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Chapter 299 The Eagles who were beaten down!Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!
Chapter 297 The Eagles who were beaten down!
Speaking of it, Duncan is quite evil, he is already 31 years old, and he is still the strongest power forward player in the entire league!
In other words, since Duncan led the Spurs to win the first championship in team history in the second grade, he has been the number one active power forward in the league, and until today, Duncan is still the best and most recognized number one in the league. A big striker.

Originally, both Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki hoped to challenge Duncan.

But after Garnett this season, and after Duncan won the fourth championship of his career last year, it is no problem for Duncan to be the number one power forward in the league for at least another 3 years.

Of course, the topic of the game is far away. Back to this game, under the pressure of Duncan, Darko Milicic, who is not even an All-Star player, performed a bit unsatisfactory in the game, it seems that it is not unacceptable!

After all, before last season, Darko Milicic was still regarded as the second place in the list of parallel importers.

And if Darko Milicic didn't perform well because of Duncan, it can be forgiven.

It's hard to understand how Marc Gasol struggled so much against Fabricio Oberto, the undrafted pick!

Logically speaking, when the overall rating of height, wingspan, weight and strength are all dominant.

Even if Marc Gasol can beat Fabricio Oberto, he shouldn't be beaten by Oberto in terms of game performance.

You know, under the leadership of Xu Lang this season, Marc Gasol has become a contender for the best rookie player in the 07 rookie class!

But sometimes it may be that one thing drops one thing. Under Oberto's interference, Marc Gasol just played very awkwardly, and the overall offensive efficiency also dropped sharply.

Although, in the eyes of many people, Oberto didn't do any particularly exciting defensive performances, but Marc Gasol seemed a little timid every time he attacked.

Of course, Marc Gasol's offensive efficiency dropped sharply, partly because it was difficult for Xu Lang to pass a good direct assist to Marc Gasol in this game.

As a result, Marc Gasol's game was not as comfortable as the previous 20 games, and he was comfortable with all kinds of statistics!

Moreover, it wasn't just Marc Gasol who had a rough second half of the second quarter.

Xu Lang, who shot close to 7% of his field goals in the first quarter, also struggled in the second half of the second quarter.

I don't know if it's Xu Lang's illusion, but he always felt that since Bruce Bowen came on the field in the second half of the second quarter.

The overall defensive strength of the Spurs has improved a lot.

Bruce Bowen gave Xu Lang a higher physical confrontation, and his hands began to become less and less clean, and from time to time, when Xu Lang took off, he stepped on his feet.

If Bruce Bowen stepped directly, Xu Lang might not feel so uncomfortable.

After all, as long as you have prepared in advance for the stepping, you don't know who will be injured by then!
However, Bruce Bowen made a step forward every time, but did he fully extend his feet to Xu Lang's feet?

This made Xu Lang always feel that Bruce Bowen was in a state where he wanted to step up, but didn't.

This made Xu Lang very uncomfortable!

Every time he took off and shot, Xu Lang had to divide part of his mental attention on Bruce Bowen's footwork.

This caused Xu Lang's offensive state to be greatly affected.

If it weren't for the support of 95 mid-range shots, Xu Lang's offensive efficiency in the second half of the second quarter might not even be guaranteed to be 50%.

At this time, someone should say, Xu Lang's mid-range shot is 95, and the three-pointer is also 95!
Since CIC's offensive efficiency has no way to make up the gap in offensive efficiency between the Eagles and the Spurs, then shoot a three-pointer.

But the problem is that when Xu Lang is outside the three-point line, Bruce Bowen defends directly close to him most of the time.

Even when Xu Lang was two steps away from the three-point line, Bruce Bowen always maintained a good defensive posture. He was only half an arm away from Xu Lang, so that he could always step forward to interfere with Xu Lang's three-point shot defensive position.

Although Xu Lang's three-point shooting ability has also reached 95, if he shoots against a strong interference defense, his shooting percentage will not be very high.

And compared to the mid-range shot that breaks into the three-second zone, the three-pointer will make it more difficult for Xu Lang to compete for rebounds and get a second chance to attack.

After all, Xu Lang also has a rebounding ability of 90, so it would be a pity not to use it.

Fortunately, although Xu Lang was beaten hard, he did not sit still.

Under the Spurs' targeted defensive strategy, Xu Lang still tried his best to direct his teammates to make more complex and faster tactical moves to gain some offensive opportunities.

However, it turns out that under the defensive strategy of the Spurs, Xu Lang's individual singles is still the most efficient offensive choice for the Eagles.

At the same time, from the performance of the Eagles throughout the first half of the game, the Eagles once again exposed the shortcomings of their lineup.

That is, apart from Xu Lang, there is a lack of players who can personally attack with the ball.

Originally, Darko Milicic was the second point of attack for the Eagles with the ball besides Xu Lang.

But in this game, under Duncan's one-on-one chokehold, Darko Melicic's offensive point was directly misfired.

Under such a situation, it is normal for the Eagles to be directly behind by 11 points at the end of the halftime game!

At the end of the halftime game, the score fell behind by double digits!
It's the first time the Eagles have trailed by that much so far this season.

Even against the Rockets in the opening game, the Hawks have never trailed so much at halftime.

What also made Xu Lang and the Eagles players feel powerless was that under such a terrifying and stable pressure from the Spurs, everyone felt less and less confident, including Xu Lang.

And I always feel that in the next second, the Eagles will be directly crushed under the pressure of the Spurs' steady progress step by step.

"What's the matter, boys? The game is not over yet, why do you all feel like you have lost the game?"

During the intermission, Mike Woodson, who returned to the locker room, looked at the silent Eagles generals and spoke first, breaking the oppressive atmosphere in the locker room!

Originally, at this time, Xu Lang, the team leader, should stand up to boost morale.

But Xu Lang, who played a total of 21 minutes in the first half of the game and played almost 20 individual singles, is really tired now.

In addition, in the second half of the second quarter, Xu Lang's personal offensive state was not very good, which made Xu Lang feel a little reluctant to talk.

"Hey guys, what I want to tell you is that the NBA regular season is a long process.

Winning or losing a game is actually not that important. What we need to do is to find our problem in any loss and solve it. "

"At least in my opinion, the regular season of the NBA is for us to improve ourselves and solve our own shortcomings, so that we can perform better on the higher-intensity stage of the playoffs, and then win the final championship. A testing ground for championship trophies."

"And, guys, we're the No. [-] team in the league right now.

We are a team that was determined to win the championship at the beginning of the season.

For a title-winning team, our performance throughout the first half was clearly substandard. "

"I'm not saying we were down in the first half and I felt like everyone was playing badly.

It's that during the entire first half of the game, I didn't see that everyone except Xu Lang was trying to resist. This is not the temperament that a championship team should have. "

"After all, we are still young, our strength, our skills, our techniques and tactics have not yet reached the perfect state.

It is normal to have shortcomings and shortcomings, but we should face up to these shortcomings and shortcomings, make up for them quickly, and then improve ourselves. "

Mike Woodson looked at the disciples who started to have fighting desire in their eyes, and there was a gratified expression on his face!

"Yes, the coach is right, we can no longer be so dead.

I need everyone to be more aggressive in the second half.

Darko, don't be afraid to fight just because your opponent is Duncan. I have seen that when you attack many times, as long as Duncan pounces, you will be weak when you make a shot.

Don't be afraid of Duncan, don't be afraid of physical confrontation, don't be afraid of Duncan's defense and interference, you just need to make decisive and tough shots, let's talk about whether you can get in or not. "

"And Mark, your opponent is an undrafted pick.

It can be said that the weakest link of the entire Spurs is the center position. You should play your advantage in the center position, be tougher and tougher, and don’t be afraid of fouls even if there are fouls. "

"Wally, I remember you are capable of singles.

Don't throw the ball back every time a defender is in front of you.

The best defensive striker of the entire Spurs is by my side, be decisive and tough. "

"And Tony, it's Tony Parker guarding you, everyone knows how bad his defense is.

You are not just a shooter, squeeze me inside, I know how good your bounce is, I know how high your ability to rush to the frame is, as long as you are in place, don't worry about passing the ball. "

Xu Lang, who had regained his strength, followed Mike Woodson's words and directly named several players in the starting lineup who were a little timid in the first half of the game.

Madawato: Just report us your ID card!

"So guys, the second half, let's not care about winning or losing this game.

Play tougher, or in other words, play crazy, and show some energy to win the championship. "

"Who are we, we started the team that will rule the entire NBA in the future!"

"We've always been such a young team, let's show some young people's drive, show some young people's arrogance, okay?"

"it is good!"

After Xu Lang and Mike Woodson's serial fights, the Eagles generals, who were originally a little dull, immediately regained their momentum.

Then, with high spirits, the Eagles started their second half of the game.

Everyone clearly felt that the performance and spirit of the Eagles in the second half of the game had undergone tremendous changes.

"boom!"

"Oh, this is the third quarter, the first time Darko Milicic was directly hit by Duncan."

"I have to say that although the Eagles did not improve much in terms of overall offensive efficiency in the second half of the game.

But the style of play has obviously become a lot tougher, which makes it impossible for the Spurs to play so calmly and smoothly on the offensive end like in the first half of the game. "

"Yes, and not just on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, these guys on the Hawks have become more decisive and tougher.

Although, in terms of overall offensive efficiency, the Eagles did not improve much, but the number of offensive shots made by the Eagles team in the third quarter has significantly increased a lot!
Xu Lang made 70% of the Eagles' shots throughout the first half.

But in the third quarter, Xu Lang's source only accounted for 20% of all the shots taken by the Eagles in the third quarter! "

"Although, this number of shots still far exceeds Xu Lang's average number of shots in a single quarter in the past few games.

However, we must admit that the Eagles have begun to regain their team offense and game rhythm in the third quarter! "

Facts have proved that in terms of the overall strength of the team, the Spurs may be better than the Eagles, but the strength gap between the two teams is not as big as it was shown in the first half of the game.

Even in the third quarter, the Eagles' tough game state put the Spurs in a state of being counter-suppressed by the Eagles for a period of time.

Relying on the counter-suppression during that period of time, the Eagles quickly narrowed the score gap between the two teams to less than 6 points.

Even in the second half of the game, after the Spurs regained their game state, the time for the Eagles to counter-press was over.

But even in the face of the Spurs who have regained their game status, the Eagles are no longer under the pressure of the Spurs.

Especially the inside line of the Eagles has even started to fight back!

For example, Darko Milicic, who was just knocked into the air, directly interfered with Duncan's offense and failed to score after he was knocked into the air!

Although in the end Duncan scored the ball through the second offense after grabbing the rebound!
However, Duncan has clearly felt that Darko Milicic is no longer the player who can be manipulated at will!
And with the Eagles' inside combination booming, Xu Lang, the Eagles' outside core, is not idle!

In the end, Xu Lang made two of four three-pointers in the second half of the third quarter.

It directly helped the Eagles further shorten the score gap between the two teams.

Then, at the end of the third quarter, the Spurs' lead was down to three points.

However, although the score difference between the two teams is already very small, Xu Lang, who played a total of 32 minutes in the first three quarters, still has a serious physical exhaustion.

Fortunately, after the crazy confrontation in the third quarter of the game on the Spurs side, the physical fitness of many veterans also dropped sharply.

Although Duncan is still very strong, the increase in age still makes Duncan not as invincible as he was at his true peak!
This led to the fact that when the fourth quarter came up, the two teams unexpectedly played a half-starter and half-substitute lineup.

On the Eagles' side, Darko Milicic and Uncle Mu sit inside.

Josh Childress, Tony Allen and Jose Calderon, who played a total of 4 minutes in the game, led the perimeter.

Facts have proved that Jose Calderon has not been allowed to play in the first three quarters, which is the worst decision the Eagles made in this game!
Although because of Xu Lang, Jose Calderon had no way to play as a point guard before this.

However, even as a pitcher, Jose Calderon seems to be better than Tony Allen and Szczerbiak in this game!
In the rotation time of the first 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, Jose Calderon hit two consecutive three-pointers.

In the case of personal scoring six points, he also got two assists and one rebound.

Jose Calderon's performance made the Spurs call timeouts twice in a row 3 minutes before the fourth quarter.

Even after the second timeout, the Spurs replaced their starting lineup again.

But even so, Jose Calderon still led the Eagles and Spurs to play well after playing another 2 minutes.

It was precisely because of Jose Calderon's superior performance that Xu Lang rested until halfway through the fourth quarter before returning to the game.

And Xu Lang, who returned to the game, faced the Eagles who had already gained a one-point lead!

It can only be said that in the past half of the game, Jose Calderon's performance was really amazing.

Not only amazed the Eagles players, but also the Spurs players and coaching staff.

Even in the next few minutes, Jose Calderon had already begun to enjoy the defensive treatment that Xu Lang had enjoyed in this game.

At the same time, it was also at this time that Jose Calderon began to show the gap between a role substitute player and a top all-star player of Xu Lang's level!
But in any case, Jose Calderon's performance in the past half of the game is fully worthy of the appreciation of all Eagles players and coaching staff.

So when Xu Lang replaced Jose Calderon, he gave him a friendly high-five with his thumb.

After the substitutions are over, the game restarts.

Under the leadership of Xu Lang, the Eagles, which had taken a one-point lead, completely reversed the situation between the two teams and began to play more and more calmly!
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