Chapter 417: The Spurs are too weak

Hahaha...

The Suns' bench was filled with laughter.

Kerr was explaining the second quarter tactics to the bench players, while the starters were fooling around on the bench.

Seeing this situation... the five starters and five bench players would continue to play like this.

Kobe's seat was right next to the Suns' bench, and his basketball IQ was top-notch, so he could tell that the Suns weren't just messing around.

Before the game, they must have analyzed the Spurs' tactics.

These two lineups could actually counter the Spurs. If the Lakers had the same cohesion as the Suns, they might not have lost to the Spurs this year.

The second quarter began.

"Fuck!"

Popovich let out a less-than-civilized exclamation to vent his frustration.

The Suns continued to use a lineup of Durant, Curry, Thompson, Green, and McGrady.

Not changing the lineup... did they think they couldn't find a way to counter this lineup? The truth was, Popovich couldn't find a way to counter this lineup in a short time!

The Spurs were on offense.

Bonner received a pass from Parker and took a three-pointer.

G~~~

The ball bounced off the rim, and Durant got into position to grab the defensive rebound.

Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to McGrady near the free-throw line. McGrady held the ball with sleepy eyes, which was very confusing.

Durant ran without the ball. 

McGrady passed the ball to Durant, and at that moment, Curry circled around McGrady and retreated to the three-point line.

Parker, who was defending Curry, was blocked by McGrady!

Whoosh~

Durant passed the ball to Curry.

Swish!!!

Curry received the pass and took a three-pointer.

Swish!!!

The ball went through the net.

This small tactical cooperation was first proposed by Wade Dong, who also gave this tactic a very nice name: the Gluttonous Snake Tactic (the tactic of circling around and making a lot of noise).

40:23!!!

...

In the Huaxia live broadcast room.

Yu Jia, "This is definitely the strongest bench lineup in NBA history."

Zhang Zhidao, "Unsolvable! This game is over for the Spurs... If this was a bench lineup, all five players could win the Sixth Man of the Year Award."

...

Gentry looked at the time, and the second quarter was in the sixth minute.

Wade Dong, Yi Nan, Whiteside, Carter, and McCollum entered the game!

The entire audience, "..."

The home fans couldn't describe their feelings about watching the game in words. In the NBA, there was no such thing as a game being played like this. The Suns were really daring.

The tactics of the starting lineup were also very clear.

Yi Nan and Whiteside double-teamed Duncan!

Wade Dong guarded Leonard one-on-one, while Splitter was left alone. If Splitter had the ball, Carter would help defend at most.

According to Gentry's idea, Wade Dong should be guarding Parker, after all, the Big Three were the foundation of the Spurs. But Wade Dong insisted on guarding Leonard one-on-one, and he didn't understand why Wade Dong valued Leonard so much, even saying before the game that the Spurs' uncertainty factor was not Ginobili, but Leonard with his poker face.

Swish!!!

As Wade Dong made a sudden stop and hit a jump shot, the first half ended.

67:41!!!

The Spurs were down by 26 points at halftime, and Gentry's unexpected tactics had collapsed the Spurs.

...

At halftime, Wade Dong walked up to Kobe, "Want to go to the locker room?"

"Huh? This..."

Kobe hesitated, "It's not very convenient, you still have to explain the tactics."

"Well..."

Wade Dong gestured towards the big screen, "Is there any suspense left in this game?"

The game was indeed over, and Kobe said to Vanessa, "Then I'll go with Dong Ge."

Kobe couldn't understand why he was invited to the locker room, and wondered if there was some entertainment activity in the Suns' locker room.

When he arrived at the Suns' locker room, Kobe was truly amazed!

The locker room had obviously been renovated, and the space was huge... In the middle was a huge tea table, and Gentry was making tea. But the most outrageous thing was a mahjong table in the corner!

A mahjong table!!!

Warrick, Tucker, Barton, and Thompson were sitting at the mahjong table, and as soon as Green entered the room, he chased Barton away, "Let me play a few hands!"

"Are you playing a game?"

Kobe was shocked, "Does the league allow you to do this?"

Wade Dong laughed, "This is our team's secret. Our home locker room doesn't allow media reporters to enter, and you have to keep it a secret for us."

Kobe still wanted to advise Wade Dong, "But... your attitude is too relaxed. This is the Western Conference Finals."

"It's because the Spurs are too weak."

Green interrupted, and then pushed the tiles, "Hu!!! Give me the money, give me the money..."

Kobe, "???"

This was only in the Suns' locker room, and Green was Wade Dong's little brother. Otherwise, if it wasn't for that arrogant remark, Kobe would have gone up and hammered him.

The Lakers had just lost to the Spurs!

Now Green was saying that the Spurs were too weak?

"Um..."

Kobe was silent for a while, then said to Wade Dong, "My heart feels a little uncomfortable, I'll go back first."

Gentry, "Have a cup of tea before you go..."

"No, no!"

Kobe slipped out of the Suns' locker room, and he didn't even watch the second half of the game. He left early with his wife and daughter and returned to Los Angeles.

...

The Suns' tactics in the second half remained unchanged.

First, Wade Dong's five played for 6 minutes, then Durant's five played for 6 minutes. Before the start of the fourth quarter, the Spurs gave up the game.

But the Suns' tactics remained unchanged...

In the first six minutes of the fourth quarter, Durant's five played, and in the last six minutes, Wade Dong's five played.

Beep!!!

As the referee blew the whistle, the game ended.

131:87!!!

In the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the Suns won by 44 points at home.

The Suns had ten players in the game tonight, and their playing time was surprisingly consistent, all at 24 minutes. Gentry had to work hard to calculate the time to make it fit.

Game stats:

Wade Dong: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks.

Thompson: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 0 blocks.

Curry: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 0 blocks.

Durant: 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks.

Duncan: 27 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks.

Leonard: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks.

...

The Suns had seven other players scoring in double digits, and the other three were: McGrady 11 points, Carter 15 points, and Yi Nan 10 points.

The Spurs left the court in disgrace!

The most unfortunate player was actually Leonard, whose playing time almost overlapped with Wade Dong's. Tonight, Wade Dong's defense was very targeted, and in the time he was matched up against Wade Dong, Leonard only made 2 out of 7 shots and scored 4 points.