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The San Antonio Spurs. Every person knows how legendary this franchise is in the NBA. Who doesn't love watching Spurs play? But those days are over, and they are again in the playoffs after crossing the desert.
If the Kings are the unluckiest team since the turn of the century, then the Spurs are certainly one, if not the luckiest. The legacy of the Spurs' 1st draft pick continues with Victor Wembanyama. Thanks to his help, the Spurs went to Los Angeles to win the last ticket to the playoffs.
Wembanyama averaged 23.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 3.1 blocks per game. Keldon Johnson is a very good guard. The team around them is solid, with a core of players together for a while.
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April 18, 2:30 p.m., Dolden 1 Center.
There are 3 hours left before the start of the game. But the gathering of fans has already begun. For Kings fans, this season is the best they've seen in their history, so expectations are high. As usual, ticket prices in Sacramento are the most expensive in the league.
The Spurs have few expectations for the first two games, but they always made the move to Sacramento.
Kings locker room.
Once the training is over.
All players are gathered around Hector. Fox, Murray, Isaac, Barnes, Vezenkov, Brown, Monk...
"From now on, we take each game one after the other. In case of victory, we are 0-0 in each game. No one talks about titles. No matter what fans and journalists think, arrogance kills. Hector said.
In front of Hector is a pouch of three papers with different sketches. When all the players saw the drawings, they were stunned.
De'Aaron looks solemn: "Are you serious?"
That's the question everyone is asking. The implications are too significant. In case of a leak, the team is potentially in the swamp.
"Yes." Hector nodded. "It was Anjali who sent all this. My wife managed to intercept the papers, and I had to persuade her to avoid doing it too soon. She's too excited. There are three choices: vote and burn the papers immediately afterward. They must no longer exist. »
He sent the results of the votes to Anjali and burned the papers immediately with the help of a lighter given by the security guard outside the dressing room.
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Victor Wembanyama will participate in his first playoff series, and the work will be colossal. The Spurs got swept by the Kings in the regular season, and it wasn't small losses. +15, +34, and +21. The scores have left a shadow in the hearts of all Spurs players.
Mike Breen said: "Although the Kings swept the Spurs in the regular season, the playoffs are the playoffs. I don't think the Spurs have a chance, to be honest, but a slackening of Sacramento and the Spurs can do much damage to the Kings. »
Doc Rivers shook his head and retorted: "Although the Kings have often failed in recent seasons, they are not as weak as they can lose to the Spurs. Impossible for them to lose more than one game. Experience and quality are all on their side. »
Doris Burke said, "Doc, don't you underestimate the Spurs? For Popovich's last? »
Rivers shrugged: "It's not that I underestimate Spurs. I admire their journey and the finish. Their team has great potential. But do you think the Spurs have enough to defend against their Kings? »
The bickering between the two people and the mediator made viewers laugh. But there is something truthful. The cruelty of the playoffs is not the cruelty of the regular season.
Just because you sweep in the regular season doesn't mean you sweep in the playoffs. The Kings know this very well after sweeping the Mavs in the regular season. They faced a wall in the playoffs and logically lost last year.
If Hector is not criticized for these performances in the playoffs, no one can deny that he has always been correct in the cup games. But this is the problem, and it has never been transcendent when it comes to transcending.
If the team's superstar isn't good enough, it's easy to get lost in the high-intensity showdown. Hector has not in this case, but no one can deny that apart from Game 7 against the Warriors in 2023, he has never been able to dominate his enemy. These are the only questions about its level.
It's obvious that Hector is one of the best players in the league. If not the best.
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