The Fifth Point Guard

  Chapter 533 The strongest opponent, San Spurs (chapter 4.3k)

  After the Eastern and Western champions were released one after another, the media gradually calmed down.

  As for the prospects of the two teams, experts and the Internet began to analyze and stand on the team.

  According to ESPN statistics, more than 70% of people are optimistic about the San Antonio Spurs, and only less than 30% think the Cleveland Cavaliers can win the championship.

  Barkley also expressed his "support" for the Cavaliers.

"I'm more optimistic about the Spurs. They have the cornerstone Tim Duncan, man, I dare to pack the votes, he was definitely the top five superstar in the league when he retired. Plus they have enough championship experience, so speaking of the whole thing. , The Spurs are undoubtedly one position ahead of the Cavaliers."

  When asked, "Didn't you always support Shentong?" This is what Barkley answered.

"I love Shentong, I am a fan of him, but liking and winning are two different things. Honestly speaking, when I played, I was much handsomer than Michael Jordan. Many people became fans of Michael and started to like him. It was because Michael kept winning When the ball started, I was different. They liked me from the beginning and expected me to win."

   5:30 in the morning.

  Shen Tong got up from the bed with the rising sun and a touch of white belly.

  As the boss of the team led the Cavaliers to the finals, this is the first time.

   Honestly, a little nervous.

  Can't sleep.

  Even when Nina Dobrev dribbled the ball and broke the pressure, occasionally he was absent-minded.

  So before the start of the distance finals, Shentong wanted to decompress and relax through morning jogs.

  Starting from a villa in the suburbs, Shentong put on running shoes sponsored by Adi and started a morning run along the suburban track.

  Shentong’s villa is surrounded by greenery, and the morning air is very fresh.

  Taking a deep breath in the natural oxygen bar, immediately refreshed a lot.

  Running along the suburbs for a while, and soon came to downtown Cleveland.

  Cleveland is small, with a population of only about 450,000, but the streets here are surrounded by greenery.

  From Lake Erie to the downtown area, there are all tree-lined roads.

Shen Tong was running while wearing headphones. Suddenly he felt that there was someone next to him. He turned his head and looked at it. It was a high school student. The other person said with a surprised expression: "Wow, I thought I had mistaken the person. It was really you! Your most loyal fan!"

"Hello."

  After greeted the fans, Shentong continued to run, and the excited fan quickly took pictures of Shentong's running back with his mobile phone and called his friends.

  Uclid Street is the center of the downtown area. There is a memorial park called the public square, located near the downtown area.

  When Shentong passed through the park, the crowd started to boil.

  Along the way, many fans began to join the team running with Shentong.

  With Shentong as the center, the number of fans continues to increase, forming a snowball-like spread effect.

   "Hey, guess who did I see? Shentong! Yes, it is the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers."

   "Come on, follow us, there are already dozens of people!"

   "Hey, I heard that Shin is running in the street? Are you here too? Wait for me and tell me where I am. I'm at home, so I'll go with my shoes!"

  At 8 o'clock in the morning, when Shentong took off the headset after running, she was shocked by the scene beside her.

  He always thought that there were at most a dozen fans running with him beside him, but he didn't expect a crowd of people who turned around in black.

  A cursory glance, there are at least two hundred people.

  When Shentong stopped running and turned around, these guys happily greeted Shentong.

  Run with idols for so long, just for this moment.

   "Shen, we must bring us a championship trophy!"

  "You are the best, Shen, we all support you!"

  Seriously, Shen Tong at this moment was a little touched. Looking at the same young, excited complexion and bright eyes, Shen Tong raised his right hand and shouted: "Cleveland, come on!"

  Under the leadership of Shentong, everyone on the scene raised their right hand and shouted in unison: "Cleveland, come on!"

  At this moment, Shentong felt a sense of satisfaction that she had never had before.

  Of course, there is also a heavy burden on the shoulders.

  The Cleveland Cavaliers, who reached the finals for the first time, want to win the championship, it is really very difficult.

  Because their opponent is the San Antonio Spurs, which has the title of "victorious division", or "San Spurs" for short.

  Since the NBA and ABA merged to form a new NBA league in 1976, the Spurs have won 3 NBA championships, 5 Western Conference championships, and 21 division championships.

They have only failed to make the playoffs four times in history, and the Spurs used these four lottery picks to select Irvin Robertson (the seventh overall pick in 1984) and David Robinson (the top pick in 1987). Show), Sean Elliott (No. 3 overall pick in 1989) and Tim Duncan (No. 1 overall pick in 1997).

Look, the Spurs are the kind of team that will never look back once they are promoted. You always think that the Spurs are no longer good and will be rebuilt. As a result, they will call back for a year and immediately re-raise, leaving only those who wait. Looking at the Spurs callback, they stared, feeling that they missed the Dallas team.

  The absolute core player of the team, Tim Duncan, is the peak when he debuts, and then he has maintained his peak state. The efficiency is comparable to that of a robot with high intelligence.

  As early as the 2001-02 season, Duncan won the regular season MVP, proving his worth.

In the 2003-04 season, the Spurs, who lost David Robinson, were not favored by experts. They started with only 9 wins and 10 losses. However, at the end of the year, they won 13 games in a row, and the regular season ended again. Poland has won 11 consecutive victories. Unfortunately, they lost 0.4 seconds to Fisher in the Western Conference semifinals, thus losing the series victory, but this season, Manu Ginobili began to become Popovich’s focus. The object of training.

This season, the Spurs first acquired perimeter marksman Brent Barry from the Seattle Supersonics, then introduced the "black and hard" Nazr Mohammed from the New York Knicks, and signed the veteran "Grandmaster". "Dog" Glen Robinson, aiming to become the championship team again.

  In the fiercely competitive to brutal West, the Spurs have been very stable from the beginning of the season to the end of the regular season.

The   GDP combination has been formed this season and has begun to exert the power of the trio.

  After achieving first place in the Southwest Division and second place in the Western Conference, the Spurs have performed even better in the playoffs.

In the first round, they took the Denver Nuggets 4-1, eliminated the Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 in the semifinals, and the Western Conference finals was even more surprising. The Phoenix Suns, who arrogantly beat the Phoenix Suns throughout the regular season, entered with a very strong attitude finals.

  Such a team has almost everything to win the championship.

  Core, Iron Triangle, high-quality substitutes, excellent head coach, rich experience

  It is very difficult for any team to beat the Spurs.

  On June 9, 2005, the much-anticipated NBA Finals finally came out!

  The Cavaliers’ Gund Arena is full of voices inside and outside.

  Climbing high and looking into the distance, almost all of Cleveland are fans wearing Shentong and James jerseys.

  Almost all of the Cavaliers' red and white jerseys, mixed with a few blue retro jerseys.

  The fans came to watch the game in groups of three or five.

  Cleveland hasn’t been so lively in a long time.

  Before the start of the game, Shentong was doing pre-match mobilization in the locker room.

  Movement is what Shentong is best at.

   "Brothers! We finally got here!"

  When Shen Tong said this arrogantly, all the people on the scene showed extremely proud expressions on their faces.

  "This season is of historical significance for us. It is the result of our hard work!"

  "We have gone through very hard training. Now, let's close our eyes and review the training scene this season."

  Everyone closed their eyes.

  Gradually, various expressions of terror, surprise, patience, etc. began to float on the faces of everyone.

  Includes Shentong.

   "The training this season is hellish, I think everyone thinks so."

  As soon as the voice fell, Wagner couldn't help it, opened his eyes and said: "I can't do it, it's too hard! I really admire myself, this season's training has survived."

  With Wagner's precedent, everyone opened their eyes one by one, and their expressions finally eased.

Shen Tong continued: "I said before the start of the season that our goal this season is only one, and that is the championship! If you want to win, you must train hard. If you feel tired, don't practice. As you progress, don’t BB when you lose! Fortunately, we all helped each other and persevered! Therefore, no one works harder than us, not even the Spurs. Now, it’s time for us to win the fruits of victory. It’s time for us to achieve our goals!"

  Following Shentong’s words, everyone’s emotions were mobilized, and excited and excited expressions gradually appeared on everyone’s faces.

Shen Tong raised his right hand and shouted: "We stand together now, let us put our hands together, unite, give ourselves to this team, carry the team on our shoulders! Now, shout out Our slogan!"

  "Who will support us on the court?!"

   "Brother!"

   "Who gives us confidence on the court?!"

   "Brother!"

   "Who gives us courage on the court?!"

   "Brother!"

   "I have a brother."

   "Absolutely invincible!"

"Roar--!!!"

  Paul Silas was sitting in the office and was discussing the final details of the game with his assistant team.

  At this time, the passionate roar from the locker room came.

  Strength coach Steve Spiro said with a smile after hearing this: "These guys are full of energy, and their physical fitness and strength are much stronger than last season."

  Physical fitness coach Derek Miranda also smiled, and said: "Yes, that's right!"

   Silas laughed and said, "Thanks for your hard work this season. These guys don't need us to mobilize at all. They seem to be full of fighting spirit."

   Chief Assistant Mark Ossos said: “It’s also our luck to be able to coach these young guys who are constantly pursuing progress, isn’t it?”

  Everyone nodded again and again.

  The game was broadcast live by TNT, and both Barkley and Smith came to the scene.

  A large number of sports media and reporters from China also came to the scene of the competition.

  Before the game, Chinese media conducted random interviews in the audience.

A female fan wearing Shentong's No. 25 jersey said excitedly: "Wow, are you Chinese media? Great, my favorite is Shentong. For him, I also deliberately taught Chinese by myself, just hoping to be able to One day you can greet him in Chinese."

  Reporter: "Can you say a few words? I believe he can see your greeting through our lens."

   "Wow, of course."

  Then, this beautiful woman said a few words in Chinese with a somewhat lame statement: "Hello, thank you, come on, yeah."

  Reporter: "."

  The next interview with a male fan wearing the Cavaliers’ No.25 limited edition retro jersey was much more quality.

   "I bought this limited edition retro jersey specially because I am a big fan of Shentong."

  Reporter: "But there are so many people at the scene. Even if you are wearing this jersey, you are submerged in the crowd, and he can't find you at all."

  The reporter's frustrated words did not strike the fan, his tone was full of determination.

   "Yes, he can't see my face, but if I wear his jersey, he will know that I am here for him. I think all the fans think so."

  The words of this fan won the applause of the fans beside him.

  The starting lineups of the Cavaliers and Spurs in this game are announced as follows:

  Cleveland Cavaliers

   Center: Zarjunas-Ilgeskas, 2.21 meters;

   Power forward: Drew Gooden, 2.08 meters;

  Small forward: LeBron James, 2.03 meters;

  Shooting guard: Shen Tong, 2.01 meters;

  Point guard: Dajuan Wagner, 1.88 meters.

  San Antonio Spurs

   Center: Rasu Nestorovic, 2.13 meters;

   Power forward: Tim Duncan, 2.11 meters;

  Small forward: Bruce Bowen, 2.01 meters;

  Shooting guard: Manu Ginobili, 1,98 meters;

   Point guard: Tony Parker, 1,88 meters.

  After the players of both sides hug each other after they come on the field, they stand in their respective positions and wait for the start of the game.

  In the middle circle, Big Z and Duncan prepare to jump the ball.

  The competition has not yet started, and the cheering of the audience has already overwhelmed.

  The referee throws the ball and the game officially begins!

  Big Z changed from the previous slow half-time start, took the lead with a very agile pressure point, and immediately before Duncan touched the ball, he shot the racket to his team's players.

  Wagner caught the ball, his face immediately showed a ferocious expression, and he let out a "hey".

  When everyone was puzzled, a figure emerged from the Spurs halftime.

   also showed a grim face, made a "whit", leaped high, received a pass from Wagner in the air, and dunked with both hands!

  Wagner and Shentong’s empty dunk, the Cavaliers took the lead!

  The Spurs organized their first offense.

  The sound of the scene was completely overwhelmed by the unified slogans of "defense" and "defense" by the home fans.

  The first offense, started by Duncan.

   hitting Gooden on the back, this guy used the strength of the milk to withstand Duncan.

  Also as a slender insider, Gooden would rather play against Duncan than against a short-strength insider like Reggie Evans.

   Although Duncan's power had the upper hand, Gooden stood firmly and did not allow Duncan to enter a comfortable shooting position.

   turned around and prepared to shoot~www.ltnovel.com~ Big Z also came up to help defend.

  Duncan did not attack, but sent a wonderful pass to Nestorovic on the inside.

  The Spurs center is in an open position after taking the ball, and the basket is about to easily wipe the board.

  The ball has just got out of the palm and will be slapped on the backboard by James.

   James did not stay on the ground for a second and immediately threw the ball to Wagner.

  Shentong turned and forward at the same time!

  Spurs backcourt, only Bowen and Parker returned to defense in time.

  Dribble to the frontcourt, Wagner saw Shen Tong, but threw the ball to James's side.

  Parker was originally preparing to take off, but seeing that James, who looked like a heavy tank, had already plugged his wings and flew up, he quickly hid away.

   "Boom!"

  Has been trained to a very strong figure, James succeeded in a dunk in the air after receiving the ball, grabbing his hands on the basket, and raising his feet!

  At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers scored two consecutive aerial dunks, giving the Spurs a record of Mawei.

  (End of this chapter)