Chapter 113: A Spur in Adversity
"I really didn't expect this game to play like this!" Less than 4 minutes into the fourth quarter, the Lakers led the Spurs by 12 points at 87-75, and although the Spurs players have not given up, anyone can see that the Spurs have basically no hope of moving back. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Spurs vs. Lakers, no matter how you look at the Spurs, they are dominant, at the home court of the Lakers, even if David Robinson is absent due to injury, even if O'Neal played epic statistics, the Spurs still got a victory on the Lakers' home court, but back to the home court of the Spurs, the Spurs' performance is not as good as when they are on the road.
All these changes are due to the changes made by Phil Jackson at halftime, just by reversing the positioning of O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in the triangle offense, the entire Lakers have undergone earth-shaking changes, although the Spurs' defense is still excellent, whether it is Duncan or Meng Xu's performance is impeccable, but the Lakers still maintain a very high offensive efficiency, especially Kobe, who scored 41 points in the first three quarters.
"The Lakers' triangle offense was very fluid in this game, especially Kobe Bryant, and his performance in this game, I guess it would be just like that for Michael." Bill Wharton doesn't know when he became a Komi, and he bragged about Kobe's performance throughout the game, but Kobe's performance in this game is also worth bragging.
"Yes, the Spurs' twin tower tactics in this game are considered a failure, David Robinson may have just come back, some are not in shape, and the Spurs also lack a strong point on the outside, Meng's scoring means are too single, basically outside shots, without the slightest lethality, I think Meng should practice more breakthrough and low-post ability, and Mario Elie and Sean Etello are also in a very bad state now, and the Spurs' advantage on the inside has been completely neutralized." Compared with Bill Wharton's cameo commentary, Michaels is very professional, and presumably those professionals who are watching this game have basically the same opinion as Michaels.
The Lakers broke the Spurs' defensive system through excellent rotation, if they lose the system bonus, just rely on the superstar and the Spurs to play alone, the Lakers will undoubtedly be played to death by the Spurs, the Spurs have the best defensive player this season, and two first-defense and one-defense and two-defense The league's first defensive team, many games before this season have proved that relying on XJBD tactics, the Lakers are not the opponent of the Spurs at all. In this game, after Phil Jackson's adjustment at halftime, the Lakers played their own tactical system, and it was through this change that the Lakers achieved a comeback over the Spurs.
On the defensive end, relying on Duncan and Meng Xu's excellent defensive ability, and the tacit understanding between the two, the Spurs still maintain considerable pressure on the Lakers on the defensive end, but not all players of the Spurs are Duncan and Meng Xu, and the Spurs are not performing well on the offensive end in this game.
Next to the court, Popovich sat in his seat rarely, looking at the court expressionlessly, trying to find a way to beat the Lakers. According to Popovich's plan, these two home games must be won, but the people are not as good as the sky, Glen Rice was put on the bench, Kobe Bryant's outburst without warning, and Phil Jackson's change of tactics to the Lakers, all of this broke Popovich's plan.
Although I don't want to admit defeat yet, the facts are in front of us, and the Spurs have no chance in this game. The players on the field are still making their last struggles, and the fans at the Alamo Stadium have not given up and are still cheering tirelessly for the home team.
Seeing the current situation, Meng Xu can only hate himself in his heart for not being able to change the strength of the game, Meng Xu really hopes that he can stand up at this moment and play a climax of chasing points, so as to change the situation on the field and lead the team to win, but Meng Xu does not have this ability now.
"Damn." When Kobe Bryant blocked Meng Xu through the cover of Fox, received a pass from Haber, and hit a mid-range shot again, when he watched the explosive boy celebrate with his teeth and claws, Meng Xu had to curse in his heart.
"Bastard, how are you feeling now?" Seeing that Meng Xu was unhappy, Kobe Bryant was very happy at this time, when he encountered this bastard before, Kobe would always be provoked by him, but today when Kobe got rid of him again and again through the cover of his teammates, and saw the deflated expression of the guy after he shot, Kobe Bryant was a dark cool.
"Alright, Meng, let's take a good rest first." In the official timeout of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were still 12 points ahead of the Spurs at 95-83, and at this time, the Spurs were ready to replace all the main forces after the timeout.
It's just that Meng Xu didn't answer, but stared at the court with his fists clenched and his eyes, and anyone could see the unwillingness in Meng Xu's heart. Although Meng Xu couldn't restrain Kobe Bryant in this game, Meng Xu's performance was good enough, even if the Spurs lost, Meng Xu couldn't be blamed, but Meng Xu was unwilling to lose the game like this.
"Coach, I still want to play, I can still fight." I don't know if I heard it wrong, Popovich looked at Meng Xu who suddenly stood in front of him, and his eyes were a little trance.
In Popovich's view, now that the overall situation has been decided, it is time for the team to prepare for the next game, and the team's main players should rest well and store their energy for the next game.
"Okay." For some reason, when he saw Meng Xu's fiery eyes, Popovich ghostly agreed to Meng Xu's request, which was impossible in the past, and Popovich would not tolerate a player who still wanted to brush data in garbage time.
"It seems that Meng still hasn't given up." After the game restarted, the Spurs replaced all the main players except Meng Xu, and the Lakers also replaced O'Neal and Kobe, these two basically played the whole game, and now the Lakers are leading the bench player on the court is Glen Rice, after being put on the bench by Phil Jackson in this game, Glen Les did not even have a minute of playing time, and when the overall situation of the game was decided and entered garbage time, Phil Jackson gave Glen Les playing time.
Standing on the court, looking at each other, Meng Xu looked at Glen Les with unwillingness and desire, and the desire to fight. And Glen Les looked at Meng Xu with helpless and bitter eyes, because Glen Les knew that his career with the Lakers had entered the countdown, and what Phil Jackson did in Glen Les's eyes was completely humiliating to himself, as an All-Star player who was still at his peak, he could only play in garbage time, Glen Les's dissatisfaction with Phil Jackson also reached its peak at this moment, but what Glen Les wanted at the moment was not to prove himself again, but to leave this ghost place as soon as possible, Leave this ghost coach.