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Chapter 165 Bravely Going Up

Dong Anni was very angry with Stephen on offense, and he was not as lazy on defense as he was to others. For the first time, Stephen was really uncomfortable with his defense. A player like Anthony, he is not He doesn't know how to defend, and the only factor that affects his defensive quality is his attitude, just like McGrady always shows his superb defensive skills when he meets Kobe.

Now he feels like this to Stephen. Doesn’t it mean that this guy’s defense is not good? Why is he so powerful now? Stephen yelled that he underestimated the opponent. Anthony's power is not as explosive as James', but in defense, his ability to continuously output power is not weaker than James. In addition, his chassis is stable, like a meatball. Stephen really It feels a bit like meeting a combination of James and Pierce.

Of course, this statement may be a bit exaggerated, but Anthony really put a lot of pressure on Stephen today, so Stephen can't open this point for a long time. In Popovich's design before the game, Stephen's side is The most important point is that after opening from Stephen's side first, it is expected to drive the offense from other positions.

Although Nene Hilario cannot play, the inside line composed of Camby and Kenyon Martin is still very deterrent, especially on the defensive end, so Popovich hopes to open first from the outside line, especially Using the method of attacking the inside, let the opponent's two major inside fouls too much, so that the subsequent games will be very easy, and Tony Parker's strength and Stephen's impact are the two major attack points of Popovich's tactic.

Andre Miller was no match for Parker in speed, but Kenyon Martin more than made up for it in his mobility

, Parker's speed did not give full play to his advantages, but Stephen's side was trapped by Anthony's defense, and he failed to meet the tactical requirements.

Not only is Stephen anxious on the court, Popovich is also very anxious off the court. If you enter into a stalemate with a coach with rich experience in games like George Karl, the game will be very difficult to play, so Popovich asked the team Enter the lead as soon as possible, then grasp the advantage and let the opponent catch up slowly, but now it seems that this tactic is in danger of failure.

There is no need to worry about the situation of the Spurs on the court. Although the Spurs' offense is not very good, their defense still maintains an inherent level, which prevents the Nuggets from playing their dynamic offense. Although the Nuggets are also a team A strong offensive team, but still incomparable with the Suns, and the Spurs are the only team in the league that can suppress the Suns in rhythm, and it is even easier to deal with the Nuggets.

Usually, when the Nuggets can't start the game, Anthony will stand up and use his superhuman sitting style of play to open the game for the team, but today I met Stephen, although he defended Stephen very uncomfortable, but Stephen also restrained him tightly, and the two restrained each other.

This situation is something that the head coaches of both sides are unwilling to see. Anthony is certainly the only hope for the Nuggets, but the role of the offensive end in Stephen's team is becoming more and more important. Both George Karl and Popovich Unwilling to see an important piece of his own being wasted, it was George Karl who couldn't sit still first, stood up and called a timeout, because the importance of Anthony and Stephen to their respective teams is still different.

A timeout was called, and the Nuggets changed their tactics, asking Anthony not to entangle with Stephen more, and asking Kenyon Martin to come up with Anthony to cooperate with Anthony and create opportunities for Anthony to shoot. Unfortunately, the Spurs also followed the Nuggets. The team made the same improvement. When the two sides returned to the court and Ken Yang Martin came up to cover Anthony, Popovich immediately burst into a feeling of sympathy and sympathy.

The difference between the two sides is that they also created opportunities. The Spurs arranged for Stephen to play more inside, while the Nuggets let Anthony shoot from the outside. This is determined by the technical characteristics of the two players. The tactics of the Nuggets quickly received results. Anthony blocked Stephen for him in Kenyang Martin. Although it was only a moment, he immediately made a shot from outside the three-point line. Class [-] is the best one, and it definitely didn't come for nothing.

After turning around, the Spurs' offense was also successful. After Duncan did a pick-and-roll for Stephen, the quality of Duncan's pick-and-roll was much higher than that of Ken Young Martin. Anthony had no possibility of bypassing it. Stephen faced Ken Young directly. Martin, immediately hit Kenyang Martin with the ball.

Stephen was the only one who dared to beat Ken Young Martin like this. No matter how bad Ken Yang Martin was, he was still a quasi-All-Star player. The speed is also undeniable. At the same time, although Kenyon Martin is famous for his powerful dunks, he is also a defensive power forward, and his focus on defense is higher than that of Elton Brand of the same level. people.

Kenyon Martin did not blindly defend hard, but let go after a push, and then continued to push, so that Stephen could not continue to exert force. At the same time, he was also consciously prepared to block the block no matter what Stephen did. However, Stephen had already been mentally prepared. A player like Kenyon Martin would be hell if he saw the ball and didn't jump. So when Stephen felt that the depth of entering the inside line was about the same, he immediately turned around and made a shooting motion. Ken Yang Martin immediately jumped up fiercely and rushed towards Stephen.

Stephen smiled slightly at this time, made an expression on his face that you had been tricked, and then retracted his movements. He only shot when Ken Yang Martin began to fall and was unable to adjust. At the same time, he deliberately moved his hand over and threw the ball into the At the same time, he got a foul.

Martin was very dissatisfied with the penalty. He ran to the referee and chattered in front of the referee because he was at home. He didn't know how to restrain himself when he saw the referee's face was ugly. It wasn't because he was pulled back by his teammates. The referee had already made a gesture for a technical foul. See After thinking about it, their home court was taken back again.

Stephen's extra penalty missed, but this attack met the coach's tactical requirements. Popovich was very pleased. Although Camby's ability to block shots was better, Kenyon Martin's mobility was the biggest problem for the Spurs. , allowing him to get a foul is more effective than scoring.

The focus of the game was still on Anthony and Stephen. After Anthony hit twice in a row, he finally missed on the third shot, and Stephen also got Camby's cap when he hit the inside. It was Stephen who underestimated it. For others, Camby's offensive ability is insufficient, and at the same time, he is too thin to defend those powerful inside players, but he is very good at assisting and making up defenses. At the same time, he focuses on the career of blocking shots. He is already the league's block blocking after Mutombo No.1, Stephen treats others like nothing, and wants to dunk in front of others, that's so easy.

But soon Stephen made a comeback again. After completing a steal from Paterson, Stephen and Parker teamed up to launch a fast break. At this time, Camby hadn’t retreated. Seeing this, he hurriedly stood under the basket and prepared to block the attack. The fast break of the two of them.

Parker looked at one and felt that the opportunity was not very good. If he made a layup, he would be easily blocked by the opponent. At the moment Parker reached the basket, he waved his hand back and passed the ball to Stephen who was behind him as if empty-handed. Stephen Faced with Camby, he chose to face the difficulties, took two big strides, and then flew into the air, flying towards the basket with the momentum of going forward and breaking the boat.

Camby jumped in the air with all his strength, waving his gibbon-like long arms to cover the ball in Stephen's hand. Stephen was prepared, turned around in the air, and squeezed Camby away in the air with one side of his body, and the other One hand then dunked the ball into the basket, but Camby was hit by Stephen and flew behind the backboard.

After the dunk, Stephen raised his fist and made a ostentatious gesture, booing all over the place. The referee also came over and warned Stephen to be careful not to make actions that provoke the fans too much. After Stephen smiled, he immediately moved towards the free throw line go.

Seeing that the two big insiders got fouled on Stephen, George Karl raised his vigilance. After Nene was injured, he could rely on these two. Although there was a Reggie Evans sitting below, this guy More than active, not tall enough, can only exist as a blue-collar player.

Taking advantage of Stephen's free throw, George Karl immediately called Andre Miller and asked him to tell the players on the field to be careful about the fouls on his body. After returning, Anthony wanted to get back the fouls just now on the Spurs. But he was slapped on the head by Duncan with a big hat.

Stephen or the Spurs seemed to have tasted the sweetness. Stephen once again scored the inside with the ball, and there was obviously an open space to the left to reach the basket. Naturally, Martin refused to show weakness, and immediately rushed over fiercely. This time, Martin has made up his mind that the foul must be more serious. He would rather foul than give you a chance to score. Anyway, your free throw is not very good. .

At this moment, out of the corner of Stephen's eyes, he saw the chance of Michael Finley being in the open position, and he still made the pass. Stephen just hesitated in his mind, and immediately decided to go by himself. Although his teammates had a better chance, he also believed in his own ability. Moreover, he was implementing the coach's tactical arrangement, and he would not be punished if he didn't pass the ball. Stephen immediately collided with Kenyon Martin. It was smashed down, and at the same time the referee's whistle sounded.

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Alas, I don’t want to say anything, Xuanzhong has a good reason, but it’s always an excuse. It’s my fault if I didn’t update it. One chapter is sent, and I will continue to work hard to code Chapter 2.

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