Chapter 109: Fast and Slow (Part II)
The Spurs conducted a full day of tactical commentary on this day, because the next day was due to the game, in order to reserve the physical strength of the players, the rigorous Popovich did not arrange for them to practice in actual combat. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
All the preparations have been made, and on June 16, the fifth match between the two sides finally arrived. In charge of today's national broadcast was TNT TV, and sitting in the commentary seats on the scene were naturally their golden duo Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley.
Kenny Smith won't miss any chance to blow his partner, saying: "Sir Charles, do you have anything in your heart to say to the audience in front of the TV when you see others working hard for the championship?"
As he spoke, he shook his fingers. Well, we can clearly see that Kenny has a ring on his hand, a championship ring!
"Oh, poor Kenny, it's just a ring that you got while holding Olajuwon's thigh, don't you have a little shame?"
The scar was revealed, which made Barkley a little incoherent, the scalded duck's mouth was hard, and his flawed irony once again became an argument for not wanting to let go of his partner!
"That only shows that I am better than you, I can help Olajuwon win the championship and you leave him empty-handed. ”
Kenny catches on to the linguistic problem and utters a piece of evidence that makes Buckley speechless!
"Oh my gosh, guess what Kenny I saw?"
Barkley didn't respond to his partner's words again, but put his eyes on a piece of paper and let out a strange scream!
"You've disappointed me so much Charles, don't you have a fresh way to change the subject?"
That's Buckley's usual trick, and Kenny has been on guard!
"Popovich doesn't love Bowen anymore, he actually chose the Turk as the starter!"
In Barkley's hands, there is a starting lineup list for both sides!
"You know Kenny, I have a hunch that this game is going to be exciting!"
It's going to be a great game! Larry Brown, who was sitting on the bench, felt the same way when he saw the Spurs main players playing! Sure enough, good and bad spirits, Barkley, the crow's mouth!
In the first two minutes, the Spurs scored points one after another, whether it was Turkoglou's shooting or Chamberlain's interior line, they could accurately score points, even if Prince misplaced Chamberlain again It was useless, and the three transfer points on the outside of the Spurs could also be easily played into a fast break!
Defensively, the Spurs also implemented Popovich's strategy very well, Turkoglu targeted Hamilton, Parker and Ginobili combined to defend Billups, and Rashid Wallace on the inside couldn't carry Duncan, even if Prince shot, he seriously lacked the ability to resist pressure.
In an instant, the Spurs hit the Pistons 8:2, and Larry Brown could only call a timeout, a long timeout!
The most annoying thing for a coach is to see the team fall behind, but you can't change it!
The scheming Popovich, who gave up decisively in the last game, hit Larry Brown to a burnt out, and the speed is indeed the fatal wound of the Pistons!
The Pistons' embarrassing bench lineup left Larry Brown unable to find a replacement at this time. In the end, it was the original team, the Pistons Five Tigers, who reappeared with Larry Brown's advice: "Chauncey, control the rhythm and watch their point guard!"
"The Pistons are in trouble, the Spurs are so fast, they can't defend at all"!
Yes, the Pistons are in trouble, and after the timeout comes back, the situation on the court has not changed! Duncan attracts hatred, the Wallace brothers still play soy sauce, Billups looks at Parker, Prince looks at Chamberlain, and the rest of Hamilton, who will never let go, is very relaxed with Tekoglu and Ginobili!
Can't defend and can't defend are two concepts, the Pistons can't defend the Spurs, the Spurs can't defend the Pistons, but it's not that they can't defend every time, the Spurs play is the shooting percentage!
At the end of the first quarter, no matter how Billups controlled the tempo, the Pistons still inevitably fell behind, and at 27:18, the Spurs led the Pistons by 9 points on the road!
"Chauncey, Tyshawn, try the scale of the referee's penalty!"
It was the only instruction Larry Brown gave during the break after the end of the first quarter, whispering only to these two men!
After the break, the players from both sides returned to the court, and Larry Brown, who was half-hearted with Popovich, was really not easy to mess with, and gave the Spurs a surprise at the beginning.
As soon as Parker received a pass from the baseline, Billups pounced. Although the basketball was successfully passed, Parker was also stumbled by Billups, who was clearly heading for people!
It was Chamberlain who received the ball, and as soon as he received the pass, Prince's arm hit his chest! In a team like the Spurs, Chamberlain, who had been nurtured for a year, immediately understood what the Pistons meant.
Before Prince's arm left his chest, he covered his chest in pain and fell to the ground, while not forgetting to pass the ball out in pain!
Chamberlain's painful referee didn't know, but the expression on his face, as long as he wasn't blind, could have a deep understanding.
It's an expression that doesn't appear on a person's face as long as it's not a cramp and a broken bone. Well, this is indeed a show, from the magic - the entertainment function!
David Bryan has been working hard to improve the image of the NBA in recent years, and the clash between the Pistons and the Spurs in the second game, although he was gently lifted by him because of the consideration of viewing factors (mainly considering Duncanmi and Chinese fans), but this also sounded the alarm bell for him, and then he rang the alarm bell to the referee on duty!
Seeing Chamberlain's appearance, the referee reflexively put the whistle in his mouth, "squeak", and at the same time, made a gesture - Prince defensive foul!
Looking at the gesture made by the referee, Popovich, who was sitting on the sidelines, breathed a long sigh of relief, he knew that the biggest crisis of the Spurs had passed!
And Larry Brown, on the other side, wiped the sweat from his head fiercely!
Chamberlain relied on abnormal means to save the life of the Spurs. The failure to test the penalty scale left the Pistons without the last reliance. At the end of the second quarter, the desperate Pistons only scored 21 points, the Spurs scored 25, and the difference was widened to 13 points!
The situation for the pistons is precarious!