Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 278
The Lakers bus was surrounded by fans as soon as it showed up.

Towns looked out the car window, seeing banners reading "Kill the Spurs!", probably the work of some fan group.

"Damn, Xiaoshan, did you see those slogans? My blood is boiling!" Towns stood up and waved to the fans in the car. Several female fans screamed.

Yuan Qingshan squinted at him: "Are you excited because of the game, or because of the enthusiasm of the female fans?"

Downs corrected him: "Of course it's not a female fan." Immediately afterwards, he smiled nympho: "It's a beautiful female fan!"

"Damn!" Yuan Qingshan and Whiteside made contemptuous gestures to his face at the same time.

The Spurs bus came a little later. After the car stopped, a row of people in camouflage uniforms got out of the car.

Yes, they are camouflage uniforms, the khaki military ones.

People say that the passage from the bus to the stadium is a fashion show for NBA stars.

But never seen such a show.

Towns was arranging his jerseys in the locker room when he suddenly received a text message. When he opened it, Ginobili was wearing a khaki camouflage uniform and half-face-sized sunglasses leading his teammates to the arena.

"Look, these guys are here to rob, right?" Downs showed his phone to his teammates.

Kobe took off his suit and didn't join in the fun, but smiled and said: "Don't make a fuss, don't look at the Spurs who look serious, but they have a talent for funny in their bones, and they are all underhanded. They always have to come up with some tricks."

Downs nodded: "Boss, you are right. They came here tonight wearing military camouflage uniforms. The long-sleeved jacket covers the upper body tightly, but the lower body is actually shorts, and there are thermal pants inside the shorts!"

What?

Kobe's movements paused, and he looked like he wanted to laugh but tried hard to hold back, struggling to maintain his cold and ruthless killer personality.

And the rest of the Lakers already had fun.

Out of respect for Popovich, Yuan Qingshan didn't laugh loudly, but the Spurs team is too funny, it's not easy for a whole team to have this taste.

Coach Scott criticized Towns, explained the tactics again, and then led the players into the field.

The Spurs are already warming up.

No wonder their outfits match so well. It turns out that the jerseys they are wearing tonight are camouflage.

Towns ran over to ask Aldridge why, and Aldridge said that the team deliberately arranged this way, saying that it was to pay tribute to the soldiers.

If that's the case, you can't joke about it anymore.

Popovich said hello to Coach Scott, and Kobe walked over to chat casually.

The enthusiasm of the fans was high, and the shouts of "kill the Spurs" rang out before the game even started.

To be honest, this is a bit embarrassing, because although the Spurs team is very strong, it is not annoying. The core players in the team, from GDP to Leonard, to Aldridge, are very low-key.

After the warm-up, the referee called the players together, and Aldridge and Whiteside jumped the ball.

"I thought it was a jump ball with Duncan," Whiteside whispered to Aldridge.

Aldridge looked at him in surprise: "Young man, he is already 100 years old, and you still want to compete with him? Don't you know how to respect the old and love the young?"

Whiteside was speechless.

The basketball was thrown high, and Aldridge was no match for Whiteside. The latter flicked lightly, and Yuan Qingshan caught the ball.

Tony Parker was waiting on the center line, and did not rush over. Popovich told him not to underestimate Yuan Qingshan's speed.

Yuan Qingshan made a gesture while advancing, and the Lakers players began to move.

The matchup on the court was somewhat different from what was expected before the game. The Spurs sent to defend Kobe was the new core Kawhi Leonard, not Danny Green.

It seems that Popovich is not worried about Leonard being consumed by Kobe on the defensive end, because he has Leonard, GDP and Aldridge in his hands, and he does have the capital to exchange.

Commentary seat.

Reggie Miller: "The Lakers' worst fear has happened. Leonard will bring Kobe a lot of trouble."

Van Gundy: "They would rather not have the strength of Leonard. The sacrifice is a lot, but it should be very effective."

Reggie Miller: "How did Scott break the game? The opponent has too many strengths."

Van Gundy looked at the rosters of both sides over and over again: "Kobe is guarded to the death, I can only pray that Yuan Qingshan and Towns can break out."

Reggie Miller: "Yeah, the situation is very serious. These two rookies must both play phenomenal performances. Just a little blooming is not enough to beat the Spurs."

Van Gundy nodded, and the Lakers fans who were watching the live broadcast in front of the TV became more and more flustered by the commentator.

"Yuanqingshan, come on!"

"Stucky combination, let's break out!"

"Get rid of the spurs!"

The fans of the Lakers began to swipe up in the TNT live broadcast room and occupied the ground first.

About 5 minutes later, the Spurs fans and Wanzhonghuhei began to counterattack, and the competition in the forum was as fierce as on the court.

After the opening, Yuan Qingshan handed the ball to Towns first, and Aldridge was facing him. Towns scored 4 points with a shot, and Popovich immediately changed his formation and asked Duncan to defend.

Duncan's speed and jumping are not as good as Downs, but the victory is due to his rich experience, which interferes with Downs's touch very well. Towns made three more shots, and only one hit a long two-pointer.

He immediately winked at Yuan Qingshan, indicating that he didn't feel very good, and tried to attack other points.

Coach Scott stretched out two fingers and shook them three times repeatedly. Yuan Qingshan knew, 2 and 2+2, the coach asked himself to give the ball to No. 24.

It is not easy for Kobe to get rid of Leonard's entanglement. Leonard's footsteps are fast, his arms are long, and his palms are abnormally wide, which can cover Kobe's shooting range to the maximum extent.

"No matter what, you must try. If Kobe can't mobilize, he won't even have a chance of winning tonight."

Yuan Qingshan thought, and handed the ball to Kobe who ran from the left corner, and Leonard followed closely behind.

Kobe asked for a pick-and-roll after receiving the ball, Whiteside brought Aldridge out, Towns pretended to go to the basket, and Aldridge instinctively ran back to form a flank with Duncan.

"Sure enough!" Whiteside was overjoyed, and leaned forward, blocking Leonard at the three-point line, leaving Kobe open.

But he didn't make the first move.

"Basket!" Bryant yelled.

Whiteside turned around and ran towards the basket. Duncan and Aldridge were caught on the right side by Towns, and there was no time to replay it. Leonard had to chase Whiteside himself.

Whiteside was anxious. Even though he was much taller than Leonard, he was still not confident in the face of such abnormal wingspan and defensive awareness.

In fact, the more important thing is: he knows how bad his shooting percentage is.

When Whiteside was tangled in his mind, Kobe started, drilled to the high position on the right like a snake, and then turned around and shot a jumper from near the baseline.

hit!

It turned out that he was just a cover.

Whiteside breathed a sigh of relief, and prayed in his heart that his teammates would hurry up and perform superbly, and don't test his shooting percentage.

Popovich was very dissatisfied with the team's defense. The Lakers started from Towns killing the basket, until Kobe found an open space on the baseline for the second time, and played a few small tactics beautifully.

And my group of players are always slow to beat others, simply cheated.

"I didn't expect the Lakers rookie's tactical quality to be so high, it's a bit difficult to deal with."

Popovich chewed gum while thinking about countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)