Super Legendary Superstar

In the first game of the series, at the home court of the Spurs, the Spurs were supposed to be the one driving the rhythm. Unexpectedly, they were beaten so passively by the opponent's rookie. Popovich had to reprimand the players in the midfield lounge. , in an attempt to complete the counterattack in the second half. However, when Kobe is serious, it is always difficult for Popovich to get what he wants.

"Phil hinted that Sun's three-point shooting is more efficient than mine. Are he and Shaq going to tell Buss this? That my three-point shooting percentage is not as good as Sun's? Just kidding, what kind of defense does he face, what do I face? Defense! But even if no one is guarding him, Sun’s shooting percentage is still very good. I have to choose my shot timing carefully."

Kobe wanted to continue shooting three-pointers in the second half, but not for the sake of competition. In that case, it would have fulfilled Popovich's wish.

As soon as the second half started, Kobe became very serious, taking over the offense with one hand and expanding the score. Coupled with Sun Zhuo's three-pointers from time to time, the Spurs not only failed to recover the point difference in the third quarter, but were defeated by the Lakers. Expand the point difference to nearly 20 points!

The first game of the series is going to collapse!

The fans at the scene were all surprised and sighed.

"The Lakers defeated us in the first game! It's so unexpected. Even if there is a gap between the Spurs and the Lakers, they are definitely not teams that will be defeated in three quarters!"

"All this was done by No. 24 of the Lakers. He was so terrible. He quietly brought out the rhythm of the Lakers' offense, and we didn't even notice it. After this game, the Spurs must pay attention to Sun. Especially his three-pointers."

Popovich originally thought that Sun Zhuo would be a trap and would give them benefits, and he also wanted to let the players steal his ball. Unexpectedly, Sun Zhuo would not go to the basket at all, and rarely hold the ball in other positions, so he would go to both sides. Running from the corner, and taking the ball immediately, or dribbling while shaking away the defensive players, the Spurs players had no way to intercept his ball.

Popovich has been sitting quietly on the bench, not having any hope for this game.

"The prediction about Sun was completely wrong. He has a very good ability to catch and shoot. Once he finds the rhythm, his shooting percentage will be very scary, and his long shot will help Shaq and Kobe score more easily, especially when he When he performs well, it actually stimulates Kobe to perform even better. This series looks like it will be very difficult!"

Popovich has realized the difficulty of advancing in this series. Without Sun Zhuo, the Spurs could not last seven games. Now with Sun Zhuo as the baseline three-point champion, the Spurs want to limit the It is too difficult to restrict Sun Zhuo when O'Neal and Kobe are there.

The current Lakers team is actually a bit similar to the 2017 Golden State Warriors. Durant, Klay Thompson, and Stephen Curry are all unsolved. It is impossible for these three people to not perform at the same time. of.

Sun Zhuo is actually a person who likes challenges. If he knew that he would be reborn if he randomly picked a team in the game, he might not choose the Lakers with their luxurious lineup.

With Sun Zhuo's future development, the 2004 Lakers team will definitely be listed as one of the strongest teams in NBA history.

After the first game, the Lakers won the first game at the Spurs' home court with a 20-point victory!

Sun Zhuo scored 20 points in the game, and his scoring average in the playoffs easily exceeded 10 points. As long as he has a stable performance in the future, Artest's ass is guaranteed.

Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 33 points, and O'Neal also scored 22 points.

Sun Zhuo continued to win easily in the playoffs, but Wade, who did not have a superstar teammate, was not so comfortable in the semifinals. In today's game, the Heat fought hard to the end and still lost to the Hornets.

Many people are confused by the name "Hornets" and are always unsure of which team this is when they mention it.

Today's Hornets are exactly the New Orleans Pelicans that Anthony Davis later joined. This is the predecessor of the Pelicans. When it comes to this, some people will be confused again. The Pelicans or the Hornets are not Western Conference teams. ? Why did he end up playing the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Heat?

The 2003-2004 season happened to be the last time the Hornets appeared as an Eastern Conference team. It was not until the next season that the Hornets were classified as a Western Conference team.

The next day was a game between the Nets and the Pistons. The Nets played terribly in this game. The Pistons were indeed a team that could win the championship. They actually beat the Nets and only scored 56 points in the whole game. Yes, the whole game The game ended with only 56 points.

The Pistons' defense made everyone on the Nets become iron gods. The most iron-clad one was undoubtedly Richard Jefferson, who later teamed up with James to win the championship. He took 12 shots and only hit one goal. Kidd made 13. 4 is not much better, there is another 7-for-0 on the bench...

After that, the game between the Hornets and the Heat continued, and this time the Heat equalized the score, while the game between the Kings and the Timberwolves was won by the Kings.

Soon, it’s time for the second game between the Spurs and the Lakers.

After the first game, both sides summed up their experience, especially the losing Spurs.

At the end of a training session, Popovich calmly said to everyone: "I am very responsible for the defeat in the first game. I should have guessed that Phil would have a hand to deal with us. He is very cunning and very good." Bold, deliberately exposed Sun's three-point ability in advance in the series with the Rockets. I thought that if Sun really had the three-point ability, Phil would let him wait until we used it. After all, they could advance easily without Sun. .”

Tony Parker is a player with the potential to be a coach, and he often steals from Popovich. Seeing Popovich taking the responsibility on himself, he said: "Sun is just a little accurate in three-pointers from the corner. He is in other areas." He has never taken a shot from any position, we just need to pay more attention to his movement towards the bottom corner."

Popovich didn't think things would be that simple. "I'm also thinking about this question. Does Sun only know how to make three-pointers from the corner or can he do it in any position, but the three-pointer from the corner is more accurate? Will you just focus on it?" Are you training three-pointers from one position? I don’t think you would do that. Similarly, Sun won’t only train three-pointers from the corner. I’m wondering if he deliberately only shot three-pointers from the corner in the first game, so that We mistakenly thought he could only hit three-pointers from the corner, and in the second game, he would play in other positions, catching us off guard like he did in the first game."

Everyone doesn't know much about Sun Zhuo, and no one can guarantee whether Sun Zhuo has hidden his three-point ability in other positions. After all, since entering the NBA, people have successively discovered that he has hidden his ability to rely on his hitting ability, bounce dunk ability and corner shooting ability. Three-point ability.

Popovich looked at Turkoglu and said: "In the second game, Phil will definitely repeat his old tricks and let Sun Xian lead the rhythm from the outside. Be sure to pay attention to his three-pointers in other positions. Don’t think that Sun is no longer a threat if he’s not in the corner!”

Thanks to Rose Old Testament for the tip!