Chapter 681 Sure enough, the Spurs are still the Spurs!
May 25, AT8T Center Arena.
Night falls.
At this time, the G3 game on the floor of the Western Conference Finals was moved to the Spurs' home court, with bright lights and a sea of people.
Trailing 0-2, the Spurs knew they couldn't lose this game.
1 to 3, you can still create a miracle comeback, which will be the case for the 73-win Warriors in the future.
But the score of 0-3 is really impossible to recover.
Therefore, this game is a matter of victory or defeat, as well as life and death.
During the warm-up, Kobe had a toothy smile on his face, but Duncan's face was paralyzed and solemn. He couldn't help but talk about a few cents. The two sides had different mentality.
Other things are accumulated to warm up and prepare for the war, and don’t make this fuss.
At this time, the lineups of both sides for tonight's showdown were displayed on the big screen in the arena.
The Spurs' top five, Duncan, Leonard, Danny Green, Ginobili, Parker.
Lakers five players, Jordan Hill, Gasol, Su Bei, Kobe, Paul.
This game will be broadcast live on TNT radio. Barkley partners with Kenny Smith, and O'Neal and Jeff Van Gundy are guests, forming a four-person commentary team.
“The Spurs have changed their formation!
Any two-tower and double-evacuation tactics are of no use if they can't win the ball.
The Spurs had no choice but to play out their last trump card.
With Ginobili playing his trump card ahead of schedule, the Spurs have already fully utilized their offensive attributes.
When we compete against the Lakers, we compete with offensive firepower."
"The Lakers have obvious advantages, with a younger lineup, more stars, and a more capable bench.
There are flaws inside, but with the Spurs' current inside lineup, he can't beat the Lakers' inside line.
If the Lakers focus on their main force and attack the Spurs' aging lineup, I really don't know how the Lakers will lose."
"Of course, the Spurs are a jump shooting team. Maybe if they are accurate, they can use their shots to deal with the Lakers. If not, and the defense cannot decide the game, the Spurs can only hope that the basket tonight is theirs..."
The game begins!
Beep——!
The whistle sounded, the basketball was thrown high, Duncan beat Gasol, and the Spurs took the first offense.
Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt and started the game with a double retreat.
Duncan and Leonard pulled into the corner, and Danny Green and Ginobili started running without the ball.
"On the right side, Ginobili cut in without the ball, jumped out again, received Parker's pass, lifted the ball a little, and fired past Kobe.
Immediately collect the ball, dribble the ball inside, go in, and make a snake-like breakthrough for a layup..."
Gasol rushed to help defend, but was passed by the speeding Ginobili in one step, just like passing through the streets in the early morning, and then, in the end, he shot with a rebound.
Bang, swish——!
0 to 2!!
In adversity, the demonic sword cuts down the demons.
Ginobili showed off his magic sword and scored easily, giving the Spurs the lead.
"I can't guard against it. I can't guard against it at all. Ginobili's magic knife is so smart when it comes to playing basketball.
His coquettish movement without the ball, his excellent combination of sudden shots with the ball, and his unstoppable European step breakthrough, no matter how many years younger Kobe was, he would still be in a conflicting situation.
It's really a difficult problem to freeze Ginobili's offense..."
Off the court, with a 2-0 lead, Mike Brown was emboldened and his face was calm.
The Spurs only have one avenue left to attack, which is the Lakers' best long-distance running route. It doesn't matter how many points the Spurs can score. They just don't score as many as the Lakers.
Looking back, the Lakers attack.
Paul controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Kobe and Leonard were competing for position again.
In G1 and G2, Kobe was in trouble. Leonard, as the Spurs' strongest perimeter defender, could only try his best to limit Kobe.
Not giving the ball the ball may be the most economical way.
Paul didn't force himself to look for Kobe, but instead lobbed the ball to Gasol in the high post, and then cut inside.
"Parker kept up with Paul, but it didn't matter anymore.
Gasol turned his back and broke through, but Danny Green couldn't hold it back. Duncan failed to pounce and could only watch helplessly as Gasol broke through to the end.
Then, he dunked with one hand and blasted the damn basketball into the basket..."
Bang-dang——!
Use Danny Green's defense to test Gasol's low post offense?
Who can't stand this kind of defense?
2 to 2!!
"Are the Spurs defenseless?
Oops, after losing the ball, he immediately served quickly. Parker was caught up and immediately distributed the ball to Ginobili.
He changed direction and passed Kobe, brought it to the frontcourt, pushed with both hands, and passed the ball to Danny Green on the right.
One step away from the three-point line, Danny Green caught the ball, he pulled it out, and he shot a chasing three-pointer and a pull-up jumper..."
Su Bei didn't expect that Danny Green was so ungrateful that he was so arrogant that he fought and retreated, and his opponent grabbed the ball. Who could withstand it?
You can only bet that Danny Green's three-point pistol is out of bullets.
Swish——!
Wrong guess, Danny Green's three-point pistol has bullets in it.
“In!
Well done!!
Danny Green's unreasonable three-pointer was accurately hit.
This ball is too critical. If it is ironed out, the pressure for outside shooting in the next round will fall on the Spurs.
If the Spurs want to win, they have to open up their shots, and Danny Green made a good start..."
2 to 5!!
Outside the court, the home fans cheered, and then uniformly shouted the slogan "Defense, defense, defense!!".
Outside the court, Bo Povich rushed to the court to applaud.
He knew that if the Spurs wanted to defeat the Lakers, they would have to have special players step up to share the scoring and offensive tasks.
Just relying on Duncan's firepower which is not enough to feed a cat, I really can't compete with the current F4 level Lakers team.
On the court, Paul controlled the ball to the frontcourt, continued to pass the ball back to Gasol, and then cut to the basket without the ball.
The Spurs actually played a lineup with one large and four small, and the Lakers' auxiliary offensive triangle has no solution. The advantage is on their side, so they will naturally continue to use this tactic.
"Paul was followed by Parker again, but Paul didn't panic, cut to the basket, and then took Parker to the right three-point corner.
Then, Gasol continued to hit Danny Green with his back, and Ginobili chose to shrink back.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Beautiful, Gasol passed the ball out, and outside the 75-degree three-point line on the right, Su Bei caught the ball, immediately raised the ball, and raised his hand to respond
A three-point jump shot..."
Gasol beat Danny Green, this is a question.
Ginobili had no choice but to shrink back, but he didn't care about being squeezed in, but couldn't care about the artillery fire from the outside. Ginobili tried his best to save the shot, and the rest could only be done.
A gunshot was heard.
Swish——!
5 to 5!!
"Yes!
Very nice!
Does Northern Jiangsu dare to defend against air defense even from three points?
It can only be said that the Spurs' defense is already unbalanced and can no longer be taken care of, so it doesn't matter.
After losing the ball, Duncan took the ball and immediately started a fast break. Parker received the ball and continued to push the fast break. Paul caught up with him and immediately distributed the ball to Leonard.
Beautiful, Leonard turned around to break through, avoided Su Bei's steal, took a step forward, and immediately passed the ball to Ginobili.
Yo, Ginobili caught the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, with Kobe standing in front of him.
He didn't wait for his teammates to come back. He accelerated, broke through, and broke through in a serpentine step. Kobe couldn't keep up, and Ginobili broke through to the end. Then, he passed the ball to the center with his back, followed by Leonard to catch the ball, and there was nothing left in front of him.
Basket…”
Bang-dang——!
Leonard eats the cake, connects with Ginobili, and easily blasts the basketball into the basket.
5 to 7!!
The Spurs' offense continued.
"crazy!
You call this the solid Spurs team?
You call this the top defensive Spurs team?
The Spurs have lost the two things that used to scare the league... no, three things. Counting the acceleration of the game, the Spurs have completely changed their way of life and compete with the Lakers. This is getting old, and the GDP combination also needs to be improved.
What a crazy wave..."
Off the court, Mai was stunned to see Brown. As a defensive coach, as a defensive coach of the Spurs team, it turns out that the Spurs can still play like this?
The promised lineup is aging, why don't the Spurs suppress the rhythm, and instead attack the Lakers with a desperate attack? This is a style of play that completely refreshes the three perspectives.
This is to fight until then and forget about that, right?
Since the Spurs are desperate to survive, the Lakers will do what they want. They will also push up the pace and play fast breaks, and it will be a battle to see who has more bullets in their pistol.
Beep——!
Paul had just accelerated, but was interrupted by Ginobi's foul.
Drag the game to a positional battle.
It turns out that the Spurs speed up the fast break because they don't want to have a lineup battle, but they don't want the Lakers to speed up the game.
Sure enough, you still have to control the rhythm!
However, the Spurs are no longer able to master a comprehensive rhythm, but can master some offensive and defensive rhythms that are more beneficial to them.
Sure enough, the Spurs are still the same Spurs team, but they are better at leveraging their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses.
On the court, the Lakers attack and battle position.
Paul didn't panic, controlled the ball to the frontcourt, continued to turn over Gasol's cards, and then made an air cut without the ball.
If it doesn't work once, then do it the second or third time.
"Finally, finally Parker was blocked and couldn't keep up with Paul.
While Gasol screened Parker, he passed the ball to Paul hand-to-hand, and then, after breaking through to the end, he shot..."
Bang, swish——!
Paul quickly finished the game and scored two points, helping the Lakers also continue their offense.
7 to 7!!
"The Spurs are useless inside, they can't protect the basket, they can't protect the basket at all.
Whether it's Gasol back-up Danny Green, or Paul driving to the basket and taking a shot, the Spurs can't stand it..."
Of course, since the Spurs chose to line up this way, they had already prepared it.
He continued to play fast. This time, he was pressed down by the Lakers and did not panic.
Parker took possession of the ball and came to the court, but both sides retreated, and the two wings were running around without the ball.
With the Spurs' tactical execution, even if a player is changed, the offensive tactics will still be smooth.
On the left, Danny Green used Duncan's cover to get rid of Su Bei's defense. He received Parker's pass from outside the 65-degree three-point line, turned around, raised his hand and shot a three-point pull-up jumper...
Su Bei bypassed Duncan and jumped out to block the shot, but it was still a shot too late. He could only hope that Danny Green would shoot back and call him a shot.
Swish——!
The call was wrong, Danny Green was not Zhang Tielin, he couldn't call Huang Ama, but he actually scored another three-pointer.
“Another hit, it’s amazing!
Danny Green was crazy tonight.
No matter how you shoot, the Spurs' three-point shooting is alive..."