Chapter 1489 The Spurs Are Nothing without Defense

Things like fate are so wonderful sometimes~

When the Lakers needed a tough battle to prove their strength and clear away the haze of yesterday, it happened that the Spurs appeared in front of the Lakers.

The so-called falling in love and killing each other is nothing more than this.

If you want to say who is Ji Feng's favorite team in the league besides the Lakers, it should be the San Antonio Spurs.

Regardless of the players and coaches, Ji Feng just admires that a small football club can achieve what it has today.

To be honest, today's young fans seem to have become accustomed to the Spurs appearing as a strong team in the league. Little do they know how much effort the Spurs have put in behind the 10 years of glory.

The San Antonio Spurs may be the most consistent and best team of the decade, whether you believe it is a "dynasty" or not.

They have a great coach. Popovich has completely improved Larry Brown's system and established a Spurs-style pragmatic and rigorous tactical style; they have the top uniform staff in the league, which makes them from the draft They found a lot of treasures in the game, which also allowed them to provide Popovich with suitable puzzle pieces in time; they have many outstanding players, such as Parker and Ginobili, as well as many tough guys attracted by the reputation of the Holy City. …

Many people are familiar with such stories, but little do they know that there is sadness hidden in every sentence.

San Antonio is a small city.

Yes, many fans know this clearly, but they don't understand how difficult it is for a small city to achieve such results.

Refer to Cleveland next door. From the beginning of this city until now, Cleveland has never won a championship in any professional sports league, whether it is basketball, ice hockey, baseball, football, even football, or even any other sports. .

Many people joke that it is a city cursed by the God of Victory. Luck is of course a part of sports, but in the final analysis, the reason is that it is also a small city.

Take a look at the list of NBA championships over the years. The Lakers and Celtics have won 16 times each. The third place is the Bulls with 6 times, the Spurs with 4 times, the 76ers with 3 times, and the Warriors and Pistons with 2 times. The Rockets and Knicks, others who have won it once include the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, Washington Wizards and Seattle SuperSonics!

Looking at this long list of championships, you can clearly find that, except for the Spurs, all the teams that have won the championship are teams from big cities. The worst ones are at the level of Milwaukee. And those who have studied American geography People should understand that Milwaukee is equal to San Antonio.

To be able to rise in a short time and dominate the league for 10 years, the Spurs front office and head coach Popovich definitely deserve the most credit. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the best in the league. After all, they can mobilize resources for them. There are really too few.

Anyone who studies business should look at Spurs Success School. This is a true example of using small things to make a big difference.

Of course, this kind of operation also has its drawbacks. For example, the Spurs' GDP has always been paid at a cabbage price. After the GDP gets old, it will be difficult for them to attract stars to come here. When the GDP completely gets old, it may be the reason for the decline of the Spurs. start.

Therefore, the Spurs' operations this summer are understandable. They must take advantage of the afterglow of GDP to do something.

Jefferson undoubtedly carries the Spurs' hopes. They hope that he can integrate here and bring a championship to San Antonio.

However, things seem to be a little different from what you imagined!

Before the start of the game between the Spurs and the Lakers, the big screen at the Holy City's home court played the passionate scenes of the Spurs' previous championships. Along with the cheers of the fans, Spurs players appeared on the stage one after another.

Needless to say, the purpose of playing this video is that they hope to defeat the Lakers tonight and take this as the first step towards a championship.

They sent out a starting lineup of Duncan, McDyess, Jefferson, George Hill and Parker. Compared with last season, the starting lineup changed three people, which can be called the biggest change of the Spurs in the past 10 years.

Bynum easily won the fight for the ball, and the Lakers quickly scored their first goal, a breakaway from Ji Feng.

The Spurs naturally did not want to fall behind at the start. Parker dribbled the ball across the frontcourt and sought a pick-and-roll. Duncan took a position inside. Jefferson reversed the pick-and-roll and went to the wing. This is also his most familiar receiving position.

The Spurs are indeed the Spurs. Positional warfare has always been one of their signatures. A few runs brought out multiple opportunities. However, the opportunities came out. The Lakers' defense did a very good job. Jefferson's pick-and-roll was no surprise. He caught the ball, but Ji Feng followed him closely. Jefferson, who had no chance to take action, threw the ball to Duncan.

After Duncan turned his back, he forced a single to Gasol. It was a very difficult rebound and the basketball was scored!

"Duncan played the ball beautifully and Gasol defended well, but Duncan still relied on his experience to score the ball." Director Zhang commented.

Yes, it relies on experience. I have to admit that Duncan's state this season is really not as good as before. Five years ago, there was definitely a chance to turn around and dunk this kind of ball. Don't be surprised. Duncan was so bold at his peak, but now , Duncan was almost carried away by Gasol, but relied on his experience to get out of the way and complete the shot.

"It doesn't matter, the defense is good." So Ji Feng gave a thumbs up to Gasol's defense. As long as he maintains this kind of defense, Duncan's shooting percentage will collapse sooner or later. This has been common this season.

When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Ji Feng faced Jefferson one-on-one. Jefferson's defensive ability was as good as Bowen and even Horry. Ji Feng easily penetrated the defense and faced off. With Duncan's throw, the two Spurs insiders didn't even have time to cover up...

When defense failed, offense came to make up for it. Jefferson was bought to be offensive, and he responded with a goal. After the pick-and-roll, he scored a shot, which can be regarded as a big morale boost.

However, Jefferson scored the only goal in the first quarter...

He has the ability to score, but his efficiency tonight was very touching. Coupled with Ji Feng's meticulous defense, Jefferson felt a wave of winter-like warmth.

As for the defensive end, the third round explained everything. Ji Feng's several crotch starts almost knocked Jefferson over, and then he played the role of a pillar and was played by Ji Feng...

"It's so tragic..." Spurs fans covered their eyes.

The feeling was so cold that Popovich couldn't stand it and replaced him, and the Spurs' offensive focus shifted to the inside.

McDyess and Duncan worked very hard and used all their energy, but the effect was limited because they couldn't guard against the Lakers' offense!

In the first quarter, the Lakers' shooting rate was as high as 57%. Basically, every shot was accurate. The Spurs' defense was useless and could not pose a threat to the Lakers at all. Especially after Popovich chose to double-team and scored 9 points in a row, the Spurs let The Lakers have opened up several other points.

36-20 in a single quarter. Facts have proved that the Spurs are nothing without defense!