Popovich's ideas are hard to guess, and he tends to do things that are beyond everyone's expectations. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After D'Antoni was on the lookout, highlighting numerous offensive issues to look out for and possible obstacles, the Spurs announced before the game that Duncan and Ginobili were rested......

Yes, all of a sudden, all major TV stations are ready to broadcast live this battle for the top spot in the West...... Well, although both teams are only 2-0, but it is also a battle for the top spot, I don't know what happened this year, it has been less than a week since the start of the season, and the only teams that have not lost are the Spurs and the Lakers, and there is only one team left after this game.

Playing well will make a difficult mid-season easier for a team like the Spurs aiming to win a championship.

Generally speaking, championship-caliber teams have an easy start to the season, with the occasional tough opponent going all out to beat these potential playoff rivals.

The Lakers got off to a strong start, winning two straight games against playoff-caliber teams like the Clippers and Warriors, and regardless of whether their star is injured or not, it stands to reason that such an opponent should not be taken lightly, otherwise the loss will hurt their morale.

However, Popovich did just that, putting the inside core and the bench core on the injury list.

"Greg, I know you have your ideas, but I'm still wondering why you didn't put Tim and Manu on the field? It's just the start of the season, and it's not time to take a break, right? Buford asked Popovich, who was preparing for the game.

Popovich replied casually: "It's just a regular season, Tim can rest more, we will let him rest as much as possible, if he loses, it can only be said that he is unlucky." ”

Buford could only say okay.

Popovich still has something to say, that is, he doesn't think he will lose, and in his opinion, Leonard is no worse than Liu Ren.

It may be that the two free throws that decided the championship in the finals last season missed, Leonard's status in the minds of the Spurs management was greatly reduced, at least after seeing Liu Ren's strong start, Buford, the general manager who is in charge of the Spurs' financial power, felt that Leonard was inferior to Liu Ren.

After all, Liu Ren's brutal physical fitness, as well as the shooting touch of the yellow race, plus now that he has opened his mind, maybe he will be the same as Kobe Bryant in the third grade, and he will start to take off after sitting in the starting position.

In this way, Leonard, who has always been honest and does not greed for merit or likes to show himself, is naturally not treated by Buford.

Let Leonard fight a beautiful battle in the duel with Liu Ren! Regardless of whether he can get Liu Ren in three years, Popovich has cultivated Leonard as the core, and Leonard is Popovich's strongest weapon against major outside stars in the playoffs.

Another point is to let Leonard and Liu Ren play against each other to feel the impact that is not lost to James at all.

When the Spurs didn't have Duncan and Ginobili, Leonard faced a similar situation to Liu Ren, with a veteran star on the team who started playing health, Parker and Gasol, and everyone else was bench bandits.

At least that's how it seems.

When Leonard heard the news that Duncan and Ginobili were taking turns to rest, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which is called ...... Excited?

The facial paralysis man was excited like a cramp in his face, and Mills, who was training with him, was panicked, this guy would laugh too?

……

On the Lakers' side, after Liu Ren knew the Spurs' rotation strategy, he didn't feel as relieved as others, and paid as much attention as before.

He knows that it doesn't matter who the Spurs are missing, as long as Popovich is there, the fighting power of this team will be terrible.

The Spurs have always been a disciplined team, on the contrary, the Lakers' side is almost a wholehearted team, except for Liu Ren, Gasol, Whiteside, Green, Antetokounmpo, Thackeray, everyone else is on one-to-two-year contracts, except for Nick Young, who is a player option in the second year, and everyone else is even a team option.

Such a team is prone to two situations on the field, when the team is playing well, everyone is like Jordan, everyone is very hard, the team is playing well, but once it is not smooth, everyone is afraid of making mistakes, and then the more afraid they are, the more they are wrong.

So for such a disciplined team, even if all their starters are rested, Liu Ren still can't be taken lightly.

……

At 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles time on Nov. 1, the Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs at the Staples Center.

Lakers starters Bazemore, Wesley Johnson, Liu Ren, Gasol, Green.

Spurs start Parker, Danny Green, Leonard, Dio, Split.

Gasol won the jump ball for the Lakers after the game began, and the Lakers took the lead in attacking.

According to the tactical run, Gasol first mentioned the high post to Bazemore to block and dismantle, the two of them both went down, Liu Ren gave Green a no-ball block and blocked Dio and then mentioned the right side of the free throw line to catch the ball, Liu Ren turned back and hit the basket.

The tactics ran smoothly, and Green was in a good position to respond, but when Liu Ren came to the inside, he was caught by Leonard and Split!

2-3 Combined Defense! There are three people stationed on the inside, two people on the outside and Leonard on the inside, strong mobility, switching defense inside and outside, and shrinking the inside!

The Spurs actually played joint defense from the beginning!

Joint defense is a rare defensive strategy in the NBA, NBA players are all competitive and ruthless, and the bag has made them feel shameless, and many players on the team are reluctant to play.

Even in recent years, the NBA has gradually integrated with universities and FIBA, and few teams use joint defense, and there are almost no such joint defenses at the beginning.

There is no way, Liu Ren can only pull it out, the opponent uses a joint defense based on shrinking the inside, and even James can't hit the basket, and the Spurs almost killed the Heat in the finals last year with this trick.

Liu Ren could only pull it out, and Leonard immediately followed.

The purpose of the Spurs is very clear, the Lakers team from the point guard Bazemore, to the small forward Liu Ren are all players with strong impact, Gasol has been a little uncomfortable in the past two years, but the residual power is still there, and the Spurs have pinched the Lakers' current lineup, the Lakers' outside shooting ability is insufficient, and they have defended the joint defense.

Liu Ren pulled out to receive the ball outside the three-point line and observed the opponent's defense.

Isn't this bullying him for not having a three-pointer in the Lakers' starters? Whether the Lakers are starters or benches, they are characterized by strong impact and full of lethality on the inside, but only Farmar and Nick Young are the only twelve people who have proven their three-point ability.

"Joint defense?" A smile appeared on the corner of Liu Ren's mouth and said softly.

Leonard was still expressionless, and followed Liu Ren deadly.

The 24-second offensive time was almost up, Liu Ren knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he pulled out directly and shot three points against Leonard!

"Huh"

Hit!