NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

In the duel at Tianwangshan, after Xiaojia jumped the ball, the game officially started.

Bryn Fox held the ball here, and after halftime, he also lobbed the ball to Xiaojia inside.

This is the most common opening tactic for the Spurs.

And after Xiaojia got the ball inside, Jokic's defensive strength also increased.

Four games have passed, and now the tactics of the two teams have all been figured out clearly.

So Jokic immediately improved his defense.

It was not so easy for Xiaojia to hit Jokic with his back.

So Xiaojia is also looking for opportunities to pass the ball.

But everyone else was strictly guarded, which made Xiaojia not find a chance to pass the ball.

So seeing that time was running out, Xiao Jia also turned around and shot the ball.

The ball crashed out of the basket, Anthony grabbed the rebound under the basket, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

The Spurs quickly returned to defense, but they were still not as quick as Chen Tianfei. Chen Tianfei made a layup and scored the ball.

"Chen Tian's layup scored two points, and the Lakers took the lead in scoring the first point of the game."

Chen Tian scored a layup, which also sounded the clarion call for the two teams to attack.

In turn, the Spurs attacked here, and Leonard, the core of the team, also stood up.

After continuous shaking, it has no effect.

Leonard also made a step-back and made a steady shot.

"Every time I see Leonard's shot, it's so standard, it's almost like a robot."

Leonard's mid-range shot scored the ball, which also increased the enthusiasm of the Spurs.

When the opponent's core scores, our core does not give way too much. This is the role of the core.

But in the following time, Chen Tian and Leonard did not attack again, but organized the rest of the team to score.

On the Lakers side, Jokic finally stood up in this game.

After getting the ball in the low post, facing Xiaojia's defense, he found his own rhythm with continuous backs, turned around and leaned back to score the ball.

"Jokic scored this goal, it seems that he is in good condition."

O'Neill, who was in the commentary booth, also said happily.

In fact, what O'Neal is most worried about is the feeling of other people on the Lakers side.

If this happens again in the last game, the Lakers will have no hope at all.

Fortunately, the Lakers are finally back to normal.

On the Spurs side, White also stood up.

In this Western Conference Finals, if you want to talk about the players among the two, who will surprise the fans the most.

There is no doubt that it is Derrick White.

This kid played perfectly in the first four games of the Western Conference Finals.

He has completely become the team's third scorer after Leonard and Gay.

As long as he is given the opportunity, he can seize it all.

This is also a surprise for the Spurs.

For White, Popovich liked it more and more when he stood on the sidelines.

This guy is simply a weakened version of Ginobili.

In terms of scoring, White and Ginobili should be evenly matched.

But in terms of stability, White can beat Ginobili by eight blocks.

You must know that since he coached the Spurs, no player has dared to change his tactics.

But Ginobili dared, not only dared, but Ginobili even had new tactics.

Popovich has a love/hate relationship with Ginobili.

But White's performance made Popovich very satisfied.

At least this stability on the court made Popovich smile in his heart.

On the court, White also used Xiaojia's cover to throw off the defensive mid-range shot and score steadily.

"Derrick White's performance is becoming more and more confident in this Western Conference Finals!"

"Popovich's training of newcomers can be said to be very powerful."

O'Neill in the commentary also said.

And Ginobili laughed.

Others can't see it, but as a Spurs player for 16 years, he really understands the thoughts of his mentor.

Needless to say, he just wanted White to be Parker or something.

Preferably just like Parker.

Because the Spurs now have a Leonard.

And the team's interior is very good, so he needs a good organizer.

As for the comparison between Fox and White, the gap between the two can be seen in this Western Conference Finals.

So no surprises, Popovich will definitely train White vigorously in the future.

In the game on the court, Gay and Anthony also broke out at this time.

Anthony scored a three-pointer from the outside.

Gay immediately hit Anthony with his back, turned around and made a layup and scored the ball.

"The starting players of both teams are in good condition!"

"This is the meaning of the core players Chen Tian and Leonard not attacking for the time being!"

"It's also a way for core players to preserve their strength."

On the inside, the fight between Jokic and Xiaojia started from the first minute of the game.

Because both of them are European players, they feel very delicate.

It's completely the kind of shot that can be pulled beyond the three-point line, and can assist teammates with the ball.

This is completely different from the style of American basketball.

American basketball advocates physical confrontation, so their centers generally don't have much shooting.

Even in American basketball, the center has always been a weakness.

The U.S. Dream Team can see that the 08 Olympics were DeWalt Howard and Chris Bosh.

Even after that, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Love, including McGee, all became players of the national team.

It is conceivable how bad the American center is.

To say that in the 80s and 90s, the centers of the United States were still very strong.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Admiral Robinson, Gorilla Ewing and others all have very strong offense in the paint.

But since 2000, the centers of the United States have completely sunk.

Back on the court, the first quarter of the two teams also reached the second half.

The two head coaches also started to make substitutions.

It's just that neither Chen Tian nor Leonard was replaced.

In fact, it is still possible to say whether Leonard's physical strength can play the whole game.

But by the fourth quarter, his efficiency may drop a lot.

In fact, Leonard has been exercising his physical strength this season.

So if you want to play the whole game, you can still do it.

But for him, it is necessary to ensure that he can win the game, so in the fourth quarter he will definitely have a confrontation with Chen Tianlai.

At that time, his physical strength will not be able to support it, which may be a big problem.

Popovich naturally knew it, but he still had no intention of replacing Leonard in the first quarter.

But the role players of both teams are in good form this time.

Especially for the Lakers, they finally let go of the downturn in the last game.

So at the end of the first quarter of the two teams, the Lakers also temporarily led by one point at 28:27.

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