The world's best combo guard

Chapter 230

It seems that it is not as intense as expected. In the first quarter, both sides played very conservatively. The Spurs' Tim Duncan felt hot, while the Lakers had Kobe responding.

The two teams shot roughly the same percentage in the first quarter.

Therefore, 24:23!

After the first quarter, the difference between the two sides was basically not widened.

However, when the game came to the second quarter, the situation on the field showed some changes.

The reason is related to Manu Ginobili of the Spurs.

As a substitute player, although Ginobili had a chance to play in the first quarter, he was obviously more active after coming up in the second quarter.

Manu Ginobili is an elusive player with a style of play. Even Gregg Popovich has to admit that until now, he didn't know what Ginobili's next round would be. Choose which tactic to use.For teams other than the Spurs, this characteristic of Ginobili is somewhat unacceptable to them.

Because it means that something unprepared may happen at any time in the game.

Just like what the Lakers are facing now.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ginobili was very active on the offensive end. He used his elusive ball-handling frequency to make the Lakers suffer from the perimeter.

And what about him?
The offense can be done as you like, the rhythm is different from ordinary people's European step layup, and the passing route is unconstrained.

In short, in just 3 minutes, Manu Ginobili helped the Spurs set off an 11:2 offensive climax.

This made Rudy Norwich have to request a timeout, and when the timeout came back, Li Hao was replaced on the field again.

And Rudy Tom and Norwich have only one requirement of him, and that is to face Manu Ginobili head-on.

Let Li Hao face Manu Ginobili. In fact, in the opinion of Rudy Norwich, this is not a big challenge. Even though the Spurs are a super substitute, his trust in Li Hao is also a big challenge. Accumulated from game to game, Li Hao, as a top defensive player of the superstar family, has the ability to handle Manu Ginobili.

When Rudy Tom and Norwich City called a timeout, Li Hao was ready, he knew what he needed to do after the timeout was over.

Therefore, after taking the initiative to face Ginobili, Li Hao seemed very excited.

Li Hao has to admit that Manu Ginobili is one of the guards in the current league that he most wants to face head-to-head.

As early as two days ago when preparing for the battle, Li Hao was already looking forward to a duel with Manu Ginobili.

Li Hao felt that this would be a challenge, but at the same time he also felt that such a challenge would definitely end with his own upgrade.

That is to say, Team Li Hao trusts himself more after all.

When Li Hao started to pay attention to Manu Ginobili a long time ago, like Li Hao, Manu Ginobili did a lot of research on Li Hao.

Ginobili understands very well that Li Hao is crucial to defeating the Lakers. Only by limiting Li Hao to the greatest extent can it be possible to defeat the Lakers.

Ginobili will never forget the scene of them being eliminated by Li Hao in an abrupt reversal last year.

That kind of picture is unforgettable. For Ginobili at the time, he even came out completely after being eliminated for a long time.

Therefore, from another perspective, Ginobili confronted Li Hao with the flames of revenge.

Even if he knows that this year's Lakers, this year's Li Hao is stronger than last year's, but so what, Manu Ginobili has also grown a lot.

As soon as Li Hao returned to the field, he faced Ginobili who was holding the ball on the defensive end.

Li Hao gave Ginobili enough respect. From the moment he crossed the center line, he immediately came in front of Ginobili and quickly made defensive moves.

Li Hao's purpose is very simple, that is to make Ginobili pay a heavy price for every step forward, so that he will no longer be able to pass those incredible passes easily.

But in fact, Li Hao was wrong, because Manu Ginobili is really different, what do you mean?
That is, Ginobili's passing dream is not acquired, but innate talent.

For example, in this round, Li Hao swore that he was impeccable on the defensive end, but he still couldn't defend against Ginobili. Under extreme circumstances, Ginobili just handed the ball into Tim Duncan's hands.

Although Tim Duncan missed these shots, Li Hao had to become very serious. He admitted that defending Ginobili was really not an easy task.

At the same time, Li Hao was somewhat startled. Compared with Ginobili last season, Ginobili at that time was simply much stronger.

Unknowingly, not only I am growing, but everyone is also growing.

Of course, as far as Li Hao is concerned, he is more confident. He likes challenges, which is interesting, and only in this way can he be the strongest.

Turning around the Lakers' offense, Kobe was off the court for a rest during this period, so after Li Hao pushed the ball into the frontcourt, he didn't think about passing the ball, but decided to do it himself.

The man who defended him was also Manu Ginobili.

Perhaps at this time, for Ginobili, he is far more stressed when defending Li Hao than when he is defending against Li Hao.

Ginobili has to admit that he is not talented on the defensive end, and his defense is sometimes useless to a superstar like Li Hao.

On the left side of the paint area, Li Hao faced Ginobili with the ball. When Li Hao saw Ginobili forcing his footsteps to get closer, he suddenly took a very fast step back.

"brush"

With the advantages of height and physical flexibility, Li Hao did hit the shot easily.

Gregg Popovich is definitely an old fox. In just one round, he saw at a glance that Ginobili could not guard Li Hao at all, so with a big wave of his hand, he refused to let Ginobili match up on the defensive end. Li Hao.

In turn, he let his most trusted defender, Bruce Bowen, deal with Li Hao.

In fact, for Bruce Bowen, when he faced the Zijin Gemini, he often felt a little hypocritical. The Zijin Gemini are all players with excellent singles ability. Less than absolute calm face.

And Bruce Bowen has to admit that in this series with the Lakers, his performance at this point is directly related to whether the team can beat the Lakers.

As the only defensive core of the team's perimeter, he must put enough pressure on the Zijin Gemini on the defensive end.

If you want to do this, you have to go all out.

In Bruce Bowen's belief, this kind of going all out is even desperately defending.

Therefore, in the next offensive round, Li Hao experienced almost mad dog defense from Bruce Bowen.

This made Li Hao frowned for a moment, what happened to Bruce Bowen?Is he desperate?

Of course, Li Hao respects such a Bruce Bowen, a guy who is willing to give everything for the team's victory and is willing to undertake all the dirty work.

However, even if Bruce Bowen's spirit deserves his respect, it will not be the reason for him to stop.

Because of Bruce Bowen's state, he had already shown it to everyone last year, let alone now.

"Bruce is the best perimeter defender I've ever seen in my coaching career, but God, why do I think Bruce can't guard Lee?"

On the sidelines, Gregg Popovich paused, his brows furrowed. For some reason, every time he faced that Lakers No. [-] on the court, he always had a bad premonition.

On the court, facing Li Hao, Bruce Bowen was very cautious in his defensive steps. After all, while making defensive moves, he had to ensure that his defensive moves would not become the basic condition for serious fouls. Bowen had no doubts , now Li Hao has the ability to seize any opportunity to draw fouls.

"Prudent? But that doesn't seem to work"

After seeing Bruce Bowen showing caution on the defensive end, Li Hao sneered in his heart, and instantly increased his speed. He directly relied on his speed to get rid of Bruce when Fisher ran over to cover him, and then made an emergency stop for a jump shot.

"brush"

"Pullup jumper from Lee, hit"

Bruce Bowen was a little annoyed. He was blaming himself for his hesitation in defense just now. If he could handle it more decisively, he wouldn't be discovered by Lakers No. [-].

Although Ginobili was deflated while defending Li Hao, his threat on the offensive end still existed. Turning to the Spurs' offense, it was Ginobili again. After he used his ghostly European step to get rid of Li Hao's defense , 45 degrees to the left of the top of the arc, a super long three-pointer is shot with one hand.

"brush"

The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and got into the basket steadily.

Although he played very comfortably on the offensive end, Li Hao was also a little angry when Ginobili found opportunities on the defensive end one after another. He didn't allow himself to become such a poor player.

So after assisting Lamar Odom on the offensive end to complete the dunk, the first time he turned to defend, he took the initiative to find Ginobili, even though Ginobili didn't hold the ball at this time.

Li Hao secretly told himself that in this round, he must not let Ginobili win, no matter whether Ginobili is shooting or passing.

Going around, Tony Parker, after organizing for a while, still handed the ball to Ginobili.

And Li Hao pushed forward the moment Ginobili took the ball.

Maybe Ginobili felt that Li Hao was serious about the ball, so his plan was not to shoot, but to find a way to pass the ball.

On the inside, Tim Duncan, who just had an advantage in the card battle with Lamar Odom, saw Ginobili being restrained by Li Hao at this time, and he also took the initiative to open his hand to Ginobili.

Tim Duncan wants Ginobili to hand him the ball.

Ginobili saw Tim Duncan's signal, and he originally planned to find a way to hand the ball into Duncan's hands.

So, after simply adjusting his position, the next second, Ginobili used Bruce Bowen who ran over to cover him to quickly move to the side where Tim Duncan was.

Ginobili had already prepared for Bruce Bowen's cover, so he was very confident in his heart. He could use Bruce Bowen's cover to throw off the Lakers No. [-].

However, this time, Ginobili made a miscalculation. When he thought he had thrown off Li Hao and threw the basketball to Tim Duncan with his open hand, he suddenly stretched out a hand from his front right side and abruptly threw the basketball Caught it.

"do not"

Ginobili cried out inwardly, he wanted to know who the owner of this hand was.

"No no no, how could it be him"

The next second, when Ginobili confirmed that the owner of this hand was Li Hao, he was really not calm.

I obviously got rid of him with the help of Bruce Bowen's defense, but he still completed the steal.

Ginobili found all this incredible.

And at this time, the reaction of the people who followed the game was not much better.

Of course, compared to Ginobili's incomprehension, they really saw the process just now.

It turned out that at the moment Bruce Bowen stepped forward to cover Ginobili, Li Hao seemed to have expected this scene to happen, so he activated it almost one second before Ginobili, and directly bypassed Stay away from Bruce Bowen.

With terrifying speed, even if Ginobili's speed is fast enough, Li Hao can still catch up.

"Maybe Manu chose to shoot instead of pass the first moment he got rid of Lee, then maybe he will succeed"

A commentator at the scene analyzed it like this.

"Come on, if Manu chooses to shoot, then what awaits him may not be a steal by Lee, but it is likely to be a super hot pot"

Immediately someone around him counterattacked.

On the field, after completing the steal in an instant, Li Hao didn't have time to celebrate at all, but directly rushed across the half court with the ball, and he wanted to complete a beautiful defensive counterattack.

"bang"

Li Hao never deliberately concealed his inner emotions.

After completing a violent dunk, he immediately beat his chest and celebrated wildly.

At this time, the Staples fans responded to him with a roar of mountains and tsunami.

Li Hao's defensive counterattack was just the beginning. In just 2 minutes, he led the Lakers to a 10:2 offensive climax, which not only helped the team regain the lead, but also expanded the point difference. Arrived at 5 points.

Gregg Popovich can't stand it anymore. To be honest, is the Lakers' No. [-] too strong or Bruce Bowen too weak?

In short, in Greg Popovich's view, the game was obviously not normal in the past few minutes.

"Tony, you can't just think about ending the game, you have to actively participate in more aspects"

Gregg Popovich criticized Tony Parker for the point after requesting a timeout.

Gregg Popovich has always pursued team basketball, and the same is true on the defensive end. Although he has a defensive champion like Bruce Bowen, from the beginning to the end, he still hopes to see a team with an overall defense , however, during this time, he did not see...

(End of this chapter)