super small forward

Chapter 257 257. Western Conference Finals 12
Gasol is defending Duncan!
Duncan wants singles!The fans at the scene cheered loudly!Duncan singles are becoming less and less common now!

Everyone's attention was put on the two people who were facing each other, and Duncan seemed to be able to handle Gasol's defense with ease.

Although Gasol devoted all his energy to defending because he was facing Duncan, the effect of Gasol defending Duncan was mediocre.

Duncan swayed Gasol away with continuous feints, took a step to resist Gasol behind him, and used the absolute advantage of his body to enter a reasonable collision zone with the basket above his head.

Green tried his best to jump up to defend. He tried his best, but Duncan still got the chance to score.

When Duncan dribbled the ball with his right hand, he shot down hard, and then received the ball with his left hand at a very high point, as if he was about to make a layup, and sent Green flying, but Duncan received the ball instead of a layup after receiving the ball Turn around.

Duncan's beautiful dribble fake turned back and turned Green, came to Green's back, and shot with his iconic right hand.

"Duncan's footsteps are really beautiful. Don't talk about Gasol, even if Howard is used to defend, there is no way to defend. Green's defense is completely useless. Duncan is a little bit bullying the children. Look at this turn is really beautiful. Duncan is about to score. ..."

At this time, there was a "bang" sound during the game, which interrupted Ke Fan's words.

In the live broadcast, Liu Ren rushed in from beyond the three-point line, slapped the ball before it hit the backboard, and nailed the ball directly to the backboard with such force that the timer on the backboard was shaking. , The moment the ball touched the backboard, there was a loud "bang".

"It's a slap in the face. I just said that Duncan was going to score, and Liu Ren slapped me across the face." Ke Fan felt that the current atmosphere was very embarrassing.

Liu Ren landed lightly on the ground, without any special expression on his face, very plain, it seemed as if the block that shocked the audience was not done by him.

The fans at the scene even forgot to boo!

If the Lakers fans and Lakers players who watched a lot of Liu Ren's games know that Liu Ren is about to enter the angry mode!

Liu Ren is a strange person, he hates being surrounded by people when he is off the court, but on the court, he is always eager to be the one who gets the most attention, and he will get angry very quickly if he is ignored .

That's right, Liu Ren feels underestimated by people now. Ever since Duncan and Kobe set foot on the field, both fans and reporters have paid attention to them. Just now he made such a beautiful alley-oop, but the camera was only on He paused on his head for a few seconds, then immediately returned to Duncan and Kobe.

Why did Howard leave the Lakers to go to the Rockets? In addition to the discord with Kobe, the team lineup is not running well, the two major outsiders are seriously injured, and the future is hopeless. The most important point is that as long as Kobe is on this team, he will always Not the one who appears in the spotlight.

As long as Kobe is on the court, all the attention will be on Kobe.

Liu Ren has experienced this feeling countless times. Liu Ren often feels the feeling of Howard in the Lakers, which makes Liu Ren very upset.

Howard fled the Lakers because of this. He knew that as long as Kobe was in the Lakers for a day, he would never be the one who attracted the most attention, so he went to the Rockets where he could play happy basketball and be the person who received the most attention on the team.

Speaking of which, Liu Ren is very similar to Howard, always wanting to be the one who attracts the most attention on the court.

There's just one difference. Howard wants to change to a team that is not so valued in the United States, so he will naturally become the most popular one on the team.

And Liu Ren is very crazy, what he thinks is: Kobe, this stinking old man dares to steal my camera, then I will grab it back myself!

Liu Ren was very lucky. The Kobe he got along with was not the same person as the Kobe Howard met, and he would not get angry with him because of this kind of thing. Kobe wished that he would have someone who could succeed him sooner.

Kobe didn't prepare to attack by himself at the beginning of this game. He prepared to play by himself in the first game, and then found that although the Spurs' defense in the first game was a bit messy because of Diaw's problem, they still focused on defending him, so he played this game. Specially made full preparations, but not to prepare one-on-one with the opponent, but to be prepared to be a bait.

To be a bait, you have to be in good condition to be a good bait, so Kobe is meticulous and plays the game with the best condition. If the opponent does not guard against him, he can score.

Everyone attaches great importance to the few playoff matches between Kobe and Duncan, including Duncan, who has been preparing for the few remaining opportunities to play against Kobe for a long time.

The last game was an accident. Popovich wanted to use a loss to wake up this group of players who were already a bit swayed. Liu Ren just seized the opportunity to explode and postponed the duel between the two.

Everyone thought it was time for the Spurs to wake up, and it was time for Kobe and Duncan to compete again. No one would have thought that the paranoid Kobe would take the initiative to be the bait in such a highly anticipated game.

But Kobe has changed!

Nash grabbed the rebound, and the Spurs retreated quickly after being shocked. The Lakers had no chance to counterattack. After Nash advanced halftime, his first thought was naturally to pass the ball to Kobe. However, he is hesitant now because Liu Ren took the initiative this time. Asking for the ball at a 45-degree angle, and Kobe is also asking for the ball on the other side.

Gritting his teeth, Nash passed the ball to Liu Ren.

After receiving the ball, Liu Ren didn't pause for a moment, bumped Leonard, and suddenly passed it to Kobe who made an air cut. Kobe took advantage of the opportunity and scored a layup.

It turned out that after Liu Ren scored the goal just now, the Spurs' defense unintentionally favored him. He didn't have the ability to understand tactics, but his intuition was very strong. People cooperate well.

The Spurs attack and fall to position.

The Lakers have a tight interior defense. Gasol can interfere with his long hands. Although Green is short, he can resist people. Liu Ren is ready to shrink anytime and anywhere. The interior defense is still good. Fortunately, the Spurs are not an interior offensive team. bigger.

Parker used Leonard's pick-and-roll to successfully break through to the basket and pass to Duncan, who was one step to the right of the free throw line. Duncan caught the ball and made a mid-range rebound shot. Duncan made no difference whether the ball was defended or not.

It was the Lakers' turn to attack again, and Popovich asked Parker to intentionally foul and replace him!
Substitution after only 1 minute of play!Matt Bonner for Duncan and Danny Green for Ginobili.

Well, Popovich has done the unexpected so many times that people take it for granted.

(End of this chapter)