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Chapter 618 Three Sentences Drive Leonard Crazy

There are 1 minutes and 02 seconds left in the first quarter.

On the Spurs bench, Popovich yelled at Ginobili almost snarlingly: "You guys are playing XX, you actually let the rookie on the opposite side pass an assist easily, and let him complete the backhand dunk, Are you guys playing for the first time?"

It's really a bit broken.

Ordinarily, there is no need for a timeout at all. Even if the Spurs score zero points next, they can force the time to run out by controlling the ball and pressing the rhythm. After the suspension reform, the audience can only request 7 times. Now the Spurs use it twice in the first quarter. The remaining three quarters will be difficult.

But if there is no timeout and let the Kings play another wave of 7-0 or 8-0, then the remaining three quarters will be garbage time.

Ginobili curled his lips slightly, and complained in his heart: Well, Duncan retired, and now I bear double the firepower...

"Next, we're going to..."

After Bobo's wild spraying ended, he began to adjust the Spurs' offensive and defensive strategies, and waved directly to signal Leonard to be ready to appear.

The central big screen just focused on the Spurs bench, and the fans laughed happily when they saw Popovich playing.

On the king's side, Su Yang patted Brogdon on the shoulder and praised Brogdon: "We need your fighting spirit very much, keep it up!"

Brogdon smiled and nodded in response, and several people in Curry gave him high-fives. Thomas laughed and said: "You didn't let the Spurs players say 'Welcome to the NBA' to you, but announced to the Spurs players that they are officially coming to the NBA, too he How powerful!"

Brogdon continued to smile and nod in response.

That was quite calm.

Su Yang saw it and thought that Brogdon is a typical person who doesn't talk too much. No wonder he was able to dunk LeBron and Irving in a row before he played a few games in his rookie season. The key is to keep calm after consecutive dunks. After the game, he calmly said that he didn't pay attention to who it was.

"Leonard replaces Jonathan Simmons..."

Assistant coach West, who had been staring at the Spurs bench, reminded that the kings would put away their smiles one after another, waiting for the arrangement.

Before Leonard left the court, he made 5 of 3 shots and added 2 free throws to score 8 points. The efficiency is quite high and it deserves to be taken seriously.

Moreover, the previous preseason videotape showed that Leonard has completely evolved into a super giant form, and his tactical low position has also improved.

Su Yang said three defensive strategies casually, and adjusted the rotation at the same time. Thompson came on the stage to replace Thomas Jr., Covington returned to the small forward position, Brogdon returned to the shooting guard position, and LaVine changed to point guard to improve the overall height and strength of the Kings. right level.

The game continued immediately.

The audience shouted defense in unison.

The Spurs Mills ran across the center line with the ball, shifting from right to left. After consecutive screens, Leonard took the ball at 45 degrees on the left side, and King Covington stepped forward to grab it, blocking the space breaking through the top of the arc. Grant gave way to the baseline.

The king activated the ICE defensive strategy.

This is Su Yang's first words against Leonard.

Induce Leonard to go to the sideline, break through to the bottom line, split Leonard and other Spurs players, and also keep Leonard away from the top of the arc and the shooting hot spots on the left and right sides of the free throw. Mainly learn from Danny Green's thinking, as a teammate, I have been an opponent and I am very familiar with it.

In the blink of an eye, Leonard took the ball and went to the sideline to break through. Relying on his strength, he forcibly killed the short corner on the left.

Grant followed closely with small steps and raised his right hand to interfere. He also relied on his fast feet, long wingspan, and high reach.

Jason Thompson also shrunk early from the short corner on the right, preparing to defend Leonard's frame and let David Lee behind him.

The main thing is that Leonard's small-range passing skills under the basket are relatively rough. Even if he passes to David Lee, he still has time to return to the defense.

"He's going to make a fadeaway shot! Or turn around!"

Seeing Leonard suddenly stop and close the ball, Su Yang yelled to remind Grant, and Grant then bent his knees to gather strength and prepare to take off.

Once Leonard is forced to stop outside the paint area and inside the three-point line, he likes to turn around and fall back. That is the summary from Arenas. Su Yang made a special analysis before the game. It is really the case, Leonard De likes to operate like that. The main core is too strong, and the conditions such as height, wingspan and palm are good. He can forcibly throw the ball, but if someone prepares in advance, it is different.

when!The sound of basketball hitting the basket and hitting iron sounded.

The Kings counterattacked with a rebound and directly bullied Mills and David Lee, who were the weakest defenders. With the help of Thompson's cover, LaVine made two rounds to get a one-on-one space. A breakthrough layup hit the board successfully.

Cheers erupted simultaneously in the arena.

The Kings led the Spurs 14-0 and 30-18 in a wave. The game showed a crushing trend and led by one level.

In the ESPN live broadcast, Jackson said with some regret: "Popovich realized that the lineup he just arranged was not effective, but he was still lucky. He actually hoped that Leonard alone could stabilize the situation. 30 seconds to go."

Van Gundy said with a smile: "Su Yang is going to completely destroy the momentum of the Spurs, and is using the most ruthless strategy to defend Leonard..."

On the court, the Spurs attacked again.

The basketball was handed directly to Leonard, and the other four were placed in an inverted A-shaped formation, obviously to play a double screen at the top of the arc.

Probably because the king used the ICE strategy just now, so Leonard couldn't make a shot in the area he is good at, so this time he has to be strong.

I'm not in a hurry, obviously I have to press time.

Su Yang also took advantage of his free time to yell and remind the generals repeatedly: "Help defend and follow him in advance, double-team at the middle distance..."

Say it out loud on purpose.

This is the second sentence for Leonard.

It is mainly based on Popovich's strategy of defending the Raptors version of Leonard. The psychological attack and weak point attack are arranged at the same time. Leonard's level of breaking double teams has not reached the super giant level. It is difficult for Germany to break through, and it is also difficult to shoot.

The Spurs helped Leonard evolve from a pure defensive player to an all-around superstar, knowing too much about his shortcomings.

Popovich has long praised Leonard as Jordan.

Its level of familiarity belongs to advanced understanding.

Leonard's poor level of double-team breaking is mainly reflected in the two aspects of slow delivery of the ball and poor selection. It often happens that after Leonard passes the ball, the opponent's defense is already in place. The poor selection is those low-level mistakes. Defensive reading didn't keep up.

Between the words, Leonard on the field suddenly started,

Continue to use cover to break through to the right,
On the King's side, Covington squeezed through the screen to catch up, Grant bypassed the screen to intercept, and Brogdon on the weak side moved laterally to help defend, and a partial three-defense and two-two strategy was formed. Quickly transform into a front and back attack, and defend to the death.

In a hurry, Leonard raised his hand and threw the ball to David Lee, who was split and down, but the height of the rebound was low.

David Lee has a positional advantage.

But the knees and old waist that are about to retire are very slow to bend, and Grant is still ready to compete.

Snapped!The steal was successful.

Grant held the ball in his arms, and Brogge stepped forward to catch the ball and advance, pressing the time to the last two seconds, single-handedly hitting the iron.

The first quarter of the game is over.

The king's generals returned to the bench in response to the cheers of the audience. Su Yang repeated the third sentence before: "Give Leonard as much physical contact as possible to consume his energy. After Curry and George appear on the stage later, we will also You can use the pick-and-roll to consume more of Leonard's physical strength, which is not only useful for Leonard, but also for all players. As long as Leonard does not perform well, the Spurs will give it to the Spurs for nothing..."

The entire offensive and defensive system of the Spurs is built around Leonard. Once Leonard is out of order, they will lose if they lead by 20+.

Such a case has been staged in the playoffs.

The second quarter started immediately. Popovich arranged for Green to play early with Leonard, but Su Yang also arranged for Antetokounmpo to play center in advance, giving him a super strong defense, making it difficult for Leonard to pass the pick-and-roll. Initiate a super single challenge.

Unconvinced, Leonard rushed forward for several rounds, either hit the iron or made a mistake, and was so angry that he almost got a technical offender by throwing the ball.

After halftime, the Kings led the Spurs by as many as 17 points. Leonard's shooting went from 5 of 3 to 13 of 5, and his efficiency plummeted.

Back from the halftime break, the situation hasn't changed much.

Many fans who watched the game tweeted and sighed, probably with the same meaning: The handover of the Spurs boss failed, and Leonard still couldn't support it.

The point is, with Su Yang's demonstration, other teams know how to defend, and Leonard's next game will be very difficult.

In the end, the Kings easily defeated the Spurs 124 to 100 and won their first victory of the season. Seven players from the team scored in double figures.
After finishing the press conference, the whole team flew to Arizona overnight.

(End of this chapter)