The Lakers vs. the Spurs, this was originally a big battle between heaven and thunder and earth fire.

However, after the Lakers arrived in San Antonio, they learned that Duncan accidentally sprained his left ankle during the previous two days of playing away against the Grizzlies.

Although the injury is not serious, it seems that a few days of rest can be better, but the state of the league in the next game is doubtful.

Players from other teams are injured and are in doubtful state, and there is a high probability that the players will still be able to play.

But when it comes to the Spurs, even if the players are obviously relatively healthy, there is a high probability that they will not be able to play after changing to doubtful playing.

It can only be said that the Spurs are too humble.

The Lakers banned O'Neal, the Spurs also banned Duncan, and also gave up a Parker.

In fact, Parker's matter also has something to do with the Lakers, and I have to say that the Lakers F4 has put too much pressure on the Spurs.

The Spurs considered that the Lakers' F4 lineup was too luxurious, and they couldn't rely on Duncan alone, so they had to find an outside reinforcement for Duncan - Jason Kidd.

Don't look at Kidd's shooting iron, but Kidd's ability to lead the team is really strong!

is also eating Eastern dividend, Marbury brushed data in the Nets and became a tumor, but Kidd led the Nets to the second consecutive Finals.

The Spurs had just beaten Kidd's Nets 4-2 in the Finals to win the championship, and Popovich and Duncan kept calling Kidd to ask for warmth.

After Kidd entered free agency in the offseason, he also tried to go to San Antonio, and he was already tempted.

However, Nets management is not stupid, and found that Kidd and the Spurs are at odds, so they quickly thought of a lot of solutions.

It was found that the Spurs have limited salary space, and even if General Robinson retires to make room for Kidd, the salary is only 10 million.

And the Nets can offer Kidd a big contract of 80 million over five years.

At the same time, the Nets arranged for Kidd's wife to work as a host in New York, and also signed Mourning to strengthen the interior line.

Kidd was moved by his wife's words that he didn't want to be a captive who couldn't be beaten and joined, so he chose to renew his contract with the Nets.

And the Spurs still don't want to miss Kidd and miss Duncan's prime. So he wanted to knock Parker unconscious and send him on the plane, sign with the Nets first and then trade for Kidd.

But the Nets are not stupid, so what's the use of Parker, who is only in the third grade?

In the words of Jackson, one of the Spurs' champions in '03: "What is Parker better than Kidd?" French! ”

The Spurs' desperate move to get Kidd has undoubtedly hurt Parker's pride.

Parker took advantage of returning home to play in the European Championships, and Popovich was angry, and during the start of the regular season, he did not return immediately under the pretext of recuperating from injury.

Although Parker is still relatively good this year, he also became the second leader of the Spurs last season with his strength.

The second boss didn't go back to play in the NBA, the big boss was injured and absent, and the house leak happened to the Spurs, who rained overnight, and could only be led by Ginobili, a second-year second-round pick.

"It's stable!" Before the game began, Payton looked happy.

After scoring 28 points in the last game, Payton learned from his agent about the praise of the Los Angeles media, so he was in a very happy mood.

This one will be against third-year second-round pick Jason Hart, or Manu Ginobili, a skinny-looking white second-round pick.

Peyton thought to himself, "This isn't an opponent that can be easily defeated?" ”

"I'm going to give you the ball, and you're going to keep playing the way you do best, you know?"

Without Duncan's frame, Payton felt that the Spurs were more suitable for him to play, and in order to get Doon's support, Payton discussed with Doon before the game how to divide the cake.

Doon said it's okay, I'm a team player and I don't care about the stats at all......

"Fack, what's the matter with this man, how can he twist more than a pole dancer?"

"What does he want to do? How can you break through this way, this can also work? ”

"Going to the basket? Watch me chase you! Walter, how did you pass the ball? ”

After the game started, not only Payton was dumbfounded, but even Kobe Bryant had to call his teammates to come over to help defend and limit Ginobili.

However, tonight's Ginobili is like a god, incarnated as Jordan, how suddenly there is, and he also fed Rasu Nesterovic a lot of cakes.

Rasu Nesterovic is a white European big center, and the Spurs were afraid of O'Neal because they didn't get Kidd, so they signed Rasu Nesterovic to strengthen him.

In the past, Rasu Nesterovic struggled to score in a double-double throughout the game, but today he scored 10 points in the first quarter by relying on Ginobili to feed the cake.

25-21, although the Lakers led the Spurs by 4 points after the first quarter, it was very different from the imagined beating the Spurs.

Duncan and Parker are not there, and it is so difficult for the Lakers to win against the Spurs, so if Duncan and Parker return, won't the Lakers be beaten by the Spurs?

Seeing the background of the defending champion, even Payton put away his thoughts on brushing the data.

And the Zen master also realized that the Spurs were not so easy to deal with tonight, so he immediately told the players to limit Ginobili in joint defense, and instructed Doon and Malone to find an opportunity to play Ginobili and Marrick Rose behind their backs after playing in the second quarter.

The Zen master needs Doon to use his offense to drain Ginobili's physical strength and Marlon's attack to help the team widen the difference.

The Spurs habitually use small forward Bowen to defend Kobe, so that Doane is opposite Ginobili on the offensive end.

Ginobili's defense is actually not bad, especially the ability to assist in defense is extremely strong, but in terms of single defense, Ginobili has nothing worth noting except for small movements and fake falls.

Malik Rose is a short and strong forward, but he is not as strong as Malone, even if he can top up to the average interior player, but he can't defend Malone as a mid-range shooting boy.

Ginobili and Marrick Rose both played just over eight minutes in the first quarter.

The Zen master calculated that Popovich would send these two to play the second quarter, so he entered the main mode of dead play in advance, and sent Malone on the court at the beginning of the second quarter, so that Malone would take the bench with Payton and Doon.

The Zen master put Kobe Bryant on the bench, which was intended to let Kobe come up and widen the point difference and directly close the game.

However, before Kobe Bryant came on the court, the Zen master's targeted arrangement during the intervals had already had a certain effect on the court.

Although Ginobili kept killing the basket, continued to score on layups, and continued to create scoring opportunities for his teammates, the effect was not as good as in the first quarter.

The Lakers also relied on joint defense to limit Ginobili's breakthrough, coupled with Doon's back play to consume Ginobili's physical strength, and the outside ball was distributed to Payton.

Payton continued to burst inside, attracted the defense and distributed the ball to Malone, fed Malone bread, and slowly opened up the difference.

Less than 4 minutes into the second quarter, the score was already 36-27.

Popovich realized that something was wrong, and immediately called a timeout, sending shooters like Sean Hale, Hido Turkoglou, and Roport Horry in an attempt to punish the Lakers with their projections.

Seeing this, the Zen master immediately sent Kobe Bryant to strengthen the defense on the outside.

On the Spurs' side, Ginobili handed over the ball according to the tactical arrangement, but his teammates used a lot of iron to encourage Ginobili to continue to attack with the ball.

Popovich also figured out who the Spurs have the ability to C after Duncan and Parker are absent.

For this reason, Popovich had to continue to call a timeout and discuss it with Ginobili: "If Manu doesn't attack, then this team can't score." ”

Ginobili had no choice but to squeeze the remaining physical strength, and at the end of the second quarter, he made another wave of bravery, finishing the first half with a total of 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

On the Lakers' side, Malone and Kobe Bryant also scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in the first half and 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Because of his style of play and ball possession in the first half, Doon only had six points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

However, in the third quarter, Ginobili only played half a quarter and did not play well.

After Ginobili was off, Doon didn't have to spend his physical strength on back-to-back attrition and high dealing.

Back to the space point, Doon also received a few passes from Kobe Bryant and made two three-pointers to help the Lakers open up the gap.

At the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams was 78-66, and the Lakers led the Spurs by 12 points.

Popovich seemed to choose to abandon the game early, and the fourth quarter began with a pure bench lineup.

Surprisingly, Horry suddenly broke out, shooting 3 of 4, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 9 points in a short period of time and chasing the difference back to 7 points.

Seeing this, Ginobili took the initiative to apply to play and wanted to fight the Lakers again.

Popovich did not refuse, and took advantage of the opportunity of the Zen master to call a timeout, re-sending the starting lineup except for Malik Ross and fighting the Bayonets with the Lakers.

However, Popovich's choice to keep Horry has become a hidden danger for the Spurs.

After the timeout, Horry was not as magical as before, not to mention the iron, he couldn't even grab the rebound, and was completely blown out by Malone.

The Spurs also had some physical strength thanks to Ginobili, and they scored 6 points in a row, which looked a bit like a win.

But at the critical moment, Bryant also stepped up on the Lakers' side and hit a three-pointer to help the team stop the bleeding.

Immediately afterwards, Doon used Kobe Bryant to attract the defense, and after receiving the ball, he burst to the basket to make a kill.

Relying on one-point free throws, he scored four points in a row to help the Lakers stabilize the situation and pull the difference back to more than 5 points.

In the last 1 minute of the fourth quarter, Doon also cut the basket and scored 2 points on a layup, which once again stopped the Spurs' momentum of chasing points.

109-103, the Spurs chased the score in the fourth quarter, but the Lakers finally won the game with a 6-point advantage.

At the end of the game, Ginobili had 33 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists.

Kobe Bryant, the highest scorer on the Lakers' side, scored 24 points.

It was followed by Malone with 21 points, Doon with 18 points, Payton with 14 and Fisher with 12 points.

The Lakers don't score much, but there are people who can step up and score almost every minute.

The Spurs fought fiercely under the leadership of Ginobili, but in the end they were still short of a breath and could not help the Lakers.

However, after winning the Spurs, the Lakers didn't look too happy.

It was obviously the Spurs in the absence of Duncan and Parker, but they forced the Lakers to the role of the main force.

In tonight's game, Kobe Bryant, who played the most minutes, played a full 41 minutes.

Doon's previous game was only 33 minutes at most, and this game has also increased to 38 minutes.

It can be seen that the hard power of the Lakers is not as strong as it appears on paper.

If the Lakers want to beat the Spurs in the playoffs and win the championship, they need to be further strengthened both offensively and defensively.

Of course, at this time, there is also someone who is happier, and that is O'Neal.

Originally, because the team continued to win streaks, the Lakers no longer seemed to need him as a big man.

At the same time, the Lakers also faintly became Kobe's team.

O'Neal is also worried about whether he was tricked by Doon, the truth is not at all like Doon said, the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant will lose in a mess, and the team must be saved by him.

Now seeing that the Lakers are so reluctant to play the Spurs, O'Neal is not worried.

Next, the Lakers will face the Eastern Conference powerhouse New Orleans Hornets back-to-back, Kobe Bryant played 41 minutes tonight, and tomorrow night will play that won't be a soft-footed shrimp?