Deacon Bay. Mutombo, the Lakers championship center who was injured after playing ten games at the start of the season, was finally allowed to play again by Wetti.

In fact, by the time of Series G1, Mutombo was already ready.

But on the morning before the game, Mutombo felt some slight soreness in the area where he was injured.

Although the inspection was fine, the Lakers decided to let Mutombo rest for another time just in case it was safe.

And now, Mutombo is finally able to return at full health!

Shay looked at Mutombo, who was standing at the door of the training hall, and smiled bitterly:

"Speaking of which, the last time we competed together was last summer."

Originally, this shrinking season started late, and Shay was recovering from an injury when Mutombo played, and when Shay returned, Mutombo recuperated again.

The two are simply perfectly staggered.

"Hahahaha, really. It's hard Shay, watching you desperately drag the team into the top eight, but you can't help much, but don't worry, I'll do my best next! ”

Mutombo's return just makes up for the Lakers' biggest shortcomings on the defensive end.

Although Big Ben can pull out a bunch of trophies for the best defensive player and block king in the future, even in his prime, he can't prevent above-average one-on-one back-to-back singles.

The big instinct can catch the birds, but it can't stop the beasts.

But not Mutombo.

He has perfect defensive footwork, and his positioning and anticipation are extremely mature. His ability to fight allows him to carry most of the monster inside lines.

He's mastered with all the tricks on the defensive end, and he's a true master of defense.

In order to prepare for his return, the resolute Mutombo even repeatedly refused Ewing's invitation to "eat fruit beer together", and never wasted even a hundred million points of energy outside the basketball court!

This speaks volumes about Mutombo's determination.

He will work with Shay to continue the glory of the Lakers dynasty!

Of course, it is certainly not enough to have an African mountain, and it is not so simple to get the first place in the west.

Defending this thing, no matter how strong it is, there is a limit. If Uncle Barrel is allowed to deal with Duncan alone, I am afraid the ending will not be much better than the 01 finals in the original history.

In the 01 Finals, the 76ers were counting on Mutombo to contain the Sharks, and as a result, the Sharks averaged 33 points, 15.8 rebounds and 57.3% shooting per game, completely shining in the world.

To deal with a player of Duncan's level, the difference between using a big defense or a Mutombo defense is only a big explosion or a small explosion. But as long as it is a single defense, it will be exploded after all.

Carlisle also knows this, and Mutombo's return is indeed a big plus for the Lakers, but it doesn't make the Lakers win the series directly, and it doesn't solve all the problems.

So, in addition to Mutombo, Carlisle also prepared another small surprise for Popovich, a completely new defensive strategy.

This strategy is coupled with Mutombo

The Spurs Twin Towers may really be toppled down!

Of course, the outside world doesn't know that Carlisle has a strategy for coping with it now.

Although the news of Mutombo's imminent return in Series G2 spread, the Quds media still didn't take it seriously:

"Even if Mutombo returns, the Spurs twin towers can smash the Lakers restricted area!"

"No one really thinks that just one Mutombo can make the eighth place in the West successfully counterattack, right?"

"Mutombo is purely coming back to take the blame, don't believe you guys."

"This is the final struggle for eighth place in the West, and when the Lakers play Game 2, they will find that Mutombo's return is useless."

It can only be said that the No. 21 nerd who entered the alliance and reached the full level is indeed too strong!

Mutombo won the best defensive player, but he won two championships with the Lakers.

Although the ability to score is as good as a pair of aces, it is better than nothing.

But looking at the league as a whole, there are few teams that dare to ignore the barrel.

But the Spurs relied on their Duncan, and they didn't even care about the four-block king.

In short, the Quds media and fans still feel that the eighth place in the West will eventually be destroyed.

Shay is dead this year!

Newcomers, aren't they all stepping on the corpses of old men to get on top?

Now, it's Duncan's turn to step on Shay!

In fact, after the Lakers lost the first game, not only the Holy City media thought so, but the mentality of the outside world also changed.

At the beginning, everyone had high expectations for the Lakers, thinking that the Black Eight Miracle might really appear.

However, in the first game, the Lakers were completely led by the Spurs and had no resistance, which changed most people's opinions.

Maybe it's true, as Popovich said, that those stars support Shay simply because they don't know how strong this Spurs are right now.

The night before Series G2 began, ESPN also asked 10 well-known commentators to predict the first round of the series.

However, of all the commentators who participated in the vote, only Mike. Brin still voted for the Lakers.

Many commentators who were originally optimistic about the Lakers have turned to be optimistic about the Spurs!

Barkley was annoyed, why didn't he ask me to vote? If I'm going, Shay won't just get a vote!

ESPN: We're having a "well-known" commentator, what does that have to do with you?

If the previous Lakers still gave everyone room for fantasy, then the current Lakers have completely become the dogs in people's minds!

The eighth in the west, maybe it should have the fate of the eighth in the west. Even if the eighth place in the West is the defending champion, it won't change anything.

So in the second game of the series, when Shay entered the stadium, the questions of the reporters on the scene changed from "how are you going to win the game" to "how are you going to face defeat".

Shay was furious: "Lao Tzu's failure is not defined by you!" ”

However, Shay's reaction, in the eyes of most people, was: "Oh, look, that guy is still hard-mouthed, and he is still unwilling to accept the reality and the fate of the eighth in the West." How is it possible for the eighth to win over the first? ”

Shay doesn't know the fate of the eighth in the West, he only knows that the fate is in his own hands!

After a short warm-up, the two starters gathered in the center circle.

Before the start of the game, Popovich did not forget to rush at Shay:

"Hey Shay, did you chase all the sharks out of the sea? So Tim can go swimming! ”

The thief always likes to embarrass the other person by telling bad jokes that he thinks are humorous.

In the face of the provocation, Shay laughed: "Don't worry, when I beat Tim to the point of autism, he will naturally go back to swimming." Dennis was right, you're a clown! ”

After Shay finished speaking, Popovich took a closer look and realized that the Lakers' starting list for today was wrong.

I thought that after Mutombo's return, Carlisle would take one of Xiao Ao and Big Ben to make room for Mutombo.

But today, Carlisle took out both Big Ben and Little Ao as the starters!

The current starting lineup of the Lakers is Shay, Billups, Finley, Stephen. Jackson and Mutombo.

Popovich was a little confused, Carlisle was dizzy to lose, right? What kind of strange arrangement is this?

Originally, the Spurs had an advantage on the inside, but Carlisle actually made a big and four small lineup?

Stephen. Jackson, as one of the Lakers' main rotations this season, has shown a positive defensive attitude and ability. But the offense is still a mess, and the technique is particularly rough.

And, although Jackson defends aggressively, he has a height of 2.03 meters and an arm span of 2.08 meters. Carlisle doesn't really think letting Jackson play the No. 4 position change anything, does he?

The referee blew the whistle, and in the eyes of Spurs fans, a game that sentenced the Lakers to death officially began!

Duncan, who had not yet suffered a major injury, fought for the first attack from the barrel boss, and Johnson, the junior general, firmly controlled the ball through the half, ready to start organizing the attack.

To be exact, Johnson is ready to start looking for the Twin Towers!

But at this moment, the whole world was surprised to find out that it was not Stephen who was sent to play the No. 4 position. Jackson, but Shay!

The real star of the house is to move me wherever there is difficulty! And it's not like hiding where there is no difficulty!

The biggest shortcoming of Mutombo's defense is that he can't defend it and can only defend the basket.

Therefore, Mutombo must be equipped with a mobile defensive specialist.

Previously, that man was Rodman, and the two complemented each other, one to make up for the lack of length and the other to make up for the lack of speed, and teamed up to forge a terrifying interior defense that is extremely rare in the entire history of the NBA.

But now the big worm is still recuperating from his injury, so Mutombo's partner has to be matched again.

With Xiao Ao? Although Xiao Ao is very fast, it is indeed a little soft now, and it is still too difficult to deal with the twin towers.

Big Ben? Big Ben is indeed fast and hard, and when he defends, he is like a bald middle-aged uncle, who pays attention to a fast, non-sticky, non-procrastinating, and almost insensible way to complete life events, like a dragonfly dotting a lake.

But if Big Ben and Mutombo partner on the inside, the Lakers' offensive environment is a bit too outrageous!

Rodman doesn't score much, but his movement and passing, his ability to read the game, are excellent. He can not score on his own, but he can act as a lubricant to help his teammates score and disrupt the opposition's defense.

And Big Ben, he really can't attack at all!

If the pass is not passed to the opponent's hand, even if it is successful, the running position will only be blocked and dismantled.

You have to be high, hard and fast, and you have to not let the Lakers' offensive environment be too outrageous.

In this way, Mutombo's new partner is only Shail!

So Thibodeau discussed with Carlisle and simply let Shay play the No. 4 position when defending, facing the Spurs Twin Towers!

Anyway, Shay's height and arm span play the No. 4 position, and he doesn't suffer too much.

Shay and Mutombo are in a mess, ah no, if they work together, they will be able to hold down the Spurs Twin Towers!

Today's starting adjustment is Carlisle's surprise to Popovich.

Mutombo alone may not be able to handle Duncan, but what if I add another Shay?

Johnson, a player with a high ball quotient, knew that if he gave the ball to Duncan now, with Shay's mobility, he would be able to catch it in no time.

Therefore, the little general called the admiral to come out to cover himself, and he wanted to break through with cover!

If Mutombo had stopped his own breakthrough later, he would have missed Duncan.

If Shay defends his pick-and-roll, he misses the Admiral.

If they don't guard me, I'll go straight to the basket.

I'm so smart!

The admiral blocked and dismantled in place, and the junior general immediately started to break through.

He's a short, fast-paced defender who is a bit of a Billups, and Flounder can't stop the little general.

Shay didn't dare to let the Admiral go casually, and the Admiral's iron-blooded jump shot was notoriously stable.

So after the blocking, he did not change his defense, but chose to stay with the general.

In this way, the little general easily entered the forbidden area.

Sure enough, the African mountain on the inner line moved.

He won't let an opposing guard storm the basket and do nothing.

The little general jumped up and climbed over the mountains like a brave man.

Mutombo also jumped up to block, ready to sacrifice his first hot pot after his comeback.

But the little general stared at the basket in the air, and used a hook gesture to pass the ball to Duncan on the side without looking at anyone!

Mutombo's heart was shocked, it's over!

He immediately turned around to block Duncan as soon as he landed, but by this time, the Spurs' No. 21 had jumped into the air and was about to complete a two-handed dunk, and it was too late for Mutombo to jump again.

Popovich also laughed proudly, so Mutombo is a fart!

He came back and still couldn't change anything.

The Spurs Twin Towers are still able to get their hands on it!

But just as Duncan's dunk was about to enter the frame, a guy wearing a purple No. 23 jersey suddenly burst out, straightened his arm, and slapped the bottom of the basketball from the bottom up, sending Duncan's inevitable dunk flying.

It's Shay!

All the Spurs fans and young generals at the scene were shocked, wasn't Shay still beside the general just now? How did he show up under the basket and block Duncan!?

That's right, Shay was indeed next to the Admiral just now.

But his rich experience made him run to the basket at the moment when the young general passed the ball.

And at that time, Duncan was too late to pass the ball to the admiral.

A beautiful defensive block, the Lakers broke up the Spurs' twin towers in the first round today! In the first round of Shay's play in the No. 4 position, he gave Duncan, who was invincible in the last game, a dismount!

Shay and Mutombo's joint Georgetown ramparts are beginning to show their powers!

After blocking Duncan, the basketball flew out of bounds and the Spurs possessed the ball.

Although the ball is still the opponent's, this successful defense has undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the Lakers.

Because the Spurs twin towers, under the combined defense of Shay and Mutombo, no longer seem so invincible!

Shay also glanced at the stunned Popovich, then stretched out his left hand, put his fingers up one by one, and finally opened all five fingers, representing his five championship rings: "Gap, understand?" Now, I'm going to fight back. ”

What is the fate of the eighth in the West? Eighth in the West, why can you only have one round.

Shay still doesn't believe it, the eighth in the West can't make it to the second round!

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