NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 226 Watching them match up is really a pleasure!

This three-pointer was made against Leonard's tough defense.

After returning to the Spurs halftime, he kept an eye on Leonard.

Don't look at Leonard's always expressionless look, his threat on the offensive end is actually no less than the threat on the defensive end.

In the regular season this season, Leonard averaged 4 three-pointers per game, and made 1.8 of them, and his shooting percentage reached a terrifying 44%!

It can be said that he almost single-handedly raised the Spurs' three-point shooting percentage.

This is why it is said that he is improving every season.

The Spurs were still dribbled by Tony Parker. He wanted to pass Nick Young, but found that he couldn't, and went back to the three-point line to let Danny Green help with the pick-and-roll.

After completing the pick-and-roll, Tony Parker faced Kobe directly.

He made a feint first, but he didn't deceive Kobe, so he could only protect the ball and rush in.

Kobe has always been very good at defending against short guards, not to mention Tony Parker is no longer at his peak.

He seized the opportunity to reach out for a shot, just in time to slap the ball off Tony Parker's hand.

The ball rolled to Lin Tian's feet and was quickly picked up by Lin Tian. He completed the fast break with one dragon, and even Leonard couldn't catch up with him.

The Lakers played 5:0 in the opening game, and Kobe also completed a steal, which greatly boosted the confidence of the Lakers players sitting on the bench.

When Kobe returned to defense, he yelled at Tony Parker: "You also treat me as a persimmon?"

Tony Parker dribbled the ball with one hand, touched his nose with the other, and said nothing.

Nick Young's confidence also increased greatly at this time: "Come on! Tony! Show your skills!"

Instead of blindly attacking, Tony Parker passed the ball to Aldridge on the weak side.

After Aldridge received the ball, he directly hit Tucker with his back.

Tucker's stature is not at all comparable to Aldridge, and he took the risk to reach out to steal.

Not only was this steal unsuccessful, but it also made Tucker completely out of position.

Aldridge took advantage of the situation to receive the ball, and after taking off, he tossed the ball lightly, and the ball scored.

Popovich on the sidelines rarely waved his fist. He seemed very satisfied with the team's offense this time. This is the correct way to attack.

In fact, when the Spurs spent more than 8000 million yuan to sign a four-year long-term contract with Aldridge last year, Popovich dreamed of making Aldridge the team's next Duncan.

In the regular season this season, although Aldridge did not have as many possessions as he had in the Trail Blazers before, his offensive efficiency has improved a bit.

As a traditional insider, his low-post singles skills and precise jump shots are indeed what the Spurs need.

In G1 with the Lakers, Aldridge even made 17 of 11 shots, a very high shooting percentage, and scored more points than Leonard.

His shortcoming on the offensive end is just his lack of three-point ability.

Some people are happy and some are sad. Scott, who is sitting on the Lakers bench, has a sad face.

Scott said to the assistant coach sitting next to him: "Damn! They're going to play inside again! Tucker is too short! He can't guard LaMarcus!"

At this time, the Lakers were attacking. After Lin Tian broke through, facing Leonard and Aldridge, he distributed the ball to Nick Young who had already run to the bottom corner.

Nick Young made a three-pointer directly after receiving the ball.

"Bang!"
The ball hit the iron, Duncan jumped high and grabbed the rebound.

Although he is 40 years old, Duncan averaged 7.3 rebounds per game this season.

The inside twin towers composed of Duncan and Aldridge have always protected their defensive rebounds well this season.

Duncan quickly handed the ball to Tony Parker, who organized the offense.

Tony Parker dribbled the ball through half court, and passed the ball to Leonard, the boss on the court, very simply.

Facing Leonard, Lin Tian just smiled and said, "Come on! Kawaii!"

He knows very well that there is a high probability that Leonard will not pass the ball.

Because Leonard this season has not yet fully developed his organizational skills, his average assists per game is only a little over 2, which is more than half that of Durant.

In the Spurs, he played more of an end point.

Leonard, who was only 25 years old, was at the beginning of his peak. Facing Lin Tian, ​​he did not change direction, and directly chose to rush to the inside while protecting the ball.

The ball was well protected by Leonard, and Lin Tian was not easy to steal, so he could only retreat to the inside and defend.

Howard and Tucker are very confident in Lin Tian, ​​and they gave Lin Tian a defensive space early on, allowing both Lin Tian and Leonard to come to the basket.

After rushing to the basket, Leonard made an emergency stop to get rid of Lin Tian, ​​but found that Lin Tian also braked the car steadily.

He murmured inwardly that it was not good, and made another posture of forcing a shot, trying to use a fake move to hit Lin Tian.

How could Lin Tian be so easily deceived, he stood motionless in his original position, but raised his right hand high.

If Lin Tian couldn't be fooled, Leonard couldn't do anything, so he could only make a difficult fadeaway jumper from the basket.

Lin Tian took off decisively and slapped it hard.

"Snapped!"

This slap directly sent the ball flying out of the sideline.

"Beep!"

Crawford quickly blew his whistle, indicating that it was an out-of-bounds ball and the ball was still on the Spurs' side.

The fans at home widened their eyes and showed expressions of disbelief.

It is relatively rare for Leonard to be blocked!At least it was difficult to see a few times throughout the regular season, and they all became emotional.

"This rookie has so much defensive experience! Whether it's a steal or a block, he can easily catch it!"

"This guy is really scary! He averaged twice as many blocks per game as Kawhi! It's almost as good as the center's data!"

"This is a suffocating attack and defense! Watching the two of them singles is so exciting! Of course! It would be even better if the Spurs could win, haha!"

"Two of the best offensive and defensive players in the NBA right now! What a treat to watch them match up!"

"The position of small forward is too easy to produce superstars!"

……

After the Spurs served the ball from the sideline, there were just five seconds of attack time.

Tony Parker, who had the ball in his hand, was not in a hurry. Instead, he handed the hot potato to Leonard again.

After receiving the ball, Leonard, who had a ditch hairstyle, first faced Lin Tian and made a fake shot, and then suddenly accelerated to the left.

Lin Tian's defense this time is still in place.

When Leonard rushed to the free throw line, he suddenly stopped and threw a shot.

He shot so fast that Lin Tian didn't have time to interfere, and the ball was shot at the buzzer.

The home court immediately cheered.

But their voices came to an abrupt end soon, and the Lin Tian Lakers quickly played a fast break, and Lin Tian broke into the inside line and made a layup.

The attack time spent this time was even less than five seconds.

(End of this chapter)