Therefore, it is normal to play such a smooth offense. The problems in the Spurs' offense tonight were unexpected. Maybe it was because of the physical problems after experiencing the previous four high-intensity games, which led to the hand feeling.
Not good. But I believe that in the second quarter, the Spurs will change the status quo." Yang Yi explained.
The game started quickly in the second quarter, and it was the Lakers who had the first offensive opportunity.
Kobe quickly brought the ball across the midfield. When he glanced at his teammates, Leonard quickly appeared next to him, and the target was the ball in his hand.
Kobe was not worried, he just turned around and dodged his steal.
Pau Gasol pulled to the free throw line for a pick-and-roll, and then Kobe broke through the baseline to score the ball. The ball quickly flew to Farmar on the weak side.
Fortunately, Chen Feng's defense was very timely. Before he shot the ball, Chen Feng's ghostly figure appeared in front of him. With his amazing explosive power, Chen Feng came from behind and lightly touched the basketball with his fingertips. Although it was not a
It was a shocking block, but this little force was enough to make a small change in the flight trajectory of the ball.
"Clang", the basketball hit the neck of the basket, and Leonard grabbed the defensive rebound.
Leonard's three-pointer from the right wing missed. Derrick Favors was tightly stuck behind Pau Gasol at the moment. He watched helplessly as Jefferson picked off the rebound and passed a long pass to Kobe Bryant in the midfield.
In his hand, the closest Spurs player at this time was Leonard. With his speed, he could only watch Kobe Bryant go all out and make a layup with ease.
Leonard's ball was almost intercepted by Farmar. Fortunately, Chen Feng had an absolute advantage in speed and hit the ball first, but he was also sweating all over.
Gently touching the ball in his hand, Chen Feng told himself that the critical moment had arrived, and the point difference between the two teams had widened to 11 points.
However, this 11-point difference is not what Chen Feng is worried about. What he is worried about is the morale of the Spurs.
At this moment, the incomplete lineup did not have enough confidence before the game. After encountering successive blows, Chen Feng didn't know how much fighting spirit the other players had left. If morale was really lost, he would have extraordinary abilities despite himself.
, and could not save the team's defeat.
Slowly passing the ball across half court, Kobe and Farmar appeared in front of him one after another as expected. This time Chen Feng was not in a hurry to break through or pass the ball.
As Chen Feng kept wandering on the outside, the two defensive players of the Lakers had to keep following his pace. The eyes of the entire ATTC Center were focused on Chen Feng.
Chen Feng's outstanding performance in the previous few games impressed them deeply. When the Lakers took the absolute initiative on the court, they also wanted to see what kind of performance Chen Feng could have.
Because Chen Feng is their hero.
"Pa", "pa". The basketball kept changing hands under Chen Feng's crotch, getting faster and faster. Every time the ball hit the floor, Kobe's heart trembled, and he didn't dare to pay attention at all.
He was relaxed and looking at Chen Feng's body ready to attack, he knew that Chen Feng's attack could be completed in the blink of an eye.
With one look from Chen Feng, Boris Dior knew what to do.
Before Boris Dior was fully in place, Chen Feng started at full speed.
After Chen Feng started running at full speed, Kobe quickly followed up. With his speed, he could definitely keep up with Chen Feng. But just when he wanted to get in front of Chen Feng, a wall of flesh blocked him.
"Damn it." Kobe naturally knew that someone was blocking Chen Feng.
Naturally, Farmar couldn't catch up with Chen Feng. He couldn't even cause a foul. He could only look at Chen Feng and dive into the penalty area.
At this time, the Lakers had two big players under the basket. After Chen Feng passed Kobe, they were ready to defend.
Chen Feng didn't seem to want to send the ball into the basket himself. After the ball entered the free throw line, the ball was passed out and handed over to Derek Favors on the inside. He quickly and Derek Favors
Passed by.
Derek Favors did not turn around to take action, but flicked to the left. His pass was very concealed. After receiving the ball, Chen Feng took advantage of Derek Favors's blockage and easily succeeded in throwing the ball.
The Lakers made a passing error. Chen Feng easily intercepted the ball and made a long pass to help McGrady hit a three-pointer.
Kobe and Pau Gasol got a pick-and-roll and won a three-point shot, but the ball missed the basket. Derrick Favors instantly pushed Jefferson out from under the basket and easily picked up the rebound.
Come down.
Then, Chen Feng and Leonard cooperated, and the former assisted the latter for a dunk.
Seeing this scene, D'Antoni sighed and finally called a timeout.
Just a while ago, the Lakers players seemed to be unable to find the basket. After Chen Feng's wonderful score, the Spurs seemed to gradually find the feeling of offense and played a wave of 8:2. The two sides battled to 29.
:32, the point difference has been narrowed to 3 points.
"After the Lakers widened the point difference to 11 points, the Spurs seemed to have regained their feeling. Chen Feng, Tracy McGrady and Leonard hit one goal after another, helping the Spurs narrow the point difference to 3 points.
"Mr. Yang, what do you think of the Spurs' performance during this period?" After Yu Jia briefly introduced the current situation of the two teams, he handed the topic to Yang Yi.
"Perhaps everyone has felt that Chen Feng's fighting spirit just now is a little different from that at the beginning. At the beginning, his fighting spirit was very full, but now, his fighting spirit is not only full, but overflowing.
came out. Therefore, under Chen Feng’s organization,
Tracy McGrady and others regained their feeling and fought back against the Lakers with an 8-2 scoring spurt. However, I think that if the Spurs want to win this game, Chen Feng's outstanding performance alone is not enough. He needs Favors.
Help inside." Yang Yi explained eloquently.
After listening to Yang Yi's explanation, Yu Jia also nodded in agreement.
Yang Yi is right. If Chen Feng is the backbone of the Spurs on the outside, then Favors is the backbone of the inside. Not only that, when Duncan is away, he is also the inside fulcrum of the entire team.
Although the team uses Chen Feng as the initiator of offense, no matter what, a championship team must have an insider.
Popovich is naturally very satisfied with the performance just now, especially the performance of two players, McGrady and Leonard, has improved significantly during this period.
After the timeout, the Lakers' lineup changed again.
Jefferson, Pau Gasol, Iguodala, Xavier Henry and Kobe formed a new lineup, which is obviously a better defensive lineup.
Farmar's defense was not very good at his peak, let alone now. Therefore, in order to strengthen the team's defense, D'Antoni replaced Xavier Henry, who has better defense.
There were no problems with the Lakers' offense just now, but the sudden outburst of other Spurs players suddenly caused the Lakers' defense to become very confused. That's why D'Antoni wanted to strengthen the team's defense.
For the Spurs, Ginobili also replaced Tracy McGrady.
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At the end of the first half, the Lakers relied on consistent offense and excellent defense to temporarily lead the Spurs by 5 points at 57:52.
Although the Spurs were still 5 points behind, it was far from the bad situation at the beginning of the second quarter, especially the morale, which was already close to being depleted, returned to the Spurs players in this quarter.
Chen Feng and Derrick Favors are like the mainstays. After resisting the Lakers' attacks one after another, the Spurs players gradually found themselves.
Especially the two-time scoring champion, who hit two consecutive three-pointers in the second quarter, and also restricted the opponent's performance on the defensive end.
During the halftime break, Chen Feng was invited by ESPN. Although Chen Feng was very tired, he still accepted interviews with the media.
The reason why ESPN chose Chen Feng to interview was because it was Chen Feng's tenacious fight in the second quarter that allowed the Spurs to survive again.
Although the point difference has been recovered, Popovich still has a headache.
Because the two absolute main players Duncan and Oak were absent, and the game was chasing points in the second quarter, the two main players Derrick Favors and Chen Feng got too little rest time.
But we can't let these two players rest, so Popovich has a headache.
After thinking about it for a long time, Popovich decided to keep Chen Feng and Derrick Favors out of the game for the first half of the third quarter to rest a little longer.
Therefore, when the second half of the game started, the fans did not see Chen Feng or Favors play.
So, they all started having a heated discussion.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Popovich's lineup was: Jordan Hill, Boris Diaw, Leonard, Ginobili and Tracy McGrady.
McGrady also has certain organizational skills, so Popovich asked him to serve as the team's point guard.
Without Derrick Favors and Chen Feng, the Spurs had a very difficult time in the first half of the third quarter.
With Xavier Henry and Iguodala hitting three-pointers each, the Lakers took a 13-point lead at 72:59 with 6 minutes and 11 seconds left in the third quarter.
Popovich finally couldn't help but request a timeout, and the purpose of this timeout was to replace Chen Feng and Derrick Favors.
After Chen Feng and Derrick Favors came on the court, the Spurs' offensive and defensive focus was placed on them.
As the two men were close to being resurrected with full health, the Spurs launched a fierce offensive.
