The San Antonio Spurs, it's impossible for those who are familiar with basketball not to know these seven words, and they have been a strong contender in the playoffs from 1999 to 2016. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info5 championship trophies, an honor for the San Antonios.

This is also one of the NBA teams that Tang Qian used to like very much.

Stability, efficiency, composure, and spiciness, are the labels of the Spurs, which ranked first in the West in the regular season this season, with a win rate of more than 7 to 5, which is intimidating. Probably speaking, it's impossible for the Lakers to overtake it in terms of regular season record. The win difference of nearly 10 games makes the Angelenos can only "sigh".

Compared to the slight "silence" of previous seasons, since last season, the Spurs have regained the first place in the West. It can be seen that the people of San Antonio, once again, are ready to act to "hunt" Larry. The O'Brien Cup.

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Lakers' record has been declining year by year, and they want to stabilize the top three positions in the West this year.

Against the Spurs, Kobe Bryant. Bryant is back in the team because he knows this opponent very well.

Don't take it lightly.

Looking at the situation this year, the Spurs are likely to become the "roadblock" of the Western Conference Finals, and the Lakers must pass this hurdle if they want to re-enter the Finals.

With the playoffs less than a month away, this game is a "preview for the Western Conference Finals."

Before the competition, Tang Qian received a challenge from the "Calendar Board", and the challenge object was Verratti on April 11, 1991. Divac had 13 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and three blocks. Tang Qian took a look at it, and silently "burned incense" in his heart, fortunately, the person chosen was not Carl. Ma Long, otherwise you will have to "hang" an ability crystal brick again.

But even if it's not Carl. Malone, Verratti. Divac's data is not easy to complete.

Rebounds and blocks are still difficult, and 13 points and 2 steals are the real problems.

Needless to say, Tang Qian's current scoring ability, with more than 6 points, basically depends on the sky.

As a center insider, a seven-foot man, if you want to complete 2 steals, you also need "luck and character".

All in all, not to mention the silver completion, even the bronze completion is not easy.

The Lakers vs. Spurs are naturally the highlight of tonight, and ESPN's national live broadcast didn't have to run.

There are 11 games in the NBA tonight, but only two were selected by ESPN, one is the Clippers vs. Thunder, and the other is the Lakers vs. Spurs. The former was arranged on the second channel, and one live broadcast was reserved for the Lakers vs Spurs.

The Lakers appeared on the court on the 24th as scheduled, but Tang Qian could see that his influenza was not yet complete, and he was sweating profusely after warming up. This definitely does not bode well for a professional basketball player.

But this man, no one else can persuade him, what he wants to do, no one can stop him except himself.

Then, Tang Qian's eyes focused on the body of No. 21 on the opposite side.

San Antonio's mainstay, the expressionless man, "Stone Buddha" Duncan.

Outwardly, his figure is not at all prominent, there are neither explosive muscles nor exaggerated tattoos. Standing there, there is no supergiant aura at all, like an ordinary role player.

But Tang Qian didn't dare to underestimate him.

Tim. Duncan is the No. 1 power forward in NBA history in the future, and the ultra-long "standby time" is almost unbeatable.

In addition to this, there is Tony of the GDP portfolio. Parker, Manu. Ginobili, the troika, is the "secret" of San Antonio's long-lasting prosperity for more than a decade.

Facing this opponent, Tang Qian trembled a little with excitement.

"Hello, Mr. Shifo, I'm your fan, can you sign me?" Duncan, who was warming up, looked back, nodded slightly, and then helped Tang Qian sign his name on a blank piece of paper.

The whole process was done without a word, without politeness, and without rejection.

ESPN Live Room.

"Good evening, basketball fans across the United States, I'm the host Rachel. Nix. After Rachel finished speaking, she looked left and right again, and continued: "It's NBA Hall of Famer Bill who came to the live room today. Walton and the University of Oregon head coach Dana. Altman. Hello to the American audience, gentlemen. ”

"Hi~ Hello everyone, I'm Bill. Walton. ”

"Good evening everybody, I'm Daina. Altman. ”

"It's an honour to have two of you here tonight to comment on the game, I wonder if I can ask which team you are rooting for?" Rachel. The Knicks quickly cut to the chase.

"Bill, who's coming first?" Dana. Altman asked.

"Then I'll do it first." Bill. Walton didn't push, opened his mouth and said: "I think San Antonio has at least an eighty percent chance of winning this game." ”

"Oh? Why? "Rachel. Nicks asked.

"First of all, look at the team's record." Bill. Walton replied, "San Antonio is currently in first place in the West, and the Lakers are only third in the West. Secondly, depending on the completeness of the lineup, although the Lakers have a good starting ability, they are missing Lamar. After Odom, the bench strength dropped sharply, and looking at the bench scoring this season, the league is fourth from the bottom. As for the Spurs, they are among the top three in the league in bench scoring ability. This gap is definitely fatal in the clash of strong teams. Finally, there is the run-in problem of the lineup, the run-in between the Lakers and new teammates is not smooth, but on the side of the Spurs, there is no such problem. If you look at their roster rotation, the Lakers basically use an 8-man rotation model, while the Spurs have a 12-man rotation. This shows that Popovich is very relieved of the team's players, and Mike. Brown is the polar opposite. ”

"Well, that Dyna. Mr. Altman, what is your point of view? ”

"I also choose the Spurs." Dana. Altman Dao; "Because the Spurs have a higher level of skill and tactics, and the Los Angeles Lakers are the star balls, I think the Spurs have a better chance of winning tonight."

"Isn't the star ball bad? The Lakers were still the champion team the year before last! "Rachel. Nicks asked.

"Of course I know that." Dana. Altman said, "But Rachel, you also said it, that was two years ago, wasn't it?" If Kobe Bryant was 32 instead of 34 tonight, then I would choose Los Angeles. ”

Playing star basketball is not impossible, and there are not a few teams in the history of the NBA that rely on star basketball to win championships. But there is a problem here, that is, celebrities must be strong enough. The 32-year-old Kobe Bryant has a combination of offense and defense, and his physical strength is almost unlimited, so the Lakers have no problem playing star basketball. But Kobe, who is close to 34 years old, is on the verge of collapse in his offensive and defensive ability, and his physical strength is also lit up yellow. Altman is not wrong when he says so.

"So both gentlemen think that the Lakers are going to lose tonight?" Rachel. Nick Dow.

"Oh~ Of course not." Bill. Walton and Dyna. Altman glanced at each other, and then said in unison: "Who can completely predict what will happen on the basketball court?" If the Lakers break out on the 24th, then it's not impossible to win. We all know what that guy did! ”

In the first quarter of the game, both sides played very anxiously, the Lakers made a lot of shots inside, Gasol Gabynum made a total of 16 shots, you must know that in the entire quarter, the Lakers only made 23 shots in total, and the two of them accounted for more than half. However, the shooting percentage is not high, Gasol only made 3 of 7 shots, and Bynum was even worse, scoring 3 goals in 9 shots. Defended by Duncan, the Lakers lost both their crosshairs.

This is the terrible thing about "Stone Buddha" Duncan, don't look at his block data is only once, but it can interfere with the success of shooting, but there are countless of them. This made Gasol and the owner of the nunnery suffer a lot. Although "Shi Buddha" is nearly 36 years old this year, he can still "teach to be a man" on the inside, which discourages young players.

But the Lakers have Kobe. Bryant, a man known as the "Spurs Killer", shot 2 of 3 in a single quarter, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and helped the Lakers temporarily suppress the San Antonio Spurs with great efficiency.

Throughout the first quarter, because the play was too anxious, so Mike. Brown didn't give Don time to play.

The Spurs may not care if they lose one or two games now, it doesn't hurt the overall situation, but the Lakers can't afford to lose! The Clippers and Grizzlies are chasing after them fiercely, and if one is not careful, he will fall directly to the fifth place in the West.

The fifth place in the West means that in the first round of the playoffs, the home court advantage will be lost.

This is definitely a morale blow to the "old" team.

So Mike. Brown could only go on and "die. the "main force, don't dare to take it easy in the slightest."

Although the score was temporarily behind in the first quarter, Greg. Popovich's face didn't fluctuate at all, as if he hadn't seen it. Competing for tactical literacy and composure, Greg. Popovich and Mike. Brown is not a man of the grade.

As the head coach of the Spurs for more than ten years, he has never seen any storms, so he is not in his eyes at all.

But it's worth mentioning that in the first quarter of the game, Andrew . Bynum grabbed 11 rebounds in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Tang Qian got playing time, and the person he replaced was Andrew. Bynum.

Bynum didn't play the entire quarter of the game, so Mike. Brown was going to give him a little catch his breath and rest for a while.

On the other side, it was even more decisive, Duncan and Parker all went down, and in terms of controlling time, Greg . Popovich is a master of history. On the Lakers' side, the lineup is, PG Steve. Blake SG Bryant. Bryant SF Matt. Barnes PF Paul. Gasol C Don Diving. In order to stay ahead, Mike. Brown still kept Kobe Bryant and Gasol on the court at the same time.

The Spurs, unlike the Lakers, have become almost an all-bench lineup.

According to the Spurs' historical urine nature, although it is a bench lineup, there is Manu. Ginobili led the team, and they didn't have to worry about problems at the core of their operation. PG Manu. Ginobili SG Danny. Green S.F. Stephen. Jackson PF Matt. Bonner C Thiago. Split, this is the Spurs' on-court personnel.

So Tang Qian's counterpart is Thiago. Split.

Thiago. Split, who is 6 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 245 pounds, is a traditional center from South America. He is characterized by being able to cover, can block and dismantle, because he practiced volleyball as a child, so he is also flexible, and he plays toughly, is not afraid of physical confrontation, and is at a good level in protecting rebounds and low-post top people. This year, his salary is $3.67 million, which can be regarded as a "good and cheap" type as a substitute rotation.

However, Tang Qian was not afraid of him, because on the whole, the opponent did not have an advantage as him.

The second quarter of the game began, and the competition between the two sides was as fierce as ever.

Kobe Bryant came up, took the lead, and stared at Manu. Ginobili hit a three-pointer to make it 27-21 and give the Lakers a six-point lead.

But quickly, the Spurs returned one back by Manu. Ginobili broke through with a pick-and-roll, and then broke through inside, power forward Matt. Bonner took the ball and fooled Paul with a shooting feint. Gasol then crossed with a sidehand and sent the basketball to Danny on the outside. Green's hand. Danny. Green made a 39-degree three-point shot on the right side, and with a "brush" sound, the basketball was cleanly landed.

Danny. Green's three-point shooting has been thoroughly developed this season, and two years ago he shot a measly 27.3 percent from three-point range, and has made great strides since joining the Spurs last year, shooting 36.8 percent from three-point range. But what's really scary is this year, it's this season, if the three-point shooting rate of 3 into 6 is already good, then 4 into 3 is definitely the top! Although the vast majority of them are open shots that come out of the box, the shooting percentage of three-pointers can reach 43.6%, which is scary enough.

At least as a remote battery, he Danny. Green is undoubtedly excellent.

After all, as an ordinary starter, he is not obliged to play the ball, so strong shots, top shots, and cross-shot shots have almost nothing to do with him. As long as he can throw an open 3-point into the opponent's basket, it's worth it. Moreover, his salary this season is only $850,000, and the Spurs are already "lucky" to get him.

Steve. Blake hobs Paul. Gasol missed, and the basketball was lost to Stephen. Jackson snatched it away, and then scored on a solo fast break.

27-26, the Lakers just had a 6-point advantage, and they were chased by the Spurs to 1 point in an instant.

At this time, Matt. Barnes "hung up", he received a pass from Tang Qian, shot directly from the left three-point line, "brushed", and the basketball went into the net. Turning around, Bryant steals Manu. Ginobili's dribble, but he didn't play a one-man fast break, and after seeing the Spurs all come back to defense, Bryant re-passed the ball to Steve. Blake. Steve. Blake lays the ball to Paul. Gasol, Gasol pushed his back a few times, found a bad opportunity, and passed the basketball to No. 29 Tang Qian on the other side of the inside.

Thiago. Of course, Split will not let Tang Qian make an easy inside shot, and under his tough top defense, Tang Qian can only choose to pass.

Basketball is back to Matt. Barnes's hands.

Matt. Barnes separated Stephen. Jackson is a three-point shot.

Brush~

The three-pointer hits the net again!

At 33-26, the Lakers led by seven points.

PS: In the reality of this game, Barnes is really accurate~ (To be continued.) )