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256 Chapter 265: Stepping Stones

256 Chapter 265: Stepping Stones

Anyone who is watching this game can clearly see that Popovich is not here to play the regular season at all today, he is here to play the finals.On the offensive end, he aimed at Leo Bailey and bombed wildly. On the defensive end, Tim Duncan exerted all his strength to defend Chris Webber from the beginning of the game.

Although the Lakers still have some advantages inside, the Spurs' outside defense is tighter than inside.Brewer Bowen's defense against Kobe Bryant can be described as impeccable, and every defense he made had an impact on Kobe's actions.He is similar in size to Kobe, and his speed is not weak. Kobe has no absolute advantage in strength. The reason why Bowen dares to call himself "Kobe Killer" is because he has the most experience in defending players like Kobe.And that's the way it is, with Kobe Bryant being guarded pretty hard by him and Manu Ginobili taking turns watching over him.

And Tony Parker has never let up on Leo Bailey's defense. He followed Leo Bailey every step of the way, putting pressure on him without letting go of a second.The increase in strength is still uncontrollable, and the experience is obviously insufficient. Leo Bailey's performance is still limited to a very limited range.This is still a one-on-one defense on paper. Everyone knows that the strength of the Spurs lies in their defensive rotation.Tim Duncan's wingspan and speed are enough to cover any area within the three-point line, coupled with the tacit understanding and skilled rotation of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Brewer Bowen , San Antonio's defense can be described as monolithic.

In addition, the referee didn't know what medicine he had taken today, and the home whistle usually disappeared without a trace today. Today the referee blew in favor of the visiting team.Of course, the referee's scale is still very good. Generally, he will selectively blow some of the whistles that can be blown or not, and between blocking and hitting, he also has some bias towards the Spurs. I don't know if this is because of Qin before the game. Tao's sentence "In the five-man game, the Lakers will never be afraid of the Spurs."In short, the Lakers have no advantage today except for the tendency of the home fans. They can be said to have fallen into a passive situation at the beginning of the game.

From the first minute of this game, the two sides started a fierce competition. Leo Bailey was beaten twice in a row, and Kobe couldn't let his little brother be bullied like this.He received the ball from Chris Webber from the inside and forcibly pulled up the shot. Bowen was able to limit the threat of his breakthrough to a small range, but he still had no problem with Kobe's completely unreasonable shot. There is no way.Followed by Caron Butler's time to play, since he slowly got out of the trough in the beginning of the season, his performance has become more and more stable. After shooting outside the line, Butler rushed up and stretched his arms. His fingers seemed to suddenly stretch a few centimeters, and Bowen's shot was touched by him.

Before he yelled to signal his teammates to grab a rebound, Kwame Brown twisted his big butt and squeezed Naz Mohamed away and took the rebound into his arms. The Lakers' fast break!This is a non-stick shot. Before that, no one would have thought that this would be a non-stick shot, but Kwame Brown successfully hugged the basketball with the alertness and inspiration he had trained for so long. In the game against the Spurs, one of the few can easily take off the rebound, and this will also be one of the few opportunities for them to easily counterattack.

"The counterattack of the Los Angeles Lakers-Leo Bailey is holding the ball, and Tony Parker is in front of him-he chooses to come-?!" The commentator shouted excitedly, because only the Lakers and Spurs game Everyone knows that the Lakers rarely play a mercury-like offense.The excitement of the game between the Lakers and the Spurs is not the excitement of the scene, but the excitement of the atmosphere. It is a suffocating atmosphere. What does it feel like to get fresh air after being suffocated?Those who like the Lakers-Spurs game are enjoying this feeling.

"Boom!" Within 3 minutes of the start of the game, earth-shattering cheers and applause erupted at the scene. All the fans present today are loyal fans of the Lakers.The Spurs fans are squeezed into a small corner and have no sound advantage at all. Although they are shouting desperately, looking around, in a sea of ​​gold, no matter how tenacious that silver-gray stone is, it can't do much. strength.

"Crush them!"

"Leo - Come on, get past that Frenchman."

"Leo - believe in yourself, speed, footwork, rhythm, get past that Frenchman!"

The fans' shouts were disorganized, but the emotions they expressed were consistent.And what about Qin Tao?He saw Leo Bailey come to the sideline quickly after taking possession of the ball, and shouted loudly to the field, "Leo, come on, remember this is your stage, come on your own!"

Leo Bailey, who was still hesitating whether to pass the ball, finally strengthened his confidence after hearing Qin Tao's call, and came by himself!He gave Tony Parker a firm look, his body pulled away, the ball was temporarily fixed in his hands, and his body twisted.Both he and Parker are going fast, and the sudden stop is demanding on the muscles, but it's not a big deal for players in the NBA.But at this moment, Leo made four changes of direction. Even in the NBA, few people can do this frequency.A rebellious and short figure instantly entered Tony Parker's mind, and their two figures seemed to overlap. He shook his head hard to throw out this absurd idea.He pressed Leo carefully, and Leo's shoulders moved.

"Here we come." Tony Parker sank his weight and was ready to block Leo Bailey's breakthrough at any time. "Left!" At the moment Leo Bailey made a move, Tony Parker also made his own judgment. He threw himself to the left, but... "Tricked! It's the right, damn rookie." He cursed secretly in his heart, but all he could do was this, by the way, he could still watch how Leo used to send the ball into the basket.

Yes, at this moment, apart from cursing inwardly, Tony Parker could only be a spectator, watching Leo Bailey score the goal.

"Shua!" Leo Bailey made an easy layup, and tens of thousands of fans applauded, cheered, and encouraged.

"Nice job Leo, kick their asses."

"Get the San Antonios out."

And in the stands, amidst a sea of ​​purple and gold, there was to be a white man with flaxen hair flecked with white.He excitedly shouted to the person next to him: "Look! That's my son! That's my son, he's great." This person is Leo Bailey's father, the British who once hated basketball extremely .It's a country without football, he's appointed, but because of his son, he's changed his mind about basketball, and it's actually an exciting, adrenaline-fueled sport, isn't it?Although his loyalty to football will never change, none of this can stop him from being proud of his son. Today is the first time he has come to Staples to watch Leo play, and the reason for this is Leo's heart Only then has the belief and confidence to play well in the game been strengthened.

Tony Parker looked at Leo Bailey's goal and his heart twitched. The movement of this goal was so familiar, it seemed that he had done the same movement 2 minutes ago.That's right, this is Tony Parker's layup after passing Leo Bailey. At this time, he felt that it was an insult. He wanted to get it back, and when facing this rookie, he also For the first time, he was brought to the same height as himself.

"This is a rookie whose potential and strength are not weaker than Chris Paul. Perhaps within two years, there will be an All-Star point guard in Los Angeles. Female horse, why are all the good things going to Los Angeles?" Popovich squinted and offered his judgment.

He knows the strength of Tony Parker. The Frenchman grew up from his yelling, and Popovich was shocked by Leo Bailey's passing and passing Tony Parker. I also understand why Qin Tao questioned the reason for putting this rookie in the main position.With his potential, worth it!But no matter how you think this is a child with potential, Popovich will not give up the previous strategy. On the offensive end, the Spurs' first target is still Leo Bailey.

After completing the first goal of the game, Leo Bailey slowly became excited, and he was slowly adapting to his own strength.He was looking for the feeling bit by bit in the matchup with Tony Parker. At this moment, he even wanted to go to Deron Williams to compete, because he heard that the little fat man in Utah relied on strength to make a living of.Those who are faster than me are not fatter than me, and those who are fatter than me are not faster than me. Deron relies on this unchanging law to find his own position in the league.And what about Leo Bailey?I am also working hard to find my own position. Today's Tony Parker may be a good stepping stone.

It's just that at present, it looks like Leo Bailey has become another unknown ghost under the knife of Tony Parker.Not every fan has Popovich's professional eyes. They may just think that Leo Bailey's goal was a flash of inspiration, because in the subsequent positional battle, Leo Bailey again Nor did it show the speed and agility just now.

For defense, too many fans can't see the tricks. In fact, if you don't practice it yourself, even the players can't understand how strong the opponent's defense is.And a large part of the offense can be seen with the eyes, which is one of the reasons why many fans like to watch offense and not defense.

(End of this chapter)