Chapter 827 Never underestimate the heart of a champion
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Zhuan Zhu
Looking at the team with low morale, Popovich felt that this would definitely not work and some changes must be made!
On the plane flying back to San Antonio, Popovich specifically found Duncan.
Popovich said Duncan will increase his playing time in the next few games to prepare him.
This idea coincides with Duncan. Although his playing time has increased tonight, Duncan feels it is not enough.
If you want to beat the Knicks, you have to stay on the court longer.
Popovich has always been very economical with players, so his players can play until they are very old and still maintain a certain competitive level. But this series is different. This is the finals. It is reasonable to break the rules and increase the playing time of core players. middle.
Popovich also said the same thing to Ginobili.
As for Parker, Popovich didn't say anything because he already had enough playing time.
The day after he returned to San Antonio, Popovich called the team for a small meeting.
In addition to deploying tactics, it is more important to boost the morale of the team.
Everyone understands what it means to be behind 0-2 in the finals. In the next games, the Spurs have to win four games to win the cup, and the Spurs only have three home games. This means that they have to fight for the next one while lagging behind in strength and momentum. Only away from home.
Almost no one outside believed that the Spurs could do it, but their players did not give up. These veteran players were very tough and had seen all kinds of storms.
Duncan rarely spoke: "Let's not think too much, and don't think too far ahead. We just need to think about how to win the next game."
The Spurs players nodded, they felt that what Duncan said made sense.
If you say you want to win 4 games, it sounds very difficult and far away. If you say you only think about winning the next game, it is much easier.
Duncan is worthy of having a master's degree in psychology. Although his tone of speech was plain, he inspired the whole team to a great extent.
Confidence is important, it is the basis for winning.
For the Knicks, Nelson also held a small meeting with the players after arriving in San Antonio.
The Knicks players performed very relaxedly, and they were so busy that they felt that the 2-0 lead was stable.Nelson is a little worried. Sometimes being too relaxed when the big game is about is not necessarily a good thing.
"A Yan, the men's basketball training camp has started, did you know?" After the meeting, A Lian found Chen Yan.
"I know, Yunus called me." Chen Yan replied.
Chen Yan's arrival triggered a butterfly effect, and Yunus is still the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.
"Isn't our running-in time a little too short?" Arab asked.
"Don't think so much, focus on the finals in front of you first. You have to eat every meal and play every game." Chen Yan said.
"We won't have a training camp in Guangzhou until July 7, and will go to London to play in the Olympics on July 6. I'm worried that the time is too tight and the running-in is not enough." A Lian said.
"UAE, you are thinking too much. These national team players are all our old teammates. Most of them played together in the 08 Olympics. The head coach Yunus has also been with this team for a long time. We are familiar with each other and have a great understanding," Chen Yan said.
Ah Lian nodded, but still had concerns.
Chen Yan saw what he was thinking, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Work hard to win the finals, so that we can return to the national team training early. If we go back with the championship, it will be a boost to our confidence, and it will be good for the entire team." The confidence of the national team is also improved. When they think about having two NBA championship players on the team, they will definitely have more confidence to play."
After hearing this, Ah Lian's eyes became firm: "Yes, Ah Yan, you are right, the top priority now is to win the Spurs."
After a while, Swift's call also came in.
"You are really a busy man. After the finals, you have to go back to China for training and then play in the Olympics."
"How did you know this?" Chen Yan asked.
"Do you think I don't use the Internet?"
"Hahaha, I will return to China for training on July 7th and go to London on the 6rd." Chen Yan said.
"So this year's vacation is ruined again?" Swift said disappointedly.
"You can come to China with me, haven't you always wanted to come?"
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Swift suddenly became excited: "Really? But don't you want to train?"
Chen Yan smiled and said: "Oh my God, training is not a prison!"
Swift was also amused by Chen Yan: "Hahaha, then it's settled."
"You have to be prepared. You are very popular in China and there are many fans of yours there." Chen Yan said with a smile.
"Then I want to meet you even more." Swift smiled.
"I hope you can still smile and say this when you are surrounded by fans and can't walk."
Swift knows nothing about domestic fans. China’s star-chasers are definitely the craziest group in the world.
G3 started playing soon.
The atmosphere at the ATT Arena, the Spurs' home stadium, was lively. Fans entered the venue early and held signs to support the home team.
The Spurs players all looked serious when they came out.
The team is already 0-2 behind and will be on the edge of the cliff if they lose another game.
"This game is not easy to play. It is still very difficult to sweep a team like the Spurs. They will rely on their home court advantage to fight to the death." Zhang Liji said.
"Yes, but from another perspective, if the Knicks win this game, it will basically win the championship in advance." Yu Jia said.
When Chen Yan came on the stage, the audience booed.
Spurs fans hate this guy. Chen Yan often ruined the Spurs' good things during his Suns days, and he still lingers after switching to the Knicks.
Chen Yan enjoys the boos from the away fans. The more the enemy fans hate him, the better he is doing.
In the stands, TNT commentator Barkley said: "The Spurs caused a lot of trouble to the Knicks in the last game. This game returns to home, and they have a greater chance of winning."
"In the first two games, Popovich didn't find a good way to limit Chen Yan. Let's see what changes they will have on the defensive end in this game, whether they will continue to use Leonard to defend alone or double-team, or Some other way."
Barkley smiled and said: "Continue to use Leonard to defend alone? Stop it. That kid is already miserable enough. He probably has a psychological shadow now. If he defends for two more games, he will probably think of quitting the professional league."
"Leonard is a young man with great potential on the defensive end, but it is too risky for Popovich to use such a young man to defend Chen on such an important stage in the Finals," Kenny Smith said.
Both commentators guessed wrong. In G3, Popovich continued to boldly adopt Leonard's strategy of defending Chen Yan alone.
In fact, two days before the game started, Popovich discussed how to restrict Chen Yan.
He had also wavered. Should he use two people to flank Chen Yan?
But he quickly got objections from other members of the coaching staff, because the Knicks have too many shooters, and they are all high-quality shooters. Chen Yan’s passing is also first-rate. If he is double-teamed, others are likely to shoot directly through the basket. net.
Popovich also agrees with this idea. If it were not the case, he would double-team Chen Yan from the first game.
The Spurs still want to use their best defensive system to restrict Chen Yan and other Knicks players. Even if Chen Yan scores high points, at least other Knicks players must be unable to play, so that the Spurs have a chance to win.
The Spurs changed their lineup in this game, and Ginobili was put into the starting lineup.
This change also allowed the Spurs to grab the start.
When Ginobili is on the court, Duncan and Parker will have much more offensive space and scoring opportunities.
On the defensive end, the Spurs continued to defend Chen Yan alone, allowing him to score and denying others the opportunity to take open shots.
At 6 minutes, Ginobili took a break.
He has a heavy burden tonight, and he has to lead the second team.
After a minute and a half of rest in the second quarter, Ginobili came on again.
His form was average in the first two games, but he exploded in the third game.
Scored 16 points in one and a half quarters, all difficult, no matter how hard you shoot.
The Knicks' substitute group was a little lost under the pressure of the Spurs. Shuhao and Alian didn't know what they were doing. They missed consecutive shots and made mistakes. After playing 3 minutes, they were replaced by Nelson.
Al Harrington didn't make any mistakes, but he couldn't shoot three-pointers. Beverley and Barea also performed below the standard. Veteran Kenyon Martin became the Knicks' best substitute, but he Not the kind of player who can influence the game.
Chen Yan and Curry came on the court early, and Popovich immediately sent in Duncan and Parker when he saw the Knicks' substitutions.
He held nothing back in order to maintain his lead.
At halftime, the San Antonio Spurs led 59 to 49 by 10 points.
Barkley commented: "Tonight the Spurs were both offensive and defensive. The Knicks relied too much on their main players. They scored 49 of 41 points in the starting lineup and only 8 points off the bench. This is very abnormal."
In the second half, the Spurs did not pursue the victory. They controlled the rhythm on the court very experiencedly.
This is the most disgusting thing.
The Knicks are not afraid that others will attack them, but they are afraid that they will not attack them.
On the defensive end, the Spurs began to use dirty tricks and kept making various small moves.
This is the Spurs' home court, and they know the referee will turn a blind eye to their own little moves.
Chen Yan hit two three-pointers before the end of the third quarter, once chasing the point difference to 4 points.
But the Spurs maintained their tenacity until the end.
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs controlled the rhythm and rebounding.
The Knicks were powerless and ultimately lost G101 110-3.
Chen Yan played 41 minutes in this game and scored 50 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds.
The Spurs almost cut him off from his teammates and let him score on his own.
When Chen Yan faced reporters after the game, he took all the blame on himself. He said that he should score more points so that the team would not lose.
But everyone knew that it was not his fault for losing this game.
Duncan played 40 minutes and scored 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks.
帕克打了41分钟，拿到16分7助攻3篮板3抢断。
Ginobili played 33 minutes and scored 34 points and 4 assists.
All three of them gave their all, and Barkley couldn't help but praise: "The Spurs old guys have worked hard."
Kenny Smith even said the famous NBA saying: "You should never underestimate the heart of a champion."
On the plane flying back to San Antonio, Popovich specifically found Duncan.
Popovich said Duncan will increase his playing time in the next few games to prepare him.
This idea coincides with Duncan. Although his playing time has increased tonight, Duncan feels it is not enough.
If you want to beat the Knicks, you have to stay on the court longer.
Popovich has always been very economical with players, so his players can play until they are very old and still maintain a certain competitive level. But this series is different. This is the finals. It is reasonable to break the rules and increase the playing time of core players. middle.
Popovich also said the same thing to Ginobili.
As for Parker, Popovich didn't say anything because he already had enough playing time.
The day after he returned to San Antonio, Popovich called the team for a small meeting.
In addition to deploying tactics, it is more important to boost the morale of the team.
Everyone understands what it means to be behind 0-2 in the finals. In the next games, the Spurs have to win four games to win the cup, and the Spurs only have three home games. This means that they have to fight for the next one while lagging behind in strength and momentum. Only away from home.
Almost no one outside believed that the Spurs could do it, but their players did not give up. These veteran players were very tough and had seen all kinds of storms.
Duncan rarely spoke: "Let's not think too much, and don't think too far ahead. We just need to think about how to win the next game."
The Spurs players nodded, they felt that what Duncan said made sense.
If you say you want to win 4 games, it sounds very difficult and far away. If you say you only think about winning the next game, it is much easier.
Duncan is worthy of having a master's degree in psychology. Although his tone of speech was plain, he inspired the whole team to a great extent.
Confidence is important, it is the basis for winning.
For the Knicks, Nelson also held a small meeting with the players after arriving in San Antonio.
The Knicks players performed very relaxedly, and they were so busy that they felt that the 2-0 lead was stable.Nelson is a little worried. Sometimes being too relaxed when the big game is about is not necessarily a good thing.
"A Yan, the men's basketball training camp has started, did you know?" After the meeting, A Lian found Chen Yan.
"I know, Yunus called me." Chen Yan replied.
Chen Yan's arrival triggered a butterfly effect, and Yunus is still the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.
"Isn't our running-in time a little too short?" Arab asked.
"Don't think so much, focus on the finals in front of you first. You have to eat every meal and play every game." Chen Yan said.
"We won't have a training camp in Guangzhou until July 7, and will go to London to play in the Olympics on July 6. I'm worried that the time is too tight and the running-in is not enough." A Lian said.
"UAE, you are thinking too much. These national team players are all our old teammates. Most of them played together in the 08 Olympics. The head coach Yunus has also been with this team for a long time. We are familiar with each other and have a great understanding," Chen Yan said.
Ah Lian nodded, but still had concerns.
Chen Yan saw what he was thinking, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Work hard to win the finals, so that we can return to the national team training early. If we go back with the championship, it will be a boost to our confidence, and it will be good for the entire team." The confidence of the national team is also improved. When they think about having two NBA championship players on the team, they will definitely have more confidence to play."
After hearing this, Ah Lian's eyes became firm: "Yes, Ah Yan, you are right, the top priority now is to win the Spurs."
After a while, Swift's call also came in.
"You are really a busy man. After the finals, you have to go back to China for training and then play in the Olympics."
"How did you know this?" Chen Yan asked.
"Do you think I don't use the Internet?"
"Hahaha, I will return to China for training on July 7th and go to London on the 6rd." Chen Yan said.
"So this year's vacation is ruined again?" Swift said disappointedly.
"You can come to China with me, haven't you always wanted to come?"
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Swift suddenly became excited: "Really? But don't you want to train?"
Chen Yan smiled and said: "Oh my God, training is not a prison!"
Swift was also amused by Chen Yan: "Hahaha, then it's settled."
"You have to be prepared. You are very popular in China and there are many fans of yours there." Chen Yan said with a smile.
"Then I want to meet you even more." Swift smiled.
"I hope you can still smile and say this when you are surrounded by fans and can't walk."
Swift knows nothing about domestic fans. China’s star-chasers are definitely the craziest group in the world.
G3 started playing soon.
The atmosphere at the ATT Arena, the Spurs' home stadium, was lively. Fans entered the venue early and held signs to support the home team.
The Spurs players all looked serious when they came out.
The team is already 0-2 behind and will be on the edge of the cliff if they lose another game.
"This game is not easy to play. It is still very difficult to sweep a team like the Spurs. They will rely on their home court advantage to fight to the death." Zhang Liji said.
"Yes, but from another perspective, if the Knicks win this game, it will basically win the championship in advance." Yu Jia said.
When Chen Yan came on the stage, the audience booed.
Spurs fans hate this guy. Chen Yan often ruined the Spurs' good things during his Suns days, and he still lingers after switching to the Knicks.
Chen Yan enjoys the boos from the away fans. The more the enemy fans hate him, the better he is doing.
In the stands, TNT commentator Barkley said: "The Spurs caused a lot of trouble to the Knicks in the last game. This game returns to home, and they have a greater chance of winning."
"In the first two games, Popovich didn't find a good way to limit Chen Yan. Let's see what changes they will have on the defensive end in this game, whether they will continue to use Leonard to defend alone or double-team, or Some other way."
Barkley smiled and said: "Continue to use Leonard to defend alone? Stop it. That kid is already miserable enough. He probably has a psychological shadow now. If he defends for two more games, he will probably think of quitting the professional league."
"Leonard is a young man with great potential on the defensive end, but it is too risky for Popovich to use such a young man to defend Chen on such an important stage in the Finals," Kenny Smith said.
Both commentators guessed wrong. In G3, Popovich continued to boldly adopt Leonard's strategy of defending Chen Yan alone.
In fact, two days before the game started, Popovich discussed how to restrict Chen Yan.
He had also wavered. Should he use two people to flank Chen Yan?
But he quickly got objections from other members of the coaching staff, because the Knicks have too many shooters, and they are all high-quality shooters. Chen Yan’s passing is also first-rate. If he is double-teamed, others are likely to shoot directly through the basket. net.
Popovich also agrees with this idea. If it were not the case, he would double-team Chen Yan from the first game.
The Spurs still want to use their best defensive system to restrict Chen Yan and other Knicks players. Even if Chen Yan scores high points, at least other Knicks players must be unable to play, so that the Spurs have a chance to win.
The Spurs changed their lineup in this game, and Ginobili was put into the starting lineup.
This change also allowed the Spurs to grab the start.
When Ginobili is on the court, Duncan and Parker will have much more offensive space and scoring opportunities.
On the defensive end, the Spurs continued to defend Chen Yan alone, allowing him to score and denying others the opportunity to take open shots.
At 6 minutes, Ginobili took a break.
He has a heavy burden tonight, and he has to lead the second team.
After a minute and a half of rest in the second quarter, Ginobili came on again.
His form was average in the first two games, but he exploded in the third game.
Scored 16 points in one and a half quarters, all difficult, no matter how hard you shoot.
The Knicks' substitute group was a little lost under the pressure of the Spurs. Shuhao and Alian didn't know what they were doing. They missed consecutive shots and made mistakes. After playing 3 minutes, they were replaced by Nelson.
Al Harrington didn't make any mistakes, but he couldn't shoot three-pointers. Beverley and Barea also performed below the standard. Veteran Kenyon Martin became the Knicks' best substitute, but he Not the kind of player who can influence the game.
Chen Yan and Curry came on the court early, and Popovich immediately sent in Duncan and Parker when he saw the Knicks' substitutions.
He held nothing back in order to maintain his lead.
At halftime, the San Antonio Spurs led 59 to 49 by 10 points.
Barkley commented: "Tonight the Spurs were both offensive and defensive. The Knicks relied too much on their main players. They scored 49 of 41 points in the starting lineup and only 8 points off the bench. This is very abnormal."
In the second half, the Spurs did not pursue the victory. They controlled the rhythm on the court very experiencedly.
This is the most disgusting thing.
The Knicks are not afraid that others will attack them, but they are afraid that they will not attack them.
On the defensive end, the Spurs began to use dirty tricks and kept making various small moves.
This is the Spurs' home court, and they know the referee will turn a blind eye to their own little moves.
Chen Yan hit two three-pointers before the end of the third quarter, once chasing the point difference to 4 points.
But the Spurs maintained their tenacity until the end.
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs controlled the rhythm and rebounding.
The Knicks were powerless and ultimately lost G101 110-3.
Chen Yan played 41 minutes in this game and scored 50 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds.
The Spurs almost cut him off from his teammates and let him score on his own.
When Chen Yan faced reporters after the game, he took all the blame on himself. He said that he should score more points so that the team would not lose.
But everyone knew that it was not his fault for losing this game.
Duncan played 40 minutes and scored 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks.
帕克打了41分钟，拿到16分7助攻3篮板3抢断。
Ginobili played 33 minutes and scored 34 points and 4 assists.
All three of them gave their all, and Barkley couldn't help but praise: "The Spurs old guys have worked hard."
Kenny Smith even said the famous NBA saying: "You should never underestimate the heart of a champion."
