basketball scientist

They also advanced to the second round with a big score of 4:1. Unlike the Lakers, who went through a lot of twists and turns and even survived a crisis before advancing to the second round, the Spurs' performance was as sophisticated as ever. Except for G3, which was restricted by the Nuggets.

In the team's plateau home court, apart from losing one game, each of the other four games beat the Nuggets by more than 12 points, highlighting one "stability".

In five games, Duncan averaged 27.8 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. More importantly, the Nuggets, who had a sharp offense in the regular season, faced the Spurs in the playoffs and averaged only 87.2 points per game. Duncan's role as a mainstay on the defensive end is clearly evident.

This is also the charm of the playoffs. In the regular season, everyone focuses on self-performance and comparing "who has the longer board." When it comes to the stage of the playoffs, the battle of wits and courage between the head coaches becomes more intense.

, The comparison is "whose shortcomings are not short".

The Lakers and Spurs, in terms of lineup structure, are a pair of opponents who restrain each other. The Spurs are most taboo with singles players like Kobe and Tracy McGrady who can top up people and make strong shots in the mid-range, especially Kobe. It can even be said that now

Kobe Bryant is the most taboo player on the Spurs, no one.

In addition to the Pistons, who have competing styles, the type of player the Lakers are most afraid of is a star insider with comprehensive offensive skills, and the max version of this type is Duncan. Against O'Neal, Ke Yan can also try to use the shark-cutting tactic.

Try, but facing Duncan, you really can’t defend yourself!

What's more, after mid-season adjustments, the Lakers gave away two inside defenses, further weakening their ability to fight Duncan in the interior.

Facing the Spurs four times in the regular season, the Lakers were shaved off. The Spurs are also the only team to go 4:0 against the Lakers in the regular season. This is not an accident, but a real gap!

It should be said that at this point in the season, Ke Yan's leadership performance has exceeded the fans' expectations. He has also changed the nickname "baby coach" from a joke about his age into a compliment. Against the Spurs, as long as

Don't get swept, this is going to be a great season for the Lakers.

But Ke Yan doesn't think so! Leading this Lakers team that should be fishing to advance to the playoffs and advance to the second round is already a miracle. In this case, why can't it continue and create even greater miracles?

There may be only one way to end in the 14,000,605 version of the future: the Lakers win and advance, but before the end of the game, no one will succumb to the arrangements made by fate.

"You can't win at all, I don't understand~"

...

Ke Yan is still working hard to find a way to defeat the Spurs, but the heartbreaking moment for Chinese fans has arrived early.

On May 13, the Dallas Mavericks slaughtered the Rockets at home at 116:76, sending the Chinese National Team home early. This also caused the ratings of the NBA playoffs on CCTV to start to go down. A considerable number of fans just watch the NBA.

Yao Ming and the Rockets were eliminated. For them, the season is over.

Under this circumstance, Ke Yan became the only Chinese element of the NBA this season, and he and his Lakers became the core of the CCTV broadcast.

The originally fixed four-day broadcast plan of Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday has also been adjusted according to the Lakers' schedule. Basically, all Lakers games will be broadcast. For Ke Yan and the Lakers, this also increases their influence.

good opportunity.

AT&T Center, visiting team locker room.

Just now, Ke Yan finished laying out the tactics for this game. The Lakers players all looked at Ke Yan with serious faces. There was silence in the team. Ke Yan could even hear the heartbeats of all the players.

"Have you read the newspaper recently?" Ke Yan asked calmly, without smiling or angry.

Some players nodded, some shook their heads, and some nodded and shook their heads.

"I have read it, most of the newspapers!" Ke Yan smiled slightly at himself, "I'm surprised, the game hasn't started yet, why does everyone think we will lose to the Spurs!"

"You said, can they predict the outcome of the game in advance?"

"When did the NBA become a league where the strongest team can win the championship?" Ke Yan looked at Kobe and said, "Kobe, why didn't you win the championship last season? I think the Lakers were the strongest last season!

"

The scar was uncovered by Ke Yan and sprinkled with salt. Kobe shook his head contemptuously and began to utter curse words again.

Ke Yan smiled, and he used words to stimulate the fighting spirit of the star. In this game, in this series, Kobe's performance is crucial. All of Ke Yan's tactical arrangements are based on Kobe's ability to excel.

On the basis of play!

"I'm not your opponent, and it's useless for you to say dirty words to me. How to make everyone forget about the 2004 Finals, you know better than me~" Ke Yan shrugged, his face becoming serious.

"This is a world of survival of the fittest, where the fittest survive and the unfit perish. When you embark on the road of competitive sports, you have no choice but to keep moving forward. Until one day, you can no longer play, you can

Get off this stage."

"As for when the time comes, will you be a legend? Or will you be a footnote to someone else's legend? The decision lies not with me, but with you!"

Ke Yan slowly opened the door to the locker room, and everyone in the AT&T Center Arena suddenly poured into the locker room.

Kobe was the first to stand up, yelled, and walked out of the locker room first.

Then Anderson, Butler, Odom...

One after another, one after another, the players firmly walked out of the locker room and onto the court!

"In China, Kimi's nickname is 'Scientist', which is derived from his name. But it really suits him. He often changes various formations, just like scientific research requires many attempts. This game

, our 'scientist' once again put together a lineup that left me speechless. He arranged three insiders on the court, and put Diop, Anderson, and Odom on the court at once. This is directly taking advantage of Odom.

Can he be used as a point guard?" In the previous commentary, Barkley was "very interested" in Ke Yan. After seeing the Lakers' lineup for this game, Barkley once again expressed "incredible". This is the playoffs.

!

"Popovich's lineup has not changed much, but judging from his face, Kimi's adjustment seems to be beyond his expectation. However, the Spurs have rich experience, and Popovich should know how to deal with it."

The outside media are uniformly unfavorable to the Lakers. One of the important reasons is that no matter how Ke Yan changes his lineup, the Lakers' lineup structure is destined that he can only deploy the Lakers' outside players, and Duncan's existence makes the Lakers compete with the Lakers.

The Spurs didn't dare to use a small lineup when competing, otherwise they would be seeking death! In the first round, the Nuggets' Cambiga Martin, two interior defenders, were defeated by Duncan!

This reminded Ke Yan that if two insiders can't guard Duncan, then three of them will go together! With three people protecting the penalty area, Duncan can't just dunk with three people like O'Neal, right?

As for the problems that may arise in perimeter defense, especially with Parker, Ke Yan also made detailed arrangements. Kobe faced Parker on the defensive end, preventing breakthroughs but not shooting. Parker's mid-range and long-range shots have always been unstable, and his mid-range and long-range feel

Now that it's open, the Lakers are really cool.

On the offensive end, Bowen only has one corner three-pointer. When Duncan is not holding the ball, Anderson can keep an eye on the corner and prevent him from cutting to the basket. It is enough to run to other positions and ignore him!

Ke Yan's arrangement is somewhat idealistic, but this is the limit of the defensive resources the Lakers can provide.

Of course, he can set up a regular formation to compete with the Spurs, and maybe he will be boiled by the Spurs and die a good-looking death, but Ke Yan would rather fight, even if Popovich breaks the game and beats him to pieces.

"If your civilization is asking us to grovel, then I will show you the pride of barbarism!"

Anderson won the jump ball and the Lakers attacked first. Anderson screened Kobe without the ball from the side and helped him get rid of Bowen. Kobe received the ball and Duncan, uncharacteristically, followed resolutely.

Kobe took the ball for a moment, then changed direction and went to the right to pass Duncan. He took a high step and stopped suddenly, but missed the hit!

Anderson struggled to grab the rebound and passed it to Odom at the free throw line under double teams. The latter made a mid-range shot! (0:2)

The Spurs attacked with a wide formation. Parker dribbled the ball across half court and was entangled by Kobe. He passed it to Ginobili who was receiving the ball and then began to run without the ball. Ginobili dribbled the ball to the wing and passed the ball to the low post player.

Duncan.

Duncan took the ball with his back to face Diop, but failed to take advantage after two attempts. He turned around and dribbled the ball in the middle, and hit a one-handed throw before Odom could cover up the defense!

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe failed to pass Bowen with the ball in one step, and turned his back to 45 degrees. Parker came up to double-team, and took the ball from the bottom three. The Spurs let Anderson go.

Kobe pulled the ball to avoid the steal, turned around in the middle and shot a fadeaway jumper. He suddenly bypassed two people, relied on the back jump to distance himself, and made an elegant fadeaway jumper, 2:4.

The weakness of the big lineup is that neither Anderson nor Diop has shooting ability. Duncan can handle both of them by guarding the penalty area alone, and the Spurs can attack the ball carrier unscrupulously.

Ke Yan couldn't help but applaud on the sidelines, saying that his picturesque appearance is really not bad, and Kobe's playing style is really something I never tire of!

On the offensive end, one versus two, Kobe also had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of "biting" Parker on the defensive end. This game was a big challenge for Kobe. However, Duncan was not easy either. Anderson and Diop's double attack kept him in the penalty area.

It was difficult to move forward, and the ball was passed to the open Bowen, who missed an open three-pointer and the rebound was taken by Odom.

Odom counterattacked with the ball, and Ginobili fouled immediately. At the same time, Popovich stood up and yelled at the Argentine, indicating that he should take more responsibility on the offensive end.

Odom went to the frontcourt and passed to Kobe who was outside the three-point line on the left. He then screened Butler without the ball in the middle, helping Butler get rid of Ginobili and run to the right. At this time, Kobe leaned on Bowen.

Wen passed the ball from close range.

After receiving the ball, Butler took a step and opened up a space with Nesterovich, who was half a beat behind the switch. The ball went hollow into the net. 2:6.

Duncan is responsible for protecting the frame in the penalty area, and the task of pulling out to cover is given to the Slovenian, but this is obviously a bit difficult for him. And if Duncan pulls out to cover, Nesterovic may not be able to hold Diaw.

Po and Anderson even added a scramble from Odom.

Ke Yan's opening strategy is not unsuccessful!

The Spurs continued to attack around Duncan. Anderson put Bowen two steps away from the bottom line, ready to double-team Duncan in the penalty area at any time.

Under the predicament, Duncan decided to take matters into his own hands. He turned around and faced Diop in singles. He made a fake shot that shook Diop and passed him. He jumped directly and smashed the ball into Anderson's big hand.

Basket!(4:6)

"Boom~" After being knocked to the ground, Anderson quickly sat up with a look of helplessness on his face.

"omg!" Barkley and Kenny Smith in the commentary box couldn't help but exclaimed. Everyone in the world knows "Basic Skills", but how many people have seen "The Flying Devil" back then!

Kobe and Odom pulled Anderson up and slapped Anderson's butt to encourage him.

"Defending others relies on tactics, but defending Duncan can only rely on prayer!" Ke Yan smiled bitterly and said to Hamblen beside him.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe caught the ball and was double-teamed. He separated Odom and shot a three-pointer in the wide open space. He missed! Duncan got the rebound again.

The Spurs made a quick transition between offense and defense. Ginobili used his movement to widen the distance from Butler, and hit a three-pointer. 7 to 6.

After all, they are players who have seen big scenes. The Spurs players have rich experience in handling the ball. They know that the Lakers lack mobility on the court, so they increase their speed.

Odom continued to cover for Kobe. Kobe made an emergency stop after receiving the ball and passed the ball back to Odom who went down to the free throw line. The latter caught the ball and shot. Nesterovich placed it too far and had no time to interfere with the ball.

Advance again. 7 to 8.

When the Spurs attacked, Parker got rid of Kobe through active running without the ball. After receiving the ball, he went straight to the basket and drew a foul.

The offensive end bears the greatest pressure, and the defensive end also has to face off against the fast-paced Parker, who is not good at it. It really makes Kobe a little strenuous. When Parker made a free throw, he saw Kobe holding his knee not far away and gasping for breath.

Back on the offensive end, Kobe beat Bowen in isolation, pulled the ball in a different direction, got rid of half of his opponent, leaned forward and made a jumper, scoring the ball at 9:10.

The Lakers used a "strange formation" to catch the Spurs off guard. What made Popovich panic was that the team couldn't guard the Lakers. Before the official timeout, the team actually allowed the Lakers to score 18 points!

Therefore, during the timeout, Popovich got angry and criticized the team's perimeter defense.

Although the Lakers are 3 points ahead, the situation is still not optimistic. Duncan alone puts pressure on all three Lakers insiders.

The one under greater pressure was Kobe. On the defensive end, he sprinted continuously and changed directions to chase Parker. On the offensive end, he faced the defense of two people for a long time. Kobe, who is famous for his physical strength, seemed to be a little tired. This is unimaginable!

Ke Yan could also feel that if this situation continued, Kobe would not be able to survive the fourth quarter anyway. After weighing the two, he replaced Butler with Atkins and asked Kobe to guard the less "flexible" Ji.

Nobili.

After the timeout, there were not many adjustments on either side. The Spurs only replaced Nesterovic with Mohammed. The veteran's defense in the mid-range was slightly better than Nesterovic's.

The defensive target was changed from Kobe to Atkins. Parker breathed a sigh of relief. The Spurs attacked. Parker's ghostly footsteps immediately broke through Atkins' defense. When he came to the free throw line, he suddenly stopped.

Tekins staggered and almost fell to the ground. Parker calmly combined the ball and hit a shot from mid-range. This shot was very Iverson-like! (17:18)

The Lakers' offense still relied on hand-to-hand coordination between Odom and Kobe. After receiving the ball, Kobe made a feint, shook off Bowen's defense, and hit a mid-range jumper (17:20)

"If the Spurs lose today, they will really be killed by the Lakers' mid-range shot!" Barkley explained the game with increasing excitement. The start of this game is the most valuable since the beginning of the playoffs this season.

. Ke Yan, under the shackles of limited resources at hand, firmly grasped the Spurs' painful foot!

(Thanks to the book friend "Fuck You Can't Have Characters" for the 1,500-point reward)

(Although I sometimes update, the number of words in my updates ranges from 4000 to 6000 or 7000)

(There will definitely be a second update tonight, at least 3,000 words!)