super small forward

Chapter 392. Chapter 392.

Leonard forced Kobe, trying to pass Kobe with speed and strength.

But Bryant, with his nifty little steps, was always on Leonard's path.

And Kobe's strength is not afraid of Leonard at all, it is completely hard steel Leonard.

Now Leonard was indeed surprised!

In this era of point guards rampant in the league, both shooting guards and small forwards have begun to function. Small forwards are better, but they have also begun to function on a large scale. Kobe's ability to defend against breakthroughs is completely sufficient to defend against most small forwards in the league!
but!

Leonard is no longer an ordinary small forward. He accelerates to break through. Kobe pre-judged that the position was stuck.

Now Kobe can't keep up!

Leonard speeds up to the inside!
At this moment, someone who surprised Leonard appeared, and Liu Ren came to defend him!
Leonard was not in a hurry, and he took the ball immediately and passed it to Danny Green at the top arc.

"If he can't make the shot, you might as well do it yourself."

Just when Leonard was secretly proud of his perfect shot timing, Liu Ren's light voice came.

"bang"

Danny Green is as determined as Liu Ren expected!
Liu Ren just entered the inside line at this time, leaping high to receive the defensive rebound.

If others don't know, how can Liu Ren not know?Since Danny Green won the championship, the three-pointers for the next two consecutive seasons are as if the shooting point has been emptied, and the shooting rate is terrifying!
When Kobe defended Leonard, Liu Ren was not worried at all. He had already prepared to assist in the defense. When Leonard was blocked and posted on the breakthrough route, Liu Ren rushed over.

Leonard was wondering why Liu Ren was so sure that Danny Green would miss the shot, and the rest of the Spurs felt like hell again.

Liu Ren actually cooperated with Kobe in defense!
Next, Kobe and Liu Ren played a tacit cooperation on both ends of the offense and defense, completely ignoring the Spurs.

The Spurs are a team with strict tactical discipline and play strictly according to tactics. Their defensive tactics are to double-team Liu Ren and Kobe Bryant's ball holders, and their offensive tactics are Leonard to initiate the offense.

The main purpose of the Spurs' tactics is to take advantage of the disagreement between Liu Ren and Kobe, and use the confrontation between the two on the court to defeat the Lakers.

However, the two are now playing an excellent tacit understanding on both offensive and defensive ends!
Is it true that Kobe didn't know that Leonard developed a beautiful turn this season?He has already studied the Spurs' games this season countless times, but he still can only defend in that way, because he can't keep up with his footsteps, he can only defend predictively, and he firmly believes that Liu Ren, a solid perimeter defensive gate behind him, will Do him a favor!

The fans originally thought that the Spurs had a huge advantage in this game. After all, they are the defending champions. Even if they can't beat the Lakers, they will at least be evenly matched.

But after the game started, the situation was completely different from what the fans expected!
The Lakers changed their style of fighting each other and ignoring each other inside and outside the previous game. Green sent Kobe Bryant an exquisite off-ball pick-and-roll, and Liu Ren decisively passed the ball outside.

There is also a strict defense system. The Lakers are completely a team with both offense and defense and a tacit cooperation!
Kobe continued to attack for more than seven minutes, scoring 14 points in half a quarter!
And the Lakers made a 22-6 start!Blow up the Spurs directly!

At this time, everyone realized that the Lakers may not have any infighting at all, and it was all for others to see!

"Greg, I just said that there must be a problem with the Lakers' conflict this time, and it is aimed at us." Buford sighed, "This time our players and fans are so expecting us to win."

"I guessed that a long time ago." Popovich didn't look flustered at all.

Buford asked strangely: "Then why did you arrange it like that before the game? Isn't this hurting our players' self-esteem?"

"This is my purpose." Popovich didn't even look at the field. He seemed to have anticipated the current situation, and he almost watched the scene with a glass of red wine.

"Why?" Buford couldn't figure it out, what good would it do?
Popovich feels that his general manager is good at everything, even if he has a bad vision and doesn't know how to judge the situation.

But Buford has his advantages, that is, he listens to the president, that is, he listens to the orders of Popovich, the head coach and president. As long as it is arranged by Popovich, even if he has doubts, he will strictly implement it.

"Our players are so proud! Whether it is Chris or Kawhi, they are too proud!"

"Chris doesn't need me to tell you. You can see that now he doesn't defend anymore, and he only cares about his own statistics on offense. He thinks that we will give him a big contract extension after this season."

"And Kawhi, he's been more confident this year, he's become very confident after guarding James last season, but he's too confident! You see, he always wants to guard Liu, he thinks he can do it , but what we need is not for him to guard a Liu, but to use his defensive ability to contain the opponent's entire outside offense. He is a little proud, thinking that if he wins the championship MVP, he can stand shoulder to shoulder with those top small forwards."

"He still doesn't understand the difference between him and those super talents. I believe Liu can do the same defense as him, and he can also do a full offensive performance at the same time."

"Kawhi's offensive performance this year is indeed much better. He also began to take the initiative to play the role of organizer. I also gave him the ball, and then his turnovers began to increase. He cares too much about the difference between himself and other top small forwards. , always wanting to do what others have done.”

"In this game, the Lakers completely guessed the psychology of our players. You see, Kawhi has been played by Liu in the applause, but he still didn't realize it."

Popovich said a lot and took a sip of Gatorade to catch his breath.

"Do you want to remind Kawhi? He is the core of our future team building. If his self-esteem and self-confidence are really hit..." Buford hesitated.

Buford understands it, but he still feels that Popovich has seen everything this time, but he didn't give any hints. Instead, he "helped" the Lakers to slander their own people, which felt a little inappropriate.

"Richard, if he loses confidence because of something like this, he's not Kawhi Leonard." Popovich remained confident.

Popovich just wanted to give Leonard a knowing blow, and he didn't worry that Leonard would be damaged by the blow.

Leonard's heart is too strong!So strong that Popovich felt terrible, just like Kobe when he was young!
First, he missed all the key free throws in the finals and lost the championship. Then in the second year of the regular season, he was beaten by a player of the same class who suddenly rose. Finally, he was able to learn lessons and experience in a short period of time, and made a comeback in the finals. .1.

Such a big heart is afraid that he will lose confidence?What Popovich wants to do most now is to wear away Leonard's excess self-confidence!
(End of this chapter)