I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 42 Little Parker, mere Duncan!
2003 12 Month 2 Day.

The Lakers flew to San Antonio a day early.

Duncan waited outside the airport and took Liu He away directly.According to the previous agreement, Duncan will treat Liu He well.

Duncan drove a large Ford pickup and took Liu He directly to an auto repair shop called "Black Jack Speed ​​Shop".

Liu He asked suspiciously: "Tim, is there something wrong with your car?"

Duncan shook his head, pointed to the repair shop and said, "This is my repair shop!"

Liu He: "..."

NBA players have various hobbies: O'Neal likes to act in movies, Malone likes to be a policeman, Lillard likes to sing, Potato likes to gamble, Kobe... just likes to play basketball!

And Duncan, a graduate of Wake Forest University with a master's degree in psychology, has a hobby of repairing cars.

Liu He followed Duncan into the repair shop, and watched Duncan change into an oversized overalls and work gloves, and then started busy around the cars in the repair shop.

isn't it?
Tim Duncan, you plan to let your dearest, handsome and invincible junior watch you repair the car for an afternoon?

What kind of perverted arrangement is this!
Hey, don't tell me, these parts are disassembled and reassembled...it seems a bit interesting!

Unknowingly, Liu He entered the state, and even helped Duncan with some simple auxiliary work.

Man, until death is a teenager.

No man can take his eyes off those heavy, clumsy steel guys, which are every boy's childhood dream.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

Duncan didn't prepare a big meal either, so he asked an employee of the store to go out and lie down, and brought two lunch boxes when he came back.

Duncan and Liu He, who had been busy all afternoon, began to devour.

After eating, Liu He felt something was wrong.

"Tim, which takeaway is this? How do you make it the same as the team's nutritious meal?"

Duncan pointed to the door: "One kilometer away, there is the Spurs' training hall. The food is brought from there, and there is no money."

Liu He: "..."

Fuck, this stinky shameless, just invite me to eat the team's nutritious meal?Still free.

No wonder he has retired for so many years and still has the face to hang around with the Spurs. This guy can hang around to death!

The Spurs don't care, and sooner or later they will be eaten up by this guy.

……

Compared with the few words off the court, Duncan appeared extremely excited in the upcoming game, which is very rare for Duncan.

On the night of the game, Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich lined up.

Lakers:
O'Neal, Malone, Liu He, Kobe, Payton.

The spurs:
Nesterovic, Duncan, Bowen, Ginobili, Parker.

The Spurs grabbed the ball on the first down.

Parker dribbled to the frontcourt, and Nesterovic mentioned the high post for a pick-and-roll.

Obviously, this is a tactic that has been arranged long ago.

O'Neal's massive frame followed and was forced to switch to Parker.

It's like a mountain standing in front of a rocket.

The body of the mountain is scary, but the rocket "swish" around the mountain.

Parker turned with a signature top, easily passed O'Neal, reached the penalty area, and simply put the basket.

0: 2.

The Spurs went first.

Lakers offense.

As soon as O'Neal received the ball, Duncan began to cooperate with Nesterovic to double-team O'Neal, forcing O'Neal to pass the ball.

The Spurs will focus on O'Neal tonight.

On the offensive end, Rao'Neal came out for military training.

On the defensive end, he decisively double-teamed O'Neal to prevent O'Neal from having another chance to hit one.

Liu He catches the ball, but finds that the defender standing in front of him has become Bruce Bowen.

???

Bowen, shouldn't he be defending Kobe?Why are you running to stare at me?Did Popovich think too highly of me and Kobe too much.

Let Ginobili defend Kobe?
Liu He passed the ball directly to Kobe, Kobe forced Ginobili, took advantage of the confrontation to push Ginobili away, and succeeded in a mid-range jumper.

2: 2.

The Spurs attack.

Nesterovic continued to play pick-and-roll with Parker, creating opportunities for Parker to play O'Neal one-on-one.

Although O'Neal is flexible, it is also relative to big players.If it is compared with the "French sports car" Parker, it is clumsy and heavy.

Parker changed direction, passed O'Neal easily again, and went straight into the penalty area.

This time, Ma Long was prepared and rushed over to make up the defense.

But that leaves Duncan out.

Parker immediately passed the ball to Duncan, and Duncan hit the board from the bottom line at mid-range and easily succeeded.

Swish!
2: 4.

Lakers offense.

Kobe continued to play one-on-one against Ginobili, and he also had a mid-range jumper after the breakthrough.

4: 4.

Even though Kobe is not perfect at the moment, Ginobili's defense is too eye-catching, so for Kobe, this one-on-one is equal to an open space.

The Spurs attack.

Parker continued to pull O'Neill out of military training.

Malone can only be torn between "letting go of Parker" and "letting go of Duncan", watching Duncan score easily again.

4: 6.

As expected of Popovich, a simple tactical arrangement completely opened up the Spurs' offense.

But Kobe immediately retaliated.

6: 6.

With 4 minutes left in the first quarter, 14:16.

The Spurs led by 2 points.

邓肯5投4中，拿了8分。帕克3投3中，得了6分。

Kobe made 7 of 6 shots and scored 12 points.

The current situation is: the Lakers can't prevent the Spurs' pick-and-roll tactics.The Spurs also couldn't stop Kobe's personal offensive show.

The two sides seem to have reached a tie.

ESPN Studios.

Bill Walton said curiously: "No, the pick-and-roll tactic arranged by Popovich is really good, but it can't guarantee victory over the Lakers, right? Instead, let Kobe play like this. He really has the ability to kill the Spurs alone."

Drexler bowed his head and thought for a long time, but he still had no idea, so he said, "Perhaps Popovich thinks that if he can tie with this Lakers team, he has succeeded."

Bill Walton nodded. It seemed to make sense. After all, the opponent was a Galaxy battleship like the Lakers. A tie would not count as a loss, or even a win.

But they still underestimated Popovich's ambitions.

You can look down on Popovich's personality, but don't underestimate his strength and ambition.

Popovich wants to win tonight, especially seeing Duncan and Parker in such a good state at the beginning, Popovich's desire to win is even stronger.

Taking advantage of the official timeout, Popovich made another arrangement for the team.

Pause back.

The Spurs attack.

Nesterovic continued to play the pick-and-roll with Parker.

And O'Neill just took a step out deliberately, and didn't follow at all.

Obviously, Popovich's targeting affected O'Neal's mentality.

"I can't prevent you from following me out, so why don't I go out at all!"

O'Neal, this is a broken pot.

Therefore, Parker got a super easy shot, even more comfortable than usual training.

Parker adjusted slowly, hitting a mid-range jumper steadily.

Swish!
14: 18.

Seeing this scene, Phil, who had always been calm, couldn't sit still.

No matter what others say, whether to support O'Neal as the boss or support Kobe to be the boss, there is controversy... Phil clearly supports O'Neal.

One is that in this era, insiders are king, and O'Neal's position is obviously more suitable.

The second is that O'Neal is at the peak, and Kobe is still young and still in the growth stage.

The third is that Kobe is too independent and does not obey discipline.Phil couldn't control Kobe either. (Recently, Kobe likes to pass the ball, but he was stimulated by Liu He. I don't know how long this state can last.)
Therefore, Phil still supports O'Neill as the boss.

Now that the boss of the team has a problem with his mentality, can Phil not be in a hurry?

He was about to call a timeout to appease O'Neill, but he was stabbed by the old Winter next to him.

Following Old Winter's finger, Phil looked over.

Liu He walked up to O'Neill, hooked O'Neill's shoulders, and said something.

O'Neill, who was originally unhappy, laughed all of a sudden.

Phil and Old Winter looked at each other, and Phil sat back again, dismissing the idea of ​​calling a timeout, just curious about what Liu He said.

What Liu He said was: "Little Parker, leave it to me. A mere Duncan, leave it to you. Shaq, you are the king of the restricted area. How can you let a small character like Duncan do anything reckless?"

O'Neill was naturally happy when he heard that he didn't have to do the dirty and tiring work of going out to defend.

Hearing Liu He said that he is the king of the restricted area, he immediately floated up.

My whole mind thinks that Liu He is a good person!
He is a nice person and speaks nicely.Better than the girl with the red lips in the Gold Club.

Later, Liu He found Peyton again: "Brother Gary, if I miss Bowen later, I'll be counting on you."

Peyton naturally would not refuse.

If Liu He didn't wipe his butt one night, what happened if he wiped Liu He's butt once?
Reciprocity!

Lakers offense.

Bryant, who was in excellent condition, continued to play singles, but the Spurs suddenly double-teamed, and Duncan threw himself out to help Ginobili defend.

Kobe was caught off guard, worried about being robbed and rushed to make a shot, and missed the shot in a hurry.

Nesterovic struggles to protect the rebound.

The Spurs attack.

Nesterovic continued to mention the high post, setting a screen for Parker.

Parker noticed that O'Neal was standing in the penalty area, not moving.

Parker immediately had a plan in mind, and the 2 points were stable again.

Nesterovic blocks Payton solidly and frees Parker from the defense.

As soon as Parker got rid of Payton, he planned to make a shot, but just as he bypassed Nesterovic, he saw the No. 25 player of the Zijin Army.

Liu He!

Parker froze for a moment, then quickly regained his composure.

He can pass O'Neal, and he can naturally pass Liu He, who is also a "big man" player for him.

Thinking of this, Parker accelerated directly under his feet, and tried to cross Liu He with a spinning top.

But Parker didn't notice: Liu He deliberately put Parker a step away.

With this distance as a buffer, no matter how fast Parker is, Liu He still has time to react, so that he won't be missed in seconds.

Just like that, before Parker could turn around, he bumped into a "wall"!
Compared with speed, the little man is naturally faster.

But compared to confrontation, small people are inherently weak.

Parker bumped into Liu He's chest, knocking himself out.

Liu He took the opportunity to make a steal, immediately launched a fast break, and assisted Payton in the frontcourt for a layup.

16: 18.

"Good job!"

Payton ran over to give Liu He a high-five. Who doesn't like scoring easily?

But even more joy is O'Neill.

"Although that guy is small, he really does what he says. He said that I won't have to worry about getting rid of Parker. Who doesn't like such a teammate?"

The Spurs attack.

They continued to run the pick-and-roll, not abandoning a play that had been played many times because of one failure.

It's just that this time, Parker paid special attention to Liu He's actions, and when he saw him coming to intercept him again, he felt hesitant.

Bypassing Nesterovic and getting rid of Payton, Parker faced Liu He for the second time.

This time, he noticed the distance between Liu He and himself, taking a big step.

I am afraid that the breakthrough is still not easy, so just vote.

Thinking of this, Parker immediately pulled it up.

However, Liu He's big hand slapped the basketball fan flying out.

This big step is only for Parker.For Liu He, who has a wingspan of 214cm, it was just a slap in the face.

As soon as Liu He landed, he squeezed past the dizzy Parker, grabbed the basketball, and rushed to the frontcourt.

The young Parker was indeed knocked out by Liu He's "blocks and steals" package, and even tried to hold Liu He who was jumping with his hands.

But the difference in tonnage between the two was too great. Parker not only couldn't stop Liu He's attack, but also paid for a foul.

2+1!

For Liu He, who made more than 90% of his free throws, this is a gift.

"Tony, you are such a nice person! Seeing that I have too few points tonight, why don't you give me points?"

Parker shook his head in frustration, but he didn't argue with Liu He, but seeing the displeased expression on his face, it was obvious that his mentality was a little burst.

Popovich looked very helpless: Parker, you are at least a third-year student, and I am really convinced that you can be blown away by a rookie.

But who is Liu He?

Duncan's junior!

Who is Duncan then?Do you dare to treat Duncan as a rookie in the first grade?

So Liu He's performance like this seems to be justified.

Popovich could only comfort himself in this way, otherwise he was afraid that his violent temper would make Parker cry on the court.

The young Parker is indeed too immature, with immature skills and mentality.

At this point, Parker is completely different from Ginobili and Duncan.

When Ginobili and Duncan first entered the league, their mentality was already particularly mature, while Parker was particularly immature.

Relying on Liu He's 2+1, the Lakers also achieved a lead, and the score became 19:18.

The Spurs attack.

They still haven't changed their tactics.

But Parker became smarter this time, and instead of thinking about making a strong attack under Liu He's defense, he distributed the ball to the open Bruce Bowen.

But at this moment, Payton broke out halfway and stole the ball.

Everything was within Liu He's expectations.

Payton, who succeeded in stealing, thought so, Phil on the sidelines thought so, and O'Neal at the basket also thought so.

This rookie's basketball IQ is really good.

Phil silently thought: Maybe I really don't need to call a timeout anymore.

The Lakers once again played a defensive counterattack, and Kobe performed a 360-degree turn and reverse dunk with both hands.

boom!
21: 18.

Beep!
Gregg Popovich called a timeout immediately.

Since Liu He began to take on the pick-and-roll defense task for O'Neal, the Lakers played a wave of 7:0 attacks.

The pick-and-roll tactics used by the Spurs at the beginning were completely cracked.

A sports car in adversity is a Buddha in adversity, and a demon sword in a desperate situation slashes demons.

Tony Parker is a good little sports car, best at icing on the cake.

But once in adversity, it is particularly difficult to play.During this period of time, under Liu He's defense, Parker played extremely ugly.

At this time, we have to look at Ginobili and Duncan.

(End of this chapter)