Healing Basketball

Chapter 657 657. Destroy Bowen!

During the timeout, Popovich replaced Parker, Finley, Bowen, Duncan, Nesterovic combination.

He felt the tremendous pressure, and he focused on stability. Only when he has the advantage in strength and leads the score can he be called stability. No matter how bad it is, he must at least grasp the initiative of the game.

But until now, he still has no score at all.

Although the demon knife he had placed high hopes on did not stab him, it also failed to cut a deep enough hole for the opponent. The opponent quickly recovered, and the score was overtaken by the opponent again.

However, in the past half quarter, at least he played back and forth with the Trail Blazers. The real problem was in the rotation stage of the first half. For a player with Sim's singles ability, the lead has already been established.

However, Crazy Fan, a basic-salary player, is too old to ask too much, and often has brain twitches.

Finley is also an age problem. Now Finley is similar to Barry, Horry and others. He can do a little bit of everything, but he has no strong offensive ability.

At this time, Popovich saw Ginobili sitting next to him, and suddenly his eyes lit up...

Based on Ginobili's overall performance tonight, Finley or Barry's role in the starting lineup won't be that bad, right?

Moreover, although Parker is not as good as the warden, he has made great progress this year, enough to take on important tasks...

Such thoughts were immediately suppressed by Popovich, he shut up and snorted, now is not the time to think about these things.

He has to try to win the game tonight, otherwise he will fall behind 0 to 3. He still wants to tie the match to avoid the psychological disadvantage of playing in the playoffs, and he also wants to be number one in the Western Conference.

In the past two years, he didn't make a conscious effort to become No. 4 in the Western Conference. Bobo felt that he suffered a great loss because of this. He made a decision after being eliminated in the Western Conference Finals last season. In the future, if he has the opportunity to compete for the No. He really doesn't want to play another round of the series and play the Rose Bay Devils away [-] times.

The replaced players walked onto the court, Popovich looked at the opposite side, and the opposite side sent a combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, Stevenson, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

The timeout ends and the game continues with the Spurs attacking and serving in the frontcourt.

Parker encountered Liu Xiu's single defense and continued to choose to attack with Duncan in a pick-and-roll.

Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown skillfully launched the pick-and-roll defense. Compared with the first half, Parker was obviously much calmer. He found the gap, grabbed the ball and sent it straight, and Nesterovic stepped forward. After receiving the ball on the sideline of the three-second zone, he turned around and made a hook!

A certain ability to attack with the ball is an important reason why Nesterovic is firmly seated at the starting center position of the Spurs. It is an advantage that is recognized as a better center Mohammed does not have.

67 to 68, the point difference narrowed to 1 points!
In the transition between offense and defense, Liu Xiu continued to accelerate from the middle circle. Bowen did not move ahead and tried to keep up with Liu Xiu's footsteps, but Liu Xiu passed the top arc cleanly. Liu Xiu easily entered the three-point line from the right side of the top arc , when Bo Wen turned around to follow, Liu Xiu made an emergency stop in the middle of the three-point line and the free-throw line, took off, and took a long two-point shot...

Bo Wen, who turned around and jumped up, and Duncan, who jumped out from the three-second zone, both failed to interfere with Liu Xiu's shooting. Liu Xiu made a quick stop and hit a two-pointer, and the point difference was stretched back to 3 points!
Popovich on the sidelines started to grab his own hair, and suddenly he pulled out a curly hair. Wen couldn't guard against Liu Xiu!
Popovich's attention to Liu Xiu may be higher than other people and the team's head coach!

He clearly remembered that Liu Xiu, who had just entered the NBA, was easily controlled by Bo Wen, one-on-one defense, while Bao Wen was in control, and Liu Xiu could only seek teamwork.

When Liu Xiu died routinely in the second grade, Bo Wen had to rely on the team, but it was okay, so there was no big problem.

But in the playoffs, Bo Wen is already tough enough to defend against Liu Xiu, but gathering a team to defend and execute certain defensive purposes can still limit Liu Xiu. After all, the Spurs are the number one defensive team in the league.

But now, it is difficult for Bowen to create defensive opportunities for his teammates one-on-one!

The reason is simple - Liu Xiu's speed has increased!
Although Bowen is an expensive defense leader, he obviously can't defend Parker and Iverson, and Popovich can't use him to defend against Flying Squirrel. Liu Xiu looks like them tonight.

When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, Parker continued the pick-and-roll breakthrough and passed back to Duncan. Duncan dribbled a lob, and Nesterovic dunked and scored two points.

In the transition between offense and defense, Liu Xiu made an emergency stop at a high position to shoot a jumper again. The touch came, and he entered the frame again with two points. The Spurs' defense had nothing to do with him!

Liu Xiu has already activated the power of the West Coast. As long as he can get rid of Bowen's interference and make a mid-range shot from beyond the free throw line, Duncan's supplementary defense is completely out of reach!
Once Duncan really expands out in advance, then the basket will be Randolph's world.

Parker, who is about to enter the golden period of his career, has made great progress. He has torn holes in the Blazers' defensive system one after another, causing huge troubles for the Blazers.

But Liu Xiu, who has improved even more, blasted through the Spurs' defense one after another like a rocket launcher!

The most difficult stage ahead, the Trail Blazers survived the most difficult stage relying on the depth of the lineup and Maurice Cheeks' on-the-spot command. Now, Liu Xiu stood up to reap the game!
After scoring two consecutive mid-range shots, Liu Xiu sent an assist, and then made another mid-range shot and a breakthrough, resulting in a foul and two free throws. With his own efforts, he led the team to a 10-6 spurt and tied the score. The score was 78 to 71, and the lead was extended to 7 points!
After this climax, the momentum of the Blazers slowed down.

Popovich has entered a state where there is really no way out. In the first two and a half quarters of the game, Maurice Cheeks racked his brains to find ways to respond, so why not Popovich?

There is really no way, Popovich will always make the same choice-strengthen the defense.

The Spurs rank first in the league in defense, which is why the Trail Blazers' momentum to widen the point difference has slowed down. In the following time, the Trail Blazers have been unable to widen the point difference to double digits.

打到第三节11分48秒，邓肯左侧45度角中距离翻身跳投命中，马刺队将比分追至77比84，分差缩小到7分。

When it came time for the Trail Blazers to attack, with only 12 seconds left, Liu Xiu received the serve and quickly pushed forward. After reaching the frontcourt, he started a pick-and-roll attack with McDyess, who was playing in rotation.

Liu Xiu, who had already scored 34 points, chose to go for it, and shot a three-pointer directly after the pick-and-roll... But Duncan, who expanded to defend the pick-and-roll, judged his choice and pounced on him, forcing him to step back.

The angle is quite positive, but when the back is added, the ball is pushed out too hard, and the ball bounces back on the neck of the basket.

If the three points are not scored, the point difference will not be widened to double digits!The Spurs players breathed a sigh of relief, and then the whistle sounded, accompanied by the sound of the ball passing the net...

(End of this chapter)