All-round Athlete

Chapter 924

Los Angeles, Lakers and Spurs in Game 4 of the playoffs.

The Staples Center is already packed, and for many Lakers fans, this may be the last Lakers game they see this season.

Unfortunately, of course there will be, after all, did not see the Lakers go further in the playoffs. However, being able to reach the playoffs is already a big surprise for the fans of the Lakers. No fan will complain that the Lakers stopped the first round of the playoffs. Although they are a little frustrated, they are still cheering for the Lakers wholeheartedly. Cheer.

This competition is also Zhang Guan's first game after returning from injury.

In fact, Zhang Guan didn't have any serious injuries, it was just a general sprain. If it was placed in the country, maybe it would be better to put a plaster on it and rub an egg. The average person recovers more quickly. However, Zhang Guan simply took this opportunity to rest for a few days.

Zhang Guan also found that his style of play was not compatible with Kobe Bryant's. One team could not accommodate two Kobes, so Zhang Guan simply chose to hide and let Kobe lead the team. He knew that with the current Kobe , It is impossible to lead the team to defeat the Spurs, so it is better to wait until Kobe can't handle it anymore, and then clean up the mess himself.

The fact is also as Zhang Guan expected, Kobe scored a high score, Kobe tried his best, but the Lakers could not win. In the high-intensity confrontation of the playoffs, facing a defensive expert like Leonard, who averaged more than 40 minutes per game, and took more than 40 shots in a game, if Kobe Bryant ten years ago There must be no problem, but now Kobe is 36 years old and has been out for most of the season due to injuries. He can fight three games in a row, which is already very good.

Now, it's Zhang Guan's turn to clean up the mess.

Zhang Guan knows that this year's Spurs team is impeccable both in terms of lineup and tactics. This does not require much detailed analysis, it can be reflected only through the record. The record of 62 wins and 20 losses in the regular season, the 4-2 victory over the Thunder in the Western Conference finals of the playoffs, and the 4-1 victory over the Heat in the finals can all prove this. You must know that this year's Thunder's two juniors have reached their peak level; and the Heat's Big Three are the defending champions, but in the hands of the Spurs, they all lost without suspense.

Zhang Guan feels that if he wants to beat the Spurs for several years in the series, it is not enough to have strength, talent, and tactical cooperation. What is more needed is a kind of luck.

The so-called luck means that the goals that should be scored can be scored, and the goals that should not be scored can be scored blindly.

Once the luck of the running and bombing team improves, there is really no solution, not to mention that the Lakers do not lack nerve knives.

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The Spurs obviously intend to sweep the Lakers 4-0, but at the Lakers' home court, this goal looks difficult. The Lakers have fallen behind 0 to 3. In the fourth game, they have to fight back to avoid being swept.

After Zhang Guan replaced Kebi, the Lakers' offensive methods have also undergone some changes. Kobe is more of a jumper. Although his posture is picturesque, his shooting percentage is a bit worrying. And Zhang Guan is better in terms of physical fitness and moving speed, so he will have more breakthroughs with the ball. Compared with the picturesque jump shot, the breakthrough with the ball will definitely cause more damage, and it is easy to get free throws by "touching porcelain".

Free throws are the least difficult of all offensive methods to score, and they also have the highest percentage of hits. In the future, Harden will be called the No. 1 shooting guard, not because he has a higher shooting percentage than others, but because of his league's first "touch porcelain" level. During the Rockets era, Harden’s shooting percentage was around 44%. In comparison, Wade’s shooting percentage was 47% in a low season and 54% in a high season. However, Harden averaged more than 10 shots per game. Free throws, Wade can only do it in his peak period, and in that era, Wade partnered with O'Neal to win the championship ring.

Today, Zhang Guan has adopted a breakthrough method of touching porcelain.

The insiders of the Spurs are still quite afraid of this kind of breakthrough. Duncan is getting older, and defensive three-pointers rely on strength and seven points rely on experience; Splitter's average blocks per game are not as good as many outside players. However, Leonard can make up for this deficiency in most cases, coupled with the team defense that the Spurs rely on for survival, it is enough to discourage those top-notch breakthrough players.

Zhang Guan is undoubtedly the top breakthrough player in the world. With Leonard alone, it is still a little difficult to defend Zhang Guan. Unknowingly, Duncan, Splitter and Leonard each received a foul, and in terms of score, the Lakers also suppressed the Spurs.

"Zhang Guan's breakthrough is really sharp, it's time to use that trick! It was originally a big meal for James, but I didn't expect to use it now." Popovich took advantage of a dead ball and sent Leonard Calling beside him, he arranged it carefully.

The game restarted, Leonard did not continue to defend Zhang Guan, but adopted a defensive method of taking a step back, and the Spurs also used a team defense tactic, as long as Zhang Guan broke through, the double-team came immediately, Lai Leonard and another player will cut off Zhang Guan's passing route and slow down Zhang Guan's impact speed, and then Splitter or Duncan will appear behind to defend.

Double-teaming, supplementary defense, and teamwork, this is the consistent way for the Spurs to defend superstars. If facing an opponent who is good at breakthroughs, the Spurs can take one step back or even two steps back to defend, so that every breakthrough of the breakthrough hand will face two or even three people blocking. And if it is an opponent who is good at shooting, the Spurs' rotation defense can also interfere with them and have no room for shooting.

In this year's playoffs, this defensive method made many superstars feel miserable. In the Eastern Conference finals, Durant's three-pointers were defended by the Spurs less than 30%, and in the finals, Leonard even It was by successfully restricting James that he won the FMVP.

Now, the Spurs have used the same defensive method on Zhang Guan.

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How to break the Spurs' defensive system is a topic that every coach in the league is studying. The Spurs' defense is the most targeted defense, and from past examples, the best way to break the Spurs' defensive system is a precise mid-range jumper, so for a long time, Kobe was known as the Spurs nemesis.

However, the emergence of Leonard made up for this weakness of the Spurs. Leonard's defensive ability can at least limit the shooting percentage of those accurate mid-range shooters. At this time, Popovich's defensive system can be regarded as a great success. . It's a pity that Duncan is a little older, otherwise it would be really confusing.

The future Warriors used to use the pick-and-roll to break the Spurs' perimeter defense. Of course, this has to be based on the Warriors' high shooting percentage. In addition, there are people like Stephenson who rely on intuition to break the Spurs' defense. This is purely a piece of shit luck.

And tonight, Zhang Guan used another method to break the Spurs' defense, one word: fast!

UI.

And if the breakthrough with the ball is blocked, it is not necessarily because the opponent does not want to shake, it is very likely that the speed of the breakthrough is not fast enough! When the speed is fast enough, there is no need to shake people, just one step is enough.

Just like Iverson's ecstasy step, everyone knew that he was going to break through, but he still couldn't prevent that step.

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"Beep!" The whistle sounded, and Leonard turned his head to look at the basket, but found Splitter with a mournful face and raised his hands.

"Thiago (Split) made five fouls! Zhang Guan's speed is so fast, I can't keep up with this rhythm at all!" Leonard knew that this goal was his fault, precisely because he didn't Prevent Zhang Guan's breakthrough, and Splitter, who is defending later, will foul.

Zhang Guan got to the free throw line again and made two free throws.

"This is Zhang Guan's 18th free throw, right? He made 16 of 18 free throws. Thanks to free throws, Zhang Guan scored 16 points."

"Isn't it? Split alone gave Zhang Guan 10 free throws."

"With Splitter off the court, the Spurs will rely on Duncan alone. It seems that the Lakers will not be swept!"

Before the bench, Popovich let out a long sigh.

"How can there be such a fast guy! Just relying on speed alone broke my defense system!"

Popovich knew that in this game, the Spurs were already in danger.

On April 28, the Lakers beat the Spurs 112-105, tying the score to 1-3.

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