Sitting in the locker room of the New York Knicks, Iverson looked at the newspaper with a sigh. Chamberlain leaned over and looked at it. It turned out that the newspaper was reporting on some conflicts between McGrady and the Rockets. McGrady averaged only 2 minutes of playing games this season, and more than 10 minutes were missing from his career.

In a private interview recently, McGrady complained to reporters that his performance declined because of knee and waist injuries and the team did not trust him and did not give him enough playing time. His complaint was seen as finding reasons for his laziness, and the Rockets could not bear it anymore. Even the good-tempered Adelman was angered, and he said at a post-match press conference in the last game:

"Tresey said his waist was uncomfortable, and then we gave him the most comprehensive examination, but the examination result said that his waist was fine. He said that he didn't play enough time, haha, it's really funny. I asked him to play, he didn't play, and now he complained that he didn't play enough time? He didn't play today, and he said that his waist hurts, and I'm afraid that I'll get tired of him if I let him play for 48 minutes."

Chamberlain looked at the newspaper twice and said, "Who said Mr. Adelman has a good temper? I look even more irritable than Old Tang."

Iverson sighed: "Tresey and the Rockets have completely broken up. Look at brothers, Tracy is about to be traded, otherwise Adelman would not have criticized him so publicly. It is really sad to think about it. We are all old now and have become homeless people in the league."

This comes from the bottom of my heart. When I was young, Iverson, Kobe, Carter, and McGrady were known as the four top swingers. The Commander League played invincible on the outside of the East and West Coasts. At that time, no one dared to blame them? Not to mention throwing them away like rags.

Now? After Carter left the Raptors, he was no longer a half-man and demigod. He officially fell from the altar. Iverson was similar. From the 76ers to the Nuggets, the league had no answer: Iverson is now so rational and mature, but he didn't know that what he conquered fans around the world was the rebellious and bravery who dared to challenge God's dignity.

This time it was McGrady's turn, and McGrady's situation was worse than that of him and Carter. At least no matter how much his or her strength decreased, their opponents and coaches expressed respect to them on the surface.

"There is only one Kobe, that stubborn guy." Iverson closed the newspaper and said to himself, with a smile of remembrance on his face. "I used to hate his stubbornness the most, now I just hope he can keep that stubbornness for a longer time."

A faint loneliness appeared on Iverson's face inadvertently. When he was at the 76ers, he was the absolute core. Then he went to the Nuggets. He was still one of the dual cores. However, when the Warriors came this time, he was no longer the core and would become a relatively important role player. He is likely to not even get the status of the three leading players.

Now the Warriors' second in command tends to lean towards West, especially in the last game, he did better, even Chamberlain failed to completely suppress his style.

Today is the fourth day since Iverson came to San Francisco. The Warriors welcomed their second opponent, playing away against the New York Knicks. Before that, they fought against the former Western Conference overlord Spurs at home.

The Spurs are in a very bad situation now. They have played 2 games in the regular season so far, but their winning rate is still not 6. Since Duncan joined the Spurs, this team from the Holy City has never encountered such a big trouble.

The Spurs have encountered two major accidents this season. First, on draft night, Popovich's favorite French striker Nicholas Batum was selected first by the Houston Rockets and sent to the Portland Trail Blazers. Then, until the regular season started, Ginobili, one of the Spurs' outside core, was intensified in injury at the Beijing Olympics and still could not return for several months. These two major accidents eventually led to the Spurs' heavy losses this summer.

Before the regular season started, although the Spurs finally got the outside scorer Roger Mason, partially making up for Ginobili's regret of being away due to injury, shortly after the regular season began, another outside core of the team, Tony Parker, was also knocked out by an injury, which completely overturned the lineup balance that Popovich tried hard to maintain. Popovich, who has always been cautious in the use of new players, had to use first-year rookie George Hill as the starting linebacker.

This is not the end. After the start of the new season, Duncan's inside partner Fabrice Oberto was also out of the game due to injury. The injury of the Argentine center made the Spurs' inside line, which was already lacking a substitute. In desperation, Popovich had to send rookie Anthony Duliva, who had not passed the draft. The power forward actually averaged 2 minutes of playing time; while Bonner, who had not been reused by Popovich, entered the starting lineup.

Just as the backdrop of continuous injuries causing no one to be available to the Spurs, the team's starting small forward Bruce Bowen, who has been in a state over several seasons, has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and Popovich has had to put the veteran on the bench. As the team's defensive core on the outside, Bowen is not as good as before in terms of speed, physical fitness and judgment ability.

Like Bowen, the condition of several other veterans in the Spurs is also unsatisfactory. Although the two outside cores are absent, veteran scorer Finley still has less than 9 points per game, and this season, he is likely to set a career low.

The state of another veteran Curt Thomas who was placed on the heavy responsibility of low post defense is even more worrying. Thomas only plays 15 minutes per game, and despite this, his shooting percentage is only -0. On the defensive end, Thomas' disadvantage in height and movement speed greatly reduces his one-on-one defensive ability. Average of 24 points and B6 rebounds per game set a career low.

The most successful team of the Spurs has reached a crossroads, the old ones, the most successful team of this century.

The Spurs and the Warriors now have an irreconcilable hatred. Last season's playoff Western Conference semi-finals, the Warriors eliminated them and destroyed their dream of defending the title. And the Warriors' core lineup is very young. Curry, Ibaka, who were selected in the draft, and Morro later grew rapidly. Obviously, they can take on major responsibilities in a while. Compared with this, the Spurs naturally feel even more uncomfortable.

As early as the end of the playoffs last season, the Spurs were looking forward to fighting with the Warriors again, and they firmly believed that they could win. However, they would fight this time. Parker and Ginobili were injured on the outside, and Obert, who fought against Chamberlain in the interior last season, was also injured. Thomas left sequelae since he was injured by Chamberlain and walked around the side when he saw him, so the result of not playing in this game seemed to have come out.

But the Spurs are worthy of being the toughest team in the league. For this game, Parker made a comeback early

The starting lineup sent by the Spurs are: center Duncan, power forward Bonner, small forward Anthony Doolihua, organizational defender Parker, and shooting guard Finley. The Warriors' lineup is Chamberlain FL Ibaka Jackson Morro Curry.

In fact, the Spurs still have a chance in this game. The Warriors' lineup is not complete: Azubuk, Bailineri and Ellis were sent to the Nuggets. Iverson, who got it, could only be an audience because of the fact that the physical examination result did not come out. Four people were missing from the Warriors' outside line, and Billups was injured, their lineup was as incomplete as it was.

After the opening, Duncan personally defended Chamberlain, who was almost blocked for the first ball, but Duncan scored a rebound. Facing Curry, who was like bean sprouts, Parker, who had just returned, seemed to have become a tiger. He broke through and passed the ball twice in a row, and Duncan and Finley each made a mid-range shot.

Curry then hit Parker back, and he cooperated with Chamberlain, who then passed the ball to him in the interior, and then Curry made a three-pointer. After that, Chamberlain joined forces with Morrow to launch a wave of offensives, and also gave Duncan and Parker a big hat each, while the Spurs' two points came from Duncan's strong inside attack.

After the timeout in the half-quarter, Old Nelson replaced Chamberlain and asked Evans to be the center, and then sent West. Many people didn't understand this arrangement. As a result, Old Nelson smiled contemptuously at Popovich and said, "It's okay to beat him, this little guy."

The old man said this very loudly. Popovich was so angry that he jumped up after hearing it. The former master and apprentice are now quite competing. They both want to prove that their abilities are stronger and that their team's development philosophy is more correct. From the Mavericks and Spurs to the Warriors and Spurs, there has never been a compromise between the two.

He still has an advantage against Evans Duncan. He scored 4 points in a row in the inside, then attracted double-teams and screened Bonner and relied on an empty cut to score 2 points. In the end, Evans had no choice but to switch defense with Ibaka, and Ibaka, who had a higher wingspan and faster velocity, went to deal with Duncan, the old monster.

Fortunately, the Warriors had a West, and when he was on the court, Old Nelson gave him unlimited fire, allowing him to fight at will. West was just thinking that he knew that with the arrival of Iverson, the good days of unlimited fire would be gone forever. Today's game was regarded as the last meal before the death penalty, and he had to be a full devil even if he died, so he took the Spurs to take action.

It just so happened that the Spurs' countdown was the old Finley. West broke through and he was like breaking through a wooden stake. He made two consecutive breakthroughs and scored three-pointers successfully. Then he also stole Du Lihua's pass and fast break to score. At the end of the first quarter, with West's bombardment, the Warriors led the Spurs 2-2 with the Spurs - points.

Chamberlain still did not play in the second quarter. Driven by West, the offensive rhythm of both sides accelerated. The Warriors had a small climax at the beginning. West scored 6 points in a row and shot. Morrow scored a three-pointer, and the Spurs' 4 points came from Duncan. Parker then made a mistake in possession and turned around and actually turned the ball out of the court. Taking this opportunity, West attacked and broke through again. Now he attracted three people to double-team. After passing the ball to Ibaka, the latter scored a jump shot, forcing Popovich to call a timeout.

The Spurs' situation improved after the timeout. Bonner made a three-pointer in the arc and Duncan made two consecutive singles. Popovich sent Bowen to help Parker defend West, and double-team him as long as he got the ball.

West suddenly got to know her a lot today. When he was double-teamed, he devoted himself to passing the ball and organizing the team's offense. As a result, he made consecutive assists to help Curry, Moro and Evans hit a goal. Parker didn't pay attention to one of them behind him. West immediately broke through and scored a 2I on Thomas. Curry made a three-pointer, Moro scored a layup, and the Warriors completely knocked the Spurs down in the second quarter.

The Warriors became more and more fierce in the second half of the quarter, but the Spurs also started to counterattack. West made a three-pointer and successfully made a layup. Finley made two jump shots, Duncan made one of two free throws and blocked West's layup. Then, Curry and Ibaka cooperated to perform a bully dunk, and turned around and blocked Duncan's layup again.

This scene made Popovich cry: Old Nelson is indeed a skilled guy in the draft. This time, all three people selected are very good. Although Ibaka usually flew in a flash in defense, the bounce and blocking consciousness are definitely the best ones in this year's rookie. In this way, if Chamberlain teaches him in time, he will definitely grow into an inside defensive expert. How can the Warriors' penalty area be broken then?

After the half, the Warriors led by nearly double digits 59-6, West scored 19 points in the first half. In addition, with Billups and Chamberlain not present, he also had 6 assists and 6 rebounds, which was so efficient that it was shocking.

In the second half, Nelson finally sent Chamberlain out, but the Spurs counterattacked even harder. Duncan and Parker made four consecutive mid-range shots to complete the Spurs' former B points. Chamberlain hit the basket twice with hooks and hit 4 points, West made a jump shot with a jump shot, and Curry also added another point.

After that, the Spurs made a small climax, but fell into a downturn in the middle of the quarter. The Warriors immediately took the opportunity to respond to a wave of offensives. West contributed 4 points alone, while the Spurs only Bowen scored one goal.

In the last minute of the quarter, Parker scored 9 points, including two consecutive 2l attacks, and he also assisted Mason to make a three-pointer. The energetic Chamberlain took over the Warriors' last 7 points in the quarter, including a buzzer-beating mid-range shot.

In the last quarter, Old Nelson returned Chamberlain again, and West made a mid-range shot first, but his three-point shot was blocked by Mason.

Duncan showed his experienced side, hitting Ibaka twice in a row, and assisting Vaughan to score a layup. A minute later, he successfully made a tip-in on everyone's heads. Old Nelson shook his head. Did this bastard use his own penalty area as the back garden?

Old Nelson had to replace Chamberlain again to limit Stonefo. After Chamberlain came on the court, the Warriors changed directly. Curry made a goal and sent two assists in a row. West and Chamberlain made a dunk.

The Spurs firmly counterattacked, Parker returned 4 points, and Finley made a three-pointer.

After the timeout in the half-quarter, Duncan got a free throw opportunity to play Chamberlain in singles, and both free throws were made. Parker broke through and scored 4 points in a row. With the counterattack in the fourth quarter, both sides tied 3 with 4 minutes and 6 seconds left. After the timeout, Chamberlain broke out. He first hit Bonner at the basket and then carried Duncan to a layup. Then blocked Duncan's turn and hook. West scored a fast break layup with a missed move. After Parker missed, Chamberlain took the rebound and played a pick-and-roll with Curry, and ended the game with a mid-range shot.

In the last moment, the Spurs had no choice but to play the three-pointer tactic. Even Duncan ran out and shot three-pointers, but failed to score two consecutive three-pointers. In desperation, the Spurs were forced to use foul tactics. West made two free throws, winning the Warriors.
Chapter completed!