Three Hundred and Forty-Four: The Perfect Partner?

Link's triple-double in the playoffs can be described as a god in the first battle. Popovich also found that just relying on a rookie Leonard, a Stephen Jackson who is no longer at his peak, and a Diaw who is too fat to run away still seems unable to contain Link.

In the case of a 1-0 lead and now being reversed 2-1, there is no doubt that the morale of the Grizzlies is high, while the Spurs are a little discouraged.

After all, if the Spurs lose again in the next game, they will basically be sentenced to death. In the NBA playoffs for so many years, only 7 teams can reverse the game when they are 1 to 3 behind.

Since the turn of the millennium, only two teams have been able to do this. It is a small probability event to want to reverse the game when it is 1 to 3 behind. Therefore, Popovich cannot make such a dangerous gamble.

The pressure all piled up on the Spurs.

Meanwhile, in the East, the Celtics' Big Three were unexpectedly blocked by the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers only rank eighth in the Eastern Conference this year. If their record of 35 wins and 31 losses were placed in the Western Conference, they would not even be able to make the playoffs.

However, such a team that seemed to be harvested like leeks, faced the thriving Chicago Bulls in the first round, and actually staged the fourth black-eight miracle in the history of the league!

Of course, people say that the 76ers are just lucky. After all, the Bulls injured Rose and Joakim Noah, and the lineup is not complete.

As a result, in the second round, the 76ers used their actual actions to prove that they were not just lucky. Because facing the Eastern powerhouse Celtics, the 76ers are still inseparable from each other!

Among them, the best performing player of the 76ers is undoubtedly Andre Iguodala. Although Iguodala doesn't score so many points per game, his all-round attributes, excellent defense, and efficient finishing ability at critical moments are the reasons why the Philadelphians can go so far.

This "little AI" is very different from the AI ​​that Philadelphia fans expected, but he is also using his own way to lead the team to victory.

Of course, there are also different voices. Some 76ers fans and the media are complaining, "Iguodala has the ability to be a star, but he matches the heart of a role player."

They complained that Iguodala didn't play aggressive enough, and their minds were full of things to connect the team and defend. Obviously has unlimited fire rights, but Iguodala doesn't like this arrangement. He has never averaged more than 20 points per game in his career.

It's like when you need Jordan, you end up with Pippen. Pippen is of course good, but no matter how good he is, he is still Jordan's green leaf.

When Iguodala participated in the draft, it was written in the scout report, "He is extremely athletic and has good organizational skills. His main problem is that his shooting ability is not strong, and he is not willing to become a player. Attackers, want to be organizers."

In the first season of the 76ers, Iguodala showed everything written in the scout report. In 33 minutes of playing time, Iguodala only shot 7 shots and averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game. The 76ers need Iguodala to use his abnormal physical fitness to attack alone, but Iguodala seems to only want to do some things like defense, organization and defense.

Facts have proved that Iguodala is capable of scoring, but he is unwilling to do it. The Humans had no scorer, and Iguodala was driven to serve as the core of the offense. As a result, in that season, Iguodala still did not show too much desire to score, and he still averaged less than 20 points per game.

Therefore, Iguodala's life in Philadelphia is not too easy. Even if he led the team to victory after victory, even if he was selected as an All-Star this year, even if they created a black eight miracle, even if they are about to overthrow the Celtics now, but Iguoda Ra still lives in doubt.

This kind of questioning comes not only from fans and the media, but also from the management. The 76ers have always regarded Iguodala as the core of the team,

And Iguodala is willing to play any role, except the core.

This will undoubtedly make the management of the 76ers very distressed.

Although the 76ers are still fighting in the playoffs, although Iguodala is still playing hard. But the new owner Joshua Harris, who has just taken over the team for a year, obviously prefers to get a player who is more like a star.

Therefore, Joshua Harris said to his general manager Sam Hinkie more than once, "If you have the opportunity, you can shoot Iguodala."

Therefore, before the end of the playoffs, the communication between the various teams has actually been undercurrent. Those big deals that bombarded fans' nerves in the summer were actually laid out a long time ago.

But at present, Iguodala's market is not very good. This is not because of his lack of strength, but because of the contract.

After all, Iguodala has player options next season, and he can choose to jump out of the contract to test the free agent market. If he is not satisfied with the new owner, then the team that gets Iguodala is likely to only get his one-year right to use.

However, Iguodala's style of play has attracted the attention of one person.

One doesn't need too many shots, but he can score if you give him the ball. Even at critical moments, he can stand up and kill the game. An experienced player who is willing to work hard on defense and can organize the team's offense... This kind of player is simply Link's perfect partner!

Robert Pera, who will officially take over the Grizzlies in a month, does not know what will happen this summer, but he is very willing to add Andre Iguodala's name to his shortlist... ..

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On May 19, the NBA Eastern and Western Conference semifinals continued. In the game that just ended yesterday, the Boston Celtics struggled to defeat the 76ers and took a precarious 2-1 lead.

The Thunder's three young men showed their talents in front of Kobe, and also led the Thunder to a 2-1 lead. After the game, James Harden also officially became the best sixth man of the season.

Today, the game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies has attracted much attention. Because after this game, there will be a very likely first 3-1 in this round of the series!

Parker sent out a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists today, but in the eyes of some fans and commentators, Parker's performance is not too good. Because Parker's shooting rate was only 40% today, his continuous strikes at critical moments made the Spurs very passive.

Fans even saw that "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson had a quarrel with Parker on the field.

Randolph broke out in this game, scoring a large double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds, as if dreaming back to last season. Duncan had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and his performance was still excellent, but today, he failed to have an absolute advantage over Randolph.

Under such circumstances, Link, who scored 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, became the last straw that crushed the Spurs. Link didn't score too many points at the beginning of the day, and the Grizzlies have been attacking the team in a systematic manner.

But at the last moment, during the time when Parker was hitting the iron continuously, Link was scoring consecutively, which completely separated the performance of the two. At the critical moment, it still depends on the key players.

In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Spurs by 8 points at home, and the total score of the series became 3 to 1!

"When we come back next time, we should go to the Western Conference Finals." Facing the camera, Link replied with a smile.

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