Legend of Tomorrow

In the final quarter, the scores of both sides rose alternately, unable to defend the other side. The Lakers relied on Guo Xu to attract double teams and score the ball to drive the team, while the Spurs relied on the twin towers and Leonard inside.

In the second half, the commentators all praised Pau Gasol. At the age of 36, he is still very efficient. He can play in isolation and support offenses. On the defensive end, he is also the most stable among the Spurs inside.

In the past, people always talked about the No. 21 pick, but Duncan, who is 40 years old this year, is really old. His shooting percentage has dropped significantly. In this year's playoffs, he only shot 42% and scored 5.5 points. He averaged 18+11 per game in the playoffs last year. He had 2 points in one game and 0 points in the first round this year. He can't make fun of him for pretending to be dead in the regular season.

On the defensive end, Duncan's movement speed is too slow. When Guo Xu is resting, he can play positional warfare, but Guo Xu launches a run and gun, so he is not suitable for the stage.

The Spurs' overall speed is not as good as that of the Lakers, and their star ability is not as good as Guo Xu's. The fact that the Lakers can hold on to the score reveals two weaknesses.

The biggest weakness is the poor defense of the center, Nurkic is too slow, Horford is too thin and plays power forward, Thackeray is more suitable for throwing towels on the sidelines in the playoffs, and Bonner has not been included in the playoff roster.

Sacre will be a free agent after the end of this season. It is impossible for the Lakers management to renew his contract. His strength can be a marginal player in the regular season, but he cannot keep up with the rhythm on the offensive end in the playoffs.

The Lakers' center position needs to be overhauled this summer. Even if there is no trade, Nurkic will be the only one left.

The second weakness is that the Lakers have too many young players and their condition is very unstable. Booker, Josh Richardson, Seth Curry, and Harrell are all prone to making mistakes. Nurkic, who produced star numbers in this year's playoffs, is only in his second season.

The strength of most teams in the regular season cannot be compared with the Lakers. Just defending Guo Xu has already racked their brains. The young players played tailwinds and had less responsibilities, so they performed well. Entering the playoffs, they had to give Guo Xu more support, but he felt a little uncomfortable after the intensity of the confrontation increased.

Especially those like Curry Jr. and Richardson, who are light in weight and have poor confrontation, can only be responsible for throwing three-pointers. On the defensive end, it is easy for opponents to target and attack their point. The coaching staff has no good way to adjust and can only reduce their playing time.

Under the leadership of Popovich, the Spurs are particularly good at attacking their opponents' weaknesses. When Bowen was here, he could find a weak spot...

In short, the competition in the Western Conference is fierce. Even if Guo Xu leads the team, he cannot easily defeat the Spurs in the second round. The score remained deadlocked until the last two minutes, when the two sides tied at 113.

Guo Xu has scored 43 points, 11 assists and 2 steals, and is the best player in this game. The Spurs' defense against him was a success.

The role players' performance was average and Guo Xu wasted a lot of passes.

The Lakers have no reservations. Horford has played 37 minutes today, which is far beyond his average playing time. Boozer, a defensive black hole who plays a tough battle at the 4th position, and the inexperienced Harrell can't play either. Harrell played 5 minutes in the second quarter and only scored 2 points.

When the Lakers had the ball, Tyronn Lue called a timeout to arrange tactics and asked the players to help Guo Xu create shooting opportunities. He would shoot all the balls. At this time, star tactics are the best tactics.

Tyronn Lue sent Robertson and Tucker at the critical moment, and the Lakers could not relax their defense.

Tucker has played 35 minutes. He has only played 5 seasons in the NBA, but he is 31 years old this year and his performance is very stable.

Veteran Carter was also sent on the field at the last moment, with Booker on the bench. This is the coaching staff's trust in the veteran.

The center is Horford, and Tyronn Lue still focuses on unlimited defense changes, leaving only one person inside. This actually leads the opponent to attack the penalty area and score two points.

The TNT commentator talked about the core of the two teams. Smith said: Jason has always been smiling and doesn't seem to be panicking at all. I am optimistic that the Lakers will get a good start. When it comes to personal ability in the final quarter, he rarely disappoints.

Barkley analyzed: I think the Spurs still have to rely on the whole team. They lack a super scorer who can challenge everyone alone. Robertson comes up. It is not a good idea to let Leonard play alone at this time.

Guo Xu is now emotionally stable, does not feel too much pressure, and has no special thoughts. He just plans to rely on his skills and experience to show off his skills and has absolute confidence in his personal abilities.

The Spurs also had one player who didn't panic at all, and that was Leonard. He remained expressionless until the end of the game.

When Leonard was discussed online, fans felt that the core of the Spurs should be like this. No one is more suitable to be Duncan's successor than him. In fact, he is different from Duncan. Duncan is facially paralyzed most of the time, but occasionally his expressions are particularly rich and he contributes various emoticons.

The game continued with the Lakers attacking first. Guo Xu was double-teamed as soon as he passed halftime and passed the ball to Horford who was pulled to the outside. Leonard rotated to cover up the defense, and Horford passed the ball to Carter, who was open in the left corner.

Carter had just come on, but the Spurs players didn't dare to let him go. Gasol saved to defend a three-pointer. Carter feinted a shot and moved sideways, hitting the ground and passing the ball to the basket. Robertson cut from the right to the basket, and scored with a backhand basketball in the open position. 115 to 113.

This cooperation did not follow the tactics arranged by Tyronn Lue, but Guo Xu excitedly applauded his teammates several times.

You will be outside, so you don't have to accept your orders.

Carter made the right choice this round, using his veteran experience to his advantage. Robertson is also playing well. He has no shooting range and can still score when he gets to the basket.

The Spurs attacked and the ball was handed to Ade, because the person guarding him was Tucker, which seemed to be an obvious mismatch.

Tucker kept getting close to him, preventing Ade from facing the frame and catching the ball easily. After he received the ball with his back, Tucker tried to push him away from the penalty area.

How hard is Tucker? He was completely unafraid to face opponents who were a head taller than him, and his legs were as if they were nailed to the ground without taking a step back. He didn't get a big contract because of his short size, but his defensive ability is seriously underestimated.

Ade turned around and shot a jumper far away from the basket. Tucker followed him to confront him closely, which disrupted the shooting rhythm and the ball missed. The intensity of confrontation in the playoffs has increased, and Tucker is so much shorter. It is impossible for the referee to call him a defensive foul just because he leaned into someone's arms.

Ade has a flaw. His career playoff performance is inferior to that of the regular season, with a shooting percentage of only 45%. He is probably one of the softest insiders in the league, and his shooting percentage will drop when encountering confrontation.

Robertson grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Carter, who then passed it to Guo Xu. At this time, the Spurs point guard on the field was Mills, who was 183cm tall, but Guo Xu pushed him away.

Guo Xu took the ball and turned around for a fast break alone, and made an easy layup before Green came up to defend. 117 to 113.

Popovich doesn't use Parker because he can no longer run and is easily left open outside the three-point line. Mills is better at shooting three-pointers and is very fast, but his confrontation ability is average. During the counterattack, as long as Guo Xu doesn't use Iron Mountain Reliance when he gets stuck, the referee will not call a foul.

The Spurs attacked, and after passing the ball twice, Leonard lobbed the ball to Ade and attacked the inside. In this round, Adelaide looked tougher, entering the penalty area from deep positions. If you don't want to violate the three-second violation at this moment, the ball must be passed to his hands as soon as possible.

As a result, as soon as Leonard's ball was released, Tucker quickly completed the circle forward. Adelaide, who was squeezing with his back, was unable to jump, so he jumped up and passed the ball to Robertson who was closer with one hand.

As soon as Robertson passed the ball to Guo Xu, Mills didn't dare to get close to him for fear of being pushed away easily. Guo Xu made a solo fast break and suddenly stopped two meters from the right three-point line to shoot a three-pointer and hit Mills.

The score difference widened...