Chapter 952: The Flying Race

The Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs are by far the league's most high-profile divisional finals, and the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics on the other side of the game have been nowhere near as much attention as here.

After all, for many people, for Coach Z, a guy who will be able to win the championship as long as he enters the finals, the best stage to block this team is the division finals, because this Chinese has lost twice on the stage of the division finals since coming to the NBA from the NCAA, and what is even more interesting is that Coach Z will lose in the division finals in the first year when he comes to a new team, which has been considered by many basketball experts to be a law that only belongs to Zhuang Fei, And the person who started Zhuang Fei with this law is the current opponent of the Lakers, the Spurs, or the head coach of the Spurs, Popovich.

Therefore, for people who don't like Zhuang Fei and the Lakers, the Spurs have the ability to keep Zhuang Fei and the Lakers out of the finals again, and for Zhuang Fei and Lakers fans, they are also willing to see if Zhuang Fei can take revenge again, although Zhuang Fei and Popovich have played against each other in the playoffs before, but it is the second time in the division finals, the last time Zhuang Fei lost 3-4, this time is definitely a good opportunity for revenge.

And that's why this game has gone crazy off the field before it even started.

"The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers are close in quality, in the last round, the Lakers easily beat the Raptors and showed the world their offensive ability, while the Spurs easily defeated the Timberwolves who eliminated them last season in the last round, this team showed everyone their offensive and defensive balance, in the regular season. The record between the Spurs and the Lakers is dismal. The Spurs have lost all four games to the Lakers this season. Swept miserably, but as Popovich said, the regular season game doesn't decide anything, the current Spurs and the regular season Spurs are also two completely different teams, if the two sides take the Timberwolves as a reference, the results of the comparison will be completely different, of course, such a comparison is not appropriate"

"Maybe for these two teams. They used to be very familiar, but now they are very unfamiliar, so this game is very exciting" As the commentator of this game, Ken Smith looked at the two teams on the court that were preparing to jump the ball with some excitement and said, for him, although the Lakers have been recognized by him now, but as a defender of traditional basketball, he has not liked the Lakers' basketball very much, the Spurs' current twin towers are very traditional, and the Spurs are also the team that is most likely to show Zhuang Fei and the Lakers the power of traditional basketball so far. In this case, he has long been looking forward to whether Spurs will be able to give Zhuang Fei a lifelong memory.

"The Lakers' starting point in this game is Webb at the front. Hill and Szczebiak, Kobe Bryant and Hardaway on the guard line, as for the Spurs, the center is Dwight Howard, a young center who was traded in the middle of this season, the big forward is the team's leading player Tim Duncan, the small forward is the former Celtics' all-round forward Eric Williams, the scoring guard is the former Wake Forest's ace outside defender Ragabel, and the playmaking guard is Jason Kidd, one of the best point guards in the NBA. I'm curious now to see what Webb will be like facing Duncan now."

Unlike Kenny Smith on the side, who expects the Spurs to teach the Lakers a lesson in this game, Barkley is looking forward to the big battle between Webber and Duncan after reading the starters of both sides at this time. After all, for him, for his two hottest power forwards in the league for a period of time, and they are also the two candidates who have recently said that the most powerful forwards in history, can there be any sparks, you know, now he is also one of the candidates for the most powerful forwards in history.

It's just that at this time, what the two commentators think differently is the Lakers players on the court, and their mood at this time will not be the same as these two commentators who are watching the excitement.

"I'm finally here again, this time I must take revenge" Webb, who was standing in the middle circle ready to jump the ball, looked at Duncan on the other side and thought with some excitement that the year before, when he led the Kings to hit the championship with the glory of No. 1 in the West, he met the Spurs on the stage of the Western Conference finals.

That year's Western Conference Finals made all Kings fans unforgettable, or like a nightmare haunted in the hearts of Kings fans and Kings players, the King's two big interior Webber and Divac couldn't carry Duncan alone, and finally Duncan was beaten alive from both offensive and defensive ends, although Webber himself suffered a serious knee injury on that side, and his ability was terrible, but in any case, this is the biggest shame of Weber's career, or one of the biggest shames in the history of the Kings.

After that big battle, Divac retired in humiliation, Webber lost the scepter of the team boss due to injury, Peja rose to power, and finally the promising and extremely popular king fell apart, it can be said that for Webber, the solemn-looking Spurs boss next to him was his worst enemy, and he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Excitement, excitement, anticipation, this is all Webb's emotions at this time, and this emotion almost makes his eyes burst into flames, which also makes Howard, who is preparing to jump with him on the other side, a little puzzled, this is Webb, who has fallen into his own world at this time, how can he pay attention to a rookie like Howard, the Lakers leader's eyes have never taken off Duncan's body.

Of course, in the face of Webber's extremely provocative or crazy revenge gaze, Duncan naturally knew, but as usual, the Spurs master did not have much expression, as if Webber did not exist.

And when the referee on duty Clifford threw the ball into the air, Webb and Howard picked up almost at the same time, and in the exclamation of the Lakers fans in the audience, the two inside players almost touched the basketball at the same time.

"What a fast bounce, such a high bounce" At this time, Howard, who was flying in the air, looked at Weber, who was on a par with him, and was a little surprised and incredulous, he didn't think that he would be on par with the veteran in his thirties, but under Howard's momentary distraction, the basketball was controlled by Webb.

"Oops," exclaimed the Spurs' young center at the end. It's just that it's useless to react at this time. Basketball has been controlled by the Lakers.

After seeing your team's jump ball fail. Spurs head coach Popovich on the side also frowned a little, and similarly, the two TNT commentators in the commentary box were also extremely surprised.

After all, Howard is the strongest picker this season, otherwise he would not replace Duncan's jump position, in the last round against the Timberwolves, six games, six jump shots, Howard and Garnett's record is 3-3.

"Coach, it seems that Webb is in good shape in this game," Stephen Green looked at the Lakers player who was very floating and fell from the sky, and said to Zhuang Fei on the side with some satisfaction. At this time, Zhuang Fei also nodded.

"The enemy is very red when he meets" Zhuang Fei finally smiled and said, Webber wants to take revenge in this game Zhuang Fei can understand that this player, who is usually very low-key and calm in the Lakers, can't be calm when facing Duncan.

The first wave of offense in this game was launched by the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Zhuang Fei's pre-game arrangement, to be able to play fast break, you must make the team fast, facing the opposite Duncan and Howard composed of the inside twin towers, Eric Williams and Ragabel and Kidd on the outside The lineup composed of three top defenders on the outside, if the Lakers want to play positional offense, whether it is the No. 5 tactic or the 1-4 tactic, it is not so easy, so for the Lakers. The speed of the attack is especially important.

Although neither Howard nor Duncan is slow, there is no doubt about it. No matter how fast these two people are, they are also inside and twin towers, and they can't compare with the Lakers in this regard, so the key to the Lakers wanting to win this game is how to bring the speed of the game as fast as possible.

Therefore, Hardaway, who got the ball from Webber's jump ball, almost did not hesitate to directly lead the Lakers' five players to the Spurs' half of the court, and at this time, Howard, who was still unbelievable for the defeat just now, was not able to retreat in time at this time, in this case, the fast-breaking Lakers quickly turned the situation on the court into 5 to 4.

"Tim, you've been fooled"

Although it is five to four, but in the face of a team like the Spurs, the Lakers' fast break is also not so easy, such as Duncan, the best defensive player in the NBA at present, the Spurs' master has a lot of experience in interior defense, because since college, he needs one person to wipe his ass for the team's defense, although he has a general after coming to the Spurs, but after the admiral retired, before Howard came, he was still a person to wipe the ass for the defense of the whole team, in this case, one defense two, or even one defense three, He has a lot of experience, but this time Hill, who got to the basket, was jumping up and watching his right hand prepare for the layup, and Duncan was also jumping at the same time, when the Lakers' forward suddenly retracted his right hand for the layup in the air and passed the ball out of his back under Duncan's nose.

And when Duncan found out that he had been fooled, he had already heard an angry roar coming from behind him, which came from his old rival Chris Webb.

The player, who had been following the fast down after the jump shot, received Hill's aerial back pass, cut in the middle and completed the dunk.

"The Lakers are very jealous of Duncan, so Duncan was fooled this time, a very patient fast break, watching the Lakers' pass is like a wonderful enjoyment" After Webber's successful dunk, Kenny Smith on the commentary bench did not forget to praise in shock, for him, he hopes that the Spurs can win this game, but the Lakers also need to show their strength. Otherwise, the game will not be interesting.

And judging from the beginning, the Lakers did show their strength.

"Dwight, what are you doing, don't you know how to retreat" and when Kenny Smith marveled at the Lakers' fast break, Popovich on the sidelines had already begun to scold Howard who was still in a daze on the court at this time, and the fierce voice even Zhuang Fei on the side felt a little embarrassed.

"It seems that this kid will suffer in the future" Zhuang Fei looked at Howard on the court and thought with some sympathy, but perhaps for Howard personally, this is also a very lucky thing.

The Los Angeles Lakers showed their determination to play fast from the first offense, and similarly, the San Antonio Spurs didn't seem to be slowing down after the game started, and it looked like the team was confident in their speed.

And what is surprising is that the Spurs, who have been playing breakthrough points or inside shots in the previous games, have all started to smash inside from the inside when they attack.

"This kid's body is too hard," Grant Hill rubbed his chest a little helplessly after being knocked away by Howard, and at this time, Howard, who was able to easily complete the basket dunk after hitting Hill, also raised his head proudly, which also made Kobe Bryant on the side pout, in his opinion, this kid was a little crazy.

At the beginning of the game, the offensive and defensive speed on both sides is very fast, in this case, it is difficult for both the Spurs and the Lakers to quickly stand up their defensive positions, which is why many defensive head coaches do not like to let their teams play the game fast, when the game is fast, it is extremely disadvantageous for the defensive side.

In this case, it is impossible for the Lakers to organize a defensive formation, and in the case of not being able to organize a defensive formation, the team's defense is naturally one-on-one, just like just now, as long as Howard squeezes out of Grant Hill, then his front is a smooth road.

Therefore, as long as the Spurs can hand the ball to their two interior players at the fastest time when they are attacking, then their team's two interior players will have to deal with the Lakers' defense, especially Howard, who can stop Howard with Webb defending Duncan? So in this case, the most important point for Spurs is the timing of the pass, just ask for a good pass, and the score is almost certain.

As for the actual passing, the Spurs' playmaking guard is Kidd, the NBA's best offensive and defensive transition passer, which is basically no problem.

It is precisely because of this that since the start of the game, what makes all Lakers fans feel terrible is that the big four small of their team and the two big and three small of the Spurs seem to be flying, and the speed of the game is actually getting faster and faster and can't stop at all, and the offensive and defensive conversion of the two teams is simply breathtaking.

"Although from now on, the Spurs don't seem to be afraid of playing fast with the Lakers, but it's not good for the Spurs to follow the Lakers like this, right? According to Popovich's personality, he shouldn't do such a thing? What's going on? ”

Such a game is very good-looking, but at this time Kenny Smith is a little confused. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )