Bishop of the Devil

The game continued, with the Spurs occupying the inside advantage and the Trail Blazers occupying the outside advantage.

And the Trail Blazers' outside advantage is greater than the Spurs' inside advantage. Under such circumstances, the Trail Blazers will naturally gradually take the lead.

The main thing for the Trail Blazers is that Kobe has completely opened up this point. Against the young general, the advantage is too great. The few shots he took in the opening were all wild boar-style hard chisels, which reached near the free throw line. If the Spurs twin towers Step forward to cover the defense, and Kobe will distribute the ball, either to the inside or to the high-gunners on the outside.

If he plays like this, Kobe plays an extremely important role on the court, which is equivalent to the central role on the court.

The more Popovich watched, the more uncomfortable he became. The Trail Blazers, a point guard with an official height of 198cm, was really incomprehensible when faced with a young general!

Seven minutes into the first quarter, although the Spurs had a considerable inside advantage, they were still five points behind due to Kobe's outstanding performance of 4 of 5 shots and 4 assists.

"Dududu!" Popovich took advantage of the dead ball and called a timeout.

He knew very well that he couldn't continue playing like this. If the Spurs didn't make some changes in the backcourt, they might be defeated by Kobe alone.

In desperation, Popovich took the young general off the court and replaced him with small forward Chuck Berson, leaving the original swingman Gallon Jackson to defend Kobe.

But with such a lineup arrangement, without the passing and controlling ability of the young general, the Spurs Twin Towers have fewer opportunities to catch the ball inside!

Although it restricted Kobe's performance, it also allowed the Spurs Twin Towers to reduce their offensive advantage inside.

Headache!

Popovich had a huge headache. He looked at Warrior Saint Jackson in the Trail Blazers lineup with envy and sighed secretly in his heart.

It would be great if the Spurs had Warrior Jackson in their lineup...

Jackson has the ability to pass and control. Although he is not as good as the young general, he is still useful enough. In addition, his body is worse than Kobe's and his speed is not slow. He is perfect for defending Kobe!

The most important thing is that the Spurs will never be without the ball inside!

…

The regular season schedule is not over yet, and Popovich is not sure whether the Spurs will meet the Trail Blazers in the playoffs.

If they really meet in the playoffs, it will definitely not be good news for the Spurs...

Even if it is to face the Lakers, Popovich does not want to face such a Trail Blazers.

Their lineup is too incomprehensible, there are basically no shortcomings in the five positions, and there are a lot of generals available on the bench, which is quite difficult...

Especially with Kobe, Popovich was a little helpless because the Spurs couldn't find a tall point guard who could let Kobe go.

You can't let the young general switch defenses with his teammates and let the young general guard Rasheed or Robinson, right?

The situation will probably be even worse...

If there is a martial artist named Jackson, the Spurs' problems will be easily solved, and the Trail Blazers will not be so difficult to deal with.

Speaking of which, the place where Warrior Saint Jackson rose to prominence was in San Antonio, with the Spurs...

He was the main player for the Spurs for a period of time and helped the Spurs win the championship. At that time, Parker had just emerged and Ginobili was still a pawn on the bench.

Wu Sheng can be said to be the third-leading figure on the championship-winning Spurs team. In terms of statistics, except for Duncan and Parker, no one on the team has better statistics than him. Popovich also thinks highly of him.

Now it is extremely normal for Popovich to fall in love with martial artist Jackson at a glance.

Richard now has five commonly used backcourts in his hands, namely Robinson, Kobe Bryant, Bowen, Wu Sheng and old Curry.

The height of these five people all have advantages in the backcourt. Even the shortest old Curry has a height of 193...

And these five people have their own characteristics. Kobe and Wu Sheng are both versatile, capable of offense, defense and organization. Bowen is a defensive line. Old Curry is mainly responsible for shooting cold arrows to chase points. Robinson is on the court. main attack point.

It is difficult for the opponent to target the Trail Blazers' backcourt, because no team in the entire league can find such a terrifying backcourt.

Not to mention a team like the Spurs, which is strong inside but weak outside...

…

By the time the game was over, the Spurs had lost by fifteen points.

This point difference is a bit difficult for San Antonio fans to accept. A fifteen-point difference can be said to be a blow.

Richard was a little embarrassed. In fact, there were two people in his backcourt who were poached by the Spurs. Bowen and Wu Sheng were both people that Popovich would like in the future, but they were rejected by him. Get there first...

After winning this game, the four duels between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs this season are 2 wins and 2 losses. Excluding the first game, the Trail Blazers have the advantage.

Richard attaches great importance to the Spurs. This is something that all Trail Blazers players can detect. Now they have easily defeated the Spurs, and all the generals are smiling.

Only Richard was still in a calm mood, because he knew very well that the current victory over the Spurs was nothing. After all, it was not the Spurs' peak period.

He has dug out important players for the Spurs in the future, but maybe Popovich will find two more good players from other corners. This is not a difficult task for Popovich at all.

It can be said that the Spurs have Popovich and Duncan, so they will always be Richard's biggest competitors.

On the contrary, the Lakers are in a better situation now. Richard doesn't feel too much pressure. Kobe has been hired by him. The Lakers may not know what the future will be like. Anyway, they must not think about three consecutive championships...

Without Kobe, if O'Neal could win three consecutive championships, he wouldn't still be without a championship.

Maybe after some operations, the Lakers can give O'Neal a better lineup and give them the strength to compete for the championship, but there is definitely no chance of winning three consecutive championships.

…

"Coach, how was my performance today?!" Kobe asked Richard with excitement after he came off the court.

Richard nodded, "Not bad..."

Zhang Weiping couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Good! It's more than good, it's simply a god-like performance!"

What Richard said is okay, but it definitely belittles Kobe's performance in today's game!

Kobe made 10 of 14 two-pointers, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 26 points in 15 shots. This performance was more than okay, just like what Zhang Weiping said. , God-like performance.

Facing Zhang Weiping's praise, Kobe laughed wildly and immodestly. Since the All-Star Game, his performance on the court has been very good. Even if he doesn't take up so many shots, he can still get good points.