"In 07, the Spurs swept the Cavaliers to win the championship, why did they not enter the finals for 5 consecutive years! "！
In the 2007 season of the finals, the GDP partner swept the Cavaliers led by James 4-0, everyone thought that the Spurs were going to enter the era of three consecutive championships, and the Spurs have not entered the finals for five years in the two years after winning the championship, the main players in the team's team are at their peak, without any injuries, and the regular season record is still stable! Their core players are in the best form and have not been injured, so their season has been very good. Let's look at it again.
07-08: Bryant's stellar performance in San Antonio's defense.
At this time, the Spurs, both in strength and defense, are the best in the league, and the last thing they want to meet is the Lakers led by Kobe, Kobe's strength is too strong, coupled with his excellent performance, which makes the Spurs very headache, if they want to win the championship, they need to trample each of their opponents under their feet, which is why they met Kobe Bryant in the Western Conference Finals.
Since O'Neal, Bryant has had the best interior combination this season, and that is Gasol. With Gasol as Gasol as he assisted, Bryant looked increasingly relaxed, averaging 292 points, and with 53A 3% shooting percentage led the team to a victory over the Spurs, and the Spurs' poor performance against Kobe Bryant also looked a little inadequate, and the Spurs were eliminated in their first season after winning the championship.
08-09 season: A bad player was kicked out in the first round.
In the 08-09 season, all the Spurs players have aged except for GDP, but they still occupy the first place in the East with a score of 54-28, but with the arrival of the playoffs, the aging problem of the team is becoming more and more obvious.
In the first round, the Mavericks played against Nowitzki, despite Parker's average of 286 points 68 assists, but the Mavericks were the best on the team, with more than two players scoring in double digits, and the Mavericks were very high overall to win 4-1 over the Spurs.
09-10: Spurs maladjust to Jefferson, Spurs win against Phoenix in round 2.
When Jefferson joined the Spurs in the 09-10 season, his average score was 12+4+2, but compared with when he was with the Bulls and Bucks, there was still a big gap, and Jefferson did not fully adapt to the team, so the Spurs had the worst record this season, with 50 wins, only ranked 7th in the West.
However, in the first game of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated Dallas, who beat them to the ground last season, and advanced to the Western Conference Final Four. In the Eastern Conference Final Four, the Spurs face the Suns, who have Nash and Smalls playing an average of 20 minutes. Jefferson sat in the whole game, both of them averaged more than 20 points, and the Spurs couldn't stop the Suns' attack, although the average score of the GDP trio was over 60, but their role was fully displayed, Jefferson only 9Eight minutes of playing time, which is not a good option for Spurs. As a result, Jefferson is still not good enough for the Spurs.
Spurs in the 10-11 season of the Black Eight.
After failing to reach the Finals for three years in a row, the Spurs opted for a switch of positions and let Ginobili play more starters. After changing the lineup, the Spurs have a total score of 61-21 this season, ranking second in the league.
But the Spurs had big problems in the first round, and they had to play a Grizzlies team led by Randolph and Gasol. In fact, the possibility of making the playoffs is still very high, and under normal circumstances, teams in the Eastern Conference are easy against teams in the upper East, but Randolph did not do that, because everyone in the Grizzlies has gotten stronger, and Randolph has scored 21 points per game5 points, Gasol is also 215 points, so is Gasol, Conley averages 143 points, and they are also very defensive.
Duncan's poor playoff appearance, where he averaged 127 points, mainly because he didn't do well on the Grizzlies' defense. In the 11-year Finals, losing the first game to the Spurs, it was the most humiliating game in their history, and it was time for them to make some adjustments.
Seasons 11-12: Rookie Kawhi Kawhi Kawhi was welcomed after the Thunder lost to the Western Conference Finals.
After suffering the humiliation of a playoff exit, the Spurs decided to make some changes, and with the arrival of new player Kawhi Kawhi Kawhi Leonard, they continued to perform well this season and ended up topping the Eastern Conference. In the first and second rounds of the playoffs, the Spurs showed unprecedented strength in the game between the Jazz and the Clippers. However, in the West, the Spurs' rivals are ahead of the Thunder.
The Thunder have their own advantages, that is, they are younger, and their formation is more balanced, while the Spurs do not have enough experience to deal with these young people, especially Wei Shao, their forward combination, like a strong team, makes it difficult for the Spurs to deal with, and Harden, is used to protect Ginobili. Durant will have to have a good performance if he wants to win the game, and Durant averaged 295 points, leading the team to a 4-2 victory over the Spurs.
The Spurs, who haven't made the playoffs for five years, were the best team in the league in 12-13, finishing third in the league this season and reversing the entire West in the playoffs to reach the NBA finals.