Junior Basketball says

Chapter 311
The time soon came to the day of the game, and instead of organizing team training, McHale asked the players to recharge their batteries in the room.The game starts at 8 o'clock in the evening. If you don't raise your energy, you may be listless by then.Xu Hao just lay on the bed and pretended to be a dead body, completely ignoring Ellington who was nervous and cramped.

When Ellington hurriedly walked back and forth in front of him again, Xu Hao said angrily: "Please, Wayne, you are not a rookie in the playoffs for the first time, why are you getting nervous now? Isn't that Your style!"

Ellington rubbed his hands together and smiled awkwardly: "To tell you the truth, I'm a Spurs fan. I grew up watching Duncan's games. This time I'm going to play against my idol in the playoffs, so I'm nervous. Isn't that normal?"

Xu Hao couldn't help covering his forehead, the reason is really unassailable... He rolled his eyes, took out a book and read it, and let Ellington continue to switch back and forth between excitement and anxiety, like a hot pot ants on.

Fortunately, Ellington's nervousness turned to nervousness, and his state was not affected. After waking up in the afternoon, Xu Hao saw that he was in high spirits, and he probably had figured out something.In fact, if Xu Hao himself were to face the senior idol directly on the court, his first choice would be to try his best to defeat the opponent, which is the best respect for them.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Timberwolves players had an early dinner and took the bus rented by the team to the Spurs' home AT&T Center.The arena, located in downtown San Antonio, has an unpretentious exterior, befitting the Spurs' style.In addition to the Spurs, the AT&T Center is also the home of the WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars and the AHL San Antonio Rampage. It was built in 2002 and has a maximum capacity of 19000 people, which is not particularly large among NBA arenas.

But for the Spurs, the size of the arena is not important, and the four championship banners hanging over the court are their glory.As long as they fight under these four banners, the Silver Black Legion will always be an iron army that makes opponents fear.

When the Timberwolves players came to the stadium to warm up before the game, the sparse Spurs fans booed them one after another. This is the treatment of an away game.But everyone is not a rookie, even second-year students like Xu Hao and Ellington are not playing in the playoffs for the first time, and they don't take the boos of the fans at all to heart.

After returning to the locker room, McHale took the time to emphasize to his players what they should pay attention to in this game.There is not much need for tactical arrangements anymore. Anyway, they just stay the same and respond to all changes. When they don't know how the opponent will move, they will first fight according to the routine they are most familiar with, and wait until the opponent responds. Then counterattack.

McHale is still using the regular starting lineup: Xu Hao, Ellington, Brewer, Love and Jordan.The Spurs didn't make any fuss either. Perhaps Popovich still felt that the Spurs, as the stronger side, didn't need to take the lead in changing formation. He continued to let Parker and Ginobili partner in the backcourt, Jefferson on the flank, Duncan and Stanley. Prieter occupies the inside lane.

In fact, Xu Hao also doesn't understand why Popovich suddenly transferred Ginobili to the starting lineup this season. You must know that the Argentine has always been the best sixth man in the league. Putting him in the starting lineup will be to a certain extent Weakened the scoring ability of the bench lineup.However, the Spurs have a lot of soldiers available this year, and it seems that it is no big deal to let Ginobili start.

Such a starting lineup made Xu Hao feel pressured. Fortunately, Ellington has gradually grown into a qualified 3D player. The combination of the two should be able to prevent the combination of Parker and Ginobili on the defensive end.The only thing that worries Xu Hao is the inside line. Unless they give Love enough support with a three-pointer from the outside, they are very likely to be directly blown up by their opponents.

As soon as the game started, Xu Hao's premonition became a reality.The Spurs had no intention of attacking from the perimeter at all, and Parker repeatedly tried to evade his interception and pass the ball to Duncan in the low post.Love and Jordan are not bad in strength, but their experience is much worse than Duncan. The latter can often get to a deep position and can pose a threat to the basket as long as he receives the ball.

Duncan barely asked Splitter for help, and he single-handedly blasted the Timberwolves inside.Whether it is simple but effective footsteps at the basket, or the iconic mid-range shot, or even the second offense after grabbing the rebound, the two insiders Love and Jordan are powerless to stop him, and more often they can only be helpless Pay a personal foul.

Xu Hao felt helpless about Duncan's sudden strength. He had long felt that Duncan's statistics this season were just deceiving others, or that he himself was playing more healthily.But when the team needs him to break out, he can immediately show his MVP-level strength. The best proof is that the new generation of powerful power forward Love was beaten in the matchup.

The backcourt combination of Xu Hao and Ellington also did not help on the outside. Although they are better than Parker and Ginobili in terms of athletic ability, Xu Hao still feels a little troubled by the opponent's defense without sparing physical strength, let alone Popo Vecchi also continued to bring in substitutes, doing his best to interfere with the Timberwolves' two most reliable shooters.

Throughout the first quarter, Duncan was undoubtedly the most dazzling star on the field. He single-handedly scored 13 points and 4 rebounds, and also sent 2 assists to help the Spurs take a 34-27 lead.At the break, Love looked frustrated because he looked like the Timberwolves' opening and then being exploited by Duncan.

Xu Hao patted him on the shoulder and didn't say anything. It is very difficult to find a player at the [-]th position in the league who can compete with Duncan.Love is indeed very talented, and he is turning his talent into strength, but if he wants to become an existence that can compete with Duncan, he still needs a long time to polish himself, at least he can't do it now.

McHale didn't blame Love. He knew that his love general had tried his best, and it wasn't his fault that he couldn't stop Duncan who was fully fired.McHale picked up the tactical board and said loudly: "In the second quarter, we will focus on the outside attack. The inside players should pay more attention to the high position for screens. After the screen, they can go down, and they can pop up to catch the ball. Don't. Go deep into the basket and head-to-head with the opponent. Chris, Wayne, you have a heavy burden to ensure the efficiency of the three-point shot."

Xu Hao and Ellington nodded at the same time: "No problem, we will do our best on the outside!"

(End of this chapter)