basketball scientist

In February of each season, the AT&T Center, home of the Spurs, is commandeered for a two-week period or so as a local livestock showcase.

Therefore, during this period, the Spurs will start a wave of 8 consecutive east tours, which is also a tradition of the Spurs.

For two weeks, I drifted in other places to fight in the north and south, flying back and forth.Whether it is the players or the coaching staff, it is a huge burden.That is to say, the Spurs are strong and can hold it.If you want to switch to the youngsters of the Eagles, if they can make it to the fourth game, they will be determined, and the next four games can basically be sent away!

There is no doubt that the further the game goes, the weaker the Spurs' combat effectiveness is, and the more chances they have to pick up the head.However, the Eagles are a bit sad. They are the second opponent of the Spurs' Eastern Expedition, catching up with the Spurs who are almost full of blood.

In the long season, everyone has a "sweet schedule" and bad times. What impressed Ke Yan most was that during the Rockets' 22-game winning streak, they were short of an All-Star.Nowitzki's suspension, West's injury, and Gasol's injury were all caught up by them, and they happened to catch up in that game, which really means "destiny".

This game was also broadcast live on TNT across the United States, so the specifications of the pre-match appearances were more ambitious than usual.

The new dunk king, Josh Smith, and Duncan jumped at the same time. Compared with the jump ball, the two sides were not at the same level. Duncan took the lead in touching the ball with an absolute advantage, and directly hit the ball into the hands of Parker in the backcourt.

Parker held the ball steadily and came to Paul. Paul took a step closer to Parker and opened his arms to prevent Parker from breaking through.

But Parker didn't intend to get entangled with Paul. Seeing Duncan on the inside leaning on Diao and asking for the ball, he immediately lobbed the ball in.

Dior pushed Duncan from behind, but he still couldn't hold Duncan. After two hits, Duncan turned over and jumped up and shot. The basketball flew over Dior's fingers and flew directly to the backboard, and then bounced into the basket.

"Every time I fight, Duncan is like a god of war!" Ke Yan said with a smile to Hamblen beside him.

"However, you are the coach who is least afraid of the Spurs in the league~" Hamblen patted Ke Yan twice to show encouragement.

Whether in the Eagles or the Lakers, Ke Yan has mid-range masters in his hands, and he is also good at arranging offensive tactics for them, so he can better hit the pain points of the Spurs' defensive system. In addition, Ke Yan is good at key shots. He made one or two tricks to disrupt the Spurs' defense. He really meant to defeat the Spurs.

Paul dribbled the ball across the half court, handed the ball to Dior who pulled out the three-point line, and then accelerated to the inside.

Parker didn't dare to be negligent, and stepped back to interfere, but was pulled away by Paul's reverse run. Paul caught the ball with a step outside the free throw line, brewed for a while, and made a mid-range shot, hitting the iron.

The run was completed beautifully, but the ball was missed.

Oberto protected the rebound and handed the ball to Duncan. Duncan dribbled the ball and wanted to contain the Eagles' defensive player, but saw that the opponent returned to defense after failing to grab Oberto in the first wave. Didn't take him at all.

"..."

Parker retreated to catch the ball and dribbled across half court. Because his three-point shot was not accurate, Paul stayed one step inside the three-point line and gave him one step of space.

Dribbling the ball and squeezing a step inside, Parker suddenly stopped for a jumper, took a long two-point shot, and hit it accurately! (0:4)

The camera is shown to Eva on the sidelines. Her strong love with Parker may be the only side news of this low-key Spurs team.

Before the camera cuts from off-court to on-court, the Spurs scored again. It was Parker, who saw through the Eagles' fast-serving tactic, intercepted Diaw's pass, and went straight to the basket. Under Diaw's interference, Reverse layup and score the ball. (0:6)

Strictly speaking, this ball can be blown 2+1, the referee was a little lenient, and after Parker got up, he also pointed his finger at his fellow.

The opening situation was a bit unfavorable. Ke Yan stood up and yelled a few words towards the field, saying that what he said was not important, the point was to remind the players to focus.

In the next round of offense, the Eagles stretched out. Paul and Josh Smith played a high pick-and-roll to contain the Spurs defense and then passed the ball to Josh. The latter caught the ball and went straight to the basket. Folding dunk after "dodging", the ball is dunked into the basket strongly! (2:6)

Having won the dunk title again, Josh Smith is now full of confidence!Seeing Duncan dare to force him.

Duncan's defense is indeed comprehensive, but what he is relatively taboo about is Stoudemire's quick movement, which makes it too late for him to fill up the mobile interior. Josh, who was born as a small forward, is also considered a leader here.

After a wave of dunks from Duncan, the Phillips center was excited.In the next round of defense, Josh and Paul's on-line pincers once again suppressed Parker. The latter took a lot of effort to pick the ball out and hand it to Finley, but the Spurs' rotation did not lead to opportunities.In the end, give the ball to Duncan.Insufficient attack time, Duncan was not good at splitting the ball in the face of flanking, forced a shot and failed to score the ball.

Oberto and Bowen's offensive ability is too average, and Finley has basically degenerated into a spot-up shooter this season. The Spurs' starting offensive ability is relatively mediocre, and they rely heavily on Duncan and Parker to open the situation.

Diaw grabbed a rebound from the backcourt and pushed a quick counterattack immediately, catching the Spurs by surprise.Taking advantage of the opponent's flustered retreat, Diaw assisted Joe Johnson who made an air cut to the basket and scored a layup. (4:6)

In the next few minutes, the Eagles frequently restricted Parker by pinching the ball holder on the line. At the same time, the team's active defense rotation prevented Finley and Bowen from finding easy shots.After successfully compressing the opponent's attack time, then flank Duncan.To a certain extent, it limits the Spurs' offense.

Popovich tried to make tactical adjustments and asked Finley to help handle the ball more, but the effect was not obvious. He is no longer the Mavericks' three musketeers. He can be the starting shooting guard in the Spurs only because of Popovich. More willing to let Manu Ginobili as the backup.

Seeing that the team started at 6:0 and was overtaken at 9:13, Popovich had no choice but to replace Ginobili in the 5th minute of the game.

Many people are saying that Popovich has only one trick when he is in trouble, "go to Ginobili", but I have to say that many games have proved that this trick is really useful!

The Spurs' replacement of Ginobili was expected by the commentators and fans, but then, Ke Yan also made personnel adjustments. He replaced Joe Johnson with Christie to mark Ginobili.

He was injured after only playing 6 games at the start of the game. Christie has been absent for half a season. Even after being traded to the Eagles, he has not played for the team. No one knows what the status of this veteran is now.

"Kimi chose to replace Doug at this time, and there should be his intentions." In the commentary, Barkley insisted on believing in Ke Yan.

The Spurs attacked, Parker still dribbled the ball halfway, Ginobili was cruising around, and was immediately entangled by Christie.

The defensive experts of the Eagles followed closely beside Ginobili, running at all costs to limit Ginobili's receiving the ball, and the Argentine received the ball when there were 8 seconds left in the attack time.

Duncan came up to play the pick-and-roll, and the first second when the space was opened, Ginobili took the lead in the outside shot, hitting the iron!

"..." Although the ball missed, Dio was in a cold sweat.

Christie's defense against Ginobili is a classic. If such a successful defense was stolen by the opponent because of one of his "negligence", it would be a blow to morale!

Posey retracted and cooperated with Josh Smith to protect the rebound. Josh Smith pushed forward immediately, but was soon forced to stop by Bowen and handed the ball to Diaw to advance halfway.

Paul came up to hand-off with Dior, and Dior played another trick, suddenly received the ball and turned around to break through Duncan's defense.Duncan had been prepared for a long time and firmly stuck in his position. Dior was also very good. He did not panic when he tried to break through for the first time, and continued to use his footsteps to find opportunities for breakthrough. (15:9)

"Shh!"

Duncan succeeded in the singles, and Dior returned to defense with a smile on his face.There was some element of luck in his goal, but if he scored, he scored, so he deserves to be happy.

In the first round of offense, Ginobili's connecting ball was restricted by Christie, which directly caused the Spurs' offense to fail to start smoothly.This time, Ginobili directly took over the task of receiving the ball in the backcourt and organizing the offense.

After dribbling halfway, Christie's defense "arrived as promised". Ginobili made two consecutive attempts to get rid of the push, but Christie firmly stuck to it. He couldn't help but shook his head, stretched out his hand and gestured for his teammates to come up. Do the pick and roll.

Oberto came up to make the first screen, Christie resolutely chased Ginobili around the screen, but was blocked by Duncan on the second screen, Ginobili singled Josh Smith, forced into the basket, and sent a behind pass , Duncan pushed Christie to catch the ball, and just about to dunk, Dior grabbed his shoulder directly and refused to give him a chance to play 2+1.

On the Spurs bench, Popovich began to swear dirty words again. Although the situation on the field was stalemate, Popovich always felt uncomfortable every time he faced Ke Yan!

Duncan made two free throws and the Eagles' defense "successful" again.

The "power" of Ginobili's appearance is limited by Christie, which is somewhat unexpected.However, in the next game, the Eagles' offense was not smooth.

Entering the official timeout with an 18:13 lead, Ke Yan praised the team's performance, then replaced Christie, who was physically weak, and took Joe Johnson back.

The Spurs also made substitution adjustments here, with Brent Barry replacing Parker.Unlike the Eagles, Popovich must make good arrangements for the long schedule of eight straight away games, and must rest when it is time to rest.

Brent Barry was a well-known white dunker when he was young, but as he got older, his physical fitness was not as good as before, and he was obviously at a disadvantage against Paul.

Paul doesn't even need to call a pick-and-roll to find a mismatch, and Barry can hit it casually.He made consecutive mid-range shots, and the Spurs did not dare to double-team easily. After all, Paul's passing awareness and skills are full marks.

Paul exploded at this point and scored 9 points on 6 of 14 shots in the first quarter. Duncan and Ginobili chased after him and barely controlled the point difference within 10 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles led the Spurs 33:24 Team 9 points.

"Although it's only the first quarter, the Eagles have obviously suppressed the Spurs. Charles, do you think there is something wrong with the Spurs' defense strategy against Paul?" During the break, Kenny Smith and Barkley discussed.

"It should be Kimi's tactics that dismantled the Spurs' defense. We can look at the replay and pay attention to the positions of the two defensive cores of the Spurs, Bowen and Duncan, when Paul holds the ball. In this game, Joe Johnson as the Eagles The team had a feint, and only took 3 shots in the first quarter. His task was to contain Bowen on the weak side for more time. Using this point to trade with Bowen, on the surface it was a loss for the Eagles, but in fact It also stems from Kimi's unlimited trust in Paul, he believes that Paul can force Barry!" Barkley said, "Similarly, Dior will also find a way to pull Duncan away. The Frenchman feels good today, and Duncan can't let go easily. He's here to help."

Barkley stretched out his hand to direct the broadcast, and drew the positions of "Joe Johnson", "Bowen", "Dior" and "Duncan" in several key positions. Only then did the fans realize that on the surface it was Paul's "superstar singles" , In fact, the positioning of the Eagles' offensive personnel created the best singles environment for Paul.

A successful offense is not only accomplished by a star player, but everyone in the team needs to work hard for the offensive environment of their teammates. This is the offensive system advocated by Ke Yan.From this point of view, it is better for him to come to the Eagles than to stay in the Lakers. It is indeed more suitable for him to play here.

The second quarter of the game started, the Eagles were led by Joe Johnson, Eddie House, Kittles, David Lee, Milicic appeared, and the Spurs were led by Parker, Ginobili, Van Exel, Hori, Muhammad fights.

Ginobili switched to the sixth man, and the cooperation with the substitute players has become more and more excellent. The Spurs' lineup rotation is the first in the league, and they often beat their opponents in the transitional period.

However, the Eagles' lineup scheduling is also counted in the league.There are mostly young people in the team, each with their own characteristics and strengths. The disadvantage is that their performance is unstable, especially the inside combination of David Lee and Milicic, which is sometimes really "bullying the weak and fearing the hard".

Against the "Lian Po old" Horry, David Lee has superior height and skills, and has become an inside output point of the team, echoing Joe Johnson, who is the main attacker on the outside.

Horry is to Popovich, more or less what Fisher is to Phil Jackson.Both of them are big-hearted killers, and they are not soft on the key ball.But, sometimes opening a big move is actually digging a lot of holes in exchange for it.Ke Yan even has reason to doubt whether the game will enter a critical moment if they don't dig a hole.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Parker was replaced to support Ginobili to improve the offense. The point difference was still stretched to double digits, and Popovich was a little anxious on the sidelines.He stood up and yelled loudly into the field, and was immediately invited back to the bench by the assistant referee.

"This guy went to the Eastern Conference to develop poorly. I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing!" Popovich looked at Ke Yan who was explaining tactics to the players not far away, and suddenly said to Budenholzer beside him.

"How to say?" Budenholzer was puzzled

Ke Yan is a thorn in Popovich's side, so shouldn't this threat be put as far away as possible?

"If he is in the West, the pressure of competition will be greater, and he may not be able to grasp the team's results with one hand, train the rookies with one hand, and rob other teams' draft picks by the way!" Popovich said, "The fastest Next season, they may be our confidants!"

Duncan is not old, the Spurs will not fall!Popovich is confident that the Spurs will stay in the championship group for at least five years.And the Eagles, who are accelerating to take off, are already an opponent they have to pay close attention to!

"No way." Budenholzer looked at the Eagles' lineup, "Kimi is indeed talented and has vision. But his shortcomings are also obvious. He is too young and too idealistic. The most important thing is What's more, the Pistons in the East are watching them for us~, they will never win against the Pistons!"

"But what if there's no Pistons?" Popovich asked.

There is no doubt that the five tigers of the Pistons have the strength of tens of millions of contracts, but the declining Motor City does not have such a broad ball market to support the team to pay the luxury tax continuously.Rasheed Wallace, Hamilton, and Prince all have contracts. The Pistons will renew Ben Wallace this offseason. It may be difficult to negotiate with Billups during the 07 offseason. Give two people the contracts they want.

One is the outside brain, and the other is the backbone of the defense. Without any of them, can the Pistons crush the more mature Eagles so smoothly?

Popovich knew how powerful Ke Yan was, but Budenholzer didn't think so, "Greg, if we meet the Eagles, we will reach the Finals at the earliest, which is different from the regular season!"

Are the Suns strong?Are the Mavericks great?The Spurs haven't run over them time and time again!

How does the Hawks compare to the Nets in the 03 Finals?Didn't Duncan hold the opponent's inside line?

For so many years, only O'Neill can really stand up to Duncan!And his decline was faster than Duncan!

The Spurs are the defending champions!