Countercurrent and become a superstar

In the blink of an eye, a week later.

June 6, Los Angeles.

As night falls, the road leading to the Staples Center is crowded with people and cars.

Outside the arena, fans gathered on the streets of Los Angeles.

"The Lakers will get a ticket to advance from the Western Conference Finals!"

"Smash the Spurs and get rid of Duncan!!"

"The Lakers will win, Kobe Bryant is going to win!!"

"..."

The fans of the Lakers looked confident and calm when facing the interviews with reporters.

"The Lakers came to the Western Conference Finals to win the Western Conference championship.

Ah, it’s the champion!!”

"Kill the Spurs!"

“We are the champions!!”

……

It’s not the Lakers fans’ fault for being too frank, but the Lakers and Spurs went to a Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals, and the Lakers’ surprising fighting power gave them enough confidence.

The Spurs are well-planned, but they are not invincible!

For example, in the decisive battle of Game 5, when the Spurs were thinking about how to deal with the new situation of Jamison, their so-called defensive strategy of letting Qin Yang play alone and freezing Qin Yang's organization of the pass finally, finally went wrong.

In that game, Qin Yang was in full offensive form, showing a rare offensive firepower that could kill the game. He was accurate in three-pointers, and he could break through the basket and make layups. In the efficient offense of the Magic Ball mode, he scored 41 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, leading the Lakers to a score of 93 to 88, a narrow 5-point win over the Spurs, taking a 3-2 lead and taking the match point first.

It turns out that Qin Yang's attack can also kill the game!
After all, everyone needs to eat dumplings!
Although it didn't happen, the Spurs relied on their suffocating defense to beat the Lakers 89 to 81, tenaciously won Game 6, tied the score to 3 to 3, and dragged the game to Game 7.

But the Lakers have the home court, no matter how you look at it, the advantage is on me!!
Well, before the game, sports media reporters and basketball commentators all viewed this game as a fifty-fifty duel.

Whoever wins and advances in the end will not be a surprise!!
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Inside the Staples Center, Lakers fans cheered hard for their home team. Their shouts and screams came like an overwhelming tidal wave, creating a terrifying home-court atmosphere in the arena.

Unfortunately, for the group of expressionless men on the Spurs, it was undoubtedly like winking at a blind man.

In one word: useless!
During the warm-up, the big screen in the stadium showed the starting lineups of both teams in tonight's game.

The Spurs' starting five are Muhammad, Duncan, Bowen, Ginobili, and Parker.

The Lakers' starting five are Chandler, Okur, Jamison, Kobe, and Qin Yang.

The game was broadcast live across the United States by TNT Radio, with commentary provided by two pairs of commentators: Barkley and Kenny Smith, and Mike Breen and Marv Albert.

“Go to tiebreaker!
Neither side caused any trouble in the deployment of their troops!
Therefore, the key to winning is the on-the-spot performance of the players on the field.

It's a 50-50 match, there's nothing much to say.

Just one word: do it! "

"Haha, there are some rules for how to do it!
For example, in the third and fourth games, the Spurs' strategies were clearly aimed at Kobe and Qin Yang.

But the result was one win and one loss.

In the fifth game, the Spurs did not change their tactics and continued to lose!

Where is the problem?

Ask the star! !

The water was too deep for the Spurs to control.

Therefore, the key to this victory is offense..."

The game went to a tiebreak, all the cards and bullets were used up, and the opponent might even know the color of the underwear. It makes sense to say that the victory or defeat was decided by offense.

Well, it’s the same when it comes to defense!
After all, this is not the small ball era.

Beep——!
The whistle sounded, the referee threw the basketball up, and the 2-meter-tall Chandler felt that the jump ball was secure.

Snapped--!
"Duncan actually won the jump ball!

The Spurs took the lead in getting the ball to attack.

Parker controls the ball in the frontcourt, which is a routine operation..."

Duncan got the ball in the low post and headed for the basket. When he encountered Jamison and Chandler's double-team tactics, he immediately passed the ball and played inside and outside.

"Bowen didn't just stand in the corner and watch!

He cut in without the ball, and he rushed to the basket with the ball. The Spurs played very reasonably..."

The closer you are to the basket, the higher your hit rate. This is common sense as Lu Xun said.

An open three-pointer in the corner is a sweet opportunity, but how can it be as stable as dribbling to the basket?
Bang-dang——!
The opportunity came, but apart from his corner three-pointer, Bowen's other offensive methods were really shabby!
Bowen is good at playing shooting guard!
The "hit" here refers to stepping on the feet and flying kicks, rather than specifically playing in this position and being able to play the role of a scorer.

"Wow! Duncan stepped forward and took back the basketball that Bowen had missed.

The Spurs' inside cornerstone has an obvious advantage!
Duncan took the ball and rushed to the basket to make a finishing move, oh no, he faked in the air and actually passed the ball to Muhammad on the right.

The Lakers' defense was all played by Duncan..."

Bang-dang——!
On the right side of the basket, Muhammad jumped high and dunked with both hands, easily scoring the first goal for the Spurs.

2 to 0! !
What can you use to counter this reasonable basketball?
Qin Yang looked at it and his expression became a little solemn.

The Spurs attack the basket, play steady, and then use their best defense, and then wait for the Lakers to make mistakes, and then they can control the rhythm of the court...

Qin Yang naturally could not do what they wanted and chose to be a tool man. When he crossed half court, he passed the ball to Kobe who used personal offense to break the game.

Playing fair basketball with the Spurs?
It's too difficult, and the Lakers obviously won't do it.

Kobe, with the ball, dodged left and right, caught up with Bowen's footsteps and explosive ability, and broke through in an instant. Bowen, who was a beat slower, could only respond to his moves, and it was impossible for him to connect with Duncan and surround Kobe from both inside and outside.

Kobe broke through, he pulled away, raised his hand and shot a two-point fadeaway jumper...

"Kobe's offensive rhythm is smooth and his shooting posture is beautiful. This ball has..."

Bang-dang——!
The same shot missed.

Kobe's shots are always missed!

Chandler was unable to grab the offensive rebound from Duncan.

“This is the basic skill under the basket!
It’s awesome!”

On the commentary desk, Barkley watched and laughed.

“Also, Muhammad’s basic skills are excellent.

The Lakers didn’t get a second chance to make up the score…”

On the sidelines, although Popovich had a blank expression on his face, he felt stable inside.

Sure enough, the closer to the basket, the higher the hit rate!

No matter how good Kobe is at playing, it is just that this truth will be overturned twice, but it will still remain "unbroken"!
Looking back, the Spurs' offense still went inside.

"Duncan got double-teamed, and then he passed the ball.

Bowen quickly passed the ball to Parker on the wing, and then Parker passed the ball to Ginobili who was in the top arc three-point position, and then cut to the basket..."

At this time, after passing and cutting, the basketball was given to Ginobili. At the same time, Qin Yang's defense was also brought in front of Ginobili, and Parker's off-ball cut was able to take away Kobe's defense.

"Ginobili versus Tan Yang!
After the triple threat, he immediately broke through with the ball. Qin Yang quickly moved sideways, trying to use his body to block Ginobili from breaking through with the ball.

Bang-!
Qin Yang ran into Duncan who was setting a high screen, and Ginobili took advantage of the situation with a snake-like step, broke through the Lakers' defense, broke through the layup, and scored two points..."

Swish-!
Knife dropped, goal scored.

Ginobili unleashed his magic sword and continued the Spurs' offensive firepower.

4 to 0! !
"That's why I'm quite bullish on the Spurs!
Their team tactics were so smooth." Kenny Smith, on the commentary stand, nodded and smiled as he watched the scene on the court.

"Duncan attacks the Lakers' inside weakness!
Duncan started to accumulate the advantage, passed the ball, and Parker and Ginobili set screens on the outside.

Ginobili attacked the Lakers' outside flaws and continued to accumulate offensive advantages.

Good guy! !

The Spurs attacked the Lakers from both inside and outside, and they also asked Duncan to provide screens and assists, and then let Ginobili rush in and perform an unstoppable snake step. What can you do to stop him..."

He dismantled the Lakers' defense step by step, and then used his most reasonable and unstoppable offensive methods step by step.

Lower the Lakers' defensive level!
Then launch the strongest attack...

too difficult!
The Lakers can’t do this kind of defense!

At the start of the game, the Spurs scored points on offense and also received news on defense.

Kobe's breakthrough layup, he got to the basket and shot with the pole, he had another chance, but in the end, he missed.

The Lakers’ basket is not their own!

Kobe started the game and hit the iron mode.

“The Lakers are still anxious!

Moreover, they are all stars in individual offensive mode.

Too dependent on individual offensive touch, the Spurs did their best to seal the Lakers' team offense, and then let the Lakers attack individually..."

No matter how good Kobe is at offense, or how reasonable the system led by Qin Yang is, it seems to be of no use.

The rhythm of the game was suddenly in the hands of the Spurs.

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(End of this chapter)