Countercurrent and become a superstar

"The Spurs are overwhelmed by talent on the outside and limited by tactics and strategies on the inside. They are 11 points behind. How will they break through?
Should they continue the one-star-four-star all-action mode in the second quarter, or should they find a way to improve their defense?
But no matter what, the Spurs, who are lagging behind, have to find a way to close the gap on the offensive end..."

After the timeout, the Spurs chose the most conventional tactic. Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt and acted as a tool, lobbed the ball to Duncan in the low post. However, the Lakers' double-team, although late, arrived, and did not give Duncan any way to break the deadlock in a one-on-one duel.

In this critical situation, Duncan chose to play reasonable basketball, passing the ball to Bowen who cut in, and dribbled to the basket for a layup...

This is to play a steady game!
Don’t try to rely on your touch and luck from the outside!
"Bowen breaks in!
Chandler covered the basket from the top, while Jamison stole the ball from the bottom, working on a two-pronged approach.

Bowen dodged in the air, but no, his waist and abdomen strength was not as good as Kobe's, so he couldn't dodge and was completely blocked by Chandler with long arms and tall arms. Bowen changed his target in the air to pass the ball, but he bumped into Jamison's ball!
The basketball was intercepted!
Bowen's mistake.

Jamison took the ball and counterattacked.

Wow, Bowen is very experienced. He grabbed Jamison's jersey and interrupted the Lakers' counterattack with a foul.

The Spurs can’t afford to lose points at this time…”

The ball belongs to the Lakers!

In the positional battle, Qin Yang observed the situation in the frontcourt, made a gesture, picked up the basketball, and seemed to be about to pass it to Kobe, but in fact he suddenly pulled it out and raised his hand to shoot a three-point jump shot...

Not to mention that Parker was caught off guard, even if he knew that Qin Yang was going to shoot a three-pointer in front of him, with his defensive ability, he could only bet that Qin Yang's three-point gun was out of bullets.

“This ball is so messed up!
But there is nothing wrong with Qin Yang's choice of ball. He wants to use a three-pointer to kill the suspense of the game. Will this ball be a fatal blow?
Bang-dang——!
It's a pity that Qin Yang's idea was good, but the reality was cruel. Qin Yang's three-pointer failed to continue, and the Lakers' fatal blow failed to work.

The Spurs dodged a bullet..."

Basketball was protected by Duncan.

Next, the Spurs once again showed the charm of team basketball. When Duncan was double-teamed in the low post, he continued to play music, then passed the ball, ah, it was a reasonable pass to Muhammad under the basket on the right side.

however……

Muhammad tried to get an open layup under the basket, but still missed.

Bang-dang——!
"OMG!!

At this time, they still have the courage to let role players take shots. I have to say that the Spurs' team system is so terrifying.

but……

The role players have limited abilities and failed to support the Spurs’ offense.”

"The Spurs gave the Lakers too many opportunities. They got the ball and had the chance to widen the gap..."

Offense and defense transition, the Lakers attack!

Qin Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt and stopped wasting time. He became a tool and passed the ball to Kobe.

"Finally, finally Kobe got the ball!
Facing Bowen, he also raised the ball to shoot a three-pointer, but Bowen didn't let him go.

The Lakers had room to shoot a three-pointer, but the Spurs didn't dare to make a mistake. Bowen rushed out to defend Kobe, and then..."

Kobe caught the ball and broke through with it.

Bowen had no choice but to counter the Spurs' moves and fight and retreat. Kobe came in and continued to test the Spurs' defense with mid-range shots.

Duncan, who was under the basket, had top-notch sweeping and assisting defense abilities, but at this moment, he was just defending in vain.

Swish-!
“Yes!!

Well done!

Qin Yang plays one wave, then it's Kobe's turn to play another wave." Barkley also shook his head repeatedly when watching the commentary.

"The direction of the game has completely tilted towards the Lakers.

It's still the situation where Kobe explodes the Spurs from the outside. No matter how strong the Spurs' team defense is or how good Duncan is at protecting the rim, it can't change the situation where Kobe can't do anything against the Spurs' outside defense group.

Without Jackson, the martial saint of 03, and Bowen being one year older, Parker and Ginobili cannot support the Spurs’ wing defense even if they grow up..."

In Qin Yang's previous life, in 05 and 07, the Spurs had never met the Lakers of the Kobe era, and the perimeter defense in those years had never experienced the test of a Kobe-level scorer.

Now that Qin Yang is here, the Lakers have advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Such a challenge is obviously something that outside players such as Bowen, Ginobili, Barry and Parker cannot handle.

Especially with the addition of Qin Yang who has Kidd's template, what can you use to support him?
57 to 70! !
The point difference widened to 13 points.

On the commentary desk, Kenny Smith exclaimed.

“It’s not unfair that the sharks lost.
Kobe is really good against the Spurs!

If the Lakers keep Kobe, there is a chance that they can break out of the Western Conference.

The Spurs' outside duo, Parker and Ginobili, have undoubtedly become more capable offensively, but their defensive abilities cannot be improved by their talents.

Bowen's defensive strengths are based on Duncan's sweeping and assisting defense system.

Kobe's style of play is naturally able to counter the Spurs' reasonable defensive system..."

Trailing by 13 points, the Spurs had to make every effort to break the situation on offense.

It’s no wonder that both Parker and Ginobili have demonstrated their offensive talents.

In the subsequent game, Parker used a sharp breakthrough to tear through Qin Yang's defense, and used an accurate mid-range shot to score the damn basketball.

Then, Ginobi used his magical snake steps and Duncan's defense to break away from Kobe's defense, break through the Lakers' defense, and shoot the ball into the basket.

The Spurs are on the attack!
As the Spurs' outside double guns began to break through, the Lakers' defense retreated. Ginobili showed his strong offensive talent again, holding the ball against Kobe's defense, and suddenly shot a sneak three-pointer. Kobe's defensive action was very good, but he was half a beat too late and failed to block Ginobili's three-pointer. He could only listen to the gunshot.

Bang-dang——!
"Ginobili missed the three-pointer!
Wow, the Spurs' offense is not over yet. Muhammad took back the basketball that Ginobili missed and passed it to Parker to reorganize the game.

Reaching out to slow down the rhythm, Parker was trying to hit the success rate, oh no, he pulled up, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer, the consecutive three-pointers tested the Lakers' defense..."

Swish-!
The knife falls and the ball goes in.

If it doesn’t work once, try a second time!

With Duncan holding the paint, the Spurs' basketball-grabbing career still has a bright future and advantages.

"Well done!" Kenny Smith said with a smile on the commentary desk.

"The Spurs' outside shooting situation has opened up again, and only Duncan is the "one star".

The Spurs' offense doesn't have any major problems.

but……"

"The Spurs' pride, or the guy who won the game, was defeated by the Lakers' golden duo on the perimeter."

"The Lakers don't understand defense, and the Spurs don't even think about understanding the perimeter..."

While the Spurs' two outside guns scored 7 points in a row, Kobe's two points, Qin Yang's three-pointer and Jamison's three-pointer also hit in succession. In addition, Kobe's breakthrough caused a foul and went to the free throw line, where he made both free throws. After the timeout, the Lakers continued their offensive firepower and beat the Spurs in a 10-7 back-and-forth game.

The Lakers still have the advantage.

After 6 minutes of the third quarter, the score between the two sides became 64 to 78, and the difference reached 14 points.

On the commentary desk, Barkley shook his head.

"The Spurs have to accept the fact that their outside shooting is not as good as the Lakers.

If Duncan's strong point of low-post offense fails to open up the situation, the advantage will go to the Lakers.

The problem is that the Lakers' double-teaming tactics, from the very beginning, were designed to limit Duncan's offense."

"This is to exchange inside offense and compete with the Spurs in terms of outside combat power.

The Spurs obviously couldn’t catch it, couldn’t compete…”

"Nothing can be done, Popovich made a move, he made a personnel change.

Use Horry and Barry to replace Muhammad and Ginobili..."

At this time, the Spurs' lineup became Duncan, Horry, Bowen, Barry and Parker.

This is a regular one-star four-star lineup.

Popovich wants to completely open up the space on the outside to free up Duncan's low-post offense. In addition, Ginobili, this magic sword, has physical limitations, so it makes sense to let him rest and recuperate and then keep him at the back to fight hard.

Bang-dang——!
"In the first attack after the substitution, Duncan accelerated the tempo and missed the shot."

……

"Duncan was double-teamed in the low post and passed the ball to Parker, who cut in and made a close-range two-point shot."

……

Swish-!
"Finally, Duncan finally won!

Popovich's one-star, four-star lineup is still something."

……

Next, Duncan rushed to the basket with force, used unreasonable basketball to break the defense, caused Chandler to foul, and got the opportunity to shoot free throws.

With two swishes, Duncan's attack continued...

however……

Soon, the Lakers adapted to the Spurs' offense. Duncan still had to be the one to defend, while Bowen and Horry were allowed to shoot three-pointers. On defense, it was enough to target Parker and Barry.

Sure enough, Bowen's three-pointer was useless. Horry is a big-game shooter, but he relies too much on his shooting touch. He couldn't get into shape and couldn't make any shots...

The Spurs' all-star lineup launched an offensive that was anticlimactic and they failed to make up for the points they had lost.

Om-!
After the third quarter, the Lakers beat the Spurs 33 to 23.

After the first three quarters, the score was 78 to 92, and the Lakers entered the fourth quarter decisive battle with a 14-point advantage.

In the third quarter, Duncan made 4 of 1 shots, Ginobili made 5 of 2 shots, Bowen made 3 of 1 shots, and Barry made 0 shots...

The only player who could play was Parker, who made 6 of 4 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, which prevented the Spurs from losing too badly.

覃洋8投5中，三分6中3，罚球2中2，单节轰下15分3助攻，和帕克互爆。

But Kobe made 6 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points, and Jamison made 4 of 2 shots, scoring 5 points, but no one on the Spurs could offset it.

In this way, it is not surprising that the Spurs' outside shooting was disrupted and they fell behind by 14 points!

...(End of chapter)