.He wanted to attack facing the basket, but he suddenly discovered that this little-known Lakers substitute with a minimum salary was actually... so defensively capable!

There seemed to be no other option but to turn my back.

Aldridge has a back, but he is not a conventional weapon. A few balls are fine. If you ask him to play like this, he will soon run out of skills. What's more, this minimum salary substitute of the Lakers is really very defensive, and he doubts himself.

Did he bump into a defensive player? But he quickly dismissed this idea, because defense is not a big deal. There are only a few people in the league in a season? If a substitute can do it with a basic salary, he will still be alive.

Alive?

I must be a little "out of my depth" tonight. Did I go too far with that flesh and blood these past few days?

Did it lead to a decline in status?

Covington himself never thought that because of his defensive performance, the Spurs' new inside core would become a little "self-doubt" and "suspicious." Of course, now Covington himself doesn't know how far his defense has improved.

At this point, he only knows that there are too many defensive heroes in the Lakers, and he needs to continue to improve and improve, otherwise, he will be unemployed at any time in the Lakers.

Popovich called a timeout and played a tactical ball. He double-covered and went to the baseline. Depending on the situation, he could break out or pass the ball to the player coming down the middle. If the Lakers rotated over, they would quickly clear one side and give it to Renner.

Germany leaves an opportunity for one versus one.

In fact, after he came up, he had the same idea as Popovich. After the tactics were running, he was severely hindered. He could only take a backhand, clear one side, and let Leonard, the outside core, play one-on-one. But this season, Leonard still transformed.

In his first year, after becoming the team's recognized core of perimeter offense and defense, his defense remained the same, but his offense was still not as dazzling as the next season. This is a bit like when Butler first started to play the leading role last year, he felt that he really needed to play in isolation.

I was still a little tired at the time.

Of course, he is a comprehensively upgraded and enhanced version of Butler, whether it is offense or defense. He chose to break through for this ball, but this is not what the Lakers are afraid of. Tang Qian quickly covered the defense, Leonard's shot was interfered with, basketball is forged, and others

The players quickly blocked the position to protect the rebound. The Lakers did not score. The Spurs attacked and played a ter.

, Leonard broke through to Parker on the other side, and Parker dribbled to the left. This was to take away the defender and help weaken the defensive force on the other side. Seeing that time was almost up, Parker immediately passed the basketball back

In the past, it was in Duncan's hands. Duncan blocked again and Leonard cut out. He caught the ball and shot.

Duncan didn't intend to break the ball, he just blocked it and allowed Leonard to make a quick mid-range shot.

Leonard's mid-range shot is very accurate, and the Spurs also trust him in this.

In his career, whether it is mid-range or mid-long range, he is currently above 44%. Such a shooting rate is quite excellent.

Using a screen to catch the ball and shoot was also a common offensive action before Leonard became a first-class scorer.

But the Lakers have a clear system. Covington and Butler switched defenses instantly. The former leaned slightly and stretched his arms to block the shot. Covington's defensive skills are really stable, and Butler had to admit it when he saw this.

, talking about defense alone, he thinks that Covington probably has the strength to defend the defense, which is not far from his own.

Although it cannot be a first-level defense, it is enough for players with minimum salary.

If this guy keeps it up, his future will soon turn around.

Butler thought well. Covington will indeed turn around in the future, but that is a story later. Leonard also did not expect that the Spurs' tactics were used, and the opponent could still defend effectively. And the timing of defense was very good.

This ball will not interfere lightly.

Basketball is forging, the Lakers attack, Butler finally uses the screen to hit a shot, goes to the free throw line, and makes 2 of 2 free throws.

Then there was a lot of stalemate, and the Spurs played "Gorgeous Fruit".

Just like that, in the fourth quarter, there was still no improvement in scoring, and it still seemed like a seesaw. However, people with a discerning eye could still see the problem, that is, the Lakers actually still had the upper hand in this period of offensive and defensive duel. Why? Look at the score.

, although the Lakers also have a low shooting percentage, they are still struggling to score. What about the other side? The Spurs have only scored 45 points until now and there is still a period of bench time after the third quarter. This means,

In the entire third quarter, they only scored 15 points.

Oh my God, after three quarters, I averaged 15 points in one quarter. Do you think this is still the Spurs team in the early 21st century? The Spurs this season are a team averaging 103~104 points per game. Don’t say anything about super.

Comparing the team's firepower, at least it's not bad. They scored 45 points in these three quarters, and the overall shooting rate was less than 31%, which is quite low.

If their defense hadn't been very strong, allowing only 92 points per game, this ball would have been really hard to beat and would have been spent long ago.

Popovich also once again felt that Larry Brown's tactical skills, especially on the defensive end, made many of his tactical arrangements ineffective. This feeling is really like when he was entangled with the Pistons. Basically,

You don't want to be able to execute tactics smoothly and happily. If there is any "Flow", it's good if it doesn't make you "freeze".

We can no longer rely on complex tactics and play more concisely, otherwise we will be strangled by the Lakers.

Popovich began to design singles tactics in the fourth quarter. Singles tactics were different from the overall tactics. They were simpler and more crude and relied more on the individual abilities of the players rather than the team as a whole. This style of play either beats the opponent.

You have no choice but to wait for the situation to get worse and choose one of the two.

The Lakers' overall tactics are very restrained, but what about the individual tactics?

Don't think that there are no tactics in singles. The "Zen Master's version" of the triangle offense is how to make singles at the super end point comfortable in the end.

Therefore, in singles, there are also tactical settings, including pulling and clearing by the whole team, etc., and it is not just about taking the ball.

Leonard can't afford such a mindless attack now, and not everyone is Jordan Kobe.

Leonard finally squeezed out half of his body to score the ball, but as soon as he took the shot, he felt something bad, because a huge black shadow moved over from the other end. Pa~ He was given the ball.

A block shot~

When the Lakers had the ball, Rondo started to press the rhythm, waiting for all the players to get in position before attacking.

Leonard was speechless. Wasn't it promised to clear the air? Wasn't it promised to create space for me to play singles? What does this mean? In fact, Aldridge opened up, but Tang Qian's defensive coverage

It was too big, so he moved back immediately.

And he specifically waited for Leonard to take action before jumping to block the shot.

This guy is too scary. The effective radiation area for defense is too large.

Aldridge made his own assessment. If he went there by himself, he would be in a situation where he would not be able to take care of both parties.

The ability gap is obvious.

How about...let Tim play center? Let me get some air?

Aldridge couldn't help but have this idea in his mind.

It can be seen how frustrated and depressed he was against Tang Qian tonight.

Fortunately, Ginobili had a seizure at this time, and made two consecutive 3-pointers, which went directly into the net. Tang Qian was shaking his head when he saw this kind of ball. What can you do about this kind of ball? There is no way. The defense is all about it.

You have already blocked the shot, but they still shot it in. What can you do? You can only admit defeat. Can you still block the shot with this kind of shot? Isn’t that nonsense?

As the game entered the last 5 to 6 minutes, Larry Brown called a timeout, then walked directly to Tang Qian and said:

It’s the most critical time, Fang, you come and fight, Superstar Ball, solve them in one go. Are there any problems?

This season the Lakers rarely have such moments. Most of them are clocked in the third quarter, and they can't survive in the fourth quarter. Now is the time...

Superstar time.

Tang Qian was also fully defensive some time ago, so except for attacking Boban a few times in the second quarter, he didn't take many shots in the middle.

At this time, the scale of the game will be moderately relaxed, and the opponent's defensive focus and intensity will be greater. In addition, the Spurs are originally one of the top three defensive teams in the league, and Leonard has a single point of care on the outside, so no one else can beat him.

Too suitable.

Only Tang Qian came.

The Spurs are indeed the most afraid of superstar ball.

So, it's my turn.

Tang Qian nodded.

PS: This chapter was written yesterday. It is a big chapter of nearly 7k. However, because Xiaozi’s backend was stuck yesterday and nothing could be sent out, so I haven’t posted it for the time being. Please forgive me, this is really not a small chapter.

Zi’s question wow~wuwuwu~~~
Chapter completed!