The Pope of Basketball Community

During the break, Zhang Lili commented: "Popovich is not a Jerry-style coach, but in fact they have a lot in common. They are both good at utilizing the strengths of role players, rotating the lineup, and allocating players' physical strength reasonably. In the regular season , Duncan, who played the longest time in the Spurs, only played 33.4 minutes, and everyone else played less than 30 minutes. Only Kobe and Yao Ming from the Lakers played more than 30 minutes, and Kobe had the most playing time at 37.8 minutes."

Yu Jia said: "Yao Ming is sitting on the sidelines now. It seems that he needs to rest for a while. He didn't take many shots today and his hit rate is very high."

Yao Ming played 38 minutes, exceeding the range set by the coaching staff. He made 9 of 14 shots, 1 of 3-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks.

Although Yao Ming has just scored a buzzer-beating equalizer and is in a state of excitement, this will not increase his physical strength.

Yang Rui felt that Yao Ming had to rest. In the last quarter, Yao Ming made a beautiful dribble and hit someone. Tinsley knocked him to the ground when he was covering up in the middle. Despite the guidance of Divac, Yao Ming has not mastered the diving skill on the defensive end. If he does fall, he will be knocked down by the small guard because the bottom plate is not stable in the regular time.

For Yao Ming to become a star, it is very important to have strong leg strength, so the inside line must be in place. The obvious counterexample is Wang Zhizhi. In terms of technology, he is not inferior to Yao Ming, but his lower body strength is not good and he cannot get into position, so he is much worse than Yao Ming in the inside line. , even if he has low-post moves, he can't use them, so he can only float outside and shoot.

What's funny is that when Yao Ming was 12 years old, he was rejected by his leadership on the grounds that he had thick legs and a butt and it was difficult to become a talent. His family was asked to go back and think carefully about it. If there was really no other way out, they would consider playing basketball again.

A thousand-mile horse often exists, but a bole does not always exist.

Yao Ming fully trusts and obeys Yang Rui's arrangements. He tries his best to relax his body, recover his strength, and is always ready to play again.

In double overtime, it is very important to rotate more players.

On the Spurs side, the experienced Malone is no longer able to play anymore. Playing 30 minutes is the limit for him. No matter how strong the tough guy is, he can't beat the years.

Spurs five: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Muhammad, Duncan.

Lakers five: Mo Williams, Ariza, Kobe, Odom, Rasheed.

Iguodala's defense against Ginobili was ineffective and he is taking a break now.

Zhang Lili said: "Yang Rui is very bold in hiring people. At this time, he actually sent in a second-round pick, Ariza, who has been a substitute in the team."

Yu Jia said: "It should be for defense. Ariza can't open up the offensive end and his shooting is poor."

The Spurs attacked first. Parker and Muhammad played a pick-and-roll in the high post. They broke through from the right and were double-teamed by Odom and Mohamed. The ball was split in the middle. Muhammad could not shoot and could only wait for his teammates to move to respond.

Ginobili received the ball from the outside and broke through with the ball. At this time, his speed also dropped. Ariza blocked the breakthrough route and remained in front of him to interfere.

Ariza had only played 10 minutes before, and he had the advantage in physical strength. He and Kobe Bryant improved quickly in the team, and their predictions were accurate.

Ginobili failed to break through and was handed over to Duncan. The latter singled out Rasheed, but his touch also declined. His turnaround jump shot missed due to interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Odom.

When the Lakers attack, Kobe makes people understand why he is called "the person most like Jordan." He has played for 5o minutes and scored 42 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. He still has the energy to attack continuously. Bowen, who played 41 minutes, is now a little unable to run.

Kobe is like an enhanced version of Hamilton holding the ball and attacking. At his peak, guarding him was a test, a mental and physical torture.

If the Spurs hadn't poached Bowen to strengthen their perimeter defense and corner three-pointers, they wouldn't have been able to win the championship in 2004. Now Bowen alone can't hold them back.

Ginobili and Barry were poor at guarding against Kobe, and Robinson couldn't keep up. As for Devin Brown, who is 196cm tall and weighs 100 kilograms, he is just a marginal player. Popovich only lets him play 5 minutes per game.

At this stage of the game, how to defend Kobe?

It became a big problem.

Kobe caught the ball and assumed a triple-threat posture on the right side. After taking a step, he suddenly made a mid-range shot. Bowen could hardly jump anymore. He tried his best to close his eyes but couldn't cover the ball. The ball drew a beautiful arc and hit the net hollowly. 122 to 12o.

The Spurs attacked, and the Lakers players switched defenses very quickly. Parker forced a breakthrough and missed a layup under the interference of the highly mobile Odom. Rasheed grabbed the rebound and passed it to Mo Williams. There was a mismatch on the court.

Mo Williams dribbled the ball forward, and the little guy also had a shining point. He relied on his speed advantage to change direction and passed Duncan, and quickly scored a layup. 124 to 12o.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan covered, Parker distributed the ball to the center, Duncan faced Mo Williams in the high post, feinted and made a mid-range shot, the ball also missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Odom.

Yang Rui's tactics worked. He strengthened the defensive changes and the defenders would expose flaws in the pick-and-roll in the middle. However, Duncan was not able to seize this opportunity every time. Today, Duncan scored 36 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. His performance was very eye-catching. His scoring mainly came from low post and right-side rebound jumpers.

Duncan's playing styles are different in different periods. Yang Rui had a meeting with the coaching staff before the game and discussed Duncan's characteristics. The analysis was very comprehensive and he formulated appropriate tactics to guard against the low post and the sides, and allow Duncan to shoot in the middle against the defender.

In Yang Rui's previous life, from entering the league to 2009, it was considered Duncan's peak. He could steadily score 2o+1o and attract double teams. During this period, Duncan's offense mainly relied on low post and side jump shots, and he had a lot of rebound shots, which was his trademark.

After that, Duncan began to decline due to a knee injury. Even though his data was not bad, he lost his dominance in the low post. In order to better help the team, Duncan lost weight in 2010, from 120 kilograms to about 110 kilograms.

Then Duncan rejuvenated and became what people call the No. 21 rookie. Since 2010, his style of play has also changed a lot. He has reduced the number of side shots and low-post attacks. Instead, he has switched to pick-and-rolls in the middle, supporting passes, and mainly high-post jump shots.

Later in his career, Duncan was very accurate in mid-range shots from high positions, but in this era, he still relied on swiping the boards and was not very accurate in the middle. Yang Rui deliberately left a loophole in the middle to lure him to take action. After playing for 45 minutes, Duncan's physical strength declined and it was more difficult to ensure his shooting percentage.

In the Lakers' position battle, the four players were separated. Kobe asked for the ball on the right side, faced the frame and stepped forward. He took a big step with his left foot and changed direction to break through the baseline. He relied on rhythm and time to defeat Bowen.

Duncan was slow to make up the defense, and Kobe quickly stepped up to the basketball from the right and scored. 126 to 12o.

When returning to defense, Kobe clenched his right fist and roared, and the fans in the audience shouted mVp!

A superstar is someone who can always stand up at critical moments!

The Spurs attacked, and Ginobili, who was eager to score, ran to catch the ball and shot a three-pointer. He did not completely get rid of the defense and failed to score due to Odom's interference. Rashid took the ball out of the paint with one hand, and Ariza picked up the basketball and passed it to Mo Williams for a counterattack.

Mo Williams brought Kobe to the frontcourt. Kobe led to the penalty area on the right side, turned his back to Bowen at a 45-degree angle, turned toward the baseline and shot a fadeaway jumper. He did it in one go, dodged the block again, and the ball went hollow into the net. 128 to 12o.

The Lakers launched an 8-0 attack wave, and Popovich was forced to request a timeout.

Barkley commented: "The Spurs will lose this game. They can't guard Kobe."

Smith said: "Kobe's physical strength and perseverance are amazing. He still maintains a strong fighting spirit and can move freely. If the Spurs don't double-team, he will probably score 5o+. Now he has created a personal playoff record. Career single-game scoring record.”

After the timeout, Yang Rui replaced Diaw and replaced Rashid, who is better at defending the perimeter...

Please remember the first domain name of this book: . The website for reading the mobile version of Three Leaders: