Chapter 544 Tim, Where Is Your Foot?
"We play a breakout tactic. When the inside line is pulled out, the outside line breaks through, and the inside line must make an offensive cover in time. Be careful, you must empty their penalty area, then break through from the ball side, and pull away from the weak side. You must cooperate well... ..."
Popovich began to arrange tactics.
The timeout ends and the game restarts.
Horry went straight to the front court, while the rest of the Spurs stayed in the back court, ready to receive the serve.
When Li Ba saw it, he pushed his right hand towards the Spurs' frontcourt, and all the generals of the Suns rushed over.
"Damn big pest!"
Seeing that the Suns were not pressing, Popovich breathed a sigh of relief and muttered.
"The hammer gave up the full-court press, which is right. This tactic consumes a lot of energy." Yu Jiadao.
"In the previous two series, the Suns played two sweeps, but the physical consumption was not small. This tactic should be carried out selectively. However, Frank learned the lessons of last season. With enough rotations and no major players in the playoffs, their physical reserves should be better than last season. With two sweeps, their physical recovery should be the best team in the league."
Zhang Reasonable said.
At this time, the Spurs advanced to the frontcourt.
Horry and Duncan pulled to the left and right flanks respectively, and the former even pulled directly to the left bottom corner.
The left bottom corner is Horry's most accurate three-point shot position.
Ginobili is active on the left-wing three-point line, and Bowen is active on the right-wing three-point line.
Parker advanced toward the top of the arc and made a tactical gesture.
His tactical gesture is to tell his teammates that I want to hit the right wing. If I can’t break through Marbury, Bowen will give me a pick and roll. If I break through and encounter a hammer to defend, Duncan will cover me. After I break through, I will pass the ball to Manu or Horry, if there is no chance, pass it to me again, and I will go through the paint to the left wing.
At this time, as soon as Parker reached the top of the arc, when Marbury was pressing up, he suddenly changed direction to the right, bypassed Marbury and then changed direction downward again, suddenly heading for the right elbow.
Li Ba was on the right flank, following Duncan, and immediately came to cover the defense, but was pulled by Duncan, and he broke free immediately, but was half a step too slow to block.
But he didn't let Parker go, and followed Parker into the paint.
Parker's breakthrough attracted the Suns' defense, and Posey and Marion on the weak side immediately shrank their defense to the paint area.
At this time, Ginobili suddenly moved towards the top of the arc, throwing off the retreating Posey.
Parker was followed by Li Ba. He rushed into the paint and didn't make a shot. He passed the ball directly to Ginobili.
Ginobili received the ball, changed direction, took the ball to the left wing, immediately attracted Posey and Marion's double-team, and then he passed the ball to Horry.
Marion, who was guarding Horry, immediately returned to the defense, but it was too late. He turned around and took a step, and saw Horry take off and shoot.
"Shua!"
Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.
12:5, the Spurs are still 7 points behind.
"Although this is only the second shot made by the Spurs, the Spurs' tactics have played out. This is not bad, and it should be able to change the situation on the court."
Zhang reasonably analyzed.
"Mr. Zhang is right. The Spurs' breakthrough tactics have really come out. There are Parker's breakthrough, Duncan's screen, Ginobili's breakthrough, and the movement of off-ball personnel. In the end, Horry pulled out An open shot." Yu Jia said.
Sun attack.
Except for Li Ba, who also opened the fight.
Marbury came to the top of the arc, and the defense opened by the Spurs began to shrink.
Marbury started to hit Parker sideways, holding the ball with his right hand, and suddenly broke to the left.
Parker moved suddenly.
But at this time, Marbury immediately turned right, passed the ball to his left hand, and stopped Parker with his right hand, completing the breakthrough.
When he broke through, the Spurs' defensive formation suddenly began to shrink rapidly. Bowen and Ginobili on the left and right flanks moved closer to the paint area at the same time, and Horry and Duncan in the low post also moved to the paint area at the same time.
Marbury immediately scored the ball to Posey on the left-wing three-point line.
Ginobili immediately returned to defend Posey.
Posey quickly diverted the ball to the left corner.
"There's room," Yu Jia shouted.
Marion received the ball, and the old Horry, who was very good at defense in his youth, was old after all, and he was a step slower to return to the defense. The former made an open shot.
"boom!"
It's a pity that when the opportunity came out, the basket was smashed.
Fortunately, Li Ba grabbed the position before Duncan and grabbed the rebound.
"Boom!"
Li Ba immediately hit Duncan behind the basket.
When Horry saw it, he rushed to the paint area.
Li Ba's first reaction was to throw the ball over Huo Li's head.
"Come again!" Zhang Lili shouted.
Receiving the ball, Marion took off for the second time.
"Shua!"
Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.
15:5, the Suns continued to lead away.
"Both sides played well in tactics today, and the transfer of the ball was very patient. This kind of wide-open offensive tactic is very difficult to defend." Zhang Lili said.
"Yes, especially the people from their two teams. Except for Duncan and Iron Hammer at the fifth position, all the other eight can shoot three-pointers, which is even more difficult to defend." Yu Jia said.
"The Spurs should just play like this. I think the tactics that Popovich used in the first two games are actually wrong. The basic tactics of the Spurs are the sudden pick-and-roll and the combination of inside and outside, paying attention to ball transfer and off-ball personnel. If you cut in from the running position, you just play this, so you don’t lose two games in a row by a big score, so you can lose less.” Zhang Lili laughed.
Spurs attack.
Parker pushed toward the top of the arc, making tactical gestures with his left hand.
I want to fake a breakthrough at the top of the arc to attract the attention of the defense. Ginobili cuts into the paint on the left-wing three-point line, attracts the defense after taking the ball, and then distributes the ball.
At this time, Parker reached the top of the arc, and when Marbury was meeting him, he suddenly accelerated and changed direction, breaking through to the left elbow.
In addition to attracting Marbury's defense, Posey, who is near the left elbow, was also attracted.
At this time, Ginobili immediately took the opportunity to shake off Posey and began to cut into the flank.
Parker stopped the breakthrough, made an emergency stop, shook Marbury away, and passed the ball to Ginobili.
Li Ba returned to defend the basket, Duncan was emptied on the right wing, and Battier on the right wing three-point line made up the defense.
"Tim, a foot!"
On the sidelines, Popovich jumped up and shouted at the basket.
But before he could finish his sentence, the situation on the field changed.
At this time, Ginobili, who cut into the paint, did not force his way into the basket. When Li Ba defended, he suddenly passed the ball to Duncan.
The sun's defense was very fast, Battier was in place in time, and Li Ba also looked back at Duncan.
Duncan didn't make a strong play, and passed the ball again to Bowen on the right-wing three-point line.
When Li Ba stared at Bowen, he saw that Marbury's defense was timely, and immediately moved to the top of the arc.
There, there was an open Parker, who immediately took a step toward the top of the key, half a step below the free-throw line.
Bowen was defended by Marbury, and the latter was also in place. The former did not have a good chance to open, and passed the ball again to the top of the arc.
In this way, the ball passed in a circle, and it was about to return to Parker at the top of the arc.
At the moment of Bo Wen's shot, Li Ba took the first step forward and rushed to the top of the arc.
The free throw line was only one meter away from the top of the arc. He took a step, and his left hand instantly cut into the passing line, and with a snap, the ball was broken.