basketball scientist

It is a miracle for the Lakers to complete a double play against the Spurs in the away game.

The strength gap between the two teams is obvious. Even the experts from Warner Media, the broadcaster of the Lakers, gave the most ideal prediction that the Lakers can survive 6 games.The Lakers almost beat the Spurs in two consecutive games despite the "look" of fans all over the world!

However, when he walked out of the locker room and went to the lecture hall to attend the press conference, Ke Yan was not as excited as he imagined, and his face was unexpectedly serious.

The Spurs lost all the two games, but Popovich has forced out all the cards of the Lakers through the exploration of these two games, and found a strategy to break the "three highs" layout in the second half of G2 .

This is equivalent to a master of the Tang sect who specializes in using poison and hidden weapons against a monk with authentic Shaolin Dharma internal skills. Although the rainstorm pear blossom needle + seven-star begonia caused some damage to the opponent, the hidden weapons are exhausted and the poison has been cracked. , the next step is to compare internal strength with the opponent, isn't it dangerous?

Although there was a hint of ominous premonition in his mind, Ke Yan's mouth was definitely not cowardly.After all, they are the ones leading now. The players put in so much hard work, why don't they praise them and let them be arrogant?

The results of the victory were enjoyed by the players and fans, while Ke Yan continued to disturb the situation where no one noticed.

Back in Los Angeles, Ke Yan re-entered the link of watching the video, focusing on the second half of G2. Duncan "punished" the Lakers with mid-range shots or face-to-face singles after the pick-and-roll.

Compared with the huge lethality at the basket, being able to force Duncan to take a mid-range shot already shows the success of the Lakers' defensive strategy.But this is an effect achieved by sacrificing the team's balance strategy. In fact, Popovich barely found a solution through 7 quarters of the game, and in the second half of the fourth quarter, he played "Duncan + Huo Li" to deter the Lakers, and dare not use the "three highs".

There is no unbreakable tactic, only an unwinnable lineup!Everyone knows that the "five-star warriors" are afraid of the top insiders in singles. A Monroe can play Dream Chaser Green crying father and mother, but looking back at the defensive end, Monroe is equivalent to any offensive point against the Warriors. send points.

The same is true for the Spurs in front of them. For the Lakers, they are a bit too strong.

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May 5, Los Angeles, Staples Center.

In the home game, Ke Yan felt a heavy feeling, and his mood was as depressed as the last time he played against the Spurs at home.

Oh no, even more depressing than that one in the regular season.

When Popovich put Brent Barry and Robert Horry into the starting lineup neatly to break the Lakers' inside three highs, and put Ginobili on the bench as a back-up to suppress the Lakers' bench At that time, Ke Yan understood that he "invisibly" catalyzed another "reform" in Popovich's mind.

Until 2022 when Ke Yan crossed, Popovich was still the head coach of the Spurs. He was able to fight for such a long time in the coaching position. One of the things that Popovich is praised for is his learning ability. Development and rule changes constantly innovate their own tactical thinking and make corresponding changes. This is something that many other coaches cannot do.

In this round of the series, in the first two games, the team was constrained by the Lakers' three-high lineup and lost two home games in a row.But through these two games, Popovich found a way to deal with it, and immediately transferred Horry to the starting lineup to directly "maximize" this advantage.

Ginobili, who has a very high basketball IQ, came on the court in the 4th minute of the game as a backup player. His playing time was no different from that of the main players, but he had more time for self-expression. More importantly, he played as a substitute. The Spurs The team's bench lineup is alive!

And after Popovich completely cracked Ke Yan's formation, the Lakers' shortcomings were exposed one by one!

The most deadly point is what Ke Yan said, the Lakers lack an inside scoring point, and the offensive end lacks change!

Whether it's a pick-and-roll, a misplaced single after an off-ball handoff, or Kobe's low-post triangle offense, or even Odom's small ball at the top of the arc, there is only one core of the Lakers' offense, and that is Kobe!

Only when he either holds the ball or supports, contributes most of the output and at the same time restrains the opponent's most defensive force, can the Lakers score stably.

And Popovich reduced the encirclement and suppression of Kobe in this game. Only when Kobe breaks into the penalty area, the Spurs will have inside players to attack.They put more energy on the offensive end, keeping the offensive pressure for as long as possible, and blocking other scoring points on the defensive end.

这样的防守策略让科比在全场比赛中33投16中，三分球7投4中，罚球11罚9中，砍下45分。

But only two of the Lakers team scored in double figures. Finley still scored 7 points in garbage time in the fourth quarter and scored 12 points in the game.

Six of the Spurs scored in double figures, and three of them scored 6. Relying on the strength of the team, the Lakers were dragged down!

At 106:124, the Lakers lost at home, and the big score came to 2:1.

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On May 5, after a lapse of one day, G21 between the Lakers and Spurs started.

For the Lakers fans who came to the Staples Center to watch the game, this game was definitely not a good one.

Although the Lakers never trailed the Spurs by more than 10 points throughout the entire game, the Lakers never took a one-minute lead from the first minute of the game, and were suppressed by the Spurs until the end of the game. until the end of the game.

The interval between the two home games is only one day, and the players of both teams are beginning to feel tired, and their condition is quite satisfactory.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, the experienced Spurs showed a stronger ability to resist pressure and firmly controlled the situation. Ke Yan tried to change his tactics many times during the game, but it was still fruitless.

In the first three games, Kobe, who scored a total of 134 points, was finally dragged down by the Spurs in this game. He made 27 of 11 shots and scored 29 points. The statistics are not bad, but in this game against the Spurs Among them, this output cannot drive the whole team.

At the moment when the game ended, Ke Yan looked at the field with a trace of unwillingness, and the 2:0 lead was instantly wiped out. Even if he was mentally prepared before, it was difficult to accept when it really came.

If this round of duel starts on the same starting line, Ke Yan may not lose to Popovich, but the strength gap between the two teams is really too big!To paraphrase the words of Warcraft players, Keyan basically has three mines and seven mines.

After the game, Ke Yan won five consecutive away games and one home win and three losses in the playoffs. Ke Yan was dubbed the "Away Dragon" by the media, which in turn teased him as a "home bug".

"If Kimi continues to maintain a 100% win rate in away games in the playoffs, will it create a new record in the NBA?"

"Wake up! Until the finals, my lake has an 'away field advantage'. If Kimi really leads the team to win all away games in the playoffs, my lake will directly win the championship!"

"In the history of nba, the promotion rate of winning the battle of Tianwangshan is as high as 82%! The Spurs have the home field advantage, and our lake has the away field advantage!"

"If Ke Yan continues to win away games, it can only show that the end of science is metaphysics~"

Although the media brought a wave of rhythm to question Ke Yan, fortunately, the fans still support Ke Yan.Fans who know the way know the real strength gap between the two teams.Even if the Lakers lost four games in a row and were eliminated 2:4, it would have exceeded many people's expectations!Although most fans have expectations, they are definitely not blind.

Some fans even spoke out for Ke Yan on the Internet, hoping that the team will finalize the contract with Ke Yan as soon as possible, and give this talented young coach enough respect!

On May 5, the day after g22 ended, the Spurs returned to San Antonio, and the Lakers also flew over that day.

They only have one and a half days of rest, and they will start their fifth duel on the night of May 5.In the eyes of many people, this will also be the most critical matchup in this round of the series.

Although the Spurs have an advantage in strength, the team has generally controlled the situation of the game in the past two games. Compared with the previous two games, it was relatively easy to win.But Ke Yan is an amazing coach. In the first half of the season of coaching the team, he has saved the team countless times from "tactical arrangements" and "on-the-spot adjustments". Fans and the media still have expectations for him.

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The crowded ATT Center Arena does not welcome the Lakers at all. In the post-Jordan era, only two teams rushed out of the West. The Lakers 4 times and the Spurs 2 times. The two teams won 6 of the 5 championships , only last season's championship trophy was taken away by the Pistons.Two equally successful teams, no matter what their relationship was in the past, after falling into a direct competitive relationship, they must not like each other.

What's more, Ke Yan led the Lakers to two victories at the ATT Center Arena. The sense of oppression he brought to the Spurs fans was terrifying!

When the Lakers players appeared on the court, there were also huge boos and curses on the scene.Sitting on the coach's bench, Ke Yan felt as if he was suddenly under the waterfall, boos and noises poured into his ears fiercely, and even the faintest would be scared to death.

"This atmosphere is worse than Boston~" Ke Yan said calmly to Hamblen beside him.

The Lakers have won two games in a row. Popovich did not adjust the team's starting lineup in this game. It is still Parker, Barry, Bowen, Horry, and Duncan.The advantages of the team's strength allow Popovich to deal with the challenges of the Lakers more calmly.

However, after the Lakers won two consecutive games by the Spurs, they made a change. Barnes was promoted to the starting lineup and Diop was removed. Physical advantage!

"I don't know what other tricks this guy can come up with?" Popovich on the sidelines cheerfully said to the assistant beside him, with a look of sure victory.

Ke Yan did not use the "three-high lineup" to lay out the layout, which has already shown that he has finally cracked the Lakers' strange formation. Diop's removal from the starting lineup also means that the Lakers will adopt other strategies to deal with Duncan on the defensive end, but, No matter what strategy, Popovich is in control!Because he has Duncan, recognized as the number one power forward in league history!

Anderson won the jump ball and the game started.

I don’t know if there is a metaphysical factor. When they came to the away game, the spirit of the Lakers became a little different. Odom, Butler, and Barnes opened their positions respectively. After Kobe and Anderson played the pick-and-roll Drives to the hoop, fakes off Duncan for a layup (2:0)

Without Diop occupying space in the box, Barnes smokes in the bottom corner and Horry holds him an ashtray.Kobe's threat of hitting the inside is also increasing!

The Spurs attack, habitually start with Parker first, Duncan pulls out to play him a pick-and-roll, Kobe and Odom rushed to Parker like a tiger, and jointly "covered" Parker!

High flanking, oppressing the ball holder!

The "short" Parker was suppressed, and unable to dodge, he managed to find a way out of the ball and sent a pass, but was easily tapped by Barnes who had already ambushed. Almost immediately, the Lakers made a fast break on the third line. Kobe in the middle of the road easily dunked and scored with Barnes as soon as he landed!

At this time, Popovich hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem, and only thought it was Ke Yan's "idea". As everyone knows, this was Ke Yan's observation through two games and many deduction in his mind. defensive strategy.

"Never been the number one point guard, but he sent home the number one point guard!" This is the greatest show off of Parker by future Spurs fans.Nash, Paul, Deron, including the young Curry were all folded in the hands of Parker, or in front of the Spurs.

But that was Parker who was slowly trained by Popovich in the later stage. Now Parker is still a sapling growing under the towering tree of Duncan, an extremely fast melee assassin who is good at rushing into the penalty area and turning away. Defensive players get the ball into the basket in a variety of ways.His CIC has not yet achieved great success, and his organization is even more impossible to talk about. . . . . . .

The Lakers continued to pinch the ball holder on the defensive end, Horry came up to respond, and Odom and Barnes entangled Horry nearby.After hesitating, the basketball in Horry's hand was cut off. Barnes contributed his second steal of the game and assisted Odom to score a dunk!

6:0, many fans may have just turned on the TV and have not realized it yet. The Lakers have already begun to build an advantage!Barkley in the commentary was delighted: "I said that Kimi must be able to play different things in the away game. The young people's thinking is really different! Popovich has to find a way, and now the momentum is all on the Lakers. side!"

"Put Ginobili on? I think Ginobili is a better organizer than Parker!" Kenny Smith suggested.

"Just let Barry play for 1 minute and replace him? I'm Barry, and I must be unhappy." Barkley vetoed Kenny Smith's proposal from the player's psychological level.

Popovich didn't adjust like this, the situation is not that bad!

Moreover, if it is true that Ginobili is played in one minute, doesn't it mean that he admits that his trick of "putting Ginobili on the bench" is just taking off his pants and farting?

It's not that bad!