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In the early morning of May 5, West Coast time, NBA officially announced the 2007-08 Kennedy Citizen Award winner, Chamberlain's good teammate Chauncey Billups won this honor for his charity and public welfare undertakings for Detroit and his hometown of Denver.

This award was selected by the second specialist of the Professional Basketball Writers Association to recognize NBA players or coaches who have made outstanding contributions to society.

Among the many charity causes of Billups, the most popular thing is the celebrity golf competition held at the Children's Center in the past three years, which is a completely non-profit event. With the help of Billups, over $100,000 can be raised in each competition.

In addition, the veteran who has played in the NBA for 10 seasons has also launched a plan called "whycan'tigo?" (Why can't I go), referred to as WCIG. In the past seven years, through the WCIG program, 200-300 poor teenagers from Minneapolis city have come to watch the Pistons game on site so that they can also participate in the game.

Billups’ main philanthropy is still in his hometown of Denver. There, Billups is an honorary lecturer at a comprehensive university and will camp with the children every summer to develop their leadership, thinking and judgment, teamwork and handling emergencies.

In addition to Billups being selected this season, four other people have been nominated, namely Chamberlain, Kevin Garnett of the Celtics, Ron Artest of the Kings, and Steve Nash of the Suns.

After winning this award, the Warriors flew to San Antonio by plane to prepare for their first battle in the second round.

"Just like no one was optimistic about the Hawks before, the outside world is not optimistic about the Warriors now!" In tnt's studio, Barkley and Smith are hosting the "NBA War" program. This episode is to analyze the playoff strength of the two teams.

Sitting in a high chair, Barkley's thick mouth pouted and began to fire: "Although the Warriors created the Black Eight Miracle last season, and the Jazz, who was the fifth in the season, was the first to eliminate the fourth-ranked Jazz team, played a game with a little dark horse, but no one is optimistic about them. Do you know who their opponent is? It's the Spurs!"

Kenny Smith did not play against Barkley this time. He sighed and said: "Yes, guys, this time the Warriors boys are in trouble. The characteristic of the Spurs is stability. There is no miracle that can happen in front of such a team, even if McGrady averages 30+ per game, it will not work."

Seeing that this old opponent also admitted his point of view, Barkley grinned and added: "Of course, if Z can average 30+ rebounds per game, they can still win. What's the saying? Those who win the inside will win the world, and whoever can dominate the rebounds will dominate the inside!"

Smith rolled his eyes at Barkley and began to introduce the overview of the two teams: "The current Spurs basically retained the original team who won the championship last season. This season, two veterans Damon Stoudemire and Curt Thomas have been introduced, which has somehow enhanced the Spurs' strength in the inside and point guard position, but the problem that followed is the team's aging problem is getting worse. Although the team played well as the playoffs, the Spurs are suffering from injuries. This is the recent situation of the Warriors' opponents facing now."

After all, after receiving the Warriors' salary, Smith finally said a good thing to his old club: "Although many people are not optimistic about the Warriors, everyone admits that if the Spurs want to advance, they have to take off their skin. It is not easy to beat the Warriors. From head coach to player configuration, the Warriors are no less than the Spurs."

Barkley could not refute this point, so he changed the subject and said: "Let's look at the comparison of the detailed information of the two teams. First of all, the head coaches, guys, Popovich and Old Nelson are both scheming and excellent head coaches. Popovich pursues a balanced offense and defense style. Old Nelson has long advocated offense and play, but after getting Chamberlain this season, he also began to play the offense and defense tactic."

"The two old coaches have deep grudges. Popovich is the disciple of Old Nelson, but judging from the previous record, the record led by Old Nelson in the past ten years is much worse than Popovich. Although this old man has always expressed his slightness in front of the media about this matter, everyone in the league knows that Old Nelson has been holding his anger in his heart, that is, he must defeat Popovich head-on to make himself famous!" Barkley laughed as he said.

"After coaching the Warriors, Old Nelson has made this bandit army a strong team in the league. Unfortunately, he has never given this team the championship. In the past 12 years of coaching the Spurs, the Spurs have grown into a traditional NBA strong team, winning the NBA championship four times in total.

We have seen Popovich's magical way of using troops many times before. Every time Popovich is in the playoffs, he can win unexpectedly. This is also a big capital of the Spurs. This old coach won the NBA coach of the year in the 2002-03 season. In terms of head coach comparison, it seems that the Spurs have the advantage." Barkley continued.

As soon as he finished speaking, Smith took it up: "After comparing the head coach, let's compare the players of the two teams."

"The core of the Spurs is GDP, and the core of the GDP combination is Duncan. Shifo is a player who can play both power forwards and centers. Although he cannot be said to be in his year of playing, his condition is still quite good. One thing has made other teams in the league feel depressed. Duncan has always claimed that he is not the peak since he is over 30 years old, but he has always maintained his peak. The most desperate thing is that according to my personal opinion, he will still maintain this condition for at least six years!"

"In the past, when the Warriors were afraid of Duncan, because they did not have a strong inside line. Once the two sides fought, Duncan could beat the poor Warriors alone. But now they are not afraid, because they have Chamberlain, who may be the strongest center in the league."

After hearing this, Barkley muttered unconvincedly: "Damn, there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains to be called kings. My mother has given me twenty years of birth."

Smith ignored Barkley and continued: "Chamberlain is similar to Duncan, but he is taller, stronger, faster and younger than him. In the past three matches this season, Chamberlain successfully restricted Duncan. This is the biggest advantage the Warriors have to rely on now. In the past three matches, Chamberlain won with 14 points per game + 18 rebounds + 7 blocks and Duncan's 19 points + 12 rebounds + 4 blocks. If it's just on paper, the abilities of these two people are comparable."

"Apart from Duncan, the other reliance of the Spurs inside is Oberto, which is very similar to the Warriors, because in the interior, the Warriors are only one Evans left, except for Chamberlain, and both of them are role players. It doesn't make any sense to compare them to them. They won't play a decisive role in the battle situation." As he said that, Smith himself lost interest, briefly mentioned it, and put it in the next position.

"The comparison of the playback is very meaningful, because the Warriors' Billups and the Spurs' Parker are both top point guards in the league.

Parker has not been in good shape this season due to injuries and other reasons. However, as he enters the playoffs, the French sports car has gradually adjusted to a good shape. Billups continues to perform stably this season. He is a player with tenacity and strong fighting spirit. He will never give up the game easily no matter where he is. If Parker cannot overcome the impact of injuries in this playoffs this year, he may be at a disadvantage in the competition with Billups.

My mother knows that Billups and Parker have been quarrel for a long time. In the 2004-05 season, the Spurs snatched the championship in front of the Pistons. At that time, the main point guard of the Spurs was Parker, and the Pistons was Billups. After three years, the two enemies met again in the playoffs."

"In another position of the defender, Finley and Ellis need to be compared. These two people are difficult to determine the result. Finley is old and Ellis is unlimited youth. Finley is good at using cold arrows on the outside, while Ellis is good at fast attacks. These two people will use their own unique skills in the playoffs, so the two people face each other head-on and have a short-term opportunity to fight."

But these two people have one thing very similar, that is, their defense is not good. Finley is because he is older and his pace is slow and his explosive power is not good. Ellis Ha, since I watched his game, I haven't noticed when he has defended. This time they meet, they can only integrate themselves into the tactical system of their respective teams and use team defense to limit their opponents, otherwise they will explode."

"The small forward is Bowen vs. Jackson. These two are defensive players. Bowen's first-class defensive ability will make Jackson feel a headache. Jackson's rough defense will also make old Bowen complain. If you have to compare, Jackson may have a more advantage. After all, he is younger and has stronger offensive ability. Bowen now only has long shots and covers, and Jackson can also help the team through various offensive means.

Compared with Bowen, Jackson's offensive skills are comprehensive and has a variety of methods, such as three-pointers, breakthroughs, mid-range jump shots, back-to-back, turn around, empty cuts and layups, all of which are considered the same. But no matter which one, his attacks appear rough and are not as sure as good as possible. However, this does not hinder his confidence on the offensive end. His strong confidence on the offensive end often gives him a continuous offensive performance, mainly reflected in three-pointers and fast breaks. This is also the time for Stephen Jackson to show his passion. However, in the same way, he often has continuous mistakes and missed shots."

"The Spurs and the Warriors are indeed similar. This is not only reflected in the internal and external lines, but also their sixth man. The sixth man in both teams is very sharp. Popovich holds Ginobili, and Old Nelson has the sword West in his hand."

"Ginobili just won the Best Sixth Man Award, but considering West's performance after joining the Warriors, the former may not be very outstanding. However, in many playoff battles, Ginobili will become the fastest sharp knife of the Spurs, often causing chaos in the opponent's defense. West's confrontation with him will definitely be full of passion."

"From the strength of the substitute, the Spurs have more experience in the playoffs, which will be very effective in helping the Spurs' playoffs. Curt Thomas, Brent Barry and Robert Hawley are all players who can stand up at critical moments.

The Warriors have poor substitute experience, but they are all good at fighting. Harrington, Pitrus, Barnes, Azubuk, Bellinelli, and Louis. These people gather together and can all be put into a relatively weak team as the starting lineup."
Chapter completed!