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Although Stephen got three fouls before the end of the first quarter and was forced to leave the field, Kevin Martin didn't get there. Stephen slapped him hard, his arm was red and swollen, and he made two free throws in a row. None of them hit, and then he took the initiative to apply to head coach Adelman for an end, and went to the team doctor for ice compresses.

Stephen and Kevin Martin can be regarded as both losers. Stephen left the field early and was fouled three times. Popovich will definitely not let him play again in the first half. Even in the second half, Stephen should also pay attention to the number of his fouls, because He is the main defensive player, especially defending the opponent's breakthrough, which is easy to be fouled.

Although Kevin Martin's injury is not very serious, the pain in his arm will definitely affect his hand feeling. As for him not being able to appear on the court in such a big conference, it is also a very intuitive lesson for him. Another point is that Stephen wants to let him know , Don't use similar tricks on yourself all the time.

However, Popovich reprimanded Stephen for such a move. Originally, Popovich felt that the two fouls were a bit too much, so he replaced Ginobili, let Stephen come down, and then waited until the second foul. Let Stephen lead the bench team to play in the second quarter, which is good. Stephen will end up with three fouls on his back, not to mention the second quarter, and the whole first half. Otherwise, if he gets another foul, he will only Can play in the second half of the fourth quarter.

This will bring a lot of inconvenience to Popovich's deployment lineup. Although the Spurs have sufficient manpower in Stephen's position, Popovich still hopes to optimize the current lineup to the best state as possible. After all, the enemies behind will only become stronger and stronger, and although Stephen has been with the Spurs for a season, but because he has been on the bench before, he was actually transferred to the starting lineup for two months. None, playing tactics is no longer a problem, but the tacit understanding between players has not yet been developed.

Only when a good tacit understanding is established between the players, can tactics play its maximum role. Tactics are a fixed pattern, but as long as a tacit understanding is added, the tactics have spirituality, can adapt to changing situations, and are flexible and versatile. Why are the Spurs' tactics so so Success, in addition to the executive power formed by Popovich's authority, the tacit understanding formed by the Spurs' core lineup also played a big role.

Stephen's role in tactics is unmatched by Michael Finley, so Popovich has been letting Stephen play with the starting lineup during this period of time, in order to develop this tacit understanding, although there will be no effect for a while, But it will get better and better as time goes by.

From the looks of it right now, it should be easy to win the Kings, but the Mavericks will be a series of vicious battles. If the Mavericks can be won, the opponent in the final should be the Phoenix Suns. It is a difficult team to beat, so Popovich cherishes every minute and every second of training opportunities.

Stephen's reckless retaliation that led to a more serious foul crisis caused Popovich's strong dissatisfaction. Although it will not affect the victory of today's game, it will affect Popovich's training plan. It may cause Popovich to lose today's game and make Popovich angry, so after reprimanding Stephen, after Stephen rushed to the bench, Popovich still turned his face and did not speak, even though the Spurs' advantage in the scene was getting better and better. big.

Stephen quickly realized his mistake, knowing that Popovich was serious about this point, and his behavior was indeed a bit out of line, so after sitting for a while, Stephen took the initiative to go to Popovich's side again, He made a mistake to Carlesimo, and Stephen wanted to ask Popovich to admit his mistake, but Popovich now looks like a stranger is approaching, how dare he.

After Carlesimo's explanation, Popovich finally looked better. After Stephen sat back, he was teased by Robert Horry for a while. He was very courageous on the court, but he was so timid after the game. , I went to admit my mistake as soon as I was scolded by the coach.

Like Robert Horry, they have also annoyed Popovich, but they will never admit their mistakes. Of course, with their ability and experience, Popovich will not use them and put them on the bench to waste, but They also have a good grasp of what can and can't be done, and Popovich generally doesn't reprimand them too much.

But young players are different. If they go against Popovich's will, they will be punished by being deprived of playing time, and reprimands are too common for them, especially if Popovich values ​​someone, reprimand It will be more serious, like Tony Parker is the one who was reprimanded the most.

Like Popovich’s harshness towards Tony Parker, many players can’t accept it, but Tony Parker persisted like this, and always adhered to the training plan set by the coach for himself, and has been improving himself. The technical rough brother has become a first-class point guard.

At first, Stephen was only responsible for defensive tasks, so there was no chance of being reprimanded, because defensive mistakes are normal, and no one can defend the opponent to the extreme. Later, Stephen went to the substitute lineup and played in the substitute lineup. The advantage is that Popovich is not so harsh, so Stephen did not enjoy the treatment of Tony Parker. It was not until recently after entering the starting lineup that Popovich strengthened Stephen's position in tactics that Stephen was reprimanded more. , but because Stephen seldom made those simple mentally retarded mistakes, there were not too many reprimands that did not save any face.

After Kevin Martin left the field, the Kings replaced Wells. Ginobili's physical and technical characteristics made him not the best choice to defend Wells, so Wells performed very well on the court, especially In the 2 minutes to the end of the first quarter, they scored six points in a row. At the end of the first quarter, the Kings even led the Spurs by seven points.

In the second quarter, both sides began to replace the substitute players. The two sides played almost evenly at the beginning, but in the middle of the second quarter, Ginobili came off the court to rest, and the Spurs lost Ginobi to the bench. With the two cores of Leigh and Stephen, Dunjin couldn't handle it. At this time, the Kings sent Kevin Martin, who had recovered, and the inside line composed of him and Wells made the Spurs unable to defend.

At this time, Stephen felt the eyes of Popovich's anger again. If he hadn't been fouled three times, he wouldn't have watched the opponent bully his bench lineup like this. , but the opponent also has Sharif Rahim, whose offense is better than Robert Horry's. Coupled with Kevin Martin and Wells, it seems that the Spurs' situation is precarious, and the defense line is about to collapse.

Bruce Bowen is on the bench, but he can only defend Kevin Martin, but there is no good way to deal with a player like Wells. Fortunately, the second quarter ended soon, and the Spurs scored in a single quarter. Only lost four points, but with the addition of the first quarter, the Spurs trailed the opponent by 45 to 56 in the first half by [-] points.

Seeing the sweetness of such a lineup, Adelman still put up such a lineup in the second half, but at this time Popovich was not afraid, he put Stephen and Bruce Bowen on the field at the same time, and let Stephen defend Williams. Erles, let Bruce Bowen defend Kevin Martin, so that the Kings' bench troika only has Sharif Rahim alone. Approaching step by step.

Sharif Rahim is a very capable player, and he is also the No. [-] show of the nine-year golden generation. He once entered the Twenty Plus Ten Club. At the same time, he is an Islamic believer, so he has never had any bad habits. It is a pity The most important thing is that the knee injury seriously hindered his development, otherwise he would be a great player. His sudden comeback in this game caused a lot of trouble for the Spurs, and it also brought suspense to the game.

It's not that Popovich didn't think of him, but he didn't expect them to suddenly burst into such a good state. Up to now, Sharif Rahim has scored [-] points, and his average scoring is only a dozen points. There was more than one quarter without playing.

In desperation, Popovich had to replace Duncan on the court early. As soon as Duncan played, the situation improved a lot, and the score that had been unable to overtake the past was also overtaken in one fell swoop. At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs The team not only filled the big hole they dug in the first quarter, but also overtook the past three points.

Although it is only three points, it is also an obvious signal that the Spurs are starting to take the lead. Has the Spurs given other teams a chance after taking the lead? This answer has sufficient records to prove it, so Adelman immediately After making adjustments, he put the maximum strength he could put on the field.

But in this way, the offense of the Kings became chaotic. They couldn't find the focus of the offense and fought on their own. At the same time, Princeton's style of play could not continue because there were too many individual singles. In the past, only Artest can play singles alone, but now Artest, Sharif Rahim, Kevin Martin, and Wells are all playing singles.

By the time Adelman discovered something was wrong and deployed the lineup to reorganize the offense, the Spurs had already led by more than ten points. When the Kings found their offensive rhythm, there was not much time left in the game. , but only narrowed the score to less than ten points, and finally lost by nine points, ending the second game of the first round.

This result is acceptable to the Kings, because against the Spurs, the No. Sweeping, but this game can compete with the Spurs to such an extent, so if they return to the home court, is there still hope for victory?

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