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Popovich's calls on the sidelines had the same function as Ke Yan's opening. It was not to remind the players what tactics to adopt, but to put a "tight spell" on the team.In the next few minutes, the Spurs' defensive strength suddenly increased, and David Lee's suppression of Horry gradually disappeared.

The point difference was narrowed to 6 points by the Spurs, Ke Yan responded, Paul and Christie came on, replacing House and Kittles.

Christie continued to fight Ginobili, and Joe Johnson was pushed to the third position, but his height and size still did not suffer against Van Exel.

The Eagles switched to the double guns in the backcourt in advance, and they played Popovich in consecutive away games, not daring to head-on with himself.

Popovich swallowed a sigh of relief, not daring to join Duncan in advance to fight the Eagles. In addition to considering the long-term layout, it is also because the Eagles themselves are "barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes."

After the All-Star Game, the Eagles can be said to be a team with relatively low performance pressure in the league. It is even said that the team can enter a state of "training with games".

This is not because the team's performance is good, but because it is not good enough, "not up and down".

The team's record is third in the Eastern Conference, but they can only be ranked fourth because of the rule of "top three division champions". It seems that they have suffered a big loss, but they are five games ahead of the fifth Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference!This gap is really difficult for the Cavaliers and Wizards to chase.

And it's not realistic for the Eagles to chase up.The Nets and the Pistons are the champions of the other two divisions. The only hope for the Eagles is to chase the Heat. The gap between the two teams is three games, whether it is big or small.

For Ke Yan, besides his own professional ethics, the desire to win is probably just the rhetoric of "doubling his performance to increase his salary".I just don't know if he really can quadruple the Eagles' performance, will Ressler offer him a coach salary of 600 million in the first place?

Paul's debut freed Joe Johnson from the pressure of the organization. In today's game, the Eagles' second-in-command played very hard. There is a lot of vaginal discharge between the abdomen, back, and chest.Appearing in the second quarter, his main task was to organize the team's offense, and he played very aggrieved.

This is also the advantage of Joe Johnson, career, he can do whatever the coach asks him to do!He won't make any small moves in the locker room, and he won't do things that harm the interests of the team for the sake of statistics. He just plays.

Against Van Exel, Joe Johnson had a clear advantage. He pretended to break through for two consecutive rounds and hit a jumper with an emergency stop. Then he attracted Ginobili to double-team and assisted Christie to hit a three-pointer, helping the Eagles to widen the point difference. 13 points.

Popovich had no choice but to call a timeout, planning to check the Eagles' offensive rhythm.

Returning from the timeout, Popovich replaced Bowen to limit Joe Johnson. The effect was remarkable, but the Eagles' offense still made it difficult for the Spurs to parry. Paul and David Lee played pick-and-rolls, dislocated singles against Muhammad, and changed the center of gravity of the dribble , Let the latter "dance lightly", spun twice in a row at the bull's horns, dizzy, and then watched Paul rush into the basket as if walking the street, and scored a layup.

Not only thunderous dunks can make people's blood spurt, Paul's wave of "technical slams" can also be used.The fans at the scene cheered for Paul's wonderful operation, and they were even more excited that the team had the opportunity to double kill the defending champion!

"Small play at the textbook level, in Paul, I really see the feeling of Isiah Thomas! With Kimi accepting, maybe he can be more successful than Isiah!" Barkley said excitedly.

"I think Popovich really needs to switch back to Duncan. The point difference has reached 15 points. The Spurs have never been so embarrassed this season! This is not a good sign." Barkley started from Ke Yan's point of view, Ken Nismith can only help Popovich.

Going to Duncan may not be able to solve all the problems, but if you continue to proceed step by step, it is very likely that Duncan will already be under the pressure of being 20 points behind when he comes on the stage, and the pressure on Duncan will be even heavier by then!

Popovich didn't expect that Parker and Ginobili would be restrained by the Hawks, especially the trick of using Christie to limit Ginobili is completely miraculous.

Not to mention that Popovich didn't think of it, even Ke Yan himself didn't think of it.Of course, more or less, Christie played a bit beyond the ordinary in this game.If he can really guard against Ginobili, the U.S. national team will have to reserve a spot for him to go to the Sapporo World Championships!

The Spurs attacked, Ginobili used the pick-and-roll to pass Christie, and without waiting for the opponent to chase him, he directly cut into the inside with a European step, forced to take off against Milicic's defense, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand, sweeping away the haze. gas!

Christie restricts Ginobili's reception through a lot of running and active blocking. This defensive method not only tests defensive prediction and skills, but also requires physical support.With the passing of physical strength, the defensive strength of the Eagles outside suddenly dropped to a new level.The pressure on Ginobili and Parker was reduced, and Duncan won another 2 minutes of rest time.

Even so, when I waited for the debut and saw the score of 55:41, there was still some expression on my calm face.

Also on stage with Duncan are the Eagles' Posey, Josh Smith and . . . . . .Jerome James, this tank can only come in handy when defending against low-post killers.

As soon as Duncan came on the court, the Spurs had a backbone. The players opened up and passed back and forth on the perimeter, looking for opportunities without haste.

Oberto put up the pick-and-roll, Ginobili broke through with the ball, attracted Josh Smith to help defend, and then passed to Duncan on the right.

Duncan was far away from the basket, and the horns took the ball with both hands and swayed it. Jerome James came out to interfere with the shot. Duncan changed direction and broke through the baseline, passed James and went to the basket, facing Josh Smith's upraised arms He jumped straight up and smashed the ball into the basket hard!

Although he is no longer the "flying devil" of the past, but if Duncan really wants to fight freely, he can also be "violent" once in a while!

The key is that the Spurs need Duncan to come up with such an offense to boost morale!

Looking back on the defensive end, Duncan also changed the Spurs' defense. Facing the pick-and-roll of Paul and Josh Smith, he first stuck Paul when the big defense was small, so that he couldn't break through easily and had to make a strong shot. Parker As soon as he caught up, Duncan quickly retreated to the penalty area, stood still, and let Josh Smith throw a throw.

Compared with Marion, Josh Smith's shooting touch is harder, the shooting is not good, the ball bounced twice on the basket, the rebound was picked off by Duncan, and he directly sent a long pass to the fast-moving Ginobili .

Although the Eagles are running and bombing, the team is more fast-paced, passing the ball in place, and shooting accurately. On the contrary, there are not many players with particularly strong athletic ability, only Josh Smith.After being hit by the Spurs for a quick counterattack, only Joe Johnson returned to the defense to keep up.

Ginobili pulled the ball near the free throw line, took a step to the left, approached Joe Johnson, quickly changed direction to the right while running, twisted his body and sprinted past the opponent, jumped up and picked the basketball in with his low hand. 55:45.

The Eagles are attacking, trying to use the weak area of ​​the Spurs' defense to make a fuss. Joe Johnson catches the ball in the low post, leans on Bowen with his back, turns to the baseline and avoids the blocked back jumper. The action is very beautiful, but the arc of the ball A little flat and pops out of the box.Duncan got stuck and helped Horry grab a backcourt rebound.

This area is indeed the pain point of the Spurs' defensive system, but Joe Johnson is not Kobe or McGrady after all, so it is not so safe to force Bowen!

The Spurs attacked in position, passed back and forth a few times, and Duncan diverted the ball to Ginobili in the left corner.

Ginobili faced Joe Johnson, feinted with the ball, and then changed direction to 45 degrees. After attracting Joe Johnson to move laterally, he dribbled the ball behind his back to his right hand. Layup. (55:47)

After Duncan came on the field, the effect was immediate. After a wave of 6:0 operations, Ke Yan directly called a timeout and rearranged his tactics.

I originally hoped that the appearance of Jerome James would consume Duncan, and at least send a few fouls on Duncan and send him to the free throw line. As a result, the Spurs did not let Duncan be the main attacker. Instead, the Eagles messed up and attacked. 4 on 5, and the defensive end also lacks the mobility of inside defense.Ke Yan took the blame on himself!

Returning from the timeout, Diaw replaced Jerome James, and the Eagles resumed their offensive formation, using offense to deal with the Spurs.

The opposing player changed from Jerome James to Diaw, and the Spurs' offensive focus immediately shifted from the outside to the inside. Duncan played against Diaw, either in the low post, with a clear advantage, or after attracting the defense, he was assigned to the outside line to create offensive opportunities for his teammates.

The Eagles couldn't limit Duncan, and the Spurs couldn't hold the Eagles' offense. At halftime, the score was 64:56, and the Eagles returned to the locker room with an 8-point advantage.

In the third quarter of the game, the Spurs continued to use Duncan's incomprehensible performance to suppress the Eagles' inside line. These years, Popovich has not yet developed into a master tactician. The Spurs rely on Duncan for offense. What loopholes are there on the defensive end? It all depends on Duncan to make up for it. The key is that Duncan really holds it!

The Eagles continued to rely on the strength of the team to contend against the Spurs, but gradually fell into a disadvantage.The Spurs are generally not afraid of teams that rely on teams to win, but are afraid of stars relying on individual abilities to fight randomly.In Ke Yan's previous life, the Spurs lost to the Lakers many times in the playoffs, and also lost to the Thunder and Warriors.The common feature of these three teams is that the stars are particularly powerful when they play blindly, and beat the master to death with random punches.

Ke Yan couldn't solve Duncan's point, and the score was overtaken by the Spurs at the end of the third quarter. (88:90)

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ke Yan reproduced the true nature of "Earl Lightning", directly playing with David Lee and Milicic in the backcourt, and quickly regained the advantage against the Spurs' substitute suppression.

Hard power can't beat you, so we will fight a war of attrition and psychological warfare with you!

Popovich was put in a dilemma by Ke Yan. Let's fight hard. Whether he can win or not will affect the follow-up games; let's rotate normally, there is a high probability that he will not be able to win, and it will also affect the morale of the team.

The point is that if every opponent does this, then the Spurs' eight-game streak will not be safe!

In 3 minutes, the Eagles overtook the Spurs by 6 points. Ke Yan accepted as soon as he saw it, and replaced Paul and Joe Johnson to prepare for the decisive battle in the last half of the quarter!

His closing also gave the Spurs a chance to breathe.The two teams played against each other's bench lineups, and no one had an advantage. The point difference was still 6 points. The Spurs called a timeout, and the decisive battle was imminent!

The timeout passed quickly, and players from both sides reappeared.

Although the Spurs are still 6 points behind at this moment, with Duncan here, the Spurs fans are still full of confidence in victory, just like countless games in the past 9 years!

With the help of Duncan's pick-and-roll, Ginobili passed Posey with the ball and made a mid-range shot without stopping. (101:97)

"Manu's offense is still so sharp, hit two points, the Spurs narrowed the point difference to 4 points, but I am more looking forward to the Eagles' offense and the Spurs' defense." Kenny Smith said.

The Eagles attacked, and the Spurs' defensive strength was further improved, rising to the strength of the playoffs. The Eagles' offense encountered a strong block, and the continuous pick-and-rolls to find opportunities for misplaced offenses did not break the Spurs' defense.

In the end, Joe Johnson relied on Dior's screen to find a chance, but at the moment of the shot, he was disturbed by Ginobili who pounced on him, and the ball hit the basket directly.

"The Spurs' defense has improved significantly compared to just now. I don't know how Kimi will deal with it next." Barkley subconsciously still hopes that the Eagles will counterattack the Spurs.

The Eagles reproduced the high-post attack, but Parker's back pass under pressure found Duncan who came up to meet him. Duncan took the ball and went down, attracted the defense and then passed the ball to Bowen, who was unguarded in the corner. Bowen was open in the corner. A three-pointer was shot and went out of the frame. Duncan gave up the offensive rebound and returned directly to the defense.

Paul received the ball from the center line, facing Parker's defense, slowly pushed forward, and at the same time commanded his teammates to pull away, this time he wanted to attack by himself.

Paul pulled the ball back with his left hand and started a personal attack.Parker's reaction was quick. When Paul pulled the ball, his right foot immediately took a small step forward, immediately encroaching on the space left by Paul.

The ball came from the back to the right hand, and the left foot stepped out almost at the same time. Paul stabbed directly to the left side of Parker's body. Parker shifted his center of gravity laterally and made a quick defensive change.

Paul dribbled the ball with his right hand while moving the left side of his body backwards. The ball bounced to his left hand after hitting the ground. The next moment, his right foot cut directly to the right side of Parker's body.

The continuous change of direction made Parker's defensive center of gravity constantly change, his body has gradually become disobedient, and he has lost the defensive initiative.

Just as Parker was struggling to keep up with Paul's change, the ball passed through his crotch to his right hand, and at the same time he stepped back with his left foot, and Paul made a step-back shooting posture.

Doing his best to control his weight and move forward, Paul made another change, the ball went from behind to his left hand again, and at the same time, his left foot stabbed directly to Parker's left side.

In an instant, Parker's body was completely out of control. The moment his left foot protruded, he lost his center of gravity and fell to the floor.

Facing Duncan's supplementary defense, Paul did not choose to throw the ball to Josh Smith who rose into the air, but threw it high, hit the board and went into the basket, completing a wave of extreme singles alone! (103:97)

Kenny Smith in the commentary booth opened his mouth wide enough to stuff an egg: "OMG! What did I see, please forgive me for speaking so rudely and loudly, but at this moment I think I am not the only one who wants to say Dirty words, Paul's shot is too fucking beautiful!"

"God, this is unbelievable, what did we see, Tony was knocked to the ground by Chris, Paul is like a treasure, you don't know what else can be excavated from him!" Barkley praised wildly road.

Phillips' center of gravity was like an active volcano erupting suddenly, and the crazy decibels hurt everyone's eardrums.

This ball hit not only the morale of the Spurs, Parker pinned his knee in the defense just now, and sat directly on the ground.

The Spurs team doctor came in, checked Parker, and helped Parker back to the locker room. It seemed that the situation was serious.

The scene is at a disadvantage, and Parker may suffer from injuries. The Spurs can say that they "lost their wife and lost their troops."

There was a sudden change, but Ke Yan remained calm. During the timeout, he kept reminding the players to focus: "Don't let the sudden incident affect your mentality! Brent Barry replaced Parker. His three-point shooting ability is stronger. The Spurs will focus more on Ginobili and Duncan to attack, they will play more resolutely, we can't be careless!"

Young players are sometimes more likely to be emotionally affected by emergencies. The Spurs took advantage of the situation and it is really possible to turn the game over.Ke Yan repeatedly emphasized that Hornacek also pulled Paul's head and kept reminding him to control the rhythm of the game.

Returning from the timeout, the game continued. Barry dribbled the ball forward and handed the ball to Duncan after settling down.

After receiving the ball in the low post, Duncan was quickly double-teamed by Josh Smith and Diaw.

Duncan promptly passed the ball to Horry at the free throw line, who made a jumper from the free throw line (103:99).

The Eagles attack, the Spurs switch defenses, Ginobili sticks directly to Paul, and the Argentine's defense is also the best in the league!

Paul made a few simple attempts. Ginobili's movement is not much worse than Parker's, and he is more dangerous than Parker. He dares to make big moves!

Paul takes a step back, and Diaw immediately pulls out to set up a pick-and-roll for Paul.

With the help of Dior's cover, Paul threw off Ginobili's defense and directly inserted into the paint.

Duncan was stuck on the free throw line, blocking Paul's breakthrough line, and at the same time oppressing Paul's jumper space, but Paul did not entangle with Duncan, but directly gave the ball to Diaw who was running down.

Duncan immediately moved up to defend Diaw, who didn't stop the ball and returned the ball directly to Paul who circled from the baseline to the left side of the basket.

The beautiful "two over one" cooperation of the two disintegrated Duncan's defense. Paul shot under the basket, not only made a shot, but also caused a foul by Horry who made up the defense!

Twice in a row marked as "answer

ball"! When Paul made a free throw, Phillips Arena sounded "MVP! " shouted.

Paul made an additional free throw, and the point difference was widened to 7 points. (106:99)

The game continued, the Spurs continued to attack around Duncan, and Shi Fu relied on his personal ability to support the Spurs' offense.

But the Eagles are not vegetarian. Besides Paul, Joe Johnson also stood up. First, he received an assist from Paul and made a long two-pointer.

The final score was fixed at 114:107. The Eagles won at home and double-killed the Spurs this season.

The moment the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Phillips Center became a sea of ​​joy. Before this season, Duncan had never lost here in his 8-year career.And this season, they double-killed the Spurs!

In the past, the Spurs were the nightmare of the Eagles, but now, the Eagles have become the nightmare of every opponent in the league!

The Spurs are undoubtedly the most disappointed. In this game, not only did they lose, the team also faced a lot of consumption. Parker also suffered injuries. He lost in terms of record, combat power, and strategy. There are no pants left.

Eva, who supported Parker with the team all the way, left directly, and all the reporters who tried to interview her were coldly rejected.

Popovich was generous, and took the initiative to shake hands with Keyan: "You did a great job in the Eagles, and I hope to have the opportunity to play against you in the finals."

The implication is. . . . . .Didn't the Spurs have the strength to play in the finals?So the Eagles don't count as a win? "Next season, see you in the finals!" Taking a deep breath, Ke Yan said.

This sentence made Popovich a little shocked, and then nodded.

At the press conference, Popovich was full of praise for Paul: "He is the most 'premature' point guard I have ever seen. I have never seen a point guard. There is no adaptation period in the league, and he has a top point guard directly. Paul is the best point guard in the league without a doubt."

The recognition of the famous coach will also help Paul fight for the best team!

The reporter also asked Popovich to comment on Keyan.

Popovich looked helpless: "He is the best young coach in the league. I learned a lot from playing against him in the playoffs last season. I enjoy playing against him, even if I lose."

When Ke Yan was interviewed, the reporters asked him to comment on the game.

"I think the key to the outcome of the game is Christie's defense against Ginobili. Paul is the cornerstone of our victory. Christie's performance was beyond the opponent's expectations."

Not praising Paul, but more useful than praising Paul!

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