Chapter 168 167. One Day the Master Will Come Back!
Chapter 168 167. One day the master will come back!
Duncan and David Robinson, two best defensive players with 2+ blocks per game and former best defensive players, shrouded in the three-second zone, even covering the free throw line!
David Robinson is still there, Duncan is at the peak of the limit, and there is Bowen at the small forward position. The Spurs in the next two years should be said to be when Duncan's team has the most terrifying defense. The overall offense is a little bit worse, but the defense is probably the strongest in the history of the Spurs!
Because the Spurs' backline defense has always been average, Parker's defense can only be regarded as mid-range, and Ginobili's defense, which was added later, is also average.
Now he moves faster than Emmanuel, jumps higher than Raheem, and is second only to O'Neill in the paint. Ben Wallace's Duncan is completely invincible!
After the start of the game, Duncan slammed inside on the offensive end, Muhammad ran into the defense for a dunk or a layup, Ratliff directly turned over for a mid-range jumper, and double-teamed and passed the ball. The Spurs have always passed very well on the offensive end. , as long as a double-team is formed, there will be no solution for the subsequent pass.
Although the Spurs have very few high-scoring players this year, and they are poor offensively, they still average 96 points per game. The open opportunities are really accurate. Bowen's corner three-pointer, Parker's air cut, and most importantly, Steve Smith. .
Who is the most accurate three-point shooter in the league?
Some people will say Ray Allen, some people will say Reggie Miller, and some Eagles fans will even whisper under the covers that it is our family's Ace Liu.
But looking at the shooting percentage, Steve Smith averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 47.5 percent! ! His overall shooting percentage is not as high as his three-point shooting percentage! When Bowen and Steve Smith stood on both sides of the bottom corner, Duncan's singles were completely unsolvable. The inside double-team passed him to the air-cut Admiral for dunks, and the line double-team passed to Parker, Parker It can make an air cut, and can be attracted to the bottom corner after an air cut.
This year's strength is still very poor. Parker, who has no other offensive means except relying on speed and air cut throws, can get so many assists per game.
The first quarter has not yet reached the official timeout, and the Eagles have called timeouts twice!
4 to 14, 10 points behind at the start!
What is absolute calm? What is Steady as a Dog?
It's the Spurs!
If it wasn't for a team whose strength was equal to theirs, or a team whose strength was stronger than theirs, it would be too difficult to beat them!
It is said that the Spurs after 2010 are food abusers, so they have always been!
Since the Spurs won the championship in 1999, the Lakers have entered an invincible state. The Spurs' general is about to retire. The Spurs' strength has been greatly damaged. The other strong teams are split 50-50. Since other strong teams can explode, the Spurs cannot, so the record against the strong teams is actually the same, but against the weak teams, it is a no-brainer!
The Eagles were about to explode in place.
When the official timeout came, Coach Kruger decided to give it a go!
"Ace, Jason, Sharif, Ira, Nazr, go up and run, pull up the rhythm!"
Tremendous stress!
Liu Mang took a deep breath and walked onto the court.
Although the record is better than the other side, you can see what's going on just by looking at the Spurs schedule. The league doesn't want to see them at all. The Spurs were expelled from the NBA, the rhythm killer, the opponent's confidence killer, and the Spurs were in time.
The Spurs' schedule for the first two months was basically against the top ten teams in the East and West, so they lost 11 games, but in January and February, it was time for the Spurs to improve their record. The record is mediocre because there will be ups and downs, but the Spurs will not, they have always been as stable as a dog.
Before the game, Liu Mang watched a lot of videos of the Spurs games. They played very steadily against the Lakers and Kings, which is similar to the current style of play. Now they are playing against the Eagles, and the Spurs still have no changes.
Although the Spurs lost against the Kings and the Lakers with this style of play, they only lost by a few points, but against the Eagles, they were completely crushed!
The official came back from a timeout. Just now, the Eagles player destroyed Duncan's pass and hit the bottom line. After returning, it was the Spurs who had the ball.
The Spurs also made substitutions. David Robinson was replaced. Duncan mentioned the center position and replaced him with shooting power forward Danny Ferry.
Danny Ferry, the sharpshooter of the Cavaliers, has made 40% of his three-pointers in his career.
Popovich saw that the Eagles, known as one of the strongest defensive insiders in the East, were not Duncan's opponents, so they decisively replaced with a lineup of three pitchers and one assaulter.
Unlike many teams that don't pay much attention to three-pointers at this time, Popovich has always attached great importance to this. Although the Spurs averaged 6 three-pointers per game, the Kings only hit 6.2 three-pointers per game. The average is only 5.1 three-pointers, so it seems that the Spurs have made a lot of three-pointers.
Not all teams are the same as the Eagles, averaging almost 8 3-pointers per game.
The game continued, the Spurs played the ball in the frontcourt, Danny Ferry sent the ball to Parker, and Parker wanted to delay time again.
Seeing this, Liu Mang immediately pushed forward!
"Tony Parker, ability value 65, speed 94, strength 62, three-pointer 52, mid-range shot 68, layup 89..."
Liu Mang found that he and Parker were not much different in ability value! It's just that the shooting areas of myself and Parker are completely opposite, and the speed and strength are really almost the same!
Liu Mang pushed towards Parker, startling Parker.
The other players on the Spurs didn't care too much about Liu Mang. He was just a better rookie, that is, a rookie. For the top teams, they wouldn't be surprised like ordinary playoff teams.
But Parker is different!
As a rookie, Parker knew that the NBA was more than a little bit stronger than the European leagues. In Europe, he was the strongest player in France, but when he came to the NBA, he realized that he was just an ordinary guard who had possession of the ball. It's not that Popovich needs a point guard who can drive the rhythm so as not to be slowed down by Duncan. It's a problem whether he can play on another team. He almost fell to the second round in the draft.
And Liu Mang, who is also a rookie but averaged almost 16 points per game, in the eyes of Tony Parker, is the same as Jason Terry saw Francis in his rookie year.
The French are more romantic and gentle than the Americans. Parker couldn't bear Jason Terry's idea of wanting to do something when he saw Francis, so he quickly passed the ball to Duncan.
"..."
What about your speed! What about the French sports car?
Liu Mang was so speechless, and wanted to compete with the other party for speed, but the other party was discouraged.
It seems that the rookies of the same class I met this year, except Gasol is very strong, the others are either weak or cowardly.
The position where Duncan received the ball was not very good. He originally wanted to come out to pick and roll Parker. He saw that Parker was a bit of a rookie on the opposite side. Duncan is a person who doesn't talk much and likes to study his opponent silently. Every opponent will study it carefully. , That's why we can be so stable every time we play, and accurately find the opponent's weaknesses.
Success doesn't come in vain.
Unexpectedly, Parker passed the pass at this time, and Duncan was standing beyond the free throw line. It was a bit embarrassing for a center to receive the ball at this time.
Holding the ball in a daze, Duncan saw Muhammad standing at the free throw line and decided to play singles!
Then, I saw Duncan holding the ball like a guard and changing his direction!
When Liu Mang turned around and rushed up to double-team for a steal, Duncan dribbled the ball under his crotch and knocked Muhammad out of position and rushed into the basket! Liu Mang was blocked by Muhammad!
Duncan rushed in, Newbell came back to block the defense, Muhammad also rushed back to double-team, Duncan made a pass to Danny Ferry in the bottom corner!
Only at this moment, Duncan's performance is terrifying!
But Danny Ferry is indeed old. He is no longer the microwave-type pitcher of the Cavaliers in his last peak period.
The Eagles strike back!
Jason Terry takes the lead!
This match was so depressing!
Bowen's small movements should not be too many, his hands and feet are on the same level, but he can still escape the referee's sight, which is extremely sinister.
Finally got a chance to counterattack, Jason Terry made a quick pass at the first time, Muhammad's long pass is getting better and better, Jason Terry is very comfortable receiving the ball from the opponent's three-point line, and went inside...
I go!
Jason Terry saw that the opponent's No. 9 rookie who was about the same height as him ran faster than him!
"Are rookies so good at running these days?" Jason Terry was so sad and indignant, it's fine if his team has someone who is taller than him and can run better than him, and now there is another one!
Jason Terry helplessly returned the top arc, Liu Mang just followed up slowly, received the ball and shot a three-pointer!
Jason Terry regretted it as soon as it was passed out, and quickly shouted: "Ace is careful!"
But at this time, Liu Mang had already jumped up and raised the ball above his head. When he heard Jason Terry's words, the ball that hadn't been thrown came back with a force that was much stronger than his own throw! The whole person was overturned to the ground! The ball is fanned out of bounds!
Only after Liu Mang fell down did he see the expressionless poker face!
The ball goes out of bounds!
Spurs right to the ball!
After Duncan chased and blocked Liu Mang, the ball touched Liu Mang's hand before being fanned out of bounds!
But the referee still has to watch the replay! Determine who owns the ball.
Liu Mang fell to the ground completely dumbfounded, is he still human! too strong!
At this time Duncan reached out his hand to pull Liu Mang up.
As the saying goes, friendship comes first and competition comes second...
Friendship with your sister!
Liu Mang pushed Duncan's hand away, reached out to hold Raheem and Ratliff's hands and stood up!
Damn poker face, fucking idiot! Young Master, I am at odds with you in this life!
Hearing the cheers from the fans, Liu Mang's face was hot! Even now you are invincible! But there will come a day when you will be old and I will kill you... Er... Liu Mang is a little sad, he will be the youngest...
Duncan is so embarrassing! Disliked by the opponent! Find a teammate to give a high five to soothe a wounded heart.
Duncan just blocked a cap. He thought there should be a high-five from his teammates, so he went to Parker and extended his right hand to Parker for a high-five...
Parker did give a high-five to celebrate, but he didn't seem to see Duncan and went to high-five Bowen.
Duncan looked at his right hand silently, feeling a maple leaf slipping from the sky, silently stretched out his left hand and patted it...