In the early morning of May 5, West Coast time, the NBA officially announced the winner of the 07-08 Kennedy Citizen Award, and Chamberlain's good teammate Chauncy Billups won the award for his philanthropic work in Detroit and his hometown of Denver.

This award is selected by the Second Commissioner of the Professional Basketball Writers Association to recognize NBA players or coaches who have made outstanding contributions to society.

Among the many philanthropic causes in Billups, the most notable is the celebrity golf tournament that has been held at the Children's Center over the past three years, which is an entirely non-profit event. With Billups' help, more than $100,000 can be raised for each edition of the tournament.

In addition, the 10-season NBA veteran launched a campaign called "WhyCan'tIGo?" (What I can't go to) is referred to as WCIG. For the past seven years, 200-300 underprivileged teenagers from Minneapolis have come to watch the Pistons play live each year through the WCIG program, allowing them to participate in the game as well.

Billups' main philanthropy is still in his hometown of Denver. There, Billups is an honorary lecturer at a comprehensive university and spends the summer camping with the children to develop their leadership, judgment, teamwork skills and ability to deal with unexpected situations.

In addition to Billups being drafted this season, there are four other nominees: Chamberlain, Celtic's Kevin? Garnett, Kings' Ron? Artest, Suns' Steve? Nash.

After receiving the award, the entire Warriors flew to San Antonio to prepare for the first game of the second round.

"Just as no one was optimistic about the Hawks before, the outside world is also not optimistic about the Warriors now!" In TNT's studio, Barkley and Smith host "NBA Battle," an episode that analyzes the playoff strength of the two teams.

Sitting on the high chair, Barkley's thick mouth pouted and began to fire: "Although the Warriors created the Black Eight Miracle last season, and the Jazz team who eliminated the fourth place in fifth place this season can be regarded as a small dark horse game, no one is optimistic about them. Do you know who their opponent is? It's a spur! ”

Kenny Smith didn't disagree with Barkley this time, he sighed and said: "Yes, guys, this time the Warriors' boys are in trouble, the Spurs are characterized by stability, no miracle can happen in front of this kind of team, even Maddie averages 30+ per game." ”

Seeing that the old opponent also admitted his opinion, Barkley grinned and added: "Of course, if Z can average 30+ rebounds per game, they can still win, what is the saying?" The one who gets the inside line wins the world, and whoever can dominate the rebound can rule the inside line! ”

Smith rolled his eyes at Barkley and began to introduce the overview of the two teams: "The current Spurs basically retain the original team that won the championship last season, and this season has brought in two veterans Damon Stoudemire and Curt Thomas, which has somewhat strengthened the Spurs' strength in the interior and point guard positions, but the problem is that the team is aging day by day, although the team is playing well as it is approaching the playoffs, but the Spurs are suffering from injuries, That's what the Warriors are up against. ”

After all, after receiving the Warriors' salary, Smith still said a good word to his old club: "Although many people are not optimistic about the Warriors, everyone admits that if the Spurs want to advance, they have to take off a layer of skin, and it is not easy to win against the Warriors, from the head coach to the player configuration, the Warriors are not much worse than the Spurs." ”

Barkley couldn't refute this, so he changed the topic and said: "Let's look at the comparison of the details of the two teams, first of all, the head coach, guys, Popovich and Nelson Sr. are both good coaches who are scheming and calculating, Popovich pursues a balanced offensive and defensive style, Nelson Sr. has been advocating offensive play for a long time, but after getting Chamberlain this season, he also began to play offensive and defensive tactics." ”

Popovich is a disciple of the old Nelson, but in terms of previous records, the record of the old Nelson in the last ten years is much worse than Popovich. Although this old man has been indifferent to this matter in front of the media, everyone in the league knows that old Nelson has been holding his breath in his heart, that is, he must defeat Popovich head-on and make a name for himself! Barkley laughed as he spoke.

"After Nelson Sr. coached the Warriors, he turned this bandit army into a strong team in the league, but unfortunately he never sent this team to the championship. During Popovich's 12 years at the helm of the Spurs, the Spurs grew into a traditional powerhouse in the NBA, winning a total of four NBA championships.

We've seen Popovich's godlike tactics many times before, and Popovich's ability to win surprisingly in the playoffs is also a big asset for the Spurs, who won the NBA Coach of the Year honor in the 2002-03 season, and it seems that the Spurs have the advantage in terms of head coach comparison. Barkley continued.

As soon as he finished speaking, Smith picked up: "After comparing the head coach, let's compare the players of the two teams." ”

"The core of the Spurs is GDP, and the core of the GDP portfolio is Duncan. Shi Fo is a player who can play both power forward and center, and although he cannot be said to be in his playing year, he is still in good shape. One thing that makes the rest of the league feel depressed, Duncan has been declaring that he is not at his peak since he was over 30, but he has always been at the top, and the most desperate thing is that, according to my personal opinion, he has to maintain this form for at least six years! ”

"In the past, against the Spurs, the Warriors were most afraid of Duncan, because they didn't have a strong interior line, and once the two sides met, Duncan alone could pinch the poor Warriors. But now they are not afraid, because they have Chamberlain, who is probably the strongest center in the league. ”

Hearing this, Barkley muttered unconvinced: "Damn, there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains to call the king, and my mother gave birth to me twenty years early." ”

Smith ignored Barkley and continued: "Chamberlain is similar in size to Duncan, but taller, stronger, faster, younger than him, in the past three meetings this season, Chamberlain has successfully limited Duncan, which is the biggest advantage the Warriors have to rely on now, in the past three meetings, Chamberlain won each other with an average of 14 points + 18 rebounds + 7 blocks per game and Duncan's 19 points + 12 rebounds + 4 blocks. If it's just on paper, the abilities of these two people are comparable. ”

"In addition to Duncan, the Spurs' other interior line is Oberto, which is very similar to the Warriors, because the Warriors have one Evans left on the interior in addition to Chamberlain, both of whom are role players, and it is not interesting to compare the two of them, they will not play a decisive role in the game." Saying that, Smith himself was not interested, so he simply mentioned it and put it in the next position.

"The playmaking guard comparison makes a lot of sense, because Billups for the Warriors and Parker for the Spurs are both some of the best point guards in the league.

Parker has not been in good shape this season due to injuries and other reasons, but as they enter the playoffs, the French sports car has gradually adjusted to a good form. Billups has continued his consistent performances this season, and he is a player with a tenacity and fighting spirit who will not give up on the game anytime and anywhere. If Parker can't overcome the impact of injuries in this year's playoffs, he may be at the bottom of the battle against Billups.

My mom knows that there has been a long-standing grudge between Billups and Parker, in the 04-05 season, the Spurs snatched the championship in front of the Pistons, when the Spurs' main point guard was Parker, and the Pistons were Billups, after three years, the two rivals met again in the playoffs. ”

"In the other position of the guard, it is necessary to compare Finley and Ellis, these two are not easy to judge the result, Finley is old and Ellis is infinitely young, Finley is good at cold arrows on the outside, and Ellis is good at fast breaking, these two people will each play their own unique skills in the playoffs, so there are probably not many opportunities for the two to go head-to-head and meet each other."

However, these two people have one thing very similar, that is, their defense is not good, Finley is because he is older and his pace is slower and his explosiveness is not good, and Ellis? Ha, since I watched his game, I haven't found out when he defended, and they can only integrate themselves into the tactical system of their respective teams in this encounter, using team defense to limit the opponent, otherwise they will blow each other up. ”

"The small forward position is Bowen vs. Jackson, these two are defensive giants, Bowen's first-class defensive ability will give Jackson a headache, Jackson's rough defense will also make Bowen old complain, if you have to compare, maybe Jackson is more advantageous, after all, he is younger and has stronger offensive ability. Bowen now only has the ability to shoot and cover from distance, and Jackson can also help the team with a variety of offensive means.

Compared with Bowen, Jackson's offensive skills can be called comprehensive, with a variety of means, such as three-point shots, breakaways, mid-range jumpers, back-to-back plays, turn-and-pass passes, and air-cut layups. Either way, his attacks were rough and he wasn't sure enough. However, this does not hinder his confidence on the offensive end, and his strong self-confidence on the offensive end often allows him to have consistent offensive performances, mainly in the three-point shot and fast break. It's also time for Stephen Jackson to show his passion. Equally, though, turnovers and missed shots are often consistent. ”

"The Spurs and the Warriors do have similarities, not only on the inside and outside, but also in their sixth man, the sixth man on both teams is very sharp, Popovich has the demon knife of Ginobili, and Nelson Sr. has the sword of West."

Ginobili just won the Sixth Man of the Year award, but considering West's performance since he joined the Warriors, the former may not be very impressive. However, in many playoff battles, Ginobili will become the fastest knife of the Spurs, often messing up the opponent's defense, and West and his confrontation will definitely be full of passion. ”

"In terms of bench strength, the Spurs have more playoff experience off the bench, which will be a very effective help for the Spurs' playoff journey, with the likes of Curt Thomas, Brent Barry and Robert Hawley all players who can step up in key moments.

The Warriors don't have a lot of experience on the bench, but they are all good at playing, Harrington, Petrus, Barnes, Azubuke, Belinelli, Luis, these people can be put together to start a weaker team. ”

"Okay, the lineups of the two teams have been analyzed so far, dear fans and viewers, this is the end of this episode, let's wait for the fire of the two teams in the evening!"