The first point guard in basketball

Chapter 534 Mai Di VS Xiao Tian, ​​a tie
The Spurs rely on the fast break this season, and then they will catch you. This requires your offensive rhythm to become very fast. If the offensive rhythm is suppressed, the Spurs can’t play fast breaks, and then they can’t come up with killing things.

This is a very embarrassing thing, and it is something that the Spurs must solve. McGrady’s offense is good, but his physical condition is not enough for defense. The Spurs lineup looks very thick, capable of both inside and outside, but the only thing missing is a defensive gate. For example, players like Wu Sheng, the Spurs don’t have it. Popovich wanted to shape Daniels into a defensive 3D before.

The Grizzlies' offensive rhythm was slowed down, and the Spurs' home fans were drowsy. Popovich felt that all his tactics were ineffective before the Grizzlies slowed down. This is a very poignant thing.

It can only be to get Jalen Jackson up for a while. Mario Alley is really old. Looking at the time of the game, the second quarter is over in less than 2 minutes. The Spurs are currently behind by 6 points. Without making a sound, the Grizzlies have already opened the score quietly.

McGrady panted and sat on the bench. He really worked his ass off this quarter. The sad thing is that the Grizzlies have too many packages waiting for him. There are Wu Sheng and Xiao Tian in the starting lineup, and the muscular guy Harprin is in the bench. It's boring to think about it, especially when you think about these guys, it's so sour.

Xiao Tian scored 20 points and 12 assists. In this quarter, he scored 12 points and 6 assists. David Robinson scored 30 points insanely.With 30 points in the half, David Robinson is really not crazy. Duncan scored 24 points, and his scoring was also silent. The performance of the two cores was still very stable. McGrady scored 13 points, but he had 7 assists. This quarter, McGrady sent 4 assists. This guy has two brushes.

But I don’t know why, Wang Zhizhi played so well in the first quarter, and Popovich still chose to use Mali Kross and Rashad Lewis in the second quarter.

Being 6 points behind is not the end, but the rhythm of the game, the Spurs have been completely controlled by the Grizzlies, which worries Popovich the most.

"What can you do about the current predicament." Popovich looked at his coaching team. Bread and Budenholzer were the main objects of Popovich's investigation.

"Defense, we still have to start with defense. The reason why we lagged behind in this quarter is because our defense is too average, especially for the defense against the outside line. We didn't do it at all." Bread adjusted his glasses and expressed his thoughts. Bread followed Popovich and learned defense without learning anything else, because Bread firmly believed that defense was the capital for him to be able to settle down in the league.

"Mike, what do you think?" Popovich looked at Budenholzer again, who also thought about it.

"I think it is necessary to increase David's playing time. The only strength of our team is him. Tracy is good. His talent is obvious to the naked eye, but the opponent's shortcomings are also obvious. His physical fitness and that spondylitis are hidden dangers."

Popovich has no objection to increasing the playing time of David Robinson. He is not the rotation maniac in the historical space. He has beaten countless championship coaches in the league. Although Budenholzer's words are very utilitarian, he is right. Only by letting the Admiral attack more can the Grizzlies have a chance to win.

It seemed that was all there was to it. Popovich still decided to adopt Budenholzer's suggestion. The latter was very proud and looked at the bread like a demonstration, but he didn't find the bread, and he still didn't know what he was thinking.

The second half of the game started quickly. Because the Spurs were behind, the Admiral came on the field. His firepower in the third quarter still did not drop, but Jerome Williams and Augstagg played together, which made the Admiral understand what real hand-to-hand combat is.

Popovich seemed to have no other way to do it besides jumping on the sidelines. McGrady made a 3-pointer from the outside to stop the decline, but Xiao Tian turned around and returned it. Compared with McGrady, Xiao Tian seemed to be very confident.McGrady refused to accept, continued to pull out, and then advanced again, his hand feeling came up, Xiao Tian was not polite, and it was also a three-pointer, and the cores of the two sides suddenly began to fight.

McGrady played very bravely in this quarter, scoring 15 points, and his personal score reached 28 points, but Xiao Tian's score also broke through to 40 points immediately. He faced McGrady in this quarter, and there was no real confrontation.

McGrady was very tired, so he chose to take a rest, and David Robinson got a lot of respite during this period. Although Augstagg's two big muscles and sticks did not let him go, McGrady's performance still bought him a lot of rest time.In this quarter, the Spurs and the Grizzlies tied, and the two sides entered the final fourth quarter with a tie. McGrady, this guy, really cannot be underestimated.

This is the difference between a genius and an ordinary player. With a little effort, they can reach a height that an ordinary player would have to work hard for a long time.McGrady is definitely the hero of the Spurs in this quarter. His explosion made the two big muscles of the Grizzlies. The stick completely became a spectator. The existence of these two guys also allowed Duncan to receive enough care.

Xiao Tian wasn't that tired. After all, his stamina attribute was already full, and McGrady's side couldn't do it. He was lying on the bench at this time, and the Spurs fans who watched were feeling a little sad.

(End of this chapter)