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Chapter 710: The Bear Occupies the Inside Line (Part [-])
The first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and the Grizzlies has officially begun!
The Grizzlies' starting lineup did not exceed everyone's expectations, and it is still their familiar lineup:

Center: Marc Gasol

Power Forward: Zach Randolph

Small Forward: Tayshaun Prince

Shooting Guard: Tony Allen
Point Guard: Mike Conley
This lineup is really a standard defensive lineup. Gasol, Prince and Tony Allen are all capable of competing for the "Best Defensive Player". Conley's defensive level is also above average. Yes, although Randolph gave people the impression of a "tumor" in the past, but if he is serious, do you think that big chunk of defense is a joke?
The Spurs have a slightly different lineup today.

Center: Hassan Whiteside

Power Forward: Boris Diaw
Small Forward: Kawhi Leonard
Shooting guard: Qin Yan

Point Guard: Tony Parker
Parker returned to the starting lineup today. It is estimated that the coach thinks that Parker will have no problem carrying Conley, and the two old monsters Carter and Miller are still on the opposite side. Tracy McGrady and Ginobili have met their opponents today.

What?Who is Miller?This Mike Miller is not easy, the hero of the Heat's 12-year championship, the man who made 8 of 7 three-pointers in the finals!In the Grizzlies this season, Miller made 48% of his three-pointers!A typical sharpshooter!

But when the Grizzlies saw that the Spurs' starting power forward was Diaw, they were a little stunned, huh?What is this for?I never heard that Duncan can't fight anymore!

Seeing Duncan sitting on the bench wearing a coat, obviously a substitute rather than an injury, the Grizzlies are a little unhappy. Even if our strength is not as good as yours, you don't have to humiliate people like this, right?
Randolph even looked at his opponent with some malicious intentions. Well, he looks very similar to himself, just a size smaller.

Dior really wants to kill Qin Yan now, it's all about you, it's all right now, I'm going to be unlucky!
Unexpectedly, Qin Yan, who was standing on the edge of the middle circle, gave him a thumbs up. The meaning is obvious, I like you!

Whiteside and Gasol Jr. jumped the ball, this is really no accident, Jr. Gasol jumped up and didn't even have the height of two bricks stacked, how could it be possible to snatch the jumper Whiteside?
Parker gets the ball and dribbles forward slowly. The Grizzlies are the only team. The playing style now is very similar to the Spurs many years ago. They like to lay down and use defense to solve problems.

But what the Spurs are most afraid of is actually this kind of positional warfare. There are many people in the team who can play positional warfare, and everyone knows how to control the rhythm.

The Spurs settled down, Whiteside went to the position and one-on-one with Gasol Jr., Diaw pulled Randolph out a little bit, and the rest stayed on the outside.

oh?If it looks like this, is it going to let Whiteside force Gasol first?
Whiteside asked for a position, and Parker gave the ball without any hesitation.

Gasol Jr. is heavy and a little taller. He sticks directly to Whiteside to prevent him from moving, because Whiteside is an athletic center with a fast speed around the basket, and he will be caught by him if he is not careful. Go by with speed and watch him dunk!

So Gasol made him unable to move first.

As soon as Whiteside received the ball, he felt a wall directly behind him, which made him very unfamiliar. He originally planned to make a fake move and then turn around and break through. Now the fake move can't be done at all. .

If you can't turn around, then try this trick.

Because the Spurs' tactic today is to open the inside line, Whiteside can't escape the first ball. He leans heavily behind him suddenly, and then uses the reaction force behind him to turn over and make a mid-range shot!
Gasol Jr. guessed what he was going to do at the moment Whiteside hit hard (after all, Gasol Jr. is very good at defense), but there is no particularly big gap in strength between the two. Whiteside's collision, Jr. Gasol also fought hard, and it's pretty good that he didn't back down.

He raised his arms and tried his best to block Whiteside's sight. Although Gasol knew that this might not have any effect on Whiteside, he was betting that Whiteside hadn't mastered this trick and couldn't use it as a conventional weapon.

Fortunately, he was right.

Whiteside made a turnaround jumper and hit the basket. Randolph overwhelmed Dior, pushed him out two steps with his buttocks, and then took the rebound leisurely.

"pity!"

Qin Yan and others felt that it was a pity that Whiteside's turnaround mid-range shot just now had a very good move, and he already had the feeling of using this move by a technical center. Unfortunately, it was too late for him to practice this move. I don't know how to use it proficiently, otherwise, I will definitely be able to invest in that shot just now.

Whiteside himself also felt that it was a pity. He specially learned this trick under the advice of his coach. Apart from relying on all kinds of alley-oops and dunks, his current scoring is also good at direct tip-ups and post-ups. breakthrough.

In other words, in fact, his main shooting range is still mainly in the restricted area. Although he can occasionally score one or two in the middle distance, he is not allowed.

In order to improve his offensive threat, Popovich specially asked him to learn the turnaround jump shot. As long as he combines the post-up singles with this move, then his offensive methods will be very diverse in the future. After the post-up, he can break through and shoot. , making the opponent hard to guard against.

Being able to attack and defend is what Popovich expects from Whiteside.

Obviously, he is still far from reaching the standard.

As for Gasol, although he is known for his defense, he is much better than Whiteside in terms of offensive skills inside, and he is a traditional center in the true sense.

The Grizzlies attacked, Gasol Jr. fell, and Conley passed the ball directly without saying a word.

"I won't let you in."

Whiteside is confident in his defense, he believes he can defend against Gasol!

Gasol turned his back, held the basketball high in both hands, and turned his head slightly to look at Whiteside's position.

Uh, the center of gravity is quite low, does that mean you won't let me turn around?

The corner of Gasol's mouth curled up. It seemed that everyone thought I couldn't attack?Is it true that if I don't turn around, I can't score?
Squeezing sideways to the inside line, Whiteside was not squeezed away, but Gasol Jr. was unmoved. It is normal to not be able to squeeze away. Slightly separated Whiteside, held the basketball high with his left hand by his side, flicked his wrist, and directly used a sideways hook!

After Whiteside blocked Gasol's hard squeeze, he felt that something was wrong. Seeing that he made a small jump, he hurried forward to block the shot, but Gasol defended himself very well. The big hand prevented him from getting close, and he could only watch Gasol hit the ball with a hook!
Tsk, this hook, the center forward who can hook is cheating!

Whiteside patted his hand angrily, thinking that he must also practice hooks in the future, otherwise, he would be too aggrieved!

(End of this chapter)