NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 285 Paint Zone Tactics

"Today the Spurs defended the Hammers very resolutely. Hedo played the second position, and the defense against Posey was basically empty. Look at Posey's touch. He still has scoring ability. In addition, he can leave The lower position is farther away, so that Xidu can't take care of both ends." Zhang Lili said.

"The Spurs attacked just now, and Hedo followed the hammer. It seems that the Spurs have made up their minds today. They must lock the hammer on both offense and defense. This is even more powerful than the G4 game against Duncan." Yu Jia road.

The Spurs failed to make a fast break and turned to positional warfare.

Xidu still followed Li Ba, together with Lasu, severely restricted Li Ba's range of activities.

Bowen took the shot for the Spurs and missed the mid-range shot, but Li Ba was held hostage by two people, Duncan grabbed the rebound, and made a second attack, dunking a goal on his head.

4:0, the Spurs lead.

"This won't work, Voskull can't guard Duncan at all, can't get the rebound, Marion is outside again, the rebound is out of control at the basket, the sun better stop immediately, rearrange the play, and release the hammer " Zhang Lili yelled.

Frank, who was beaten by Popovich in the G4 game, already had experience, and it was reasonable, so he called a timeout after serving.

"Posy, the old way. Since Xidu is entangled with the hammer, then you don't do anything, but entangle him first." Frank still had a very active mind, and urged: "The offense and defense are the same, entangle him to death."

"No problem, Frank."

As a defensive champion, Posey patted his chest confidently.

Frank didn't give up, and said to the others: "Remember, whoever is going to wrap the hammer on the Spurs on the court, you will help. Popovich is going to fight a messy battle, and we will play with him. The game wins. This time, we will advance to the second round. If we lose this game, we still have G7 to play, and we have the initiative.”

The timeout ends and the Suns attack.

Sure enough, Percy entangled Xidu first, making it impossible for the latter to entangle Li Ba again.

The Suns made a three-pointer from Marbury at the top of the arc and missed it. Li Ba grabbed the offensive rebound and gave it to Marion, who made a three-pointer.

At 4:3, the Suns trailed by 1 points.

"That's a good idea. Since it's going to be entangled, everyone will be entangled. Anyway, there are five players. In terms of single defense, which one of the Suns is better than the Spurs except for Marbury?" Zhang Lili laughed.

"This Popovich can't do anything with a hammer. It's all this kind of damage. If one can't be entangled, he will use two." Yu Jia complained.

The Suns quickly responded correctly. Popovich sighed helplessly and looked at Li Ba. He felt that this year's series would really be defeated by this rookie's defense.

However, he did not make tactical adjustments. Instead, he made a tactical gesture of closing in on the court, ordering the players to tighten the paint area, further reducing Li Ba's room for movement.

His tactic is still effective. In the crowded paint area, Li Ba's defensive ability is limited to a certain extent, especially when he cannot maintain high-intensity control of offensive rebounds.

On the offensive end of the Spurs, Duncan didn't need to enter the paint area, but played on the edge, maintaining a high shooting rate and not being affected by the crowded paint area.

Of course, Duncan did not enter the paint on the offensive end, and the Spurs' offensive rebounds were also affected. Li Ba has stronger control over defensive rebounds.

There are gains and losses, and with the same tactics, it is impossible to take advantage of all the benefits.

At the end of the quarter, at 21:17, both teams took shots from the paint. The Spurs relied on Duncan's high shooting percentage to lead by 4 points.

"Popovich's tactical ability is indeed strong, blocking the entire paint area, and the efficiency of the hammer has dropped greatly."

Zhang Lili looked at the record sheet in his hand. Li Ba grabbed 6 rebounds in one quarter and only had one offensive rebound, which was the one made by Marion, and there was no other data.

Duncan also grabbed 4 rebounds on the defensive end, but he made 6 of 4 shots, 2 of 1 free throws, and scored 9 points and 1 assist, much better than Li Ba.

"Mr. Zhang, actually 6 boards are not bad." Yu Jia reminded.

"Haha, Yu Jia, you are right. Our requirements and expectations for him are getting higher and higher." Zhang Lili laughed.

In front of the Suns bench, Frank was scratching his head.

But he can't do anything about it. The outside touch is mediocre. He made 21 of 7 shots in a single quarter and a 33% shooting rate.

"I have to wait for the outside feel to warm up. When the feel is up, the Spurs will not dare to squeeze into the basket." He thought so.

In the second quarter, the tactics of both sides remained the same, half main force and half substitute, and the core of both sides did not end.

At halftime, 41:32, the Suns trailed by 9 points at home.

Li Ba desperately grabbed 7 rebounds in the second quarter. In the first half, he had a total of 13 rebounds. He gave Xido a block, and there were no other statistics.

But the team's point difference is getting bigger and bigger, he feels a little tired, and his physical energy is needlessly exhausted.

邓肯上半场13投7中，5罚3中，拿下了17分8篮板3助攻1抢断1失误1犯规的数据。

He is very tired, even more tired than Li Ba.

On the defensive end, like Li Ba, he has to squeeze in the paint. On the offensive end, he has the highest shooting percentage and undertakes one-third of the offense. He also has to deal with Voskul's close defense, which consumes a lot of energy.In addition, this is the sixth game, and he rarely rested in the first five games. After the first half today, he felt very out of breath and sweated a lot.

When Li Ba went to the locker room, he waved to Dayao, who got up and followed.

"Any idea?"

The two stood at the entrance of the passage and chatted, Li Ba asked.

"No way, you don't have anyone who is as efficient as Duncan at both ends of the offense and defense. You can only wait for your teammates to feel back, and then you can pull the Spurs out of the paint, or you can shoot them directly outside." Dayao road.

"Wow, isn't this too passive?" Li Ba said reluctantly.

"This is what makes Popovich so good. The game is not good, but he can win." Dayao said.

"He still lost one game, and he won't even think about winning this time! I'll let two of his men fall into the paint." Li Ba said unconvinced, turned around and left after finishing, and didn't bother to talk to Dayao.

"Little bastard, leave me alone after you finish using it?" Dayao muttered.

Come back at halftime and the game continues.

"The Spurs stepped up Parker and Ginobili to increase their offensive firepower. They intend to settle the battle in the third quarter!" Zhang Lili said.

The Suns attack, Marbury and Marion are on the outside.

On the Spurs side, except for Parker and Ginobili who were defending outside, the other three were all crowded in the paint area, and there were three or six people crowded in the Suns side. Li Ba really wanted to say, I can’t breathe anymore. .

So, he made a change, sacrificed his iron elbow, and by turning around, he gave an elbow to Xido.

Xidu snorted and staggered back.

He was elbowed in vain. The paint area is so dense that the referee can't see what's going on inside.

(End of this chapter)