You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 496
The starters put forward by the Lakers are Fisher, Kobe, Wecha, Gasol, and Radmanovic.

The Spurs are basically those guys.

G, D, P, Bowen, Argentine Fabricio Oberto.

The Spurs have maintained the lineup that won the championship last season, but they were once great, but it doesn’t mean they are still strong now.
In the history of the NBA, there have been many short-lived epiphyllums that can name a certain season but cannot continue their dominance.The Spurs have been in the first group for many years. It is not entirely appropriate and accurate to call it a short-lived epiphyllum, but they have never maintained their dominance for two consecutive years.

The reason is still a small ball market, and the free market is weak in signings, so we can only rely on the draft to tap the potential.

On the other hand, the Lakers, once the management changes from passive to active and is determined to strengthen, they will be able to recruit Pau Gasol, an "unremarkable" All-Star insider in the history of the Lakers.

There is only one All-Star insider, but what has changed is the embarrassing situation that the Lakers' insiders frequently encountered lightning strikes from their opponents after the Sharks traveled eastward.

For the opening jump ball, Gasol is worthy of Duncan. He also has a wingspan of 230 cm, a similar height, and there is no obvious difference in jumping ability. Whether he can jump to the ball depends on his own prediction.

Gasol's long arm touches the ball.

The Lakers start.

Wei Xia went to the frontcourt to receive a pass from Fisher, and he saw Gasol's low-post momentum as if he was going to eat Duncan.

Give the ball a go.

Gasol feinted, waiting for Bryant to get rid of Bowen's harassment from the crowd.

Duncan switched defenses in front of Kobe. He just stood and didn't jump, and he only used his body to make an impact. In the first offense of the Lakers, Kobe missed a jumper outside the paint on the left side.

The Spurs have shown more patience than the Lakers.

Parker was singled out on the weak side, and Oberto came up with a pick-and-roll. As a result, the Frenchman was blocked from the bottom line.

Oberto then turned to Ginobili.

Ginobili gave the ball to Bowen, who faked Weixia and scored a jumper from inside the three-point line.

2 is better than 0
"The Spurs made a good start." The TNT commentator praised.

His partner Doug Collins said: "From the first offense and defense, you can see the playing styles of the two teams. The Lakers value individual ability more, so their tactics are mainly to create offensive opportunities for stars. The Spurs pay more attention to teamwork. Even Bruce Bowen has the ability to score in any position."

If the last sentence of Collins is cut out, there is nothing wrong with his speech.

Weixia opened the bottom corner, Kobe held the ball on the left, and Fisher distributed it to the bottom corner on the other side.

Radmanovic went to the free throw line to get the ball, he turned around and found Oberto's defense stretched half a meter away, and shot decisively.

2 is better than 2
After Odom was traded, Radmanovich was the Lakers' stable starting insider. Both he and Gasol have one-handed shots, which can open up space for the outsider.

Parker quickly attacked the frontcourt with the ball.

Fisher assumed the posture of a defensive expert and had the effect of defending bricks. Parker turned close to him and threw Fisher's defense to the left. Since then, the right side has been cleared.

4 is better than 2
"Derek, can you hold him back for a second?" Wei Xia thought that Fisher had been shaken off too quickly.

Parker has reached the point where he can do whatever he wants over Fisher. No matter how active the defense is, it cannot defend against that level.

Fisher's answer was slightly poignant: "If I can control it"

That's right, expecting Fisher to keep an eye on Parker is like expecting Love's ability to protect the basket, and expecting Kobe to be upgraded to the legendary beast "Rationality" is more likely than expecting Fisher to guard Parker's breakthrough.

After all, the obstacle for Kobe to transform into a reasonable subject is not a matter of ability, but a matter of willingness to "Of course I can, but I don't".

Fisher serves to Wei Xia.

Under the triangle offense system, there are no strict regulations on who holds the ball across half court.

All three outsiders can be shipped, but Kobe usually does not do rough work when he is not playing singles.So it was Wei Xia and Fisher who took turns dribbling across the half.

When Wei Xia brought the ball to the frontcourt, he found that the Spurs' formation had changed.

They concentrated their manpower on the left side and surrounded the area tightly, mainly in the middle of the paint area, and there were few people in the restricted area.

Both Duncan and Oberto were there——Wei Xia moved his mind slightly and asked Gasol to pick and roll on the spot.

Wei Xia's original plan was to take Duncan's position and use his speed to kill inside.

Every game, Wei Xia will forget the bleak reality that it is not as easy for him to make fouls now.

But this time, he saw the wink from Pau Gasol.

Gasol turned around and pointed to the basket in front of him. Duncan and Oberto blocked Wei Xia's breakthrough. The restricted area of ​​the Silver and Black Legion turned into a defensive vacuum.

With a low snort, Wei Xia took the initiative to lean on Duncan, took a step back, and further created a posture of preparing to attack, allowing Duncan's defense to continue forward.As a result, Shi Buddha saw Wei Xia's ball being thrown from above his head, but that movement and the arc of the basketball's flight were obviously not aimed at the basket.

I don't know when Gasol returned to the penalty area, jumped up easily, caught the ball and dunked.

"Great Wish! This is the best pass!" Gasol boasted all the way.

Wei Xia only gave him a high five, accepting all his compliments in his heart, but his face was indifferent with "I'm not good enough".

On the way back to the defense, Wei Xia not only heard Gasol's praise in his heart, but also thought about how to help Fisher solve Parker.

Since last year, the rapidly improving Parker has been the Spurs' offensive launch point and main offensive player.

Duncan is still the team's offensive and defensive axis, defensive backbone, cornerstone, soul, and the first option when no one can play, but it is an undisputed fact that his personal offensive influence is not as good as the Frenchman.

Wei Xia played against Bowen, Kobe played against Ginobili, and Fisher played against Parker. It seems that this matchup is a bit wrong.

It makes sense that Wei Xia should be allowed to guard Parker.

But Zen Master’s thinking is always slipping around like stepping on a banana peel. If you want to understand his mind, please read philosophy first.

The Spurs let Bowen catch the ball outside the three-point line.

Out of respect and trust in Bowen's three-point shot at the top of the arc, Wei Xia put it in a position of two and a half meters, without lowering his waist, and stood in place with his hands open.Those who know the ball can see that he despises Bowen's three-point threat at the top of the arc.

Fans who don't understand the ball will ask: "Does Wish want to hug Bruce Bowen? Why? Are they not rivals?"

Bowen knows the truth that a man can bend and stretch. Wei Xia specified that he should put him on the top of the arc for a three-pointer. He couldn't let the opponent succeed, even if it was a two-and-a-half-meter vacancy.

He stood there awkwardly, without a single teammate by his side.

Wei Xia is sure that there is only one target for Bowen to pass the ball to, and that is Parker.

Fisher can't guard Parker with the ball, and Parker without the ball can't do it.The Frenchman was lightning fast, and they stalemate for a few seconds before Fisher had an epiphany.

Hey, why am I chasing him?Why does he walk me perfectly?Stop chasing, this is called winning without tricks!
Fisher stopped suddenly, with a dejected expression on his face, "I'm tired, take a break." Parker ran to the left corner to catch the ball outside the three-point line, and found that Fisher was almost five meters away from him, and he couldn't make a shot.

It is definitely wrong to give up chasing people without the ball, but in certain situations and facing certain groups of people, it is not.

This season, Parker averaged 18.8 points per game, leading the Spurs in scoring, shooting 25% from three and averaging 0.2 points per game.

His shooting percentage at the basket reached 64.5%, which is very threatening. He has 45% of his short-range shots. He is a first-class efficiency among guards, but he only has 42% of his mid-range shots.Does this mean that he is more confident in his long-distance two-pointers?No, self-confidence is entirely given by the opponent.

Because he can't shoot correctly, opponents often adopt the strategy of letting him shoot.

Namely, Parker shot 40 percent of his long [-]-point attempts while being largely shorted.

Now he's shooting an average of just 25 percent from [-]-point range.

Fisher's defensive attitude with arms akimbo is enough to make every fan who advocates defense yell at him, but if Parker doesn't make a shot, no amount of dissatisfaction will be swallowed.

"boom!"

The loud sound of iron strikes proved the correctness of Fisher's abandonment of defense.

The ball landed in the corner, and Wesha picked it up before it went out of bounds, got a rebound, and passed it back to Fisher.

Fisher is by no means the one who is beaten head-on. He dribbles by himself and intends to single out Parker in the frontcourt.

Wei Xia came to his side without saying a word to pick and roll for him.

Fisher didn't dare to go in the pick-and-roll direction, because he could break through Parker, but he had to face Bruce Bowen, who was ten times more difficult than Parker.

He started in reverse. Although Parker's offense is strong, the defense is the same thing.

Fisher's weight easily overwhelmed his defense, but went outside the paint and encountered Duncan's defense again.

Duncan cleverly used his body as a display and put it under the basket. Fisher missed a hasty shot.

but
Duncan guards the enemy from the side, but how will he face Wish who is attacking from the front?

"Wish jumps with all its might!"

"Amazing height, TD can't help it!"

Doug Collins screamed, and Weisha grabbed the ball that popped out of the basket, swung it with all his strength, and smashed it into the basket, and his body with gravity rode on Duncan's neck after the dunk was successful.

"!!!"

"Good shot." Duncan said lightly, letting the junior ride on his neck to do his best.

Wei Xia's original intention was to make up the buckle, and it was an accident that he rode on Duncan's head.

After landing, he nodded friendly and walked back.

Duncan wanted to return a ball, but the iconic 45-point hit on the board was a bit weak, and he bounced out of the basket, and Wei Xia got the rebound again, and Bowen immediately took the road to defend.

Wei Xia wanted to speed up the pace, and waved his elbow during the march. Bowen lay down directly, and the referee whistled.

Today's Wei Xia is not only difficult to make fouls, but also easily called offensive fouls. Although the defensive impact is not very great, Zen Master has become less and less fond of letting him match the opponent's arrows recently.

It can be seen that many things are changing, and he will have to adapt to a new scale before the storm subsides.

(End of this chapter)