basketball kingdom

Chapter 453 Flaws

Chapter 453 Flaws

Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity, and while he was marking Tony Parker, he turned around and looked at the left and right sides to roughly familiarize himself with the Spurs' offensive position.But he is not an inside player, and it is difficult to dominate the overall defense.

Tony Parker no longer cooperated with Danny Green, and directly handed the ball to Kawhi Leonard, allowing the current star of the team to play singles with the ball.

The playoffs are the stage for superstars. Many stars who do not live up to their names have leaked their stuff, and there are also countless stars who testify here and complete their transformation into superstars.Kawhi Leonard has gradually entered the ranks of top stars by virtue of his defense against James in the 14 Finals. Before that, it was hard to imagine that he would reach such a level.

George is one of the top five small forwards in the league, but his personal ability is slightly inferior to Kawhi Leonard, and even his strength is half a point weaker.Strength is the basis of all technical actions and defenses. Without strength, even the best technique is in vain.

Kawhi Leonard felt George's defensive changes, turning his back and turning over for a jumper, but his position was a bit far from the basket, and the effect was not good.

Duncan and Aldridge both occupy favorable positions, guarding near the basket, making it possible to compete for offensive rebounds.

Xu Tian slammed into the penalty area from the top of the arc, took off before the two Spurs centers could react, and easily protected the defensive rebound.

The Spurs players were afraid that the Lakers would play a defensive counterattack, so they retreated quickly, and quickly settled into a defensive formation, dragging the Lakers into a positional battle.

Barkley said: "The Spurs have Kawhi Leonard, and the defensive effect on Xu is much more obvious than the Rockets. This is not to say that Trevor Ariza is not an excellent defender, but for a player of Xu's level , seems a bit weak."

Kenny Smith said: "I don't think so. In fact, Kawhi Leonard may not be able to limit Xu, but they are doing better overall, and Xu's desire to attack tonight is not so strong, which makes it very obvious. It has an effect, but it remains to be seen how.”

Xu Tian didn't call for a pick-and-roll, allowing Tony Parker to double-team, and then passed the ball to Warren at the top of the arc on the left.

Danny Green foresees this simple cooperation, quickly rotates in front of Warren, defends closely, and does not give a chance to shoot.

Warren is a little taller than Danny Green, found George who was open, and quickly passed the ball.

George didn't pause, the coherent movement was completed, and the open shot was shot!

5-2!

Duncan glanced at the score, passed Tony Parker, said something in a low voice, and passed the ball to me.

Tony Parker looked at Duncan who couldn't run very well, and suddenly froze in place.He didn't know how many times he passed the ball to Duncan in the penalty area before, but since the transfer of the core, this kind of cooperation has decreased a lot. Hearing Duncan's words, he unconsciously thought of the glorious years in the past.

Duncan didn't come to the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. He fought Tyson Chandler in the penalty area and went straight to a deep position, waiting for Tony Parker to pass the ball.

Tony Parker has far more trust in his big brother Duncan than other teammates, and he passed the ball without hesitation.He knew that Duncan would take care of the rest.

Tyson Chandler's foot was not stable enough, and it was very difficult to defend Duncan. He gradually lost his defensive position and had to foul.

Aldridge stepped out of the sideline, took the ball from the referee, and served it to Tony Parker who came out.

The conscientious running tactics of Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green disrupted the Lakers' well-structured defensive formation.

Aldridge and Josh Smith fought for position again, this time gaining room to attack, reaching out to Tony Parker for the ball.

Tony Parker pretended to pass the ball to Aldridge with his right hand, but actually passed the ball to Duncan who was standing in the penalty area.

Duncan shrugged off Tyson Chandler, headed over the defender, and scored a hard layup!

5-4!

The referee allowed the collision in the lane, didn't call a foul on Tyson Chandler, and let the game continue.

The reason why Aldridge came to the Spurs is to believe in Duncan and Popovich. Seeing Duncan's strong performance at the beginning, he was very moved.Even when superstars are old, they can still see extraordinary dominance at certain times.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt with his left hand, signaled his teammates to pull away with his right hand, and observed the changes in the Spurs' defense again.

Tony Parker still didn't hesitate, and quickly ran over to double-team Xu Tian with Kawhi Leonard.

Xu Tian didn't pass the ball anymore, just like when Sanying fought against Lu Bu, Lu Bu was waiting for Liu Bei to make an opening. He broke through with the ball on the left side, mainly attacking the weak Tony Parker.

Kawhi Leonard was able to keep up, but he was on Xu Tian's right and couldn't put pressure on the ball Xu Tian was dribbling with his left hand.This is why lefties are hard to guard against.

Tony Parker wanted to make a foul, but Xu Tian used his dribbling skills to dodge it. Instead, he was self-defeating and lost a thug foul.

The slow-motion playback made Barkley and Kenny Smith praise it as miraculous.

Popovich unconsciously stood on the sidelines again, watching the players' next defense.He is not an ordinary coach, he is used to controlling all tactics, and accordingly he needs to observe more carefully.

Facing the double-team, Xu Tian once again held the ball to attack the weak defensive Tony Parker. Using his height and weight advantages, he forcibly crushed and broke through the Spurs' double-team defense.

Tony Parker didn't dare to make a foul, and at the same time caused Kawhi Leonard to lose his position defensively, giving Xu Tian a shot.

Xu Tian is the best at attacking others' weaknesses. Naturally, he will not let go of this hard-won opportunity. He directly pulls up and shoots softly from mid-range.

Swish!

7-4!

Popovich saw the need to adjust his defensive tactics and called a timeout again.

Barkley said: "I like to watch Xu's shooting. It is simply a work of art, which can give people a beautiful enjoyment."

Kenny Smith said: "The point is that he made the shot. If he couldn't make the shot, few people might find his shooting posture very interesting."

Scott didn't expect to force the Spurs to call timeouts twice in the opening game, and he felt refreshed mentally.When deploying tactics, they all feel full of energy.

Kobe couldn't do confrontation training, but there was no problem walking around. He came to Xu Tian's side, analyzed his offensive round just now, and guided him where he could do better.

Xu Tian listened to Scott's arrangement and Kobe's suggestion at the same time, absorbed both sides' views, and outlined a rough solution in his mind.

Popovich replaced Tony Parker with Patty Mills, and used his body against a stronger him to cooperate with Kawhi Leonard to launch a pincer defense.

Duncan has never interfered with the team's tactics. He will do what Popovich says. After the timeout is over, he turns around and returns to the court, and then plays the game.

(End of this chapter)