I'm a ball devil

Chapter 331 Leonard, welcome to the NBA
Another 4-0 sweep, the Lakers defeated the Clippers and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

Their opponent in the Western Conference Finals was the Spurs who defeated the Nuggets 4-2 to advance.

In the East, the Eastern Conference finals are between the Heat and the Pacers.

The Heat defeated the Celtics 4-1 and easily advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers fought the Bulls until the tiebreaker, and finally defeated the Bulls with difficulty to advance.

This season, the Spurs made a deal that affected their succession and team building. They transferred George Hill, who was acquired from the Thunder, to the Pacers in exchange for Kawhi Len, who was just selected. Nader.

Ye Hao didn't expect that after he left the Thunder, George Hill's career turned around and returned to the track of his previous life.

It seems that the value of his entry into the league is to become a bargaining chip for the Spurs, so that the Spurs can exchange for Leonard.

Then the Spurs can train Leonard well.

However, I'm afraid the Spurs didn't expect that they would not be able to keep Leonard in the end.

These future dramas had been rehearsed in Ye Hao's previous life, but they haven't happened yet.

Although Leonard is still a rookie, he has already taken the starting position in the team.

Under the careful teaching of the three elders of the Spurs and Popovich, he gradually showed his potential.

But a rookie is still a rookie. He averaged only 7.4 points per game in the regular season, which is not enough to be regarded as the key to the success or failure of the Western Conference Finals.

Now the key players on both sides are still those few, the GDP combination of the Spurs and the golden double guns of the Lakers.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, before the start of the game, the on-site commentator Kenny Smith said: "In the previous season, the team led by Ye Hao defeated the Spurs. Do you think he can do it this season?"

His partner Barkley said with a smile: "That's for sure. Ye Hao is constantly improving, and there are strong players such as Kobe and Pau Gasol around him. As for the Spurs, the GDP combination is old again. Let’s talk about whether they can keep up with Ye Hao.”

Kenny Smith nodded and said, "I just hope that the Spurs can cause a little trouble for the Lakers, otherwise the Lakers' sweeping all the way to the finals will go too smoothly."

"It's impossible for the Spurs to win, but it should still be possible to cause some trouble for the Lakers." Barkley said.

On the field, players from both sides have already appeared on the field.

The game was played at Staples Arena, home of the Lakers.

The starting lineup sent by the Spurs is: point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Danny Green, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Tim Duncan, center Boris Diaw.

Originally, many experts predicted before the game that in such an important game in the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs should seek stability and put the "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson, who was traded from the Bucks during the season, in the starting lineup. Not rookie Leonard.

After all, "Martial Saint" Jackson is a veteran for many years and has rich experience on the court.

Of course, the experience of fighting is also rich.

But it was unexpected that Popovich was so optimistic about Leonard, and still insisted on putting Leonard in the starting lineup.

And the task he arranged for Leonard was to mark Ye Hao.

This is probably the uniqueness of Popovich's vision.

He saw the defensive potential in the young player.

He indeed found the most suitable player in the Spurs to defend Ye Hao.

Leonard's height is 2 meters, only a little shorter than Ye Hao, and he will not suffer from his height.

This is definitely much better than using Parker or Ginobili to defend Ye Hao.

And Leonard has an amazing wingspan, a pair of big hands, and the physical condition of a top defensive player.

In Ye Hao's previous life, the Spurs met the Heat in the finals for two consecutive seasons, and the Spurs used Leonard to defend James.

Leonard's defense affected James' performance, and the Spurs also successfully avenged the Heat, winning the championship after losing to the Heat the previous season.

Leonard also won the Finals MVP trophy.

Since then, he has started his road to superstardom.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is still the same, point guard Ye Hao, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Artest, power forward Paul Gasol, and center Jordan Jr.

Both sides jump the ball and the game begins.

The Spurs took the lead in attacking.

Parker takes the ball and dribbles across half court.

After coming over, hit the ground and pass the ball to Duncan in the high post.

Duncan leaned against Gasol, leaned sideways twice, did not choose to play hard, and returned the ball to Parker.

Parker was closely watched by Ye Hao, without a chance, he crossed the ball to Danny Green.

Danny Green catches and shoots, makes a three-pointer, and makes it.

He's a three-point player, and he made that first shot.

Looking back, Ye Hao controlled the ball and pushed forward.

Leonard pressed the whole court, chasing Ye Hao to defend.

His "Death Coil" is very famous, in Ye Hao's previous life.

But now he has not fully practiced, after all, he is just a rookie who has just entered the league.

Not every rookie can perform at the superstar level as soon as they enter the league like Ye Hao and Jordan.

They all need to be honed through the season before they can gradually grow up.

Most of those who can be played in the first season can become super giants.

The same will be true of Doncic in the future.

Of course, there are also some people who are at their peak as soon as they debut, and then they are not as good as one season after another, such as OJ-Mayo, such as Tyreke Evans, etc.

There will always be some exceptions.

Under Leonard's defense, Ye Hao still controlled the basketball very steadily.

He passed the ball to Kobe after half court.

Kobe singled out Danny Green with the ball.

Take a tentative step, raise the ball and dangle it, click on Green, then take off, and make a fallback jumper.

The whole action is extremely simple and efficient.

The defensive players knew that he might do this, but they couldn't guard against it, and they would be shaken by him.

This is the offensive technique that Kobe has honed over time.

The basketball went into the net hollow, and another one was added.

Looking back, Parker got the ball under the basket and dribbled the ball past the midfield,

Duncan moved out and screened for him from outside the three-point line, helping to block Ye Hao who was chasing him.

Parker dribbles around Duncan and drives to the hoop.

Pau Gasol immediately switched defenses to block Parker.

Parker made a quick stop in front of Gasol, shot the throw, and the basketball went in.

The Spurs started off well and took the lead as soon as they came up.

Barkley said: "The Spurs players are very quick to get into the state. At least this is a good start. I don't know what will happen next. Hope it can be maintained."

Ye Hao got the ball under the basket.

Leonard has followed Ye Hao closely from the frontcourt, and his defensive attitude is very correct.

Ye Hao protected the ball and led it all the way to the frontcourt.

After he led the midfielder, he suddenly started to accelerate.

The tempo changed.

Leonard also hurried to catch up, for fear of losing track.

Almost beyond the three-point line, Ye Hao braked suddenly.

Leonard couldn't stop, hissing, and the soles of his shoes rubbed against the floor.

He hurriedly controlled his body, turned around, raised his hand, and threw himself back.

Ye Hao had already collected the ball and jumped.

The emergency stop three-point jump shot shot.

As soon as Leonard raised his hand, the basketball passed his fingers and fell towards the basket.

Whoosh, whoosh!
Three point hit.

Elegant, unrestrained and picturesque.

"Ye Hao! Ye Hao! Ye Hao!..."

"MVP! MVP! MVP!..."

The home fans cheered loudly.

After the ball hit the ground, Ye Hao still kept his shooting posture. He smiled and said to Leonard: "Rookie, welcome to the NBA!"

"Ding, madness value +1..."

Although Leonard is expressionless and is just like their team's boss Shifu Duncan on the court, few people can see the emotional fluctuations of the two of them, but Ye Hao knows through the system that Leonard is being overwhelmed by his own words. Exasperated.

He wasn't worried that Leonard would perform shockingly after being provoked.

He is very confident now, and it is useless for anyone in the entire league to be angry in front of him.

The end result will be blown up by him.

It is because almost half of his abilities have been upgraded from SS level to the highest level SSR level, god level.

It can be said that now he is the god of the league.

God can do whatever he wants, and he can fight as he wants.

The Spurs attacked, and after Parker dribbled the ball for halftime, he repeated his tricks and asked Duncan to play a screen again.

But it didn't work, and was broken by Ye Hao in advance.

Ye Hao took the first step to bypass Duncan, and continued to stare at Parker.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Ye Hao, Parker didn't choose to pass the ball, and continued to rush in.

As a French sports car who has won FMVP, he believes that he has the ability to score points in front of any player in the league.

He's a point guard, but he's an even better scorer than a pass maker.

He also likes to score.

However, whoever plays basketball doesn't like to score?

I'm afraid there are no ones who say that they purely like defense. They are all not talented enough in scoring and are forced to switch to defense, otherwise they will not be able to gain a foothold on the basketball court.

Parker made an emergency stop, stepped back and made a jump shot in front of Ye Hao.

He has leaned back as much as possible, and the shooting angle of the basketball is as high as possible.

However, he still couldn't escape Ye Hao's defensive block.

With a snap, Ye Hao bounced in the air, reached forward and slapped the basketball thrown by Parker hard.

The basketball was taken by Kobe.

Kobe turned around and dribbled the ball down quickly, hitting a counterattack.

Now, under the influence of Ye Hao, no matter who gets the basketball on the Lakers, they will think about quickly attacking the opponent's half court, whether it is dribbling or passing the ball.

In short, it is to be fast.

Danny Green's reaction was half a beat slow. When he chased after Kobe, Kobe had already rushed to the center circle, and then he could only watch Kobe score a layup.

This kind of surprise, hitting the opponent by surprise counterattack is the easiest to score.

As long as the opponent is a little careless, the Lakers' counterattack will be completed at once.

Popovich, who was standing on the sidelines, was so angry that he jumped when he saw this scene.

He was very dissatisfied with the performance of the disciples on the court, and he cursed loudly.

Contrary to him, Zen master Jackson sat on the courtside chair with a smile on his face.

Popovich didn't call a timeout either, but when Parker controlled the ball and pushed forward, he yelled from the sidelines, reminding Parker to be careful not to make mistakes, to pass the ball more, and not to force shots.

Ye Hao continued to follow Parker closely, and Parker did not attack by himself this time.

He chose a lob to Duncan who was in the high position on the right.

From Duncan to singles Pau Gasol.

Gasol propped up behind Duncan, and Duncan turned around and shot a jumper after raising the ball and feinting.

Basketball shot.

Ye Hao received the ball from the basket, and after halftime, he dribbled the ball back and forth, changed directions, and accelerated past Leonard.

Leonard retreated, followed by a quick slide.

But Ye Hao just ignored it, dribbling the ball near the free throw line, making an emergency stop, leaning against Leonard, making a fallback jumper, and going in again.

"Beautiful, this shot is really good! Leonard has already defended well, but there is no way to take Ye Hao. Just shoot, and then there is!" Barkley said.

Kenny Smith said: "That's right, Leonard's defense is good, but defense doesn't seem to exist in Ye Hao's eyes. He can score if he wants to. He is really too strong! There is no doubt that he is the leader of this era. The strongest player."

Barkley nodded, "It's true that he is the strongest in this era, but I dare say that he is also the strongest player in NBA history!"

"Do you think he has surpassed Jordan?" Kenny - Smith asked.

"That's right! Man, he's already won three championships in a row, and he already has three championship rings! And he won it with two different teams. He has no shortage of championships! And he has no shortage of championships." The MVP of the regular season and the MVP of the finals, and the best defensive player at the same time. He has enough qualifications to become the strongest player in NBA history." Barkley said excitedly, "No one in NBA history can do what he has done. Do it, even Jordan couldn't do it!"

While the two commentators were talking, the two sides fought a few more rounds on the court.

The Spurs attacked, and Parker made a mistake under Ye Hao's defense.

He was stepped on the boundary by Ye Hao.

The Lakers get the ball.

Ye Hao controlled the ball, and after halftime, he jumped up and shot against Leonard's defense.

Three-pointer, hollow hit.

The Lakers widened the point difference to 9 points.

From the lead at the beginning to the current lag, Popovich couldn't help it, and reached out and called a timeout.

"Damn it, damn it! Can't we guard him?" he yelled at his players.

He was really angry, he was defeated by Ye Hao's team before, and Ye Hao was so angry that he was going to die.

Of course he remembered.

I always thought that if I had a chance, I could slap Ye Hao in the face and take revenge.

This season, the Spurs played well. In addition to the GDP combination, they added new blood such as Leonard and Jackson, and the team's strength has increased a lot.

He thinks the Spurs have a chance to beat the Lakers.

Although people say that the Lakers are unbeatable, he still has confidence in his team.

The start of today's game was good, but the first quarter hadn't been finished yet, and in a blink of an eye, our side fell behind.

If this trend continues, they are likely to be killed by a wave of people soon.

So he has to pause, he has to cheer up his players.

But, that guy, how can he restrain himself?
He had this headache before, and now it is even worse, there is still no good way!

(End of this chapter)