basketball scientist

Popovich tried to cut off the Lakers' momentum through a timeout, but it has to be said that he misjudged the situation on the court. After returning from the timeout, the Lakers' offensive momentum continued unabated, and the players' desire to fight was mobilized by the wonderful offense just now.

Odom and Anderson completed the inside pass, and dunked against Duncan under the basket, which was a response to the opening dunk! (47:55)

Back on the defensive end, the Spurs continued to use Parker's lightning-quick movements to tear apart the Lakers' defense. The Lakers put three big men on the court, even though Odom's movement rate could barely keep up with the average small forward.

The overall agility is also naturally deficient, and I am very worried about a small man like Parker who is flexible and has a lot of agility.

After disrupting the Lakers' defense, Parker saw the opportunity and passed the ball to Muhammad who was in the open position. The latter made a layup from close range under the basket...

"Bang!" Anderson, who was responsible for guarding Bowen, moved quickly from the other side of the baseline, jumped up from under the backboard, and put his hand on the basketball, blocking the Spurs' attack.

Odom fell to the ground to protect the ball before Ginobili. Ginobili immediately jumped on Odom, and then Parker, one after another.

Both sides fought hard for the ball. After the referee separated the crowd, he ruled that Odom and Ginobili were fighting for the ball. Odom steadily passed the ball to Kobe, and Kobe returned the ball to Odo.

Well, the Lakers got the ball back.

Seizing this period of high morale of the team, Ke Yan directed the players to attack with all their strength. On the Spurs side, Duncan finally reached a stage of relative fatigue after being repeatedly worn down by the Lakers' three insiders and could no longer continue alone.

Support offense and defense.

At halftime, the score was 61:49, and the Lakers opened the point difference to 12 points!

"The 10 minutes of midfield rest are like a life-saving straw for the Spurs. I believe Popovich will definitely adjust his tactics in order to better withstand the offensive pressure brought by the Lakers."

"However, although it only lasted 24 minutes, we completely overturned the predictions before the start of the series. I don't think this will be a sweep or a gentleman sweep of the series. As far as the Spurs are concerned, the Lakers have never been

It’s hard to deal with!”

"How should we evaluate Kimi, a leader among the new generation of coaches? Or should we say that he is already a top coach in the NBA."

In Los Angeles bars, fans watching the game while drinking were also excited about the progress of the game.

"Scientists are indeed scientists. The first half of the game was so enjoyable and so strong!"

"Yeah, I really didn't expect that after Shaq left, we could still suppress the Spurs. The media were saying that they were the favorites. I laughed! If Kimi hadn't taken over the team early, they wouldn't have had a home court.

Advantage!"

"Even if there is no chance this season, I believe we can definitely go further next season!"

Ke Yan, who was in the locker room of the AT&T Center Arena in San Antonio, had no time to listen to the outside world. He was anxiously arranging the team's game tactics for the second half and making targeted adjustments.

"If my guess is correct, the Spurs in the second half will definitely speed up the pace at all costs. In this case, we will satisfy their wishes!"

Ke Yan made personnel adjustments and replaced Anderson with Barnes to improve mobility by enhancing the strength of the forward line. At the same time, this was also a "tactic to lure the enemy", tempting Duncan to dig deep inside and consuming Duncan's physical strength.

After wrestling with three insiders in the first half, and then taking over as the main attacker in the third quarter, Ke Yan didn't believe that Duncan could still control the inside attack and defense in the fourth quarter!

"When it's time to foul Duncan, don't hesitate. I'd rather see Duncan go to the free throw line than let him score the offense!" Ke Yan told Barnes.

In the regular season, Duncan's free throw percentage was 67%. It's a bit of a gamble to kill him, but it's not a bad idea to send him to the free throw line when you really can't defend him.

Compared with "fast-paced offense and defense", the Lakers are really not afraid of the Spurs!

Players from both sides returned to the court again, and the game resumed and personnel adjustments were made respectively. The Spurs replaced Nesterovich with Horry to add a shooting point, obviously to strengthen the offense. Although the Lakers changed

formation, but still maintains the advantage in "body size".

"Horry is on the field, and Duncan is under more pressure on the defensive end. I don't believe he won't be tired!" During the 15-minute intermission, Ke Yan kept cheering up the players. He didn't even have time to drink water. He returned to the coaching bench and drank ice water.

He poured cup after cup into his mouth, mumbling incessantly during his free time.

At the beginning of the second half, the Spurs launched their first wave of offense. Kobe failed to grab the ball. Parker broke through Kobe's defense and went to the basket. He faked a move to point out Diop and then easily made a reverse layup. (61:51)

This series tortured Duncan, but it also tortured Kobe. The road to success is not smooth sailing. You have to do a lot of things that are beyond your ability, and you have to do it well.

The Lakers attack, Odom pulls out to hold the ball, and cooperates hand-to-hand with Kobe. Kobe attracts Horry and Bowen to attack, and distributes the ball to Odom, who is widening. The latter adjusts and makes a three-pointer.

Take action and strike!

Duncan easily protected the rebound and then sent a pass. Ginobili received the ball and attracted double-teams, passing it to Parker who came in from behind, and the latter easily made a layup. (61:53)

"orge on!" Ke Yan shouted loudly on the sidelines, reminding his players to put pressure on Duncan and not let Duncan "be pampered" in the paint.

Odom dribbled the ball across the half court, Butler ran out from the right to receive the ball, and the ball came into his hands. Then after Odom passed the ball, he ran directly to the left corner, and Diop inside went to the free throw line.

While walking, Kobe on the right suddenly went down the baseline. The two of them went up and down, left and right. The sudden change made the defensive Spurs notice the change, but they instinctively kept up with the pace.

Just when Duncan instinctively followed Diop up the line, Barnes, who was originally in the corner, forced a cut into the penalty area. Parker, who was guarding him from the corner for a three-pointer, couldn't resist it. The ball was transferred to Barnes via Odom.

In his hands, Duncan closed the frame and missed Diop completely, and he didn't even have time to foul.

Diop dunked steadily, which was the only way he could score with certainty. (63:53)

The Spurs attacked in a positional battle. Ginobili once again used his ghostly breakthrough steps to get out of the defensive space, attracting Odom to defend and then handed the ball to Horry, who called out Diop and sent it to the basket.

Duncan "eat the cake" easily. This is the easiest time he has scored in this game.

The Spurs' cooperation is obviously much smoother than that of the Lakers. Ke Yan's expression on the sidelines is also very helpless. He has tried his best. The Spurs are really too strong!

With Diop playing, the team was indeed able to consume Duncan on the defensive end, but what followed was a black hole on the offensive end. Considering that Barnes did not have very good offensive methods except for three-pointers from the corner, the Lakers field

There were almost 1.5 offensive black holes. In the first half of the game, it was entirely supported by Kobe's super high shooting percentage. However, as Kobe's physical fitness declined, problems began to explode.

Under the attack of Parker and Bowen, Kobe forced a shot and missed. Duncan once again succeeded in grabbing two and timely distributed the ball to Ginobili who was advancing forward. The latter received the ball and passed Butler on the sideline.

Enns was hit from behind!

Barnes' movement was a bit big, and Ginobili was lying on the ground rolling back and forth unable to get up, which directly caused Barnes to receive a second-level flagrant foul and was sent off.

Bowen was quite sane in this game, and he was not useless. Instead, it was the bad guy from the Lakers who got off the field first... What's even more damning is that when Barnes got off the game, Ginobili got better too. Of course,

This is also a good thing. Ke Yan does not want his opponent to get hurt, even if the opponent is an actor.

But the versatile Barnes is a very important point on the defensive end of the Lakers. His sending off was a blow to Ke Yan's formation. After hesitating, Ke Yan chose to replace Argentinian Delfino from his own team.

Use the person who knows Ginobili best to deal with Ginobili.

Ginobili made a technical foul free throw and made both free throws. Then the Spurs still had the ball (63:57).

Duncan served, Ginobili circled up from the baseline, caught the ball, squatted down and raised his hands, then completed the pick-and-roll with Duncan, passed Kobe cleanly, broke into the basket and caused Diop to foul again.

Rather than narrowing the point difference, what is even more difficult for Ke Yan is that this is Diop's fourth foul! The team's most important human shield must be off the field!

Ke Yan reluctantly pulled Anderson over and gave him some advice. The team must adopt foul tactics to stop the Spurs!

Ginobili made two free throws (63:59), and Ke Yan replaced Diop with Anderson.

The appearance of Anderson and Delfino gave the Lakers a better offensive space. The two players who had just appeared played a pick-and-roll match. Delfino found Anderson who was passing down. The latter rose into the air to meet Duncan, although he did not take the ball.

Sent to the basket, but caused Duncan's third foul!

The noise of the home fans interfered with Anderson's free throw status, and the Birds made one of two free throws. (64:59) But looking back, Delfino directly fouled Bowen and sent Bowen to the free throw line...

During the regular season matchup between the two teams, Ke Yan instructed his players to "cut Bowen", forcing Popovich to replace the team's most stable perimeter defender. Now, he repeated his same tactics.

One of two free throws! This is almost Bowen's normal free throw shooting level.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe, who got a moment of rest, used Anderson's pick-and-roll to force his way into the basket and hit Duncan. Duncan prevented himself from committing his fourth foul and made room for a head-on dunk by Kobe! (66:60)

"Fuxk!" Popovich couldn't help but spit out the curse words.

Not only did Ke Yan feel tired, but Popovich, who was always lagging behind, also really hated Ke Yan as his opponent. Every time the Spurs reversed the momentum of the game, the Lakers always found a way to counterattack.

The Spurs made another wave of counterattacks but were countered by the Lakers' "cutting Bowen" tactics. At the end of the three quarters, the Lakers led the Spurs by 9 points, 82:73.

At this point, several sets of tactics that Ke Yan designed for the Spurs before the start of the series have been played out in the first three quarters of G1. He no longer has any trump cards in his hand. Next, it depends on whether the players can keep an eye on the Spurs' counterattack.

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In the fourth quarter, after a simple test, both sides replaced their main players with 10 minutes left in the game for the final decisive battle. So far in the playoffs, the head coaches of both sides are also determined to "die."

"Main force", qtmd has rotated!

Butler forced his way into the paint, and after attracting two double-teams, he reversed the ball and passed the ball to Kobe.

Before his toes were firmly planted, Kobe was already moving, leaning over, stepping sideways, bullying his body, and dribbling the ball with his backhand from his waist to the other side. At almost the same moment as his left foot, which is a pivot foot, touched the ground and lifted off the ground.

, Kobe and Bowen have all taken a step forward.

In the space, it seemed that the two people were overlapping, but in the next moment, they separated in opposite directions without looking back. Bowen's eyes only blurred, and he was pulled by Kobe and turned around to complete the pass.

When Kobe reached out to dial the ball, before his body had completely turned around, he had already taken the ball and threw the ball before Duncan could take action.

The orange basketball fell onto the white net, and Ke Yan on the sidelines also held his head in his hands, dumbfounded. (77:87)

In shock, the Spurs attacked again!

After a few moves, the Spurs still insisted on playing a mechanical positional battle.

Duncan pulled out a pick-and-roll, and Ginobili, like an agile rabbit, avoided Kobe on the outside, jumped sideways between him and Anderson, who was switching defense, and restrained the Lakers' three-point defense before moving to the outside and making his appearance.

Horry, who had not performed well since then, appeared in the most terrifying position.

Then, in front of everyone in the audience, he raised his hands and straightened his body, like a free throw, raised his hands to hold the ball and flick it out.

"Whoa!"

Horry hit a three-pointer, giving Kobe a strong response.

In good times and bad times, he drives like a Buddha, and in desperate times, he slays all the demons with his sword! Coupled with Horry, who has the experience of winning in the playoffs, this Spurs team is so good at hitting key goals!

Kobe took the ball, stood at the three-point line for a moment, passed the ball out again, and ran sideways to the inside. Bowen didn't dare to neglect, and then got close to him.

Kobe received the ball smoothly, raised his left foot as the central axis, and twisted his toes hard on the ground. His body then leaned back like an explosion, and his left shoulder hit Bowen's chest mercilessly.

Bowen failed to hold up Kobe and was knocked half a meter away. Duncan made timely defense again and got stuck in the most critical position!

Kobe slightly bent his left foot, then kicked off the ground and jumped up. His body leaped forward, and his body passed Duncan's huge body in the air. He straightened his waist, straightened his fallen body again, released his left hand, and moved his right hand.

He lifted the ball to the other side of the backboard with his backhand, stretched it to the highest point, shook his wrist, and opened his fingers. The orange-red basketball was like a spirit, rising up lightly and spinning into the basket! (80:

89)

Bowen, a name that troubled the league's perimeter heroes, was repeatedly ravaged and destroyed by Kobe Bryant in this series.

In this game, the core of the Lakers' tactical arrangement was the consumption of Duncan on the defensive end. The offensive environment faced by Kobe Bryant was quite harsh.

But he played the most exciting playoff game of his career. When he once again hit a mid-range hit in front of Bowen, he had already scored 51 points in this game!

With 2 minutes left in the game, the Lakers lead 106:99!

2 minutes, 7 points, this is a safe point difference! Only 2 minutes away from the miracle, Ke Yan did not dare to be careless at all, and continued to hoard the inside line to block Duncan's point.

"The game can be lost, but Duncan must die!" This was the Lakers' defensive strategy for almost the entire game.

Using the pick-and-roll, Ginobili once again tore apart the Lakers' defense.

Anderson let go of Bowen in the bottom corner, moved to the left, and got stuck on Ginobili's breakthrough route in advance, delaying Odom who was already seriously out of position.

Ginobili's twisting like a water snake did not lead to any space for a layup. Without being able to see the basket at all, he even subconsciously passed the ball to the basket.

The tacit understanding of the gdp team like a husband and wife was reflected at this moment. When Ginobili broke through, Duncan had already found the possible passing route for Ginobili, appeared in the most critical position to receive the basketball, and faced

Diop's defense was reversed and the ball scored, which also caused Diop's foul!

Under the collision, Duncan fell to the ground and slapped the floor hard. This was a key attack. The Spurs still had a chance to come back!

Ginobili and Parker pulled Duncan up immediately, and the fans returned to silence until Duncan made a free throw! (106:102)

Kobe dribbled the ball forward by himself. The Spurs did not double-team the whole court, but set up their formation in the half court and waited.

Kobe, who had just reached the three-point line with the ball, suddenly bent his body and borrowed a screen from Odom. Bowen subconsciously moved around the screen to switch defense.

His eyes suddenly became empty, and Kobe was no longer in his sight. He suddenly heard the exclamations from the audience. Bowen felt chilled. He looked back and saw Kobe shooting a half-step pull-up jumper from outside the three-point line!

"Bang!" Kobe, who had been feeling hot throughout the game, failed to hit this three-pointer. Duncan once again withstood the double-team of two people, guarded the defensive rebound, and only handed it to Ginobili who responded after ensuring safety.

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The Spurs attacked, and Ginobili continued to play pick-and-rolls with Duncan, but Kobe was very determined to get around the screen and did not give Ginobili a chance to easily kill. Diop and Anderson also guarded the penalty area.

Realizing that the offensive opportunity was not good, Duncan immediately turned around and set up an off-ball pick-and-roll for Parker, who was pushing up in the left corner.

With the help of this pick-and-roll, Parker received the pass, took the open opportunity and hit the key mid-range, narrowing the point difference to 2 points! With 1 minute left in the game, the suspense returned!

"The centipede is dead but not stiff!"

At the critical moment, the Lakers' offense continued to be completed by Kobe, and they could only leave the ball to Kobe to control.

He stabilized his body, shook his shoulders, lowered his waist, and raised both hands holding the ball upward at the same time. Bowen, who was already frightened by the shot, was shaken and jumped up. Almost at the same time as he jumped up, Kobe had already started, and he avoided

He drove Bowen, who was still in the air, and rushed toward the inside with his body sideways.

No. 8 vs No. 21, direct dialogue. This time, Duncan is no longer taboo about the number of fouls on his body. If he can't stop Kobe, it's meaningless to end the game!

"Bang!" The two people collided hard and fell to the ground at the same time. The referee's whistle also sounded.

"Offensive foul!"

At this moment, Ke Yan felt furious and rushed towards the referee before Han Bron stopped him: "Donate your useless eyes to those in need!"

Ke Yan finished speaking and was immediately stopped by Han Bron. The whistle had become an established fact. If there was another technical foul, the Lakers would be in danger!

Ke Yan's scolding was very elegant, without those American curses. Although the referee knew that he was challenging authority, he still did not call a technical foul due to the general principle of "players decide the game".

Duncan executed an offensive foul free throw. At the critical moment, Shi Fo's mentality was as steady as a dead dog and he made two free throws! (106:106)

There are still 40 seconds left, and each side has a chance to attack and defend!

Ke Yan called a timeout and arranged the offensive tactics. At this point, everyone thought that this would be the Lakers' last attack. Likewise, everyone thought that the Lakers' last attack must be completed by Kobe.

Even Kobe was ready to show off: "Give me the ball and I will help you win."

But Ke Yan decided to give this opportunity to others at this time!

Odom, who is tall and has long arms and is not easily interfered with free throws, is responsible for serving. The other four people lined up at the free throw line. The four Spurs defensive players kept pushing around them, leaving only Horry in front of Odom.

Waving his arms to interfere with his serve.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Kobe, who was second in line, started to move first, pushing Bowen from the free throw line to the top of the key. Duncan was also restrained by him involuntarily. After all, Diop, who was in charge of him, did not execute it at all.

The ability of the final attack.

And subjectively, according to Popovich's judgment, Kobe will definitely execute the final attack himself!

Butler, who was first in line, made a fake move to run towards Odom to receive a close connection, but after disturbing Ginobili's judgment, he suddenly reversed and ran behind him.

Anderson and Diop behind him pushed half a body space to the left and right respectively. Butler passed through this space and Odom's serve was thrown to the left corner.

Ginobili, who was following the defense, was caught up by Anderson and was unable to keep up with Butler. The Spurs only had the quick-response Parker to have a chance to catch up with Butler.

Butler successfully received the ball. Butler raised his hands and made a shooting motion! In the flash of lightning, Parker, who was two positions behind, had no time to think, so he could only swoop over and make a last-ditch effort!

Unfortunately, this was a standard fake move. He passed Parker, jumped up again, and shot a three-pointer from the corner! "Whoops!" (106:109)

A heavy sound hit the heart of every Spurs fan like a heavy hammer.

Brent Barry covered his face and squatted down, Budenholzer turned away sadly, and Popovich looked shocked and unbelievable.

"Yes!" Ke Yan pumped his fist and turned around, high-fiving the players on the bench one by one. The Lakers were only one step away from victory!

Kobe, who was near the midline, also excitedly celebrated with fists pumping, "e on!", while other teammates ran towards Butler crazily!

Butler raised his hands proudly and muttered something unknown.

Popovich called a timeout, and Ke Yan took the opportunity to replace Diop and bring on Atkins. At this time, he could choose to defend three points and give two points.

"No matter what, don't foul and don't give the opponent a chance to stop the clock!" Ke Yan emphasized repeatedly.

Trailing by three points, the Spurs chose to hand the ball to Ginobili. Duncan stepped forward to give Ginobili a pick-and-roll. The Lakers resolutely attacked Ginobili on the outside. Under Kobe's pressure, Ginobili failed to complete the task smoothly.

Release the ball, hand it to Duncan, and then reorganize, there are only 24 seconds left!

In this way, the Spurs' better choice is to try for three-pointers, otherwise even if they score two points quickly, they can only use foul tactics. The Lakers' defense further expanded, Anderson also mentioned the free throw line, Ginobi

Lee handed the ball to Parker, who broke into the basket and scored a layup. (108:109)

The Spurs pressed hard throughout the game, with all five players in the Lakers half, restricting the Lakers from receiving the ball. The focus of the defense was entirely on Kobe and Butler. They also believed that the other Lakers players were mentally unstable, so important

Moment may not be grasped!

Especially Anderson, on him...huh? Where's Anderson!

It was too late, but it was quick! By the time the Spurs defensive players reacted, Anderson had already run to the center circle to catch the ball, and the ball in Odom's hand was thrown directly towards the Spurs half!

Parker and Bowen will chase immediately, trying to get a chance to foul, but they ignore that Anderson is nicknamed "Birdman". As an inside line, his agility and flexibility are incomparable with outside players, but you have to be more straight-line.

Speed, let go of your feet and run forward, he may not be far behind!

Nearly a quarter of the court ahead of Parker and Bowen, Anderson had ample room for error to adjust his dribbling. The moment before Parker caught up with the foul, he jumped, dunked, and dunked the ball into the basket! (108:

111)

Butler! Anderson! In the last two rounds of the game, the Lakers' "little guy" completed the "killer" against the Spurs! "Another buzzer beater"! It directly pushed the Spurs into a desperate situation!

8 seconds, only 8 seconds left in the game, the Lakers are getting closer and closer to victory!

Popovich called the last timeout. For him, the game had reached a "do it or die" moment.

Ke Yan replaced Odom, who had provided two assists at critical moments, and replaced him with Finley to enhance perimeter control, focusing on Ginobili and Horry!

In the last attack of the Spurs, the ball was successfully handed over to Ginobili. Duncan stepped forward to pick and roll. It didn't make much sense. Anderson and Kobe were all staring at Ginobili. In desperation, Ginobili tried his best.

He took two steps to the right, turned around and threw the ball to Duncan!

This is not about blaming the blame, but about mutual trust between GDP!

During training, Duncan is good at shooting three-pointers!

In the wide open space, Duncan took on the final responsibility, just like his mid-range shooting posture, and shot the last ball of the game!

The basketball hit the inner eaves of the basket hard and bounced out!

Maybe Duncan can really shoot three-pointers, but this time, he was unable to turn the tide and save the game. Kobe jumped up excitedly, and then realized that this was an away game, so he couldn't celebrate too wildly. He high-fived his teammates one by one, and then jumped

He skipped back to the locker room.

The Spurs players also returned to the locker room after high-fiving the fans!