Thanos

Chapter 117 The Greatest Role Player

The Lakers attack.

Odom continued to eat Rose alone.

The Spurs are not afraid of the opponent's well-regulated tactics, but they are afraid that this talent will be crushed.

Beating the master to death with random punches, there have always been a lot of old people in the Spurs.

8: 6.

The Spurs attacked, and Atkins entangled Parker directly, not giving him a chance to speed up.

Parker is very sensible, did not force the shot, but the ball to Duncan in the low post.

Duncan easily tricked Mim with a simple and practical fake move, and directly killed the inside line.

But at the last moment, Duncan did not choose to shoot, because he caught a glimpse of Odom and Ye Heping from the corner of his eye.

It's not that there are no shooting opportunities, but Duncan will choose the most stable path.Forcibly shot, the success rate is naturally lower.

Rose and Bowen were all released.

Without hesitation, Duncan directly awarded the ball to Bowen, who was outside the three-point line. After all, Rose has no shooting ability.

But at this moment, Atkins suddenly rushed out, cut off Duncan's pass, and then went all the way forward to score a layup.

8: 8.

Parker early by virtue of speed for the Spurs to take the lead.

But with Atkins' layup, the Lakers caught up, and the two teams returned to the same starting point.

Atkins rushed towards Ye Heping excitedly, and the two had a chest bump.

"Hey! How did you know Duncan was going to pass to Bowen?"

Atkins asked.

That's right, it was Ye Heping who reminded Atkins before.

"If he doesn't pass it on to Bowen, who else can he pass it on to?"

Ye Heping smiled.

With the Spurs lineup, Rose and Parker can't do three-pointers, and Butler can't let Ginobili go, so Bowen must be Duncan's first choice.

Atkins froze for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"Why can't I think of such a simple thing?"

It's not unexpected, but most people, especially athletes, don't like to use their brains.

……

The next game, the Lakers continued to freeze Parker.

But Duncan stood up.

First, he hit the basket directly from the free throw line, and hit the board with a throw.

The whole movement looks unremarkable, but you just can't prevent it.

Then Ginobili missed a three-pointer, Duncan grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a second offense.

12: 8.

Before 2000, Duncan flew into the sky and escaped from the ground. After 2000, Duncan was a combination of athletic ability and technology, and he couldn't prevent it at all.

After all, he was the only one who could interact with O'Neal in the low position at the beginning of the new century.

The Lakers immediately shrunk their defense and restricted Duncan.

But Duncan immediately distributed the ball, Ginobili, who came in from an air cut, received the ball, and scored the ball with a horseback archery action.

(Horseback archery: "Gorilla" Ewing's iconic offensive action, raising one arm and throwing while running, the action is very similar to archery while riding.)
14: 8.

Tang Shuai frowned, Duncan was too strong in this period.

The point is, he has no flaws yet, you can't target him.

As strong as O'Neill, you can also use the shark hacking tactics to disgust him.

But what can you do when you meet Duncan?
"Lamar, pay attention to assist Chris."

Tang Shuai reminded from the sidelines.

It is impossible for Mihm alone to guard Duncan, and Odom must bear more.

And during this period, the Lakers' feel has declined and they have not scored in three rounds.

Atkins shot from outside the three-point line, but still missed.

Fortunately, Mim stuck Duncan, and Ye Heping grabbed the offensive rebound.

The Spurs' lineup is still relatively disadvantaged in rebounding. After all, the two strikers Rose and Bowen are only 201 centimeters.

As long as Duncan leaves the basket, the Lakers' top three can effectively grab rebounds.

Ross rushed over to defend Ye Heping.

Ye Heping was not impulsive either, he stuffed Odom under the basket, and Odom dunked and scored.

14: 10.

The Spurs attacked and Duncan got the ball in the low post.

Mihm held on tightly, and Odom also came to make up for the first time.

Duncan glanced out of the corner of his eye, Ginobili and Bowen were stuck to death, Parker was entangled by Atkins, but Rose was left empty.

With Tang Shuai's reminder, the Lakers' defensive pertinence has improved a lot, and they specifically let go of Rose, who has no shooting ability.

Before he had time to think about it, Duncan could only hand the ball to Rose.

Rose, who was emptied, looked left for no chance, and looked right for no one. He glanced at the basket and wanted to shoot but was not confident. Standing there was extremely awkward.

His hesitation gave the Lakers enough time to adjust, and the Lakers put on the best defensive formation.

In the next few passes, the Spurs failed to make another chance. Ginobili missed a forced shot near 24 seconds, and Odom accepted the rebound.

Odom directly under the fast break.

The Spurs retreated quickly, but the defensive formation they put up in a hurry was not tight enough.

After Odom attracted the double-team, he passed it to Ye Heping, and Ye Heping made a hit in the shot.

14: 12.

Spurs attack, Parker is still fast forward.

Atkins stalked, insisting not to give Parker room to shoot.

Since the last comeback, Atkins has performed really well, and the tasks assigned to him by Tang Shuai have been completed beautifully.

The young Parker was a little anxious and didn't look for Duncan at the first time. He dribbled the ball a few more times, but still couldn't find a chance, so he started looking for Duncan.

However, Ye Heping suddenly shot out from the diagonal stab, cut off the pass, and then rushed to the Spurs' half court.

Parker was in a hurry to chase, but his height couldn't stop Ye Heping at all.

Ye Heping threw the basketball upwards with ease, followed by Butler with an alley-oop dunk.

Bang!
14: 14.

"The Lakers are catching up again, it's unimaginable."

"Twice pulled away, twice caught up, the Lakers were exceptionally tough tonight."

"Who would have thought before the game that the Lakers without Kobe could play like this with the Spurs?"

Popovich called a timeout and yelled at Parker.

In GDP, Duncan is the kind of person who doesn't have to worry about it. Ginobili is the man who dares to steal Popovich's tactical board. Only Parker is often scolded by Popovich. It is said that he was scolded and cried when he first came to the Spurs.

But in fact, the biggest problem for the Spurs is offense.

Rose and Horry are not at the same level at all. Don't look at the old Horry who can only shoot three-pointers now, but his role in opening up space is crucial to Duncan.

With him on the court, the Lakers didn't dare to double-team Duncan.

Glancing at the Lakers on the bench diagonally opposite, specifically the golden No. 24, Popovich still gritted his teeth and sent Horry.

"Old man, be careful."

Popovich exhorted.

Horry smiled and didn't take it seriously. He is an old stick in this league. With 5 crowns in hand, why didn't he try his best?
He has always been the only one who is shady, and no one else has cheated him.

In addition, the two teams also rotate each other.

Lakers: Mihm, Cook, Ye Heping, Walton, Atkins.

Spurs: Duncan, Massenberg, Horry, Barry (Brent), Parker.

Huo Li, who is 206 centimeters tall, is a combo striker, and at the moment he is facing Ye Heping.

Seeing Huo Li playing, Ye Heping sneered.

The Spurs can play many people, but Horry's role cannot be replaced by others, even though he is just a role player.

If you classify role players, Horry is definitely the highest level, even the notorious Bowen is much inferior.

A role player who has played in the playoffs 16 times in a 16-year career, and reached at least the second round of the playoffs each time, won seven championships, and holds the record for the number of three-pointers made in the NBA Finals (56, later broken by James with 80 and Curry with 76, but still ranked third). It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the greatest role player in NBA history.

But sorry, you messed with the wrong person tonight.

(End of this chapter)