Kobe Bryant through time

Chapter 272 Who Can Stop It?Spurs?
The season game is still going on, the chemical reaction of the Lakers seems to have been fully formed, the cooperation between O'Neal and Ling Yu has become more and more smooth, and McGrady has become more adaptable to the NBA, so the Lakers have made great strides and played another wave The three-game winning streak expanded the winning streak to fifteen games, and tonight they will face the Spurs led by Popovich at home.

I have to say that Popovich is really good. The seemingly simple pick-and-roll coordination, as well as uninterrupted running positions, these general tactics that can be used on that team, he used on the Spurs. Played a triangle offense-like effect, and in the second season of taking over the Spurs, Popovich led his team to an [-]-[-] start, which is qualitatively better than the [-]-game losing streak of the previous season. Leap, and, they are now gaining momentum, and it is very likely that they will pull the Lakers off the horse.

However, this is just an idea. The current Lakers are just like the Bulls. They are a team that other teams fear, but they are also a team that people look forward to. Facing the strong, everyone wants to challenge, because In that case, you will show your strength, your ability, and take the opportunity to prove yourself.

Although Popovich is not that kind of person, his expectation of victory is no less than anyone else. Otherwise, he would not have fired the Spurs coach last season and then took over the coach himself. The sole purpose of doing this is to lead the Spurs to victory.

And the Spurs seem to want Popovich's wish, so when they are on the court, they are extremely focused and hardworking, which is why they can get such a wonderful start.

Spurs, in David.After Robinson came back and signed Duncan, the face of the team has changed drastically compared to last season. It has turned around and jumped to the fifth position in the Western Conference. For a team that won the No. [-] pick last season, such a big change is really unimaginable, but the Spurs led by the old man did it.

There is no suspense in the Western Conference rankings. The Lakers top the list, followed by the Utah Jazz. In the past fifteen games, they lost two games, and these two games were given to them by the Lakers. After these two losses, In the eyes of the Western media, the Jazz's dominance has been shaken, and it seems that the Lakers have been regarded as a new generation of hegemony, and they have completely replaced the Jazz.
Of course the Jazz are not willing to accept such a thing, so they were sullen and won all the other games. However, looking back, the Lakers also responded to other games, so they won all the other games. There is still a certain distance from the Lakers, and it seems that it is not so easy to overtake.

Next is the Rockets. This season, the Rockets seem to be not as good as last season. Dameng's injury gradually made him lose the confrontation under the basket. However, Dameng's footsteps are not something that ordinary people can defend. Therefore, even if his chanting is there, it cannot be the reason why Dameng blamed himself for his failure and his poor performance. He gave everything he had in every game and worked hard.

On the other hand, Barkley's state has also declined, but his mid-range shots seem to be getting more and more accurate, so even if he doesn't go to the basket to find confrontation, he can still use his soft touch to score points for the Rockets .

The fourth is the Golden State Warriors. Regarding the record of the Warriors, other words seem to be powerless except to describe the performance of the Warriors as unbelievable.Like the Spurs, this team hovered near the lottery zone last season, and this season they reached the top four. More importantly, their lineup has not changed much, and some of the deals they made in the summer are also It's just minor repairs, and it doesn't form a turbulent transaction at all. However, this team that seems to have nothing changed has leapt to the top four in the Western Conference. This is really unimaginable.

The next few places have very close records. As long as anyone loses a game, it is very likely that they will fall to tenth or a deeper level, or they may reach the sixth position because of a victory. The ranking also highlights the fierce competition in the West.

Looking at the Eastern Conference, the Bulls are still firmly in first place, and they only lost one game to the Lakers. Now they have a record of 2 wins and one loss, leading the No.[-] Pacers by three games. Such a record can be regarded as charming enough.

However, what everyone is thinking about now is not the Bulls' record, but whether the Lakers will lose tonight, and whether their winning streak will stop at this game.

The game started, and the fans in Los Angeles were still so happy. They enjoyed this kind of game very much, and they were crazy about the madness of their own players and the madness of the team.

In the mid-circle jump ball, O'Neal got the ball first. However, the Spurs got the ball and called the point guard to attack the frontcourt. The Lakers quickly returned to defense.

Perhaps it was because of the coldness of the body just after playing, the Spurs made a mistake in the first pass, and Ling Yu saw through the wide-ranging horizontal pass. He reached out and intercepted the ball, but Ling Yu was not anxious Instead of attacking, dribble slowly across the half court and wait for your own players to come before making an offensive plan.

O'Neal wanted to position inside, and the captain of the navy rushed to defend, and blocked the position to prevent O'Neal from taking the ball. Defending Ling Yu and O'Neill is like this. One person defends Ling Yu and O'Neill individually, and another person wanders between the two of them. As soon as he sees that the situation is not good, he will not put it up immediately, and will not give him room to break through. Maybe It is also Popovich's most commonly used defensive tactic.

However, Ling Yu has his own idea to find a space to break through, but he has to let O'Neal out, and bring the colonel out by the way. If he doesn't come out, Ling Yu can use O'Neal's position to choose a breakthrough, and then create damage to the bottom of the basket. Do everything possible to beat the colonel out, and then attack through O'Neill, and you will have a good chance of winning the game.

You must know that the colonel is not young anymore. Although he once led the Spurs to the regular season championship and won the honor of the regular season MVP, but that is all in the past, and now he does seem to have more than enough energy Insufficient, this is also the case. Whenever the Spurs encounter a team with a good inside configuration, they will always be suppressed. A large part of the reason comes from the colonel. Of course, some people think that Duncan is still young and has technical ability. I'm not that good yet, and I lack experience, so there will always be situations where I lose the chain at critical moments.

However, this kind of thing will never happen to Duncan. There is nothing wrong with him being young, but his calmness and maturity are indeed something that other rookies and many so-called veteran players do not have.

Ling Yu took the ball and dribbled slowly. The Spurs' defensive players adopted the tactic of preventing penetration and not defending shots, leaving Ling Yu two steps of space. Ling Yu did not rush to attack, but continued to look at O'Neal. At that time, the colonel had already adopted other defensive tactics. He used the defensive tactics around the front to mark O'Neal and prevented Ling Yu from handing the ball to O'Neal. This is a good tactic. Cut off the connection between Ling Yu and O'Neal. It is equivalent to destroying O'Neill's lethality. However, this also has a disadvantage, that is, if the fight continues like this, can the colonel hold on?You have to know that you have to get in position desperately to defend around the front, and go all out to defend. O'Neal is young, and there will be no problem at that time. At most, he is a little depressed in his heart. Confrontation, physical contact, this seems to be a rhythm of courting death.

Ling Yu didn't pass the ball. He glanced at the defensive player, suddenly received the ball, pulled it up, and threw the ball.

This is a super long three-pointer, but it is a bit powerful. It hit the backboard and bounced out layer by layer. The colonel took the rebound, handed it to his point guard, and then ran to the frontcourt. Ling Yu didn't hesitate. , and hurried back to defense.

The outside line was converted, and then handed over to Duncan in his heart. Duncan received the ball and leaned back, dribbled the ball with his back to Kemp's defense, and was about to hit it while sitting.

However, it is really not easy for Duncan to sit down and fight Kemp. Although Kemp is not young, but, after all, his tonnage is there, and Duncan's strength is obviously not enough. Therefore, no surprises, Duncan No matter how crowded, he couldn't squeeze Kemp away. In desperation, he had no choice but to throw the ball with an unconventional movement. Fortunately, he scored.

With this goal, the Spurs took the lead to get off to a good start. However, for the whole game, this goal was just a drop in the bucket, useless at all, and the Lakers players would not care about this goal, and played more focused. own game.

McGrady controlled the ball for half the court and handed it to Ling Yu. Ling Yu dribbled the ball to speed up the breakthrough, leaning on the Spurs' defensive player to kill the basket. At this time, the Spurs' power forward didn't dare to hesitate, and hurried forward to defend , blocking Ling Yu's forward route, standing firmly with his crotch protected.

Want to draw an offensive foul?
Ling Yu frowned, and continued to charge forward. When he was still two meters away from the opponent, Ling Yu stepped forward and jumped up high.

Since he had already stood in a good position just now, the Spurs' frontcourt could no longer move. Otherwise, he would have blocked the foul by himself. What he has to do now is to wait for Ling Yu to make contact with him, and then fall down honorably behind him. A perfect offensive foul draw.

It turned out that the Spurs player who had been defending against Ling Yu saw that Ling Yu had gotten up and that his teammates had already defended him, so he stopped and stood watching, and he also decided that Ling Yu would be an offensive foul. Knowing the current situation, it is impossible for Ling Yu to avoid it, and it is inevitable to bump into it.

(End of this chapter)