The two sides spent most of the first quarter in an iron fight. The defensive quality of both sides was very high, which made it very difficult to take shots. There were almost no big open spaces. It was boring to watch the score, but the process was exciting. It's a pity.
Many people "watch the game and waste electricity". They never watch the game process, but just use a data sheet to give pointers after the game.
This kind of pseudo-fans now occupies half of the country.
The Spurs' substitute lineup is a more typical tactical play + Ginobili occasionally "plays randomly". This has also been their basic substitute play for more than ten years. But the Lakers' bench defense is also very strong, at least they want to be easily torn apart
, not easy. In terms of tactical quality, the team coached by Larry Brown is not bad, and he can make the team rise in a short period of time. Popovich has not proven himself in this point because he is only in the Spurs.
Have you ever been there? Larry Brown is the person who has led different teams to the playoffs the most times in NBA history. There is no doubt about this.
The Spurs launched a wave of three-point attacks, but the effect was still not good. The Lakers' bench lineup obviously has more offensive power than them. The better the defense, the more difficult it is to attack, and the more important the singles ability is. The Lakers have last year's sixth man Nick
.Young and veteran Pierce are both outstanding in isolation, at least in the substitute lineup matchup.
The Spurs were slowly overtaken by the Lakers.
Popovich used Diaw as an organizational point, Patrick Mills + Jonathan Simmons set up an ambush, and Ginobili roamed on the flanks, ready to cut or go solo at any time. Boban Marjanovic used tallness and
If you have the opportunity, you can also make a cut in the air. In this way, the Spurs' substitute lineup was much better organized. Several three-pointers were hit, and the score difference was once again led by the Spurs. Larry Brown also called
Pause for adjustments, and at the beginning of the second quarter, the substitute full forward lineup was replaced, Pierce + Josh Smith + Covington + Randall + Yi Jianlian. Once this lineup was changed, not only the defense was better, but the offense was also better.
If you hit more, they will be directly dislocated.
The Spurs' substitutes all rely on execution, and their personal abilities are not particularly outstanding. It's good that Ginobili is still at his peak. Now that "Demon Sword" is older, you can see that his data is improving year by year.
It has declined. Of course, he is still averaging almost 10 points per game, which is very good on the bench. This cannot be denied. It's just that compared with his peak, there is a bit of a gap.
And Larry Brown's team system is all about restraining tactical play. The Spurs almost overturned in the finals when they had a hand-to-hand fight with the Pistons. The tactical ball was restrained to death. If Ginobili hadn't come down from the sky, the Spurs would have lost control.
They were doomed to lose. It was the same now. With this all-forward substitute lineup, combined with height, mobility, strength and offensive strength, the Spurs immediately fell into a disadvantage.
Patrick Mills is very accurate in shooting open fixed-point three-pointers, but he is too short. Now the Lakers have Pierce beating him, which makes the Spurs uncomfortable. They have no choice but to replace him with a stronger one.
David West is on defense. David West weighs about 250 pounds, which makes Pierce's back play a bit difficult. If Pierce could rely on his footsteps in the past few years, now he can pass directly.
The speed has also dropped, so I can't take advantage of such a sudden change.
The Lakers' style of play has become simple. They pass, cut, screen, and shoot when there is an opportunity. Except for Randall, these people all have the ability to shoot from long range. No matter how high their shooting rate is, it is difficult to get blocked. Besides, the Spurs now have a
Boban is a giant man weighing more than 290 pounds, and his height reaches 221cm. He is also taller than barefoot, and even taller when wearing shoes. The effect of Randall going in for a head-on confrontation will not be very good.
Skills flow inside, and now the Lakers bench does not have one. Yi Jianlian has now transformed into a long-man shooter, and there are not many opportunities to enter the inside and play hard. The Spurs' defense is hard enough, and Popovich's lineup is not bad.
, so the Lakers failed to score this goal. The Spurs' offense is also the same, and it is very difficult to play, because the Lakers currently do not have a short one, but they still have a certain degree of speed, and with the bonus of the defensive system,
Allowing the Spurs' bench offense to have a lower shooting percentage.
It was another wave of fighting, and it was not until the main players were slowly replaced five minutes into the second quarter that changes began.
Popovich deployed a "large arc repeated blocking" tactic. The advantage of this tactic is that it fully activates the enthusiasm of all players, a large number of air cuts and moves, and the play style is extremely selfless, and no one can be greedy for the ball.
Okay. To put it bluntly, you play very patiently and rely on air cuts to switch sides and pass the ball from the strong to the weak side. If you don't play this kind of ball well, you will be waiting for a mistake to be intercepted. If you play it well, you can make the defensive team several times.
At the next moment, the defense was scattered and scattered, running around here and there, exhausted.
But just after scoring one, Larry Brown made an adjustment. He replaced Tang Qian. After Tang Qian replaced Randall, the Lakers' defensive stickiness soared, trying to get a chance to cut to the basket.
, very few. Once you get in, there will be No. 29’s bloody mouth, waiting to eat you alive. In terms of protecting the basket, no one now doubts Tang Qian’s superb ability.
The Spurs also replaced Aldridge. After using him as a pick-and-roll screen, he went to the low waist and abdomen to play one-on-one. It was not difficult for Aldridge to beat Yi Jianlian. After all, he is also a star insider and can score.
Ability has always been a strong item, and it is normal for Yi Jianlian to be unable to stand up in the low post. However, Aldridge did not feel happy for long, because Tang Qian immediately noticed and helped Yi Jianlian to help defend, unless Aldridge turned around every time
Lean back, otherwise, as soon as he comes in, Tang Qian will go over to help double-team him.
After Aldridge scored a few goals, his shooting percentage dropped. He couldn't play like this anymore and had to change his approach.
The Lakers began to seize the opportunity to grab points, relying on Tang Qian's singles to beat the Spurs inside, and they were about to explode in an instant.
Those who originally thought that 221CM Boban could maintain a stalemate were also shocked.
The main reason is that Tang Qian is too easy to fight.
Although he can also use strength to conquer Boban, there is really no need to do so because his opponents are too slow compared to him. Tang Qian can easily defeat Boban with his athleticism and mobility. He is even better than the Spurs' backup center.
Cried.
Are you going too fast? Aren't you much heavier than me? Why are you so fast?
Coupled with strength and explosiveness, it’s hard to let people play with it.
Fancy hanging.
You wanted someone to fight you physically, but what happened? Boban Mao was knocked unconscious by balls one after another before he even touched Tang Qian.
Popovich could only call a timeout immediately and restart the arrangement.
It is impossible for Popovich to play Duncan now. Duncan is older and needs more rest time. In order to leave enough time and energy for the second half, Popovich chose to speed up. The Spurs are no longer what they were in the early 21st century.
The Spurs are not only good at defense now, they are also very slippery on offense. Unfortunately, the effect is still not good. Although the Lakers have also been out of position, as long as they delay the time and let No. 29 react, they can defeat the team.
Minimize points lost near the basket.
The Spurs made another change, using Ginobili and Aldridge to play pick-and-rolls on the wings and singles in the midfield.
This is also a universal tactic used when many complex tactics cannot be used. The two strongest team members on the field pick and roll each other, relying on timing judgment to decide whether to pass or play by themselves. This time Ginobili broke through with the help of the pick and roll.
, he subconsciously made an impact layup with a large range. This is a low-hand offense unique to him.
Ginobili's breakthrough was difficult to block. Players from South America like this made their bodies twist so much, including Scola in front. The twist was so exciting.
This ball would have been difficult to deal with when Ginobili was at his peak. Now, the speed has slowed down and it is easier to see through and judge. Tang Qian almost gave him a hat, but Ginobili reacted quickly and threw the ball quickly.
, the basketball was out of the clutches, but it failed to enter the basket smoothly. Aldridge rushed in to grab a rebound and wanted to attack again, but paused in taking action and hesitated.
Because No. 29 of the Lakers quickly fell to the ground and returned to defense. If he shot, he might be blocked.
Aldridge's shot was still too conservative. Tang Qian might have made a successful recovery, but he accelerated his shot and had a chance to score before Tang Qian. This hesitation made him even more unfavorable. Tang Qian completely moved.
Aldridge's side began to squeeze the latter with his body at the same time, trying to make the latter lose his center of gravity and become panicked.
It was only at this time that Aldridge realized something was wrong. He wanted to play the ball again, but was surrounded by the Lakers and made a mistake.
The Spurs played a bit impatiently, and the Lakers' defense was a bit difficult for them to break through, and their tactics were not very open. Most of them relied on one-on-one scoring. However, scoring in one-on-ones consumes physical energy, and Ginobili won't last long.
, Aldridge also lost his magic just now because he was taken care of by Tang Qian.
In order to speed up the process, the Spurs removed Boban, which reduced their height and rebounding ability. Tang Qian can also focus on guarding pseudo-center Aldridge. The rest are full forwards, tall enough, and mobile.
He knows how to cooperate with blocking, and the system grabs boards, and the rebound is unlikely to fall to the wayside. After the second quarter, the Lakers were already leading by almost 8 points.
38-30, the score is really low, but since the beginning of this season, it has gradually become the norm against the Lakers.
Except for some super scoring teams that have superstars who can explode in one-on-one situations, otherwise, it is easy to fall into the Lakers' defensive quagmire.
Star players on the inside are prone to being taken care of by Tang Qian, and the effect is not good. You have to be a good outside attacker to have a chance to score more points. The Spurs currently do not meet these conditions. Of course, you
If it is strong enough, fire can evaporate water, and there are no absolutes on the basketball court.
The Spurs changed their tactics at the beginning of the second half, playing more high-post pick-and-rolls, breakthrough points + passing screens, and using "Flow", that is, flow and continuity, to run the offense. This requires the Lakers to switch defenses and find the right opportunity to use
Passing and running open up space.
If this were the Spurs' playoff super team in the 13-14 season, there would still be a possibility of success. Now the "GDP combination" is aging, Duncan's cover speed and quality are also declining, and the core of the team is changing. That feeling.
It no longer exists. Parker broke through and Duncan brought up the pick-and-roll, hoping to cause the Lakers to create a "small versus big" mismatch. Unfortunately, the Lakers did not let them succeed at all. Rondo directly grabbed the ball without making a substitution.
, and Bosh also let go of Duncan and came to attack Parker directly. Instead of getting rid of the defensive pressure, Parker's pick-and-roll became even greater.
This is because Parker had stable control of the ball and was extremely experienced so he did not lose the ball. He passed it to Duncan, who took a high shot.
Duncan's open mid-range and long-range baskets should have been very stable, and he has reached 40% in his career, but that was before. At the beginning of this season, the great "Stone Buddha" entered a period of complete decline, and the overall decline was crazy. The range of 16-23 feet
The mid-range shot is a typical example. Compared with the stability of his early 40% career, do you know how much he is this season? Around 27%! This is also the first time that Duncan's mid-range shot is less than 30% in a single season. It is as high as 18%.
In terms of shot ratio, this is very unqualified and very poor.
So for this ball, even though Duncan took an open shot, he missed. Basketball strikes, Tang Qian stuck Aldridge and collected the rebound. On the offensive end, the Lakers took a shot from the outside, faked a move, stuffed it back inside, and missed. Because.
The Spurs' defensive routine has been like this over the years. The mid-range area is the weakest, and the opposite is true in the low post.
The Lakers want to rely on Butler Rondo or Ariza to attack and break the game, but it is also very difficult.
The main person standing on the perimeter of the Spurs is Leonard. This guy is so good at one-on-one defense, making it extremely difficult for any of the Lakers' perimeter players to explode at a single point. So it's another wave of iron fights.
Tang Qian was not very comfortable attacking during this period. The Spurs are not like other teams. The overall defensive performance is excellent and the cooperation is tacit. He was stuck in the crowd on several balls.
But what's there to be afraid of? Tang Qian sneered, then just defend with all your strength. I happened to be fully powerful on the defensive end.
The Lakers' own offense was not very good during this period, so Larry Brown also agreed with Tang Qian's idea. Since it's hard for me to hit, I have to make it hard for you to hit. Fighting with iron? Who is afraid of whom? Larry Brown
A substitution was made here, Bosh was replaced and Robert Covington was replaced. This lineup appeared again. It worked wonders last time. What about this time?
Even more terrifying. Compared with the previous actual combat application, the running-in is better and the tacit understanding is better. The Spurs do not have a 7-foot alienated center like Towns, so no matter how San Antonio tries to transfer Tang Qian, it fails. The Spurs want to
If you want to play fast, you will be suppressed by the Lakers. If you want to play slow, you will get into the rhythm that the Lakers like. If you want to play smoothly and "flow", the Lakers will make you unable to play and play intermittently.
Kaka was stunned. Yes, the Spurs played very selflessly and shared the ball, but the Lakers are now like a monolith, and he can't find any gaps that he can easily penetrate. Aldridge didn't even stop for a ball.
, he was serving as a screener to help the team start the offense, but he still allowed Parker to break through and was surrounded and eliminated.
There is no way. After the Lakers replaced Covington, they did an excellent job in entangled with him in the mid-range. He can no longer get the opportunity to open the shot as easily as before, because Covington is much faster than him.
.He wanted to attack facing the basket, but he suddenly discovered that this little-known Lakers substitute with a minimum salary was actually... so defensively capable!
There seemed to be no other option but to turn my back.
Aldridge has a back, but he is not a conventional weapon. A few balls are fine. If you ask him to play like this, he will soon run out of skills. What's more, this minimum salary substitute of the Lakers is really very defensive, and he doubts himself.
Did he bump into a defensive player? But he quickly dismissed this idea, because defense is not a big deal. There are only a few people in the league in a season? If a substitute can do it with a basic salary, he will still be alive.
Alive?
I must be a little "out of my depth" tonight. Did I go too far with that flesh and blood these past few days?
Did it lead to a decline in status?
Covington himself never thought that because of his defensive performance, the Spurs' new inside core would become a little "self-doubt" and "suspicious." Of course, now Covington himself doesn't know how far his defense has improved.
At this point, he only knows that there are too many defensive heroes in the Lakers, and he needs to continue to improve and improve, otherwise, he will be unemployed at any time in the Lakers.
Popovich called a timeout and played a tactical ball. He double-covered and went to the baseline. Depending on the situation, he could break out or pass the ball to the player coming down the middle. If the Lakers rotated over, they would quickly clear one side and give it to Renner.
Germany leaves an opportunity for one versus one.
In fact, after he came up, he had the same idea as Popovich. After the tactics were running, he was severely hindered. He could only take a backhand, clear one side, and let Leonard, the outside core, play one-on-one. But this season, Leonard still transformed.
In his first year, after becoming the team's recognized core of perimeter offense and defense, his defense remained the same, but his offense was still not as dazzling as the next season. This is a bit like when Butler first started to play the leading role last year, he felt that he really needed to play in isolation.
I was still a little tired at the time.
Of course, he is a comprehensively upgraded and enhanced version of Butler, whether it is offense or defense. He chose to break through for this ball, but this is not what the Lakers are afraid of. Tang Qian quickly covered the defense, Leonard's shot was interfered with, basketball is forged, and others
The players quickly blocked the position to protect the rebound. The Lakers did not score. The Spurs attacked and played a ter.
, Leonard broke through to Parker on the other side, and Parker dribbled to the left. This was to take away the defender and help weaken the defensive force on the other side. Seeing that time was almost up, Parker immediately passed the basketball back
In the past, it was in Duncan's hands. Duncan blocked again and Leonard cut out. He caught the ball and shot.
Duncan didn't intend to break the ball, he just blocked it and allowed Leonard to make a quick mid-range shot.
Leonard's mid-range shot is very accurate, and the Spurs also trust him in this.
In his career, whether it is mid-range or mid-long range, he is currently above 44%. Such a shooting rate is quite excellent.
Using a screen to catch the ball and shoot was also a common offensive action before Leonard became a first-class scorer.
But the Lakers have a clear system. Covington and Butler switched defenses instantly. The former leaned slightly and stretched his arms to block the shot. Covington's defensive skills are really stable, and Butler had to admit it when he saw this.
, talking about defense alone, he thinks that Covington probably has the strength to defend the defense, which is not far from his own.
Although it cannot be a first-level defense, it is enough for players with minimum salary.
If this guy keeps it up, his future will soon turn around.
Butler thought well. Covington will indeed turn around in the future, but that is a story later. Leonard also did not expect that the Spurs' tactics were used, and the opponent could still defend effectively. And the timing of defense was very good.
This ball will not interfere lightly.
Basketball is forging, the Lakers attack, Butler finally uses the screen to hit a shot, goes to the free throw line, and makes 2 of 2 free throws.
Then there was a lot of stalemate, and the Spurs played "Gorgeous Fruit".
Just like that, in the fourth quarter, there was still no improvement in scoring, and it still seemed like a seesaw. However, people with a discerning eye could still see the problem, that is, the Lakers actually still had the upper hand in this period of offensive and defensive duel. Why? Look at the score.
, although the Lakers also have a low shooting percentage, they are still struggling to score. What about the other side? The Spurs have only scored 45 points until now and there is still a period of bench time after the third quarter. This means,
In the entire third quarter, they only scored 15 points.
Oh my God, after three quarters, I averaged 15 points in one quarter. Do you think this is still the Spurs team in the early 21st century? The Spurs this season are a team averaging 103~104 points per game. Don’t say anything about super.
Comparing the team's firepower, at least it's not bad. They scored 45 points in these three quarters, and the overall shooting rate was less than 31%, which is quite low.
If their defense hadn't been very strong, allowing only 92 points per game, this ball would have been really hard to beat and would have been spent long ago.
Popovich also once again felt that Larry Brown's tactical skills, especially on the defensive end, made many of his tactical arrangements ineffective. This feeling is really like when he was entangled with the Pistons. Basically,
You don't want to be able to execute tactics smoothly and happily. If there is any "Flow", it's good if it doesn't make you "freeze".
We can no longer rely on complex tactics and play more concisely, otherwise we will be strangled by the Lakers.
Popovich began to design singles tactics in the fourth quarter. Singles tactics were different from the overall tactics. They were simpler and more crude and relied more on the individual abilities of the players rather than the team as a whole. This style of play either beats the opponent.
You have no choice but to wait for the situation to get worse and choose one of the two.
The Lakers' overall tactics are very restrained, but what about the individual tactics?
Don't think that there are no tactics in singles. The "Zen Master's version" of the triangle offense is how to make singles at the super end point comfortable in the end.
Therefore, in singles, there are also tactical settings, including pulling and clearing by the whole team, etc., and it is not just about taking the ball.
Leonard can't afford such a mindless attack now, and not everyone is Jordan Kobe.
Leonard finally squeezed out half of his body to score the ball, but as soon as he took the shot, he felt something bad, because a huge black shadow moved over from the other end. Pa~ He was given the ball.
A block shot~
When the Lakers had the ball, Rondo started to press the rhythm, waiting for all the players to get in position before attacking.
Leonard was speechless. Wasn't it promised to clear the air? Wasn't it promised to create space for me to play singles? What does this mean? In fact, Aldridge opened up, but Tang Qian's defensive coverage
It was too big, so he moved back immediately.
And he specifically waited for Leonard to take action before jumping to block the shot.
This guy is too scary. The effective radiation area for defense is too large.
Aldridge made his own assessment. If he went there by himself, he would be in a situation where he would not be able to take care of both parties.
The ability gap is obvious.
How about...let Tim play center? Let me get some air?
Aldridge couldn't help but have this idea in his mind.
It can be seen how frustrated and depressed he was against Tang Qian tonight.
Fortunately, Ginobili had a seizure at this time, and made two consecutive 3-pointers, which went directly into the net. Tang Qian was shaking his head when he saw this kind of ball. What can you do about this kind of ball? There is no way. The defense is all about it.
You have already blocked the shot, but they still shot it in. What can you do? You can only admit defeat. Can you still block the shot with this kind of shot? Isn’t that nonsense?
As the game entered the last 5 to 6 minutes, Larry Brown called a timeout, then walked directly to Tang Qian and said:
It’s the most critical time, Fang, you come and fight, Superstar Ball, solve them in one go. Are there any problems?
This season the Lakers rarely have such moments. Most of them are clocked in the third quarter, and they can't survive in the fourth quarter. Now is the time...
Superstar time.
Tang Qian was also fully defensive some time ago, so except for attacking Boban a few times in the second quarter, he didn't take many shots in the middle.
At this time, the scale of the game will be moderately relaxed, and the opponent's defensive focus and intensity will be greater. In addition, the Spurs are originally one of the top three defensive teams in the league, and Leonard has a single point of care on the outside, so no one else can beat him.
Too suitable.
Only Tang Qian came.
The Spurs are indeed the most afraid of superstar ball.
So, it's my turn.
Tang Qian nodded.
PS: This chapter was written yesterday. It is a big chapter of nearly 7k. However, because Xiaozi’s backend was stuck yesterday and nothing could be sent out, so I haven’t posted it for the time being. Please forgive me, this is really not a small chapter.
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