I really just want to be a role player

On May 5th, AT25T Center Arena.

Night falls.

At this time, the G3 game on the floor of the Western Conference Finals was moved to the Spurs' home court, with bright lights and a sea of ​​people.

Trailing 0-2, the Spurs knew they couldn't lose this game.

1 to 3, you can still create a miracle comeback, which will be the case for the 73-win Warriors in the future.

But the score of 0-3 is really impossible to recover.

Therefore, this game is about victory and defeat, as well as life and death.

During the warm-up, Kobe had a toothy smile on his face, but Duncan's face was paralyzed and solemn. He couldn't help but talk about a few cents. The two sides had different mentality.

Other things are accumulated to warm up and prepare for the war, and don’t make this fuss.

At this time, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's matchup were displayed on the big screen in the arena.

The Spurs' starting five are Duncan, Leonard, Danny Green, Ginobili, and Parker.

The Lakers started with five players, Jordan Hill, Gasol, Subei, Kobe, and Paul.

This game is still broadcast live on TNT radio. Barkley partners with Kenny Smith, and O'Neal and Jeff Van Gundy are guests, forming a four-person commentary team.

“The Spurs have changed their formation!
Any two-tower and double-evacuation tactics are of no use if they can't win the ball.

The Spurs can only use their last trump card.

With Ginobili playing his trump card in advance, the Spurs have already fully utilized their offensive attributes.

The battle against the Lakers is all about offensive firepower. "

“The Lakers have obvious advantages, with a younger lineup, more stars, and a better bench.

There are flaws inside, but with the Spurs' current inside lineup, he can't beat the Lakers inside.

If the Lakers focus on their main force and attack the Spurs' aging lineup, I really don't know how the Lakers will lose? "

"Of course, the Spurs are a jump shooting team. Maybe if they are accurate, they can use their shots to deal with the Lakers. If not, and the defense cannot decide the game, the Spurs can only hope that the basket tonight is theirs..."

The game is on!

beep-!
The whistle sounded, the basketball was thrown high, Duncan beat Gasol, and the Spurs played the first attack.

Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt and started the game with a double retreat.

Duncan and Leonard pulled to the corner, and Danny Green and Ginobili started running without the ball.

"On the right side, Ginobili cut in without the ball, jumped out again, received Parker's pass, lifted the ball a little, and fired past Kobe.

Immediately collect the ball, dribble the ball inside, go in, and make a snake-like breakthrough for a layup..."

Gasol rushed to help defend, but was passed by the speeding Ginobili in one step, just like passing through the streets in the early morning, and then, in the end, he shot with a rebound.

Boom, swish—!
0 to 2! !
In adversity, the demonic sword cuts down the demons.

Ginobili showed off his magic sword and scored easily, giving the Spurs the lead.

"I can't guard against it. I can't guard against it at all. Ginobili's magic sword is too clever in playing.

His coquettish movement without the ball, his excellent combination of sudden shots with the ball, and his unsolvable European step breakthrough, no matter how many years younger Kobe is, it is still a situation of mutual explosion.

It’s really a difficult problem to freeze Ginobili’s offense…”

Off the field, with a 2-0 lead, Mike Brown was brave and his face was calm.

The Spurs only have one avenue left to attack, and it is the Lakers' best long-distance running route. It doesn't matter how many points the Spurs can score. They just don't score as many as the Lakers.

Looking back, the Lakers attacked.

Paul controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Kobe and Leonard repeatedly competed for position.

In G1 and G2, Kobe was in trouble. Leonard, as the Spurs' strongest outside defender, could only try his best to restrict Kobe.

Not giving the ball the ball may be the most economical way.

Paul didn't force himself to find Kobe, but lobbed the ball to Gasol in the high post, and then cut inside.

"Parker kept up with Paul, but it didn't matter anymore.

Gasol turned his back and broke through, but Danny Green couldn't hold it. Duncan failed to pounce and could only watch as Gasol broke through to the end.

Then, he dunked with one hand and blasted the damn basketball into the basket..."

Bang-dang-!
Use Danny Green's defense to test Gasol's low post offense?
Who can't stand this kind of defense?
2 to 2! !
"Are the Spurs defenseless?
Oops, after losing the ball, he immediately served quickly. Parker was caught up and immediately distributed the ball to Ginobili.

He changed direction and passed Kobe, brought it to the frontcourt, pushed with both hands, and distributed the ball to Danny Green on the right.

One step away from the three-point line, Danny Green caught the ball, he pulled it out, and he shot a chasing three-point pull-up jumper..."

Su Bei did not expect that Danny Green was so ungrateful and reckless. He fought and retreated, and his opponent took the ball away. Who could withstand it?
You can only bet that Danny Green’s three-point pistol is out of bullets.

Swish-!
Wrong guess, Danny Green’s three-point pistol has bullets in it.

"Go in!
Nice job! !
Danny Green's unreasonable three-pointer was accurately hit.

This ball is too critical. If it is ironed out, the pressure for outside shooting in the next round will fall on the Spurs.If the Spurs want to win, their shots must be open, and Danny Green made a good start..."

2 to 5! !
Outside the court, the home fans cheered, and then uniformly shouted the slogan "Defense, defense, defense!!"

Outside the court, Bo Povich rushed to the court to applaud.

He knew that if the Spurs wanted to defeat the Lakers, they would have to have special players step up to share the scoring offense.

Duncan's firepower alone is not enough to feed a cat, and he really can't compete with the current F4 level Lakers team.

On the court, Paul controlled the ball to the frontcourt, continued to distribute the ball back to Gasol, and then cut to the basket without the ball.

The Spurs actually played a lineup with one large and four small, and the Lakers' auxiliary offensive triangle has no solution. The advantage is on their side, so they will naturally continue to use this tactic.

"Paul was followed by Parker again, but Paul didn't panic, cut to the basket, and then took Parker to the right three-point corner.

Then, Gasol continued to hit Danny Green with his back, and Ginobili chose to shrink back.

Beautiful, Gasol passed the ball out, and from outside the 75-degree three-point line on the right, Su Bei caught the ball, immediately lifted the ball, raised his hand and responded with a three-point jumper..."

Gasol beat Danny Green, this is a question.

Ginobili had no choice but to shrink back, but he didn't care about being rubbed in, but couldn't care about the artillery fire from the outside. Ginobili tried his best to save the shot, and the rest could only be done. A gunshot was heard.

Swish-!
5 to 5! !
"Also hit!
Very nice!

Subei dares to defend against air defense even from three points?

All we can say is that the Spurs' defense is already out of balance and can no longer be taken care of, so it doesn't matter.

After losing the ball, Duncan took the ball and immediately made a fast break. Parker received the ball and continued to push the fast break. Paul caught up with him and immediately distributed the ball to Leonard.

Beautiful, Leonard turned around to break through, avoided Su Bei's steal, took a step forward, and immediately passed the ball to Ginobili.

Yo, Ginobili caught the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, with Kobe standing in front of him.

He didn't wait for his teammates to come back. He accelerated, broke through, and broke through in a serpentine step. Kobe couldn't keep up, and Ginobili broke through to the end. Then, he passed the ball to the center with his back and followed Leonard to catch the ball. All that was left in front of him was Basket…”

Bang-dang-!
Leonard eats the pie, connects with Ginobili, and easily blasts the basketball into the basket.

5 to 7! !
The Spurs' offense continued.

"crazy!
You call this that solid Spurs team?
You call this the top defensive Spurs team?
The Spurs have lost two things that used to scare the league... no, three things. Counting the speed-up and confrontation, the Spurs have completely changed their way of life at this moment, fighting against the Lakers. This is getting old, and the GDP combination also needs to be improved. What a crazy wave..."

Off the court, Mai was stunned to see Brown. As a defensive coach, as a defensive coach of the Spurs team, it turns out that the Spurs can still play like this?
The promised lineup is aging. Why don't the Spurs suppress the rhythm? Instead, they attack the Lakers with a desperate attack. This is a style of play that completely refreshes the three perspectives.

This is to fight until then and forget about that, right?
Since the Spurs are desperate to survive, the Lakers have fulfilled their wish. They also push up the pace and play fast breaks, competing to see who has more bullets in their pistol.

beep-!
Paul had just accelerated, but was interrupted by Ginobili's foul.

Drag the game into a positional battle.

It turns out that the Spurs speed up the fast break because they don't want to have a lineup battle, but they don't want the Lakers to speed up the game.

Sure enough, you still have to control the rhythm!
However, the Spurs are no longer able to master a comprehensive rhythm, but master some offensive and defensive rhythms that are more beneficial to them.

Sure enough, the Spurs are still the same Spurs team, but they are better at making use of their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses.

On the court, the Lakers attacked and fought positionally.

Paul didn't panic, controlled the ball to the frontcourt, continued to turn over Gasol's cards, and then made an air cut without the ball.

If it doesn't work once, then do it a second time or a third time.

“Finally, finally Parker was blocked and couldn’t keep up with Paul.

While Gasol screened Parker, he handed the ball to Paul, and then, after breaking through to the end, he shot..."

Boom, swish—!
Paul quickly finished the game and scored two points, helping the Lakers also continue their offense.

7 to 7! !
"The Spurs are useless inside, they can't protect the rim, they can't protect the rim at all.

Whether it was Gasol back-up Danny Green, or Paul driving to the basket and taking a shot, the Spurs couldn't stand up..."

Of course, since the Spurs chose to line up like this, they had already prepared it.

Continue to serve quickly. This time, he was pressed down by the Lakers and did not panic.

Parker controlled the ball and came to the court, but he still retreated in both directions, running around without the ball on both wings.

With the Spurs' tactical execution, even if a player is changed, the offensive tactics will still be smooth.

On the left, Danny Green used Duncan's cover to get rid of Su Bei's defense. He received Parker's pass from outside the 65-degree three-point line, turned around, raised his hand and made a three-point pull-up jumper...

Su Bei bypassed Duncan and jumped out to block the shot, but it was still a shot too late. He could only hope that Danny Green would shoot back and call him a shot.

Swish-!
The call was wrong, Danny Green was not Zhang Tielin, he couldn't call Huang Ama, but he actually scored another three-pointer.

“Another hit, it’s amazing!

Danny Green was crazy tonight.

No matter how you shoot, the Spurs' three-point shooting is alive..."

7 to 10! !
... (end of this chapter)