Chapter 350 (1/2)
Link three doubles in the playoffs can be said to be the first World War. Popovich also found that just a rookie Leonard and a no longer the peak of Stephen Jackson and a fat can't run off Dior, it seems that still can't contain link.
With a 1-0 lead and now being reversed 2-1, there is no doubt that the Grizzlies have high morale, while the Spurs have lost some of their morale.
After all, if the Spurs lose the next game, they will be sentenced to death. In the NBA playoffs for so many years, only seven teams have been able to reverse the game when they are 1-3 behind.
Since the beginning of the millennium, only two teams have been able to do this. If you want to reverse the game when you are 1-3 behind, it is a small probability event. So Popovich can't make such a dangerous gamble.
Pressure, it's all over the Spurs.
Meanwhile, on the eastern side, the Celtics' big three were unexpectedly blocked by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Philadelphia 76ers only ranked eighth in the East this year, and its 35-31 record, if placed in the west, would not even enter the playoffs.
However, it is such a team that seems to be harvested like leeks. In the first round, facing the booming Chicago Bulls, it has staged the fourth black eight miracle in league history!
Of course, people say 76 people are just lucky. After all, the Bulls injured Ross and Joaquin Noah, and the lineup was incomplete.
As a result, in the second round, the 76ers proved with their actions that they were not just lucky. Because in the face of Celtic in the East, the 76ers are still playing with each other!
Among them, the 76ers' best player is undoubtedly Andre igordala. Although igordala doesn't score so many points in each game, his all-round attributes, excellent defense and efficient finishing ability at critical moments are the reasons why the Philadelphia people can get to the present.
This ”little AI” is quite different from the one Philadelphia fans expect, but he is also leading the team to victory in his own way.
Of course, there are different voices. Some 76ers fans and the media are complaining, ”igordala has the ability to be a star, but matches the heart of a role player.”
They complained that igordala didn't play aggressively enough and were full of ideas about connecting the team and defending. He has unlimited right to fire, but igordala doesn't like it. He has never scored 20 points per game in his career.
It's like you need Jordan and you get a Pippen. Pippen is good, but it is Jordan's green leaf.
When igordala participated in the draft, the scout report said, ”he has great athletic talent and good organizational ability. And his main problem is that his shooting ability is not strong, he is not willing to be an attacker and wants to be an organizer
In the first season of the 76ers, igordala showed everything on the scout report. In 33 minutes of playing time, igordala only throws 7 balls, and can get 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game. The 76ers need igorda to attack with his abnormal physical fitness, but igordala seems to want to do things like defense, organization and coordination.
Igordala proved to be capable of scoring, but he was reluctant to do so. There was no scorer for the 76ers in the 2007-08 season, and igordala was sent to play the center of the attack. As a result, igordala still didn't show a strong desire to score that season, averaging less than 20 points per game.
As a result, igordala's life in Philadelphia was not so easy. Even if he leads the team to win one victory after another, even if he is selected as the all star this year, even if they have created the black eight miracle, even if they are looking to beat Celtic now, igordala still lives in doubt.
Such doubts come not only from fans and the media, but also from management. The 76ers have always regarded igordala as the core of the team, and igordala is willing to play any role, except the core.