The genius of the basketball madman is on the left

The analysis directed by Yu Jia and Zhang is very reasonable, but it is meaningless, because even ordinary fans know this stuff.

Any team that plays against the Knicks knows how to limit them, but obviously, no team has done it so far, except for the Los Angeles Lakers who relied on home court advantage and more experience five years ago. Zuo Li is a rookie and lacks strong teammates. He won the Knicks once in the series, and no other team could win the Knicks in the series.

There is no way, that is to say, the key is how to do it, with Zuo Li's strength and talent, and can play in five positions, can play inside and outside, can rush, shoot, pass and defend, has a tough personality, strong scoring explosiveness and The ability of physical strength is almost unlimited, and any defense is not enough. According to the words of coach Spoel, who was defeated by Zuo Li in the last round: "You have no choice but to wait for him to feel bad."

That's right, most coaches think so. Fortunately, basketball is a game of five players. Although Zuo Li often has the performance of riding the savior alone, in general, if you can restrain other players except Zuo Li , Cut off the connection between them and let Zuo Li fight alone, it is not impossible to win.

For example, the Heat seized Curry's defensive weakness and used Janeway to end the Knicks' playoff streak. They are also the only team that has won the Knicks two consecutive games in the playoffs in the past three years.

Although the end result didn't change much...

However, if Zuo Li hadn't been so against the sky in the sixth game, the Heat might really be able to drag the game into the tiebreaker.

Many fans also think that the Heat are really unlucky. They met all 70+ triple-doubles and lore in one game.

However, this also makes many people think that they have found a chance to defeat the Knicks. As long as you seize Curry's weakness and let Zuo Li fight alone, it is not impossible to be upset.

Yes, in the hearts of most fans, the Spurs are the absolute underdogs in this finals. To win the Knicks, they need to exert 120% effort.

"However, the Spurs also have a chance. Their overall strength is very strong. Teamwork and discipline are their weapons. According to the Heat's approach, there is still a chance." Yu Jia finally said.

But obviously, it is inaccurate to predict this thing. Many people think that the Spurs can copy the Heat's homework, but the Spurs just don't!

The game started and the ball belonged to the Knicks.

Popovich smiled slightly, looking at the court with confidence.

"Zuo Li... I have studied you for so long, this time, I have a chance to fight you for real."

Popovich thought to himself.

On the court, of course, the first attack should be given to Zuo Li. This is also an old tradition. In the first game of the series, Zuo Li will take the lead to open the situation for the team. Over time, the fans have formed a habit. , the entire audience will wait, and start celebrating directly after Zuo Li scored, which can be regarded as a blow to the opponent, and the psychological pressure of ordinary teams will be fully exhausted.

But this time, the first attack didn't seem to go well.

The defender on the left side holding the ball at the top of the arc is not the old acquaintance Duncan in the past, nor is it the human creep essence Dior, but the rookie Leonard who has been vigorously cultivated by the Spurs in the past two years!

Leonard was directly close to the body, with his hand on Zuo Li's waist, and the other arm was opened, trying to prevent Zuo Li's breakthrough route.

This posture, at first glance, is made by someone with a very solid defense.

It is very difficult for a small player to defend against a big player. Generally speaking, small players are basically at a disadvantage in terms of static talent. Facing big players, they generally have to be successful in singles.

But there are exceptions to everything. The league has produced some masters of small defense over the years.

For example, Paul, the height of the 58-gun is not dominant even in the first position, but his excellent three-way skills have allowed him to become the league's steal leader in a row, and he has been selected to the league's best defensive team many times. The best number one.

And Leonard is indeed a player who can defend against big players.

Leonard was known for his defense in college. The Spurs chose him because of this. Popovich has been training him as the team's top defensive player for the past two years. It seems that the effect is really good.

He is 201 tall and weighs 102 kilograms, but his wingspan is as high as 223 centimeters. He is an absolute "long man" in the third position. If you look at the upper part, he is even stronger than Jordan.But if you look at the lower body, you will find that Kaka's body is obviously short and long, but this figure makes him more solid overall. In other words, players like James are actually most afraid of Leonard's defense and can resist Breakthrough, can lock the passing route, this is why in history when the two teams confront each other, James has been locked by the young Kaka many times, it is not locked, but it must be very uncomfortable, Leonard also gained Won a Finals MVP trophy.

This season Leonard has emerged. In the game, he often uses his wingspan to break through the dribble. This action is called death winding by fans.

It's not the first time he's guarding an opposing big man. Leonard has often done this in the regular season.

He can easily hold off opposing post players on defense.Leonard has broad shoulders, which allow him more room to shoot against other players.It can also be firmly stuck behind the opponent's players, which also greatly improves the success rate of one's own pick and roll.

This is also Popovich's tricks and his confidence!

"Other teams can't do it because there is no one who can match you. Those who are as tall as you are not as fast as you, those who are taller than you are not as strong as you, and those who are faster than you are not as tall as you. You can always play wrong positions, but Leonard can, he has the wingspan to make up for his height, and he's quick enough to move well against..."

When Popovich saw that Zuo Li had to transfer the ball, he was very happy. This is a rookie he selected specially for Zuo Li, and he conducted two years of targeted training to deal with Zuo Li. For O'Neill's selection of Battelle to join the team, it has the same purpose.

Zuo Li didn't know, because of his appearance, Leonard was selected by the Spurs for this reason.

But he knew that Leonard was only the first line of defense, and the Spurs must have prepared more than one Leonard for him.

Leaving aside the others, Duncan will definitely not be able to escape.

Who doesn't know that Duncan doesn't like to play the fifth position the most. He can play the full power of his defense in the fourth position. When they defeated O'Neal, they used this trick. They used a human shield to resist O'Neal's pace. Using Duncan to continuously assist in defending against flanking attacks made Ao Pang miserable.

Unexpectedly, time passed, and this trick was used on him again.

but……

If it was Leonard in the 2014 finals, he would be more afraid, but...now it is 2013...

One year, a world of difference, Zuo Li is ready to teach Leonard.