super small forward

Chapter 248 248. Western Conference Finals 3
Attracted to double team!This is what Gasol wanted. He immediately distributed the ball to Liu Ren, who Leonard should have defended.

Liu Ren catches the ball from outside the three-point line and shoots it easily. His body naturally performs the movements that he has repeated countless times during training. The ball crosses a beautiful arc and falls into the basket.

6 to 3, the Lakers lead again.

"Liu's three-pointers have already reached a very good level. It is surprising to know that he was not allowed to make layups in the first two seasons. I don't know how much training he has done to improve now." Popovich Qi and Buford were discussing the game on the sidelines, and they couldn't help sighing when they saw Liu Ren's three-pointer.

"If I had been more decisive and recruited him with an annual salary of tens of millions, he might have been our player." Buford is still regretting this incident.

"Haha, it's okay Richard, we still have a chance, besides, Liu's personality is too outstanding, now let him come to our team to take on the task of Kawhi or Manu, he may cause more trouble than now!" Popo Vicky laughed.

"Greg, don't you believe that the Lakers are really infighting?" Buford asked curiously.

"What's the use if I don't believe it? It's our players who are playing. Did you really believe it without seeing Chris? He's a little unclear about his position now. I think we're going to have a problem in this game." Popo Vicky said.

"An accident is going to happen? Greg, are you not worried at all?" Buford asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, the series needs to win four games to be a real victory. We have no problem." Popovich shrugged and said he didn't care at all.

Well, Buford could only suppress his uneasiness and watch the game.

Looking back on the court, Gasol still didn't stand up to defend this time. He wanted to see whether Dior was lucky with the ball just now, or whether he really felt good today.

What Gasol didn't want to happen happened, and Diaw hit his second consecutive three-pointer.

"Did you see it..." Dio kept spitting beside Gasol.

Gasol ignored Diaw, he was thinking about the defensive end.

On the offensive end, he has no pressure at all. Even if it is not the same as what was discussed before the game, he suddenly becomes the core of the tactics. The ball is passed to Liu Ren.

Sure enough, Leonard went to double-team Gasol again, and Gasol passed to Liu Ren.

As the team's strongest defensive player, Leonard not only has to defend against the opponent's strongest offensive player alone, but also has to be responsible for assisting defense.It seems that it is not what the core should do at all. Liu Ren also used this to sub-Leonard to win a victory.

But now it seems that Leonard has come out of that blow and is more determined. Liu Ren sighs that the psychological quality of a person who wants to become a real superstar is not covered!
Liu Ren received the ball and was about to make a jump shot easily when suddenly the guy wearing the No. 2 black jersey appeared in front of him.

Leonard!This guy is really active in defense!As soon as he was still inside, he immediately followed the ball out!

But Liu Ren has no pressure.

"Hey, Kawhi, I'm about to go." Liu Ren didn't make any pause, and was already dribbling the ball when he spoke.

Liu Ren took the initiative to stick up and leaned against Leonard, then turned around suddenly and squeezed Leonard away with his strength, and quickly entered the inside lane. Duncan was about to make up the defense but was held back by Green. Liu Ren entered the three-second zone and flew to the basket , The ball fell steadily into the basket.

Leonard is very active in defense, but sometimes it is useless to be active. His defense did not interfere with Liu Ren at all.

The biggest feature of Green is his good consciousness. Whether it is offense or defense, he can have super consciousness. He deserves to be called the representative of the most modern insiders.

Looking at the opponent's speed and explosive power, Leonard felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Every time I fight against him, I feel so powerless, I must catch up with him!" Leonard said firmly in his heart.

It's the Spurs offense again.

Diaw hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside, forcing Gasol to come out from the inside to prevent Diaw from continuing to open shots.

Seeing that Gasol followed Diaw out and didn't pass the ball to Diaw to continue shooting, Parker beckoned Leonard to come over for him to pick and roll.

The pick-and-roll is a tactic that Leonard used to play with Parker. Leonard's strong body is very strong from the point guard to the small forward. Every time, he is like a weight, blocking the opposing defensive player.

This time was no exception. Nash's thin body collided with Leonard, and he was hit so badly that he almost fell to the ground.

Liu Ren was originally defending Leonard. After Leonard gave Parker a pick-and-roll, he had to let Leonard go to defend Parker. If Parker successfully entered the interior and was completely unguarded, he could throw the shot directly.

Parker's throw is not a joke. He once made a 4-0 live shot of the Cavaliers led by the young James, beating Duncan and Ginobili to win the Finals Most Valuable Player.

This time Leonard was empty and cut to the basket. Gasol had already discovered Leonard's attempt and blocked Leonard with a few big strides to prevent Leonard from cutting to the basket.

At this moment, Parker hit the ball to the inside, who is it?

It's Dior!He sprinted to the basket as Gasol went to cover Leonard's off-ball run.

After receiving the ball, Dior twisted his fat-waisted hand for a rolling layup, and then glanced proudly at Gasol.

The game has become a bit troublesome. Diaw has a good long-range shot today. Popovich is a very good coach. His excellence is not only in the on-the-spot command. He will make a lot of preparations before the game, so that every player can train Always remember your own strengths and the strengths of your teammates, and then play them out one by one.

Dior was the same as before. He was just a running ball in the playoffs, but he still figured out how to take advantage of Dior.

Dior's strongest advantage is that he can go inside and outside, and he can shoot three-pointers. His hands are gentle and he is very accurate on the inside.

Popovich sent such a lineup, only sending a real inside player in Duncan, the purpose is to pull out the opponent's center, and then use the breakthrough space of Parker, Leonard, Diaw, Ginobili and others. All abilities.

And Duncan is completely acting as a bait. Although he is not as dazzling as before, his deterrence is still there. Like other teams, players on the Lakers still habitually treat Duncan as a superstar. There is always someone next to him.

And Gasol really can't prevent Dio after he pulls to the outside line. Dio is very meaty and faster than Gasol. Gasol can't hold back the fake air cut. If Gasol takes a step to stop Dio's air cut, Dior will immediately ask for a three-point shot. The key is that Dior feels very good today, no matter how he shoots.

The Lakers have no problem with offense here. Gasol's dominance at the basket, Liu Ren and Kobe's super offensive ability, Nash who opened up the space, and Green who supported him well, don't worry about scoring.

But the Lakers were in trouble on the defensive end, allowing the Spurs to score consecutively. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 27 points 33-6.

(End of this chapter)