full court guidance

Chapter 148 The burning desire to win
Before the game, the media predicted that the winning rate of the two sides would be [-]-[-]. The Spurs still have the home court advantage, and the hope of advancing is slightly higher.

After the Game [-] win, the Al-Quds media cheered, saying Popovich had found a way to deal with Late and his Warriors.

There are even media ridicules, saying that they dare not take responsibility for being late at critical moments, dare not choose to shoot under the defense of the Spurs, lack the desire to win, and hand the ball to unreliable teammates.

The Al-Quds Media really didn't blame them for being late. Compared with those black players who couldn't change their destiny apart from basketball, their desire to win was indeed far worse than others.

After being in the NBA for more than two years, many professionals believe that the ability to be late has not been fully utilized. The reason for all this is because of his character. He plays too much in a team, and he doesn't care much about his own data. When his teammates are in good shape, he is also happy to share the ball.

It is lucky for other players to have such a boss, because it is easy to play brilliant statistics and get bigger contracts.

But some people don't think it's right to be late.

For example, some people on the domestic Internet yelled at being late: "Being late is a big bastard. He will only protect his own shooting percentage. He is unreliable at critical moments. A person like him is not worthy of being the boss of the team. He is just a functional player. The world overestimated him."

Well, there are not a few fans who are glass-hearted and extremely narrow-minded.

Some of them may not like the late style of play, and some may like to watch the flying dunks, but there is no doubt that the late style of play just does not please them.

Even if he scored 34+ per game late, in the eyes of these people, it is just a stat brush.

Anyway, the king of mouth is strong, I can do it.

No matter how well you do it, there will always be people who will find fault with your eggs.

Anyway, I just don't like you, so it's only natural for me to hate you.

Recently, there has also been a wave of latecomers on SNS in the United States, saying that his average of 34+ per game is all brushed out, which is far worse than Kobe's average of 35+ per game last season.

Last season, Kobe averaged 27+ shots per game, with a shooting percentage of just over 45%. In the eyes of these people, it is more efficient than being late with a shooting percentage of more than 50%.

Especially after losing to the Spurs in the away game, this unhealthy trend became even more severe.

There are people everywhere who say that the level of being late is not good enough. It is good luck to play in the NBA. His physical fitness of the yellow race will soon decline from his peak period. The Warriors will regret it by then.

Tate has always been a very rational person and never does impulsive things, but the blatant remarks on SNS in the United States that discriminate against Tate's yellow race identity still angered Tate.

When he was interviewed by the media before the game, his late arrival didn't express anything about the current unhealthy trend in the media. It seemed that he didn't know the recent comments on the Internet at all.

Popovich once again emphasized the team's tactics before the game: "Remember the way we played when we beat the Warriors in the last game, Parker, you have to keep up with him at all times, even at the expense of physical strength. Once he holds the ball After halftime, the wing players should pay attention to double-teaming at any time. Tim, you must hold the inside and don't give Milicic any chance. As long as we can limit the number of late shots, we have a great hope of winning. Once we get a chance on the offensive end , don’t hesitate, I allow you to shoot from any position, and other players must pay attention to hitting the basket and competing for offensive rebounds.”

For the Warriors, Old Nelson made some fine-tuning of the tactics of the last game: "Guys, cheer up, don't pay attention to those nonsense remarks outside the court, follow our usual training, try to choose outside Take a shot, Darko, you have to try to pull Duncan out from the center position, don't give him a chance to shoot in the middle and short range. It doesn't matter if you can't watch him on the defensive end, we can get it back on the offensive end, Pay attention to the rhythm, don't follow the rhythm of the Spurs, play our fast pace, GDP is old, they can't last long."

After the old Nelson finished speaking, he was late and said, "Coach, can I say a few words?"

The boss of the team wanted to speak, and Old Nelson would naturally not stop him.

On the contrary, he is very happy, which proves that Dudu is willing to take the responsibility of the team on his shoulders.

In fact, being late is not because he is unwilling to take responsibility for the team, but because he feels that his teammates are trustworthy and he is more willing to give them a chance to perform.

"Brothers..." He glanced around at the teammates around him, and turned his long speech into a short sentence, "Don't have distracting thoughts, go boldly and attack, everything is mine."

At 2 o'clock in the evening, the Spurs' G[-] game against the Warriors at home officially started.

Dakomilicic got the start and won with a bounced ball.

The ball was allocated to Harrington, who chose to pass the ball directly to the late.

As expected, the Spurs' defensive tactics have not changed. Parker posted it almost immediately, and Ginobili was watching.

He was not afraid of being late, he glanced at the positions of his teammates, and suddenly dribbled faster.

He has a height advantage in front of Parker, and his confrontation ability is also stronger, squeezing Parker's defense.

Ginobili immediately gave up Roy and rushed over.

The Spurs' defensive ability is very strong. When Ginobili came over to double-team, he intentionally or unintentionally blocked the route of the late pass.

But Roy is not a dead man, and immediately ran to find his three-point shooting hotspot-the position at a 45-degree angle on the left and right sides.

The Spurs have also studied him. Seeing him run to the right at a 45-degree angle, Finley immediately filled the position.

Late changed hands and dribbled the ball behind his back, and suddenly turned 180 degrees. Ginobili rushed over and was surprised to find that the ball in Late's hand was gone.

"Roy!"

Ginobili yelled to remind his teammates, and at the same time looked over to Roy.

Sure enough, Roy had already received the ball. He made a fake shot from outside the three-point line, bent down and lowered his head to drive the ball through, and with the speed of obviously winning a cut, he ate Finley and rushed to the basket.

Duncan chose to move his feet to block Roy's breakthrough route, and cooperated with Finley who was catching up to double-team.

Roy grew up very fast. In a team that was willing to share the ball, the training he received was far beyond that of other rookies. The old Nelson was also very patient and arranged several tactics for him on the offensive end.

Before the two double-teams came, Roy scored the ball.

Harrington caught the ball and raised his hand for a mid-range shot.

Spurs center Francisco - Elson to keep up, slightly affected Harrington's shot.

But Harrington immediately changed his actions and passed the ball to Milicic in the air.

Milicic takes the ball and takes a deep breath.

Today's game is equally important to him, because his performance in the regular season was not stable enough, and Milicic also took on a lot of pressure, especially when he played against Duncan in the last game, his offensive and defensive statistics were completely blown by Duncan , which gave Milicic a lot of self-doubt.

During those two seasons with the Pistons, Milicic became a very sensitive person.

If he encounters a little problem, he may fall into a quagmire.

what should I do?
Fake under the basket, rely on Duncan to use his body contact to widen the distance and hook?

Or use face-up play, relying on the advantage of bouncing, directly destroy Duncan's defense?
In just an instant, several choices flooded into Milicic's mind.

But he has no confidence at all. After all, Duncan is one of the strongest insiders in the league and a historical power forward.

But Milicic feels that he is just an ordinary player who can barely gain a foothold in the league, and the strength gap between the two is too great.

What if the ball is missed?
What should I do if Duncan stops me?
After hesitating a few times with the ball, Milicic failed to make a move and was stuck by Duncan.

Milicic's skills are actually very comprehensive, but his back-up ability is not top-notch, and he has completely lost the initiative at this time.

Seeing Duncan's dark face, Milicic was scared.

He chose to turn around and pass the ball, and gave it to the late who came to meet him.

The Warriors' tactics on the offensive end are very flexible. There will never be a situation where a certain player holds the ball and plays alone, while other players stand in a fixed position and wait for the ball.

When he is late and without the ball, he often uses his teammates to move - this is the privilege given to him by the old Nelson. He can choose to go to the position he wants at any time.

Old Nelson on the sidelines folded his arms and looked a little anxious.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the game, the Spurs' defense was so tight, which greatly affected the Warriors' offense.

As soon as Late received the ball, Finley's double-team came.

Before the two double-teamed in place, Late chose to pass again and Hill got the ball.

At this time, the veteran played the role of Dinghaishenzhen, and he shot immediately after receiving the ball.

At this time, Ginobili's supplementary defense was still a little bit worse, and his interference with Hill was very limited.

Hill's opportunity came out here, which is a problem that the Spurs will inevitably face if they double-team late regardless of the consequences.

It's a pity that Hill still doesn't seem to be in a good state today, and the ball hit the front of the basket directly.

Harrington struggled to jump up, but Duncan's long arm got ahead of him, and the Spurs took off the defensive rebound.

The Warriors failed on the first attack in the opening game, which cast a shadow over the team.

On the side of the ESPN commentary seat, Scottie Pippen immediately opened black: "It is obvious that he is not ready for being late. If it is Michael (Jordan), he will never give the power of the first offense to his teammates. He will use it. The most vicious way is to destroy the opponent's defense. But he was afraid of taking responsibility for being late, and he knew that his teammates didn't feel good, so he still gave the ball to his teammates."

Van Gundy immediately retorted: "The Spurs' defensive strategy is obvious. Just like the previous game, they double-teamed late regardless of the consequences. The Pistons used this tactic to limit Jordan. Is it an individual or even a three or four guy defense forcing a shot?"

(End of this chapter)