Chapter 720: Popovich's counterattack


During the halftime break, the Lakers will return to the locker room. Although the lead is only 5 points, the rhythm is controlled by the Lakers, so everyone also looks very relaxed.
   The whole first half.
  Robinson sacrificed himself actively, Duncan scored 18 points in two quarters, and Duncan also dared to hit the big book hard, giving Robinson some backfeeding passes, and scored 8 points with a mid-range face basket shot.
   That means the Spurs teamed up for 26 points in the first half.
This score is not small, but the score is still behind, and all the crux lies in Li Shengli alone, no matter which line the Lakers play offense, Li Shengli has made no small contribution in it, no matter how the Lakers defended the position, Spurs The brothers and even the whole team must try to get around him.
  ……
   How to fight this horse?
Popovich racked his brain and couldn’t think of any special tactics. He could only fight for the core state and effective time. The Spurs brothers were in the locker room, and they thought about crying in the first half. what.
Although there is currently only a 5-point gap, what makes them panic is that the Lakers’ control is too strong and too stable. Not to mention catching up with these 5 points, it is a good thing not to be pulled off in the third quarter, because the Spurs’ transfer ball turnover is There are really many, at least compared with the Lakers.
   "Tim, can you still do it?" David Robinson secretly said to Duncan, he didn't want to be seen by his teammates, but only wanted to digest the Spurs brothers internally.
"It's too hard to play. Originally we thought we were well prepared, but now we look at...Look at the Lakers and Lee!" Duncan's face didn't usually show much expression, but he still wanted to win in the Western Conference Finals, and he frowned The tight-locked continued: "Lee... seriously, his offensive stability is terrible, his defense is still around him, I may not be ready to play against him, even if I just run into Ben Wallace, if he comes to defend me, the main offense may require you to fight."
"This should not be the case. After all, Ben Wallace's defense has passed, and Rodman can be added later, and you are underestimating my role, except for Li Nan, Ben Wallace and Rodman. When we play, we can play high and low positions. Unless I'm not present, he doesn't make sense to find you to defend."
The Spurs brothers glanced at each other and nodded, while Robinson continued: "It should be the easiest to overturn a jumper against Buckley. I think we may choose to foul Ben Wallace. You know, from this time This is not a new topic at the beginning of the second round. The hacking tactics are not banned by the league."
   "But I think it's not very useful!"
   "Why is it useless, as long as Ben Wallace makes free throws, he is only 50% of his extraordinary play."
"I'm not talking about this, but the Lakers can replace people with bad free throws at any time. Maybe my shot is high, but the Lakers will be more difficult to deal with the combination of Lee + Barkley + three guards. Don’t forget In light of the Blazers’ lesson, Li in a single quarter of 5X5 is crazy, and neither of us can stop him."
Duncan said a few words, and Robinson was not stunned. He could fully understand Duncan’s ideas. After all these years...Ewing and O’Neal were all in the east. Olajuwon still had many helpers. He was beaten and beaten by himself. The most, so I know Li Shengli better than anyone.
   It was just a matter of being alone alone.
   But waiting for a Duncan who doesn't need a growth period, the Spurs brothers will continue to be beaten together? What time is this day? Could it be that the West did not see the sun and the Lakers?
The brothers didn't say a few words. Head coach Popovich called all the staff to a meeting and rearranged the tactics of the second half. The idea of ​​the second half was to drag, hard drag, stabilize the difference as much as possible, and then drag the game to the fourth Section.
   It's just in this line of thought... Sean outside the Spurs brothers was promoted a level on the offensive end, and in the Lakers, Barkley other than Li Shengli was also promoted to the level.
  ……
  Li Shengli can't get rid of it temporarily!
Then get rid of Barkley. After all, Barkley has made three offenses in the first half of the unattended half of the game, and he has made three fouls. He rushed to Buckley’s defense and made several fouls. Send it down is the best.
  Popovich and other people think differently.
On the bright side, everyone thinks the Spurs may not want the Lakers to put Barkley on the fourth position, but in fact... if you want to use the "cutting tactics" that the Blazers have expanded, then the Lakers can’t be Barkley on the fourth position, and It should be 35% of free throws and 43% of Rodman's free throws.
  To tell the truth, the hacking strategy is only for the core, and only for the core.
It’s like O’Neal. The reason why the exclusive shark-cutting tactics are so powerful is because the Celtics can’t take offense and defense to replace or partially replace O’Neal’s backup, so the result is... either O’Neal is cut, or It was the Celtics who replaced the backup center, and both were offensive and defensive against the Celtics.
   However, for non-core players to actively foul, the effect must be much worse.
  Because opponents can choose to substitute directly, and the change of role players does not affect the team as much, specifically the Lakers are... The Spurs started on Big Ben and Rodman. The Lakers can change Barkley.
   But what if Barkley left the court?
The Lakers dare not use Big Ben and Rodman. The only substitutes available are Horry who has recovered from his back injury and has been on the bench for a long time. Objectively speaking... Defensively, Horry is not as good as Big Ben, Rodman, and Barkley. Duncan will usher in a scoring outbreak; on offense ~ Holley's is not as good as Buckley, and the Lakers' offense has to be cut once; overall, the Spurs have a greater advantage.
   So this is the opportunity for the Spurs.
As long as Buckley is defeated, the Lakers will either let Big Ben and Rodman come out and be chopped, or put Horry and be beaten by Duncan. In the third quarter, the Spurs’ task is to stabilize the points and the difference is too exaggerated. Barkley's foul, the chance to find the last quarter.
  ……
   opened in the second half.
It was the Spurs who attacked first, and Li Shengli was a little surprised that David Robinson took a break. He was replaced by backup center veteran Peldo. What was more surprised was that the tactical starting point was outside the Spurs brother... Sean- Elliott.
   This time round, Sean is still a bit strange.
Because Li Shengli, Big Ben and Barkley were all present, Barkley defended Sean, but Sean’s offense didn’t have any urgency, and the troubled one finally let him find a chance, holding the ball with both hands and putting Barkley’s arm in. , And then shot quickly, although there was no 2+1, but still got 2 free throws, 2 of 1.
   Wait for the Lakers to attack.
It's not that Li Shengli bullied Peldo, a ten-year veteran, but the problem is that Robinson has rested, and he must choose a weak click to break, so he backed up all the way to the basket, and when he wanted to turn around, he was touched by Peldo. , On the free throw line, also 2 in 1.
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