naaapseattle Chapter 392 The Eastern Finals is over, and the Western Conference will meet again to grab 7
Chapter 392 The Eastern Finals is over, and the Western Conference will meet again to grab 7
Chapter 392 The Eastern Finals is over, and the Western Conference will see the tiebreaker again
After the game, people's focus is not on who won and who lost, but they are discussing veterans like Ray Allen and Duncan. They are touching and respectful!
Presti sighed in an interview after the game: "Ray Allen's three-pointer made me feel like I was back in Seattle. He is a great player!" Of course, Presti also highly praised Duncan: "I always feel that he will not grow old. Who can play at this level at his age? Now he wants to see another rookie! No. 21 rookie!"
Of course, the time for people to feel nostalgia is always short, and people's focus is still on the sixth game!
This game is a battle of life and death for the Spurs, win, tiebreaker, lose go home!
At the beginning of the game, Presti formulated a tactic to switch defenses in positions 1-4 on the defensive end, bypassing the screen to chase Parker every pick-and-roll, while Davis shrunk the penalty area to protect the basket;
The Pelicans' positional battle was mainly supported by Davis and Green. Thompson and Curry used positioning screens to cut out and catch the ball to try to make long-range shots; supplemented by Curry's offensive and defensive conversions, Davis and Paul George stole fast breaks!
But the Pelicans only made 10 of 1 shots in the opening positional battle, and only Green hit a three-pointer that was emptied; Presti knew that tonight's game would be difficult!In the previous life, the Spurs' home game was extremely difficult, and the Spurs players often had a difference of several percentage points in their shooting percentage between home and away games!After other teams arrived at the Spurs' home court, their shooting percentages became worrying.
马刺的战术则是主打帕克以及伦纳德加邓肯高位挡拆针对格林，帕克以及伦纳德借单挡中投挑逗格林亦或邓肯拆出中远投终结！首个暂停之际，马刺12-7领先鹈鹕5分。马刺11中5，三分球3中2；鹈鹕则是12中3，三分球4中1。
After that, the Pelicans used Davis and Chasing Green to set up consecutive positioning screens. Curry and Thompson used the screens to catch the ball and grab the shot. However, Curry and Thompson made 10 of 0 shots tonight;The Spurs used Leonard and Duncan to take turns in low-post singles as the axis, and linked the guards back and forth to grab three-pointers!
首节战罢，双方战至25-25平。马刺命中率高达45.0%，三分球7中3；鹈鹕的命中率只有33.3%，三分球9中2。鹈鹕禁区得分14-4马刺，库里首节砍下了7分3助攻1抢断，而汤普森则是仅有4分入账！
At the beginning of the second quarter, Baynes + Dior + Leonard + Mills + Ginobili VS Gobert + David West + Jimmy Butler + Ray Allen + Livingston.
The Spurs second team used Leonard as the main attacker to take over consecutive singles with the ball, supplemented by Ginobili + Baynes to initiate a high pick-and-roll duo; the Pelicans launched an offense with a Jimmy Butler + Gobert pick-and-roll.
After the timeout, the Pelicans took over with David West singled out; the Spurs used Parker as the singled out support axis, linked Ginobili to grab a three-pointer, supplemented by Gino's unfavorable counterattack, and the Spurs opened up a 43-point difference 36-7!
When the main force returned, Presti used Green as a high-level support axis, linked Gobert to an air cut, and Curry used a single block to grab a three-pointer; Curry forced Diaw to single out at the three-point line.The Spurs treat their own body in their own way!
On the other side, Duncan bullied Green with his back in the low post and hit one after another. Presti was forced to replace Gobert to defend Duncan.
半场结束，马刺58-47领先鹈鹕11分。马刺命中率46.9%，三分球15中6；鹈鹕命中率43.2%，三分球16中4。马刺篮板球28-22鹈鹕，而鹈鹕禁区得分22-16马刺。
In the second half, the Spurs had a strong sideline and two people delayed the return to limit the Pelicans' ball-handler's first breakthrough, blocking the penalty area and forcing the Pelicans to gamble on the shooting percentage.
The Spurs continued to use Parker and Leonard plus Duncan to instigate pick-and-rolls to dismember the Pelicans' defense, supplemented by the offensive rebounds of the inside twin towers to limit the Pelicans' offensive and defensive transitions.
The Pelicans were dragged into a dull battle, and the offensive end had to be controlled by Curry and Thompson without the ball. Davis and Green participated in positioning screens and then attacked the basket;
But at this time, Popovich's shooter lineup, Duncan + Diaw + Leonard + Ginobili + Mills, the guards + Duncan started the pick-and-roll consecutively, and started the three-point sweep with multiple reciprocating points; the Pelicans used George and Curry to sacrifice the ball to restrain them without the ball. !
During the main decisive battle period, the Spurs used Duncan, Ginobili, and Leonard to take turns to single out in the middle distance. The defensive end emptied Green from outside the three-point line, and made up for 5 and 4 through rotation.
At this time, Presti boldly let Davis single-handedly hit the penalty area, but today Davis played very well and hit successively, keeping the score!In the end, Popovich actually pinched Davis directly, betting that Curry and Paul George would not make the shot tonight, but the bet was right, Curry and Glennard each missed a key three-pointer!
At the end, Duncan singled out Davis toughly under the basket, and Green stepped forward to pinch, but was still hit by Duncan's throw and hit the board, sealing the victory! !
After the game, experts commented: "The Spurs double-high Priest+Duncan and Duncan+Baines inside the entire court to limit the impact of the Pelicans' positional battle on the penalty area, hoard heavy troops on the strong side, and strive to protect the paint area, so as to limit the impact of the Pelicans Curry, Thompson, and Paul George directly holding the ball to the basket!
Thompson and Curry's shooting percentage relying on the rotation cover to interfere with positioning and covering, forcing Paul George Coutom to bet on the shooting percentage outside; the Pelicans scored 40-34 in the restricted area and beat the Spurs, Popovich let Davis go, and after Green positioned the screen, he wanted to cut the sky above the restricted area. Spurs Mire!
When Gobert is on the court, the Spurs use the pick-and-roll mid-range shot to target Bogobert; when Gobert is not on the court, Duncan, Leonard, and Gino Lizan take turns to play mid-range post-up singles like no one!
Once Presti was forced to pinch, singled out the axis and linked the peripheral shooters with all arrows. Tonight's Spurs team made 40.5% of their three-pointers! !
The Pelicans are no longer as invincible as before. Once the Pelicans lose their touch, they can only attack the penalty area, but obviously their impact in the penalty area is not that strong!The tie-break will be very exciting! "
The West is playing fiercely, and the East has already decided the winner. The Heat eliminated the Bulls 4-2 and reached the finals for four consecutive years!
From the beginning to the end, no one in the East thought that the Bulls would advance to the Finals. The reason was that the lineup was too far apart. The reason why the Bulls reached the Eastern Conference Finals was the depth of the lineup and iron-blooded defense. Most of the games they won were to keep the opponent's score below 100. The reason for this was that the teams they played against had no superstars at all, not even a second-team player!
When it came time to play against the Heat, the depth of the Bulls' lineup seemed useless. The Heat's James, Wade, and Bosh bombed the Bulls in turn.
The reason why James has always ruled the Eastern Conference in his previous life has a lot to do with his teammates. The Eastern Conference team that James has defeated in these years was also a first-team player when Rose was a first-team player. During the Heat period, when there were 4 best team members in the Eastern Conference, the Heat had two. When there were 5 best team players, the Heat still had two or even three.
As for James alone, he still stood out and entered the finals alone. He was really good, but you can't ignore that the Celtics did not have Irving, only the newly repaired Tatum jumped the beam, and the Raptors trash brothers have always been soft-footed!
Therefore, when the Heat entered the finals, the fans laughed and commented: "Enjoy the top matchup in the lower west. The champions are these two teams!"
There is nothing wrong with this sentence. I remember that in the previous 13-14 season, the Spurs entered the finals and almost swept the Heat 4:1 to win the championship!
Soon the tiebreaker will begin at the New Orleans Arena! .
Presti did not specifically emphasize any tactics today. Now that the Spurs have caught the pain point of the Pelicans, it is certain that they will use it this way in this game, but the Pelicans played too hard in the last game. This is not a normal phenomenon at all.
Curry only scored 23 points in the last game, 9 of 2 three-pointers, Thompson scored 18 points, 7 of 1 three-pointers, Paul George scored 20 points, but 4 of 0 three-pointers, the outside line is very iron!
Clippers starters: Curry, Thompson, Paul George, Green, Davis.
Spurs starters: Parker, Danny Green, Leonard, Duncan, Splitter.
Duncan won the jump ball, the Spurs went first, and the players opened up the Pelicans to man-to-man.
Duncan came up and didn't want to be in the low post. Parker quickly passed the ball, tried to hit Davis in the low post, and immediately turned over and threw it!Hit the board steadily!
In this series, Duncan's move has cast a shadow on the Pelicans. How accurate the shot is, unless it is flanking, but Presti dare not do this now. Once flanking, the outside line will inevitably be empty.
Here, after Curry quickly led the frontcourt, Davis came to the pick-and-roll. At this time, Parker immediately bypassed the screen to chase Curry, and blocked the penalty area with Splitter + Duncan inside double high, completely emptying Green outside the three-point line.
With a three-meter gap, Green came up and made a decisive shot!Iron!
Presti wasn't worried about Green's iron shots. What he was worried about was that if he made a few more shots, he would be afraid. If he didn't shoot, the strategy would be completely over.
The Spurs attack, Duncan and Parker play a pick-and-roll, Parker breaks through with the ball and walks to the right, Parker also bypasses the screen to chase Parker, at the same time Davis shrinks the penalty area, not giving Parker a chance to continue hitting the basket, and immediately divides Duncan in the middle. After Duncan gets the ball, Green immediately blocks in front of him!
Duncan supported Danny Green who immediately scored from the outside line at a high position. Green took the ball and Thompson immediately rushed over, but there was still no chance. The Pelicans players were also very active today!The time is running out for Leonard to be divided. Leonard catches the ball and hits a single, leaning on his back to turn over and shoot a jumper!Have!
It doesn't matter if the goal is scored, purely personal ability, every player of the Pelicans has done a very good defense!
Curry slowly led the half-court pass to Green, who was pulled outside the three-point line in the middle, and ran to the right corner. Thompson was in the left corner, Paul George was 70 degrees to the right, and Davis was in the low post. The formation was fully stretched.
The Spurs played 4 defenses and 5, and Green was completely empty in the middle. Davis gave Curry an off-ball screen to block Parker from the side, and Green passed the ball.
As soon as Curry caught the ball, there was a sudden dislocation on the court. Duncan knew that he could not let Curry shoot, and immediately switched to the defense to block it in front of him, so that he could not catch the ball and shoot immediately, while Parker bypassed the pursuit defense.
Davis did not stand stupidly, turned around and made an empty cut to the basket.Curry took a step towards Duncan, crossed the ball from Duncan's side to the penalty area, Davis caught the ball and jumped up to dunk, but there was still a Splitter inside, and he pressed it down!
The Spurs launched a fast break, and the French sports car desperately accelerated to counterattack, but Danny Green scored from the front and back, but the Pelicans retreated very quickly, directly man-to-man to defend, and the Spurs were forced to drop.
Parker still picks and rolls with Duncan in the middle, using the cover to kill inside, while Curry immediately chases and defends. Davis and Green are still defending the basket, not giving Parker a chance to hit the penalty area, and can only give Duncan.
Once the miss, the Pelicans' fast break came. Davis scored the rebound and scored Curry on the right side. Curry accelerated and rushed to Thompson on the same side of the frontcourt. Thompson then turned to Paul George in the bottom corner. !
Although the Spurs retreated quickly, it was not as good as the Pelicans' fast break. In fact, the Spurs were able to defend against other teams, but the Pelicans can all control the ball, which is very difficult to defend!
The Spurs attacked, and Parker and Duncan played a pick-and-roll. This time, Curry let Parker break through, but made a shot. Obviously Parker knew his three-point ability, and then scored Duncan in the middle. Duncan took the ball to support. At this time, Danny Green cut to the basket.Thompson is an absolute master in the ability to defend without the ball in rounds. After getting the ball, he dribbles two steps to Curry. Curry goes to the frontcourt, waves up, and throws a three-pointer directly!Super long hit!The Spurs are suspended!
(End of this chapter)