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Chapter 572 [Strong enough to be afraid of myself]

Chapter 572 [Strong enough to be afraid of myself]

In the second quarter, Ellis, Diaw, and Odom formed a trident and continued to show off. After only 3 minutes of playing, Popovich was forced to replace high center forward Nesterovich.

This season, Nesterovic has suffered for the Spurs, with an annual salary of nearly 700 million, averaging 19 minutes per game, only 4.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks.Defensively, his slow pace can easily be targeted by opponents.

When the Spurs signed with him, 03 was a rare year of free agency. The Spurs' primary goal was to find a replacement for "Admiral" Robinson. The choice at that time was very ***J Brown, Brad Miller, Jr. O'Neal, Brand, etc. Popovich went blind.

In the contract year, Nesterovic scored 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks. It was the only time in his career that he scored in double figures. Potential to be a top [-] center in the league.

Facts have proved that Popovich's teaching is not useful for every player.

The Spurs sent Mohamed to defend better against pick-and-rolls, but he couldn't open up space on the offensive end. He scored by picking up leaks around the basket, which was impossible against the Lakers, who had excellent one-on-one defense.

In the first half, the Lakers led by 30 points, and in the second half, they continued to crush their opponents.

Kobe Bryant played the pick-and-roll first, and then he attacked the Spurs in a dislocation, attracting Bowen to pursue defense or double-teaming, and then gave Yao Ming.Yao Ming organized in the middle, passing Iguodala to cut or Mo Williams to catch the ball.

Rasheed and Yao Ming didn't cut empty, so they emptied the Spurs inside. They didn't dare to defend. In the face of guards, the Lakers big men dared to shoot outside.

Andre Iguodala continued to lash out, trying to get to the basket every time.Ginobili couldn't bear it and could only flop. Unfortunately, this is the home court of the Lakers. If the referee doesn't blow it, he can only foul.Iguodala's free throws are not as bad as in the later stages of his career. He has a 72% hit rate in the playoffs and cannot be dealt with by "shacking the shark".

After three quarters, Iguodala scored 32 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Kobe and Yao Ming also scored 20+ points. In addition, the role players made multiple three-pointers. The Lakers led 104-65 and sealed the victory.

Popovich was beaten and depressed. The short-tempered head coach, who likes to yell at players and referees, was sitting in his seat watching the game. The second half was very quiet and he gave up the game early.

The Spurs have lost a lot of games before, but Popovich has never been beaten to the point of despair, and this time, he has absolutely no way to beat the Lakers.

In garbage time, Yang Rui was not polite. He sent a combination of Jones, Ellis, Ariza, Diaw, and Lamar Odom to beat the Spurs' substitutes, and they supported the inside line and could play pick-and-rolls.

Popovich replaced the "GDP combination". Van Exel, Barry, Finley, Mohammed and Nesterovic are not opponents at all.

Even if he couldn't stand the Lakers' offense, Popovich didn't replace the main force. He thought it would be more embarrassing to send the starter to play the opponent's bench, especially since he is recognized as a coach who is good at rotation.

In the end, the Lakers won 138 to 80 and slaughtered the Spurs by 58 points.

Fortunately, with the Clippers in front, the Spurs did not set the record for the largest point difference in the history of the NBA playoffs, but this was the worst loss in the history of the Spurs in the playoffs. It is not like a contest between two teams of equal strength. .

After the game, Popovich sighed: "Jerry Young arranged for Iguodala to attack and caught us by surprise. I didn't expect the Lakers to have a fourth All-Star in addition to the Big Three. We have already divided There is no one to deal with Iguodala, he has the body of a superstar, and it is difficult to stop when he rushes."

Popovich revealed the key to the Lakers' victory in one sentence. Iguodala is like an enhanced version of Wells, too fierce.

Yang Rui said in an interview: "I already knew that the Lakers would defeat one opponent and finally successfully defend their championships. After a season of running in, the Lakers are stronger than last season. We have the strongest starters and best backups in the league. I am the best for the other 29 teams. The team regrets. Now let me coach other teams and I can't figure out how to beat the Lakers, who are so strong that I'm afraid of myself."

The next day, Yang Rui's "strong enough to be afraid of himself" remarks made the news and was sought after by fans. Yang Rui often made arrogant declarations of winning the championship, and had the last laugh, which became his label.

In the second game, the Lakers still responded to the tactics from the inside. Yao Ming and Rasheedra went out to pick and roll, and waited for the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer. Kobe and Iguodala rushed to the basket on both sides.

Whoever Bowen guards, the other is stronger, attracting double teams and then passing the ball.

The first two rounds of the series were still very imposing. Ginobili, who made expert fans shout all kinds of underestimated remarks, was severely abused. The two Lakers swingers are stronger than him, and they can go to the penalty area with their backs. chisel.

Popovich replaced veteran Finley, and the Lakers switched to pick-and-roll and face-frame breakthroughs on the outside.

Kobe Bryant made breakthroughs through technical changes, and Finley was not easy to defend; Iguodala made breakthroughs through speed, and he could be strong on air cuts and catches.Even Finley, who participated in the slam dunk contest at his peak, was slightly inferior to Iguodala in physical fitness. Now the gap between the two is too great.

122 to 91, the Lakers won again, leading 2-0.

The Spurs returned home, and the third game was still slaughtered.

Yang Rui has already found the Spurs' weakness and is holding on to it.Guards are in charge of rushing to the rim, post-ups, and bigs are in charge of screens and outside shots.

The Spurs switched to zone defense to protect the penalty area. Rasheed made 16 of 10 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 24 points and 6 rebounds.The Spurs switched back to man-to-man in the second half. The big man caught the ball from the outside and every small guard was an angel with broken wings. They couldn't afford to hurt.

科比的手感同样火热，20投13中，三分球9中5，罚球6中6，只打了34分钟就砍下37分2篮板3助攻。

For three consecutive games, the Spurs failed to hold the first three quarters, and the Lakers won 117-87.

In order to strengthen the defense, the Spurs' offense was also affected, and Ginobili became a blacksmith.

In the fourth game, the Spurs and the Lakers worked hard, and the defensive actions of the players became great, enhancing the confrontation.Duncan took more shots, and the players pulled away to let him hit hard.

The year O'Neal won the MVP, the reporter interviewed him and Duncan who was the best one-on-one. The fat man said that neither of them could guard against the other, and he dared not say that he was better than Duncan.

Duncan burst into full energy, scoring ability is also terrible, in the 2001 game against the Mavericks, he scored 53 points in a single game.

这场他打爆了姚名，24投12中，罚球23罚17中，得到41分15篮板6助攻1抢断3盖帽。

帕克18投9中，24分4篮板5助攻；吉诺比利11投6中，三分球3中2，罚球9中9，得到23分2篮板2助攻3抢断；替补的芬利也有12分进账。

可即使“GDP组合”合力砍下88分，即使姚名六犯离场，只得18分6篮板。马刺还是111比119输掉了比赛。

科比20投11中，三分3中0，罚球9中8，得到30分5篮板3助攻；伊戈达拉13投8中，三分球3中1，罚球4中3，得到20分6篮板3助攻；威廉姆斯16投9中，三分球6中3，罚球6中6，得到27分的1助攻；替补的奥多姆也有13分4篮板6助攻进账。

The Lakers have too many points to guard against.

In order to strengthen the defense, Popovich completely refrigerated Nesterovic and Muhammad in this game, and did not let them play for 1 minute.The results proved to be effective, and the Spurs lost less, but it was a pity that he woke up a little later.

The Lakers swept 4-0 and advanced to the finals first.

(End of this chapter)