At halftime, the Spurs entered the halftime break with another 11 points in the second quarter of Anxi, 52:46 at halftime, and a six-point lead. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Anxi scored 22 points in the half, and his condition was very good, but he used up a lot of shots, a total of 15 shots in the first half, hitting 8 goals, so when the team was not in danger of victory, Popovich chose to let Anxi rest temporarily.

In the second half, the Bulls' defense really collapsed a little, and it was impossible to maintain a high-intensity defense all the time, so the Spurs took the opportunity to open up the difference. The game ended until the end of the third quarter, and Anxi sat on the sidelines to rest, but the team had already won the game, so in the fourth quarter, Popovich did not arrange for Anxi to play.

In this way, Anxi, who scored 22 points in the half, didn't get a minute of playing time in the second half, and the substitute in the Spurs bench played the fourth quarter.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Bulls 101-83 to win four in a row since the All-Star break.

On the same day, the Heat, who also started the game, narrowly beat the Magic by 1 point at home, extending their winning streak to 16 games......

With 16 consecutive wins, the Heat is getting better, and LeBron James roared at the American Airlines Arena!

On March 8, 2013, the Spurs and the Heat once again had their next game at the same time, with the Spurs hosting the Trail Blazers and the Heat playing the Philadelphia 76ers at home.

For the Trail Blazers, Popovich made a big rotation, Manuginobili and Duncan and Leonard on the inside rotated, while Tony Parker still appeared on the active list, but he did not appear in the starting list.

Against the Trail Blazers, who are moving away from the playoffs, the Spurs fielded a team consisting of point guard Patrick Mills, shooting guard Danny Green, small forward Tracy McGrady, power forward Boris Dior and center Thiago Split.

Popovich's big rotation is not because he gave up the win of this game, on the contrary, Popovich believes that this game against the Trail Blazers, who are far away from the playoffs, even if they rotate, has a chance to win, and the next game against the Thunder is the most important thing.

So, he decided to rotate.

If there were no accidents, the Spurs could have won this game easily, after all, only Duncan, Ginobili and Leonard were rotated, but the accident still happened, and at the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Damion Lillard, a strong contender for this year's rookie of the year, began his outburst.

First, he quickly broke through Mills' defensive layup, then grabbed a rebound and made a three-pointer in a fast-break break, and then fired a series of shots from mid-range, and in just half a quarter, Lillard shot the Spurs alone.

He made eight shots in the first quarter, hit six shots, and scored 15 points, including three three-pointers, and most of the other mid-range shots were two-point shots, and the Spurs trailed by 10 points in the first quarter.

Popovich saw that the momentum was not right, so he had to immediately replace Anxi and Tony Parker, Anxi and Tony Parker's appearance helped the Spurs stabilize the situation, and on the defensive end, Anxi defended Batum, who also had an explosive trend, and the two of them also scored again and again on the offensive end, but the Trailblazers were in good shape, and the 10-point deficit has not been narrowed.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs trailed the Trail Blazers by 15 points, and without Duncan on the inside, the Spurs' defense could no longer limit LaMarcus Aldridge, so the score expanded by 5 points.

The Trail Blazers were in excellent shape, and the 15-point advantage was enough for them to win the game without danger, and in the fourth quarter, Damion Lillard scored another 10 points to score 35 points in the game, plus LaMarcus Aldridge with 26 points, JJ Hickson with 23 points, and Eric Mayno with 20 points, the Trail Blazers directly used their best form to defeat the Spurs.

At the end of the game, the Trail Blazers defeated the Spurs by 136:120 and a sixteen-point advantage.

The Spurs lost, and a few hours later, news came from Miami that the Heat defeated the 76ers 102-93 at home, and the winning streak continued to expand, and it has won 17 consecutive games since February!

"The Spurs lost in an upset, and the Heat continue to win in a row!"

"The NBA is on fire, and the Heat's winning streak is unstoppable!"

"17 consecutive wins to book the championship in advance? James has worked hard for three years to achieve his great cause!"

The Heat's crazy winning streak has made the entire NBA a world of the Heat, and LeBron James is becoming more and more serious and mature, but behind the seriousness and maturity is that flash of spirit.

Two years of consecutive failures, once made LeBron James out of luck, his career also fell into a trough, and even came up with the idea of making a decision again, in the first half of this season, the Heat's record did not improve, and the idea of leaving became stronger and stronger, until the beginning of February, the Heat gradually got better, winning again and again, the Heat played their best performance, James's confidence also came out, and finally faced the reality again, he is still a player of the Heat, the Heat - still one of the strongest teams in the league!

"We want to continue our winning streak, we have to grab the first place in the league, only in this way can we have home-court advantage in the playoffs!"

The Heat won against the 76ers, the Spurs lost to the Trail Blazers, one win and one loss, the Heat's record came to 46-14, while the Spurs' record became 48-15, and the difference between the two teams' wins was only 1 game at once, and more importantly, the Heat had 3 fewer games than the Spurs.

Two days later, the Heat began to gradually make up for their missing games, this game they welcomed the challenge of the Pacers at home, the game ended, Chalmers 26 points, Wade 23 points, Bosh 20 points, James poor performance only 13 points, but the Heat still won the game with 3 20+, won 18 consecutive wins! The record also came to 47-14, and the victory was tied with the Spurs!

The win is a draw, but the Heat still has 2 fewer games, according to the current momentum of the Heat, the remaining two games are also more wins and fewer losses, so the Heat has no problem surpassing the Spurs in the regular season, and the first place in the league will soon be monopolized by the Heat.

The Spurs' next game against the Thunder was the Thunder, and for the sake of the Thunder, the Spurs lost the game against the Trail Blazers, but Popovich didn't care, he knew very well that as long as there was a large rotation, it was normal to lose.

However, since they lost to the Trailblazers, the Thunder must win this battle.

Popovich looked at the next schedule and sighed, how difficult it is to keep the first place in the league, but in the difficulty, the Spurs also have to work hard, Popovich is well aware of the importance of home court advantage, maybe the first few rounds of the playoffs can't be seen, but the further back, the more clear it is that home court advantage is basically equivalent to being able to win one more game in the playoff series.

"Mike, maybe we're going to have to give up the policy of big rotation. ”

Mike Budenholzer, who was sitting across from Popovich, didn't speak, but the silence meant he agreed with Popovich.

"Well, Tim, Tony and Manu continue to rotate, and in the future, young players will no longer join the rotation, and help me inform Will that the rotation system needs to change. ”

Will Wenning, the architect of the Spurs' rotation system, is the one who helped Popovich choose the rotation method and strategy through various physical tests. (To be continued.) )