Leonard's current offensive and defensive ability is still a big gap compared to Wei Xia.

But fortunately, he was not nervous at the time of battle and dared to fight.

Thinking back to the first one of the comments written to him by scouts was that they played very hard and serious.

After half a quarter of the fight, Leonard and Wei Xia were at a disadvantage.

14 to 12

The 76ers led by only 2 points.

If the Spurs, which have balanced offense and defense, cannot play routines on the offensive end, they will find ways to use defense to create problems for their opponents.

The 76ers' smooth transfer ball did not get a chance, and Wei Xiaqiang scored a goal but failed to score.

It was the Spurs' turn, and they couldn't play tactics, so they had to leave it to Leonard.

Leonard received the ball on the left wing, dribbled the ball from behind and broke into the penalty area, turned around and took the right step and flipped over, and made a jump shot from behind with his left shoulder - a try.

If someone is interested in finding a similar offensive dynamic picture of Kobe's attack and Leonard's just offense together, you will find that the two of them are exactly the same.

Only by carefully studying Kobe's game can you see the fleeting details of the action.

Wei Xia's uneasy and kind advice back then made Leonard learn the real thing.

"I probably shouldn't have recommended you to watch Kobe's game video at the beginning." Wei Xia said regretfully.

Leonard didn't talk.

He is a rare person who can lead the conversation with Wei Xia.

Because if he didn't want to answer, even if Wei Xia said a hundred trash words, he wouldn't be able to hear a response.

Now Leonard's lips were closed, and he looked at Wei Xia with a vigilant look, without saying a word.

"My teammates are very enthusiastic, you have to be careful of their cover." Wei Xia's enthusiasm has always been well known.

Because he is too considering his opponent and is often offended, he has been ranked first in the two anonymous voting activities launched by ESPN for many years, "You hate the opponent" and "The most difficult defender".

One of them was Paul Pierce who voted for Wei Xia with real name, for the reason: "I think Wish is unprecedented in this area. There may be only two things left in his life, winning and being annoying. Trust me, for us, his achievements in the latter are much greater than the former."

Pierce's words are very famous.

Since then, commentators and ball commentators who have tortured Wei Xia have tortured and made who are crazy will quote this sentence.

Their purpose may not be to make people know how fucking Wei Xia is, but they just want to highlight his strength indirectly, but Pierce's words have had a certain impact on Wei Xia's reputation no matter how they look at it.

Leonard believed that Wei Xia was not lying, but the reminder was too slow.

As soon as Wei Xia finished speaking, Cousins ​​was in the screen, Wei Xia ran out of the opportunity and received the ball and jumped.

16 to 14

"Sorry, I will remind you earlier next time." Wei Xia said regretfully.

Leonard looked at Cousins ​​unhappily, but he still didn't say any trash words. He must be unwilling to accept it, because Wei Xia ran out of the opportunity without much effort.

If it weren't for Cousins, he would have to let Wei Xia consume some energy.

The Spurs returned to the offensive end and pushed their retro offensive rhythm.

All old fans should watch the Spurs' games. You like hard-core players, don't like so many three-pointers, don't like watching stars play a lot of singles, and like to transfer the ball. Then, the Spurs are simply the only suitable choice.

A few years ago, when the Spurs were focusing on the pass and cut system, they had 1/5 of their shots in each game, and their three-point shooting percentage was a terrifying 40%. Now their three-point shooting accounts for less than 1/5. The entire league is influenced by the Heat, 76ers and the Warriors, accumulating wings, dwarfing the inside, focusing on 41 lineups, embracing three-pointers and speeding up, but the Spurs stopped.

The Spurs use a set of tough defense but dull offense; they go against the trend, neither accelerating nor three-pointers; they are still the most team in the league - 332 passes per game, with 7.4 second assists per game second only behind the Warriors - but they are making themselves slower, more solid, and more solid.

In terms of lineup and style of play, the Spurs' problems can be seen at a glance.

Their game pace is slower than two years ago, and Danny Green's deterioration this season has made their space more crowded. Although they rank second in the league and maintaining their current winning rate is expected to play the highest winning rate in team history, they are not like the Warriors, who can play one or two invincible squads that play all over the league.

Aldridge tries to be the young Duncan.

He took the ball at a high position, covered his body, and handed it to Parker.

Parker dribbled the ball and distributed it to Leonard.

Leonard and Duncan's pick-and-roll from the outside, one dribbles horizontally and the other dribbles. Cousins' decision was hard to tell the right thing. He immediately stepped forward to attack Leonard, and at the same time gave Duncan a broad space to go down. Without his delay, Duncan, who ran into the basket, could attack the basket as much as he wanted as long as he received the ball.

Leonard knew what he should do, and used his long arm to pass the ball, allowing Duncan to dunk easily.

"Pass!"

Wei Xia shouted, it was almost gone.

The sudden speedup of the 76ers is a test for the Spurs' big man.

As long as Duncan returns to the position, people will forget his age, but he cannot return to the position, and Wei Xia's counterattack is too fast.

Aldridge is much younger, but he has never been a fearsome defensive player.

Not only did he not be able to keep up with Wei Xia, he even lost Hayward.

Duncan took Wei Xia too seriously, as if his counterattack was only aimed at the basket and not at the person.

Wei Xia immediately regarded AT&T Center as his show, grabbed the ball with one hand and shot it, tricked Shi Fo into ascending to heaven. He jumped into the air and laid false hopes for the other party again.

When Shi Fo thought his assisting defense might be in place, Wei Xia grabbed the ball and threw the ball out from under the climax.

The basketball flew out of the left three-point line, Hayward arrived at the position and received the ball. Aldridge was still 108,000 miles away - no one could affect his shooting.

"Swish!"

19 to 14

"The wonderful bsp;Move! No matter how mean a fan is, even if you want to object loudly, you have to ease your performance for a few seconds."

Popovich's criticism of Aldridge was slightly restrained.

It seems that he also knew that it would be unkind to fool people from all over the world to take over Duncan, but he would let him play the center forward and fight with all the black and thick and hard every day.

Moreover, Aldridge is definitely not the kind of person who doesn't know if there is any problem with his own defense.

He has a very thin face. Because of the points he lost, he will definitely win back in the next round.

Aldridge bullied Cousins ​​and couldn't defend it, so he stood on the free throw line and returned the goal.

16 to 19

Leonard continues to play singles, and as long as the tactics cannot be opened, it is the stage for him to show his skills.

With a frontal step back jump shot, Wei Xia's defensive awareness was too good. His movements were done well, but he still failed to show his chance.

Wei Xia came up with a sticky defense, and Leonard could only avoid the blocking and strong shot with his arm span advantage.

No matter how strong a player is, he will not hit a high shooting percentage when he is defended so hard that he can only use strong shots to complete the attack.

Even Kobe is rarely forced to this point.

Part of the reason why Kobe's many difficult moves is that he creates difficulties for himself.

Many of the balls he shot were unnecessary, no need to shoot, and there was no chance to shoot. He wanted to be strong and just shot. That kind of ball was made out of nothing, and Leonard was purely not understood by himself.

"Coach Bobo won't scold you?"

Wei Xia said as she got off quickly, but Leonard's thick skin opened. Although he and Wei Xia could hear Popovich's roar in dissatisfaction, they just didn't listen.

Wei Xia suddenly felt that the environment in which Leonard was not suitable for his development.

Where can a young superstar do not have unlimited firepower in the team?

The Spurs' career planning for Leonard is indeed textbook-like and worthy of praise. Without the Spurs coaching staff, there would be no Leonard today, which is certain.

But they have clearly trained people, but like parents who raise their children and have to decide what job they do, who they go on blind dates and who they marry home, they do not give autonomy.

In this case, does Leonard have no other ideas?

When Wei Xia finished the counterattack, she said softly: "I feel sorry for you. When I first arrived at the 76ers, I took 30 shots in each game. Do you know why?"

Leonard remained silent.

While scolding, Popovich did not stop the game and calmed down Leonard.

Leonard gave the reward - receiving the ball at the right bottom corner, dribbling with the right hand, crossing the ball, changing hands with a horizontal pull, completely shook Wei Xia, breaking through the basket, and shooting with the left hand to score.

Dribble, shoot, singles, create space by yourself, three-point line, and back-on, suddenly, as a forward, it seems that he is missing nothing. Unless you pull him to work as a guard, he is basically a small forward with no dead corners.

He relies heavily on rhythm when playing basketball, and lacks the ability of James and Jordan to get rid of his opponent in an instant, which is a lack of talent.

Throughout history, there are only a handful of super giants with this ability, and even Kobe lost this ability after gaining weight.

Back to the 76ers' offensive end, Wei Xia didn't need the ball. He just raised his hand and his teammates passed the ball over.

"Did you see it? As long as you shoot more than 30 times in a row, they will consciously pass the ball to you. You should cultivate this natural reaction into the muscle memory of your teammates."

Wei Xia taught by example and also scored with a rhythm.

"By the way, this is what Kobe taught me." Wei Xia said with a smile, "He is really a cancer of this team sport, what do you think?"

Wei Xia didn't expect Leonard to respond, he enjoyed the time when he was blackened Kobe.

"He's a smart guy." Leonard's response was unexpected, "smarter than you and me."

"Listen, young man, although you can overestimate Kobe's IQ, don't underestimate my IQ!" Wei Xia warned dissatisfied, "What you said just now has deeply offended me!"
Chapter completed!