The first quarter of the game between the Lakers and the Spurs was over, and somewhat surprisingly, the Lakers didn't take much of a lead.

Under Popovich's tactical arrangement, the Spurs Twin Towers played a very stable positional battle. Slow tempo, lots of inside shots.

With the help of O'Neal's defense, and the Lakers' weak No. 4 position, they only trailed by 2 points in a single quarter!

Lakers 24:22 Spurs.

Bryant scored 11 points in the first quarter and O'Neal scored seven.

Normally, the Lakers will take about 25 shots in a game, and a lot of defensive counterattacks make their offense fast-paced.

And in this quarter, the Lakers only made 18 shots!

The Spurs grinded to 24 seconds on almost every offense, which greatly reduced the number of shots taken by Kobe Bryant and O'Neal.

The Spurs only had 2 turnovers in the first quarter! This is an extremely rare thing. Under the pressure of the Lakers' historic perimeter defense, the Spurs' offensive turnover rate is the best controlled.

"The Spurs are somewhat restrained by the Lakers!" In front of the TV, the coaches of other teams seemed to see a glimmer of hope for a victory over the Lakers.

Interior twin towers with projection ability, and a short point guard!

In this way, you can perfectly avoid all the strong points of the Lakers!

In this era, short point guards are not hard to find, but interior lines with projection ability are still very scarce. Nearly every interior player who is proficient in mid-range offense is a star-caliber player.

But under the pressure of the Lakers, perhaps a large wave of interior players who are proficient in shooting will appear. After all, the dominance of the big shark's forbidden area is too terrifying, and it is undoubtedly unrealistic to want to go toe-to-toe with him, so it is acceptable to find a pitcher to blow up with him.

"Grind! Hold down the rhythm, ball by ball, and give it to David and Tim to play slowly! "This is Popovich's tactical arrangement, which is to rely on the twin towers to reduce ten times with one force.

Big shark O'Neill is awesome!

But can one person be worth the two of Duncan Robinson?

Kobe Bryant is a horror.

But when defensive dominance is broken, can a heads-up kill the Spurs?

This is the path Popovich thinks is the most promising way to beat the Lakers!

In the first quarter, the Lakers' offensive momentum was fierce and they were still in the lead, but in the second quarter, Duncan and Robinson led the team to play benches, and after Kobe Bryant and O'Neal rested for half a day, the Spurs took the lead!

"It's overtaken! Spurs overtake! Lakers 34:36 Spurs! ”

"Duncan stuck Ben and scored the ball with a near-perfect turnaround hook!"

"Big Ben can't stop Duncan! He's too tall! And Duncan's chassis center of gravity is too stable! His excellent fundamentals allow him to attack from all angles! ”

"Are the Lakers going to have their first loss of the season? Will the Spurs lead the West? ”

Harris calmly waved his hand.

"Kobe, Shaq. Let's go. ”

King fried combo.

No matter what intrigues you have, I'll crush everything with this hand.

Silver Fox Harris feels like he's transitioned from a technical coach to a superstar coach this season, and as long as he makes sure Kobe O'Neal is comfortable, then winning is very simple.

As soon as OK came on, the situation was different.

Bryant broke through back-to-back points to allow O'Neal and the perimeter shooter to score.

The Spurs' offense was indeed able to effectively restrain Kobe's dominance on the defensive end.

But what about defense?

Who are you counting on to play against Kobe?

A small general of 1.78 meters?

Bulky Monty Williams?

In the end, there was only the No. 3 pick in '89, Sean Elliott, who acted as the first line of defense against Kobe.

Sean Elliott is 2.03 meters tall and has a thin build but a strong reach. There is no outstanding point on offense, and the defensive end is very close to one of the five tigers of the Pistons - Prince Prince!

It's all about using excellent agility and speed to not completely block the opponent, just using the cover, and then using the height and reach to press the attacking player.

Kobe Bryant hit him very simply!

After the cover, find the wrong position and single out Duncan or Robinson.

If you can't find the misalignment, break through!

It's a very simple and straightforward way to attack, but the Spurs just can't defend it.

O'Neal was still wrestling with David Robinson, and Kobe Bryant simply turned on the all-out offensive mode in the second quarter!

"Three points! Kobe Bryant made a three-point shot after a screen! Permit! It's so accurate! ”

"Breakthrough! Sean Elliott was always stuck in front of Kobe, but Kobe had a long eye behind his head and threw the ball at Eddie Jones on the perimeter, who hit the shot. ”

"Heads-up! Bryant once again singled out Duncan, and the mid-range dream footsteps clicked on our champion Lang to complete the mid-range shot. ”

“7：0！ Kobe Bryant played 5 points and 1 assist, directly stopping the Spurs. ”

Kobe Bryant smiled at Popovich and could win just by targeting us on the defensive end?

Popovich was thundered by Kobe's provocation, and now Bobo is still a grumpy young coach, except for Duncan and Admiral, there is nothing he doesn't spray.

"What the hell is it for?" A blow to the outside of the Spurs.

Adjusting back, the Spurs can only fully cover Kobe. Let Kobe Bryant play the ball, rather let the Lakers' outside attack than let Kobe play comfortably.

At halftime, the Lakers 53:49 Spurs.

The rhythm on the court is getting more and more with the Lakers, and a large number of packages make more open shots, and more open shots, and the offensive rhythm naturally becomes faster.

In the third quarter, the Lakers OK worked together and prepared to close the game.

Duncan and Robinson also gritted their teeth and stepped up, and the scene became a confrontation between four top superstars.

When Bryant assisted O'Neal and dunked Duncan to the ground with a crazy tomahawk slam, the Spurs couldn't stop collapsing.

"Tim looks a little timid!"

"Shaq's killer dunk was horrible, and if I were Tim, I wouldn't dare defend Shaq."

"Riding one dunk by Kobe Bryant in the preseason, and being dunked by Shaq again in the regular season, our champion this year can be called the Lakers' number one background board!"

After the Lakers took a 15-point lead, Bryant and O'Neal didn't exert much force.

The final game ended, the Lakers 112:92 Spurs.

Bryant finished with a season-high 41 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 turnovers on 14-of-24 shooting.

O'Neal shot 10-of-21 from the field, scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, and the Spurs twin towers still largely limited the big sharks.

The Admiral finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers on 13-of-27 shooting, and his massive mid-range shooting was the key to the Spurs' ability to keep the score tight.

Duncan shot 9-of-18 from the field and finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.

"Still lost." Popovich let out a long sigh that the Lakers' margin for error was too high. He has abolished the defensive counterattack system that the Lakers were best at before, and it can almost be said that he has blown up the Lakers' defensive end.

But still lost.

"We didn't lose to the Lakers, we lost to Kobe." Popovich said this in his post-match remarks.

"The team lost, I didn't lose!" Admiral David Robinson felt that he had blown up O'Neal, and O'Neal's defensive range was too small after gaining weight.

"I haven't made a move yet, the team is already 20 points ahead. By the way, does your champion need to see a doctor? O'Neill responded to the admiral.