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Chapter 1217 Low score battle, now it's my turn
In the first quarter, the two sides spent most of the time in the iron battle, and the defensive quality of both sides was very high, which made it very difficult to shoot, and there were almost no big open positions.Watching the score is very boring, but the process is very exciting. Unfortunately, many people "watch the ball and waste electricity".Never watching the game process, just holding a data sheet to give advice after the game.

This kind of pseudo fans now occupies half of the country.

Substitute lineup The Spurs are a more typical tactical style of play + Ginobili occasionally "plays randomly", which is also their basic substitute style of play for more than ten years.But the Lakers' bench defense is also very strong, at least it is not easy to tear apart easily.In terms of tactical literacy, the team coached by Larry Brown is not bad, and he can make the team rise in a short period of time. Popovich has not proved himself for the time being, because he has only been in the Spurs.Larry Brown is the person who has led different teams to the playoffs the most times in NBA history. He has no doubts about this.

The Spurs played a wave of three-point attacks, but the effect was still not good. The offensive power of the Lakers' bench lineup obviously surpassed them. The better the defense, the more difficult the attack, the more important the singles ability.The Lakers, last year's sixth man Nick Young and veteran Pierce, are all outstanding in singles, at least in the matchup of the bench lineup.

The Spurs were slowly overtaken by the Lakers.

Popovich used Diaw as an organization point, Patrick Mills + Jonathan Simmons fixed-point ambushes, Ginobili wandered on the flanks, ready to cut or go it alone at any time.Boban Marjanovic used his height and tonnage to block people, and he could make an empty cut if he had the opportunity.In this way, the Spurs' bench lineup played a lot better. Several three-pointers were hit, and the score difference was once again led by the Spurs.Larry Brown also called for a timeout adjustment. At the beginning of the second quarter, he replaced the full striker lineup, Pierce + Josh Smith + Covington + Randall + Yi Jianlian.Once this lineup is changed, not only does the defense improve, but the offense can also play more direct dislocations.

The Spurs' substitutes all rely on execution to fight, and their personal abilities are not particularly outstanding.It's good that Ginobili is still at the peak, and now that "Demon Sword" is getting older, it can be seen that his data is declining year by year.Of course, he still averages almost 10 points per game, which is considered excellent on the bench.This cannot be denied either.It's just a little bit behind compared with his peak.

And Larry Brown's team system is to restrain tactics. When the Spurs and the Pistons almost overturned in the hand-to-hand fight in the finals, the tactical ball was restrained to death. Lost.It's the same now, with this full-forward bench lineup, which combines height movement, strength and offensive strength, the Spurs immediately fell into a disadvantage.

Patrick Mills is very accurate in the open spot three-pointer, but his height is too short, and now the Lakers are forced to eat him by Pierce, which makes the Spurs very uncomfortable.There is no way but to replace it, and put on the strong David West to defend.David West's weight has reached about 250 pounds, which makes Pierce's back hitting a bit difficult. If Pierce could rely on his feet to pass directly a few years ago, now his speed has also slowed down, so he can't take advantage of it. Cheap.

The Lakers' style of play has become simpler, pass and cut the screen, and shoot when they have the opportunity. Except for Randall, these players all have the ability to shoot from a long distance. No matter how low the shooting rate is, it is difficult to get blocked.Besides, there is a giant man over 290 pounds standing in the Spurs team, Boban with a height of 221cm, and he is purely barefoot, and his shoes are even taller.It won't be very effective if Randall goes in to head-to-head.

Skilled inside, the Lakers do not have a bench now, and Yi Jianlian has now transformed into a long-term shooter, and there are not many opportunities to enter the inside to play hard.The Spurs' defense is hard enough, and Popovich's lineup is not bad, so the Lakers failed to score this goal.As for the Spurs offense, the same is true, playing hard, because the Lakers do not have a short player, but they still have a certain degree of speed, plus the addition of the defensive system, so that the Spurs' substitute offense has a lower shooting percentage.

It was another wave of iron fights, and it didn't start to change until the main players were slowly replaced after 5 minutes of the second quarter.

Popovich arranged a set of tactics of "repeated blocking and cutting in a large arc". The advantage of this tactic is to fully activate the enthusiasm of all players, a large number of air cuts and moves, and the style of play is extremely selfless, and they cannot be greedy for the ball. OK.To put it bluntly, I played very patiently, relying on air cuts to pass the ball from the strong side to the weak side. If this kind of ball is not played well, it is waiting for the error to be intercepted. The defense is scattered, running around, exhausted.

But after scoring one, Larry Brown made adjustments. He replaced Tang Qian. After Tang Qian replaced Randall, the Lakers' defensive stickiness soared all of a sudden, wanting to get the chance to cut and kill the basket , very few.Once inside, there is still No. 29's bloody mouth waiting to swallow you alive.In terms of protecting the basket, no one now doubts Tang Qian's superb ability.

The Spurs also replaced Aldridge. After using him as a pick-and-roll cover, he went to the low waist and abdomen to play singles. It is not difficult for Aldridge to play Yi Jianlian.In any case, he is also a star insider, and his scoring ability has always been a strong item. It is normal for Yi Jianlian to be unable to bear in the low position.However, Aldridge didn't have a good time, because Tang Qian immediately noticed and helped Yi Jianlian to defend, unless Aldridge turned over and leaned back every time, otherwise, as soon as he came in, Tang Qian went to help double-team .

After Aldridge made a few shots, his shooting percentage dropped. This way of playing can no longer work, and he must change his method.

The Lakers began to take the opportunity to grab points, relying on Tang Qian's singles, hitting the inside of the Spurs, and it was about to explode in an instant.

Those who originally thought that the 221cm Boban could hold on for a while were also shocked.

The main reason is that Tang Qian fought too easily.

Although he can also use strength to conquer Boban, but there is really no need for this, because the opponent is too slow compared to him.Tang Qian can easily hang with his athletic ability and mobility.Suddenly the Spurs' backup big center was about to cry.

Are you too fast?Aren't you so much heavier than me?How come so fast?
Coupled with strength and explosiveness, it still makes people play.

Fancy sling.

You want people to fight you physically, but what happened?Boban Mao didn't even touch Tang Qian, but was knocked out one by one.

Popovich could only call a timeout immediately and restart the arrangement.

It is impossible for Popovich to play Duncan now. Duncan is getting older and needs more rest time. In order to leave enough time and energy for the second half, Popovich chose to speed up.The Spurs are no longer the Spurs at the beginning of the 21st century. They are not only good at defense, but also very good at offense.It's a pity that this effect is still not good. Although the Lakers also lost their position, as long as they delay the time and let No. 29 react, they can minimize the team's loss near the basket.

The Spurs changed again, using Ginobili and Aldridge to play flank pick-and-roll + center singles.

This is also the omnipotent tactic adopted when many complex tactics cannot be used. The two strongest team members on the field pick and roll each other, relying on timing judgment to decide whether to pass or play by themselves.The ball Ginobili used the pick-and-roll to break through, and he subconsciously made an impact layup with a huge range. This is a kind of low-handed attack that belongs to him alone.

Manu Ginobili's breakthrough is not easy to block. This kind of South American players twisted their bodies badly, including Scola in front. The twisted one is really ecstasy.

If Ginobili was at his peak, it would be really difficult to deal with this ball. Now, the speed has finally come down, and it is easier to be seen and judged.Tang Qian was about to give a hat. Ginobili reacted quickly and threw the ball quickly. The basketball was out of his clutches, but he couldn't get into the basket smoothly.Aldridge rushed in with the ball and grabbed a rebound. He wanted to attack again, but he stopped when he shot, and fell into hesitation.

Because the No. 29 of the Lakers quickly landed and returned to defense, if he made a shot, he might be blocked.

Aldridge's ball is still too conservative. Tang Qian may make up for it successfully, but he speeds up his shot and has a chance to score before Tang Qian.This hesitation made it even more unfavorable.Tang Qian moved completely to Aldridge's side, and at the same time began to squeeze the latter with his body, trying to make the latter unstable and flustered.

It wasn't until this time that Aldridge knew it was not good. He wanted to play again, but he was surrounded by the Lakers, and the ball was missed.

The Spurs played a little impatiently. The Lakers' defense was a bit difficult to break through, and their tactics were not very open. Most of them relied on singles to score.However, single-handed scoring consumes energy, Ginobili can't last long, and Aldridge lost the magic just now because Tang Qian took care of him.

In order to speed up, the Spurs took down Boban, which made their height and rebounding ability decline. Tang Qian can also focus on anti-counterfeit center Aldridge.The rest of them are full strikers, with sufficient height and good mobility. They will cooperate with the card position, grab rebounds systematically, and the possibility of rebounds falling sideways is unlikely.After the second quarter, the Lakers have led by almost 8 points.

38-30, the score is really low enough, but since the beginning of this season, it has gradually become the norm against the Lakers.

Except for some super-scoring teams that have superstars single-handedly blasting, otherwise, it is easy to fall into the defensive quagmire of the Lakers.

For inside star players, it is easy to be taken care of by Tang Qian, and the effect is not good. You have to have a good outside attacker to have a chance to score more points.The Spurs do not quite meet these conditions now.Of course, if you are strong enough, the fire can evaporate the water, and there is no absolute thing on the basketball court.

The Spurs changed their tactics at the beginning of the second half, playing more high-post pick-and-rolls, breaking points + passing and cutting screens, and using "Flow", that is, flowing and coherent to run the offense.This is for the Lakers to come out and change defenses, and use passing and running to open up space when they find the right opportunity.

If this is the Spurs super team in the playoffs in the 13-14 season, there is still a possibility of success. Now that the "GDP combination" is aging, Duncan's screen speed and quality are also declining, and the core of the team is changing. That feeling no longer exists.Parker broke through, and Duncan put up the pick-and-roll, trying to make the Lakers have a "small play big" dislocation.It's a pity that the Lakers didn't let them succeed at all. Rondo snatched the ball directly without a substitution, and Bosh also let go of Duncan and came over to directly attack Parker. Instead, it became even bigger.

This means that Parker has stable ball control and is extremely experienced so he didn't lose the ball. He passed it to Duncan, and Duncan made a high shot.

Duncan's open mid-range and long-range baskets should have been stable, and his career has reached 4%, but that was before. At the beginning of this season, the great "Stone Buddha" has entered a period of complete decline, and the overall decline has been crazy. The distance between 16-23 feet CIC is typical.Compared with his stable career in the early 4s, how much do you know about him this season? 2 into 7 or so!This is also the first time that Duncan's mid-range and long-range baskets have fallen below 3% in a single season.On a shot percentage of around 18 percent, that's substandard, poor.

So for this ball, Duncan didn't make a hit even if he made an open shot. Tang Qian caught Aldridge and received the rebound.On the offensive end, the Lakers gave an outside shot, feinted, stuffed back inside, and missed.Because the Spurs' defensive routines have been like this over the years, the mid-range area is the weakest, and the low post inside is just the opposite.

It is also very difficult for the Lakers to rely on Butler Rondo or Ariza to attack and break the game.

The main person standing on the perimeter of the Spurs is Leonard. This guy is too powerful in single defense, making it extremely difficult for any of the Lakers' perimeters to single-point blast.So there was another wave of strikes. Tang Qian's offense was not very comfortable during this period. The Spurs were not other teams. The overall defense was excellent and the cooperation was tacit.

But what's there to be afraid of?Tang Qian sneered, then try to defend desperately, the young master happens to be fully on the defensive end.

During this period, the Lakers' own offense was not very good, so Larry Brown also agreed with Tang Qian's idea. Since I am not good at playing, then I have to keep you from getting in. Fight with iron?Who is afraid of whom?Larry Brown made a substitution in this place, replacing Bosh and replacing Robert Covington.This lineup has appeared again, and it worked wonders last time. What about this time?

Even more terrifying.Compared with the actual use in the previous game, the running-in is better, and the tacit understanding is stronger. The Spurs do not have a 7-foot alienated center like Towns, so no matter how San Antonio tries to call out Tang Qian, it will fail.The Spurs wanted to play fast, but were suppressed by the Lakers. They wanted to play a slow pace, and even entered the Lakers' favorite rhythm. If they wanted to play smoothly and "Flow", the Lakers would let you not play. Kaka was stunned intermittently.Yes, the Spurs played very selflessly and shared the ball, but the Lakers are like a monolith now, and he can't find a gap that can be easily penetrated.Aldridge didn't stop for a ball, and he was serving as a screener to help the team start the offense, but he still allowed Parker to break through and was surrounded, and he was out of the game.

There is no way. After the Lakers replaced Covington, they did a great job of entanglement in his mid-range. He can no longer get the opportunity to open the shot as easily as before, because Covington is much faster than him. .He wanted to face the basket to attack, but suddenly discovered that this little-known Lakers substitute with a minimum salary...has such a strong defensive skill!
There seems to be no other way but to back up.

Aldridge has a back, but it is not a conventional weapon. A few shots are okay. If you want him to play like this, he will soon run out of skills.What's more, the Lakers' basic-salary substitute is really strong defensively, and he wonders if he has bumped into a defensive player.But he quickly erased this idea, because the defensive line is not a Chinese cabbage, how many people are there in the league in a season?If you can do it with a basic salary as a substitute, can you still live?

I must be a little "powerless" tonight, is it because I played too much with that flesh and blood these few days?
Caused the state to decline?

Covington himself did not expect that because of his defensive performance, the Spurs' new inside core has become a little "self-doubt" and "suspicious".Of course, now Covington himself doesn't know how much his defense has improved. He only knows that there are too many defensive champions in the Lakers, and he needs to keep improving and improving. will be unemployed at any time.

Popovich called a timeout and played a tactical ball, double-screened and walked the bottom line, depending on the situation, he scored or gave the player who came down the middle.If the Lakers' rotation comes around, quickly clear one side and give Leonard a one-on-one chance.

In fact, after coming up, it was similar to what Popovich thought. After the tactics were running, they were severely hindered, so they had to go back, clear one side, and let Leonard, the outside core, fight one by one.But this season is still the first year of Leonard's transformation. After becoming the team's recognized perimeter offensive and defensive core, his defense is still the same, but the offense is still not as dazzling as the next season.This is a bit like last year when Butler just started to play the leading role, and he felt a little weak when he really needed to play singles.

Of course, he is a fully upgraded and enhanced version of Butler, whether it is offense or defense.He chose to break through on this ball, but this was not what the Lakers were afraid of. Tang Qian made up the defense quickly, Leonard's shot was interfered, the basketball hit the iron, and other players quickly got stuck to protect the rebound.The Lakers didn't score either. The Spurs attacked and played a Center.X tactic. This tactic is a kind of DHO.Sets tactical system, and the essence lies in hand-to-hand.Duncan picks and rolls, Leonard breaks through to Parker on the other side, and Parker dribbles to the left. This is to take away the defender and help the other side weaken the defense.Seeing that the time was almost up, Parker immediately passed the basketball back to Duncan. Duncan blocked again, Leonard cut out, handed over the ball and shot.

Duncan didn't mean to dismantle the ball, it was a dead block, allowing Leonard to make a quick mid-range shot.

Leonard's mid-range shots are accurate, and the Spurs trust him in that.

Whether it is mid-range or mid-range distance in his career, he is currently above 4%. Such a hit rate is quite excellent.

Catching and shooting after using the screen is also a common offensive action Leonard used before he became a top scorer.

But the Lakers have a clear system. Covington and Butler switched defenses instantly. The former leaned slightly and stretched his arms to block the past.Covington's defensive skills are really solid, and Butler has to admit it when he sees this. In terms of defense alone, he thinks that Covington probably has the strength of the left and right sides of the defense, which is not far behind him.

Although it is impossible to be a defense, it is powerful enough for players with a basic salary.

If this guy keeps going, his future will turn around soon.

Butler had a good idea. Covington will indeed turn around in the future, but that's a later story. Leonard didn't expect that the Spurs' tactics have been played out, and the opponent can still defend effectively.And the timing of the defense is very good, the ball interference will not be light.

Basketball strikes iron, the Lakers attack, Butler finally hits one with the help of a screen, goes to the free throw line, and makes 2 of 2 free throws.

Then there was a lot of stalemate, and the Spurs hit the iron "Hua Guoguo".

In the fourth quarter, there is still no improvement in scoring, and it seems that there is still a see-saw.However, people with a discerning eye can still see the problem, that is, the Lakers still have the upper hand in this period of offensive and defensive duel.Why?Looking at the score, although the Lakers did not have a high shooting percentage, they are still struggling to score. What about the other side?The Spurs have only scored 45 points since they played so far and there is still a period of substitute time after the third quarter.That is to say, they only scored 15 points in the third quarter.

Oh my God, after three quarters, they scored an average of 15 points in one quarter. Do you think this is still the Spurs in the early 21st century?The Spurs this season are averaging 103-104 points per game.Don't say anything about the comparison with the super firepower team, at least it is not bad. After 45 points in these three quarters, the overall shooting percentage is less than 3%, which is low enough.

If it weren't for their strong defense, and the average conceded points per game is only 92 points, this ball is really difficult to play, and it would have been spent long ago.

Popovich also once again felt the tactical attainments of Mr. Larry Brown, especially on the defensive end, which made many of his tactical arrangements lose their effect.This feeling is really like when I was entangled with the Pistons back then.Basically, you don't want to play tactics smoothly and quickly. What about "Flow", it's good if it doesn't make you "freeze".

You can no longer rely on complicated tactical balls, you have to play more concisely, otherwise you will be strangled by the Lakers.

Popovich began to design singles tactics in the fourth quarter. The singles tactics are different from the overall tactics. They are simpler and more rude, and rely more on the individual abilities of the players rather than the team as a whole.This style of play, either makes the opponent helpless, or waits for the situation to get worse, and chooses one of the two.

The overall tactics of the Lakers are very restrained, what about singles tactics?

Don't think that singles have no tactics. The "Zen Master version" of the triangle offense is how to make super-end point singles comfortable.

Therefore, singles also have tactical settings, including pulling and clearing the whole team, etc., not just taking the ball completely.

Leonard can't afford such a mindless attack now, and not everyone is Jordan Kobe.

With great difficulty, Leonard squeezed out half of his body and was about to shoot to score, but he felt bad just after he took the shot, because a huge black shadow moved over from the other end.Crack~Give him a block with the ball~
With the Lakers' ball, Rondo began to press the rhythm, waiting for all the personnel to go to the position before attacking.

Leonard was almost speechless, wasn't it cleared as promised?Didn't you agree to create a singles space for me?What does this mean?In fact, Aldridge pulled away, but Tang Qian's defensive coverage was too large, so he moved back all at once.

And waited for Leonard to make a shot before taking off to block the shot.

This guy is terrible, the effective radiation area of ​​​​the defense is too large.

Aldridge estimated that if he went by himself, he would fall into a situation where he could not take care of both ends.

The ability gap is obvious.

How about...Let Tim play center forward?I take a little breather?

Aldridge couldn't help but have this idea in his heart.

It can be seen how aggrieved and depressed he played against Tang Qian tonight.

Fortunately, Ginobili had a convulsion at this time, and made two consecutive top shots of 2 points, directly into the net, and Tang Qian shook his head directly in it.What can you do with this kind of ball?Have no idea.The defense has been posted, and the block has been done, but they still shot in, what can you do?I can only admit it.Can you still block shots with this kind of projection?Isn't that bullshit.

And as the game entered the last 5~6 minutes, Larry Brown called a timeout, then walked directly to Tang Qian's side and said:
The most critical time, hot, you come to fight, giant planet, to solve them in one go.Any questions?
This season the Lakers rarely have this kind of time, most of them clock in in the third quarter, and they can't last in the fourth quarter. Now it happens to be...

Fest time.

Tang Qian was also defending with all his strength some time ago, so apart from attacking Boban a few times in the second quarter, he didn't take many shots in the middle.

At this time, the scale of the game will be moderately relaxed, and the opponent's defensive focus and intensity will also be greater.In addition, the Spurs are originally the top three defensive teams in the league, and Leonard has single-point care on the outside, so it is not suitable for others to play.

Only Tang Qian came.

Who is called the Spurs is indeed the most afraid of giant planets.

So, it's my turn.

Tang Qian nodded.

PS: This chapter was written yesterday, and it is a big chapter close to 7k, but because Xiaozi got stuck in the backstage yesterday and couldn't post anything, so I temporarily held it down and didn't post it.Please forgive me, this is really not Xiaozi's problem~ woo woo woo~~~
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