Chapter 298: Duncan, who is old and strong
Duncan's unexpected selection shows one thing, that is, Duncan has a second spring this season. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The first lineup is Duncan, Wu Di, James, Kobe, Paul.
The second lineup is Gasol Jr., Griffin, Durant, Tony Parker, Westbrook.
The third lineup is Howard, David Lee, Anthony, Harden, Wade.
The best defensive lineup is also quite strange, the first team is Wu Di, Tony Allen, Ibaka, James, Paul, Chandler, Noah, a total of seven people, which can be regarded as breaking through the lower limit.
What's even more weird is that Howard and Gasol Jr., who were candidates for the best defensive player before, did not make it to the first defensive lineup, do you say strange?
The second lineup was much better, with Bradley, Mike Conley, Duncan, Gasol Jr. and Paul George.
Howard still hasn't made the defensive lineup, and one thing that can be seen from this is that Howard's change of team has affected his award. It can be seen that even if Wu Di does not win the best defensive player, this honor will not fall to Howard again.
The All-Rookie lineup is also out, and the first team is Harrison Barnes, Brad Beal, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Dion Witters.
The second squad is, Andre Drummond, Gilchrist, Kyle Singrad, Valanciunas, Tyler Zeller.
The Spurs have a strong roster this year, strong enough to make Maddie hug his thighs in the past. As a former superstar, Maddy is still very proud, and when it came to choosing a team to hug his thighs, he didn't choose the equally powerful Lakers and Heat.
didn't choose the Lakers because his former younger brother Wu Di was the boss of the Lakers, and he was going to be Wu Di's younger brother when he went to the Lakers. And the reason why he didn't choose the Heat is because of similar reasons, the Big Three of the Heat all joined the NBA when he was at his most brilliant, and it is a bit unrealistic for him to put down his son and take refuge.
So, Maddie opted for the equally powerful Spurs.
The Spurs have always been strong, and the star Duncan is also a contemporary of Maddy, even before Maddy became famous, so he has no psychological burden to join him.
From the start of the first game, the two sides were inextricably linked.
Duncan was tough and old-fashioned, and he had the upper hand against Howard.
If it weren't for the Spurs' slightly weaker No. 4 position and being suppressed by the UAE, the Lakers' interior line would have collapsed today. Playing other teams Spurs may use Leonard to play the No. 4 position, but playing the Lakers can only allow Leonard to defend Wu Di, which limits the Spurs' employment.
Leonard did not completely limit Wu Di in this game, often squeezing away Wu Di, if it weren't for Duncan and Parker's excellent performance, the Spurs would have fallen behind by a big score in the first quarter.
Howard was a bit soft in this game, and he actually lost several rebounds against Duncan. After Duncan grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, he could always score the ball, and no matter how much Howard defended, he couldn't prevent him from hitting the board.
D'Antoni is not very strong in terms of defense, and now the Lakers' defensive strategy is done by both Abdul-Jabbar and Wu Di. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is responsible for the interior defense, while Wu Di is responsible for the outside defense, and the two combined the characteristics of the inside and outside players to create a defensive strategy together.
However, there is one point that is not very good, because Wu Di has to be present and cannot discuss with Abdul-Jabbar, and Abdul-Jabbar can only adjust the internal line when he converts his strategy, and there are some stiffness and disjointedness after adjustment, and there can always be loopholes.
In the second quarter, because the score was slightly ahead, Wu Di went off the game in the sixth minute, and D'Antoni began to set up tactics with Jeremy Lin as the main player, as long as he could maintain the lead, everything was easy to say.
However, the Spurs did not replace Duncan, only replaced the other two of GDP and Leonard, and let Duncan lead the team himself, with Duncan's current hand, he can completely catch up with the score.
Howard, who was swapped at the start of the second quarter, is now swapped up again, still against Duncan.
Howard wanted to be humiliated in the first quarter, but Duncan was fouled as soon as he got on the court, and Howard complained to the referee, saying that he didn't hit Duncan's hand.
The referee ignored him and just gave Duncan a free throw. Duncan hit two free throws and immediately ran back to defend.
Howard was a little angry, and when he entered the box, he liked to lean on Duncan and ask Jeremy Lin for the ball, and he wanted to force one. Jeremy Lin couldn't help but save face, so he had to pass the ball in.
After Howard got the ball, he hit Duncan hard, pushed him to the basket, and then turned to shoot. As soon as Duncan stretched out his hand, the basketball missed and he grabbed it in his hand.
Howard was so angry that he used a back shot that he wasn't good at, and he should have just attacked head-on.
D'Antoni was also so angry that he was speechless, slammed the tactical board on his chair, and clasped his hands to his chest without saying a word.
Howard saw that D'Antoni lost his temper and knew that he was in trouble, so he immediately fought honestly according to the tactics.
Duncan relied on his hot touch and led the Spurs to tie the score at the end of the second quarter. The rotation lineup that almost single-handedly defeated the Lakers, and the people present now are not weak, with center Howard, power forward Masimmy, small forward Jimmy Butler, and guards Klay Thompson and Jeremy Lin.
Of course, there is also a problem with the state of these five people, and no one has broken out. However, people are not concerned about the players who do not break out, but the players who pay attention to the outbreak, and for a while everyone's eyes are attracted to Duncan.
In the half-game, Duncan did not get off the court, got 26 points and 10 rebounds, achieved a double-double, and became the brightest man on the court.
In the second half, Duncan continued to play highlight, resisting Howard and dominating the interior.
Wu Di saw that the Spurs were ahead, so he asked the UAE to come over to block the demolition. The UAE helped Wu Di block Leonard, and Wu Di was liberated, and with the ability of the Spurs No. 4 position, he could only be beaten in the face of Wu Di, even if Wu Di did not feel very good, he still broke him without any discussion.
Wu Di rushed into the inside line and scored a violent dunk and opened the scoring mode.
When Duncan saw Wu Di running wild, he hurried over to make up for the defense, and let go of others, but he couldn't let go of Wu Di, which was the consensus of all teams.
As soon as Duncan came over, Howard was let go, he cut directly to the basket, Wu Di threw the ball into his hand, he pressed the ball into the basket in the air to complete the empty catch.
Wu Di's rampage is even more terrifying than Duncan, he can not only score himself, but also help his teammates score, never underestimate Wu Di's passing, he is the record holder of assists, the person with the most assists in a single game in the current game. Any team that underestimates his passing has already paid a terrible price.