"Kobe Bryant was stealing and dunking at a critical moment when the scores of the two sides were the same, and then in the subsequent handling of the key ball, he chose to make a reluctant three-point shot, and under the miss, let the opponent return to attack and succeed, and finally regretted losing the game."

This is the final game summary of the game, and the key figure around the loss is undoubtedly Kobe Bryant, who was extremely criticized for his handling of the ball at critical moments.

You know, the Lakers' overall defense did a very good job in this game, and they once limited the Spurs' scoring to less than 90 points, which is something that few teams can do. In such a situation, the Lakers' hopes of winning are very high. However, in the handling of key balls, Kobe Bryant appeared to be a little sloppy, and finally buried the good game and lost the game.

And that's not the most critical part of losing.

In this game, Bryant took 26 shots, scored only 23 points, and had 7 turnovers.

The scary thing is that under 26 shots, Kobe Bryant did not get a single free throw, which is an extremely strange game. You can't help but feel how targeted the Spurs' defense is.

Obviously, the lack of reliable scoring efficiency under too many shots just offset the advantage of the Spurs being limited. Then he failed to handle the key ball and eventually lost.

*****

After watching this game, Chu Xuan felt the most regret in his heart.

In fact, at the beginning of the game, he felt Kobe's strong desire to attack, which made him vaguely aware that something was wrong. However, he was not able to command on the spot, and only mentioned to D'Antoni at the halftime break that he should let Kobe Bryant shoot less and create good shooting opportunities with more rounds of passes, but unfortunately, the game did not go as Chu Xuan expected.

By all accounts, the Lakers can win.

However, in the end, he lost.

After the game, Chu Xuan got the statistics of the game for the first time.

After reading it, the regret in Chu Xuan's heart was even stronger.

First of all, the Lakers really did a good job of protecting the rebounding ball. 14 offensive rebounds and 40 defensive rebounds. In this regard, it is better than the Spurs' 5 offensive rebounds and 41 defensive rebounds. The effect of rebounding is extremely intuitive, and the Lakers lead 92-76 in the whole game, in the outing conference. In the penalty area, it was 42:24.

The second is the restriction on Parker. In this game, Parker scored only 16 points, shooting 6-of-16 from the field and only five assists.

Then there's the defense of the Spurs' shots from inside the three-point line. According to statistics, inside the three-point line, the Spurs only hit 19 of 49 shots, less than 4 percent.

Finally, there was the defense of the Spurs' interior, with Split and Duncan taking a total of 16 shots on the inside, but only hitting five. That's an extremely poor offensive efficiency for an interior player.

It can be said that the Lakers coaching staff arranged the restrictions on the opponent, and the players have almost done it, and they have done a commendable job, which is quite good. However, the Lakers still lost. And the reason? Of course, it's still in the team's attack.

First of all, the reason why the Lakers lost was Kobe Bryant's 26 shots, many of which were very unreasonable, which greatly reduced the team's overall offense.

Second, it is also extremely crucial. That is what Chu Xuan mentioned many times before the game, to impact the Spurs' penalty area more, create more fouls, and create free throw opportunities. However, the reality is that the Lakers only made 11 free throws out of 92 offensive opportunities in the game, while the Spurs made 18 free throws out of 76 shots.

Finally, it's on the three-point shooting percentage. Judging from the offensive analysis chart and game footage of the whole game, Popovich's defensive idea is to limit the Lakers' shooting on the outside and force Kobe Bryant to go it alone. In the whole game, although the Lakers made 22 shots at the three-point line, many of them were not too good opportunities, and in the end they only hit 4 shots, with a pitiful 18% shooting rate. On the Spurs' side, they shot 13 of 27 three-pointers.

Therefore, judging from the comparison and analysis of the whole game, the Spurs are really amazing and show the horror and heritage of this team when the rebounds are blown up and the team's shooting rate is only 4 percent.

******

After the game, a press conference at the Lakers' home court.

Ginobili, who was voted Man of the Match, praised Bryant: "He still played at a star level, and they were tied to us until the end. It's a fluke that we were able to win and they are doing well for the new season. ”

In this game, Ginobili made 7 of 12 and contributed 19 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, with the highest efficiency value in the game.

When mentioning Kobe, Popovich also praised him very much: "His shot is very resolute, and his offensive desire is very strong throughout the game, which shows his competitive spirit." And it's why he's one of the best quarterbacks in history. Of course, it's also very encouraging that he can make a perfect comeback, he is tenacious. ”

Apparently, Popovich and his gang of disciples began to be indecent again.

However, Kobe Bryant was not fooled by their rhetoric, and at the press conference, in front of media reporters, Kobe Bryant attributed the reason for the loss to himself, admitting that some of his shot choices were not good, and he would pay more attention in the next game.

******

After Game 2, the first week of the NBA is over.

On the evening of the same day, which is Saturday night. The NBA officially announced the best performing players in the NBA for the first week, and Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were selected respectively.

The Thunder played 2 games, and Durant averaged 36 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game. But the Thunder lost one game, which made Durant's election somewhat frowned.

In Chu Xuan's view, it is the Spurs' rising star Leonard who should really be elected as the Western Conference Player of the Week. In the first week of the NBA, the Spurs won all three games, and Leonard averaged 23 points, 6.3 boards, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 1 assist per game, shooting 60% from the field, averaging less than 14 shots per game, and hitting 9 three-pointers in three games.

Obviously, no matter how you look at it, Leonard seems to be more qualified. However, the Spurs' low-key heritage seems to have overshadowed his star.

As for Kyrie Irving, his rookie contract year has improved again, leading the Cavaliers to a three-game winning streak in the first three games of the new season. And his personal performance was also extremely perfect, averaging 31 points, 12.7 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game, including 10 of 18 three-point shots.

Kyrie Irving's three games contributed at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, which is the first time in NBA history that anyone has been able to do it in the first three games before the game. In the second game, Irving contributed 33 points and 16 assists, and in the third game, he had 36 points and 11 assists.