The world of basketball

Chapter 68 Defense Methods
Although the Spurs are in control, the Lakers' offense is still open. This starts with the two sides entering the rotation stage after playing 6 minutes in the first quarter.

The Spurs' offense was fine. After the old boxing champion left, Mu Xiaobei and Adelaide became more unscrupulous in rampaging inside the Lakers. Although James and Ingram would always come to help defend, McGee was indeed a little weaker in confrontation.

Whether Mu Xiaobei hits McGee with his back, or Adelaide hits Ingram with his back, they can get good results.

However, McGee's continuous pick-and-roll runs exhausted Mu Xiaobei's defense, and Ingram's baseline cuts and catch-and-shoot mid-range shots felt hot today.

Hart has made four of five three-pointers, James also hit two three-pointers, and Brother Qiu also scored a three-pointer.

The Spurs put pressure on the perimeter. The Spurs have also mastered the rhythm of the court, and the pace of the game has slowed down, but the Lakers' offense is really able to score every time.

Therefore, relying on the performance of the Spurs Twin Towers, instead of opening the score, the Spurs ended the first quarter and trailed by two points 34:36.

"Hey Mu, you just stay at the basket and don't move, Kyle, you are responsible for defending LeBron, and the three of you, no matter how they pick and roll, they always change, and when they get to the basket, Mu will help you defend." Popovich said.

During the intermission, Popovich pointed out many things that the Spurs did not do well, and also proposed ways to limit the Lakers.

In the second quarter, the two sides played, Qiu Ge held the ball, McGee gave Qiu Ge a pick-and-roll, Mu Xiaobei shrank under the basket and did not pounce.

Brother Qiu glanced at him and thought: who do you look down on?

Then a snipe, "Shua——"

The ball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers scored another three points.

Mu Xiaobei spread his hands towards Popovich, as if to say: "Look, you will lose points if you don't make a pounce."

Popovich nodded firmly, conveying the signal that it's okay to defend like that.

Brother Qiu's three-pointers this season have come to 40.00%, and last season his data was 30.00%.

That is to say, Brother Qiu's three-pointer has become a very reliable weapon for him instead of a shortcoming. His height is enough to support him, but he rarely chooses irrational shots.

When Mu Xiaobei received the ball, he still hit McGee.

Now it seems that Mu Xiaobei's beating McGee has formed a fixed process, back to the body once, twice, turn around, raise his hand to make a fake shot to shake McGee, take a step to the left, take off with both feet, and gently push the ball pick in.

On the other side, the Lakers attacked, Ball handed the ball to Hart, McGee was still a pick-and-roll, Hart dribbled a step, Mu Xiaobei still didn't pounce, Hart directly made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Hart made another three-pointer and the Lakers led by six points.

"Beep—" The Spurs requested a timeout.

Two minutes into the second quarter, the Spurs called a timeout.

"The game between the two sides was really good. It was really rare for the Lakers to withstand the pressure at the beginning of the second quarter when James and DeRozan were not there." Yu Jia said.

"Popovich also faces a problem, whether to go up or not to be strong. The Lakers' Hart, Ball, DeRozan and even James all have the ability to move directly through the pick-and-roll." Zhang Weiping said.

"You still don't jump up, Mu, but the guy who is blocked, if there is a pick and roll, you just let it go or go through it, try to interfere with the shot, okay? Keep your spirits up guys, this is the playoffs, we're out Just go home! Hey, cheer up!" Popovich cheered for his disciples.

The Spurs kick off.

Jeremy Lin dribbled through the half court in a leisurely manner. It is not a good choice to play a pick-and-roll when there is McGee, because McGee can keep up. Jeremy Lin handed the ball to Adelaide who was stuck for a long time.

Alder received the ball, put his back against Ingram, chiseled his back twice with his not-so-full buttocks, then turned around and hit a jumper.

Brother Qiu dribbled the ball, McGee came up to do the pick-and-roll, Mu Xiaobei still shrunk down, and Jeremy Lin chose to bypass the defense, and it happened that when Brother Qiu took off, he felt that his outstretched hand interfered with Brother Qiu's sight, Brother Qiu A three-pointer hit the iron, and Adelaide protected the rebound.

Few people can dribble a pick-and-roll and pull up a three-pointer without adjusting and still hit a high percentage, even in a league like the NBA.

When bypassing the cover to defend and interfere, it is the time for the players to adjust, and when the players are adjusted, the defense will keep up.

As the game progressed, the Spurs still failed to allow the Lakers to successfully counterattack, and the Lakers replaced James and DeRozan, but the efficiency of the offensive position began to decline.

As for the Spurs, Aldridge has fully opened up. No matter who comes on the offensive end, it will not work well. Chandler will be misplaced when he comes to Mu Xiaobei. If Chandler does not come, Aldridge will be misplaced. Misplacement, all kinds of single food.

Turning back and jumping back, throwing shots that break through the frame, footsteps under the basket, etc., Adelaide used his own offensive methods to clearly arrange Ingram McGee and James on the defensive end.

Adelaide is a very good [-]th position, but he is definitely not suitable for playing the [-]th position. He is very similar to Love, he does not like confrontation, and the [-]th position who does not like confrontation is not a good [-]th position.

So when Mu Xiaobei left the game and Adelaide was on top of the fifth position, Adelaide was always in a slump, so at this time the old Gasol was reactivated by Popovich.

Gasol, who still has two years left on his contract, came to the Spurs to serve as a mentor for these young people, but now he averages 7 and [-] minutes per game and is a very important rotation player.

Although Gasol is very old, he is handsome, um, no, but he still has fuel in the fuel tank, and he can also bring good help to the team on the court.

At this stage, Mu Xiaobei is off to rest, and Gasol is playing against Chandler. The two veterans are fighting each other fiercely, and neither can score, but Gasol is equivalent to another organizer on the offensive end.

His coping ability has found many good opportunities for the team. Although some of them have not been directly converted into Gasol's assist data, this veteran is still happy to shine for the team.

The Spurs chased the score after round after round, and opened up the gap after round after round.

The hot feeling is contagious, and the cold feeling is also contagious.

The Lakers in the first quarter and even the first half of the second quarter, I don't know who brought them up, their offense feels hot, like a big fire.

But after 2 minutes of the second quarter, it was as if someone poured a pot of water on the fire and extinguished the fire. The Lakers' feel became cold, and even the whole team felt cold.

At the end of the second quarter, the Spurs led by eight points 64:56.

The Spurs scored [-] points in the second quarter, and Adelaide scored [-] points alone. The Lakers only scored [-] points in the second quarter, most of which were James, and DeRozan hit the basket to score.

But if these two people are allowed to play like this, how much energy do they have left in the fourth quarter?
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