The first point guard in basketball

Chapter 424 Uncomfortable Bobo, the dull high cover

The game seemed to be back to the rhythm of the previous two games, which made the Spurs players feel a panic, "What are you doing, cheer up, we haven't lost yet, Mario, Avery continue to stick to the defensive strategy in the first quarter, David, Tracy, Rashad, what you have to do now is to shoot enough balls, we haven't lost yet, not yet." The last three words, Popovich almost yelled out of his throat.He really doesn't want to lose to the Grizzlies, because Paul Westphal's coaching level is obviously not as good as his own. If the opponent is Pat Riley, then he will admit the loss, but Paul Westphal is obviously not.

But Xiao Tian and Duncan's basketball IQ made up for each other's shortcomings, which made Popovich feel the most uncomfortable, especially Xiao Tian, ​​this guy's style of play was like a professional existence that had been playing for 30 years, not three years.He is too calm and will make the most correct choice for every attack.This kind of point guard is very rare. Except for magicians, there are very few point guards who can think so clearly. Xiao Tian's style of play is a bit like the type of "playing in the right way" practiced by his teacher Larry Brown.

I am very happy that McGrady can take the initiative to invite Ying, let them let go in the second half and work hard.

In the second half of the game, Mario Elie and the little general started to stalk Xiao Tian again. Xiao Tian really couldn't score so easily and started to pass the ball. Duncan was still so confused. Even with the help of the Admiral beside Rashad Lewis, there was still no way to stop Duncan from putting the ball in the basket.

McGrady and Rashad Lewis played well in the third quarter, but Xiao Tian's passing was still unrestricted by those two old ball skins, which was uncomfortable. Although the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency was not as high as the previous two quarters, they couldn't stand Xiao Tian's continuous delivery of shells. As long as they were not pigs, the touch would definitely heat up again.

Xiao Tian's current bread-feeding ability is definitely the top existence in the league, and John Stockton can't match it at this point, let alone the little general.

The little general faced Xiao Tian, ​​and the Spurs were still behind. Xiao Tian hadn’t made a shot in this quarter, and Mario Eli was pestering Carter, because Carter also scored 20 points in this quarter. He and Duncan both scored 20 points. The little general couldn't react at all, huh, the goal was scored, it was a two-pointer stepping on the three-point line, currently Xiao Tian's biggest scoring weapon is still shooting.

His breakthrough is still not so proficient, but there are really not many people in the league who can catch up with him in terms of speed.

Mario Eliot has to help defend Xiao Tian, ​​and at the same time it depends on Carter. This burden is really heavy. Popovich is very aware of this, so he replaced the opponent with Sean Elliott. Sean Elliott has an advantage over Carter and Xiao Tian in terms of height, but as a being who is good at shooting, this guy's defense can only be considered average, that is, a weakened version of Klay Thompson. He can defend, but not as targeted as Klay's defense.

Sean Elliott is one of the main contributors to the Spurs' advancement to the Western Conference Finals. In the series against the Rockets, this guy also had a very high shooting percentage. In several games, he used three-pointers to help David Robinson open up space inside. This guy still has a few brushes in shooting.

It's just that he went to help defend Xiao Tian and watch Carter at the same time, which was very difficult. For Sean Elliott, he couldn't take care of both at the same time. Popovich also knew that the answer he gave was to strangle Xiao Tian and let Carter go.

Xiao Tian just scored 2 points, which is the most critical reason why Popovich chose to make a substitution. However, so far in this game, Rashard Lewis' shooting level is very average. He is currently 6 of 2, which is far below his average level.

Popovich was very entangled. Although Rashard Lewis was temporarily lost on the court, he was also a threatening point there. The Grizzlies did not dare to let him go casually, so they still could not replace the opponent for the time being.

Rashad Lewis and Duncan are facing off. At this time, Duncan has come near the 3-point line. What does this guy want to do?

Duncan's face is still expressionless, his ball is still slapping slowly, and the rhythm is not very fast, but Rashad Lewis failed to try to steal.

When Xiao Tian saw Duncan approaching the two three-point lines, he immediately understood what the opponent was thinking. He passed the general and made an air cut to an unexpected position. Duncan passed the ball in an instant.

Damn, Duncan's high-post screen pass, shit, this has never happened before. Could it be that the Grizzlies hit themselves and haven't shown their full strength?

Popovich is very worried. Popovich has always thought that Duncan is a wizard, he is the successor of Bill Russell, but now, he is more perverted than Bill Russell, at least Russell does not have so many weapons on the offensive end, but this guy really has no dead ends.The Grizzlies are really lucky. Two once-in-a-century geniuses gathered together, and the energy they catalyzed was much more powerful than that of Jordan Pippen back then.

The Grizzlies have practiced this high position screen many times in private. The reason why they do this is that the defensive intensity Xiao Tian will receive will definitely increase in the future, so Duncan has to take part of the responsibility for organizing the team. Duncan's organizational ability is not inferior to that of Webber and Hard Special. He almost got a quadruple double back then is an example.So there is nothing wrong with Duncan doing this. The biggest difference between Duncan and Malone is here. Malone is a scoring machine like Elvin Hayes, while Duncan is more versatile and team-oriented. Both types are indispensable in the basketball world.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs still didn't reverse the score. Xiao Tian's stats at this time were 10 points and 21 assists. In this quarter, he made two shots and scored another 5 assists. To him, 20 assists is really like playing. This guy is really a monster.

(End of this chapter)