Chapter 220: There Must Be Spoilers
Although the old Dunleavy does not believe that the Spurs form a group to pump stagnant water, but old Thomas's pace is indeed faster today, it seems that he is in very good shape today, and this is indeed the case after pumping stagnant water, which can make athletes relaxed, like losing weight, and feel stronger, but the effect can only last one or two games, and then more stagnant water will be produced, and it will become stricter.
But think about it carefully, as long as Spurs win two away games, the score will be 3:1, and it is worth paying such a price!
Knee water accumulation is mostly caused by perennial wear and tear, and the knee will be weak and uncomfortable during exercise, which makes people feel that the player's athletic ability has declined significantly, and in the basketball game, if there is no athletic ability, it is still a fart!
Most older players will suffer from this disease, especially after a long season, if you don't have a little water in your knees, or you are a role player and don't play much; Either they are physically gifted, such as gorillas; But even if the Flyer was so perverted back then, he had to take a pump of water before an important game to recover his condition in the late stages of his career.
Thomas and Bruce Sr. today. Bowen's movement speed has increased to a certain extent, and with the experience of these two, even a slight increase in speed will have a huge impact on the competitive state, and many attacks that were not stopped in the first two games may be able to be prevented today.
Parker and Ginobili are on the court at the moment, and today Thomas Sr. and Oberto did the task that Vicky assigned to them before the playoffs, and the pick-and-roll of these two people made the Clippers defense a little overwhelmed.
The Spurs' two interior players, Thomas Sr. and Oberto, both have accurate mid-range shooting skills, and Vicky was planning to use their shooting ability. Make Parker and Ginobili's breakouts and pick-and-rolls more threatening. The two of them can go to the basket with a bigger range to provide a response for the small man on the perimeter to penetrate and break back, and as long as the defenders can draw the opponent back to the box to defend, Thomas Sr. and Oberto's mid-range shooting will be a nightmare for the opponent!
Unfortunately, in the first two games, these two were constrained by injuries. They were much less able to contain and today was the first time they played to their mid-range shooting advantage.
The Spurs' two interior players didn't go straight to the basket like the average big man after blocking the difference in the high post, but took a step back, received a return pass from the guard and jumped one meter inside the three-point line.
Doing so can attract opposing defenders and pull down empty baskets. Create more opportunities for defenders to break through.
If the twin brothers don't step up to make up the defense, the two in the open position can easily hit two points, but once the two brothers are filled, the Spurs' breakthrough or Duncan's one-on-one basket will be more threatening.
The Spurs' tactic is to use an interior to attract one of the twins to the perimeter, and the two guards can burst in and shoot directly. Or split the basketball under the basket and let Duncan use the one-on-one advantage to complete the offense quickly.
Now is the bench period, the Spurs don't need to be so troublesome, they only rely on high-post blocking and positioning on the offensive end, and on the defensive end rely on strict defense of three-pointers and baskets, reduce the number of shots of the Clippers, force the Clippers bench to shoot in the middle distance, and quickly suppress the Clippers in the situation.
Just a minute later. The elder Dunleavy could only replace the main force in advance.
The score is 22:29, and the court seems to be in a stalemate situation: you punch me, I will give you a kick.
Twin brothers and Billups. Even Artest was sent on the field by old Dunleavy.
On the other side, *vic also put the GDP combination on the court at the same time.
"The old guy is a little faster today, so what? I can still block his receiving lane, this old thing dares to score more points than me, it's unreasonable! After Ji Guosha came on the court, he felt that the old Thomas scored 4 points. I still haven't opened it with a score of 0, and my face is shady.
The Clippers attack. Ji Guoyi interspersed along the bottom line, and suddenly ran back to get rid of old Thomas. After receiving a pass from his brother, he hit a mid-range shot from 18 feet and finally scored two points!
"Tim, you go guard against that fox!" *Vicky knew that it would be too much of a loss for old Thomas to defend Ji Guosha, and he couldn't keep up with the little fox even if he pulled out a bucket of stagnant water, so he could only make Duncan a little tired to follow the damn ...... And the guy who always runs around......
Old Thomas is more suitable for defending Ji Guoqiu, his low-post defensive skills are very smart, and the old Thomas is not inferior to Duncan in terms of low-post defensive skills, but his physical defects limit his ceiling.
Ji Guoqiu didn't feel much about receiving the ball in a high position, but as soon as he fell to the low position, old Thomas immediately greeted Brother Panda with all kinds of martial arts, and his actions were dirty Cheng Dù was no worse than his brother, no wonder it was called "Dirty Cotter"!
In the second quarter of the game, the Spurs played the best offense of the series, Parker and Ginobili's breakthrough, Thomas's containment, Duncan's low post attack, Bowen's ambush in the bottom corner, and the Spurs showed the style of winning the championship last season!
The Clippers are not bright in the West, but bright in the East......
Ji Guoqiu saw that it was not easy to do it in the low position, so he simply pulled it to the high position, the old Thomas is not like Duncan, he can not only prevent him in the low position, but also limit his strategy in the high position, the old Thomas can only cause trouble to him in the low position, and he is powerless in the high position, which makes Ji Guoqiu the first time in the series that he can respond to the team as he wants in the high position, and the whole team covers around him, runs and intersperses, and occasionally he can dribble to the basket to break through.
Artest hurt again at this time, it stands to reason that he should be more threatening with this style of play, but Ji Guoqiu's first goal of passing is always Ji Guoyi, even if the opportunity is not good, as long as there is a chance to catch the ball, then you must pass the basketball to the fox brother first, and it is a big deal to let Ji Guoqiu pass it back.
The shameless style of play of the two brothers, I touch it, and you touch it, is a request made by Ji Guoyan after the All-Star Game. The reason is very simple, the little fox feels that he has too few assists, as long as he has more balls, the number of assists will increase, anyway, basketball is always in the hands of the two brothers, either the elder brother's assist, or the younger brother's assist......
Now the target of the second pass is no longer Artest, but Billups, so Artest often runs out of space, and the basketball still falls into the hands of Ji Guoyi. It's so similar to the scene in the All-Star Game, where the two brothers turn the basketball upside down and see that the time is almost up and they don't have a chance to throw another pot at him......
The halftime score was 39:45, and the Spurs led by six points to end the first half.
The Clippers recovered on the offensive end of the second quarter, but today both sides focused more on defense, shooting poorly, not scoring much, and the Clippers did not score more than 40 points in the half, which is a rare situation.
Ji Guoqiu had 6 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guoqiu had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, Billups had 8 points and 2 assists, and Artest had 7 points and 3 rebounds.
Duncan 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Parker 10 points and 2 assists, Ginobili 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Finley 5 points, Bowen 3 points, Kurt Brown. Thomas had six points and three rebounds, and Oberto had four points and three rebounds.
Halftime, Charles. As if he had discovered something, Barkley looked at the table and said, "Vicky's team is known for its long regular season and is the only team to have 50+ wins in a season in 10 years. How to make the main players rest reasonably without affecting the record, and how to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the substitutes, the Spurs are the best at this. Today, the Spurs increased their bench minutes and reduced Duncan's playing time, and the results were good, and Thomas Sr. and Oberto did a lot of work today. ”
Kenny. "It's an inevitable result, if the Spurs only rely on the GDP combination like the first two games, then sooner or later these three guys will be exhausted, *Vic has to explore the potential of his team, and they have some potential to tap," Smith said. ”
Charles. Barkley mentioned Artest at this time, and the big ass was a little puzzled: "Today, the Clippers started with the intention of attacking Artest, although it didn't work, but I don't think they should stop trying in the future." There's no problem with this tactic, Bruce. Bowen's defensive ability has begun to decline this year, although he entered the defensive second team in the regular season, he no longer has the ability to defend the 260-pound beast, Artest is a strong point for them, and it is a waste for the Clippers not to use it! ”
At halftime, Dunleavy Sr. knew what his team was facing, and the Spurs role players stepped up, which wasn't good news for them.
Ji Guozhi used his footsteps and speed to frequently come to the inside to pinch Duncan in the first two games, although the second game had little effect, but it was because Duncan's hand was too unnatural, if it wasn't for his help, Duncan would not have been able to get 40+ in that game.
Today, Ji Guoyi's defensive ability was not brought into play, and Thomas Sr. and Oberto were excellent, and the offensive end contained most of the Fox's younger brother's defensive energy, so that he had no effort to help defend Duncan. These two guys limited Ji Guoqiu's low-post offense on the defensive end, and the two brothers had less offense and one less assistant defense, which had a great impact on the Clippers.
Billups could have used his breakthrough to help the team, but today's breakthrough by Mr. Key was targeted by the Spurs on the defensive end, and Billups made a few outside shots, but unfortunately the shooting percentage was average, and there was not much contribution in the first half, and the Clippers' offense was in trouble.
Old Dunleavy looked around the locker room and slowly turned his gaze back to Artest.
The beast missed five shots in the opening game, which made the old Dunleavy give up the idea of using him as an arrow, but now the two sides have formed a balance of power, and there is a stalemate on the court, and someone must stand up to break the deadlock in the second half, and whether Artest can come out to disrupt the game has become the key to victory or defeat.
"Ron, in the second half we continue to use the tactics set up before the game, and you try to play inside." The elder Dunleavy is now a little lacking in confidence, which is caused by Artest's unreliable opening.
"Good!" Altaïs nodded, feeling good to be used as an arrow, but like old Dunleavy, the poor opening made him a little less confident. But no matter what, at least he can get the basketball again, and he won't have to run around for half a day to touch the basketball, damn twins...... (To be continued) R655