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Chapter 134 San Antonio Spurs

The Christmas game came as scheduled, and the Quicken Loans Arena, full of festive atmosphere, ushered in the challenge of the defending champion.

Limbo, James sits at home and faces the Spurs GDP combination. This is a very difficult game, which is no less difficult than playing the Lakers.

The history of the Spurs in the NBA is not too early, but it is not too late. In 1976, they joined the NBA in the merger wave of the NBA and the ABA, and a generation of legendary superstar George Gervin came with the team.

This lanky forward swingman, with his unprecedented basketball skills, led the Spurs across the NBA. His calm, focused, and calm game style won Gervin the reputation of "Iceman".

His elegant layup like a dance has also become the object of imitation by countless people, and it is called "soft around the fingers" by later generations.

With this skill, the Iceman was crowned the NBA scoring champion four times and became the first superstar in the history of the Spurs.

In 1985, the old Iceman left the Holy City, and the Spurs began to rebuild.

In the 1987 draft, the Spurs selected David Robinson with the No. 1989 pick.But the talented center chose to finish his military service and didn't come to San Antonio until [-].

With a height of 2 meters, but with the speed and bounce of a guard, Robinson's arrival has set off a boom in the NBA.

He can not only win the scoring champion on the offensive end, but also cover the sky on the defensive end and win the best defensive player. In 1995, he became the first MVP in the history of the Spurs.

In the 90s, Olajuwon, Admiral David Robinson, Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal were called the four major centers.

With their majestic and domineering inside strength, they created a prosperous age belonging to the center.From 1994 to 1995, their confrontation can be called the strongest war between prehistoric behemoths.

However, although David Robinson has strong muscles, he was still unable to lead the Spurs to the top because of his elegant and quiet personality.

In 1996, Robinson was reimbursed due to injury, and the Spurs experienced the most difficult season, with only 20 wins.

The darkness before dawn is the coldest. Only from the ruins can the most amazing flowers bloom. The holy city that fell to the bottom of the valley, after that season, ushered in an era that truly belonged to them, a dynasty called the Spurs.

In the summer of 1997, Popovich, who had just joined the Spurs, traveled thousands of miles to the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, looking for a 21-year-old young man, a casual and lazy guy in beach shorts—Tee Tom Duncan.

In the past year, countless NBA scouts, coaches, and managers have been crazy about it, and even the Boston Celtics, who are full of pride and honor, are willing to do badly for it.

A generation of legendary Cardinal Auerbach bluntly said that this young man is the most like Lord of the Rings Bill Russell I have ever seen.

Luck came to the Holy City, to Popovich and his Spurs.

In the 1997 draft, the Spurs won the No. [-] pick. They didn't even need the slightest hesitation to win Duncan, who was destined to become a superstar and was coveted by the entire NBA.

In 1998, Michael Jordan made his final shot in Salt Lake City, Utah, announcing the end of the Bulls dynasty. In this year, Duncan, a rookie from Wake Forest University, led the Spurs back to the top. For a while, it announced the beginning of a new era for the Spurs.

In 1999, the Spurs, who had a shortened season, made a big splash in the playoffs and swept the ok combination of the Lakers. In the second grade, Duncan led the Spurs to win the championship with a record of 15 wins and 2 losses. He was crowned FMVP and opened the post-Jordan era. door.

With the aging of the Admiral, the inside twin-tower combination will finally bid farewell, and the Spurs urgently need fresh blood.

Popovich smiled slightly, and scattered beans into soldiers. In the following two years, Manu Ginobili, an Argentine from Europe, and Tony Parker, a youthful teenager from France, were recruited by Popovich.

These two young people, standing behind the figure of No. 21, created an incredible GDP combination. They didn't even need to work together, as if they were born for basketball and for each other. The Spurs brought a championship, and G2003 Limbo of that series just happened to participate in the trial training in the Holy City, witnessed Duncan's offense and defense, and witnessed the strength of the Spurs.

This is Duncan's seventh year in the league. Duncan, who is not yet 30 years old, has already won honors that are difficult for others to win throughout his career.

1998 Rookie of the Year, All-Star, Best First Team, Best Defensive Team, 2 MVPs, 2 FMVPs
In Xia Liu's words, whether it is a CP in a dating group or an NBA team, they all need similar strengths, and the two people behind Duncan have such strengths.

Tony Parker, a little immature, is known as the French sports car with his excellent cut and mid-range jumper.

Ginobili, the representative of the Argentine men's basketball team, although there is still a lot of room for improvement in the NBA, but in the past 2002 Basketball World Championships, Manu Ginobili led the Argentine men's basketball team to defeat the American Dream Five, Whoever dares to underestimate his strength when he wins the World Championships will definitely pay the price.

This is just three of the Spurs' starting five tigers, Parker point guard, Manu shooting guard, Duncan PF, and SF has a guy who grits his teeth when he mentions it, Bruce Bowen.

Both Bowen and Limbo are undrafted in the NBA. The offense is really mediocre, but what makes Bowen gnash his teeth most is his fierce defense.

In some important games, Bruce Bowen is often arranged to defend the opponent's main scoring points, such as Kobe of the Lakers, Carter of the Raptors, and Tracy McGrady of the Magic.

There is one thing to say, Bowen's defense is really good, but what makes people hate is that he often plays tricks when defending, which makes people feel miserable.

In other positions, center Rasu Nesterovic, swingman Hedo Kottgrew, etc.

Today's home court of the Cavaliers is also decorated with lights and festoons. There are several Christmas trees in the stadium, with lights hanging, and various Christmas decorations above the stadium.

In the finals, Ling Bo watched G1 of the series. In that game, Duncan gave Ling Bo the feeling that playing basketball should be like this.

The terrifying all-around data of 32 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 7 blocks left a deep imprint on Ling Bo's heart. With such a combination of offense and defense, even today, he still has not forgotten Duncan's brave performance.

He was about to face a powerful opponent. To be honest, this was the match that Ling Bo was most unsure of, plus all kinds of exaggerations from the media before the match.

In the poster of the Christmas War, Limbo James was back to back, with sharp eyes, and he seemed to live and die with the position, guarding Cleveland, while GDP was driving a trio of chariots.

(End of this chapter)