"Take it Back!"
The slogan of revenge against the Spurs once again sounded at the Staples Center, and the Western Conference Finals G2 between the Lakers and the Spurs also started.
At the beginning of the game, Rasu Nesterovich, who had been soft for a long time, finally hardened up for a while and helped the Spurs win the ball.
However, the Spurs, who had gained the ball, could not make good use of this offensive opportunity.
Just like G1, the Spurs were limited by who should have the ball on the outside, and the remaining players were lackluster.
It is also because there is no threat to the ball holding point, and the Spurs' passing and cutting cannot be played.
The Spurs need Bowen to step up and beat Fisher, which shows how poor the Spurs are offensively.
However, Fisher's top defense ability is not bad! You must know that before Duan came to the Lakers, Fisher often guest-starred as Kobe's singles trainer.
Jordan trained Pippen's defense, and Kobe also enhanced Fisher's physical confrontation and defense capabilities.
Heat James can be stopped by Fisher's unicorn arm when running, but James stumbles, which shows Fisher's strength in confrontation.
After Bowen found that Fisher couldn't be moved by a back-up shot, he could only turn around and break through, but his old arms and legs couldn't run fast and he couldn't get rid of Fisher's defense, so he could only make a jump shot.
The Spurs let Bowen play in isolation, which is like the Pistons letting Ben attack with the ball.
Under Fisher's interference, Bowen's goal lived up to expectations and ended in a strike.
O'Neal under the basket used Malone to block Duncan, protect the backboard, and then passed the ball to Duan.
Because they were playing against the Spurs, the Lakers didn't have to play too fast.
After receiving the ball, Du En held the ball in the top arc. When O'Neal slowly walked to the frontcourt, he started a high pick-and-roll.
Obviously, Popovich still did some research and adjustments on the pick-and-roll between Duane and O'Neal.
At this time, Duncan was seen standing at the free throw line, while Rasu Nesterovich was squatting under the basket.
Dunn used O'Neal's screen to run to the left along the three-point line, and then used Malone's cover from the low post to the corner to break through the basket from a 45-degree angle.
Two consecutive screens made Duncan's help defense completely useless.
When Duen got to the basket, Parker and Rasu Nesterovich double-teamed him one after another. Duen was not afraid at all. He just made a simple lob and passed the ball to the pick-and-roll. To Malone at the bottom of the basket.
After catching the ball, Malone moved forward slightly and put the ball into the basket.
The Spurs, who were supposed to play pass-and-cut, failed to achieve the effect of pass-and-cut. The Lakers, who mainly focus on superstar basketball, completed a pass-and-cut cooperation with Duan's connection.
There is no doubt that if they continue like this, there is absolutely no possibility that the Spurs will be able to defeat the Lakers.
The first quarter lasted for more than 5 minutes, and the score on the court reached 9 to 14. Although the 5-point difference in the first half of the quarter was not much, it was also true that the Spurs could not prevent the Lakers' pick-and-roll.
There was no way, Popovich could only call a timeout to adjust.
Ginobili replaced Parker and came to the court. The Spurs' defense improved slightly, but the problem is that it is difficult for the Spurs to score under the Lakers' defense.
Duncan can forcefully score 30 or 40 points in other games, but against the current Lakers, he can only contribute 20+ points stably, no more.
Because the Lakers don't need Malone's offense, Malone can also use all his energy to defend Duncan.
There is even O'Neal behind Malone.
Duncan needs to maintain efficient scoring while helping his teammates on the outside to defend, and occasionally needs to carry O'Neal in the paint.
The burden of both offense and defense is placed on Duncan's shoulders, causing Duncan to only show a simple and unpretentious appearance.
No one in the Spurs can score high points, and they can't effectively limit the Lakers' scoring. In the end, they can only watch the Lakers complete their revenge and advance to the finals.
So, is there a way to effectively limit the Lakers' scoring?
Of course there is!
Although the Spurs did not pay the luxury tax, they still spent a lot of money, and Duncan's contract is not particularly large, so where did the money go?
The Spurs don't raise idlers!
More than 7 minutes into the first quarter, Duan and O'Neal were both tired. Duan chose to pass the ball to Kobe, and Kobe took it all without hesitation.
At this moment, Bowen, who had been waiting for a long time, finally made a move on Kobe, oh no more!
Fortunately, Kobe was prepared. Although Bowen's step caused Kobe to fall, Kobe was not injured and instead had one more free throw opportunity.
However, while Kobe stood on the free throw line without saying a word, Malone took the initiative to come to Bowen's side, pretending to fight for the rebound, but actually took the opportunity to hold Bowen's arm.
"Listen to me, if you dare to mess with Kobe again, then I will destroy Duncan!"
Hearing Malone's whispered threat, Bowen's heartbeat seemed to slow down for a second.
However, at this moment, Kobe stumbled and took a free throw!
Malone returned his attention to the basketball and was about to take off when someone grabbed his arm.
That is to say, Malone has rich experience in the game and his reactions are sensitive enough. He turned around to relieve his force. At the same time, he raised another arm, elbowed towards the opponent's position, and then fell down, pretending to be fighting against each other.
By the way, Horry, who used the anti-joint technique to remove Malone's arm, also had a guilty conscience.
In order to prevent the situation of stealing the chicken but losing the rice, Horry always paid attention to Malone's movements.
Horry noticed that Malone suddenly gave up his strength and broke free, and then used his special move - Malone's Elbow to attack him fiercely. He immediately turned his head and turned around to avoid it.
Unexpectedly, he was hit in the elbow by the experienced Ma Long, and his chest was hit hard. The pain was excruciating, as if several bones were broken.
boom--
Horry couldn't bear the strength and fell to the ground first. Malone pressed on him and launched a second attack on Horry.
All we can say is that evil people will be punished by evil people!
You know, Rodman couldn't do anything about Malone back then, let alone a young man like Horry!
Horry is indeed dirty when he plays, and he is willing to do dirty work with shame, but in terms of dirtiness, how can he compare to Karl Malone, one of Utah's two evil players?
Those who play with fire will burn themselves!
Horry won three championship rings with the Lakers by doing dirty work. After discovering that the Lakers couldn't beat the Spurs, he chose the most difficult path - joining if he couldn't beat the Spurs, and became Popovich's right hand man. Go-getter.
Now he is trying to use his special skills to help Duncan solve Malone's trouble.
Who would have thought that Ma Long would not be used to doing tricks in front of Ma Long, and he would teach him how to be a good person with a kick from Ma Long's elbow.
It is worth mentioning that the referee originally only paid attention to the movement of the rebound and did not notice the small movements under the basket. Unexpectedly, some conflicts broke out during the period.
In the playoffs, it’s normal to have actions! I didn't pay much attention when I saw someone falling to the ground while fighting for rebounds.
Besides, this is the home court of the Lakers!
If the home whistle is not called in the playoffs, is it still called home?
Therefore, even if the referees on the scene see clearly, they will favor Malone. After all, they also look down on players like Horry!
He obviously still has some romance with the Lakers, but he chose to be a traitor and join the rival Spurs. Today, he acted like everyone is his own master and exterminates relatives for the sake of justice, and in turn attacked the Lakers players.
This kind of mad dog who bites everyone and earns his living by biting random people will never be liked by real fans no matter where he goes.
The on-site referees cannot understand the game. Even if they also have a home team and will have subjective emotions, people like Horry basically don't take it seriously.
Having said that, the referee did not blow the whistle, so the game was naturally not interrupted.
Malone said he was familiar with this. In the finals that year, he and Rodman hugged each other and pretended that nothing happened.
It's the same this time. I chose to get up as if nothing had happened, join my teammates in the backcourt, and play defense.
After Malone returned to defense, Horry could only endure the severe pain in his chest and slowly got up from the ground.
Horry didn't expect that his original intention was to eliminate Malone and relieve Duncan of the pressure, but Malone took the opportunity to counterattack.
"Oh, it's troublesome!" Horry could only say nothing and resigned to his fate.
The Lakers have a bad guy like Malone sitting in charge, and the Spurs really can't use regular off-the-table moves that can't be used in big scenes.
Ever since, if the Spurs want to win, the only thing they can rely on is Duncan's personal strength.
However, the Spurs only have one Duncan, while the Lakers have a double-team OK combination, as well as Duane, the best rookie who was not selected for the All-NBA Team, but played better than the All-NBA players!
"Didn't we say that Shaq was injured and couldn't return to his peak condition?
Wasn't it agreed that Kobe Bryant would compete for the top spot, and was it also affected by off-court factors?
Why did the Lakers win the championship once I left the Lakers? "
Horry also couldn't understand why this year's Lakers suddenly became so strong. It seems that the Lakers in previous years did not have such dominance!
(End of chapter)
