The confrontation between the Pistons and the Cavaliers has nothing to do with the Lakers for the time being. Regardless of how good Adrian thinks the Cavaliers are, the first thing they need to face is the Spurs. If they want to survive on this roadless Taihang Mountain
Climbing will definitely not be an easy task. More importantly, even though Adrian expressed his dissatisfaction time and time again, and told Phil Jackson time and time again that his body had no problem playing. Although
Adrian said that he could sit on the bench. If Phil Jackson thought there was a problem with his physical condition, he could be replaced at any time. But Phil Jackson was like an arbitrary tyrant. When the day of the game, the roster would be announced.
Adrian's name still didn't appear on the website, and he didn't even get a spot on the bench.
Although Adrian was stimulated and had the urge to rush to the camera to complain to the media, he finally restrained it well. In any case, Phil Jackson was kind to him after all, and he stopped himself from participating for his own good.
Competition. If he really did something like that, no one would believe it without having to explain it by missing a string in his head.
So in the end he could only sit in the audience depressedly, sitting next to Kobe. Although before the game started, Kwame Brown, Ronnie and the others swore to Adrian that they would definitely do it even without Adrian.
What makes the Spurs look good. The recent series of victories has built up the confidence of these guys, especially Kwame Brown, the parallel import No. 1 pick who can't help but doubt himself. Now he is full of confidence. Even if the opponent
It's Tim Duncan, who has long been famous in the NBA, and Kwame Brown now has the courage to rush up and give him a try.
Courage is indeed commendable, but...
Kwame Brown is a fairly reliable interior defender, especially in terms of strength and solid footsteps. This makes him one of the few interior defenders in the league who can head-on defend Duncan, O'Neal and other top interior defenders. But can he do it?
It's the same thing. How good is the effect? There's no way to guarantee it.
Judging from the situation of today's game, at least in the first half, Kwame did a pretty good job in defending Duncan. He could use his strength advantage in the paint to withstand Duncan and never let Duncan get to him.
position. This kind of defense did cause some trouble for Duncan in the first half of the game. In the entire first half, Duncan only scored two points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked a shot. Such a performance
, for a superstar-level insider, it is undoubtedly very unqualified.
Thanks to Kwame's successful defense of Duncan, the Lakers played pretty well in the first half. Although Ginobili, Tony Parker and others successively broke through the paint and succeeded, the Lakers' offense was still going smoothly. Wait till the end
At halftime, the Lakers even led the Spurs by ten points.
Such a result made the Lakers fans cheer for joy, and also made the Lakers generals feel a lot more relaxed. They vaguely felt that the Spurs were just that, and there didn't seem to be anything particularly powerful about them.
"You have to be more careful in the next game. The Spurs are not that easy to deal with, and they will definitely make adjustments in the second half. But don't be afraid, just follow the tactics..." During the halftime break, Phil in the locker room -
Jackson was verbose as if he was a talkative woman, asking the Lakers to stay vigilant and not give the Spurs any chance due to carelessness. However, looking at the serious but actually disapproving expressions on the faces of these people, Adrian
Knowing what Phil Jackson said, these guys probably didn't even listen to half of what he said.
But he didn't say anything. Phil Jackson was the head coach, and the head coach's words couldn't knock away the pride of these people, so what effect would his interjection have?
It's better to save your breath.
But Adrian could also tell that this game might not be easy. Although the Lakers had the advantage in the first half, but at the end of the halftime, everyone on the Spurs looked relaxed when they came off the court. From their faces
There is no trace of anxiety about falling behind at all. You know that when you are falling behind, the Spurs veterans don't take it to heart at all.
In the second half, the sudden change in the situation on the field is not enough to describe the drastic changes in the situation on the field. It was as if the Spurs in the first half and the Spurs in the second half were two completely different teams. The defense suddenly strengthened, the offense suddenly became sharper, and the Spurs improved suddenly.
The energy instantly stunned the Lakers generals. Only then did they realize that they were able to compete with the Spurs in a deadlock in the first half, not because the Spurs were not strong, but because in the first half, the Spurs were not even close.
Warm up...
After midfield adjustments, the Spurs showed the Lakers what a rock-solid defense is. Five minutes, a full five minutes, a full five minutes after the start of the third quarter, the Lakers did not score even a point. In the end, they relied on
Kwame's unreliable free throw opened the situation. Vujacic followed up by hitting a three-pointer, and then Odom found a foul on Duncan, making it 2+1.
Then, they fell into a scoring drought. Throughout the third quarter, under the Spurs' tight defense, the entire Lakers team failed to score in double digits. The 9-point score in a single quarter was eye-catching.
The Spurs also took advantage of the Lakers' scoring drought to launch a sharp counterattack.
Just a 32:9 score in one quarter instantly completely reversed the unfavorable situation in the first half. Not to mention, Lamar Odom almost disappeared from the field under Duncan's care in this quarter.
.Although he created a 2+1 on Duncan, most of the time, he was shrouded in Duncan's shadow and could not shine at all.
Kwame Brown, Ginobili and Tony Parker, who had been defending Duncan quite well, jointly caused him to foul after the start of the third quarter and kicked him off the game early. Kwame was replaced.
Bynum, he seemed too immature when facing Duncan. Duncan teased him like a child, but Bynum was bullied to the point of crying.
The two are obviously not in the same weight class.
After the third quarter, under the full encouragement and atmosphere of Phil Jackson, the Lakers players, who had been beaten by the Spurs in the third quarter and were confused and disoriented, finally regained a little energy and mustered up the little courage and courage they had left.
The Spurs started the final round of competition.
At this time, the Spurs showed their sophisticated side. Although **Vicci frequently made substitutions to give the main players opportunities to preserve their strength, this caused the Spurs' offense and defense to fall into some chaos. But even though
In this way, the Spurs still maintained a lead of more than ten points until the end. Although the Lakers intended to seize the flaws exposed by the Spurs during the substitutions to counterattack, counterattacks are possible, but it is absolutely impossible to set off a wave of counterattacks.
.Every critical moment, Vicki's timeout will always be the right sounder. The Lakers seem to be stuck in a huge quagmire. They clearly know that the more they struggle, the deeper they will sink into this quagmire, but at this point
At such a point, they could find no other solution but to struggle in vain.
What most people expected, and what disappointed Lakers fans, was that even at Staples at home, the Lakers still lost to the veteran Spurs with almost no suspense. What is even more disappointing is that the Spurs were in the game.
The attitude displayed, the ease with which he almost completely controlled the course of the game, cast a layer of shadow over the Lakers' upcoming schedule.
Next, at Staples, Lakers 98: Spurs 107, and at the AT&A Center where the Spurs changed their name, Spurs 101: Lakers 95.
Three consecutive losses!
The Lakers have lost three consecutive games, which has completely stimulated the hearts of the media. Since the NBA changed to a best-of-seven series, no team has ever successfully come back from a huge 0:3 disadvantage. Now the game is like this
At this point, it can basically be announced that the Lakers' playoff journey this season is over, and it is even very likely that... they will be swept!
The media in Los Angeles were filled with grief. Although everyone knew in their hearts that the Lakers, who had lost Kobe and Adrian, had no hope of advancing when facing the Spurs, an old thieves. But no one expected that when they actually played against each other,
They were actually hit to such an extent. Not only did the Lakers lose the slightest hope of victory, they were unable to put up even a tiny bit of resistance.
"These idiots!" Adrian tossed the newspaper in his hand with a depressed look on his face. He was quite unhappy that the Lakers were in such a dangerous situation. But what made him even more unhappy was that even in such a dangerous situation
To the extent that Phil Jackson still excluded him from the team roster.
Obviously he feels that there is no problem with his body. The team doctor also said that his condition does not prevent him from playing. He also assured Phil Jackson that he will be more careful when playing and will never let himself go.
On the injured list again.
But Phil Jackson was unmoved. Adrian even felt that Jackson seemed to have forgotten that he existed. This made him more and more confused about what Phil Jackson was thinking in his head.
What's going on? I'm not sure what this old fox is planning.
"No, I have to go find him." After holding his head and thinking for a while, but still unable to find the answer, Adrian suddenly stood up and walked towards Phil Jackson's office. (To be continued.
