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Chapter 274 Sweep to win the championship!

If the Spurs players perform normally, they will definitely be more than this level. At least they will not lose to the Knicks by 16 points in a single quarter.

After all, the Spurs are also a "passing power" that has been competing for championships all year round in the Western Conference. With a troika in charge, even if they are weak, they cannot be beaten by the Knicks.

However, except for Ginobili, the other Spurs players had a bad shooting touch today. Even Duncan, who has always been known for his stability, felt cold. He made 5 of 1 shots in the first quarter, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. , not as good as substitute inside lineman Matt Bonner.

圣城新星莱昂纳德的发挥也让球迷失望，首节对位安东尼6投2中，三分球3中0，罚球2中1，得到5分2篮板1失误，命中率不足40%。

If it weren't for Ginobili's support, the Spurs would have lost by at least 20 points.

Popovich also has a shadow over Lu Yong now. The two have played against each other many times in the playoffs, and the result is that he loses more than he wins.

Although he really didn't want to admit Lu Yong's magic, Popovich was really confused. He always felt that Lu Yong had an ability and rarely messed up things.

In the second quarter, the Knicks sent Felton, J.R. Smith, Green, Turkoglu, and Tyson Chandler.

Green and Turkoglu are both point forwards, plus point guard Felton. The Knicks' lineup has a strong ability to pass the ball, so there is no need to worry about the offense stalling.

After being tempered in the regular season, Green now has a broad vision for passing, and he also knows the timing of passing well. He can always deliver the ball to his teammates as soon as they have an opportunity.

Both J.R. Smith and Turkoglu's three-point shooting percentage is above 40%. They use screens to move without the ball. As long as there is the slightest chance, they dare to take action and are full of confidence.

Even if the running opportunities are not good, Tyson Chandler will still have an advantage in playing DeJuan Blair in singles. No fancy skills are needed, just rely on height to dominate.

As a blue-collar insider, Blair is only 2 meters tall. Although he is quite strong at 01 kilograms, he still suffers from Chandler in the penalty area.

Not to mention blocking shots, even interfering with layups is a problem.

On the defensive end, Chandler, who has the best defensive player level, sits under the basket, while the Spurs substitutes can only float outside and shoot, with average efficiency.

The Spurs are still at a disadvantage in this quarter, and Popovich's choice is indeed different from other head coaches.

If it were Spoelstra, he would definitely get the main players back in advance at this time and directly start the main force mode.

On the other hand, when Popovich saw that the situation was not right, he widened the rotation of the lineup, allowing marginal players who usually did not play much playing time, as if to see who had a better touch and could help the team survive the crisis.

Unfortunately, it is difficult for the Spurs to recover the score just by relying on role players.

Although they had a slight advantage in the second half with Patrick Mills' jump shot, the point difference remained at double digits.

At halftime, 64 to 46, the Knicks led by 18 points.

Stoudemire didn't play much in this quarter. He sat on the sidelines and acted as a spectator, saving his energy for the game.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Stoudemire, who was full of energy, showed off his power again. First, he hit Huashan in the pick-and-roll and then dunked Split. Then in the next round, he performed a blazing fast break counterattack, teaming up with Deron - Williams played wonderful cooperation, and Duncan, who was retreating to the backcourt, withdrew to the side in time, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of becoming a backdrop.

In the last round of the series, Stoudemire's performance was crucial and became the straw that broke the Heat's Big Three.

In the finals against the Spurs, the Bully's performance was still sharp. He is worthy of being selected for the best team this year.

Split was dunked repeatedly by Stoudemire on the defensive end, and he soon received his fourth foul and was sent off to rest. He was extremely depressed.

Popovich didn't want Duncan to play against Stoudemire, so he had to take the strong but slightly shorter DeJuan Blair and let him play against the little bully.

DeJuan Blair is very similar to Magic legend Derek Strong. He is a powerful inside player with good rebounding ability. He can make full use of his solid base and wingspan to control rebounds in his area.

However, his biggest problem is his height. His excessive weight also makes him not so flexible on the court. He also suffers from the speed and agility of Stoudemire.

Popovich has no choice. The Spurs only have a few players who can be used as substitutes inside. If they don't use Blair, they have to use Matt Bonner. The latter's defense is like a dummy. It's better to let Blair play for a while.

The old man's idea is good, but reality is not about playing video games.

Stoudemire went crazy in this quarter, continuously causing damage with sudden shots from inside and outside. He scored 13 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter. He scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in the third quarter, with a shooting rate of over 60%.

Anthony also performed well. He didn't take many shots tonight, but he became the "New York Magic" and connected the team. He scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal in three quarters, earning his first triple-double in the playoffs.

Six members of the Knicks team scored in double figures, leading 6 to 98 by 69 points.

The game entered garbage time without any suspense. Lu Yong asked all the main players to take a rest in the final quarter to ensure that no accidents would occur.

This is only the first game of the finals. Lu Yong does not want the stars to take risks. If someone is injured, the gain will outweigh the loss.

The old Kidd, Bazemore, Novak, Kenyon Martin, and McGee continue to play.

This lineup has experienced veterans, rookies and players in their prime, and the internal and external defense is not weak. It is enough to deal with the Spurs substitutes.

If the Spurs want to take the opportunity to chase points, they can only pin their hopes on three-pointers. A comeback victory only exists in theory.

With Parker, Ginobili, and Leonard continuously hitting the perimeter, the game completely lost its suspense.

Barkley said with a smile: "No one expected that the first game of the Finals would end like this. The Knicks' offensive advantage was too great. The Spurs relied on Parker to start the offense in pick-and-rolls. They had many players who could score, but once they fell behind, But it is the three Duncans who can stand up and lead the team. After all, it is inseparable from the performance of the stars."

Kenny Smith said: "If the Spurs want to win the championship, they must introduce young stars. Duncan is getting older and older. Popovich can no longer count on him to turn the tide like he did ten years ago."

The league's interior is generally in decline. The Spurs have old Duncan in charge, and their interior strength is pretty good.

However, the Knicks' inside lineup is equally strong. They can't lose to the Spurs in a head-to-head matchup. Coupled with their unstoppable outside firepower, there is nothing they can do if they are as strong as Popovich.

After another 2 minutes of play, Popovich saw that there was no hope of a comeback, so he could only pinch his nose and replace the main force to rest.

Although losing the first game in the series is not the end of the world, Popovich felt frightened at this time. He always felt that the Knicks had not yet exerted their full strength, and the Spurs would lose sooner or later if they kept playing like this.

At the end, 125 to 93, the Knicks won the first game by 32 points.

Completed a massacre against the powerful Spurs in the Western Conference.

Just after one game in the series, the Spurs players were beaten to the point of losing their temper. They walked towards the tunnel with their heads hanging down, their morale low.

At the press conference, Popovich put on a mask of hypocrisy and praised the Knicks' offense, and said that the Spurs would make adjustments in the next game and would not allow them to return home with a 0-2 disadvantage.

However, it is counterproductive.

After the start of the second game, the Knicks led by double digits at the beginning. It was difficult for the old Spurs to solve the problem just because the New York Trident used their personal abilities to attack.

Popovich arranged a zone defense to deal with the Grizzlies, but the Knicks have many more players who can score than the Grizzlies. Stoudemire alone is not easy for the Spurs to solve.In the end, it was only by Duncan being both a father and a mother that he managed to reduce Stoudemire's offensive efficiency.

首节斯塔德迈尔就上演了两次暴扣，5投3中，罚球2中2，得到8分4篮板1盖帽。

Anthony played a performance that was completely inconsistent with the first game. He made 10 of 6 shots in a single quarter, scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. He also succeeded in Leonard's jump shot many times in isolation, letting this future defensive leader know what cruelty is.

Anthony's singles ability with the ball is not inferior to Durant's. Considering one-on-one alone, he is far better than James.

He also stretched his hips in the playoffs this year, but most of the time Anthony's performance is very stable. Today he maintained his condition without too much interference.

In the second quarter, if Gary Neal and Parker hadn't gone crazy, the Spurs would have surrendered at halftime.

As the "Musketeer" who was brought to the NBA by Lu Yong himself, Neal made 5 of 4 three-pointers in this quarter. He scored 12 points alone to help the Spurs close the gap and only fell behind by 5 points at halftime.

In the third quarter, Anthony, Stoudemire, and Deron teamed up to show off their strength, combining internal and external forces, and directly launched a wave of offensive attacks to take away the game. The point difference once again reached 15 points.

In the final quarter, Stoudemire and Anthony took a break, and sixth man J.R. Smith stood up again, scoring two three-pointers from the outside, and then singled out Neal for a breakthrough dunk, showing off his skills.

JR-Smith's style of play is actually not pleasing to the eye, but when he gets wind, even Jordan can only be overshadowed, and he is a perfect nerve knife for the national uniform.

这货全场出战29分钟，得到21分2篮板1助攻1抢断。

Anthony played 33 minutes and scored 34 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

“小霸王”斯塔德迈尔22分8篮板2盖帽；德隆-威廉姆斯18分4篮板11助攻，失误数只有1次。

At the end, 125-96, the Knicks won another game at home, leading 2-0.

After two consecutive victories over their opponents in the finals, the media didn't know how to speak for the Spurs when evaluating the game.

On the surface, the Spurs are obviously not weak. Even if they lose to the Knicks, they will not be beaten as hard as they are now.

But this is the fact. The Spurs' performance in the first two games is far behind the Knicks. Many fans feel that this is the league's most disparate finals in recent years.

Only Popovich knows in his heart that it's not that the Spurs are weak, but that the Knicks are too strong.

Although he did not have the same insight as Lu Yong, the potential shown by Butler, Green and Bazemore still made him feel sad.

You don't need to think about it to know that these three people will be able to sign big contracts in the future, and they will be another new batch of "Beneficiaries of the Lu family".

In the third game, the Spurs returned to their home court, and the players focused on shooting practice before the game.

“法国跑车”帕克大发神威，上半场就砍下26分3篮板5助攻，全场打完狂砍39分5篮板7助攻，命中率超过50%。

Deron Williams' defensive efficiency is above the league average, but he still suffers against the fast Parker.

Unfortunately, the Spurs were still a bit unlucky.

Parker, who felt hot at the critical moment in the final quarter, made two consecutive throws and missed a good opportunity to equalize the score.

Anthony did not score as many points as Parker, but he made 2 of 3 shots in the last 3 minutes. He repeatedly hit key goals to stabilize the morale of the team, which made Parker's efforts throughout the game in vain.

全场安东尼出战38分钟，21投10中，三分球6中2，罚球7中5，得到27分7篮板2助攻，全队得分最高。

114 to 109, the Knicks narrowly defeated the away team and got the match point 3-0.

After the game, the Knicks players even stiffened up during interviews.

Each one is full of confidence, which is in sharp contrast to the low morale of the Spurs.

At this time, experts also came forward one after another to "predict" the game, bluntly saying that the Knicks would sweep the Spurs 4-0, and they listed a lot of data analysis afterwards, for fear that they would be beaten by fans who did not understand if they were too late. The ball ranks.

Lu Yong did not add insult to injury. He was quite calm during the interview and encouraged the players not to get carried away. Now is not the time to celebrate.

Although he doesn't think the Spurs can win four games in a row and stage a shocking comeback, he certainly doesn't want to delay a few more games if he has the opportunity to shave Popovich's head.

In the fourth game, a worrying atmosphere filled the Spurs' home court. Even the fans who came to watch the game lacked their previous enthusiasm.

Because before the game started, they saw league staff bringing the championship trophy to the scene and setting up the venue in advance. Everything seemed to confirm that the Knicks were about to win the championship.

No one is still optimistic about the Spurs winning the championship, and even the league is too lazy to care. There is no point in letting the Spurs win a game through small means.

In particular, it is in the interest of the league for the Knicks to win the championship, which is better than a small market like the Spurs.

The Spurs players obviously didn't want to be swept out, and they tried their best to fight for their dignity in the first quarter.

Relying on Leonard's 11-point performance in a single quarter, the Spurs forcibly stabilized the situation and entered the second quarter with a 3-point lead.

Anthony didn't plan to rest this time. In the second quarter, he took the initiative to ask for a substitute. He couldn't wait to win the championship trophy.

When Anthony turned on the "killer mode" and refused to rest, the offensive firepower of the Knicks' second lineup became unstoppable, quickly reversing the disadvantage and completing the lead in the second half.

In this unprecedented move, Lu Yong did not sit on the sidelines and act like a salty fish. Instead, he stood on the sidelines and applauded the whole time, motivating the players loudly, for fear that these brats would underestimate the enemy and make the series drag on for a while.

Facts have proved that his worries were unnecessary. When the championship ring was in sight, the excitement of these guys was far beyond Lu Yong's imagination.

After all, this is not the first time he has won a championship, and many Knicks players have never won a championship. How can he not be excited at this time?
Especially Anthony, his performance was like taking stimulants. Lu Yong felt that even if Jordan came at his peak, it would be nothing more than this.

In the second half, Anthony continued to show off his power.

After three threats, he was proficient in pull-up jump shots, breakthrough layups, and step-back three-pointers. While beating the young Leonard, the point difference was further widened.

After three quarters, the score was 87 points and 72 points, and the Knicks led by 15 points.

In the final quarter, Anthony did not come off the court to rest. He actively asked to stay on the court.

Lu Yong knew that he just wanted to win the FMVP, so he specially arranged for his teammates to help him score 45 points before being replaced.

At the end, 121 to 96, the Knicks won again on the road, sweeping the Spurs 4-0 to win the championship!

(End of this chapter)