05 The Spurs won the championship 20th anniversary: ​​Historical defense! Good luck sports car and adversity Buddha, desperate monster sword kills a group of demons

Michael Jordan retired for the second time in 1998. The "post-Jordan era" NBA is popular: "Whoever is eliminated first, Duncan or the Sharks will definitely enter the Finals."

This story lasted from the 1999 playoffs until 2004. The Lakers and the Spurs encountered each other five times in six years, making them a real old rival.

In the 1999 Western Conference semi-finals, the Spurs swept the Lakers 4-0; in the finals, the Spurs defeated the Knicks 4-1.

In the first round of the 2000 playoffs, the Spurs lost to the Suns 1-3; the Lakers defeated the Pacers 4-2 in the finals, and the dynasty opened its work.

In the 2001 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers swept the Spurs 4-0; in the finals, the Lakers defeated the 76ers 4-1 and won two consecutive championships.

In the 2002 Western Conference Semi-finals, the Lakers eliminated the Spurs 4-1; in the finals, the Lakers swept the Nets to achieve the only three consecutive championships in the "post-Jordan era".

In the 2003 Western Conference semi-finals, the Spurs eliminated the Lakers 4-2; in the finals, the Spurs defeated the Nets 4-2 and won the second championship in the team history.

In the 1998-2003 season, the Lakers won three championships and the Spurs won two championships, and the two teams took over the five championships after Michael Jordan retired in 1998. There is no doubt that the Shark and Stone Buddha were the real big and small kings in the league at that time, and they were both in the west. Once one of them was eliminated, the other one was likely to win the championship. The defending champion Spurs failed in the 2004 playoff semi-finals, and this bitterness made the 05 Spurs.

In the 2004 playoffs, 57 wins the Spurs and swept the Grizzlies 4-0 in the first round, 56 wins the Lakers and 4-1 in the first round, the Spurs and the Lakers encountered each other again - the fifth encounter in the past six years, the battle between the old enemy, the brave ones won the narrow road.

57 wins the Spurs with a home advantage. Duncan averaged 27 points per game in the first two home games, shooting as high as 64.5%, and the Spurs led 2-0 with a big score.

G3, Duncan scored only 10 points away, with a shooting percentage of only 28.6%; in G4, Duncan scored 19 points and a shooting percentage of 38.5% - two away games averaged 14.5 points, Duncan performed poorly.

Kobe Bryant performed the "rule of rushing the game" in G4, reaching the stadium only two hours before the game, scoring 42 points and leading the team to a tie of 2-2. In the battle of Tianwang Mountain in

G5, Duncan scored a key two points to help the Spurs surpass the Lakers 0.9 seconds 73-72 before the final game. "Old Fish" Fisher staged a 0.4-second legendary finale. Popovich praised: "That is a miracle that cannot be copied."

The old fish's final victory has undoubtedly become the turning point in the series. The Lakers G6 scored 26+7+7 with Kobe (10 of 20) and the Sharks (5 of 10 of 10) and achieved "let two chase four" to eliminate the Spurs.

The Spurs were eliminated in the semi-finals in 2004. At that time, Parker was in third grade and Ginobili was in second grade, and the help was limited, and the team relied heavily on Duncan's performance. Facing the Lakers' F4 combination in 2004, Duncan averaged 20.7 points, 12.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the series. He fought against the four kings alone. The Spurs' overall strength is indeed not as good as the Lakers. Although the Spurs failed to defend their title in 2004, Popovich still retained the core rotation framework of Nestrovic + Duncan + Parker + Ginobili + Bowen + Horry. The principle of reinforcement is undoubtedly "give Duncan more help."

With the premise that the core six team remained unchanged, the Spurs selected Benno Yudri in the first round 28th pick in the 2004 draft, and signed white dunk king and shooter Brent Barry in the free market. The direct purpose was to strengthen the shooting firepower of the bench.

2005 mid-season trading deadline, Popovich exchanged Marik Ross + two draft picks for big center Nazel Mohamed, which confirmed the Spurs' new starting center candidate. On April 5, 2005, veteran "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson (No. 1 pick in 1994) was cut and officially joined the Spurs, further improving the depth of the bench.

In the 2004-05 season, the Spurs ranked first in the league for two consecutive years. Duncan + Bowen built a defensive system inside and outside. Ginobili, in the third grade, officially settled in the starting position and was selected as the All-Star. The Spurs won 59 wins and 23 losses and entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs encountered the Nuggets with 49 wins. Melon + Andre Miller + Kenyon Martin + Camby + Nene's core rotation was easily knocked out by the Spurs' 10-man long rotation, and the Spurs easily advanced 4-1 without bloodshed.

The Spurs encountered the Supersonics led by Ray Allen in the second round. G5 Ginobili scored 39 points and got the match point. Ginobili scored a veritable kill in 0.5 seconds before the final game of G6. Ray Allen missed a three-pointer in the last 0.1 second, and the Spurs advanced in six games.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs encountered the league's first, 62 wins, and the new MVP Nash, who had the new MVP. Popovich used the defense swap + contraction strategy to cut off Nash's pass route and encouraged him to play singles. The Suns' "pocket inside" was beaten by Spurs Mohamed + Duncan's double towers. The running and bomb team without defense was eventually crushed 4-1 by the traditional position battle, and the Spurs finally met with the Pistons in the finals. Although the 2005 Spurs VS Pistons Finals have extremely low ratings, they are still considered by many fans and experts to be one of the most intense, toughest defense and most tests of will quality in NBA history.

This is a series with defense-themed: the Spurs averaged only 88.4 points per game, and both averaged points and defensive efficiency per game are the league's first; the defending champion Pistons ranked third in defense, and averaged 89.5 points per game second only to the Spurs. They are also a top team known for their iron blood and defense - Larry Brown vs. Popovich's master-apprentice matchup. The two teams increased the defense intensity to the extreme in the finals with slow pace and fierce physical confrontation.. In the first two games of the finals, the Pistons' G1 score was limited to 69 points and the G2 score was 76 points.

Taking G2 as an example, the Pistons' most important external firepower, "Mask Man", Hamilton, was limited to 5 of 15 by Bowen's candy defense. Duncan was also surrounded by Double Wallace and scored only 18 points. Ginobili scored 27 points with his imaginative and unconventional spirit snake breakthrough style - Manu, this kid, played cards according to common sense and beat the master to death, which really gave the old-fashioned academic coach Larry Brown a headache.

The Pistons returned to home court and also limited the Spurs' score to 79 points and 71 points. Taking G4 as an example, Duncan scored only 16 points in 5 of 17 shots and scored only 16 points in the team. The two best defense teams in the league this season beat each other with defense. In the battle of Tianwangshan in

G5, the Spurs were still 2 points behind in the last 10.5 seconds of overtime. Ginobili assisted Horry to make a key three-pointer. Hamilton made a final blow and the Spurs survived. The G6 Pistons won the game in double-double, and this round of series ushered in the most critical tiebreak.

The life-and-death battle in the finals, Duncan scored 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Ginobili contributed the second highest 23 points in the team. His creativity and "unreasonable" offensive style are even the sharpest offensive weapon for the Spurs to destroy the Pistons' defense. In the traditional dull positional battle, Ginobili's biggest variable is actually the winner and loser of the Spurs' championship. He established his position as a superstar in the NBA in this round of the series.

Duncan was troubled by foot injury and was not as good as the peak. He averaged 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in the finals series and was elected as the FMVP, worthy of the team's offensive and defensive cornerstone. Whether it is the inside restraint or the basic defense of the Spurs, he has always been the soul of the Spurs.

The Spurs won the championship in 2005 are classic defensive battles, with historical defense, stable output of GDP combinations, key role players stepped up, and Popovich master-level strategy.

Even though the Spurs are in adversity, they complete the reversal with their super psychological quality and resilience, which truly interprets the unparalleled spirit and team basketball. This is the charm and heritage of Spurs team basketball, and it is also the reason why we love old Spurs.