Super Role Player

The Spurs won the first game, and the 15-point difference made the series a little out of control.

"The Spurs have a 15-point advantage and easily won the first game of the Western Conference semifinals!"

"The Spurs easily won by 15 points, and the strength gap between the teams in the playoffs is so terrifying?"

"The gap in strength is too large, the most boring playoffs in history!"

Mike Budenholzer threw away the newspaper in his hand, and then scolded his mother: "This group of ****, we won and they jumped out and said the game was not exciting."

Looking at Mike Budenholzer, who has no air of demeanor, Popovich smiled and shook his head: "Okay, Mike, in fact, they are just flattering us in another way, but this way does make us feel better." People hate it, not to mention, grizzly bears are not that easy to deal with, you and I both know it."

Mike Budenholzer nodded. He agreed with Popovich. The Grizzlies are not that easy to deal with. In the last game, if the Spurs' morale was not high and the game state was extremely good, the Spurs would not have led by three quarters. With 20 points, the competition will be relatively more intense.

Because the Grizzlies are improving, they are improving every year. This year's Grizzlies are obviously a bit of a defensive version of the Spurs.

In the last game, the Spurs were in such a good state that they virtually failed the Grizzlies' defense, but in the second game, everything may not be certain.

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The Spurs easily won the first round of the second round, but the Thunder were stubbornly blocked by the Warriors.

In Oklahoma City, the Thunder with Dewey's second junior was pushed by the Warriors until the last quarter. In the last five minutes, the Warriors suddenly rained three-pointers, leading by 10 points at once, and then passed the offensive. Continued pick-and-roll attacks to maintain the lead.

At the end of the game, the Warriors actually beat the Thunder by 9 points in an away game 113:104! There was a big upset in the first round of the second round.

The Eastern Conference also had an upset. In the first game between the Heat and the Bulls, the Bulls played a very brilliant team defense. The only defense against the Big Three was James, who performed normally. The Heat also unexpectedly lost to the Bulls by 81:97, losing the first game.

The Pacers and Knicks also played fiercely, and the game lasted until the last quarter, and there was still suspense.

But in the last quarter, the more stable Pacers won. They scored through continuous teamwork and slowly led the Knicks. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Knicks 103:98 away and won.

In this way, in the second round of the four games, except for the Spurs' victory over the Grizzlies, the other three games were all down. This result made the group of reporters who had been advocating that the playoffs were not exciting.

"Under three games, the nba ushers in a prosperous age!"

"This is the most exciting playoffs ever!"

These climaxing remarks made the Spurs the most destructive team, but Popovich didn't care. Before the second game, the low-key Spurs chose to prepare quietly. Now, the silence on the Spurs side is very unique.

The Spurs are very quiet, but it is difficult for Anxi to calm down. In the past few days, more and more media have interviewed Anxi through Ivor Clark. Many of them are non-sports media, and most of them come from Asia, such as Xinhua News Agency. CCTV, as well as some Korean and Japanese media also approached Anxi for an interview.

All of this is because of the Most Improved Player trophy.

This crystal cup has been perfectly placed by Anxi in its own trophy showcase. There is also a three-pointer trophy, a rookie challenge MVP trophy and a dunk trophy in the showcase. Player trophies, four trophies also make Anxi's trophy showcase a bit interesting.

As for the interview, Anxi only agreed to the interviews from Xinhua News Agency and CCTV, and Anxi rejected all the interviews from the top Korean media.

And the fact that Anxi won the Most Improved Player Award has been discussed for a long time in China.

Basically the atmosphere is still very good,

There is no criticism in the country, but all kinds of "comfort", encouragement, and fans of Anxi.

However, there are also many black fans who brought up the rhythm. For example, they mentioned the curse of the Most Improved Player Award.

Jaylen Rose in the 99-00 season, after winning the Most Improved Player, never continued to improve; Tracy McGrady in the 00-01 season, although a former superstar, many people still think that , McGrady did not realize all his talents; Jermaine O'Neal in the 01-02 season, similarly, after the Most Improved Player, basically did not become a superstar as people expected.

Since the 04-05 season, the curse of the most improved player has become more obvious. Bobby Simmons fell due to various reasons in the second season of getting the most improved player; Boris in the 05-06 season The same is true for Diaw. After the most improved player, he was plagued by injuries; the same is true for Monta Ellis later.

The most improved player is basically regarded as an unknown award. Even if you have enough strength, maybe you will lack some effort, or even if you have both strength and effort, accidents such as injuries will appear.

Anxi is naturally aware of the curses of the most improved players, but he doesn't take it seriously. With the jersey system, what are these curses? Difficulty Can these rumored spells be more powerful than the system?

On May 7, 2013, at six o'clock in the evening, the second game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies began at the Att Arena.

Anxi received the most improved player trophy in the last game, so as soon as Anxi appeared in this game, reporters soon came to the door.

Turner Sports was responsible for the broadcast of the game. Craig Sager held a microphone and went off the field to find players who could be interviewed, so he quickly found Anxi.

"Ann, you received the Most Improved Player trophy in the last game. How are you feeling these two days?"

Anxi nodded: "Not bad."

Craig Sager froze for a moment, is that the end? Are the Spurs players infected by Popovich?

However, he was only slightly stunned for a moment, quickly adjusted, and continued to ask: "Then what do you want to say about this game?"

Anxi looked at the camera behind Craig Sagel. He knew that everything he said was being broadcast live, so he was more careful when answering. After thinking about it for a while, Anxi said: "Win this game."

"But Zach Randolph said that he won't let you continue to win." Craig Sager said quickly, Anxi glanced at Craig Sager lightly, and he seemed to say again, I see through you, You are making trouble.

It was rare for Craig Sagel to provoke something. He blushed and passed the microphone towards Anxi's mouth, as if to say again: "Say it so fast."

For Zach Randolph, Anxi does not have the slightest affection now. No one likes a person who is full of foul words, so Anxi answered this question quite bluntly: "He is talking big, if this game If I get a chance to fight him, I'll kick his ass!"

The game started quickly. In the second game, the Grizzlies changed their starting lineup. The point guard is still McConley, the power forward is still Zach Randolph, and the center has not changed-Marc Gasol, but scoring There have been obvious changes in the two positions of guard and small forward.

Lionel Hollins chose Jerry Bayless as the starter, let Bayless and McConley form a double point guard combination, plus Tony Allen cameo small forward, the Grizzlies put on an outside deflection in the second game. A short lineup, but the purpose of the Grizzlies' adjustment is somewhat obvious. Their offense was once unfavorable in the last battle, so Bayless was allowed to start this battle to strengthen their offense.

Anxi is still a substitute in this game, and the Spurs are still a regular starter without any changes.

Thiago Split and Marc Gasol scrambled for the ball. This time Marc Gasol jumped higher and directly won the ball.

After the contest in the first game, the two teams also got to know each other a lot, so the Grizzlies entered the state directly for the first ball. , the most critical factor is the rhythm of the game.

The Grizzlies are slow-paced, and the Spurs are fast and sometimes slow, but for the Grizzlies, what they need to do most is to let the rhythm of the game be controlled by themselves, instead of being dragged into the rhythm of the Spurs by the Spurs.

The opening game was fierce. McConley missed a layup with the ball and Split grabbed the rebound.

The Spurs launched an offense, Tim Duncan on the inside missed a close-range jumper, and Marc Gasol protected the rebound.

Both teams failed to score in the opening game, and then they continued to hit the iron. Tony Parker made a sudden stop and missed a jumper, and Zach Randolph missed a high jumper...

The game lasted more than three minutes, and the two teams were unable to open the scoring accounts.

Popovich on the sidelines was a little anxious. Popovich saw this game very clearly. Apart from the rhythm battle between the two teams, there is another important point, that is, whether the Spurs can play their offense or not. Whether the Bears can play their defense, if the Spurs play offense, the Spurs will have a big chance of winning, but if the Grizzlies are allowed to play their defense, as they are doing now, the Grizzlies' chances of winning will be great all of a sudden.

After another two minutes of bleak offense, the Spurs and the Grizzlies scored 2:3, and the Grizzlies scored 3 points. At this time, Popovich finally couldn't stand it anymore and called a timeout.

After the timeout, Popovich got angry. The Spurs' offense was really bad. Tony Parker missed two shots, and Kawhi Leonard also missed two shots. The only goal was dunked by Duncan, but Duncan It was only 1 of 3 shots. After the dismal shooting rate made Popovich angry, he chose to make a substitution.

"Ann, Manu, you come out and replace Danny and Thiago, Ann, you go to play the fourth position, pay attention to the offensive end is mostly active on the bottom line."

Popovich arranged for Anxi to play the fourth position, but Anxi looked eager to try... (To be continued.)