Chapter 167: Popovich's guess
On the basketball court, 10 big men were running back and forth, and they either used their teammates to run with their pick-and-rolls or their speed advantage. For this reason, the situation on the court was also very tense!
The fans of San Antonio home court were also very nervous at this time. The game had reached the fourth quarter, but the scores of both sides were still not widened. In fact, to be more precise, the Kings are still leading the Spurs by two points at 76:74! Although it is only a two-point advantage, really speaking of it, the fans of the Spurs are still relatively nervous. After all, this is the fourth quarter, and it is the fourth quarter of the decisive battle of Tianwangshan!
"Calderon's core offensive strategy has been resolved by **Vic, and the offensive advantage has been reduced to a very low level! From the current point of view, the Kings continue to make changes. I don't know, when the Kings called the timeout before, how did he make a tactical change?" Barkley's question was also everyone's question.
In the whole first half, Calderon's absolute leadership strategy allowed the Kings to take the lead after the first half. However, after the second half, the Spurs' defense began to change, and they began to choose to double-team Calderon. The right double-team always forced Calderon to choose to start passing the ball when the offensive opportunity was not formed. In this way, the Kings condensed the core of the half-court collapsed suddenly, and in the third quarter, the players on the Kings were once in a state of fighting each other. But afterwards, perhaps they felt that this was not possible. Then they handed the basketball to Zhang Weifeng, and Zhang Weifeng also discovered the changes in the Spurs on the field for the country.
The influence of the Kings side. Siyus did not mean to call a timeout, so Zhang Weifeng had to take the responsibility of his leader again. He started to play singles with the ball. During this period, if the Spurs double-team, Zhang Weifeng would choose to pass the ball and then let the Kings' outside pitchers get a chance to take action! However, this style of play was destined to be a little passive. When the Spurs were double-teaming Calderon, they also began to let the players on the court move closer to where Zhang Weifeng was, and then it increased the difficulty for Zhang Weifeng to catch the ball! In this way, the Kings had to return to the situation of fighting each other. When the Spurs seized this opportunity to fight a counterattack, the score became the current 76:74! Siyus also immediately called a timeout!
"The game has begun. Let's see the Kings' first offense. I wonder how they will play the first ball? Huh? No, the Kings' lineup, look!" Barkley suddenly screamed. He looked at the field incredible, and then after confirming, he looked at Reggie Miller with disbelief!
When Reggie Miller saw the five players on the Kings' field at this time, he felt a little collapsed! How long has it been since the Kings actually sent three inside lineups, 3 big and 2 small. This style of play was sent to the court by Seyus in the regular season, and the Kings also defeated the Rockets at that time! At this time, in the most critical substitution in the fourth quarter of the most critical Tenwang Mountain game, Seyus actually sent the Kings with the least chance of appearing on the lineup. Three big and two small!!
It's no wonder they were surprised! The Kings' opponent is the Spurs. The Spurs' offense has always been based on strict running and offensive cooperation, and they also test their opponent's movement and defense ability. Therefore, at this time, if the Kings send out this lineup, they will be completely trapped in a passive defensive situation! The big man's movement ability is very poor, and this is exactly the plan of the round **Vic, and then the Spurs' offense will be much easier!
"The Spurs will definitely increase the basketball rotation in the next attack, and the Kings will find it difficult to defend at this point! But I don't know what the plan is for Siyus to send a lineup of three big and two small on the offense?" Barkley was still full of doubts!
Reggie Miller showed a thoughtful look. He laughed twice before saying, "I think there are many choices in this lineup of the Kings. Don't forget that Zhang Weifeng can play the third position!"
Miller's words immediately reminded everyone of Zhang Weifeng's extraordinary performance when he played the third position. As a result, after hearing this, Barkley seemed to have realized it and remained silent! He devoted his attention to the game that had already begun!
Sure enough, Zhang Weifeng did appear in the third position, and the inside is Gasol and No, the combination of this double tower is also very powerful! On the outside, Randy Ferrey now plays a pure pitcher. Although the feel is average, according to Siyus' initial arrangement, he does not need to take too many moves! Therefore, in this second half, Randy Ferrey does not need to rely on the feel many times! Calderon is still on the court. Although he was depressed by the Spurs in the third quarter, at this time, Siyus must put him on the court!
At the beginning of the game, **Vic was also standing on the sidelines. He was also a little surprised by what tactics Seyus arranged, so he was also waiting to see how the Kings played in the first ball!
Calderon dribble slowly forward! Then after halftime, Calderon used the pick-and-roll and misplaced the basketball in Randyfoyer's hands! After Randyfoyer received the ball, he made a breakthrough level move. When Calderon retreated from outside the three-point line, Randyfoyer passed the ball to Calderon again!
Michael Finley was against Zhang Weifeng. This guy was half a head lower than Zhang Weifeng! Therefore, when he faced him, Zhang Weifeng did not have much pressure! Zhang Weifeng ran to the inside, and then immediately turned around outside the three-point line when Finley followed the defense!
After receiving Calderon's pass, Zhang Weifeng saw that Zhang handed a three-pointer. Although he failed, the Kings' change at this time caused **Vicci's suspicion!
Chapter completed!