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Chapter 295 The Old and Strong Duncan

Duncan's unexpected selection shows one thing, that is, Duncan has a second spring this season.

The first team is Duncan, Wu Di, James, Kobe, Paul.

The second team is Gasol, Griffin, Durant, Tony Parker, and Westbrook.

The third team is Howard, David Lee, Anthony, Harden, Wade.

The best defensive team is also quite strange. The first team is Wu Di, Tony Allen, Ibaka, James, Paul, Chandler, and Noah. There are seven people in total, which can be regarded as breaking through the lower limit.

What's even more weird is that neither Howard nor Gasol, the previous candidates for the best defensive player, entered the first defensive team. Do you think it's strange?
The second team is much better, Bradley, Mike Conley, Duncan, Gasol Jr. and Paul George.

Howard still has not entered the defensive lineup, and one thing can be seen from this is that Howard's change of team has affected his awards.It can be seen that even if Wu Di does not win the best defensive player, this honor will not fall to Howard again.

The best rookie team is also out, the first team is Harrison Barnes, Brad Beal, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Dion Waiters.

The second team is Andre Drummond, Gilchrist, Kyle Singler, Valanciunas, Taylor Zeller.

The Spurs' lineup this year is very strong, so strong that McGrady can hug his thigh in the past.As a former superstar, McGrady is still very proud. When choosing a team to hug his thigh, he did not choose the equally powerful Lakers and Heat.

He didn't choose the Lakers because his younger brother Wu Di was the boss of the Lakers, and he would become Wu Di's younger brother when he went to the Lakers.And he didn't choose the Heat because of the same reason. The Big Three of the Heat all joined the NBA when he was at his most brilliant. It is a bit unrealistic for him to put down his face and join him.

Therefore, McGrady chose the same powerful Spurs.

The Spurs have always been strong, and the leading star Duncan is also a contemporary of McGrady, even earlier than McGrady, so he has no psychological burden to join.

After the first game started, the two sides played inextricably.

Duncan's performance was very tough, and he was quite old and strong. He actually had the upper hand when he was facing Howard.

If it weren't for the fact that the Spurs were weaker at the fourth position and were suppressed by the United Arab Emirates, the Lakers' inside line would collapse today.Playing against other teams, the Spurs may use Leonard as a cameo at the fourth position, but playing against the Lakers can only allow Leonard to defend Wu Di, which limits the Spurs' employment.

Leonard did not completely restrict Wu Di in this game, and often squeezed out of Wu Di. If Duncan and Parker hadn't performed well, the Spurs would have fallen behind by a large score in the first quarter.

Howard's game was a bit soft, and he lost several rebounds when facing Duncan.After Duncan grabs the offensive rebound, he can always score the ball. No matter how Howard defends, he can't prevent his rebound.

D'Antoni's defensive ability is not very strong. Now the Lakers' defensive strategy is jointly completed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wu Di.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in charge of the defense on the inside, while Wu Di is in charge of the defense on the outside. The two combined the characteristics of inside and outside players to jointly create a defensive strategy.

But there is one thing that is not very good, because Wu Di has to be present and cannot discuss with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar switches strategies, he can only adjust for the inside line.

In the second quarter, because the score was slightly ahead, Wu Di took a rest in the 6th minute. D'Antoni began to set up tactics based on Jeremy Lin. As long as he can keep the lead, everything is easy to say.

However, the Spurs did not replace Duncan, only replaced the other two members of GDP and Leonard, and let Duncan lead the team himself. With Duncan's current touch, it is completely possible to catch up with the score.

Howard was replaced at the beginning of the second quarter, and now he was replaced again, still facing Duncan.

Howard really wanted to be ashamed in the first quarter, but he was fouled by Duncan as soon as he came on the court. Howard complained to the referee, saying that he did not hit Duncan's hand.

The referee ignored him and just made Duncan a free throw.Duncan made two free throws and immediately ran back to defend.

Howard was a little angry. When he entered the penalty area, he liked to rely on Duncan to ask Jeremy Lin for the ball. He wanted to hit one hard.Jeremy Lin had to save face, so he had to pass the ball in.

After Howard got the ball, he punched Duncan, pushed him to the basket, and then turned and shot.As soon as Duncan stretched out his hand, the basketball missed and he caught it in his hand.

Howard was so angry that he used a back attack that he was not good at. His attack should be just frontal.

D'Antoni was also speechless with anger, and threw the tactical board on the chair, holding his hands in front of his chest without saying a word.

Howard saw that D'Antoni lost his temper, and knew that he had caused trouble, so he immediately played honestly according to the tactics.

Relying on his fiery touch, Duncan led the Spurs to tie the score at the end of the second quarter.Almost one person defeated the Lakers' rotation lineup. The people present are not weak. Center Howard, power forward Mahinmi, small forward Jimmy Butler, and guards are Klay Thompson and Jeremy Lin.

Of course, there are also problems with the state of these five people, and none of them broke out.However, what people pay attention to is not the players who have not exploded, but the players who have exploded. For a while, everyone's eyes were attracted by Duncan.

In the half of the game, Duncan did not leave the game, scored 26 points and 10 rebounds, achieved a double-double, and became the most dazzling person on the field.

In the second half, Duncan continued to perform brilliantly, resisting Howard, and occupying the inside.

Seeing that the Spurs were leading, Wu Di asked Ah Lian to pick and roll.Ah Lian helped Wu Di block Leonard, and Wu Di was freed. With the ability of the Spurs' No. [-] position, he could only be blown up against Wu Di.

Wu Di rushed into the inside dunk and scored, starting the scoring mode.

When Duncan saw Wu Di go berserk, he hurried over to make up the defense. He could let go of others, but he couldn't let go of Wu Di. This was the consensus of all the teams.

As soon as Duncan came over, Howard was emptied, he cut directly to the basket, Wu Di threw the ball into his hands, and he pressed the ball into the basket in the air to complete the lob.

Wu Di's rampage is even more terrifying than Duncan. He can not only score himself, but also help his teammates score. Never underestimate Wu Di's passing. He is the record holder for assists and the person with the most assists in a single game in active service.Any team that underestimated his passing has paid a heavy price.

(End of this chapter)