Reverse Growth Superstar

The raising of the championship pennant and the issuance of the championship ring have undoubtedly excited the fans.

Of course, those before were just appetizers. Everyone knows that today's main event is the Grizzlies VS Spurs game, a showdown between the old order and the new order.

The last time the Spurs won the championship was in 2007, and a few months after that, the old Big Three met in Boston and crossed the East for several years. But now, the Celtics are ultimately no match for the erosion of the years. They pressed the rebuild button in the summer and Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen have all left Boston. As a veteran team, the Spurs retained most of the team from last season, and it can even be said that they maintained their 2007 core lineup.

The San Antonio Spurs are a winning team almost every year, and they are one of the dominant players in the West.

But in the past few years, the Spurs' position in the West has been challenged by the newest players in the West. They were eliminated by the rising Grizzlies for two consecutive years, and were knocked to the ground by the young Thunder last season.

This season, they desperately need to regain a foothold as a veteran in the West.

The most important point for such an old team to maintain dominance in the competitive West is actually the Spurs' "reverse growth" attribute.

"Rookie No. 21" Tim Duncan showed signs of a decline in the past few years, but last season he suddenly came up with a high-light answer sheet of 23.6 points and 13.2 rebounds per 40 minutes, ranking sixth in the league in efficiency. In terms of output per minute alone, Duncan is actually not much different from the peak period! He just couldn't play 40 minutes a game like he did in the past.

As the youngest person in the GDP portfolio, Tony Parker has already been in existence for a long time. It stands to reason that the "small sports car", which is not so fast, should have fallen a long time ago. But last season, Parker’s field goal percentage was 4.2 percentage points higher than the previous year, and even the three-pointer percentage was 35%! Parker's possession ratio is the 4th highest in the league, but his true shooting percentage is better than the new generation point guards such as Westbrook, Irving and Wall ahead of him, ranking 7th!

Perhaps this is why the Spurs have been able to stand tall in the West. This year, although the Spurs are still one of the oldest teams in the league. But everyone expects Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and others to continue their reverse growth.

Spurs players are eager to try, no one wants to start their new season well. Although this is the home of the Grizzlies, there are some fans wearing Spurs jerseys in the stands cheering for their home team.

"The San Antonio Spurs are still the favorites to win this season. Seriously, as long as the GDP three do not dissolve, they will always be favorites to win!" Mike Brin looked at the court with a grin. As ESPN's trump card commentator, he will naturally appear. In this nationwide broadcast game.

"Every year there are many favorites to win, Mike, but there is only one championship. Believe me, the Grizzlies will explain why they can put the honor pennant in the arena during the game." Hubie Brown continued to appear on the Grizzlies. In the game, although he is old, he still loves this venue.

"This game will definitely not be easy for the Grizzlies, because the new Grizzlies coach Dave Georgel and Popovich are so immature compared to each other. Coach Georgel’s right and left hand is Elston. Turner and Quinn Snyder, who have been in multiple leagues. To tell the truth, the gap between the coaching staff of the two sides is still quite large. If there is any problem on the court, coach Dave Georg may not be able to deal with it in time. "

Mike Brin’s worries are not unreasonable. Although the Grizzlies’ player roster has not changed much, the coaching roster has almost changed.

Changing the head coach has a huge impact on a team, and changes will occur from the system to the hiring strategy.

Although Georgel won the championship with the Grizzlies last season, he is only a defensive coach after all. Although Quinn Snyder has a rich resume, after all, he has not coached for a long time in the NBA.

How strong is the Spurs coaching staff? Popovich’s right-hand man last season, Mike Budenholzer, had just announced his solo flight this season and was rushed to sign as head coach by the Eagles.

The Grizzlies’ new coaching staff is what people worry most about.

The starting five of the two teams stepped onto the court, and the starting points of the two teams were not much different from last season.

On the Grizzlies' side, it is still Conley, Link, Iguodala, Randolph and Gasol. Five starters, all selected to ESPN's 13-14 season 50 superstar list.

On the Spurs' side, Parker, Green, Leonard, Duncan, and Split, can be said to be the same as last season.

After the referee blew his whistle, Split took the lead in fighting for the Spurs to get the first shot. The cheers on the scene reached a climax, and the Grizzlies' journey for the new season has finally begun!

As soon as they came up, the Spurs' offense went smoothly.

Timely transmission, exquisite positioning, tacit pick-and-roll... The Spurs are like a complicated machine, and every step of its operation involves thousands of parts. And these individual parts will never go wrong.

Link clung to Leonard, but his attention was on Parker and Duncan. If these two guys want to break through the basket, Link will make up the defense as soon as possible.

At this moment, Leonard suddenly ran out of the right three-point line.

Link didn't expect Leonard to be so aggressive. Hasn't this guy's mission been always defensive?

But Link's reaction was still timely enough, and he quickly turned and ran towards Leonard. However, in the next second, the expressionless "Stone Man" stood in front of him.

Link was blocked by Duncan and Leonard, who was in place from beyond the three-point line, took the ball and shot directly, very decisive!

It can be seen that the Spurs have increased Leonard's offensive weight this season. Last season, Leonard's offensive role was at the level of a supporting role, but in terms of efficiency, he definitely deserves the heavier responsibility. His singles and low post-holding statistics are excellent. Although the three-pointer is not stable, but the hit rate is more than 37%.

This year, what role Leonard will play on the offensive end has always been the key to whether the Spurs can go further. In the first offense of the new season, the Spurs seem to have given the answer.

Leonard took the shot calmly, Duncan's screen quality is really good, even Link, not always fast through the screen.

Leonard didn't waste this precious opportunity. He raised his knife and dropped three points into the net! The San Antonio Spurs take the lead in the Federal Express Arena!

"The goal was scored, and it was a goal from Link's head! Leonard is very calm, he is definitely one of the best small forwards in the league. He scored a goal from Link's head at the beginning, Leon Nader is really not afraid of powerful enemies!"

Mike Brin praised the expressionless Spurs No. 2, but not all young players can remain calm when facing Link.

Who is Link? That was last year's finals without losing to James, and this summer he hammered Durant's presence in Rock Park.

Of course, some Spurs fans standing in front of the TV also believe that Link can blast Durant in Locke Park this summer because Durant has been away from training for a long time and was caught by Link. Looking at it now, Link is nothing great.

"Hey, my mine." Link raised his hand and shook his head apologetically to his teammates.

Link didn't expect Leonard to make such a decisive move, otherwise he would bypass the screen faster.

"But it doesn't matter, I will get this ball back." In the latter sentence, Link relieved everyone a lot.

Yes, the basketball game can be won without the first goal.

For the Grizzlies offense, from Conley's meticulous organization, we can see that the Grizzlies’ offense is very slow.

Stevens occasionally plays fast in the Grizzlies, but Dave Georgel's style is more traditional.

Relying on defense and slow-paced offense to strangle opponents, this is the coaching mentality of Dave Georg.

After Conley approached the three-point line unhurriedly, Link suddenly became active.

He walked around Conley to catch the ball, but Leonard clung to it, his long arms still waving in front of Link. Even if Conley is called the top five point guard in the league by ESPN, it is difficult for him to pass the ball to Link.

"Kavai has made great progress! Not only offense, but also defense! He is definitely the league's number one star killer now! Look at this energy, he doesn't care who he faces, he just wants to win!"

As soon as Mike Brin finished speaking, Link suddenly ran back and cut to the basket!

Leonard didn't expect Link to run back so fast. He just turned around and found that Link had run a few steps away.

This guy seems... faster?

"Link ran back and cut in, fast, but... Conley actually passed the ball in, a beautiful pass!"

Conley found Link in the seams and stuffed the ball into Link's hands. In a basketball game, the offensive doesn't get a chance after a successful cut. You have to see if the point guard can deliver the ball.

And just now, Conley undoubtedly showed the strength of his top five point guards in the league.

In an extremely small space, Conley stuffed the ball to Link~www.wuxiaspot.com~ No one thought that the ball could pass so fast and so accurately. So much so that when Link reached the penalty area with the ball, Split hadn't reacted yet.

In the blink of an eye, the ball came in! ?

The Brazilian ran towards Link frantically. He raised his arms to prevent Link from layup!

However, in the next second, Link ignored Split who was standing in front of him, and went straight up!

Splitter only saw Link as if he had a rocket on the soles of his feet, and jumped straight off the ground!

He cried out uneasy in his heart, but it was too late to avoid bad luck.

Subsequently, Link and Split collided violently. Although Split raised his arms high, Link still smashed the ball into the box behind the Brazilian!

The audience was silent for about a second, and then the volcano erupted!

"After buckling Split, Link is merciless! He completely ignored the Brazilian's height, he completely ignored the Spurs center! God, this dunk is so perfect! Divin' Split, He thought that raising his arms would prevent Link from attacking the frame. It turns out that such a barrier is too short! Yes, too short!"

Link let go, landed on the hoop, then raised his head and glanced at Split.

Splitter deliberately didn't make eye contact with Link, but his expression of being beaten and crying could not be concealed.

Link felt so cool! Now he wants to use his dunk, and he feels a lot stronger than before.

Are Duncan and Parker growing in reverse? Now, let you see what real reverse growth is!

"The next one is you, kid. I just scored the three-pointer, I haven't forgotten it." After snapping Splitter, Link pointed to Leonard who was expressionless.

He is a man of grudges.

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