the young Parker to pay the tuition.

Parker's first reaction, which he made continuously, was to look at Popovich. He was already used to being scolded.

But this time, Popovich actually smiled at him.

Parker:? ? ?
Popovich: Do you think I don't want to scold you?

It's just that Popovich is really scared when he thinks of what that bitch Liu He did.

One time he was poaching Bowen, and the other time he was poaching Horry.

Maybe Parker will be next!
Anyway, there's nothing Liu He can't do.

The key is that Popovich has a guilty conscience!
The owner of the Spurs is really poor and picky, so Popovich can't be tough.

So Popovich thought, be nice to Parker.

But he didn't know that Parker was even more frightened when he smiled.

"Is the coach so disappointed in me? He doesn't even want to scold me anymore?"

In Parker's eyes, Popovich's smile was not a kind smile, but a sneer.

As a result, Parker, who was afraid in his heart, made another mistake.

As for the Knicks, relying on Payton's wonderful performance, they suddenly established a 6-point lead.

More than half of the second quarter, 36:30.

The head coaches of both sides changed players at random and put on the starting lineup one after another.

As soon as Duncan came on the court, he singled out Thomas and scored in the low post.

36: 32.

The Knicks attack.

Liu He continued to pick and roll with Thomas.

In order to preserve Duncan's physical fitness, the Spurs followed Thomas and came out with Nesterovich.

After all, the Spurs need Duncan to step up on the offensive end tonight, and they can't squeeze Duncan on the defensive end as well.

Playing like this for one quarter is okay, but playing like this for four quarters is too much for Duncan!

After Liu He and Thomas separated, they successfully created a one-on-one match with Nesterovich.

Nesterovich is not Duncan. His steps are much slower than Duncan, his flexibility is also poor, and he is not good at defending big players and small players.

Liu He accelerated his breakthrough, suddenly pulled back, and pulled up directly.

Nesterovich couldn't react at all and could only watch Liu He take action.

Swish!
38: 32.

The Spurs attack.

Duncan posts up low.

Thomas, who had been exposed all the time, suddenly changed his tactics and wanted to go around to prevent Duncan from receiving the ball.

But Duncan is not O'Neal and can only stand in the low post. Duncan can come out.

Duncan went to the free throw line and successfully caught the ball.

When Ginobili saw the emptiness under the basket, he was smart and immediately cut in quietly.

Duncan, whose vision and passing are top-notch, immediately passed the ball.

Ginobili caught the ball and went straight to the basket, causing a defensive foul on Pachulia who was covering the ball.

Tender, so tender!

Although Pachulia has a very high golf IQ, he is still a young player in the same class as Liu He and is still too green in front of the extremely smart Ginobili.

Ginobili went to the free throw line and made 2 free throws.

38: 34.

The Knicks attack.

Liu He continued to pick and roll with Thomas.

Your Spurs team has weaknesses, if you don’t correct yourself, don’t blame me for taking advantage of your illness to kill you.

Liu He continued to train Nesterovich. Seeing that his teammates couldn't defend him, Duncan rushed to make up the defense.

Liu He did not force himself and made a wonderful pass to the basket.

Pachulia caught the ball and scored easily.

40: 34.

In the next round, Duncan continued to score.

40: 36.

The Knicks attacked and faced Liu He's military training. Duncan did not make up for the defense this time, but asked Bowen to come over and attack Liu He.

Liu He took his time and gave the ball to Thomas in the paint area.

Seriously, height is the number one talent in basketball.

With Liu He's height of 205cm, he is already a bug at the third position. Not only does he have an advantage in shooting, but he also has an advantage in passing.

Because most opponents' No. [-] positions are shorter than Liu He's, they cannot block Liu He's sight or block Liu He's passes.

Thomas made a free mid-range shot.

Swish!
42: 36.

Since Popovich didn't want to replace Nesterovich, I kept watching Nesterovich's military training.

It is impossible to rely on the help of teammates to make up for Nesterovic's problems. Liu He also has teammates.Seeing this point, the Knicks stared at Nesterovic to play, and scored three consecutive rounds.

Popovich finally replaced Nesterovich and replaced Horry.

Duncan, Horry, Bowen, Ginobili, Parker.

Why is Popovich unwilling to replace Nesterovich?
Of course it's because the Spurs have no available fifth position except him.

Once Nesterovich hits, Duncan has to play the fifth position.

As we all know, Duncan is the number one power forward in history.

However, many people call Duncan a center "wearing the title of power forward".

In fact, Duncan has always played more like a center.

Garnett's style of play is a standard power forward, doing all the dirty work and supporting his teammates.

The great thing about Duncan is that he can do what the team needs him to do.

Let him play the fifth position, and he will play the fifth position.

Ask him to play the [-]th position, and he will play the [-]th position.

Let him solve it hard, and Duncan can solve it hard.

Let him support and pick and roll, and Duncan can do it perfectly.

Whatever the team needs him to do, he can do it.

Unlike that "hero", I need the team to do... otherwise I will...

Duncan is certainly qualified for the center position.

But changing the location is not just a matter of changing the name, but a very complicated matter.

The most basic thing is weight.

Centers need more weight to participate in confrontations.

However, because Duncan currently plays the fourth position, in order to ensure speed and help with defense, Duncan's weight is kept at a relatively low level.

At this weight, of course Duncan can temporarily occupy the fifth position, but it will definitely be difficult.

However, Duncan is the core of the Spurs' offense and requires a lot of physical fitness to participate in the offense.

If too much is consumed in confrontation, it will naturally affect the offensive end, and then the defensive end will definitely be affected.

This is why Popovich has been reluctant to replace Nesterovich.

Someone asked: How can Liu He change his position in last season's finals, and Liu He's weight has not changed?
yes!Liu He's weight has not changed.

But the Lakers are not Liu He's team. Liu He has the OK combination beside him to take on more offense and defense.

Liu He's task is simple. He does not need to guard Rashid, he only needs to help O'Neal open up space.

At that time, Liu He was not the core. He did not undertake a large number of offensive and defensive tasks. He only played the role of a surprise soldier. Liu He's physical strength was not that valuable.

……

You see, after Nesterovich came off the field, coach Nelson on the sidelines suddenly smiled.

Old Nelson turned to look at Chandler and Varejao: "Tyson, Anderson, I will arrange for you to play in turns later. Remember, your only task is to consume Duncan's physical strength. I want you to hang on Duncan from beginning to end. On your body!"

Chandler and Varejao naturally nodded and accepted the order.

In addition, Nelson also made other adjustments.

The Knicks shifted their defensive focus to Duncan's teammates and prevented Duncan's teammates from scoring.

As for Duncan, facing the battle between the Knicks' three major centers, you can do whatever you want.

Old Nelson smiled slightly. Not every super giant has Kobe's physical strength and can kill his opponent by himself.

If Duncan really has this ability, the Knicks will admit it.

Faced with Nelson's conspiracy, Popovich had a headache and couldn't think of a way to solve it.

Nelson is indeed a famous marshal of his generation, a mad scientist who is good at winning by surprise.

At halftime, 48:44.

The Knicks entered the second half with a 4-point lead.

Liu He scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals at halftime.

Duncan had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Duncan was forced by Nelson to post explosive statistics.

The fans watching the excitement felt that the two devils tonight were so strong and in explosive condition.

Especially Duncan, who has played all four Knicks big men and is invincible.

But fans who really understand football are already anxious.

The second half of the game continued at the current pace.

The Knicks maintained a slim lead throughout.

It seems that the lead is only a few points, but it is actually stable.

Because Old Nelson noticed that Duncan's steps were slow and there was something wrong with his physical strength.

In fact, another problem with the Spurs was also exposed.

That is the defense of the back line is too bad.

As we all know, Parker is not very good at defense because of his small size.

Although Ginobili often has some magical blocks, steals or fouls, his thin body determines that he is not a good defender.

In other words, the Spurs' two starting guards are not good defensively.

Someone needs to wipe their ass.

This person is naturally Duncan, which consumes part of Duncan's physical strength.

This is also the most important reason why Popovich finally chose to let Ginobili come on the bench after several years of back and forth.

(Enhancing the firepower in the bench stage is naturally also an important reason, but this aspect can be made up for by scheduling the playing time.)
Because when Ginobili and Parker were on the court at the same time, Duncan really couldn't wipe the butts of two people at the same time after a serious injury.

Tonight, Hill and White Chocolate, under the arrangement of Old Nelson, took turns attacking the Spurs' back line, leaving Duncan distracted to help his teammates defend.

There is no way, even if he is the number one power forward in history, he has to take turns against Thomas, Pachulia, Chandler, and Varejao, and he has to shoulder the offense and wipe the butt of his teammates... Duncan can't bear it!

Liu He just wanted to say: They say the Spurs are team basketball.

ridiculous!

Basically, Duncan shouldered everything silently. He made his teammates play more comfortably and made them better.

Halfway through the third quarter, 53:50.

Although the score difference could not be widened, Nelson always kept smiling.

If we continue playing at this pace, the Knicks will be stable.

However, the charm of basketball is... you never know what will happen in the next second.

During the Spurs' timeout, Ginobili suddenly grabbed the tactical board from Popovich's hand and shouted: "Give me the ball!"

The man who defeated the Dream Team twice is back.

The 15-minute Jordan Experience Card...starts!
Back from the timeout, Ginobili faced Hill with the ball, accelerated suddenly, and passed Hill's classic car like the wind.

When Hill turned around, all he could see was Ginobili's flowing hair that had not been attacked by Duncan.

Passing you is like crossing the road in the early morning!

I think back then, this was how Payton mocked rookie Grant Hill.

Nowadays, two old guys, one standing on the court and the other sitting on the bench, can only watch Ginobili perform.

The Knicks immediately shrunk their lineup and attacked Ginobili.

Ginobili broke into the paint and started a three-step layup. He strangely stepped forward to the left and successfully avoided the defender. Then he faced Thomas who was covering the defense. He flashed around in the air and used a lever to avoid the defense. , the layup was successful.

Bang, swish!

53: 52.

The Knicks attack.

It was Ginobili again, suddenly bursting out and stealing Hill.

Immediately, Ginobili came out in one line, faced Liu He's pursuit in the frontcourt, and completed the score with a dunk.

boom!
53: 54.

Ginobili scored 4 points in a row to help the Spurs overtake the score.

The Spurs' home court instantly became lively.

Looking back, Liu He broke through Bowen and succeeded in a mid-range jumper to stabilize the situation.

Swish!
55: 54.

But then, Ginobili tore through the Knicks' defense and forced the Knicks to double-team him.

Facing a double attack, Ginobili passed the ball with a "hand grenade" and found Bowen in the bottom corner.

Bowen is also considered the top 3D of this era. His career three-point shooting percentage is 39.3%, and this season it has reached 40.3%, which is really accurate.

Bowen lived up to the reward of "15 Minutes Jordan" and steadily hit open three-pointers.

Swish!
55: 57.

The Knicks attacked, and Hill entered the penalty area and missed the shot due to Duncan's interference.

Bang!

During this period, Ginobili carried the banner of the Spurs' offense, Duncan got a respite, regained his combat effectiveness, and defended the Spurs' penalty area.

Immediately afterwards, Duncan steadily picked off the rebound and found little Parker immediately.

Shunfeng Parker finally made a fast break and succeeded in a layup.

55: 59.

On the sidelines, Nelson shook his head helplessly.

He is not disappointed, the Knicks players have played very well today, even beyond the standard.

But there was nothing he could do about Ginobili's unexpected outburst.

Think about it, Duncan and Jordan, even though it was only Jordan for 15 minutes, was not something the newly rebuilt Knicks could handle.

Relying on Ginobili's performance at the end of the third quarter, the Spurs successfully came back to win and established a 7-point difference before the start of the fourth quarter.

59: 66.

Speaking of which, Ginobili is only in his third year and is averaging 16 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game this season.

But some people are born to be great.

In another time and space, the Spurs reached the finals of this season. Ginobili took on the role of a surprise player, single-handedly tearing apart the stronger defense of the Pistons' five tigers, averaging 18.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game. 1.3 steals, shooting 49.4% from the field and 38.7% from three-point range.

That was the Pistons' top five who had been working together for more than a year, and Ginobili actually achieved such incredible efficiency.

You must know that Duncan's shooting percentage in this series is only 41.9%.

The two top 3Ds, Prince and Bowen, shot less than 40%.

In that round of the finals, the defensive intensity even surpassed the 2010 yellow-green battle to some extent, making it the most ugliest finals in the world.

It was ugly, naturally because the defensive intensity was too high, and neither side could score a goal. It was a physical fight throughout.

Seeing that Ginobili played well and the team came back to win, Duncan was very happy. He grabbed Ginobili's head and rubbed it again and again.

Ginobili seemed to be used to it and didn't resist at all, but rather enjoyed it.

But Liu He knew that one day, the "Vulture" Eagle would look at "Dreaded" Duncan and regret it endlessly.

Soon, the fourth quarter began.

When the players from both sides returned to the court, Duncan hugged his junior Liu He and said happily: "Liu, the future is yours! But now, victory belongs to me!"

Liu He: "..."

Damn it, A Deng, you PUA me?
I don't want that curse that belongs to a certain "hero".

(End of this chapter)