God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 387
Unsurprisingly, the short intermission time was not enough for Popovich to come up with countermeasures. In the second half, he could only continue to sit on the sidelines and watch his defenders being beaten by Iverson and Arenas in turn. There is no way.

In the third quarter, the two sides almost drew, yes, almost, because the 76ers still led by 3 points in a single quarter, which means that the difference between the two sides is now 20 points. It's a huge blow.At the beginning, he did come with the mentality of defeating the teacher, but now it seems that there is still a big gap between the two sides.

Moreover, this gap cannot be made up in terms of tactics. It is completely a gap in the hard power of the team structure. As the head coach with a lot of voice in the Spurs, Popovich believes that he must be responsible for the roster.Obviously, the 76ers will not give them any chance in this round of playoffs. To make up for this mistake, they can only wait until the offseason.

The Spurs fans watched this game and sighed. The fans sitting behind the backboard didn't even bother to interfere with the visiting team's free throws. What if they missed two free throws?Now that the 76ers have a big lead, even if they miss two free throws, they can still score the ball in the next round. Do the Spurs expect them to miss two free throws every time and start chasing points?

In the end, the game turned into a massacre. The 76ers easily wiped out Duncan's 35 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 blocks by relying on the advantage of the back line. Only scored 8 points and 3 assists, but also had a staggering 7 turnovers, which was his most turnovers in a game this season.In stark contrast to him are the two breakthrough masters of the 76ers, Iverson and Arenas. The former scored 31 points and 5 assists, while the latter scored 25 points and 7 rebounds. Without the Spurs' backcourt, not to mention Reid who scored 5 points with 23 three-pointers from beyond the arc, Snow and McGee didn't even play much at all, otherwise the Spurs might lose even more awful.

At the press conference after the game, reporters asked Popovich about the defender, especially the local media in San Antonio. In their opinion, the Spurs lost so badly, and Popovich had to give the fans an explanation. .But Popovich, who is known for his toughness, just said a few words and walked away, probably going back to give lessons to the players.

As the winner, Brown's face was naturally flushed, and he knew everything about the questions raised by the reporters.Although the media in the holy city just questioned Popovich, they are also supporters of the Spurs. In order to find out the strategy of the 76ers, they broke the casserole and insisted on digging out the so-called 76ers from Brown. The biggest advantage over the Spurs.

As a result, Brown said: "Well... I think our advantages are all-round. Of course, this is largely because the overall strength of our players is stronger than the opponent. I never said that Duncan is not an excellent player. , but obviously he can't decide the outcome of the game alone, at least in this round of the series, he can't do that, so we can win."

"Greg is indeed my student, but I won't show mercy to him just because of this. I think he should be able to learn a truth in this finals. Tactics don't determine everything, just like a player's own talent. The outcome is the same. The victory of the game is the result of a combination of many factors, and unilateral advantages can only affect at most."

Before the start of the fourth game, Popovich was still unable to find a way to crack the breakthrough of the 76ers. He had to admit that his teacher did have a taste of simplifying things.Breakthrough can be said to be the simplest and least technical way to score. It relies entirely on the player's personal ability, at most plus the cover of his teammates, but he is helpless.

The 76ers who have tasted the sweetness continue to adhere to their tactics of the previous game, and the rotation method is exactly the same as before.The current game is a good opportunity for Brown to train young players. For example, Dalembert, who fights Duncan fearlessly in the interior every round, although there are very few scoring opportunities, but in the confrontation. Also continue to learn from experience.

Of course, such experience is not enough to make Dalembert a top center in the league. His talent has already determined his upper limit, but confronting Duncan will undoubtedly allow him to grow at the fastest speed without side effects.

The 76ers did not win much in the fourth game, but it was only relative to the third game. In the end, the score of the two sides was 101 to 90. The double-digit point difference is undoubtedly the culmination of Brown's words after the third game. Good evidence.The tactical literacy and psychological endurance of the Spurs players are admirable, but unfortunately their overall strength is weaker than that of the 76ers, which led to the loss.At that time, many San Antonio media felt that Brown's words were harsh, but now they have to admit that this is the truth.

After the game, they didn't plan to ask Brown any more questions. They felt that they were humiliating themselves, but Brown didn't bother them. As an old-school coach with a more staid personality, it was difficult for him to make that kind of mocking opponent. act.Chang Wei agreed with Brown's approach. He didn't believe in supernatural powers, but he never denied that a mouthful of tainted milk might milk him to death.Although there has never been a team in the history of the NBA that has come back from a 1-3 deficit, there is always a first time in everything. After all, the first team that was reversed from a 2-1 lead never thought that it would be reversed by the opponent. .

况且如果把范围扩大到季后赛，那么NBA历史上一共有6支球队在1比3落后的情况下完成大逆转，分别是1968年凯尔特人、1970年湖人、1979年华盛顿子弹、1981年凯尔特人、1995年火箭和1997年热火。有意思的是，NBA季后赛历史上第一次在3比1领先的情况下被翻盘的正是76人，当时他们的主将还是“篮球皇帝”张伯伦。在1967-68赛季的东部决赛当中，76人在3比1领先的情况下被拉塞尔领军的凯尔特人逆转成功，后者在那个赛季再度捧杯，而76人则在赛季结束后将张伯伦交易到了湖人。

As the first team in NBA history to be nailed to the pillar of shame, the 76ers did not dare to be careless. It is not impossible to achieve a reversal with the strength of the Spurs, so it is better to keep a low profile before confirming to win the championship, so as to avoid It's not fun to be yourself and slap yourself in the face, isn't it?

(End of this chapter)