The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 49, Your Peach.

"Oh, Charles, I read that right, this rookie hit two 2-pointers in a row?" Kenny Smith applauded and laughed.

"It's unbelievable. This rookie changed his shooting posture, and it seems to be very effective. Let's see if Popovich will make targeted adjustments." Barkley also opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Xue Ding was too hesitant outside the three-point line in previous games, and his shooting percentage also proved that he really didn't have much three-point range.

Xue Ding's adjustment today really surprised fans and commentators.

However, somewhat unexpectedly, Xue Ding was replaced after this timeout.

It was Steve Blake who replaced Xue Ding!
Xue Ding was not dissatisfied with being replaced. He is still a rookie and everything has to be arranged by the head coach.

The head coach was worried that Xue Ding would be dissatisfied, so he specially explained: "Xue, your performance is very good, but Popovich will not give you a three-pointer so easily, we have to change their deployment, And the rest of the rotation will give you control."

"OK." Xue Ding said calmly.

He walked back to the bench with Oden, talking and laughing. .

McMillan looked at Xue Ding's attitude and nodded.

This rookie is different from the rookies he has come into contact with before. He has been very surprised by Xue Ding's maturity.

Especially Xinxing, the attitude of not fighting or grabbing, has a clear understanding of his own strength, and he can also deal with teammates in the locker room.

Xue Ding's performance was different from other rookies. He didn't look like a freshman who just came out of school. On the contrary, McMillan sometimes felt that he was communicating with his peers.

McMillan sometimes felt that Xue Ding was very similar to James.

This is a personality that is born to be a superstar!
After the timeout, with Ginobili playing, the Spurs began to recover the score. Popovich's tactical adjustments were very targeted and strengthened the perimeter defense.

Xue Ding off the court also saw the Spurs' classic tactics.

When the Spurs cooperate with three players on the strong side with the ball, the two players on the off-ball side perform an off-ball screen.

Ginobili scored two 2-pointers with this famous "Hammer Series" tactic.

In this era when three-pointers are not mainstream, 3-pointers are indeed not the first choice for chasing points, but in fact, if they are accurate, they are indeed the fastest way to chase points.

After the Spurs tied the score, the two sides started a new round of tug-of-war.

The tug-of-war is to fight each other.

After hitting each other, the head coaches of the two teams decided to play inside.

The main insider of the Blazers is Aldridge.

Aldridge faced Duncan's defense a little bit hard.

Adelaide frequently made jump shots from the outside.

Aldridge's mid-range shooting rate is as high as 46%, which seems to be very accurate, but Duncan and Bonner can't stand the way of attacking from a place closer to the basket.

Duncan and Bonner made an inside pass and hit a 76% inside offensive shooting percentage.

The Blazers started at a disadvantage.

Xue Ding also saw the Spurs' tactics in this game.

The core idea of ​​the Spurs offense is to create and exploit matchup advantages.

Xue Ding also remembers the time when the Spurs were at the peak of the giants, relying on the inside and killing, that is, using the star ability to take advantage of the matchup advantage to dominate the game.

In fact, they used to be similar to the Heat, Thunder, and Warriors in the future, but the rhythm was different, and the games at that time were dull.

The Spurs have an inside line and are in a transition period. In order to maximize the advantage of positional warfare, the Spurs are unwilling to speed up.

Although some overall alliances are showing signs of speeding up, the efficiency of the inside line also makes Popo unwilling to blindly follow the mainstream of the alliance.

After Duncan gradually aged, the Spurs slowly lost their original advantages.

A few years ago, after Parker and Manu's perimeter-led attempts, Popo began to realize that although Parker and Manu are more than destructive, they are also very limited. Parker's shooting range determines that he cannot open space. , and Manu's stability is also a headache.

This year's Spurs are a little different.

Conventional mode: The ball holder tries to create dislocation through pick and roll, while the off-ball player creates defensive dislocation by moving around the pile, and the person does not stick to the ball non-stop, and so on, until there is a matchup advantage (dislocation) or defensive dislocation ( vacancy).

Single-core attack mode: The main attack point (usually Parker/Manu, and now occasionally Dior) holds the ball to attack and tear up the defensive formation, and cooperate with the regular mode of off-ball movement to divide the ball according to the situation.

Dual-core mode: Usually, when Manu and Parker are on the field at the same time, the lethality is stronger, and the intention is to compress the opponent's formation.

In short, the core of the Spurs' tactics is to rely on tactics, use the movement of people to create a matchup advantage, and use the movement of the ball to take advantage of this advantage.

The Spurs' style of play is not complicated.

But the reason why it is so powerful is mainly in line with the actual situation of the Spurs-soft power is greater than hard power.

There are many international players with high golf quotient and dedication who have strict military discipline and strong execution ability.

The Popovich team has a strong ability to develop player characteristics, and all the lesser-known players under their team have distinctive characteristics and make the best use of them.

The Blazers obviously still look too young.

28:22.

The Blazers trailed by 6 points in the first quarter.

The game between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs did not see a strong offensive frenzy or a show of personal ability. Such a focus battle made the fans feel a little drowsy.

And it seems that Popovich and McMillan are also willing to see such a scene.

In the first quarter of the game, if the efficiency of the two teams was not bad, it would never be possible to score such a high score.

Everyone lowered the tempo very slowly, everyone dragged the tempo, the game seemed very slow, and the scene was quite dull.

The rhythm is too slow, the score can't catch up, the fans in the Rose Garden are very bored!
Almost more and more people are looking forward to Xue Ding's appearance, looking forward to this unique rookie coming up to bring the rhythm, at least let myself shout a few words.

After a while, many fans turned their attention to Xue Ding.

But at this time the fans discovered a very interesting thing.

Xue Ding on the bench was secretly looking at the cheerleading beauties.

Those small eyes, that furtive movement, the look of being afraid of being caught by others is too funny.

Rose Garden fans feel that their rookies are really enough.

There were sparse laughter at the scene.

Auden next to him saw that Xue Ding's attention was obviously fixed on something, and asked strangely: "Xue, what are you looking at?"

Xue Ding didn't look back, but poked Oden's arm with his elbow, and then muttered, "Greg, look, that peach."

Auden followed Xue Ding's gaze, swallowed and said, "That's your peach, I like the pumpkin next to it."

The two already had a tacit understanding of using fruit to describe some beautiful parts that aroused their interest.

(End of this chapter)