NBA bench saves national team

After a long intermission.

The exciting second half of the game began.

The Spurs changed their starting lineup again, replacing Danny Green on the bench and adding Manu Ginobili to the starting lineup.

Although Green had a very impressive performance in the second quarter, he is a 3D player after all and does not have the ability to attack independently. For the Spurs' tactical system, there are certain restrictions.

Now that Popovich mentioned Ginobili to the starting lineup, he added a ball-holding point.

In this way, the Spurs can also appropriately speed up the rhythm of offense and defense, instead of blindly playing slow-paced offense and defense.

The Thunder attack.

After Westbrook dribbled the ball for halftime, he passed the basketball to Qin Feng.

During the intermission, Brooks repeatedly emphasized in the locker room that the basketball must be passed to Qin Feng as much as possible, and he will control the team's offense.

So Westbrook restrained his desire to attack, and every time he attacked, he obediently passed the basketball to Qin Feng.

He also knows the key to this series, so he must not mess around.

Qin Feng attacked with the ball at the top of the arc. Facing Leonard's defense, after a series of disguises, he broke through to the penalty area and used the skill of [Wade's Lost Step], making an easy layup.

The Spurs players all looked serious.

This Chinese player's offensive methods are really too many, making it hard to guard against.

You never know what method Qin Feng will choose to attack in the next round.

The Spurs attack.

Parker quickly dribbled the ball through the half court, broke through to the penalty area and used the stunt of spinning tops, throwing off the defender and hitting a layup.

In the next few rounds, Parker mastered the offense of the Spurs, continuously broke through to the penalty area, or made a layup, or made an emergency stop for mid-range jumpers, or broke into the penalty area for throwing shots.

He showed his consistent scoring ability and efficiency around the paint.

At the same time, Ginobili also continuously used his tricky breakthroughs to attack the Thunder's defense, always helping his teammates create offensive opportunities.

On the Thunder side, Qin Feng fell into a misfire for a short time. It wasn't that his offensive touch had declined, but that he chose to pass the ball more and give offensive opportunities to his teammates.

After all, the Spurs' defense is very strict, and they can play forcibly, but this is not the most reasonable way to handle the ball.

Fortunately, the generals of the Thunder team lived up to expectations and also played an efficient offense.

Even Westbrook made an open three-pointer.

The two sides once again fell into a stalemate.

Until the end of the third quarter, Qin Feng's three-pointer helped the team gain a 3-point lead in this quarter.

As a result, the Thunder's lead was extended to 20 points.

Go to the fourth quarter.

Qin Feng continued to appear on the stage without resting at all.

The Spurs have a mixed lineup of substitutes and starters, and the main offensive point is Ginobili.

Popovich's scalp tingled immediately when he saw this scene.

Just a few seconds after playing, he called a timeout.

Everyone is stunned. This is called the speed of the pause, and I am afraid it will break the record.

This suspension Popovich did not make any tactical adjustments, but just changed Leonard to the court.

Without Leonard, Popovich is really worried. He is very afraid that Qin Feng will take the game away in a wave without defensive pressure.

The game continues.

The Spurs took the lead in attacking.

After Ginobili dribbled through half court, he passed the basketball to Leonard, who made a mid-range jumper.

The Thunder attack.

Qin Feng dribbled the ball past half court, made a fake shot, then broke through from the right, and then retreated back to the three-point line.

Even so, he couldn't get rid of Leonard's defense.

It has to be said that Leonard has a kind of innate acumen on the defensive end.

Qin Feng continued to shake and make fake moves. After confusing Leonard, he threw a three-pointer at an extremely fast speed against his defense.

Leonard is also very clear that Qin Feng will definitely shoot this three-pointer, so he concentrates on trying to block the ball, but he still can't react. He can only watch the basketball fly out of his eyes. .

The basketball arced high.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

The Spurs attack.

Ginobili made an emergency stop and hit a three-pointer, and hit a response ball.

Then, Qin Feng broke through to the penalty area and made a layup. He also caused a foul by Splitter and made a free throw from the free throw line.

3 points again.

This time, Ginobili failed to hit a response ball and broke through to the penalty area to throw a shot.

Perkins grabbed the rebound and then passed the basketball to Qin Feng. After halftime, the latter saw that Leonard was also retreating, so he stopped immediately one step in from the three-point line. , using the [Kobe Bryant's back jumper] skill to complete a mid-range jumper.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

beep.

Popovich called timeout again.

It is obvious that the current situation on the court has been completely controlled by Qin Feng.

The combination of Ginobili and Leonard failed to suppress Qin Feng.

Although less than 4 minutes have passed in the fourth quarter, if you want to enhance the competitiveness of the team, you can only play Duncan and Parker.

I hope Duncan's physical strength can hold on.

Pause back.

Popovich simply replaced all the main lineup, just let Ginobili take a break.

After Parker dribbled the ball for halftime, with Duncan's cover, he moved sideways and scored a three-pointer.

There were also bursts of exclamations from the audience.

The Spurs are really tenacious!

The Thunder's performance in this game is already excellent, but they still can't completely open the score and let the game enter garbage time.

Every time the score is about to be completely opened, the Spurs will always have someone who can stand up and score consecutively to help the team narrow the score.

The two sides once again fell into a stalemate.

But this is not good for the Spurs, because the Thunder already hold a lead of more than 20 points.

As long as the offense continues to power up, it will be able to securely win the game.

After playing for another 2 minutes, there were only 7 minutes left before the end of the game.

The Spurs were obviously in a hurry and began to consciously speed up the pace of the game.

After all, with the slow-paced style of play before, it is as difficult as ever to catch up to 7 points in about 20 minutes.

But the Spurs overlooked one point.

The Thunder are masters of chaotic combat, and they are a team built on the basis of fast offense and defense.

So playing fast is exactly in line with the appetite of the Thunder.

After a wave of chaotic offense and defense, the Thunder team played a 10:5 spurt, opening the point difference to 26 points in one fell swoop.

The game completely lost its suspense.

Popovich didn't waste Duncan's physical strength any more, and replaced him. Two veterans, Parker and Ginobili, also ended up with him.

This also means that the Spurs gave up the game.

beep.

A whistle sounded.

The game is over.

101: 123.

The Thunder won the Spurs again with a 22-point advantage, defending two appearances, and bringing the big score of the series to 2:0.

The situation is clear!