Countercurrent and become a superstar

After a 15-minute rest, both teams returned in the second half, with their main players playing music and continuing the fight.

"This Staples Center is Kobe's horse after all!

The basket is the Lakers' own.

After a mediocre first half, Kobe came out strong in the second half and turned on his personal scoring mode..."

In the third quarter, Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball and shot from inside and outside, making 7 of 5 shots and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 13 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, defeating the Spurs' outside shooters.

Tan Yang scored 6 out of 2...

"Good guy!

The Lakers' golden duo will not be on the same offensive channel at the same time.

Either Kobe or Qin Yang can perform well, this offensive situation obviously cannot kill the game..."

On the Spurs side, Duncan also changed his poor performance in the first half, and competed with Kobe in offense. Even under double-teaming, he still made 4 of 4 shots and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, showing an outstanding performance as the No. power forward.

Ginobili also shot 6 of 2...

"On offense, Kobe and Qin Yang are not on the same channel at the same time.

But defensively, they are very strong.

Kobe, in particular, attacked aggressively, breaking through the strongest defense under the chain of Bowen and Duncan, and on defense, freezing the most powerful offense of the peak demon sword Ginobili...

Unfortunately, Qin Yang was not able to score, and the supporting players were targeted by the Spurs' tactics. The Lakers and Spurs fought back and forth, but in the third quarter, they only ended up with a tie of 27 to 27, and neither side could do anything to the other!

At the end of the first three quarters, the score was 80 to 81, and the Lakers were still in the lead.

"No matter what!
81 vs. 80, the advantage is mine!!”

"..."

In the final quarter, Popovich took the shot.

The Spurs, who had the offensive ball, immediately found Duncan in the low post.

Faced with the double-team tactics, Duncan did not waste time and passed the ball. At this time, the Spurs sent out a star-studded lineup.

That is Duncan, Horry, Brent Barry, Ginobili and Udrih.

"In the left corner, Barry received the ball and aimed at the basket.

Jamison gave up double-teaming Duncan and rushed out to interfere with Barry's shot.

Wow, Barry dribbled the ball and passed it to the basket.

Duncan got the ball again, backed up Diop one-on-one, slid into the basket, turned around and shot the ball back, and the ball went..."

Boom, swish—!
Duncan's offense continued its unstoppable form in the third quarter, and he steadily put the basketball into the basket.

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

"The Spurs' outside shooters are in great form and are threatening with three-point shots!
Simply attacking in and out, in and out, can play a combination of inside and outside tactics, what can you use to counter it..."

Next, Popovich showed the Lakers what it means to screw Duncan!

Before that, he quickly replaced rookie Udrih with Parker.

“Another low post shot against Duncan!
Being double-teamed, Jamison passes the ball and lets Barry shoot a three-pointer?
Barry did not shoot, but chose to quickly pass the ball to Parker, who broke through with the ball. Duncan moved to the high post and played pick-and-roll tactics with Parker.

Then, Parker passed the ball to Duncan, who rushed up and finished his work quickly, causing Diop to foul. At the same time, the basketball shot from the rebound also flew in the air for a while..."

Bang-dang——!
Beep——!
Although they failed to make a 2+1, Duncan got the damage and free throws they wanted.

With two swishes, Duncan continued to score.

For the next six minutes, the Spurs' offense first hit Duncan.

If Duncan has an opportunity to play, he will play. If he doesn’t have an opportunity, he will create one.

If he can't create opportunities, Duncan will use pick-and-roll tactics with Parker or Ginobili, and Duncan plays a supporting role in offense.

Anyway, Duncan is everywhere on the court!
During the 6 minutes of Duncan's hard work, Duncan also delivered stable firepower output.

5投4中，罚球2中1，轰出9分2篮板1助攻，还有不计算在数据的策应掩护辅助作用上……

Led by Duncan, the Spurs launched a 14 to 10 offensive against the Lakers, making the score 94 to 91, and the Spurs achieved a 3-point lead.

Kobe and Qin Yang, the golden duo, combined their offensive firepower to equal that of Duncan alone. The unstoppable Duncan dominated the game.

Obviously, this situation in the second half is unacceptable to the Lakers!
In the next decisive battle, Qin Yang chose to give the damn basketball to Kobe to solve all problems.

“After the triple threat, dribble through!

Kobe went in, he shot, raised his hand and shot a two-point fadeaway jumper, his shooting posture was beautiful, this ball has..."

Bang-dang——!
The strike missed!

On the court, Bowen no longer had a blank expression on his face, but was celebrating with his fists clenched in a ferocious look.

"Missing shots is not a big problem!" Kenny Smith shook his head and laughed at the commentary desk. "The biggest problem is.

Bowen, who was fully energized, returned to the court and, together with Duncan, tried desperately to limit Kobe's offense.

So as to drag the game into the rhythm of the first quarter.

In other words, Popovich took the shot and controlled the rhythm on the court..."

Whether it was to focus on Duncan or let Duncan play as a supporting role and focus on defense, and work with Bowen to score against Kobe, Popovich arranged it all perfectly.

Seeing that the Spurs used their strong side of defense to deal with Kobe on the left, Qin Yang chose to go up by himself, broke through Parker's defense, rushed to the penalty area, and made a layup for two points.

"nice shot!!

Tan Yang marched straight in and attacked Huanglong.

The strong team also scored two points with color.

But then again, the Spurs would rather Qin Yang break through their defense, but also defend Qin Yang's teammates, and not let Qin Yang's auxiliary system lead the whole team..."

It was exactly the same operation as in the first quarter, and the Spurs' tactical execution was also very strong.

And this is just defense. On offense, the Spurs continue to play Duncan in the low post.

Of course, it was just a mobilization and there was no good opportunity, so Duncan still passed the ball.

Then, the basketball will return to Parker's hands, and he will immediately attack Qin Yang's defense line with the ball.

At the same time, Duncan will also move to the high post to provide screens and pick-and-rolls for Parker.

"pretty!
Qin Yang is 1 meters tall and not good at defensive breakthroughs.

With Duncan's cover, Parker broke through and came to the restricted area, and immediately drifted and used accurate mid-range shots to test the Lakers' defense..."

Swish-!
With a flick of his hand, Parker broke through Qin Yang's defense and made a two-point jump shot.

……

“It’s too hard!

The Lakers finally used a double-team to block Parker's sharp breakthrough.

Parker went in but didn't shoot. He chose to jump out and play an outside assist with Ginobili.

While passing the ball to Ginobili, he also brought Qin Yang's defense in front of Ginobili.

It's another breakthrough with the ball, but this is a serpentine-step breakthrough, which has a different rhythm from Parker's supercar breakthrough.

Tan Yang still can't stop it!
Because Duncan mentioned setting a high screen again.

Ginobili broke through to the basket, passed the ball to Duncan, and then he rushed to the restricted area, jumped high, and dunked with one hand..."

Bang-dang——!
Duncan can also be explosive, and when his talent explodes, he can do so whenever the team needs it.

He can transform into a gifted monster!
“The Spurs’ offense worked again!
After all, Qin Yang is only a sophomore rookie. After being thoroughly tested, the flaws on both offense and defense were properly taken care of..."

Score, Qin Yang’s offensive ability can’t kill the game!

We can deal with it just like we did with James, letting Qin Yang score by himself and just blocking Qin Yang's assists.

On defense, no matter how good Qin Yang is at defense, his 1-meter-tall physical condition means that it is destined to be a difficult problem for him to break through the defense.

Parker and Ginobili, the two top breakthrough players, can specifically target Qin Yang. With Duncan's cover, Qin Yang will only be beaten!
Bang-dang——!
"Jamison missed the three-pointer!

The Lakers wanted to break the game with three-pointers.

but……"

Bang-dang——!
Jamison missed the shot, Kobe missed the shot, Qin Yang made a three-pointer, then played music, and then missed the shot...

Om-!
As the buzzer sounds, the game time ends.

With a score of 108 to 104, the Spurs had the last laugh. They took a 4-point advantage and defeated the Lakers, tying the score between the two teams to 1 to 1.

科比24投11中，三分8中3，罚球14中13，砍下35分7助攻6篮板，又是准三双的出色表现。

There’s nothing wrong with just looking at the data!
But the effect is quite passable.

Qin Yang made 23 of 14 shots, 9 of 4 three-pointers, and 7 of 6 free throws, scoring 38 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. If you only look at his personal data, the Lakers lost, but he and Kobe scored a combined 73 points and did not lose.

But the Lakers, who have a bench advantage, have CBA teammates except for the golden double guns. Jamison scored 15 points, which is not bad. Okur scored 7 points and Payton scored 5...

Only three players on the Lakers scored in double digits, and it was no surprise that they lost after being manipulated into this situation by the Spurs.

On the Spurs side, five players scored in double digits.

帕克19中11，进账24分，吉诺比利18中10，进账26分。

In addition to the two outside shooters, Muhammad scored 13 points and Horry scored 10 points.

加上邓肯上半场8中1，进账5分3助攻4篮板的情况下，下半场雄起，13投10中，罚球7中7，轰出27分7篮板3助攻的超神表现，全场32分11篮板6助攻的统治表现，就问你怕不怕？
Especially since Popovich plotted against Kobe and Qin Yang, the Lakers' loss was not unfair! !
...(End of chapter)