How good is Duncan's defense?

In his most recent Finals series, Kenyon Martin faced Duncan's defense, averaging just 15 points per game and shooting less than 4 percent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Efficiency values aside, Duncan's height, reach, weight, strength, reflexes, and coordination are among the top on the inside. At this point in his career, Duncan's defense is an out-and-out power forward defense, not only participating in the team's various rotation defenses, but also often wandering to the outside to sweep.

Because his steps at this time are also very fast and flexible.

Facing Yang Di who dribbled in, Duncan had one arm and half squatted as if he could envelop every corner of Yang Di's body.

Yang Di was not afraid at all, his right hand took a step to the right, and his right foot stepped out and rushed in.

"Bang!"

The two bumped into each other solidly, Yang Di let go of the basketball with both hands for balance, and the whole person fell to the side, Duncan also fell straight down, and the two of them fell to the ground together, shaking the floor as if they were shaking.

"Toot ~"

The referee put his hands on his crotch, and then pointed his finger at the backcourt, signaling Yang Di to attack and foul.

Duncan glanced at Yang Di obliquely, as if to say, boy, you are still too tender. Yang Di got up angrily and shouted at the referee: "No, he didn't stand firm on this ball, are you wrong!" ”

The fans at the scene burst into laughter and applause, as if satirizing Yang Di's incompetence, which was their pride, the best power forward in the league.

The referee ignored Yang Di, and the Spurs drove the ball forward, but Yang Di had no choice but to give up continuing the theory and run back to the inside line to defend.

The Spurs are in no hurry to use the strongest point on the inside - Duncan's low-post offense.

Popovich is a smart coach, and he sensed the league's policy of perimeter breakers from the newly changed rules before the start of the season, so he encouraged his disciples, Frenchman Parker and Argentine Ginobili, to break through.

This player has a very different style, but he is a master of breakthroughs.

Compared to the half-hung Richardson, both of them have strong ball handling ability.

Parker easily shook off Fisher after asking for Duncan's pick-and-roll from the outside, and he quickly dribbled low and ran to the inside of the high post.

Murphy didn't follow, and as soon as he looked up, Parker was already throwing.

Fortunately, the ball didn't go in, the ball with a low flat arc bounced far away, Yang Di didn't have time to reach out to grab it, and the rebound was grabbed by Dunleavy.

"You don't have a few games like this kind of cricket, right?" Yang Di complained in his heart that Dunleavy almost never grabs rebounds, all his rebounds come from picking up, or simply an inside line like Yang Di randomly points to him in the competition with other insiders.

Dunleavy's fundamentals are good, holding the ball and steadily advancing to the frontcourt.

The outside line was guided to Fisher, Richardson took advantage of Murphy's off-ball cover to go inside, Murphy covered the outside line, the Spurs also made mistakes on defense at this time, Duncan and Ginobili followed Richardson together, and Murphy got an open opportunity.

Parker defended, but it was misplaced, and Murphy tried a three-pointer against the Spurs, who were 20 centimeters shorter than him.

The Spurs gathered on the inside, with Yang Di and Nesterovic occupying each other's positions in the paint zone, and the rebound bounced to the inside, but Yang Di couldn't grab it.

After half-time, Ginobili pretended to cover Duncan, but actually tried to break through.

One step past Richardson, balancing the basketball with his left and right hands, twisting his body and rushing in, Yang Di stepped forward to make up for the defense, and one person almost faced the encirclement of three people.

Ginobili made a pass that seemed to be to Duncan down the middle, but immediately took the ball back and hit the ground for Nesterovic on the other side.

With his feet on the ground, Nesterovich clasped his hands in a frame. The Spurs opened the game with a 5-0 lead.

Yang Di was very annoyed, he was also shaken by Ginobili's strange movements, and lost the best opportunity to defend, but in the final analysis, it was still a leaky defense, Richardson had the body of a top wing player, but he was played by Ginobili's second-round show between applause.

Richardson has a bad complexion, he knows that he doesn't move sideways well, and he is easy to shake defensively, but he is really trying to improve and learn, and it can only be said that the talent and sense of smell on the defensive end is no less than that on the offensive end.

Warriors attack.

Yang Di walked out, because he had a mid-range performance in the first few games, and Nesterovic, who had done his homework seriously, followed him step by step, not daring to be careless.

But when Yang Di was about to turn his back on him, he walked back - Yang Di's turn was also very fierce, and his back was easy to be passed by Yang Di.

"This cunning European." Yang Di gritted his teeth, and Nesterovic was very difficult to do.

Yang Di covered Dunleavy for running without the ball, but Bowen was like a slippery loach, and the moment he was blocked, he wiped past Yang Di and caught up with Dunleavy.

Dunleavy got a bit of space and tried to shoot again, but he still missed.

The rebound was grabbed by Duncan.

At this time, the time had entered within ten minutes, and the Spurs had a slightly different tactic after getting to the frontcourt, Duncan received the ball in the high post, and handed his hand to Ginobili to make a cover.

The Argentines cut inward along the route.

"Watch the bottom corner!" Montgomery shouted loudly on the sidelines, everything has changed, the Spurs have changed their formation, but in the final analysis, the tactics have not changed.

Dunleavy in the bottom corner was not very far from Montgomery, and he wanted to rush in to fill the position, but when he heard the coach say this, he suddenly woke up and stood in place without moving.

Ginobili took a step to the right, took another step to the left, and went to the basket with the ball in his left hand for a layup.

"Be careful!" Popovich also shouted.

However, Ginobili was under the basket and couldn't get a reminder from the coach at all, unless the two of them were carrying walkie-talkies.

I just felt that the lights in the sky seemed to be dimmed, and my head was cold, and a shadow floated through~

"Smack!"

A loud noise came from above the basketball, and Ginobili felt the basketball be slammed down with force that seemed to break his arm.

The basketball also landed on Ginobili's calf, popping off the baseline.

Rumble!

The SBC Center Arena fell silent, and the cheers of the fans came to an abrupt end, opening and closing their mouths blankly, like fish on the shore, but without making a sound.

"Nice cap!"

"He always delivers great hot pot, and I love his fierce look."

TNT's host, Steve Kerr continued with a smile: "Yang Di was completely liberated after coming to the Warriors, his defensive awareness and blocking ability are top-notch, and he has a strong sense of position on the court. ”

Duncan looked at Yang Di in surprise, Yang Di's lateral movement and block timing were excellent, and as an inside line to protect the frame, this is more important than bounce.

Ginobili got up in disgrace, his long hair fluttering, and there was nothing special on his face.

As an excellent breakthrough player, he has long been ready to be blocked, and mental quality is more important than talent and skill.