Half way through the second quarter, the Spurs are getting worse.
The score was gradually opened, link''s offensive let the Spurs no longer rest assured.
The Spurs went from a two point lead at the end of the first quarter to six points behind. Popovich''s brow grew deeper and deeper. He couldn''t believe that he would lose control of the game in front of the perfect plan.
At this point, link again with the ball to face Dior. And this is exactly the third time that link has played against Dior in this quarter.
Three rounds let Popovich change defense, link did not forget his own set goals. As long as Popovich asks Leonard to defend himself, the grizzly''s attack is off!
This attack must not be missed.
Dior is the same as before. He doesn''t eat swings, fouls and risks. He lets link go.
To tell you the truth, it''s really hard to deal with a defender who doesn''t make mistakes. Link thinks Dior''s defense is seriously underestimated, and this guy should be included in the selection of the best defensive player.
Westbrook has a lot of steals and blocks, but he often makes mistakes and often loses his position because he acts impulsively. So even with more steals and blocks, he''s not a good defender.
Dior and Westbrook on the contrary, steals and blocks, Dior seems to be not good at. But what he''s good at is not letting the other team score. And the ultimate goal of defense is not to let the other side can not score? Steals and blocks are just means to keep the other side from scoring.
Link continued to call for cover to get Gasol to lift Duncan out, a move that had been successful twice before.
It has to be said that a center with the ability to project is a greater threat in tactics. Without Gasol, the Grizzlies would not have been successful.
But this time, when link again by Gasol''s cover breakthrough, link found Duncan in time to make up for it!
At the same time, Dior also directly wrapped link. They gave up on Gasol''s defense and tried to strangle link at all costs!
Link calmly sent the ball to Gasol. The Spurs didn''t believe it. They wanted to bet on Gasol''s shot.
Then let them lose to pieces!
When Gasol catches the basketball outside the three-point line, most centers will be at a loss when they catch the ball outside the three-point line.
But Gasol didn''t. the moment he got the basketball, he made a decisive three-point shot! Gasol doesn''t shoot a lot of three-point shots, but all Grizzlies know that he has three-point range.
Popovich''s eyes were full of anticipation when he saw Gasol''s three-point shot. As long as Gasol can''t make the shot, he can let Dior continue to defend link!
A point of attack where you can''t get the ball in, you can''t open up space. If Gasol doesn''t make a shot, Duncan can can boldly go up to make up for every pick and roll that link makes.
But soon, the ball rolled up the net and Popovich''s expectations disappeared.
Mark Gasol''s three-point shot was a hollow shot, and he managed to seize the opportunity! It turns out that if the Spurs rashly let Gasol shoot, even if it is a three-point shot, it will pay the price!
Link clapped Gasol excitedly, and the Spaniard managed to maintain his offensive threat. And this three points, but also help Grizzlies will expand the difference to 9 points!
Nine points. That''s not a small number. If the Grizzlies score again, the difference will go to double digits. At that time, the situation will become more uncontrollable!
At last, link heard the piercing whistle.
Popovich asked for a pause, and the Spurs seem to be readjusting their strategy.
Link smiles. It''s just three rounds! Sure enough, Popovich couldn''t sit still.
After the pause, the old man will definitely change his defense!
Everything''s going on according to link''s expectations. Popovich thinks he''s in charge of the game, but he''s actually in control of the Grizzlies.
Link walked slowly off the court. Seeing Butler, he hooked his little brother''s shoulder. "Do you remember what I said to you before the second quarter started?"
Butler nodded and repeated what link had said before. "Don''t stop running when Leonard is gone."
Link smiles with satisfaction. The Spurs'' dominance of the game is over!
On the other side, Popovich couldn''t speak as calmly as link. He knew that Dior alone could no longer contain link. So he went up to Leonard and looked at the expressionless guy.
"He is really arrogant!"
Popovich yelled, while Leonard just nodded.
"Next, I need you to go back and defend link. It''s like tormenting Jimmy Butler, you understand Popovich gritted his teeth, he would like to see, facing Leonard''s defense, link is still crazy!
Although this will disrupt Popovich''s original plan, but the basketball game is to find the best path to victory in the constant adjustment.Leonard still just nodded and said nothing. This expressionless No. 2 is in sharp contrast to the impatient Popovich.
He seems to have no mood at all, no matter what the situation, no matter how anxious the manager is, he is always in his own rhythm.
Popovich knew Leonard''s character, or he would be very anxious to see the players not warm at the moment of anxiety.
After a brief pause, players from both sides re-enter the field. The Spurs came to a key node, whether the Grizzlies will open the difference to two digits and then passively be beaten, or as in the first quarter, it depends on these attacks and defense!
To Popovich''s delight, the Spurs managed to narrow the score with the first attack after pausing back.
This time, instead of Denny green, Ginobili used a saucy breakthrough to pass igordala and then made a pull through layup after Gasol blocked it.
Ginobili''s hair is gone, but he''s as glamorous as he was. Argentinian''s data is not as good as before, many times his score can not even double. But if you think this "demon knife" is blunt, it will certainly become black and blue.
Popovich swings his fist hard, grizzlies want to kill the Spurs in one fell swoop? It''s not that simple! That arrogant Chinese will pay for his arrogance!
Ginobili''s goal was beautiful, but it didn''t affect the Grizzlies'' plans.
After all, Ginobili, now 37, can''t score that difficult goal every time.
When the Grizzlies attack again, as expected, the expressionless Leonard returned to link. Boris Dior, in front of Jimmy Butler.
Link doesn''t hold the ball. He''s been cruising out of the three-point line. Leonard didn''t let link go. Even if link didn''t hold the ball, he was still the biggest threat on the field.
On the other side, Jimmy butler went into what link said from half-time and didn''t stop running.
Under Gasol''s no ball cover, Butler ran through the position. Soon, he left Burris Dior, a slow-moving man, behind him.
All the attention of spurs at this time is on link, including Duncan, who has been observing link''s position. I''m afraid Leonard will not be able to make up for it in the first time.
Just then, Mike Conley suddenly threw the basketball into the air. Duncan turned his head and saw that Jimmy Butler had cut along the baseline and jumped into the air!
Butler received the basketball with both hands steady and slammed the ball into Duncan''s astonished eyes.
Grizzlies finished another dunk in the second quarter!
"When did Jimmy run there!? Who''s defending him? "
Don''t mention Duncan. Even Hubie brown, who looked at the whole picture, didn''t see when Butler cut in.
Butler pulled the basket excitedly and was locked by Leonard for so long that he was finally liberated!
Burris Dior looked at Popovich breathlessly. He couldn''t keep up with the guy who was running at all costs!
Even link, on the offensive side, would never run in such a high frequency and wide range. If you run like Butler, you''ll be tired before a quarter!
But Butler didn''t seem to care about the game after that. He left Dior far behind and easily completed the wonderful dunk.
"Go on, go on!" Popovich waved and yelled, knowing that the Grizzlies had deliberately passed the ball to Butler. The purpose, of course, is to hope that the Spurs will relocate Leonard.
Popovich won''t be fooled. He doesn''t believe Butler can keep running at that frequency!
What Popovich didn''t know was that he had been taken in.
Dior''s physical strength began to decline, and after only one round of chasing Butler, the French fat man caught his breath.
In the face of the physical decline of Dior, link in the defensive end to give him a more powerful confrontation!
As soon as Dior catches the ball, link sticks it up roughly and tries to steal.
Dior''s physical strength was rapidly exhausted, and large sweat drops hung from his forehead. And the biggest disadvantage of physical exertion is that DIO Ben''s unpleasant movements become more sluggish!
This time, when Dior raised the basketball and was ready to pass it to Gino Belgium, link reached down and pushed the ball up to let Dior get rid of it!
Dior knew he had to take a second jump to catch the basketball again. But now he is not Dior, who was able to compare Stoudemire in height.
Dior, who has experienced injuries and a wider and wider body, has no longer possessed the original athletic ability.
Before Dior even had time to leave the ground, link had caught the basketball. Dior error, grizzlies fight back again!
Dior was instantly thrown away by link, and Leonard was naturally the first to pounce on him. This time, Leonard is obviously a little nervous. He hasn''t forgotten link''s record of not slowing down.While Leonard was staring at link, link shifted the line with a pass from behind!
Leonard turned his head and saw that Jimmy Butler was at the front!
Butler''s absolute speed was not fast, but it still surprised Leonard and Popovich. Because compared with the first quarter, Butler''s speed has not slowed down at all!
"How could it be?" Popovich''s heart shocked, this little unknown sub, there is a perpetual motion machine in his body!?
After receiving the basketball, Butler took two steps to the basket, and then, the fans saw a rampant performance of the basket.
"Jimmy Butler turned this place into a slam dunk contest! He''s on the right track as long as he has a chance to score
"Boom
The basketball stand swayed violently under Butler''s pull, but Popovich felt his heart hurt more than the basket.
Two dunks, the difference became 11! After pausing back, the Spurs'' defense didn''t improve at all!
Like a runaway Mustang, Jimmy Butler suddenly became uncontrollable.
Popovich is proud of a big four small, he is proud of the scene control, in front of Grizzlies completely collapsed!
Butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and then continued to run back to his own half. When Dior had begun to hold his knees and gasp, Butler was still as energetic as he had just been on the court.
"Kawai, consume him on the offensive side!" Popovich is back on the ball, hoping Leonard can make trouble for Butler on the offensive end.
However, Leonard''s offensive ability is not fully developed. In the face of Butler''s tough defense, Leonard''s chances of connecting the ball are all too close.
A player who runs at the offensive end in a row and doesn''t have to fight at the defensive end.
Popovich found that all his experiences and strategies had no effect on Grizzlies.
Because the Grizzlies are so unconventional and unconventional!
Leonard finally dodged a little space with Duncan''s no ball cover, and then took the ball and shot it!
But Jimmy Butler jumped forward like a mad dog with a bone in his face, seriously interfering with Leonard''s less than superb three-point shot.
In the end, Leonard made a clean throw with serious interference!
Popovich covers his forehead. It''s a mess. It''s a mess!
Gasol gave the ball directly to link, and Jimmy Butler made another full sprint.
Leonard, who is fast on his way back, is also struggling. He doesn''t know whether he should go against link or Butler.
After retreating to the three-point line, Leonard was hesitant. Looking at link, Leonard is worried about Butler who has cut to the bottom corner.
Just when Leonard was at a loss, link, who had rushed up, turned his head towards Butler, then suddenly put the ball into Leonard''s crotch and quickly passed the impassive guy.
Leonard was deceived by link''s fake eye movements. When the defensive target was not clear, he was full of flaws!
After passing through Leonard, link regained control of the basketball. There was a scream, and Hubie Brown even pulled off his headphones and roared.
Linck faced Leonard, the defensive expert, and played the crotch crossing that can only be seen on the street court!
"Kawai is defeated, he is completely defeated by link!"
Popovich sat down on the bench as the Spurs'' defense and offense collapsed.
It wasn''t Leonard who was defeated, it was him!
"Boom
The basket made a big noise again, and the Grizzlies seemed to be playing a performance game. They pushed the Spurs on the ground inexplicably from the second quarter.
The Grizzlies on the bench laughed and clapped for link''s crotch crossing.
Leonard, who always seemed to have no emotion, picked up the basketball angrily and smashed it to the ground. Today, he was shaken away by link twice!
Twice, he didn''t respond, like a fool!
Popovich thought that using Leonard to defend link would limit the top scorer like thunder.
But Popovich was wrong. After all, Durant is not a full vote MVP.
The old man knew how link got Durant out of his best for a while.
The two men''s performance in the face of Leonard tells everything.
At this point, the Spurs are 13 points behind. Popovich felt for the first time that he was not as good at controlling the game as a player.
The old man put away his pride and made it more difficult than he could imagine to get a full vote MVP.
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