This is also the main reason why Patty Mitchell can stay in the Spurs rotation for a long time.

Defense is really important.

"He may not be as fast as you, but one thing you need to know is that this person is very persistent and makes many little defensive moves. You must avoid getting entangled by him," D'Antoni said.

"I will pay attention to this." Wang Fei nodded.

Also on this morning, after the Spurs held their pre-war pep rally, head coach Popovich accepted an exclusive interview with ESPN.

In the interview, Popovich said: "Compared to the Rockets, the Spurs are a relatively weak team. However, the Rockets also have their destiny. The Rockets rely too much on Wang. It can also be said that the current Rockets are almost

As a team with only Wang, as long as we can limit Wang, more than half of the Rockets' offensive firepower will be wiped out! I believe that we have the ability to guard Wang and prevent him from taking advantage of his speed! Tonight

In this game, we have only one goal, and that is to win!”

The reporter asked: "Can you talk about your specific strategy for defending the king?"

Popovich smiled mysteriously: "This must not be revealed in advance. However, the game is about to start, and soon you will be able to see how my strategy is implemented on the court!"

Wang Fei saw this interview with Popovich on the Rockets bus on its way to Toyota Center.

"King, it seems that Popovich is very confident. Could it be that he has really come up with some good way to restrict you?" Gary Clark said.

"Who knows? Maybe he will have some arrangements, but I don't believe that his method will really work." Wang Fei said with a smile.

"I think so too! It's not like we haven't played against the Spurs in the regular season, and Popovich doesn't have any good ways to limit your performance. In the few games they played against us, they were all big players.

The score was lost to us," Gary Clark said.

"So, don't worry about what he said. We just need to play the game well!" Wang Fei said with a smile.

That night.

Toyota Center.

The game will start at 7:40 pm.

Tonight's game is the first game of the Western Conference semifinals.

Because one side of the game is the highly anticipated Rockets, led by Wang Fei, almost all the eyes of basketball fans around the world are focused on the Toyota Center.

Before the game starts.

Popovich looked calm. He looked at his players and said with a smile: "Guys, let's do something big together tonight! Almost everyone is not optimistic about us. They think we will be beaten."

If the Rockets defeat, we will stop in the Western Conference semifinals. However, I am an old man who does not believe in evil, and I do not believe that we will fail! There has never been a word failure in my dictionary! As the same sentence goes, we have no retreat.

We must move forward! Victory will definitely belong to us! Come on!"

This speech made everyone in the Spurs team a little excited.

"We will win!"

"Gant motherfucker!"

The Spurs players were gearing up and walking onto the court.

As for the Rockets, D'Antoni didn't say anything special. He just said: "Come on! My children!"

Wang Fei smiled and waved, and the Rockets players followed him onto the court.

It's still Wang Fei who jumps on the ball.

His opponent is Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge.

Aldridge is also a long-established star.

He has been playing for the Trail Blazers before and is the leading star of the Trail Blazers.

However, after many years in the Trail Blazers, Aldridge has never even made it to the Western Conference Finals, which is the main reason why he chose to join the Spurs as a free agent after his contract expired in 2015.

Aldridge wants a championship.

In 2014, the Spurs won the championship.

The Spurs have the strength to compete for the championship.

Therefore, Aldridge chose to join the Spurs and sprint towards the championship.

But regrettably, when Aldridge joined the Spurs, the GDP combination was already old, and the Warriors began to rise.

The rise of the Warriors marks the official beginning of the small ball era in the NBA.

So far, Aldridge has only reached the Western Conference Finals once with the Spurs in 2017. That time, they almost overturned the Warriors.

It's a pity that they fought hard with the Warriors for seven games, but because Kawhi was stepped on by Zaza, they finally stopped in the Western Conference Finals and failed to enter the finals.

Aldridge stood opposite Wang Fei.

He was carefully looking at this hot and popular Chinese boy.

He is not tall.

He has an unattractive appearance.

He doesn't have muscles like steel.

He doesn't have a sharp edge either.

But it’s this guy who makes all the NBA teams scared!

He actually scored an astonishing 261 points in just 4 games in the playoff series with the Clippers!

This is really incredible.

Wang Fei is also observing Aldridge.

Aldridge can also be regarded as a veteran superstar in the NBA.

This person joined the NBA as the second overall pick in 2006 and became famous in one fell swoop with the Trail Blazers.

At that time, Wang Fei also watched many of Aldridge's games, and Wang Fei was very familiar with Aldridge.

This 2.11-meter big man has a very delicate playing style. He has a high basketball IQ, very solid basketball skills, and very diverse offensive methods. He is also good at organizing and passing.

This is a big guy with outstanding personal abilities and great team awareness.

Wang Fei admired him very much.

"Hello LaMarcus!" Wang Fei smiled and nodded to Aldridge.

"you're good too!"

Aldridge didn't expect Wang Fei to talk to him, but his response was very appropriate.

"Beep——"

The referee blew the whistle.

His hand shot up to the sky.

The ball shot into the sky.

Aldridge reacted very quickly. He jumped up and swatted the ball towards the ball.

However, before his hand touched the ball, he saw a dark shadow flash before his eyes.

"Bang!"

The ball was shot out by Wang Fei first.

Zhou Qi snatched the ball into his own hands.

Spurs forward Rudy Gay, who was lurking in the Rockets lineup, came over to grab the ball.

As soon as Zhou Qi turned his back, he blocked Rudy Gay behind him.

Wang Fei was already one step ahead of Aldridge at this moment, fell from the air and ran towards Zhou Qi.

As soon as Wang Fei landed, Spurs defender Patty Mills, who was responsible for defending him, pounced on him.

Wang Fei flashed his body and threw Mills away.

He took a step forward and Zhou Qi passed the ball to Wang Fei.

Mills also jumped in front of Wang Fei at this time, assuming a defensive posture.

Wang Fei blinked.

Patty Mills' speed is really not slow.

He paused for a moment before being caught up.

Wang Fei slapped the ball, and as soon as he accelerated, he was about to rush past Patty Mills.

Mills quickly moved his steps, trying to block Wang Fei's way.

However, even though Wang Fei accelerated with all his strength, Mills still seemed to be half a beat slower.

His block blocked an empty space.

However, DeRozan stood in front of Wang Fei again at this time.

DeRozan did not dare to get too close to Wang Fei. He moved his feet back and forth and looked at Wang Fei warily.
To be continued...