Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 283 Veteran
The game did not go in the direction Scott wanted, and the Lakers failed to open the score when the main force was full of energy.

Four minutes into the third quarter, the Spurs began to send some rotation players on the court, while Yuan Qingshan and Kobe were still on the court for the Lakers, Towns and Whiteside were off the court to rest, and the offensive firepower was concentrated on the outside.

As if the two sides had agreed in advance, the Lakers wanted to attack the perimeter, so Popovich took Leonard and Danny Green and replaced them with Tony Parker and Kevin Martin.

These are two players who are more offensive than defensive, especially Kevin Martin, who just bought out from the Timberwolves to shoot. He is a very thin scorer with a weird shooting posture but very accurate.

If you want to rely on him to defend Kobe, it is tantamount to a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. Even if Kobe is 10 years older, he can easily beat Martin.

So, Popovich wants to use offense instead of defense.

Van Gundy: "This is a good matchup, a matchup?"

Reggie Miller: "Popovich wants Martin to take Kobe for a run."

Van Gundy nodded: "It seems that the Spurs will concentrate a lot of shooting rights on the two energetic backcourts."

Reggie Miller: "The same goes for the Lakers, jump up, shoot up!"

As the commentator said, the two teams have indeed increased their speed. Yuan Qingshan and Kobe shot frequently from the outside, while Parker and Martin kept attacking the inside.

The offensive battle lasted another 4 minutes, and the Lakers were 87 to 79, still leading by 8 points.

Popovich's face stretched out, Parker and Martin's offensive power is obviously not enough to contain the two backcourt players of the Lakers.

At this moment, it would be nice if Ginobili was here.

The Lakers fans enjoyed most of the game. Kobe and Yuan Qingshan were attacking soaringly, and the team maintained the lead. Everyone's mentality was relatively relaxed. Every time the home team scored a goal, it attracted cheers from the audience.

Scott's face was just the opposite of that of the fans, getting darker and darker.

Fans can watch the excitement, he is not good as a head coach, don't look at the current Bing Pong Pong, but Kobe and Yuan Qingshan's physical strength has been decreasing, and now they are not playing games, so there is no way to feed the players stamina potions.

Especially Kobe, seeing him ask the team doctor to take out such a big ice pack just now, he already knew something was wrong.

Popovich took out Tony Parker who had been hidden in the snow at this time, making it clear that he wanted to consume his own players.

Popovich is worthy of being Popovich. At this critical moment, he did the opposite. He didn't use defense to restrict you, but used sharp offense to sneak you to death.

For perimeter players with range like Kobe and Yuan Qingshan, defense is far more tiring than offense.

Scott's heart was on fire, and he kept looking at the timer.

The more he was like this, the more at ease Popovich felt.

With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Scott couldn't take it anymore, and took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to replace both Yuan Qingshan and Kobe, Hertas defended Parker, Nick Young and Martin.

"Follow them closely. Don't tell me that you can't even keep an eye on the two veterans. In the fourth quarter, for every minute you persist, Kobe and Yuan Qingshan can rest for an extra minute. Do you understand?" Scott brought the two of them closer and shouted into their faces.

Nick Young and Huertas nodded solemnly, and they understood that this was the greatest contribution they could make to the team.

"I hope these 2 minutes will pass quickly." Scott looked at Hertas's back and prayed. The child was probably nervous because he walked smoothly just now and almost tripped.

In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, Parker and Martin really played a desperate attack. Popovich also made it very clear: While the main force on the opposite side is not there, attack me hard. For every point you score now, the main force will fill the hole in the fourth quarter.

Martin has not yet fully adapted to the rhythm of the Spurs. However, as long as it comes from Popovich, he will unconditionally abide by it. After playing in the league for so many years, he does not admire a few players. If you want to talk about the coach, the most admired is Popovich.

As soon as the news that the Timberwolves wanted to buy him out came out, the general manager of the Warriors contacted Martin and persuaded him to join as a substitute for Klay Thompson. The Warriors were very confident in giving Martin a championship ring.

But this proposal was rejected by Martin without hesitation. He knew very well that he didn't just want to pick up a championship ring, but wanted to fight for it through his own efforts.

Kevin Martin received a pass from Parker in the bottom corner of his pocket, and suddenly shot coldly. Nick Young had no time to reach out and watched the ball go into the net.

Guttling, Kobe raised his left arm, brought Gardner to his mouth, and took a big gulp.

The right arm bound with a huge ice pack hangs down on the side of the leg as if it were boneless, and only in this way can it be a little more comfortable.

Yuan Qingshan found a towel and put it on top of his head to cover his entire face. The camera scanned over and over again but found nothing. No one knew what his expression was like at this moment.

Frye leaned against West in a high position, turned around and hooked his hands, three non-sticks.

Dior picked up the basketball and threw it to Parker who had already run to the frontcourt.

The engine of the small sports car roared, and it quickly advanced to the restricted area, making progress in a fancy way.

Switch rounds.

Thackeray didn't dare to delay, and quickly passed the ball to Huertas. Parker suddenly came over to delay, and Huertas pushed to the frontcourt and glanced at the timer. There were only 10 seconds left.

This ball can't be played slowly and slowly, it must be played quickly to achieve a success rate.

Huertas protruded inward along the left, and Parker blocked him with his body.

Huertas had no choice but to force the ball to Frye.

"Almighty Coach Scott, bless me with a hit!" Frye roared.

Scott:? ? ?

It was too late for Dior to block the shot, Scott appeared, and Fry made a long two-pointer.

Beep, the third quarter is over.

Scott took a long breath, 92 to 87, still leading by 5 points.

Popovich finally smiled and clapped his hands to welcome new aid Martin off the court. He thought the corner three-pointer was good.

Martin shook his head in frustration. He estimated that he would not have the chance to play again in this game. The first game in the Spurs jersey did not play out as he expected.

Duncan still stared at the field with his big eyes blankly.

The moment Popovich turned around, he changed into an angry face, and said unceremoniously to the starting players headed by Duncan sitting on the bench: "How are you resting? Do you expect a veteran like Martin to lead you to lie down and win!"

Duncan thought to himself:? ? ?Hey, old man, are you mistaken, I am also a veteran!
Popovich stared: "Tim, I'm talking about you!"

Duncan: ...

The more late the game was, the more uncertain Scott was. He must not replace all the main players at the beginning of the fourth quarter. They couldn't last the whole quarter, especially Kobe.

So the boys on the bench have to persevere.

The two on the commentary seat took advantage of the gap between the games to chat.

Reggie Miller: "Under normal circumstances, the most we use in games is the medium-sized ice pack. Look at Kobe's, it's definitely the large one."

Van Gundy: "Yeah, according to Kobe's personality, he is definitely not willing to let reporters take pictures of himself like this, so I think he has no choice but to do so."

Reggie Miller sighed: "20 seasons, how long."

Van Gundy: "How many seasons have you played?"

Reggie Miller replied in a tone full of regret: "18 seasons, I stayed in the Pacers for a full 18 years."

Van Gundy: "It's a pity you have so few helpers."

Reggie Miller has no championship in his life and is one of the saddest players in NBA history.

"I don't have too many helpers?" Reggie Miller shook his head: "It's better to say that grouping was not popular in our era."

(End of this chapter)