NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 315 The Power of Belief

Lu Yuanzhi began to torture the Spurs from beyond the three-point line.

Immediately following this super long three-pointer, Lu Yuanzhi passed Bowen in the next attack and hit a step-back three-pointer.

Did not enter.

Popovich cursed and sat back down.

It's really scary. If Max can keep throwing three-pointers today, how can we defend him?

That’s right if you can’t make a shot!
Whose three-pointer goes in as soon as possible!
What makes Popovich even more satisfied is that the Kings no longer play Lu Yuanzhi and returned to normal offensive tactics.

"That's what it sounds like!"

But Popovich's good mood did not last long. A few rounds later, Lu Yuanzhi fired another shot from outside the three-point line and hit again!

"Why does Adelman allow this kid to play blindly?"

"Don't they know this is the playoffs? Why not go inside!"

Popovich's mind is buzzing. Is it possible that the Kings are still hiding their tactics?
Or do you think you can defeat us just by attacking from the outside?

Under Lu Yuanzhi's deliberate guidance, Stojakovic, Turkoglu, Bobby Jackson, and Jim Jackson also attacked the Spurs from the outside.

Maginot Line?
I went around from Belgium!
And the heaviest striker of all was Mike Bibby.

Facing the defense of the Frenchman Parker with a white flag, Bibby constantly used the cover of his teammates to directly shoot open three-pointers. The shot was so painful that he almost saluted the French military salute.

As soon as the game started, the Kings took the initiative and maintained the lead.

However, the Spurs, playing at home, after experiencing a temporary panic at the beginning, slowly stabilized their rhythm and began to chase points.

Today, the shooting percentage of all members of the Spurs team was frighteningly high, especially the twin towers inside. David Robinson made 8 of 5 shots, and Duncan made 18 of 13 shots. They led the team to chase the score to 3 85 minutes before the end of the game: 85, the two teams were tied.

The Spurs fans at the scene burst into huge cheers, and the Spurs generals became more and more courageous as they fought, hoping to use this momentum to overtake the score at home.

On the Kings bench, everyone's mood was somewhat affected. No one could feel calm when their lead was equalized at the last moment.

But the pride of winning and defending the championship supports the mentality of most players.

"Rick, do you want the trick we developed?"

"What's the trick?" Lu Yuanzhi had a keen ear and immediately leaned over after hearing the assistant coach's words.

Is there a secret trick hidden in this?Why don't you take it out earlier?

It won’t be used in the playoffs and it’s still hidden. Should it be hidden until next year?
The others were just waiting for the coach's arrangements, and when they saw the movement here, they also paid attention.

Adelman nodded and motioned for the assistant coach to continue.

"We found through data analysis that although Duncan shot 40% from mid-range, his free throw percentage has been hovering around 60% in the past few years."

"We analyzed his technical movements and found that Duncan's shooting is not too soft. He hits the board not only to avoid the defense, but more importantly, his shooting is stiff. If he doesn't hit the board, his shooting percentage will not increase!"

"And with free throws, there's no chance for him to hit the board!"

"The same is true for this game. Although his overall shooting percentage is very high, at the free throw line, Duncan still only made 5 of 3 free throws."

"So, we were thinking about whether to foul Duncan."

Shark hacking tactics?

No, no, no, now is it time to chop down the Buddha?
Lu Yuanzhi immediately understood what the assistant coach meant.

Speaking of the shark-cutting tactic, it can be said that it has a long history. Nelson moved out in 99, and then it was carried forward by the Trail Blazers in 2000 and became famous for a while.

But to be honest, no matter who he cuts, according to the magic ball theory, the efficiency is not particularly high. Even in the worst period of O'Neal's free throw shooting, he still had a free throw shooting rate of more than 50%. In other words, an offense can have a scoring expectation of 1.1 points.

110 points per [-] rounds, this scoring efficiency is not low!
The scoring efficiency is higher than that of most players.

Therefore, the seemingly magical shark-killing tactic actually has no advantages in terms of mathematics itself.

But everything has two sides. Why is the shark-killing tactic always used?
Because as long as O'Neal grabs the position inside to receive the pass, his finishing success rate at the basket will be as high as 70%!

Therefore, the core of Shark's tactics is either to catch O'Neal or to punch him hard, and when he enters the inside and prepares to attack, send him to the free throw line.It's the lesser of two evils.

All the Kings players quickly understood what the assistant coach meant.

Duncan's shooting percentage is extremely high today and his touch is very good, but his free throw percentage is still not high. This may be the best opportunity to use the "cut the Buddha" tactic!

Everyone looked at Adelman with expectations, and Adelman did not disappoint everyone, smiling and nodding.

In fact, it doesn't matter what tactic you use at this time. What's important is to make your players believe that you can win the game with this tactic.

At the critical moment, "believing to win" is more important than any tactics!
After the Kings came on the court, Bibby quickly scored two points. After taking the lead again, they were about to face a new round of impact from the Spurs.

Contrary to the expectations of the Spurs players, the Kings players were not nervous at all at this time, and were even a little eager to try?
What's happening here?
Before the Spurs players could think about it, Duncan got the ball in the paint and was hugged by Webber.

"beep-"

The referee blew the whistle without hesitation, because the Kings had committed five fouls in a single quarter, and Duncan went directly to the free throw line.

Popovich's heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene.

Oops, we encountered the "Buddha-killing Tactics"!

Webb's foul was not concealed at all, and it was clear that he wanted to send Duncan to the free throw line. Popovich is not stupid, how could he not see it.

But this is a conspiracy, and the Spurs have no way to deal with it.

Do they dare not let the ball pass through Duncan's hands when attacking?

Totally impossible!
Therefore, Popovich can only hope that Duncan's free throws will be stronger and directly dissuade the Kings.

Duncan withstood the pressure and made two free throws.

The expressions on the faces of the Kings players changed from anticipation to disappointment.

"Hey guys, don't let Duncan fool you!"

"He is blind!"

"Let's do it again next time!"

"Score the goal first!"

Lu Yuanzhi stood up at this time. He knew that even if he lied at this time, he could not make his teammates lose their faith.

Otherwise, the first one to be unable to withstand it will definitely be the Kings playing away from home.

As long as everyone firmly believes that Duncan will collapse at the free throw line sooner or later, the offensive end will not have extra thoughts and will not collapse first on its own.

At this time, it was time to fight for willpower.

Of course, the Kings players will not believe Lu Yuanzhi just because of a word, but it doesn't matter, Lu Yuanzhi will handle this offense himself.

Lu Yuanzhi called Divac over for a pick-and-roll, but David Robinson retreated again as expected.

Lu Yuanzhi caught the moment Bowen was blocked and suddenly accelerated, arriving directly in front of the Spurs' 3-second zone.

Duncan and David Robinson both retreated to the basket.

Lu Yuanzhi only regretted that he couldn't make a successful shot. At this time, Bowen was stuck behind him and there was no one in front of him to defend him.

But why think so much?
What's the use of regretting?

Lu Yuanzhi gritted his teeth, accelerated his body again, rushed directly into the Spurs' heavily guarded basket, jumped up fiercely, threw himself into the air, and hit David Robinson hard in the chest.

The fierce physical confrontation caused Lu Yuanzhi, who was advancing at high speed, to suddenly lose his forward momentum. He seemed to have stepped on the brakes and stopped in mid-air, while David Robinson's body was knocked back uncontrollably, exposing his body. There was a slight gap.

As soon as he saw it, Lu Yuanzhi rounded his arms and slammed the ball towards the basket.

On the other side, Duncan, who realized something was wrong, also jumped up, trying to block the dunk, but he was still a step too slow. Before he could reach out his hand, he heard a loud "boom".

Lu Yuanzhi dunked David Robinson from the front!
　Today’s Chapter 2 is a bit late, sorry guys
　　
　
(End of this chapter)