Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 92 93 [The bayonet killed the defending champion]

This is a game that is enough to be recorded in history. To be honest, both teams played at a normal level, and the game was not decided until the last time.

From this perspective, although the Golden State Warriors lost the game, frustration and disappointment also found them, but they must recognize this result.

As Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in a subsequent interview, "We messed up all of this ourselves. We had a chance to end the suspense early, but obviously, our performance was not good enough. They (Spurs) ) was the better side, I don't want to blame my players, they want to win more than anyone else"

"As for Bayonet, I think he's a special guy, everybody sees it, he's everywhere, he's the best rookie I've seen in years"

In addition to facing failure calmly, Cole was not stingy with compliments to Jiang Hao, and even directly stated that Jiang Hao is the strongest rookie he has seen in recent seasons.

What is strong?

Nothing is better than the opponent's personal approval. Jiang Hao's ability to be praised by the opponent's coach already explains a lot of problems.

"He reminds me of Kobe, I mean those two [-]-pointers at the end, and frankly, it was so shocking, there is no doubt that the San Antonio Spurs have always been a team basketball team, but tonight Jiang saved us"

Of course, Greg Popovich will not be stingy with his praise of Jiang Hao. The old man looked very good after the game. Facing the camera, he even directly stated that Jiang Hao’s performance tonight was "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant Lyant.

It has to be said that anyone who knows Popovich knows that his evaluation of Jiang Hao is very high.

After all, in Popovich's heart, Kobe Bryant is a "special" existence. In Popovich's own words, all his tactics are useless in front of Kobe, which shows his fear of Kobe .

And the old man has publicly stated more than once that it is his great regret not to coach Kobe.

Now, since he publicly stated that Jiang Hao reminded him of Kobe, it also means that Jiang Hao has conquered him, a stubborn old man, with his big-hearted performance at critical moments.

Many fans, especially the Spurs fans, agreed with Popovich's remarks, because for so many years, until Kobe retired, even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to tell everyone that Kobe Bryant was their San Antonio Spurs. Most Hated Superstar.

Because of Kobe's existence, the Spurs may have lost at least 2-3 O'Brien Cups.

This also reflects from the side the horror of Peter Pan at his peak.

And now, just now, when the bayonet staged a lore, not only Popovich, but even the Spurs fans saw the shadow of Kobe Bryant.

Of course, some people will refute, isn't there the shadow of Michael Jordan, the god of basketball?

But it must be explained that the God of Basketball is great, but compared with Kobe Bryant, his era is a bit older, and there are not so many stories between the God of Basketball and the Spurs.

.........

For Jiang Hao, after the crazy performance, he was naturally the focus of the news media after the game. It took him nearly an hour to deal with the media in the mixed interview area. In the end, with the assistance of the Spurs staff, he Just escaped from the locker room.

"When the game is not completely over, God dare not say that you will definitely lose"

And the words he said in the face of the interview quickly became widely circulated, and it seems to have become his first very influential "famous quote" since he entered the NBA

In the third game of the Western Conference Finals series, the San Antonio Spurs rewritten the total score of the series to 3:0 at the AT&T Center at home, relying on the bayonet's shocking lore. They now hold four match points and seem to be close to advancing to the finals very close.

In fact, when the third game is over, almost no one still thinks that the defending champion has the possibility of a comeback.

Even their own fans have to bow their heads at this time. The home team, which they have placed high hopes on this season and aims to defend their title, is about to be out.

"Absolutely impossible. At least in the history of the NBA, there has never been a team that has come back from a 0:3 deficit. What's more, the Golden State people are facing the San Antonio Spurs. Everyone knows that Gray Gpopovich's Spurs are so sophisticated"

Stephen A. Smith, a well-known American journalist and known as "American Yang Yi", said so on his Twitter.

To be honest, Stephen A. Smith is definitely one of those people who are most optimistic about the defending champion's promotion to the finals before the start of this series. For example, before the start of this series, Stephen A. Smith hosted a show He publicly declared that the probability of the defending champion advancing to the finals reached 90.00%, because he could not find a reason for the defending champion to lose.

"Of course, I will never say that Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson screwed up all this. Obviously, everyone saw it. The defending champion was hanged with a bayonet."

Stephen A. Smith followed up with another tweet in which he further expressed his inner thoughts.

And people also got a conclusion from his Twitter content later, that is, Stephen A. Smith believed that the bayonet alone took care of the defending champion, and the bayonet that turned out was the fatal reason why the defending champion was on the verge of being eliminated.

"Although I don't agree with Stephen's statement that the bayonet that turned out to kill the defending champion, I like his affirmation of the bayonet [-]%"

EDPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy also expressed his views. For Chinese fans, Jeff Van Gundy is no stranger, and his remarks have always been the focus of attention of Chinese fans.

In addition to some public figures publicly expressing some opinions on this series, some well-known gaming companies in the United States also immediately updated the probability of a reversal of the defending champion series, but it is very pitiful that this probability is only 0.89%.

In other words, in the view of the gaming company, the Golden State Warriors have basically lost the possibility of a comeback.

To be honest, this makes Jiang Hao's landlord Sean a little upset, because in the next fourth game, he may no longer be able to get high returns.

Because the fact that Sean can wake up with a smile on his face is that he has earned 25 US dollars by buying lottery tickets so far in this series. You know, he can almost catch up with his restaurant's annual income.

"Damn it, I still like the fact that the bookmakers don't like our attitude as before. This not only allows me to experience the thrill from the team's victories, but also allows me to get actual rewards. Oh, yes, I have to work hard. Thanks to Jiang, maybe without him, I wouldn’t be able to make so much money.”

Sean was so ecstatic to show off to his cronies.

"Xiao, from the standpoint of a friend, I don't suggest you continue, because this is no longer entertainment, it's gambling, and he will ruin your family."

When Jiang Hao returned to the rental house, Xiao En happily showed him the results of buying lottery tickets during this period of time, Jiang Hao said so.

"Jiang, you are the God of the stadium. With you here, I can't go bankrupt."

Sean laughed.

This made Jiang Hao extremely depressed.

"Dude, wake up, the basketball court depends on strength, not God, and in this world, there is no general who wins all the time, maybe you will lose in the next game"

Jiang Hao spread his hands, he felt that he had said what he had to say, as for whether Xiao En was willing to let go, that was his own business.

"Wait until the end of the season, and wait for the offseason to settle down"

Xu Xiaoyi suggested that Jiang Hao change places and continue to live in this small rental house with his current status. To be honest, there are too many inconveniences.

Xu Xiaoyi even told Jiang Hao that fortunately this is San Antonio, if they were in Washington, D.C. or Detroit, a city with a high crime rate in the east, Jiang Hao's rental house would have been robbed countless times now.

From this perspective, San Antonio is still good.

"Okay, but have you figured out what to do now?"

As Jiang Hao's girlfriend and team PR, Xu Xiaoyi felt that it was necessary for him to grasp some new information.For example, where does Jiang Hao plan to go during the offseason?
Because just this morning, she learned from the conversation between Jiang Hao and Rich Paul that the Spurs officially expressed their desire to keep Jiang Hao.

From her point of view, Xu Xiaoyi, she is not Rich Paul, and she will not push Jiang Hao to leave the Spurs to play in a big city. She also has no objection to Jiang Hao staying in the Spurs. get some news.

"I don't know, I can't think about that now, you know, my main energy is on the game now, so I can really think about it after the season is over, but what I can tell you is , Popovich will be a big reason for me to decide whether to stay with the Spurs"

Jiang Hao didn't want to disappoint Xu Xiaoyi too much, so he still revealed something to Xu Xiaoyi, and this was indeed his true inner thoughts.

Because from Jiang Hao's point of view, Popovich definitely played a very important role in his achievement today. If it wasn't for Popovich's unusually decisive trust in him at the beginning, even if he has top talent, he wouldn't be able to do so. It may be played all at once. In addition, Popovich has done his homework on his training. Whether it is training or competition, he has received a lot of advice from Popovich. The so-called Maxima often has, Bole doesn't come around very often, probably for this reason.

In this case, when he considers the Spurs during the offseason, he will definitely regard Popovich as an important reference point for whether he stays.

(End of this chapter)