The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 505, the textbook Popovich showed.

The Spurs' defensive strategy in the second half was more targeted, which made the Lakers continue to suffer.

At the end of the game, the Spurs killed the Lakers in overtime.

The score was 110 to 107, and the Spurs narrowly won by 3 points away.

Except for Li Senlin, who scored 50 points in the game, the rest of the Lakers' starters had a plus-minus value higher than +10, and Li Senlin's win-loss value was actually negative.

This means that the Lakers are still in a very favorable situation in the full-force matchup.

Then why is Li Senlin's positive and negative values ​​so bizarre?

ESPN replayed the game immediately after the game ended, and they found a problem.

The main problem for the Lakers lies in the rotation stage.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers once led the Spurs by 33 points 22 to 11, and then switched to the lineup. Li Senlin was there, and the Spurs played a wave of 17-0 attacks to reverse the entire battle.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers led the Spurs by 89 points 84 to 5. It was still rotation time. Li Senlin was still there, and the Spurs played another wave of 12-1 attacks to firmly grasp the initiative of the subsequent game.

What happened during this period, and how did the Lakers become so embarrassed?
ESPN's analysis is very thorough.

Under the two lineups, the Spurs adopted different defensive strategies against Li Senlin.

When Li Senlin plays with the main lineup, the Spurs' defensive strategy: defend Li Senlin one-on-one, and the inside players fill in at any time.

After Li Senlin fell to the low position, the first thing he faced was a single defense.

But Duncan on the inside completely let go of Jordan, who has almost no offensive ability, and shrinks to the basket and is always ready to pinch Li Senlin.
His pincer attack is not the kind that has to be forced to cut Li Senlin's ball or something, but uses his wide body and long arms to pay attention to the passing route of Li Senlin and other teammates.

Then as long as Li Senlin goes in for a layup, the Spurs players closest to Li Senlin will all face Li Senlin. As long as Li Senlin comes in, they will immediately shrink the defensive line. He was just as easy on one-on-one layups as he was at the start.

This Li Forest caused huge consumption.

It is difficult for Li Senlin to pass the ball inside, because of the space inside, it is also extremely difficult for him to break the double-team.

Although Li Senlin is capable of scoring points against the sky, he played very hard and his teammates couldn't connect.

Facing the Spurs' defensive strategy, Li Senlin was not unresponsive. After the crazy attack in the first half, the team fell behind.

In the second half of the game, he only took 10 shots and hit 7 of them very efficiently.

For a lot of time, Li Senlin played the role of containment and support, and it can be regarded as a trick.

So, when it came time to rotate the lineup, how did the Spurs defend Li Senlin?
The answer is, still not assisting in defense, one-on-one defense, and choking the outside line a little bit.

Jefferson can often be seen on the line against Li Senlin who holds the ball.

There is neither a big man who shrinks the inside nor a defense player who is always ready to attack. Popovich's meaning is very clear: "If you want to fight, you can fight one-on-one. If we don't help defend, you can't even think about it." Create opportunities for pitchers."

The rotation time is also the time for Li Senlin to breathe. As a result, Li Senlin wanted to play the ball, but the team's offense failed to keep up, and the Lakers were chased for points.

It is said that the Spurs are the sufferer of Li Senlin, and they are indeed very good at defending Li Senlin.

Their tactical principle is also simple, which is to pinch all the possibilities of Li Senlin to drive his teammates, force him to play heads-up, and exhaust his physical energy as much as possible.

Facing the high-intensity single defense of a strong team, it is impossible for Li Senlin to beat the whole game.

Li Senlin knew the Spurs' strategy. He really wanted to bring the outside shooters together, but he was forced to fall into the Spurs' defensive trap.

It was the first time that Li Senlin felt like it was hard to beat 4 hands with two fists.

The pain point of the Lakers' system was dug out. Although Li Senlin had scored 50 points in the game, he only had 3 assists. The high score did not help the team win the game.

The problem that the Lakers did not have a second organizational point and a second offensive strength was infinitely magnified by the Spurs.

The absence of a second organization point means that the Lakers and Li Senlin have no more options, and it also means that the Lakers' offense is very single.

Li Senlin is also very aware of this weakness.

The reason why the Cavaliers' one-star shooting and the future super rockets are so good is also because they have a second organization point or a second attack point.

And the Lakers just don't have it.

Having a second organization point for the Cavaliers means that the Cavaliers and James have more options, and it also means that the Cavaliers' offense can play more diversely.

They can choose to let James play the organization, distribute the ball to the outside, and let them finish the offense. At the same time, they can also let James play off the ball, run air cuts, use off-ball screens and directly attack the basket, or, let James As the setter, James first runs to catch the ball from his teammates, and then uses his own containment to create open shooting opportunities for the players on the other side.

Similarly, Harden can play in this way with Paul.

The Lakers can't do it, so the Spurs suppressed the friction in this game.

Coaches from other teams watching the game learned of the Lakers' weaknesses with the help of Popovich, who showed how to deal with the Lakers' textbook playbook.

The current Lakers lineup and offensive routines are seriously lacking in changes.

In addition to Li Senlin's superstar singles, the Lakers have only one option-to let Li Senlin feed his shooters.

For the Lakers' starting lineup, the assist rate is 76.22%.

To put it bluntly, if Li Senlin doesn't feed them the ball, they basically don't have the ability to score independently.

This is why Li Senlin is so eager to bring George over. .

After honing George for a season, the second attack point composed of Carter (old) + George (rookie) + Kobe (disabled) will make the Lakers go further in the playoffs, and there is hope for the championship.

Of course, the main reason for Li Senlin's low win-loss value is his defense. Li Senlin didn't have much energy to focus on defense in this game.

Others are about the same.

Facing old Duncan's low-post singles, Jordan was repeatedly played by Shifo's footsteps.

Carter suffered a disadvantage in defending the outside line, and Ginobili and Parker took turns to break through.

Lewis couldn't stand it inside.

Gerald Green is also a big colander. Facing the Spurs' extremely smooth conduction of the ball, his enthusiasm was used instead. The fake moves of the old hooligans were too realistic.

Li Senlin often directs the traffic, and the whole time period also points to him to attack to make up for the disadvantages on the defensive end.

The overall offense is not going well, it all depends on the superstar's individual play, and the defense is still full of loopholes. It is not uncommon to lose in this situation.

ESPN quickly analyzed all the key points of the Spurs' victory over the Lakers.

Carlisle of the Mavericks, Brooks of the Thunder and other coaching teams quickly took notes.

The Lakers' 9-game winning streak was terminated and replaced by the Spurs' 9-game winning streak.

The Staples audience didn't think what would happen if they lost. They didn't have much dissatisfaction, and they didn't feel ashamed to lose to the Spurs.

Of course, this has something to do with the great look of this game. With Li Senlin's hero ball and the Spurs' teamwork, the process was very exciting.

The audience is fine, but for Li Senlin and the Lakers' management, this is a wake-up call.

When and how to solve the problem caught by the Spurs is a question that should be considered.

The game is over.

Kobe in the auditorium left his seat with a sullen face.

Although the Lakers only lost by 3 points, Kobe could see that the Spurs' tactics against Li Senlin had taken effect, and Li Senlin, who had been exhausted in overtime, could not move.

After today, all strong teams will follow the tactics taught by the Spurs to deal with the Lakers.

According to the current lineup of the Lakers, it will be difficult for the Lakers to play a strong team next.

Popovich showed everyone how to deal with the textbook standard routine of Lee Forest Super Lakers.

The Lakers' problems were thoroughly exposed under the spotlight.

After the game, Li Senlin and GDP greeted each other politely, and then went into the locker room to take a shower.

He also has to deal with the media in Los Angeles.

The post-match press conference was very lively.

The Fox Sports male reporter asked: "Li, your scoring average against the Spurs has increased, but your record has become 1 win and 8 losses. What do you have to say?"

Journalists in Los Angeles are fierce.

Li Senlin replied: "The Spurs are a very good team. He let me know my shortcomings and made me stronger. I believe that the next game will be even stronger."

The reporter continued to ask: "How do you evaluate Popovich? He admires you very much. Are you willing to play for him?"

Li Senlin glanced at the non-Los Angeles reporter and replied, "He is a great coach, and I like playing for the Lakers."

The reporters besieged Li Senlin one by one.

The opponent is the Spurs, the league's No. [-] team, and the loss is not ugly, so the reporter didn't attack Lao Li too harshly. If you show some mercy, you will still be good friends in the future.

In a basketball game, one side always loses.

The interview with the Spurs was also very lively.

It is rare for GDP to smile. They have found out the details of this Lakers team.

Facing the reporter, Popovich praised Li Senlin: "I am really happy to see Li's progress. He deserves to be No.1 in the current league and the top superstar of the Lakers. At the beginning of Li's career, He's not that strong, he's improving very fast and he's doing really well. Almost every time you play against him, you can see him improve, which is very tough for a young player, and eventually he reaches My expectations have also won the respect of the fans. I think this process is a fortune for Li Senlin, and I am optimistic that this young man will create a beautiful era, haha."

Duncan: "Today's Lee is very good, but the victory is ours."

Ginobili: "He is no longer the kid who only cheats fouls, haha, he told me that he wanted to win the MVP when he played against me in the first rookie game. What I thought at the time was, How is this possible, it seems that I have to change my mind now."

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After returning home.

Li Senlin did not rest, he immediately called Kobe.

The Paul George deal has to be pushed.

Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)