New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 352 The Lakers Are Not Defenseless
The Spurs' defense is not afraid of three-pointers. On the contrary, if only the team with the advantage of the outside line can't play much threat in front of them.

It's not just that Simpkins has top perimeter defense ability, the Spurs now have a high level of defense at all four positions.

In addition, their height generally has an advantage in matchups, so there is almost no other team in the league with the strongest perimeter defense ability that can shake the Spurs.

The Lakers' ability to hit a three-pointer is not the beginning of a comeback, because the opponent's ability to adjust is very strong.And so far they can only adopt the tactics of letting Simpkins let others go.

And if they want to recover the score, they can only let Simpkins play within the three-point line, otherwise the three-pointer of the "mechanical killer" is also terrible.

This goal was also after a crossover, and the Spurs still had no chance on the outside.Zhang Yi didn't simply switch over to mark, he now wanted to use his own defense in exchange for the opponent's mistakes.

Raj's overall view is not outstanding, which also caused him to be promoted from the first position to the second and third positions when he played for the Celtics.He didn't return to the point guard position until the Spurs.

Although his scoring ability and defense are excellent, this cannot hide the shortcomings of not being a qualified point guard.This ball is also an opportunity to find a position other than Simpkins.

Even though the Lakers are already clearly defending others and letting go of Simpkins, he still naively thinks that he can find opportunities for his teammates...

It's just that when he passed the ball, he didn't notice that Zhang Yi had moved ahead of time to steal, and still passed a low flat ball to cut to Felton, who was moving towards the basket.

"Oh, this is a suicide pass!" The first reaction of the on-site commentator after seeing Raj's action was that the ball had to be intercepted.Because it is not someone else who is waiting for a rabbit, but Zhang Yi, who has long arms and quick responses.

Sure enough, as the commentary mentioned, the suicide pass was intercepted instantly by Zhang Yi who rushed over from the middle.And after getting the ball, he immediately turned around and rushed to the frontcourt.

The Lakers' counterattacks are always lightning fast and deadly.Opponents better not let them play this kind of offense, or they will soon learn what it is like to lose.

The same is true for this ball. Zhang Yi rushed forward quickly. Even if Raj is the No. [-] player, if it is pure speed and explosive power, he is far inferior to Zhang Yi.

In the blink of an eye, amidst the exclamation of the audience, Zhang Yi was like a god coming, striding into the basket, and then flew up from the side, gliding in the air and scoring 2 points!
The only defender who caught up behind him was Raj who made a mistake, but facing an opponent with two legs that seemed to be equipped with motors, he really had nothing to do.

If it weren't for Zhang Yi's defense, the Spurs would have played an air cut tactic at other positions.It is really a reality to say that the Lakers' defensive strength is almost equal to zero.

Putting these people together, there are only two possibilities, either beat and cry the opponent, or be beaten and cried by the opponent!
Now with a three-pointer and a defensive counterattack dunk, the situation is gradually tilting towards the Lakers.It's just that the Spurs haven't had a real problem yet.

At least now Simpkins turned around and scored a jumper again after regaining his chance.His mid-range can be said to be the most stable benchmark among active players.

I think he was even selected by the league as a shooting template in the promotional video because of the standard of action.This was still Simpkins' first year of debut.

No one thought that Simpkins, who might become a pure pitcher, would grow into the league's most offensive and defensive super all-around player.

The Lakers continued to play a smooth offense.Although it was not a three-pointer this time, it caused a defensive foul by the Spurs. Three additional free throws were made, and the point difference was further narrowed.

The Spurs also called a timeout after the ball.In fact, the problem did not appear on defense. The offense of this Lakers team is indeed strong.It's just that their biggest problem is that they haven't played the offense they are good at.

Raj's mistakes are an obvious example. When the opponent's defensive strength is not high, this is exactly when they are in an offensive state. If they blindly rely on Simpkins' personal ability, once his offense misfires, the entire The Spurs' offense was over.

Because Simpkins also discovered a problem, that is, the Lakers still have a hidden advantage.That is the rebounding ability of the inside Wally!
If a team with poor defense does not have a frame protector, then the game cannot be played at all.The reason why Wacker dared to use such a few defensive colanders was because he believed in Wacker's ability to protect the frame.

The Spurs are also aware of this problem.They're also a second-chance team no matter what the circumstances, and losing a rebound isn't a favorable situation.

So after returning to the court, they also switched back to the high center to increase the offensive ability and rebounding ability at the basket.

Now that the opponent has changed, Wacker naturally did not dare to neglect, and immediately replaced the power forward position with a blue-collar player who is not low and has a certain ability to hit the basket.

This change is also a test of the players' understanding of the game.It's just that the Spurs' point guard has not changed, which means that change is not his strong point.

On the first attack back from the timeout, he habitually hit Simpkins.Because in his opinion, if he passed it to others, he would probably become a sinner again and be intercepted by Zhang Yi.

It's almost stupid thinking on a superteam.But Raj is a player with obvious advantages and disadvantages.

If it wasn't for the Spurs' need for his defensive ability, it would still be possible to put him at the forward position.Now, although he tried his best to give full play to his strengths, his corresponding shortcomings were infinitely magnified.

Because it is predicted that this attack will find Simpkins.When the opponent's position was not good, Zhang Yi decisively rushed over and chose to double-team.

No matter how strong Simpkins' personal strength is.But he caught the ball at a bad time, or even when he was not ready, and he didn't have a chance to shoot at all.

Zhang Yi and Robert directly killed him, and then lost consciousness in the blink of an eye, the opponent immediately reached out to grab the ball.

At this time, the rest of the Spurs came to help, but Zhang Yi and Simpkins had already hugged the ball and fell to the ground at the same time.Of course, the referee immediately blew the whistle and scrambled for the ball!

Simpkins was really going crazy, because a second ago he was still signaling Raj to pass to the inside, and then asked the center to support the organization.As a result, the ball was still passed to him in the next second. With such a point guard, how good-tempered the boss of the team can bear it! ?
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