The game continues, with the Spurs taking advantage of the inside and the Blazers taking advantage of the outside.
And the outside advantage of the Blazers is bigger than the inside advantage of the Spurs. In this case, the Blazers will gradually occupy the lead.
The main point of the Blazers is Kobe. In the case of a small general, the advantage is too big. The first few shots are all wild boar chisels, chiseled near the free throw line. If the Spurs two towers come forward to make up defense, then Kobe will score the ball, either transfer to the inside line or transfer to the outside line of the anti-aircraft gun.
In this way, Kobe played an extremely important role on the court, which is equal to the central role on the field.
Popovich looked more and more uncomfortable, the official height of the pioneer 198 point guard, in the face of the situation of the little general, it is really too inexplicable!
When they played seven minutes in the first quarter, though the Spurs had a lot of advantages in the interior, they were still five points behind because of Kobe's excellent performance of 5-for-4 shooting and 4 assists.
"Doodle doodle!" Popovich took advantage of the dead ball and called a timeout.
He is very clear, can't continue to play like this, spurs backcourt does not make a little change, I'm afraid that Kobe Bryant will be a person to blow.
In desperation, Popovich replaced the young general and the small forward chuck boson, so that the original guard swingman on the field, Galen Jackson, would defend Kobe Bryant.
But such a lineup arrangement, less the general's ability to pass and control, the Spurs two towers of the opportunity to receive the ball less!
Although limiting Kobe's play, but also let the Spurs towers reduce the offensive advantage of their inner line.
Headache!
Popovich's headache, he envied the trailblazer in the line-up of martial Saint Jackson, the heart secretly sighed.
If only there was a warrior Jackson in the Spurs
Jackson has the ability to pass and control, although not as good as general, but also enough to use, in addition to the body better than Kobe Bryant, speed is not slow, used to defend Kobe Bryant is simply suitable!
Most importantly, the Spurs will not have no ball to play inside!
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The regular season is not over yet, and Popovich is not sure whether the Spurs will meet the Blazers in the playoffs.
If we do meet in the playoffs, it's not good news for the Spurs
Even against the Lakers, Popovich doesn't want to face such a trailblazer.
Their lineup is too inexplicable. They can't find any short board in five positions. There are many big generals available on the bench, which is quite difficult
Especially for Kobe, Popovich is a little weak, because the Spurs can't find a big point guard who can let him go.
Don't let the general and his teammates change defense. Let the general defend Rasheed or Robinson?
It's going to be worse
If there is a martial Saint Jackson, then the Spurs problem will be solved, the pioneers will not be so difficult.
In fact, the rise of martial Saint Jackson is in San Antonio, the Spurs
He was a major player at the Spurs for a while, helping the Spurs win the championship. At that time, Parker was just emerging, and Ginobili was a small man on the bench.
Wusheng can be said to be the top three in charge of the Spurs. Apart from Duncan and Parker in terms of data, no one in the team is better than him. Popovich also has a high evaluation of him.
Now Popovich met Jackson at a glance, which is also extremely normal.
Now in Richard's hands, there are five common backcourt players: Robinson, Kobe Bryant, Bowen, wusheng and old curry.
The height of these five people in the backcourt is advantageous, even the shortest old Kuri, has 193 height
And these five people have their own characteristics. Kobe and wusheng are all-around, attack and defense organizations, Bowen is the defense line, old curry is mainly responsible for catching up points with cold arrows, and Robinson is the main attack point on the field.
It's hard for the other side to target the backcourt of the Blazers, because no team in the league can find such a horrible backcourt.
Not to mention spurs, a team with strong inside and weak outside
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By the end of the game, the Spurs had lost fifteen points.
This difference, let San Antonio fans, some difficult to accept, the difference of 15 points can be said to have been hanged.
Richard is a little embarrassed. In fact, in his own backcourt team, there are two people who are the "corner" of the dug spurs. Bowen and wusheng are both the people Popovich looks up to in the future. As a result, they beat him to the top
After winning this game, this season's four matches between the Blazers and the Spurs are 2-2. If the first match doesn't count, the Blazers have an advantage.
Richard attaches great importance to the Spurs, which is something that all trailblazers can detect. Now they easily win the Spurs, and all the players are smiling.Only Richard is in a calm mood, because he is very clear about the victory over the Spurs, which is actually nothing. After all, it is not the Spurs' strong period.
It's not difficult for Popovich to find two good players from other corners if he has dug up important players of the Spurs in the future.
It can be said that if the Spurs have Popovich and Duncan, they will always be Richard's biggest competitors.
On the contrary, the Lakers are in a better situation now. Richard doesn't feel too much pressure. Kobe Bryant has been dug up by himself. The Lakers can't figure out what the future is like. Anyway, the three consecutive titles must be forgotten
Without Kobe Bryant, if O'Neal can win three consecutive titles, he won't be without a championship.
Maybe the Lakers will give O'Neal a better team to compete for the title, but three consecutive titles are definitely out of the question.
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"Coach, how am I doing today?" After Bryant left, he asked Richard excitedly.
Richard nodded, "OK..."
Zhang Weiping couldn't help laughing, "OK! It's more than good. It's God like! "
Richard said it's OK, it's definitely a little demeaning for Kobe's performance in today's game!
Kobe Bryant shot 10 of 14 two-point shots, 1 of 1 three-point shot, 3 of 3 free throws, and got 26 points for 15 shots. This performance is not only OK, just like Zhang Weiping said, God like performance.
Facing Zhang Weiping's praise, Kobe Bryant is very modest and laughs wildly. Since the All-Star game, his performance has been quite outstanding, even if he doesn't occupy so many shooting rights, he can get good scores.