325: Now, start feeling the wrath of the best players of the 90s!
In the first defense of the opening game, the Lakers' new starting configuration has already begun to show results.
Shay's help defense combined with Mutombo's rim protection made the Spurs twin towers less unscrupulous.
Popovich looked at Shay, who was demonstrating against him, and finally experienced Jordan's feeling of soaring blood pressure.
At the scene, Barkley waved his arm vigorously and happily: "See? Shay has the same defensive ability as I do! He didn't have any problems playing the number four position! ”
The Spurs on the side of the live commentary Bill. Rand looked at Fliggy with disdain, you dead fat man really put gold on your face!
When you played back then, the worst thing was defense, and Shay was a triple DPOY, what about your face!?
Barkley said this, putting gold on his face is fake, and seeing the Spurs being tortured is real.
Ever since Popovich said in the press conference after the last game, "Mick, Charles, and Clyde, none of them have played against the current Spurs, so they don't know what we're capable of," and Flying Pigs got angry.
I'm a super power forward with two crowns in hand, can you be ridiculed by this bad old man?
Shay teased Lao Tzu and forget it, after all, he is indeed better than me.
But Popovich, this bad old man, how many do you deserve?
So he specially applied to come to the live commentary on the game today, just to witness Shay's victory, just to witness Popovich's blood pressure soaring expression.
Now, Shay wants to get back not only his own face, but also their group of supergiants from the 90s!
If Shay, who ruled the entire '90s, lost to the Spurs like this, wouldn't it make everyone very shameful?
So seeing Shay successfully complete the block after the opening, Barkley was very excited.
But on the field, the 21st who was blocked was still expressionless.
It seems that he was not shocked by the Lakers' new defensive lineup today.
He's still so composed, it's hard to imagine that this calm guy is just a sophomore rookie.
Shay didn't trash talk at Duncan either, because trash-talking with him was the most boring thing in the world.
There's only one thing you need to do to fight Duncan – knock him out completely!
Duncan calmly picked up the basketball and sent the ball out of the sideline.
The Spurs re-attacked, and the junior general Johnson still made the same choice as just now, calling the admiral to come out to block and then break through the inside.
Only this time, the little general did not fake the true biography.
He found that Mutombo's defensive positioning was more skewed towards Duncan than directly below the basket, leaking a lot of gaps.
With so many leaks, it's hard for a man not to have bad intentions.
Therefore, the little general chose to take the opportunity to make a layup by himself.
However, Mutombo only took a big step and returned to the basket from Duncan. And when he stretched out his long arm, a large piece of basket had just leaked, and it was instantly sealed in darkness.
Mutombo's defensive area allows him to cover the entire penalty area in an instant!
Originally, the real height of the little general of 1.78 meters was very disadvantaged, and he had to face the oppression of the African mountains, and he had no way to escape.
Without any suspense, Mutombo knocked the basketball into the air with one hand. Johnson's own layup was also bloody!
However, due to inertia, the little general and the barrel boy both flew out of the bottom line lingeringly. And it was precisely the ball that was covered by Mutombo that fell into the hands of Pippen!
Because Mutombo flew out of the bottom line, the Lakers are now extremely empty under the basket, and there is no one to defend for the time being!
After receiving the basketball, Pippen did not hesitate to hit the basket along the baseline and prepared to score an easy layup from the side of the basket.
But as soon as Pippen ran to the basket, he found Shay suddenly jumping out, raising his arms in front of him.
Shay continued to use his strong defensive ability to quickly block the gap.
But don't forget, when Pisan was with the Bulls, he was one of the axes of the triangle offense, and his ability to respond was quite good.
Seeing that Shay blocked his breakthrough route, Pippen did not hesitate to hit the ground and pass the ball to the Admiral who cut into the basket from the front.
No matter how fast you can fix the defense, there will always be loopholes!
Pippen saw Shay running over to make up for himself, and the admiral would definitely get a chance! No, the admiral cut to the basket without restriction, and he can dunk the ball when he catches it!
The admiral didn't have to luck after receiving the basketball, and he broke out directly after taking a big step.
Shay turned his head to stop it, but it was too late.
At this point, the Admiral had already lifted the basketball with one hand and flew into the air, even if Shay had a badge to increase the speed of the block when he was blocked, it was useless.
But!
When the admiral held the basketball with one hand and smashed it down, a large mountain moved from outside the baseline to the basket and reached out to block the basket.
It's Mutombo!
He's back on the pitch from outside the baseline!
Shay's timely defense just now protected the basket when Mutombo flew out of the baseline, which can be regarded as wiping Mutombo's butt.
And now, it's Mutombo's turn to wipe Shay's ass!
A real good brother is to always act together and trade!
The moment Shay turned around, he only heard a loud "bang", and the basketball was directly fanned out of the three-point line! Mutombo, protect Shay's back!
Two blocks in a row in one round, solid African mountains defend the Lakers restricted area!
Shay helped Mutombo fill the position, and Mutombo helped Shay Hard Steel Admiral, and their complementary defense made the Spurs Twin Towers deflated for the second round in a row!
Shay glanced at Mutombo, who was protecting him, and smiled.
Mutombo also pointed at Shay: "It's the time for the defending champions to perform!"
The ball that was covered this time was grabbed by Finley in time, and the Lakers finally got the ball steadily.
And the Lakers' two successful defenses also made Popovich a little uneasy.
It turns out that Shay + Mutombo's interior defense can indeed contain the attack of the twin towers.
Although it is not said that the twin towers can be completely abolished, at least the Spurs twin towers can no longer do whatever they want like before.
But the offensive business hasn't been solved yet, and Popovich has problems on the defensive end.
Because the Lakers play a lineup of one big and four small, the Admiral has to chase down Stephen on the defensive end. Jackson!
Although the martial saint has not yet achieved great success and has not yet practiced three points, the constant interspersed running positions still gives the general a headache.
Moreover, although the martial saint does not have three points, he has a mid-range shot.
Therefore, the admiral can't just let him go.
As a result, the admiral can no longer stay in the vicinity of the penalty area, and he must run like an outside player.
The general's physical consumption increase is still secondary, and the key is that the Spurs Twin Towers will no longer be able to fill the penalty area all the time!
At this point, Shay faced Pippen on the outside, looking for a breakthrough.
Facing Pippen again in the playoffs, Shay was very moved. He is one of the few old opponents Shay has been familiar with this season.
With a smile on his face, Shay began to dribble unhurriedly:
"You know Scott, I'm so happy to see you, because when I see you, it's like seeing a naked woman waving at me, I can come in and out at will!"
Pippen:.
Because he was traded to the crazy Green Kai, Pippen didn't meet Shay in the playoffs for a year last season, and his mental health has improved dramatically.
But after only a year of rest, he was going to be madly tortured by Shay again!
At first, Pippen was thinking that the Lakers would not be able to enter the playoffs this year, and they would not be able to meet Shay, so they could be completely relieved.
But it turns out that their bad relationship will not be interrupted so easily!
As soon as Shay's trash talk came out, Pippen's painful memories of the past instantly flooded back to his heart.
Taking advantage of Pippen's emo, Shay used an AI-like Crossover dribble to easily pass Pippen.
Shay couldn't help but sigh that the outside defensive warrior who was second only to him at the beginning has now slowed down a lot.
Pippen reflexively pulled Shay's jersey after being breached, but Shay slapped it off hard.
Shay, who completely lost his shackles, did not shoot from mid-range, but went straight to the basket guarded by Duncan!
Because the admiral was pulled into the middle distance, Duncan was the only one protecting the basket. So Shay is not as difficult as the last game to hit the basket now.
Shay stepped into the restricted area in two big strides and burst out in the face of Duncan.
Duncan had raised his arms to get the cover, but Shay, under the badge of "High Jumper", jumped very high when he dunked was very intimidating. Coupled with the blessing of height and reach, Duncan completely gave up the block.
Because Duncan, a golf quotient, knows very well that if he insists on jumping up and blocking, he will only add a meaningless foul to himself.
Maybe it will be beaten into 2+1, which is more than worth the loss.
So, Duncan retracted his hand, and even bent down slightly to avoid Shay.
In this way, Shay flew over Duncan's back in a daze, and then scored with one hand!
Although it wasn't a complete flyover, one leg still couldn't get over and hung on Duncan.
But this button still made the entire Alamo dome silent.
I've seen a lot of people dunking in the next person, but Nima flew over the defender and dunked directly in actual combat, what kind of fairy operation is this!?
Moreover, Shay's blockade is still the inside devil Tim. Duncan! That's the spiritual pillar of the Spurs!
Even Popovich's eyes widened in disbelief what he had just seen.
No one knows better than Popovich how strong Duncan's defense is.
In fact, even if Duncan didn't jump just now, he was already in the most correct defensive position.
It's also very difficult to dunk through such a high hurdle.
But Shay didn't just score a goal, he also delivered a slam dunk performance that will be remembered forever!
This is the end of the admiral's inability to fill the restricted area, and if it is one-on-one, even a full-level number like Duncan may not be able to stop Shay!
Duncan is also worthy of the ceiling of the backdrop, the first time he played Shay in the playoffs, he gave such a famous scene that can go down in history.
Looking back twenty years later, who is the most influential in the NBA? There was no doubt about Duncan.
Because no matter which star you look for, you can find Duncan in it.
Twenty years later, the world's two biggest unsolved mysteries: who is still buying GTA5? Who else hasn't dunked Duncan?
After Shay completed this shocking dunk, he still didn't trash talk at Duncan and didn't provoke him.
However, that doesn't mean that others won't suffer.
Shay stepped back while staring at Popovich on the sidelines, and then made a throat-slitting motion! "Now you tell me, what is the fate of the eighth in the west!?"
Popovich didn't speak, but Danzi, who was watching TV, could tell from Popovich's expression that the low blood pressure must have been cured hahahaha.
It's okay, these brothers have experienced all of them, and they are pure people.
I think I had to carry blood pressure medication with me when I played.
Although I hate Shay to the bone, but.
Jordan is quite cool at this time!
Popovich, the second goods, said that we haven't touched the current Spurs, and I don't know how strong the Spurs are.
You know what the you're talking about?
Today, I will let you know how the one who is the best at treating low blood pressure among us plays!
Let you know today the strength of our generation of stars!
Although it was only 2-0, the momentum of the Lakers had completely prevailed.
In the next attack, the Spurs wanted to start from the outside and seek opportunities through non-stop transmission.
The Spurs pondered that since Shay is now defending the No. 4 position, the Lakers' defensive level on the outside will definitely be affected.
But after a long time, the Spurs still didn't get too decent scoring opportunities on the outside, and the Lakers' outside defense was still tight.
Stephen. Jackson's defense is not comparable to Shay's three-in-a-row DPOY, but it is definitely above average!
And the Lakers have three outside lines, Billups 191, Finley 201, and Valkyrie 203, the three of them can switch each other to defend any position on the outside, and the flexibility of the change defense is very high and the mobility is also strong, so they are not afraid of the Spurs' conduction at all!
In desperation, the little general had to hoist the ball to Duncan again.
But just when Duncan was ready to catch the ball and was going to turn his back to attack the frame the moment he received it.
The No. 23 unexpectedly crossed the passing route, held the basketball firmly with one hand, and completed the steal!
Shay's defensive speed was so fast that Duncan couldn't get the ball at all in the low post!
Popovich yelled angrily: "Illegal defense, just now it was an illegal defense!" ”
But after yelling, Popovich suddenly remembered that illegal defense was already a matter of the previous version.
For a while, Popovich didn't know whether the league was restricting Shay or enhancing Shay by allowing the joint defense to cancel the illegal defense!
Stern is also very helpless, he originally wanted to cut Shay a wave to let others take the position, but he accidentally added a big buff to Shay on the defensive end!
It can only be said that Shay deserves to be his father!
Stern is also nervous right now, Shay can go all the way to the playoffs, even if this Nima. He won't really fight back to be the first in the West, right?
Won't you really be able to win the championship?
After completing the steal, Shay dribbled straight down on his own.
The Lakers' counterattack was very fast, after all, except for Mutombo, the other four starters were strictly outside players.
Stephen. Jackson walked in the middle, and Billups and Finley, two with three-point ability, went neck and neck with the Martial Saint from both sides, advancing in three lines and pulling the defense.
This move during the counterattack reminded Popovich of the Lakers' Showtime back then!
That's right, once the Spurs make a mistake and get a chance to counterattack, the Lakers will immediately switch to Showtime mode by relying on the mobility of one big and four small!
Pippen wanted to intercept Shay near the halfway line, but Shay threw the ball into the air with both hands and passed a long-distance aerial relay!
Finley, who was plugged in from the right side, immediately accelerated, then used his natural awe-inspiring jumping ability to run into the air, pick up the basketball with one hand, and smash it into the basket.
A wonderful counterattack, the Lakers lead the Spurs 4-0!
Moreover, Shay and Mutombo are already in the third round in a row, making the Spurs twin towers who abuse the whole league do nothing!
Although it was not his own goal, it did not affect Shay's mentality of continuing to engage in Popovich:
"Pause the set-up, old man, your players are starting to panic."
Rodman, who was dressed in civilian clothes, was smiling from ear to ear on the bench, and after Shay took himself to break up the Bulls to get revenge on Jordan, he is now going to take revenge on the Spurs.
This kind of good leader, I am willing to work overtime for him to death!
The two happiest things in Rodman's life are - watching Jordan lose and watching Popovich lose!
Popovich is starting to get nervous, but the game has to go on.
Duncan finally received the basketball safely this time, but as soon as he received the ball, Shay immediately caught it.
Seeing this, Dumb passed the ball to the mid-distance admiral almost reflexively.
On most teams, this high-and-low interior combination can destroy the defense.
But today, when the Admiral received the basketball and took the shot, Shay unsurprisingly caught up in time and successfully blocked the Admiral's shot!
Shay's mobility and defensive area aren't just terrifying when helping to defend the perimeter. The cooperation between the inside line and the inside line is also a must!
Although it was not impersonated, the admiral's shot popped out of the frame under Shay's timely interference!
Dumb just wanted to grab the board, but he was beaten behind him by an elbow pulled by the African mountains and stuck.
He could only watch as Shay pocketed the rebound with ease!
After winning the rebound, Shay pushed forward quickly again, but the disciplined Spurs retreated extremely quickly this round, which did not allow the Lakers to fight back again.
Seeing that there was no chance to counterattack, Shay was full, lowered his tempo, prepared to play position, and handed the ball to Billups who ran outside the three-point line through the half.
But the moment Billups received the ball, the young general was close to the defense and did not lose position.
In desperation, Billups returned the ball to Shay.
Pippen also immediately followed Shay, he ran from the east to the west, from Chicago to the Holy City, not to be a background board for Shay!
The moment Shay received the ball, he resolutely lifted the basketball up. Pippen was taken aback, thinking that Shay was going to go straight to the three.
Who knew that when Pippen jumped up to block, Shay took a step and was about to break through. Pippen knew that a scumbag like Shay was insincere, and he had already kept an eye on it, so he immediately turned around and chased back after he landed.
Who knew that Shay's step was just a three-threat fake move, which deceived Pippen to step back, Shay retracted his steps, this time raising the basketball with both hands, and he was really going to shoot!
Pippen cursed secretly, and Shay was really more difficult to defend after three points. He muttered to himself as he immediately jumped towards Shay, hoping to interfere with Shay's shot as much as possible.
Who knows, Shay just made a second fake throw in a row! Seeing Pippen jump up to block, Shay really dribbled past Pippen this time.
Pippen felt like a clown at this point, being played by Shay. But no matter how dissatisfied it was, it was useless, he could only obediently follow Shay's ass and chase after him.
But as soon as Pippen caught up, Shay retreated again and retreated outside the three-point line again!
Shay's continuous silky little combos in and out of this wave are completely playing with Pippen in the palm of his hand! Pippen, one of the league's best outside gates, has been completely reduced to Shay's plaything!
In the end, when Pippen was completely stunned, Shay calmly made a three-point shot, and the basketball hollowed into the net!
After a season of hard work, the area at the top of the arc outside the three-point line is now Shay's shooting hot zone!
So without interference, Shay's three-point shooting percentage in this block is very high!
The ball went in, Shay looked at the disgraced Pippen and pointed to the soles of his feet: "I actually didn't move a single step, but you still can't stop me, Scott!" ”
This goal made the Spurs, the No. 1 team in the West, start with a wave of 7-0 at the beginning.
Naturally, Popovich couldn't indulge in such a thing as it went on, and he immediately suspended the game.
At this time, Shay looked at Popovich and deliberately made a pause gesture with an exaggerated expression: "Huh? Is this paused? Not long after the opening, the noble Western First was stopped? Didn't you say that the eighth in the West is the eighth in the West? Didn't you say that the fate of the eighth in the West can never be changed? Then you're afraid of hair, let's keep fighting! ”
Shay's roar made Popovich's hands tremble, and also made Barkley and Jordan in front of the TV smile.
Barkley rubbed his hands in anticipation:
"Now, start feeling the wrath of the best players of the 90s, Madfaq!"
Duncan walked off the court with his head down, probably the toughest game he'd ever faced since entering the NBA as a full-scale number.
There were so many attacks in the opening game, and it was either covered or made mistakes, which was simply too embarrassing.
But at this time, this 21st doesn't know yet, and the better days are still to come!
This setback in the opening stage is just the beginning.
Next, he will experience even more, the cruelty of the defending champion!
Thank you for the white-haired fisherman, VicSnake and other bigwigs for their tips, thank you!
(End of chapter)