According to common sense, if there are weaknesses, they should be adjusted. The Spurs should replace Ginobili to strengthen the defense of the front line.
But Popovich is not an ordinary person. He didn't react and just watched the game quietly.
The Spurs counterattacked, Duncan took position under the basket, caught the ball, then squeezed Odom and hit a jumper.
After the ball was scored, the Spurs retreated quickly.
Odom held the ball to the baseline and wanted to serve quickly.
But no matter how crisp and clean his movements are, it will take time for the Spurs to retreat.
The ball was served, and Fisher steadily advanced with the ball without going for a fast break.
After all his own players were in position, Fisher began to observe his teammates and the situation on the field.
Zhang Zhiyuan was running fast, and Bowen could barely keep up at first, but after Zhang Zhiyuan made two fake moves, Bowen had no time to change direction.
Zhang Zhiyuan threw Bowen away, and Fisher's pass immediately reached his hands.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan jumped and took action.
The ball didn't go in, but that's not a big problem. The opportunity came up anyway.
If there is such an opportunity every time he takes a shot, Zhang Zhiyuan can easily kill the Spurs.
The Spurs attacked, Bowen dropped to the corner, Finley dropped to the mid-range position, and Duncan posed a threat on the strong side. All of them had shooting abilities, and the Lakers had to guard against them.
After following them, Parker had a good breakthrough route on the weak side.
Then Parker started, relying on his speed to pass Fisher and go to the basket.
This is a tactic used by the Spurs. The Lakers are actually very familiar with it, and Zhang Zhiyuan is also familiar with it.
The moment Parker started his breakthrough, Zhang Zhiyuan was ready to make up the defense.
Parker's breakthrough was blocked and he could only pass the ball to the bottom corner. Kobe had already pounced on Bowen, and Bowen could only pass back to Finley. Zhang Zhiyuan was not far from Finley and immediately made up for him.
The Spurs' ball-sharing tactics failed, and Finley could only force a shot.
The ball didn't go in.
Except for Oberto who was grabbing rebounds, everyone else in the Spurs was retreating on defense.
Bynum grabbed the rebound, but the Lakers also lost the fast break opportunity.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The Lakers can break the Spurs' tactics, and the Spurs can break the Lakers' tactics. There are no invincible tactics in the league, only unbeatable players.
The Lakers players passed halftime, Zhang Zhiyuan was blocked after a breakthrough, and then passed the ball to Kobe Bryant.
Kobe started to rush to the basket, Duncan was stuck, Oberto tried to block the shot, Kobe reversed the layup, and the ball went in.
This is personal ability.
Oberto's defense was pretty good, but Kobe had so many ways to score.
2 to 6.
The Spurs attacked and Parker broke through again. Zhang Zhiyuan's defense was a little slower, but it also interfered with Parker's progress.
Parker made an emergency stop and took a shot, but the ball missed.
Parker had no choice but to retreat, and he found that Zhang Zhiyuan had defeated him.
In the game against Zhang Zhiyuan, he never had a wonderful performance.
He even vaguely felt that as long as he played against Zhang Zhiyuan, he would become slower and weaker, and his hand feel would become worse.
If the team's food safety had not been in place, he would have suspected that Zhang Zhiyuan had secretly drugged himself.
The Lakers advanced quickly, and after Zhang Zhiyuan got rid of Bowen, he shot a three-pointer.
The ball goes in.
For Zhang Zhiyuan, such good opportunities are the norm.
2 to 9, the Spurs are in danger.
The transition between offense and defense still depends on Duncan.
A mediocre two-point wipeout saved the situation a little.
When the Lakers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan had a chance. Unfortunately, Fisher was interfered by Parker and failed to pass the ball in time.
After he got rid of the interference, Bowen caught up with Zhang Zhiyuan again.
However, this also made Bowen very tired.
Fisher could only pass the ball to Odom, but Odom took a mid-range shot and missed the ball.
Duncan just needs to stand in front of him, and he can put psychological pressure on Odom without even taking off.
Then Popovich made a substitution and replaced Ginobili, replaced Oberto, let Duncan play center, and Bowen played power forward.
Of course it's not suitable for Bowen to play power forward, but it's better to guard Zhang Zhiyuan.
In his current state, he is completely unable to deal with Zhang Zhiyuan.
The Spurs attacked, Parker was suddenly blocked, and the ball was passed, and then Ginobili broke out.
The two took turns attacking the Lakers inside, and the Lakers players were also a little confused.
After reaching the inside, Ginobili succeeded in a layup.
6 to 9.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan did not try to scare him away. After all, Ginobili was not slow and it was difficult for him to get rid of him for a while.
As for using attribute chains to reduce Ginobili's strength, you still need to wait for another two minutes and wait for the CD.
Now, Zhang Zhiyuan just needs to stand on the outside to attract Ginobili's defense.
Kobe carried the offensive banner, hit Finley with his back near the basket, arched a few times, turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper, and the ball went in.
6 to 11.
The two sides fought for a few more rounds. Zhang Zhiyuan's attribute chain was cooled down and the attribute chain used on Bowen was changed to Ginobili's.
Ginobili doesn't have much hatred for him, so his attributes were only reduced by 4%.
A little less, but better than nothing.
When the Lakers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly changed his normal behavior and started to make tactical moves.
Odom also came out from the inside to cooperate with him to block Ginobili's pursuit.
Zhang Zhiyuan caught the ball and shot.
Ginobili pounced, jumped, and stretched out his hand.
The ball goes in.
Ginobili's defense was useless.
10 to 17, the Lakers led by 7 points.
The Spurs attacked, Bowen fell to the bottom corner, and Odom didn't pay enough attention. His attention was on Duncan.
Parker passed the ball to Bowen, and Bowen took the shot and hit a three-pointer.
This ball is Odom's responsibility, and he should not pay too much attention to Duncan.
Although GDP is the core of the Spurs, their three core players do not take many shots. On the contrary, role players have many shot opportunities.
This season, Parker averaged 18 shots per game (two free throws are equivalent to one), Duncan took 17.9 shots, and Ginobili took 16.1 shots.
For comparison, the Lakers' core Zhang Zhiyuan averaged 23 shots per game, and Kobe Bryant took more, a full 25.5.
Therefore, the Spurs are actually team basketball, and their role players must not be ignored.
13 to 17.
The Lakers finally lost their advantage, but the Lakers coaches, players, and fans didn't care too much.
They have confidence in the team and believe that the team can win.
Lakers offense.
Zhang Zhiyuan continued to run, Ginobili went all out and did not dare to be careless again.
Not only him, Finley and Bowen are always paying attention to him, preparing to double-team and defend.
Odom took the opportunity to reach for the ball, Fisher threw the ball over, Odom caught the ball and wanted to take a shot, Bowen slapped Odom in the face.
The ball didn't go in, but the referee called Bowen a foul.
The referees have been watching Bowen for a long time. The league gave them instructions before the game started to pay special attention to Bowen and never allow Bowen to hurt Kobe Bryant or Zhang Zhiyuan.
The script of the Lakers' double star versus the Celtics' Big Three was written at the beginning of the season and has been hyped for a whole season. Stern will never allow anyone to use their brains to destroy it.
Although Bowen is not targeting Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan now, the referee does not allow Bowen to be arrogant.
Odom went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.
13 to 18.
Popovich angrily protested off the court. He believed this was not a foul but a normal physical contact.
The referee did not tolerate him and blew the whistle to continue the game.
Popovich was still yelling and was pulled by the assistant coach.
The Spurs attacked, but Ginobili broke through to no avail.
In the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan and Odom continued to cooperate in scoring.
Popovich saw that Bowen couldn't play any role, so he replaced him with Thomas.
The game continues.
It's a pity that Thomas is an unknown player. Even if he defended Odom well after coming on the court, he could not change the team's disadvantage.
The Lakers just allowed Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe to take more shots.
After the first quarter, 26 to 36, the Lakers led by 10 points.
The Spurs' proud defense didn't seem to work very well in front of the Lakers, and they were also allowed more than 30 points in a single quarter.
Of course, this does not mean that the Spurs' defense is not good, it is mainly because the Lakers' style of play is somewhat inferior to the Spurs, and the Lakers' lineup is much stronger.
Apart from GDP, the Spurs really don't have any players who can take shots.
"It seems that we can only look forward to the finals."
Barkley complained.
From the current point of view, the Spurs seem to be unable to pose a threat to the Lakers. Therefore, we can only look forward to the Celtics' Big Three.
"Um......."
Smith swallowed the words that came to his lips. What he wanted to say was that with the Celtics' current performance, it seemed that they could not pose much of a threat to the Lakers.
But saying this might affect the ratings of the finals, so he still held back his complaints.
"It's only one quarter of the game. Never underestimate the Spurs. They are often underestimated, but they can often create miracles. Aren't there more people who were optimistic about the Hornets advancing? In the end, Popovich was better.
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Smith said.
"Maybe."
Buckley said.
After a short break, the second quarter of the game started.
On the Lakers side are Farmar, Kobe, Ariza, Turiaf, and Kwame Brown.
The Spurs are Vaughn, Ginobili, Uduka, Horry and Oberto.
Except for Ginobili, the rest have neither fame nor strength.
The Spurs attacked first, Ginobili cooperated with his teammates, Horry helped him cover, Ginobili broke through to the basket and scored a layup.
The Lakers attacked and Kobe was double-teamed with the ball, so he chose to force the shot.
The ball didn't go in.
The offense and defense switched, and the Spurs continued to play tactics.
Through running, Uduka got an open opportunity, Vaughn passed the ball, and Uduka made a shot.
Even though they don't blink at their strength, they can really score points.
When the Lakers attack, they have the super giant Kobe, but the cooperation between Kobe and his teammates is obviously not as good as that of the Spurs.
After holding the ball, Kobe faced heavy defense again. Kobe tried to pass the ball, but Ariza had no chance after receiving the ball and passed the ball back to Kobe.
Now Kobe was no longer polite, but the Spurs still double-teamed him, and Kobe struck again.
After a few rounds, Jackson replaced Kobe Bryant with Zhang Zhiyuan, along with Bynum.
When the Lakers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan broke through with the ball. He was also double-teamed, and then he also distributed the ball.
Ariza took a shot after catching the ball and hit the ball.
In the same way, Zhang Zhiyuan was successful, but Kobe was not.
In fact, Zhang Zhiyuan's passing ability is only slightly better than Kobe's, but the difference is not very big.
The main reason is Zhang Zhiyuan's outside shooting ability.
Kobe was double-teamed in the interior. After the ball was distributed, the distance between the Spurs players was very close. After Kobe passed the ball, the Spurs players could adjust in time.
The same cannot be said for Zhang Zhiyuan. Zhang Zhiyuan was double-teamed outside the three-point line, and the distance between the players was relatively far.
The Spurs players knew that Zhang Zhiyuan would pass the ball and did not have enough time to defend back. Ariza and others had enough time to adjust and take action.
After Zhang Zhiyuan came on the court, the Lakers immediately took advantage again.
This makes Kobe very embarrassed, and many fans will compare it with this.
Kobe felt this was unfair, but he could not directly refute and explain to the fans, and he did not have a Twitter account.
Then the Spurs began to make substitutions, and the main players were gradually replaced.
Kobe took the game again after resting for a few minutes.
The two sides began a battle between the main players, and the game became a replica of the first quarter.
At the end of the first half, 50 to 64, the Lakers already led by 14 points.
"This Lakers team is really strong. They can crush anyone they beat."
Zhang Lili sighed with emotion.
"The United States has compared the Lakers with the 1996 Bulls. Director Zhang, do you think the Lakers are better or the 1996 Bulls?"
Before the commercial break, Sun Zhengping continued to talk about basketball.
"I feel that this Lakers should be stronger. The 96 Bulls have stronger rebounds, but the Lakers have stronger firepower. With two core output, the Bulls are not easy to defend. Of course, if these two teams play in a series
I think it will be very difficult for the Lakers to win. After all, the Bulls' defense is better than the current Spurs. With Pippen around, Zhang Zhiyuan's shooting will definitely not be as easy as it is now. Moreover, Rodman averaged 15 rebounds per game.
It also has a huge impact on the Lakers’ fast break..."
Zhang Lili commented.
This statement caters to the tastes of most Chinese fans and they all agree with it.
Of course, there are also a small number of maverick fans who just believe that the Bulls are stronger. That's all they think. They still want to convince other fans.
If others disagree with them, they will get angry, ridicule, or even abuse them.
Fans of Zhang Zhiyuan used a rather polite word to describe them, saying that they favor the past over the present.
A few fans with bad tempers were not so polite and directly mocked them for their admiration for foreigners and their brittle knees.
It is clear that the stars of their own country have performed better than Jordan, and even American fans agree with this statement. They disagree. If they insist on thinking that foreign players are better, if they insist on thinking that players from their own country must be affected by the market
of care.
Yao Ming has already won FMVP, but these people still think that Yao Ming is not as good as Tracy McGrady or Stoudemire.
As a football fan in his previous life, Zhang Zhiyuan naturally understands this situation.
It is precisely because of this that he is so eager for those honors.
He needs to get more honors as soon as possible, and then use these hard facts to stop those people's mouths.
As long as he has won ten championships, no matter how stupid people are, they will be embarrassed to say that he is not as good as Jordan.
