The first point guard in basketball

Chapter 422 Xiao Tian, ​​who was targeted, seems useless

On June 6, the Grizzlies team came to San Antonio to welcome the third game between the two sides. This game is a must for the Spurs.Because if it is three to zero, then everything is over.

But the current Spurs have achieved the ultimate in the last game. Rashard Lewis and Tracy McGrady both played their best in the future, but they still lost. Malik Rose and Rashard Lewis together couldn't stop Duncan, which made Popovich feel a little desperate.

Duncan and Xiao Tian, ​​you have to let go of one, but the worst thing about these two guys is that they can play well, and there is no incompatibility between them at all. Of course, the most important thing is that the basketball IQ of these two guys is not what ordinary basketball players can possess.

The basketball IQ of David Robinson and McGrady may be comparable to each other, but McGrady’s spondylitis is a hidden danger. He has no way to ruin the entire player’s career by playing one game. Although from the perspective of the boss, he hopes that McGrady can completely let go of himself, because only in this way can the Spurs sell more tickets. After all, the Spurs’ boss is just a tractor manufacturer.

McGrady is the key to this game. His pull-up jumper seems to be as incomprehensible as Michael Jordan's fadeaway. This is good news for the Spurs, but from the player's own point of view, he will overdraw his entire career.

Popovich is very entangled, but thinking of the words of owner Peter Holt, the opponent really hopes that the team can win the Grizzlies, because if McGrady is completely relaxed, he may not be worse than Carter.

In the end, Popovich didn't put McGrady in the starting lineup, because he knew very well that this kid's family background, like most black players, came out of the slums. If his career was overdrawn, then he really had to do something else for the rest of his life.How sad it is for a basketball player.

McGrady did not start, Peter Holt was very upset, but he did not turn against Popovich, because he knew very well how important this guy was to the Spurs, at least he could not turn against the opponent until he found a suitable replacement.

The progress of the third battle was similar to the previous two. Popovich finally made a decision, he chose to restrict Xiao Tian.As soon as Xiao Tian started the competition, he faced the strict defense of the little general and Mario Ellis. These two old guys really fought hard, but they still had no way to deal with Xiao Tian, ​​who had full strength and speed.

Xiao Tian took advantage of the pincer attack of these two guys to pass a lot of balls in this quarter. Although there were no assists, the rest of the Grizzlies played well, especially Duncan, who made Malik Rose cry again. Duncan scored 12 points in the first quarter, which was somewhat similar to the second game.

Duncan and Carter arranged 90.00% of the Grizzlies' scoring, which made Popovich feel that he could not continue to let Xiao Tian go like this.

"Tracy, Rashad, you go, remember to shoot when you have the opportunity, don't hesitate." Although the Spurs were not pulled away by the Grizzlies in the first quarter, the two veterans, Mario Alley and the young general, were really tossed by Xiao Tian.

Here comes the tricky point. Xiao Tian, ​​who was taken care of in the first quarter, was still on the court in the second quarter. Popovich really wanted to vomit blood. Damn, you bastard, are you an iron man?

Peter Holt couldn't bear it more and more in the box. Now he really wanted to pull Popovich over and scold him, but what if he scolded the other party, it couldn't solve the current problem of the Spurs at all.

Rashad Lewis and Tracy McGrady came up. They injected a lot of vitality into the Spurs and put the Grizzlies' defense to a great test, but this is not a problem for the Grizzlies at all. The Grizzlies lack people.

McGrady and Rashad Lewis scored consecutive points as soon as they came up, which made Popovich heave a sigh of relief, but Rashad Lewis' defense was still a point used by the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies' striker completely took Rashad Lewis as a soft persimmon. Anyone who played against him would fight hard. This made Rashard Lewis very uncomfortable. David Robinson could only come to help defend.

Although Rashad Lewis can score, he loses more points on the defensive end. Although Jamison’s offensive ability is not as terrifying as Duncan, it must be better than Rashad Lewis. Duncan rests off the court.

Seeing that Rashad Lewis was targeted, Popovich started to have a toothache again. Who would he want to play, Wilperdo, this guy is useless except for tonnage, and the most important thing is that his pace is too slow.

Popovich glanced at the bench and gave up. He could only look at the players' own good luck. Except for the center position, the current Spurs are actually not that strong in several other positions, and they can only reach the league average.

At 8 minutes into the second quarter, the Grizzlies starters all came back. Although the score was not widened at this time, Jamison had already scored a lot of points on Lewis. Although Rashad Lewis also scored, he still did not lose as many points as he did on the defensive end. This is a matter of choice.Marek Rose can defend, but there is no way to help David Robinson relieve the pressure on the offensive end.

When Xiao Tian came up, the little general didn't target Xiao Tian like in the first quarter, because it was also a huge test for their physical fitness, but if they didn't target Xiao Tian, ​​then Xiao Tian started to let himself go again.In the second quarter, he scored a three-pointer on the little general's head. Popovich really couldn't bear to watch this scene. It was too miserable. He was completely led by the nose by the Grizzlies.

(End of this chapter)