Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 273 Spurs
After the turbulence of the trade deadline, it took a week for the league to completely quiet down.

On February 2, the Lakers will face the San Antonio Spurs at home. If you go back 25 years, or even 10 years, this game is worth watching.

But today is different from the past, and it cannot be said that the game is not exciting, it can only be said that the highlights are different.

People used to look at GDP vs. OK, or the triangle offense with Kobe as the core, but now people may focus more on Leonard of the Spurs and the three young players of the Lakers.

The Spurs are currently ranked third in the league and second in the West, with strong strength.

In addition to GDP, Leonard has risen internally, and the leader of the Blazers, Aldridge, has been recruited externally. The lineup is not luxurious.

Starting lineup: Duncan, Aldridge, Leonard, Danny Green, Tony Parker.

Subs: Ginobili, Mills, Kevin Martin, David West, Andre Miller, Rasu Butler.

Last summer, there were really a few veterans who came to the Spurs to rub their rings. People said that the Thunder and Rockets were very strong, but no matter how you look at it, they were not as stable as the Spurs.

Because in addition to the above-mentioned stars, they also have one of the strongest cores: Popovich.

As the regular season draws to a close, people have re-recognized the resilience of the Spurs. Some reporters joked that the only thing that can stop the Spurs this year may be the Warriors or the "law of winning the championship in odd-numbered years."

The Lakers are currently ranked third, one win away from the Spurs. This battle is very critical for the Spurs. They absolutely do not want to be overtaken by the Lakers. The fourth-placed Thunder are also eyeing it, and they might fall to the bottom half.

Until the end of the regular season, the Spurs, Lakers, Thunder, and Rockets all walked on thin ice and took every game seriously.

Of course, the Lakers also know that the Spurs will play their lives in this game, but to be honest, Scott has no clue about this game.

Kobe's old injury is a big hidden danger, and his physical fitness will be a test until the end of February. It is still unclear how he will perform against the league's famous 3D player Danny Green. Even if the second position has an advantage, it may not be great.

In the third position, Leonard faced Nick Young, and he knew it was a big disadvantage with his toes. Yuan Qingshan can now imagine Nick Young crying.

Nick Young has really had a hard time this season. He forced himself to be the starting small forward, and every night he had to face those beasts at the third position. Anyone who changed him would have to collapse.

The Spurs are a twin-tower combination of Duncan and Aldridge at the fourth and fifth positions. Needless to say, this is a big headache when you think about it. Even if Duncan is 20 years older, I am afraid that no team's insiders dare to say that they can easily handle the two of them.

As for the substitute, one Manu Ginobili is enough.

The only thing that can be prayed for is a miracle, that is, Yuan Qingshan at No. [-] is facing the old French sports car. Parker's breakthrough and the basket are very sharp, but defense has never been his strong point. He should not be good at dealing with such a fierce brother Yuan Qingshan.

The day before the game, Coach Scott started drinking coffee at eight o'clock in the morning. After drinking one cup after another, his head was getting bigger and he couldn't find a way to break the game.

The only shortcoming of the Spurs' lineup is that the core players are old, which can only let Kobe, Yuan Qingshan and Towns play with their personal abilities.

If the rhythm can be brought up, maybe there is still life.

In the afternoon, Yuan Qingshan and Downs came to practice together. Scott told them his thoughts, but he just told them to be prepared to play the whole court, and did not pour cold water on them.

Classmate Downs is very confident. Duncan and Aldridge are all at ease. Watch me blow them up every minute for you to see.

Scott and Yuan Qingshan looked at each other, but there was a sense of worry in their hearts. The last person who looked down on the old Spurs so much, the grave was already three feet high.

Scott asked Yuan Qingshan if he had the confidence to match up with Parker, but Yuan Qingshan didn't think it mattered. Since he entered the league, he had played against the masters all the time, and he was not short of a French trot.

The three chatted for a while, and Scott went back to his office on the second floor to study the Spurs' recent game tapes. Yuan Qingshan and Towns stayed to practice shooting.

Downs has recently been obsessed with practicing Nowitzki's golden rooster independence. He believes that anyway, with Whiteside guarding the basket, he spends most of his time in high positions, and he can just develop in the direction of an elevated fort.

Yuan Qingshan discussed this issue with Kidd. Kidd's opinion is that if Towns is obsessed with long-distance shooting, he will waste his excellent physical talent. He should increase his strength, practice back hitting more, and develop projection on this basis.

Otherwise, you will become more and more drifting, and you will definitely not be able to find a suitable position for yourself in the future.

In Kidd's words, Nowitzki cannot be imitated, and things like hand feel cannot be imitated.

Yuan Qingshan told Downs his opinion, but Downs was still obsessed with projection and couldn't help himself, saying that he wanted to try to practice projection first.

At the beginning, the Lakers chose Towns to want him to play center, but later signed the perfect defensive center Whiteside, which slowly changed Towns' positioning and acted as a space four.

The space fourth position that seems to be good at shooting is already standard in the league.

However, Kidd always believes that this is a waste of Towns' talent. Towns has a good long-range shot, but he feels better when he ends up at the basket. To put it bluntly, he should go to the basket more.

When they left, the coach hadn't left. Yuan Qingshan found that Scott was really uncertain this time. He had locked himself in the office for a day and had been studying the Spurs.

I guess I don't want to meet the Warriors in the second round of the playoffs.

The Warriors' record has exploded this year, and they are currently hitting the Bulls' 72 wins. The league's first record is almost a certainty.

According to the rules, the No. [-] team in the division meets the No. [-] team in the first round, and the winners of No. [-] and No. [-] in the second round.

So if you want to rank in the upper half and avoid the Warriors, you must rank second or third.

If you want to keep the home court advantage until you meet the Warriors, you must compete for the second position.

That is the current position of the Spurs.

The Spurs must be won in this game, and they cannot be allowed to further expand the victory.

Yuan Qingshan turned off the playoff simulation page on the system display and opened the current divisional ranking.

The Rockets are ranked sixth, and the Trail Blazers are ranked seventh. That is to say, if the regular season ends with this ranking, the second is to play the Trail Blazers in the first round, and the third is to play the Rockets in the first round.

Lillard + CJ McCollum and James Harden + Howard.

No matter how you look at it, the Blazers are better.

The bearded Harden is currently averaging 30 points per game. Leaving Kardashian has completely exploded this season, and it is estimated that it will be even more difficult to mess with in the playoffs.

What's more, there is a man in the Rockets who once could replace James alone!
(End of this chapter)