You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 762 The Big Three Show Their Power (960)

Wei Xia faced the reporters who had come all the way to Philadelphia. They chattered and asked how they felt about losing in the playoffs.

Unexpectedly, in the playoffs that started in mid-to-late April, the 76ers didn't lose until early June.

"There has never been a team that can win a game in the playoffs." Wei Xia said.

Journalists have more and more questions.

Then they brought up Leonard.

This name has been mentioned by reporters many times, and it seems that they are also very optimistic about Leonard's future.

"Kawhi Leonard made six three-pointers today and scored 26 points and 10 rebounds. Does his performance surprise you?"

Regarding Leonard, Wesha did not hesitate to praise: "I have worked with some great players, Kobe, the Gasol brothers, and Andre Iguodala and the current teammates. , His actions make me feel like a veteran who has fought for more than ten years."

Such compliments rarely come out of Wei Xia's mouth.

It's not that he doesn't like to praise his opponents, but that he doesn't praise his opponents like his teammates.

Today, Leonard really played well.

They lost, and now go back and sum up, the next game will be in San Antonio, and they plan to win all.

That's right, the 76ers don't just want to win a game in San Antonio and regain home-court advantage.

Instead, they won a complete victory and directly held the match point in their hands.

This is the conclusion reached by the 76ers after an internal meeting.

Their failure in Game2 is the failure of the coaching staff's strategy.

Their grand strategy, using speed to kill the Spurs, is absolutely correct.However, the coaching staff of the Spurs took advantage of their own advantages, hit the opponent's design, and the Spurs' abnormal outside touch-they scored 19 three-pointers in the game, breaking their record of 17 three-pointers in a single game set in the third game against the Heat last year (the record for a single game in the finals).

April 6

The 76ers fly from Philadelphia to San Antonio.

The confidence of the Spurs fans who got back the big score is doubled. They believe that the Spurs will really not mess up again this year.

On the way from the airport to the hotel, Wei Xia called his grandfather.

It was grandma who answered the phone.

Grandma said that grandpa's condition is not good and he can't speak now.Wei Xia's mood suddenly sank.

He knew Wayne's schedule, and the time when he called should be the most energetic time of his day.

"How is grandpa's health?" Wei Xia wanted to know more.

"It's not been very good these days, he doesn't even want to go for a drive." Liana said with a smile.

Wei Xia asked a little more about the situation and hung up the phone.

They went to the hotel to check in and drop off their luggage.

Eat something to replenish energy, and then prepare for today's training session, Game3 in the evening.

Before coming, the 76ers had already decided to win these two away games.

They are serious, and they don't mean to take the Spurs lightly.

They just think that as long as they play normally, the Spurs are not their opponents.

The source of confidence may lie in the two home games just finished with the Spurs.In those two games, they both saw the depth of each other's lineup and the upper limit ceiling of on-the-spot performance.

Game2 is the upper limit of the Spurs.

As long as they enter the rhythm and bloom in all directions, no team with the best defense can fill that hole.

And is Game1 the upper limit for the 76ers?Far from it.

That night, game time.

The two sides met again, but the venue has been changed to the AT&T Center Arena, the home of the Spurs.

"I sincerely hope you still have such a great touch today."

This was what Wei Xia said to Leonard.

If he remembers correctly, Leonard never responded to his trash talk.

Include this sentence.

If Wei Xia remembered correctly, every time Leonard talked to him, he was asking for technical advice.

Moreover, when he asks for advice, he will lower his posture, which can be seen from his tone and expression.At the beginning, Wei Xia led him astray, and during the finals, he was a bit preaching and resolving doubts.

There has been a slight change in the starting lineups of both sides.

Mainly the Spurs are seeking change.

They sent an ace lineup from the beginning: Duncan, Parker, Green, Leonard and Diaw.

This lineup condenses the strongest points of the Spurs, the smartest, fastest, most accurate and most talented people.

With the opening jump ball, Duncan was always strong and even beat Cousins.

Then, Diaw used his golf intelligence to send a pass to Duncan.

Duncan feinted into the basket, picked up Cousins, and found time to hit the board and score.

2 is better than 0
Since Cousins ​​was blown up by Duncan in the first quarter of the first game, he put away his contempt for the opponent.

Just after being hit, he decisively ran to the frontcourt to get a position.

After Rondo passed the ball, Rondo made a shoulder-shaking fake, saw a double-team, turned around, jumped up and shot directly.

"Shh!"

"I will never lose to you!" Cousins ​​yelled.

Duncan just replied indifferently: "Strike."

The Spurs' tactics were just about to start, and Duncan had already mentioned the horn position on the left.

Leonard took the opportunity to run, and Wei Xia deliberately had physical contact with Duncan.He knew that Duncan's hands must be moving, and experienced insiders knew how to make a set of physical contact that was illegal but the referee could tolerate.

Especially those who are known as high-quality pick-and-roll screens. When they are doing pick-and-roll screens, small movements on their hands or feet are inevitable.

Wei Xia took the initiative to find physical contact in order to amplify their small movements.

Even the old goblin Duncan couldn't think that his arm just touched Wei Xia, and the other party wrapped around his arm like a python and yelled loudly.

At a glance, the referee found that Duncan was actually "grasping" Wei Xia. Isn't this a bit too much?
With a beep, Duncan covered for a foul.

"It's rare to cause your screen foul, and I will be proud of it until the end of the game." Wei Xia said.

Duncan responded with his characteristic magnetic voice: "Too humble, Wish."

"It's a virtue, TD."

Yes, what a virtue, why is it that Wei Xia is very humble from behavior to speech, but combined with his behavior and tone, it is impossible to label these virtues on him?

What frightened the fans the most was that Wei Xiagang caused Duncan to foul.

Then, he took the ball from Rondo at the top of the arc, as fast as a spring man ejected, and in the blink of an eye, Leonard was passed!

The speed at which Leonard's defense fell exceeded the Spurs' expectations. No one could have imagined that Weisha would be so determined and enter their interior so forcefully.

Duncan stood up to defend, Wei Xia jumped forward, pushed Duncan's body away with his legs, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and dunked heavily towards the basket in front of him.

BOOM~~~!

"Wish is murderous tonight!"

"It's like LeBron who took off his headband last year. However, LeBron needs to lose his headband to wake up. Wish, it seems, can enter this state at any time!"

Weixia made a posture to blow up the Spurs at the beginning, making his opponent completely lose the high morale that had just stolen a victory from Philadelphia.

The smooth transfer of the ball made a mistake under the unilateral pressure exerted by Wei Xia.

Rondo stole the ball, Hayward made a quick move, and Weicha stopped from outside the three-point line.

6 is better than 2
"Steady, take it easy!" Popovich yelled.

Perhaps it was better for him not to speak.

Just because of this sentence, the Spurs passed the ball. In the last five seconds, Leonard dribbled the ball into the inside with a strange posture.

Wei Xia didn't want to foul, but Farid flew out from one side and took the ball with his hands.

Of course, he fouled.

Leonard made two free throws from the free throw line, which lifted the Spurs' offensive alarm.

4 is better than 6
Leonard couldn't relax for long.

Rondo hands the ball to Cousins.

Cousins ​​played back as a feint. He saw that Hayward was looking for an opportunity to cut in, and he knew that this close student of the same level had a lot of burden because of his poor performance in Game2.He is now the second in charge of the team-if Rondo can be ignored as a bastard-should find a way to help his teammates reduce the burden.

His picks are smart, combining Hayward's running speed and suddenly tucking the ball through.

Hayward also challenged Duncan like Wesha.

He doesn't have Wei Xia's physical fitness, and he can't knock Shifo's body away while dunking.

He chose a more ingenious attack method, taking off and attacking from Shi Buddha's armpit.His two-handed ball touched Duncan's armpits. No matter who took the initiative or who was passive, it was Duncan who violated his cylinder. Then the whistle sounded again, and it was more important than whether the ball was scored or not——Duncan received two fouls in the first 3 minutes

The two fouls faster than Duncan still disturbed the Spurs. It is undoubtedly that Hayward threw the ball to the basket and scored after causing a foul.

"TD two offenders?"

"Now, the Spurs are in big trouble!"

"Is Coach Popovich going to make a substitution?"

Popovich folded his arms around his chest with a serious face, which means that he will continue to fight without substitutions.

Hayward then made an extra penalty.

9 is better than 4
The 76ers have not had a tactical offense so far, and the current 9-pointers all come from the personal abilities of the Big Three, Weicha, Cousins, and Hayward.

(End of this chapter)