s would be difficult, so he tried to save energy as much as possible at the start.
Of course, dunks and hooks have the same effect as long as they can send the ball into the basket.
The Lakers took the lead.
Looking back, the Spurs’ offense was organized by Parker.
Regular season games, in addition to competing for rankings, are also games for each team to test each other’s strength.
The All-Star team San Antonio and the Lakers lost two games, and Christie’s role was obvious.
Popovich learned from the experience and realized that it was not feasible to launch the offense from Ginobili like in other games, so he made changes.
In fact, the Spurs’ ability to easily defeat the Suns in the first round also has something to do with their “double point guard” lineup.
Ginobili’s off-ball movement on the wing contained the defense, and Duncan followed the pick-and-roll.
Although Popovich has not specifically studied “hammer tactics” at this time, the Spurs’ offensive system is actually much richer than before.
If this were not the case, they would not have been able to beat the Suns on offense in the first round.
Parker tacitly passed the ball to Duncan.
Duncan’s step after catching the ball is just a wait!
O’Neal appeared on Duncan’s dunk route!
O’Neal couldn’t get out after getting fat, and the defensive area shrank to the three-second zone.
But in this area, he is still the dominant player in the penalty area!
Duncan’s shot after the confrontation missed the basket!
In fact, the Spurs’ inside partnership is very interesting. Nesterovich has a certain advantage in strength when fighting against other centers, while Duncan suppresses almost all opponents in terms of strength.
But when they met O’Neal, neither of them had trouble!
O’Neal showed flexibility beyond his size, blocking Duncan and then turning around to grab a defensive rebound.
However, while the Spurs strengthened their offense, they still retained their defense. This time they retreated quickly and did not give the Lakers a chance to directly fast break.
Turning into a positional battle, Sun Hao continued to give the ball to O’Neal!
But to be honest, he still prefers to lob the ball to O’Neal.
It’s not that he has a low desire to score or anything, it’s just that it’s so easy to play!
Isn’t it uncomfortable watching O’Neal take the ball in the paint and eat others alive?
Sun Hao really couldn’t help but wonder what was going on in Kobe’s head.
When O’Neal is double-teamed, doesn’t he save energy when he easily takes the ball from the outside and scores? There have to be so many difficult tasks.
Nesterovich was once again pushed away by O’Neal.
With O’Neal’s current weight and strength, even if you are a European white bear, he won’t be able to use it!
This time O’Neal scored with a light wipe.
The tiger comes out of its cage and sniffs the roses.
These eight words couldn’t be more accurate to describe O’Neal’s performance.
4 to 0!
O’Neal scored 4 points in a row in the opening game!
Sun Hao