Countercurrent and become a superstar

June 5, Staples Center Arena.

Night falls.

At this time, the Lakers are at home and the Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Spurs is about to begin!
In the first quarter, the Spurs' outside shooters exploded. Parker made accurate mid-range shots, Ginobili made sharp breakthroughs and rushed to the basket. Horry, who came off the bench, also showed his ability as a big-game shooter, and started to rain three-pointers...

Duncan made 4 of 1 shots and was nothing in the interior offense, but Duncan was even more terrifying when playing as a support. In addition to letting the "four shooters" around him fire at full power, he was also able to activate the Spurs' twin tower tactics, allowing Muhammad to have a full meal in the penalty area. He actually made 6 of 4 shots and scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in a single quarter, a surprise performance.

After the first quarter, except for Duncan and Bowen who had poor offensive data, the other Spurs players were in full swing and scored 31 points in a single quarter.

Bowen closely guarded Kobe from the beginning, while Duncan played a supporting role in offense and focused a lot of energy on containing Kobe on defense.

Kobe made only 6 of 1 shots and failed to rise to the occasion under the Spurs' tit-for-tat defense. He went into iron-shooting mode and only scored 5 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in the first quarter. The stats were pretty decent.

Qin Yang made 6 of 4 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 12 points in a single quarter. His scoring performance was quite impressive.

but……

"Qin Yang's support system has been destroyed!
The Spurs would rather let Qin Yang score by himself than let him lead his teammates to score. "

On the commentary stand, Barkley watched and shook his head.

“This Spurs team is so scary!

After losing Game 1, we have figured out the Lakers, responded accurately, and got off to a perfect start..."

The Lakers' sharpest sword was not sharp, and the auxiliary player who could best lead his teammates performed poorly. There was no surprise player who stood out in the first quarter, and they only scored 21 points.

After the first quarter, the Lakers were trailing by 10 points.

"The Spurs targeted him the same way they targeted James!"

"They don't understand my reasonable basketball system at all, and they are not afraid of my offensive scoring!"

"In the next game, I must not follow the Spurs' tactics..."

At the start of the second quarter, Qin Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to call on rookie Udrih to play singles.

This is pain the Spurs can't stop.

Whether it's Parker or Udrih, the advantage is on me!
“Qin Yang successfully became a reckless person!
But the Spurs were still focused on defending the teammates around Qin Yang, which gave Qin Yang the opportunity to dribble the ball to the end and hit the basket..."

Bang-dang——!
With a powerful goal, Qin Yang sounded the clarion call for a counterattack.

Afterwards, Kobe took the ball and beat Brent Barry. It was obviously impossible for Bowen to defend Kobe for the entire game, as Barry did not have Bowen's defensive skills.

“Chase and break through Barry!
Beautiful, Kobe made Barry foul and got the chance to shoot free throws..."

Since he is always missing shots, he should just create damage and get to the free throw line to score easy points.

Swish-!
Swish-!
In the second quarter, the Lakers' golden duo scored 4 points in a row, narrowing the gap to 6 points.

The attack continues in golden double gun mode!
The defense was also copied from the previous game.

The question is, Duncan must die!

"The Lakers continue to use double-team tactics against Duncan in order to reduce the Spurs' advantage inside, and then defeat the Spurs with their more powerful outside duo..."

Bang-dang——!
……

Bang-dang——!
……

Duncan was totally out of form tonight.

In the second quarter, Duncan also had a poor performance of only 6 of 1 shots.

However, Duncan's supporting role still performed well.

“Duncan didn’t waste time anymore!
After attracting the double team, pass the ball out.

Ginobili was left open, so he raised his hand and took an open three-point jump shot..."

Swish-!
That's the advantage of playing next to Duncan.

Even though Duncan shot 6 of 1, the Lakers still did not dare to relax their defense against Duncan and continued to use the double-team tactic.

Therefore, the Spurs can only shoot from the three-point line!
It's understandable that he was penalized with three points!
……

Except for Ginobili's three-pointer.

Brent Barry then received a pass from Ginobili and also made an accurate three-pointer.

The Lakers' golden duo's counterattack at the beginning was in vain.

"The Spurs' outside shooters are still hot!
Oh, Popovich took action, he chose to deploy troops and prepare for the long-term plan..."

After playing for more than three minutes in the second quarter, Ginobili was substituted out for rest, and Horry, the three-point shooting wizard, was also substituted out for adjustment.

Bowen is back online. After all, Kobe's form has improved and he is about to gain momentum.

Muhammad had an amazing performance in the first quarter, so naturally he should be given more time to perform.

However, basketball is not about calculation!

The court is full of surprises and surprises!

At this time, the Spurs' lineup changed from the offensive stars of Duncan, Horry, Barry, Ginobili and Udrih to a more defensive inside twin towers lineup!
That is, Duncan, Muhammad, Bowen, Barry and Udrih. Sure enough, the Spurs, who changed this lineup, missed the first round.

"Udrih took advantage of Duncan.

He broke free from Qin Yang's defense and tried to retaliate with a two-point jump shot, but the shot went wide.

Wow, the Spurs' attack isn't over yet!

Muhammad grabbed the frontcourt rebound and immediately chose to make a finishing move, but Kobe cut the ball away and the ball hit Muhammad's body and went out of bounds.

In other words, Muhammad made a mistake..."

Sometimes being too confident isn’t a good thing!
For example, Muhammad was tough for 5 minutes, full of confidence, thinking he could fight for another hour. As a result, when he should have passed the ball, he chose to shoot himself, and then wasted his team's scoring opportunity.

And this is just the beginning!
Well, including blacksmithing!

With Ginobili and Horry resting, the Spurs' offense suddenly became congested.

Of course, this is also reasonable.

“At the end of the day, the Spurs are a defensive-winning team!

Duncan went outside, got the ball, and tried a two-point jump shot..."

Bang-dang——!
Only 7 of 1 shots was made.

Keep playing music, keep forging iron!

Duncan is such a jerk.

You call this Stone Buddha Duncan?
The attack is clearly not stable!
This is the norm for the No. 21 rookie.

The performance seemed stable throughout the game, but it was difficult to control it in each quarter.

"Oh!
Duncan missed the shot, but the Spurs still managed to grab the offensive rebound.

It’s Muhammad again, this role player tonight, but he’s not a role player!
Take the ball and continue to drive to the basket for a layup. This ball should be a finishing move.

Bang-dang——!
My goodness!

I was a bit unlucky and still couldn't get in.

But it’s okay, Duncan rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound, and the Lakers were overwhelmed by the rebounds.

Duncan continues to make up the ball, there should be no problem with this ball!

Bang-dang——!
What the hell?

Why is there no point in Duncan’s shot…”

Miraculously, the subsequent rebound was grabbed by Barry.

Unfortunately, no matter how many opportunities there are, there are times when the ball cannot be scored. Barry's hasty follow-up shot also missed the target.

"Sometimes this kind of situation happens!" Kenny Smith said on the commentary desk, shaking his head.

“That’s the basket with the lid on!
Why can’t I vote…”

Next, the Spurs missed every shot for more than four minutes.

And the Lakers.

Qin Yang's auxiliary system began to show its power. He first broke through and passed the ball, then assisted Jamison to make a three-pointer.

Then he broke through to the basket, passed the ball behind Duncan, and assisted Diop to score a slam dunk.

And Kobe didn't just watch!

He continued to miss shots, broke through and beat Bowen, and his two-point fadeaway shot was a miss, but...

"Kobe shot and rebounded the ball, getting it back after he had missed it.

Under the basket, he rushed forward and scored the ball while also scoring 2+1 on Bowen..."

Swish-!
Kobe made the free throw!

The Lakers' golden duo showed their strength again, and with the Spurs' extremely poor offense, the Lakers seized the opportunity to counterattack.

With the Spurs' twin towers attacking so deeply inside and their outside shooters having such mediocre physical talents, they were simply unable to stop the Lakers' counterattack.

After the second quarter, the Lakers fought back and beat the Spurs 33 to 22.

At the end of the first half, the score was 53 to 54. The Lakers went into the locker room to rest with a 1-point lead that was not enough to feed a cat.

“The Spurs’ offensive and defensive strategies crushed the Lakers.

But the Spurs lost their luck in the first half. Oh no, or it can be said that they lost because the basket was the Lakers' own...

Duncan made 4 of 1 shots in the first quarter and 4 of 0 shots in the second quarter. The Spurs only lost by one point in the first half, which is an acceptable score..."

We can only blame Duncan!
...(End of chapter)