The world of basketball

Chapter 67 Playoffs

"CCTV, CCTV, welcome to the first round of the NBA playoffs between the Spurs and the Lakers. I am Yu Jia. I am very happy to invite Mr. Zhang Weiping to watch the game with you." Yu Jia is very popular in the Central Five a narrator.

"Mr. Zhang, this year the Lakers, especially in the first half, exposed a lot of problems, but they signed DeRozan and old boxing champion Tyson Chandler. They actually reached the sixth place in the Western Conference, and the Spurs can Entering the third place in the Western Conference is also a surprise to many people, who do you think has a better chance of winning when these two dark horses meet." Yu Jia asked.

The fans in front of the TV rolled their eyes: Nonsense?If the old man Zhang Weiping chooses, it must be the Lakers. Is it possible that the old man known as Weiping Bryant will not choose the Lakers?

may!

"I think the Spurs have a better chance of winning." Zhang Weiping said, "The Spurs have won a lot."

"No hurry, just take your time." Yu Jia also respected Mr. Wei Ping.

"First of all, Popovich knows James very well. He knows how to limit James, such as the 14 finals." Mr. Wei Ping said: "Of course, many years have passed, and James' style of play has also changed, but I think Popovich should have a way to limit James."

"The second is rhythm. The Lakers play fast-paced and play space." Wei Ping said: "But the Spurs play the twin towers and play inside. Of course, their outside offense is also good. Against fast-paced teams, the Spurs can often Limit their speed, slow down, and I think the Spurs have more control over the tempo."

"The third is defense. Needless to say, the Spurs' defense ranks fifth in the league. It is a very good defense. But the Lakers' defense ranks No. 20 in the league. It is already considered a downstream team. Although they have someone, Chandler, the interior defense has been enriched a lot, but Chandler will drag down their offense, and the Spurs' offensive system and defensive system are already very complete."

After Zhang Weiping listed these three points, the game also entered the entry stage.

Sure enough, the atmosphere of the playoffs is different, not only the mental state of the players is different, but the state of the fans is also different.

Listening to the cheers of the fans, feeling the fiery state of the fans, especially when Mu Xiaobei heard a sentence in Chinese when he entered the field: "Xiao Mu Niubi!"

These are all great encouragements to Mu Xiaobei.

The two sides jumped the ball, Mu Xiaobei pressed the old boxing champion, and put the ball into Kuzma's hands, and Kuzma handed the ball to Mudiay for the half-court organization.

The Spurs are still the regular starting lineup-Mudiay, Walker, Kuzma, Aldridge, Mu Xiaobei.

The Lakers lineup is-Ball, DeRozan, Ingram, James, Chandler.

Ade's back was against Lao Zhan. Although Ade was a bit unable to keep up with the strength against the above, his height and wingspan were enough, but Ade did not make a shot.

Kuzma made an air cut, Adelaide passed the ball to Kuzma, and Ingram was firmly blocked by Mudiay, Ball was half a step slower, and Kuzma made an air cut layup.

In many cases, the defensive end of a team cannot be changed by one person.

Chandler, even the old Chandler's ability on the defensive end is beyond doubt.

But Chandler's lateral movement speed, assist defense speed, and jumping height are not as strong as when he was young. He relies more on experience and judges to bring pressure to offensive players.

Looking at this starting lineup, the defensive ability should be good. The tall Ball and DeRozan's defense have never been short boards. Ingram is tall and long. Dele.

But the Lakers' defense ranks No. 20 in the league-this is an indisputable fact, especially Kuzma's air-cut layup just now, it was easy to cut in, and it was empty after entering the inside.

Of course, this was also due to Mu Xiaobei pulling the old boxing champion beyond the three-point line.

In the offensive round of the Lakers, Brother Qiu received the ball and dribbled it halfway to Lao Zhan, who was stuck on Kuzma on the left waist.

James observed the positioning of his teammates, dribbled the ball back, once, twice, turned around suddenly, and threw Kuzma away.

James' move is still so fast. Although he is 34 years old, he is still very fast. It is the moment of turning around. Everyone knows that James is going to turn around, but no one can prevent it. It is really too fast.

After turning around, James got to the bottom line, Mu Xiaobei's help defense was timely, and Adelaide also switched to Chandler's side, but just taking advantage of this gap, James handed the ball to Chandler, and Chandler directly forced Dunk!
Popovich yelled loudly outside the court: "Don't help defend, don't help defend! Kyle remember how I told you to defend, don't make mistakes!"

"Good shot, James turned around and retreated so fast." Yu Jia said.

"Hey, it's really fast." Wei Ping agreed.

Mu Xiaobei set up a pick-and-roll for Mudiay in the high position, Mudiay went to the basket and Mu Xiaobei chose to cut outside, depending on whether Chandler threw himself outside or shrunk inside.

Mudiay passed the ball back to Mu Xiaobei. Sure enough, Chandler chose to attack the outside line. Mu Xiaobei's three-pointer could not be missed no matter what.

However, it was still the same tactic, Mudiay blocked a step ahead of the baseline, Kuzma made an air cut from the baseline, Ingram was blocked, and Mu Xiaobei passed the ball in time.

Kuzma catches the ball and makes a layup.

"Good shot, this tactic is great, just let Mu Xiaobei slip out, just to see if Chandler comes out or goes in, if you come out, then your inside lane will be empty, and my men can break through to the basket for an air cut That's fine, if you go in, Mu Xiaobei will shoot a three-pointer directly." Zhang Weiping said.

For the Lakers' ball rights, James still requires the waist position. Kuzma chose to defend halfway around the front. Brother Ball hesitated to give the ball, but in the end he still didn't give it to James.

Ingram ran up, received the ball and dribbled twice, did not shake off Adelaide, and then took a step back and made a fallback jumper.

Bang——

Hitting the iron, Mu Xiaobei protected the rebound.

Ingram's shooting percentage is much higher than last season, but overall it is still not a very efficient scoring defense, mainly because his singles will stagnate the Lakers' offense.

A bit slow.

Still playing pick-and-roll, Mu Xiaobei mentioned that the high position made a cover for Mudiay, but this time it was not the old boxing champion, but Ingram came to defend, while James defended Kuzma, and the old boxing champion went to defend Alderman.

Mu Xiaobei received the ball from a high position, but this time the Lakers had a defensive barrier on the inside, and no one went to cut.

Ingram has long arms and long legs, but the confrontation is really a bit weak. Even if he is stronger than last season, the confrontation is still a bit weak.

Mu Xiaobei dribbled with his back twice, suddenly turned forward and then caught a small throw with his left hand.

"Shua—" The ball was hollowed into the pocket.

　I'm sorry, I'm really, really sorry everyone, I didn't realize until now that the All-Stars are selected by the captain, I'm really, really sorry.

　　Wow, I'm really sorry for making such a low-level mistake.

　　sorry Sorry!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)