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Chapter 454 Lakers twin towers! (6K updates ask for a monthly pass!)

In the forum after the game, because of the Warriors' upset, the focus of fans' attention was all on this game.

"The Lone Ranger won't be really hacked, right?"

"Damn it! It's just that Dirk doesn't feel good! With me here, how could he be hacked!"

"That's right, Kobe Janowitzki, if this can still be hacked, I'll live broadcast live standing upside down and eating shit!"

"Surprised to eat shit again!"

"I also don't think it's possible to be hacked. I predict that it will be the sixth game at most. The Mavericks will win the game 4-2 at home."

"I predict 4 to 1. If the Mavericks lose the first game, they should be serious!"

"Brother seriously again!"

"Although I also think it is very difficult, I am looking forward to Hei Ba!"

"The black eight is very exciting! And in this way, as long as I win the Spurs, I will walk to the Western Conference Finals, and the probability of defending the title will increase greatly!"

"So this is a comeback gift from old Nelson to his former lover Sun Hao?"

"Then Sun Hao's contract expires and he switches to the Warriors? Start the Warriors Dynasty?"

"I think I can have this script!"

"I don't know if this year's MVP will be given to Kobe, if it is given and then he is hacked..."

"The name will go down in history!"

"It's a lie to leave a name in history, but it's true that it may be disbanded next season."

……

Fans are still talking about the Warriors' upset game, and the remaining four groups of games in the first round also started playing one after another the next day.

The four games are the Nets VS Bucks, Pistons VS Celtics, Nuggets VS Clippers, Suns VS Kings.

The first game of the day has attracted much attention, which has a lot to do with Bogut's previous remarks,

Fans want to see if the Bucks are really like the Australian No. [-] said: "This is the best position."

But when the game was over, the fans were left with nothing but laughter.

The Nets bloodbathed the Bucks 94 to 72.

卡特33分，杰弗森21分，基德也有13分11板13助攻的三双表现。

On the Bucks side, no one scored 15 points...

One thing that is easy to overlook is that many players in this Bucks team, including Reed, do not have any playoff experience.

This Nets team is most afraid of super insiders, but on the Bucks side, Magloire and Bogut only scored 20 points and 15 rebounds together.

This kind of performance is obviously not enough in front of the Nets.

"He must be using his comedic talent."

Fans couldn't help laughing when they commented on Bogut after the game.

From "I should be the No. [-] pick" to "I should be the best rookie" to "We have the best playoff position."

To be honest, Bogut's performance on the court was not very good, but this off-court show like a "monkey-sent funny comparison" still makes people laugh.

The game between the Pistons and the Celtics followed, and like the Nets' game against the Bucks, there was not much suspense in this one.

Anthony was in hot form, scoring 25 points in three quarters, and the Pistons also clocked in three quarters to win their first playoff win.

Facts have proved that it is different from staying with the Nuggets to "grow freely" in history. Anthony, who developed the pass early, is cooked and sweet, and he is already a big killer in the league.

Even after this game is over, fans have become infinitely looking forward to the Eastern Conference Finals.

There are two championship favorites in the East at the same time. This is the first time since Jordan retired.

On the west side, the game between the Nuggets and the Clippers is the focus of the day.

The game also fell into a fierce battle at the beginning, as many people expected.

Although the Clippers do not have the absolute talent of James, there are too many people who can play.

The biggest feeling for fans watching the game is like watching James become Zhan Fengxian, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd there and fighting more than one.

The good news is that James has not been targeted as much because he has made more shots than in the same period in history, and the Nuggets have maintained a weak lead since the beginning.

The bad news is that in the end, the rest of the Nuggets couldn't provide enough help for James, and the Clippers finally "beat the master to death with random punches" and successfully reversed.

赛后数据统计完美地诠释了这场比赛：快船6人得分上双，而掘金这边算上砍下38分6板5助攻的詹姆斯，得分上双的一共也只有3人。

"LeBron needs help."

This is the biggest feeling of the fans after watching the game.

The fact is true, Camby and Martin are not offensive players, Terry's performance is unstable, and JR is still very immature.

This Nuggets team seems to have a lot of people who can play, but there are very few people who can really help at this time.

The last game is the Suns vs. Kings.

Before the game, everyone knew the strength and state gap between the two teams, but the result of the game was still unexpected.

The Suns 122 to 88, with a nearly 40-point difference, bloodbathed the Kings.

Seven Suns scored in double figures, fully demonstrating the ability of the offensive team.

Many people discovered at this time that the "amazing" Suns team last season, after two seasons of running-in, has reached a "terrifying" level of strength.

There are so many powerful teams in the east and west at the same time, and the excitement of this year's playoffs is rare in history.

After you sing, we will appear.

On the second day after the game ended on this day, the 8 teams that played on the first day began the second game of the series.

The Lakers also ushered in a second game against the Spurs at home.

With an easy victory in the last game, coupled with the win over the Spurs this season, Lakers fans are very optimistic about the prospects of the home team.

"There's absolutely no way the Lakers are going to lose at home."

Barkley, the grandson, once again turned on the big mouth mode.

But after the game, the result was unexpected.

The Lakers lost 103 to 111!

The fans are teasing that Barkley's tainted milk attribute has been activated again, but the real problem is that no one on the Lakers can guard against Duncan.

Popovich quickly made adjustments after experiencing the failure of the last game, and arranged a lot of singles tactics for Duncan, either in the low post or at the free throw line.

On the Lakers side, Walker, O'Neal, Mourning, Anderson, and Jackson tried all the inside of the team, but none of them could block the "Stone Buddha".

Duncan scored 41 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks!
Before O'Neal became fat, he kept suppressing Duncan, and Popovich could only choose to let Duncan avoid O'Neal many times.

Even in last season, the Lakers can still solve this problem through O'Neal and Duncan.

But after O'Neal can only play 30 minutes this season, it is difficult to do mutual explosions.

In the days to come, "Big Shark" will be at a disadvantage in the confrontation with "Stone Buddha".

But this is also a helpless thing. On the one hand, O'Neal has become fat. On the other hand, O'Neal is 34 years old at the end of this season.

As strong as a big shark, it is impossible to ignore the erosion of time.

Before the start of the training session the next day, Jackson called Sun Hao to the office, hoping that he could score more points in the following games.

If you can't guard Duncan, you can only expect Sun Hao to kill the Quartet and play counterattacks to suppress the Spurs. This is also the way of normal people.

Sun Hao also knew that it was his responsibility as the team leader, but after nodding, he had a proposal.

"Can we try the Twin Towers lineup?"

"Twin Towers?"

Of course Jackson knew what Sun Hao meant by the twin towers.

Mourning is the only one who can start with O'Neal and can be called a "tower".

Mourning began to gradually enter the state after entering the second half of the season. The performance in the first two games of the playoffs could not be said to have returned to the peak, but it was good enough.

It's just that Mourning has always played a center forward in his career. Letting him suddenly play a power forward is a challenge for Mourning, and it will also be a big risk for the Lakers.

"I'll try it in training."

But Jackson still adopted Sun Hao's suggestion.

Because this may be the only way for the Lakers to deal with it.

Some people may ask that Mourning is also starting, what should the Lakers do as a substitute inside?
But this is actually not a problem, because what the Lakers really can't solve is Duncan alone.

Not to mention defense, as long as Duncan's performance can be restrained to a certain extent, it will not be a loss.

When the training session came to a full-court confrontation, Jackson directly arranged for Mourning and O'Neal to partner inside.

The advantages of the twin towers were fully demonstrated in the training.

You must know that both O'Neal and Mourning are masters in blocking shots and rebounding. The defensive net formed by the two intertwined, guarding the inside line is impenetrable, and has become the Los Angeles version of a no-fly zone.

Even for Duncan, it is very difficult to break through such a defensive combination inside.

In addition to the defensive end, the combination of the two on the offensive end is also good.

Many people don't know about Mourning's offense, but as a 20+10 insider at his peak, Mourning's offensive skills can be said to be very comprehensive.

Although many techniques can no longer be used due to physical degradation, some are still available, such as CIC.

In history, Mourning had a bright moment in the CIC lore to kill the Celtics.

Of course, the twin towers cannot be all advantages, or else the entire alliance will use them.

The biggest disadvantage of the twin towers is the overall offensive rhythm. It is almost difficult to counterattack defensively, and most of the time it will be a positional battle.

Facing the Spurs, who are good at positional warfare, is also the biggest disadvantage of this tactic, because it is a bit like attacking the enemy's strengths with their weaknesses.

After the training was over and weighed, Jackson decided to give it a try.

His thinking is also very simple, it is impossible for O'Neill to run all over the field like before.

In other words, O'Neal can only play positional warfare now.

In this way, the so-called disadvantages are not necessarily disadvantages.

Two days after the time came, the second rounds of matches in other groups also ended one after another.

奇才队113比93大胜公牛队，麦迪手感回暖砍下31分，姚明也有27分进账，两人合砍58分率队轻松2比0领先；

The Pistons beat the Celtics again 89-75, leading 0-2, some Boston fans shouted for head coach John Carroll to dismiss get out of class, and of course some fans couldn’t stand Gasol’s “woman” The same inside play, shouting to send him away;

The Nets defeated the Bucks 91 to 87 and led 2-0 with the same big score. Bogut scored a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds in this game. That's when the Bucks started to fight back;
The Heat beat the Magic 93 to 87 to pull back a victory and tied the big score 1-1. Howard still had the advantage inside, but the difference between him and O'Neal was also reflected in this game, because of rough offensive skills , he doesn't seem to have scoring explosive power;
The Mavericks came back from 116 to 101, and it was still a confrontational battle. The difference was that the Warriors missed 20 outside shots and only made 4 of them, while Nowitzki on the Mavericks regained some touch and scored 23 points;
The Suns beat the Kings again 117-107. The Kings recovered in this attack, but the game process was not as reflected in the score. In the garbage time of the last quarter, the Kings dared to fight was impressive;
The Nuggets beat the Clippers 109 to 91, perhaps stimulated by the fans "LeBron needs help". In this game, Terry and Nene on the bench stood up. The former made 5 three-pointers and scored 21 points , Nene also contributed an excellent double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, becoming James' right-hand man;

After two games, most of the series can already see some clues.

Of course, it is only the majority. There are still a lot of uncertainties in the tied groups, the Heat and Magic, the Mavericks and Warriors, and the Lakers and Spurs.

It is precisely because of this that the day when the three groups of matches are held at the same time has also attracted the attention of fans.

The Magic beat the Heat 121 to 115 in an away game. In this game, the two sides fought against each other. Arenas showed his might and scored 42 points to surprise the league.

And after the game, Arenas gave himself a new nickname when facing the media: General!

The nickname comes from the similarity in pronunciation of his initials, Gilbert Arenas, to "general".

Since Avery Johnson's nickname was "Little General," he made himself big.

This nickname also corresponds to the previous "Little Sun Hao", and it also has the meaning of growing up from childhood to adulthood.

This nickname was also hailed by fans after the game.

Of course, the performance of Arenas and the Magic is more like a warm-up, and the fans really pay attention to the Lakers and Horses.

The two teams moved to San Antonio for Game [-].

The ATT arena was full of attendance, and the fans in San Antonio were full of confidence after winning a victory in the game.

In recent years, the Spurs were either blocked by the Mavericks or the Lakers from the Finals.

If they can surpass the Lakers this year, then they have a good chance of winning... the second championship in team history.

The next two home games are at the Spurs' home court, and it is foreseeable that the Lakers will still be unable to guard Duncan, so the possibility of this is not small.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and the two teams started to play one after another.

Spurs: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan, Nesterovic;
Lakers: Payton, Sun Hao, Ariza, Mourning, O'Neal;

When the Lakers started, Popovich was obviously taken aback by the Spurs.

He had no idea that Phil Jackson would play Twin Towers!
The twin towers are the same as the double point guards. Not to mention this era, not many people used them in the 90s. This extreme adjustment caught him off guard.

The game started quickly, with Duncan jumping for the Spurs' first chance.

Parker took the ball upfield and lobbed it low to Duncan as he did in the previous game.

Popovich didn't adjust the Spurs' offensive tactics, or it can be said that he didn't have time to adjust in a hurry, so he could only let Duncan try the water first.

It was O'Neal who defended Duncan.

Jackson's arrangement of the twin towers is not a dead match. Using Mourning to guard the basket can make full use of the latter's defensive mobility.

Duncan hit O'Neal with his back, turning around flexibly and turning back.

However, Mourning's defense quickly came up.

Faced with the double-teaming of two top insiders, Duncan turned towards the free throw line and hooked his hand and missed the basket.

Mourning has quick eyes and quick hands to protect the defensive rebound.

In the first round, the Lakers Twin Towers showed excellent defensive ability and blocked Duncan's offense.

However, like the training game, without Walker on the court, the two insiders couldn't keep up with the fast break. Payton got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt to play positions.

Sun Hao ran without the ball. Although Mourning's pick-and-roll was not as good as Malone's last season, he was solid and much better than Walker's pick-and-roll.

Payton's pass was delivered in time, and Sun Hao also scored a three-pointer with a knife in his hand.

"Shh!"

0 is better than 3!

The Lakers come out on top!
The Spurs continued to feed Duncan.

Duncan was prepared for Mourning's double-team this time, and when he turned around, he gave the ball to Nesterovic inside.

Nesterovic takes the ball and dribbles for a dunk.

But the moment he pulled it up to dunk, what greeted him was not an empty basket, but Mourning's block!
Mourning's ferocious expression seemed to be saying: I can't cover Duncan, and I can't cover you? !
Nesterovic's dunk was taken away, the Spurs sent a sideline ball, Ginobili's outside shot hit the frame, Mourning stuck Duncan, and O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound with a long arm.

The Spurs' two consecutive offenses in the opening game were initiated by Duncan, but the two consecutive offenses failed!

The fans at the scene were restless. The Lakers' twin towers are too deterrent on the defensive end!

But what made them even more worried was the next round. Mourning's pick-and-roll blocked Ginobili to death, Duncan made a thorough dive, and Sun Hao tricked Duncan into speeding up to the inside after a fake shot.

O'Neal stuck Nesterovic in the paint, and Sun Hao jumped up, smashing the ball into the basket with a tomahawk dunk.

"Oh!"

The huge muffled sound was transmitted to the ears of the fans through the loudspeaker, as if something had hit their hearts hard.

The two towers of the Lakers guarded the inside line impenetrably, and Sun Hao started scoring explosively again. This is a two-pronged approach, hitting Huanglong directly!
Of course, the worst thing is Popovich on the sidelines. He has been meditating on his chin, but he has never had any good countermeasures.

Because once Duncan's inside attack is given up, the Spurs will give up their biggest advantage.

Ginobili and Parker on the outside alone are not enough to fight against the Lakers with both Sun Hao and O'Neal!
But the twin towers in front of him cannot be broken by Duncan alone.

Duncan then hit O'Neal from the free throw line. His shot into the interior was interfered by O'Neal and missed, but he used his quick reaction ability to make a tip-up.

He successfully made a tip-up, but Mourning's reaction was also quick, and the interference destroyed his tip-up!

And before he could jump up again, the belated O'Neal had already jumped up and grabbed the defensive rebound!

Two fists, hard to beat four hands!
His three consecutive inside storms all came back in vain!

Popovich finally stood up at this time and made a new tactical gesture to the Spurs.

Sun Hao double-teamed the inside line O'Neal, and O'Neal violently abused the basket.

Although the playing time was forced to be shortened, when he was on the court, O'Neal was still the invincible shark on the offensive end!
0 is better than 7!

The Lakers are off to a fantastic start.

Parker advanced to the frontcourt again, Duncan changed to the free throw line to respond, and Parker came over with a hand-to-hand to catch a mid-range shot.

Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the sidelines watching this round, was overjoyed.

Because this means that Popovich gave up Duncan's inside offense!

Coupled with the expansion defensive tactics that the Lakers have been implementing tonight, this means that the Spurs' offense can only focus on the mid-range!
Question, the Spurs will be killed by Kobe's mid-range, so can the Spurs kill the Lakers at the mid-range?

Answer: No.

Or more precisely, not now.

The Spurs in history relied on Duncan's inside deterrence in the early stage, and relied on "hammer tactics" to play inside and outside tactics in the later stage.

What Duncan has used for 20 years means that their tactics are basically based on Duncan's deterrence in the interior.

Both Parker and Ginobili's breakthroughs are lethal, but their mid-range is not up to Kobe's "killing" level.

So it is obviously a bit unrealistic to defeat the Lakers of Sun Hao and O'Neal by mid-range.

Facts have also proved this to be the case. Although Popovich replaced Ginobili early in the playoffs to chase points on the bench as in last season's playoffs, it did have an effect, but it couldn't hold back the Lakers' twin towers in the starting period. Advantage.

After the game, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 97 to 87, rewriting the big score to 2 to 1!

Duncan played a rare sluggish game for the Spurs, scoring only 17 points and 8 rebounds.

湖人队那边，奥尼尔17分15板3盖帽，莫宁9分11板3盖帽。

The Twin Towers didn't score much together, but they sent out 26 boards and 6 blocks!And a successful defense that cannot be reflected in a large amount of data!

Sun Hao scored 42 points and 6 assists on the offensive end.

But it's also 42 points, and the expressions of the fans are completely different from seeing Arenas score 42 points.

There is no other reason, because in their opinion, Sun Hao's scoring is just a little effort.

After the game, Popovich looked very frustrated, shaking his head constantly.

In stark contrast, Sun Hao and O'Neill bragged at Mourning in the post-match press conference.

What "you can call me Bradley, because with Alonzo by my side I don't have to work hard to force the inside, just hook the hook", "Mourning is simply the scariest blocker on the planet machines" and the like.

If Mourning were on the scene, this tough guy would probably blush.

After the press conference, Sun Hao and O'Neal went to the locker room to watch the live broadcast of the Warriors and Mavericks game.

Not just because of the bet between the two of them, but they really care about the third game between the Warriors and the Mavericks now.

Just like their game, after a big tie, the third game will be the game that determines the "potential" of the entire series.

This is why Popovich will be so frustrated after the game.

This "potential" has reached the Warriors and Lone Rangers, and it is likely to determine whether there will be a black eight in this year's playoffs!
(End of this chapter)