Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 63 63 [You will be our best number 3]

The Portland Trail Blazers feel embarrassed. They want to remind everyone that the Western Conference semifinals are not over yet. They still have two games against the Spurs.

Why just ignore them and talk about the Western Conference finals?

Well, who made them look hopeless.

It's just that the Spurs continued to remain silent unexpectedly. Whether it was where Jiang Hao, who was hotly discussed in the league, should go, or the Western Conference Finals that was likely to be staged, the Spurs kept silent from top to bottom.

"Don't ask me these questions, I only care about the series with Portland now"

Popovich has said the same thing on camera multiple times.

This confuses many people.

At this time, even the Spurs fans were a little flustered. They didn't want to see Jiang Hao leave the Spurs, nor did they want the team to hate the Western Conference finals again.

What is the team management thinking?
Why not even have an attitude?
Perhaps at this time only Jiang Hao knows the reason why the Spurs management did not express their position.

Because just last night, Rich Paul told him that the relationship between the Spurs and Leonard continued to deteriorate, and the possibility of Leonard leaving in the coming summer was increasing. When they grow up, they can't care about Jiang Hao or even the Western Conference Finals.

"Jiang, as I said before, when there is a problem with the trust between the players and the team, it is difficult to get back together, so I have to make a new plan for your future, just wait, Jiang, I will not let you down," Rich Paul finally said.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Hao spread his hands. What can he say, maybe just like Popovich said, the only thing he should care about now is the semifinals with the Trail Blazers. This series is still not over.

A day later, the Spurs are at the AT& Center, and the third game of the series between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers has begun.

In this game, Popovich adjusted the starting lineup. For the first time in the playoffs, he tried a lineup of one big and four small. The aging Paul Gasol was replaced by Rudy Gay.

No one thought that Popovich would change suddenly, and the Blazers also didn't expect it. The fans didn't expect it to be surprised at most, but the Blazers didn't expect it, then there would be a price to pay.

The lineup of one big and four small has obviously improved a lot in terms of athletic ability, and before the start of the game, Popovich also specifically asked Jiang Hao that this game should focus on a fast pace.

Therefore, when the game started, under Jiang Hao's control, the Spurs suddenly played a fast-paced game, and the Blazers were a little confused.

Did the Spurs give up positional warfare?

how can that be!

Isn't positional warfare what they are good at?

Why change in the playoffs, just because we can't put pressure on them?Although the Blazers players feel a little uncomfortable, they feel that this should not be the whole reason.

"Obviously, Greg is preparing for the Western Conference finals. We all know that the Golden State Warriors are a fast-paced team."

Someone said Popovich's intentions, and everyone immediately agreed, because there seemed to be no other reason.

Swish!
After the Spurs hit 10 three-pointers after the first two quarters, everyone affirmed this idea. Popovich is rehearsing the lineup, and he is preparing for the Western Conference Finals.

In this half of the game, Jiang Hao once again became the most handsome boy in the game, because he contributed 10 of the 5 three-pointers made by the Spurs in the half.

He made 7 of 5 three-pointers in the half, and his shooting percentage was as high as 70%.

Of course, everyone is not surprised that Jiang Hao has such an excellent three-point shooting ability. You must know that Jiang Hao became famous in the regular season because of his precise three-point shooting.

Stephen Curry has no hope of being the league's three-point leader this season, but in fact, Jiang Hao's best scoring weapon is also a three-pointer. Many people are saying that if Jiang Hao is not in the Spurs, the other teams of the second foreign team will be completely around The team he came to play, his three-pointers may not be much worse than Curry.

Jiang Hao hit a total of more than 160 three-pointers in the regular season this season, although there is still a big gap compared to Curry's more than 380.

But everyone must be clear that Jiang Hao made his professional debut more than a month after the start of the new season, and he has been serving as a substitute player before the All-Star Weekend. The most important thing is that he is in the Spurs, his main team The coach is Popovich.

That's why people say that when Jiang Hao and Curry have the same conditions, his three-pointers are really not necessarily worse than Curry.

Of course, Curry's current status is all due to his own efforts, not God-given. In this league, there are many players with accurate three-pointers, but there are a few who can become super giants ?
There is a ready-made example in the Spurs. Is Danny Green's three-point shooting ability poor?But after so many years, his label is still just an excellent 3D player.

On the Trail Blazers bench, Damian Lillard sat on the floor with blurred eyes. The team's crazy counterattack in the third quarter was once again resisted by the Spurs.

78: 92!

Not surprisingly, tonight's game was another fiasco.

God, is it really that hard to win a game?

Lillard lowered his head weakly. He really wanted to win, and the flame of winning in his chest never went out.

Spurs No. 35!It's that number 35 again!
Lillard felt that he had left the Spurs No. 35 in his heart through this series.

What kind of player is he?
If he was the starting small forward of the Portland Trail Blazers, would everything be completely different? Lillard felt that if the Spurs No. 35 was really the small forward of his team, then they would advance to the Western Conference Finals, And he, Damian Lillard, can also officially start a duel with the Golden State Warriors.

Although he doesn't want to respect this team from the bottom of his heart, winning the game is undoubtedly a more clever counterattack.

Lillard began to think seriously about the public suggestion made by team star Bill Walton on a show two days ago.

He felt more and more that this suggestion was so beautiful.

Just, is it possible for the team management to bring the Spurs No. 35 to Portland?
Lillard is a little discouraged. He has some understanding of the team's salary space. In his impression, the team does not seem to have much bargaining chips and salary space to support them in the upcoming offseason.

"Man, the San Antonio Spurs are a good team, but it doesn't look like it's going to suit you, it kind of suppresses your growth in my opinion, come to Portland, you're going to be our best and most trusted position 3"

Lillard took the initiative to say to Jiang Hao after the game.

(End of this chapter)