NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 177 Tim Duncan!

At the beginning of the second half, the Spurs were still playing with the main lineup.

Therefore, the Lakers will not be on the bench.

Lu Yusheng found that the Spurs still did not play Tony Parker.

And at the point guard position, they used a short guard, Jacqui Vaughn.

This person is not tall, but he looks very strong, with obvious muscle lines.

Lu Yusheng didn't understand Popovich's arrangement. Tony Parker just couldn't restrain himself from eating with his back alone, but now it's Jacqui Vaughn who is shorter and taller. Can't defend my back.

I don't know what the old man is thinking about.

The commentator Connor was also puzzled by Popovich's substitution, "Jacque Vaughn is only 6 feet tall, a full head shorter than Lu Yuyu, and Popovich sent him up. Restricting Lu Yusheng's back attack, this...can you do better than Tony Parker?"

David Robinson smiled, "To be honest, man, I don't understand Coach Popovich's move, but I'm used to it. When I played before, many of his substitutions and tactics seemed to me , are also incredible, he is such a coach who frequently makes strange moves."

"Then do you think this response will work?" Connor asked.

"I think so," David Robinson said. "You know, Popovich made two mistakes towards the end of the second quarter, which is rare from what I know of him. So at half-time, he must have thought of the perfect countermeasure."

Connor said with a smile, "I hope it's because my level is not high enough to see through Mr. Popovich's tactics. As for the effect of this response, let's go to the court together to see the result."

Phil Jackson, who was sitting off the court, saw that Popovich sent Jacqui Vaughan, and smiled at Kobe, "See, it's the same as I thought, he used a guard like Jacqui Vaughn. , that's the way of thinking, let Lu Yusheng hit back casually, but never give him a breakthrough, it just consumes his physical strength."

Kobe nodded, "At this time, should we replace Lu Yusheng? Wait until they send Tony Parker, and then let him go?"

"Yes, that's what I planned." Zen master turned to assistant coach Brian Xiao and said, "Xiao, when the ball is dead, I'm going to call a timeout and ask Farmar to replace Lu."

Brian Shaw nodded.

On the court, Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball across the half court, facing Jacqui Vaughn's defense, after passing the ball a few times, he decided to hit him himself.

Jacqui Vaughn has a strong body and fast speed, but he is not tall enough. Hitting with his back is the best way to attack.

Without hesitation, Lu Yusheng turned around and carried Jacqui Vaughn on his shoulders and began to punch back.

But what Lu Yusheng didn't expect was that Jacqui Vaughn's exaggerated muscles were not covered. Although he was not tall enough, this guy's strength was indeed strong enough. Lu Yusheng pushed back twice, and this guy almost Don't move!
This made Lu Yusheng a little embarrassed, and Lu Yusheng tried again, but in the end it was only a small step backward.

But fortunately, this distance was also completely within his attack range. Lu Yusheng made two fake movements of turning back and forth to confirm that when Jacqui Vaughn lost his center of gravity, he made a quick turnaround jump shot!

scored!

The fans at the Staples Center cheered again when they saw that Lu Yusheng continued his fiery touch after coming up in the second half.

"I still think that Jacqui Vaughn is really not the best candidate to defend Lu Yusheng. Although he is very strong, his height is really too short, and his bounce is not good. Look at Lu Yusheng's jump shot just now. At that time, Jacqui Vaughn had already tried his best to block the shot, but I felt that it didn't interfere with Lu Yusheng at all."

"One round can't explain anything," David Robinson said. "Man, whether a tactic is successful or not can be measured after a few more rounds. One round can't tell anything."

Connor nodded and said with a smile, "I also hope that Mr. Popovich's tactic can take effect quickly. After all, the score on the field is 60:50, and the Lakers are already [-] points ahead of the Spurs. If this tactic does not If it works in time, I think this game may really be difficult to say."

On the court, the Spurs attacked.

Jacqui Vaughn dribbled the ball halfway, and Lu Yusheng stepped forward to defend him.

After two trials, Lu Yusheng discovered that this guy's speed is not very fast, and his basic skills are average, but his strength lies in his physical strength. It is unrealistic for Lu Yusheng to form a steal from him. His strong physical fitness allows him to quickly A good protection of the ball made it impossible for Lu Yusheng to steal it.

In this case, Lu Yusheng believes that if they play pick-and-roll, it is better not to double-team, even if he is short, but with Jacqui Vaughn's physical quality, it is difficult for you to double-team him so that he cannot come out. ball.

Therefore, when Jacques Vaughan called Fabricio Oberto to pick and roll for him, Lu Yusheng did not let Odom double-team Jacques Vaughn with him, but chose to double-team Jacques Vaughn from France. The way Brigio Oberto circles behind.

It's just a bet that Jacqui Vaughn is not good at shooting. After all, under normal circumstances, like this kind of muscle monster, their shooting is not very good.

Moreover, Jacqui Vaughn is not tall enough, so Lu Yusheng has time to get out of Fabrizio Oberto and form a defensive interference to Jacqui Vaughn again.

Sure enough, when Jacqui Vaughan saw Lu Yusheng's choice of defending around the back, he hesitated obviously, and then began to raise his hand to shoot.

However, after this hesitation, Lu Yusheng had already chased him out, leaping high to block Jacqueline Vaughan!

Jacqui Vaughn was originally undersized, and his jumping was average. When Lu Yusheng, who was tall and long, interfered with it, the ball was obviously stronger, and it went straight out of the frame!

"Rebound!" Lu Yusheng shouted.

Kwame Brown and Luke Walton stuck in the penalty area, ready to grab a rebound!

This rebound should be stable!

Lu Yusheng thought to himself, after all, Kwame Brown and Luke Walton have completely stuck Tim Duncan behind him, and Fabricio Oberto of the Spurs is still on the outside at the moment, and there is no time to go in and compete for rebounds.

Kwame Brown jumped high, trying to grab the rebound.

Unexpectedly, Duncan behind him came first and touched the basketball first!

But separated by Kwame Brown, it was not easy for Duncan to lead the rebound. Unexpectedly, this time Duncan touched the ball, but directly pointed the basketball higher into the air!
Duncan and Kwame Brown take off at the same time again, competing for rebounds!

But this time, Duncan still touched the ball first.

This terrifying arm span!

Duncan pointed the ball into the air twice in a row, then gradually pointed the ball to his head, and took the rebound!
Lu Yusheng was dumbfounded.

During the whole process, Kwame Brown kept jumping hard, but he didn't touch the ball once, which was completely controlled by Duncan.

Kwame Brown didn't touch the ball, became angry from embarrassment, opened his arms to get stuck, trying to get Tim Duncan away from the basket.

Unexpectedly, Duncan took advantage of him to push outwards, and suddenly turned around with a dribble, and instantly threw Kwame Brown behind him!
Kwame Brown rushed out with too much force, staggered and almost failed to stand still, and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

Tim Duncan lightly put the ball into the basket with one hand!
Spurs score!

Lu Yusheng looked a little dumbfounded. He was not only surprised by Duncan's terrifying rebound just now, he was even more surprised by the dribble just now.

This is a move that only a defender can make, and Lu Yusheng himself can't guarantee that it can be as standard and clean as Duncan's.

But Duncan is a center, but he is unobtrusive, and he has made an extraordinary performance that makes it difficult for guards to match.

This... is too exaggerated...

Lakers ball rights.

Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball across half court.

Jacqui Vaughn stepped forward to defend.

This time, Lu Yusheng still tried to break through Jacqueline Vaughn first, but this guy's speed was indeed fast, coupled with his strong body, Lu Yusheng's two breakthroughs were stopped by him.

As a last resort, Lu Yusheng could only choose to fight back again.

When he played back, the other players of the Lakers began to intersperse and run, but during the intermission, Popovich made a special emphasis on this point. space to come.

There was no other way, Lu Yusheng had no choice but to beat him again.

He dribbled the ball desperately to push Jacqui Vaughn back, but the effect was the same as before, and it took a long time. He only got one step into the three-point line and couldn't get in again.

Lu Yusheng could only turn around and step back from that position to shoot a jumper.

This goal... is still scored!
"It's been two rounds, David. For two consecutive rounds, Lu Yusheng faced Jacqui Vaughn and scored all backs. Anyway, in my opinion now, Mr. Popovich's strategy does not seem to be true. It didn't work very well." Connor said anxiously.

"No, actually I understand it already." David Robinson laughed. "I think I've read Popovich's line of thought."

"Oh? Tell me, what is your idea?"

"He sent Jacqui Vaughan to defend Lu Yusheng, just to accept that Lu Yusheng could score consecutively in front. I guess this must be in Popovich's expectation, otherwise with Popovich's habit, Lu Yusheng He beat Jacqui Vaughn twice in a row, and he called a timeout a long time ago, but now, you should see that Popovich is sitting firmly on the bench, without any anxiety or angry look, I can't see what he meant by calling a timeout."

When Lu Yusheng ate Jacqueline Vaughan, the footage of the TV broadcast was indeed shown to Popovich non-stop.

Judging from the screen, the old man is indeed very calm, without any other emotions.

"So you're saying...Popovich did it on purpose?"

"Correct."

"But...why did you do this? The Spurs are still lagging behind, shouldn't they pinch Lu Yusheng immediately?"

"He did this to strangle him." David Robinson said, "Although Lu Yusheng scored Jacqui Vaughn twice in a row just now, I think you can clearly feel that Lu Yusheng is getting more and more uncomfortable as he fights. , he hit back for the second time, and even just one step inside the three-point line, he couldn't push it in anymore.

Connor, I don’t know if you usually play basketball, but I can tell you that post-up singles is a very exhausting offensive method. You work so hard to hit every ball, and you can score in front, but What about the back?Now the game has only just started in the second half, and there are still two full quarters of the game. "

"Oh, I see. This is a trap. Popovich just sent Jacqui Vaughn up on purpose to defend Lu Yusheng, and at his height, Lu Yusheng will definitely hit him with a back attack. , This can consume Lu Yusheng's physical strength, so he can accept Lu Yusheng's continuous scoring in the front, because the further you get to the back, the less you can score."

"That's right, think about it, although Jacques Vaughan's defense like this is exhausting, but the question is, what is Jacques Vaughn's status in the Spurs? I feel that he has not appeared on the court for a long time. , so even if his physical strength is exhausted, it will not affect the Spurs at all, but Lu Yusheng is different. He is the absolute core of the Lakers team on the court. He still needs to organize the team and play the crucial decisive moment. After being exchanged, who else can the Lakers rely on?" David Robinson said.

"Good strategy." Connor said, "Zen Master should be able to understand Popovich's strategy?"

"It's impossible for Zen Master not to see it. Believe me, he should take countermeasures quickly." David Robinson said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Lakers requested a timeout on the court.

"Did you see it? Zen Master's countermeasure is here."

During this timeout, Zen master Famar replaced Lu Yusheng to rest.

"Wonderful! It's so exciting! In this game, not talking about the performance of the players, just the tactical game between the coaches of the two sides is already amazing!"

"Of course, that's why, the NBA has been established for so many years, only the two of them are legendary coaches in the true sense of history." David Robinson said.

Lu Yusheng was sitting on the bench. He knew very well that Zen Master's timeout and substitution was to protect himself, and there was indeed no better countermeasure.

But he is still a little worried. Judging from the current lineup of the Spurs and Duncan's state, can the Lakers win the score without their own?
Once you can't bite, what should you do?
However, the situation of the game was far worse than he expected.

When Lu Yusheng left the field, the Lakers' offense instantly lost its flow.

Farmar, who played well in this game, suddenly failed when facing the Spurs' Jacqui Vaughn. Not only was he unable to break through Jacqui Vaughn, he was even blocked by Jacqui Vaughn twice in a row. ball.

Farmar obviously panicked for a while, and made more mistakes.

There is indeed a state of mutual restraint between players. We can often see that sometimes, an unknown player can limit the opponent's arrows very well after playing.

Farmar can't be said to be the arrow figure of the Lakers, but players like Jacqui Vaughn are indeed the nemesis of players of his type.

Farmar's advantage lies in his quick breakthrough, but Jacques Vaughn is as fast as him and stronger than him, so Farmar has no temper in defense.

In contrast to the Spurs, after Duncan came up in the second half, his condition was significantly better.

When Tony Parker was not on the court, he supported the Spurs' offense with his own strength, facing Kwame Brown's defense, and scored consecutively.

Kwame Brown who beats will doubt his life.

The advantage created by Lu Yusheng at the end of halftime disappeared instantly...

(End of this chapter)