NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 361 Popovich Wants Ginobili
In the CCTV live broadcast seat, Zhang Lili said: "The Spurs' lineup is the same as the Knicks, and it is also flawed. Although they are super strong inside, they are not good outside. On the front line, the Spurs, like the Knicks, do not have a fixed main small forward. There are a few role players in rotation. Although the back line is a fixed main force, its strength is considered weak among championship-level teams, worse than the Knicks, Lakers, and Philadelphia Digital Team."

Su Qun nodded and said: "The Knicks' three guards, Ginobili's performance is a little weaker, and now he is averaging 9.5 points, 2.1 assists and 1.5 turnovers per game. This performance is quite good, this should be the Knicks' most powerful perimeter combination in the past few seasons."

Zhang Lili said: "Ginobili is okay. As soon as he entered the league, the Knicks let him play the main force. If he is allowed to play from the bench, I think it will be better. He will be the main force when he comes up. Too much pressure will affect him. His play."

At [-]:[-], the starter starts.

"Shh!"

The Spurs' home fans were not very friendly to the Knicks, especially to Zhao Dong. As soon as he played, the boos reached the peak.

Bill Walton laughed and said: "In the last finals, the Knicks beat the home fans here until they left early. It was only the first quarter, and the scene made the Spurs very embarrassed. Fans, all want to avenge that arrow."

"A battle of revenge? That's just right. Barkley has retired, and the Knicks' bench is getting weaker. Now is the best chance for revenge. However, if the Spurs want to succeed in revenge, it depends on whether the dragon agrees. I bet that this The game dragon will go into the low post, and the front and the Spurs are just two towers."

Matt grinned authentically.

Bill Walton analyzed: "In the finals, the Knicks played the Spurs' two-tower tactic, but the King of China went to the Mavericks, and the Knicks no longer have the strength to play the two-tower tactic. I don't know what old Nelson will play this time. ,I'm curious."

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

Fortson and Duncan jumped the ball, and the Knicks attacked.

Stackhouse holds the ball, Manu Ginobili and Madman stretch left and right, and all the outside lines are stretched.

Fortson didn't pull away, he has a little mid-range shot, but generally, if he pulls out, David Robinson will definitely not follow him completely. The Knicks' offense can't turn to him, so it's better to stay in the paint and do offensive screens. Rebounding and second offense is his job.

Zhao Dong entered the left wing, two steps away from the left line of the paint area, about three meters away, below the dotted line of the free throw line, with Duncan standing beside him.

This is the same as O'Neal's defense against Dayao. It is extremely difficult to defend. Even if Zhao Dong pulls to the three-point line, Duncan must keep up. Otherwise, switch defenses. Except for Robinson, anyone who faces Zhao Dong will be blown up. , This has been proved in the finals.

Today, Popovich played man-to-man, because the Knicks' outside line is very strong, he dare not double-team any of them, it will only give others a chance.

But in the paint area, he still developed a double-team tactic, as long as Zhao Dong entered the paint area, whether with the ball or without the ball, he immediately double-teamed.

At this time, Zhao Dong suddenly started, running without the ball, first cut outwards, and after attracting Duncan to keep up, he suddenly ran back, threw Duncan off, and immediately cut inwards.

"Hurry up! Don't let him pass in easily." Popovich roared.

On the outside, Johnson desperately defended Stackhouse holding the ball and prevented him from passing the ball in.

In the paint area, Robinson stood on the front left side of the basket and stared at Zhao Dong.

Duncan, who was thrown off, also desperately chased Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong rushed to the left line of the paint area. Before Stackhouse could pass the ball in, he missed the best chance to pass the ball. He rushed to the front and back of Robinson, turned around and got stuck, and then went to Starkhouse at the top of the arc again. Kehouse wants the ball.

The chance is only half a second, or even less than half a second. If the pass does not come in during this time period, Duncan, who is two steps away, will return to the defense and form a double-team for Zhao Dong at the basket. Off-ball double-teaming is possible this season. of.

"Whoosh!"

Stackhouse finally gets the ball in, high up to avoid Avery Johnson's hand, and goes directly over the rim.

David Robinson is very experienced. When he saw the ball passed high, he immediately elbowed behind him and pushed Zhao Dong hard. The defensive intention was to push Zhao Dong's center of gravity and prevent him from jumping and receiving the ball smoothly.

But Zhao Dong's core strength was too strong, his lower body strength was also at level 95, and his lower body was very stable. Robinson didn't even move his head. The next moment, Zhao Dong jumped up.

At this time, Duncan returned to defend Zhao Dong's front right, looked at the passing ball, and jumped up first, trying to steal the pass.

But the ball was really high. The ball flew over the tip of Duncan's palm and hit the backboard.

"Snapped!"

After Duncan, relying on his 95-level bounce and the super performance of the Silver Devil, Zhao Dong jumped out of the former and caught the ball with one hand.

"boom!"

The moment he fell, Zhao Dong turned around and smashed the basket.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle blew.

"Shet!"

At the basket, David Robinson just hit Zhao Dong, but before he could take off, he was dunked, and then the whistle blew, calling him a blocking foul, and he was so angry that smoke came out of his nose.

"Beautiful! Flying Dragon made an alley-oop dunk in the double-team of the Spurs Twin Towers. It's so exciting!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.

"The jump is really high, it should be one meter?" Zhang Lili laughed.

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Bill Walton analyzed: "The three guards of the Knicks are all offensive-oriented. There is no pure point guard. I think the point guard that is more suitable for the Dragons is Nash of the Suns. Mainly, offense is secondary, and he shoots the ball well."

"No, the Knicks focus on defense, and Nash's defense is too poor. The really suitable point guard should be a point guard with first-class defense like Kidd and Payton, but the offense is almost the same. To say that the most suitable one, I think it is the Heat's Little Worm, he is omnipotent in organizing passing offense." Matt laughed.

Zhao Dongjia took the penalty, stood on the free throw line, and after receiving the ball thrown by the referee, he squinted at Duncan and said, "Boy, do you want to have a free throw percentage like mine?"

He is now hitting 9% of his free throws, among the highest in the league, making O'Neal drool with envy.

"Is there a special training method?"

Duncan's eyes lit up, and he said honestly, "I want to."

"Then go and practice the potty."

After Zhao Dong finished speaking, he threw the ball in his hand towards the basket, and then, the wonderful sound of brushing the basket sounded, and an extra free throw was scored.

"Tim, ignore him, he's teasing you." David Robinson glared at Zhao Dong and said to Duncan.

The Spurs attacked. In order to contain Fortson and reduce the Knicks' rebounding ability, Popovich decided to play a high and low double tower tactic.

In the last finals, the Knicks used this tactic to make the Spurs suffer.

Although the media said that the Knicks are not high enough outside, Zhao Dong and Fortson are both top rebounders, and the quality of the Knicks' rebounds is actually very guaranteed.

David Robinson set up in the high post, took the ball from General Johnson, passed it to Duncan in the low post on the left wing, and then cut to the basket himself.

The Knicks were also man-to-man. Zhao Dong single-handedly defended Duncan, without double-teaming, and did not give the Spurs a chance to open outside.

After Duncan caught the ball with one hand, there was no pause, he swayed up and down, and the continuous swaying made Zhao Dong's center of gravity move.

"hurry up!"

At this time, Nelson shouted loudly on the sidelines, and at the same time waved his finger to the frontcourt, signaling the team to play a fast break.

All three outsiders rushed to the front court, followed by Fordson, while Zhao Dong, who was in the low post, quickly picked up the ball and was ready to make a quick shot.

Duncan waved his hands in front of Zhao Dong, trying to stop Zhao Dong from making a quick shot, but Zhao Dong dodged the former's block with an extremely fast lateral movement, smashed the ball with one hand, and passed the ball to Ji Ji on the left wing of the frontcourt. Nobili.

Ginobili catches the ball and turns to the paint.

At this time, the little general Johnson, who was returning from the center, blocked Ginobili's way, but Ginobili made an extremely fast continuous change of direction, used his European step to break through Johnson, and then made a layup. This fast break.

"Beautiful, this rookie's breakthrough is really unique. This is a breakthrough move he practiced in the European League, also known as the European step." Zhang Lili laughed.

"Now Iverson's breakthrough is also similar to the Eurostep, and it is also a continuous change of direction." Su Qun laughed.

"It's still different. Iverson slowed down before changing direction. His speed is too fast. If he changes direction without slowing down, his ankles and knees can't bear it, and he is too prone to injury. And Ginobili's change of direction, It was very sudden, and there was no obvious deceleration, and his body was often twisted into twists, and he was not afraid of hurting himself." Zhang Lili laughed.

On the sidelines, Popovich stared at Ginobili, the scene of the breakthrough just now flashed in his mind, and he sighed, why doesn't such a guard belong to the Spurs?

"Damn Nix, damn Dragon!"

In this year's draft, he originally planned to use the second-round pick to select Ginobili, but was cut off by the Knicks, and later learned that it was Zhao Dong's suggestion, so he was always upset.

And Kirilenko, who was selected by the Spurs with the 28th pick in the first round, refused to come, which made him even more annoyed. He was blinded by a first-round pick in vain.

"Try to trade. I heard that after Barkley was injured, the Knicks want to strengthen the lineup. They don't have much bargaining chips. Maybe they can trade for Ginobili?"

He began to figure out how to get Ginobili from the Knicks.

But in fact, he is delusional. What the Knicks really want is a good small forward, and the inside is second, and this is what the Spurs currently lack.

5:2, the Spurs attack.

This time, Duncan made another 45-degree hit.

His shooting percentage at the basket reached [-]%, and the shooting range under the basket refers to within one meter, which is within the reasonable collision zone under the basket.

And his near-basket shooting, that is, nearly two points, refers to the range of the paint area within three meters. With his stable boarding skills, his shooting percentage is barely [-]%, which is a few percentage points higher than his previous life. , This is because he learned Zhao Dong's board-playing technique.

The ball was missed under Zhao Dong's defense.

The ball rebounded, and Zhao Dong, who turned around and rushed in, and Robinson, who cut to the basket, jumped up at the same time to compete for the rebound.

Although Robinson is 216 cm tall, he is not very good at jumping anymore. The ball was snatched by Zhao Dong.

The three guards of the Knicks once again played a fast break to defend and counterattack. The Spurs failed to keep up.

The other two guards pulled away, and the madman charged into the empty paint with the ball, facing the basket with a one-armed dunk, and scored a goal.

Next, the Spurs attack.

Because the Knicks always focus on single defense, even in the low post, they don't easily double-team the Twin Towers. The Spurs didn't get a good chance to open the outside line, and the offense was all on the Twin Towers, especially Duncan.

The Knicks' three guards frequently played fast breaks, and the offensive and defensive rhythm was very fast.

In the 9th minute of the first quarter, at 24:16, the Knicks led by 8 points, and the Spurs called a timeout for the second time.

Bill Walton analyzed: "Comparing the offensive quality of the two teams, whether it is the fast break of the three guards or the low attack of the Dragon, the Knicks are more efficient than the Spurs. They played a high-quality offense. The team sent 9 in 7 minutes. Flying Dragon has sent 4 assists, the assist rate is very high, and the tactics are very successful, which is why the Knicks are leading.

The Spurs mainly focused on Duncan's low-post offense. They made 9 shots in 6 minutes, made 3 of them, made 4 of 2 free throws, and scored 8 points. They performed normally and made [-]% of their shots.

But Duncan only had one attack at the basket, and the other five attacks were all on the sideline of the paint area. The hit rate dropped by nearly 5%, and he also ate a big hat from Feilong. "

Matt nodded and said: "So the Spurs Twin Towers should enter the basket to play, so that the offensive quality and efficiency will be higher."

Returning from the timeout, the Knicks replaced Fortson with Willis, and Zhao Dong was still on the court, still playing center.

On the outside, John Wallace is in the third position. The guard combination is Manu Ginobili and Madman. Stackhouse rested and made two starters.

For the Spurs, Robinson went down to rest, Duncan was on the court, Avery Johnson was on the court, the small forward was Sean Elliott, the main forward last season, and two role players were added.

"The Spurs' bench is still very good. They can play. Popovich is very good at mobilizing the ability of the bench players and is good at training role players." Bill Walton laughed.

"When the super giants are in his hands, they have to become role players. Therefore, even if the Spurs reached the finals last season, the number of live broadcasts in the United States this season is very small, ranking 23rd in the league, because no one wants to play. Watching a group of role players play, everyone wants to see the star perform." Matt complained.

"Ha ha……"

Before Matt could finish his sentence, Bill Wharton laughed so hard that he burst into tears.

In the next 3 minutes, the Knicks still used the original tactics. Zhao Dong played in the low post and played fast break from the outside. The rhythm was very fast.

That is to say, Duncan is not seriously injured yet, can fly and run, and can barely keep up with the rhythm, but it is also very difficult to follow.

After the first quarter, 30:21, the Knicks led by 9 points.

This score surprised the media, because they originally predicted that the Spurs would have the upper hand.

During the intermission, Zhang rationally analyzed: "The Knicks played quite well today, and their tactics were well formulated. They didn't double-team the Twin Towers and didn't give the Spurs an outside chance.

The Spurs are a traditional inside play. The offense is initiated from the inside, the ball advances to the inside, if the inside can be played, it can be played, and if it can't be played, it will be split.

But the Knicks don't give outside opportunities, the Spurs twin towers, it should be said that Duncan, he can only continue to attack, because his teammates have no good opportunities.

Duncan scored 12 points in the first quarter, making 10 of 5 shots and 4 of 2 free throws. The efficiency is still good.

But the Knicks are more efficient. Zhao Dong still played an efficient offense. In a single quarter, he made 6 of 5 shots and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block. So it is not surprising that the Spurs are so behind. .

What the Knicks have to consider now is whether there will be any problems with Zhao Dong's physical fitness when the main rotation player is reduced by one player. What about the three guards? "

In the second start, for the Knicks, Zhao Dong, Willis, and John Wallace continued to play, and Stackhouse and Madman were on the back line.

For the Spurs, Robinson replaced Duncan, the point guard Johnson was not on, and the veteran backup guard Terry Porter was on.

In the first quarter, Zhao Dong and Duncan faced each other, and did not attack with all their strength, because he was ready to play the whole game, and his physical fitness distribution had to be balanced.

In the second quarter, he faced David Robinson. From the beginning, he took over the team's main offense.

If you don't enter the paint area, first pull the Admiral out, then use your movement speed to overwhelm the opponent, and then enter the paint area.

Bang bang bang, the continuous sound of smashing the basket made the Spurs fans dizzy.

When the Spurs' substitute insider was defending on the weak side, he was repeatedly dunked and knocked over by Zhao Dong. He was in a mess. Zhao Dong played two consecutive two plus one, full of lethality.

In the 4th minute, under the leadership of Zhao Dong, the Knicks played a wave of 40 to 25 attacks. At 15:[-], the Knicks had already led by [-] points, and Popovich called a timeout.

Bill Walton said with a smile: "David Robinson is still old. Although he can still play, his footsteps are too old when facing the flying dragon with the bug of inside movement speed."

"It can't keep up with the dragon's rhythm at all. The Spurs must replace Duncan and the two towers will join forces to have a chance to wrestle with the dragon." Matt shook his head.

(End of this chapter)