basketball scientist

Chapter 213

From January to early February of each season, the AT&T Center Arena, the home of the Spurs, is handed over to the local government to hold agricultural and sideline product exhibitions. That is, during this time, the Spurs have to go through a journey of N consecutive visitors.

Often this period is also when the Spurs are at their weakest. The two-week away trip will not only increase the physical fatigue of the players, but more importantly, it will be difficult for the players to concentrate on the psychological level.As strong as the Spurs, when dealing with this wave of devil's schedule, they will also be unable to do what they want; therefore, under normal circumstances, Popovich will make a choice in the game. ; Which ones will work hard and which ones can be "strategicly abandoned".

This game against the Eagles is the fifth game of the Spurs' Eastern Expedition. It was originally in Popovich's "strategic abandonment" plan, because it is back-to-back battles, and the Eagles are very strong. Fighting, if the consumption is too large, it may affect the Spurs for several games in the future.

However, Joe Johnson's "concussion" changed the balance of strength between the two teams, and also allowed Popovich to see the hope of victory. On the night he came to Atlanta, Popovich and his assistant coach Buden Holzer met to discuss the game plan for the upcoming game.

"From my point of view, I don't think we need to fight recklessly with the Eagles." Budenholzer expressed his opinion without hesitation, "The right time and place are not on our side!" "It was like this , but in yesterday’s game, we captured the TD North Shore Garden Arena at halftime! Duncan only played 29 minutes and Manu only played 28 minutes! Our consumption was not as great as expected! And they lacked Joe Johnson, standing In front of us is a bloody Eagles team." Popovich emphasized.

"But even so, the Hawks have more room for error than us, Greg~" Budenholzer emphasized, "We are in the West! If we want to fight for a good regular season result, get a good If you want to rank, you must distribute the physical strength of the players more scientifically."

The Eagles are in the Eastern Conference, ranking first in the Eastern Conference, 6 games ahead of the Cavaliers, which is second in the Eastern Conference, and more than half of the schedule, but everyone believes that they have secured the first position in the Eastern Conference; and their strength is the only one in the Eastern Conference , From the current point of view, except for the Magic who can barely give it a go, it is difficult for other opponents to beat them.

While the Spurs are in the West, their current record is 3 games behind the Dallas Mavericks, and the Suns are watching behind them. The pressure on the record forces them to make the most correct choice.To put it bluntly, if they are ranked second in the Western Conference, either the Suns first and then the Mavericks or the Mavericks first and then the Suns, this is so sour, whoever hits will know.

"However, we were double-killed by the Eagles last season, and there is already a 'Spurs nemesis' outside." Popovich said.

"Does it matter?" Budenholzer asked rhetorically.

The regular season and playoffs are not a battle of intensity at all, let alone the finals?Generally speaking, unless there is an obvious conflict of play, the relationship between the outcome of the regular season and the matchup in the playoffs does not have much to do with it.

"Besides, Joe Johnson won't play in this game. Even if it is a preview of the finals in advance, it doesn't seem to have much reference value. I think it is necessary to wait for the match in San Antonio in March. "Budenholzer insisted on the previous plan and did not want to change his plan because of the "change" of the Eagles.

After planning for a long time, Popovich still shook his head: "This game still has to compete with the Eagles head-on! Kimi has too many tricks. For him, this game is a crippled attack, not too big. I want to see what kind of tricks he will play!"

The person who understands you best is not necessarily your friend, but most likely your opponent.It is not an exaggeration to apply this sentence to Keyan and Popovich.Facing the opponent of the Spurs, Ke Yan, who has always insisted that "the offensive benefits brought by Dior's presence far outweigh the negative effects of his defense", transferred Milicic into the starting lineup during training and cooperated with Garnett to limit Duncan.

Facing the Rockets, Yao Ming's deterrence was not enough to make Ke Yan change; facing the Heat, O'Neal's killing, Ke Yan still refused to admit his weakness; Nowitzki, Stoudemire, Jr., etc., all insiders in the league, None of them were enough for Ke Yan to make a change, but when facing Duncan, Ke Yan took the initiative to make a change.

In the 05 playoffs, he personally experienced the layout of "three high insiders" being pierced by Duncan abruptly, which shocked Ke Yan tremendously.Even though the Duncan in front of him has declined compared to 05, Ke Yan still decided that if he went to Dior, he would be eaten alive by Duncan, so he would rather use Milicic, who has a better defense, to create more trouble for Duncan.

In the morning training, Ke Yan also focused on rehearsing the team's attack against Duncan and the subsequent rotation. All the pre-match arrangements were placed on the defensive end.

This is not "Ke Xue"!

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Because of the need to cooperate with China's broadcast, the Eagles' game time market was postponed to 08:30, and the game started at 7 o'clock, which was an hour later than other teams' games starting around 8:[-] to [-] o'clock.The same is true for this game. CCTV has included this game in its broadcast plan.

When the players came out, Zhang Lili found that Dior had been adjusted to the substitute lineup when he introduced the lineup. He said: "For the first time, Ke Yan put Dior on the bench when he was not injured, and put Milicic in the starting lineup instead. It’s the first time in my memory. It’s really a strong sense of pressure from the Spurs to make Ke Yan, who values ​​Dior so much, make such an adjustment.”

"It may be because of Duncan. In that classic series, Duncan's performance was too tough!" Yu Jia continued.

When I was working on "Basketball Park" in the summer, everyone chatted privately about the Eagles getting Garnett. Ke Yan was very excited about getting Garnett, but he said between the lines that Duncan was the strongest, not the power forward. position, but all active players.

Ke Yan put Milicic into the starting lineup, and Popovich also made personnel adjustments, putting the "Argentine Demon Sword" Ginobili into the starting lineup. This is also the way the Eagles grabbed the start and used the upper line to attack Parker.

Eagles starting: Paul, Stevens, Battier, Garnett, Milicic.

Spurs starting: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan, Oberto.

Duncan jumped to win, and the game began.

Ginobili passed the ball to Parker immediately after receiving the ball. His intention was too obvious. Paul intercepted a low-level mistake at the beginning of the game. The Spurs returned to defense quickly, preventing the Eagles from playing a fast break.

Ginobili has the reputation of "20 minutes of Jordan", but the shortcoming is the nerve knife, the god is also him, and the ghost is also him. In the playoffs last season, it was his inexplicable foul that sent "2+1" to help the Mavericks equalize. Eliminate the Spurs.

Popovich stood on the sidelines clutching his waist, his expression serious and dissatisfied.

Paul took the ball from the outside and played a pick-and-roll with Milicic in the middle to pass Parker. Duncan blocked it a little bit and kept a step away. If Paul chooses to shoot, he can interfere in time; if Paul chooses to break through, this distance is also right for him. Suitable.

Paul dribbled the ball to find his rhythm and passed the ball to the middle. Milicic caught the ball and did not forcefully hit the inside. He directly made a mid-range shot from outside the free throw line and made an accurate hit! (2:0)

Popovich spread his hands to express helplessness. This is a successful defense, but Milicic's shot is accurate!

The Spurs attacked, and the players spread out and passed back and forth on the perimeter, looking for opportunities without rushing.

Oberto was responsible for the pick-and-roll in the middle, Ginobili broke through with the ball, attracted Garnett's defense and then passed to Duncan on the right.

Duncan held the ball at 45 degrees with both hands and swayed. Facing Milicic's defense, he changed direction and broke through the baseline. Ding Milicic went to the basket, attracting Garnett to defend, and lightly passed the ball away from the opponent. Sent to the left, Oberto received the ball open and scored an easy layup. (2:2)

Looking back, the Eagles attacked, Paul dribbled the ball through the half court, and instead of attacking himself, he handed the ball directly to Battier. Facing Bowen's defense, Battier used Garnett's screen Pull the ball directly and shoot directly outside the three-point line.

"Swish!" (5:2)

"Hoho! Battier scored a three-pointer! This goal caught the Spurs by surprise. Oberto didn't expect that Battier would choose to shoot a three-pointer directly from this position. Popovich's face is very ugly!"

Ginobili dribbled the ball across the half court and handed the ball to Parker for the main attack. The latter used Duncan's pick-and-roll to break into the basket, flexibly turned the top and turned the shooting angle, and picked the basket before he lost the center and made an accurate hit! (5:4)

After several seasons of training, Parker has gradually grown into a reliable point guard. Although his organizational skills and outside shooting ability are still not strong, whether it is the handwork of breaking into the basket and attacking the frame, or the center in open situations From a distance, Parker's personal offense became more and more stable.The Spurs' offensive focus is also shifting outward.

The Eagles attacked. Paul used his breakthrough to the middle distance and was blocked by Duncan. He gave the ball to Milicic. Garnett, as a result, Bowen suddenly killed from the side and broke the basketball.

Ginobili rushed out from the left, received a pass from Bowen, and actively played a fast break.

Stevens returned to the defense quickly, Ginobili pulled the ball near the free throw line, took a step to the left first, and carried Stevens, which affected Stevens' pace and opened two shots at the same time. From a personal distance, he twisted his body and jumped up with a low hand to pick the basketball in. (5:6)

Milicic sent the ball to Paul. Paul didn't rush down immediately but dribbled the ball forward in a calm manner, and passed the ball to Garnett who was in the mid-range position.

Duncan stood in front of Garnett. This is a duel between the league's top power forwards. Duncan himself once said that Garnett is the opponent in the league that makes him feel the most pressure.

Garnett made two consecutive tentative steps in front of the frame, but Duncan was unmoved.Then he leaned on his opponent, turned around to the baseline and made a fake jump shot to set Duncan up, then lowered his center of gravity, and passed under Duncan with a low body.Toss the ball to the backboard, then jump to catch it for a slam dunk!

"Boom!" (7:6)

"Beautiful! Garnett! This shot is so beautiful! There are not many players in the league who can complete this set of moves, let alone a big man like Garnett!" Yujia said with emotion.

The emotions of the fans at the scene were also detonated by Garnett's goal!In support of Garnett, fans chanted "MVP!", "MVP!", "MVP!", "MVP!", "MVP!"

Returning to his position, Garnett also put his right fist on his chest and waved to the fans.

This is why Garnett's wind commented that "the strength is not inferior to Duncan, but he has few good teammates". He will interact with the fans after completing a beautiful offense to increase the memory of the fans.

The Spurs attacked in a position, and after passing the ball back and forth, Deng'o Boto transferred the ball to Ginobili in the right corner.

Ginobili swayed the ball, then changed direction to 45 degrees. After attracting Stevens to move laterally, he dribbled the ball behind his back to his right hand, quickly changed direction and broke through the baseline, and succeeded again.

"Ginobili, snake breakthrough!"

Garnett blocked the defense in time, Ginobili lightly passed the ball to the left, Oberto cut to the basket, shot the ball immediately, and hit the board from close range to score. 7:8.

The Eagles attacked, Garnett covered for Paul, the latter dangled the ball, Duncan unconsciously improved his defensive focus, Paul took advantage of the situation to complete the breakthrough, and made a jump shot in the middle. (9:8)

After the opening game, the Eagles did not lose out in the confrontation between the two sides.In the absence of Joe Johnson and Diaw being sent to the bench, the performance is still good.The team's physical strength has an advantage, and it will be beneficial to the Eagles if it is consumed!

Parker held the ball for halftime, and the Eagles suddenly launched a targeted "on-line flanking attack". Battier and Stevens flanked Parker and pressed him to the center line. Then Paul cut off their passing line and completed the attack again. Steal.

The Eagles made a fast break on the third line, and Paul assisted Stevens to complete the "explosion of the basket" and rewrite the score to "11:8"

Subsequently, the Spurs slowly slowed down the pace of the game, trying to limit the Eagles' offense through a tougher defense, which worked, and the Eagles' next four offenses failed.

Looking back, the Spurs scored two offenses and overtook the score! (11:12)

Under the unfavorable situation, Ke Yan finally replaced Dior, hoping that Dior can moderately improve the team's offense. As for the defensive end, the focus is to limit the breakthroughs of Parker and Ginobili. Duncan will directly hand over this to Garnetta. .

The timeout returns and the game continues.Diaw showed his power when he came on the court, and the center took on the important task of organizing. Garnett went to the right to cover Battier and help him get rid of Bowen.

Dior didn't pass to his teammate, took the ball and looked to the side, suddenly changed direction with the ball and passed Oberto, and scored a layup (13:12)

Being sent to the bench, Dior was a little upset and hoped to prove himself through more personal offenses.