Chapter 98 So You Are Such Kidd (3/3)(1/2)
The day after the Spurs game ends, Lin Yiyun will come over.
Although she was experiencing life as a reporter and although she just had a casual career, she was still quite serious.
After everything was done, I went to Li Feng’s place to spend Christmas~ I heard Li Feng said that his sister had passed away~
Li Feng should not be too distracted at this time, because in the United States, this is equivalent to the Chinese New Year, so the festive atmosphere has already come out.
Teammates Hansen and O'Bryant III can finally breathe a sigh of relief because Duncan will not play today!
This means they don't have to work too hard on both the defensive and offensive ends!
The team is still doing warm-up training. At this time, the Bucks players have reached a peak both physically and mentally!
After several days of high-intensity training, their bodies not only developed a certain ability to tolerate stress, but also developed certain habits!
This habit was quickly broken by Kidd. After several days of rest, some players couldn't sleep well.
Because there is nowhere to spend the extra energy. After this game is over, the Bucks are on vacation!
Some players even bought some Christmas decorations when they came.
Kidd: "Everyone, come over. The Christmas atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger. Do you want to celebrate the holiday today?"
After hearing what the coach said, the players were all confused. How to celebrate? Have a small party here?
Kidd: "Win the San Antonio Spurs tonight at our home court! Let's celebrate the New Year together! What's wrong?"
All players: "..."
How many dishes, coach? You are so drunk! That's the Spurs! Although Duncan is not participating in the game, coach, you can't joke like this...
The players also want to win this game, but this season, whether in the preseason or the regular season, the Spurs have left a big shadow on the team...
No matter how the team plays, the Spurs have no room to fight back. Both games ended in disastrous defeats...
How should we play against the Spurs like this? When he came here, Li Feng even asked his sister if she would watch his game.
Li Chaoyue: "What are you looking at? You are going to lose! Are you looking at the Spurs beating you?"
I think that would make me want to watch the drama, so I won’t watch it. I won’t go there even if I have a ticket.”
Li Feng: "..."
The scene at that time was very embarrassing.
But Li Feng will come today to verify whether his sister has the skill of poisonous milk!
Li Xiaomei said that this game must be lost, there is no suspense. Let's see if they can beat the Spurs!
Thinking about it here, Li Feng doesn't think it's possible.
It didn't take long for the team to take the field. The players were warming up on the field.
Knight: "I think our head coach must have had a few more drinks at home before coming here. Otherwise he wouldn't be able to talk so dreamily."
Antetokounmpo: "No way? Is the coach's extra training just to prepare for the game against the Spurs?"
Knight: "Then how do you explain the sudden three days off?"
Antetokounmpo: "..."
Parker: "Okay. Let's check it out first. If we really can't keep up with our strength, that's it~
No matter what the outcome is, I will relax during the Chinese New Year holiday~Winning or losing will not affect my mood during the Chinese New Year~"
Everyone heard what Jabari said and felt it made sense.
Popovich naturally began to give players a rest in a targeted manner.
They will not let players get injured on a large scale. Because if the team's main players are injured and the season is reimbursed, it means that the team has no chance of winning the championship.
Because since the beginning of the season, the team has put together every important piece of the puzzle.
It can be said that the Spurs' troika is indispensable. And now, Leonard is also among the "important puzzle pieces of the team"!
Today's starting players for the Bucks are Hansen, Jabari, Antetokounmpo, Mayo, and Knight.
Li Feng did not play as a starter. He was off the court and only one shot was given to him on the big screen.
Li Feng looked worried. Kidd's expression next to him was in sharp contrast.
I also chatted with the coaching staff from time to time. Everyone was somewhat infected by the coach's emotions.
Playing against the Spurs brought some relief emotionally.
The starting players for the Spurs are Splitter, Leonard, Danny, Parker and Ginobili.
The players looked relaxed, and Popovich stood behind them expressionlessly...
At the beginning of the game, Hansen took the lead in getting the basketball and passed the ball to the letter.
Feeling like he was about to explode, Antetokounmpo rushed out decisively and dunked against the Spurs' three-man defense!!
Such a explosive score, for the players on the Spurs team, the question is, are you stimulated by something?
Parker received Split's serve. Yaodao received Parker's ground pass and passed Mayo and Jabari before successfully scoring!
It is still difficult for the Bucks to guard him now. When playing against the Spurs, not only cannot there be too many double-teams, but there must be one or two players in the midfield...
The thing to defend against is the Spurs' very good transition offense!
The Warriors have three points and the Spurs have coordination. Once the opponent's fast-paced and efficient coordination comes together, the opponent can basically only watch the Spurs perform.
Jabari is still mainly responsible for organizing the team. After his teammates are in position, pass the ball to Mayo in the bottom corner!
Mayo shook the opponent's Green. Unexpectedly, the opponent was actually shaken.
So he immediately staggered his position and hit a three-pointer with a jumper! The Bucks' tactic against the Spurs today was to play fast and shoot long three-pointers!
The Warriors can compete with the Spurs. Their main offensive method is to shoot three-pointers. The Warriors also have a certain destructive effect on the Spurs' offensive and defensive transitions!
The Bucks still felt a little guilty when defending the Spurs.
But the team has been practicing offense-defense transition offense since the beginning of the season! If it works properly, they can compete with the Spurs to see who can do better in offense-defense transition!
Kawhi got the basketball this time, and the center was blocked! Knight blocked the ball, preventing Ginobili from catching the ball.
Facing Antetokounmpo's beast-level defense, Leonard was not afraid at all!
After dealing with Mayo, Antetokounmpo and Jabari for almost 20 seconds, Kawhi successfully rushed in and scored a dunk!
Leonard also has relatively terrifying muscles and strength. But he always looks low-key and quiet.
I don’t have any social media. I just play ball every day and then go home.
At this time, he was already considered by the media to be the successor of the Spurs.
The troika is gradually getting older, and it is only a matter of time before the Spurs dynasty team is replaced.
Knight dribbled the ball across half court and finally scored a three-pointer from his opponent Parker!
The fans couldn't believe their eyes.
The Bucks were actually able to take the lead against the Spurs!
This is a situation rarely seen in previous games!
Is Duncan so important to the Spurs?! Splitter took the basketball and was double-teamed by Hansen and Jabari during his layup!
Mayo dribbled the ball quickly! When halftime was over, he suddenly discovered that the Spurs' defense was lax?
No time to think about it! Mayo, who was near the three-point line, hit a three-pointer directly! 11:4!
The Spurs players were wondering, didn't the head coach of their opponent just want to time out?
Kidd: "I didn't want to time out~"
Ginobili: "..."
Parker: "..."
Leonard: "..."
It was clear that Kidd just made a gesture to pause...
Referee: "Kidd didn't ask us for a timeout. The game continues."
The Bucks players were also a little confused and happy. They also stopped at that time, thinking that the coach was going to time out.
Mayo had already passed halftime and did not see the coach's actions.
The three-pointer was valid. Popovich scratched his head as he listened to the assistant coach next to him explaining the situation.
How come they didn't even play much at the start but their opponent scored 11 points?
How come the Bucks are as efficient as the Golden State Warriors at this time?
The game was coming back soon. Green took the basketball and didn't have much chance to watch from the sidelines. He just jumped up and Wu Jing saw who didn't know who suddenly came to him next to him!
This situation scared Danny Green and he shook his hands and hit a three-pointer.
Kidd: "My shoelaces are untied, so I have to tie them. Isn't this a reasonable explanation?"
Green: "..."
To be continued...