basketball boulder

Chapter 382

The game continued on the court, and Li Lei was still teaching Lowry off the court.

"Kyle, you can't let Hori pull out just now, because his long-range shots are very accurate. But if you change to a player like Oberto whose mid-range and long-range shots are unstable, you can decisively let go and directly cooperate with your teammates to pinch Kyle. Nobili."

Lowry nodded, listening very carefully.

Among the young Grizzlies, Li Lei's favorite is not his compatriot Zhu Fangyu, nor the talented Guy, but Lowry.

Because Lowry trains the hardest and works the hardest.

Lowry's growth is also the biggest among the rookies. If it weren't for being injured and reimbursed for most of the season, Lowry's growth might be even greater.

……

On the court, without Duncan, Gasol became "the big tall man among the dwarfs."

The current No. [-] insider in Europe has demonstrated his rich offensive ability, scoring frequently, helping the Grizzlies establish a lead.

The second quarter only played a little over 4 minutes, and the score was 25:30.

Instead, the Grizzlies led by 5 points.

Popovich found a dead ball opportunity and replaced the main force in advance.

"Old Dengtou" only rested for 4 minutes, and just after his breathing calmed down, he went into battle again.

ESPN therefore gave coach Carlisle a high evaluation.

"Greg is undoubtedly a famous coach, but just looking at this quarter, Rick's performance is obviously better."

"Obviously, Rick is underestimated. Looking back at his coaching performance, the Pistons, Pacers, Grizzlies... have always been strong teams in the league, with top records."

The Spurs changed players, and the Grizzlies took the lead, so they simply stayed the same, and Carlisle didn't make any adjustments.

But soon, the Grizzlies suffered a loss.

As soon as Duncan came back, the Spurs became another team. Not to mention the offensive end, the defensive strength directly climbed in an elevator.

Gasol's several attacks were unsuccessful, and Gay's breakthrough also missed under Duncan's interference.

The Spurs quickly relied on Duncan's performance to overtake the score again.

The second quarter reached 6 minutes and 37 seconds, with a score of 34:33.

Only then did Carlisle slowly exchange Li Lei, Old Jones, and Lowry back.

Unlike Duncan just taking a breath, Li Lei is completely rested, full of energy, and in full condition.

The Grizzlies attack.

Li Lei held the ball at the top of the arc. After observing the audience, he first signaled Warrick to come out for a pick-and-roll.

But Warrick's body was not wide enough, and he was directly bypassed by the experienced Bowen.

The pick and roll failed.

But Li Lei did not give up and signaled Warrick to go back, and Milicic came out with a second pick-and-roll.

Milicic's pick-and-roll quality is obviously much better than Varrick's.

Li Lei accelerated directly and took the opportunity to get rid of Bo Wen.

Duncan was forced to switch to Li Lei.

Facing Li Lei, Duncan originally wanted to take a step back, widen the defensive space, and focus on defending against Li Lei's breakthrough, but thinking of Li Lei's touch tonight and the title of "NBA's No. [-] marksman", he gave up this strategy and bullied himself.

Li Lei noticed Duncan's movements, dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, and suddenly started to pass Duncan.

Oberto came up to defend.

Li Lei took off directly, relying on his height and wingspan to shoot directly over Oberto's head.

Oberto knew what Li Lei was going to do, but he just couldn't stop him.

Swish!
34: 35.

The Grizzlies lead the game for the third time.

But looking back, Duncan forced Milicic and scored with a rebound.

Bang, swish!

36: 35.

The Spurs came back for the third overtake.

The battle was fierce, and the San Antonio fans held their breath, not daring to take a big breath, for fear of interfering with the performance of their own players.

The Grizzlies attack.

Li Lei continued to hold the ball at the top of the arc, signaling Milicic to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Duncan didn't come out this time, but motioned for Oberto to follow.

Obviously, Duncan feels that his ability to protect the frame is better.

However, Li Lei easily passed the aged Oberto, and when he got inside, he didn't give Duncan a chance to defend.

When Duncan pounced on Li Lei, Li Lei threw the basketball directly over the basket.

"Helicopter" Hakim Warik flew straight into the air, caught the ball in the air, and pressed the ball into the basket by the way.

boom!
36: 37.

The Grizzlies lead the game for the fourth time.

No one expected that the game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies would be so intense.

I still remember the TNT voting activity, 11 of the 10 NBA celebrities, media, and sports reporters supported the Spurs.

The only supporter of the Grizzlies is Li Lei's "fanatic fan" Reggie Miller.

"Obviously, everyone underestimated the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies slapped everyone hard with their performance, oh, excluding Reggie Miller and me, I also support the Grizzlies. "

Teacher Xu Jicheng explained.

Yu Jia quickly connected: "I also support the Grizzlies!"

At halftime, 45:44.

End of three quarters, 69:67.

The point difference between the two teams has never been more than 6 points, and the audience maintained a stalemate and played very fiercely.

The fans looked nervous and didn't dare to drink water, for fear of missing something.

Not to mention the players, how could they not be nervous when they were playing in the crowd of more than 2 people, and it was an important game like the conference finals.

The Spurs and the Grizzlies had 11 and 14 turnovers respectively, including dribbling the ball to their own feet, passing the ball to the referee, picking and rolling their own players, and competing for rebounds with teammates and being exploited by their opponents... …

In this tense mood, the physical exertion of the players will be even greater.

Even so, Popovich and Carlisle did not plan to let role players play more, but chose to play the main force in a tacit understanding.

In the 36 minutes of the first three quarters, Duncan played more than 31 minutes and only rested for more than 4 minutes.

Parker played 32 minutes.

Bowen 30 minutes.

Ginobili also had 24 minutes.

……

Li Lei played for 30 minutes.

Gasol 29 minutes.

Milicic 33 minutes.

Guy 27 minutes.

Generally speaking, the main players of both sides played for a long time.

"Although both sides played a lot of time, the overall situation is similar. But the Grizzlies actually quietly gained the upper hand."

Teacher Xu Jicheng analyzed.

"Oh, what do you say?"

Yu Jia plays the role of fan.

Xu Jicheng: "Because the Grizzlies are younger, Stone is 22 years old, Milicic is 21 years old, Gasol is 26 years old, and Gay is 21 years old."

"In contrast to the Spurs, Bowen is 36 years old, Duncan is 31 years old, Ginobili is 30 years old, and the youngest Parker is 25 years old."

"Young people play a little longer, it won't affect much. But these old guys on the Spurs can't stand it."

"There's another game. The youngsters might feel nothing after two days of rest, but the old guys from the Spurs don't feel overwhelmed for a week."

"So, physical strength will be an important factor for the Spurs to beat the Grizzlies. Popovich must properly solve this problem, otherwise it will be difficult for them to pass the Grizzlies. Even if they pass, until the finals, these veterans may They're all exhausted."

(End of this chapter)