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Chapter 464 The nickname is definitely not wrong
In Su Yang’s view, Bobo’s use of Ginobili to replace Green should be to increase the offensive manpower with the ball and the outside engine. The Spurs’ previous lineup can only be driven by Parker. No matter how complicated the tactical moves are, the Kings just need to shrink. .

Of course, Parker also hit an emergency stop jumper. The efficiency is not bad for normal, but the King has scored 19 points tonight.

The game only lasted four and a half minutes, and the King's partial rush was difficult to defend efficiently. The Spurs had no choice but to fight hard.

Similarly, it is difficult for the Kings to effectively defend the Spurs after Ginobili came on the court. They simply have one more ball-handling candidate, forcing Leonard to form a help defense and upgrade the offense to the end to ensure that the game will reach the bench stage and be able to take the lead. .

After thinking about it, the Spurs kicked off from the sideline.

Cheers sounded from the ATT center, Parker used the screen to lift the ball to the top of the arc, Ginobili simultaneously crossed the paint and rushed to the left wing, followed by the ball passed to the left wing, Duncan raised the wall to make a screen, Parker turned to Len Nader screens each other off the ball.

Compared with Green, Ginobili's level of holding the ball is much higher. The moment Duncan formed a screen, he immediately changed direction and went to the line to break through.

In a hurry, Thornton followed Su Yang's pre-match arrangement, squeezed through the screen to catch up, and did not give a three-pointer, while Thompson stayed in the elbow area and waited, preventing Ginobili from breaking through while preventing Duncan from taking the ball. Anyway, there is no sign of grabbing.

That kind of arrangement is mainly because Thompson moves slowly laterally, intercepts or double-teams, and is easy to be exploited by Ginobili. Moreover, the reason why Ginobili became Harden's template is that, like Harden, he likes to stand when he makes three-pointers. Sure, I like to take a step back to find space.

Thornton squeezed through the screen to catch up, the purpose is not to give space, only leaving Ginobili the chance to make an emergency stop and make a mid-range shot, whether he likes to shoot or not.

In the blink of an eye, Ginobili stopped, raised his hand and passed the ball to Duncan, and the situation became a one-on-one match between Duncan and Thompson.

I saw Duncan dribbled the ball continuously, and suddenly crossed to the bottom line, seemingly planning to break through, but actually took off with one foot and hit the board at 45 degrees.

The basketball slammed into the net, and Su Yang curled his lips slightly. He thought it would be okay, at least to lower the scoring efficiency of the Spurs, and he didn't expect Thompson to effectively limit Duncan. After all, Jordan was the same type as Thompson. Duncan was also blasted in the 14th season. .

The offense and defense switched on the field, the Kings then played a right-wing pick-and-roll attack, and Vazquez made an emergency stop to make a mid-range shot, which failed to continue the magic.

The Spurs grabbed a rebound and counterattacked, and the left wing landed. Ginobili used the screen to pretend to catch the ball, but actually stopped suddenly and ran back to attack the basket, successfully diverting the King's defensive attention. Turn around and break through to score again.

19 to 14, the Kings lead with only 5 points left.

The offense and defense were switched on the court, and Vazquez wanted to double screen again. Facing Parker's three-pointer, he hesitated for a moment to take off and shoot.

The basketball clanged like iron, followed by a scramble out of bounds, the Spurs got the ball, the whistle sounded simultaneously for substitutions, and Dior trotted into the field.

Splitter was replaced to rest, the game only played five and a half minutes, and he did not encounter any foul troubles. It was obvious that the Spurs wanted to change the rhythm of offense and defense. The desire to win is quite strong.

The game continued, Ginobili took the ball and asked Duncan to play a pick-and-roll. After getting rid of it, he made a decisive emergency stop and made a mid-range shot. The basketball went into the net hollowly.

19 to 16, the Kings lead with only 3 points left.

The Spurs played a wave of 6-0 attacks!
The ATT Center resounds with cheers!

Su Yang thought for a moment, got up and instructed to give the ball to Cousins ​​or Gay temporarily, and the others ran without the ball to look for opportunities.

Before, there were too many routines around Vazquez. If it continues, the scoring efficiency will be low. After all, it is not the real Curry.

The Kings immediately slowed down, Vazquez raised his hand to call for tactical gestures, and Cousins ​​used the cover to raise his left elbow to get the ball.

The Spurs adjusted their strategy at the same time, Duncan stepped up and changed defenses, Cousins ​​immediately lowered his center of gravity and rushed, using brute force to strengthen the board.

The basketball rebounded into the net with a bang, and the Kings broke the scoring drought and regained a 5-point lead, which was considered a small stabilization of the situation.

Su Yang applauded, thinking that Cousins ​​made the right choice. In a one-on-one situation, it is best not to compare skills such as experience and footwork with Duncan. Get rid of, or power will prevail.

Easy side of the Spurs to attack, the Spurs zippered to start, Ginobili took the ball at 45 degrees, turned to the top of the arc to play a pick-and-roll, and broke through to throw.

The basketball clanged like iron, the King counterattacked and attacked again, Thornton made a sudden pass from the left wing, and Gay caught the ball and made a mid-range shot.

The Kings led 4-0, 23-16.

The lead became 7 points again, and the Spurs turned to attack and caused a foul. The second offense was handed over to Ginobili, who scored another two points.

Between you and me, after the first quarter of the game, the Kings led 34 to 27, and the players of the two teams returned to the bench to rest.

The king successfully resisted the shock wave of Ginobili's early appearance, and Su Yang reminded to pay attention to Mills' breakthrough.

In the blink of an eye, entering the second quarter, Thomas and Millsap, together with Covington, Antetokounmpo, and Gobert, started a battle with Ginobili, Dior, Mills, Belinelli, and Green. For more than four minutes, there was no distinction between high and low.

The main players of the two teams then came on the stage. The Spurs Parker exploded. He made 8 of 6 shots, 12 three points and 2 free throws. He scored 5 points and sent 4 assists. After the game, the Kings only led by 3 points.

No way, knowing that Parker will make an emergency stop, he can't prevent the mid-range shot. The Kings don't have a high-mobility center, so they can only squat to protect the frame.

Returning to the locker room at halftime, Su Yang emphasized that the third quarter should be prepared for low-efficiency offense, because the Spurs will definitely increase their defensive strength. When the third quarter started, the Spurs did as expected. No more fouls.

The king had no other choice but to adopt the same strategy of strengthening defense at the expense of fouls, and fought hard with the Spurs in the third quarter.

The scoring efficiency of the two teams also dropped significantly. At the end of the three quarters, the Kings led by only 1 point, and the situation was anxious.

Throughout the third quarter, the only bright spot for the Kings was that Thornton broke through Manu Ginobili with the ball twice and made an emergency stop to score.

Su Yang was not in a hurry, and arranged offense and defense step by step.

The game quickly reached 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter. As Diaw received a pass from Ginobili and scored a mid-range shot, the Spurs overtook the Kings 111-109. The ATTT center resounded with cheers. Su Yang stood up simultaneously and asked for a timeout. Quickly surrounded the bench.

"What tactics are you playing?"

There are too many tactics in Su Yang's mind, and it is difficult to choose at the moment. He can only consider according to the idea of ​​attacking the opponent's weakness. Suddenly seeing Thornton eager to try, he immediately said: "The opposing lineup is Parker, Ginobili, Leonard. , Diaw, Duncan, Parker and Ginobili are weak defensively, and Parker is quite fast in chasing people, so we will play next..."

Regarding Su Yang's on-the-spot tactics design, Cousins ​​and the others showed surprise and communicated with each other with stares. into this.

"We played the box series, Thornton and Thomas stood on the left and right sides of the short corner, Cousins ​​and Giannis stood on the left and right elbows, Millsap served out of bounds from the left wing, after the whistle, the two off the line came up with the screen mentioned, but Thornton made a sudden stop and ran back..."

Between the words, the tactics are arranged.

The whistle sounded at the end of the timeout, and the Kings and Spurs entered and took their positions, and all the audience stood up and watched.

The referee Tom walked to the side of Millsap with the ball, raised his hand to remind the audience, then gave the ball, whistled, and timed.

The running on the field was carried out simultaneously. Thornton bowed to start, and rushed to the three-point line with the cover of Cousins. Seeing that Ginobili was one step ahead, he immediately stopped and turned back to the left corner according to Su Yang's arrangement. , and Cousins ​​returned to the three-point line to receive the ball at the same time.

After Millsap passed the ball, he stepped into the field immediately, went straight to the left corner, blocked Ginobili with a wall, Thornton took the opportunity to start and ran to the left wing, and then handed over to the oncoming Cousins. The classic Chicago offensive routine is easily formed.

Duncan was forced to switch defenses, but the three-point line position was facing the guard, and the foot speed was really unable to catch up, and he fell behind in the blink of an eye.

Parker and Leonard hurriedly shrunk towards the paint area, Thornton made a decisive decision, gave up the layup, and made an emergency stop to take off and make a hook shot.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 111 draws.

The whistle for the Spurs' request for a timeout sounded, and there were 24.2 seconds left before the end of the game, and the time was quite delicate.

The king's generals returned to the bench, Su Yang didn't think much, and directly changed to the strongest defensive lineup, and then said: "No matter how the opponent positions, we will defend man-to-man. If Leonard gets the ball, he can foul early. , just don’t give them three points..."

The Spurs' main strategy is easy to guess, but the Spurs' specific lore tactics are difficult to guess, and Su Yang can only take one step at a time.

The substitution whistle sounded simultaneously, and the Spurs arranged for Mills to replace Parker and Green to replace Diaw.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, the game continued.

I don't know if it was intentional provocation, but the Spurs also played BOX series tactics, but Leonard stood in the left corner.

The referee whistled the ball to time, and Ginobili used the cover to lift the ball to the right sideline and transferred to the center line to control the time.

That kind of operation is obviously trying to defeat the enemy with one blow.

The audience was very excited when they saw this, cheers came out from around the arena in advance, and they were full of expectations for Ginobili.

The clock ticked, and with only six seconds left, Duncan strode to the top of the arc and set up a wall to block Covington as a screen.

In the blink of an eye, Ginobili pretended to go to the right but actually went to the left, all the way to the basket, riding a horse and shooting arrows, and hitting the board with his left hand.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, 111 to 113.

The Kings trailed by 2 points, with 1.7 seconds left, the timeout whistle and cheers sounded at the same time, and the atmosphere was icy and hot.

Cousins ​​and others returned to the bench. Su Yang held the tactical board and said with a smile: "There is no need to think about it this time. We will play around Marcus Thornton in the last attack. He made 5 of 4 shots in the second quarter. The situation, there was also a brilliant breakthrough in the third quarter, and it was the same just now..."

There was no need to explain, but Thornton is not the core, two consecutive key goals, it is necessary to take care of the feelings of Cousins ​​and others.

After the words fell, Thornton nodded excitedly, and led the kings back to the court, and the whistle sounded again for the end of the timeout.

The kings will quickly set up their formation, which is a deformed version of the starburst tactic. They are not lined up along the free throw line, but lined up along the left corner and between the left elbow. Anyway, they are borrowing from Phil Jackson. Cover and misdirect, create opportunities.

At that time, the referee Tom hadn't timed the whistle for the ball, and the baseline referee Tony whistled to signal the Spurs to request a timeout.

The king's generals returned to the bench again, Su Yang said with a smile: "Hey, let's play with the mentality, let's still play the tactic just now..."

From Su Yang's point of view, Popovich was probably transformed into a Starburst tactic, which brought back the horrible memories of the 03 playoffs.

The short timeout ended in the blink of an eye, the players of the two teams entered the field, and the formation did not change. The referee Tom finally whistled the ball to time it.

The running on the court started simultaneously, and Thomas Jr. started from the left corner. With the help of Cousins' weak screen, he went straight to the left wing, and then used Thompson's screen to rush to the top of the arc. Thornton saw the opportunity and made a cross screen with Cousins. Block Leonard and go straight to the left corner.

Cousins ​​raised the 45-degree three-point line on the left, and the Kings had two opportunities. Millsap followed Su Yang's arrangement to pass the corner.

Thornton caught the ball and made a false move, moved sideways to avoid Ginobili, and after standing still, he threw a three-pointer in 0.6 seconds.

The basketball was still flying in the air, the whistle sounded for the end of the game, and then it went into the net with a bang.

The referee raised his hand to signal that the goal was valid. The Kings beat the Spurs 114-113. Antetokounmpo and the others rushed from the bench to Thornton. Su Yang applauded with a smile, thinking: "Gu Long is right, the name may be wrong, But the nickname is definitely not wrong, Thornton is really big!"

(End of this chapter)