The terrible thing about Duncan is that as an inside player, he has no real shortcomings.

If you score a single point of ability indicators required by inside players, except for free throws, he will be above 8o.

However, his free throws are not a weak point that can be targeted like O'Neal or Howard, and he can maintain a shooting percentage of about 70% all year round.

"bobo" Vicci can be said to have used Duncan's characteristics to the extreme. His individual ball-holding ratio on the offensive end is declining year by year, but the proportion of offensive rounds he participates in has not decreased at all.

Since the growth of "French sports car" Tony Parker, Duncan has begun to participate in off-ball offenses more. His body is a solid wall when covering, creating countless opportunities for teammates to shoot easily.

This is the case in this round. Duncan covers Parker 45 degrees on the left, firmly blocking Telfiel who is chasing behind him.

Parker used the cover and broke into the three-point line in disguise.

When Li Rong watched the Spurs game video before the game, he knew how powerful the pick-and-roll cooperation between the two was, so big that they could hardly defend.

How to defend the pick-and-roll is a very troublesome problem for coaches of various NBA teams. If the pick-and-roll starter has the two skills of breakthrough and emergency stop jump shot, it can be said to be a completely unsolvable existence.

Duncan's cover quality is definitely the top level in history. It is already very difficult to squeeze through his pick-and-roll. Even if you squeeze through the pick-and-roll, it will be delayed for some time.

This time is enough for Parker to take the ball and travel around the United States.

It is definitely even worse to cover the screen, which is equivalent to giving him a completely open emergency stop shooting opportunity.

Since Parker shot 27% of three-pointers in his fourth season of his career, he has not made many three-pointers from the outside in recent seasons.

However, his mid-range shot became more stable, especially the emergency stop jump shot after pick-and-roll, which was very killing.

So in fact, the best way to defend a two-person pick-and-roll is to switch defenses.

However, the big man who switched defense would basically be passed in one step against Parker, and then you can only expect another insider to protect the basket at the basket.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the general inside line cannot prevent Parker from breaking through the basket, and the "little top at the basket"'s finishing ability at the basket is not a false reputation.

Doing this is just to make you die a little more decent.

The Timberwolves are even more unable to adopt such a defensive strategy. Jefferson's protective effect on the basket is more reflected in his unique face that can scare the little friend, rather than giving a spicy hotpot to his opponent who dares to challenge the basket.

So after changing defense, Li Rong could only give him a little shot space between one and a half steps, and try to make him choose to shoot at mid- and long distances, and then pray that his height could cause some suspicious interference to his shot.

As for double-teaming, don't even think about it.

Parker has always been the most underrated passer in the league. Once you use the power of multiple players to surround him, you are ready to be shot through by Finley and Bowen.

I don’t know if Li Rong’s interference played a role, Parker failed to make a mid-range shot this time.

Jefferson received the defensive rebound and passed it to Li Rong to dribble the ball through halftime.

Li Rong once again handed the ball to Jefferson in the inside, and Duncan then assisted in defense at the basket, and Jefferson immediately passed it back to Li Rong.

When Li Rong received the ball, Bao Wen's rotation defense had already followed.

But it doesn't matter. Li Rongxun gave the ball to McCantz, who was outside the three-point line. Finley, who was defending him just now, has already made up for Gomez.

When McCantz received the ball, Parker's backup defense also arrived.

But Terfill at the bottom corner was already in full open position, so McCantz transferred the ball to Terfill.

This is the defensive characteristic of the Spurs. Each of them knows where the defensive focus lies.

The worst shooting percentage of the Timberwolves on the outside is Terfill, who only shot less than 30% of his three-point shooting percentage last season.

But Terfell's ball was very good. After aiming for about 10,000 years, he finally shot the ball steadily.

At the beginning 7-2, the Timberwolves made all three attacks.

Looking back, Tony Parker broke into the three-point line with the cover. Li Rong's defense change was a little impatient, and he stood a little higher, but he turned around and passed by.

Gomez, who was at the bottom line, had to return to the basket. Parker passed the ball with Bowen, and McCantz had to give up Finley and save the bottom line.

Bowen is very experienced and has a fake shot and a real pass to transfer the ball to Finley on the outside.

Finley made a three-pointer with a large open space, but unfortunately he didn't make it.

Li Rong took the defensive rebound and advanced directly. At this time, the Timberwolves' young lineup's advantage was reflected.

Terfill, McCantz and Gomez made a quick attack directly in the left, center and right direction.

The three defenders, except for Parker at the peak of his career, Mike Finley and Bruce Bowen are both on the verge of retirement.

Before Li Rong crossed the center line, he passed the ball in his hand to McCantz who was fast down the middle.

Finley's pace was a little slower. He knew that McCantz could not directly attack the unguarded basket, so he chose to make a tactical foul and hugged McCantz directly.

McCantz turned his head and glanced at the old guy Finley. Since he hadn't started shooting yet, it was just an ordinary foul. He was a little unhappy when he saw that the two points he was about to get were gone.

Finley looked calm. As a veteran who had been in the league for twelve years, he had long been familiar with this kind of thing.

"bobo" Vic on the sidelines frowned when he saw this, and he had already noticed that something was wrong.

The team seemed a little difficult to deal with the Timberwolves' fast attack on the court.

It was fine that round just now. Jefferson took the rebound and passed it to Li Rong, which delayed a little. The Spurs' generals took advantage of this time to all return to defense.

However, after Li Rong took the rebound directly in this round, the Timberwolves' progress was a bit irresistible.

On the court, Terfell received a pass from Li Rong and dribbled with a mid-range shot.

Duncan protected the defensive rebound, and "bobo" Vic called a timeout directly.

Everyone was surprised. Although the Spurs were temporarily behind, they only started less than three minutes. This timeout came a little too early, right?

Just fighting Lin Senlang, do you need to be so cautious when defending the champion?

After the timeout, everyone showed that the Spurs changed the lineup.

Brazilian veteran Fabricho Oberto was replaced, and Argentine's "demon sword" Manu Ginobili was sent to the court.

In this way, Duncan stood at the center position, and the player who was defending Li Rong became Bruce Bowen.
Chapter completed!