basketball purple front

Chapter 860

On the Lakers side, the atmosphere was very gloomy. Although D'Antoni was still talking, no matter how you looked at it, it was just routine. The latter couldn't see much light in his own eyes.This is basketball, this is the NBA, this is reality.

If you can't beat it, you just can't beat it.

The Spurs this year are too strong, and there is also a super coach at the level of President Hill in history, so the problems and flaws of the Lakers have been studied clearly.The surface is strong, which is the situation of this Lakers team this season. ESPN is not talking nonsense about some things. Don't look at the final record rushing to the league's first place, a full 68 wins and 14 losses, but the various factors and luck in it are really important. too big.

After Popovich saw the Lakers lead the Rockets 3-0, he began to seriously analyze the team.

And it's a head-to-toe analysis.

First of all, from a macro perspective, the Lakers' record is astonishing, but the specifics are probably just a few routines. Kobe's recovery is astonishing. Various state explosions and high-explosive attacks have begun to confuse many people.After the league woke up later, the Lakers' number 29 started to go crazy again. They kept scoring at a very high level for a whole month, and their shooting percentage was even a bit exaggerated. During that time, the Lakers had the most urine tests in the league office. Both the 24th and 29th are among the key care items.Then, after the return of Gasol and Nash, the Lakers began to bloom their overall offense under Nash's control, and their style completely changed, which made other teams in the league unable to adapt.

From a microscopic point of view, Kobe's return to the peak broke out in the second spring, the rapid growth of No. 29, especially the rebounding and defensive end, and Nash's strong return, also played a long-lost high-quality state, so... the Lakers The strength of a person is based on the individual.Except for the so-called "Four Heavenly Kings", most of the rest are people who have no sense of existence and the ability to attack difficulties.

Therefore, leaving aside their strong side, what is left is the flawed side.

The team is extremely loose, and the degree of tacit understanding and chemical range are extremely poor, regardless of offense and defense.

This is the biggest flaw point.

Secondly, D'Antoni, his system, is also an illusion of the Lakers.

That kind of coaching style has particularly high requirements for the team's ball handlers, and once there is a problem with the ball handler, the whole link will break down.Therefore, Popovich quickly made a targeted strategy.

First of all, suppressing the Lakers' No. 1 position, the firepower that seems to be blooming everywhere on the outside will be instantly stifled. They are all players who do not have any independent offensive capabilities.Without Nash feeding the ball, the end can be imagined, and it is normal to return to the original shape.Secondly, even Steve Nash himself is 40 years old!In the NBA, what is the concept of 40 years old?The strongest Joe God in history has also degenerated into an ordinary All-Star player.Not to mention Steve Nash.

Another thing is lucky. Compared with the Mavericks and Rockets, the Spurs' No. 1 position has a very strong single-kill ability.

Neither the Mavericks nor the Rockets have this point, and even the Heat's No. 1 position is at an average level, so it would be a ghost if Popovich didn't take advantage of such a huge matchup advantage.The Spurs mainly play team basketball this season, but that doesn't mean that Popovich doesn't know how to play "star ball". Look at the Spurs before 07. Didn't Duncan play "star ball"?
Compared with running tactics and team offense, this kind of matchup difference is the simplest offensive method, and even the highest efficiency.

This season, Parker is still in the late peak. Against a 40-year-old Steve Nash, no matter the offense or defense, he has no pressure.

So just need to restrain the Lakers' high pick-and-roll, then Nash has become the biggest "loophole" of the Lakers, letting the Frenchman get whatever he wants.

This is the first targeting and placement.

The second is to face the overall defense of the Lakers. Although the Lakers rank first in the league in internal defensive data this season, their external defense is actually poor.Bryant's defense is very strong, then what?There's no after that.There are 3 players on the outside, with 3 positions. If you Kobe can defend one, can you still defend two or three?The outside line is not the inside line, and the space is wide. Except for Superman, it is impossible for anyone to defend against multiple players.

Therefore, avoiding the Lakers' defensive strengths and attacking is also the tone that Popovich has set for this series.

Try to attack from a weak point, except for a huge matchup advantage or misalignment advantage, otherwise don't force yourself to play singles, but give full play to the Spurs' team attribute advantages this season, and don't try to be brave.

The third is the rebound for the Lakers, and the more detailed one is for the No. 29 of the Lakers.

Offensive rebounds, low-post offensive rebounds reduce investment, mainly protect offensive mid-post and high-post rebounds.Because the inside players have absolutely no chance of getting mid-range rebounds and high-post rebounds unless they happen to be outside. This is beyond doubt.It seems to have basically given up on offensive low rebounds, but because the input value of offensive mid and high rebounds has increased, so in this respect, it has been slightly pulled back, so that there will be no offensive rebounds at all.

Defensive rebounding is to adopt the "3 on 2" mode, one person against Gasol, and the other two against No. 29.

Minimizes grabbing of defensive rebounds.

The last thing is to deal with No. 24 Kobe. Popovich’s approach is to defend Leonard on the outside. Kobe is a one-on-one maniac. His singles ratio in his peak period and this season is very high. This season even directly exceeded 5%. .Furthermore, if Nash is really suppressed, Kobe's off-ball offense will inevitably decline, and the singles ratio will only increase and not decrease.

Generally speaking, follow a principle, as long as Leonard tries his best to defend outside singles, then it will be fine, but if he enters the low post or inside, he must adopt a defensive strategy of double-teaming, assisting defense or zone defense.Popovich doesn't believe that a single Kobe can win a few games, or even a series, by relying on his individual points.

The peak Jordan can't do it, so can he. The playoffs are not regular seasons.

Taken together, this is the basic outline of the Spurs' preparations, and until now, almost all of them have been achieved, and they are all under Popovich's control.So after this calculation, he is not surprised that the Spurs lead 0-3.

After all, this season is the strongest season for the Spurs he coached.

Not to mention the Lakers, he is confident of any team in the league, any team in history.

Later generations commented on "the 13-14 season Spurs of a historical legendary team", and they really have this ability.

Otherwise, do you think the Heat averaged about 14 to 15 points per game in the Finals, and in the 4 games they won, they averaged around 18 points per game. What is the concept?To make a simple analogy, the Spurs played against the Cavaliers in 07 was considered to be the least suspenseful year, and the result... only won by an average of 6 points per game!Furthermore, if you watched the entire series of the original time and space, you will find that the Spurs have a feeling that they have not exerted their full strength, and basically solved the game without fighting hard!The lost game was more due to the lack of physical fitness of the Spurs to fight continuously, the collective shooting rate was low, and Zhan Huang performed outstandingly. When the Spurs recover, there will be no more suspense.

Basically all the way in reverse.

Don't look at the fact that there is no sweep, but you also need to look at how many points you have won in total. There is a fundamental difference between winning 20-30 points with sweeping and almost 70 points without sweeping.The Spurs are just old and don't have enough continuous endurance, but if they slow down, they are bound to be another violent attack.

To put it bluntly, the Lakers, who look like the league's No. [-] team to the outside world, are actually a pseudo-strong team in Popovich's eyes.

It's not that the star players are not strong, but that there are too many loopholes and the loopholes are too obvious. He won't be too afraid of such a team.

Anyway, this year is a year when Popovich is full of confidence and will definitely be able to reach the top.

Because everything is ready, no one can resist it.

Whether it's the Lakers, the Heat, or the Pacers, it's all the same.

No one can stop this year's Spurs from becoming the NBA champion of the year.

Are you going to lose?Seeing the widening score difference, Tang Qian couldn't help becoming a little anxious. In this situation, no matter how much Kobe scores, he won't be able to win.Without other scoring points breaking out, the Spurs can definitely sweep the Lakers.

Basketball is still a team sport.

During this timeout, Kobe didn't say much. He just stared at the scorer, not knowing what was going on in his mind.

The timeout of the game ended, and both sides played again. As the Spurs led more and more and became more stable, the atmosphere in the AT&T Center Arena became more and more relaxed. This all shows that they all think that this game, Gradually lost the suspense.The Los Angeles Lakers were swept out, almost a foregone conclusion.

Tianchao Sports Station.

"Oh, the Spurs scored another one. The consecutive small pass cuts are so beautiful. The Lakers' defense is completely out of shape." Zhang Weiping shook his head and said with a sigh: "And look at the Lakers' offense. It also relies too much on Kobe, one person can't save the current Lakers, there must be another person to stand up."

"Director Zhang, how do you think the Lakers should reverse this situation?" Meteor Shower asked.

Zhang Weiping's face froze slightly, but he still opened his mouth to answer: "Now the Lakers just want to stand out at the second and third offensive points, and then make a few shots bang bang bang, don't let Kobe play like this alone, and at the same time defend on the defensive end. Just live with the Spurs, and that’s enough.”

When Meteor Shower heard this, he could only nod his head and agree: "It makes sense, it makes sense."

In fact, this question is a bit stupid. If Zhang Weiping had this ability, would he still be sitting here?Why don't you just go directly to lead the national team? With a big score of 0-3 behind, this morale has been seriously injured. Now the situation is unfavorable. All tactics and systems are fake. If we catch up with this score difference first, it will be regarded as a temporary relief.

Did not die immediately.

The Lakers missed a shot and Tang Qian got the rebound again, but the Spurs were not too flustered. Duncan quickly made up the defense, and then formed an offensive and defensive momentum with Tang Qian in the low post on the left.After the rebounds also entered "The.Zone" and added "Demigod Descending to Earth", even if the "Demon" weakened it, it would not be able to stop Tang Qian's strength in rebounding.

But as long as it can prevent the opponent from making a tip-up or dunk in the first place, the Spurs will not be too afraid of No. 29's inside lethality.

As long as he can't solve Duncan, it is impossible for the Lakers to play another offensive point.

The general trend of 0-3 has made the Lakers as a whole lose their energy. Only Kobe and Tang Qian are still fighting desperately. If the latter can't play offensively, they can seal the victory.Of course, Duncan doesn't think the latter can handle him tonight.

He already felt that after entering the playoffs, the Lakers' No. 29 offensive state was significantly weakened compared to the regular season.

Especially tonight.

Therefore, it is a luxury for him to open up the offensive end, and it is a dream to open it from himself.

"Not giving up? Then come on." Duncan looked at the opposite Lakers center, completely ignoring the anger in the latter's eyes, because this calm state of mind fits his defensive concept and philosophy very well.

"Ahh~ The Lakers' No. 29 is going to attack Tim's defense again. Will he succeed this time? I bet he will be kicked out by Tim again~"

"I also agree. The Lakers Dongfang Iron is of course the top level in the league in terms of rebounding and defense, but the offense, especially the independent offense, hehehe, it's not very clever."

In fact, Moses Malone was also watching Tang Qian's game. After seeing Tang Qian hit him directly from embarrassment, he immediately cursed: "What kind of fight is this? Did I teach you that? To deal with Tim What do you think about an experienced defensive player like Duncan? Just go against his men? Create a physical confrontation! Otherwise, at your level, it is impossible to beat him!"

"Give full play to your strengths! Your body is your greatest strength! Tim Duncan, he is already old!!!"

Tang Qian missed the ball again. Duncan's low-post defense was too sophisticated. Tang Qian's offense was in front of him.

Seeing this, Kobe couldn't bear it anymore. He started to attack and defend a little out of control, but instead fell into the Spurs' defensive trap.This Spurs team told the Lakers on the 24th that you can never win by yourself!

At least, San Antonio can't win the 13-14 season.

Seeing that there were only the last 2 minutes left in the second quarter, D'Antoni gave up the regular rotation. He just sat on the coach's bench with some distracted eyes. This scene and Steve Nash in the corner of the bench area, How similar?
The loneliness of the losers is destined to be a footnote to the coronation of the winners. No one will sympathize with them. Instead, they will only be featured in ESPN and other media, making the failure of the Lakers even more doomed.

Really, really not working? ? ?There is no other way? ? ?

Tang Qian was also a little dazed. He looked at the court, and it was obviously five-on-five, but it seemed that there were only two Lakers left.

The rest of the teammates have all turned into walking dead, losing their minimum spirit of competition.

Me, me, this is not the ending I want!

Then he turned his attention to No. 24, looked at the black mamba who was a bit out of control, and suddenly shouted in his heart:
Grass mud horse!If you want to die, you have to fight and die on the court!How can such a useless ending work? ? ?

no! ! !

I want the Spurs' defensive core to continue! ! !
How to do it? ? ?What ordinary people can't and dare not do doesn't mean that Tang Qian can't and dare not do it either! ! !

He's going to do his best! ! !
Play hard! ! !

And it's not shouting slogans, it's really desperate! ! !
What do you mean?
The meaning is very simple, that is, some instinctive protection and concessions are no longer there.

When playing basketball, especially professional basketball, no one would joke about the life expectancy of their careers, so like in the game where Kobe Bryant injured his Achilles tendon, he had been injured in a row before, and he still didn’t end up, very rarely.After all, since it is a profession, it is necessary to take the exam to eat. If the breadwinner really hurts himself for one or two balls, it is not worth it.

So many balls, in fact, if you work hard and serve hard, it's not that you can't score it, nor can you defend it, it's the human instinct to protect, and the question of whether it's worth it.

One ball, you let yourself suffer a serious injury, and the competitive state has taken a turn for the worse since then, isn't this Nima having trouble with Meidao?Isn't it difficult to live with life?Therefore, basically no one will fight to that extent.This mental state is very important. When the Big Three of the Celtics won the championship, if you watched their playoffs, you would know that they were all crazy.

That kind of momentum is something that no team in the league has.

That kind of extreme desire for the championship made the Lakers directly hit the finals and was completely suppressed.

You are good at playing basketball, but you can't stand up to others playing basketball to your death?Kobe himself also concluded that year that the Lakers lost to the Celtics in spirit, and they were completely inferior to them, so it is not surprising that they lost. How did the 2010 championship come about?Relying on sufficient mental preparation and hard work, frantic hand-to-hand strangulation, this is the hard-won NBA championship.

Tang Qian now wants to enter this mental state, that is...

Parker used the pick-and-roll to enter the inside of the Lakers. In order to avoid being blocked, he directly adopted the attack method of a small throw, and he and a very smart choice shot behind the Brazilian Thiago Splitter. In this way, there is basically no possibility of being blocked.Yes, normally, it is, but...

Immediately someone will tell him that someone is already abnormal.

"Tony made a small throw. The arc of the ball is good and there is no interference. It is basically..." But the Spurs commentator Bill Rand hadn't finished speaking when a black shadow that appeared out of nowhere slapped him hard. Blocked the ball hard! ! !

It was really blocked hard, and the basketball was hit hard beyond the 3-point line.

How could he block this ball?I shot through Thiago who is 211cm tall!

Parker couldn't believe that his shot was blocked, but immediately he saw a huge figure, which rolled straight down, and then directly hit the Lakers' restricted area floor head-on.

Bang~ Although Tang Qian is not yet a heavy center forward, he is still around 269 pounds. It is strange that he loses his balance and trips when he jumps so high, and his voice is not loud.

Just watching this ball on TV is painful, let alone the intuitive feeling on the spot.

This guy, he also jumps up to block shots with this kind of ball?Isn't he afraid of getting hurt?

Parker's idea is not wrong. This ball is indeed a shot-blocking action that is prone to injury. With such a large body and such great inertia, it is not a joke to lose his balance and hit it hard at once. I can't get up.

The ball happened to be blocked beyond the three-point line. No. 24 Kobe took the lead, rushed over and took the ball to score a fast break layup.

Leonarda didn't even have time to pull it off.

"Gary! Gary! Go up and have a look..." But before D'Antoni finished speaking, Tang Qian supported himself and stood up, and then stood under the Lakers' penalty area without saying a word.

The Spurs attacked, and it was another beautiful empty cut around the pile. Leonard received a hand-off pass with the help of a screen, and then made a layup with a bottom line tummy pull.The basketball was basically blocked by Leonard in front of him, so the possibility of interference was not high, but the moment Leonard shot, a tall figure suddenly appeared and blocked it perfectly. Leonard's best shooting space.

How...how did he appear here?This defensive position, shouldn't it?he……

Then a somewhat shocking scene came out of the corner of Leonard's eyes, he suddenly saw that black figure hit the backboard's bottom edge with its head!Yes, it hit hard!Otherwise, the Lakers will not get this perfect defensive position on the 29th!
After all, Leonard's shot was considered to have calculated the blocking angle, so this shot was unexpected.

Leonard almost made a three-point shot. Although he didn't block the shot, the rhythm of the shot was disrupted. The basketball failed to hit the Lakers' basket.

What surprised No. 2 of the Spurs was that the Eastern center just shook his head vigorously after landing, and then rushed to the frontcourt again, joining the team's offense.

What, this guy, is he doing?Is there such a defense? ? ?
Is he still a professional player?

On the offensive end, Meeks failed to make a breakthrough and was forced to stop the ball. He could only throw the basketball in his hand into the inside in a hurry. The pass was actually very poor, but Tang Qian caught it with his physical fitness , Avoiding a team offensive mistake.

As soon as it landed, it was naturally Tim Duncan who defended him again, but this time, No. 21 of the Spurs saw something different in the eyes of the opponent.

That is……

PS: Xiaozi has to go to bed early tonight, and will go to the company for a meeting early tomorrow morning. Someone above will come to check on the work, so tonight will be a big chapter for the time being~ Xiaozi’s chapter also has a full 6k, which is not too small Right~ The remaining 4k will be added tomorrow~ Try to code him out without a break at noon~
Well, this plot is just the beginning, otherwise wouldn’t it be funny to say so much~ I can only say that the series has just begun~
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