Spurs two-game theory: feel like a superstar Pan Zhili

While humans revere the winners, occasionally, they also shed a little respect and pity on the losers, which are two sides of the same narrative plot, after all, without the losers, the value of the winners can not be reflected. In the world of sports, this word is used not infrequently, last season's Celtic is a good example because they lost too often, the process of defeat is also comparable to a roller coaster, back and forth between heaven and hell. So "today's glory" has become a greeting for Celtic fans, comparable to Londoners asking about the weather, and Chinese people asking "have you eaten yet".

And now, not surprisingly, the words "Glory in defeat" are becoming a regular feature of the Spurs' repertoire.

But there's no way to argue with this slightly biased view, after all, just after a game of magic to strengthen the courage, the Spurs will have to face the Nuggets and Bucks, the two top half of the playoffs to educate. The worst is Bolt, the first foot just by the regular season MVP to 73% shooting 32 points, the second foot was the finals MVP fancy strong eat, and even become the alphabet's shooting practice background board.

The sadness and powerlessness of this "glory" became more and more intense, especially considering that the Spurs once turned the game around and even led their opponents by several points. The Spurs players pretended to be superstars, but they met a real international superstar.

Facing Jokic's slightly lazy anti-blocking, the mid-range shot after the block continued to be the focus of the two teams' betting. In addition to Murray, Walker, and White, Keldon joined the jump shot squad. While the stance is still fantastic - it looks a lot like a drift throw, rather in the mold of early Murray - regardless of the stance, Keldon has made the mid-range shot his new regular weapon. That's good, but not good enough unless he still dares to play that move in the crucial fourth quarter instead of continuing to fling himself at the basket.

The throw after the break is also a move Keldon is starting to use frequently, and with his catch-and-break, it does make for a good kill shot. But in this round, in addition to Keldon's throwing foul, Murray's hesitation on the other side of the floor was also the status quo for the Spurs' key round - Murray had created a three-point opening, but he may have felt unsure of his pullback three, or he may have felt more threatened by Keldon's pick-and-roll break, in short, he chose the more logical play.

This is indeed the choice that Spurs players would make, and so would Mr. Zhang. But we all know that this is not the choice that "this Spurs" should have at "this moment". What the Spurs need is a hero ball, individual offense, and young players who are no longer young to step up, not in the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, still following the fundamentals of basketball.

Murray is 25, White is 27, and they're both starting to take on more possessions and offensive assignments, and should be making more "hero shots".

Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't shoot, after all, this is only a slightly idealistic expectation of fans, for most NBA players, the star ceiling is still unattainable.

So we'll see a lot of these thrilling rounds - White gets interfered with by an opponent during a breakaway, but retrieves the ball with a quick eye and ends up with an extreme inside-out pass that allows Bortles to eat another pie.

Controlling the ball under high-pressure defense, attracting the opponent's defense, and creating opportunities for his teammates. The process isn't easy, and what's even less easy than that is doing something like that for 35 minutes all the time.

Of course, as a team, the Spurs' offensive and defensive system right now is nothing to fault. McDermott is shooting 56% from three and counting Wassell, who is averaging 9.7 points per game, the Spurs have seven double-digit scorers on the team, playing pot-luck basketball with an overwhelming aroma. Keldon continues to progress on the path to stardom, leading the team in scoring with 20.7 points. With the addition of a big four system, the Spurs can indeed play the illusion of a 50/50 game with any team in 40 minutes of regular time.

For example, against the Nuggets' two lineups, switch to a joint defense mode. This round shows the Spurs' defensive mobility and tacit understanding quite well.

However, once Jokic was on the court, the Spurs immediately switched to a staring mode, this switch was better than nothing in front of Mr. Jokic. Jokic took advantage of the size of the Nuggets' front line and delivered a long pass assist three seconds into the game. Using this approach, the Nuggets scored at least 5 goals.

Poor Bolt, played by Jokic and even kneeled.

Jokic's playback perfectly illustrated what an international superstar is.

I have to say, these two losses are considered stress tests, measuring the Spurs' current strength ceiling, strengths, and weaknesses. They were able to break with the strongest team with the system's tacit understanding and growth accumulated over the years. But when the superstars on the other side of the ball start to make an impact, they can't come up with an equivalent violent solution. 22-year-old Keldon can certainly try to play that role, but Murray, White, Walke,r, and even Wassell can also try a couple of things. The Spurs have no recorded pressure this year anyway, and they have all the opportunity and time in the world to pretend they are superstars.