super small forward

Chapter 256 256. Western Conference Finals 11
"It seems that there is a little difference. Today's game will not be as easy as the last one!" Liu Ren thought to himself.

When I met the Spurs before the start of the last game, they were all overjoyed. The happiness on their faces was obvious, and they didn’t think of the Lakers at all. Today is obviously much more serious... Except for Duncan and Len Nader, the two have always been poker faces.

It finally arrived at [-] pm, and the game was about to start!

"Wow, I'm going back to Los Angeles with two consecutive victories, and we're going back to Los Angeles too. San Antonio is such a horrible place, it was too noisy last night! I told the producer no I live too close to the hotel where I live, so Ben Dachang didn’t fall asleep all night! You must increase my salary! Otherwise, I won’t do it!” O’Neill suddenly became angry while talking.

"Um, Shaq, you changed your nickname again? What is the big change?" Barkley never listened to the key points when he listened to people, and always heard some strange things. Lu Hui also moved closer to Liu Ren.

"Uh, this is a new advertisement for a Chinese sneaker brand I signed, make-the-change, I think it's not good to call it big, it makes me think of women all day long, let's call it big change!" O'Neill called again. There was a wave of advertisements.

"Ahem, let's take a look at the starting players of both sides..." Kenny Smith hurriedly interrupted O'Neal's free commercial, which was broadcast live nationwide!
"What's so interesting, the fans are more familiar with these two teams than you and I, and they can know who they are without looking at their back numbers." Barkley immediately interrupted Kenny Smith.

"That's right, and I'm sure to win today. Didn't you see how badly I tortured that old Spurs man in the last game?" O'Neal looked huge, as if he led the Lakers to win against the Spurs.

"I don't think the Spurs in the last game were the real Spurs..." It's a pity that Kenny Smith's small voice was completely covered up in front of the big voices of Barkley and O'Neal.

Well, Kenny Smith's words were drowned in the saliva of the two fat men.

The strategy of the Lakers today is the same as at the beginning of the previous game. Kobe is the main attacker, and his strong mid-range shooting ability is fatal to the Spurs. This has been certified many times in the past ten years.

The current Spurs are only stronger than the previous Spurs, but their weaknesses have always existed, and Popovich has been unable to solve the weakness that can only be avoided, that is, the weak mid-range defense!

Whether it was the period when Duncan was at his peak, or now, the Spurs' defense is to defend against three-pointers and insiders. The mid-range has never been able to do anything. For one thing, players with stable mid-range scoring ability in the league can be counted on one hand. The second is that mid-range scoring is the least efficient scoring method in theory. It is too difficult to master it, and it is too difficult to defend. Don’t you see Kobe, Nowitzki, Jordan, these mid-range masters defend no matter how they defend in the mid-range Can't live?This is a strategic abandonment for the Spurs.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is still Nash, Kobe, Liu Ren, Gasol, and Green.

The Spurs started Parker, Ginobili, Leonard, Duncan, Diaw.

The starting lineup of the Spurs playoffs and the regular season is a little different. Ginobili once again replaced Danny Green as the starting lineup, enhancing the singles ability of the starting lineup and strengthening the shooting ability of the substitute.

Gasol won the jump ball, the Lakers went first, Nash dribbled the ball to Kobe after halftime, and then pulled down the two corners like Liu Ren.

The game entered the rhythm of Kobe VS Duncan from the very beginning!
Against Ginobili, Kobe knew that Ginobili's flopping was too powerful. Kobe's speed is not good now. If he hits Ginobili with strength, this guy is likely to lie on the ground directly. The Argentine's flopping is very powerful!
Kobe chose to gesture for Green to come out for the pick-and-roll.

"If you beat Green, Kobe's current physical condition will definitely be at a disadvantage. Kobe's handling of this ball is very correct. Using the screen pick-and-roll before shooting is a very suitable shooting method for Kobe of this age. The scoring method that is often used this season." Compared with TNT's funny trio, Su Qun, the commentator of a certain wave, is relatively objective.

"Teacher Su Qun is right. Kobe has indeed changed a lot this year, especially in terms of shot selection." Ke Fan always looked like a dog when facing these veterans in the commentary world, "Kobe made a shot after using the pick-and-roll. , let’s see if we can go in, hey! This shot is really big...Wow! It’s not a shot, it’s a pass! It’s a lob to Liu Ren! Beautiful!

Liu Ren let go of his hands hanging from the basket after Dior retreated, and fell to the ground.

Seeing Dior's terrified expression, Liu Ren felt that he enjoyed it very much, and the feeling of abusing the insider was great.

Just now, Kobe and Green picked and rolled Duncan to the outside lane, leaving the inside lane free. Liu Ren saw that Dior was alone under the basket, so he moved to the basket. The ball was thrown in the direction Liu Ren was moving.

This is Liu Ren. It was basically a mistake to replace Kobe with someone else, but Kobe's trust in Liu Ren is the same as the trust in O'Neal and Gasol at the beginning.

And Liu Ren also responded positively, the goal was scored!

Liu Renxin thought that he was fully prepared to attack. Before the game, Kobe called him aside and only said one thing, that is, to be ready to shoot at any time.

From the cut to the dunk, Liu Ren didn't feel the defensive pressure at all. Everyone in the Spurs focused on Kobe. The only obstacle was that Kobe was in front of Liu Ren when he snatched the ball. He was detained by Liu Ren.

"Hehe Kobe passed the ball so beautifully. Everyone focused on Kobe, thinking that Kobe was definitely going to shoot. You can see that Dior's posture on the inside was grabbing a rebound, but Kobe was passing the ball. Liu Ren and Kobe The tacit understanding is also very good, if Liu Ren hesitates a little, this ball will definitely be regarded as three non-stick." Su Qun praised.

"Teacher Su Qun is right. This goal is really beautiful. It is definitely possible to score five goals and not run away. Well, let's look at the Spurs' offense and see how the Spurs will respond."

Parker dribbled the ball, and after halftime, he picked and rolled with Duncan and handed it to Duncan who wanted the ball in the low post.

One of the things that makes Parker a good partner with Duncan is that he doesn't need to hold the ball too much except when he is in a one-on-one match. Last season, the Spurs' first turning point for holding the ball was not Parker, but Duncan. Duncan's support ability is also top-notch. But this year he is one year older. Popovich replaced Diaw as the first offensive core inside, which has little effect on Parker personally.

(End of this chapter)