Chapter 1202 Chapter 1206 Defeat the Spurs the Spurs Way

However, after the three-pointer popped up, Duncan had quick eyesight and good positioning, so he got the offensive rebound. Duncan, who was squeezed out by the Lakers' Twin Towers, immediately turned his back and wanted to hit one of his own. However, the Lakers' defense did not lose it at all. Flustered by a rebound, Gasol kept squeezing Duncan with his body, while Ji Feng and Bynum next door slowly double-teamed here. In addition, the position was a bit far away, making it impossible for Duncan to fight by himself. He had no choice but to Can score the ball.

It was Parker who got the ball again. Parker immediately wanted to get to the basket. Fisher and Kobe immediately closed the door. Parker had no choice but to retreat and pass the ball. George Hill from the outside was open for a three-pointer.

Strike again!

This time Bynum stood up and collected the rebound, and the Lakers attacked!

The Lakers were still the same, rushing to counterattack. While the Spurs were still in a daze and the veterans were still in a daze, Kobe had already scored a layup.

"Awesome, this defensive strategy is successful. The Lakers are well prepared at first sight. The zone defense at the beginning is very targeted. They just don't let the Spurs open up inside and force you to shoot three-pointers. This just pokes the Spurs. It’s a pain point!” Director Zhang commented.

"Zone defense is like this. Opportunities basically appear on the outside. Breakthroughs and inside singles have to face the defense of at least two people. Under the Lakers' level of defense, maybe only O'Neal in his peak period can open a gap in the inside. So Your performance on the outside determines the trend of the game. If you continue to be unable to shoot from the outside, the Lakers' defense will become smaller and smaller, and there will be less and less space inside. Duncan will have to keep pulling out to provide support, which will result in the lack of Gino. Billy's Spurs are hard to beat." Yu Jia made a professional analysis for the fans.

This is indeed the case. This tactic was formulated by Zen Master two days ago. This is a brand new attempt for the Lakers, because the Lakers did not play much zone defense in the past, and may only use it once or twice throughout the season. The reason is Mainly because of NBA rules, zone defense is not very popular. After all, there is a three-second defense. Unlike in the international arena, the center can stand in it and not come out.

Another thing is that NBA players are of a higher level and have stronger three-point abilities. Take the Spurs as an example. In addition to pick-and-rolls, Popovich's best offensive tactics are breakthroughs and distribution. He also likes to hoard shooters on the outside. Group, this was also one of the Spurs' biggest weapons in dominating the league back then.

However, this season is different. This period can be called the darkest days of the Spurs. All three GDP players are not healthy, Manu is reimbursed, and Duncan and Parker suffered from plantar fasciitis almost at the same time. Forget it. There is almost no one available on the back line. Brent Barry is very old, Bowen can hardly run anymore, Udoka is useless offensively, the Spurs have no general, and old Finley has to be a pioneer.

Look at Mason and Hill, who are starting today, and you will understand to what extent the Spurs are short of people on the back line. More importantly, the lack of people on the back line means that the Spurs have almost no three-pointers!

Among the starting five, George Hill and Parker didn't have high three-point shooting percentages, with shooting guard Mason having the highest shooting percentage of 38%. This gave Jackson the idea of ​​trying a zone defense.

Of course, this tactic is not just about zone defense. It also pays attention to where the openings are. From the first round, it can be basically seen that the Lakers intend to let Parker and Hill get more shots, and focus on the highest shooting percentage. Mason, Mason doesn’t have the ability to control the ball and attack, so...

"Spurs attack! The game has been played for 4 minutes. The Spurs only scored 2 points with Duncan's strong free throw. They made 0 of 4 three-pointers. The Lakers are already leading 10-2. This attack is very important. ah!"

"The Lakers are still in zone defense, give Duncan a double attack! Duncan can't take action, hurry up and distribute the ball before the help defense comes!"

"Hill! Three-point chance!"

"Take action!"

"Ah~!!! Still can't get in! The Lakers are pushing to counterattack! Ji Feng goes all over the place with a tomahawk chop! Oh ho! Beautiful!"

This attack completely stopped the Spurs. Popovich angrily called a timeout and was furious at Hill, who made 0 of 3 shots. The old man will probably go to the water cooler to reflect.

"What you're fighting is a piece of shit!" Popovich's roar came directly through the TV. It was obvious that the coach was really anxious.

As an experienced coach, Popovich certainly knows that the most important thing to do at this time is to make substitutions. Hill is too young. He fell into the Lakers' scheme and failed to make consecutive shots in such a game. The pressure on a rookie can be imagined. Not everyone has a big heart like Kobe, and not everyone can face ridicule calmly.

So Popovich had to replace him. This also had an element of protecting him. He could already hear the Spurs fans in the audience behind him booing him.

But who will replace him after he is replaced? His eyes scanned over one by one, Finley, Bowen... The faces on the bench are all familiar to him. They are all old friends who have followed him for many years. They once fought for the glory of the Spurs. Fighting here, each of them has made great achievements, but at this time, he has to admit that they are really old. Heroes always have their twilight years. What can they do against the young and shameless Ji Feng.

And tonight the Lakers played too well. They were using what the Spurs are good at to beat the Spurs, which hit the Spurs' weakness exactly.

As a last resort, Bobo could only let Finley take over for a while, and at the same time replaced Bonner, a big man with range, to enhance his outside shooting ability.

This change was indeed effective. Bonner did hit the Spurs' first sports goal tonight from the outside, easing the Spurs' scoring drought. Finley also used his experience to stabilize the Spurs' backcourt.

However, these two people are not critical. Although they can score, their strength is limited after all. The Lakers did not mind at all. Instead, they continued to double-team Duncan and Parker fiercely. In the first quarter, Duncan only had two points, while Parker only had 4 points and 7 shots. Only 2 hits.

DP misfired, and it was impossible for the Spurs to win. The Spurs fell behind 18-30 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Lakers changed their style of play again. The quick counterattack in the first quarter disappeared and was replaced by a slow-paced position play, while the defensive end changed to man-to-man.

This change made Popovich's arrangement come to nothing, and the Spurs were once again led by the Lakers.

"This game, the Spurs, is difficult." Yu Jia said when Ji Feng hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the second quarter to widen the point difference to 20 points.

In the end, the Spurs were unable to recover the gap. Although the Spurs worked hard and Duncan played the entire quarter for the first time in a long time, they still could not change the situation on the court. At 5 and a half minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lakers led 108-78 by 30 points. Substitute, the game entered garbage time.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 123-100 at the Spurs' home court!