full court guidance

Chapter 100 You Have Medicine
At the press conference after the game, Popovich was not in the mood to molest the reporters anymore. When asked whether the Spurs were confident of defeating the Rockets, Popovich said: "Yao Ming's growth in the past two seasons is amazing. Has become the top inside killer in the league, but Tim is unable to effectively restrict Yao Ming due to injuries. Coupled with McGrady and late, the Big Three of the Rockets are enough to dominate the entire league. It is a pity that we currently do not have Find a way to deal with such a Rockets team, as long as they can play normally and stably, I don't think any team in the league can pose a threat to the Rockets."

Duncan did not perform well in this game. He forced his way into the game for 38 minutes and only scored 23 goals in 9 shots. With his super-level free throws, he barely scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist. Losing, both data and performance were crushed.

A reporter asked him about his poor state today, and Duncan said frankly: "As the coach said, Yao's progress has been very obvious. He has gained weight this season, which has given him a greater advantage in confrontation. He also maintains an unbelievably soft touch, can hit some mid-range shots, and with McGrady and late support, he has more options on the offensive end, which makes him very difficult to completely guard, I I think he is more threatening than O'Neal now, and the Rockets are likely to win the championship again this season. I am not satisfied with my performance today, but the reality is that we cannot play at our best every time. When I get back to San Antonio, I'll try to adjust myself."

The best performance of the Spurs today is Manu Ginobili. He made 14 of 9, 5 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 13 free throws. He scored 35 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Unfortunately, he failed to lead the ball. Team wins.

Facing the reporter's question, Ginobili also said that the Big Three of the Rockets are too powerful, and the late and stable three-pointer is their most terrifying weapon. To defeat them, in addition to strength, a little bit of luck is also needed.

Tony Parker also performed poorly today. He was randomly emptied by the Rockets on the outside and could only forcefully break through the crowded inside. In the end, he took 15 shots in the game and only hit 3 goals, plus two free throws. 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Thanks to Finley and veteran Brent Barry's outstanding performance today, helping the Spurs make up for their lack of scoring ability, otherwise they would have been overwhelmed by the Rockets.

After the game, except for the Al-Quds media who also believed that the Spurs had a chance to enter the Western Conference Finals, all other media were unanimously optimistic about the Rockets. The Rockets used an unexpected performance to prove that they are indeed the most restrained team in the entire league.

Of course, some media also frantically questioned the league's ranking rules. If the rankings are based on record, the Spurs can only meet the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals (this is completely taken for granted).

On May 5, the Spurs, who had already lost their spirits, reaped a crisp defeat at home with 19:82. Yao Ming once again beat Duncan on both offense and defense.

火箭三巨头联手砍下82分，其中姚明得到36分13篮板4助攻的豪华数据，麦迪得到20分10篮板11助攻的豪华三双，迟到26分1篮板2助攻，发挥依旧稳健。

In the entire series against the Spurs, Yao Ming gained a clear advantage in every game against Duncan, and now no one dares to belittle Yao Ming anymore.

McGrady also seems to be a triple-double machine. In the 12 games that entered the playoffs this season, he has scored 5 triple-doubles, once again showing his comprehensive ability to the world.

After winning this game, the Rockets will challenge the Phoenix Suns, who have fought seven games with the Clippers, on May 5.

The Suns are also currently the only team that is generally considered to be likely to overthrow the Rockets-although they lost Joe Johnson this season, their offensive power does not seem to have decreased much, and their defensive strength has even improved a lot.

Lagabel, the top wing defender who joined the Suns this season, although his ability to hold the ball is not as good as Joe Johnson, but he has shown terrifying strength on the defensive end. The most important defender on the outside of the Suns.

Last season, Stoudemire performed amazingly, as if he had become the top inside player in the league.But injuries have made his career trajectory take a sharp turn.

Before the start of the 2005-06 season, Stoudemire discovered that the knee cartilage was damaged, so he underwent minimally invasive surgery.Originally he was supposed to come back in mid-February 2006, but the recuperation period was extended.In the end, his state fluctuated from time to time after his comeback, and he announced that he would be reimbursed for the season after only playing 2 games.

However, the Suns made an unexpected discovery. As an addition to the trade of Joe Johnson, Boris Diaw got the most improved player this season, and at the same time became an all-around magician who averaged more than 6 rebounds and 6 assists in addition to Kidd and James.

His inside coping ability makes the combination of him and Nash very coquettish.

What's interesting is that at the beginning of the draft, Dior was selected by the Eagles as a tall backup combo guard, and his performance was mediocre. After Stoudemire was injured, the Suns had no center. The 203cm Diaw was forced to the center position by D'Antoni. In the end, it turned out to be an All-Star performance.

D'Antoni is such a magical coach. The star guards he has worked with have greatly improved their statistics-even if this guard runs to play inside, he can complete the transformation.

Phoenix has a dry climate, and its annual average temperature ranks first among major cities in the United States. It has a subtropical desert climate.

Even in the world, only some cities near the Persian Gulf, such as Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Baghdad in Iraq, have an average annual temperature higher than Phoenix.Phoenix has an average of 89 days a year with temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius, and it’s already pretty hot in Phoenix even before June.

In order to better prepare for the game and adapt to the weather in Phoenix, all Houston Rockets players arrived at the hotel where they will be staying at noon on May 5st. It was too hot, the outside temperature had reached 21 degrees.

The scorching temperature couldn't melt the enthusiasm of his friends. Nash's enthusiasm was like a fire, burning the entire desert. He brought his teammates to find him late to play.

As the host, Nash enthusiastically invited the Big Three of the Rockets to have dinner together, accompanied by the Sun's Lagabel and the injured Stoudemire.

Before entering the league late, Lagabel was considered one of the most successful non-draft players. Another representative non-draft player is also in the Rockets, which is David Wesley, who has been sprayed by fans recently.

With his top-level defensive ability and excellent three-pointers, Lagabell has gained a firm foothold in the league. This year, the Suns offered a five-year, $2400 million long-term contract and dug him from the Jazz.

He did not let the team down. After losing Stoudemire, he quickly became the team's second scoring point. This year's All-Star three-point contest should have been participated by him, but because of the illness of his relatives and friends, he finally announced After retiring, Arenas replaced him.

在5月14日对阵快船的比赛中，拉加贝尔全场20中13，以82.5%的真实命中率，砍下生涯季后赛最高的33分。

With his outstanding performance in the playoffs, Lagabel has secured his position as the main starter.

In fact, his fate has also changed. Originally, he was supposed to play a chokehold on Kobe in the game against the Lakers, but because of the late appearance, the Rockets' record changed. The Lakers did not face the Suns in the playoffs this season. .

Nash had already reserved a seat at the Camelback Mountain Resort, and the treat gave everyone a delicious meal-professional players are human, and in most cases they will indeed control their eating habits, but Nash's enthusiasm is obviously something wrong seek.

Being late and pretending not to know, it was very interesting for a few people to chat about some anecdotes inside and outside the stadium while eating.

After dinner, Nash finally got to the point: "It's late, can you give some of the new CDPPE drug you developed to Amare?"

While he was speaking, Stoudemire looked forward to the late arrival, obviously waiting for his reply.

During the playoffs last season, Stoudemire and Late had some quarrels, and they didn't get along very well, but Nash and Late were barely friends.

Nash is obviously here as a lobbyist.

Late glanced at Xiao Si: "Is the injury healed?"

Stoudemire nodded vigorously, apparently he had been reminded by Nash before coming: "I'm late, I apologize for provoking you, I hope you don't mind."

Late and waved his hand: "I'm not such a small-minded person. It seems to me that it is a very reasonable means to use some verbal attacks to stimulate opponents on the court, as long as it is not excessive. I have received your apology, but the latest CDPPE The drug is to improve the activity of cells to speed up the recovery of the patient's body, and it cannot be used in some special cases-for example, it will greatly stimulate the proliferation of cancer cells."

"Don't worry, my body is fine."

Late nodded and said, "Okay, then I will contact the lab in Houston and distribute a small batch of medicine for you, which is enough for you to recover, but I don't want you to release water on the court because of this matter."

Nash laughed loudly and said, "How is it possible? I also want to win the championship. No matter what the reason is, I have no possibility of letting go. But to be honest, my confidence is not very high this year."

Although they defeated the Clippers in the tie-breaker in the semifinals, it is an indisputable fact that the Suns' strength has declined. Boris Diaw is indeed an unexpected discovery, but there is still a big gap between him and Sby, especially in defense at the basket In terms of rebound protection, Diaw is simply not enough to support a team.

(End of this chapter)