Legend Raiders

Chapter 395 Attack and Defense
sidelines.

Popovich folded his arms across his chest and stood up, frowning slightly for the first time.

The rhythm and situation after the start of the game were completely unexpected to him.

He really felt a little pressure from the Rockets' aggressive synergy and execution.

Honestly.

After the first two games against them in Houston, Popovich didn't look very calm, but he was really envious of the Rockets' impact and rhythm.

If it weren't for the fact that their family's GDP is still strong and they are still stable at critical moments, he really dare not say that he will take away a victory with the Rockets.

nowadays.

After returning to San Antonio, Popovich also became more confident.

Before the game, he once said to the players, as long as there is a chance, you will play hard for me.

But at the beginning of this game, the Rockets gave them a big blow, which made Popovich dare not have any complacency.

nowadays.

He needs to remind his players as soon as possible not to fall into the rhythm trap woven by the Rockets.

However, even though he closed his hands on the horn and yelled a few words towards the field, when the Spurs players nodded, their own rhythm was never suppressed.

Trouble!
Popovich, who plays tactics and on-field psychology himself, knows how terrible it is to be invisible.

As long as the Rockets don't limit any mistakes and they can always maintain their current aggressiveness, coordination and execution, then the Spurs will be in super trouble in this game.

In other words.

If the Spurs can play their own things, slow down the rhythm, and add their own tactical quality, they will have a [-]% chance of winning the game in the end.

But this is the best time to think about it, not to mention that the game itself is not static.

coming!

When Popovich thought of these things, the Spurs had just advanced to the frontcourt, and the Rockets suddenly fought hand-to-hand, forcing them to move.

Seeing such a picture, the corner of Popovich's mouth couldn't help twitching. The things that the Rockets came one after another made him really unhappy.

However, the Spurs players on the court are one of the most tough lineups in the league.

While the Rockets forced them to move, that's when their play came into play.

In terms of coordination and tactical literacy, the Spurs are really better than the Rockets.

On the Rockets' side, because of their physicality and daring to fight, their matchup tended to be stalemate.

a time.

All the fans in the stands, including those in the commentary booth and the technical stage, all focused their attention on them.

The inexplicable feeling of being clenched in the heart made them breathe a little longer.

On the field.

As the defensive pillar of the interior, Qin Tao fully showed his own things when facing Duncan.

If it wasn't for him not being as famous as Duncan's name and not as dazzling as Duncan's resume, he really wanted to use bigger moves and more powerful methods to try to completely suppress him in a high position.

But he has done a good job now, at least when Duncan tried to attack with the ball, he did not choose to continue, but passed the ball out.

however.

The Rockets' seemingly tough defense has such a weak link after all.

Although Harden has tried very hard to defend recently, he has not had such inherent thinking skills since he played, but he has not improved much.

After Kawhi Leonard played a pick-and-roll with Danny Green and was forced to switch defenses, Harden faced Leonard and made a very big mistake.

When switching defenses, according to the regular requirements of the NBA, the player needs to block the first time to prevent the player from playing time difference.

Not only did Harden not step forward to mark the man, but he subconsciously took half a step back, which brought great convenience to Leonard's breakthrough.

What will happen next? Leonard, who is underestimated in terms of breakthrough ability nowadays, naturally scored two points after a physical confrontation.

Popovich glanced at Harden meaningfully, then returned to the coaching bench with a smile.

uncomfortable.

As the protagonist of this mistake, Harden hammered his head angrily.

At this time.

Qin Tao scratched his head thousands of times, smiled at him and said, "Brother, you've done a good job, don't need to be depressed."

Harden smiled wryly and shook his head, Qin Tao continued: "Besides, your offense is the biggest weapon!"

Yes.

Harden smiled embarrassedly, turned around and ran to the frontcourt.

Qin Tao turned his head to look at Leonard, and found that he was also looking, then nodded and motioned for Jeremy Lin to come and catch the ball.

After getting the ball, Jeremy Lin and Qin Tao quickly pushed to the frontcourt.

Their tactics remain unchanged, and they still rely on their own running to achieve their goals.

This round was obviously a bit stagnant in offense, but after Qin Tao knocked open the inside line and used his impact and timing to dunk again, the momentum that the Spurs had finally accumulated was smashed to pieces by him at that time.

Unknowingly, the two teams played for more than five minutes. With the arrival of the official timeout, the main players of the two teams ended.

The 5-minute offense and defense made the breathless fans and commentators shout and enjoy.

But when they saw the scores after enjoying themselves, they felt a little helpless.

With their execution and synergy, the Rockets showed momentum within 5 minutes, temporarily leading the Spurs by 12:8.

The Rockets here.

Qin Tao ended up wiping the sweat off his body with a towel.

Just now, his offense was basically the main focus, which caused a slight loss of his physical strength.

Others are in a slightly worse condition than him, after all, not everyone is as beastly as he is.

The physical exhaustion on the Spurs side is much worse.

Although their tactical literacy and toughness are very good, after all, their age and body are not forgiving. If they want hard steel, they have to consume a lot of physical strength.

Sweat fell like rain, Popovich did not speak, leaving time to the players themselves.

At this time.

As the big brother of the team, the "horse coach" Ginobili, who hadn't played just now, pointed out the previous situation to them in the tone of a bystander.

then.

In the case that both teams will change players, Ginobili asked these old brothers to take another wave.

Duncan and the others looked at each other and understood his thoughts at that time.

The Rockets replaced Qin Tao at the beginning of the game, which will inevitably make their bench lineup very weak.

And judging from the regular performance of the Rockets, losing Qin Tao would definitely be a disaster for their substitutes.

And now that Ginobili asks Duncan to stand up for a while, it is completely to empty the Rockets' bench.

After they play three or four main players, what should the Rockets do?
If you are afraid of them taking the lead, you must use the same lineup of hard steel.

If McHale has a big heart and still rotates according to the regular lineup, then with Duncan's ability, they don't need to play a few more minutes, and the lead will be firmly in their hands.

Then.

After the Spurs are about to continue to use the quasi-main lineup, how will the Rockets respond?
(End of this chapter)