overlooking the pitch

Chapter 370 Popovich's Counterattack

"My problem, in the first half of the game, was that I got the team into such a difficult situation." In the locker room of the home team during the intermission, all the Spurs players looked at Greg in surprise. Popovich, under normal circumstances, no matter how difficult the game is, they will rarely see this scene, because in their eyes, their coaches will hardly make mistakes, and even if they lose, their performance is not good .

It can be seen from the surprised expression on Tim Duncan's face that he has rarely seen Gregg Popovich like this in his 15-year career. such a situation.

"Our task in the second half is to counterattack! In the fourth quarter, they still have physical problems. If we want to win the game, we have to seize that moment." Ryder Stevens didn't react to his tricks at the first time, but he was still full of confidence that his team could turn defeat into victory in the second half. He was no longer the Spurs of last year.

At the beginning of the second half, the battle between the two sides was not intense, and the Spurs seemed to turn a blind eye to the Clippers' lead there, as if they were not worried.

Yes, the Spurs are playing according to Gregg Popovich's ideas. They are not in a hurry to recover the score quickly. The 3-point difference is not big, and it is only one or two rounds to recover. The thing is, they are retaining their physical strength, and they hit every goal with ease.

This situation put a lot of pressure on the Clippers, because the Clippers finally turned the tables and took the lead in the first half. They didn't want to give up the lead easily. They had the same psychological thoughts.Open the score, quickly open the score, so that they began to have a sense of urgency in their hearts.

After returning to the court, An Sheng singled out Kawhi Leonard again. After the intermission, An Sheng also showed his speed in this round. After the change of direction, he quickly accelerated from the left and took a direct step Pass Kawhi Leonard.

In this game, Anson simply pushed the little bit of confidence that Kawhi Leonard finally built up on Kevin Durant to the ground with constant friction and friction. Directly showing An Sheng's almost unparalleled speed at the small forward position.

It’s just that Anson just completed a singles on this side, but they had problems on the defensive end. At first, Anthony Davis was helpful to the Clippers’ defense in terms of physical condition and talent, but Just stepped into the NBA from the NCAA, even if it is a genius No. [-] pick, it needs a process of adaptation.

In the past, he dominated the college league. He could jump one step behind others and complete a wonderful block, but this trick didn't work at all in the NBA.

He is facing Tim Duncan, who may be one of the strongest No. [-] picks in history, and this No. [-] pick not only has the top physical talent in history, but at this time, he also makes full use of his experience to teach Look at Anthony Davis.

The first step of catching the ball was a small throw after a turn. Anthony Davis was too late to take off this time and could only watch the basketball fall into the basket.

And in the next round immediately, after another pick-and-roll, he was pulled to a mid-range position at a 45-degree angle. In this defense, Anthony Davis was a little confused. Tim Duncan's roll By the way, he got stuck in his defensive position, and he didn't know if he wanted to defend Tim Duncan immediately.This allows the opponent to easily get an open shot.

An easy wipe hit, this distance, this angle, is not the slightest difficulty for him, not to mention that there is no opponent in front of him, so naturally there is no challenge for him.

Compared with the Clippers' hard-working singles, the Spurs' goal seemed a little more relaxed and comfortable.Brad Stevens, who didn't struggle with falling behind at the beginning, saw the current scene, but frowned on his young face, and shouted loudly to the court: "Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"

The Clippers drew a tie with the Spurs in the third quarter, 21:21. The offensive efficiency of both sides was not as high as expected, but in this quarter, it was obvious that the Clippers had the upper hand. Their main force was almost They didn't have time to rest. Instead, the Spurs played very comfortably. The situation in the second and third quarters was completely reversed, but the Clippers barely lost points relying on Anson's personal ability.

And this time in the fourth quarter also became the time of the counterattack that Gregg Popovich said at the beginning. The Spurs' counterattack came very quickly. There are more in the first three quarters, and their running is obviously more frequent than in the first three quarters.

"Take them down! Let them all run for me, I want to see now, can you group of young people run faster than this group of old bones under my hands?" Gregg Popovich Looking at the situation on his face, he showed a smile of unknown meaning.

In the 3rd minute, the Spurs' running position finally received excellent results. Jason Richardson's chasing and defense was not timely, allowing Manu Ginobili to hit an open three-pointer. The field behind is also the first time to lead.

The game between the two sides was very anxious, but there really wasn't much of an alternate lead. Although the point difference was always within 5 points, whenever one team scored, the other team would respond. Except for the second quarter, no one has played a wave. Instead, the Spurs had a chance in the third quarter, but Anson and Chris Paul responded strongly once with their personal abilities.

And now, it may be time for the Spurs to show a wave of flow. After this three-pointer, Tony Parker scored a key mid-range shot. Anson's breakthrough did not succeed this time. Kawhi Leonard played the most beautiful defense of the game. Facing Anson, he used Death Coil, directly stealing the current steals leader face to face. This wave of 7:0 directly allowed the Spurs to overtake in the last 5 minutes of the game 5 points!
(End of this chapter)