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298 Playoffs Double Spurs 5

Fans: Barkley, I don't watch much, don't lie to me.

Barkley later explained, "Duncan's basket guard is fundamental to the Spurs' defensive system. Why is Duncan the cornerstone of the Spurs?

And now, in order to restrain Liu Xing, Bobo has to let Duncan go to Liu Xing. And Liu Xing has 3 points, as long as Liu Xing stands outside the 3-point line, then Duncan has to step on the three-point line to defend, once Duncan does this, then it means that his back door is open to the opponent. "

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There's no reason Barkley says that.

For most of the third quarter, although Liu Xing did not make a shot, his height was only at the top of the three-point arc, and Duncan had to go out.

Even if Liu Xing doesn't do anything, Duncan has to follow.

This is equivalent to saying that within the 3-point line, the Lakers Spurs are 4vs4, and the Lakers' inside box is infinitely wide.

Inside Gasol gives what he wants.

Odom becomes a magician.

Ariza didn't expect to dunk so well.

Kobe Bryant was originally a god-killer, but in the third quarter, he became a god-killing plus, omnipotent.

The Lakers bombarded 41 points in a single quarter and took away the game in waves.

The 41 points in a single quarter also set a new record for a single quarter playoff score in NBA history.

You must know that in this era, the emphasis on defense is that the NBA playoffs average 26.8 points per game, and the Lakers scored 13.2 points more in the third quarter.

Liu Xing's existence made Duncan very uncomfortable, and even, extremely embarrassing, very uncomfortable.

In the face of his opponent slaughtering his compatriots, he is helpless, which is like in a movie, where the protagonist is tied up and watches the villain go to ravage his girlfriend.

Humiliation is unwilling.

Unstoppable.

At the end of the third quarter, Duncan hung his head in disbelief and let out a long sigh. From these details, it is not difficult to see that Duncan's tortured mentality is a bit broken.

For the first time, he had doubts about Popovich's coaching

, was there a problem with Popovich's coaching? Was it the right thing

to do? Duncan looked at Popovich with a puzzled look, and looked at him as if to say

, Popovich did this? Can he do this? Popovich was unmoved, and he continued to do this in the fourth quarter.

The core strategy has already been changed once, and Popovich knows that it may be wrong, but he has to carry it out.

Because, he knows that against the Lakers, there are two bottles of poison, and he has to drink one bottle. And these two bottles of poison are, Duncan defending Liu Xing, or Duncan not defending Liu Xing?

Now, let's see.

Duncan went to defend Liu Xing, this bottle of poison was so poisonous that at the beginning, he couldn't bear it.

But Popovich insisted.

As it turned out, this strategy didn't work.

As soon as G2 changed formations, the Spurs were violently beaten.

Eventually, the lengthy final whistle blew and the game ended, with the Lakers beating the Spurs by 21 points.

The big score is 2-0 ahead.

After the game, Popovich was also interviewed and asked: "Is this the right thing to do? This strategy doesn't seem to work? Will you stick to it in the next game

?" The reporter said, how could Popovich not understand? Originally, he was in a bad mood when he lost, and he came to expose his scars, of course Popovich did not have a good face, "Are you teaching me to do things?" Later, Popovich

added, "This is a tactical secret, no comment."

Duncan was also asked whether Popovich's tactical adjustment was reasonable? The reporter was digging a hole for Duncan, why didn't Duncan know? Duncan

said, "Bobo, there must be a reason for Bobo to do this." "

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After the game, Liu Xing was blown into the sky for a while, after all, it was because of his Lakers G2 that he won so easily.

Lakers star Kobe Bryant, after the game, also said, "Liu makes the game easy." The

Zen master also said, "Liu's score may not be the highest, but he is the key to our easy play." In

fact, Liu Xing's score in this battle is not low, second only to Kobe Bryant's 32 points.

Liu Xing scored 24 points in this game, plus 13 rebounds and 8 assists, which is a dazzling statistic, if Liu Xing does not compare with himself.

And his high-level data, holding the first, plus or minus +30.

It's outstanding. The next day, the Los Angeles media also called "Liu Xing, he dominated the game, Kobe Bryant was also convinced"

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It has been 2 days since the defeat of the seven-game battle, and James still can't calm down for a long time.

Failure, failure, failure......

The word failure has always hung over his head and lingered for a long time.

In the tie-break, although James slashed 45 points, they lost.

Winning can cover up all problems, on the contrary, once you lose, then you will be taken out by the media, put on a magnifying glass, and zoomed in frame by frame to observe, to criticize, to complain.

Although, the local media in Cleveland have nothing to say about James.

But the media in other places except Cleveland complained to James to death.

People say he's not a man, a softie.

Data Brush.

At the critical moment, dare not take responsibility.

A brush that will only eat cream and no bread.

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James, who has always pursued perfection, suffered one defeat after another, which once broke him.

It's been 2 years, and since last year, the media has begun to complain about him, he has long been tired of losing day after day, tired of losing day after day.

After buying drunk, he still wanted to find a drink, he turned on the computer in the room, and when he turned on the computer, it was a news pop-up.

There are several 10 news pop-up boxes, all with keywords such as Lakers, Liu Xing, and Kobe.

Among them, there is one article that particularly attracted James's attention, and the title of the article is like this: "Liu Xing proves that MVP also has moisture." 》

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After reading the newspaper, James gritted his teeth angrily.

He directly crumpled the newspaper, crumpled it, and then threw it into the trash can ......

He thought: it's time, think about it, the future decision.

Although, he now has two years left on his contract with the Cavaliers, with the final year being a player option. However, he felt that he was responsible for himself.

In Cleveland, a small ball city where birds don't, it's hard to recruit helpers.

If you want to win, you can't rely on him alone.

So, he had to look for help.

But what if Cleveland can't recruit people

? What else can I do

? Or how can I say that James is a refined egoist?

So, he called the agent, and without waiting for the agent to speak, James directly said, I have a decision.

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Lakers vs Spurs. The third game was played in San Antonio.

This game is the king of the Spurs.

The Spurs are on their home turf and are determined to win one game.

Before the game, the Spurs generals also expressed their determination to win.

And the game really started, but the Spurs' strategy still did not change, and they still let Duncan go to Liu Xing.

This can scare everyone's jaws.

It's only been a few days since G2, and Spurs fans are still trembling, and when they see it, Popovich still insists on playing like this.

Barkley, the TNT program commentator who came to the scene to comment, exclaimed, "wow, wow, wow??? what did I see?

"Bobo is the best coach in this league to adjust, the best at adapting? I can find this kind of problem, he can't not find it, this, this, this still doesn't change, I really never thought of it." Barkley

also wondered about the Spurs G3's start, and he kept complaining.

Kenny Smith also expressed the same opinion as Barkley, complaining, "This series, I have a hard time watching the Spurs. You say, is Popovich old and has little roots in his head

?" "Isn't this obvious

?" "So why is it said on the Internet that you should not use your amateur to challenge other people's careers?"

It's not for nothing that Popovich can become a legend.

The game begins.

Although this is the Spurs' Tianwang Mountain, as soon as the Lakers opened, they were mainly anti-guest because the Spurs wrapped Liu Xing.

Liu Xing jumped the ball successfully.

Lakers ball possession.

Liu Xing still stood at the top of the 3-point arc and dealt cards, so a strange scene appeared, Liu Xing, who played the inside line, played the outside line, and Kobe, who played the outside line, appeared on the inside line.

Kobe Bryant plays a low back-to-back single.

Whether it's Liu Xing or Kobe Bryant, the threat of their low-post back-to-back singles is too great.

However, the Spurs still did not dare to wrap up.

Not wrapping up, Kobe Bryant's low post can penetrate any opponent, who comes and who falls.

The Zen master knew that after taking a 2-0 lead, G3 would be difficult to play, so he would blow up the king at the beginning.

Liu Xing Bryant connected.

Kobe Bryant received the ball and directly hit the leopard print with his back in the low post, and the leopard print fouled, but he still couldn't stop Kobe. Kobe Bryant started 2+1.

Kobe Bryant added a penalty and there was a penalty.

3-0。

Spurs Parker asked for a pick-and-roll, but the jumper didn't.

Liu Xing picked up the rebound.

The Lakers pushed back and counterattacked.

seems to know that Liu Xing will definitely be able to pick up the rebound, Parker shoots, all of them have it, and all of them run.

Sure enough, after Liu Xing picked up the rebound, the ball was immediately given to Kobe Bryant outside the 3-point line, Kobe Bryant received the ball without stopping, but he did not do it in one step, but gave it to Odom in the midcourt first.

Odom takes the ball and moves forward quickly with the ball.

There was only one player on the Spurs' side who stepped back.

Odom Ariza 2-on-1.

Odom turned into a magician again, and from Ginobili's crotch he distributed the ball to Ariza, who held the ball, took off directly, and won the dunk.

5-0。

Ariza's dunk made Barkley shout directly, "Ariza, not going to participate in the slam dunk contest is really a loss for the dunk contest." "

This small 5-0 climax at the beginning of the game went down, and the arrogance of the fans in the ATT Center went down all of a sudden.

All of a sudden, the boos dissipated quite a bit.

Spurs fans never doubted Popovich's strategy, however, this time they wavered.

Because, do they think that a Liu Xing, really, is that important?

Right.

It is undeniable that

Liu Xing has achieved good results in the first year of his career.

But is it worth it to use the Spurs' entire defensive system to lock Liu Xing alone?

In their opinion, it is not worth it.

You must know that in the Lakers' team, however, there are Kobe Bryant, Gasol is a good player, Liu Xingzai is strong, and no one can beat them, right?

Spurs fans once thought that Popovich was making a bit of a fuss.

At one point, they thought Duncan didn't need to defend Liu Xing.

Even if one person beats them once, it can't be a second time, a third time, right?

Popovich is too conservative.

TNT host Kenny Smith looked at the start of the Lakers and Spurs, and he said, "Of course, I don't doubt Bobo's professionalism, but the Spurs are not a way to go on like this, and if they lose this game, they will be finished." Barkley

also mentioned, "Liu Xing is very important to the Lakers, and the Spurs naturally have to be locked up, but I don't think Bobo should be afraid of this, Liu Xing is very strong, but I also don't think Liu Xing alone can kill the Spurs." "

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Because, in this game, TNT is the live commentary, although the scene is very noisy, but these words, because Barkley said very loudly and passionately, Bobo still heard them.

Popovich's forehead was bruised, are you teaching me to do things?

It turns out that it is not for nothing that Popovich can become a generation of famous coaches.

He can be compared to the Zen master, and it is really not because he has Duncan, and his business ability is really stronger than next door.

In the first quarter, the Lakers went on a 12-0 run, and Popovich was unmoved, he just emphasized one point to the players, "We're OK, we're good, remember, that's what we did, that's right."

"On top of that, you can cut the ball with your hands in leopard print. Manu, you remember that once you have a chance to break through with the ball, go straight in and do the kills, this is our home field. Parker, this is your home field, remember, you are FMVP ...... "......

." Popovich's words may not seem so impassioned, but they can bring specific issues to the table.

In addition, the players were also mentioned to the points that should be targeted.

The most practical effect is that in the first quarter, the Lakers vs Spurs, 31-26, the Spurs only lost by 5 points.

Spurs fans at the ATT Center, all of a sudden, confidence came.

The second quarter took advantage of the rotation phase.

Spurs tied the score.

The Zen master couldn't sit still.

How can this be reasonable, on the main force. This battle is not a must-win for the Lakers, but what the Zen master means is that the game that can be won must not be missed.

Shortened rotation in the second quarter.

Popovich was amused, aren't you invincible?

Continue to fight, continue to persevere.

Half time is over.

61-60。

Even if the Lakers are all the main force in the back, Duncan still defends Liu Xing.

However, the Spurs are not without achievements at all, at least they have been beaten straight from the start.

Until now, at least there is still a way to live.

In the third quarter of the game, the Spurs still stuck to this routine.

The two sides come and go, and the fight is inseparable, and the score goes up slowly.

It wasn't until the end of the third quarter that it was 90-90.

Popovich is still very satisfied with this game, because, since the game started to the present, although Duncan has not scored any points, but, because this group of people is reversed, so, take out the opponent's Liu Xing, Popovich found that this game can still be played.

Now, the situation for Spurs is getting better and better.

On the other hand, on the Lakers' side, the form is becoming more and more indescribable, no, it should be said, the Lakers' form has taken a sharp turn.