Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 818: Finally an opponent!

Looking at Anthony's leaving figure, Li Tian felt suddenly uneasy. After all, this guy's dreams had been ruined many times.

No, more of it was James who was ruined.

"Li, I finally understand your good intentions." D'Antoni said seriously.

He has a deep understanding. Although he has been hanging around more in the past few seasons, it is not without gains.He learned to compromise, learned how to communicate with players, and even more learned how to keep the team's combat effectiveness under the new league structure.

When he was with the Suns, he just wanted the regular season record, and then used Nash and Stoudemire crazily. Fortunately, Stoudemire was still so young, but Nash's body was not that good.

Being on the court for a long time, consuming the main players crazily in order to win.This is not that era, when all players only wanted to win, but after the Bulls' last dynasty, injury management slowly began to be mentioned.

At that time, D'Antoni paid more attention to the regular season record. Just look at Nash's number of appearances. In the Mavericks from 00 to 04, he had perfect attendance in two regular season seasons. After arriving with the Suns, the number of appearances increased. Slumped, but his playing time per game was the highest of his career in several seasons.

Although he won the regular season MVP for two consecutive seasons, his record deteriorated a bit in the playoffs.Nash's physical condition is already weak compared to other NBA stars. He competes all year round. In the last few seasons, the aging Nash and Kobe were directly disabled by D'Antoni's fast break.

It's not that D'Antoni is bad, nor is it bad at fast break tactics, it's mainly because he doesn't have a reasonable way to integrate players into the tactical system. How old are Kobe and Nash in the 12-14 season? Kobe's training volume is far beyond ordinary people. Gasol is getting older and has discomfort in his Achilles tendon. Howard has such a tall height and weight, as well as his back. The reason for the injury, just running back and forth like this, who can bear it?
Now D'Antoni is no longer a coach obsessed with fast breaks. In the past few seasons, the team has had centers like O'Neal and Yao Ming, and he has also begun to engage in positional warfare.

He began to understand the players' personalities, playing styles, and playing habits. He no longer required everyone to be the same. He began to treat each player differently, which not only enriched the tactics, but also brought the players to their best condition.

"Good intentions?" Li Tian was confused. When did he have good intentions?
"You rested Yao back to back and promoted George to the starting lineup. I know you sacrificed a lot. Playing shooting guard now is a position you are very unfamiliar with. You..."

D'Antoni's praise made Li Tian stunned. On the one hand, he did this to continue Yao Ming's career, and on the other hand, it was purely for fishing. With George in the starting lineup, he naturally doesn't have to attack as hard as he can in every game. After getting more than 20 points, you can fish at any time, so don't be too happy.

"Uh" didn't realize that he was so good that he was almost called a saint.

D'Antoni knows that in the past few seasons, the Knicks have been able to reach the finals and win the championship, and the health of the players is the ultimate reason.Just like the last round against the Nets, if Stoudemire had not been injured, no one knows what would have happened next.

"Coach, stop boasting and prepare well for the next round of the finals. Whether it's the Lakers or the Spurs, whoever laughs in the end will make it very difficult for us to play next!"

He quickly interrupted D'Antoni to continue to praise him. If he continued to praise him like this, Li Tiandu wanted to retire early and go to the team to be the owner, coach and general manager of the team. That would be the real winner in NBA life.

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After the end of the Eastern Conference, the Western Conference Finals G5 also officially started. Both teams have been traditional strong teams for more than ten years. They have met not once or twice in the playoffs, and there is no need to be familiar with each other. Too much to say.

Spurs starting lineup: Parker, Gary Neal, Leonard, Duncan, Splitter;
Lakers starting lineup: Paul, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, Howard.

Just the starting lineup, it is obvious that the Lakers are stronger, but the Spurs' integrity can definitely make up for all the deficiencies in the lineup, not to mention that there is a demon knife sitting on the bench that can kill the game.

If there is any problem with the Spurs this season, it is that their three-point shooting is indeed a bit poor without Danny Green's firepower protection.

The Spurs' interior is still compressed, which is a huge advantage for the Lakers.

Don't underestimate Danny Green's containment power. You must know that in the previous season, the Spurs were able to win the game in G1 at the Heat's home court. The key factor was Danny Green's 9-for-4 three-pointers. This was the finals, and he was still being defended. Wade, being so powerful, can definitely change the opponent's defensive method and positioning.

Kobe fulfilled his promise and did not launch an attack at the beginning. Instead, he used a breakthrough to lob the ball to Howard under the basket and end the attack with an alley-oop.

"Man, did you see it? I can easily crush the Spurs inside!" Howard was very excited. He finally saw the hope of reaching the finals again. Although he likes happy basketball, he also wants to have honors.

Kobe really wanted to beat this guy, couldn't he see that he would have an advantage by crushing the breakthrough himself and then passing the ball to him?

"Come on!" He replied calmly, and Howard wasn't angry either. Anyway, I had a great time playing, so I was so angry that I couldn't help but feel angry.

The Lakers, who have home court advantage, have been suppressing the Spurs.

The Spurs are at a disadvantage in the starting lineup, but Popovich can sit underneath it like an old dog because he believes that the bench lineup can beat the Lakers bench lineup.

But he miscalculated. Although Sun Yue has been playing as a substitute, he has the ability to start. He has no choice but to take away his boss. When Paul comes, he has no choice but to stay in the substitute lineup. "Whoa!" Relying on the unique advantage of his height, Sun Yue shot from outside the three-point line. With the high turret and Ginobili defending him in front of him as a sight, it was really a accurate shot.

One minute later, Sun Yue scored another three-pointer!
Popovich lost his composure at all. He had no choice because the opponent's defense was too big. He hoped to stand up and defeat Ginobili of the Lakers. He was once again covered by his opponent just like he had lost in those two games. There is no good room to take action.

67:81 Entering the fourth quarter, the Spurs are 14 points behind. Popovich is a little desperate. There is no three-pointer in his team. It is really difficult to recover 14 points in such a game. .

Popovich looked gloomy and looked at everyone coldly. He originally thought that the Spurs had hope this season and could return to the top of the league. However, the Big Four of the Lakers were always a big mountain weighing on the Spurs.

The reason why his face was as dark as ice was to put pressure on the players and stimulate their greatest motivation. After some scolding, although the Spurs' offense and defense became normal, the Lakers did not appear abnormal.

In this way, the Lakers successfully won the battle of Tianwangshan at home, and were only one step away from returning to the finals!
"Lee, just wait, I will definitely avenge the Olympics!" The team won, but Kobe was not happy because his opponent was still resting leisurely.

In a training facility in New York, all the Knicks players had just finished watching the Lakers' G5 game against the Spurs.

"Li, who do you think our final opponent will be?" D'Antoni looked at Li Tian. This has been their traditional practice. Every time they sweep their opponents, they will watch the next round of their opponents' games.

At the end of the game, as long as the series is not over, they will ask who the opponent will be in the next round.

"There is a high probability that it will be the Lakers. Of course, I still hope that the opponent can reach the tiebreaker." If the opponent plays one more game, their probability of winning the finals will be greater.

If nothing else, the media has begun to hype that the Knicks are going to sweep the championship in four rounds.

Many media also believe that the Knicks are too lucky. Their opponents in the first two rounds were not very strong. They just met a strong opponent. The opponent's main general played badly on his own, and the Knicks were lucky enough to sweep the Nets.

But, no matter how you say it, if someone wins, it is a win. You can't say that if a player is injured, someone else's win will not count. You can play again after the injury recovers.

"I also hope for a tiebreaker, but judging from the state of the Lakers, it is probably difficult. They are also eager to end the Western Conference Finals as soon as possible, so that their physical consumption will be reduced a lot." D'Antoni also knows that wishes are beautiful, but they are also Face reality.

"That doesn't matter. As long as you are strong enough, it doesn't matter. No matter who your opponent is, just do it!"

Stephenson, who had been lectured many times, finally said that he didn't deserve a beating.

"Haha, that's right, no matter who the opponent is, we can defeat them, and we won't refuse anyone who comes!"

This is the momentum of a strong team. The Lakers have three All-Star starters, but the Knicks are not weak at all. With two All-Star starters and one All-Star substitute, the lineup is equally luxurious.

More importantly, each of the Knicks' bench lineup has strong strength.

Two days later, G6 of the Western Conference Finals officially started.

As soon as the game started, Kobe directly crushed him. Paul also showed his full control of the court. Although Howard was a bit weak against Duncan in the paint, Gasol's sophistication still made up for this shortcoming.

The four of them worked together, and substitute Sun Yue prevented the counterattack of Ginobili's team at the critical moment, and finally won the series G6 with difficulty and advanced to the finals!
"Now it belongs to me!" Kobe's first sentence when he saw Duncan was the joke they made.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, the future is mine!" If Duncan loses, he loses. There is nothing to be ashamed of. This is not the first time they have lost against the Big Four.

"Kobe, it doesn't matter if you beat us. There is another opponent waiting for you. When you beat them, come to us and brag. Then I will go to Staples and watch that guy lift the trophy!"

Ginobili is the kind of guy who usually doesn't talk, but after losing his hair, he can definitely topple the arena.

In one sentence, Kobe was so angry.

"Go away, you must be jealous of me. I will beat the Knicks and prove it to you!" How could Kobe choose to give in? It was necessary to fight back directly.

"We will eventually become rivals!" Santonio and New York said this at the same time!
(End of this chapter)