Chapter 325: The battle is tragic, let two chase three?(1/3)
On June 9, the Bradley Center, the 04-05 season finals g1 finally started.
After He Li appeared in the audience cheers, the jumping ball session soon came, and the game began as Kwame Brown and Nazr Mohammed finished competing for the ball.
With the opportunity of Kwame Brown to jump and win, the Bucks got the first chance to attack the game.
He Li held the ball in the arc and was about to ask Carl Malone to come over to cover, but Spurs small forward Bruce Bowen ran towards He Li directly.
Then stop in front of He Li and stole the horse, spread your hands, and do a defensive state.
The Spurs will send Bowen to defend He Li, which is originally in He Li's expectation, so He Li is not surprised by this.
However, Bowen ran over to defend so actively, no matter how well he shot the shooting protection, he had to be vigilant at all times to avoid being hurt by Bowen using despicable means.
Of course, being cautious is not fear. The Bucks need He Li to score from the outside, and He Li cannot dare to shoot from the outside because he is afraid of being plastered by Bowen, so as to reduce the number of shots from the outside.
Now that Bao Wen comes up, he is strictly guarding He Li, and He Li is not showing weakness. He directly hits the Barkley-style back, relies on his height and tonnage to attack Bao Wen, and then enters the three-point line.
Because he was worried that Nazel Mohammed would still be in the interior, He Li did not choose to break through to the basket and dunk. Instead, after attracting the Spurs to defend the inside, he handed the ball to Kwame Brown.
Nazr Mohammed is a man who is unknown and has an average career data. Judging from the data alone, he is even just an ordinary rotation player.
But in He Li's memory, this is a model among the nba little people.
Because of his diligence, hard work, as a blue-collar center with excellent defense and a very good football dealer, his career length is exaggerated than most stars. He has played in the league for 17 seasons.
It is worth mentioning that, who was originally unknown, he eventually became famous by being held by James and then pushed James strongly, but was sent off the court by James.
As can be seen from the James fake fall incident, Nazel Mohammed is a player who plays basketball continuously and likes to provoke stars, making them lose their minds, and thus conflicts, and "small to big" sub-subscription players.
Nazel Mohammed has a football dealer that has defeated Heat James. In today's finals, if you see the opportunity to attack He Li, you will definitely try to do it.
Therefore, He Li can't give him this opportunity.
Regardless of whether he wants to do this or not, or does he have such an idea.
Having said that, after He Li broke through and passed the ball, Kwame Brown received the ball and then transported it at the basket. With his tonnage advantage and explosive power, he instantly pushed Nazel Mohammed away.
At this time, Duncan wanted to make up for defense, but it was too late. Kwame Brown scored the ball strongly.
Therefore, the Bucks took the lead in scoring 2 points and took the advantage in this game.
Next, the Spurs attacked the Bucks' defense. The Spurs first actively passed the ball from the outside to find opportunities to take action at an open position.
But the Bucks run actively from the outside and did not let the Spurs run out of the opportunity.
In the end, Parker could only hold the ball and kill the ball to the basket. I don’t know if he wanted to copy He Li’s breakthrough pass or play by himself.
But before Parker could take action, Penns broke the ball from behind Parker with the opportunity to pursue Parker.
He Li was originally planning to assist in defense, but now he got the ball and then launched a fast attack.
Before Bao Wen could catch up, He Li directly chased and made a three-pointer with one step outside the three-point line and made a quick move.
Because the jump was not high, it landed as soon as the shot was shot.
Bao Wen, who arrived immediately behind He Li, could only sigh inwardly: "He Li protected too well and did not take action at all. No, it was a chance to make a move."
As for He Li's three-pointer, it is the same as before. In the absence of a position, if He Li misses his shot, there will be a ghost!
Relying on the previous two attacks, the Bucks suddenly gained a 5-point advantage under He Li's leadership.
Next, in order to catch up with points, the Spurs could only lift the ball into the inside and hand it over to Duncan to handle it, and then stabilize the situation first.
But the Bucks started to send Carl Malone to limit Duncan's scoring.
Under the joint attack between Karl Malone and Kwame Brown, Duncan's offense was greatly limited. After the first quarter, his shooting percentage almost dropped to 45%.
You should know that in the regular season, Duncan's inside offensive shooting percentage is often above 55%.
This shows how uncomfortable Duncan played in this game under the targeted defense of the inside.
On the contrary, Nazel Mohammed relied on Duncan to attract defense and got Duncan's pass, scoring 4 points in the first quarter with 2 shots.
In fact, the shooting percentage of the two inside players of the Spurs is combined, and the shooting percentage is 55%.
However, the Bucks will resolutely double-team Duncan, which can increase Duncan's physical energy consumption.
Once Duncan gets into a quagmire and cannot play on the offensive end, even if Duncan can use his influence to help other teams score, but others can score in scattered points, how can he boost morale more than Duncan scores one after another?
On the contrary, the Bucks and He Li were also targeted by the Spurs, so what?
He Li made 6 of 8 shots in the first quarter, made 3 of 4 three-pointers, and efficiently scored 15 points.
At the same time, Penny relied on his height advantage to see Parker in vain many times, scoring 8 points on 4 of 6 shots in the first quarter, making a lot of contributions to the Bucks leading the Spurs.
In the second quarter, the Bucks didn't need He Li to take action. There were singles to Joe and Wade on the outside, and Boozer on the inside.
Just as Duncan needed some rest time, the Spurs' inside defense dropped a lot, and the Bucks once again held up the offensive banner with running and bombardment.
In this case, it is definitely not possible to attack Ginobili alone.
Before the 4 minutes of the game, the gap between the two teams has widened to about 15 points.
As a last resort, Duncan took the stage early.
Soldiers are against soldiers, generals are against generals.
As soon as Duncan got on, He Li also came on the field.
In the remaining half of the second quarter, He Li talked with Duncan, scoring 11 points and 9 points respectively. He Li won this round of duel with the advantage of one more point in three-pointer.
After the first half, the score on the field was 42 to 59. The Bucks beat the Spurs 17 points with running and targeted defense.
Having said that, the Bucks' defense was pretty good in this game.
On the contrary, the Spurs, who started their defense, cannot limit the Bucks' offense.
The Bucks bloom at many points, and anyone at the star level can stand up.
The Spurs rely entirely on GDP, and P has not yet fully evolved at this time. Duncan and Ginobili alone are not opponents of the Bucks.
Speaking of which, the Spurs, who have Duncan and Ginobili, are better at fighting positions.
The positional battle requires grinding, and the overall height of the bucks is here.
If the Spurs want to shoot from the outside, they will also encounter He Li's assisting defense.
When the Bucks build walls inside and outside, the Spurs' positional battle will not have much effect.
There was no way, I lost nearly 20 points in the first half.
In the finals, I want to recover in the second half, let alone away games, it is really hell.
After half a quarter in the third quarter, the score difference between the two teams has officially exceeded 20 points, and it has continued for a while since then.
Popovich considered that the Spurs' main players had a tiebreak battle with the Lakers in the previous Western Conference Finals, and the consumption of the main players was too high, so in order to avoid the fatigued army's continuous defeat in the future, he chose to surrender in advance.
If you can't beat it, avoid the edge!
Rest is one of the most common tactics of the Spurs.
When the Spurs gave up the g1 game early, the Bucks naturally easily won the g1.
By the end of the game, the score between the two teams was 81-125, and the Bucks won 44 points. The substitute lineup alone won nearly 20 points in the fourth quarter.
I have to say that this is also the reason why the Bucks have been able to win the championship more easily over the years.
The Bucks train rookies every year, and experienced veterans join each year.
Just competing for garbage time, the Bucks say second, but no team in the league dares to say first.
The time will soon be June 12th, and the finals between the Bucks and the Spurs will be held on this day.
The Bucks relied on their home advantage and the motivation to win by G1, and the whole team was full of morale. As soon as they came up in the first quarter, they stopped the Spurs.
After the first quarter, the Bucks once again gained a considerable advantage, with a full 11 points.
Originally, if this continues, it would be easy for the Bucks to win both home games.
But Ginobili suddenly broke out in the second quarter, pulling the Spurs back a lot of points.
Compared to Wade, he pales in comparison with Ginobili's dazzling performance.
Wade's basket is unstable, but it is easy to be restricted by breakthroughs. He encountered a dirty comparison like Bowen, so it is understandable that he couldn't stand out in the second quarter.
Therefore, He Li, the boss of the Bucks, stood up in time in the second quarter to turn the tide.
By the end of the first half, the Bucks still had an 8-point lead.
However, in the third quarter, Bao Wen finally made a move.
Penny Hardaway made a layup at the basket, and Bowen, who followed closely behind to "grabber the rebound", successfully made a foothold.
After Bao Wen had obvious intentions, he showed an innocent attitude as if he was shameless.
Boozer, who saw this scene at a close distance, said he was very angry and punched Duncan with a confused look on his face without saying a word.
Boozer was sent off and expelled from the game, and was later suspended for all finals.
This is a huge loss for the Bucks.
However, Duncan was also hit hard by Boozer's punch. Not only did he break his eyebrows, his mind was still a little dizzy.
Perhaps because of the concussion, Duncan missed the rest of the finals g2.
To be continued...