Healing Basketball

   Chapter 652 652. The warden is not stable tonight

"Tony Parker, 23 years old (born on May 17, 1982), 188 cm, 84 kg, PG, ability rating 87... averaged 19 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1 steal and 0.1 blocks per game... shooting 55% from the field and three-pointers 28% shooting, 72% free throw shooting…”

  The first two matches were not deep enough. In the second half of the season, when they played against the Spurs again, after the first round, Liu Xiu had that feeling—the troika really came!

Although Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili had gathered together in 2002, their roles in the 2002-03 and 03-04 seasons were the same. To do better, neither of these two was at the first-class level in those two years.

  It wasn't until last season that Ginobili became a first-class star, and the troika didn't look alike.

   Now, Parker has also entered the room!

   In the ball just now, Parker showed something that Liu Xiu was envious of—explosive acceleration!

His warden can also use Buff, talent, and skills to do similar things, but specific conditions are required, while Parker, the acceleration after the pick-and-roll is just a simple display of physical fitness, and does not need so many tricks, bypassing Kwame Brown The second stage of acceleration and short-distance explosive lateral movement... are all the use of physical fitness, and these are beyond the reach of his warden.

  The most important thing is that in fact, Parker's pick-and-roll ability with the ball has just been developed, but Duncan has the top five pick-and-roll ability in the league at the power forward position, and his basic skills are comprehensive and solid.

   Now, Duncan's hard power is declining year by year, and he relies more and more on his teammates. It just so happens that both partners are beginning to enter their peak period... Relying on each other and helping each other, the troika has really come!

   Offensive and defensive transition, the Blazers attack.

The Spurs did a good job of retreating. Bowen retreated to the top arc early to defend. He looked at Liu Xiu who was quickly advancing after receiving the serve. He didn’t know if it was an illusion. With a twisted urge, he focused on defense.

   Liu Xiu once again started to speed up in the middle circle and continued to break through!

   Bowen continued to move forward to defend, seeking stability and not messing around.

Liu Xiu changed direction at the top arc and went to the left. Duncan and Nesterovic launched a double-tower defense. After Liu Xiu passed Duncan on the left side of the free throw line, Nesterovic expanded his defense one step ahead. Liu Xiu grabbed the ball and used the European step to avoid Nesterovic's extended top defense.

  Duncan expected that Liu Xiu would actually fight the European step, and after being passed, he moved predictively to block Liu Xiu's last landing point of the European step attack frame, but!

  Liu Xiu jumped straight after taking a step, and threw the ball in front of the basket.

  The ball hit the backboard and bounced towards the hoop, hit the front of the hoop for a bit, and fell into the hoop!

  The French gentleman spouted swear words on the spot, is the warden so unrestrained tonight?

   Whether the goal is scored or not is two different things. It is not in the rhythm, the angle combined with the distance is also extremely unfriendly to outside players...

   He didn't think it was strange for Ginobili to shoot such a shot, and he also thought it was normal for Kobe to shoot when he played against the Lakers.

  But in Parker's perception, the warden is a representative of a "steady" player. Except for critical moments and catch shots, his shot selection at other moments is very stable.

  In the first two offenses tonight, Liu Xiu played unrestrained and aggressive.

   After scoring the goal, Liu Xiu was also very excited. On the way to retreat, he bumped into Randolph to celebrate. It was obvious that he himself felt lucky.

   When it came time for the Spurs to attack, Parker continued to cooperate with Duncan to launch a pick-and-roll attack.

  Kwame Brown did not expand to defend, and when he followed Duncan to expand, he stayed at the free throw line.

  The disassembled Duncan saw this and cut inward along a 45-degree angle. Parker did not rush, but controlled the rhythm, and lobbed the ball at the top arc to Duncan who was squeezing Liu Xiu to cut in.

  Duncan came to close range to receive the ball. Although Liu Xiu did not withstand Duncan, he still limited the speed of Duncan's cut, and Kwame Brown made up in time.

  Duncan passed back to the direction of the free throw line, Parker stepped on the free throw line to receive the ball and quickly took off and made a quick shot...hit!

  Although the goal was scored, it still surprised Parker.

   Kwame Brown, who made another save, almost got the cap!

  But the farther distance is beyond Parker's shooting range.

  The Spurs’ offense in these two rounds is their regular style of play, so the Trail Blazers can rely on Kwame Brown’s ability to improve and progress on the defensive end. Only in the second round, they have an obvious defensive effect.

   But when it comes to the Spurs' defense, it's a different story.

  Liu Xiu continues to play strong in singles!

   Neither the top arc nor the mid-range could stop Liu Xiu. Coupled with Liu Xiu's magic shot in the last round, the Spurs had to strengthen their defense against Liu Xiu.

   The top arc and mid-range two major first-defense masters are not messed up, and Parker in the left corner is blocked.

   Liu Xiu scored the ball from the left corner, and Duncan made it up for the first time, but it was still too late. Ray Allen raised the knife and made a three-pointer after catching the ball!

  Scoring three goals in a row at the beginning, the Trail Blazers players were extremely excited and actively retreated, trying to defend the opponent with all their strength in the next round, and play a real advantage... The whistle sounded, and Popovich called a timeout!

  …

  The Spurs called a timeout after only 1 minute and 19 seconds into the game, and the live TV station was a headache.

  Normally, a pause means that you can place advertisements and earn income, but the advertisements start less than two minutes after the game starts... Anyway, wait for the 5-minute trial time to pass!

   And this is the Spurs game, even if the opponent is a popular team, the ratings are not high, Popovich is so tossing...

As the opponent, the coaching staff of the Trail Blazers is also very painful. Fortunately, they have been tempered in the 7 games of the Western Conference Finals last season. start.

   Just about to start the momentum was interrupted by the opponent's timeout, no matter what, the momentum must be affected to a certain extent.

Maurice Cheeks first accepted this matter, didn't worry about it, and focused on another characteristic of Popovich-the reason why Popovich used timeouts to disrupt the opponent's rhythm was because he Insufficient adaptability on the spot!

   Liu Xiu chose an unreasonable and aggressive attack method tonight, which was effective and caught the Spurs by surprise.

   His offensive choice was not only unexpected for the Spurs, but also for the Trail Blazers.

   But just start off well!

  Based on Maurice Cheeks’ two years of experience playing against the Spurs, Popovich will be very conservative in the face of situations that exceed expectations. If this is the case, then seize this point and continue playing!

   After a timeout, the Trail Blazers did not make any substitutions. The Spurs replaced Nesterovic with Muhammad, and the other four remained unchanged.

  The Spurs' lineup adjustments are quite satisfactory, and the defensive end adjustments are also based on stability. In response to Liu Xiu's breakthrough, the Spurs' defensive adjustments stop at speeding up the contraction and defense expansion.

  Popovich's goal is to survive Liu Xiu's opening singles stage!

  (end of this chapter)