Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 131 If I Have the Number One Lottery

After a day's rest, the fourth game of the Western Conference semifinals between the two sides continued at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The total score of 2 to 1 in the first three games is acceptable to both sides, although the process is a bit tortuous.

After losing the previous home game, the Spurs showed extreme desire to defend this home game.

From the first minute, the Spurs' defense was fully focused. Even David Robinson gave an extremely rare roar to the sky after sending out the long-lost hot pot. Amid the cheers of the home audience, the Spurs took the lead and won a wave of 1 to 12 The wave of attacks gave the Lakers a disarm.

But this time, the Lakers were not completely stunned in the first quarter like in the second game. They just played their own basketball step by step, relying on Kobe's mid-range to drive the overall offense, reducing unnecessary singles with the ball and long shots .

After the Spurs started with three tricks, the Lakers gradually caught up with the score. At the end of the first quarter, they were only 19 points behind 24-5.

The Spurs' high-pressure defense at the beginning of the game consumes a lot of energy. Although Ginobili and Parker are young and strong, they cannot guarantee a stable offensive performance during high-intensity defense.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides entered the stage of rotation. The Lakers can always keep two main players on the court, led by one of Kobe and Garnett, but the Spurs dare not let Duncan sit off the court for too long. In two rounds, the Lakers had already tied the score, and Malik Rose couldn't stop Garnett from scoring.

The current Popovich is not the freewheeling tactical master 10 years later, and the Spurs can't play many cards. As a last resort, Popovich had to resort to his nirvana: fucking Duncan.

As soon as Shi Fu had time to take a sip of Gatorade, he had to go into battle again to deal with the repeated strangling of the Lakers insiders.

But Kobe returned to the bench and took a short rest. In the first quarter, he carried the team on both ends of the offense and defense. Not only did he score 10 points, but he also locked Ginobili, who made 3 shots from 0 shots in the first quarter. Among them, only 2 points were scored by free throws.Most of the time, they were entangled by Kobe's candy-style defense and couldn't even catch the ball.

Billups also rested off the court, and Fisher served as the point guard on the court. Compared with Gerald Wallace and Matt Barnes, who are still immature, Fisher, a 3-year veteran who has entered the finals three times Billups is undoubtedly trustworthy. During the playoffs, he averaged 7 minutes per game. Zen Master sometimes chose to let him and Billups form a double point guard lineup, so that Kobe could rest better.

The Lakers use Garnett to catch the ball in the low post to launch the offense, and Brad Miller pulls to the high post to respond. The starting style is somewhat similar to the Spurs' classic two-tower position. The difference is that these two positions are more outside. , and it was not two guards who made an empty cut to the basket.

Fisher stood at 45 degrees, Gerald Wallace sank in the weak side corner, and Artest cut to the basket, relied on his strong body to block Prince, and received Garnett's sling The ball, forced a layup.

After being beaten by Artest for two consecutive rounds, the Spurs fell behind by 4 points. Popovich had to reassign the general, and moved Malik Rose to the third position. Artest's inside offense.

After Popovich's soldiers came to cover the ground, and the water came to block the deployment of troops, the two sides entered the second half with a score of 48.

In the third quarter, the situation changed suddenly.

In the first half, the main force of the Spurs was consumed too much. In the face of the Lakers' improved defensive strength, Parker was continuously intercepted by Billups and Artest. The Lakers continued to score points with fast breaks. The scene seemed to be a replica of the beginning of the first quarter. The Lakers played an 3-11 offensive climax within 2 minutes of the opening of the third quarter, pulling the point difference to close to double digits.

Seeing that the team was about to collapse, Duncan, even with three heads and six arms, could not carry the sinking giant ship. Popovich even resorted to cutting Ben Wallace tactics, but the Lakers immediately replaced Brad M. Le, let Popovich's wishful thinking come to nothing. After the Spurs reached the number of fouls, Kobe and Artest used the space opened by the two insiders to attack the basket more resolutely, and kept walking to the free throw line to score points.

The point difference got bigger and bigger, and the Spurs' tenacious resistance finally became futile. The Lakers won another 98-82 victory and got the match point of the series at the Spurs' home court.

The playoffs are in full swing, and the date of another major event, the draft, is gradually approaching.

The No. [-] pick is undoubtedly LeBron James, the top high school player in the United States. Other popular rookies like Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh are also regarded as players with cornerstone potential.

In the most recent stage, a name has suddenly emerged. He is a young insider Darko Milicic from Serbia who is under the age of 18.

It is said that he can easily take off from the free throw line to dunk, can make adept inside footwork, and can also hit the three-pointer with a bow and arrow from the outside. He is a combination of Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki , is the hope of the league's future insiders.

"Many people think that choosing LeBron James with the No. 7 pick is the best result. There is no doubt that they all love James. But from an objective, fair, and unbiased third-party perspective, I think the Serbian boy He's a [-]-footer with great athleticism and mobility, and he's going to be a better choice than LeBron James in three or four years, given his projected ability and talent." Former Trail Blazers assistant coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters in an interview.

"If the Jazz get the No. [-] pick, I will convince the team to choose Darko Milicic instead of LeBron James. Because Milicic has more skills and can play more positions, such a player can give the team Bringing a championship. There are very few 'players you can't miss', but I firmly believe that Milicic is one of them." Utah Jazz Chief International Scout Alberto Darcin in an interview with local media , also commented.

The good media naturally found Jim, and his draft vision has been widely recognized by the industry in recent years.

"LeBron James, he's going to be a great player without a doubt, but Darko Milicic, the kid is beyond words, even I can't see his ceiling, what he can achieve the same height."

"Who would I choose? Kang, if the Lakers have the No. [-] pick, I will tell you my choice immediately, but do we have the No. [-] pick? No, so why should I help that team choose the most suitable person? "

　My resentment for being second in the three consecutive rankings... I hope that Yingqiu can play at the same level in the new season...

　　
　
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