swing striker

Chapter 403
At this time, there is nothing that can stop the Celtics' carnival, and there is no way to blow away the increasingly gloomy dark clouds above the Spurs.

"No one can score in front of a defense like this, no one! Great defender Shi, let the fans see his desperate defense again, I think San Antonio should despair at this time, they can't get from today It's absolutely impossible to take away a victory here, they can't stop the Celtics from getting their No. 15 consecutive victories!"

Bill Walton in the commentary is now completely excited, so are the Spurs desperate?
Whether the Spurs are desperate or not is unknown, but after House grabbed the basketball and passed it to Tony Allen to complete the goal and widen the point difference to 11 points, Popovich called a timeout immediately.

Popovich actually didn't have a good way to deal with it at this time. He obviously couldn't find someone who could restrain Shi Lei. The only thing he could do now was to replace the main players who had just rested on the court.

He doesn't want to admit defeat yet, because the Celtics are the championship and one of the opponents that the Spurs must beat this season.

After the Spurs made the substitutions, Rivers also made targeted adjustments to the lineup immediately. However, he did not replace all the main players, but only replaced Ray Allen and Garnett to help Shi Lei, who played exceptionally well. Share the pressure on offense and defense.

The Spurs began to counterattack.

It's not surprising that Parker broke through House easily, and Shi Lei's supplementary defense also easily blocked Parker's breakthrough, but he couldn't stop Parker from passing the basketball into Duncan's hands inside.

This is the most commonly used routine for the Spurs to attack. Shi Lei knew it clearly and deliberately blocked the most suitable passing route, but he still failed to prevent Duncan from getting the basketball.

The confrontation between Duncan and Garnett is basically a history of blood and tears. Garnett's so-called octopus defense still made Duncan throw the basketball in his hand and fell into the basket. .

The Spurs' tactical execution is quite terrifying. After completing the goal to stop the bleeding, they did not celebrate extra. They just weaved a clear defensive net under the basket after high fives on the way back to the half.

In the defensive position, Bowen, who is a defensive leader, stood at the forefront of the line, but just when people thought he would be defending Shi Lei in a targeted manner, when Shi Lei dribbled the ball here, he feinted. He gave way to Finley behind him, and ran to Ray Allen's side, blocking Shi Lei from passing the ball here.

In this lineup, Ray Allen is a very important pass receiving point for Shi Lei, but now the connection between them has been isolated. Inside, Duncan, who is stronger, also stuck Garnett in the paint. behind him.

"Oh, nothing new at all, the old Popovich has come up with what he did to O'Neal again!"

Bill Walton rants about Popovich's tactical arrangements, and tells those fans who don't know the basketball rules in front of the TV what has changed on the court now.

In the year when he defeated the "dynasty" Lakers, Popovich created a very interesting "shark release tactic" that is not well known to fans.To put it simply, it is to let go of the strict defense against O'Neal, but to cut off the connection between him and his teammates.What they are using to deal with Shi Lei now is another variation of this tactic.

So how would Shi Lei deal with it?

Shi Lei is no stranger to the operation of this tactic. During his year with the Spurs, he desperately wanted to get playing time. He made a lot of efforts for this, mainly referring to the defense. He had studied it very carefully. Every classic defensive adjustment for the Spurs.

It was a period of time that had a profound impact on Shi Lei's career, and it has greatly benefited Shi Lei now.

So when he saw the Spurs' defense, Shi Lei immediately knew how to deal with it.

This kind of defense requires Shi Lei to put more offensive tasks on his shoulders.There was a lot of pressure, but when he needed to take responsibility, Shi Lei would never back down.

Well, Popovich didn't know what kind of changes Pierce and others had been waiting for in Shi Lei's style of play. If he knew that, he might not have arranged the team's tactics like this.

Shi Lei didn't even know that after the Spurs opened the door for him to enter the NBA, at the critical moment of his fate, they once again extended the hand of "friendship" to him.

Finley's close defense was average. Shi Lei moved his body's center of gravity by changing direction, and then Shi Lei's body retreated, pushing Finley's body away to complete the breakthrough.

The Spurs' offensive rotation was very fast, but Parker, who came up to defend, could only interfere with Shi Lei with a gambling steal.

Parker's steal didn't work, but he also did what the team asked him to do. The moment Shi Lei dodged him, Bowen and Finley made a defensive substitution and stood in front of Shi Lei.

That's why Popovich didn't use Bowen to defend Shi Lei first, because of the power gap, Bowen couldn't resist Shi Lei's speed and strength, plus the pressure of the triple attack.But now it's different, the breakthrough has used too many changes, and it will be far-fetched for Shi Lei to do other movements.

But this does not mean that the Spurs have completed a successful defense, they just did everything they can do, and then it depends on which side God is on today!
Of course, compared with the illusory nature of God, hard work is more convincing.Having insisted on doing high-intensity shooting training all the time, and getting used to this kind of confrontation intensity, Shi Lei's shooting hand shape seldom changes during the confrontation. (To put it bluntly, many international players can't play well, and they can't do without this restriction, such as the Arab League!)

Although Bowen's fingers were close to his eyes, he still firmly looked at the direction of the basket and shot the basketball.

Well, in fact, Shi Lei doesn't think that Bowen dares to make any excessive moves now, he doesn't have confidence in their "ship of friendship", he has confidence in the referee standing aside.

Now there are a few people in the NBA who cannot be eliminated, Kobe, James, and Shi Lei.The referee may not give them much preferential treatment in every game, but their bottom line is that these people must not be seriously injured by the opponent's malicious foul.

At this time, I believe that friends can imagine how bright and severe the referee's eyes are.

"Good shot, Shi Lei challenged the Spurs' proud defense and made a mid-range shot. Now the point difference between the two sides has been re-extended to 11 points!"

(End of this chapter)