Countercurrent and become a superstar

Off the court, Popovich was drawing and writing on the tactical panel when his hands suddenly began to tremble. As he was thinking and talking about tactics, he felt more and more that his reasonable and error-free tactical system had encountered someone who had no solution.

Well, it’s commonly known as encountering a BUG! !
He looked at Duncan with an expressionless face, wanting Duncan to break the spell, but shook his head inwardly.

Duncan is like wading through a long river, while Kobe is like climbing a mountain!
If the Spurs want to win, they can only wait for Kobe to make a mistake and fall from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain. Only then can they have the last laugh!
For example, the pediatric students born in 99, being young, are a group of people who make mistakes.

For example, the off-field incident in 03...

"Since Deng was born, why did Ke come into being?

If there was no Kobe, perhaps Duncan would have secured his position as the No. 1 power forward in history..."

You can even remove the word "吧"!

Defeat Kobe, or the mountain and the river will never meet, and the Spurs will make it out of the Western Conference and become the champions.

The so-called law of winning championships in odd years is actually the law of Kobe and his team making mistakes.

This is also why when the Lakers traded for Gasol in 08, Popovich was so defensive and said bluntly: "I traded a few coins for 100 dollars."

“This is robbery!!”

……

He looked back at Bowen.

Duncan next to him had a dazed look on his face and turned his head away. He was a kind-hearted man and couldn't bear to see the bloodshed.

He doesn't participate, doesn't oppose, doesn't refute, and doesn't take action, so he is clean! !

However, Duncan was soon disappointed.

Bowen just shook his head.

He was able to chase Carter three times and bring down the alien talent.

As for McGrady, he can only shoot pull-up shots in front of him, and he can succeed whenever he needs to, just by closing his eyes.

Iverson?
He doesn't even have to take a shot. The Spurs' team tactics can turn his personal show into a loss for the team, but not for him.

but……

Kobe is an exception. He can't do it!

After the 00 Finals, it was no longer easy to step on Kobe's feet, which angered Kobe and made things worse.

So, at this moment the Spurs team is not good enough, the cornerstones cannot be compared, and stepping on each other cannot be done.

How to break this game?
There is no other way, the only thing left is to delay time and make the rest of the game fragmented.

Every fragment of time may bring about a turning point. This is playing with the rhythm...

It’s hard to point it out to you, is that the rhythm?

It's just a rogue! !

This is getting off topic. After the timeout, the Spurs' defense failed to solve Kobe's offensive problem, but their own offense ran into problems first.

Duncan's shot from the low post went wide.

Fortunately, Duncan grabbed the basketball he missed, but did not continue to try to attack. He chose to pass the ball to Bowen in the corner.

At this time, Bowen threw the ball to Parker on the left wing like a hot potato.

"Ginobili came over the arc to get the ball, and Parker passed the ball to him while also bringing Qin Yang's defense in front of Ginobili.

In desperate situations, the Spurs can only believe that Ginobili can bring a miracle!

What the hell?

Ginobili pulled up, caught the ball, raised his hand and shot a three-point jump shot..."

This was a rhythm ball of defensive rotation. No matter how good Kobe and Qin Yang were at defense, with Ginobili receiving the ball and finishing his work quickly, the Lakers' golden duo's defensive channel could not keep up and they could only hear the gunshots.

Bang-dang——!
“Duncan missed a two-pointer from the low post, and Ginobili missed a three-pointer!

The Spurs' offense was stuck in traffic again.

Ginobili is messing around again, showing the difficult-to-control side of this magic sword.

When you hurt, you hurt others..."

In a word, Ginobili is not attacking according to tactics, and this is his characteristic and right. If he scores, it means he is smart and has good basketball IQ. If he doesn't score, it means their styles conflict and his playing style is unstable?
Pah! This is Ginobili!!

"It's incomparable, it's simply incomparable!" Mike Breen said shaking his head on the commentary desk.

"In the tough battle, the Spurs' outside attack group, whether it was Ginobili, Parker, or Barry, were just younger brothers in front of Kobe. Especially in front of the Lakers' top outside defense, they could only hide and play. If they didn't shoot in a rhythm that was not their strength, it would be even more difficult to score.

Now the three-point shot is missing and even luck is not on the Spurs' side.

The game situation has completely turned to the Lakers...

In Qin Yang's previous life, the Spurs faced the Nuggets in the first round of the 05 playoffs.

Anthony is also very good in one-on-one situations, but the Spurs have Duncan's low post and team system, so they can win the game.

Not to mention that the Nuggets have no defense on the outside, which means there is no question of attacking from the outside.

In the second round against the Supersonics, if Lewis had not been injured, the Supersonics' three-gun defense would have really given the Spurs a headache.

Because their shooting is so unreasonable and accurate, the Spurs' reasonable system is useless.

But Lewis was injured, and the inside was completely dominated by Duncan. Although the Spurs' outside shooters could not withstand the test of the supersonic shooters, they were still able to get through it with their foundation and inside strength.

Facing the Suns in the Western Conference would be like getting a big gift package.

It's the ultimate run and gun, there's no defense at all, how can you even attack?
The Suns' defense does not have the attribute of being "attacked". The Spurs only need to target Nash as much as they want to defeat the Suns' defense.

Duncan and Stoudemire also exploded in the interior, and this is just an offensive problem.

Defensively, the Spurs have it and the Suns don't.

From the very beginning, the limit of that extreme run-and-gun team was to reach the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs' outside shooters made it to the finals with almost no tests.

After all, the Lakers, Kings, Timberwolves, and Mavericks all made foul mistakes after the arms race last season, and the Spurs are the only team standing out in the Western Conference playoffs.

Now with the addition of Qin Yang and Jamison, plus Kobe and Payton, the Lakers' perimeter defensive talent and strength are unique. Since the Spurs won the championship in 03, the martial arts saint Jackson left, and the reinforcement Brent Barry is unable to fight tough battles, and the same goes for Parker and Ginobili.

It would have been fine if they had not encountered the test of breaking through. Relying on a reasonable system and Duncan's low-post advantage, they could defeat all opponents. Now that they have encountered the test of breaking through, the Spurs' flaws will be magnified.

"Almost, why is it always almost?"

"It must be during the normal reinforcement period. I always feel that it is almost there, but it will be a little bit worse at the critical moment..."

The rebound was grabbed by Okur.

Horry was floating in the corner waiting for the ball and couldn't grab the frontcourt rebound at all.

Qin Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt and without thinking, continued to be a tool and handed the basketball to Kobe.

“Again against Bowen!
After Kobe made a three-threat step, he broke through with the ball.

Wow, Duncan cleared out in advance, and Parker on the outside also rushed over to defend, this is to surround Kobe.
That's right, the Spurs can no longer afford to lose points
Kobe rushed to the inside and shot again. He raised his hand and took an unreasonable two-point fade away jump shot. Oh, no, there was a hesitation step in the air and Kobe chose to pass the ball to the right.

It was a very nice pass. Kobe was in super god mode. After attracting the defense, he passed the ball to Qin Yang.

After getting the ball, Qin Yang immediately rushed forward with the ball and Okur blocked Horry.

Ginobili rushed over, but was dodge by Qin Yang, who faked a layup with the ball and then tricked him. When he got to the basket, Qin Yang slowed down his pace for a while, then, despite Parker's block, he jumped high and dunked with one hand..."

Bang-dang——!
Beep——!
Outside the court, the role players on the Lakers bench stood up and cheered in celebration.

The entire stadium was also filled with wave after wave of joyful celebration.

The Spurs team's expressionless guy was hit in the hips and put on a mask of pain and disbelief.

"Parker fouled out and passed the ball to Qin Yang for 6+2!!
The game is over.

The Lakers can almost celebrate in advance for getting another ticket to the championship.

The final blow was delivered by the Lakers' golden double gun connection. "

"Kobe's offensive scoring is unstoppable. At this critical moment, he can still pass the ball. What can you use to stop him..."

Om-!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.

The Spurs' final three-pointer tactic failed. In the end, the score was 101 to 105. The Lakers narrowly defeated the Spurs by 4 points and won the seventh game. With a big score of 4 to 3, they once again reached the finals.

In the fourth quarter, Kobe made 14 of 8 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists in a single quarter with a life-and-death tactic. He jumped onto the technical table and celebrated with the home fans by punching the air.

Kobe, who scored 45 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, was undoubtedly the most handsome guy on the court, but this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he can lead the team to the finals without living in O'Neal's shadow.

Qin Yang made 20 of 9 shots, 11 of 3 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring an excellent 29 points, 13 assists, and 5 rebounds, but he was unable to make him passive like O'Neal did. The question is, this is his horse!

马刺队那边，帕克21中8，吉诺比利16中7，鲍文8中3，霍里11中3，巴里5中2……

With the efficiency of these outside shooters, Duncan made 24 of 14 shots, 10 of 8 free throws, and scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. He couldn't lead the team! !

...(End of chapter)