Chapter 725 A Breathtaking Showdown, GDP versus JKJ!

The Spurs replaced Manu in the second half of the first quarter. This is a common rotation for the Spurs. In fact, although Manu won the Super Sixth Man award this season, he is actually a fake substitute.

In fact, he ranked third among the Spurs in playing time throughout the season, reaching 36 minutes, second only to Parker, who played 39 minutes, and Duncan, who played 37 and a half minutes.

This number increased by 2 minutes in the playoffs. In the previous two rounds, his average appearance per game was second only to Parker, and even higher than Duncan. This shows how important Manu is to Popovich.

Manu occupies a very large proportion in the entire Spurs' offensive system. Especially when the team is lagging behind and unable to open up the situation, Popovich trusts him even more.

And this trust is definitely worth it. In the series with the Hornets, Ginobili proved that he has the ability to change the game on his own, especially in the last game. Ginobili played 33 minutes and made 15 goals. 9. He made 6 of 9 three-pointers and scored 25 points. This was also the highest score in the game. Peterson, the Hornets starting pointer, only scored 2 points in the game.

That's his role!

And today, when the Lakers JKJ was firing on all cylinders in the first quarter, Manu went into battle second, and what he had to face this time was not someone like Peterson. Standing in front of him were Kobe and Ji Feng!

But Manu is obviously used to it. Back then, he was a tough guy who single-handedly led Argentina to overthrow the United States. So when he came up, he decisively asked for the ball. Faced with Kobe's close pressing and the eager eyes around him, he was always ready to come up and cover the ball. Ji Feng was pinched, changed direction twice in a row, and then used a very twisted posture to break into the inside!

Manu’s signature stunt!

Spiritual Snake Step!

Weird and irregular twists, as well as numerous fake moves, made the Lakers' inside defense fail, and Kobe failed to block the shot. Then Manu threw himself into the sky, with a flick of his wrist, and his soft touch made the basketball accurate. Bag!

At the same time, the referee blows the whistle!

"Foul on Gasol's thug!"

2+1!

Manu came up and immediately made a show of force!

Not only that, Ji Feng discovered that the Spurs are two different teams with and without Manu. When Manu is away, the five Spurs are more like a tight instrument, surrounding the core of internal and external players Duncan and Parker, like a precise instrument. , no matter who you are here, Bobo can find a style of play that suits you, all you have to do is integrate.

But when Ginobili came on the court, the Spurs' play became even more flexible. Ginobili seemed to be out of touch with the machine. After all, no one in the Spurs except him dared to catch up and hit a three-pointer. But Ginobili But it also raised the upper limit of this machine.

Not to mention anything else, when Ginobili came on the court, Kobe's defensive pressure suddenly increased. Kobe had to concentrate on the defensive end, and Kobe was also eager to regain his previous performance.

But fortunately, they still have Ji Feng, which is the benefit of dual-core outsiders.

But Popovich waved his hand off the court. Of course he knew that the ball was most likely played by Ji Feng, so of course he had already prepared countermeasures!

Bowen nodded to indicate that he understood, it will be the first link of this defense!

Kobe opened the defense, Ji Feng dribbled the ball past half-court and completed the pick-and-roll with Gasol. By the way, he secretly gave Bowen a hint to strike first. Anyway, Bowen had already wanted to strike countless times in the first quarter. Black hands.

Ji Feng's movements brought Bowen's pursuit to a standstill, and he was confused again. He wanted to ask Ji Feng whether he could read minds, and how he knew he was going to start!

But no one answered his question. Ji Feng picked and rolled his way into the paint. Standing inside was Tim Duncan, the number one power forward in league history!

Duncan's strength is not limited to offense or defense. Any of his abilities are among the best in the league at the same position, which naturally includes assisting defense and supplementary defense!

Duncan took two steps to hold his position. At the same time, the wing deliberately opened up a little space, and at the other end of the space was Oberto, who was ready to come over at any time to form a three-person double-team!

Ji Feng fell into a three-man siege!

"Damn! What's going on! It's indeed the Spurs!"

Seeing this scene, countless fans exclaimed, no wonder the Spurs can remain in the league. This level of defensive ability and execution ability are really very powerful and unique in the entire league.

Ji Feng, who was on the inside, also received an early warning from the Eye of Truth, and his shot was blocked. However, Ji Feng still took advantage of his opponent's unsteady footing and issued a NO LOOK PASS!

The basketball flew towards the baseline amidst the exclamations of the commentator, where Gasol was already in place!

Break!

Ji Feng completed a pass that was worthy of being ranked among the top five!

"Ji Feng's goal is very beautiful! It's very exciting! Both sides defended well and attacked well in this round! The two teams really played a very high level of offense and defense!" Yu Jia said that he couldn't understand it. The dazzling offense and defense are really exciting and enjoyable.

"Be alert! Watch your own man!" Popovich roared on the sidelines, seemingly dissatisfied with the ball. He had worked so hard to deal with Ji Feng, but he didn't expect him to break it.

Then the Spurs attacked, and Parker advanced slowly. This is the rhythm of the Spurs. What they are best at is pressing the rhythm to hit the success rate of the position. At the same time, they wear down the opponent on defense and drag others to their own rhythm. This is how the Suns were killed. of.

Duncan stepped forward to pick and roll, and Radmanovic chased him out. Parker saw this and used the pick and roll to force the Lakers to switch defense. Duncan followed up and Parker scored the ball!

Duncan caught the ball with a small hook and scored!

The score difference is still 3 points!

"Both teams played the rhythm they wanted, with a high success rate, but the defense was also very strong. It can be seen that both teams have prepared a lot to defend the Western Conference Finals. The game was exciting!" Director Zhang said excitedly.

Before he finished speaking, the Lakers also came up with a replica. Ji Feng and Gasol picked and rolled, Gasol sequenced, Ji Feng passed the ball, Duncan came up to defend, Gasol once again passed the ball to the bottom corner, and Kobe shot a three-pointer. !

The ball goes in!

Afterwards, the Spurs returned the ball to Manu. Manu took the ball for a fast break and shot directly near the three-point line!

Come in too!

The two sides went back and forth, and the scene was extremely tense. The Lakers clung to the three-point advantage, but they couldn't continue to expand, while the Spurs chased wildly but still couldn't catch up with the score!

The rhythm on the court was suffocating, and a small mistake would lead to the opponent scoring. The two sides played cautiously, with only one mistake each in the entire first quarter. This is a crazy statistic.

The GDP battle JKJ that the audience was looking forward to also took place as scheduled. At the peak of the first quarter, Kobe and Gasol scored 26 points together. Only Radmanovic scored 2 points and Walton scored 2 points.

For the Spurs, Duncan scored 13 points in a single quarter, Manu scored 7 points on 3-of-3 shooting, and Parker scored 6 points and 4 assists!

After the first quarter, the two sides tied 30-27!