swing striker

Chapter 33 Playoffs
Old Huo Li, who was too deep, couldn't find a chance to make a shot and passed the ball to Shi Lei who stepped forward to respond.

Within the free throw line, this is already within Shi Lei's shooting range.Nearly a year of uninterrupted shooting training has given Shi Lei a certain degree of improvement in his shooting level within this range, but he is not yet trustworthy and needs a certain amount of time to adjust.

Shi Lei was about to make a shot after catching the ball, Duncan made up for it in time, and rushed to Shi Lei almost instantly.

Subconsciously, Shi Lei leaned to the left, then quickly retreated, bent slightly, and stepped to the left abruptly.The body is leaning against the opponent, and the moment he feels that the opponent's body center of gravity is difficult to adjust back, he jumps up a little and shoots quickly.

When the basketball went into the basket, Shi Lei realized that it was Duncan who was defending him.

"Beautiful face-frame ability." Popovich's eyes lit up, and then he realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.

"Oh my god, what a bad sense of position."

"Inexplicably stuck, he always likes to do other people's work!"

"Oh shit, shoot the ball, does he think he's a point guard?"

"It's a good block, but it's a pity he's too short."

Seeing the problem with a different eye, what you see will be completely different. Popovich saw Shi Lei's face-to-face ability, but other members of the coaching staff saw this.

"Pause, take a 10-minute break."

After a dead ball, Popovich called a stop to the match.The players thought he was going to say something, such as suggestions for future games, or personnel adjustments.But no, he just picked up the tactical board, turned around and sat on the coach chair.

"Shhhhhhhh." As the whiteboard marker kept sliding, Popovich's eyes gradually emitted a strange light.

The loss of the first game silenced the hustle and bustle of the media about the Spurs winning the championship in odd-numbered years. Exuberant optimism.Early, with more than an hour before the start of the game, the Spurs' home court was already overcrowded.

Every corner here is full of San Antonio's confidence in victory.The confident slogans and the Q-version patterns of the main players mixed in them all give people the illusion that past losses have disappeared.

The fans don't think that the opponent can bring them many obstacles, and even the Spurs players seem to think so. The smooth sailing these years has more or less bred a little complacency.

The Al-Quds people were too careless. At the beginning of the game, they allowed their opponents to score seven points in a row. No one expected that the Denver people came up with full firepower.

Popovich barked for a timeout.But the effect is not obvious. The change of mentality needs a process. Before the Spurs can recover, Anthony suddenly showed his power and beat Bowen repeatedly.

Compared with power-type players, Bowen is more suitable for dealing with those with excellent skills. Even if that person is as strong as Kobe or as strong as Carter, Bowen can still limit the opponent very well.But once you encounter James and his ilk, Bowen's threat will be greatly discounted.

Carmelo Anthony, currently active in the NBA, may be the player with the richest offensive means in the entire history, and may also be the most successful player who combines strength and skills, at least one of them.He has the ability to hit the basket like an All-Star inside, and he also has the ability to break through from the top outside. His passing is still above the average level, and his three-point shooting rate exceeds [-]%.Well, those who don't like him can criticize his defensive attitude and his ability to lead the team as much as he wants, but at the same time you have to admit that his offense is better than Kobe, LeBron, Wade and others most of the time, because he Even more difficult to defend.

Instead of showing off his skills, he used strength to make a breakthrough. Obviously, Anthony succeeded. With the last 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Bowen, who was tired of coping, made two fouls.

Popovich unexpectedly replaced Shi Lei.

"Defense, defend!"

Popovich only ordered this one word, and threw Shi Lei onto the field.

Shi Lei was ready, after the transition from offense to defense, he followed Anthony closely.But Iverson only used one acceleration to defeat all the Spurs' defensive strategies.This little man was like an elf flying in the sky, and he rushed into the inside line of the Spurs at once.Duncan didn't have time to make up the defense, so he could only watch him make a layup.

Next is Iverson's time, losing Bowen, making the Spurs' perimeter defense less tight.At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs trailed by 13 points.

Sometimes things change unexpectedly.For this game, Popovich made various arrangements before, almost making arrangements for the main defeat points of the last game, but he did not expect the game to start in this form.This suddenly disrupted all his arrangements, and also made the Spurs' pre-match efforts go to waste.

Ever since Shi Lei came on stage, he has been staring at the events on the field while thinking about his next countermeasures.

The lineup must be changed, and it is absolutely impossible to remain unchanged, but how to change?
The Spurs play a team that is too good at scoring, and they are not very afraid of sudden problems in their offense, because they always have ways to make up for them.

Defense is the magic weapon for the Spurs in most cases, but now they can stand at the top of the league. The biggest reliance is not working. This is what Popovich is most worried about.

As a legendary coach who has seen many big scenes, Popovich is a little hesitant now.The opponent's offense has already started, and it is obviously impossible to sit idly by and wait for the players to adjust themselves, or expect the opponent to make mistakes to change the game.

He believes in God, but he will never pin his victory or defeat on the favor of his old man.

However, in order to completely strangle the opponent's offense and extinguish their strong desire to attack, it is necessary to take too much risk in the adjustment of the lineup.

Adjustment?Or stay the same?
Adjustment, if the replacement player fails to perform under the pressure, it will have disastrous consequences for the already unfavorable Spurs.

However, if there is no adjustment, it will be difficult to ensure that the opponent will no longer score high points. Once the point difference is too large, this will undoubtedly be fatal to the Spurs who are weak in chasing points.

Moreover, the third and fourth games will be played at the opponent's home court. As long as the Nuggets win one of them, the fate of the Spurs in this series will almost be doomed.

"We had big problems defensively and I hope we can make up for those mistakes in the next games."

"Shi, you stayed on the court in the second quarter, remember your mission, and maintain your defensive strength. You did a good job just now."

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