At the end of the first quarter, Popovich''s arrogant expression came back to his face.
27-25, San Antonio Spurs with a 2-point advantage into the interval break. Although the 2-point advantage is not much, it may not even be an advantage at all.
But for the Spurs, as long as they are not suppressed by the Grizzlies, they have the confidence to win.
"The Spurs continued their excellent form into the Western Conference finals, and when the start was behind, the Spurs held on and surpassed the score. I''m sure the Spurs have done better than most people think this year. 74 win Grizzlies, encountered the biggest trouble since the start of the playoffs
Hubie brin looked at the first half of the game, and the Spurs were as efficient as ever. On the grizzly side, link seems to have some problems.
7 points in a single quarter, but the shooting rate is only 40%. For link, this is by no means the efficiency he deserves. If you miss one more goal, link''s first quarter percentage will drop below 40%.
Besides link, even Jimmy Butler, who scored 5 points at the beginning of the first quarter, was also in trouble later.
Since Leonard changed his defense to Butler, Butler has been struggling at the offensive end.
Hubie brin remembers that in the eighth minute of the first quarter, Butler cut into the basket in time, and link delivered the ball accurately. As a matter of fact, Butler only needs to lay up to score after receiving the pass.
But this kind of must score goal, Leng is by Leonard to come down.
This is just a segment of the first quarter. Butler lived in Leonard''s shadow all the time.
Leonard''s defensive ability seems too strong for Butler. And link''s side in Dior and Duncan''s double delay, the attack is not smooth.
If not substitute time, "big black bear" Randolph came up to kill the four sides, the Spurs can not do well now the lead will be greater.
In the previous two rounds of series, the Grizzlies swept their opponents 4-0. In the second round, Paul had done six out of three points in the half-time and nearly reversed 22 points in the last eight minutes. But on the whole, grizzlies didn''t have much trouble.
All crises will be resolved as soon as link acts.
But today, link is obviously in the mire. In the first quarter, he also wanted to play hard, but under the joint defense of Dior and Duncan, link seemed to have a feeling of getting deeper and deeper and struggling more and more.
Hubie brin turned his lips, which is the Grizzlies'' first playoff challenge this year. I don''t know if they can hold on.
At the same time, the Grizzlies knew what was wrong with the reserves in the first quarter. He and Butler are completely locked up, which makes the team unable to score efficiently.
Popovich used Dior to defend link, hoping Leonard could lock another scoring point. In this way, the grizzly attack efficiency will be greatly reduced.
With Butler''s offensive ability now, he can''t play well in Leonard''s defense. Link had to get Leonard back to himself in order to liberate Butler.
And the only way to get Leonard back to his side is to break Dior''s defense! When Dior can no longer limit link, link believes Popovich will naturally let Leonard back to take care of himself.
"In the second quarter, mark, you have to work with link in pick and roll! Try to disturb the Spurs'' defense! Link, no matter how hard it is, you have to score in a row and force the Spurs to change their defense. In this way, we can break the deadlock. " Joel yells. He''s in a corner.
Link laughed, and Joel got to the point. He''s covering Duncan so that link can attack Dior at will.
So don''t underestimate the best coach of the year.
In the first quarter, link didn''t play well, not because of Dior''s single defense, but because Dior always led link into defensive traps again and again.
But what if Duncan was allowed to play only Dior? Link is quite confident.
"Get ready, Jimmy. When Leonard leaves you, don''t stop running. " Before playing, link patted Butler on the shoulder.
Then link took a deep breath and stepped into the court. Whether grizzly''s strategy can succeed depends on whether or not link can kill Dior.
So the burden of the game is now on link.
After the start of the second quarter, sure enough, both sides changed into the main line-up. The Spurs don''t want to give up the advantage, and the Grizzlies don''t want to be pulled away.
The second quarter starts with the Spurs. Dior and Parker played hand in hand to block Conley. So link had to keep up and leave Dior to Conley.
Parker is not stupid. He doesn''t try to frame link. As the first outside player to win the best defensive player award after Artest, Parker knows exactly how strong linck''s defense is.
So Parker put link aside and immediately returned the ball to his French compatriot Dior. Dior''s back against Conley, it''s a chance of dislocated singles!Dior pushed back and watched the situation. At this time, Leonard and Jimmy Butler were all trapped by their opposition, there was no possibility of coming back to make up for defense.
So, the cautious Dior pushed forward two steps and chose to turn over the jump shot! 2.03 Dior hit 1.85 Conley, it''s not too easy!
Dior shot shot, although Conley tried to block, but because of the height difference, he couldn''t touch the basketball at all.
Conley, don''t say it''s Dior, he can''t even interfere with the shot!
Dior''s mouth has been slightly raised, waiting for the wonderful sound of basketball into the net.
But it wasn''t long after the basketball flew out that Dior found an unexpected guest suddenly jumping into the air.
Then, Dior''s expression froze completely.
Why is link here? Before he shot, he clearly observed the other side''s position. Link pasted it beside Parker!
Before Dior could figure out what was going on, link used the volleyball posture in the air and flew out of Dior''s shot through Conley!
"Bang!"
Link''s palm fanned the basketball with a loud noise and flew over to Dior''s scalp.
Dior instantly got goose bumps and even forgot to turn back.
It wasn''t until link, who finished the cover, walked past him that Dior remembered what he was going to do next.
He was in a daze by link!
"The incredible speed of making up defense, before Dior shot, link was still at Parker''s side. But when Dior made a shot, link made up the inside line! It has to be said, link, this is a personal ability to save the Grizzlies defense! Grizzlies fight back quickly. Let''s see what Grizzlies will do this time
Hobby Brown is quick to speak because the situation on the pitch changes faster!
The basketball that was fanned out by link fell into igordala''s hands, and igordala was quick to attack with the ball, but Denny green posted it for the first time to stop igordala from speeding up as he wanted.
Just then, link, who had just finished the cover, inserted it next to igordala. Igordala did not hesitate to send the ball directly to link!
At this point, Leonard has already retreated beyond the three-point line. He''s waiting for link with open arms, trying to kill the grizzly''s fast break.
Popovich breathed a sigh, as long as Leonard is in place, the Grizzlies'' fast break will definitely fail.
However, in the face of Leonard with his long arms outstretched, link has no intention of slowing down at all. Leonard licked his lips and was ready to be bumped by link.
He completely overcame his fear, and now that a car is hitting Leonard, he won''t move half a step.
Link has already killed Leonard in front of him, and the two are so close that Leonard can even see the pores in his face.
But the next second, link "whooshed" and disappeared from Leonard''s face!
There was no collision. No one was tumbling. Link in the two sides collided with the moment, the success of the change!
"What?" The conditioned reflex makes Leonard turn back and, sure enough, link has broken through!
In a very small space, he completed a rose style direction change without deceleration!
"Link''s gone over Leonard, a beautiful and quick swish! Leonard must be very surprised, because Kevin Durant doesn''t have these tricks! "
As soon as Hubie Brown''s voice fell, link smashed the frame with both hands and let out all his frustrations in the first quarter!
Puffing for breath, hobby Brown found it hard to keep up with link''s attack speed.
27-27, link opened with a violent cover and a violent dunk, spurs arrogance instantly suppressed.
Link''s burden is really heavy. Whether the whole tactics can work depends on his performance. But link will not be overwhelmed by heavy responsibilities, on the contrary, he is very keen to shoulder heavy responsibilities!
After the goal link pointed to Popovich, Popovich was angry mouth twitch.
It''s just a counterattack, Popovich believes, as long as the Grizzlies don''t break the Spurs'' strategy from the tactical level, the Grizzlies will never turn over!
However, the Spurs'' second attack ended in failure. What''s more, the reason for the Spurs'' failure is still link!
This time, the Spurs are doing the same thing. The other four open space, Duncan is in the interior line to play Gasol.
But in the moment Parker passed the lob, link suddenly started and ran towards the passing line!
The advantage of high hanging pass is that it is convenient for big players to receive, but the disadvantage is that the passing speed is very slow.
So, link has enough time to get from the three-point line to the pass line!
Leonard also robbed link in the first quarter, and link gave it back in full!
As soon as the basketball began to fall, link jumped up and grabbed the ball directly in the air.The reason why high hanging pass is convenient for big players is that the ball path is high and it is not easy to be snatched.
But for link, this height is not worth mentioning.
Popovich felt dizzy and his blood pressure soared! In fact, the key to Linke Gang''s tackle is not the bounce, but that he has seen through the Spurs'' attack routine and prepared for the snatch in advance.
This means that on the tactical level, the Spurs have not so much advantage!
After the snatch, link controlled the ball and pushed forward. When Dior thought that link would accelerate the breakthrough, link stopped outside the three-point line and called for cover.
Mark Gasol immediately picked it up and the Grizzlies began to implement their key tactics.
Link quickly crossed the covered side, and Duncan didn''t make up for fear of Gasol''s shot. Dior had to go around the pick and roll and go after link himself.
Link didn''t go deep into the penalty area after the cover, but stopped in the middle distance to prepare for the jump shot! This is indeed an opportunity and there is no problem with link''s choice.
Dior jumped up and didn''t want his defense against link to be broken. Even if it sends out one percent of the interference. It''s better than no interference at all.
"No, damn it!" However, after jumping up, Dior yelled and scolded in the air, because he found that link didn''t plan to shoot at all, just that was a lifelike act of worshipping Buddha!
Dior, who claims to be unable to eat dangerously, is also played around by link''s fake move!
"Goodbye, coffee boy." Link muttered and passed by Dior, who was flying.
Denny green rushed to make up for the basket, but two seconds later he regretted it. Green actively rushed back to the forbidden area, except to become the background board of link''s violent smashing, he got nothing!
"Another dunk! The man who just made a sequel to the blockbuster! After the start of the second quarter, link became unstoppable! Looking at his roar, do the San Antonio Spurs think they can win at the FedEx stadium? "
Popovich was nervous again when he saw link roaring after the dunk landed.
Dior and Duncan''s defensive chain seems to be less stable.
You want Leonard to defend that kid again? Popovich fell into another round of entanglement.
Link saw Popovich''s expression from proud to tangled, immediately felt much better.
It''s not everyone who can lead Popovich by the nose.
"Send a stronger man to defend me, or you can make the French lose 10 kilograms immediately. You can choose between the two. " Link then gathered to the Spurs bench, chopopovich spewed rubbish.
The fans are seeing a lot of rubbish from players and players. But the players and the opposing coach spurt rubbish words. I have to say, this is really a new thing.
Popovich didn''t respond, but his angry expression said it all.
Link believes that it will not be long before he and the "facial paralysis man" formal confrontation.
Since you can''t irritate the Spurs'' stone players, you can''t irritate their coaches!
Popovich is not omniscient, and link believes that he is just an angry old man.
He''ll get irritated, and he''ll make mistakes.
He thinks he''s in charge like God? Link will let Popovich know that it is always the players who control the game!
Link after spraying rubbish words quickly back to defense, at most three rounds, Popovich will change the defense!
Popovich has always controlled others. Today, it''s time for him to experience what it''s like to be controlled by others.
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