Chapter 124: Western Conference Semifinals
For several days in a row, Li Yang soaked in the arena every day to practice shooting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
After England Germany completed his guidance that day, Li Yang went home and watched the video provided by England, and found that his previous shooting posture was indeed a little strange, he shot early, it felt very hasty, the rhythm looked chaotic, and the posture was not very good-looking.
But England's corrected posture is different, Li Yang jumped to the highest point before making a shot, and there was a pause in the air, plus Li Yang's bounce speed was fast and the bounce was high, such a posture was really handsome!
Li Yang even thought that no matter what the shooting percentage was, just with such a shooting posture, he would have to practice, and shoot with such a posture, so he would have to fascinate many girl fans......
cough, seriously, in fact, Li Yang still thinks more about shooting stability.
Anyway, no matter what it is, Li Yang thinks that this shooting posture is very good, and he must practice more.
It just so happened that because the other games were not completed, there were a few days of rest from the end of the first round to the beginning of the second round, and the Spurs did not play for several days in a row, which also gave Li Yang plenty of training time.
After a few days of training, Li Yang has been able to ensure his posture, and he can also meet the requirements of England and Germany in terms of shooting time and rhythm control, but the improvement of the hitting rate still needs more practice.
And as Li Yang immersed himself in training day by day, the first round of the East and West matches were all over.
In the East, the Heat easily defeated the Bucks 4:0, the Bulls eliminated the Nets 4:3, the Knicks eliminated the Celtics 4:2, and the Pacers eliminated the Hawks 4:2.
In the West, the Spurs eliminated the Rockets 4-1 in the biggest rival in the West, the Thunder, but the team's core player Westbrook is out for the season, and it is difficult to say whether he can get out of the next round.
The Thunder's next round opponent is the Grizzlies, who eliminated the Clippers 4-2 in the first round.
The Spurs are finally about to usher in the second round of their playoffs, the opponent is the Warriors, the Warriors eliminated the Nuggets 4:3 in the playoffs, and the success of the following is also a sign that the outside world once again sees the strength of the Warriors.
Under the tutelage of Mark Jackson, the Warriors have changed the image of a bad defensive team in previous seasons, and their defense has improved a lot this season. On the offensive end, the shooting ability shown by the Warriors this season has really surprised many people, represented by the core of the backcourt, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, and the team's shooting, especially the shooting ability outside the three-point line, has made the Nuggets very troubled.
In terms of pre-game tactical arrangement, Popovich also deliberately emphasized the defense of the Warriors' shooting and arranged corresponding defensive tactics, but the effect will be tested in the game.
"Audience friends, welcome to watch the second round of the 2012-13 NBA playoffs with TNT, the Warriors vs. Spurs, I'm Kenny Smith. ”
Entering the playoffs, the Spurs have also broadcast more games in the United States, this game is TNT in the United States, after Kenny Smith finished speaking, Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller have spoken.
The three big mouths were talking about a lot of things off the field, and when the starting lineups of the two teams were played on the screen, they brought the conversation back into the field.
The game was played on the home court of the Spurs, and the first to appear was the starting lineup of the visiting Warriors, the Warriors' starting two interior linemen were Andrew Bogood and Forstus Azeri, small forward Harrison Barnes, shooting guard Klay Thompson, and point guard Stephen Curry.
Next is the starting lineup of the Spurs, in the past few days, the Spurs have had two good and bad news, the good news is that Dio has returned healthy, and the bad news is that Split was injured in training and could not play in this game.
So the starting lineup for this game of the Spurs is inside Duncan partner Dio, small forward Leonard, scoring guard Danny Green, and point guard Tony Parker.
Duncan and Bogut jumped the ball, the Warriors took the lead and Curry carried the ball to the halfcourt.
This season, especially in the playoffs, Curry's performance has attracted a lot of attention, his three-point shooting is very accurate, and there are many shots that use fancy dribbling or directly facing defenders, which is called perverted accuracy by many people.
How to defend Curry, this is a problem that the Spurs need to solve in this series.
Curry dribbled the ball to the halfcourt, because the game had just begun, both sides were still tentative, and the Spurs did not defend at this time, and it was Parker who defended Curry on the court.
Curry didn't directly challenge Parker's defense, and after signaling Bogutra to block and pick, Curry and the team's center played a pick-and-roll cooperation, and the ball was immediately distributed to Bogut, who received the ball and hit a layup directly.
The Warriors' first round went well, as did the Spurs on the other end, as Danny Green hit a solid three-pointer after running out.
The Warriors continued to attack Bogut at this time, but this time, the ball holder was replaced by Thompson, who still blocked and dismantled after Thompson took the ball, and then split Bogut.
This time, Duncan's return defense was more timely, but Bogut was already closer to the basket at this time, and leaning on Duncan, Bogut hooked his hand and hit the basket.
The Spurs' second shot wasn't particularly smooth, as Duncan missed a mid-range shot from Parker's pass.
Duncan's missed shot this time seemed to be contagious, and the Spurs' next few attacks failed to score. Spurs, who have always been slow to heat up, did not seem to be able to find the feeling of the game for a while when they came on the court after a few days of rest.
Even Green, who had just hit a three-pointer, failed to hit the following shot.
The Warriors on the other end of the spectrum were different, they were very bold and had a high shooting percentage, except for Bogut hitting two shots at the beginning, Curry hit a three-pointer, Thompson hit a two-pointer after a run, and Barnes hit a three-pointer.
At 12:4, after four minutes of play, the Spurs scored only 4 points, while on the other end, the Warriors scored 12 points.
Popovich called a timeout to make tactical adjustments, and the Spurs and Warriors passed the ball more to the basket to get scoring opportunities and quickly stabilized the situation, but the Warriors' offense did play well, and the Spurs were not able to narrow the score.
Li Yang was substituted with three minutes left in the first quarter, and before that, Popovich had already made three substitutions, Ginobili, Bonner and Joseph.
The Warriors on the other end of the spectrum also made some roster changes at this time, Curry and Azeri were replaced with their backup interior Draymond Green, and backup point guard Jarrett Jack.
At 22:15, at this time, the difference between the two teams is 7 points, but the offense is in the hands of the Spurs.
After Joseph had possession of the ball to the half, Ginobili was actively running to catch the ball, but he was followed a little tightly by Klay Thompson and was unable to receive the pass.
Thompson is now the best defensive player on the outside of the Warriors, when Parker was on the court just now, he was responsible for marking Parker, and after Ginobili came on the court, he was responsible for marking Ginobili, and the defense was good.
Ginobili couldn't catch the ball, so Li Yang stepped forward and took the initiative to take the ball, and he has now become a more reliable point of possession in the bench lineup.
Dangling left and right, holding the ball with both hands after receiving the ball, Li Yang was preparing to break through.
"Di!" At this time, Li Yang suddenly heard the referee's whistle.
"Oh, Young, the Spurs' rookie looks a little nervous when he plays the Western Conference semifinals for the first time, and he just walks on the court. ”
After Li Yang was blown away, on the sidelines, the three big mouths of TNT immediately began to chat.
As soon as Barkley finished speaking, Smith immediately picked up and said, "The Spurs rookie is not bad defensively, but Gregg Popovich shouldn't have arranged for him to have too much ball handling on the offensive end. ”
Smith didn't say anything about Li Yang's defense, but they said it when they broadcast the Thunder game live, but they were slapped in the face by Li Yang's strength, and Li Yang's defense against Kobe Bryant in the previous series against the Lakers was also good.
However, because of the previous match with the Thunder, the TNT trio didn't have much of a good impression of Li Yang, and now seeing Li Yang's mistake, they immediately grabbed Li Yang's offense and chatted.