The atmosphere on the Lakers' side is very gloomy. Although D'Antoni is still saying something, it is all routine. The latter can't see much light in his own eyes. This is basketball, this is the NBA.
this is the truth.
If you can't beat it, you just can't beat it.
This year's Spurs team is too strong, and they also have a super-famous coach with a history of President Hill level, so the problems and flaws of the Lakers have long been studied clearly. On the surface, this Lakers are strong.
There are some things about the team's situation this season, and ESPN is not talking nonsense. Even though the final record ranked first in the league, with a total of 68 wins and 14 losses, the various factors and luck involved are really too great.
After Popovich saw the Lakers leading the Rockets 3-0, he began to seriously analyze this team.
And it’s a head-to-toe analysis.
First of all, from the macro perspective, the Lakers' record is amazing, but the specifics are probably these few routines. Kobe Bryant's amazing recovery, various state explosions and high-explosive attacks, this began to fool many people. Later, after the league woke up, the Lakers
On the 29th, he started to go crazy again. His scoring remained at a very high level for a whole month, and his shooting percentage was even a bit exaggerated. During that time, the Lakers were the ones with the most urine tests at the league office. The 24th and 29th were both focused on.
Then after the return of Gasol and Nash, the Lakers' overall offense began to blossom under Nash's control, and their style completely changed. This again made other teams in the league unable to adapt.
From a micro perspective, Kobe Bryant's return to his peak has unleashed his second spring. No. 29's rapid growth, especially in rebounding and defensive end. In addition, Nash's strong return has also produced a long-lost high-quality state, so... the Lakers
The strength of the world is all based on individuals. Except for the so-called "Four Heavenly Kings", most of the others have no sense of existence or ability to attack difficulties.
Therefore, putting aside their strong side, what remains is their flawed side.
The team is extremely loose, and the tacit understanding and chemical range are extremely poor. This is true regardless of offense and defense.
This is the biggest flaw.
Secondly, D'Antoni and his system are also an illusion of the Lakers.
That kind of coaching style has particularly high requirements for the team's ball handler. Moreover, once there is a problem with the ball handler, the entire link will break down. Therefore, Popovich quickly developed a specific matchup strategy.
First of all, by suppressing the Lakers' No. 1 position, the firepower that seems to be blooming everywhere on the outside will be instantly stifled. They are all players who do not have any independent offensive ability. Without Nash to feed the ball, the end can be imagined.
The original shape couldn't be more normal. Secondly, even Steve Nash himself has reached 40 years old! In the NBA, what is the concept of 40 years old? The strongest player in history, Joe God, has also degenerated into an ordinary All-Star player. Not to mention
It's Steve Nash.
Another thing that is lucky is that compared to the Mavericks and Rockets, the Spurs' No. 1 position has a very strong single-kill ability.
Neither the Mavericks nor the Rockets have this, and even the Heat's No. 1 position is average, so it would be crazy if Popovich doesn't take advantage of such a huge matchup advantage. The Spurs are playing team basketball this season.
Lord, but this doesn't mean that Popovich doesn't know how to play "star ball". Look at the Spurs before 2007, doesn't Duncan know how to play "star ball"?
Compared with running tactics and team offense, this matchup difference is the simplest offensive method and even the most efficient.
This season, Parker is still at the end of his peak. Against a 40-year-old Steve Nash, he has no pressure regardless of offense or defense.
So as long as the Lakers' high pick-and-roll is restrained, Nash will become the Lakers' biggest "loophole", allowing the French to take whatever he wants.
This is the first one targeted and laid out.
The second one is facing the Lakers' overall defense. Don't look at the Lakers' interior defensive data ranking first in the league this season, but their outside defense is actually poor. Kobe's defense is very strong, and then what? There is no more.
There are three players in three positions on the outside. If Kobe can guard one, how can he guard two or three? The outside is not the inside. The space is wide. Except for Superman, no one can guard more than one.
Therefore, avoiding the Lakers' strong defense and attacking is also the tone that Popovich has set for this series.
Try to attack from the weak point. In addition to the huge matchup advantage or mismatch advantage, don't force yourself to play alone. You must give full play to the Spurs' team attribute advantages this season and don't show off your courage.
The third one is for the Lakers' rebounds, and more specifically, it's for the Lakers' No. 29.
Offensive rebounds and low-post offensive rebounds reduce investment and mainly protect offensive mid-post and high-post rebounds. Because unless the inside players are right outside, they will never have a chance to get mid-post rebounds and high-post rebounds. This is undoubtedly
. It seems that they have basically given up offensive low rebounds, but because the investment value of offensive mid-post and high rebounds has increased, they have also pulled back a little bit in this aspect, so that there will not be no offensive rebounds at all.
Defensive rebounding is to adopt a "3-on-2" mode, with one person dealing with Gasol and the other two dealing with No. 29.
Minimize defensive rebounds being stolen.
Finally, it’s time to deal with No. 24 Kobe. Popovich’s approach is to defend Leonard alone from the outside. Kobe is a one-on-one maniac. In his peak period and this season, his singles ratio is very high. This season, it even directly exceeds 55%.
.Moreover, if Nash is really suppressed, Kobe's off-ball offense will inevitably decline, and the singles ratio will only be more, not less.
Generally speaking, following a principle, as long as Leonard tries his best to defend in outside singles, then it will be fine. But when entering the low post or inside, you must adopt a defensive strategy of double-teaming, assisting defense, or zone defense. Popovich does not believe it.
Just a Kobe Bryant could win several games or even a series by relying on his personal scoring.
If Jordan couldn't do it at his peak, then the same goes for him. The playoffs are not the regular season.
Taken together, this is the basic outline of the Spurs' preparations. Up to now, they have almost achieved it, and they are all under Popovich's control. Therefore, after calculation, the Spurs are leading 0-3, and he is not
How surprised I felt.
After all, this season is the strongest season for the Spurs team he coaches.
Not to mention the Lakers, he has the confidence to beat any team in the league, any team in history.
Later generations commented that "the Spurs of the 13-14 season of the historical legendary team" really have this ability.
Otherwise, do you think that the Heat were beaten by about 14 to 15 points per game in the finals, and the 4 games won were averaged around 18 points per game? What is the concept? To give a simple example, the Spurs played against the Cavaliers in 2007, which is recognized as
The least suspenseful year, the result... only won by an average of 6 points per game! Moreover, if you watch the entire series of the original time and space, you will find that the Spurs simply feel that they have not used their full strength.
The game was basically settled without a hard fight! The loss was more due to the fact that the Spurs were not physically fit enough to play continuously, and the collective shooting percentage was low. James' performance was outstanding. When the Spurs slowed down, there would be no suspense anymore.
Basically it's all backwards.
Don't look at the lack of sweep, but you also have to look at how many points they won in total. They won by 20 to 30 points in a sweep, and almost 70 points in total if they didn't sweep. This is a fundamental difference. The Spurs are just older.
When it is too big, the continuous battery life is not enough, but when it slows down, it is bound to be beaten again.
To put it bluntly, the Lakers, who seem to be number one in the league to the outside world, are actually a pseudo-powerful team in the eyes of Popovich.
It's not that the star players are not strong, but that there are too many loopholes and the flaws are too obvious. He won't be too afraid of such a team.
Anyway, this is the year that Popovich is full of confidence and will definitely reach the top.
Because everything is ready, no one can resist it.
Whether it's the Lakers, the Heat, or the Pacers, it's all the same.
No one can stop the Spurs from becoming the NBA championship this year.
Are you going to lose? Seeing the widening score difference, Tang Qian couldn't help but become a little anxious. In this situation, no matter how much Kobe scores points, he still can't win. There is no other scoring point to break out, and the Spurs
The team can definitely sweep the Lakers.
Basketball is still a team sport.
During this timeout, Kobe didn't say much. He just stared at the scorer, not knowing what he was thinking.
The game was suspended and the two sides took the stage again. As the Spurs' lead became more and more solid, the atmosphere in the AT&T Center Arena became more and more relaxed. This all shows that they all believed that this game was
The suspense gradually lost. The Los Angeles Lakers were swept out, and it was almost a foregone conclusion.
Tianchao Sports Channel.
"Oh, the Spurs scored another goal. This continuous small pass was so beautiful. The Lakers' defense is completely out of shape." Zhang Weiping shook his head and sighed: "And look at the Lakers' offense.
They also rely too much on Kobe. One person cannot save the current Lakers. Someone else must step up."
"Coach Zhang, what do you think the Lakers should do to reverse this situation?" Meteor Rain asked.
Zhang Weiping's face froze slightly, but he still answered: "Now the Lakers just want to stand up at the second and third offensive points, and then bang bang bang a few shots. Don't let Kobe play like this alone, and at the same time defend on the defensive end."
Just a few people living in the Spurs will be fine."
When Meteor Rain heard this, he could only nod in agreement: "It makes sense."
In fact, this question is a bit stupid. If Zhang Weiping had this ability, would he still be sitting here? Why not just go and lead the national team? Falling behind by a big score of 0-3, this has seriously damaged morale. The situation is not good now, what?
The tactics and system are all fake. Only by catching up with this score difference can we temporarily breathe a sigh of relief.
Didn't die immediately.
The Lakers missed a shot and Tang Qian got the rebound again, but the Spurs were not too panicked. Duncan quickly made up the defense and then formed an offensive and defensive momentum with Tang Qian in the low post on the left. The rebound was also
After entering "The.Zone", coupled with the "demigod descending to earth", even if the "inner demon" weakens him, it cannot stop Tang Qian's rebounding strength.
But as long as they can prevent their opponents from tip-ins or dunks immediately, the Spurs won't be too afraid of No. 29's inside lethality.
As long as he can't deal with Duncan, it's impossible for the Lakers to find another offensive point.
With the 0-3 trend, the Lakers as a whole have lost their energy. Only Kobe and Tang Qian are still fighting hard. If the latter cannot perform offensively, they can seal the victory. Of course, Duncan doesn't think so.
The latter can take care of him tonight.
He has already felt that after entering the playoffs, the Lakers' offensive state on the 29th has been significantly weakened compared to the regular season.
It was especially obvious tonight.
Therefore, if he wants to open up the offensive end, it is an extravagant hope. To open it from himself is even more of a dream.
"Still not giving up? Let's do it." Duncan looked at the Lakers center opposite and didn't care about the anger in the latter's eyes at all, because this calm mentality was very suitable for his defensive concept and philosophy.
"Aaah~ No. 29 of the Lakers is going to attack Tim's defense again. Will he succeed this time? I bet he will be blocked by Tim again~"
"I agree too. The Lakers are certainly at the top of the league in terms of rebounding and defense, but offensively, especially independent offense, hehehe, that's not very good."
Moses Malone was actually watching Tang Qian's game. When he saw Tang Qian getting angry and hitting him hard, he immediately cursed: "What the hell is this? Is this how I taught you? Deal with Tim.
.For an experienced defensive player like Duncan, what else are you thinking about? Just attack his people? Create physical confrontation! Otherwise, at your level, there is no way you can beat them!"
"Use your advantages! Your body is your greatest advantage! Tim Duncan, he is already old!!!"
Tang Qian missed the ball again. Duncan's low post defense was too sophisticated. Tang Qian's offense in front of him was now like a child's play, completely calculated.
Seeing this, Kobe finally couldn't help it. He started to attack and defend a little out of control, but instead fell into the Spurs' defensive trap. The Spurs told the Lakers No. 24 something, you alone, absolutely
You can't win!
At least, they can't win against San Antonio in the 2013-14 season.
Seeing that there were only the last two minutes left in the second quarter, D'Antoni gave up his regular rotation. He just sat on the coach's bench, his eyes a little distracted. This scene and Steve Nash in the corner of the bench area,
How similar?
The loneliness of losers is destined to be the coronation footnote of winners. No one will sympathize with them. Instead, they will only be highlighted by ESPN and other media, making the Lakers' failure even more doomed.
Is it really, really impossible??? Is there no way out???
Tang Qian was also a little confused. He looked at the court. It was clearly five-on-five, but it seemed as if there were only two people left on the Lakers team.
The rest of the teammates have all turned into zombies and have lost their competitive spirit.
I, I, this is not the ending I want!
Then he turned his attention to No. 24. Looking at the Black Mamba who was a little out of control, he suddenly yelled in his heart:
You idiot! You have to die on the court even if you want! How can such a useless ending be possible???
no!!!
I want to kill the core of the Spurs' defense!!!
How to go on? What ordinary people can't do or dare not do, doesn't mean that Tang Qian can't do it and doesn't dare to do it!!!
He is going to fight hard!!!
Play hard!!!
And it’s not about shouting slogans, it’s about really working hard!!!
What does it mean?
The meaning is very simple, that is, some instinctive protection and concession are no longer available.
When playing basketball, especially professional basketball, no one will joke about the longevity of their career. Therefore, for example, when Kobe Bryant injured his Achilles tendon, he had already been injured consecutively before, but he still did not come off the game. After all, since it is a professional
Yes, you just have to take this exam to earn a living and support your family. If you really hurt yourself just for a ball or two, it's not worth it.
So for many balls, if you try harder and hit harder, it's not that you can't hit it, or that you can't defend it. It's just a matter of people's protective instincts and whether it's worth it.
With just one ball, you have seriously injured yourself, and your competitive state has deteriorated sharply since then. Isn’t it difficult to deal with the knife? Isn’t it difficult to deal with life? Therefore, basically no one will fight to that level. This mental state is very important.
Yes, the year the Big Three of the Green Army won the championship, if you watched their playoffs, you would know that they were all crazy.
That kind of momentum is something that no team in the league has.
This extreme desire for the championship caused the Lakers to take a direct hit in the finals and were completely suppressed.
You are an excellent player, but you can't stand up to others and risk your life? Kobe himself concluded that year that the Lakers lost to the Celtics mentally and were completely inferior to them, so it's not surprising that they lost. In 2010
How did the championship come about? It relied on sufficient mental preparation and hard work, crazy hand-to-hand fighting, and this was the hard-won NBA championship.
Tang Qian now wants to enter this mental state, that is...
Parker used the pick-and-roll to get inside the Lakers. In order to avoid being blocked, he directly adopted the attack method of small throws, and he made a very smart choice to shoot behind the Brazilian Thiago Split.
In this way, there is basically no possibility of being blocked. Yes, under normal circumstances, this is the case, but...
Someone will tell him soon that someone is acting abnormally.
"Tony's little throw, the arc of this ball is good, and there is no interference. Basically..." But before the Spurs commentator Bill Rand finished speaking, a dark figure appeared out of the sky and slapped him hard.
Blocked the ball hard!!!
He blocked the ball really hard and the basketball was hit hard beyond the 3-point line.
How could he block this ball? I shot it through Thiago who is 211cm tall!
Parker couldn't believe that his shot was blocked, but immediately he saw a huge figure, rolled straight down, and then hit the floor of the Lakers' penalty area directly.
Bang~ Although Tang Qian can't be called a heavy center now, he is still about 269 pounds. It's strange that he lost his balance and tripped after jumping so high. It's strange that he didn't make a loud sound.
This ball is painful just to watch on TV, let alone to experience it live.
This guy has to jump up to block a ball like this? Isn't he afraid of getting hurt?
Parker's idea is not wrong. This ball is indeed a shot-blocking action that is easily injured. With such a big body and such a huge inertia, it is not a joke to lose balance and hit it hard. If you are older, it is very likely that you will hit it hard.
I can't get up.
The ball was blocked just outside the three-point line. Kobe No. 24 took the lead, rushed over, took the ball, and scored a fast break layup.
Leonardo didn't even have time to pull it down.
"Gary! Gary! Go up and take a look..." But before D'Antoni finished speaking, Tang Qian stood up on his own, and then stood back up in the Lakers' penalty area without saying a word.
The Spurs attacked with another beautiful cut around the pile. Leonard used the screen to receive the hand-to-hand pass, and then made a baseline pull-up layup. This ball was basically blocked by Leonard.
He was in front of him, so the possibility of being interfered with was low, but the moment Leonard took action, a tall figure suddenly appeared, and perfectly blocked Leonard's best shot space.
How...why did he appear here? This defensive position shouldn't be right? He...
Then a somewhat shocking scene came to the corner of Leonard's eyes. He suddenly saw the black shadow, and his head hit the bottom edge of the backboard! It was a solid hit! Otherwise, the Lakers No. 29 would not have achieved this perfection.
defensive position!
After all, Leonard's shot was calculated based on the blocking angle, so this shot was unexpected.
Leonard almost made a miss on this shot. Although he didn't block the shot, his shooting rhythm was disrupted and the basketball failed to hit the Lakers' basket.
What shocked Spurs No. 2 was that the Oriental center just shook his head hard after landing, and then ran towards the frontcourt again and joined the team's offense.
What on earth is this guy doing? Is he so defensive???
Is he still a professional player?
On the offensive end, Meeks failed to break through and was forced to stop the ball. He could only throw the basketball in his hand into the paint in a hurry. The ball was actually passed poorly, but Tang Qian still caught it with his physical fitness.
, avoiding a team offensive error.
As soon as he landed, Tim Duncan naturally defended him again, but this time, Spurs No. 21 saw something different in the eyes of his opponent.
That is……
PS: Xiao Zi has to go to bed early tonight and has to go to the company for a meeting early tomorrow morning. Someone from above will come over to check the work, so tonight is a big chapter for now~ Xiao Zi’s chapter also has a total of 6k, which is not too small.
Right~ The remaining 4k will be made up tomorrow~ Try to code him out without taking a break at noon~
Well, this plot is just the beginning, otherwise wouldn’t it be funny to say so much~ I can only say that the series has just begun~