Chapter 139: Popovich's gift

Sure enough, as Popovich expected, after the timeout of the first quarter of the Lakers, Kobe's offensive frenzy came.
Quite simply, the outside right catches the ball and uses a screen from Gasol to get to the free throw line and hit a jumper.
It's that simple, so chic, that's how you can't do it.
Popovich’s defensive philosophy hasn’t changed much over the years, pinching the inside, pinching three points, less enveloping, high-speed rotation, medium-strength, high-tenacity continuous defense.
This kind of defense is like a shield machine, no matter what is encountered in front of me, I just steadily suppress forward.
The speed is not fast, but whether you are mud, rock or fossil, I can slowly push you over to highlight a steady word.
Therefore, the Spurs are always very stable, because the vegetable team's offense encounters such well-trained, defensive and advanced defense, often throwing away their helmets.
And to break this stable line of defense, you must have a very sharp sharp knife in a certain position, especially their weakest defense in the middle distance.
Mid-range shots are the most efficient in all positions. There is no steady layup and no more three-pointers.
Therefore, in the long regular season, the Spurs gave up the suppression of the middle distance, allowing opponents to score points inefficiently, ensuring the win rate.
But in the playoffs, in the series where every ball is crucial to the victory of the game, the middle distance is the killing knife.
Look at the list of people who have caused trouble for the Spurs: Kobe, Nowitzki, Paul, Durant, Houston.
Which is not the top killer in the middle distance?
As for those with poor mid-range, such as LeBron James, he was given a big bald head in 2007.
In this list, the number one person is Kobe Bryant, he is the "man" of San Antonio.
Popovich knows that the one who will come will always come, so Kobe can only let him vote.
This cunning old man knows that Kobe's mid-distance will inevitably hurt the team, but if the Lakers can't make a three-pointer and the inside can't open, he still has a lot of confidence to win this time.
There is no reliable three-pointer in the Lakers...oh no, there is one, who is still sitting on the bench, and I don’t know where the Chinese fell from the sky. The three-pointer is extremely accurate.
If the first few games weren't his three-pointers, it's estimated that the Lakers will be fierce in several games.
But Popovich had already thought of a way to deal with him. He had seen it in the summer league. Waiting for him to play, he felt good.
At this time, Li Liang was still sitting on the bench, watching the Lakers slowly approach the points difference on the court.
Kobe hit another three-pointer in the counterattack, and the 45-degree emergency stop three-pointer on the right!
Sure enough, his own attack was the most suitable for him. Kobe opened, and the Lakers did not have to be beaten by Tony Parker at least on the defensive end.
After falling into position, the Lakers' current lineup is not very afraid of the Spurs. Like the Spurs, only Parker has an attack launch point.
Duncan can only hit a few occasionally in the low post, can no longer be a regular life-saving tactic.
The Spurs' offensive efficiency began to decline, and Kobe Bryant was more and more courageous. After hitting a mid-range jumper from the corner, the Lakers smoothed the 8-point difference!
Kobe Bryant scored seven points in a row, plus Howard made two free throws inside, and the two sides evenly divided.
Another adjustment made by the Lakers on the defensive end is to pinch the two wings of the Spurs, Leonard and Danny Green.
The road from the outer line to the inner line was vacated, and Parker was allowed to swim and Howard to deal with him.
Kobe Bryant and Ci Shiping on the wing no longer went in for blocking. The legs of the two came slowly, and Parker led his nose. The result was to let Leonard and Danny Green make a three-pointer.
This move worked. Howard was still a defensive deterrent. Parker failed to hit Howard's two offensive attacks after reaching the inside.
The Lakers fought back, and Kobe had already attracted enough defensive attention.
Kobe Bryant took the ball from behind to face Danny Green's defense, and Howard wanted to come over to cover.
Kobe Bryant said with a look, Howard immediately ran back into the inside, Kobe Bryant's back pass, Howard air relay dunk succeeded!
The Lakers are overtaking!
The Spurs entered the personnel rotation, and after a dead ball, Popovich replaced.
Replaced Split with Boris Dior, Stephen Jackson replaced Leonard and played a big four.
The Spurs wanted to speed up the rhythm. After the Lakers' offensive efficiency was increased, the Spurs' rhythm slowed down and they couldn't continuously advance in the positional battle.
This is no longer the Spurs of the year, like to play positions, because they have the weapon Tim Duncan.
Now they have to fight fast, fight unsteady, and fight behind the Lakers Twin Towers.
Fast serve in the backcourt, Tony Parker rushed to the basket again, attracted the defense and passed the three-point line.
Stephen Jackson made a three-pointer and missed, the Lakers controlled the backcourt rebounds.
Morris replaced Duhon at this time, he passed the ball to Howard.
Howard was going to a deep position under the basket. Another shoulder-shake fake squeezed Duncan away and replaced it with a left-hand hook.
Open, Kobe opened, even with Howard.
Now the Lakers are not the Lakers with three consecutive championships. In the O'Neal era, the Lakers first let O'Neal open. After attracting defense, the outside line naturally followed.
Today, Howard cannot have O'Neal's offensive power, so it needs Kobe Bryant to open first, and then Howard can have the space and the chance to succeed in singles.
The truth is understood, but it is not easy to do, thanks to who?
Isn't it thanks to Li Liang's repeated curse during the suspension?
Looking at the game on the field was extremely exciting and intense, Li Liang couldn't sit still, his started to itch, and his mouth tickled.
He poked Brown and said, "Hey, should I get me on?"
Brown looked up at the timer and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, don't worry, for a while, be patient, we played very well."
The Lakers did play well on the court, and the Spurs fell into a scoring shortage.
Under Morris' tight defense, Parker wasted offensive time and eventually had to pass the ball to Duncan on the bottom line.
Duncan's strong shot at zero angle missed the ball and Danny Green hit the ball out of bounds.
With the Lakers' ball right, Bryant turned around and made a simple transmission ball match with Gasol.
Pass the ball, adjust the ball back, then make a jump shot directly within a 3-pointer!
Hit!
Kobe shook his finger across the air, and it felt like he couldn't stop it.
At 16:10, the Lakers went from eight points behind to six points ahead!
Brown applauded the players on the sidelines, cheered loudly, and then saw Li Liang sitting on the bench ready to go, thinking, if you come to be a coach in the future, I will play on the court.
The Spurs finally broke the scoring shortage.
Parker delivered the ball to Danny Green in high position, and then made a cross-screen with Dior.
First use the cover to run towards the inside, then suddenly retreat, throwing Morris away and forming a vacancy at the bottom corner.
Danny Green immediately passed the ball to Parker, Parker unmanned defense after receiving the ball, hit a mid-range jumper.
At 12:16, a very beautiful zipper tactic, Parker's running position was like pulling a zipper once, pulling the Lakers' defense off.
This ball utilizes Gasol's shortcomings that he can't quickly assist in defense.
If Gasol makes a replacement, the inside will form Dior's misplaced singles against Morris, and it is equally easy to score.
From this ball, it is enough to see the tactical qualities of the Spurs' offensive end. Now the NBA can directly run out of open tactics, it is not so easy.
Like the Lakers, it’s not easy to run out, but they don’t need to, what run?
Kobe dribbled to the frontcourt and suddenly accelerated past Danny Green. With Gasol's cover, he shot a jumper at the 45-degree bull corner on the left.
Enter again!
The horns of death are well-deserved.
Popovich was a little flustered, his forehead sweating.
But the Spurs have already eased through Parker's goal.
This time it was Duncan's turn. The Spurs cleared the left side, allowing Duncan to play Howard one-on-one.
Duncan faced Howard in the basket, and after a series of tentative steps, he suddenly made a jump shot!
A 45-degree hit two points for a long time!
Since 2005, Duncan has gradually used this trick slowly. Before 2005, he belonged to his killer.
This time I might have met Kobe, an old friend~EbookFREE.me~ I need an old trick to entertain.
Li Liang's anxious buttocks on the bench are about to catch fire, why don't you let me go, Mike Brown, what are you doing?
Is the substitution key broken again? I won't let me fight if I lead? You look at the people who are tired of Ci Shi, and you are responsible. You raise his wife and children? Do you dare to raise?
Sitting on the bench, Li Liang was nagging again, and Mike Brown felt his heart was dead.
At this time, Gasol saved him.
The Lakers made a foul on the offensive end and Gasol kicked the ball. The referee whistle and the ball is dead.
Mike Brown catches Li Liang on the field like a duck. You always go to the field to play a role. You can't stand your ears.
At this time, the Spurs' bench was waiting on the sidelines for a long time. It was their sixth man, Manu Ginobili.
This long-fluffed Pampas eagle, the hair on the forehead has become less and less, and it has become a Pampas vulture.
You can see a round bald spot on the top of the head, shining outwards with wisdom.
Ginobili replaced Danny Green, Li Liang replaced Ci Shiping, and Brown took Du Hong up and replaced Morris.
? In this position of the point guard, Brown is now killed.
At the moment Li Liang debuted, the Temples Center cheered, and he is now a popular fried chicken in Los Angeles.
But in the face of the spicy Spurs, can he continue his magical performance?
Li Liang noticed that it was Stephen Jackson who was known as the "Martial Saint" on the court.
The fan who was beaten in the Auburn Hills palace event was banned. The off-court events continued, and the fierce on-court villain was a gift from Popovich to Li Liang for the battle of the Lakers.