With 15.8 seconds left, the Spurs did a really superb job of controlling time without any problems.
Nothing is wasted.
Now leading by 3 points, the Lakers are still 3 points behind, and the number of ways they can fight has become much smaller. Because the Spurs can basically ignore attacks within the 2-point line and only defend three-pointers. Or else
Be more prudent, serve a frontcourt ball first, then grab a 2-point ball, and then implement foul tactics, betting that the Spurs will miss the free throw.
The basic tactics are these two. D'Antoni is also hesitating and hesitating now.
Should we grab 2 first or bet on a three-pointer? But the best result of a three-pointer is to drag it into overtime, and it is impossible to kill it in one go. What about a 2-pointer? The Spurs must give it to them at the last moment.
It is conceivable that Duncan, who is the most stable and best free throw shooter, will not play anymore. This is not surprising. Although Duncan's free throw shooting percentage cannot be said to be "cutable", it cannot be said to be very good, and it is not even 7 in his career.
Yes, so at this time, taking Duncan off the field is the key. After all, the time is only 15.8 seconds, and it is really not possible to wait until the offensive round and then replace Duncan.
You can basically analyze it for anyone. D'Antoni has been an NBA head coach for so many years, so he still has this ability. It can't be Parker, because the Frenchman's free throw shooting rate has never been high, which is 7
He has a shooting percentage of about 5%, and so far in the playoffs this season, his shooting percentage is only about 72%. In this way, he cannot be the first choice. Leonard? His free throw shooting percentage in the regular season is quite good, but it is a pity that in the playoffs
He is still young, and his condition fluctuates greatly. He only had 60% last year and only 73% this year, so it is not appropriate to give him. Overall, the Spurs have the highest free throw percentage of Italian Marco Belinelli, but this guy
His mentality is not good, and his state in the playoffs is far worse than in the regular season, so it is not appropriate to give him such an important key free throw. In this way, the most suitable candidate is Manu Ginobili.
Ginobili has a big heart, a key player, and a tough mentality. His free throw shooting rate in the playoffs this season is as high as 86%, which is the highest free throw shooting rate on the Spurs except Marco Belinelli. Furthermore, he controls
The ball is stable and the skills are comprehensive, so giving it to him is the most reasonable thing. So after some struggle, Mike D'Antoni chose to grab a 2-point ball first. This tactical play determined D'Antoni's success to a certain extent.
Personality. He always makes some tactical mistakes at critical moments, or you can also say that he is unlucky. However, once or twice is "luck", and if there are more, it is hard to say.
Unlike D'Antoni, whose small-ball style led the era, his key tactical decisions are always a bit "unbelievable".
But that doesn’t mean this play is wrong. Grab one in 15.8 seconds, foul immediately, call a timeout, and then serve the ball in the frontcourt. There should be at least 7 to 8 seconds left. It’s not too late to take a gamble at that time.
.However, some things have not been taken into account, that is, if you grab a 2-pointer, can you really guarantee that you will score? The Spurs' defense at critical moments, the data shows, has been very strong this season, and it is not good to focus on 3-pointers.
That means he doesn't guard against 2-pointers at all.
If you don't win, then there will be nothing to discuss about the following things.
Huge pressure enveloped the Lakers. Tang Qian could clearly feel that the role players were overwhelmed by the pressure. Their nodding movements were more like mechanical subconsciousness rather than truly understanding D'Antoni's thoughts. This Lakers team can
It's not the Lakers team from 2008-10. The role players of that Lakers team were very "hard-hearted". For example, Fisher's ability is indeed limited, but he dared to shoot stably at critical moments, and Ci Shi
Ping, that’s a guy who doesn’t know what nervousness is. There is no such person in the current Lakers team. There is no role player who can step up.
First, they all have too little experience in major competitions. Nick Young, Meeks, Wesley Johnson, and Kendall Marshall all have little experience in major competitions. They even have very little playoff experience combined. Only a few times.
Jordan Farmar has experience in the Western Conference Finals, but Farmar's three-pointers in the playoffs are sometimes accurate and sometimes inaccurate. This can be clearly understood by looking at the changes in his shooting percentage in the playoffs.
.So giving them this kind of super-critical shot that they will be eliminated if they don’t score, and they will die if they don’t score, is completely walking a tightrope, and it is the same as someone without a balance bar and no experience walking directly.
The outcome can be imagined.
Well, let alone them, Tang Qian himself felt a lot of pressure coming from around him. If he hadn't gone through many finals in the "different space", he would have been in various elimination battles and life-and-death battles.
No wonder, I guess you will feel a little "breathless" when you meet them for the first time, and it won't be much better than them.
Why do strong teams in the playoffs like to recruit veterans with rich competition experience? Even if this veteran is not of much use in the regular season?
This is the reason. The difference between those with rich experience and those with little experience is not obvious at ordinary times, but in real moments of heavy pressure, they will be clearly distinguished. Therefore, the Spurs' primary defensive target for this ball is
No. 24 Kobe Bryant.
As for Tang Qian on the inside, they have temporarily relaxed their "guarding".
After all, Tang Qian can't shoot a three-pointer. At this stage, the Spurs can afford to throw away a 2-pointer. Moreover, you have to figure it out. If this is really the case, the worst thing is to pull it down with all your strength. Because you have the ball in hand.
When preparing to attack, there is no such thing as "cutting people" or "cutting sharks". The rule limit of the last 2 minutes is ineffective. This is why O'Neal always "acts as a spectator" in the last moments of the Lakers. No
No way, if you get the ball and prepare to attack, they can still foul and send you to the free throw line. Tang Qian's free throw crystal tile has indeed reached the peak of nine blocks, but only Chamberlain
Free throws fluctuate between 60% and 63%. I can’t say it’s that good. The most important thing is the playoffs...
If they lose, they are still leading by one point. If the Lakers don't foul, they will lose. If they do foul, it will be a free throw. No matter what, they still have the upper hand. Therefore, whether to defend two or three first, this question is not difficult to choose.
Sure enough, the Spurs captured Duncan in this defensive round.
He replaced Matt Bonner, who is more reliable in free throws. Anyway, as long as the Lakers dare to give the ball to the inside, they will have to pay the penalty of fouling. The shooting rate is over 60%, which is hard to say.
, but the probability of making 1 of 2 free throws is still very high. At that time, the Spurs will go to the free throw line and score 2 more free throws. With a 4-point difference, the game will completely lose the suspense of reversal.
So this is why the Spurs focused on guarding No. 24 from the beginning.
First, the 24th will basically take care of the Lakers' key goals at this time. Second, the Lakers have no other better choice at the moment. After the timeout, the two sides return to the field. For this time, it is estimated that Lakers fans around the world,
They all have the same mood and mentality. It seems that these 15.8 seconds are very long.
In the live broadcast room of Tianchao Sports Station in China, Yu Jia and Yang Yi also felt nervous and said:
"The remaining 15.8 seconds are really important and will determine whether the Lakers are qualified to continue competing in the series."
"Indeed." Yang Yi also stared at the broadcast screen and said: "This goal is very critical. It depends on how D'Antoni will arrange to play. If it is 2 points, you must foul quickly, and then grab the points. If it is 3 points, it is a bet.
.Served, oh, it depends on the situation, it will be 2 points. Gasol served from the frontline, looking for someone, looking for someone, looking for Kobe. This ball is not good. Kobe was surrounded and did not get away. This ball
In the end, it had to be given to the open Meeks. Meeks could take a shot. This was an opportunity, huh? Meeks, Meeks actually, Meeks didn't take a shot immediately? Why is that? He hesitated.
At this time, the Spurs' defense has rotated again! The chance is gone! Meeks was a little anxious. He almost lost the ball. The basketball was given to Steve Nash on the side. There are still 7.9 seconds left. Nash did not
Immediately anxious to handle the ball, he chose to go to the top arc to stabilize it, seeming to be looking for the most suitable passing space." Full of words, he didn't have time to pause and said: "It's a pity that Meeks hesitated just now, the Lakers have already
There is no time to grab another 2-point shot, now they can only gamble on a three-pointer."
Yang Yi is right, and it is precisely because of this that the Spurs' defense has become more targeted.
The inside line is basically completely let go. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I give you 2 points. Time is gone and the game is over. This ball made D'Antoni on the sidelines so angry that his brain almost burst with blood because of such a sudden attack.
The "changes" and the arrangements he just said during the timeout have all become useless "nonsense". Now, he can only bet three points and make a bet. If he fails to bet, he loses.
If the bet is successful, it's just a tie. The Lakers' situation is quite passive.
But this is the real real game. There are many things that cannot be controlled by the plan. D'Antoni's response to emergencies is obviously not as sophisticated and sophisticated as the Spurs' Popovich. This is the strength of coaching ability.
Absolute difference.
The remaining 7.9 seconds will determine the Lakers' final success or failure this season. If it fails, then...
The Spurs were almost fully engaged in defense. There were two people on Kobe's side who were closely entangled with each other. The movements were very large. Under normal circumstances or during the regular season, it must have been a foul. But at this juncture, the referee was absolutely
I won't give the whistle easily.
The time has come for players to make decisions, for players to influence the game.
To put it bluntly at this time, Harden, the "Porcelain King" is here, and that won't work either.
In a word, unless there is a particularly serious intentional foul, there is no whistle.
All the fans shouted for defense, and at the same time some unpleasant words were thrown at them. At the home court of the Spurs, as the visiting team, you deserve this treatment. Those shouts were like a tsunami, which is really difficult for ordinary people.
He could resist it. However, Nash was not moved by it. He just looked at the half court quietly, as if he was not in a hurry and did not realize that the time was about to run out.
He was controlling the ball as usual, with sharp eyes and an understanding of the entire field.
"Steve, don't waste your energy, we won't let you succeed." Parker defended while talking trash and said: "Admit defeat, this is your fate, the Western Conference Finals is your highest goal."
Stage." Nash looked at the half and was not in a hurry to refute Parker, because the former was right about something. The Spurs had already figured out the Lakers' final play style, and now the Lakers have no time to play 2-pointers.
Now, the means and scope of attacks are more limited and easier to guess.
This kind of words with undoubted practical power are the most likely to disturb people's hearts.
Parker has been playing in the league for so many years, and he is no longer the stupid young man he was. Nash has an MVP, but Parker also has an FMVP. And I guess many people don’t know that in the past thirty years as of the 2013-2014 season, the NBA has
, both championships led the team in scoring, with only 7 players. They are Jordan, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Duncan, Kobe, James and Tony Parker. So Parker has been underestimated in many aspects.
It's similar to his defense. This is also a big problem when playing under Popovich in San Antonio. The league's presence is not strong, including Duncan, who is also among the top ten in history. His presence is almost at the bottom.
Time passed by minute by second, and there was not much time left for the Lakers. Many reporters even opened their tablets, preparing to write the next rough draft of the Spurs VS Heat.
Countless Lakers fans also closed their eyes in despair.
The Spurs' shot was so targeted that they basically anticipated all aspects of the Lakers' intention to attack.
Duncan was sitting off the court, looking at No. 29 on the court and thinking:
You are really strong, and you performed perfectly in the rest of this series, but unfortunately, your future has not arrived yet.
At least this season, and the future, still belongs to the San Antonio Spurs.
so……
Just as he was thinking about it, Duncan was suddenly interrupted by a scene on the court, because No. 10 on the court was actually dribbling and suddenly rose up from the ground. 40-year-old Steve Nash, this ball,
Instead of passing the ball, he shot the ball himself.
That's right, with 3.2 seconds left in the game, Steve Nash pulled up and shot from outside the top arc three-point line.
The ball was sudden, but Parker's reaction was very quick and he pounced on it almost half a second later.
"Steve Nash made a shot? Nash came by himself for this ball? Will he go in? Will he help the Lakers tie the score?" Yu Jia said loudly in the live broadcast room of Tianchao Sports Station, and his goal was equivalent to saying it.
The sentiments of all Lakers fans.
Yes, will you go in? Is it possible?
"Oh~ No, it's not good. Parker saved the ball too quickly. The ball might have been blocked directly."
"This shot shows that Nash is old. When he was at his peak, his speed and speed, including the height of his jump, were much better than they are now. The Lakers are in trouble."
Yang Yang has a pessimistic attitude, because any fool in this game can see that the interference to Nash is too great, and it is almost impossible not to be interfered with. His overall ability has indeed declined compared to the past.
It was too much. But just when Parker felt a hint of joy in his heart, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and seemed to see a smile on the face of Los Angeles No. 10.
How can you still laugh at this time? Are you dazzled?
But soon, someone helped him confirm "this glance".
"I am old, but...I can still move."
"I'm not too old yet."
Parker's shot did not hit the basketball, but hit Steve Nash's forearm, because Nash leaned back slightly at the moment the ball was released. It was this slight backward motion.
He raised his head just enough to create a slight distance between him and Parker. Then he saw Lakers No. 10 and continued to shoot.
There was no Frenchman in Nash's eyes. He seemed to have penetrated Tony Parker. With a flick of his arm and a bend of his wrist, the orange basketball shot out of the air.
At that moment, Nash seemed to have grown his long hair, his shots were steady and decisive.
Do you think Nash is Paul? In fact, when Nash led the team at his peak, his offensive power was always extremely strong.
Let’s not talk about the club’s ultra-high shooting percentage of 30+ per game in the series. In the last four, five or six games against the Mavericks in the 2005 playoffs, do you know what Nash’s total shooting percentage was? 60.3%!!! 40.3 points in three games.
!!!
Do you understand what the concept is? During Nash's peak period, his defense was indeed not as good as Kidd and Paul, but he also had his own strengths. That was scoring. Nash's scoring ability has been proven many times in the playoffs.
ah.
It's not like he can't play the high-scoring No. 1 position.
Therefore, Nash's scoring has always been greatly underestimated.
He is also a hidden killer in the league.
As soon as the ball was released, Nash actually knew it was going in. There was no reason, it was just feeling and confidence.
This ball will never run away.
Definitely not biased.
Brush~
As Parker started to panic, the Spurs net behind him was pierced by a basketball.
The basketball scraped against the net and set off white waves, causing the San Antonio home court to suddenly become quiet.
That's not all. At the same time, Nash fell to the ground. The referee's subsequent whistle was the real blow to Parker.
There was no blood on his face.
At this moment, he heard someone on the ground seem to be speaking to him:
"Hey~ young man, I'm sorry, you were killed by my old bones."
PS: There is one more update~Xiao Zi tries her best~~~