The invincible kryptonite of basketball

When Manu Ginobili played, there was overwhelming cheers at the scene.

Although in terms of historical status, Ginobili and Duncan are worse.

But as Popovich said in his previous speech, Ginobili sacrificed a lot for the Spurs.

Combined with his personality, his popularity in San Antonio is quite high.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you all."

After saying thank you three times in a row, the cheers of the fans on the scene fell.

"Sorry coach, I can't be responsible for your hair any more than anyone can be responsible for mine."

Ginobili's flamboyance is deep in his bones, and his opening overwhelmed the crowd, which also attracted whistles from the scene one after another.

"And I have to thank you and the Spurs, you know the guy with the 57th pick, where I would probably sit on the bench for a couple of seasons and walk away."

Ginobili's next words also turned the whistle into cheers.

Although Popovich let Ginobili play off the bench most of the time, he and Ginobili, Ginobili and the Spurs are all mutual achievements.

"Tim, your speech is 6 minutes long, I love you, it's been 19 years since you first called me by the wrong name, we're all old."

"Tony, I also like me with fluttering hair, but maybe I can only watch it through the game video."

"Don, being a teammate with you is one of the happiest things in my life. I can brag with my sons now. I used to be on the same team as No.1 in basketball."

Ginobili thanked everyone one by one.

"In the 1999 NBA draft, I couldn't believe it when I got the call and found out I had been selected, and it changed the direction of my life.

When the phone rang again in 2002, I was ready.

Basketball is a team sport. You can't win a championship alone. I am very lucky to have a group of excellent teammates around me.

Thanks also to the Spurs staff and fans for making this family fun.

Finally I want to thank Popovich, you are a genuine, generous, thoughtful, intelligent lunatic who means so much to me.

You are not only a coach but also a father, you have taught me so much.

I'm retired and don't care about basketball, but you made me understand that life is bigger than basketball. "

At the end of the speech, Ginobili made a summary of his basketball career.

Finally, he also focused on thanking Popovich. For GDP, Popovich has the same relationship with them as a coach and a father.

Ginobili's speech ended, and with the host's introduction, the curtain was lifted over the arena, revealing the No. 20 jersey.

To his left is Duncan's No. 21 jersey.

And the next jersey to be retired here is likely to be Parker's No. 9.

GDP has entered the league one after another, and now he has retired in the same team one after another. This is destined to be a good story in history.

The fans stood up and applauded Ginobili, and the applause lasted for a long time.

Ginobili hugged Duncan and the others one by one.

After tonight, he's as famous as Duncan.

After the jersey retirement ceremony, Duncan and Ginobili sat in the front row of the court to watch the game.

Immediately after that was the admission ceremony, and the starters of the two teams were released one after another.

For the Spurs, Derrick White and Bryn Forbes on the outside, George and Leonard on the front, and Aldridge at center.

Aldridge has put on weight since Duncan retired.

He played as center for more than half of the games last season, and this season he is already the unshakable starting center.

When Popovich lobbied Aldridge to join, he said that the latter would not be allowed to play center. Facts have proved that his words are really unbelievable.

The Pelicans also made changes to the starting lineup.

Dedmon's outside line has continued to slump this season, and his playing time has dropped sharply.

Stevens did not arrange for him to start this game, but used Harrell as the starting center.

All other positions are the same as the regular lineup.

Davis dialed the ball back to the Pelicans half, officially opening the curtain for the second match between the two sides of the season.

Tang Tian took possession of the ball. After he signaled to Davis to ask for the ball in the low post, he then stuffed the ball in.

Although Aldridge has gained weight, his defense is average, and Davis has an advantage in matchups.

This is also the part that the two teams did not have when they played against each other last time.

Davis catches the ball, moves his foot in the low post and hits the board.

The ball wiped the backboard and shot diagonally into the net bag.

Davis came out on top for the Pelicans.

Duncan showed a relieved smile on the sidelines at this time.

After Davis practiced with him last summer, he has been treated as his own disciple.

And this low-back play really has his shadow.

The Pelicans scored first, but in the next round, Leonard broke through Siakam with the ball and made a layup.

He didn't play a season last season, but after his comeback in the new season, he is still in a brave state, averaging a career-high 27 points per game.

Davis continued to play back in the low post, and he still squeezed Aldridge away.

But just before he made the shot, Leonard's defense came over and interfered, successfully disrupting his attack.

Both offense and defense are dominant. There is a reason why Leonard is now ranked third in the MVP list over Durant.

Looking back, it was still Leonard, the AI ​​hammer tactics broke through to the inside, and sent a second pass to the bottom corner Forbes, who made a three-pointer with a knife.

The scene burst into cheers.

The ccx in the VIP box showed a relieved smile.

When he took over the Spurs, there was a hidden danger of Leonard's injury, but he still gave Leonard a five-year 5 million super-maximum contract.

Judging from Leonard's season status, he made the right bet.

"It's really nice of him to stay."

Ginobili also said to Duncan with a smile on the sidelines.

Duncan nodded, then looked at Tang Tian.

Popovich had already told him the whole story about Leonard, and it was really thanks to Tang Tian that Leonard could stay.

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian played singles with the ball in the frontcourt, and George and Leonard immediately double-teamed.

Although the two played positions three and four on the court, it was obvious that Popovich had a targeted defensive deployment.

Tang Tian's breakthrough was under a lot of defensive pressure. He passed the ball to Siakam on the weak side, and Siakam flew to the basket.

But Leonard's defense is really strong, turning around to interfere, and destroying Siakam's layup.

Aldridge protected the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans' offense failed again!

The Spurs played a defensive counterattack, White dribbled forward, and reached the three-point line of the frontcourt to Leonard who followed up.

Leonard took the ball, Tang Tian was in front of him.

He did not choose to pass the ball, but directly changed direction and made a layup.

The two are familiar with each other, but Leonard is physically stronger and has a better wingspan.

After the confrontation, he turned around the basket beautifully and put the ball in the basket.

The scene burst into cheers.

Leonard challenged Tang Tian and succeeded!

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"Wow, a wonderful goal, this is the top five goals of the day!"

In the commentary seat, Brin let out a burst of exclamation.

Although Tang Tian's five consecutive dpoys last season were terminated by his teammate Butler, he is recognized as the strongest defensive player in the league.

But just now Leonard succeeded in the one-on-one challenge.

Although it is a fast break, it also undoubtedly demonstrates Leonard's talent and personal ability.

Ginobili in the stands has rolled forward and backward laughing.

Leonard can be regarded as the younger brother brought out by Tang Tian, ​​but now Tang Tian is overthrown by the younger brother.

Duncan laughed too.

Fortunately, he retired early, otherwise he would have been fucked by Davis.

"beep!"

Just then a whistle sounded from the sidelines.

Duncan looked confused, because the referee seemed to blow him?

You are not Crawford!

But he put away his smile and looked up, only to realize that the referee didn't blow him, but White on the far end, who fouled when he was defending without the ball.

Because of the close distance and the angle of view, he thought it was him who was blowing.

"Tim, we are celebrities, celebrities."

Ginobili reacted and patted him on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.

Duncan smiled and shook his head, sure enough some things were already used to him.

There was a small episode on the sidelines, and the game on the court continued.

Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt. After seeing the positions of George and Leonard, he knew that the Spurs' defensive strategy was still the same as on the field.

And compared with the last match, the Spurs' lineup has changed.

George and Leonard play the third and fourth positions, which can maximize their defensive ability.

Popovich is at the same level as him in knowing people and making good use of them.

He reached out for Brogdon to come over for the pick-and-roll.

It's an outside pick and roll.

Many people didn't understand it, including Popovich.

At the moment when the pick-and-roll happened, Tang Tian dribbled a few steps outward, and took advantage of the pick-and-roll to make a three-pointer.

There was a commotion at the scene.

It's not surprising that Tang Tian shot a three-pointer. The strange thing is that Tang Tian dribbled the ball backwards. Although it was an open opportunity, it was at least one meter away from the three-point line!

This is super far!

When did Tang Tian start shooting ultra-long three-pointers? !

"Dangdang!"

It was a good shot, but the ball ended up hitting the back of the rim and bouncing high.

Ball, missed!

The fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Tian is already imba enough, the Spurs can't defend even with Leonard and George, so they can only barely limit it.

If this develops a super long three-pointer, it will be too much for people to play!

Fortunately, the ball seemed to be Tang Tian's whim, and the ball was not made in the end.

But Popovich's eyes lit up.