With the Wizards winning two consecutive games in the finals, the Wizards have now tied the score to 2          1.

If the Wizards' defeat in the first game has already given the Spurs a championship, then the Wizards' two big wins will undoubtedly make the pool of water more and more messy.

The Spurs lost a total of 37 points in the two games, which seemed to everyone as incredible.

But that's the truth. As one of the league's most defensive teams, the Spurs were shot into a sieve by the Wizards' outside firepower, and head coach Popovich is definitely to blame.

Even under Popovich's defensive strategy, the personal performance of regular season MVP Aldridge has been limited to the regular level.

But basketball is not a one-person sport. After experiencing the defeat in the first game, Yang Fan obviously made a lot of adjustments on the offensive end.

This also makes Popovich's defensive strategy seem to have the meaning of tearing down the east wall and repairing the west wall.

Although many fans don’t want to admit it, it has to be said that in this head-on confrontation between Yang Fan and Popovich, Yang Fan has the advantage.

Yang Fan's strong victory in the game also perfectly explained to the outside world what it means to be better than the blue one.

It can be said that "Zen Master" Jackson and Popovich are definitely one of the best coaches in the league today, but these two people have been defeated by Yang Fan one after another.

This shocked all the people who were eating melons, because before they knew it, Yang Fan's dominance had become so powerful.

Even his status in the coaching world made others afraid to comment easily. After all, the honor of two consecutive COYs is enough to make Yang Fan unparalleled.

As the saying goes, there are championship coaches every year, but the two consecutive COYs have happened for the first time since the NBA was established!!

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The fourth game was still played at the Wizards' home court, but Popovich obviously learned the lessons from the previous two games.

Although the Spurs were still defending the joint defense in this game, they became obviously focused on the outside defense.

Especially for Thompson's point, Popovich simply asked Neal to follow Thompson in the whole game.

Even if we would rather reveal flaws in joint defense than resolutely not give Thompson any empty spaces.

After all, the eight three-pointers in the G2 game still vividly remembered Popovich. If Thompson was in a game, then Popovich would not have any doubts about the Spurs being beaten.

The Spurs obviously invested more energy on the defensive end throughout the game. Even Duncan, who has always been unspeakable, began to fight desperately in the inside, and the match with Yao Ming was completely at a super level.

You know, Duncan is 36 years old this year, and has only averaged 15.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks this season.

All three sets of data set the second lowest in Duncan's career.

It can be said that Duncan is now officially entering the late stage of his career, so when Duncan and Yao Ming play at their peak season level, this is enough to prove the intensity of the game on the court.

As the Wizards suddenly silenced on the outside, the situation on the field was once firmly controlled by the Spurs.

Even though the Wizards once launched a counterattack in the fourth quarter, under the leadership of Aldridge, the score was narrowed to less than 5 points.

But in the end, the Spurs stabilized the situation and led the Wizards 7 points after the game, ending the fourth game of the finals.

In this way, the two sides once again scored 2                                                         

In addition, when both sides return to the same starting line, the fifth battle of Tianwangshan will be crucial.

Because looking at the entire NBA history, the teams that won the Battle of Tianwang Mountain often have a more chance of winning than the opponent, even if it is just from big data analysis.

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The fifth game of Tianwangshan was played at the Spurs' home court. This game attracted many fans to watch and the ratings on the Internet set a new high.

This year's finals can be said to be a slump, which makes fans dare not make a conclusion at all.

In this highly anticipated battle at Tianwang Mountain, the Wizards took the lead in making adjustments.

In the previous games, Yang Fan has always used tricks. Even if the Spurs defended the defensive end, Yang Fan did not create offensive space for Aldridge, but instead shifted the offensive focus to the outside.

After all, the Wizards' strength this season has never been because of a certain point, but because of their outstanding overall offense.

So when Popovich took the lead in targeting, Yang Fan just used a set of Tai Chi.

However, Yang Fan changed his normal behavior in this game and directly sent out a new style of play.

As we all know, although the second and third joint defense has very strong protection for the penalty area, his weakness lies in the position of the free throw line.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the offensive team sets a player with excellent organizational skills at the free throw line, the second and third-tier defense will often fail to break the attack, and even if it is not good, there will be very large defensive loopholes.

But in the historical wheel of time, the tactic of two-three joint defense has been continuously modified by people, so when a team with excellent defense defends the two-three joint defense, even if it stands at the free throw line, it is not that easy to break.

Unfortunately, Yang Fanke has a tactical concept that is nearly ten years ahead of this era.

As soon as this game started, Yao Ming stood directly at the sideline of the three-second zone on the right, and then other players ran without the ball by constantly moving and pulling.

That's right, this tactic is exactly the "bottom line breaking the joint defense" invented by Lakers head coach Vogel when he won the championship in 2020.

In that round of the series, Hero and Duncan Robinson were both colander-level players.

No matter who is replaced by James, he will only be beaten in the spotlight.

So Heat head coach Spo simply defended the second and third-tier defense, hoping to make up for the players' personal defensive ability through team cooperation.

But the Lakers staged a baseline breaking the joint defense in that round of the series, with James, Davis or Rondo standing in that position as commanders, and then breaking the Heat's joint defense through the cooperation of other players.

Even though the suspense of that round of series was a bit disparate and the Heat were no match for the Lakers at all, Vogel established his position through this battle.

After all, before the Lakers used the "bottom line to break the joint defense", this kind of game has never appeared in the entire NBA.

Some people may have put forward this assumption in terms of concepts, but the Lakers are the first team to apply this method to the game.

What's more, that's the stage of the finals!!

As the Wizards put this incredible position on the offensive end, Popovich was obviously a little confused off the court because he had never seen such a style of play.

To be precise, Popovich didn't know what the Wizards wanted to do, why Yao Ming stood in that position to organize.

However, when the half-quarter game was over, Popovich's face immediately turned dark.

Although Popovich is unable to crack this game in a short period of time, this does not prevent Popovich from seeing that this is a new way to break the joint defense.

Especially the position where Yao Ming stood was very close to the basket, which made the Spurs not dare to relax their vigilance at all.

This situation undoubtedly opened up the attacking space of the entire Wizards, and Paul George's mid-cut cut to the inside also made the Spurs unpredictable.

Finally, at the end of the half, the Wizards caught the Spurs off guard with this new way of breaking the defense.

This also gave the Wizards 11 points ahead in the first half, ending the competition between the two sides.

When the game ended, Yang Fan slapped the players one by one with a smile on his face, especially Yao Ming who ended in the end, Yang Fan even gave him a big hug.

Although the bottom line breaking the joint defense is easy to use, it is quite testable to the overall view of the players.

The reason why the Lakers can use it is mainly because they have two super high IQ players, James and Rondo.

In addition, Than Brow also played as a defender in her early years, so the Lakers were able to break through the joint defense at any time.

But the Wizards are different. The only ones who have excellent passing vision in the entire Wizards are Yao Ming and Wall.

Wall is shorter, and the threat of standing in that position is far less than Yao Ming.

So after Yao Ming got out, the Wizards could only let Vucevic take the order in the face of danger, but the gap between Vucevic and Yao Ming was still huge.

Even though Vucevic's growth has been very rapid this season, with the help of Yao Ming, it has become visible to the naked eye, but the real core figure in this battle is still Yao Ming.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yao Ming's existence is the main factor that the wizards can gain the upper hand!!

After returning from the second half, the Spurs began to attack Yao Ming, and no longer allowed Yao Ming to stand in that position to organize easily.

As for why the Spurs dare not give up defending the joint defense, because once the Spurs guard and keep a guard, the Wizards' main blocking and cutting tactics can exert the greatest threat.

When Yao Ming encountered double-teams in the second half, Yao Ming, who was standing in this position, was not panicked at all.

After all, Yao Ming has been used to such scenes this season. When the Spurs come up to double-team, Yao Ming will use his height to raise the ball high and then quickly transfer the ball to his teammates' hands.

You should know that Yao Ming may contribute 6.1 assists per game this season, and after entering the playoffs, Yao Ming's assists increased to 6.8 times.

Therefore, whether it is breaking the joint defense or breaking the double-team Yao Ming, it can be said to be easy to use.

The Spurs kept chasing the score throughout the second half. Even though Popovich made adjustments many times on the defensive end, the Wizards were always in the lead with the outstanding performance of Yao Ming and George.

Finally, at the end of the game, with Yao Ming's explosive performance in the game, the Wizards defeated the Spurs with 18 points and won the highly anticipated Battle of Tianwang Mountain!!

Yao Ming can definitely make a contribution to the Wizards being able to win this game.

Yao Ming played for a total of 32 minutes in the whole game. He made 7 of 11 shots on the offensive end, including 5 of 6 free throws from the free throw line, efficiently scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists triple-double data.

This set of triple-double also made Yao Ming the 10th player in NBA history to win the third triple-double in the Finals.

It is also worth mentioning that Yao Ming is the only center player among these ten players. If you want to count the double-position player, then Duncan is the other one.

In addition to Yao Ming, Paul George also performed well in this battle of Kings Mountain, especially his empty cut cooperation with Yao Ming caught the Spurs off guard.

George played for a total of 34 minutes in the whole game. He made 8 of 14 shots on the offensive end, including 2 of 5 from outside the three-point line and 3 of 4 from four free throw line. He contributed very strongly 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals.

In addition, Wall scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Aldridge scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, Thompson scored 9 points and 2 rebounds, Crawford scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, Lewis scored 7 points and 4 rebounds, and Vucevic scored 8 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

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"Yes, the team played very well in the game, and the defensive players against the Spurs played very well."

"Especially Yao, as the core player of this style of breaking the league defense, he not only withstands the pressure in the field, but also led the team to win this victory."

"I think if there is God on the court, then Yao will definitely be the God of this game." Yang Fan said in a slightly good mood at the press conference.

Looking at Yang Fan's smile, the reporter from the audience continued to ask Yang Fan, "Coach Yang, this method of breaking the joint defense at the bottom line was completely unheard of before. Is this a tactic you created specifically for the Spurs?"
To be continued...