basketball scientist

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Both Popovich and Keyan attended the press conference after the game on time.

As the most discussable player in this game, Kobe and the head coaches of both sides made comments.

"I think that Kobe is the most lethal player in the world at any time. So before the game, I kept telling my players repeatedly that they must not let down their vigilance against him, because I knew very well that Kobe I tried my best to freeze him, but he still scored 51 points, which cost us dearly!" Popovich was also full of praise for Kobe Bryant today, and he was sincerely convinced.

Before this round of the series, the result of his deduction for the game was that Kobe scored a high score and the Spurs won steadily.

The Lakers' internal strength is too weak, and they can only disarm Duncan. This is the source of Popovich's confidence!

After all, the mid-season adjustments of the Lakers were too extreme. The team evacuated the strength in the penalty area, and did not even have enough manpower to fight Duncan.There are a lot of wing players piled up, and they may be able to play a role against the Mavericks or the Suns.But the Spurs with Duncan should have been the nemesis of the Lakers!

Who would have thought that Ke Yan "researched" a "three-high" lineup to limit Duncan, and at the same time let Kobe pester Parker on the outside.

"He is not only the most reliable scorer in the league, but also a guarantee for us to continue to achieve results. Compared with the scoring data, I am more excited that he led us to victory! This round of the series has just passed the first game , I believe the Spurs will fight back with a better performance, and all of us need to be ready!"

Popovich mainly praised Kobe's output on the offensive end, but Ke Yan reminded Kobe by the way.

The Lakers won the Spurs in the first game. In addition to the explosive output on the offensive end, it is more important on the defensive end!

The "three highs" formation of the Lakers obviously has the weakness of insufficient mobility, and the small and quick Parker is the nemesis of this tactic.Kobe personally faced Parker on the defensive end and "strangled" this point, which is tantamount to plugging a loophole in the team's structure, and its significance is no less than that of him scoring 51 points on the offensive end.

On the second day after the game, Ke Yan arranged for the players to watch the video in the hotel, pointing out the mistakes the players made in the last game, including some mistakes in their own on-the-spot adjustments, and then only asked the players to go to the arena for recovery. train.

The consumption of the players is already high, and it is meaningless to train with a large amount of exercise.More importantly, in the g1 game, Ke Yan has already played all the cards in his hand, and there are no new tactics to practice. The focus is on Ke Yan and Popovich's next tricks.

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On May 5, the second game of the Western Conference semifinals continued at the Spurs' home court.

Before the game, the entire Lakers team was very relaxed. In the G1 game, they had "stealed" a victory away from home. The "strategic goal" had been achieved, and more pressure was thrown on the Spurs, who had lost their home court advantage. side.

Ke Yan won the battle with Popovich; Kobe and Duncan's "ace matchup" is obviously better than Kobe.This also gave the Lakers players more confidence.

The "three highs" formation can obviously suppress Duncan. Adhering to the general principle of "the game can be lost, Duncan must die", Ke Yan will definitely not adjust this layout.Butler, as the team's No. 50 scorer, needs to help Kobe on the offensive end. After all, the team cannot expect Kobe to score [-]+ every game!

Duncan jumped to win, and the game began.

Ginobili held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Duncan. The simple cooperation made the Lakers uncomfortable. Ginobili rushed inside, compressed the defensive formation, and passed the ball to Duncan at the free throw line.Duncan didn't stop catching the ball, faced Butler with a shoulder, made a mid-range shot, and made a steady hit (2:0)

Kobe took the ball to the wing, Anderson came to cover, Kobe went off the line to attract the flanker, then transferred the ball to Odom on the side, facing Parker, Odom caught the ball and made a jumper, Parker couldn't block it at all. (2:2)

Duncan quickly served the bottom line, and the Spurs switched offense and defense.Ginobili quickly advanced to the frontcourt. Under Butler's follow-up defense, he took a step forward to the free throw line and changed direction to the left. He passed the ball from behind and sent the ball back gently. Bowen followed up with an air cut and followed up with three steps Basket score (4:2).

After the opening game, the changes of the Spurs began to be reflected, focusing on two points.The first is that Duncan pulls out of the penalty area after the pick-and-roll, or makes a mid-range shot, or makes a single-faced kill.Although this adjustment gave up the advantage of Duncan's "big basic skills" under the basket, it also bypassed the core defensive area of ​​the Lakers. While the efficiency is acceptable, Duncan can free up more energy on the defensive end.

The second is "speed up". Ginobili, Parker, and even Bruce Bowen are more active in running counterattacks and "offensive and defensive transitions". They speed up, and Kobe, Butler, and Odom, who can keep up with the Lakers, must also follow. Running, in turn, can consume the physical energy of the Lakers!

Popovich is indeed scheming, and this adjustment made the Lakers passive.

At 18:12, entering the official timeout with a 6-point disadvantage, Ke Yan made personnel changes. Barnes replaced Anderson, and Atkins replaced Butler.The adjustment of the former is to add more maneuverable flanks to avoid always being passive in the fast-paced confrontation, while Atkins' playing is to free Kobe from the burden of defending Parker and put more energy on him. On the offensive end.Replacing Butler early will also help Butler play better in the second quarter with a substitute.

Back from the timeout, Kobe did not disappoint him. He singled out Bowen at the left corner of the ball and hit a jumper with an emergency stop. 18 to 14.

The Spurs attacked, and Ginobili played a pick-and-roll with Duncan again, holding the ball to the right to attract Diop to switch defenses, and distributed the ball to the middle.Duncan squeezed Barnes away with the ball, attracted Parker who double-teamed and then scored. Without Kobe's restraint, Parker easily scored a layup. 20:14.

Kobe took the ball at the top of the arc and dangled the frame, broke through the middle, forcibly passed Bowen, took three quick steps, and faced Muhammad's defense and threw the ball sideways.The two still had physical contact, and the referee called Mohamed a foul.

The extra penalty was also hit, 20:17.

This round of the series was broadcast on CCTV throughout. Kobe's performance was so good that he exploded, and he became a crazy fan in China, even ranking ahead of McGrady, who received the "Rocket Benefit".

However, the disadvantages of lowering the height of the inner line are also very obvious.Under Ginobili's support, Duncan was liberated, and the Spurs' offensive lethality resumed, ending the first quarter with 32:26.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ke Yan chose to "dead fuck" Kobe, and sent House, Kobe, Butler, Barnes, and Anderson to strongly suppress the Spurs' bench lineup.

The thickness of the Spurs' bench lineup can be called the first in the league, but Popovich has not yet figured out the idea of ​​transferring Ginobili to the bench lineup. The overall combat effectiveness of the bench players is still quite obvious compared with the main players.

Ke Yan continued his "Tian Ji horse racing" routine. The players attacked with hatred and completed a small climax of 2:8 within 0 minutes, overtaking the score!

The score advantage that the main players managed to save was overtaken. Popovich immediately called a timeout, deployed the lineup, and Ginobili came on the stage with a substitute.And Ke Yan also replaced Kobe with Odom after taking advantage, hoping that Odom and Butler can help the team stabilize the situation and get more rest time for Kobe.

The Spurs attacked, Ginobili and Horry played a pick-and-roll, Anderson slowed down a step, Ginobili made an emergency stop and made a jumper. 34:34.

In the first half of the first round, Ginobili's defensive performance against Butler was mediocre, which was the key to the Spurs' backwardness.In this game, he also made adjustments, leading the substitute players to play more actively!

The Lakers attacked, and Odom took on the heavy responsibility of the offense, pulled the ball to the top of the arc, used a large crotch dribble to sway Horry, and went straight to the Spurs penalty area, under Nesterovic's interference Failed to score the ball.

The ball was suspected of fouling, but the referee did not whistle. Ginobili picked up the backcourt rebound and sent a pass directly.Barnes hurriedly failed to catch up, and watched Brown counterattack and dunk. 36:34.

The positional battle has a method and can make a wonderful pass, and the counter-attack can make a sudden pass. When Ginobili is in good form, he is completely at the level of an outside superstar.Under his leadership, the Spurs once again opened up the score.

After Kobe returned to the blue and returned to the court, the score had reached 42:37, and the Spurs regained their lead.

As soon as Kobe came back, the Lakers' offense had the backbone. Atkins' advance was intercepted, and a cross was passed to Butler, who had already responded to the left. Butler passed back and passed it to the back to follow slowly Go Bryant.

The ball seemed to just stay in Kobe's hand for a moment, and just this moment, maybe less than 0.1 second, but the person was like a rocket starting, with a "bass", it accelerated and soared.

This slow and fast, in the eyes of the audience, it is like a movie stunt, and someone has already exclaimed.

Just because of the sudden acceleration of catching the ball just now, Kobe quickly rushed past Bowen in front of him. Just when Kobe was about to break through, his toe was touched by Bowen's "tripping rope", and he lost his center of gravity. He kicked out two steps and fell to the ground.

When playing against the Spurs, it's no surprise that "Uncle Bao" made a fool of him. Even if he gave you a trick of "tripping the horse rope", it was already preferential treatment, and it was better than giving you a step.

Butler, Diop and others immediately surrounded Bowen to ask for an explanation, and Duncan and Ginobili also immediately came up to protect Bowen.Fortunately, the referee came up in time and did not turn into a major conflict.

There is no suspense for technical fouls, and the referees don't like Bowen. This guy often makes some controversial moves to break the balance on the court. Many disgusting moves are indeed "killing people's jobs." In terms of negative effects, they even go beyond the scope of basketball.But referees are not judges, and their authority is at best to punish Bowen for a second-level malicious foul.

Kobe made a free throw for a technical foul, and the Lakers still had the ball next.