basketball scientist

Popovich tried to cut off the momentum of the Lakers with a timeout, but it has to be said that he misjudged the situation on the court.Returning from the timeout, the Lakers' offensive momentum remained undiminished. The players' desire to fight was mobilized by the wonderful offense just now. Odom and Anderson completed an internal pass and an internal cooperation. Duncan dunked and scored at the basket. Out of response! (47:55)

Back on the defensive end, the Spurs continued to use Parker's lightning-quick moves to tear apart the Lakers' defense.The Lakers put three big men on the court. Even if Odom's movement speed can barely keep up with the average small forward, the overall agility is still naturally insufficient. stature.

After scrambling the Lakers defense, Parker saw his opportunity and sent the ball to an open Muhammad, who made a layup from close range. . . . . . .

"Crack!" Anderson, who was in charge of defending against Bowen, quickly moved over from the other side of the baseline, jumped up from under the backboard, and pressed his hand on the basketball abruptly.Blocked the Spurs' offense this time.

Odom fell to the ground to protect the ball before Ginobili, Ginobili first threw himself on Odom, and then Parker, one after another writhing.

Both sides fought hard for the ball. After pulling away the crowd, the referee fined Odom and Ginobili for the ball. Odom steadily gave the ball to Kobe, and Kobe returned the ball to Odo Hum, the Lakers regained the ball.

Grasping this stage of high team morale, Ke Yan commanded the players to attack with all their strength. On the Spurs side, Duncan finally reached a stage of relative fatigue after being repeatedly worn down by the three insiders of the Lakers. Support offense and defense.

At the end of halftime, the score was 61:49, and the Lakers opened the point difference to 12 points!

"The 10 minutes of halftime rest is like a life-saving straw for the Spurs. I believe Popovich will definitely adjust his tactics in order to better withstand the offensive pressure brought by the Lakers."

"But, with only 24 minutes to go, we completely overturned the predictions before the start of the series. I don't think it's going to be a sweep or a gentleman sweep series. As far as the Spurs are concerned, the Lakers have never been Not easy to deal with!"

"How should we evaluate Kimi, the best of the new generation of coaches? Or is he already a first-class coach in the NBA."

In bars in Los Angeles, fans watching the game while drinking are also excited about the progress of the game.

"Scientists are indeed scientists. The first half of the game was really enjoyable, too strong!"

"Yeah, I really didn't expect that after Shaq left, we could still suppress the Spurs. The media said they were the biggest favorites. I laughed! If Kimi hadn't taken over the team early in the morning, they might not have a home game." Advantage!"

"Even if there is no chance this season, I believe we can definitely go further next season!"

Ke Yan, who was in the locker room of the AT&T Center Arena in San Antonio, had no time to listen to the outside world. He was anxiously arranging the team's second-half game tactics and making targeted adjustments.

"If my guess is correct, the Spurs in the second half will definitely speed up the tempo at any cost. In this case, we will satisfy their wishes!"

Ke Yan made personnel adjustments, replacing Anderson with Barnes, and improved mobility by strengthening the strength of the striker. At the same time, this is also a "strategy to lure the enemy" to lure Duncan to go inside and consume Duncan's physical strength.

In the first half, he wrestled with three insiders, and then served as the main attacker in the third quarter. Ke Yan couldn't believe that Duncan could catch the inside offensively and defensively in the fourth quarter!

"When it's time to foul Duncan, don't hesitate. I'd rather see Duncan go to the free throw line than let him attack!" Ke Yan told Barnes.

In the regular season, Duncan's free throw percentage was 67%. It's a bit of a gamble if you want to kill him, but it's not a loss to send him to the free throw line when you can't prevent it.

Compared with "fast-paced offense and defense", the Lakers are really not afraid of the Spurs!

Players from both sides returned to the court again, and the game continued and personnel adjustments were made respectively.The Spurs replaced Nesterovic with Horry and added a shooting point, obviously to strengthen the offense.Although the Lakers have changed, they still maintain their "size" advantage.

"Horry is on the court, and Duncan is under more pressure on the defensive end. I don't believe he won't be tired!" During the 15-minute intermission, Ke Yan kept cheering the players, and he didn't have time to drink any water. He returned to the coach's bench and poured ice water I poured it into my mouth cup by cup, and kept mumbling during my spare time.

At the beginning of the second half, the Spurs launched the first wave of offense. Kobe failed to make an attempt. Parker broke through Kobe's defense and went to the basket. He faked Diop and scored an easy layup. (61:51)

This round of the series tortured Duncan, but it also tortured Kobe.There is no smooth sailing on the road to success. You have to do a lot of things that you can't do, and you have to do it well.

The Lakers attack, Odom pulls out to hold the ball, and cooperates hand-in-hand with Kobe. Kobe goes down to attract Horry and Bowen's pincer attack, and distributes the ball to Odom who is expanding outwards. The latter adjusts and makes a three-pointer Shot, hit the iron!

Duncan easily protected the rebound, and then sent a pass. After receiving the ball, Ginobili attracted a double-team and gave it to Parker who inserted in the back. The latter scored an easy layup. (61:53)

"Comeon!" Ke Yan yelled loudly from the sidelines, reminding his players to put pressure on Duncan and not let Duncan "pamper him" inside.

Odom dribbled the ball across the half court, Butler ran out from the right side, the ball came to his hands, and then after Odom passed the ball, he ran directly to the left corner, and Diop on the inside went to the free throw line Walking, Kobe on the right suddenly went down the baseline. The two went up and down, one left and one right. The sudden change made the defensive Spurs aware of the change, but they kept pace instinctively.

Just when Duncan instinctively followed Diop to the line, Barnes, who was originally in the bottom corner, forcibly cut into the penalty area. Parker, who was defending him for a three-pointer from the bottom corner, couldn't stand it at all, and the ball was transferred to Barnes via Odom. In his hand, Duncan closed the frame and missed Diop completely, and it was too late for a foul.

Diop's solid dunks were the only way he could score with confidence. (63:53)

The Spurs attacked in a positional battle. Ginobili once again used his ghostly breakthrough footsteps to flash out of the defensive space, attracting Odom to defend and then handing the ball to Horry. The latter called out Diop and sent it to the basket. Duncan easily "eat the pie", which is the easiest time he scored in this game.

The same is to send insiders to eat cakes. The Spurs' cooperation is obviously much smoother than the Lakers. Ke Yan's expression on the sidelines is also very helpless. He has tried his best. The Spurs are really too strong!

With Diop on the court, the team can indeed consume Duncan on the defensive end, but what follows is a black hole on the offensive end. Considering that Barnes does not have very good offensive methods except for the corner three-pointer, the Lakers will be able to is almost 1.5 offensive black holes.The first half of the game was entirely supported by Kobe's super high shooting percentage, but as Kobe's physical fitness declined, problems began to explode.

Under the attack of Parker and Bowen, Kobe forcibly missed the shot. Duncan once again made a two-forcing success and scored the ball in time. Ernes hit him from behind!

Barnes's movement was a bit big, and Ginobili was lying on the ground and couldn't roll back and forth, which directly caused Barnes to get a second-level malicious foul and was sent off.

Bowen was quite rational in this game, there was no useless person, but the bad guys on the Lakers side ended first. . . . .To make matters worse, Barnes was gone, and Ginobili was fine.Of course, this is also a good thing, Ke Yan doesn't want his opponent to be injured, even if the opponent is a movie king.

But Barnes is a very important point on the defensive end of the Lakers. His penalty was a blow to Ke Yan's formation. After hesitating, Ke Yan chose to replace his team's Argentine Delfino. Use the person who knows Ginobili best to deal with Ginobili.

Manu Ginobili made two free throws for a technical foul, and the Spurs still had the ball (63:57).

Duncan serves, Ginobili circles from the bottom line to the upper line, catches the ball, squats and raises his hands, and then completes the pick-and-roll cooperation with Duncan.

Compared with the point difference being narrowed, what made Ke Yan even more difficult was that this was Diop's fourth foul!The team's most important meat shield must end!

Ke Yan reluctantly pulled Anderson over and taught him the opportunity. The team must adopt foul tactics to stop the Spurs!

Ginobili made two free throws (63:59), Ke Yan replaced Diop with Anderson.

The appearance of Anderson and Delfino gave the Lakers a little more room to attack. The two players who had just appeared on the field played pick-and-roll cooperation. Delfino found Anderson who was running down. It was sent to the basket, but it caused Duncan's third foul!

The noise of the home fans interfered with Anderson's free throw state, and the Birdman made one of two free throws. (64:59) But looking back, Delfino directly fouls Bowen, sending Bowen to the free throw line. . . . . .

During the regular season match between the two teams, Ke Yan instructed the players to "cut Bowen", forcing Popovich to replace the team's most stable perimeter defender.At this moment, the old trick is repeated.

One of two free throws!That's pretty much Bowen's normal free throw level.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe, who had a short rest, used Anderson's pick-and-roll to force his way into the basket and face Duncan.Duncan prevented his fourth foul, gave way, and was dunked head-on by Kobe! (66:60)

"FUXK!" Popovich couldn't help but swear.

Not only did Ke Yan feel tired, Popovich, who had always been behind, really hated Ke Yan as an opponent. Whenever the Spurs reversed the momentum of the game, the Lakers always had a way to counter pressure.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted!Another wave of the Spurs' counterattack was pushed back by the Lakers with the "cut Bowen" tactic. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Spurs by 82 points 73:9.

So far, the tactics that Ke Yan designed for the Spurs before the start of the series have all been played out in the first three quarters of G1, and he has no cards in his hand. The next step is to see if the players can keep an eye on the Spurs' counterattack .

In the fourth quarter, after a simple test, both sides replaced the main players with 10 minutes left in the game, and the final decisive battle took place.Now that the playoffs have progressed, the head coaches on both sides are also resolutely "deadly playing the main force", and QTMD has rotated!

Butler slammed into the inside, after attracting two double-teams.A reverse lob, the ball to Kobe.

Before the tiptoes are solid, Kobe has already moved, leaning over, stepping sideways, bullying, backhand dribbling from the waist to the other side, and it is almost the same moment as the left foot, which is a vertical pivot foot, touches the ground. , Kobe, and Bowen all took a step forward.

In the space, it seemed as if the two were overlapping, but the next moment, they separated in reverse without hesitation.Bowen only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and he was pulled horizontally by Kobe and turned around to complete the extraordinary.

Probing the ball, Kobe has already thrown the ball before his body has fully turned around, and throws the ball before Duncan makes a shot.

The orange basketball fell down the white net, and Ke Yan on the sidelines also held his head in his hands, dumbfounded. (77:87)

In astonishment, the Spurs attacked again!

Set up, guide the ball, start running, and within a few strokes, the Spurs still insisted on playing mechanical positional warfare.

Duncan pulls out the pick-and-roll, and Ginobili, like an agile rabbit, avoids Kobe on the outside, jumps sideways from his side and Anderson, who is switching defenses, and pins down the Lakers' three-point defense. Horry, who has not played since then, appeared in the most terrifying position.

Then, in front of everyone in the court, he raised his hand and straightened his body, like a free throw, raised his hand and flicked the ball out.

"Shh!"

Horry hit a three-pointer and gave Kobe a strong response.

A sports car in adversity is a Buddha in adversity, and a demon sword in a desperate situation slashes demons!Coupled with Horry, who has a lot of experience in the playoffs, this Spurs is too good at hitting key shots!

Kobe took the ball, paused at the three-point line, passed the ball again, and ran sideways to the inside.Bao Wen didn't dare to neglect, and immediately entangled him closely.

Kobe received the ball smoothly, and he raised his left foot as the central axis, twisted his toes hard on the ground, and then his body exploded back, and his left shoulder hit Bowen's chest mercilessly.

Bowen failed to hold Kobe, and was pushed half a meter away. Duncan made up the defense in time again and got stuck in the most terrible position!

Kobe's left foot slightly bent, then he kicked off the ground and leaped forward. His bent body passed Duncan's huge body in the air, his waist straightened, and his falling body straightened again. Throwing the ball backhand to the other side of the backboard, stretching to the highest point, shaking the wrist, fingering in full bloom, the orange basketball is like spirituality, lightly rising upwards, spinning and falling into the basket! (80:89)

Bowen, a name that annoys all outside heroes in the league, was repeatedly ravaged and devastated by Kobe in this series.

In this game, the core of the Lakers' tactical arrangement lies in the consumption of Duncan on the defensive end. Kobe's offensive environment is quite harsh.

But he played the most exciting playoff game of his career. When he hit a mid-range shot in front of Bowen again, he had already scored 51 points in this game!

With 2 minutes left in the game, the Lakers lead 106:99!

2 minutes, 7 points, this is a safe point difference distance!It was only 2 minutes away from the miracle, but Ke Yan didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, and continued to hoard insiders to block Duncan.

"The game can be lost, Duncan must die!" Almost the entire game, the Lakers' defensive strategy was like this.

Using the pick-and-roll, Ginobili once again tore open the Lakers' defense.

Anderson let go of Bowen in the corner, moved to the left, and got stuck in Ginobili's drive line early, delaying the already badly out of position Odom.

Ginobili's twisting like a water snake did not bring out the space for layups, and even subconsciously passed the ball to the basket when he could not see the basket at all.

The tacit understanding of the GDP combination like a husband and wife was reflected at this moment. When Ginobili broke through, Duncan had already found the possible passing route for Ginobili, and appeared in the most critical position to receive the basketball. Diop's supplementary defense, reflexively hit cricket and scored, which caused Diop's foul!

Under the collision, Duncan fell to the ground and slapped the floor hard. With this key attack, the Spurs still have a chance to come back!

Ginobili and Parker pulled Duncan up immediately, and the fans in the audience became quiet until Duncan made a free throw! (106:102)

Kobe dribbled the ball forward by himself. The Spurs did not double-team the whole court, but set up a formation in the half court and waited for it.

Kobe, who had just reached the three-point line with the ball, suddenly folded his body and borrowed a screen from Odom. Bowen subconsciously switched around the screen.

All of a sudden, Kobe was out of sight, and suddenly he heard the exclamation of the audience, and Bowen felt cold. Looking back, Kobe made a jump shot half a step outside the three-point line!

"Boom!" Kobe, who was feeling hot throughout the game, failed to hit this three-pointer. Duncan once again carried the double-team of two people, held the defensive rebound, and handed it over to Ginobili who responded after ensuring safety. .

The Spurs attacked, and Ginobili continued to play pick-and-roll with Duncan, but Kobe was very firm around the screen and did not give Ginobili an easy chance to kill. Diop and Anderson also guarded the penalty area.

Finding that the offensive opportunity was not good, Duncan made a decisive turn around and made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Parker who was pocketing upwards from the left corner.

With the help of this pick-and-roll, Parker received the pass, and the open opportunity went up and down, hitting the key mid-range, reducing the point difference to 2 points!With 1 minute left in the game, the suspense has returned!

"Centured insect, dead but not stiff!"

At the critical moment, the Lakers' offense continued to be completed by Kobe, and they could only give the ball to Kobe to control.

He fixed his body, shook his shoulders, lowered his waist, and raised his hands holding the ball upwards at the same time. Bowen, who was already frightened by the shot, was shaken to jump up. Almost at the same time as he jumped up, Kobe had already started, and he avoided the ball. After driving Bowen, who was still in the air, he slanted his body and rushed towards the inside line.

No. 8 VS No. 21, direct dialogue. This time, Duncan no longer taboos about the number of fouls on his body.

"Bang!" The two people collided heavily and fell to the ground at the same time, and the referee's whistle also sounded.

"Offensive foul!"

At this moment, Ke Yan only felt furious, and rushed to the referee before Hamblen stopped him: "The eyes are useless and can be donated to those who need them!"

After Ke Yan finished speaking, he was immediately stopped by Hamblen.Whistleblowing has become an established fact, and if a technical foul is added, the Lakers will be in danger!

Ke Yan's cursing is very elegant, not like those American curses. Although the referee knew that he was challenging the authority, he still did not call a technical foul because of the general principle of "players decide the game".

Duncan made an offensive free throw. At the critical moment, Shi Fu's mentality was as stable as a dead dog, and he hit two free throws steadily! (106:106)

There are 40 seconds left in the end, and each side has a chance to attack and defend!

Ke Yan called a timeout and arranged offensive tactics.At this point, everyone will think that this will be the last attack of the Lakers. Similarly, everyone will think that the last attack of the Lakers must be completed by Kobe.

Even Kobe was ready to pretend: "Give me the ball, and I will lead you to win."

But at this moment, Ke Yan decided to give this attack opportunity to others!

Odom, who is tall and has long arms and is not easily disturbed by free throws, is responsible for serving the ball. The other four are lined up at the free throw line. The four defensive players of the Spurs are constantly pushing and shoving around them, leaving only Horry in front of Odom. Waving his arms, interfering with his serve.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Kobe, who was second in line, started to move first, pushing Bowen from the free throw line to the top of the arc. Duncan couldn't help but be restrained by him, after all, Diop, who he was in charge of, didn't execute at all. The ability to attack last.

And subjectively, according to Popovich's judgment, Kobe will definitely carry out the final attack by himself!

Butler, who was first in line, made a fake move to run towards Odom for a close response, but after disturbing Ginobili's judgment, he suddenly ran back and ran behind.

Anderson and Diop behind them pushed half a body space to the left and right respectively. Butler passed through this space, and Odom's serve was thrown to the left corner.

Ginobili, who followed the defense, was hung up by Anderson and was unable to keep up with Butler's pace. The Spurs only had Parker, who reacted quickly, to catch up with Butler.

Butler received the ball smoothly, Butler raised his hands and made a shooting motion!In the blink of an eye, Parker, who was two feet behind, had no time to think, so he could only fly over and make a last-ditch effort!

It's a pity that this was a standard fake move, passing Parker, jumping again, raising his hand and shooting a three-pointer from the corner! "Swoosh!" (106:109)

With a heavy bang, it hit the hearts of every Spurs fan like a heavy hammer.

Brent Barry knelt down covering his face, Budenholzer turned his face away sadly, and Popovich looked shocked and unbelievable.

"YES!" Ke Yan swung his fist and turned around, high-fiving the players on the bench one by one. The Lakers are only one step away from victory!

Kobe near the center line was also excited to celebrate, shouting "COMEON!", while other teammates rushed towards Butler frantically!

Butler raised his hands proudly, murmuring something in his mouth.

Popovich called a timeout, and Ke Yan took the opportunity to replace Diop with Atkins.At this time, you can choose to defend three points and give two points.

"In any case, don't foul and don't give the opponent a chance to stop the watch!" Ke Yan repeatedly emphasized.

Three points behind, the Spurs chose to hand the ball to Ginobili. Duncan stepped forward to pick and roll Ginobili. The Lakers resolutely pinched Ginobili on the outside. Under Kobe's pressure, Ginobili failed to complete Take the ball, give the ball to Duncan, and then reorganize, there are only 24 seconds left!

In this way, the better choice for the Spurs is to fight for a three-pointer, otherwise even if they score a quick two-pointer, they can only use foul tactics.The Lakers' defense further expanded, and Anderson also mentioned the free throw line. Ginobili handed the ball to Parker, who drove into the basket and scored a layup. (108:109)

The Spurs were pressing the whole court, and all five people pressed the Lakers in the half court, restricting the Lakers from receiving the ball.The focus of defense is on Kobe and Butler. They also believe that the mentality of other Lakers players is unstable. Such an important moment may not be able to grasp it!

Especially Anderson, on him. . . . . .Ok?Anderson!

It's too late, so fast!By the time the Spurs' defensive players reacted, Anderson had already run to the center circle to catch the ball, and the ball in Odom's hand also went straight to the Spurs' half court and threw it over!

Parker and Bowen will chase after the first time, trying to fight for a chance to foul, but they ignore it. Anderson is nicknamed "Birdman". Speed, spread his feet and run forward, he may not be far behind!

Leading Parker and Bowen by nearly a quarter of the court, Anderson has sufficient error tolerance to adjust his dribbling. The moment before Parker caught up with the foul, he took off, dunked, and dunked the ball into the basket! (108:111)

Butler!Anderson!In the last two rounds of offense of the game, the Lakers completed the "lore" against the Spurs by the "little guy"! "Another lore"!Directly pushed the Spurs into desperation!

8 seconds, only 8 seconds left in the remaining time of the game, the Lakers are getting closer and closer to victory!

For Popovich, who called the final timeout, the game had come to a make-or-break moment.

Ke Yan replaced the hero Odom who sent two assists at the critical moment, and replaced him with Finley to strengthen the control of the outside line, focusing on Ginobili and Horry!

The Spurs made the final attack, and the ball was handed over to Ginobili. Duncan stepped forward to pick and roll, which didn't make much sense. Anderson and Kobe were all staring at Ginobili. In desperation, Ginobili tried his best. Two steps to the right, turned around and threw the ball to Duncan!

It's not about throwing the pot away, but about trusting each other between GDPs!

In training, Duncan has a three-pointer!

Under the wide open space, Duncan took the final responsibility, just like his mid-range shooting posture, he shot the last ball of the game!

The basketball hit the inner eaves of the basket heavily and bounced out!

Maybe Duncan can really shoot three-pointers, but this time, he is unable to turn the tide and save the game.Kobe jumped up excitedly, and just realized that this is an away game, and it is inconvenient to celebrate too presumptuously.He clapped hands with his teammates one by one, and bounced back to the locker room.

The Spurs players also returned to the locker room after giving the fans a high-five!