NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 304 The pre-match plan completely went bankrupt
The Spurs suffered a blow right from the start, and Popovich frowned as he watched.

What the hell kind of play is this?

Previously, he watched Lu Yuanzhi shoot a lot of long three-pointers when he played against the Celtics in the regular season, and he didn't take it to heart at all.

It's just a matter of being angry with Antoine Walker, what reference value can it have.

In the last series, although Lu Yuanzhi occasionally had one or two super long three-pointers, he still did not attract Popovich's attention.

Who doesn't know that the closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage.

There are no 4-pointers, so who would take a few steps away from the three-point line to shoot.

But in this first attack, Popovich sat on the sidelines and saw Lu Yuanzhi's attack, and his hair stood up.

Something's wrong, there's something wrong with this offensive approach.

With such a confident shot, if you say Lu Yuanzhi hasn't practiced it deliberately, Popovich won't believe it!
But I still can't explain why I need to practice such a useless skill.

With such a good physical condition, it is already counterintuitive to coach three-pointers. Now I have to practice ultra-long three-pointers, which is not enough!

According to normal logic, shouldn't we develop mid-range shots and post-ups?
But now it's too late to say anything. The Spurs are already in a disadvantageous situation. They really can't find a way to deal with it and can only let Bowen stick to Lu Yuanzhi after he crosses the midline.

As Lu Yuanzhi expected, Popovich really deliberately pitted the team against the Kings because he had great confidence in Manu Ginobili and believed that he could lead the Spurs' rotation to withstand the Kings' rotation. line-up.

The entire league is afraid of the Kings' bench, but Popovich is not.

This isn't the regular season. What's the point of having 10 people on the court?

In the playoffs, only 8 players are needed to rotate. The other players on the field are just to make up the number. They only need to do good defense and fixed-point shooting.

And Ginobili's offensive power is not much different from that of the Kings' entire bench combined.

Popovich's initial plan was to take advantage of the Spurs' starting lineup to open up the score, and then let Ginobili lead the rotation to withstand the Kings' counterattack, and the game would be easily won.

But Lu Yuanzhi's unconventional approach cast a shadow over Popovich's heart. No, he would really be killed by Lu Yuanzhi.

impossible!
No one can win the game with three-pointers alone!

Bowen heard Popovich's instructions on the court and chose to defend Lu Yuanzhi just after halftime.

Lu Yuanzhi just wanted to laugh.

Anyone else might be helpless with this kind of brown candy tactic, but Lu Yuanzhi is not afraid at all.

Have you forgotten how I first started playing ball?
Lu Yuanzhi ran into the Spurs' three-point line and began to provide off-ball screens for his teammates. After two tactics, Stojakovic seized the opportunity and ran back to the basket. Bowen saw that no one could He came to help defend, but had no choice but to give up Lu Yuanzhi and stick to Stojakovic.

How could Lu Yuanzhi miss this opportunity? He quickly ran to the three-point line and caught the ball before Stephen Jackson could react.

"brush!"

Another three-pointer.

Feeling hot!

You can use the brown sugar tactic to deal with Ray Allen and Kobe, and there is no big problem, but for Lu Yuanzhi, who is good at off-ball offense, and the Kings, who operate the basketball extremely smoothly, this defensive strategy is simply useless. As long as Lu Yuanzhi participates in the team's tactical cooperation a few more times, he will be able to find open opportunities, and the ball will come to him as soon as possible.

What are you most afraid of when playing without the ball?
Of course, people cannot reach the ball!
Therefore, Lu Yuanzhi continues to strengthen his ball control and three-pointers this season to ensure that he can still exert his offensive power after leaving the excellent passing system of the Kings.

But isn’t he still the king now?How dare you, the Spurs, come to guard me like this?

What a heart!
Lu Yuanzhi's sudden exertion once again disrupted Popovich's pre-match preparations.

By the time the first quarter entered the regular rotation time, the Kings were already 6 points ahead, which was completely beyond Popovich's expectation.

He also plans to lead into the rotation and then let the magical Ginobili withstand the onslaught of the Kings bench players.

Now, it's up to Ginobili to chase points.

But the plan to chase points didn't go smoothly. The Kings put Webber on the court. In the first quarter, except for defending Duncan, who spent some of his energy, Webb basically didn't use much on the offensive end. At this time, Webber officially showed his fangs.

Yes, Duncan has already rested, and no one on the Spurs can withstand Webber's offense.

He began to ask for the ball outside the penalty area on both sides, and constantly used his matchup advantage to attract double-teams and create opportunities for his teammates.

At 24:32, at the end of the first quarter, the Kings' lead expanded to 8 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Weber finally came off the court to rest, but Lu Yuanzhi came on again, leading Bobby Jackson, Christie, Turkoglu and Cato to start a new round of running and gunning.

The Spurs also have a fast lineup, and Parker and Ginobili also want to take this opportunity to quickly chase points.

Lu Yuanzhi's touch finally came down, and he missed two shots from beyond the three-point line, allowing Parker to seize the opportunity to counterattack twice, narrowing the point difference to 4 points.

Right, there is no such a high shooting percentage for three-pointers. Failure to make a shot is the norm!
Popovich kept nodding, ashamed of his overreaction.

Lu Yuanzhi seemed to have heard Popovich's voice. After missing two shots, Lu Yuanzhi began to break through.

Do not laugh!

If someone else was defending, Lu Yuanzhi's three-legged cat breakthrough skills would only make people laugh. But at this time, Lu Yuanzhi was at the power forward position, and the person marking him was Malik Rose.

What skills are needed to beat Ross?
For the first ball, Lu Yuanzhi didn't make a fake move at all. He accelerated in a straight line, rushed straight to the inside, and dunked directly before the help came over.

For the second ball, Lu Yuanzhi repeated his old tricks and once again passed Rose in one step. David Robinson, who had been prepared for a long time, came to help defend. Lu Yuanzhi threw the ball directly into the air. Cato took off behind David Robinson, and no one Alley-oop dunk under defense.

On the third ball, Rose no longer dared to defend and took two steps back. Lu Yuanzhi dribbled the ball, suddenly joined the ball, and fired directly from outside the three-point line.

Losing his defensive position, Rose could only watch the basketball fly towards the hoop and get into the hoop accurately.

After three failed defenses, Popovich was so angry that he called a timeout, adjusted personnel, and rearranged the defense.

However, the main players of the Kings were almost rested at this time. Everyone except Webber returned to the court, while Cato moved to the power forward position to face Duncan who was back on the court.

The score difference widened again, reaching 10 points.

Popovich could only sigh secretly in his heart, it was really cool to have so many cards in his hand!

As long as they continue to bring in fresh blood like Adelman, those substitute players who are full of energy will be able to roar and continuously attack the Spurs' defense.

But he could only do his best to mobilize his troops and generals to fill the holes one after another.

Cato could not restrict Duncan, but the Spurs could not stop the outside firepower of Bibby, Lu Yuanzhi and Stojakovic, and the scores of both sides increased alternately.

When Weber returned to the court in the 5th minute of the second quarter, the two teams resumed their main lineups again, and by this time the point difference had reached 10 points!
Popovich's pre-game plan went completely bankrupt!
(End of this chapter)