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However, the Spurs soon stabilized the situation.

Parker continuously broke through to the basket and scored. At this time, Tyson Chandler had to move to a high position to defend against the huge threat of Duncan. Therefore, there was too much space inside.

The small figure of the French sports car made the Hornets look empty inside. He kept moving around, throwing and hitting the boards.

But Paul's defense was not ineffective, and the physical exertion of both men was obvious.

Lian Feng couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Although Paul was strong at this time, he had not yet reached his full form. The full form of Paul's defensive ability was also top-notch.

Paul's big ass needs some training.

The state at this time was that the offense of both teams was fierce, but the defense was impressive. After the first quarter, the score reached an astonishing 40 to 34.

Paul has already received a terrifying 8 assists and 11 points!

Lian Feng also scored 16 points. The super efficiency of the two supported the Hornets' offensive system.

The Hornets are still very immature, which is reflected in the fact that their movement is not yet proficient enough, and their tactics occasionally hit dead ends.

But these are things that time can change.

In the starting lineup, Lien, Paul and David West all have top-notch golf IQs, while Tyson Chandler, who is slightly worse, does not need to take on too many offensive tasks. There is only one thing that needs to be remembered:

When you follow the pick-and-roll, don't let your teammates move too much.

He just needs to remember this.

Then, after the movement is successful, prepare to jump up and take the alley-oop.

In a sense, the Hornets and Spurs are the same kind of team. They both rely on teamwork to attack.

After the first quarter, Lian Feng still noticed the difference.

The Spurs have the best passing ball in the league. They are a sophisticated team. Everyone has strong passing ability and perfect understanding.

The Hornets basically rely on Paul as the only ball-holding point. He is always the starting point and others are the ending point.

Of course, Paul can also go from tactical initiation to completion.

During this period, Paul was very explosive and had strong breakthrough ability, which made it difficult for the Spurs' defense to be effective - but what was difficult for the Spurs to restrict was not Paul, but that their defensive system was inherently disadvantaged against this Hornets team.

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During the game, Lian Feng hadn't seriously thought about the Hornets' advantage over the Spurs until the first half of the second quarter, when the Spurs were suddenly defeated by them!

Really...it collapsed without warning.

Paul broke through and scored 6 points in a row, and then the Spurs added restrictions on Paul. At this time, the ball was transferred to David West and Lian Feng.

The two made a total of 6 mid-range shots and hit 5 of them.

At the same time, Lian Feng also broke through the bottom line and scored 6 points.

With three minutes left before the end of the second quarter, Lien Feng was taken off the court to take a rest, and his score had already reached an exaggerated 21 points!

Moreover, it feels like it doesn’t take much effort, it’s just about using your usual tactics.

This...this is the championship team?

Why is it so weak?

Obviously, it is unrealistic to hold such an idea. How can this Spurs team be weak?

So why does this result occur?

Lian Feng observed carefully off the court, and from a third perspective, he was proud to see the changes in the situation on the court more clearly.

Soon, Lian Feng realized the reason.

Out on the Spurs defense!

It's not that the Spurs' defense is not good, it's that their defensive type is too targeted and... flawed!

Just when Lian Feng was thinking about something, coach Scott next to him said to Lian Feng: "Well done! If we continue with this momentum, we will successfully win the first game of the season! Yours

Performance is the key to our victory.”

Lian Feng thought for a while and then said seriously: "I think it's actually because the Spurs were restrained by us."

Scott showed an unexpected expression: "We restrained you? Tell us."

Lian Feng nodded and began to analyze the movements of the players on the field. Gu

"The Spurs' defense is not only known to be strong. They are a strong defensive team on par with the Pistons. But their defense is also very unique."

At this time, Paul began to hold the ball to the center, and Bowen and Parker came up near the center line.

Lian Feng pointed to this scene and said: "The Spurs used Bowen in the middle to force Chris to move. He is a master of using defense to restrict the opponent's movement. Their purpose is to forcefully slow down Chris."

"Um?"

Lian Feng continued: "Then pay attention...the middle is blocked, we can only pass the ball to the bottom line and the wings."

"The field of view on the bottom line is very narrow. Once the ball reaches here, it is difficult to pass the ball nearby. This is very similar to the defensive strategy of the Bulls back then, but there are some differences. The Bulls rushed people to the corner and would immediately cut off the pass and

The offensive line, but the Spurs are allowed to drive."

"The Spurs have Duncan, who controls the penalty area very well, and the weak side on the far end can make up for it in time. So, at this time, we have only two strategies, either to shoot a mid-range jump shot, or to pass the ball from the far end in a wide range."

Scott showed a half-smiling expression: "So, why do you think this defensive tactic is difficult for us to work."

Lian Feng also laughed.

"There is no doubt, coach, that their tactics can very smoothly restrict ball-holding breakthrough players and fixed-point shooters, but they will have trouble with opponents who are accurate in the mid-range and have multiple breakthrough points!"

"Unfortunately, both David and I are very accurate in the mid-range. Even David has hit all 5 of his mid-range shots so far."

"At the same time, Paul and I can break through. Once they have a far end to cover the penalty area, the other side's breakthrough defense ability will inevitably be reduced."

Scott laughed: "That's right! The most important thing is that both of you have the ability to find each other when the breakthrough route is blocked. This makes it difficult for their defense to be effective."

In a nutshell, the Spurs are good at defending teams with fixed-point shooters and breakthrough superstar systems, such as the Cavaliers and Heat this season, but their weakness is that they are afraid of teams with stable mid-range and multi-point breakthroughs, such as Dirk.

Coincidentally, the Hornets are also the latter.

On the defensive end, Tyson Chandler is not too afraid of Duncan. He is relatively weak as a physically strong offensive monster. If he faces traditional centers like Yao Ming and O'Neal, he will be easily beaten, but facing Duncan, joining

For a No. 4 position like Te, his defense is very solid.

Of course, the Hornets' defense has not done very well. In fact, the Hornets' defense has not yet formed a system. At this point, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Therefore, the Spurs can still score consecutively. However, the offensive advantage makes up for it.

In order to overcome the deficiencies in defense, the Hornets finally entered the second half with a score of 64-51.

After the start of the third quarter, the Hornets continued their offensive momentum in the first half, but the Spurs still failed to come up with a reliable response.

It wasn't until the second half of the third quarter when both teams came up with substitute lineups that Ginobili used his strong personal ability to catch up with the score.

But soon, the Spurs' counterattack momentum completely stalled in the fourth quarter.

As long as the Spurs score a goal, the Hornets will definitely retaliate.

With 3 minutes left in the game, the Hornets had a 116-99 lead, losing suspense early on.

In the end, the Hornets won the victory without any blood at home.

In this game, Lian Feng scored 37 points without any effort and became the leading scorer in the game.

Paul even had a super double-double of 21+16.

After the game, the GDP trio's faces were full of loneliness, but they still shook hands and hugged the Hornets enthusiastically after the game.

This game suddenly subverted people's understanding of the Hornets.

"I never thought that this game would start like this and end like this."

"Both Paul and Lien Feng performed at a superstar level in this game!"

"Yes, yes, they have only played a few preseason games together, but they have already shown an excellent level of understanding in the first game! Their chemical reaction is like playing together since elementary school."

"Not only that, Desmond Mason and David West also scored 12 points and 18 points respectively. Their starting players, except Tyson, all scored in double figures!"

"Before the start of this season, many media analyzed the favorites to win this season, including the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Spurs, and Suns. But who would have thought that the first game of the Spurs, one of the favorites, would end in this way.

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"There is no doubt that the Hornets are a dark horse, and this game showed us many possibilities!"

"The most exciting thing is that the two core players Paul and Lian Feng are only second-year rookies! Especially Lian Feng is only a second-round pick!"

"In short, their performance is really unexpected!"

Everyone outside is discussing Lian Feng.

Lian Feng looked at the upcoming schedule. It was wonderful. The past three games were all weak teams. Among them was his old team... the 76ers.