NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 196: Experienced and Unparalleled Semi-Finals

It’s so rare to see Jiang Ming personally selling goods!

This resulted in all the Chinese Fengyoujing manufacturers making a profit.

The floral water of a certain god suffered a devastating blow, because originally, Six-God was also a miracle medicine for the upcoming hot weather. But now that Jiang Ming has mentioned so many merits of Fengyoujing, everyone will definitely give priority to the medicine recommended by the miracle doctor.

Oden is also a fool. He mentioned Jiang Ming and the air conditioning incident during the interview:
"Boss Jiang used a magic medicine on us. The air conditioner is not to blame for the loss. We didn't play well."

It seems that he doesn't care, but in fact he still cares. As a young man, he will report anything if he finds something to smear. If he doesn't report anything when so many reporters are watching, when will he report something to smear?

Just like what the Suns fans commented below:
"Oden's move is to let the Spurs know that even if you win the series, you won by dirty means."

The Spurs' answer on the other side was:
"Our main players are all over 30 years old. We only have Parker, an All-Star player with 25+ points. Our players' physical condition is definitely not as good as the Trail Blazers. Basketball is a team sport. I'm very happy that we had 32 assists tonight!"

Duncan:

"It was a rough night. I hope the damn air conditioner can be fixed when we get home for Game 5."

As expected of a master of psychology, he attacks himself and leaves the haters with no way out!

The home game against the Trail Blazers two days later was indeed explosive.

The Trail Blazers are definitely "avengers".

Six hours before the game, the Trail Blazers staff threw several stinky hamburgers on the lockers of Bowen and Roger Mason, causing the Spurs players to smell a bad smell even after they cleaned up the locker room.

Then in the first quarter, Bowen was suspected of tripping over others. Whenever Roy dared to make a jump shot, he would stop jumping to defend and put his feet under his feet. No matter how high you jump, you will always land.

This also allowed Jiang Ming to personally relax Roy's feet and tie his feet during the first timeout to avoid possible problems such as stepping on the foot and twisting the foot.

And he directly sent the press officer to warn the other side:
"You guys want to play like this, right? Fine, let's see if your old bones are more durable or we are more durable. Whatever you want to play, I'll be happy to play with you!"

Spurs press officer Tom is no shrewd person either:

"What the f*ck do you guys mean by throwing stinky burgers?"

The two sides almost came to blows over this.

However, the more Jiang Ming watched the Spurs' lineup, the more impressive it seemed, and as the game went on, he naturally found himself unable to beat them.

Just like in the first game, if it weren't for Roy's last-ditch buzzer-beater, it would have been difficult to beat the Spurs in one go.

Every time the Trail Blazers had the momentum to catch up, Popovich was always able to control the game through tactics or substitutions to prevent the Trail Blazers from further expanding their lead.

The Trail Blazers themselves were defeated several times with small climaxes such as 8:0 and 6:0 if they made any mistakes.

"An old horse knows the way, and a man is indeed experienced."

This reminded Jiang Ming of the word "experience" that the senior executives mentioned at the beginning of the meeting. Experience!
The experience from top to bottom is not as good as the Spurs.

In this first away game, they started with center Duncan. What does this mean? It means that Oden will not be able to perform well. Before, Fabricio Oberto was the one to cover for Oden, but the effect was very average, as he was outshined by Oden.

But the crucial Game 3 directly let Duncan, who has been on the All-Defensive First Team and the Best Defensive Player, come directly.

Duncan's defense against Oden is just one word: "suck"

No matter how you jump, I will just hold you in place like a mountain, sticking close to your body to prevent you from jumping and giving you no chance to catch the ball.

They also thought clearly that even if Roy scored 50 points, he should get it. The three musketeers led by Roy must not all play smoothly. As long as Oden can play comfortably and get a few dunk opportunities, his condition will improve immediately.

Shifo is known as the league's best power forward, relying on his basic offensive and defensive skills.

There is no need to say much about Tony Parker. The French sports car is the king of rhythm and has matured a lot compared to his rookie seasons.

Kurt Thomas

A 2.06-meter-tall power forward, he is the Spurs' best physically fit forward. Originally, Aldridge, who was to be defended by Duncan, was handed over to him, so that he could use his body to constantly move forward and jump to interfere with Aldridge. Moreover, this guy has a very good chassis, so he will not be easily back-beaten by Aldridge.

This made it very difficult for Ade to play.

Bruce Bowen: Uncle Bowen, known as the No. 1 bad guy in the NBA, a man that Kobe and James are afraid of. He is definitely the key to this series.

If he could defend the Yellow Mamba, the Trail Blazers would naturally be in trouble. If he failed to stop Roy's offensive, the Trail Blazers would be in trouble. After all, the Spurs' outside defense ultimately depends on Bowen alone.

There's no way you can expect Parker to be able to defend, so don't hold out any hope.

Roger Mason
A 1.96-meter swingman, this is a pure blue-collar player, with a small three-point shot, and his offense and defense are very average, which is his only weak link.

But Maggette might have been affected by the last round and he couldn't recover in this round. Otherwise, if he could beat Roger Mason by more than ten points in every game, Roy would have an easier time.

The current situation on the court is that Roy is completely dragging the outside line.

The most annoying thing is the Spurs' rotation phase.

In previous regular seasons, once the opponent switched to the second lineup, the Spurs coaching staff would let the young main players play a few more minutes to create opportunities to take the lead. After all, the Trail Blazers' main players are young and strong and need less rest time.

but!

The problem is coming.

The Spurs looked old.

But he is awesome during the rotation phase!!!

Not only is there Manu Ginobili who won the Olympic championship and the best player award by stepping on the Midlands, but there are also terrifying figures like the Red Mamba Boner!
In addition, the Spurs changed their starting lineup today, with Manu's national team teammate Fabricio Oberto coming on the bench with him.

This allowed the Argentine swordsman to fight with ease.

You have to know that Yaodao is a superstar who sacrificed himself entirely for the team.

He is not inferior to any starting player of both teams. At the critical moment, he will always form a GDP lineup with the sports car and Stone Buddha to win the game.

The reason why Popovich put him as the sixth man on the bench is to avoid GDP being exhausted in the second half and the fourth quarter if he starts.

Moreover, the Spurs' tactic is team basketball. They believe that substitutes are not necessarily weak. No matter at which stage of the 48 minutes, the offense and defense must be balanced.

So when Jiang Ming saw Manu and Bonner score three points in a row in the third quarter, and Fabrizio Oberto scored with various fake moves in front of his own big white bear, he was truly impressed.

This is indeed a team with championship potential. What are role players and what does it mean to have a specific role? ? ?

The Trail Blazers sometimes play in a fanciful way, but in Jiang Ming's view, the Spurs are like a machine, running in an orderly manner, and they don't even have many dunks in a game.

But he played very smoothly. Awesome!
This also makes Jiang Ming a little bit upset. If the Spurs continue to play like this, they will get better and better. Moreover, the longer the series drags on, the more advantages a team like the Spurs will have. Except for the team medical team, which may be inferior to the Trail Blazers in terms of logistics, they can beat the Trail Blazers in other aspects, right?

Coaches, videographers, analysts, nutritionists, and the rare shooting coach!

Given enough time, these people can study us pioneers thoroughly.

"Our coaching staff and other things also need to grow."

Jiang Ming sighed, the championship foundation must indeed be reflected in all aspects.

With Parker's beautiful wife Eva cheering in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Spurs' lead in G3 reached 15 points!
Their tactics are:
Boiling frog in warm water!!

And it's not just the whole team that's cooking. If it's the whole team, the Spurs don't have the strength to do so, and they also have their own weaknesses.

Instead, it was the two core members Roy and Ade that were cooked!!!
They forced them into a vicious circle of one-on-ones frequently throughout the game, and Bowen caused trouble in the first quarter.

When the referee wanted to call a technical foul after receiving a reminder from the NBA, Bowen suddenly became very "clean" and his defensive moves made it impossible for the three referees to find any faults.

But the goal has been achieved, that is, Roy will think before shooting, and subconsciously check whether his feet land on the feet of this well-known bad guy in the league.
This will indirectly affect my own rhythm.

Not to mention a power forward like Ade who relies solely on shooting for a living.

His shooting collapsed after being entangled by Kurt Thomas in a crazy and unphysical way.

His shooting percentage was 27.7% and he only had 2 rebounds, which is obviously very unacceptable for a starting power forward.

Roy also performed mediocrely, scoring 45 points, 28 assists and 4 rebounds in 4 minutes.

The points were high, but the assists were not as many as in the previous game, and the shooting percentage also dropped by 1% compared to the first game.

90:77
The Trail Blazers lost G3 at home.

The score was 1:2 behind.

"We have to change our offense. We can't play offense like this. Our defense is pretty good."

However, the Trail Blazers were not discouraged at all, instead they seemed to be inspired to fight!
Because the Spurs only scored 90 points, they were the first in the regular season in terms of average scoring, but they only scored 90 points, which shows that the Trail Blazers' defense was very good.

Jiang Ming also encouraged the players in the locker room after the game:

"Well done, the opponent just saw through our offense, that's all, the defense beat them to pieces."

Although he knows the fact that once the Spurs take the lead, they will disgustingly slow down the pace by 24 seconds, and then slow down again by another 24 seconds after grabbing the offensive rebound. How can both teams score high?
But this is indeed the best way to end the game. If the Trail Blazers really get their shooting going and the Spurs set a fast pace, they can easily be defeated by a wave because the Trail Blazers have the most three-point shooters.

The rhythm was so slowed down by the Spurs that Jiang Ming almost started cursing. No wonder the ratings of the previous finals between the Spurs and the Pistons were the lowest in history. As long as the Spurs were ahead, their play was so disgusting.

"Don't lose heart, Tear City!"

Jiang Ming's hands didn't hurt when he was doing the massage, but they got hurt when he was cheering and applauding for the players.

"Come on, in Game 4, we will continue to defend them the same way they defended Roy!"

Before Game 4, the defensive assistant coach first emphasized the discipline of defense.

Popovich has now decisively placed the overall focus of the tactics on the outside, and Parker has lived up to his mission and played the best season performance of his career.

The Trail Blazers want to take advantage of this. We can allow Parker to score, but we will not let Parker connect the team, which means cutting off the connection between Parker and the team.

On the offensive end, they finally made a bold decision:

Give Blake and White Chocolate the ball!!!
Let the point guards touch the ball first and touch the ball a lot in positional battles to relieve Roy's pressure.

In other words, Roy will be the attacker and can no longer organize and control the ball.

White chocolate is also totally OK:

"Okay, Roy, just wait for the ball on the wing in the first half, and we will feed you the ball."

Blake is even more energetic:
“I haven’t performed yet!”

Blake is 29 years old this season. He averages 11.0 points and 5.0 assists per game, which are his peak data.

Although not at the All-Star level, he is definitely qualified as a starting point guard.

You know, Blake now has the nickname of the Flash, which is enough to show his speed level, and his three-point shooting and passing are also very sharp.

Blake's three-point shooting percentage reached 42.7%, and he once made 14 assists in a single quarter against the Clippers, directly breaking the league record.

So the Trail Blazers have every reason to believe in this starting point guard.

Jiang Ming actually wanted to say that if the height needs to be increased to strengthen the defense, there is another person who is also very important and can really be used, and that is Rudy Fernandez.

Fernandez almost won the best sixth man award as a rookie this season. His dunks were very spectacular and he averaged 10.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

The 24-year-old Fernandez is definitely one of the future of the Trail Blazers.

But now in the playoffs, perhaps because his and Roy's positions overlap and Roy's playing time has increased significantly, he has few opportunities to perform, and when he does play he focuses on offense and defense.

But in fact, he is also very talented in offense. Take the Spanish national team’s bullfighters for example. Which one of them doesn’t play in a dashing and cool manner?

The Trail Blazers management is indeed bold.

It did pay off at home.

After changing the offensive position in G4, Roy went straight to the position of a pure scorer.

Blake scored 12 points and 7 assists, White Chocolate scored 9 points and 6 assists, both control points were in bloom!
But the consequence of frequently using these two thin point guards is that the back line was blown up by Parker.

In the fourth game, Parker scored an amazing 62.1 points with a shooting percentage of 43% throughout the game, but only contributed 3 assists.

There were as many as 7 mistakes!

These seven turnovers were caused by his forced attempt to assist and guide the team.

The great thing is that this time all the Trail Blazers players resisted the urge to double-team Parker and defeated the Spurs the Spurs’ way!
McMillan seized on Parker's explosive point throughout the game, making it impossible for him to lead the team's rhythm, thus using the "boiling frog in warm water" method to force the Spurs into a desperate situation.

At the last minute, Roy received a pass from Blake and made a layup.

The Spurs wanted Bonner to score three points in a row, but Bonner was slow after all and was directly cut off by Maggette, so the game lost its suspense.

106:99
The Trail Blazers regained their home court, the score was 2:2
It’s time to fight for the throne again!!!
(End of this chapter)