May 22.

The Western Conference Finals started first.

"Little Overlord" Stodmeier was in a state of great condition, and he scored 41 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block in just 21 shots.

Nash was also in excellent form, scoring 29 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

The Suns scored a high score of 114 points.

But the Spurs are also excellent.

Parker scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

Duncan scored 28 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.

Ginobili scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

In addition, veteran Brent Barry scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals.

Veteran Horry scored 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Two veterans who seemed to retire at any time in the regular season directly gave the Suns a blow.

The first nba turtle "pretending to be dead" and the "pretending to be old" team proved it.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Suns 121:114.

After the game, it was not Barry and Horry who received the biggest praise from the fans...

But Popovich.

"Bobo's vision of selecting people is amazing. He chose a group of players who no one wants, Bowen, Horry... but when the Spurs broke out, this is Bole!"

"He is not only good at selecting people, but also good at using people. Players like Bowen who no one wants are just defending when they are under his command. Horry, who is abandoned by the Lakers, is also an important player under his command. And Brent..."

"NBA's strongest coach, Popovich is definitely one of them."

...

When Li Lei was fine, he browsed the forum.

His feeling is: Popovich is of course great, but there is no need to give him all the credit.

On the basketball court, the most important thing is the players.

The Spurs' core is Duncan.

With Duncan here, the Spurs will always be a favorite to win the championship.

Without Duncan, Popovich would be a skillful woman who would not cook without rice.

This incident has been proven after Duncan retired.

Duncan is undoubtedly a super giant, now second only to O'Neal among the current players.

But the two are completely different.

O'Neal showed unparalleled personal dominance.

Duncan showed indeed the core cohesion of a team.

On the court, Duncan will help his teammates cover, organize high positions, assist in defense, and repair defense... do all the dirty and tiring work.

When his teammates are in good condition, Duncan is willing to play as a supporter. When his teammates are in bad condition, he stands up again.

Besides Duncan, which superstar would do these things?

Duncan's teammates can always play good data, which is closely related to Duncan's help.

To put it simply, Duncan is good at making teammates better.

...

the next day.

It was the first day of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Li Lei got up in the morning, drank a glass of water, and then started running towards the American Airlines Center Arena.

"Hi, Stone! You guys did a good job in the last round."

I occasionally encounter citizens of Miami on the road.

Because Li Lei has been running on this road for almost two years, some people are already familiar with each other and greet them enthusiastically.

"You must win tonight!"

"I got the ticket for tonight, and I will go to the scene to cheer you on."

"Kill the savages in the Motor City!"

...

Li Lei also waved to respond.

He has always been very attentive when dealing with fans.

The Heat have entered the division finals in these two seasons and are undoubtedly strong teams.

This made Miami's sluggish football market in the past few years extremely popular, and more and more people paying attention to basketball in this city.

On the other side of the ocean, domestic fans got up early and stood in front of the TV.

Today is the weekend, and it coincides with g1, so fans will certainly not miss this game.

in the country, basketball is even more popular than Miami.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most popular sport in China.

Li Lei entered the American Airlines Center, had breakfast first, and then went directly to the deputy hall.

Before I entered the door, I could hear the sound of a basketball hitting the floor.

"Who is so diligent?"

Li Lei was puzzled and pushed the door open and saw a big white man.

"Dako?"

That's right, he is a Pistons player, the second-place pick Dako Milicic of the 2003 class.

Milicic's eyes were born with a sense of alertness, and he felt a little softer when he saw Li Lei.

"Stone!"

The two of them are old friends.

The two have played together since the Heat's trial.

In each offseason in the future, Milicic would also accept Li Lei's invitation to train together.

Just in time, the two of them trained together.

Li Lei started bullfighting with Milicic.

Milicic either breaks, shoots, three-pointers, steps under the basket, fake moves, hard chisels... There is nothing he can't do, and his skills are very comprehensive.

Because of his height, Li Lei could not defend him at all.

But he couldn't defend against Li Lei.

The two tied.

After sweating, the two sat on the sidelines to rest.

Milicic was silent as usual.

Li Lei could only speak first: "Dako, your defense has made great progress this year!"

"Really?"

Milicic is like a three-year-old who has been praised, and is particularly happy.

But in just a moment, he regained his cold face.

Li Lei couldn't help but sigh: The problem boy!

Milicic has a real psychological problem.

I still remember the first time I met, he and Dior invited Milicic to team up... This guy was full of alert and looked like "You are bad guys".

However, Li Lei has been in contact with Milicic in recent years, and he can understand Milicic's background.

Milicic's father was forced to participate in the Bosnia-Herzegovina War since childhood. When he was a child, he almost relied on his mother to do hard work.

When he was 14 years old, he was recruited into the local team. His mother sold his property and bought a cow in order to let him drink milk.

As he trained in a shabby stadium, there were NATO bombers hovering constantly in the sky.

Every day he may be the last day.

Milicic has seen too much poverty, death, war... It is no surprise that he has developed such a personality.

If a country is not strong, it will be bullied.

Li Lei nodded: "Of course, the super defender in front of you who has been selected as the first defense for two consecutive years. He will not tell lies."

Milicici nodded: "It's Chauncey (Billups) and Rashid (Wallace). They taught me a lot, but..."

Li Lei stopped Milicic from continuing to speak.

He knew what he wanted to say.

However, his coach is Larry Brown, an ultimate pervert who doesn't give him a chance to play.

"Dako, I'll tell you a story."

Li Lei held Milicic's back and said, "There is a saying in my hometown: If you don't make a sound, you will make a big splash. It's about more than 2,000 years ago, there was a king named Xiong Lu. He had not issued a decree once in three years, and later..."

Milicic listened very attentively.

In this alliance, perhaps only Li Lei is willing to communicate with him like this.
Chapter completed!