God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 381 Fighting poison with poison
After the game, the 76ers players were very excited, well, only a few people were more excited.For Dalembert and the others, this is the first finals of their careers, and it is undoubtedly a good sign that they can successfully defeat their opponents.Besides, they played well in this game. Arenas had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Dalembert had 7 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Okur had 11 points and 4 assists. The rebounds basically met Brown's requirements.

However, the old players are relatively calm. After all, they have already reached the highest podium in the league last season. The first game of the finals is not something to be proud of. Only after winning the O'Brien Cup again can they be eligible to celebrate this season's victory.

Of course, for the excitement of Arenas and the others, the seniors looked at it with a tolerant attitude, and they would not accuse them of poisoning their team.As rookies, their performance on the court has already won the trust of their predecessors.

However, the coaching staff must immediately withdraw from the victory of this game and concentrate on preparing for the second game.None of them have been dazzled yet, knowing that winning the first game is just a surprise, and the probability of winning the Spurs by relying on the same routine in the second game is too small.But no one knows what adjustments the Spurs will make next. With Popovich's level, they will definitely not continue to stick to the same starting lineup.

Their guess was completely correct. Popovich mysteriously said in an interview with reporters before the start of the second game: "Larry is indeed my teacher. He taught me a lot in the last game, so I want to Show all I understand in this game. The 76ers are indeed very strong, but we are also the champions of the Western Conference, and we will not give up easily!"

Just when everyone was guessing what Popovich had learned, the Spurs' starting lineup gave them a big surprise. Popovich's routine was-one big and four small!That's right, he decisively gave up the twin towers that the Spurs have relied on for the past few seasons, let Robinson serve as Duncan's substitute, and then added Rose to the starting list.

This caused the height of the Spurs' starting lineup to become a spectacle. Except for Parker, who is 1.88 meters tall, and Duncan, who is 2.11 meters tall, the other three people-Ross, Smith and Bowen are all 2.01 meters tall. It is said that Popovich directly played three wing players. Such a variation of one big and four small players is rare. After all, you cannot directly say that the three wings are "small" from the perspective of height, although their activity area Both tend to be high rather than the three-second zone.

It can be said that Popovich's move completely followed the idea of ​​​​the 76ers' wonderful lineup. He actually played a No. [-] tactic.The so-called No. [-] tactic is to organize the center's play style, which requires the center to have strong mobility, organization and ball-handling ability, and Duncan obviously fits this position very well, and the organization center is simply a piece of cake for him.

The 76ers' use of Lewis as a center is actually not a No. [-] tactic, because Lewis' assists are all obtained by passing to open positions to use the powerful offensive firepower of his teammates. Hands, or pass when touching, rarely protect the ball in the high position and then use the pass to guide teammates.If the center forward in the No. [-] tactic is a command tower, then Lewis is at best a transfer station, which is completely incomparable.

Of course, the No. 76 tactic is a purely offensive tactic, and its defensive performance is relatively average, but firstly, the overall height of the 76ers' starting lineup is shorter, and secondly, Duncan can contract all the defense at the basket alone, so Popovich Dare to use this tactic to compete with the [-]ers, which fully demonstrates his tactical quality as a historical head coach.

I have to say that the No. [-] tactic is really powerful, as if it was tailor-made for Duncan. On the offensive end, he can calmly direct his teammates to move, and then pass the ball to the neutral or the most confident player.In fact, with the height of the Spurs' starting lineup, most of the matchups at the same position are crushed by height, as long as they can avoid double-teaming.

Fortunately, the 76ers also played well in this game. Although it was not as hot as the previous game, it was enough to cope with the scene.But the only problem for them is that every time they catch the ball, the players facing them are generally one size bigger than themselves, and they can actually switch defenses infinitely, which makes the two offensive players Iverson and Reed feel very uncomfortable. Comfortable.

Although Parker, who was in charge of defending Iverson, had no experience, he couldn't stand him because he was fast and had a high quotient. Iverson became much more honest after he made an offensive foul.Reid was even more distressed. Every time he got the ball, Bowen, the Spurs' number one outside gate, could always switch to the front, which made him struggle with Bowen every time. You may even be caught in a double-team because of this, the hit rate has not decreased much but the offensive efficiency has been greatly affected.

The only good news for them is that in order to guard against Lewis's sudden shot, Duncan dare not always shrink under the basket when defending, which makes the Spurs' inside line often open wide.As long as the Sixers' perimeter players set screens for each other, someone could sneak along the baseline to the basket and catch a pass for an easy layup.

The two sides drew 42 in the first quarter, which is a fairly common score for the 76ers. Their strong offensive firepower allows them to often score high in a single quarter.But this is relatively rare for the Spurs. The Twin Towers can indeed provide containment in the interior, but it is not easy to score more than 40 points in a single quarter. This is all due to Popovich's No. [-] tactic.

In fact, for Popovich, the deeper significance of the No. 12 tactic is not to improve the team's scoring ability, but to save Duncan's energy. Although Duncan played for [-] minutes in the first quarter, he did not show fatigue at all. There is a big difference from the previous game.It is always easier to support in the high position than to shove hard inside, and it consumes less energy, so that Popovich can safely let his ace play more time without worrying that his state will decline.

Even if Duncan needs to rest, Robinson can also take his place. With the awareness and experience of the "admiral", it is also very easy to act as an organizer at a high position, so that the Spurs' tactics can continue.

(End of this chapter)