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It usually only takes a month to go from having flags flying all over the place to getting slapped in the face.

Various analyses before the game started, the Lakers' Big Five, the Cavaliers' powerful lineup rushing for the championship, the Spurs' Duncan's last dance, the Thunder's two young talents' youth storm...

As a result, less than a month later, they were knocked down by the Knicks with three punches, and their championship dream was shattered.

This month, in addition to the Lakers who were beaten badly in the opening ceremony, strong teams such as the Cavaliers and Thunder were also defeated by the Knicks.

At present, the only team that is considered to have a chance to defeat the Knicks is the Spurs, who have an upgraded lineup and are currently ranked first in the Western Conference with 13 wins. They have won one more game than the Big Five Lakers.

Although it is generally believed that the Lakers lost consecutively to weak teams such as the Hornets and Kings because they were defeated by the Knicks in the opening game and their mentality exploded.

But the Spurs do look pretty good this season.

Although the team failed to bring in Aldridge to the inside, they added David West and old Duncan. He currently averages 14 points and 8 rebounds per game, ranking third in efficiency among power forwards, which makes many fans call him the No. 23 rookie.

Parker and Ginobili are still sharp. Although the old demon sword has become completely bald, Duncan, who has been the same for 20 years, still does not let go of the Argentine man, but he is still very good on the court.

However, the Spurs do not rely entirely on GDP, but on Leonard who has grown into a star.

Maybe being beaten up by Zuo Li in two consecutive finals aroused Leonard's competitive spirit. Leonard is now better than in his previous life.

Not only in defense, he has now become the Spurs' dual core of offense and defense. His ability to face the basket on the offensive end and his back-to-the-basket ability have also been thoroughly developed. He currently averages 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals per game.

Many people think that if Leonard continues to play like this, he has a chance to compete with Zuo Li for the best defensive player.

Of course, it's just a little bit of pressure on Zuo Li. After all, with Zuo Li's incredible defensive efficiency, excellent rebounding and blocking data, it's hard to imagine how they lost.

Perhaps apart from aesthetic fatigue, nothing can defeat Zuo Li, who is currently at the peak of his career.

However, as a power forward, Leonard can be considered a threat to Zuo Li's position. He is already good enough. After all, the last power forward to win the Defensive Player of the Year award was Artest in his prime.

Of course, defense is not surprising. Leonard started out as a defender. Here I will focus on his offense.

"On offense, Leonard is not outstanding, but he has his own characteristics."

During the pre-match analysis, Zuo Li still recognized Leonard.

On December 12, in the first game of the new month, the Knicks will face the Spurs in San Antonio. This is not only a game for the top of the Eastern and Western Conferences, but also a battle between Zuo Li and Leonard, the two best players of the month in the Eastern and Western Conferences.

The Spurs are serious, Popovich is even solemn, and the Knicks will naturally not relax.

"The Spurs are a good opponent. If we beat them, we will have no problems this month."

Coach D'Antoni knows very well that the Knicks have a good schedule this month. Except for the Spurs at the beginning of the month, the other teams are just so-so. There are not many strong teams. Maybe only the Cavaliers in the Christmas game are a bit threatening.

But the Cavaliers were shattered last month.

The Knicks are very good at playing against James. They let him do whatever he wants and get whatever he wants. He can do whatever he wants, but I will consume you and cut off your connection with your teammates.

The Knicks had everyone as a team, and the three musketeers, the Tsunami brothers, were in great form, defeating the Cavaliers in one round.

This was all inspired by the warriors beating the knights in the previous life.

The Spurs are not easy to deal with.

In the last life, the peak Warriors almost lost to the Spurs. If it weren't for the scumbag Pachulia who stepped up and destroyed Leonard with a kick that changed history, the Warriors' future would have been uncertain.

In the 15-16 season of the previous life, I only remember the 1-3 comeback in the finals, the 1-3 comeback in the Western Conference Finals, Curry's unanimous MVP vote, and the 73-win runner-up...

In the neglected corner, the Spurs quietly played the best game in history.

Regular season 67 wins and 15 losses, the best record in team history, Leonard DPOY, MVP voting second

(The first place in MVP is Curry, the unanimous MVP), the Spurs averaged only 92.9 points per game in the regular season and had a home record of 40 wins and 1 loss.

The only game they lost was to the Warriors.

It can be said that the 15-16 season is the craziest season in history without any doubt.

Who still remembers that in the final moments after the game, besides the Warriors, there was another team that had a chance to hit 70 wins.

Of course, what’s even crazier is that such a Spurs team was overturned by the Thunder, who had only 55 wins that season, in the Western Conference semifinals.

It can only be said that the young and strong are more powerful. The Thunder did restrain the Spurs, and the second young player's farmer's three punches were enough to break Popovich's iron wall.

All I can say is that if the Spurs had met the Warriors instead of the Thunder in the semifinals, perhaps the result would have been different. After all, Popovich had prepared for the Warriors for an entire season and even defeated the Warriors once at home, giving the Warriors, who had only lost nine games that season, one of their losses.

In his previous life, Popovich was preparing for the Warriors, but now, it has changed to the Knicks.

It’s just that Popovich is also very confused at the moment, because he has been preparing for a long time and encountered the same problem as other teams, that is: the Knicks do not play by the rules!

It's changed again!

Three points, three points, three points!

Bobo deeply agrees with what the outside world calls a tsunami.

Curry, Klay...

These two players, who were previously ignored by many people, played at an All-Star level.

Do not!

And not just any All-Star!

The two's three-point shooting ability is definitely at a historical level!

Curry with the ball, Klay without the ball...

Popovich is having a huge headache now. He doesn't even know who Leonard should defend.

After thinking it over, he decided to still focus his defense on Zuo Li.

"Zuo Li is the core, we must cut off his connection with others!"

According to Popovich's deployment, on the night of December 12, the Spurs set a big net for Zuo Li.

After the jump ball, rookie No. 23 directly faced veteran No. 1!

This comes from Yang Yi, who said: "Zuo Li has ushered in his eighth season. In the past, we always said that Zuo Li was still a newcomer. Now, Zuo Li has become a veteran in the league, although he is only 27 years old..."

"Then his opponent! Tim Duncan, 40 years old this year, is getting better and better this season. His current shooting rate is 60%, which is very efficient."

"So what kind of sparks can the No. 23 rookie and the No. 1 veteran create?"

They were not disappointed.

Zuo Li and Duncan played very actively and proactively, with old Duncan even showing off his long-lost high fadeaway shot.

However, as the game went on, Spurs fans felt something was wrong.

No, why, the score gap is getting bigger and bigger!

The reason is all outside!

Zuo Li and Duncan are entangled over there, on the outside, the Knicks tsunami is coming!

Curry teased Parker, dribbled behind his back and made a difficult three-pointer to open the scoring, then Klay picked up the ball and shot without giving Leonard any chance to block it...

Then, the Spurs failed to score twice in a row, and Zuo Li quickly seized the opportunity to convert after protecting the rebound!

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