0395 Western Conference Finals
The competition continued in full swing, and Su Yang was excited to look forward to the Popovich show, and it would be better to be blinded.
Dior immediately took the ball, and the audience gave warm applause to express their gratitude, after all, the championship member last season.
I thought that Dior made two consecutive shots, the Lakers grabbed the rebound and took the opportunity to launch two fast breaks, Kobe assisted Hill to play Split with a low post, and Gasol assisted Kobe to cut the basket and scored, and in the blink of an eye, the lead was expanded to 7 points.
Seeing Dio's undercover performance, the audience applauded even more enthusiastically, and even cheered, hoping that he would keep it.
The Spurs' offensive routines have not changed at all. They start with the strong and weak side transfers, and then take the wing pick-and-roll to create opportunities through breakthroughs.
The Lakers' defensive strategy has not changed. The inside line blocks the weak side to assist in defense. As long as Parker breaks through the pick-and-roll, Gasol and others will shrink into the paint area, while Kobe resolutely moves horizontally from the weak side to assist in defense, preventing Parker from all the possibilities of attacking the basket.
Previously, when the Spurs were attacking, Parker was blocked from breaking through, he chose to pass the ball to Green, and Green made three-pointers in a row, but with Kobe's effort, Green made three-pointers and irons, Parker passed the ball to Dior who had dismantled the outside, but Dior also made consecutive irons.
"Isn't this a slutty operation?"
Su Yang was puzzled and could not imagine the reason why Popovich suddenly used Dior to replace Duncan, so he no longer thought about it.
The Spurs were difficult to score, so they focused on the defensive end, hoping to control the rhythm through defensive counterattacks. However, they did not succeed, but it also made the Lakers very uncomfortable. The Lakers' scoring efficiency fell sharply, and various shots were shot.
With 4 minutes and 36 seconds left in the first quarter, Su Yang used Blake to replace Curry with the game when the Spurs made a mistake in passing. Team doctor Gary Viti followed suit and checked Curry's ankle condition on the sidelines and came to a temporary good conclusion.
The offensive and defensive situation of the two teams did not change much. Kobe then went off the court at the same time as Parker. The Lakers ended the first quarter with a 24-18 lead. Three substitutes, including Dream Green, Jamison and Meeks, appeared on the stage, partnering with Bidlins and Blake.
The second quarter started, and the Spurs started the first attack.
Dior first picked up the ball and then turned around and passed it to Duncan in the left elbow area. Then he turned around and ran to the right to provide a cross-blocking cover for Ginobili, delaying Meeks, causing Ginobili and Duncan to hand over the cover, and then quietly ran to the right bottom corner.
Ginobili took the opportunity to pick-and-roll with Duncan, the former rushing to the top of the arc and the latter rushing to the basket, which is a simple continuous cover routine.
But because of Dior's previous cover, Meeks could not catch up with Ginobili for a while. Green actively replaced the defense and tried to intercept Ginobili, while Bidlins wanted to make up for the defense and rushed the basket, resulting in no one defending Dior for a while.
Ginobili decided to stop and twist his pass. Dior received the ball from the right corner and made a shot. The three-pointer fell into the net in a hollow.
The Lakers' defense quality is significantly reduced to the naked eye.
The Spurs also did not implement complex tactics.
It’s not that Zhu Meng Green and others are lazy in their attitudes. The biggest problem is that as substitutes, they do not have as long-term training and running-in as the starting lineup, lack tacit understanding, and face the Spurs’ continuous screening, the speed of communication switching or delays is too slow.
The two teams are back and forth, and the Spurs substitute lineup is led by Duncan and Ginobili. The offensive routine is fast and demonic, crushing the Lakers.
The Lakers' 6-point lead was gone in a blink of an eye, and they were 5 points behind the Spurs, and the atmosphere in the center became sluggish.
Su Yang saw his temples thrust and thought to himself when these guys would be able to practice well, otherwise the starter would be hard and the substitute would be hard. After the half-time, he would be useless to learn from the Clippers and the Thunder and not let the main players rest in the second half?
Considering the age of Kobe and Gasol, as well as the hidden dangers of Curry's injuries, it has long been confirmed that it is not possible to do that.
In a vaguely, Su Yang figured out Popovich's routine and asked Duncan to match Ginobili with one stable and one demon, which was perfect complementary. It not only made up for the difficulty of Duncan to score with others, but also prevented Ginobili from making too many mistakes with others.
If it were the Spurs before, there were very few cases where Duncan and Ginobili were present at the beginning of the second quarter.
The Spurs got Dior, a substitute who can play as a starting player in the offseason. With the rapid growth of Leonard and Green, and Split is more adaptable, the original starting lineup has greatly improved offensive and defensive strength, and he can freely arrange Duncan rotation.
Su Yang was patient and did not eagerly request a timeout. He took advantage of the mistake and replaced Gasol to play at the low post. He did not replace Kobe until eight minutes left in the second quarter. He waited for the free throw opportunity to replace Curry, and became all starters one after another.
Anyway, there is no substitution for two or two. Try to avoid the Spurs realizing their true intentions and boiling the frog in warm water.
Taking advantage of the free throw, Su Yang "touched his head and killed" to comfort Zhu Meng Green, who was about to cry: "I know you set a high goal for yourself, but don't be too impatient. Kobe has been preparing for three years and needs to achieve it slowly. I believe you can do it..."
Greene was silent for a moment and continued, "I will practice shooting more after the game and will not disappoint your expectations. Please rest assured."
The free throw ended and the Lakers attacked.
Kobe looked for Split when he got the ball. After using the screen, he did not break through the basket in depth, but changed direction from the free throw line ‘snake move’, taking advantage of Split’s priority to squatting in the paint area, giving full play to the advantage of bonuses in the Spurs and scoring in the mid-shot.
Turning around, Duncan took the ball at a low post and played Gasol alone. He failed to score with a hard chisel, and the Lakers grabbed the rebound and counterattacked.
Curry took the ball and rushed forward, suddenly raised his hand at the top of the frontcourt, and the basketball passed through Duncan and Parker, flying straight to Kobe on the right waist.
Cheers were heard in the court, Kobe received the ball and blocked Parker sideways, jumped to the basket, and pushed the ball with both hands to hit the board.
The basketball bounced back into the net, and Su Yang applauded happily, confirming that Curry and Kobe will cooperate this time as the top ten goals today. The main reason Curry suddenly raised his hand and passed the ball across the two. Kobe completed the layup easily and gracefully, making the game extremely enjoyable.
The Spurs made an attack with the change of edge, and the Spurs changed their strength and weakness and started with the pick-and-roll at the right wing position, Parker took the opportunity to break through.
However, Curry quickly squeezed through the cover to chase, and Split's threat of air cut provided was far from that, Hill decisively intercepted.
Parker had no way out for a while, so he stopped and jumped and shot in a hurry. The two-stage pushing ball was quite standard, but unfortunately he smashed the basket and hit the iron.
The Lakers grabbed the rebound and counterattacked. Kobe took the ball to the top of the arc and asked Gasol to play pick-and-roll. Seeing the Spurs double-teamed, he stopped and turned the ball.
Perhaps it was expected that Green almost started and interfered with the attack, and the basketball stopped flying and fell down under force, exclaiming in the whole field.
Seeing this, Kobe jumped up and grabbed the basketball, landed and took three threatening positions, raised his head and tried continuously, and shot the buzzer-beating mid-range shot.
The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers overtook the Spurs again. Popovich finally couldn't help it and stood up and waved to ask for a timeout.
The game became a turn-based game. The Lakers could not crush the Spurs in one wave, and the Spurs could not completely swallow the Lakers. Su Yang held on to the rotation arrangement and had to withdraw Curry with the risk of falling behind. Popovich continued to change his moves and wasted the lead.
The two teams led alternately, and the game was 3 minutes and 9 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Atai made a layup and tied with 81 points.
At the TNT commentary seat, host Marvin Abbott suddenly asked: "Reggie, do you feel that way?"
Chapter completed!