NBA: Fusion of two talents to dominate the entire league

"You guys are playing like a bunch of bitches, why are you afraid of them? I guarantee Kidd is injured! He hasn't recovered yet, but you guys are all scared like cowards!"

Popovich looked around angrily,

"It's just the beginning of the fourth quarter, your damn performance is so disappointing, it's a disaster!"

"Next, listen to my tactical arrangements no matter what, and execute the tactics fiercely. If you can't do this, get out next season!"

Popovich raised his voice, extremely dissatisfied with the Spurs' performance before this. Satisfied,

"Tony, on the offensive end, find Kidd through the pick-and-roll no matter what, use your speed to break through him and crush him!"

"Bruce, on the defensive end, you don't have to worry about Carter anymore, I'll leave Kidd to you, pin him to death, I believe you have the ability, and he has only one leg and can't escape from your palm!"

"Tim Manu and Tony, whoever you three are, pick and roll to Kidd and resolutely execute singles, don't hesitate! I just found that there is a problem with his leg and it's not a small problem, we must seize this opportunity!"

Popovich's tactics were all aimed at Kidd. He was very confident that the Nets would be vulnerable without Kidd.

Except for Roy, the other players were not in very good condition tonight, especially after the third quarter, which could even be described as very bad.

Popovich's tactics hit the Nets' weak spot.

Coach Frank in the Nets' rest area looked relaxed.

The pace of chasing points was very good. Kidd did change the offensive situation after he came on the court.

The only thing that was worrying was Carter. Whether his touch would warm up would directly determine the outcome of this game. Success or failure,

Although Roy can cover everyone, if no one else scores, he can't fill the gap if the hole is too big,

The Nets all look relaxed,

Although the score is still behind, everyone is confident that they can tie the score and overtake in the next period of time,

Only Roy and Kidd look serious,

Kidd is because of his ankle injury, the soreness and swelling are getting worse, and he begins to feel pain,

It seems that the effect of the blockade cannot completely suppress the pain, and this level of confrontation cannot be easily dealt with.

Roy's concern is due to his understanding of Popovich.

After playing the entire series, he was afraid of the old coach Popovich's changeable tactics. The old man was always able to find the flaws of the Nets.

And now the flaw that Roy fears the most may be Kidd's ankle injury.

Others did not pay attention to it, but Roy watched it very carefully on both offense and defense.

Every time Kidd jumped or ran, he was obviously unnatural when he needed to use his ankle, especially in his expression.

He suspected that Kidd's injury was far more serious than he thought. Since he could see it himself, he didn't think that the shrewd Popovich would not notice it.

It has to be said that Roy's concern is correct. Popovich did give a surprise after the opening.

Back to the game, Bowen passed the ball to Parker from the baseline.

With the help of Horry and Bowen, Parker could quickly pass the half court.

On the Nets' defensive end, Kidd approached Horry, his defensive target, as expected.

The Spurs seemed to have expected Horry to quickly move up to cover, and Parker looked at Kidd expectantly.

It was another rough pick-and-roll and wanted to switch defense. Old Kidd used the same trick again and directly switched defense with Carter next to him to defend Ginobili.

Let Carter chase the extremely fast Parker.

Unexpectedly, when Carter and Kidd switched defense tacitly, Parker immediately gave the ball to Ginobili.

At this moment, the two knew that they could not play anymore, put down their prejudices, and faced the outside world in unison.

Kidd's heart skipped a beat, which meant that he was still found by the Spurs after changing positions twice in a row, which meant that their tactics were targeting him.

Ginobili couldn't stop smiling,

"See where you can escape to!"

Kidd knew he couldn't escape. Even if he changed his position, the opponent would still find him.

Ginobili dribbled the ball and slowly retreated. At the coach's reminder, he wanted to try whether Kidd was as fragile as the coach said.

Dribble started to accelerate, and the frequency of fast dribbling was much higher than usual.

But Ginobili was not a player known for his speed after all.

Kidd still used the old method and used force to slow down Ginobili's speed.

However, after Ginobili started, the longer-distance sprint brought greater impact,

1 meterHe is 98cm tall and not made of clay. When the power was transmitted from Kidd's arm to his ankle,

A piercing pain made Kidd grimaced in pain.

Fortunately, he lowered his head at this time and did not let Ginobili see his expression clearly.

The more he got to this point, the more he could not be exposed.

Kidd knew very well that if he showed weakness or pain, the impact on him would only intensify!

The Argentine's breakthrough was suppressed at the first time.

He was surprised at Kidd's physical fitness like a small steel cannon and his expressionless face.

It was different from what the coach said. The opponent was fine. He couldn't help but doubt Popovich's judgment.

Ginobili slowed down, and his dribbling did not have much advantage over Kidd.

Kidd held Ginobili's waist with one hand and interfered with his left hand dribbling with the other hand at any time.

It made him very uncomfortable. He couldn't find a breakthrough gap and was in danger of being intercepted at any time.

Is this what the coach told me that he broke a leg? Is the injury serious enough to cause this state?

I think the coach has a broken head!

Ginobili passed the ball back to Parker helplessly.

When Ginobili attacked at the edge of the court, Popovich stared at Kidd.

Seeing the current situation, Popovich couldn't make up his mind.

He didn't know whether his judgment was correct. He watched the game silently.

Parker on the side was also surprised by Kidd's performance. There was no flaw in the defense.

The Spurs could only return to their normal offensive tactics.

Duncan received the basketball near the free throw line, and the others started running and cutting.

The favorite tactics of the two small guards of the Spurs, the pick-and-roll and screen at the bottom line, Ginobili turned out from the left direction.

Parker on the other side also had two pick-and-rolls. His speed was much faster than Ginobili.

Even if Lagabel tried his best to chase and defend, it would be difficult to catch up with the speed of the French sports car.

Duncan passed the ball to Ginobili.

Both Kidd and McGinnis of the Nets focused on him. After receiving the ball, they were surrounded and had no space to shoot.

Ginobili was quick-witted and passed the ball to Parker from a long distance while leaning his body.

Facing this mid-range open ball, Parker was full of confidence and shot the ball at a very fast speed.

The jump shot hit accurately.

84:93

The Spurs always find new ways to score at this moment.

Roy knew that in order to win, the Nets had to come up with more than the opponent.