0761 Grandpa St Paul
The game continued on the field, and the two teams went back and forth.
The Spurs no longer let Leonard take the main attack, and the Kings also suspended the resistance defense. Both teams had their own gains and losses, and the score difference was never widened.
What surprised Su Yang was that the combination of Paul and Leonard was indeed quite strong, especially the defense, but it was particularly easy to target.
The core reason that is particularly good at targeting is that the Spurs have no focus on other aspects except opening up the middle distance on the defensive end. They want to prevent Curry from shooting and Antetokounmpo from attacking. Compared to the King's bold three-man siege, the strategy is too traditional.
As Antetokounmpo grabbed an offensive rebound, Guy fouled, the game ended in 9 minutes and 56 seconds in the fourth quarter.
The referee blew a whistle and signaled a free throw. The Spurs took the opportunity to replace Danny Green and Leonard, which was a bit of a preparation for a final battle.
Su Yang made adjustments simultaneously, replaced Curry and Brogden, and instructed the Kings to: "If Leonard gets the ball, continue to use the previous defensive strategy." Tatum did not let Tatum come on the court. The main reason Tatum defended Leonard at critical moments was poor.
Curry and others nodded to show their understanding, and then turned around and entered the venue.
Antetokounmpo followed with two free throws, the Kings regained the lead 93-92, and the referee signaled the two teams to change the ball rights.
On the live broadcast seat, Van Gundy said: "At present, he has always encountered difficult points in the critical moments of the playoffs, but now he is a teammate with Leonard and will never encounter such embarrassment again. Of course, I have no intention of belittle Griffin and Harden, but Leonard's key ball ability is indeed a little better than the two of them."
Jackson chuckled: "Paul can even retain his physical strength and end it at a critical moment. He can also help Leonard avoid being trapped in double teams for a long time. They are a strong alliance. Although they have not shown their crushing strength at present, they will get better and better. After all, the Kings are a team that has been running-in for many years for core players, and they have not formed a team for more than half a year, and there is very little time to practice together."
While talking, Leonard dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Paul took the ball with Green's left elbow and got the ball with the help of Gasol's right elbow. Leonard turned to the bottom corner with the cover of Gasol. After Gasol made the cover, he continued to go up to the wall to block Brogden and cover his back.
The Spurs are still a typical shift in strength and weakness. The Spurs start to continuously pick-and-roll covers. This time, there are three pick-and-roll covers, defensive discipline deviations, or defensive system deviations, or teams with insufficient defensive communication. After three times, all defensive loopholes are revealed.
But the king did not give any chance, and he rushed over and squeezed through the cover at the same time. The defense was airtight and well organized.
Paul rushed to the free throw line and was blocked. He had no choice but to pass the ball to Gasol, then took over and handed the pass back, and continued to play pick-and-roll. Finally, he successfully attracted McGee to make up for defense, and instead let Gasol down to the right attract Covington to make up for defense, allowing Leonard to get an open space.
In the flash, Paul jumped in the circumference, seemingly trying to make a layup, but in fact he threw the ball towards the 45-degree three-point line on the right.
Leonard received the ball in a large open space, raised his hand and flew back to the defense Covington, crossed and rushed to the paint area, suddenly stopped and turned to the right, hit the ground and passed the right wing, where there was a Paul who sneaked over with the help of Gasol's cover, Brogdon and lost.
The main reason is that the pace is too fast and the attack time is only more than three seconds left. Leonard started the ball instantly, which easily made the Kings think that it was a breakthrough. It was hard to think that Leonard actually chose to pass the ball. I don’t know if he trusted Paul or wanted to pass the blame.
“Woo woo woo woo…”
The booed and booed suddenly, Paul took the ball and jumped and shot three-pointers. The basketball flew past McGee's fingertips and landed into the Nets with a blast. The whistle sounded at the end of the 24-second offensive time and the Spurs beat the Kings again 95-93.
"Is this the power of Paul and Leonard's combination?"
"As long as you run, you will definitely not be completely defensive!"
"It seems that the shortcomings of the two people will be Leonard's pass."
As the fans behind the scenes excitedly, Su Yang didn't think it was so exaggerated. It can only be said that the Baolun combination is patient enough, because if it were other combinations and substituted for Leonard's just now, there was a 90% chance of choosing to shoot instead of breaking through and passing the ball again.
Of course, Paul had finally reached the basket and chose to run out with the help of cover, which ordinary players could not do.
Just imagine that Paul was standing in that position just now with Westbrook. There were more than three seconds left in the offensive time. Will he run around the cover?
While thinking, Curry broke through and made a quick stop and threw a shot. McGee grabbed the offensive rebound and easily scored a tip-in.
The two teams switched offensively.
The Spurs started with the tactics, and Leonard, who was squatting on the left bottom corner, took the ball to support him with his right elbow, and covered several times in a row. In addition, he ran a large range of running, Paul finally faced McGee on the right wing, pretending to break through, but actually retreated and robbed.
The basketball went into the net in a hollow, but unfortunately it only had two points on the line.
"Strong, Grandpa St. Paul is strong!"
"Mckey is too easy to be deceived!"
"183 Hikaya ejaculated 213!"
The audience on the sidelines praised him. Su Yang could hear it clearly and sighed again that Paul's patience was really good. Another attack with only more than 3 seconds left was an attack. It was definitely not impossible, but to be able to make stability to the greatest extent. It was much better than the impatient young man.
The King of Changes Attacked.
Continuous conduction covers the running, McGee got a big open catch and shot three-pointer, but unfortunately he smashed the basket and hit the iron.
But Antetokounmpo took advantage of Gasol not being in the inside and grabbed an offensive rebound over Paul's head, causing Paul to foul, which echoed that he was blocked by Paul before and lost the rebound. Otherwise, as a big man, he would have lost to Paul many times at the basket, which would be too embarrassing.
Cheers were everywhere in the stadium, Antetokounmpo made both free throws, and the Kings tied with the Spurs 97-97, which was very exciting.
Su Yang turned to look at assistant coach Jenkins: "If the Spurs allow McGee to catch the ball in a large open position next time, remember to remind me to substitutions." Compared with the previous defensive strategy, the Spurs have begun to focus on it, obviously preparing to collect the game, but fortunately Antetokounmpo is too strong.
Jenkins nodded.
The Spurs attacked on the field, Paul asked Leonard to play pick-and-roll, and the other three left room, which was considered a super killer move.
Covington immediately stepped forward and delayed the ball with Brogdon, who was chasing him. Paul turned around and passed the ball in a hurry, but due to his limitations and height disadvantage, Paul chose to pass the ball high and pass. The basketball glided for a while, and Covington calmly returned to defend.
The situation turns out to be Leonard fights Covington alone.
According to Su Yang's arrangement, Covington directly stuck his right hand, and the letters were simultaneously contracted to the basket, and the king's siege was instantly displayed.
Maybe he was numbed, Leonard turned around and sent him back.
Paul received the ball from the top of the arc and started with the help of Gasol's cover. McGee's delay arrived, which turned into a military training situation.
There are 7 seconds left in the offensive time.
Paul still patiently pulled the ball and retreated to the three-point line. Instead, he changed hands and shook his hands in his crotch and started to the right and broke through. Unfortunately, he did not pass McGee, so he could only stop and turn around in a short corner. In a panic, the referee blew a whistle and walked.
Cheers broke out in the stadium.
Paul squeezed the basketball with both hands in annoyance, as if he hated why he could make such a low-level mistake.
Popovich waved his hand and said it was okay, and shouted again: "Go back to defense, do it again next time, pass the ball, pass more..."
The game continues.
The ladder cover formation started, and Covington used the cover to pretend to catch the ball, but in fact Antetokounmpo followed up to catch the ball, then turned around and ran to Curry at the same time to cooperate with him. Green's reaction was a little slow, and the three-pointer suddenly took off.
Swish! The basketball is hollow into the net.
100 to 97.
On the live broadcast seat, Van Gundy laughed: "Curry always scores when he is about to be forgotten. He does not need to make more moves and accumulate touch, and can catch the ball anytime and anywhere, which makes the Spurs' defensive strategy very tangled."
Jackson looked envious: "He can score through complex unball runs, and he can also score through such simple snatches..."
On-field offense and defense conversion.
Paul did not continue to look for Gasol to pick-and-roll, nor did he make a ball for Leonard, but directly passed the ball to the left waist position. Ade received the ball from his comfortable place, directly sat and played, forced a turn and started, causing Antetokounmpo to block the foul and got two free throws.
The Spurs were a bit double-standard, and the Spurs had a bigger defensive move, and they did not call at least two times, although the Kings did make a foul.
Antetokounmpo didn't care, and Su Yang was too lazy to protest. He knew that the theme of this competition was to keep suspense.
Booed in the stadium, Ade made a first free throw and hit the iron in the second free throw, helping the Spurs chase to 98-100.
The King of Changes Attacked.
14flat formation started, Brogg got on the ball, subconsciously crossed his side to protect his left waist to avoid being robbed.
But he had operated so many times that Paul seemed to be ready, so he bent down and took off the racket.
The basketball was under force and rolled towards the center line. Paul started and rushed up and grabbed it in his hand, heading straight to the frontcourt with one dragon.
Curry chased after him but failed to catch up. Paul started two steps inside the free throw line, jumped high, and a slash was a slash.
"Oh, I'll blanch..."
Su Yang's eyes widened. Unexpectedly, he could still see Paul's actual combat buckle, which was really a joy.
The Spurs were very excited, and even Leonard, who was like a robot, smiled happily.
Only Popovich still had a serious face, as if he thought Paul shouldn't take such a big risk to dunk, but Paul made up for his previous mistakes through strong steals and drove the morale of the whole team to rise. This is always a good thing.
The two teams tied again.
The game continued, Antetokounmpo scored a mid-range shot on the Kings, Curry scored a three-pointer, McGee dunked, and the Spurs, Leonard missed, Ad missed, Gasol missed, and Paul scored seven points in a row to bite the situation, which was comparable to the God of War.
Paula scored seven points, two runs without the ball to receive the ball and three-pointer, one offensive rebound caused a foul, but unfortunately one was lost.
When they were back and forth, as Curry took away the defense, McGee received Brogdon's straight dial, and the Kings took the lead by 1 point.
With the last 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game, Popovich called a timeout and made a final arrangement for the Spurs.
In the live broadcast seat, Van Gundy was slightly disappointed: "After the game, I have seen some cooperation between Paul and Leonard, but the Spurs should not be able to achieve the effect they want. Leonard has only made one shot in the fourth quarter, and it is all up to Paul to score to stabilize the situation. The King's defense is indeed very strong, but Leonard does not attack and cannot put pressure on the King."
Jackson nodded: "Paul has scored 14 points from the fourth quarter to now, but has not posed a threat to the Kings. If they lose the game in the end, they may be self-doubted, especially Aldridge, whose tactical status has dropped significantly..."
Chapter completed!