full court guidance

Chapter 155
Interferenced by Ginobili, the goal was late and missed, but it still scared the Spurs into a cold sweat.

Popovich kept raising his hands up, yelling at the court, directing the Spurs players to defend and run, and the sweat on his forehead kept falling down.

His worst fears appeared.

Late still maintained a terrible stability, and the other players of the Warriors found their form, and the Spurs' game today was suspended.

It is precisely because he was almost swept out by the Rockets for two consecutive years that Popovich focused on the original Big Three of the Rockets.

Then he had to admit the fact that among the Big Three, both Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady may be restricted, but late is the player who cannot be restricted.

His terrible stability is like a cheat, no matter what method you use, there is no way to limit his scoring efficiency.

Fortunately, he was late because of his physical strength and team-oriented personality. Although his scoring ability exploded, his average number of shots per game was not very high.

Popovich has no doubt that if Kobe can have such a stable three-point shooting rate as late, he is estimated to be able to average 50+ points per game.

Popovich had to admit that his defensive adjustment failed, and it was still too difficult for Parker to defend late alone.

After mastering the breakthrough ability, Late still uses three-pointers as his main offensive method, which leads to his extremely high scoring efficiency. Many teams can only focus on the big and let go of the small, and let the late breakthrough drive teammates.

And what's even more frightening is that the current small lineup of the Warriors is very aggressive. When a player makes a mid-to-long-range shot, other Warriors players will immediately rush for offensive rebounds.

After replacing Elson, the Spurs lost their height advantage and their ability to protect defensive rebounds was obviously insufficient.

Duncan can no longer fly into the sky and escape from the ground. This time the basket he was guarding fell.

Al Harrington rushed into the basket like a top, and with the impact and bounce advantages brought by the rush, he finished picking melons behind Duncan's head, and immediately handed the ball to Milicic when he landed.

The Serbian center jumped up and dunked with both hands to complete the second attack.

The difference between the two sides widened.

The Warriors requested a substitution, and Michael Dunleavy, who led the team to establish a clear advantage, was replaced late, and Michael Pietrus also replaced veteran Grant Hill.

Popovich also made substitution adjustments, and Fabrizio Oberto came on to replace Tony Parker.

Oberto is 208cm tall and can act as the team's power forward to improve the Spurs' defense at the basket. Moreover, he has a certain offensive ability and cannot be easily emptied.

Ginobili switched to point guard and Barry at shooting guard.

Van Gundy appreciated Popovich's on-the-spot substitutions: "Popovich has discovered the mistakes he made in his defensive strategy and quickly adjusted the team. Oberto can help Duncan guard the basket, Guarantee the success rate of the defensive rebound. I think Popovich's substitution is very smart. All the hard work was almost in vain."

After completing the substitutions, it was like changing a team without the late Warriors.

They played a bit messy on the offensive end, and they often missed people on the defensive end.

Fortunately, Milicic really fought hard today, pushing Duncan out of the basket with red eyes and ensuring the team's rebounds. Otherwise, the Warriors' substitute players would be beaten by the Spurs.

Old Nelson, however, seemed to be an old god, and made substitutions and adjustments step by step, and soon the team's five starting players got ample rest.

The Spurs are not as easy as the Warriors. In order to recover the point difference, the Spurs starters have to be forced to increase their playing time. Maybe there will be no impact in a short period of time, but if this series goes to the end, the situation is still uncertain. If it is improved, the Spurs are likely to face serious physical problems.

San Antonio is a small city with a small number of fans. The Spurs must ensure that the team’s salary structure is healthy. Therefore, after they left the Big Three headed by GDP, the remaining role players are actually not particularly strong. Povich's strong operational capabilities have allowed the Spurs to always be the top team in the league-because their core GDP has never moved.

Then again, except for Duncan who received the maximum salary in GDP, the wages of the other two players are considered "cheap". Otherwise, even with GDP, the Spurs' performance may drop a lot.

After all, the super Big Three like the Rockets will probably never appear in this league again.

During the regular season, Popovich can control the playing time of the Big Three, increase team rotation and other means to ensure the health and strength of the team's main players.

But when it comes to the playoffs, it's time to fight the bayonet, and there is no room for reservations.

Popovich is even a little lucky, fortunately, he met the Warriors in the first round. If they meet the Warriors in the second round or in the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs may be really bad luck.

Popovich's substitutions and adjustments are also not rigid. He will also provide GDP with sufficient rest time within his ability, especially Duncan. He is the real core of the Spurs and is an absolutely indispensable player.

You come and go, the confrontation is constant, and the coaches are also fighting wits and courage.

After the first quarter, the Warriors led by 6 points.

After a 4-minute break in the first quarter, he was late and played 3 minutes in the second quarter before continuing to play.

The Spurs also made adjustments immediately when he played. Popovich still insisted on double-teaming late tactics and never gave him an easy shot.

Under the double-teaming of two people, you can choose to play off the ball late-teaming an off-ball player, even the Spurs dare not.

But Ginobili had to be vigilant all the time. He felt late like a venomous snake lurking in the grass, waiting for the opportunity to give the Spurs a fatal blow.

In order to improve the defensive level against late arrivals, the Spurs once again had some problems rotating on the outside, and the Warriors always got open shots.

This led to the Warriors' players being very efficient today. By the end of the second quarter, the Warriors had even led by 18 points!
For the Spurs, which are good at defense, this score gap is already very large.

At the critical moment, Popovich did not lack the courage to put all his eggs in one basket. In order to recover the point difference, he had to start a small lineup with the Warriors, and put Brent Barry, who had an accurate three-pointer in the regular season, on the court to fight the Warriors. Confrontation.

Popovich's courage is commendable, but Brent Barry has suffered the Spurs.

After entering the playoffs, Barry's three-point shooting rate dropped rapidly. Today, Barry failed to find his target, and even failed to score two open three-pointers.

Without the help of the three-pointer, the Spurs' journey to chase points has become more difficult.

Popovich and his players had to face a multiple-choice question-should they let the lates score crazy points, or let the Warriors players easily get open shots?

Popovich made continuous adjustments, but the effect was not very good.

Today's late shot desire is not strong, but every shot he makes is almost at a critical moment after Popovich has just adjusted his tactics.

When Popovich decides to keep an eye on other Warriors players, he will immediately take over the ball late, break through or make a three-pointer, and provide firepower for the Warriors.

When Popovich decides to double-team late, late will switch to playing off the ball to help his teammates play.

The fans in the AT&T Center Arena only felt cold. Except for the first 2 minutes of this game, the Spurs were suppressed by the Warriors from beginning to end.

Even Duncan didn't take much advantage of direct conversations with Milicic.

In terms of statistics, Duncan did win. He took 23 shots in this game and scored a large double-double with 28 points and 11 rebounds.

But Milicic only got 10+13 data, and was completely blown by Duncan.

But Van Gundy gave Milicic a very good evaluation. He believed that Milicic completed the transformation in this game. At least in terms of momentum, he is no longer like the failed No. [-] before. momentum.

He dared to challenge Duncan, the league's top insider, and greatly affected Duncan's efficiency.

迟到出手只有14次，砍下24分2篮板1助攻，带领勇士队以116:99战胜马刺。

The late data does not look impressive, and even the always reliable score does not seem to be fully displayed.

But he showed unparalleled influence on the court, even if he didn't shoot much, the Spurs were still shrouded in his shadow.

This led to a total of eight Warriors players scoring in double figures today, which can be called all soldiers.

In the news interview after the game, Popovich also praised Late's performance: "Chi is one of the greatest players in the league. When he has a reliable helper around him, he is the most difficult player in the league to defend. .The other players of the Warriors also performed very well today. Under the late leadership, they played very steadily. But our Spurs are not without opportunities, and I am very confident in reaching the second round of the playoffs."

Duncan praised Milicic in an interview: "Dako has improved. I can clearly feel the changes in his game. He is more active and bloody than before. With his outstanding skills and physical talent, I think he will soon become one of the top inside players in this league. As for being late... Every time I talk about him, I have to rack my brains to think of exaggerated compliments, so Please let me go this time, don't kill my brain cells again."

Late use a practical performance to prove how wrong those online remarks are.

It's not that he is afraid of taking responsibility, but because he trusts his teammates. As long as he stands on the court, the Warriors will not lose to other teams.

(End of this chapter)