Thanos

Chapter 227 Leading
The score is 3:2, the game continues.

The Lakers continued to play Kobe and Ye Heping's pick-and-roll cooperation in the frontcourt.

After the Spurs switched defenses, Kobe made a breakthrough to one side to attract restraint.

Ye Heping ran back to the other side to find an open opportunity.

This is a planned tactic.

But how can the Spurs be obedient?
The defense failed last time, and this time Popovich has made adjustments and does not change defenses.

Bowen continued to follow Ye Heping, and Ginobili still defended Kobe.

But just after the two sides separated, Kobe saw that Ginobili was still in front of him, and he jumped up with a false sudden shot against Ginobili.

Ginobili was very active defensively and tried his best to put pressure on Kobe.

But his body was too thin and his confrontation was limited. Kobe's fadeaway jumper was not disturbed too much and he shot it easily.

Swish!
Bryant's CIC also made it.

5: 2.

The Spurs attacked, and Parker was still the first point of attack. They couldn't find a chance to pass Duncan immediately.

Duncan continued to attack Mim, attracted double-teams and passed to Ginobili on the outside.

However, Kobe moved very quickly, and in an instant he rushed back to put enough pressure on Ginobili, causing Ginobili to miss the shot.

The three Lakers were also prepared. Mihm and Odom desperately blocked Duncan and Muhammad to help Ye Heping protect the backcourt rebound.

The Spurs retreated quickly, and with the intentional interference of Bowen and Ginobili, the Lakers still couldn't play fast break and continued to switch positions.

Kobe and Ye Heping continued to play pick and roll.

The Spurs also made adjustments again. Popovich saw that Ginobili couldn't guard Kobe at all, so he let Bowen keep an eye on Kobe himself, and let Ginobili and Ye Heping.

After Kobe broke through to attract and restrain, he handed the ball to Ye Heping.

Before Ye Heping could make a move, Ginobili had already pounced on him.

The Argentine's defensive ability is indeed not good, but his defensive attitude and defensive awareness are commendable.

Ye Heping pretended to shoot, but Ginobili may have seen through everything long ago, so he didn't jump at all, but lowered his center of gravity to accumulate energy to prepare to destroy Ye Heping's breakthrough.

Ye Heping has a good dribble, and this story has gradually spread as the season progressed. It is impossible to use it as a surprise at this moment.

Ye Heping held up the basketball, seeing that Ginobili didn't jump at all, he was quite helpless, and silently admired this guy's IQ.

As expected, he is one of the few guys in the NBA who likes science. What Ginobili likes to study in his spare time is not nightclubs, but mathematics. This is definitely an alternative in the NBA.

But looking down at Ginobili, who was a lot shorter, Ye Heping suddenly had an idea and faked another shot.

Seeing this scene, Ginobili was taken aback for a moment, and then hurriedly jumped up to block it.

But it's too late!
Ye Heping seems to be a fake move, but it's not normal when you think about it. Ginobili doesn't jump at all, so what's the point of doing more fake moves?
After figuring this out, Ginobili knew he had been cheated.

The rookie in front of him intentionally made his fake moves very rough, so that he could tell at a glance that they were fake moves, but in fact he made a real move.

Ginobili's jump was still one step too late, the ball in Ye Heping's hand had already flown out, piercing his heart with an arrow.

Swish!
8: 2.

"You bastard!"

Ginobili looked at Ye Heping and smiled wryly. The IQ of this rookie is too scary, he even deceived himself.

Ye Heping said in Chinese: "When the false becomes true, the true is also false; when the true becomes false, the false is also true!"

But it is estimated that Ginobili could not understand.

True and false, false and true, this kind of fake action is the most powerful.

In the Spurs' offense, Duncan continued to break through and suck in the double-team, and then gave the ball to Bowen.

Bo Wen adjusted his rhythm and shot, but Ye Heping returned to the defense quickly, giving enough interference.

The Spurs' offense failed again.

Looking back, the Lakers continued the pick-and-roll tactics.

This time Parker intentionally came to help Ginobili, but Ye Heping seized the opportunity and directly distributed it to Atkins.

Atkins went up and down and hit the third three-pointer of the field.

Swish!
11: 2.

No one expected that the Lakers, who were obviously much weaker, had taken an overwhelming lead.

叶和平的表现更可以说是格外亮眼，开场2投2中，拿了6分1篮板1助攻2盖帽，是全场最佳。

Beep beep!

The Spurs were stopped, and Popovich called a timeout without hesitation.

Parker was scolded directly, and Ye Heping could hear Popovich's lion roar and see the spittle sprayed on Parker's face from a distance.

In GDP, Duncan is a treasure, and Popovich is reluctant to scold him.

Ginobili is a slut and doesn't care about Popovich's anger at all.

So Parker has become Popovich's only outlet, and it is very pitiful to bear the heavy responsibility of sandbags for a long time.

The self-assertion on the defensive end just now was stared at by Popovich.

But this also fully demonstrates the strictness of the Spurs' iron army. It doesn't matter if you lose the battle by implementing Popovich's tactics, but if you lose the battle because you didn't execute well, wait for bad luck.

After the timeout came back, Parker was actually pressed directly on the bench.

Because of a defensive error, put the team's second scorer on the bench, which is what Popovich can do.

Parker was replaced by Brent Barry, the 34-year-old veteran and son of NBA legend Rick Barry.

Spurs attack.

After Parker was off the court, Ginobili was in charge of halftime and organization. Anyway, this guy is omnipotent.

In the face of Kobe's defense, Ginobili didn't show his strength, but called Muhammad to play a pick-and-roll.

After disassembling, Muhammad went down the inside line, while Ginobili walked to the side to attract attention.

During the breakthrough, Ginobili suddenly made a false pass pass to Muhammad who was going down, but actually passed it to Barry.

Barry catches the ball open and shoots directly.

Swish!
A solid mid-range shot hit, 11:4.

The veteran's touch is really good. He doesn't need to adapt at all, and he can score when he comes up.

And Barry has three-point ability, unlike Parker who will be targeted by the Lakers, which can open up more offensive space for the Spurs.

The Lakers attack.

Ye Heping suddenly found that the defender in front of him had become Barry.

Barry's defense was not good when he was young, but after several years of experience in the Spurs, his defense is considered qualified, at least much better than Ginobili.

Relying on his experience and skills, Barry clings to Ye Heping, never giving him a chance.

Kobe didn't find a good opportunity, and it was not easy to play Bowen one-on-one.

After all, Bowen is the first defense. In addition to being dirty, his own defensive ability is also very strong. The candy-style defense makes the opponent very uncomfortable.

Kobe's probing failed to disrupt Bowen's defensive rhythm, and the subsequent breakthrough was also blocked by Bowen and Barry, who forcibly failed to make a shot.

Duncan struggled to accept the backcourt rebound.

(End of this chapter)