Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

The analysis made by Yu Jia and Zhang is very reasonable, but it is meaningless because even ordinary fans know this stuff.

Any team that plays against the Knicks knows how to limit them, but obviously, no team has done it so far, except for the Los Angeles Lakers five years ago who relied on home court advantage and more experience, and took advantage of the situation.

Zuo Li was a rookie and lacked strong teammates. He defeated the Knicks once in the series. No other team could win the Knicks in the series.

There's no way, to put it this way, the key is how to do it. With Zuo Li's strength and talent, he can play in all five positions, he can play inside and outside, he can shoot, he can pass, he can defend, he has a tough character, he has strong explosive scoring ability and

With almost unlimited physical strength, any defense is not enough. According to the words of coach Spoelstra, who was defeated by Zuo Li again in the last round: "You have no other choice but to wait for him to feel bad."

Yes, most coaches think so. Fortunately, basketball is a game of five people after all. Although Zuo Li often has the performance of riding alone as the savior, overall, if you can restrict others except Zuo Li

, cut off the connection between them and let Zuo Li fight alone, then it is not impossible to win.

For example, the Heat took advantage of Curry's defensive weakness and used Janeway to end the Knicks' playoff winning streak. They are also the only team to win two consecutive games against the Knicks in the playoffs in the past three years.

Although the final result is unchanged...

However, if Zuo Li hadn't been so outrageous in Game 6, the Heat might have been able to drag the game into a tiebreaker.

Many fans also feel that the Heat are really unlucky. They all encountered 70 triple-doubles and buzzer beaters in one game. They can only say that it is destiny that they cannot blame others.

However, this also makes many people think that they have found a chance to defeat the Knicks. As long as you seize Curry's weaknesses and let Zuo Li fight alone, it is not without the possibility of an upset.

Yes, in the hearts of most fans, the Spurs are the absolute underdog in this finals. If they want to win against the Knicks, they need to exert 120% of their efforts.

"But the Spurs also have a chance. Their overall strength is very strong, teamwork and discipline are their weapons. According to the Heat's method, there is still a chance." Yu Jia finally said.

But obviously, prediction is not accurate. Many people think that the Spurs can copy the Heat's work, but the Spurs cannot!

At the start of the game, the ball belongs to the Knicks.

Popovich smiled slightly and looked at the court confidently.

"Zuo Li... I have studied you for so long. This time, I have the opportunity to fight you with real swords and guns."

Popovich thought to himself.

On the court, Zuo Li will of course have the first attack. This is also an old tradition. In the first ball of the first game of the series, Zuo Li will take the lead in opening up the situation for the team. Over time, fans have formed a habit. Every time at this time

, the whole audience will be waiting, and they will start celebrating immediately after Zuo Li scores, which can be regarded as a show of strength to the opponent, and the normal psychological pressure of the team will be full immediately.

But this time, the first attack didn't seem to go well.

The defender facing Zuo Li, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, was not Duncan, an old acquaintance from the past, nor Diaw, the human squirming essence, but Leonard, the rookie that the Spurs have trained vigorously in the past two years!

Leonard directly stayed close to Zuo Li, with his hand on Zuo Li's waist and his other arm open, trying to block Zuo Li's breakthrough route.

At first glance, this posture was made by someone who was very defensive.

It is very difficult to defend small players against big players. Generally speaking, small players are basically at an overall disadvantage in terms of static talents. Facing big players, they generally have to be defeated in isolation.

However, there are exceptions to everything, and the league has produced some masters of small defense and big defense over the years.

For example, Paul, who is 58 inches tall, is not an advantage even at the first position. However, using his excellent three-way skills, he has continuously become the league's steal leader and has been selected to the league's best defensive team many times. He is the best defense player in the league today. The best number one spot.

And Leonard is indeed a player who can defend a small player against a large player.

Leonard was known for his defense in college, and the Spurs chose him because of this. Popovich has been training him as the team's top defensive player in the past two years, and it seems that the effect is really good so far.

He is 2.01cm tall and weighs 102kg, but his wingspan is as high as 223cm. He is the absolute "longest man" in the third position. If you look at the upper body, he is even stronger than Jordan. But if you look at the lower body, you will I found that Kawhi's body is obviously short in legs and long in body, but this figure makes his overall body more solid. In other words, players like James are actually most afraid of Leonard's defense, which can resist breakthroughs and lock passes. Route, this is why in history, when the two teams clashed, James was repeatedly locked by the young Kawhi. It was not locked, but it was definitely very uncomfortable. Leonard also won a Finals MVP trophy because of this.

Leonard has emerged this season. In games, he often uses his wingspan to break through and dribble. This move is called death wrap by fans.

Defending Zuo Li is not the first time he has defended the opponent's big player. In the regular season, Leonard often did this.

He can easily withstand the opponent's inside players in defense. Leonard's shoulders are very broad, which allows him to have more shooting space when facing other players. He can also be firmly stuck behind the opponent's players. It also greatly improved the success rate of his pick-and-roll.

This is also Popovich’s clever trick and his confidence!

"Other teams are not good because there is no one who can match you. Those who are as tall as you are not as fast as you, those who are taller than you are not as strong as you, and those who are faster than you are not as tall as you. You can always play out of position, but Leonard can do it, his wingspan can make up for his height, he also has the ability to move quickly enough, and he is excellent in confrontation..."

Popovich was overjoyed when he saw that Zuo Li had to move the ball away. This was a rookie he specially selected for Zuo Li, and he conducted two years of targeted training to deal with Zuo Li. Selecting Battle to join O'Neal has the same effect.

Zuo Li didn't know that because of his appearance, Leonard was actually selected by the Spurs for this reason.

But he knows that Leonard is only the first line of defense, and the Spurs must have prepared more than one Leonard for him.

Leaving aside the others, Duncan will definitely not be able to escape.

Who doesn't know that Duncan dislikes playing the fifth position the most. He can only exert his full defensive power in the fourth position. When they defeated O'Neal, they used this trick, using a human shield to resist O'Neal's pace. Using Duncan to constantly help defend against flanking attacks made Ao Pang miserable.

Unexpectedly, as time passed, this trick would be used on him again.

but……

If it was Leonard in the 2014 Finals, he would still be more afraid, but... now it's 2013...

A year later, a world of difference, Zuo Li was ready to teach Leonard a lesson.