The two sides fought until the last quarter, during which the shooting rate was not too high, and there was basically no fast attack, so nearly 7 minutes passed, and the scores of both sides were not yet 85 points. At 83-82, the Los Angeles Lakers temporarily led by one point.

And for this point lead, the price of the Lakers is that Kobe Bryant has almost never played the whole game, and has been shouldering the burden of most of the Lakers' scoring since Nash went down. This game is finally a bit of a playoff game, and it is completely different from the previous game that was often played by the Spurs.

Popovich was surprised by the Lakers' toughness, but he wasn't in a hurry because he didn't believe that just two people could beat the Spurs. It's okay for a short time, but what about a long time? If people have a perpetual motion machine, there will always be physical fitness problems and state problems. You think you're looking at some completely unrealistic brainlessness.

Even if you play 2k, that person has physical value, right?

But this time Popovich finally miscalculated a trick, that is, with the current state of Kobe and Tang Qian, they will not have any physical problems at all. At least just a few times, no problem. Kobe Bryant is in full peak condition, the previous series have been controlled in a more reasonable and appropriate average playing time per game, plus the sweep of the Rockets has a lot of rest, and now he has to play the whole game in a few games, without pressure.

There was a little problem at the end of the regular season, and that's because there are 82 games in the regular season, so of course you can't play like this, and you're not Iron Man?

However, in the playoffs, Kobe Bryant, who has adjusted, will hardly have physical problems.

Tang Qian is even more simple and direct, he is because he is now in the state of "demigods", at least there will be no physical worries on the defensive end. Therefore, seeing that the game time was getting less and less, Popovich finally frowned slightly. Seeing the scores of the two sides alternate between the two sides, he knew what to do. Otherwise, in the final round, the Spurs will be at a disadvantage.

Why? Because the Lakers have No. 24! There's a black mamba!

What Kobe's state is this year, he has completely seen it, so when he plays to the end, it is very likely that the offense and defense will be easy to turn.

After all, the Spurs have no such person this season, and Ginobili is also old, not in the state of a few years.

Playing against a superstar in the last minute is not very beneficial for the Spurs.

So during one of the Spurs' offenses with the ball in control, Popovich called a timeout, and the game went into a timeout.

Popovich waited for the Spurs players to come and said, "For the next time, play tactical ball and play tactical offense." ”

The whole Spurs team was slightly stunned, but soon they all nodded.

If the offense at the beginning is just the ordinary state of this Spurs team, then the tactical offense is their fighting state.

The combination of various tactics is a matter of ease in this San Antonio legion.

I saw that Popovich began to write something quickly on the tactical board, and then kept talking, his expression was not a little nervous, very calm and confident.

"Tony, you control the rhythm, play No. 33 as a whole, and act on your own when you see the opportunity for local changes." The Frenchman nodded when he heard this, he is no longer the stunned young man he used to be, and his control and grasp of the rhythm are extremely underestimated in this alliance.

"Tim, you're the one in charge of the low post, you're the one in charge of the low post."

"Manu, you take a while and play, forget about the feeling and state of the first three quarters, see the opportunity, and solve it yourself."

……

On the Lakers' side, there is no Spurs atmosphere at all, but D'Antoni keeps talking about something, and the tactical board is not used. No way, no Nash, no No. 1 to implement his system and style of play, he can hardly do anything on this Lakers team. Because this team was built on a temporary basis before, there was a lot of turnover of personnel, and the team management was not a team built to fight for the championship at all. If it weren't for Nash's comeback, it would have been all about individual performances and miracle outbursts, and even now D'Antoni can't figure out how he managed to win a 68-14 record.

His heart is also unprepared.

His original idea was that he would just play a dozen casually this season and make the playoffs, who knows......

All of a sudden, the Lakers were in the middle of the Western Conference Finals.

In the last 5 minutes, Tang Qian noticed the changes in the Spurs as soon as he came up, first of all, the lineup, they replaced the Brazilian Thiago. Split, replaced by the shorter French domestic lineman Burris. Dior, replaced Danny. Green, replaced by Argentine Manu. Ginobili. This change of formation is equivalent to directly weakening the Spurs' interior height and outside defensive intensity. Secondly, the attacking formation that they developed after they ran over also changed.

Before, it was a traditional position, two inside players went to the basket, the wing players swam 45 degrees, and the top arc point guard held the ball, but now it is different, except for Duncan, the new interior player Frenchman Dior is equal to pressing to the front, and there are now 4 players in the high post of the entire Spurs team, and only No. 21 Thiem is left in the low post. Duncan.

It's an unconventional offensive position, and it looks like the Spurs are going to make a big move.

Tang Qian stood under the basket, silently holding his breath and concentrating, waiting for the battle.

Celestial Empire Sports Station.

"The Spurs have made a substitution, this should be a real game." Overflowing.

"It's time to play tactical ball." Su Skirt stared at the broadcast screen and said, "Small tactics or big tactics?" ”

"Ginobili ran to the left elbow, is he blocking? This is a mid-range cover, and his screener is Leonard? Leonard used this cover to go to the right 45-degree corner, and Parker passed the ball to him, did he want three points? "Leonard is a consistent 3-pointer who is shooting almost 38 percent from three-point range this season, which is good enough. Although his top shots and strong shots are relatively rare, in the Spurs, he generally uses a lot of them. As long as you execute your tactics carefully, there will always be a chance to shoot a 3-pointer. But Kobe Bryant reacted quickly and saw Nick. Yang was blocked, and immediately quickly lifted up from the right flank.

This ball is very decisive, and according to Kobe's speed, it should be able to interfere. Can......

"Kobe Bryant is blocked! The Spurs' Dio stepped over to make a cover and blocked Kobe's way! ”

It turned out that this was the reason why all 4 members of the Spurs mentioned the middle and high positions, Kobe Bryant was blocked, Leonard made a 3-point shot, brushed ~, hit, and the Spurs took the lead.

"It's a small tactic, three people to work with, a kind of tactic." As soon as Su Skirt finished speaking, she said: "It should be a four-man tactic, Parker also joined in, and he pulled to the left and took away one of the Lakers' defenders." ”

At home of the Spurs, the atmosphere was up, and the San Antonio people were all on their feet, ready to watch the final four minutes of the ball.

The home fans of the series stood up to watch the last few minutes, which is also a common practice in the NBA, and it has been popular for a long time.

This is also a kind of venue culture and fan culture that is very lacking in China.

The Lakers' Kobe Bryant chiseled hard, leaned his back back, and bobbed several times, finally slightly tricking Leonard's defensive center of gravity, and then shooting. But Kobe Bryant's distance was not big enough, and Leonard's super arm span played a role, even if he jumped back a step, it still gave the ball enough interference to the 24th.

This guy has actually improved his defensive state by a small margin???

However, the rebound ball was grabbed by Tang Qian, and then jumped out, Duncan covered the ball, and Tang Qian jumped twice, and finally caused a personal foul on the Spurs No. 21. It's a pity that Tang Qian lost all 2 free throws, which is equivalent to wasting an attack and a mistake.

Damn it! The defensive end is okay, but the offensive end is already a little physically unable to hold up, and the feeling of shooting and power is very uncomfortable!

Of course! With such a long playing time or the fierce Western Conference Finals, it is not surprising that Tang Qian's physical energy is rapidly consumed, and the "demigod descends to earth" is only about defense and rebounding, and offense is not within the scope of its effectiveness. In this way, Tang Qian's attack was further weakened.

The Spurs' next shot was the same as before, but this one Kobe Bryant bypassed the wall from one side and then blocked Leonard's chance. But Leonard didn't panic, he quickly dropped the ball to Duncan, who was on the inside, and Duncan saw that the defender was Gasol and immediately chose to shoot with his back. Brush ~, also enter, the score difference continues to expand.

On the offensive end, Kobe Bryant leaned back and hit a ball, but the difficulty and physical consumption were much higher than those of the Spurs.

The next ball is even more classic, fully demonstrating the Spurs' tactical execution ability.

The inside line was completely empty, and there were shooters standing in both corners, Duncan went up to block and dismantle, and then went down for the first time, and in the process of going down, he decisively distributed the ball to Dio, who was inserting the ball to the basket at the same time. Dior deliberately slowed down, which was ...... deliberately waited for the Lakers to come over to pinch and assist in defense, and then quickly passed to Ginobili in the bottom corner of the right side, Ginobili made a false shot, attracted Kobe Bryant, and immediately distributed the ball to Tony at 45 degrees on the right side. Parker, this time Gasol struggled to make up for it. But Parker is not the end point, he stuffed the basketball in his hand directly from outside the three-point line to Duncan on the inside, Duncan dribbled vigorously into the Lakers' interior, but he didn't shoot at all, he just attracted Tang Qian and Meeks over, and without looking back, he threw the basketball in his hand to Leonard in the bottom left corner.

At this time, the Lakers' defense line has been completely torn apart, and after many supplements and supplements, the alignment is completely messy, and Leonard can be said to be calmly 3-point shot.

Brush~

Again! All of a sudden, the score difference widened! The hard work of the Lakers team before has all come to naught!

This makes Mike. D'Antoni felt desperate, because the situation of the Spurs was different from that of the Lakers, and they obviously had a feeling of spare strength, and with a little effort, they could reverse the deadlocked score difference. In fact, this point was also encountered by the Heat team in the original time and space, even if it was about ten points ahead of the Spurs, but soon saw that the opponent was not in a hurry, and as soon as the tactical ball was opened, he immediately caught up with the score through super execution, and overtook him in one go.

This method of attack is too demoralizing, and it feels like you are working hard but not as serious as others.

The difficulty and method of scoring are not on the same level.

Now, the Lakers are also being tested by this problem.

Just when the Lakers fans were a little panicked, No. 24 scored 2 three-pointers in a row, and they were all directly shot by people without any reason, Leonard obviously couldn't find any fault with the defense, but he didn't prevent the orange basketball from shooting into the basket.

Well done boss!! Extinguish the Spurs in one go!! Don't let them be arrogant anymore!!

Lakers fans leave messages in the live broadcast room, but this kind of ball can't last, and if it can last forever, it's surreal.

Kobe Bryant's third three-pointer flew because Leonard actually seemed to touch the basket, and the basketball bounced out of the basket.

Now the Spurs' lineup, playing the ball and tactical balls is naturally stronger and more familiar than the lineup just now, but after replacing the Brazilian center, the Spurs' interior height has suddenly dropped. Leonard grabbed that offensive rebound.

But he didn't choose to pass the ball again, and the decline in physical fitness made him more and more weak on the offensive end, so he could only pass the basketball to the outside again, and Meeks got the ball hot in his head, so he actually dribbled and shot in one step, Bang~, the basketball bounced off and fell to the other side of Tang's rebounding range. The Spurs protected the rebound.

Looking at the game time, there are only 2 minutes and 17 seconds left.

Now both the fans on the scene and the fans on both sides in front of the TV and the computer are nervous, but the fans of the Lakers are obviously under more psychological pressure. Because now that the big score is unfavorable, they don't have a way back like San Antonio fans.

If you lose, you're basically out of the series.

Tang Qian also felt a little heartbeat, blood surging, he couldn't control the outside attack, but on the inside, he had to defend down.

The Spurs did a cross-cover on the strong side of the right side, and instead of going out to shoot a three-pointer this time, Leonard plunged headlong into the Lakers' wing, and then he jumped up to go straight to the basket.

"Don't think about it!" Tang Qian stood on the spot and jumped, ready to block Leonard's ball, but unexpectedly it was a breakthrough point, fake shot and real pass, the basketball attracted Tang Qian to jump, and passed the ball to Burres on the inside side. In the hands of Dior. Dior is not as tall as Brazilian Thiago. Split, but his passing and tactical ability are also a big cut over the latter.

Replacing him is to allow the Spurs to handle the ball more fluidly and complexly.

He himself could be used alone as a temporary axis, and at the Spurs, the Frenchman found himself.

He felt that his team value was immediately highlighted.

Celestial Empire Sports Station.

"Gasol went to defend Dior, but Dior passed it back! The basketball was delivered to No. 21 Duncan on the other side of the penalty area! Duncan is unguarded! This goal is going in! But before Su Skirt finished speaking, on the broadcast signal screen, a figure suddenly rushed out from under the basket, and then like a falcon, it quickly soared, stretched out its arms and slapped it into the air.

That oriental, how did he react so quickly? He completely ignored Burreth's ball-holding attraction?

Is this a coincidence? Popovich watched from the sidelines, thinking to himself.

"Block! Oh! Don dive down the ball! This ball Tang Qian appeared too timely! I can only sigh when I am a second late! Yang Yi said: "But this kind of ball, you can't appear too many times in a game, because since the wonderful shots are wonderful shots, they can't appear frequently." It sounds a little reasonable, but after Kobe Bryant's breakthrough caused the Spurs to foul 2 and make 2 free throws, Tang Qian actually interfered with a Spurs' inside cooperation shot, and the tactics and passing the ball were of high quality, but this did not deceive the Oriental man's sense of smell of blocking under the basket.

This guy!

Did the cap start to rely solely on intuition and smell? Will he be a consistent super-blocker in the league?

And said yes, he is now?

The higher your basic ability, the stronger your burst will be, the same "Defend The.Zone" The current Tang Qian and the Tang Qian who first entered the alliance, and even last year's Tang Qian, are completely different. At least in the past, he couldn't do the defensive state he is in now.

Relying on the intuition of the block and the sense of smell to block the opponent, to such an extent, it is only possible to achieve it if the current Tang Qian enters the "Defend The.Zone". This is already a unique top-notch field. Tang Qian really dared to pat his chest now and say that he was the "super blocker" of the NBA league at the moment, and even faintly touched the edge of the "God of Blocks".

Without the blessing of the "Demigods", he would not be able to do it even if he entered the "Defend The.Zone" now.

It's a very mysterious feeling, and I can't describe it in words.

It's like his body and judgment can be one step ahead of his own brain reaction, and he doesn't even have a "brain" at all.

Jordan once said that he sometimes felt like the whole court was a marionette, and the whole court slowed down, and he could observe all the movements and all the flaws in a split second. This sentence he said in his documentary "Extreme Jordan" is not a lie, Jordan in some aspects and certain moments, he just stepped into the temple of the "God of Basketball", and he ...... He is also the only person in the history of the NBA.

"The Spurs went with a low-post 'Duncan foot' tactic, which is our classic low-post rotation screen tactic, relying mostly on Duncan's ...... Okay, the opportunity is here, and there is a double waist insertion, who will attack the basket? Spurs home commentator Sean . Elliott said: "Oh~ It's Kawai's impact dunk!" This ball has ......"

Smack~bang~

Under the eyes of nearly 20,000 spectators, the Lakers jumped a big hot pot on the 29th and directly capped the Spurs' No. 2 dunk.

The slightest hesitation and hesitation on this ball can lead to a failed block or even a miserable dunk, but ...... But he was right in the slightest. In the process, he completely ignored Manu who also had the possibility of an impact on the other side. Ginobili.

This guy! He actually judged it??? How did he do it???

At this moment, Popovich couldn't help but be a little surprised, because since he started coaching basketball, he has never seen such a strong person with such a strong sense of block. Even the "mammoth" of the year. Eaton doesn't have that level, does it? Is this Oriental kid really going to turn his basket into a defensive hell?

One person has done this level of defense for the team, this oriental center, I must dig it as much as possible next year!

Dig to San Antonio!

His defensive talent is put on the Los Angeles Lakers, which is just a waste!!

Popovich saw that the Lakers' No. 29 basket protection ability had reached this level, and he couldn't help but stand up and open his mouth to shout:

"Switch tactics! Hit Z Tactics! At this stage, avoid the impact on the Lakers' basket for the time being! ”

PS: 10,000 words are completed ~ Xiao Zi begged for a wave ~~~ Uh-huh ~ good night ~~~ I'm so sleepy ~~~

Let's continue the appointment tomorrow night~