Chapter 219 Capturing
"Tim, Parker, go to the basket and hit a few shots to stimulate that kid, he is too calm, this is not acceptable. In addition, the rebounding needs to be strengthened, and everyone must pay attention to rebounding." Popovich said.
He has confidence on both ends of the offense and defense, but when it comes to rebounding, he really has a headache. He missed three shots in the half quarter. After the whole game, isn't that terrible? If you don't catch the rebound well, everything is useless.
Back from the timeout, the Spurs attack.
Parker drove from the top arc to the right elbow, made a sudden lateral move, threw away Marbury, passed James Posey at the free throw line, went to the left elbow, and then went straight into the paint.
Below what he broke into was Li Ba, who was in the low position on the left wing.
James Posey tried to turn to cover, but Hedo blocked it with an offensive screen.
He can't go down to the basket, which symbolizes the Sun's three-two defense, which cannot be turned into a two-three defense, and as Parker breaks into the paint, the Suns' defense at the basket will become weaker.
When Li Ba saw Parker break through from him, he knew that the Spurs were going to find him, so he immediately moved laterally and entered the basket.
In the past, when he entered the basket to defend, he often took the first step in the front after being sideways, and then turned sideways after he was in position.
But recently, with the acceleration of parallel movement, he has begun to use lateral movement to get into the basket.
Parker didn't stop and rushed towards Li Ba with the ball.
Two meters, one meter five...
When Parker rushed forward, Li Ba's right hand suddenly swung forward, and accurately hit the basketball held by the former with both hands. The ball was immediately smashed off, hit Parker's leg, and rolled to the ground.
At this time, the whistle sounded, and the referee patted his leg to signal Parker to kick the ball, and the ball was exchanged.
"Oh, a steal at the basket happened, and the Hammers stole Tony Parker!" The Suns commentator yelled again.
Tony Parker was a little surprised after conceding the ball. Was the Hammer's steal so accurate and fast?
He didn't know that even flies and mosquitoes couldn't escape Li Ba's hands, let alone basketball?
Stealing a basketball, compared to catching flies, is difficult because the basketball is controlled by someone, with variable speed, ball protection, and avoidance, so the steal must be sudden and accurate. This aspect is more difficult.
Li Ba is also very happy to complete this steal. He seldom guards and can destroy the ball of the point guard. This shows that he also has a certain amount of energy in perimeter defense.
This improvement in ability is also the result of the recent increase in neural response speed, otherwise he would not be able to react so quickly.
The reaction at that moment, to put it a bit chivalrously, is to unite the nerves with the consciousness, the mind with the body, and the heaven, earth and man become one.
But Parker's surprise was nothing more than that. Just now, he changed direction from the left elbow and broke into the paint. It was only two steps away. His speed did not increase. This shot was not his full strength.
The Suns attacked, but Li Ba still didn't ask for the ball.
Today, the outside touch is not bad, coupled with his rebounding control, the score is not low, he can do his job well.
Of course, the Spurs' defensive strength has not improved now. If the defensive strength increases, the scoring efficiency will decrease, which is another matter.
Here Marion pulled to the right wing and finally made a two-pointer.
At 13:15, the Suns led by 2 points at home.
The Spurs attacked, Parker went to the three-point line on the left wing, used a pick-and-roll to break into the left wing, and rushed to the paint.
The lengthening of the distance increased his speed.
James Posey came to defend from the free throw line, and Parker suddenly accelerated, ate Posey, and broke into the paint.
Li Ba has already moved into the basket, once again facing the impact of the main point guard of the Spurs.
However, Spurs center Rasu has been entangled with him all the time.
When Parker was entangled with Li Ba by his own center, he stopped and jumped up before Li Ba took a step, and shot a high throw.
Just when Parker stopped abruptly, Li Ba suddenly sat back, pushed Lasu back, and then took the first step forward, rushed in front of Parker, and jumped up almost at the same time as him.
As an excellent inside defender, one needs to have a very detailed understanding of the opponent, including his shooting position and habits. Only by understanding these can he make accurate defensive judgments and actions.
The so-called predictive defensive action actually means that these pre-work must be done well, a general defensive idea, and enough experience can be used to play that suffocating defense.
Li Ba knew that Parker had a high probability of making an emergency stop and throwing a shot there, so he started to defend when he made an emergency stop.
His jumping is not very good, and his run-up has reached 76cm. Coupled with his super long wingspan, this leap directly covers all Parker's shooting space. Even if it was a high throw, it was blocked by Li Ba's slap.
No, because Li Ba didn't have much speed and strength in throwing, Li Ba directly grabbed the cap with one hand.
"Grab the hat! The hammer grabbed Tony Parker! He pressed down the speeding French sports car with one hand!" The roar of the Sun team commentator suddenly sounded.
"Awww!!!!"
With the cheers, countless palms were raised in the Meixi Arena, and they were shaking endlessly.
At this time, Marbury was about to go down, and after catching the ball, he pushed forward frantically.
Compared with the Suns, the Spurs are all big men. The only small man, Parker, was in the low post, and no one returned to the defense in time. Marbury assisted Joe Johnson to complete the dunk.
At 13:17, the Suns led by 4 points.
On the bench, Popovich gestured to Duncan, signaling to continue to strengthen the offense.
In the 7th minute, the Spurs attacked again.
Parker broke through from the right wing this time, and Marion defended. Duncan, who was empty, got the ball in the low post on the right wing, and was about to go to the basket when he saw Li Ba had already reached the basket, waving at him.
"Oh, damn it, the rookie boss of the Suns dared to provoke Tim?" the Spurs commentator said in surprise.
"Our Hammer has even done O'Neill, teasing you face paralyzed boss, why are you so surprised?" The Suns commentator next to him said disdainfully.
When the two commented on each other, all the changes on the field have been completed.
Marion returned to defend Duncan. The latter turned around and dribbled the ball. Not only did he avoid the former, but he also entered the basket, dribbled again, and went straight to Li Ba.
Li Ba stood still, staring at Duncan.
He knows that Duncan takes 70% of his shots at the basket and two-pointers at close range, and that hitting the board is now his main offensive finishing method.
Duncan is known as the great basic skill of the league, but his shooting touch is actually not soft, not as good as that of Dayao. The purpose of playing the board is to relieve his hardness to a large extent.
Now he has not yet practiced the technique of hollow shooting. At least half of the basket and near the basket are hitting the board, and the rest are shooting, throwing, small hooks and other skills, but he will never use these if he can hit the board.
What's more, he has already had a hit.
Duncan rushed to the basket from the right wing at a 30-degree angle. When he arrived in front of Li Ba, he suddenly took a step with his left foot and made a throwing motion with his left hand holding the ball.
In the next moment, Duncan withdrew his left hand, then jumped up with the ball in his right hand and sent it to the backboard.
What makes Duncan's low-post offense strong is the consistency.
He will not forcefully drive to the basket like Li Ba and then score, but will use a set of coherent and simple movements like an assembly line to complete the offense.
Of course, these movements are not gorgeous, but the most basic movements, including fake movements, which are not ornamental, but very practical.
It's a pity that Li Ba is now convinced that he can hit the board, so he prevents him from hitting the board. His previous fake left-handed throw did not shake Li Ba at all, and at the moment he hit the board, Li Ba made a Defensive action.