The Lakers made adjustments to their lineup in the second half, but this lineup change was something Popovich expected.
In terms of the level of head coaches, the gap between the two sides is so huge.
D'Antoni may not be the same level of head coach as McHale, but compared to Popovich? I'm sorry, but he's not the same level either. In fact, there are no head coaches in NBA history who can compete with Popovich.
, there are only a few people, only a handful.
In terms of honors, there are only three people in NBA history who can beat Popovich. They are "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, "Cardinal" Auerbach, and "Magic Calculator" Riley. This
Several people lead the team as head coaches, and they all have at least 8 or more NBA championships. Popovich ranks about 4 to 5. But we also have to look at the objective conditions. Popovich is almost
Among these people, he is the most "simple" head coach of star players. Because whether it is Auerbach, Phil Jackson, or Riley, they have had a large number of superstars and even super giants, the top fifty in NBA history.
, it is estimated that a large number of them have served under them.
And Popovich was just one of the top ten Duncans in history, and then he was gone.
At least Ginobili or Parker, it is difficult for them to truly rank among the top 40 to 50 in NBA history. Although one of the two has the support of FMVP, he has not had a single season in his career and has no defense. All-star scraps are among the top five in history.
In the competition of the top ten, it has always been a bit inconsequential. Even in the best team, Parker only has 4 players. It is certainly good to be in active service, but since we have to compare the entire NBA history, his status and star power have undoubtedly dimmed a lot.
Not to mention Mano Ginobili. His historical status is definitely lower than Parker. Whether it is an All-Star or an All-NBA team, there are too few. And he does not have the Finals MVP as a big honor.
It’s not that this lineup is not strong, but it is undoubtedly a bit “shabby” compared to the lineup played by Auerbach and Phil Jackson and Pat Riley. Therefore, it further highlights Popovich’s tactics and
Strong personal ability.
Of course, even if this is the case, even if he can only be ranked about fourth in history, Popovich cannot be compared to Mike D'Antoni. Because the top three are no longer coaching in the league, so he is the strongest currently in service.
There is no such thing as a head coach.
The Spurs' specialization also gives him command and control, which no head coach in the NBA can match.
D'Antoni's poor plan and the Lakers' forced changes were almost all things that Popovich and the Spurs had anticipated, so there was no feeling of panic or panic at all. They still insisted on a single block, and Kawhi Len
Nader went up to defend Kobe alone, preventing Kobe from motivating the entire Lakers team due to his singles.
Seeing that the Spurs really chose a one-on-one defense, Kobe was a little unknown. This season, no, throughout his career, who dares to do this to him continuously? Spurs? Have you forgotten the critical blow I gave you before?
?
In this case, I will beat you until you change your formation!!!
Kobe got angry, asked for the ball from the wing, and then started to single out Leonard, a triple threat, and then directly faked a probing step, and then the body of No. 24 was like a snake killing the Spurs' penalty area. Kobe's ball went to the baseline
, but he was surprised to find that his ball only opened less than half a body. Based on his calculations, it would have been at least one body or even a direct breakthrough. This third-year student? How could this happen?
Quick response? Kobe changed his moves quickly, stopped suddenly, then turned around and shook, stopped at high speed, and then made a series of moves smoothly. This is already a very powerful thing, not to mention the requirements for technology and ball feel.
Yes, even in terms of physical fitness, it is difficult for ordinary players to achieve it.
Pleasant to the eye and picturesque, this is the best evaluation of Kobe's game.
Especially this season, he is an all-around peak version, and his attack options are unlimited. The ball shook Leonard away, and then he took off and shot. However, at the moment of the shot, Kobe seemed to see a dark shadow in the corner of his eye.
Running towards the basketball in his hand.
This?...This is the palm of that third grader!
This guy’s wingspan and instant defensive reaction? So fast???
Kobe Bryant couldn't help but be slightly surprised. The physical condition of this "facial paralyzed youth" in 1991, especially the physical hardware, was excellent. Although he was only 201CM tall, his wingspan reached an exaggerated 221CM! 221CM??? In other words,
The wingspan of this "post-90s" is almost 20cm longer than his height!!! This will have an indescribable effect in the defensive process. For example, Rondo's super wingspan also allows him to be ranked No. 1
In position, he had every advantage.
And you have to say that this aspect of wingspan is really a great weapon for NBA defensive players. Basically, if your wingspan is blessed by God, then as long as you are not too stupid or too bad, you may become an NBA defender.
There are too many examples of strong defensive players in the NBA. Ibaka has a wingspan of 226cm, Duncan is 213cm tall but has an astonishing wingspan of 230cm, De'Anthony Jordan, Anthony Davis, Bismack Biyombo
Wait, wait, even Pau Gasol, if he didn't have that super wingspan of 230cm, do you think he could be as good at defending in the NBA with his athletic talent?
This is especially true for insiders. They are basically super insiders. There are not many people with short arms, including Tang Qian himself, who is also one of the long-armed monsters.
However, for a perimeter player to have a wingspan of 221cm or even higher, this is too exaggerated, and Kobe can't help but be surprised.
For example, Nowitzki, who is 7 feet tall, has a wingspan of 215cm, and the Bulls' current defensive star Joakim Noah has a wingspan of 217cm. Ben Wallace has a wingspan of 218cm.
Meyer is 218CM. Even Olajuwon only has a wingspan of 220CM. Bosh, Chris Webber, and Dwight Howard, who are known to have very long wingspans, only have a wingspan of 223CM. If you look at it this way, you will understand.
Leonard's horror.
201CM's flexibility and explosive power, and the basic defensive coverage are comparable to those of inside players. This is something that Kobe has basically never encountered before. Because even McGrady, who is said to be extremely talented, has not reached this wingspan value. And McGrady's
The actual height was measured once when I came to China, and it was actually around 210cm! Without the height of the shoes, it was definitely about 208cm. This also explains why Tracy McGrady and Kobe are obviously a lot taller when they stand together!
In some respects, Tracy McGrady is truly a model for Durant, and lying about his height is just stupid.
Moreover, McGrady's defensive performance is far behind the current young man.
But Kobe was still Kobe. He straightened his waist and adjusted his body with a twist in the air, barely dodged the long arm, and then scored the goal.
It's a pity that Kobe and Leonard were in the same time and space, because Kobe tore his Achilles tendon in the 12-13 season, and Leonard's real rapid growth period was in the 13-14 season, and Kobe was already "completely scumbag" at this time, completely
He has fallen out of his peak. And I have said before that the regular season is basically confrontational defense, and there is rarely a mismatched regular defense style. Therefore, Leonard at the 3rd position has no chance to defend Kobe at the 2nd position.
not much.
The two have never met in the playoffs, because Kobe watched the playoffs in the 12-13 season while lying in bed.
So it is a pity that the original time and space did not stage a battle of the strongest spear on the outside VS the strongest shield on the outside.
But this time and space has been made up for.
After scoring the goal, Kobe glanced back at him and spat out some trash talk, but there was another detail that surprised the Black Mamba again.
The Spurs' No. 2 showed no expression or fluctuation at all, as if he was completely unaffected.
Kobe shrank his eyes. He didn't say much and just retreated to the Lakers' half to prepare for defense.
The Spurs missed an open mid-range shot, and Tang Qian jumped high to protect the defensive rebound. He struggled in this series because not only on the offensive end, but also on the rebound.
For no reason, his competitive status was reduced by more than 20%, which caused Tang Qian's rebounding ability to decline significantly compared to the regular season.
But he had no choice. If he wanted to get rid of this so-called "inner demon", there was only one way, and the "different space" had already told him.
Win the championship.
As long as he wins the championship in the real world, his "inner demon" restrictions will be lifted. It's that simple.
It also means...if he never wins the championship in the real world, then he will always be troubled by his "inner demons".
One season, two seasons, ten seasons, until he sadly retires.
Of course Tang Qian doesn't want to be in this state, so he believes that this time the Lakers' playoffs are his best opportunity in the near future. If he misses it, he may not know how long he will have to wait.
But in the basketball world, you want to fight, but others don’t? Especially the Spurs this season? Do you think those veterans have a worse spirit of revenge than you? In terms of desire to win, this Spurs team is also the last in the GDP combination
opportunity. Duncan and the others will not let the Lakers pass easily.
Because this is also the last ditch effort for this group of veterans in San Antonio.
Their mentality cannot be ignored. They are definitely not supporting characters in some mindless novels. The protagonist is Long Aotian.
In fact, why is this Spurs team so strong that it has exploded with destructive power that far exceeds the lineup on paper? Spirit and desire are also very important aspects. Think about it, even Duncan takes the initiative to block people and people.
Being stuck in position, working hard as a human shield and even working as a coolie under the basket, who else on the Spurs team cannot be sacrificed?
The team, this Spurs team in the 13-14 season, really did it all.
Even if you watched the finals that year, you would know that even the Miami Heat and even the best player in the finals, James, never pushed the Spurs to their true limit. They lost an average of 14 to 15 points per game.
If you are beaten by more than 20 points almost every game, what remaining power and possibility do you have to force your opponent?
Kobe attacked again, but this time he failed to score because the young man who looked a little "facially paralyzed" suddenly exploded on the defensive end, causing Kobe's shot to be greatly interfered with. Basketball strikes iron,
After the ball bounced out of the basket, Tang Qian wanted to fight for the rebound, but at some point, a body appeared in front of him. It was... Spurs No. 21, Tim Duncan. He was actually willing to do so.
He came out to be a blue-collar player, sacrificing data, and not letting Tang Qian enter the best rebounding competition area.
Duncan is old and no longer as brave as he once was, but his experience and position have reached a terrifying level. Almost as soon as Tang Qian raised his foot, the former blocked him in front of Tang Qian. This seemed to be
Ordinary, but few ordinary NBA inside players can be so perfect. This is a combination of consciousness and sacrifice. In order to limit the Lakers' rebounds to the greatest extent, how to stop No. 29 is a Spurs team that has long been detailed
Topics studied.
There is nothing you can do about defensive rebounds. You must try to contain offensive rebounds. You cannot repeat the mistakes of the Mavericks and Rockets.
On the whole, we finally concluded that no one in this league can limit his rebounds in a one-on-one situation.
Duncan even bluntly said that even at his peak, it was not as good as it was, so the Spurs' countermeasures are...
No. 21 Duncan took the initiative to sacrifice and used his rich experience and rebounding judgment to block the offensive rebound of No. 29. For some stars, this is actually a big loss, because doing so means that their data will be invisible.
Decrease. However, Duncan doesn't care about these things at all. At least this year, he no longer cares about these things.
In some ways, he has the same mentality as Kobe. This is his last chance and he is willing to make any sacrifices.
Data? So what does it matter?
This Spurs team can still have a good time without everyone.
And ordinary blue-collar workers may not be able to stop the Oriental center so accurately. Only Duncan, an "old ball player" in the entire Spurs team can do that. A waste of resources? No, for Duncan, this is just a help ball.
The team's mission to win is nothing more than that. It's just that he used to be a big nail, but now he has been replaced by a smaller nail.
For the Spurs, for him, there is actually not much difference.
He is a completely different leader and team soul from Kobe Jordan or even James.
Kobe and Leonard were fighting together. Within a few minutes, Kobe took eight shots. Except for one that was converted into a free throw, the eight shots on the 24th, no, the data recorded 7 shots.
He made 3 hits and his shooting percentage was only 42%. This may be acceptable for ordinary Kobe, but for Kobe this season, this is being defended. At least it is effectively restricted.
You have to know that this season Kobe's regular season field goal percentage was 49.7%. This wave of attacks has dropped a lot, hasn't it?
Kobe was a little annoyed. He immediately went crazy and scored several goals in a row. But what the fans at Staples Center didn't expect was... After a few goals, No. 24's shooting percentage dropped again. Although this
At first glance, this section has a shooting percentage of about 45%, but for Kobe this season, it is not qualified. Because this section is all one-on-one singles, even if Kobe is not at his overall peak in one-on-one singles, it is still
His hit rate has reached 47%, and this season his total singles hit rate has exceeded 50%, reaching over 51%! He is definitely the king of singles!
Moreover, the defensive attitude of the defender on the opposite side also made him unhappy. No matter how he scored, the opponent had a "paralyzed face", as if the latter had no other expression other than that. This guy,
Did he learn Tim's tricks, or... was he born a "rock" type?
If it's the former, it's fine. It's the latter's defensive mentality. Looking at the entire league, I guess the outside...
Huh! Impossible! I want to see how long you can last under my hand!
Kobe fell into the trap! He shouldn't have beaten Leonard in isolation like this! But even Tang Qian couldn't predict it! Because ESPN's long classic analysis article about Leonard will not come out until 2016, and that year,
Tang Qian no longer existed in the original time and space. Otherwise, he would definitely tell Kobe not to play the three-threat spy step in front of him. This move is particularly difficult to use against Leonard! Because Leonard is not
The defensive model of traditional and classical perimeter defense is a model polished by the Spurs, which is the defensive method that is most in line with the Spurs' system - the so-called "blocking the center and leaving the sides".
Moreover, his use of his body on the defensive end is almost to the limit on the outside. Tang Qian doesn't know if Jordan can achieve Leonard's defensive performance if he devotes all his energy to the defensive end. But for now, he can't achieve the defensive performance of Leonard on the outside.
Among defenders, he has reached a historical level, and even after he becomes proficient in the future, he will be qualified to challenge the top of the strongest outside defenders for a period of time.
According to ESPN data analysis, Leonard's defense is extremely strong in suppressing the mid-range. Whether it is on the wings or in the high post, it can make the opponent's shooting rate lower than about 35%. The three-point line? It is even more exaggerated. The whole process is suppressed at 29~
Between 27% and 27%, except for the zero-degree angle on the left, his outside defense basically has no blind spots.
Directly entering the paint? That doesn't work very well. Because this guy can also suppress the opponent's inside shots to a shooting percentage of less than 50%. What is the concept? Even if an outside player enters the paint, it is basically the same.
At least close to 60% shooting rate. So the best way to deal with Leonard is...
But now Kobe is a little pissed off, not only because his opponent's defense is "ok", but mainly because he suddenly discovered a fact.
That guy who seems to have no nerve cells on his face is using himself to "train" and he is using himself to "gain experience and level up"!!!
This! I can't bear this!!! I'm Kobe!!! I'm the Black Mamba!!!
I'm going to make you regret fighting me one on one!!!
But tonight, Kobe's paranoia may actually have had the opposite effect. He passed very few passes in the second half and was completely trapped in a one-on-one fight with his opponent. And he did this frequently when there was still enough game time.
, which is not good for the team.
Because it will make the rest of the team unable to touch the ball, resulting in a sense of slackness, and once this sense of slackness occurs, it will have an impact on both offense and defense. That's why the "Zen Master" only allows the stars to be unlimited in the last quarter and at the last critical moment.
In singles, not everyone does this.
For the grasp of human nature, in the last few minutes, maybe it is nervousness, maybe victory is in front of you, maybe it is something else. Anyway, a lot of statistical analysis, even if they are not given the ball, they will not easily feel slack. Therefore.
, this is also the reason why "Zen Master" focuses on the old Winter's version of the triangle in the first three quarters, and only focuses on his own version of the triangle in the last quarter.
By doing this early, Kobe broke this law, and the overall state of the Lakers gradually cooled down.
You know, he is not shooting without the ball like before. He is basically shooting with the ball now.
In this way, the other Lakers players never touched the basketball in many rounds.
Enthusiasm and enthusiasm have declined, that's for sure. If someone tells you that you can not touch the ball for a period of time and still maintain the strongest enthusiasm and concentration for the game, he is either treating you as a fool, or he is a fool himself.
Kobe fell into another trap designed by Popovich.
This is a strategy that Popovich came up with after Leonard's personal defense ability improved dramatically in the playoffs this season. He never thought about it, but he succeeded as soon as he used it. No. 24 took the bait.
With only 5 minutes left at the end of the game, the Lakers had no chance of winning. Kobe scored a full 33 points in the second half and 45 points in the game, but... so what? He took 35 shots
+ times, almost surpassing his personal shooting record in the playoffs. The shooting rate is not high, only about 44%. This shooting rate is Kobe's very low shooting rate in this year's playoffs.
.
Leonard's brilliance and his excessive obsession with singles dragged the Lakers into the abyss of failure.
In the end, Kobe actually discovered that such outside singles were not enough, and he wanted to get inside. But this season, no, the Spurs' defensive system has always been "blocking the center and letting the sides go." In other words, they
He is very good at setting up defensive traps. After you rush in, you will be surrounded by multiple defenders, making it extremely difficult for you to take action.
Even O'Neal was made miserable by the Spurs' low-post defense, and Kobe was even more so.
Even after he reaches his overall peak, just in terms of attacking the basket, he is still not as good as James, who is the strongest in this aspect.
What happened to James when he beat the Spurs? In fact, the original time and space last year was a bit of a fluke. Of course, this time and space is not the same. Due to the consumption of the Lakers, the entire Spurs team was severely overdrawn. They were "inexplicably" shaved and swept out of the game.
Therefore, it was a mistake to play like this against the Spurs. It was not that Kobe was not strong, but that he was a bit competitive and found the wrong method.
The total score was 105-95, and the Lakers lost by 10 points again, and the continuous low scores made this team really start to feel a huge crisis.
Kobe scored 45 points after the game, but there was no smile on his face. He lost two consecutive home games. The pressure and anger made him almost turn his originally black skin into a pure carbon color. Tang Qian's game
The game also did not perform well. No, the entire Lakers team did not perform well inside. He only scored 9 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks. Gasol was even worse, with only 10 points and 7 rebounds. His morale was
He was instantly turned upside down by his opponent.
And they are not the worst data among the "Four Kings". The worst data belongs to Steve Nash tonight.
Because he didn't play much time tonight, he only scored 12 points and 3 assists. The 3 assists were his worst level since the playoffs this year. He was completely suppressed by the Spurs, regardless of offense.
Still defensive.
Without him, the chaos and fragmentation of the Lakers' offense in the playoffs can be seen at a glance.
The heroic demeanor of easily sweeping the Rockets in the previous round was completely gone.
In short, in short, the Lakers have lost 2 home games, and they are 0-2 behind their opponents.
PS: Although it’s not spoiler-friendly, Xiao Zi still wants to say that Xiao Zi has already completed the outline completely, so you don’t have to worry about the writing being off. But as for the details, you’ll know after reading it slowly~ Hehe~
This series will be exciting. Xiao Zi is still a little confident in writing about the game~
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