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Chapter 79 Duncan Stands on the Fifth Floor!
On the commentary stage, Mike Brin commented and explained, "The Lakers' tactical play this season, the most important thing is individual one-on-one.

Kobe's off-ball tactical design was a surprise brought by head coach Li Mu! "

"In the past, the Lakers mainly used O'Neal's singles in the penalty area as the basic offensive set. The outside firepower was completely dependent on the sky. When the shooting touch came, it could take away the opponent's focus.

If the shooting feel is not good, you will be so hard that you have no friends. You can only bite the bullet and attack the iron wall set by the opponent. O'Neal has no space and can't move. "

"Kobe runs without the ball, disrupts the opponent's defensive position, and at the same time serves as a bridge connecting the offensive firepower of the outside line and the inside line, allowing the opponent to focus on one thing and lose another."

The partner groom Albert next to him took the topic and said, "Of course, the Lakers still have obvious tactical intentions in playing like this, which is to expose the Spurs' weak outside strength, and this flaw will come out."

Off the field, Popovich frowned.

Not only is Mario Eliot old and unable to run, Sean Elliott is also unable to run because he is sick.

In Li Mu's previous life, in the 99/00 season, Sean Elliott had a kidney replacement operation and became a "kidney fighter", and his comeback was called "Superman".

His physical fitness has declined, and his strength has declined from an all-star level to a role player because of illness.

Of course, Popovich will frown, not just because he can't run outside.

On the field, the Spurs attacked, the general caught the ball from the baseline, and was immediately cornered by Billups.

The hell the Lakers are pressing defense all over the court!

This is to make it clear that we must compete with the Spurs in terms of physical ability and bench thickness.

In other words, when the Lakers are superior in strength and have home court advantage, the Lakers still play Yangmou, playing so down-to-earth and so steady.

Does this keep the Spurs alive?

Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the Lakers' underestimation of the enemy to steal and take the initiative on the court, but he didn't expect that now he could only go head-to-head.

The Lakers really look up to their Spurs!
If Li Mu heard Pop`Povic’s heartfelt voice, he would definitely shout at Popovich: You made a mistake!The Lakers are the challengers, right?
Don't try to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, be careful, you really become a pig.

I'm sorry to point you out, it's true that the Lakers don't know, the Spurs are the boss of the league!
Duncan has been at his peak.

David Robinson at the peak tail.

Sean Elliott is desperate and still has a lot of energy.

Coupled with the fact that the Spurs copied the Jazz's homework, they collected a group of various role players.

If the Lakers underestimate the enemy, it is estimated that they will suffer a lot.

How could history happen again for Li Mu?
On the court, the Spurs attacked, and the general Johnson struggled to dribble the ball into the frontcourt.

Immediately hand over the basketball to Duncan to attack.

In the low position on the left, Duncan faced the basket and raised the ball again, possibly making a shot.

There was some hesitation on Da Ben's face, but he remembered that just now, he was fooled by Duncan.

Now repeat the old tricks, no way.

Da Ben suddenly felt as if he had become smarter and could read the opponent's offense.

Immediately rushed over to interfere, this time, he learned how to behave, did not jump up to block the shot, but just stretched out his hand.

Unexpectedly, Duncan seemed to have seen the light of Da Ben's heart.

Without hesitation, catch the ball, lift it up, take off, raise your hand and shoot a two-point jumper.

Like usual training, the shooting action is unremarkable.

Swish-!
Duncan made a precise mid-range shot, and Ben was slapped in the face and teased like a fool.

From the beginning, Duncan was going to shoot the jumper?
"This is Duncan, four years of psychology.

With Daben, a scumbag who couldn't even graduate from high school, there is obviously no way to understand Duncan's playing philosophy. "

"Because Duncan was standing on the fifth floor, but Ben was just standing on the first floor."

"The head coach of the Lakers, Li Mu, should wake up from his sleep and think about whether to replace Da Ben with another player, and try to limit Duncan!"

Li Mu was unmoved, he believed in Da Ben, and his strength was more than that.

The whole series is still very long, and he bet that Duncan can't keep hitting Big Ben.

On the field, next, the Lakers attack.

First of all, let Kobe run off the ball tactics, disrupt the Spurs' defensive formation, let O'Neal catch the ball to end the offense if he has a chance, and hand the basketball to Kobe who ran out of space if he has no chance?

You said Kobe couldn't run out of space?
That's good news, it shows that the Spurs' shooting guard is constantly depleting his physical fitness.

The Lakers' offense is not just two corners, but a 'triangle offense'.

Seeing the end of the 24-second attack time, Kobe couldn't run out of space under Duncan's defense.

From beyond the three-point line, Billups made a pull-up jumper...

Avery Johnson's air-level defense can only stare blankly.

He is 1 meters tall, has excellent leadership skills, and is very hardworking and smart.

These advantages, and the defensive sky, are of no use.

Boom-!
The three-pointer hit the iron and missed.

This is not Billups' shooting rhythm. He needs to make a cold shot, and when he wants to, he suddenly opens his hand.

Without this rhythm, his shots would only be 'Tel Lu'.

Fortunately, from the moment Billups made a three-pointer, Kobe and Bowen were ready to grab the rebound.

The moment Billups shot the shot, he knew that he might have missed it, and quickly rushed to the inside.

At this time, the Lakers began to show their physical talent and rebounding talent.

O'Neal averaged 12 rebounds per game.

Ben averaged 11 rebounds per game.

Kobe averaged 6 per game.

Bowen and Billups averaged 3 per game.

In terms of talent and ability, the Spurs were overwhelmed.

Kobe got the offensive rebound strongly and scored the ball. O'Neal caught the ball, and with a bang, he dunked with both hands and scored two points.

Then, immediately put into the full-court press, while cutting off the continuous inside and outside lines of the Spurs, while consuming the opponent's physical energy as much as possible.

Even, Daben also participated in the pressing of the outside line.

The Spurs have superstars Duncan and David Robinson, but they play very well as a team.

The effect of the Lakers' full-court press was not obvious, and the Spurs steadily pushed the basketball into the frontcourt.

Then, the first choice is to Duncan to attack.

The second pick, Jr. Johnson and David Robinson, played the Lakers' worst pick-and-roll tactic to defend.

David Robinson catches the ball, can shoot and rush, and can respond to passes.

Even the little general Johnson can get into the inside like Mickey Mouse, attack the basket and score the basketball.

The Lakers have done a very good job in individual defense and assist defense.

Still failed to effectively defend against the Spurs' offense.

On the court, the two sides played very anxiously, and the score was very close.

After the first quarter, the score was 23 to 21, and the Spurs led the Lakers by 2 points.

邓肯拿到9分4篮板，大卫罗宾逊拿到7分3助攻2篮板，几乎统治了内线的攻防。

O'Neal made 8 of 4 shots and 4 of 2 free throws. He only scored 10 points and 3 rebounds. Under the attack of the Twin Towers, his efficiency was not high.

Kobe didn't have the ball effect, and he didn't come out yet. He scored 5 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, tightly biting the scores of both sides.

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(End of this chapter)