The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"I'm sorry, Coach Xu, I let you down."

After the seventh game, James Harden hugged Xu Xiao, who flew from Minnesota to San Antonio to watch their life-and-death battle.

这场比赛哈登14投7中，罚球15罚10中，拿下了26分11篮板跟7次助攻，数据上看还是可以的。

However, he made 7 mistakes in the whole game, especially in the last 3 minutes of the game, he made two consecutive mistakes, which directly ruined the game and allowed the Spurs to successfully advance to the Western Conference Finals at their home court.

"Failure is normal in life, but it is not a reason for us to accept our fate. Come train with us this summer, and I will make you stronger!"

Xu Xiao comforted him, but at this time Xu Xiao had some thoughts in his heart.

He wants to try to see if he can change Harden's development trajectory through summer training.

After all, he knows Harden better than Harden himself.

"Coach Xu, can I join you in the summer?" Ross from the side also came up.

To be honest, Rose didn't play well in this series. He was almost beaten by Tony Parker.

This was almost impossible before. Rose has been out for so many years, and he only suffered a defeat last year when he faced Westbrook who had a star card bonus.

It's just that this year Rose accepted Xu Xiao's suggestion and changed his style of play. The violent impact before has been reduced, and some mid-range shots and throws have been added.

But this also made Rose very uncomfortable. He struggled in this series, averaging only 17.9 points and 4.5 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of only 39%. A large number of irons made the Thunder into a deadlock many times.

"Of course Derek, believe me, this summer, I will make you the Timberwolves' biggest opponent in the future."

Saying goodbye to the Thunder's twin stars, Xu Xiao is also preparing for the next round of the series.

The Spurs are different from the Trail Blazers. They are not a team that relies on talent.

Defense and reasonableness are the labels of this team.

This kind of team rarely makes mistakes, and the team-first concept also caused James to suffer a lot. If the history goes according to the trend, the Spurs will face Miami, and then be knocked into the abyss by Ray Allen's three-pointer.

Unfortunately, today is different from the past, and the Spurs' system is not impeccable.

Although Iguodala is better than Kawhi at this time, and Batum seems to be more suitable for the Spurs than Danny Green at the same time, Xu Xiao does not think so.

This lineup seems reasonable. Everyone has the ability to hold and handle the ball. They are also good at defense, and their height and movement are comparable to any striker.

But they have a fatal flaw, which is unstable outside shooting.

Neither Iguodala nor Batum has the shooting stability of Green and Kawhi, which makes their offense rely too much on the inside and air cuts.

And although their defense is strong, their mobility inside is also a breakthrough. Asik is a human shield inside in the starting lineup. Duncan is also 36 this year, and his movement speed has also dropped significantly.

Facing a young and impactful team like the Thunder, which is dominated by defenders, they can still suppress the opponent with their inside advantage.

But if you encounter a team like the Timberwolves that can't lose to the Spurs in the interior and has a strong impact on the front line, it will be uncomfortable.

And Xu Xiao also prepared a big gift for the Spurs.

"I'm about to make a move, old thief Bobo, just take it."

On May 2013, 5, the anticipated Western Conference Finals finally began.

The Spurs are still the regular starters, Parker, Iguodala, Batum, Duncan and Asik.

For the Timberwolves, DeRozan was brought back to the starting lineup.

Let Westbrook and DeRozan partner in the backcourt, with Josh and Ibaka in the frontcourt and Oden in the center.

In the last round of the series, Jimmy's defense was needed to increase defense against Durant, but the Spurs did not have such a forward.

And DeRozan's offensive firepower is also what the Timberwolves need.

At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves took the lead in getting the ball.

Westbrook holds the ball, and Parker immediately defends him.

The Spurs did not switch defenses against Westbrook at the beginning. After all, Parker is not a soft persimmon. He has also experienced big stages like the playoff finals in recent years.

Westbrook saw that Tony Parker was defending instead of Iguodala, and an unknown fire suddenly rose in his heart.

"Damn it, I'm the second-leading scorer of the Timberwolves, and yet I asked Parker to guard me. I must give you some clues."

With that said, Westbrook started directly, and the terrifying explosive power shook Parker away in an instant. Iguodala hurried over to help defend, but facing Westbrook who had already rushed up, Iguodala was still obviously a step slower.

Westbrook had already rushed inside, and Duncan's defense was already in place. Westbrook forced Duncan to take off.

But even though Westbrook's physical fitness is explosive and is the ceiling of point guard physical fitness, it is still not easy to put the ball in against an inside player like Duncan.

As they expected, the ball was successfully interfered by Duncan and flew away. Fortunately, Josh had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed the ball in time and threw it to the baseline.

Oden caught the ball and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

In the first round, Xu Xiao understood the Spurs' defensive strategy.

At the same time, Van Gundy was also analyzing the opening round in the commentary box.

"Russell came up, and his breakthrough could have been converted into a good opportunity. When Andre went to help defend, Demar was already open. At this time, Russell had two better players. choose."

"One is assigned to Demar, who is preparing to cut. The latter can use the most familiar mid-range to end the attack in his best position, or assigned to Josh again to disrupt the Spurs' defensive formation and make a second breakthrough."

"Or quickly give it to Oden in the corner before Parker is in position, which is the position he is most familiar with."

"Both of these options are much better than challenging Duncan directly."

"Of course, the Spurs' defense was also very good. After Parker lost his position, he blocked Russell's passing line in time, but unfortunately he relaxed at the last moment, allowing Josh to grab the ball and find Omar on the bottom line. Climb."

At this time, Xu Xiao also admired in his heart, this was indeed a good defense.

Parker blocked the passing line. Even if the ball passed, Oden on the baseline had only one option to shoot when faced with Parker's defense, because the space on the baseline was too small.

Even if Oden has Da Luo's skills, it will be difficult for him to perform in such a small space. After all, their dribbling skills are average, they are still facing small guards, and they dare not dribble the ball casually.

If it really doesn't work, you can give up space on the baseline and force the opponent to go to the baseline. In this way, as long as the inside is flanked, the ball will be dead.

This is a gamble on Oden's three-point shooting percentage. If he fails to make the shot, his best inside is outside, and the rebound inside will most likely fall into the hands of the Spurs.

Moreover, his own center has to defend from the bottom line. Once the Spurs speed up, it will be difficult for the Timberwolves to retreat. Even if Oden retreats, such a back-and-forth run from the bottom line is also a physical drain for a big center.

"Okay, old thief Bobo, it seems he has really studied me a lot, then I will make the move next."