No. 25, as one of the five Christmas games in the league, the Kings and the Spurs were the second-last finale.

He arrived at the Golden No. 1 Center at 4 pm. Su Yang arranged the training content and accepted the reporter's pre-match interview as usual.

The first question is about Popovich's speech. Su Yang smiled and said, "I don't know if it's your espn hype. If Coach Bopo really said that, then he must have a reason for saying that. Let's see what happens."

Popovich has always liked to say something other coaches dare not say, but even if Popovich really thought of a solution, Su Yang didn't care much. After all, theory and practice are different things, just like many players are almost out of no defense, and they can make irons in the basket over the sky.

What's more, the king also made changes.

Su Yang temporarily arranged Bridges to start, which would facilitate and better restrict Paul, and also made preparations in advance that Leonard could not be restricted at all. There were backup plans for Curry or Antetokounmpo to suffer fouls, not to mention that he would respond on the spot.

After the interview, Su Yang rushed to the square outside the stadium to serve as a volunteer, distribute roasted chicken and other food to fans in need, and then spoke to thank the fans for their support and attention. He will find ways to provide more employment opportunities around the Kings and help more fans.

The game starts at 7:30.

Sa City Mayor Johnson, famous rapper Jayz and other celebrities appeared at the sidelines, and the stadium was filled with stars.

The Spurs temporarily adjusted their starting lineup, and it was Guy who played center. Su Yang was stunned on the spot and thought that it was Popovich, but when he thought about it, the Lakers could play center at 196 cm tall, there was nothing to be surprised. After all, the times have changed in modern basketball.

Amid the cheers of the whole audience, the king won the jump ball.

Starting with one inside and four outside formations, Curry took the ball to the left, and then ran to the right waist position, then stopped quickly and turned around with the help of a cover, and took Cousins ​​to cover her hand, got rid of Green's pursuit, and quickly rushed to the basket.

On the Spurs, Paul quickly squeezed over the cover to chase. Guy intercepted immediately, not giving Curry a chance to score a three-pointer, nor giving Curry a chance to break through and rush to the basket. He forced Curry to either stop the mid-range shot in a hurry or find a way to split the ball.

Curry can shoot mid-range shots and has a high shooting percentage, but he also uses offensive methods very much. He subconsciously spread the ball to Cousins ​​who was standing at the top of the arc. Cousins ​​raised his hands high when he received the ball, and Gay, who was slightly on the defense, and rushed over with cross-start.

In the blink of an eye, Cousins ​​stepped up and forced himself against Guy, but was disturbed by Adrian's defense, and the basketball slammed the iron.

The Spurs got the rebound and counterattacked, and they directly landed in the five-for-one formation.

Paul immediately used Guy's cover to cooperate on the left wing with a small range, not giving the Kings a local three-defense and two chance. Although he was threatened by ice's defensive strategy, his passing skills and ball-control ability were very limited to him.

Seeing this, Su Yang didn't say anything and wanted to see how Paul beat him, while Cousins ​​and Bridges simultaneously activated the ice for Paul.

Perhaps because he was prepared, Paul instantly hit the ground in his pocket and passed the ball in his pocket. His movements were quite concealed and his speed was very fast. Bridges failed to react in time. Guy received the ball and rushed, while Cousins ​​was in a hurry and had no time to turn around and chase the ball, so he could only watch.

Because the Spurs start with a five-for-one formation, Antetokounmpo and other players are far away from the basket. With Antetokounmpo's athletic ability, it would be too late to forcefully shrink and assist in defense, but Guy can easily distribute the ball to Ade, which is easy to waste.

Antetokounmpo's thighs shook instinctively, but in the end they still did not start to contract. Guy scored with a clang of dunk.

"If this is Bobo's strategy, if they can play like this in the whole game, I have nothing to say..."

Su Yangting admired the Spurs' five-for-one formation connection just now, which minimized the King's defensive linkage and maximized the use of Cousins' defensive weaknesses. The only trouble is that it was a waste of energy and required a higher ball for the configuration.

Anyway, Gasol cannot cooperate like that with Paul, so that should be the only reason why Guy replaced Gasol as the starter.

"Their five-outside formation is that two big men are distributed on both wings. No matter where the ball goes, they can quickly form side covers. It is obviously a change of tricks against our potential Giannis for Guy..." assistant coach Jenkins added.

Su Yang nodded in agreement. After the Spurs launched an attack, Paul and Leonard advanced in the middle and moved 45 degrees to both sides respectively. Danny Green went directly to the bottom corner, with Antetokounmpo on the other side, and the Spurs' offense must have started from the other side.

The key is that both Ade and Guy can shoot three-pointers, and the two are in a position that is easy to pass the ball.

With thoughts, the king's position was settled.

No one from the Spurs put up the line together, and the basket area was suddenly empty, but Cousins ​​subconsciously wanted to give up space for Antetokounmpo, but did not get stuck in time. When Antetokounmpo reacted, the Spurs had completed the put up and suppressed, successfully playing a delay role.

Seeing this, Su Yang shouted, reminding Cousins ​​to grab the low post. After all, it was against Guy, who obviously had a height and weight advantage.

Unfortunately, the offensive time was spent between the positions. When Cousins ​​got the ball, Guy decisively blocked the ball and went online, while the Spurs contracted to the inside. Adr was preparing to defend against interference. Leonard, Green and Paul stood evenly and cut off the pass route.

There was not much time left for offense, so Cousins ​​dared to take risks easily, turned around and sank the bottom and slammed the iron with a layup.

The Spurs grabbed the rebound, Danny Green received the ball from the middle and rushed to the frontcourt to directly play against Curry, successfully succeeding.

"If the fast break is still the same in the next few rounds, it should be one of the Spurs' strategies..." Although he had only played for one round, Su Yang instinctively felt that the Spurs would attack frantically. After all, he didn't hand the ball over to Paul, so he obviously wanted to play fast.

Turn around and attack again.

Antetokounmpo is very clever and takes the initiative to give up the low space and take on the high position too much. He plays a triangle offensive with Curry to start. After receiving the ball, he holds up his hands and passes Cousins ​​in the left waist position with both hands. He also cooperates locally, making it difficult for the Spurs to connect.

Unexpectedly, Guy gave up the previous strategy of putting the bottom line of the card online and putting the bottom line of the card online, and Green simultaneously contracted and assisted in defense.

With that strategy, as long as Cousins ​​chooses to go online to break through or rush to the basket, he will inevitably encounter interference from Paul's defense. In addition, because he will be very close to the top of the arc, even if Cousins ​​passes the ball to Curry, Green can complete the defense in time.

The situation on the court was not to be thought about. Cousins ​​started the ball with the ball and went online. With Green's interference, he hurriedly stepped on and jumped and hooked his hand.

I wanted to slash three steps, but my explosive power was slightly worse, not to mention that Leonard, who was at the bottom line, had already slipped to the edge of the paint area.

Dang! Basketball smashes the basket and hits the iron.

Leonard jumped up and grabbed the rebound, landed and turned around and threw it to Paul. The Spurs launched a fast attack, while Green took the ball from the right side of the frontcourt without waiting to land. He continued to force the ball to switch to the defense against Curry, who scored the ball again, assisted to start 6-0.

"It's interesting..."

Su Yang felt a hint of crisis keenly and sat in a moment to watch the game, while the kings on the field launched a counterattack simultaneously.

Antetokounmpo took the initiative to give up the inside space and continued to gesture to Curry to start the triangular attack, creating space for Cousins ​​to catch the ball, but Cousins ​​showed a hint of hesitation, probably because he didn't score in two consecutive attacks.

Seeing that look, Su Yang thought it was awful.

A player is disconfidant and hurts too much.

But the Spurs' defense is indeed very targeted. After Cousins ​​got the ball, he had extremely high requirements for his personal ability.

Just as he was thinking, Curry made a decision and raised his hand to signal the triangle to attack and land, obviously wanting to help Cousins ​​find his state.

Cheers were everywhere in the stadium, Cousins ​​gritted his teeth and held Guy on his left waist and held the ball back, posing for one-on-one fight. At the same time, Curry turned around and ran to the right, cross-covering the run with Bridges, trying to take Green away to assist in defense.

Running is just a means. As long as Green moves with him, Cousins ​​can get the operating space, even if it is only a little bit.

But never expected that Green remained still.

Bridges suddenly got an open space, and Cousins ​​hurriedly passed the ball like a bomb, but just as Bridges got it in his hand, Green returned to prevent close-knit interference. Not only did he not give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer, but he also did not give him a chance to get the ball and operate it, and he seemed to be prepared.

As a 3D positioning, Bridges is average in holding the ball itself, and there is really no good idea, so the King reorganized it again.

There was not much time left for offense, Curry went back to the top of the arc to get the ball, directly played pick-and-roll with Antetokounmpo, and made a quick stop to hit the iron.

The Spurs got the rebound and launched a fast break, and Leonard scored a one-stop dunk, helping to lead the start 8-0.

"pause!"

Su Yang raised his hand and signaled that he had figured out the Spurs' defensive routines, and the Kings needed some adjustments on the offensive end.

The Kings returned to the bench, Curry carefully patted his shoulder to comfort Cousins ​​not to be nervous. Su Yang smiled and encouraged him when he saw this, and then said: "The Spurs compete for their personal ability and style on the offensive end. We try to defend as much as possible. Don't worry if we can't defend. The key point is that the Spurs force us to make a lot of dilemma on the defensive end. Don't think about passing the ball first, and score the ball first..."

Whether the Spurs force Curry to get a middle distance or the Spurs induce Cousins ​​to go to the line or bottom line, their core defensive ideas are to make the Kings hesitate on the offensive end and fall into a tangle between passing and playing, which in turn wastes time and reduces offensive efficiency.

That is a gambling plot. If the king dares to fight and pass on it, he may not win, but as long as hesitates and struggles, he will lose.

In this situation, the king must first grit his teeth and survive.

"Anyway, as long as the opportunity arises, you must be determined!"

After the words came to an end, Tatum and others nodded to show their understanding. The whistle that ended the pause was going to move forward and the game continued.

The Kings kicked off the backcourt, and the frontcourt started again with a triangle attack. Cousins ​​received the ball with his left waist. Without waiting for Guy to choose to go online or offline, he turned around and sank to the bottom. The tiger was out of the cage and rushed to the basket, ignoring Leonard's contraction to make up for defense, and a dunk was a clang.

Cheers burst into tears in the arena.

Assistant coach Jenkins lamented: "The power of psychological changes is too powerful, and DeMarcus seems to have become another person..."

Su Yang smiled and nodded, thinking that this was similar to asking women for WeChat in public places such as shopping malls. Sometimes he didn't dare to speak, sometimes he was confident, and there was no fixed rule. It all depends on how to adjust on the spot, as well as the appearance, temperament and clothes of those women.

The level in my heart passed, and the operation was completely different.

Before the two teams went back and forth, the Kings' scoring efficiency returned to normal, and the Spurs continued to maintain high efficiency.

After the first quarter, the Kings fell behind 31 to 36.

Taking advantage of the break between the period, Su Yang took a look at the statistics and found that Leonard played for 12 minutes in the first quarter, Aldridge and Guy also played for more than 10 minutes, only Paul and Danny Green performed the rotation strategy commonly used by the Spurs.

The second quarter started immediately.

Paul and Danny Green were the Spurs waiting to lead the team first, matching inside Gasol and outside Mills, playing a three-back combination, speeding up frantically, but on the Kings, Su Yang did not suffer any losses in dealing with Brogden Covington Sabonis.

It was only more than three minutes later, Leonard, who had played in the first quarter, returned to the court, and Ade returned with it. The two of them had no intention of leaving the court, and there was no intention of falling off. Su Yang thought for a while and chose to bite the bullet and let Antetokounmpo play more with Brogdon.

The gap was difficult to widen. After the half-time game, the Kings chased to 58-62 and lost 6 offensive rebounds.

Back in the locker room, Su Yang looked at the 6 offensive rebound gap, worried about the big problem, and thought about whether to adjust on the spot.

But after thinking about it for two minutes, I decided to maintain my previous strategy. The sudden change was made, and it was the strong Spurs again, which was a great risk.

After the rest, Su Yang gave a speech as the boss, thanking the fans for their support, and announcing that the online sales platform will begin to be established after the New Year, and it is expected to provide blue-collar positions with more than 5,000 people. Thanks to the support of Sacheng area.

The main purpose is to monetize part of the traffic of the mt platform, purchase goods directly from domestic voluntary markets, sell them in North America, and make full use of the cheap land prices in Sacheng area to build warehouses, which is equivalent to building a B2C mall and expanding physical operations.

The fans at the scene cheered enthusiastically.

The third quarter game started.

The situation of the two teams has not changed much. On the Spurs, Leonard played for 12 minutes. In addition to Leonard, Paul also played for 12 minutes, while Guy played for 11 minutes, as if he was worried that the Kings' strongest third quarter, the main player of the dead grass.

Seeing this, Su Yang turned his head and looked at the Spurs bench, complaining in his heart: "I thought you, Popovich, must have a skill, but in the Christmas battle, in front of 20,000 viewers, you actually imitated the main force of the Thibodeau Dead Grass. You really did whatever you want to win..."

I'm really angry.

The main force of the Spurs Dead Grass, Su Yang is not able to rotate normally, so he temporarily asked Curry to play more with Antetokounmpo, and was worried about being frustrated.

In the last 12 seconds of the game, Antetokounmpo made two free throws, hit the first free throw, and made the second free throw. The Spurs grabbed the offensive rebound. Leonard scored a layup from the chaos army and scored two points, helping the Spurs tie the score, leaving only 5.8 seconds left.

Su Yang asked for a timeout, but instead patted his back to comfort Antetokounmpo, who was upset that he had thrown the free throw, then thought about the tactics.
To be continued...