I am Really an Insider

On May 4, two hours before the Western Conference semifinals started.

Popovich sat in the locker room in the Rose Garden, thinking hard about one thing - should I get laminate nails or braces?

Coaches across the league have a consensus that the most dangerous thing in the world is coaching in the Rose Garden.

You don't know when the basketball will fly out, let alone whether Wayne will come to save the ball. Of course, you can't know whether Wayne will stop by and give it to you when he saves the ball.

Before the game, Wei Wei felt happy for a while, but he was cremated if he didn't pay attention.

After much deliberation, Popovich decided to at least wear braces.

If Wayne breaks his teeth again, his words will be leaked.

On the other side, Sun Dasheng felt that he was really under a lot of pressure.

Logically speaking, as a player who averages only about ten minutes per game, he has nothing to put pressure on.

Even if Ginobili is the Sixth Man of the Year this year, most of the time it's not the Great Sage and Manu facing off.

The reason why he is under great pressure is because this security task is difficult to do!

After coming to the NBA to play for one season, the Great Sage knows some of the NBA's shady secrets.

And Popovich and the Spurs are repeat offenders, especially in the playoffs, they can't tell who they will attack.

If Wei Ge is tricked, the Olympics will not be successful.

Is Sun Yue still a fool? ?

As the deputy captain of the security team, Sun Yue's mission is to escort Wei Ge to the Olympics safely.

Therefore, the Great Sage is now under great pressure, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The security guard encounters the biggest crisis in his career!

What are you doing? Why are you so nervous? Wayne patted the Great Sage on the shoulder. Only then did the Great Sage realize that the joints of his hands had turned white from clenching.

Ah? It's nothing, hehe. What, Brother Wei, be careful when playing Spurs. If the other party deliberately provokes you and wants to cash in, you must hold back.

If I really want to take action, I

I'll let Mickey go!

Milicic:? ? ?

It's okay, I understand the importance. Don't think about these messy things and prepare for the game. Playing against the Spurs is not easy.

Wayne smiled. It was reassuring to have a security team around.

But after getting rid of the pest Bowen a few years ago, the Spurs are actually not that dangerous anymore.

Although Horry is also sinister, he is not as sinister as Bowen.

With a little attention, you can still avoid unnecessary problems.

Wayne is more concerned about Duncan now, and he doesn't dare to take it lightly against this historical PF.

Although Wayne has already won the MVP,

What he, Lao Deng, beats are elites!

Can't relax!

Others can underestimate Duncan, but Wayne will not.

You think that at the age of 32, he has entered the end of his career, but in fact he is still in his rookie year.

When Wayne brought his teammates in, he found that the Spurs players were already warming up.

Wayne and Popovich looked at each other, and Popovich got angry when he saw Wayne.

The Penguin in the last dunk contest looked so much like me, I haven’t settled the score with you yet!

Duncan, as calm as ever, was stretching his legs with the help of a trainer.

It seems that he also knows that this time he and Wayne will inevitably experience a fierce battle.

As soon as Wayne met Duncan, the mission system started to cause trouble.

Ding!

Mission: Establish your position as the number one forward in active duty!

Mission goal: Win the series and be better than Duncan in performance and average data.

Mission reward: The root-killer is upgraded to gold level.

Wayne:! ! !

Can I deliberately not complete this task?

According to the consistent style of this system, badges or skill upgrades often mean that the skill effect will be strengthened.

Well, that means the effect of hair loss will also be enhanced.

It’s absolutely impossible!

Will my sister-in-law really become bald in an instant?

But I think of the scene where my sister-in-law was licked on the head in the Western Conference Finals last season and then she was slapping Yao Yao on our side.

I'm sorry, it's all the system that forced me, it's all because it gave me too much!

At the start of the game, the Spurs' starting lineup was Kurt Thomas, Duncan, Finley, Manu and Parker.

During the regular season, the Spurs more often used Barry Sr. to play the second starting position.

Only then did Manu win the title of Sixth Man of the Year.

But in the playoffs, Popovich obviously didn't dare to do this.

He needs the Spurs to be on full fire from the beginning, otherwise it will take minutes for the Trail Blazers to open up the score.

At the beginning of the game, Wayne won the ball from Oberto.

Duncan stuck closely to Wayne as soon as he came up. Although Wayne played the fifth position, he still did not go to the low post to fight with Duncan, but pulled him outside the three-point line.

Pao'er called Mickey to cover, because Mickey had a shooting range, so Oberto had to follow.

As a result, Paoer broke through through the cover and handed the ball to Mickey.

Mickey took two strides and cut to the basket and dunked directly, giving the Trail Blazers the lead.

Ah this Popovich was confused, no matter who he is, he can abuse our center!

Although Mickey has gained weight over the years, he is still more mobile than Oberto.

Really, a fat horse is faster than a camel.

Moreover, Pao'er's feeding was comfortable and just right. In fact, Parker, who had just gained experience, had already intentionally blocked Pao'er's pass. It can be said that only a gap was left for Pao'er.

But after Pao'er passes through this gap, there is a sea of ​​stars.

The Spurs' first attack directly found Deng Dai.

Duncan leaned against Wayne and felt the defense behind him.

Come on!

In the 2005 Finals, whenever Duncan got the opportunity to play Wayne comfortably, he could teach Wayne how to behave every minute.

But it was different now. When Duncan leaned back, the resistance behind him was very fierce.

Instead of fighting Wayne with brute strength, Idiot suddenly turned around and leaned on Wayne for a three-step layup.

With that final interference, Wayne took off at just the right time.

In the past, the attributes of strength and interior defense were not enough. Now that the strength has increased, the attributes of interior defense are also 70. To be honest, Wayne's ability to protect the frame one-on-one may be stronger than his ability to help defend.

Because Wayne is also equipped with the two gold badges of Restricted Area Deterrence and Strong Defense.

One can increase the interference effect when interfering with shots in the three-second zone, and the other can affect the ball holder as long as there is physical contact.

This makes Wayne's three-second zone defense impregnable.

I couldn't stand up to people before, so these two badges couldn't completely make up for Wayne's disadvantage.

But now, it is very difficult to beat Wayne alone in the three-second zone.

What's more, in an era when there are no longer many low-level killers.

When the small ball era comes in the future, those so-called players who hope to revive centers, such as Towns, Cousins ​​and the second generation of the emperor, if they play singles with Wayne in the three-second zone, then it is really called education.

Duncan missed the first shot. Wayne grabbed the rebound and quickly passed it to Paul.

The speed of the cannon's advancement makes people feel as if the video has been accelerated.

Seeing Pao'er driving straight into the three-second zone, everyone on the Spurs shrank back.

Pao'er, who was advancing at high speed, passed the ball lightly and sent the ball to Uduka in the right corner.

Uduka didn't hesitate, just caught the ball and shot.

So far in the playoffs, Uduka's three-point shooting percentage is as high as an exaggerated 52.2%!

This is mainly because Uduka basically gets open opportunities, but it also shows that Uduka's open three-pointers are really stable.

He may not be able to score a few points in a game, but it is enough to take advantage of the few openings.

Well, that's all Wayne wants from Sun Yue. It's nonsense to talk about becoming a star. If you can defend and shoot three-pointers, you will be considered successful.

brush!

Before Wayne made a move, the Trail Blazers had already scored 5-0.

Popovich stood on the sidelines with a frown on his face, telling his players: I'm not happy, I'm angry!

However, there is no point in getting angry. As soon as you showed your face, Finley was intercepted by Pao'er.

In this attack, Duncan saw that the opportunity to get the ball in the low post was not very good, so he returned the ball to Finley.

Although Uduka, who was guarding Finley, was not very good at holding the ball and stealing, he overlooked one thing - he was too close to the gun!

Pao'er's steal doesn't mean he only steals his own opponent. Whenever you dare to enter his defensive range, his hands will dare to take out your balls... ball.

The top thief next to the top warrior is making fun of you?

Snapped!

Hey, Cao!? Before Finley could react, the ball was swatted away by Pao'er beside him. When Pao'er and Parker turned around to chase the ball, Pao'er had already taken the ball and started sprinting.

After all, he was a man who kept time by the second.

This time, Pao'er made a flying dunk and ended the attack on his own.

At this time, Duncan heard the sound of squeaking.

Wayne next to him was actually sniffing!

The temperature of the air conditioner is a bit low. It's a bit cold. Seeing Duncan look over, Wayne smiled at him.

This is probably the worst time in Duncan's life.

Well, if anyone knows this story, it's quite a story.

In the matchup between Wayne and Duncan, Wayne got cold because he played too easily!

Whoever plays against Duncan must be sweating and panting from exhaustion.

Only Wayne had a runny nose from the cold.

This is actually not Duncan's fault, because the Blazers' several offenses ended before the ball hit Wayne's hands.

What can Wayne do? He also wants to get some data, but this task is still on hold.

After being beaten 7-0 by the Trail Blazers, the old Vicki thief hurriedly called a timeout.

But after returning, the situation still did not improve.

Because Wayne finally started to exert his strength.

After playing several rounds, Wayne finally faced Duncan with the ball on the offensive end today, and the fans in the audience cheered.

The highlight of this series is the matchup between Wayne and Duncan!

Wayne attacked with the ball outside the three-point line, which made Duncan very uncomfortable.

No matter how much younger you are, it won't be a problem for Duncan to defend from the outside.

But now at the end of his rookie stage, Duncan is not completely unable to defend from the outside, but it is still somewhat difficult.

Unless Wayne has a hole in his head, he won't fight Duncan inside. The power of idiot Dun is underestimated!

He is an existence that is read as No. 4 and written as No. 5.

Although his pace is slower, Duncan's awareness is still superior. As soon as Wayne took a step, Duncan reacted immediately.

This guy has never won the best defensive player in his career. It's not his regret, but the regret of the best defensive player award.

Wayne just took a step forward and saw Duncan blocking the breakthrough route, so he prepared to take off and shoot.

I caught you! Duncan secretly rejoiced in his heart, and then rushed forward to interfere with the shot.

Turns out Wayne just made a fake move of praying to Buddha!

The moment Duncan's center of gravity changed, Wayne caught the change in center of gravity and accelerated to the basket.

Wayne successfully passed one of the best defensive players in the league one-on-one!

Well, Duncan is one of the best defensive players in league history.

But it is true that he rarely encounters such an all-powerful opponent.

A big man who can smoothly make realistic and realistic worshiping movements while walking, Duncan said he would like to see him for a long time.

Oberto bravely shrank to the basket, but his bravery was not rewarded.

Wayne rushed up and dunked Oberto with both hands. In the first attack, Wayne completely destroyed the Spurs' inside line.

Wayne didn't lose at all when facing Duncan. Let's see how TD will fight back!

After Bill Walton finished speaking, he shook his head.

In the last round of the game, Yao Ming had already pushed Shaq to the ground and rubbed him.

This round, is it Duncan's turn?

In this way, the NBA's inside line will be completely dominated by Chinese players.

So scary!

Well, maybe this will make the small ball era come sooner?

If the American insiders are no longer good, we will support the outsiders!

Of course, even if such a thing really happens, Wei Ge is not afraid.

Even if you praise the coach, I can still play.

After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers entered the intersection with an 8-point advantage.

Wayne scored 6 points in a single quarter, all of which were scored from beyond the three-point line.

Duncan knew Wayne's three-point threat, so he didn't give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

But in this case, it is difficult to prevent Wayne's breakthrough.

It's just embarrassing.

Duncan only scored 2 points in the first quarter and made 1 of 4 shots.

This efficiency is very impressive.

In the second quarter, the Spurs increased their physical confrontation, hoping to disrupt the Blazers' rhythm and, by the way, destroy the Blazers' overly hot shooting today.

This does work, and it is difficult to maintain the feel under strong confrontation.

But the Blazers stormed to the basket and didn't suffer.

Paul attacked the inside again and again. Without Duncan's protection, Parker's defensive level plummeted.

Fortunately, Duncan recovered a little on the offensive end in this quarter, and then the point difference was stabilized at 12 points!

Wayne scored 13 points in the half and Duncan scored 8 points in the half.

Whether in terms of data or performance, Wayne is better than Duncan.

Duncan may not be willing to hand over the baton yet, but Wayne is already grabbing it.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Paoer's long shot missed the frame.

Because it bounced too far, no one got the basketball in the first place.

Wayne rushed forward quickly to catch the ball, but unexpectedly the basketball bounced very fast, and Wayne just touched the basketball with his finger!

Seeing that the basketball was about to go out of bounds, Wayne did not hesitate and jumped directly!

Oh my God! Popovich saw Wayne rushing toward him, and his face suddenly turned pale!

At that moment, he seemed to be rejuvenated. He quickly stood up and ran away to the side. It was impossible to tell that he was a gray-haired old man.

Not just Popovich, but every player on the Spurs bench ran away within a second, quickly clearing a safe landing zone for Wayne.

Old Barry had just stood up and was about to run when he suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing.

Take a closer look, oh, isn’t this the old coach!

If Wayne chases Popovich, the old man might be able to compete with Bolt in the 100 meters.

Wayne tried his best to retrieve the ball, then fell onto his chair and stumbled upside down.

The basketball that was retrieved happened to fall into the hands of the great sage who came on the bench. The great sage caught the ball and shot, and hit a three-pointer!

After hitting this three-pointer, it means that the Trail Blazers have pulled the point difference to 20 points!

Wei! He really worked hard and managed to get a second offensive opportunity. However, the reaction of the Spurs bench was indeed a bit exaggerated.

Old thief Vicky: You have never eaten the Iron Elbow of Justice, otherwise you wouldn’t think it’s an exaggeration.

Now, the Spurs are in dire straits.

If the Trail Blazers enter the fourth quarter with a 20-point lead, the game will basically end early.

Ginobili finally exerted his strength at this time, and narrowed the point difference to 11 points.

Allowing the Spurs to survive before the start of the final quarter.

There is still suspense in the game, but the Blazers obviously don't want to grind it out any longer.

So before the start of the fourth quarter, McMillan assigned Wayne a task - to end the game!

In the fourth quarter, Wayne began to play one-on-one with Duncan many times, which made the fans excited.

To be honest, although Duncan was a little embarrassed in the first three quarters, he did not let Wayne do whatever he wanted.

Especially in the third quarter, Wayne only scored two points.

But in the fourth quarter, when Duncan's physical fitness had seriously declined, Wayne couldn't beat him too easily.

Whether it's from beyond the arc, in the mid-range or in the low post, Wayne can attack.

Under Wayne's steady output, the Spurs were unable to effectively reduce the score.

It seems that maintaining the current points difference from being further widened is all they can do.

In the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, Wayne once again held the ball to challenge Duncan.

Duncan opened his arms, but his center of gravity could no longer be lowered too low.

His eyes were bright and clear, but the large drops of sweat on his forehead were the true reflection of his current physical condition.

Wayne made a few triple-threat moves, but Duncan remained unmoved.

Finally, Wayne suddenly took a big step to the left!

Duncan hurriedly followed up, but unexpectedly Wayne changed hands behind his back and abruptly changed direction to the right!

Well, a No. 4 position changed hands and changed direction from behind during the breakthrough process.

However, this still did not faze Duncan. He immediately adjusted his center of gravity and pounced forward, immediately giving Wayne a counterattack and staying at Wayne's side.

boom!

Wayne's pace inevitably slowed down after Duncan pushed him so hard.

It's really difficult! Wayne gritted his teeth. The No. 21 rookie was indeed a tough fighter.

If Wayne dares to lay up so easily, Duncan is confident that he can take the ball!

But just when Duncan thought Wayne would continue to go deep into the basket, he suddenly stopped and turned around with his right foot as the axis.

What!? Duncan didn't expect that Wayne had another trick up his sleeve. He knew he had to block him, but as his physical energy was nearly exhausted, he couldn't block him right in front of Wayne.

I could still keep up with my brain, but my body really slowed down a lot in the fourth quarter.

Wayne turned around and made a jumper, throwing the ball lightly.

The basketball passed Duncan's fingertips, and Wayne finally passed the mountain of Duncan.

When he defeated Duncan to win the championship in 2005, people said that Wayne took advantage of the system and it was pure luck.

In terms of personal ability, Wayne will be outperformed by Duncan.

But now, Wayne can confidently tell everyone: I beat the great Tim Duncan.

The basketball hit the net and Wayne landed.

The 27th point in a single game was scored, and the overall point difference became 21 points.

competition is over!

This was the goal that killed the game. The Spurs had no chance. In the last two minutes, they couldn't recover 21 points.

Wayne put in a perfect performance in the fourth quarter. He defeated Tim Duncan and helped the team win the first victory in the series!

Popovich took a timeout, but Duncan did not leave the game immediately. Instead, he stood there with his hands on his hips.

He looked at No. 99 who was high-fiving his teammates, sighed, and felt that the lights around him were dimming.

Beep~

After a few minutes, an electronic buzzer sounded.

105 to 82, the Spurs were slaughtered by the Trail Blazers by 23 points on the road.

Among them, Wayne scored 27 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Duncan only had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block.

Judging from the data and on-the-spot performance, at least tonight, Wayne is beating Duncan!

This was the first time in the playoffs that Popovich found that Duncan did not have an advantage.

Just when Popovich was stunned, Duncan had already walked down expressionlessly.

It's okay Pop, we still have a chance. The 32-year-old Duncan did not give in to Wayne.

The rage bar of this first PF in history is almost full.