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

Chapter 84
The Kings still have to play fast unreasonably.

In fact, most teams will choose to play fast in the substitute rotation lineup. A rotation player has no proprietary tactics, and everyone has no tactics to run up.

The second is simple. I am now a substitute, but it does not mean that I am willing to be a substitute for the rest of my life!

Then how to become the main force?
Of course, it is to score more points, grab more rebounds, perform well on the court, and look impressive in statistics.

Even if the current team's main lineup is stable, there is no turnover of players, and there is no aging of players, there will always be other teams offering a big contract to poach you as the main force in the past.

Therefore, when it's time for the substitute rotation, the theme of most of the field is to run!run!run!
The more rounds, the better the data!
I don't understand this truth, and I deserve to be a substitute for the rest of my life!
The NBA coach himself is not authoritative enough, and he is even less likely to jump out and be a bad guy at this time. Otherwise, what is waiting for him is a rebellion in the entire locker room.

This kind of thing is beyond the control of Popovich, who is known as "Zhugeweiqi".

Lu Yuanzhi has now become the arrow figure who assaults the inside line.

Every fast break, Turkoglu and Stojakovic are standing outside the three-point line. You can’t ignore these two high-level fortresses, otherwise their three-point rain will soon make your ball The team collapsed.

Bobby Jackson used to like to rush to the inside, but now he also runs more than half of his fast break runs to the two corners.

Three-pointers are one point more than two-pointers, and the scoring efficiency is higher. Bobby Jackson, who is not good at math, will also calculate this account.

Lu Yuanzhi and Pollard became the only two players who slammed inside.

No way, neither of these two has outside shooting ability.

And Lu Yuanzhi, who has better running and jumping ability, can always keep up with the fast break at the first time.

After Duncan went down to rest, Cherokee Parks, who came off the bench, couldn't get back in time most of the time. Occasionally, he went back to the inside a few times, and then fell out of position. Lu Yuanzhi chased his ass and dunked him twice.

Parks: Learn from Duncan’s good example and be a qualified background board!
Martial Saint Steve Jackson was very active in chasing and defending Lu Yuanzhi, but his fierce defense could not make up for his size disadvantage. Instead, he got two fouls, plus one foul in the first quarter, leading to three fouls.

The score also opened up quickly. Only 3 and a half minutes later in the second quarter, the Kings played a 14:4 spurt, extending the lead to 12 points.

Popovich didn't want to give up this game. This is the first game after the All-Star break, which is exactly the point where he planned to start grabbing points.

The Spurs are now ranked fourth in the Western Conference. If they play in the playoffs tomorrow, the Spurs will only have home court advantage in the first round. This is something Popovich will never accept.

This ball must be won.

As long as they win the Kings, one in and one out, they are equivalent to getting two wins closer.

Only by taking down the higher-ranked Western Conference teams can the Spurs' ranking continue to rise.

If we can rank first in the league in wins, it means we have home field advantage in every series in the playoffs, which is very important!

No matter how bad it is, you have to grab the top three results, so that you can avoid this annoying Kings team before the Western Conference Finals.

In Popovich's heart, this Kings team is more difficult than the defending champion Lakers!

The Kings have too many players who can play, and their abundant stamina allows them to hit the old Spurs inside wave after wave, the kind without a break for 48 minutes!

It's better to beat the Lakers and then kill the sharks!
Therefore, Duncan was thrown onto the court by Popovich again.

You see, it is not difficult to be an NBA coach. Learn from veteran coaches to play the main force, learn from Phil Jackson to adjust the relationship in the locker room, learn from Tyronn Lue, and let the most powerful people play more. This is the achievement of leading the team. Yet?

Seeing Duncan back on the field, Adelman originally wanted to replace Webber, but after thinking about it, he still leads by 12 points, let's see what the substitutes can do first.

This can be regarded as testing these substitute players for the playoffs in advance.

They are not expected to guard Duncan, as long as they can stabilize the score.

Adelman's psychological expectations are very low, but Lu Yuanzhi wants more.

"Scott, you go and guard Duncan," Lu Yuanzhi said to Pollard when he saw Duncan coming on the court. "You focus on guarding his rebound shots. Don't be afraid of his breakthrough. I will definitely be able to cover him!"

David Robinson did not play together, he is still old, if Robinson is also on the court, Lu Yuanzhi would not dare to say such big words.

David Robinson's shooting skills are more famous than his basket skills. Many people doubt that Duncan's shooting skills have improved by leaps and bounds after entering the NBA, and Robinson's precepts and deeds are indispensable.

But now that Parkes is standing on the other side, Lu Yuanzhi has no worries. This blue-collar center has no talent on the offensive end other than being stuck in position as a meat shield.

Lu Yuanzhi can leave his defender at any time and use his quick movement to cover Duncan in time.

Hey, brother Duncan, I didn't expect it, I'm not here to defend you in this game!

As soon as Duncan fell into the low position and saw that it was Pollard who was defending him, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, hey, are you afraid of the rookie who doesn't let his head be touched?
But this is also normal, it is reasonable to change to a stronger person to defend yourself!
As soon as Duncan came on the court, the Spurs seemed to take reassurance. Everyone stopped running around and settled into their positions. Parker steadily gave the ball to Duncan.

This ball must be initiated from Duncan.

He must have received the ball outside the paint and made a few three-threat moves. He found that Pollard, who was defending himself, was too excited. Several fake shots could shake his center of gravity.

Strange, this Pollard felt quite stable when he played last time, why is he so frizzy today?

do not care!
Duncan made another shot fake, tricked Pollard's center of gravity, took a big step, and dribbled directly to the basket.

After being shaken by Duncan, Pollard immediately turned around and defended.

But on this ball, Duncan had already seized the advantageous position, and Pollard was squeezed behind him, almost losing his defensive position.

Hey easy ball!Duncan backed hard, confronted Pollard a bit, pushed Pollard out of the way, and jumped up for an easy shot.

Lu Yuanzhi was brought near the free throw line by Parks. When he saw Pollard being shaken, he decisively gave up on Parks and rushed to the basket.

Duncan's line of sight was blocked by Pollard, and he didn't even notice that Lu Yuanzhi was running over from behind, and he shot unpreparedly.

"Snapped!"

Lu Yuanzhi rushed back to the inside at the moment Duncan took action, jumped high, and slammed the ball directly onto the backboard from behind.

The ball bounced in the right direction and just bounced into Parks' hands. Without hesitation, he cut inside the basket and was about to dunk.

As soon as Lu Yuanzhi landed, he heard movement behind him, turned around quickly, took off for the second time on the spot, and directly pressed his hand on the ball that Parks had just exposed.

Parks, who didn't jump very high, looked dead when he saw Lu Yuanzhi taking off again to block the shot so quickly.

What was even more uncomfortable was that at this time, another hand also pressed on his basketball.

(End of this chapter)