plumnovel Chapter 423 Round 2 of the playoffs
Chapter 423 Round 2 of the playoffs
The matchup in the Western Conference semifinals is out, and the Sonics once again waited for the challenge from the Spurs.
The Lakers will face the Timberwolves.
I have to say that the Lakers are lucky, and the Timberwolves are indeed a good opponent.
Regardless of the fact that Garnett and the Timberwolves completely suppressed the Grizzlies when facing the Grizzlies.
Especially Gasol, when facing Garnett, it was really difficult to play.
However, this is a counterpoint restraint.
Facing the Lakers, because of the existence of O'Neal, the Timberwolves' inside advantage will disappear.
In addition, the Timberwolves are not good at speeding up, so they can only passively enter the positional battle with the Lakers.
As for the positional battle, the Lakers are really good.
Of course, even if the opponent is the Spurs, the Sonics will not consider too many issues, just play normally.
After another season of honing, Tony Parker continued to grow, and Ginobili gradually adapted to the NBA.
It can be said that the GDP mix is taking shape little by little.
This season, Duncan averaged 22.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.7 blocks per game.
Tony Parker averaged 14 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
There is also Ginobili, who averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
It can be seen that the GDP combination has achieved initial results, but it is still a little far from the peak.
Today, it is still Duncan's belt two.
But the problem is that the Spurs still have one of the biggest problems, that is, no one is available except for GDP.
Throughout the regular season, except for three players, no one on the entire Spurs scored in double figures.
This has something to do with the Spurs' slow rhythm and low scoring, but it also shows that the White Spurs' offensive firepower is insufficient.
The Spurs rely more on defense to win.
It's just that a purely defensive team can easily defeat some average teams.
But facing a team that is truly both offensive and defensive, it is not so easy to win.
On May 5, the second round of the Western Conference of the NBA playoffs kicked off.
It is still the Key Arena in Seattle, and the SuperSonics sit at home, ushering in the challenge of the Spurs.
The two teams can be described as old rivals, and they have often played against each other in the playoffs in recent years.
You can also say that you know the basics, but you don't need too much deliberate preparation.
"Di!"
As the referee's whistle sounded, the game officially started.
The Sonics' starting lineup is still the same and there is no challenge.
On the Spurs side, Tony Parker and Bruce Bowen partnered in the backcourt, and Duncan and Turkoglu formed the front line.
The center is Rasunestrovic, the great Pyrenees from Slovenia.
As for Ginobili, he is naturally the Super Sixth Man.
Obviously, although Nesterovic is the starter, it is just a fake starter.
Popovich always likes to use this trick to arrange a meat shield partner for Duncan inside.
The purpose of doing this is very simple, to reduce Duncan's consumption, and at the same time give full play to Duncan's power in assisting defense and supplementing defense.
Nesterovic has a strong body, but his bounce is average, and he made PJ Brown jump the ball successfully.
When the Supersonics attacked for the first time, Wang Hao fell into a low position.
In today's game, the Spurs will definitely slow down the pace as much as possible, as slow as possible.
The Supersonics certainly do not want to fall into such a rhythm.
So is there any way to speed up the pace?
It's not just the supersonic's initiative to speed up, at the same time, it is also necessary for the Spurs to raise their speed.
No matter which team it is, as long as it is behind in the score, it will definitely speed up unconsciously.
Unless you don't plan to overtake the score, you don't care about winning or losing the game.
Therefore, the start is very important, as long as the Supersonics get the start advantage and maintain the advantage.
When the Spurs fall behind, they will definitely speed up unconsciously.
It was still Bruce Bowen who defended Wang Hao.
Glancing at Bruce Bowen, the meaning is obvious, if you want to play hard, then go ahead.
Just being swept away by Wang Hao's eyes like this, Bruce Bowen was even a little flustered and scared.
After all, he suffered a big loss in the playoffs last season.
After many fights, he understood that the guy in front of him was a villain.
Not only does he hold grudges, but he also strikes harder.
Bruce Bowen knew very well that no matter what he did, this guy would definitely retaliate severely.
Thinking of this, he quickly reminded himself to pay attention to his movements.
As the saying goes, bullying the good and fearing the evil refers to this kind of people, and the NBA has the most people of this kind.
Wang Hao seized the opportunity, directly blocked Bruce Bowen behind him, and directly succeeded in claiming the position.
Gary Payton didn't delay, and immediately gave the ball to Wang Hao.
After passing the ball, he ran away without any hesitation, without giving Wang Hao a chance to double-team him.
After Wang Hao got the ball, he faced Bruce Bowen with his back. Instead of rushing to attack, he observed the situation.
Duncan has consciously moved to his top lane, and there's Nesterovic on the other side, too.
It can be said that as long as Wang Hao starts to attack, there will be double teams following him, or even more than one.
The reason why the Spurs didn't go forward to double-team is also very simple. Wang Hao can still pass the ball.
Perhaps, Wang Hao is not the best passer in the NBA, but he is definitely a passer.
If you really dare to double-team directly, wait to be torn apart!
Wang Hao's offense had to be completed before the opponent's double-team came. To be honest, it was not easy.
Because he was facing Bruce Bowen.
Anyway, no matter how much he looked down on Bruce Bowen, one thing was true.
That is Bruce Bowen's defense is really good.
Knowing that he will have teammates to help him, he will definitely make certain trade-offs.
As long as Wang Hao made a move, he interfered with Wang Hao as much as possible, preventing Wang Hao from easily getting a shot.
However, this is not a problem for Wang Hao.
Bruce Bowen put his hand on Wang Hao's waist to sense his movements in advance.
This is the handcheck rule. The NBA has not canceled it yet, and Bruce Bowen's approach is not against the law.
However, there has been official news from the NBA that it is very likely that this rule will be abolished next season.
The reason for this is mainly because of this year's outside stars, the data is really miserable.
David Stern only made a promotion plan for outside stars at will, so it is naturally impossible to sit idly by.
In the original time and space, in the NBA next year, outside stars will usher in a big explosion, and there are also reasons for this.
Wang Hao shot suddenly and slapped off Bruce Bowen's arm that was placed on him.
That's right, such an action is not a foul.
In today's NBA, the rules are still relatively loose, and it is completely two concepts from the future body whistle.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Hao made a move, and suddenly his luck broke through.
Bruce Bowen didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly followed, and at this time, Duncan also moved immediately.
Then, Bruce Bowen took a step back and realized that Wang Hao was dribbling the ball on the spot and just turned around.
He knew the situation was bad, but it was still too late.
Wang Hao took the basketball back in one go, then jumped high and shot directly.
But at this time, Duncan had just moved over, so it was impossible to interfere with Wang Hao.
"Shh!"
2:0
Wang Hao's shooting was so steady that everyone could only watch the basketball fall into the basket.
Sure enough, the most trustworthy supersonic will always be Wang Hao.
The Spurs attack, as expected, with Tony Parker taking his time dribbling across half court.
After halftime, he delayed for another two seconds before motioning for Duncan to come out and play a pick-and-roll.
It's just that the supersonic speed has long been prepared.
Tony Parker's three-point shot is terrible, which also makes it not very difficult to defend his pick-and-roll.
Just defend against his breakthrough.
Parker wants to rely on his speed to make a breakthrough, but Gary Payton is next to him, and PJ Brown is waiting in front of him.
No way, he can only choose to pass the ball.
The basketball returned to Duncan's hands. Looking at the basketball in his hand, Duncan suddenly felt a little difficult.
The position above the free throw line, if you shoot directly, it seems a little far away.
As for the breakthrough.
He was guarded by Kirilenko, a more mobile striker who might have trouble breaking through.
Duncan can only pass the ball again and give the ball to Turkoglu.
More than that, he moved quickly and gave Turkoglu a pick-and-roll again, and Turkoglu's three-pointer threatened even more.
It's just that the Supersonics were already prepared, and Wang Hao and Kirilenko switched defenses directly.
Wang Hao went straight forward, not even having a chance for Duncan to catch the ball.
What's more, there's not much clock left on offense.
Turkoglu had no choice but to make a forced shot. Naturally, it didn't take much, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.
"It's defense again!"
Popovich didn't sit on the bench at all, and stood all the way, observing the game situation in detail.
The attack and defense just now made people frown.
Before the start of the season, Popovich was delighted to hear that Rashard Lewis was leaving the Sonics.
Like most people, in his view, the departure of Rashard Lewis will affect the Sonics.
Not that it will reduce the scoring firepower of the Sonics.
As the league's top offensive firepower team, there will certainly not be a problem because of the departure of a role player.
What's more, isn't there Wang Hao?
In the eyes of Popovich and others, the addition of new aid and Wang Hao will definitely be able to make up for the lack of offensive firepower.
However, there is also a problem.
That is, Wang Hao's participation in offense will inevitably affect his defensive state.
The regular season may not be obvious, but the playoffs have a huge impact.
But now it seems that the situation is very bad!
Without Rashard Lewis, there is another Michael Reed, also a super shooter.
More than that, the arrival of new aid Kirilenko has further built the supersonic defensive system.
It can even be said that the future five dead warriors are just a cut-down version of this lineup.
The Spurs continued to attack, this time, Parker did not mess around again.
Just after halftime, he signaled another set of tactics and gave the ball to Turkoglu.
Turkoglu is a point forward.
Popovich introduced him with a clear purpose, that is, to hope that his organizational skills and three-pointers will play a role.
But the problem is, Turkoglu and Duncan's pick-and-roll effect is not good.
Moreover, in positional battles, Turkoglu's passing ability is greatly restricted.
In many of the Spurs' games, Turkoglu simply became a stand-up big pitcher.
Kirilenko couldn't stop Duncan from getting a position inside.
However, the moment Duncan received the ball, Wang Hao's double-teams followed.
As a last resort, Duncan could only return the ball to Turkoglu.
Turkoglu received the ball and didn't have a chance to shoot directly. Michael Reed was already in place for the first time.
Turkoglu scored the ball again, and Bruce Bowen in the bottom corner was already open.
But while he was passing the ball, Wang Hao defended again.
But at this time, the inside line once again formed a one-on-one, but as long as Bruce Bowen passed the ball, Wang Hao would definitely defend again.
This is today's supersonic, infinite rotation defense.
There is no way, the basketball can only be given to Parker in the end, and Parker can break through to complete the end.
However, under the interference of PJ Brown's active defense, Parker's small throw also came out of the frame.
Wang Hao protected the rebound and immediately accelerated.
Of course, the Spurs' tactical literacy is very high, and the speed of returning to defense is also very fast, giving no chance at all.
However, don't worry, the supersonic speed falls into positional warfare.
It's still Wang Hao who plays in a post-up game. The difference is that this time, the Spurs double-teamed him in advance.
Wang Hao reacted quickly and scored the ball immediately.
The Spurs are also rotating extremely fast, but don't forget that the Spurs have two big men, Duncan and Nesterovic, who can't keep up with the speed.
Kirilenko made an air cut, received a pass from Gary Payton, and scored two points with an easy layup.
4:0
This season, Kirilenko used this trick to get a lot of points.
There is no way, most of the opponent's inside players can't keep up with his footsteps. Once he comes to the outside, he has a chance to cut inside.
Looking back, Duncan took the initiative to pull to the outside line, and by virtue of his height advantage, he hit a mid-range shot steadily.
4:2
It has to be said that Duncan is still the most trustworthy person in the Spurs.
It's a pity that the Supersonics also have such people.
Wang Hao successfully moved without the ball. After receiving the ball, he feinted and broke through directly towards the inside.
Nesterovic was obviously slow and could only reach out and foul.
And Wang Hao, in the case of completely losing the center of gravity of his body, still scored the ball with a soft touch.
Not only goals, but also penalties, and Wang Hao made nearly [-]% of his free throws, so naturally there will be no surprises.
7:2
The situation has been preliminarily determined, and the Supersonics have made the start, firmly grasping the advantage of the start.
Perhaps it was just the beginning of the game, and everything was not obvious, but the Spurs were still able to stabilize their rhythm.
But the pressure brought by the backward situation is continuous.
Even in the second quarter, the Spurs still seemed calm and calm, not in a hurry.
But in the second half of the third quarter, seeing the game time dwindling, the Spurs finally responded.
Whether it is Tony Parker or Turkoglu, they subconsciously want to increase their speed.
Not only them, even Duncan has the idea of chasing points.
But at this time, it is an opportunity for supersonic speed.
Sure enough, when the Spurs speed up the tempo, the Sonics speed up the tempo even faster.
The Spurs fell into the rhythm of dismantling diet.