The world of basketball

Chapter 147
There is an old saying in China that ginger is still spicy.

Of course, Wang Meng is also a very old basketball commentator. He used to be a reporter, and so did Sun Qun==Su Qun.

As expected, Su Qun guessed right this time. Irving and Leonard are a little bit exhausted, and their singles efficiency is declining, while the Spurs are still doing very well offensively and are very patient.

So the result is naturally a pity, as expected, the Spurs did not play such a strong offensive climax in the third quarter, just like pulling meat with a blunt knife, they took the lead bit by bit by relying on details.

In the fourth quarter, neither side had any reason to give up, but the Spurs still maintained their lead, and finally won the game with a 106-97 nine-point advantage.

Mu Xiaobei and Owen hugged and greeted each other. This is not important. What is important is that Leonard and Popovich hugged and greeted each other. The two hugged and talked for a full 3 minutes.

Many Spurs fans still vividly remember the farce of Leonard, thinking that without the training of the Spurs and Popovich, Leonard would definitely not be able to grow into the current offensive and defensive integration. Five absolute superstars.

In fact, this is a kind of prejudice. There is an old saying in China that gold always shines. Xiaoka has excellent physical talent, whether it is height, wingspan or strength, he is very strong.

Of course, his most terrifying thing is his learning ability. It is said that every year when you see Leonard, he can show you surprises and tell you that he has learned a lot of new offensive methods this offseason.

On the defensive end, Leonard is enough to support a defensive system. James and Durant should be the strongest players in the two active styles, right?But Kaka's defensive ability when he played against them gave both of them a headache.

I mean, even without Popovich and the Spurs, even if Kawhi went to the Pacers and Pickles to form a combination of superstars with strong offense and defense at the second and third positions, Leonard would still be respected by the entire league. sought after.

Because he has this potential, and he is very self-disciplined, works hard, and does not waste his talent, but if he goes to the Pacers, he will still propose to the team to trade himself in a few years.

From the perspective of an adult, this is nothing, and Popovich just feels sorry, because Leonard was originally a player who could inherit Duncan's mantle and become the new symbol of the city of San Antonio in the NBA.

Yes, how similar they are, they are both absolute superstars on both offensive and defensive ends, they are also restrained and low-key, they are equally talented, and they work equally hard.

But there are differences. The most different thing is that Duncan is more selfless. He can sacrifice some salary, some data and historical status, and some shooting rights.

That's why fans love him because he deserves love and respect.

But we can't use Duncan to ask any player, because this is a business league, not everyone comes to the NBA to chase their dreams, some people do it for fame and fortune.

Money matters.

Because we and the athletes have never had the same position, we all think that the story of one person, one city is very wonderful, but after all, San Antonio is a city with a smaller market than New York.

Duncan views the Spurs as his beloved basketball and his home, while Leonard views the Spurs as a company and a job.

At work, we can't stop changing jobs just because a company is the first one we stay in, right?We can't stop chasing more resources and salaries because of this, right?

After all, everyone has to support their families, and material life is very important in many cases.

So we can't use Duncan as a standard to ask everyone. Popovich knows this very well, so he doesn't mind Kaka's departure too much.

The teachers and students shared their grievances and expressed their best wishes to each other. The media took pictures of this beautiful moment, and today's headlines were written again.

The road trip is not over yet. The Spurs challenged the Celtics in Boston. Mu Xiaobei was absent due to ankle soreness and Butler was absent due to food poisoning.

The Celtics already have a very mature system, and the players are familiar with each other, so naturally the degree of tacit understanding goes without saying.

They let Irving go this summer, but they successfully renewed Horford. It seems that Horford is going to die in the Celtics. Similarly, Rochelle got a five-year long-term contract of 8000 million. Even the head coach Stevens can play such a powerful power. Rochelle's talent is stronger than Thomas, and he played very well this season.

Since then, they formed a starting lineup of Rochelle, Jaylen Brown, Hayward, Jayson Tatum, and Horford. Whether it is the team's tacit understanding, offense, or defense, they have always been top players in the league. Team.

Although ESPN believes that the Knicks will have a better record than the Celtics, most fans still believe that the Celtics are the team that will break out of the Eastern Conference and enter the Finals.

On the bench, the Celtics renewed Morris with a four-year contract of 400 million. Together with Smart, Baynes and Ojelay, they retained most of the rotation from last season, and then they signed Here comes Rivers Jr. to reinforce his bench lineup, which is deep enough to face any team head-on.

The Celtics, who have been well-adjusted, naturally won the game without a fight against the Spurs, who lacked Mu Xiaobei and Butler.

Then the Spurs played against the Pistons. Mu Xiaobei didn't get sick in this game, but facing the repeated bombing by Zhuang Shen and Griffin was a bit too much.

The Pistons' record has been flat in recent years. They are on the verge of the playoffs, and they refuse to do badly, but their record can't improve. Don't you think it's annoying?

The twin towers composed of Griffin and Zhuang Shen are definitely the top inside lineup in the league. Griffin's performance last season was very good, and it reminded fans of the former No. [-] power forward in the league.

Zhuang Shen is also continuing to evolve. First of all, his free throws. In the 17th season, Zhuang Shen's free throw percentage reached 60.00%, which is much higher than the previous 30.00%.

Last season, Zhuang Shen made 60.00% of his free throws and even developed a long-range three-point shot, which made great efforts for the team to open up space.

Although unstable, he finally has the ability to shoot three-pointers, which is very important.

The management was not idle during the offseason. They signed Thomas Jr. with a mid-level contract. The arrival of O'Quinn allowed Zhuangshen to have time to rest, and the arrival of Oubre supplemented their second and third positions.

The most important change is of course the arrival of Thomas Jr., who joined the Nuggets last season with a basic salary and made great contributions to the Nuggets' second half of the season and the playoffs on the bench. Why did he agree to a big contract? What about joining the Pistons as a middle class?
Is this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality?
(End of this chapter)