116. Crazy December!(1/3)
After Zhang Hao made a technical foul free throw, the Lakers took the lead for a short time, and then the Spurs overturned back.
With dissatisfaction and anger, David Robinson showed his MVP-level strength and showed his super offensive firepower that he could win the scoring king.
Despite the Lakers' tenacious performance, the Spurs have maintained the lead and initiative under the leadership of David Robinson.
Zhang Hao's fairy ball and the 3+1 made him face a serious obstacle when he was running and attacking.
It is precisely because of this that the Lakers used his restraint and teamwork after he occasionally found opportunities to boost morale, and the offensive review of the Magician and Van Exel became smoother.
Zhang Hao has been looking for opportunities and is working hard to improve and continue morale. He knows that the Lakers will hold on until the plan may work tonight, and they can only rely on morale to support it.
Fortunately, the Spurs' rebounding protection is indeed average. Under the threat of Jason Williams' snatch, Zhang Hao really found many opportunities to snatch.
However, David Robinson is really amazing!
Before the official timeout in the second quarter, the Lakers finally tied the score, and the Spurs made another climax. David Robinson scored 5 points in a row to make the Lakers a timeout, and the Spurs led 49-44!
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He was ahead and always had the initiative, but the young general Avery Johnson, who was about to re-appear, felt something was wrong.
Before the game, the Spurs' preparation atmosphere was very relaxed, because in terms of record, they looked better than the Lakers with 22 wins and 6 losses.
Although the Lakers defeated the Bulls, the Lakers, who were in normal form, were beaten when they fought against the Rockets, and their Spurs had beaten the Lakers before.
The Lakers just completed a deal yesterday. Even if other players may feel a sense of crisis after the transaction and want to fight, the Spurs can rely on their strength to defeat the opponent's fighting spirit and easily take the initiative.
The game felt as if they expected, they played very high offensive efficiency and were not difficult to score... but Avery Johnson found some uneasy points.
For example, David Robinson seemed to have an irritable disorder, and was extremely uneasy. He was occasionally blocked and became extremely irritable.
It is always difficult for people to understand each other, and Avery Johnson doesn't understand what David Robinson has encountered.
This is not important, David Robinson is very efficient in singles.
To talk about the problem, it is that under David Robinson's fierce attack, the Spurs will soon create an advantage, and when the Lakers are about to be beaten by their Spurs, the opponent's fighting spirit will go against the trend!
It will even make David Robinson even more uneasy!
Fortunately, they have always been ahead, and the Lakers seem to be able to collapse at any time, and they feel like they are stubborn and stubborn.
It's about to play. Avery Johnson feels that he's thinking too much, adjusting his mindset and playing well, and striving to widen the gap in the remaining half of the first half and creating a clear lead.
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The Spurs sent Avery Johnson, Negro, Chuck Person, JR Reid, and David Robinson.
The Lakers sent Van Exel, Anthony Pierre, Doug Christie, Zhang Hao, and Jason Williams.
The opposite player was the players who struggled to tighten the score tonight. It looked normal. Avery Johnson felt that he was really thinking too much.
The timeout ends and the Lakers attack.
The Spurs players are very clear in their hearts that facing the Lakers, their defensive advantage is that their size is tall and moving, and their ability to switch defenses is outstanding. For their excellent inside line, David Robinson, and Avery Johnson and veteran Doug Rivers are the outside line.
In terms of single defense, David Robinson and the two players in the point guard position can limit the Lakers' point guard. The team did a good job of switching defense. Only after the Lakers lost Cebaros, did the Spurs dare to say that they were very restrained in the Lakers' offense.
When changing teams, the Spurs were not defending well, and they won by offense, and they lost points per game.
So when the rookie occasionally made a beautiful attack, other people in the Lakers were angry and launched a fierce attack and rushed to the score, which was quite normal. After all, the Lakers have been making adjustments to play a good attack.
That rookie only had three moves - running and receiving the ball, back-to-back singles, physical fitness, nothing else.
But if people make good use of the ball and have high football quotient, they can always find opportunities to boost morale. There is no way to do this. It is comparable to Grant Hill's genius, and there is always something special.
After just calling the Lakers a timeout, the Spurs re-emphasized the switch. This time the defense was very good. Van Exel chose to believe in himself and made a single three-pointer...
It's iron!
But! Zhang Hao rushed in like a life-long move. When David Robinson was going to get involved with Jason Williams, Avery Johnson, who took back the ball to grab the defensive rebound, pressed the ball back to the basket!
This speed, flexibility, strength, and the instinct to take advantage of the situation...
The Spurs' rebounding protection is not good at first, and they really can't stop Zhang Hao from scrambling for life!
46 to 49, the Lakers continue to keep the score tight!
Here comes again! Avery Johnson's uneasy mood rose again. He suppressed his anxiety and prepared to attack... But why did David Robinson ask for the ball again? Didn't he say he could play the pick-and-roll?
After Avery Johnson advanced to the frontcourt, he saw David Robinson heading into the inside, and it seemed that he was going to prepare for a single!
Before the official timeout, David Robinson successfully played two consecutive singles, one with a quick stop and a close throw, and the other with a strong dunk of 2+1 from the Magician, stopped the Lakers. His mentality has calmed down a lot.
He has scored 27 points, more than half of the Spurs' score.
In this offense, he was going to pull out and cooperate with Avery Johnson in pick-and-roll, tear the opponent's defense apart, and be a team player. Today, he has played very well in singles.
Although 29-year-old David Robinson is full of confidence in his physical strength, he is the kind of physically crazy who can still run all over the game after playing for more than 40 minutes, after calming down, he is still ready to use his offensive threat. He doesn't believe that his opponent will let an outside line defend him after the pick-and-roll.
But seeing Zhang Hao adds the deduction...
David Robinson's mentality that had just calmed down exploded again!
That guy's offense is always more beautiful than his offense!
David Robinson leaned against Jason Williams on the right side of the three-second zone and wanted to play singles! His attitude was firm, and Avery Johnson had no choice but to pass it over.
Zhang Hao, who had been waiting for the opportunity, immediately slapped several times in a row. His teammates received the signal that when David Robinson received the ball, except for Anthony Pierre, the top pitcher who averaged 2+ three-pointers per game, defended Chuck Person, the top pitcher who averaged 2+ three-pointers, everyone else attacked David Robinson!
Jason Williams struggled to fight David Robinson, Doug Christie and Van Exel to grab the ball, and Zhang Hao received Jason Williams' defense against the opponent's outside players to cut in or David Robinson really carried the three players and made a strong shot.
David Robinson was stunned by double-teaming, and Van Exel's hand was quick, completing the steal before David Robinson reacted and lifted the ball up!
Zhang Hao sets up a fast attack!
The Spurs players quickly retreated to defend, but this time Zhang Hao received the inside from his teammates. Even Anthony Pierre defended Chuck Person at the bottom corner. Zhang Hao triggered the "single ride" almost immediately after taking a fast break, and was the first to rush through the middle circle!
Van Exel passed through the game. Zhang Hao received the ball in a big step within the free throw line. He took a step and switched the ball from his right leg to his right hand with his left hand. He swung it up and pulled out a beautiful semicircle, and smashed it into the basket when it fell down... Counterattack to catch the ball and change hands and dunk it under his crotch!
"The dunk master (Bronze) triggers..."
The defensive plan has been in full quarter. When it really took place to execute the last moment, Zhang Hao's teammates were very nervous. The effect was good, but the effect was not good. They felt that they would probably be scolded to death by the coach.
Zhang Hao is not afraid, the team is trading around him, but his teammates are afraid!
Although, as Zhang Hao said, it is difficult for them to defend normally, and they have no choice but to attack the opponent's team and lose more than 20 points last time.
But they were still afraid because they honestly fought according to the normal style of play. If they lost, they would not blame them.
Playing a strange trick, it worked well, but it didn't work, so...
Therefore, even though they performed well during one-on-one defense, they were still very nervous when they were about to attack. However, they were lucky and succeeded in the first attack.
At this time, Zhang Hao completed the counterattack and switched hands and dunks under his crotch... The teammates' little satisfaction with the successful attack just now was magnified!
Effective!
The enthusiasm has increased greatly! Since it is effective, then decisively attack it!
When the Spurs attacked, David Robinson still didn't come back to his senses. What was the Lakers' defense just now?
Too sudden!
After the official timeout in the first quarter, the Lakers have been defending him alone for almost a quarter. Except for Zhang Hao, the other forwards have defended him, such as Magic, George Lynch, Jason Williams, and the Lakers' new Donyle Marshall... they can't defend them all, but they have never had a slitting attack.
This sudden pinch attack came, and the pinch attack was too fierce!
However, this time, even though Zhang Hao was playing tricks when he counterattacked and dunked, he couldn't stimulate David Robinson. He suddenly calmed down.
Because when he was hung by Doug Christie and Jason Williams just now, he obviously felt that he could not resist these two people!
In the past quarter and a half, he scored 27 points, of which 21 points were obtained in the past 12 minutes of game. He successfully made 12 shots, made 8 of 12 shots, and added 5 of 6 free throws to count as three shots destroyed, which means he took 15 shots! He couldn't feel it when he was defended one-on-one, and when he was hit, he obviously felt that his physical strength had dropped!
He didn't pay attention at first, but he just unconsciously leaned under the basket to shorten the distance between him and the basket when he started a single.
Zhang Hao noticed this detail.
After Avery Johnson advanced to the frontcourt, David Robinson continued to choose to play singles.
However, this time, David Robinson noticed that the opponent's slitting attack came. After the opponent's slitting attack came, he passed the ball immediately, and Negro received the ball and made a three-pointer... missed!
The shooting feel of the Spurs' rare player who has a chance to shoot has long since cooled down!
This time David Robinson retreated in time, and the Spurs did not give the Lakers a chance to counterattack.
The Lakers' pass and cut cooperation in the positional battle failed to make a shot.
When the Spurs attacked, Avery Johnson decisively cut in after David Robinson attracted a cross-bang pass from the outside, and received Negro's pass from the ball to get a close throw...
Avery Johnson had a good sense. He had already understood the other party's idea and chose to take a shot closer to the basket. However, Zhang Hao quickly moved into place and gave Avery Johnson a big hat!
This time, the counterattack was launched!
Zhang Hao rushed up and grabbed the ball and fought back!
Ordinary ball control affected Zhang Hao's speed, and he was caught when he reached one step inside the opponent's three-point line.
Raising the ball, he saw his teammates' movement and segmented to the left sideline... Doug Christie received the ball and made a three-pointer!
Enter!
49 square meters!
Finally, in the third round after the official timeout in the second quarter, they tied the score!
To be continued...