Legend Raiders

Chapter 384
The first quarter ends.

While McHale was annoyed, he was somewhat persistent.

He did not replace Qin Tao's hard steel, but patiently waited for the arrival of the second quarter.

However, because the Spurs' substitutes competed too hard with the Rockets' main players, Qin Tao would only be accompanied by the substitutes when he played.

huh~~
Standing up from his seat, Qin Tao glanced at the Spurs, let out a long breath, his eyes were bright.

Now he finally figured out what Popovich really meant.

At the beginning of the first quarter, choosing Blair to play center was completely a bait for the Rockets.

His task on the court is to attract most of the Rockets' attention, and unknowingly give them a habit of thinking, focusing on Asik.

Asik and the Rockets are also very strong here. After basically hitting [-]% to [-]% of the shots and Duncan kept responding, they were completely hooked.

The other people were still full of fighting spirit, but because of inertial thinking and non-stop scoring, Asik was happy alone, and the others followed suit.

have to say.

Popovich definitely has a deep insight into human nature, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to achieve such a scary result just like this.

Next.

Popovich's evolution once again surprised countless people.

Now it seems that his move is really thrilling.

If this group of substitutes can't play the small ball tactics he wants, if the execution and determination of this group of people can't meet the target, if the Rockets adjust early, McHale can make a judgment in advance, and they don't say they will directly Crash, with Harden's ability, they will never let them run wild.

But he succeeded, which made all risks disappear, and there was no abuse, only surprise and silence.

However, just like Van Gundy's previous judgment, this is the beginning of Popovich's big move.

Section two.

Qin Tao, along with Greg Smith, Francisco Garcia, Carlos Delfino and Beverly's full bench lineup, came on the field one after another and prepared to confront the Spurs' bench.

I have to say that Popovich is also full of courage. He still uses the previous lineup and has no idea of ​​​​changing the main force.

One minute before his debut, Qin Tao suddenly called out to the others, and saw that his mouth kept opening and closing, while the expressions of the others became more and more serious.

Play.

Everyone's eyes were on Qin Tao, and even the cameraman in the field locked his photo.

Needless to say, such impressive results.

With the Spurs in the lead, everyone was expecting Qin Tao to break the deadlock.

The game finally begins.

After Patty Mills received the ball from Beverly, he was like nougat, leading the defense directly.

The others were also staring at him, as if they didn't know how tired they were at all, and gave the impression that they would give an order at any time and quickly join his team.

Simply Beverly has a good ability to hold the ball while defending fiercely.

After coming to the front court, people outside the court intuitively found that the Spurs' defense kept expanding, but they gave up the inside line instead.

Let Qin Tao go, lock others?
Even fans who don't know much about the game have this feeling after watching it.

This shows how obvious Popovich's intentions are.

As the core figure of this plan, Qin Tao didn't catch the ball at all, and suddenly kept cruising to a high position close to the three-point line.

Popovich, who was sitting off the court, had his eyes lit up, and it was hard to hide his appreciation in his eyes.

on the field.

As Qin Tao pulled out the inside line, Greg Smith and Francisco Garcia formed an inside partner.

This kind of inside match was not expected by the Spurs, and their defensive front was obviously a little stagnant.

Until the time came within 15 seconds, Qin Tao directly made a half pick-and-roll for Delfino.

After taking Gary Neal away, the moment Delfino faced Dior, Beverly suddenly stepped forward to provide another cover.

That's right.

This ball is entirely for Delfino to do.

And his subsequent performance did not disappoint Qin Tao and the others. He pulled a little to the right, had time to adjust the angle, and fired directly from outside the three-point line.

The ball goes in.

There were white waves in the net, and after a brief silence in the arena, there was a lot of cheers.

Recover one point!
at the same time.

After the Rockets' tactics were completed, without everyone paying attention to Popovich, he quickly made a somewhat special gesture towards the court.

Kawhi Leonard, who had no sense of presence on the field from the beginning, nodded at the old man, and then ran forward with his head buried.

But no one saw that after Qin Tao celebrated with Delfino, he discovered the little trick between Popovich and Leonard.

This is to focus on Leonard, right?

The corners of Qin Tao's mouth curled up slightly, and Xiao Pao and Garcia walked past him: "Brother, thank you for your hard work."

Garcia grinned, but didn't respond, and ran over to what Leonard said.

fit!

Leonard suddenly felt the power beside him, and looked at Garcia with obvious puzzlement.

However, he must complete the tasks given to him by the team, otherwise, once the Rockets withstand this wave, the other main players who are fully fired in the second half will not be so easy.

moment.

Patty Mills came over with the ball and handed the ball to Leonard immediately.

The positioning of the point forward, with changes in league rules and some tactics, has once again become one of the mainstream in the league.

Leonard held the ball to organize, and the other four started running.

With his own excellent vision, his organization always makes others' positions a threat.

However, Leonard found that Garcia beside him seemed to be getting tougher, as if he was very eager for physical confrontation, and kept putting pressure on him.

Did he find out?
Confused, Leonard tries to complete the screen with his teammates.

However, Garcia refused to give an inch, and he even suddenly discovered that a wall appeared in front of him.

Qin Tao and Garcia directly covered Leonard, while Beverly and the others quickly made a defensive rotation.

In the end, the Spurs had no one around Matt Bonner, and the opportunity was left to such a high fort. Could it be that the Rockets completely ignored others in order to put pressure on Leonard?
The ball arrives.

The moment Matt Bonner received the pass from Leonard, he directly held the ball and ran out of the three-point line.

And because there was no one around him to defend, he chose a comfortable angle, and he took off and shot.

Rush!
Qin Tao gave up on Leonard directly, and quickly rushed to the inside.

And besides Garcia, the other three also shrank rapidly.

Are they that confident?
Could it be that Matt Bonner, who is based on shooting, can't make a shot in such an open position?

Don't say it.

As a tall shooter, Bonner really missed the goal.

Do not ask.

The problem is that he has never shot before on the court, and a tall shooter needs to develop his touch more.

(End of this chapter)