Chapter Seventy-Three: The Same Dilemma
While waiting for a substitution on the sidelines, Ginobili looked at Li Du and asked, "You're a wonder rookie, right?" Looks like you're defending me tonight? ”
Li Du nodded, stretched out his hand and shook Ginobili, and said, "Among the opponents I have encountered so far, maybe you are the most difficult to defend, I will do my best!" ”
Ginobili smiled and didn't speak. He has met too many rookies like this www.biquge.info and always wants to step on the predecessors, and he has coped with too many such challenges. Although Li Du said it politely, he knew that he had to teach this young man a lesson!
After getting on the court, as soon as Ginobili got the ball, Li Du immediately defended it. With his unique sensitivity, Ginobili was recognized by Li Du several consecutive feints, he looked at Li Du and nodded secretly, this young man is very good, no wonder he is called a magical rookie.
But if Ginobili hadn't been able to defend against Ginobili if he hadn't eaten a feint, Ginobili wouldn't have led the team to defeat the U.S. team twice in a row!
Seeing that Li Du didn't eat feints, Ginobili simply leaned his back on Li Du and squeezed into the inner line little by little. His back play style is completely different from that of American players, others rely on physical strength to carry away opponents, but Ginobili hardly uses force, he moves with his own feet, forcing Li Du to constantly change his defensive position in defense, and then move to the inside by himself!
Li Du is no stranger to Ginobili's back play, and he is not afraid, he changes his defensive position, always staring at Ginobili's body, as long as Ginobili has a shooting action, Li Du can intercept it immediately!
Ginobili also noticed this, so he didn't force the attack, and while Li Du's defensive attention was on him, he suddenly made a back pass to the ground, passing the ball to Robert Horry, who was standing near the bottom line of the basket, who scored with ease.
Horry is also a veteran ruffian, and has always been known for his killer shots, he has won six championships with the team, and he has a wealth of game experience that few people in the NBA can match!
Looking at Ginobili who high-fived and defended with Horry, Li Du shook his head helplessly, Ginobili's passing ability and offensive ability are as good, just as elusive, similar to when defending Kidd, he can prevent the opponent's personal attack, but he can't prevent passing!
Throughout the first half, Li Du defended Ginobili with only two shooting opportunities, and he didn't make any shots! But with Ginobili leading, even if he didn't score, the Spurs' offensive efficiency did not diminish at all. At the end of the first half, the Spurs still held a nine-point lead!
In the first half, Li Du's stats were also ugly, because in the substitute lineup, there were fewer people passing the ball to him! Only Jordan Famar can occasionally see a chance for Li Du to run out and pass him a or two. But maybe Li Dutai wanted to do a good job on the defensive end, and the offensive end was mediocre, making one of two shots and scoring 3 points.
At halftime, Li Du figured out that although he could see the flaws in the opponent's defense, because the active offensive ability was too weak, it was in vain to see the opponent's flaws. It's like when you are competing, no matter how you can see the opponent's flaws, but you don't have the ability to attack that flaw, there is no difference between seeing and not seeing!
"I've got to improve my ability to attack with the ball!" Li Du secretly made up his mind in his heart, he knew very well that his defensive ability was like this, and the effect was indeed very good, but on the defensive side, he had no room for improvement.
Moreover, Li Du still had a faint worry in his heart, the reason why his current defense is so good is actually mainly due to the sensitivity he has cultivated in the national martial arts competition with other people for many years, and he can accurately judge the opponent's intentions in advance.
As he does not fight with others for a long time, Li Du's sensitivity that he has cultivated between life and death will gradually degenerate! If he only plays with talent and original ability, Li Du will never improve, and there is even the possibility of regression!
Moreover, Li Du does not want to be just a defender and pitcher, and his own technical shortcomings are obvious. If he doesn't have the ability to attack with the ball, then his passing ability will also be limited, and his running ability will also be limited!
This is also why Li Du's long-range shooting is so accurate and accurate that it is chilling, but with the increase in the number of games, most teams understand that when others cut off the passing line to Li Du, he can only score 8 or 9 points per game!
Li Du has a lot of ideas, and he has a lot of room for improvement, but as a rookie, and not a rookie who needs to build a team around him, Li Du has done well enough that no one will criticize him for what he does. The victory or defeat of the Lakers' game, everyone still pins their hopes on Kobe Bryant and other veteran players.
Kobe Bryant has been in great form this season, averaging 31.7 points, 5.3 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game so far. With an average of 30+5+5 per game, and leading the Lakers to a stable top four in the West where strong teams are gathered, many people think that this season's MVP should be produced between Kobe Bryant and Nowitzki!
The Spurs are still strong, this team is just like their leader Duncan, it hasn't changed much over the years, it will always be the top team in the league, and it will always be a strong contender for the championship!
In the first half, under the leadership of Duncan and Parker, the Spurs pressed the Lakers from the beginning, and Duncan's advantage on the inside was very obvious, whether it was Kwame Brown or the young Bynum, they were like high school students in front of Duncan, completely suppressed by Duncan.
Even when rotating the lineup, because Ginobili's scoring was limited by Li Du, the Spurs' second team scored a little less, but it did not hinder the overall situation, and Ginobili was a player who could attack and pass, Li Du could limit his scoring, but he couldn't limit his passing.
At the beginning of the third quarter, watching Kobe Bryant lead Fisher, Odom and others to fight on the court, Kobe Bryant has risked being blackfooted by Bowen several times, and repeatedly scored with his best stop-up jump shot and backward jump shot, gradually narrowing the point difference.
The situation of the Lakers seems to be gradually improving, but the Zen master can't laugh, because he has seen that Kobe's physical strength is being violently consumed, and if this continues, maybe the Lakers can chase the score back in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, when Kobe's physical strength is exhausted, when the shooting rate drops, the Lakers still have to lose!
This kind of situation that can only rely on Kobe Bryant's support is not the first time, but neither the Lakers management nor the Zen master can solve this problem well.
Kobe Bryant is also stubborn, he feels that as the leader of the team, he must take the responsibility for winning and losing, no matter how tired and difficult he is, he tries to lead the team to win in his own way! Many times, seeing that others can't open the situation, Kobe Bryant can only make his own shot!
Li Du is also very helpless, he hopes that he will use his strength to make a huge contribution to the team's victory like he did at the beginning of the season, and also take some pressure on Koby. But as various teams come up with strategies to deal with Li Du, Li Du's role in the game has become smaller and smaller!
In the recent Rookie of the Year list, Li Du has dropped to third in the rankings, behind Roy and Aldridge. Li Du sometimes even thinks that if he continues like this, he may be completely reduced to a role player!
Coming off the bench again, Li Du can still limit his scoring against Ginobili, but he can't limit his passing!