Chapter 1210: Low-Score Battle, Now It's My Turn
Most of the first quarter was spent in the Iron Battle, and the defensive quality of both sides was high, which made it difficult to shoot and there were few big openings. Watching the score is very dull, but the process is very exciting, but it is a pity that many people "watch the game and spend electricity". I never watched the game, but took a data sheet to point out after the game.
This kind of pseudo-fan now occupies half of the country.
The bench lineup Spurs is a more typical tactical play + Ginobili occasionally "messes around", which is also their basic bench play for more than ten years. But the Lakers' bench defense is also very strong, at least it is not easy to tear it apart easily. Spell Tactical Literacy, Larry. Brown coaches a team that isn't bad, and he can make the team rise in a short period of time, which Popovich hasn't proven himself to be for the time being, because he only spent time with the Spurs. Larry. There's no doubt that Brown has led any team to the playoffs the most times in NBA history.
The Spurs played a wave of three-point attacks, but the effect was still not good, and the Lakers' bench lineup obviously surpassed them in attacking power, the better the defense, the more attacking the attack, and the more important the single ability. The Lakers had a sixth man last year, Nick. Young, a veteran, Pierce, is a standout single, at least in the bench matchup.
The Spurs were slowly overtaken by the Lakers.
Popovich uses Dio as a playmaker, Patrick. Mills + Jonathan. Simmons set up an ambush, and Ginobili roamed the flanks, ready to cut in the air or go it alone. Boban. Marjanovic used his height and tonnage to block people, and he could also cut through the air when he had the chance. In this way, the Spurs' bench lineup played a lot better, hitting several three-pointers, and the score difference was once again led by the Spurs. Larry. Brown also called a timeout to adjust, and at the beginning of the second quarter, he switched to the same set of substitute all-forward lineup, Pierce + Josh. Smith + Covington + Randall + Yi Jianlian. As soon as this lineup is changed, not only the defense comes up, but the offense can also play more direct dislocations.
The Spurs' benches all rely on execution, and their individual abilities are not particularly outstanding. It's good that Ginobili is still at his peak, and now that the "Demon Knife" is also old, it can be seen that his data is declining year by year. Of course, he still has an average of almost 10 points per game, which is very good off the bench. This cannot be denied either. It's just that compared to his peak, it's a bit of a gap.
And Larry. Brown's team system is to restrain tactical play, the Spurs and the Pistons almost overturned in the finals that year, and the tactical ball was restrained. It's the same now, with an all-forward bench lineup that combines height and movement as well as a strong play in terms of strength and offense, and the Spurs are immediately on the back foot.
Patrick. Mills is very accurate in his three-point shot, but his height is too short, and now the Lakers are Pierce who is forcing him, which makes the Spurs very uncomfortable. I had no choice but to replace him with the sturdy David. West top defense. David. West weighed about 250 pounds, which made Pierce's back play a little difficult, if Pierce could have relied on his feet in previous years, now his speed has also come down, so he can't take advantage of it.
The Lakers' style of play has become simple, passing and covering, and shooting when they have the opportunity, and these people, except for Randle, all have the ability to shoot from a distance, and it is difficult to get a hat no matter how low the shooting percentage is. BESIDES, NOW THERE IS A GIANT MAN OVER 290 POUNDS STANDING IN THE SPURS, WITH A HEIGHT OF 221CM, AND HE IS A PURE BAREFOOT HEIGHT, AND HE WEARS SHOES EVEN HIGHER. Randall won't be too good when he goes in and hits hard.
The technical flow is inside, and now the Lakers bench does not have it, and Yi Jianlian has now transformed into a long-term shooter, and there are not many opportunities to enter the interior to play. The Spurs' defense was conscientious enough, and Popovich was not bad at adjusting the lineup, so the Lakers were not able to score this goal. The Spurs' offense, too, is very uncomfortable, because the Lakers don't have a short one now, but they still have a certain level of speed, plus the addition of the defensive system, which makes the Spurs' bench offense have a lower shooting percentage.
It was another wave of iron battles, and it wasn't until 5 minutes later in the second quarter that the main players were slowly replaced, and the changes began.
Popovich arranged a set of "big arc repeated block cut" tactics, the advantage of this tactic is to fully activate the enthusiasm of all players, a large number of empty cuts, and the style of play is extremely selfless, can not be greedy for the ball power. To put it bluntly, it is very patient to play, relying on air cutting to change sides of the strong and weak side, this kind of ball is not played well is waiting for the mistake to be broken, and if it is played well, it can make the defending team scatter in a few strokes, running around, and exhausted.
But I just scored one, Larry. Brown made an adjustment, he replaced Tang Qian, and after Tang Qian replaced Randle, the Lakers' defensive stickiness soared, and there were very few opportunities to get an empty cut to kill the basket. Go in, and there is a big mouth of blood on the 29th, waiting to eat you alive. In terms of protecting the basket, no one now doubts Tang Qian's superb ability.
The Spurs also replaced Aldridge, and after using him as a pick-and-roll cover, they went to the low post to play a single meal on their backs, and it was not difficult for Aldridge to play Yi Jianlian. How to say that he is also a star insider, and his scoring ability has always been a strong project, and it is normal for Yi Jianlian to be unable to eat in the low position. However, Aldridge didn't have a long time to come, because Tang Qian immediately paid attention to it and helped Yi Jianlian to assist in defense, unless Aldridge turned over and leaned back every time, otherwise, as soon as he came in, Tang Qian went over to help with the bag.
Aldridge scored a few, but the shooting percentage dropped, so he couldn't play like this, and he had to change his approach.
The Lakers began to take the opportunity to grab points, relying on Tang Qian's singles to beat the Spurs' interior line, which was about to explode in an instant.
Those who originally thought that the 221CM Boban could stalemate for a while were also shocked.
The main reason is that Tang Qian is too easy to fight.
Although he can also use his strength to conquer Boban, there is really no need for this, because the opponent is too dull compared to him. Tang Qian can easily fight with his athleticism and mobility. The Spurs' backup big center is about to cry.
You're too fast, aren't you? Aren't you so much heavier than I am? How fast is it?
Coupled with strength and explosiveness, it doesn't let people play.
Fancy hanging.
You want people to fight you physically, and what is the result? Bo Banmao didn't even touch Tang Qian, and was knocked out one by one.
Popovich had no choice but to call a timeout and start again.
Popovich can't play Duncan right now, Duncan is getting older and needs more time to rest, and in order to give enough time and energy for the second half, Popovich chose to speed up. The Spurs are no longer the Spurs of the early 21st century, and they are not only good defensively, but also offensively. Unfortunately, this effect is still not good, although the Lakers have also lost position, but as long as they delay the time and let the 29th react, they can minimize the team's loss of points near the basket.
The Spurs changed again, using Ginobili and Aldridge to play wing blocking + mid-post singles.
This is also a universal tactic adopted when many complex tactics cannot be used, in which the two strongest team members on the field block and dismantle each other, relying on timing judgment to decide whether to pass or play by themselves. This ball Ginobili broke through with the help of the pick-and-roll, and he subconsciously made a shock layup, with a large amplitude, which was a low-handed offense that belonged to him alone.
Ginobili's breakthrough is not easy to cover, this kind of South American players have twisted their bodies very much, including Scola in front, the same, that twist, it's really ecstatic.
This ball is really difficult to deal with at the peak of Ginobili, but now, the speed has come down, and it is easier to be seen through and judged. Tang Qian almost gave a hat, Ginobili reacted quickly and threw the ball quickly, and the basketball was out of the clutches, but he couldn't get into the basket smoothly. Aldridge rushed in and grabbed a rebound, and wanted to attack again, but the shot paused and fell into hesitation.
Because the Lakers' No. 29 quickly landed back to defense, if he shoots, he may be capped.
Aldridge's goal is still too conservative, Tang Qian may succeed in making up for it, but he accelerates his shot, and he also has a chance to score before Tang Qian. This hesitation has further fallen into an unfavorable situation. Tang Qian completely moved to Aldridge's side, and at the same time began to squeeze the latter with his body, trying to make the latter's center of gravity unstable and become flustered.
It wasn't until this time that Aldridge knew that it was not good, he wanted to play again, but he was already surrounded by the Lakers, and the ball was wrong.
The Spurs played a little impatiently, and the Lakers' defense, they were a little unable to break the defense, and their tactics were not very open, and most of them relied on heads-up scoring. However, scoring heads-up is very physically demanding, Ginobili can't last long, and Aldridge has lost the magic just now because he was taken care of by Tang Qian.
In order to speed up, the Spurs took Boban, which made their height and rebounding ability decline, and Tang Qian could also specifically target the pseudo-center Aldridge. The rest of the people are full forwards, with enough height and mobility, and they will cooperate with the card position, the system grabs the board, and the rebounding ball is not very likely. By the end of the second quarter, the Lakers had a nearly eight-point lead.
38-30, the score is really low enough, but at the beginning of this season, it gradually became the norm against the Lakers.
Except for some super scoring teams, with superstars who go heads-up and blasting, otherwise, it is easy to get bogged down in the Lakers' defensive quagmire.
If you are an inside star player, you are also easy to be taken care of by Tang Qian, and the effect is not good, you have to be an outside attacker to have a chance to score more points. The Spurs don't quite fit those conditions right now. Of course, if you're strong enough, fire can evaporate water, and there's no such thing as an absolute thing on the basketball court.
The Spurs changed their tactics at the beginning of the second half, playing more high blocking, breaking + passing and covering, and using "Flo", that is, flow and coherence to run the offense. This is for the Lakers to come out and switch defenses, and tear up space with passes and runs when they find opportunities.
If this was the 13-14 playoff superteam, the Spurs, there was still a chance of success, but now that the "GDP mix" is aging, Duncan's cover speed and quality are declining, and the core of the team is changing, that feeling is gone. Parker broke through, and Duncan came up to block the dismantling, wanting to make the Lakers have a "small and big" dislocation. It's a pity that the Lakers didn't let them succeed at all, Rondo grabbed the ball directly, no substitutions, and Bosh also let go of Duncan and came to pounce on Parker directly, so that Parker's blocking and dismantling not only did not get rid of the defensive pressure, but became more huge.
That's why Parker was stable on the ball and extremely experienced so he didn't concede the ball, and he passed to Duncan, who shot high.
Duncan's vacant mid-range basket should have been very stable, and his career reached 4 percent, but that was before, at the beginning of this season, the great "Stone Buddha" entered a period of complete decline, and the overall crazy decline, 16-23 feet away from the shot is typical. Compared to his consistency in the early 40s of his career, how much do you know he is this season? 2 into 7 or so! This is also the first time that Duncan's mid-to-long-distance basket has been below 30% in a single season. In a shot ratio of up to 18%, this is very unsatisfactory and poor.
So this ball, Duncan didn't hit even if he shot in the open space, the basketball hit the iron, and Tang Qian stuck Aldridge and accepted the rebound. On the offensive end, the Lakers gave outside shots, feints, stuffed back inside, and missed. Because the Spurs' defensive routine has been like this for years, the mid-range area is the weakest, and the interior low post is the opposite.
The Lakers want to rely on Butler, Rondo or Ariza to attack and break the game, and it is also very difficult.
The main person standing on the outside of the Spurs is Leonard, this guy is too strong in single defense, making it extremely difficult for any of the Lakers' outside to blast at a single point. So it's another wave of iron battles, Tang Qian's offense is not very comfortable, the Spurs are not other teams, the overall defense is excellent, and with tacit understanding, he has several balls in the crowd.
But what's there to be afraid of? Tang Qian sneered, then fight to defend it, the master is just at the end of the defensive end.
This period of the Lakers' own offense is not very good, so Larry. Brown also agreed with Tang Qian's idea, since I am not good at fighting, then I have to make you unable to fight, and fight the iron war? Who's afraid of whom. Larry. Brown made a substitution, replacing Bosh and bringing on Roport. Covington. This lineup has appeared again, and it worked wonders last time, but what about this time?
Even more terrifying. Compared with the previous actual combat application, the run-in is better, the tacit understanding is more, and the Spurs do not have a 7-foot alienated center like Downs, so no matter how San Antonio wants to transfer Tang Qian, it will be a failure. The Spurs want to play fast, but they are suppressed by the Lakers, they want to play slow, and they have entered the Lakers' favorite rhythm, and if they want to play smoothly and "Flo", the Lakers will make you unable to play, play intermittently, and Kaka is stunned. Yes, the Spurs play very selflessly and share the ball, but the Lakers are like a monolith right now, and he can't find a gap that can be easily penetrated. Aldridge didn't stop a single step in one of the balls, and the whole thing was used as a cover to help the team start the attack, but he still allowed Parker to break through and was surrounded and out.
There is no way, after the Lakers replaced Covington, they did an excellent job of his mid-range entanglement, and he could no longer get the opportunity to pull away as easily as before, because Covington was much faster than him. He wanted to attack in the basket, but he suddenly found that this little-known Lakers base-salary substitute turned out to be ...... The defense is so strong!
It looks like there's no other way than to have your back.
Aldridge has it on his back, but it's not a conventional weapon, a few balls are okay, if you want him to play the ball like this, he will soon run out of skills. What's more, the Lakers' base-salary bench is really strong defensively, and he wonders if he has bumped into a defensive player. But he quickly erased this idea, because this kind of thing is not a cabbage, and there are only a few people in the league in a season? If you can do it with a substitute base salary, can you still live?
It must be that I'm a little "powerless" tonight, is it because I've been playing too much with that flesh and blood in the past few days?
Caused the status to drop?
Covington himself didn't expect that because of his defensive performance, the Spurs' new interior core would become a little "self-doubting" and "suspicious". Of course, now Covington himself doesn't know how far his defense has improved, he only knows that there are too many defensive giants in the Lakers, and he needs to keep improving and improving, otherwise, he will lose his job at any time in the Lakers.
Popovich called a timeout and played a tactical ball, double-covering the baseline, depending on the situation, to burst points or cut down the middle. If the Lakers rotate, they quickly clear one side and give Leonard a one-on-one opportunity.
In fact, after coming up, he thought about it the same as Popovich, and after the tactical operation, he was seriously blocked, so he could only take the back hand, empty one side, and let Leonard, the core of the outside line, play one by one. But this season is still the first year of Leonard's transformation, and after becoming the team's recognized outside offensive and defensive core, his defense is still the same, but the offense is still not as dazzling as last season. It's a bit like when Butler started to pick up the big shots last year, and it felt like he was still a little lackluster when he really needed to play singles.
Of course, he's a fully upgraded and strengthened version of Butler, both offensively and defensively. He chose to break through this ball, but this is not what the Lakers are afraid of, Tang Qian quickly made up the defense, Leonard's shot was interfered with, the basketball hit the iron, and the other players quickly stuck to the top to protect the rebound. The Lakers didn't score either, and the Spurs offense, playing a Center.X tactic, a kind of tactical system, the essence of which lies in hand-to-hand. Duncan blocked, Leonard broke through to Parker on the other side, and Parker dribbled to the left, which was to take away the defender and help the other side weaken the defense. Seeing that the time was almost up, Parker immediately passed the basketball in his hand back, and when it reached Duncan's hand, Duncan blocked it again, Leonard cut out, and shot it with his hand to catch the ball.
Duncan's ball didn't mean to be dismantled, it was just a dead block, allowing Leonard to make a quick shot.
Leonard's mid-range shot is accurate, and the Spurs trust him as well.
Whether it is mid-distance or medium-to-long distance in his career, he is currently above 4 into 4, and this kind of shooting rate is quite good.
Catching the ball with the help of a cover was also a common offensive move before Leonard became a top-notch scorer.
But the Lakers have a clear system, Covington and Butler instantly changed defenses, and the former leaned slightly and stretched out his arm to block the past. Covington's defensive skills are really stable, and Butler has to admit when he sees this, just talking about defense, he thinks that Covington is estimated to have the strength of the defensive lineup, which is not far from himself.
Although it can't be a defense, it is enough for a base salary player.
If this guy keeps up, his future will soon turn over.
Butler thought well, Covington is indeed a big turnaround in the future, but that's an afterthought, and Leonard didn't expect that the Spurs' tactics were all played, and the opponent could still appear to defend effectively. And the timing of the defense is good, and the ball will not interfere lightly.
Basketball hit iron, the Lakers attacked, and Butler finally hit one with the help of cover, went to the free throw line, and made 2 of 2 free throws.
Then there was a lot of stalemate, and the Spurs played "gorgeous fruit".
In the fourth quarter, the score still didn't improve, and it still looked like it was still seeming. However, discerning people still see the problem, that is, the Lakers actually still have the upper hand in this offensive and defensive battle. Why? Looking at the score, although the Lakers also have a low shooting rate, they are still struggling to score, what about the other side? The Spurs only scored 45 points until now, with some bench time left later in the third quarter. That said, they only scored 15 points in the entire third quarter.
God, after three quarters, they averaged 15 points in one quarter, do you think this is still the Spurs at the beginning of the 21st century? This season's Spurs are a team that averages 103~104 points per game. Not to mention the comparison with the super firepower team, at least it is not bad, 45 points in these three quarters, and the overall shooting rate is less than 3 to 1, which is low enough.
If it weren't for the fact that their defense is also very strong, and they only concede 92 points per game, this ball is really difficult to play, and it would have been spent a long time ago.
Popovich also felt Larry again. Brown's tactical prowess, especially on the defensive end, made many of his tactical set-ups ineffective. It feels like when I was entangled with the Pistons. Basically, you don't want anything to play smoothly and quickly, and what "Flo" doesn't make you "freeze" is good.
You can't rely on complicated tactics anymore, you have to play simpler, otherwise you will be strangled by the Lakers.
Popovich began to design a single strategy in the fourth quarter, which was different from the overall strategy, more simple and crude, and more dependent on the individual ability of the players rather than the team as a whole. This kind of play either makes the opponent helpless, or he waits for the situation to get worse and worse, and chooses one of the two.
The overall tactics of the Lakers are very well restrained, but what about the single tactics?
Don't think that singles have no tactics, the triangle attack of the "Zen master version" is how to make super terminal singles comfortable in the end.
Therefore, in singles, there are also tactical settings, including the pulling and emptying of the whole team, etc., not to completely take the ball.
Leonard can't afford that kind of brainless attack now, and not everyone is Jordan Kobe.
Leonard managed to squeeze half of his body out of the way and was ready to score, but as soon as he made the shot, he felt bad because a huge black shadow moved from the other end. Smack~ gave him a cap on the ball~
The Lakers' ball, Rondo began to press the tempo, waiting for all the personnel to pass and settle before attacking.
Leonard is going to be speechless, didn't he say that he would empty it? Didn't you say okay to create space for me in singles? What does that mean? In fact, Aldridge pulled away, but Tang Qian's defensive coverage was too large, and he moved back at once.
And waited specifically for Leonard to make a move before jumping to block.
This guy is terrible, defending the effective radiation area, too big.
Aldridge figured it out to himself, and if he went by himself, he would fall into a situation where he couldn't take care of either end.
The capacity gap is obvious.
Or...... Let Thiem play center? Am I slightly breathable?
Aldridge couldn't help but think this in his mind.
It can be seen that he is facing Tang Qian tonight, how aggrieved and depressed he is.
Fortunately, Ginobili had a convulsion at this time, and made 2 consecutive top shots of 3 points, directly into the net, and Tang Qian shook his head directly when he saw it. What can you do about this kind of ball? I can't help it. The defense is all pasted, the block is done, and people still throw it in, what can you do? can only be recognized. This kind of projection ball, can you still block the ball? Isn't that.
And as the game entered the final 5~6 minutes, Larry. Brown called a timeout, then walked directly to Tang Qian's side and said:
It's the most critical time, hot, you come and fight, Giant Planet, solve them in one go. Questions?
This season, the Lakers have rarely had such a time, most of them clocked in the third quarter, and they couldn't hold out until the fourth quarter, and now it's just ......
Superstar time.
Tang Qian was also defending with all his might some time ago, so except for a few attacks on Boban in the second quarter, there were not many shots in the middle.
At this time, the scale of the game will be moderately relaxed, and the opponent's defensive focus and intensity will be greater. In addition, the Spurs were originally the top three defensive teams in the league, and Leonard took care of them on the outside, so it was not suitable for others to play.
can only come to Tang Qian.
Who is called the Spurs, and they are indeed the most afraid of superstars.
So, it's my turn.
Tang Qian nodded.
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