Chapter 794 G2 Superstar Basketball VS Team Basketball (4K)

May 24, 1998, Los Angeles, Lakers vs. Spurs, GAME 2.

The Great Western Forum Arena is still bustling with people.

This is the last glory of this arena. Next season, this place will be empty.

When the Lakers won the first game, public opinion was almost one-sided. Now they don't think the Spurs can cause trouble to the Lakers.

A Twitter poll showed that 87.5% of fans believe the Lakers will defeat the Spurs within 5 games. The Lakers' promotion has almost become a foregone conclusion.

Except for die-hard Texas fans who still believe that their leaders General and Stone Buddha can defeat this invincible Lakers, almost no one thinks that the Spurs can win at the Lakers' home court.

But when the game started, something surprising happened.

"Duncan mentioned the three-point line!"

"In GAME 1, most of Duncan's offensive positions were in the elbow area. From this position, he could use a hundred ways to finish and defeat Horry."

"And Horry can't even restrict Duncan's position. The only factor restricting Duncan is himself! As long as he is physically able, Duncan can score almost every goal!"

"However, G2 started! Duncan gave up this mode of almost single-handedly leading the Lakers. He appeared near the three-point line!"

"Lots of pick-and-rolls! Hand-to-hand!"

"Duncan is assisting the Spurs defenders!"

Let Duncan play support!

Even Kobe didn't guess that the Spurs would do this!

The key is that Duncan played so beautifully! His high-quality pick-and-roll made the Junior General and Richmond feel at ease, making consecutive three-pointers.

Richmond shot away!

Kobe was disturbed by Duncan's pick-and-roll, and only exposed a flaw for a few tenths of a second. Richmond seized this opportunity and made 3 of 4 three-pointers in the first quarter! Scored 11 points!

The little general relied on Duncan's pick-and-roll! And your own body shape advantage! He hit the basket with a fierce shot, and then threw the ball to Duncan who was pulling outside.

Duncan is in the mid-range, easily completing the offense, or attracting the defense to pass the ball!

The pitcher from the outside distributes the ball to the general in the high and low positions to activate the general's offense!

The Spurs' offensive rhythm was picked up by Duncan!

Duncan made 4 of 4 in a single quarter, scoring 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal!

He barely took any possession of the ball!

All offensive opportunities come from teammates passing the ball!

No singles!

His performance in the game wasn’t even spectacular!

But the Spurs relied on Duncan's team basketball style and caught the Lakers off guard in the first quarter. The Spurs 27:23 the Lakers in a single quarter! Achieved a 4-point lead!

"Well done! Tim!" The admiral pumped his fist excitedly!

This is a game! So cool!

Compared to the G1 general who spent 90% of his energy defending the Sharks, the G2 general scored consecutively in the mid-range.

The admiral's mid-range shot! An accurate comparison!

You can almost think of him as a center with Howard's speed and Towns' skills!

This time it was the general who took the initiative to attack!

Even if the success rate is less than 50%, it still makes O'Neal a little exhausted!

Subverted!

This game completely subverted the Spurs' GAME 1 offensive strategy!

Blooms across the board!

Use offense instead of defense!

Team basketball!

"Perfect! This is the basketball I want!" Popovich smiled.

He saw a way to beat the Lakers!

Not only did he defeat the Lakers, he also saw the Spurs' team building policy for the next 10 years!

A team basketball system with Tim Duncan as the core!

Play team basketball with superstars!

This is a major trend in basketball in the future!

This style of play is definitely more effective than letting Duncan swipe!

The future of basketball should be like this. As there are more and more stars, the effect of the superstar ball will only gradually weaken.

It will only become less and less common for one person to kill a team like Jordan Kobe.

Letting stars merge into a team and play team basketball is the future development trend of basketball!

"Tch! That guy David can make a mid-range shot from outside." O'Neal grunted, a little unhappy.

He doesn't have the ability to shoot from the outside, so he thinks every center who floats around and shoots from the outside is a softie.

Even Duncan, the power forward who focuses most of his offense on mid-range and short range, is a softie.

A real man should fight against his 300-pound self!

What's the point of hiding outside?

Kobe watched with interest as the rotations of both sides battled.

If the Spurs have top-level Kazi, French sports car Tony Parker, and demon Ginobili, then such team basketball will be really difficult to handle.

But now the Spurs only have Richmond and a young general.

Even if Richmond can maintain firepower output, what about the young general?

He is always just a role player. The common problem with role players is that they may be able to score consecutively in a short period of time, but it is impossible for them to maintain a consistent feel and hit consecutive shots.

In the playoffs, players who can score continuously are at worst quasi-All-Stars.

Facing the Lakers' defense, a player who can score continuously is definitely an All-Star or above.

Kobe didn't panic at all.

The Spurs' team basketball will create countless miracles in the future and defeat many superstars.

But that is based on using stars to play team basketball.

Now, the Demon Sword is in my Lakers formation. The little sports car has not yet joined the alliance. Brother Kazi is only 8 years old.

This Spurs may be better than Duncan with one shot, but if they want to beat the Lakers, they have to ask Kobe first.

In G2, in addition to the Spurs changing their tactical philosophy, Duncan also made a very big change on the defensive end.

He doesn't jump anymore!

Not jumping means no foul!

Kobe still called out Duncan, but Duncan completely gave up on blocking shots and raised his hands instead.

If you can make it, you are better than Kobe!

Kobe's shooting percentage has increased, but it is completely impossible to beat Duncan.

No matter how good Kobe's foul drawing skills are, he can't beat a player who doesn't jump.

Being smart, Duncan was able to completely adjust his defensive habits in such a short period of time, which Kobe also admired.

As expected of a Master of Psychology from Wake Forest University.

"Shaq, get ready." Kobe saw that he had no chance to make a fuss about Duncan's defense, so it was up to the Sharks.

O'Neal has been trained by himself!

At least in this year's playoffs, there's no need to worry about him getting sick.

A Shark with peak combat ability was able to average 38 points, 16.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.7 blocks in the Finals!

Why not take advantage of the big shark? Isn’t it a pity!

"So in basketball, is the team more important or the individual more important?" Magic sitting on the commentary table asked a question in the hearts of countless fans.

Team basketball and superstar basketball are the two extremes of basketball.

Most teams have both.

The current Lakers are undoubtedly the representatives of superstar ball. During regular time, role players will also be allowed to take action. At the critical moment, all the ball rights are concentrated in the hands of OK. It can be said that OK controls more than 50% of the ball rights!

This ratio is terrifying!

Today's Spurs are undoubtedly the representatives of team basketball.

The basketball is passed and mobilized in everyone's hands. The ball comes first, and the ball is passed to mobilize the defensive players, resulting in local overplaying and underplaying, or dislocation advantages.

This basketball philosophy is recognized by most NCAA coaches. They believe that basketball should be like this. Basketball is a sport for five people. The strongest basketball is when five people are twisted into a whole.

The collision between the Spurs and the Lakers is completely a collision between two basketball concepts.

"I always believe that there is only one basketball, and there is only one player who takes the shot. Superstars are always more important than a tacit team." Doug Collins, Michael Jordan's mentor, said. It is precisely because of this concept that his Jordan was given unlimited firepower and averaged a miraculous 37.1 points per game this season.

"No matter how well-coordinated a college team is, it is impossible to defeat an NBA team that is fighting on its own." Magic pursed his lips, but he suddenly thought of the dream team that was defeated by a college team.

"Shaq! Catch it!"

The game has entered the third quarter!

At the end of the first half, the Spurs 57:51 Lakers.

The lead expanded to 6 points.

The Lakers substitute in G2 had fluctuations in touch. On the other side, Spurs Cole and Wang Zhizhi hit consecutive three-pointers.

Both teams started the game, and the Admiral hit consecutive mid-range shots.

On the Lakers side, Kobe started his crazy feeding!

"Fuck!" O'Neal's eyes widened, he was barely breathing, and Kobe's basketball had been passed to his hands.

The basketball in my hand seems to be hot!

O'Neal hits the general hard!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The collision between flesh can still be heard clearly in the noisy arena!

The floor is shaking!

O'Neal is like a wild beast!

The admiral's muscles were so taut that they were almost stretched!

This is a struggle between giant beasts!

And the big shark won!

Jump with all your strength, press the general, and push the ball into the basket!

"boom!"

"2+1! Big shark!"

The Great Western Forum Arena is buzzing!

This is O'Neal's fourth dunk of the game!

Every time, the already fiery atmosphere of this arena rises to a higher level again!

O'Neill hung his hands on the frame, and the general was knocked away by O'Neill and retreated continuously.

"Fake." The admiral frowned and covered his sore chest.

Beast!

What a beast!

He has been in the league for many years and has never seen a center play like this!

Real traditional centers are like Dameng, Ewing, and General, with flexible frame-facing skills, ball control, and proficient shooting ability. At the same time, he has the ability to post up and support from a high position.

This is what a traditional center looks like.

In fact, in later generations, many people think of traditional centers as rough guys like Howard. This is totally wrong. Howard is a highly mobile and athletic center, and he is also an atypical inside man.

Some people think that traditional centers are heavy-footed and big, strong men like O'Neal.

This is actually a misunderstanding!

A true traditional center is versatile, able to attack and defend well, and can play both inside and outside.

Now O'Neal is a subversion!

O'Neal is the first center who has no shooting ability at all, and can also dominate the penalty area and score 30+ points as if he were trying to find something!

So fierce!

This power!

The general spends time in the gym all year round!

He can squat 270KG! Bench press 200KG!

But when he faced O'Neal, his power was completely inferior!

This guy O'Neal is really a natural genius!

It's an open secret that O'Neal doesn't like training!

Even so, he can bench press 210KG!

Although the bench press does not represent strength, Malone can push 230KG, but he was blown away by Duncan.

Jordan can push 200KG and has no obvious advantage against Kobe.

"Is it true that the muscles trained in the gym are dead muscles?" A thought suddenly popped into the admiral's mind.

"Leave it to Shaq in the third quarter! Leave it to Kobe in the fourth quarter!"

"The game is that simple."

Harris looked at the players struggling on the field with a smile.

The third quarter of GAME2 became O'Neal's personal show!

Kobe fed O'Neal and threw up!

Every ball, whether O'Neal wanted the ball or not, Kobe forced it to him and let him play!

O'Neal looked puzzled! He wasn't even ready and the ball was in his hands?

What can be done?

Passed to the outside, and the outside was directed back to Kobe, and Kobe came over again!

no solution anymore!

Bite the bullet!

No matter if it’s a good opportunity or not! All better!

No matter whether it makes sense or not! Just do it!

The crazy big shark caused a bloody storm in the third quarter!

O'Neal had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter! Completely defeat the general!

Crush!

The Spurs' team basketball encountered a counterattack from the league's strongest inside star!

At this time, the Spurs' outside line began to lose power.

As Kobe expected, the little general missed consecutively.

Richmond began to forge.

The advantage was instantly erased.

Spurs 80:80 Lakers enter the fourth quarter!

In the fourth quarter, Kobe, who had been paddling the whole game, started his personal show!

"There is only one basketball, and there is only one person who takes the shot."

"Superstars are always more important than the team."

"That's what basketball is all about."

When Kobe doesn't pick on Duncan, the hardest bone to chew on, his scoring becomes very easy!

He made two mid-range pulls in a row, then went inside and completed a backhand layup across the bridge, causing the admiral to foul!

Kobe scored 7 points in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter!

Stop the game in one wave!

Popovich hurriedly paused!

At this time he was a little at a loss.

The biggest drawback of team basketball is how to deal with when players lose power.

Let Duncan come?

Duncan, who had no singles in the entire game, could he outscore Kobe?

Popovich can only choose to continue to implement conventional tactics.

Richmond used Duncan's cover to hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding.

But Kobe responded instantly.

A super long three-pointer, drawing a wonderful arc and hitting the basket!

What follows is a textbook post-up play!

Turn over and hit three consecutive jump shots!

Kill the game!

"Win! The Lakers finally won GAME 2!"

"Spurs 98:106 Lakers!"

"The Spurs fell into a scoring drought in the last quarter, scoring only 18 points! On the other side, Kobe Bryant alone scored 21 points!"

"Kobe Bryant has proven himself again!"

"Superstar basketball is greater than team basketball!!!"