Chapter 699: Spicy Eyes!
The first game, after the away win, will be two days later.
The second game of the Kings against the Spurs, kicks off.
“GO-SPURS-GOOOOOOOOO——!!!”
In the AT-T Center Arena, Spurs fans were not directly defeated by the unbelievable defeat in the last game, and after the game began, they were still cheering for the Spurs players all over the court.
However, in this game, the San Antonio Spurs played like a ghost.
In the last game, the king's side was suffering from internal and external troubles, full of difficulties, fighting away, and there were four fewer starters in the starting five, leaving only one Gu Yu and a pillar of optimism.
Even if Gu Yu scored a terrifying 52 points in a single game - the intensity of the playoffs is much stronger than the regular season, not to mention that the Kings' opponent is still the league's top defensive powerhouse Spurs, Gu Yu's constant defensive challenges throughout the game are Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, and Manuginobili - but the Kings still feel a little fantastical if they want to win.
But the fact is that Gu Yu's crazy outburst, coupled with the wonderful scheduling rotation on the Kings' side, won the team a good start.
After that game, the media, who had been constantly ridiculing and belittling Phil Jackson, who had been completely outdated and abandoned by the times, all turned around, made a 180-degree turn, and began to praise the KFC grandfather in unison.
"Clever calculation! Coach The Lord of the Rings takes control of the game! ”
"Brainstorming! Old rivals meet again, and Phil Jackson wins a big victory! ”
"Defeat the strong with the weak! Is Phil Jackson already out of gas? Sling the bull! ”
Exaggerated and eye-catching headlines in various media outlets emerged one after another, and overnight, it seemed that all the experts in the United States had become prescient gods. Every expert shamelessly jumped out to make a big fuss, blatantly saying that he was optimistic that Phil Jackson could control the pace of the game from the beginning, which would make the old drunkard coach tired to deal with.
There are even shameless reporters who directly "retract their confessions", saying that the article they wrote the day before and belittled Phil Jackson as "the spur of the previous generation of star coaches", and they are not ashamed to believe that their spur "played a decisive role", and also said that it was because of his article that ignited the "proud flame belonging to the dynasty coach" in Phil Jackson's heart.
Of course, Phil Jackson laughed and didn't say anything about the chaos of these demons and monsters.
For so many years, he has long been downsized, and the media is the guy who touts you when you are successful and steps on a few more feet when you are down. For the sake of ratings, for the sake of communication effect, the position will be changed at any time.
But even so, before the start of the second game, the media still believed that the Spurs would learn from the painful lessons of the last game, play their strongest strength, and win easily at home.
"We're talking about the Spurs, the only team that has occupied nearly half of the Finals in the West in the past decade or so!"
Hollinger, a well-known expert, said in a TV interview before the game: "We can trust Phil Jackson to continue to use his experience and unparalleled tactical adjustment ability to get the first opportunity for the Kings as much as possible." But Greg wasn't a fuel-efficient lamp, and he had a lot better hands than Phil Jackson. When there is no grade gap between the two coaches in terms of resourcefulness, the strength of the players and the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the team are the only factors that determine the outcome of the game. ”
Like Hollinger, most pundits agree that the Spurs will definitely bottom out — and for the Spurs, who have had a smooth season and are invincible in the world, a loss to the Kings would be a low point.
"But the Kings have already welcomed two players back." The host made a fuss: "Russell and Dream Chaser are both tough guys, and they are both tough guys in the playoffs. I believe that their comeback will add a lot of suspense to the game, right? ”
"Hehe, no." Hollinger shook his head and smiled: "It looks like the Kings are getting stronger, at least a little stronger than in the first game." But in reality, in the playoffs, there is a big change in the roster, which is not a good thing. You must know that in the last game, the Kings were able to win by relying on a strange rotation rhythm of players. An important reason why the Spurs lost was that they couldn't guess what kind of lineup the Kings would send at what point in time with the remnants of the team at hand. This is called information asymmetry, and the Kings are taking advantage. ”
"And now? Willis and Green are back, and even if we sit in the studio, we can guess what lineup the Kings will field. Would Coach Greg not have guessed? Will the Spurs players not guess? The Spurs must have developed an extremely well-developed approach to deal with the Kings' new roster. ”
As he spoke, Hollinger looked at the Kings' starting list on the screen with concern and said, "And for the Kings, the bench players who played well in the last game can't start this game." The rotation rhythm that has proven to be absolutely successful before will also be reverted to the original rhythm. Is this a good thing? If you think about it, you will understand that the second game of the Kings is definitely more than 10,000 times more difficult than the first game! ”
There is nothing wrong with that.
But there is still a small problem.
That's ......
"Alright, the king has changed! Eh......?? It's only three minutes into the first quarter, and the first free throw dead ball opportunity, the Kings make a substitution??! ”
Soon after the game began, the Kings made unexpected personnel changes.
"It's La, Russell Westbrook ?!! down"
Wei Shao was actually replaced at this point in time.
Thomas Jr. came up, and although the Spurs couldn't figure out Phil Jackson's brain circuit, Parker was absolutely happy.
It was rare to face an opponent who was half a head shorter than him, Parker, and began to break out strongly.
After scoring consecutive singles and scoring back-to-back, Parker took a seven-point lead under Parker's leadership after four successful rounds and six points and one assist.
Kings, change the guard.
"Bang Bang Bang"
After dribbling over half court, Parker was in high spirits, reached out and made a tactical gesture and said loudly: "Run, run!" All follow the tactics, don't be stunned...... Oh yes!! ”
In front of him, Gu Yu's big back rushed over.
In Parker's mind, the fear of being completely blown up by Gu Yu in the last game made it difficult for him to move forward.
From this round onwards, Parker was directly choked to death.
Gu Yu's offensive and defensive suppression made Parker very uncomfortable, and in the next three minutes, Parker hit a spicy eye, all kinds of mistakes, and irrational offensive choices, which made the old drunkard go crazy off the court.
And Gu Yu continued to play steadily - although his "stable" play was the "super explosion" of other players - and returned Parker a single 11-0 in three minutes, overtaking the score fiercely.
Then, something even more spicy happened.
"The pause is over! Substitutions on both sides! The Spurs replaced Parker, who had a bad performance just now, with Mills, and Ginobili also came on the field! This is to play a passing and cutting system with Ginobili as the core of ball control! On the Kings' side...... What the!?! My cousin is gone?!! ”
"Good shot!"
On the sidelines, Gu Yu got off the field, with a relaxed face, and high-fived Wei Shao, who was full of anger, and the old god sat on the bench with a leisurely face.
Gu Yu is gone??
Is Phil Jackson crazy?!
The incredible rotation made the old drunkard standing on the Spurs bench completely confused.
In the last game, Gu Yu played for forty-four minutes, almost all the time, constantly creating terrorist bombing.
And this game only lasted 6 minutes, and Gu Yu rested??
What a weird rotation this is!
"Give me the ball!!"
The situation on the field can't allow the old drunkard to think about it, and he finally got the opportunity to play after holding back a game, but Wei Shao, who was replaced by the head coach in 3 minutes, was like a dynamite barrel about to explode. After coming on the court, the impact was terrifying, and the strong attack towards the body contact several times in a row directly beat Mills, who had just come on the court and had not yet found his senses.
After another three minutes, the old drunkard couldn't sit still again, called another timeout, and hurriedly replaced Mills with a more calm third point guard, Joseph.
At the same time, the old drunkard was also extremely dissatisfied with the players on the field, and by his temper, he came to a big rotation, except for Ginobili, the rest of the players on the field were all official substitutes.
Then when the Spurs bench players were called on the court under the leadership of Ginobili, they were ready to fight the Kings.
"Pinch hey, hey, hey......"
What appeared in front of their eyes was not the king's regular lineup, but the big-backed Gu Yu who clenched his fists and clucked with a cruel smile on his face......
The Spurs' bench had already been beaten by Gu Yu in the last game of the regular season and needed to be treated.
The result of this rotation is not difficult to imagine at all.
“…… Cousin! It's cousin again!! The successful posting made Joseph's mistake! The pass was cut off by the Kings and the ball was handed directly to the cousin, who sprinted...... BAAAAAAAAAM——!!! Aerial dodge folding back buckle!! ”
The indiscriminate slaughter of the Spurs bench is back in the open......
Maintaining this fantastic rotation rhythm, Phil Jackson is like a mad scientist with crazy ideas in his head in this game.
When about two hours later, before the end of the game, commentators from all over the world in various languages looked at the technical statistics of the game and found one thing:
Cousin Gu Yu, only played 33 minutes in the second game.
And when he's on the floor, the Spurs either have Parker or more than three benches.
During the time period when Gu Yu was there, the Spurs hit a spicy eye, and Gu Yu's post-game plus/minus value was terrifying: +34.