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After Thanksgiving, the Kings ushered in a truly powerful enemy, the challenge of the San Antonio Spurs. The two teams ranked the top two in the Western Conference with a 10-2 loss. No. [-] position in the West.

In other words, the outcome of this game is equivalent to two games on weekdays.

The records of the two teams were close, and Ke Yan didn't want to lose again, so he held a meeting with the coaching staff before the game to discuss tactics.

The Spurs are the team with the most balanced lineup in the league. Fans joked that there are no starters and substitutes in the team, only starters and late starters, which shows the balance of the season.In the past 12 games, the Spurs have had six players averaging double digits in scoring!Not including Patty Mills, who averaged 9 points and 2 assists per game, almost seven players averaged double figures, which can be said to be taking team basketball to the extreme!

But correspondingly, the Spurs are not without weaknesses.Even at the peak of GDP, the Spurs are not easy to play against teams with a lineup structure of "outside double guns"!Especially the backcourt combination with strong shooting ability.Kobe + Butler, Mo Williams + Reed, Ray Allen + Pierce have all tossed the Spurs very uncomfortable.

Nowadays, although there is Danny Green + Leonard's double insurance on the flanks, as Parker and Ginobili get older, the Spurs still suffer a lot when dealing with nimble point guards. The reason why the Spurs can kill the spirit of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

At the same time, in the past few seasons, when the Spurs reached the "high-end game" and fought for the bayonet, they lost to the Thunder and the Knicks successively. Duncan also declined to a certain extent. Facing the opponent's unreasonable offense, it is difficult to be like back then. for the sake of continuous responses.

All in all, after successively introducing Chandler and Gobert, strengthening the team's inside line, and directly occupying the first place in the Western Conference, Ke Yan feels that the Kings can compete with anyone.But rationally speaking, it would be better not to play the Spurs and Thunder consecutively.

In other words, the Spurs probably don't want to play the Thunder and the Kings in a row, and the Thunder don't want to play the Kings and the Spurs in a row. Everyone wants to wait for work. From this perspective, the Kings have risen to the same height as the Thunder and the Spurs.

Today, the stadium is full again.This season, the ticket price of the Kings has increased by 12% compared with last season, but the highest performance in the Western Conference has made the attendance rate of the Aker Center stable at more than 94%, ranking in the middle of the 30 teams in the NBA, surpassing Keyan last season Situation at the time of takeover.

The players received warm applause when they played, and their popularity increased to varying degrees.Curry is still the leader and Harden is the finale. It is impossible for Harden's contribution throughout the season to be counterattacked by Curry in just a few games. Ke Yan still hopes to "follow the trend."

Curry was all smiles when he appeared on the stage. He recently signed a 6-year, $[-] million sneaker contract with Adidas and changed his team.And Harden is also favored by Adidas. If the Kings and Guns both sign with Adidas, there is a high probability that they will be suppressed in this "Nike League".But for the players, the bag is safe.

After the warm-up, the players came on the field, and the starting lineups of both sides were not adjusted. The Spurs sent: Parker, Danny Green, Leonard, Duncan, Splitter's lineup, with a balanced offense and defense.

On the opening jump ball, Splitter unexpectedly beat Chandler, and the Spurs won the first wave of possession.

The Spurs attacked, and the team opened wide. Duncan picked and rolled Parker. The latter broke through with the ball. Harris immediately switched defenses. Parker passed the ball to the middle. Duncan went down and pushed Curry, attracting Chandler to help defend. The ball was given to Split, and the Brazilian center even ended the offense with a dunk.

The Kings attacked, Harden took possession of the ball to the frontcourt, and was immediately stuck by Danny Green. The latter was afraid of Harden's "foul-making skills" and did not dare to take rash shots, but only occasionally confronted.

Harden didn't call the pick-and-roll, and shook Green's center of gravity through the change of dribbling rhythm. He stepped back and made a three-pointer, which was accurate.

Although Harden likes to go to nightclubs to play with big butts, he also works hard in the training class. He often compares three-pointers with Curry. Under his influence, he is also developing various three-point shooting methods.

The Spurs attacked, Curry defended in the middle, and Duncan came up to fake a pick-and-roll. Parker took advantage of Curry's distraction and chose to break through directly. He used his excellent explosive power to complete the pass, and used inertia to get past Harris. Then take a quick shot and hit the board to score.

In the past, the Spurs relied on idiots in good times, idiots in adversity, and bald men in desperate situations; now, the ball rights of the three are diluted, and the team is more united, but this sentence still seems to apply, which is why GDP is called It is called "the strongest trio in history".

Looking back, the Kings' offense revolved around Curry's off-ball movement. He first stood in the corner to divert Parker's attention, then suddenly started, and Harris, who came over to pick and roll without the ball, set a screen for each other, delaying Parker for a while. Then he deftly circled to the strong side at a 45-degree angle to catch the ball, and directly transferred it to Harris who cut into the basket. Duncan was unable to help defend and watched Harris complete the dunk.

Curry's running without the ball is extremely restraining, and his shooting has no dead ends. This style of play is a great test for the Spurs who adopt a two-tower lineup. After all, the opponent's mobility is still not enough to keep up; and , It is worth mentioning that in order to confront James head-on, Leonard's weight has also increased year after year, which is not conducive to his full defense on the court, although he still has this ability.

Against Harden and Curry, a pair of backcourts with strong shooting ability, the role of the twin towers on the defensive end is not obvious, but on the offensive end, Splitter and Parker single-blocked and then caught the ball and went down, causing money. Dele's foul.

Splitter is a blue-collar position in the Spurs, but compared to some other rough guys, "Brother Picking Tooth" has top-notch ability to move down and eat cakes, and he has trained a top-notch blue-collar center around Duncan and Diaw. In response, the somewhat stingy Spurs did not hesitate to renew his contract with a four-year salary of 4 million yuan, which shows his value.

In the early years, Splitter was also afraid of "cutting sharks". Later, he sweated on the training ground and abruptly increased his free throw percentage to over 70%, dispelling the opponent's desire to intentionally foul him.The Brazilian made two free throws, and the Spurs once again exceeded the score.

After reading a few words in his mouth, Chandler served the baseline absent-mindedly, but realized something was wrong the moment the ball was released. Even Harden himself didn't notice Leonard who was coming around from behind. An upper grab completes the steal and then an easy dunk. (5:8)

"..." Leonard was still expressionless, and ran straight back.Although Leonard's ability can definitely be matched with more offensive roles, in the Spurs, he learned a lot from Duncan, doing more and talking less.

Of course, it was the worst thing the Spurs management did to "morally kidnap" Leonard in the way they treated Duncan. When he was in Germany, he "didn't buckle up", and even procrastinated when Leonard proposed to renew his contract in advance, and finally missed the most promising player to continue the Spurs' heritage.

The mistake just now, although there was the problem of Chandler's pass error, but Harden was too careless when receiving the ball in the backcourt, and the problem was also very serious.Fortunately, in the next offensive round, Harden made amends, singled Danny Green, and succeeded in a mid-range jumper.

"@#￥%..." Popovich read a few words on the sidelines.

The Spurs attacked, Danny Green played hand-to-hand with Duncan on the wing, made a quick three-pointer, and Leonard rushed to the basket again, squeezed Middleton and grabbed an offensive rebound. The defensive Chandler completed a layup. (7:10)

Before Popovich was happy, Harden had already completed a quick serve from the bottom line, and the beard directly connected to Curry near the center circle. The Spurs immediately retreated, but it was too late; after Curry received the ball, he went forward After a few dribbles, he adjusted his rhythm, and raised his hand to throw a three-pointer at a position one step outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right.

"Shh!"

This undisturbed ultra-long fast-break three-pointer hit the net.

This time, Popovich got a little over the top, called a timeout directly, and reprimanded the players. In the end, he replaced Danny Green with Ginobili.

In the Spurs' "backward lineup", the sharpest knife is always Ginobili. Although he is getting older and his physical strength is declining, Ginobili's prestige remains the same as before, and his ability to organize offense is enough to rival the league's first-line control guard.

GDP joined forces to attack, Ginobili squeezed Harden with his back, turned around and broke through, was blocked by the help defense, and then passed to Parker, Parker and Duncan played a pick-and-roll, Harris switched defenses, Curry simply chased and emptied Duncan.Parker gave the ball to Duncan, and Chandler had completed the defense, but Duncan pushed Chandler face-up, then turned around and threw the ball, and scored the ball!

The Kings attacked, and Chandler covered Curry from beyond the three-point line. Curry turned to the right and used the half-step space Duncan left for him to make a decisive mid-range shot and continue to tie the score. (12:12)

首节前半段的比赛就在双方的高效的进攻中度过。比赛进行到6分27秒的时候，国王队以20:18领先马刺队2分，进入了官方暂停。

After returning from the timeout, both sides made adjustments to the lineup on the field. Ke Yan replaced Harden and Harris with Stephenson and Terrence Thomas to save strength for the transition period in the first half of the second quarter; the Spurs took all The starting lineup changed to Patty Mills, Ginobili, Danny Green, Diaw, Baynes.

The offense of the Spurs bench was organized by Ginobili and Diaw. The "Pampas Vulture" used the breakthrough to tear open the Kings' defense and saw the opportunity to pass the ball to Diao. The latter relied on Thomas to send it to the basket and threw the ball into , Helping the team tie the score.

At the end of last season, when thinking about reorganizing the team's inside line for the new season, Ke Yan once considered Dior and wanted to recruit the former team.But Dior was more optimistic about the prospects of the Spurs, and chose to renew his contract with the Spurs in advance for 2 million in two years, without even giving Ke Yan a chance to talk to him.

The Kings' offense still uses Curry's containment force to complete. He uses Chandler's pick-and-roll to attract the defense and then sends the ball to Thomas, who is unguarded at the basket. The latter catches the ball and immediately shoots. Wide of the basket.

Terrence Thomas couldn't even eat the pancakes, and Ke Yan couldn't hide his savage eyes from the sidelines!

Looking back, Ginobili and Diaw picked and rolled, attracted the pinch and returned the ball to Diaw. The French made a three-pointer and caught Stephenson by surprise, 20:23!

Even if Ke Yan left Curry on the court, the Kings' rotation still couldn't beat the Spurs' "back-up"; although in the next round Stephenson used a breakthrough to score the ball and assisted Chandler for a dunk at the basket, but looked back Come on, Ginobili passed Thomas after a pick-and-roll and scored a layup, 22:25.

In the next round, Curry's intention to pass the ball was too obvious and was intercepted by Danny Green. The Spurs counterattacked and Ginobili dunked with one hand. 22:27.

Ke Yan immediately called a timeout, expressing dissatisfaction with the players' lazy attitude: "Your attitude makes me feel that this is the battle for the top spot in the Western Conference! Wake up, our opponent is the Spurs!"

After returning from the timeout, Ke Yan replaced Thomas and Chandler with Covington and Gobert, changed to "one big and four small", and used Covington of the same type of body and moving speed to stick to Dior.

Covington's slow lateral movement is a bit of a disadvantage for small forwards. It is used to defend against some space-type fours or power forwards like Dior who are not physically fit and move fast. Dior's "slow three steps three steps "Threat" and inside singles, it may not be easy to play against Covington's tonnage, defensive awareness, and relatively resilient wings.

As soon as he debuted, Covington performed. He received a point from Curry under the basket, crossed the bridge and scored a reverse basket.

On the defensive end, Covington followed Diaw like a shadow, staying close to the Frenchman. He didn't even care about Mills hitting shots around him, and just pestered Diaw.

Curry continued to carry the team on his shoulders. After getting the ball from the wing, he took the initiative to find Gobert to cover. (26:29)

Curry scored 9 points and 3 assists in the opening game, dominated the Kings' offense, and played Popovich a little uncomfortable.

But the Spurs are full of blood and weapons.Danny Green ran to catch the ball and made a three-pointer from the right. Middleton didn't keep up.

There seems to be some beautiful misunderstandings between the Kings and Middleton.Beside Curry and Harden, Middleton has no possession of the ball and no need to practice singles. He is completely developing in the direction of a top shooter. For himself, this is somewhat buried; for the Kings and for Ke Yan , and may not match.

Ke Yan himself can feel that if Middleton is replaced by Ariza with more extreme 3D attributes, the Kings' immediate combat power can be improved to a higher level.

Curry scored the ball on the offensive end, Gobert used his height advantage to beat Dior, the shot missed under interference, the Spurs quickly counterattacked, Mills received a pass from Ginobili, forced Covington to cause a foul, and made two free throws middle.

Chasing until the end of the first quarter, the Kings were never able to get close to the score and ended the first quarter trailing by 32 points at 37:5.

"Actually, Curry did his best in the first quarter, and he performed very well; it's just that the Spurs are the Western Conference champion team after all, and they are also the most balanced team in the league. They can bloom more. The offense cannot be resisted by Curry alone. Objectively speaking, there is a gap between the two teams." Yang Yi summarized the first quarter of the game and gave his own opinion.

Although Zhang Lili is Comet, most of the commentators and guests on CCTV will also talk to the Rockets, Lakers, and Kings, but they all have a "fear" of the Spurs, and they feel that the Spurs will always be the one with strong discipline. , can use its own stability to kill the existence of all opponents.

As everyone knows, the Spurs are no longer the Spurs they were back then. The Kings trailed by 5 points, and it was also when Harden was replaced in advance to ensure the battery life in the first half of the second quarter, allowing Curry to last most of the quarter.And this kind of rotation adjustment is aimed at the Spurs' "starter" and "later starter".

There is a main attacker on the court at all times, and it depends on how the Spurs respond.

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