Chapter 453: The Lakers Twin Towers! (6K update for monthly pass!) )

In the post-game forum, because of the Warriors' upset, the focus of fans' attention was all on this game.

"The Lone Ranger won't really be hacked, right?"

"Black fart! Dirk just doesn't feel good! With my department, how can it be hacked! ”

"That's what I'm saying, Kobe Ganovitzki, if this can still be hacked, I'll live broadcast a handstand and eat!"

"Surprised to see Brother again!"

"I also don't think it's possible to be black-eight, and the prediction is to play at most Game 6, and the Mavericks win the game 4-2 at home."

"I predict 4-1, and if you lose the first game, the Mavericks should be serious!"

"Brother Serious again!"

"Although I also think it's very difficult, I'm looking forward to Black Eight!"

"Black Eight is very exciting! And in this way, as long as I win the Spurs, I will be sent to the West Finals, and the probability of defending the title will increase greatly! ”

"So this is a return gift from old Nelson to his former beloved apprentice Sun Hao?"

"Then Sun Hao's contract expired and he switched to the Warriors? Start a dynasty of warriors? ”

"I think I can have this script!"

"I don't know if this year's MVP will be given to Kobe, if it is given to be hacked again......"

"Leave your name in history!"

"It's a fake to go down in history, and it's true that it may be disbanded next season."

……

Fans are still talking about the Warriors' upset game, and the remaining four groups of games in the first round will be played the next day.

The four games are Nets vs. Bucks, Pistons vs. Celtics, Nuggets vs. Clippers, and Suns vs. Kings.

The first game of the day was in the spotlight, which has a lot to do with Bogut's previous remarks,

Fans want to see if the Bucks are really what the Aussie Leader says: "This is the best position." ”

But when the game is over, all that is left of the fans is laughter.

The Nets bloodied the Bucks 94-72.

Carter had 33 points, Jefferson had 21 and Kidd had a triple-double of 13 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

On the Bucks' side, no one scored 15 points......

One thing that's easy to overlook is that a lot of the players on this Bucks team, including Reed, don't have any playoff experience.

This Nets team is most afraid of super inside, but on the Bucks' side, Magloyer and Bogut combined to score 20 points and 15 boards.

Such a performance is obviously not enough in front of the Nets.

"He must be using his talent for comedy."

After the game, fans couldn't help but smile when they commented on Bogut.

From "I should be the top pick", to "I should be the best rookie" to "we have the best playoff position".

To be honest, Bogut's performance on the field is not very good, but this off-court show like a "monkey sent by a comic" still makes people laugh.

The Pistons-Celtics game was played right after, and like the Nets vs. Bucks, there wasn't much suspense in this one.

Anthony was on fire, scoring 25 points in the third quarter, and the Pistons also clocked in the third quarter to win their first playoff game.

Facts have proved that unlike the "free growth" of the Nuggets in history, Anthony, who developed the pass early, is familiar and sweet, as if he is already a big killer in the league.

Even after this game, fans have infinite expectations for the East Finals.

For the first time in the East, there are two championship favorites at the same time, and this is the first time since Jordan retired.

On the Western side, the Nuggets vs. Clippers game was the highlight of the day.

The game was also as many expected, and it was a fierce battle at the beginning.

Although the Clippers don't have the absolute talent of James, they have too many people who can play.

The biggest feeling of fans watching the game is like watching James become Zhan Fengxian, where he is holding Fang Tian's halberd to fight more than one enemy.

The good news is that James hasn't been targeted as much because he has more shots than the same period in history, and the Nuggets have maintained a slight lead from the start.

The bad news is that in the end, the rest of the Nuggets team couldn't provide enough help to James, and the Clippers finally made a move to "punch the old master to death" and finally succeeded in the reversal.

The post-game statistics perfectly interpret this game: the Clippers scored 6 double-doubles, while the Nuggets counted James, who scored 38 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, there were only 3 double-doubles.

"LeBron needs help."

This is the biggest feeling of the fans after watching this game.

It's true, neither Camby nor Martin are attacking players, Terry is inconsistent, and JR is still very young.

This Nuggets team looks like there are a lot of people who can play, but there are very few who can really help at this time.

The final game was the Suns vs. Kings.

Before the game, everyone knew the difference in quality and form between the two teams, but the result was unexpected.

The Suns beat the Kings 122-88, a nearly 40-point margin.

Seven Suns scored double-doubles, showing the ability of the offensive team to the fullest.

At this time, many people discovered that the "amazing" Suns team last season has reached a "terrifying" point in strength after two seasons of running-in.

With so many strong teams in the East and West at the same time, this year's playoffs have rarely been more exciting than ever before.

You sing, we appear.

On the second day of the day, the eight teams that played on the first day met again in the second game of the series.

The Lakers also have a Game 2 game against the Spurs at home.

With a comfortable win in their last game, coupled with a light win over the Spurs this season, Lakers fans are very optimistic about the prospects of the home team.

"There's absolutely no way the Lakers are going to lose at home."

Barkley, the Sun Blow, once again turned on the big mouth mode.

However, after the game, the result was unexpected.

The Lakers, lost 103-111!

Fans are teasing Barkley's poisoned milk attribute has been activated again, but the real problem is that no one on the Lakers can guard against Duncan.

Popovich quickly made adjustments after the defeat in his last game, giving Duncan a lot of one-on-one play, either in the low post or at the free-throw line.

On the Lakers' side, Walker, O'Neal, Mourning, Anderson, and Jackson tried the team's interior line, but no one could stop the "Stone Buddha".

Duncan scored 41 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks!

Before O'Neal became fat, he had been suppressing Duncan, and Popovich had to choose to let Duncan avoid O'Neal many times.

Even last season, the Lakers were able to solve this problem by blowing up O'Neal and Duncan.

But this season, after O'Neal can only play 30 minutes, it will be difficult to blow each other up.

In the days to come, the "Big Shark" will begin to turn to the downwind.

But this is also a helpless thing, O'Neal has become fat on the one hand, and on the other hand, O'Neill will be 36 years old at the end of this season.

As strong as a big shark, it is impossible to ignore the erosion of time.

Before the start of the next day's training session, Jackson called Sun Hao to the office, hoping that he could score more points in the later games.

If you can't prevent Duncan, you can only expect Sun Hao to kill all sides and suppress the Spurs by attacking each other, which is also a normal person's thinking.

Sun Hao also knew that this was his responsibility as the leader of the team, but after nodding his head, he had a proposal.

"Can we try the Twin Towers?"

"The Twin Towers?"

Jackson certainly knew what Sun Hao meant by the Twin Towers.

The only one who can partner with O'Neal as a starter and can also be called "Tower" is Mourning.

Mourning began to get into shape as he entered the second half of the season, and his first two games of the playoffs were not back at the top, but they were good enough.

It's just that Mourning has always played center in his career, and letting him suddenly play power forward is a challenge for Mourning, and it will also be a big risk for the Lakers.

"I'll try it in training."

However, Jackson still took Sun Hao's advice.

Because that's probably the only way for the Lakers to cope.

Some people may ask Mourning is also a starter, what should the Lakers do on the inside bench?

But that's not really a problem, because it's just Duncan that the Lakers can't really solve.

Not to mention prevention, as long as Duncan's play can be inhibited to a certain extent, it will not be a loss.

When the training session was in full court, Jackson directly arranged for Mourning and O'Neal to partner on the inside.

The advantages of the twin towers were vividly demonstrated in training.

You must know that O'Neal and Mourning are both masters of blocks and rebounding, and the defensive net formed by these two intertwined has made the interior guard impregnable and turned into a Los Angeles version of the no-fly zone.

Even for Duncan, it's very difficult to break through such a defensive combination on the inside.

In addition to the defensive end, the combination of the two on the offensive end is also good.

Many people don't know much about Moning's offense, but as an inside line of 20+10 at his peak, Moning's offensive skills can be said to be very comprehensive.

Although many techniques cannot be used now due to physical deterioration, there are still some of them, such as Zhongtou.

In history, Molten had a highlight moment when he shot the Celtics.

Of course, the twin towers can't all be advantages, otherwise the whole alliance will use them.

The biggest disadvantage of the twin towers is the overall offensive rhythm, which is almost difficult to play with defensive counterattacks, and most of the time it will be positional battles.

Against the Spurs, who are good at positional warfare, it is also the biggest drawback of this tactic, because it is a bit of a short attack on the enemy's strengths.

After the training was over and after weighing it up, Jackson decided to give it a try.

His thinking is also very simple, it is impossible for O'Neill to run all over the field as before.

In other words, O'Neill can only fight positional warfare now.

In this way, the so-called disadvantage is not necessarily a disadvantage.

Two days later, the second match of the other groups has also ended.

The Wizards defeated the Bulls 113-93, Maddy scored 31 points, Yao Ming also scored 27 points, and the two combined to score 58 points to lead the team easily 2-0;

After the Pistons beat the Celtics 89-75 again and took a 0-2 lead, some Boston fans shouted for head coach John Carroll to step down, and of course, some fans couldn't stand the big Gasol's "woman" style of play and shouted to send him away;

The Nets defeated the Bucks 91-87, also leading 2-0, Bogut was in excellent condition and got a double-double of 17 points and 11 boards, and after the game, he also made a bold statement in front of the media: Back in Milwaukee, it was when the Bucks began to fight back;

The Heat defeated the Magic 93-87 to pull one back and tie the score at 1-1, Howard still has the advantage inside, but the difference between him and O'Neal is also reflected in this game, because of the rough offensive skills, he doesn't seem to have the explosiveness to score;

The Mavericks pulled one back 116-101, and it was still a big offensive battle, the difference was that the Warriors missed 20 shots from the outside and only made 4 of them, while Nowitzki on the Mavericks' side found some touch and scored 23 points;

The Suns beat the Kings 117-107 again, and the Kings' offense recovered, but the game process was not as reflected in the score.

The Nuggets defeated the Clippers 109-91, perhaps stimulated by the fans' "LeBron needs help", in this game Terry and Nene on the bench stood up, the former shot 5 three-pointers and scored 21 points, and Nene also contributed 19 points and 11 boards on the bench Excellent double-double data, becoming James's right-hand man;

After two games, most of the series can already see some eyebrows.

Of course, it's only the majority, and the groups that are drawn, the Heat and the Magic, the Mavericks and the Warriors, and the Lakers and Spurs, all have a lot of uncertainty.

It is precisely because of this that the day when the three groups of games are played at the same time has also attracted the attention of fans.

The Magic defeated the Heat 121-115 on the road, and the two sides battled each other in this game, and Arenas scored 42 points to amaze the league.

And after the game, Arenas gave himself a new nickname when he faced the media: The General!

The nickname comes from his initials, Gilbert Arenas, which is pronounced similar to the general "genera".

Because Avery Johnson's nickname was "Little General", he added a big one to himself.

This nickname also has a correspondence with the previous "Little Sun Hao", and it also has the meaning of growing up from small to large.

The nickname was also popular with fans after the game.

Of course, the performance of Arenas and the Magic team is more like a warm-up, and what fans really pay attention to is the Lake-horse battle.

The two teams moved to San Antonio for the third match.

The ATT arena was full of attendance, and after pulling one back into the game, the San Antonio fans were full of confidence.

In recent years, the Spurs have been either blocked from the Finals by the Mavericks or the Lakers.

If they can cross the Lakers this year, they have a good chance of getting the ...... Second overall championship.

The next two home games are on the home court of the Spurs, and it is foreseeable that the Lakers will still be unable to guard Duncan, so this is not unlikely.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and the two teams started one after another.

Spurs: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan, Nesterovich;

Lakers: Payton, Sun Hao, Ariza, Mourning, O'Neal;

When the Lakers started the game, Popovich on the Spurs' side was obviously stunned.

He didn't expect Phil Jackson to play one hand of twin towers!

The twin towers are the same as the two point guards, not to mention this era, there were not many people in the 90s, and this extreme adjustment caught him off guard.

The game started quickly, and Duncan gave the Spurs a jump first.

Parker carried the ball to the front court and hoisted it low to Duncan as he did in the previous game.

Popovich didn't adjust the Spurs' offensive tactics, or it could be said that he didn't have time to adjust in a hurry, so he had to let Duncan test the water first.

It was O'Neal who defended Duncan.

Jackson's arrangement of the twin towers is not a die-and-die match, and using Mourning to guard the basket can make the most of the latter's defensive mobility.

Duncan backs O'Neal and nimbly turns and turns back.

However, Mourning's assistance soon came up.

Faced with the two top interior players, Duncan turned to the free throw line and hooked his hand out of the basket.

Mourning was quick to protect the defensive rebound.

In the first round, the Lakers Twin Towers showed excellent defensive ability and defended Duncan's offense.

However, as in the practice game, without Walker on the court, the two interior lines could not keep up with the fast break, and Payton took the ball and advanced to the front court to play position.

Sun Hao ran without the ball, and although the blocking and dismantling given by Mo Ning was not as good as last season's Ma Long, he had a solid body and was much better than Walker's blocking.

Payton's pass was given in time, and Sun Hao also dropped three points with a knife in his hand.

"Huh!"

0 to 3!

The Lakers come out on top!

The Spurs position continues to feed Duncan.

Duncan was prepared for Mourning's bag this time, and when he turned, he distributed the ball early to Nesterovic on the inside.

Nesterovic takes the ball and dribbles for a dunk.

But at the moment when he pulled up to dunk, he was greeted not by an empty basket, but by Mourning's block!

Mo Ning's fierce expression seemed to say: I can't cover Duncan and I can't cover Ya?!

Nesterovich's dunk was flown off, the Spurs sent a sideline shot, Ginobili's outside shot smashed out of the frame, Mourning jammed Duncan, and O'Neal grabbed a defensive rebound with a wave of his long arm.

The Spurs opened with two consecutive attacks initiated by Duncan, but two consecutive attacks were to no avail!

The fans at the scene were restless, and the Lakers' twin towers were too much of a deterrent on the defensive end!

However, what worries them more is the next round, Mo Ning's blocking and dismantling blocked Ginobili to death, Duncan pounced completely, and Sun Hao deceived Duncan to accelerate the impact on the inside after a fake throw.

O'Neal stuck Nesterovic on the inside, and Sun Hao jumped up directly, and a tomahawk slammed the ball into the basket.

"Bang!"

A loud muffled sound reached the ears of the fans through the loudspeakers, as if something had struck them in the heart.

The Lakers' twin towers guarded the inside line solidly, and Sun Hao began to score again, which is a two-pronged approach, smashing the Yellow Dragon!

Of course, the worst thing is Popovich on the sidelines, who has been brooding with his cheeks up, but there has been no good countermeasures.

Because once you give up Duncan's strong attack on the inside, the Spurs will be tantamount to giving up their biggest advantage.

Ginobili and Parker on the outside alone are not enough to fight against the Lakers where Sun Hao and O'Neal are both there!

But the twin towers in front of him are not something that Duncan can break alone.

Duncan followed up with O'Neal from the free-throw line, and his shot into the interior was interfered with by O'Neal, but he used his quick reflexes to make the basket.

He managed to make up for the basket, but Mourning's reaction was also very fast, and he disrupted his basket by distraction!

And before he could jump again, O'Neal, who was belated, had already jumped up and grabbed the defensive rebound!

Two fists, four hands!

His three consecutive inside attacks were in vain!

Popovich finally got up at this point and made a new tactical gesture to the Spurs.

Sun Hao scored O'Neal in the middle of the bag, and O'Neal violently abused the frame under the basket.

Although the playing time was forced to be shortened, when he was on the court, O'Neal was still the invincible shark on the offensive end!

0 to 7!

The Lakers got off to a dream start.

Parker then pushed to the frontcourt, Duncan switched to the free-throw line, and Parker came over with a hand-to-hand hand to meet the mid-range shot.

Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the sidelines of this round, was overjoyed.

Because it means that Popovich has given up on Duncan's interior offense!

Coupled with the outstretched defensive tactics that the Lakers have been implementing tonight, this means that the Spurs' offense can only be concentrated in the mid-range!

Q, the Spurs will be killed by Kobe Bryant's mid-range, so can the Spurs kill the Lakers in the mid-range?

A: No, you cannot.

Or more accurately, not now.

The Spurs in history relied on Duncan's interior deterrence in the early stage, and relied on the "hammer tactic" to play inside and outside tactics in the later stage.

The meaning of Duncan's use for 20 years is that their tactics are basically all built on Duncan's deterrence on the inside.

Parker and Ginobili's breakaways are both lethal, but their mid-range is not up to the level of Kobe's "killing".

So to rely on the Lakers to beat Sun Hao and O'Neal in the middle distance, that is obviously a bit unrealistic.

Facts have also proved to be so, although Popovich replaced Ginobili to the bench early to chase points in the playoffs last season, which did have an effect, but it could not stand up to the Lakers' advantage in the starting period.

After the game, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 97-87 and rewrote the score to 2-1!

Duncan on the Spurs' side played a rare sluggish game, scoring just 17 points and eight rebounds in the game.

On the Lakers' side, O'Neal had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Mourning had 9 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

The twin towers didn't score much together, but they sent 26 rebounds and 6 blocks! And a successful defense that a lot of data can't tell!

Sun Hao scored 42 points and 6 assists on the offensive end.

However, it is also 42 points, and the fans and see Arenas score 42 points with a completely different expression.

There is no other reason, because Sun Hao's score is only a little bit of strength in their opinion.

After the match, Popovich's expression was frustrated, and he kept shaking his head.

In stark contrast, Sun Hao and O'Neal blew at Mo Ning in their post-match press conference.

What "you can call me Bradley, because with Alonzo by my side I don't have to bother to play inside, I just need to hook my hands", "Mourning is simply the scariest block machine on the planet" or something.

If Mo Ning was on the scene, this iron man would probably be blown and blushed.

After the press conference, Sun Hao and O'Neal then went to the locker room to watch the live broadcast of the game between the Warriors and the Mavericks.

Not just because of that bet between the two of them, but because they really care about Game 3 between the Warriors and the Mavericks right now.

Just like this one, after the big score is tied, the third game will be the game that will determine the "momentum" of the entire series.

That's why Popovich will be so frustrated after the game.

This "momentum" is on the side of the Warriors and the Mavericks, and it is likely to determine whether there will be a black eight in this year's playoffs!