The world of basketball

Chapter 74
Pick and roll, roll, pass, rebound, help defense, block.

Mu Xiaobei is now like a blue-collar center, doing most of the work that the fifth position should complete except for his own finishing.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, Mu Xiaobei had already scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. I don't know how he got these numbers, it seemed like he got them slowly.

Yes, slowly, slow down, and finish your work bit by bit.

The Spurs scored 60.00 points with 36% four-point shooting in the first quarter. Friends, 60.00% four-point shooting, but only scored 12 points in 36 minutes. You can imagine how slow the Spurs' game rhythm is.

And the Lakers' shooting percentage is not low, 50.00% six, which is usually a good shooting percentage, but they only scored 28 points, and now they are still eight points behind the Spurs at the beginning of the second quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Mu Xiaobei didn't play, and now Adelaide is playing at the fifth position.

Adelaide is not good at playing against those types of insiders such as Dabaibian, Zhuangshen, etc., but he is very suitable for playing against McGee's type of insiders.

McGee lacks strength in the lower body, coupled with a high center of gravity, he is not good at defending low positions. This is well known, but to what extent is he not good at it?

Ade just chiseled a few times in the low post, and when he turned around, he saw the basket directly, and then hit the board.

And McGee has already paid for two fouls. There is no way, he likes to dance too much, and he can be easily shaken.

During the 4 minutes, Alder played consecutive singles inside the Lakers, taking whatever he wanted. Only 4 minutes later in the second quarter, the Spurs had already led by [-] points, and Walton immediately requested a timeout.

After a timeout, the Spurs replaced Mu Xiaobei, Jeremy Lin, Kuzma, Bullock, Mudiay, and Gasol.The Lakers quickly brought up James, Chandler and Ball replaced Rondo, McGee and Stephenson.

James dribbled the ball twice in a row. After a sudden acceleration, he didn't shake off Kuzma. He could only hold Kuzma from the waist and missed a throw. Mu Xiaobei protected the rebound and returned it to Jeremy Lin.

Bull horn tactic is a tactic that Mu Xiaobei used a lot in the Lakers, because Mu Xiaobei has three points and McGee has impact. Its connotation is all kinds of pick-and-rolls. Played countless off-ball pick-and-rolls, cross-screens and cuts.

And now the Spurs have started to use this tactic. The difference is that Mu Xiaobei used to play an outside cut role before, but now he has played a downside role.

Ade and Mu Xiaobei stand on the outside line to cover for Jeremy Lin at a high position. Jeremy Lin walks to the left and Mu Xiaobei picks and rolls. Mu Xiaobei follows Jeremy Lin step by step.

Mu Xiaobei held the ball and formed a dislocation, with his back facing Ball, and the others opened up to give Mu Xiaobei enough space to play low. He is not at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, after turning around, Mu Xiaobei used his height to score a small toss-up and hit the board. The ball swiped around the basket and still scored. The Spurs' lead had already reached [-] points.

DeRozan holds the ball at the top of the arc, and the top of the arc is not DeRozan's sweet spot for singles. He prefers to play singles at a 45-degree angle on the right side, and the first two steps of that position are his sweet spot for shooting.

Then Chandler's pick-and-roll, DeRozan hit the basket with one step, Mu Xiaobei shrinks, counting DeRozan's steps, when DeRozan takes the third step, Mu Xiaobei jumps high and prepares to block the shot DeRozan's ball.

But DeRozan suddenly changed hands, the ball changed from his right hand to his left hand, and he hit a layup with a pull bar.

but!

The falling DeRozan didn't stand up when the Spurs served the ball. He fell to the ground, clutching his ankle in pain, and rolling from side to side.

Upon seeing this, James quickly fouled and the game entered a timeout.

Just 1 minute after returning from a timeout, the No. [-] head star of the Lakers was injured. The referee watched the video to see what was going on, and DeRozan's injury also cast a haze on everyone's hearts.

Especially for the Lakers, DeRozan's incomprehensible performance in the last game is obvious to all. Without DeRozan and only looking at James, can the Lakers still make great strides in a good situation?

The scene just now was played back continuously in slow motion on the big screen. It was obvious that DeRozan accidentally landed on teammate Ingram's foot when pulling the bar, and twisted his ankle.

Now DeRozan can walk around with a limp. It seems that the injury is not very serious, but the Lakers still dare not let DeRozan return to the court easily, but mix him back to the locker room for further examination .

This seems very strange. We can always see this kind of scene when we play basketball, especially when we play wild ball on outdoor courts. One person lays up on another person's feet, and then that person falls to the ground Ankle.

It was really painful, but generally it should be nothing serious, just a sprained ankle.

And this kind of situation is rarely seen in the NBA, and if it is a sprained foot, relying on their physical fitness to walk a few times, it is generally enough to deal with it on the sidelines. It is not as serious as DeRozan today.

Oh, sorry, except for Pachulia's "accidental" behavior in the 17 Western Conference Finals.

And he was accidentally injured by his teammates.

After DeRozan left the court, the Lakers seemed to have lost their souls. They made consecutive mistakes on the offensive end. Those mistakes made the Spurs, who rarely played fast breaks, feel sorry for them if they didn't play fast breaks.

On the defensive end, they lost the concentration and intensity of the first game. Except for the old boxing champions Chandler and Hart, everyone on the court, including James, seemed to not know how to play.

But this is the second quarter, and the second quarter has just started less than half a quarter, the Lakers seem to have given up resistance.

Soon, at the end of the second quarter, the Spurs led the Lakers by 21 points into the second half.

During the half-time break, the Spurs generals did not feel a sense of relief. It was just the result of the first 24 minutes, and the next 24 minutes is still unknown.

"Los Angeles is a team that chases points very quickly. Even if we lead a lot, we can't take it lightly. We should still stay focused in the second half." Popovich exhorted.

Well, Popovich was wrong.

The Lakers still had no desire to chase points in the second half. Mu Xiaobei was replaced by Popovich after 5 minutes in the third quarter. Without him, there is no need to play. It is better to replace the main force to prevent injury.

The sudden collapse of the Lakers has a certain relationship with DeRozan's sudden injury. The entire Lakers team seems to have something on their minds, while the Spurs played steadily and easily defended their home court, beating the Lakers 128:108.

Mu Xiaobei performed well in the game, scoring 29 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks. Although he took fewer shots, he scored more points.

See you next time, Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)