super small forward

Chapter 259 259. Western Conference Finals 14
Duncan's defense on the inside is too strict, and the defense on the outside is also very strong. The Lakers lineup is McCollum, Nick Young, Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo, and Whiteside, and the space still seems to be insufficient.

Give the ball to Nick Young, Nick Young doesn't care if it's a playoff or not, he tilts his body and makes a strong three-pointer...Miss, Duncan protects the defensive rebound.

Don't look at Whiteside's strong rebounds, good positioning, and unusually long wingspan, but Duncan stuck in the interior like a nail, and he took Whiteside away and took the rebound. The judgment is no worse than Whiteside!

The number one power forward in history is not just for fun!Duncan is the number one power forward in league history in terms of technology and physical fitness!none of them!

As Popovich predicted, if Kobe and Liu Ren are both on the court at the same time, it will be difficult to guard against.

But it’s easier when there’s only one person!Duncan perfectly blocked Liu Ren's attack on the inside. Without Kobe to attract defense, Liu Ren played very hard!
And Nick Young, who had high hopes, was cheated today. He felt terrible and shot three times in a row.

In a wave of 8 to 2, the Spurs widened the point difference to 6 points, and the Lakers were hit with a timeout!
D'Antoni also saw the opponent's defense and quickly replaced Nick Young with Kobe and McCollum with Marshall.

Back from the timeout, the Lakers attack.

Kobe held the ball from the outside, and he wanted to use his offensive ability to tear apart the Spurs' defense. D'Antoni rarely let the players slow down. He was afraid that Popovich would force his speed again.

Kobe's old arms and legs can't bear it. Although Kobe can beat and run, but that would put too much burden on his body!
D'Antoni replaced Marshall in order to deal with the playmaker who launched the fast break when he did not suppress the rhythm.

But Popovich once again defeated D'Antoni in terms of IQ, and he has no intention of speeding up now!Instead, use a stricter position defense!

The Spurs' defense isolated Kobe and his teammates, leaving Danny Green alone to defend Kobe.

In terms of speed, Kobe really can't compare with Danny Green. He couldn't even make a breakthrough several times. Seeing the time pass by seconds, the 24-second attack time is coming.

pass?Kobe had no such plans.

Fight!Kobe took a step to the right and made a direct jumper!

Danny Green reacted immediately when Liu Ren moved laterally, reaching the target position at almost the same frequency as Liu Ren, and blocked Liu Ren's shot.

But although Kobe is old, the jumping height has not dropped too much. What has dropped is the explosive power and speed. His full-strength jumping height is still so high. Danny Green jumped up and interfered, but he was still a palm away from Kobe's release point. distance.

The arc of the ball is very flat, much flatter than the usual shooting arc, and Kobe's shooting arc has always been flat due to his excellent bounce height.

As luck would have it, Kobe's [-]-pointer hit the back of the basket and rebounded into the hoop.

The Spurs attacked and Duncan held the ball inside.

Duncan in the playoffs is different from the regular season. In the regular season, Duncan needs to rest more because of the coach's request. Except for the defensive end, he basically has no part in the offensive end. But now it is different. He and Dior's Inside cooperation is a very important part of the Spurs' offense.

The Lakers couldn't break through Duncan's defense when they entered the interior, but it was much easier for Duncan to play the Lakers' interior. Whiteside, who came up in the rotation, was at a loss in front of Duncan, and Duncan's offensive end was also super strong!Even if he is old, he can play at his peak level at a certain time just like Kobe.

Whiteside has competed with Greg Monroe, who is as stable as Duncan and known as Duncan Jr. Monroe has done a good job in terms of rhythm and body utilization. One-on-one Whiteside has no way to defend him, but he can play from the card position Don't let Monroe get too close to the basket.

The genuine Duncan was stronger than Monroe in terms of rhythm and physical condition. After a lot of effort, Whiteside was unable to defend Duncan in the end, and Duncan got the scoring angle, forcing Green to defend.

Duncan drew Green's defensive attention and underhanded the pass to Diaw, who slid to the baseline for a backhand layup.

The Lakers continued to attack.

The Spurs defended very closely from the outside. If they broke through, Liu Ren could break into the inside line, but he couldn't break through Duncan's defense.

But Liu Ren found a solution after thinking about it.

"Tim, have you ever heard of a bulldozer?" Liu Ren said to Duncan who was defending himself after forcing his way inside.

"Bulldozer?" Before Duncan could react, he saw the little man in front of him leaning on his back. He immediately realized that Liu Ren was going to forcefully crush him. He thought of Leonard's misery in the regular season Encountered, he immediately used all his strength to stand on horseback to meet the opponent's impact.

"This is the bulldozer." After Liu Ren finished speaking, he hit it with all his strength.

Duncan finally felt it now, among other things, just this heaven-defying power would make it impossible for people to live!

Duncan used his whole body's strength, coupled with his weight advantage, but was knocked back half a step.

If it was the peak Duncan back then, he would definitely be able to stop Liu Ren, but as he gets older, Duncan loses weight every year. Although it is enough for this center in the last days, but when he meets "barbaric" like James and Liu Ren He will still sigh that time is not forgiving when the guy hits the inside.

Seeing that the opponent's second impact was about to come, Duncan recharged his energy and stabilized his center of gravity to meet the second impact.

Liu Ren looked at Duncan's action, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. His second impact tended to be a fake action!
I saw Liu Ren turned right suddenly, didn't touch Duncan at all, and slipped straight across the bottom line.

Duncan quickly turned to defend.

"Oops! It's been tricked!" When Duncan reacted, there was a strong force behind him, and Whiteside caught the crotch hit and dunked the pass.

"This young man is really strong. If he is not good at technology, he can use other aspects to make up for it." Although Duncan was teased by Liu Ren and dunked by a center, he admired Liu Ren even more. Young players like Liu Ren are getting more and more There are fewer and fewer, and most young people today are mainly functional players.

Isn't it just as a background? This is the characteristic of Duncan's entire career...

Duncan is very disappointed with most young people nowadays, because now they will have a single skill, can defend, and can get a high salary. He misses himself even more when he was young, and the league is full of top stars. He misses that every game can have The era of an opponent on a par with him is not like now, every team has so many high-paid players, but each of them has nothing to do with the word star.

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