unfinished glory

Chapter 301 Passing the Second Round

Two days later, the second game between the Lakers and the Spurs began.

According to the state of the last game, the Spurs and the Lakers couldn't win the offense, so they took David Lee from the starting lineup and replaced them with Kyle O'Quinn to strengthen the defense.

The Spurs have started with defense since the Popovich era. Although he has retired, the team's tactics have been passed down.This season, their overall defense ranks second in the league.

David Lee was used in the last game because the team's coach Borrego felt that he couldn't defend anyway, so he might as well try to attack.In fact David - Lee played well, excellent completion of the offensive task.It's just that he can only focus on offense and has no way to help his teammates on the defensive end. When his teammates double-team Li Chongxiao, the inside line is missed.

The Spurs just changed one player and naturally changed the offensive lineup to the defensive lineup. Borrego is still quite good.

After the opponent changed, the Lakers' offense was hindered a little.After Li Chongxiao was double-teamed, the ball hit the inside line. O'Quinn's wingspan and bounce put a lot of pressure on Horford and David West.

Aldridge was liberated from the heavy responsibility of defense and showed a strong mid-range shooting ability, winning singles against David West again and again.Leonard on the outside was not obsessed with single-handedly with Li Chongxiao, but frequently caught the pick-and-roll to get a mobile phone opportunity.After focusing on defense, the Spurs' offense opened instead.

The Lakers are not helpless, their policy is no matter how the opponent attacks or defends, as long as they ensure their scoring efficiency and get more points than their opponents.David West's singles ability is also quite good. In Scott's mind, he wants him and Aldridge to complete each other.

It's just that the opponent's hand feels good today, and David West's state is very poor. Even on the defensive end, he can't make any progress on the offensive end.In the first half, the Lakers dug a big hole of 11 points.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Chongxiao began to fill in the holes.But on the Lakers side, only his offense is normal, while the Spurs' dual-virtue combination and Patty Mills on the bench performed well, scoring consecutive goals, and always maintaining the balance between the two teams.

At the last moment, Li Chongxiao also wanted to attack, but was stopped by the Spurs.Leonard is the best defensive player in the league against Li Chongxiao, and he also won the best defensive player award this season.And the Spurs are not just a single defense, another second defense player Danny Green is also arranged in the tactics to help defend.

This kind of formation is stronger than the defensive combination of Artates + Kobe back then. Li Chongxiao's ability to maintain his usual level is already amazing, so don't even think about breaking out.

The Spurs successfully tied the score at 1:1, and the two sides moved to San Antonio to fight again.

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Part of the reason for the Lakers' loss in the last game was that the team's players were in poor condition, which led to poor offense, but it also had a lot to do with the Spurs' defense.What's more, the Spurs' ability to win more than ten points shows that their offensive firepower is not weak and they have the capital to win.

Scott didn't dare to bet that the players in this game must be in good condition, so the Lakers took the initiative to change in this game.David West's defense at his peak was mediocre, and now it has completely degenerated. It is too difficult to defend Aldridge.

So this game was replaced by Horford to defend Aldridge. As for David West, whether he defends David Lee or O'Quinn, his level will not change substantially.

This kind of change is also expected by the Spurs, and they can only passively choose to accept it.No team can change the lineup at any time for all tactics, and only a limited number of players can adapt to any situation, so superstars are precious.

In this era, insiders who can adapt to various tactical switching are extremely rare. After all, there is only one Anthony Davis, so he is so optimistic.

When other teams can't do it, they can only use limited tactics to reduce the impact on players.The Spurs' approach is to increase O'Quinn's defensive area, allowing Aldridge to maintain energy and play one-on-one singles.

Aldridge's mid-range shot is difficult to defend. What Horford can do is to keep him away from the basket and reduce his shooting efficiency.But when he came out, the Lakers' rebounding ability had a vacancy, so outside players had to come in to help teammates.

The entire lineup is just pulling the trigger. Invisibly, the Lakers' offensive rhythm has also slowed down.They took advantage of the trend to play more steadily, their shooting percentage increased, but their scoring did not decrease.

There is nothing the Spurs can do about this situation.Offensively, they are inferior to their opponents, and on the defensive end, they cannot kill them all at once.I can only watch helplessly as the opponent shoots one by one to slowly widen the point difference.

With a score of 1:2, the Spurs put all their eggs in one basket and continued to change tactics.In the first half of Game 5, Danny Green was used.Through continuous running and catch-and-shoot, he made [-] three-pointers in the half.

This sudden tactic caught the Lakers by surprise. Jabari Parker did not follow up in time, and there were loopholes in the defense, allowing the Spurs to take the lead at halftime for the first time.

In the second half, in order to prevent Li Chongxiao from breaking out, the Spurs double-teamed ahead of time.But Li Chongxiao was already prepared. He made a pick-and-roll shot and a three-point pick. Taking advantage of the Spurs' inattention, he scored 5 points first and narrowed the point difference to 3 points.Then after the opponent made adjustments and targeted defense, he turned into an organizer again, attracting double-teams and making continuous passes.

Jabari Parker was choked by Danny Green in the first half, and now he is holding his breath, reducing his shots and increasing his impact on the basket.Jennings also seems to have returned to the level of 55 points in a single game in his rookie season, constantly turning Li Chongxiao's passes into goals.

In the third quarter, Li Chongxiao didn't show his full strength, and the Lakers took the Spurs away.Although the leading score is not many, only 7 points, but the reversal of 15 points in a single quarter also hurt the home fans.

In the decisive battle in the last quarter, Danny Green is also not sure, and the Spurs can only rely on double virtues to support them.Facing the defense of the Spurs, Li Chongxiao shot more and more accurately at this time.

He likes to shoot three-pointers in the regular season. In the playoffs, he reduced the number of three-pointers he took, and he relied on one mid-range shot to score non-stop.

The situation on the court remained stalemate until the end of the game.It's not that the Spurs didn't break out. The double-virtuous combination scored 33 points in the last quarter, but the Lakers were always able to keep up with the rhythm and respond.

With a big score of 1:3 behind, judging from the performance on the court, the Spurs have no chance at all.In the fifth game in Los Angeles, there was no suspense. Li Chongxiao showed the audience the self-cultivation of a scorer and scored 64 points, ending the series.

(End of this chapter)