However, the game has reached this point, and the Spurs have no way out.
Chen Feng gently took off the towel and stretched his muscles easily. The uneasiness he felt before was gone now.
The Spurs' starting lineup for this game is different from the previous games, with center Derrick Favors, power forward Boris Diaw, small forward Leonard, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, and point guard Chen Feng.
Chen Feng was once again pushed to the point guard position, and the starting power forward was not Jordan Hill, who was more defensive, but Boris Diaw, who had more outstanding offensive talents.
No one knows the Spurs' current situation best than D'Antoni.
He has been studying the Spurs' style of play for four games, and now he knows almost all the changes in the Spurs.
The Spurs lost two important players at once, which was fatal to the Spurs.
With the Spurs' current starting lineup, the Spurs' bench will be stretched thin.
Therefore, the Lakers' task in this game is very simple. They only need to deal with the five players on the court. Victory is not far away from the Lakers. And in his opinion, even the five players on the Spurs can always support the entire game.
The game hardly poses any threat to the Lakers.
However, D'Antoni did not become careless because of this. The gradually growing Favors has caused headaches for other teams, and the current Spurs are not a one-man team. In addition to Derrick Favors, Chen Feng
, the presence of Ginobili and Leonard is a huge threat to any team.
Before taking the field, Derek Favors and Chen Feng looked at each other and smiled. With the team's current state, they have become the team's biggest hope, and it is destined that they will have to shoulder a greater burden in this game.
Responsibility, but both of them are strong-willed people, and they are players who get stronger when encountering pressure. In the face of pressure, their fighting spirit becomes even higher.
Seeing the smiles of the two people, **Vicci felt relieved: Yes. As long as these two people are here, the Spurs will still be the invincible Spurs team.
The Spurs got the ball first, and in the first four scrimmages, the two teams were tied.
Chen Feng was very protective, and after receiving the ball steadily, he quickly dribbled the ball toward the Lakers half court.
Just after the ball passed halftime, Kobe had already appeared in front of him. The Spurs' current state greatly increased the Lakers' chances of winning, but they did not take it lightly at all. They devoted more energy to defending Chen Feng and Derrick inside.
-The two of Favors.
When arranging tactics before the game, D'Antoni repeatedly emphasized only one sentence. No matter what the situation is, as long as the ball is in the hands of Chen Feng and Derrick Favors, the players on the field must step forward regardless of the consequences.
They flanked the two players, preferring to leave some vacancies for other players, but did not allow the two players any room to breathe.
After Duncan and Parker were injured, D'Antoni felt a little happy. Maybe God was helping him!
Chen Feng didn't stick to the ball at all and quickly passed the ball out.
Kobe didn't expect Chen Feng to start so quickly, and quickly took a defensive posture inside the three-point line. His eyes were fixed on Chen Feng, not daring to slack off at all.
With a "squeak" sound, Chen Feng's high-speed body stopped abruptly one step outside the three-point line. His toes and the floor instantly made a fierce friction sound. Without any pause, his body jumped up and the ball was high.
He raised it high, pushed it gently with both hands, and the ball quickly flew out from his fingers.
"Whoa", the ball hit the net. After landing, Chen Feng clenched his right fist tightly, punched his chest hard, and growled "Ah".
Kobe shook his head helplessly.
"Good shot." In the studio of Chaoting Terrace, Yu Jia and Yang Yi couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Although the Lakers are seriously aging, they can switch offense and defense very quickly.
After Chen Feng succeeded, the ball was quickly passed out. Except for Nash who was lagging behind in controlling the ball, several other players quickly penetrated into the Spurs' half like a tide. The speed of penetration allowed the Spurs to return to defense.
In comparison, the Nash ball flew out quickly before halftime.
With his excellent overall view, he immediately saw the undefended players around Iguodala, and the ball was delivered to him immediately. The latter took two steps and hit the ball high before Derrick Favors defended him.
Throwing it high, the ball passed through Derrick Favors' raised right hand by a hair's breadth and entered the net easily.
Chen Feng made a clever slide to the baseline, then received Leonard's pass, turned over for a layup, and scored another 2 points.
Scoring 4 points in a row at the beginning, Chen Feng showed a strong scoring ability.
**Vicci looked at Chen Feng's performance with pleasure. After the training in last year's playoffs, Chen Feng's grasp of the game has become more and more mature.
After three days of rest, the Lakers' physical strength has basically fully recovered.
In this game, the Lakers did not stick to their usual offense-based approach, but instead integrated offense and defense. The offense focused on Kobe, Nash and Pau Gasol, while the defense was left to Iguodala and Al Jefferson.
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Under the guidance of Kobe and Nash, the Lakers went on a 7-2 run.
In the first quarter, the Spurs' offense made **Vic a little dissatisfied.
Not only did McGrady and Leonard lose the touch they had in the previous two games, but Favors, who had just shown signs of recovery in the last game, was also hitting hard!
If it weren't for Chen Feng and Diaw's continuous pursuit of points, they would have fallen behind by more than double digits before the first quarter was over.
At four minutes and thirty seconds of the first quarter, the Spurs were 7 points behind the Lakers at 13:20.
Then, Kobe assisted Nash and hit a three-pointer. The Lakers quickly changed the score to 23:13, leading the Spurs by 10 points.
**Vicci reluctantly called a timeout. His extreme frustration allowed him to calm down, and he realized that his yelling just now not only did not help, but also made the players at a loss what to do.
"This game is the most difficult game we have ever encountered in the playoffs. I have to bear the main responsibility for the game being like this. But now it is not a question of who is held responsible. Anyway, the game is the first quarter. We
There is enough time to make up for mistakes. Needless to say, for the Lakers team, after four games, everyone has a personal feeling for them. Therefore, I hope everyone will work together to win this game.
war."
**Vicci's tactical arrangement is very simple, which is to move quickly, run across a wide range, use speed to drive the offense, attack without caring about the consequences, and take bold action whenever an opportunity arises.
Taking advantage of this timeout, the Lakers made some adjustments to their lineup. Farmar replaced Nash, and Xavier Henry replaced Iguodala. The two players who came off the field had performed well just now. The reason why D'Antoni replaced them
The purpose of substituting them is to give them enough rest time to ensure that they have enough impact throughout the game.
**Vicci looked at the players on the Lakers with jealousy. The game had been played for such a long time. Logically, he should also make some adjustments to the lineup. In addition to ensuring the physical strength of the players, one lineup was played on the court for too long.
, will allow the opponent to gradually find a way to deal with it, but after scanning a few players on the bench, he still suppressed the impulse in his heart. Now that the score has been opened so much by the opponent, if he continues to waver at this time,
There is no need to continue the next game.
Chen Feng gently wiped the sweat from his forehead. Duncan's absence made the Spurs' inside line look stretched.
Chen Feng knew very well that he had to change his previous style of play and blindly look for three-point opportunities from the outside. Now it seemed impossible. The two Lakers who were defending closely were like maggots attached to their bones. As long as they
As soon as the ball comes into their hands, they immediately appear beside them, leaving not even a single gap for them.
The ball was quickly handed over to Derrick Favors. Derrick Favors dribbled the ball with his right hand, focusing his strength on his left shoulder. He kept pushing against Pau Gasol behind him and approached the basket step by step.
Pau Gasol was in surprisingly good condition today. Faced with Favos, who fought very fiercely today, he performed very tenaciously in the confrontation, firmly guarding the space under the basket.
Seeing the time passing by, Derrick Favors knew that he might not be able to get an advantage if this continued, so he took advantage of an opportunity to exert force and quickly handed the ball to the outside.
In the eyes of everyone, Derrick Favors' next move must be to push away Pau Gasol and dunk with one hand.
But what people didn't expect was that Derrick Favors actually passed the ball.
Chen Feng would not wait for the opportunity that finally appeared to be lost.
Chen Tian took the initiative to receive the pass, and then jumped up and shot very coherently.
After landing, Chen Feng let out a long breath. In the past few minutes of the game, he had watched the opponent tie the score and take the lead. The score between the two sides was getting bigger and bigger, but he couldn't succeed on the outside. He felt really frustrated. This time
Qiu Ke was greatly relieved.
Under Kobe Bryant's organization, the Lakers' offense was as fast as silver. Every player on the court could play a role, and more flourishes made it difficult for the Spurs to defend.
The Spurs could only rely on Chen Feng's personal scoring to hold on to the score.
In the end, the Spurs ended the first quarter with a score of 21-30.
"Mr. Yang, judging from the first quarter of the game, the Spurs are very dangerous today. What do you think about this? In your opinion, how can the Spurs get rid of the current unfavorable situation?" Yu Jia turned around and asked.
"The Lakers' offense was very good tonight, and this is actually to be expected. After all, while they have n giants, they also have Kobe Bryant, who is gradually transforming his offense. (To be continued...)
