NBA: Strongest In The History Of Holding A Large Ball

In the opening game of the Spurs, they defeated the Western Conference giants Warriors by a big score. This made the Spurs team, which was originally concerned by many fans because of Wembanyama, instantly skyrocketed, and those topics about "whether Wembanyama can adapt to the intensity of the NBA game" were also ended with this game.

ESPN even ran a special program to predict what the probability of the Spurs winning the championship this year will be.

After just one game, the Spurs have gone from being a bad team last season to becoming the favorite for most to win the championship.

But within the Spurs, the players weren't overly excited about the big win in the first game, and for them, it could all be expected.

As the offseason drew to a close, the Spurs' starting lineup and bench lineup began to work out separately.

The task for the starters is to set up an offensive set-up around Wembanyama on the pitch and try to take advantage of the height he brings to the top to take some leads.

The bench starts by watching a video of a Spurs game from a few years ago and learning about the Spurs' team basketball system.

In this way, coupled with the seven-second fast-break system that is always at the core, the Spurs have three tactical systems that can be pulled out in a game, which is difficult for any opponent to guard against.

The Spurs also won the second game against the Rockets and the third game against the Jazz, and the whole process can even be said to be without suspense.

The three-game winning streak at the start of the season also boosted the morale of the Spurs team, and Popovich was very pleased to watch the group of young players training actively in the training hall.

The only regret is that Chang Tiancheng's tactical status has declined a lot compared to last season. When he played with Wembanyama, he used Wembanyama as the main attacker and himself as his deputy, and the team won these games very easily, and the seven-second fast-break system with himself as the core had not yet been used, and the game basically entered garbage time.

However, Chang Tiancheng himself enjoys it, in his opinion, winning is always the most important indicator, as long as the tactics that can win are good tactics.

In these three games, Chang Tiancheng averaged only 19 points per game, but averaged 13 assists per game.

Wembanyama's stats look much brighter, and the first three games against teams are relatively weak, which allows Wembanyama to show his talent wantonly. He averaged 29 points and 14 rebounds per game, firmly occupied the No. 1 spot on the rookie list, and even faintly had a tendency to become the league's top interior player in his first season.

But in Game 4, the Spurs faced the Lakers, who had the league's top interior lineman, Davis.

Although in the previous offseason training matches, Brother Thick Mei also seemed to have nothing to do with Wembanyama, but on the one hand, because Brother Thick Mei did not take Wembanyama seriously to defend at that time, and on the other hand, because everyone at that time only stayed in the video tape about Wembanyama's technical characteristics.

And now that three games have passed, Wembanyama can basically be said to have been thoroughly studied.

On the offensive end, although he has attacked the interior frequently in these three games, most of the time, his first reaction to receiving the ball is to look for an opportunity to shoot from the middle, after all, for him, facing most interior defenses in the league is equivalent to misalignment. There is nothing wrong with this choice in itself, but it will affect his penalty area dominance to a greater or lesser extent.

In addition, although he has a certain three-point shooting ability, even on the premise that he can occasionally eat the skill bonus of Chang Tiancheng's point guard god, his three-point shooting percentage is only about to exceed 30%. This means that there is less pressure to expand the defense when facing his outside attack.

Knowing these two points, Davis may not be able to teach Wembanya a lesson.

What's more, the Lakers also have a center with the same height and long arms - Muhammad Bamba. After returning from injury this season, he has become more and more proficient with Davis's interior coordination. Against the inside pairing, Wembanyama's advantage doesn't look so obvious.

On the other hand, James is playing completely in the No. 1 position this season, which means that he will directly play against Chang Tiancheng.

Although Chang Tiancheng found that his height had reached 191 cm in the new season, he had no so-called height disadvantage against many point guards in the league, but he was still a little reluctant to LeBron.

But no matter how many concerns there are, the game will eventually go on schedule.

The Staples Center, home of the Lakers, was packed on this day, and fans wanted to see if their roster could stand up to the impressive Spurs in the first three games.

Before the game, James took the initiative to come over to greet Chang Tiancheng and Wembanyama. Of course, he didn't forget to hug Popovich either.

As soon as the game began, the inside lines on both sides began to compete.

Bamba and Wembanyama both stared at the ball in the referee's hand, and after the referee blew the whistle and threw the ball into the air, both jumped almost at the same time, both trying to win the ball for the team.

This time Bamba jumped higher, using his long arm, which is the number one in NBA history, to shoot the ball straight into his own half.

James won the ball and held the ball to the top of the Spurs' arc.

Against Chang Tiancheng, James showed no mercy, and still chose the most stable style of play - back singles. Using his physical advantage, he came to the free throw line of the Spurs with his perennial achievements.

Seeing this, Wembanyama was a little anxious in his heart, and immediately mentioned Chang Tiancheng behind, ready to help him defend at any time.

But the moment Wembanyama brought it up, James sent the ball to Davis with a ghostly ground-hitting pass, and Wembanyama didn't even notice his pass.

After Davis received the ball, without a trace of hesitation, he jumped up directly and completed a two-handed dunk, which instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the Lakers fans at the scene.

Speaking of which, since Wembanyama came to the Spurs, it's been a long time since I've seen anyone dunk like this on the Spurs' interior.

When it was the Spurs' offensive turn, Chang Tiancheng broke through to the Lakers' interior after a pick-and-roll with Drummond and stuffed the ball to Keldon, who cut inside from the baseline.

Keldon wanted to respond to the Lakers with a dunk, but Bamba, who was standing inside, slapped the ball directly to the rebound.

The Lakers took the initiative from the start.