Nash's two opening three-pointers made the Spurs fans tremble.
Over the years, who is the Spurs' most familiar opponent?
Some people might say it’s the Thunder, and some might say it’s the Grizzlies.
But any Spurs fan who has watched football for more than three years will say it's the Suns and Nash when faced with this question.
Apart from Nash's own fans, Spurs fans are the most familiar with Nash.
And the Nash in the opening scene is definitely not the Nash they are familiar with!
These three-pointers and steals are not the same Nash as before!
How could Nash have ever been so aggressive or so defensive before?
"Is this the Nash that coach wants the world to recognize again?!"
It can only be said that Nash, who has been reshaped by the coach, has given people a completely different feeling.
It gives people the feeling that Nash can still play like this!
Seeing Nash start so strong.
Yi Jianlian was very happy on the court. In the dream, he, Nash, and Nowitzki were separated by the Spurs!
After being broken up by the Spurs.
The Spurs became a nightmare for three people.
In fact, Nash is the worst.
In front of the TV, a smile appeared on D'Antoni's originally bitter face. At this moment, he finally understood what an incredible existence the person he had always envied and envied was.
Steve Nash!
This is Steve Nash!
He can actually transform!
And the transformation is so smooth and perfect!
Originally, I heard before the game that the coach wanted Nash@
The counterattack starts now! "
Du Kang looked at the Spurs fans who were booing loudly, then at the confident Pop, smiled, did not speak, but looked at the court.
Popovich looked at this inexperienced kid, gritted his teeth and looked at the court.
Brat, do you really think we are the Clippers?
I said the counterattack will start from now on. Do you think I’m trying to scare you?
We, the Spurs, are going to show you what the strongest team in the NBA is!
On the court, under the urging of Spurs fans, the Spurs players on the court finally beat the Lakers' half this time.
Well, I don't dare to serve the baseline ball quickly and play the 50-50 pass.
The Spurs' offense is indeed very layered now.
Parker ran quickly after handing over the ball, Split kept cruising to block and cover, and Duncan kept supporting up and down.
The ball kept rotating in the hands of Spurs players.
The basketball also kept tearing the Lakers' defense apart in and out.
The average NBA team basically attacks after three passes.
Like when the Lakers played the Clippers in G4, the Clippers couldn't wait to pass the ball once, and they attacked directly after passing the ball twice.
Like the Thunder, if they don't pass the ball, they just attack.
The Spurs, on the other hand, couldn't wait to pass the ball to the basket.
Well, basketball is not football, and passing to the basket means passing to the open player.
The Spurs' UCLA cut back and wanted to pass every open opportunity.
"UCLA's air-cutting is really amazing. This is the strongest Spurs I have ever coached!"
Popovich sighed with a smile.
Damn it!
Behind Popovich, Budenholzer was stunned.
Is it Bobo who started the NTR war this time?
Bobo's words are equivalent to saying in front of the coach, your LP is so fun, I had a lot of fun, it was the best I have ever played, but you can't play it yourself!
Budenholzer now wants to see how the coach fights back.
What surprised Budenholzer was that the coach didn't fight back!
There was still a smile on his face, and even his expression did not change.
How is this going?
Has the coach given up?
But if you think about it, UCLA's air-cutting tactic is so perfect. Although the Spurs have not yet succeeded, the Lakers' staffing and defensive capabilities are really helpless.
Bobo, you are finally going to win this war of words with the coach!
Just when Budenholzer was happy for Bobo...
Just when Popovich smiled with satisfaction.
Du Kang finally spoke.
"You're passing the ball too much."
What?
Almost at the same time.
When Leonard takes a step forward and passes the ball to the outside...
Snap!
Leonard's pass was intercepted again!
"Nash, Nash again, Nash stole Leonard's pass again!"
"Oh my God, Steve Nash directly stole the pass from the Spurs' UCLA cut system!"
The Spurs' fierce tiger-like tactical coordination just now, with the movement of people and the ball, was indeed dazzling to watch.
Looks like a powerful one.
The Lakers' defense was simply overwhelmed.
However, no one expected that such a powerful offensive system would suddenly collapse with a snap!
And it was not Kobe, not Tracy McGrady, not Yi Jianlian, not Howard, but Nash who broke the system!
"Breaking off UCLA's cutting pass!"
"OMG!"
In front of the TV, Ben Holland, UCLA's head coach and Du Kang's mentor at UCLA, stood up from his seat excitedly.
In this year's playoffs, the Spurs used the UCLA system to defeat the Warriors. After showing off their power, they, the disciples of UCLA, were under great pressure.
In the regular season, Spurs used UCLA's air-cutting. You can say that the NBA regular season games are not strong enough.
But in the playoffs, the Spurs not only performed well, but also saved the team and defeated their opponents at critical moments. You have nothing to say about this, right?
There is really nothing to say.
UCLA is orthodox in San Antonio.
Regarding the ridicule from many people in the NCAA and American basketball circles, the disciples of UCLA are indeed blushing and have nothing to say.
Let's put it that way.
In this series between the Lakers and the Spurs, the UCLA coaches are under a lot of pressure.
If Popovich uses UCLA air cuts to destroy the UCLA coach, they will have no place to show their face in the future, and they will not have the face to see Mr. John Wooden in the future. Let alone say that they are the most powerful team in the NCAA, they will raise their heads. Can't get up.
Therefore, when the Spurs showed off UCLA air cuts in their first offensive round, many UCLA coaches in front of the TV were really trembling.
But no one thought of it!
The Spurs' UCLA cut was directly broken!
It's not that the shot missed, it was directly blocked, directly blocked!
And Nash is the Spurs' weakest defender, so he broke it!
This is incredible!
"No, this is too embarrassing!"
"Show off my sect's magical skills in front of me, and I will use the weakest person in my sect to knock you down!"
Farke!
Think of this.
Ben Holland was so excited that he was shaking!
My disciple really has the qualifications to be a master!
On the sidelines of the court, Popovich was dumbfounded.
Rubbing his eyes, Popovich looked at Du Kang in shock.
"Is this an accident?"
"you guess."
After Du Kang finished speaking with a smile, Popovich gritted his teeth and itched with hatred. He hated this kid so damn much that he could never get any useful words out of this kid's mouth.
but!
Popovich absolutely does not believe that Nash can break UCLA's air cut!
Anyone who was Popovich would not believe it.
Du Kang glanced at the old man next to him who was gritting his teeth and smiled.
UCLA is really strong.
In the entire history of basketball, there has been no way to crack it!
UCLA's air cut is the most perfect tactic!
Not so much about talent, not so much about body, not even that much about technique.
What you are playing is the golf quotient!
The requirements for golfers are extremely high.
It's not like Princeton who only needs one or two key players to have high football IQ.
But every player in the system needs to have high football intelligence.
This is what makes it so difficult to build.
This is also why it is the most difficult to defend.
No matter how fast you run, can you be as fast as the ball?
No matter how good your defensive skills are, if you can't catch the ball, you will be useless as a hero.
The key is the ball!
Defend UCLA's cut, not the man, but the ball.
See the ball path clearly and block the ball path.
Nash may be the best ball-stealing player in the entire NBA, and even the entire basketball world!
The organizational attributes such as 91 steals, purple-level interceptor, and passing insight are almost full, and there are five purple-level organizational-related skills.
Not to mention active duty, even in the entire history of basketball, there is probably only one Nash.
After he raised Nash's steal attribute to over 90, it was a qualitative improvement in Nash's defense.
Maybe Nash's defense against people is still very weak now.
But that was defense of the ball, number one in history!
Even if it is not the first in history, it is still the first in history!
Nash is the Spurs' less-than-perfect UCLA air-cutting nemesis!
A truly perfect UCLA cut will not pass the ball that much. After three times, it will be a one-hit kill.
When UCLA cuts, the more passes the better.
The Spurs kept passing the ball because they couldn't kill the defense with just four passes.
The more passes, the more opportunities Nash will have to judge the path of the ball.
These are some of the internal study materials sent to him by the family of John Wooden, the future prince of UCLA.
"Counterattack, starting now!"
Damn it!
Hearing Du Kang say what he just said to attack him, Popovich almost broke his defense in that moment.
This guy is so damn petty!
On the court, after Nash intercepted Leonard's pass, he immediately pushed for a fast break.
Lakers players on the court.
Howard, Yi Jianlian, Tracy McGrady, Kobe and himself, really can't run that fast on the outside.
But Howard and Yi Jianlian run fast!
After speeding up.
Duncan and Split ended up being left behind.
In front, the Lakers were almost five on three!
Five on three, and it was Nash's organization. The Spurs fans at the scene were desperate.
No one knows Nash's power better than them!
Nash led Howard and Yi Jianlian to press into the three-point line. Facing Leonard, Green and Parker shrank wildly to protect the basket, and passed the ball from behind to McGrady outside the three-point line.
"Maddie is empty!"
"Fuck! McGrady didn't shoot!"
Seeing that Maizi did not shoot immediately after receiving Nash's pass, but instead waited for Duncan to come up behind him, Barkley cursed!
The Spurs fans at the scene, after being stunned for a moment, immediately burst into loud laughter and boos.
Duncan's athletic ability is not that fast, but the court is short or long. McGrady made a few adjustments, and Duncan came up.
Then, in front of more than 20,000 Spurs fans, Maizi turned his back and broke through Duncan, who was on an unstable footing. Then he stepped back and pulled out, and made two consecutive crotch breakthroughs to the right to pass Duncan again. This is ridiculous. , this is not over yet!
After passing Duncan for the second time, Maizi took the initiative to pause. After Duncan came closer, he turned his back and passed Duncan again, and then came to the three-point line again.
"Fake! What is the grudge between TMC and Duncan? Does TMC need to show off Duncan like this?!"
O'Neal in the TNT commentary booth was shocked!
After Duncan was turned around in the opposite direction, he looked left and looked blankly to his left. His first reaction was that Maizi might be trying to open up his defensive shot from mid-range.
Duncan didn't even expect that Maizi would break through to the three-point line!
"Tim, back there."
Maizi's joyful voice sounded.
When Duncan noticed Maizi's three-point line behind him.
It was too late for him to turn around and defend.
From the three-point line at the top of the arc, Maizi took an almost open three-point shot and hit it!
9 to 0!
The Lakers started 9-0!
"OMG!"
"Incredible TMC!
Incredible Nash!
Incredible Lakers!
Incredible coach!
The coach smashed Popovich's UCLA cut head-on!
Nash crushed the Spurs' offense head-on!
TMC smashed Duncan's defense head-on!
What an incredible start to this Lakers game! "
Buckley's passionate roar almost resounded throughout the silent sky above AT&a;T.
At this time, the entire AT&
;a;T Arena can really be described as silent.
The ferocious Spurs fans just now were truly stunned.
The Spurs can also be regarded as the fans who watch the most games and the most playoffs among NBA fan groups.
But even so.
Where have they ever seen such an opening?
"It's so gorgeous. This Laker is so gorgeous!"
AT&a;T Arena is silent.
But in other places across the United States, in front of the TV, on the Internet, and even across the ocean in China, countless people are screaming, cheering, and going crazy at this time.
On the sidelines, Popovich looked particularly ugly at this time.
Not only was the situation bad, but more importantly, Maizi actually played with his Duncan like that just now!
In Game 6 of the first round of the Western Conference, Curry just took advantage of Duncan's loopholes and played a few ordinary rounds. Popovich couldn't stand it anymore, so he replaced Duncan and then used UCLA's air cut to beat the Warriors 17 to 4. It collapsed, and Curry was held back for more than 4 minutes without scoring a single point. The iron was hammered.
In the round when Maizi played with Deng Dai just now, his sin was much greater than that of Curry.
So now Popovich's face is really ugly, scaring Budenholzer next to Popovich to tremble.
"This is the coach's revenge! TMC playing with Duncan on the court like that must be the coach's revenge! It's revenge for Bobo just now!"
Bobo just said, Coach, your UCLA (LP) is so fun.
Coach, let me tell you right now, your Duncan (LP) is so fun!
Damn it!
Why do you two famous coaches like NTR each other so much? !
Can an ordinary head coach play with these two head coaches who have such special hobbies?
There is no need to play at all!
No wonder Winnie collapsed after being played by the coach!
If you don't have such a strong psychological ability to withstand stress, you really can't play such a crazy game between two people!
So the question is, in this game, who of the two will collapse first?
Is the coach being fooled by Bobo, or is Bobo being fooled by the coach?
Budenholzer and Ham next to him looked at each other, and both of them could feel the fear in each other's eyes!
As soon as the game started, the exciting gameplay between the coach and Bobo scared them.
And right now.
"Bobo, look, UCLA, forget it if you can't control it. Tim, you can't control it either."
Damn it!
The coach started to use his face to output!
Popovich, who was already dark-faced, now had green eyes.
This offense and defense of the Spurs is definitely a shame and humiliation for Popovich.
The opponent's LP was not played, and one's own was played.
Who can bear this!
"Coach, you don't have to scare me. You know the strength of UCLA better than anyone else in this world. An accident will not make me change my style of play!"
He just used his face to deal damage to the coach, just to stimulate the coach to use YI and TMC to continue beating Duncan under the basket.
He intends to let the coach see the intensity of the basket in the playoffs.
The coach was not fooled and actually attacked Nash.
How could he be fooled!
You said I can't play well at UCLA, you must be afraid!
Others used to call Bobo's mouth a liar.
Everyone is a head coach in a black zone, I still don’t understand you!
Your coach’s mouth is also a lie!
My carefully prepared UCLA air cut is my secret weapon. How could I be scared away by your two words?
"Coach, watch how I tear the hypocrisy off your face!"
Popovich waved his hand and without a timeout, the Spurs continued to attack!
And it’s still a UCLA cut!
At home, they were suppressed so strongly by the Lakers.
Popovich has no face, and neither do the Spurs players on the court.
"Mr. Riley, is this an accident? UCLA's air cut was broken by the coach? Isn't UCLA's air cut a tactic that is said to never be broken?"
"It's not that it can never be broken, it's that no one has ever broken it!"
"..."
Spoelstra was stunned.
Is it different?
etc!
It seems, different!
Coach, are you really that strong?
After consecutive missed attacks, the Spurs now urgently need to show momentum at home.
The opening game was interrupted twice by Nash.
Duncan, who had just been shown off by Mai Zi, not only did not lose his mentality due to the show, but he calmly directed the Spurs players to pay attention to Nash.
No matter how bad Nash is at defense, if he cuts you off twice in a row, you still won't be able to stop him.
But here comes the problem.
The Spurs' UCLA air cuts were not successful, and they avoided Nash's pass, which meant that the space was reduced by at least a quarter.
Isn't this just letting the horse run and not letting it eat grass?
If the Spurs and UCLA are successful in cutting, the offense can be solved within four passes.
That doesn't matter.
The Spurs now need to pass the ball, preferably five or more times.
If you don't play UCLA on cuts, they can play normally.
But Popovich made it clear that in this round, UCLA must make an air cut.
This is uncomfortable.
Nash doesn't pass the ball, and this kind of unilateral back-and-forth passing can't open up space at all.
There is no way, I have to listen to Duncan's reminder, so be a little more careful, but the pass from Nash's side still needs to be passed, so that the space on the entire court can be opened up.
Parker received a pass from Danny Green.
Under Kobe's pursuit, Duncan, who wanted to hit the ball to an open space, asked him to hit a mid-range shot.
but……
Damn it!
McGrady suddenly blocked his passing route to Duncan.
Why is TMC's route from Cata to Duncan so accurate?
Parker was numb.
He found out during the regular season.
In the end, Parker, who was covered by Kobe, lost a chance to pass and could only pass the basketball to Leonard.
But just after Parker passed the ball, Kobe pulled away from the defense. Parker was stunned!
Farke!
It's Nash again!
On his passing route to Leonard, Nash intercepted it again!
Medica Duncan just now!
Now Kobe covers him!
"Did the Lakers do this on purpose?!"
By the time Parker realized this, the ball had been intercepted by Nash again.
Parker and Leonard both have high golf IQs.
But the passing between the two...
In Nash's opinion, it's too simple.
After Nash successfully intercepted the ball.
Leonard was almost crazy trying to get the ball back, at least to delay Nash's fast break.
However, facing Leonard's fierce rush, Nash turned around and threw the basketball in his hand behind him.
Seeing Nash's pass, the Spurs fans at the scene exclaimed.
Leonard's counterattack was very successful!
Although he didn't steal the ball directly from Nash's hand.
However, Nash made a passing error!
Just quickly...
When the Spurs fans at the scene felt that the Lakers were going to make a mistake.
A long leg rushed out!
"Yi!"
When Nash was rushed by Leonard, Yi Jianlian started.
Nash saw Qi from the corner of his eye.
Yi Jianlian was so moved that he passed the ball in that direction.
Nash's iconic back pass!
Yi Jianlian, so familiar!
85 explosive power!
When he suddenly rushed out, Split couldn't catch him!
After Yi Jianlian received the ball in the center circle, he moved forward, and no one behind him could catch up with him!
Bang!
Yi Jianlian dunks with both hands!
11 to 0!
Looking at Yi Jianlian with his hands hanging on the basket.
At the AT&a;T scene, it was dead silent again.
Every Spurs fan seemed to have seen a ghost.
Many Spurs fans have never seen the Spurs start so poorly in their 15 years of watching football.
This is not to say that the Spurs underestimated their opponent.
As soon as the Spurs came up, they took out their secret weapon that they had prepared for a long time, UCLA's air cut.
The result is this now?
Not only were the Spurs fans at the scene stunned, but even Popovich on the sidelines was stunned at this time.
In two consecutive rounds, the UCLA air cuts he carefully crafted for the Spurs were broken.
Moreover, it is the kind that is constantly being stolen!
If not something is happening right in front of you.
If it weren't for the Spurs fans at the scene, they would have been silent.
He couldn't even believe it!
In fact, Budenholzer behind him was already trembling.
UCLA cuts!
This is the UCLA air cut that no one can break!
Coach, it’s actually broken!
And it was broken with Nash!
"Nash is not the Lakers' defensive black hole. Nash is actually the coach's secret weapon!"
It’s been six years, it’s time to pay it forward.
Thinking back on this sentence.
Popovich had a chill running down his spine.
This boy!
He also came prepared!
"Coach, I actually broke the UCLA air cut. It turns out that the weakness of UCLA's air cut is... haha, hahahaha... Different paths lead to the same goal. Different paths lead to the same goal!"
"Mr. Riley?"
Look at Pat Riley who suddenly jumps up and laughs like crazy.
Spoelstra was stunned.
Mr. Pat Riley, where is your elegance?
However, Pat Riley, who was laughing excitedly at this time, didn't pay attention to the strange eyes of the apprentice next to him.
UCLA's weakness in cutting is actually passing the ball!
UCLA's strength in air cuts is passing, but its weakness is also passing!
This is exactly the same as his five-forward tactic!
Who would have thought that the weakness of his five-forward strategy is the strongest small forward!
"Hahahaha, coach, hahahaha..."
As he smiled, the expression on Pat Riley's face became strange.
"My five-forward strategy was broken by you, and UCLA's air-cutting was also broken by you. Haha, a wizard, really a wizard..."
"..."
After Pat Riley finished speaking, Spoelstra next to him was dumbfounded.
At this point, Barkley's shouts on the TV became increasingly emotional.
"The Spurs and Popovich request a timeout!"
"Popovich's carefully prepared secret weapon, UCLA's air cut, was destroyed by the coach!"
In the silent world, it seemed that only Buckley's crazy and excited voice was left.
"Coach, I'm playing UCLA air-cutting!"
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In the stands, behind the Lakers bench.
Bowen looked incredulous.
Robert Horry also looked in disbelief.
However, after Horry came to his senses, he looked at Nash in front of him and looked at Bowen with a smile.
"Bruce, can I tell Nash now, are you still that soft?"
"..."
Farke!
Bowen came back to his senses and looked at Horry with gritted teeth, and then looked at Nash in front of him, wishing he could play.
Isn't it just Nash?
With Nash on the court, the Spurs didn't need to make any UCLA cuts. It was all the fault of Pop's bad taste!
"Don't worry, you will say this when you have time!"
He believes in Bobo's wisdom!
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