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Chapter 229 Sweeping the Spurs
Because of Brad Miller's injury, the remaining players of the Lakers have entered the playoffs list, including Wannian bench Josh Powell.The starting lineup is still Bynum, Gasol, Wu Di, Kobe, Fisher, with Pekovic, Sun Yue, Vujacic, Ariza, Farmar, Luke Walton, Josh Powell as substitutes.

The Lakers' opponent in the first round was the Spurs, and Zen Master quickly got the Spurs' playoff list.

Starting Duncan, Richard Jefferson, George Hill, Ginobili, Parker.Substitutes McDyess, Matt Bonner, DeJuan Blair, Keith Bogans, Garnett Temple, Roger Mason, Ian Mahinmi.

All right!Except for the starting five who are fairly strong, the substitute players are not strong at all.The strongest Matt Bonner and McDyess are just players like Ariza and Vujacic.When you play well, you can be the starter, and when you play badly, you can be a water fountain watcher.

GDP is old, especially Duncan, who is ten years older than Wu Di.Although just in his early thirties is not a very old age, once the inside players are over 30 years old, basically their state begins to decline.It is also why Garnett is going to the Celtics to form the Big Three, and this is why Gasol is willing to come to the Lakers.

Technical insiders like Duncan and Gasol are not bad. They don't rely on their bodies to play, so they prolong their peak period.But Duncan is different from others. In order to prolong his career, he didn't play very hard.This also makes Duncan's threat less than other super insiders, because he will not work hard for a game.

On April 4, the first game between the Lakers and the Spurs began.

Zen Master's rotation strategy played a role, Bryant and Gasol are very energetic.

Facing the energetic Big Three, the Spurs had no power to fight back.Wu Di kept breaking through the Spurs' inside line, and the Spurs could not single-handedly defend Wu Di.Although the two of George Hill have gotten rid of their injuries, his body is still not strong. The defensive third position is not bad, but it is completely impossible to defend Wu Di.

And more importantly, the Spurs didn't have a three-pointer. Ginobili and Parker's three-pointers were both inaccurate. George Hill was also defended by Woody, so he had no chance to shoot a three-pointer.But the Lakers shot a lot of three-pointers. They hit six three-pointers in the first quarter, leading the Spurs by seven points.

The rotation of the Lakers in the second quarter is still strong. Like the regular season, Wu Di and Kobe took turns leading the team to ensure that the Lakers' offensive power will not weaken.The Spurs' rotation is also much weaker than that of the Lakers. The Lakers' defenders are constantly rotating, restricting the Spurs' powerful players at all times, preventing them from being able to play a role.

This is the gap in the lineup, and the Spurs need to make up for this gap, and can only rely on a strong touch.But today, no one in the Spurs has a heaven-defying touch.

After losing Game [-], the Spurs figured out how to win Game [-].Popovich thought of some tactics, but after the second game started, he found that these tactics were useless at all.Tactics need to be executed by people, and the players who execute the tactics cannot play the tactics, no matter how good the tactics are, they are useless.

The state of GDP in recent years has not been very good, or their state has fluctuated greatly.They might have been able to compete with the current Lakers a few years ago, but not now.

Poor tactical execution made Popovich very angry.He threw a tantrum in the locker room at halftime, but that didn't stop the Spurs from losing.After being scolded, the state of GDP has improved a lot.They are old friends with Popovich and know Popovich's temper very well. If they don't do more, Popovich will continue to scold them.

GDP has contributed too much, but their state is really not good.The Big Three of the Lakers are in good shape, they have home court advantage, and Kobe and Gasol have sufficient physical strength, no matter how much GDP exerts, it will be futile.

The two sides changed places and fought again, heading to San Antonio.

When they arrived at the Spurs' home court, the Spurs fans kept encouraging the Spurs, hoping that the team could win.

With home court advantage, the Spurs will play with more passion. GDP began to cooperate continuously, leading the Lakers by more than ten points in the first half.In the second half, Kobe showed his strong psychological quality, playing consecutive singles against Ginobili and constantly catching up with the score.

Wu Di also showed the potential of a superstar, constantly running out of space outside the three-point line, and made three consecutive three-pointers to overtake the score.In the fourth quarter, it was time for the decisive victory. Wu Di and Kobe covered each other, and whoever had the chance would attack.Finally, with 3 minutes left in the game, the score was stretched to double digits.

GDP is making the last effort, but still can't overtake the score and lost a home game.

After the game, Popovich was surprisingly not losing his temper. He knew that it was impossible to win against the Lakers.So he just warned the players to make a final effort not to be swept away by the Lakers.

There was a change at the start of Game [-], when Gasol exploded at the start of the game.He had a really good touch today, keep your singles out of Richard Jefferson.Richard Jefferson couldn't guard Gasol, and Duncan immediately went over to switch and blocked Gasol's offense.

In the duel between two superstars, Duncan is still very threatening to Gasol. Duncan's versatility allows him to defend Gasol one-on-one.

However, Richard Jefferson will still be abused against Bynum.Bynum beat Richard Jefferson and continued to wreak havoc on the Spurs' interior.Popovich immediately replaced Richard Jefferson and replaced McDyess to strengthen the interior defense.

However, after replacing Richard Jefferson, the Spurs' inside offense will be much worse. Without the inside, they can only rely on the outside to hit the basket.Woody and Kobe's defense restricted George Hill and Ginobili, and they could only rely on Parker to attack.

Parker hit the basket in a quarter, and his strength began to run out.When it came to the rotation in the second quarter, the Spurs' offense seemed to have a problem. The Spurs only scored 16 points in the entire second quarter.The Lakers scored 34 points in the second quarter, 18 more than the Spurs.

This is a huge pit, and the Spurs have been working hard for this huge pit in the second half.Until the end, they did not add this pit.

The Spurs suffered a sweep, and the Spurs fans were very resentful.They did not expect that the team they have always supported has become so weak, and the Spurs need fresh blood.

(End of this chapter)