Chapter 304: The Western Decision that Quickly Lost Suspense (Thank You for Your Tips and Monthly Passes)
Anxi didn't know what was going on in the coach's bench about him, and Popovich replaced him in the second quarter. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Then, the Spurs came off the bench and hit the Warriors a bit in a wave.
The Warriors' bench is under a lot of pressure, and after Anxi returned to the bench, the Spurs' bench attack and defense were much stronger than in the previous game.
Anxi, Manuginobili, Patrick Mills, the three of them opened the Spurs' offense, plus the bench defense composed of Anxi and Aaron Baines, both offensive and defensive, the Spurs suppressed the Warriors, and Mark Jackson had to replace Stephen Curry in advance, but the situation was still bad.
With a three-pointer from Anxi, the Spurs' lead came to 12 points, exceeding 10 points for the first time.
Then, the Warriors went crazy for a while, narrowing the gap a little, but the Spurs still stabilized the situation, and then the same method, through on-court pressing, gradually extended the lead again.
After halftime, the Spurs led by 15 points.
In the second half, the main players of both sides played, and the Warriors finally found some opportunities to narrow the gap again, and the difference became about 10 points.
However, when the Spurs came off the bench and faced the Warriors off the bench, the situation of the game took a sharp turn again, and just like that, at the end of the third quarter, the Spurs led the Warriors by 17 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs led by 17 points, which was not enough for the Spurs to confirm the victory in advance, but the main force of the Spurs in this game was always suppressed by wave after wave of outbursts of Warriors, which made Popovich frown.
Mike Budenholzer walked up to Popovich's side and whispered, "Greg, at this time, it might be better to let Ann enter the starting lineup." ”
Popovich shook his head: "But what about the offense? Ann overlapped with Kowye on the offensive end. ”
"Just let Ke Huai out of the field. ”
Popovich was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded: "It's a good idea, so let's have Ann and Danny partner on the wing in the fourth quarter." ”
Popovich is not the kind of head coach who doesn't know how to be flexible, otherwise he wouldn't have gone so high, and Mike Budenholzer's suggestion, he accepted it with kindness, so in the fourth quarter, Anxi continued to play and partnered with Danny Green on the wing.
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs had a 17-point lead, and the task of the Spurs in the fourth quarter was very simple, just not to be crushed by the Warriors' next outburst.
But it's easier said than done, but it's a bit dangerous to do, after all, what this Warriors are best at is to rain three-pointers anytime and anywhere, so Popovich has enough attention to this Warriors, and the lineup in the fourth quarter is the strongest lineup of the Spurs.
Center Thiago Split, power forward Tim Duncan, small forward Anxi, scoring guard Danny Green, and point guard Tony Parker.
At the beginning of the game, the Warriors burst into their adjusted state, Stephen Curry received the ball from the outside, controlled two steps, adjusted a bit, and hit a three-pointer directly against Tony Parker's defense.
With three points in the net, the Warriors' bench boiled again, and Mark Jackson jumped up excitedly because he saw the Warriors' hope of recovering 17 points, although this hope was still a little slim.
The Spurs slowly controlled the ball to the frontcourt, Anxi stood up in the bottom corner early, Harrison Barnes stared at Anxi, Anxi looked at this little forward who was a little young, smiled maliciously, and then suddenly accelerated and rushed out of the penalty area.
Harrison Barnes, who had been on edge, took a step back and then quickly chose to turn.
An Xi smiled, retreated directly, and then turned sideways and galloped past Harrison Barnes, who did not run to the inside, but to the top of the arc.
Anxi used his wits and speed to shake off Harrison Barnes, and although Barnes quickly chased back, the speed was definitely a step slower.
Anxi rushed to the top of the arc, took the ball directly from Parker's hand, and then made a jump shot on the spot, and hit it with a bang!
"three-!" shouted at the scene, An Xi directly returned a three-point shot, and the Warriors' bench was silent, and this three-point shot was like a heart-piercing arrow, directly inserted into the heart of the Warriors.
Stephen Curry hit a three-pointer against the sky, but so what? The Spurs returned the favor, and the margin remained the same, but the time was less.
The reduction in time means that the Spurs are more likely to hold on to their advantage, but the Warriors will certainly not give up the game so early, so the two teams continue to compete with the main team.
The Warriors were still looking forward to winning, but the Spurs had no intention of giving it a chance, and Stephen Curry continued to shoot three-pointers from the outside, but the iron was hit with a bang.
Mark Jackson's heart skipped another beat, but he didn't care too much, three points scored and missed, which is a normal thing.
But in the next second, An Xi jumped outside the three-point line, and with a bang, he hit a three-point shot again!
The ATT arena erupted in cheers, and the DJs in the stadium kept shouting, "Three points! from Anxi! San Antonio has a 20-point lead!"
It's been 20 minutes...... Mark Jackson was stunned, and if this continues, the game will soon go into garbage time......
In fact, the game has entered garbage time, and the 20-point difference, the Warriors want to play back in a quarter, and unless the Spurs are in bad shape, this is impossible to think of as a situation.
Next, Stephen Curry hit the inside and scored 2 points, and the Spurs scored another three-pointer, this time it was Danny Green who shot a three-pointer, Tony Parker attracted the defense outside and gave the ball to Anxi, Anxi attracted the defense again, and then gave the ball to Danny Green in the bottom corner, Danny Green hit a three-pointer, hit directly, and the difference was 21 points.
The Warriors' offense, Stephen Curry's three-point fake, then broke through to attract the defense, Klay Thompson went around to the top of the arc and hit a three-pointer from the ball.
Mark Jackson slapped his thigh and stood up and cheered wildly.
However, the Spurs served quickly, and then while the Warriors were still celebrating three points, they suddenly played a wave of fast breaks, and Tony Parker rushed directly to the frontcourt, threw a chase three-pointer, and hit it with a bang.
The boos in the audience instantly turned into cheers, and the Warriors' bench was dumbfounded.
The difference was still 21 points, and the Spurs were very tenacious in the fourth quarter, the Warriors hit a three-pointer, and the Spurs immediately responded with three points.
In this way, the game reached the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, and the difference became 25 points, and with 8 minutes left in the game, Mark Jackson silently replaced all the main players.
In the end, the Spurs defeated the Warriors 112-85 to win the game, leading the Warriors 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals.
The Spurs won again, and this victory gave the Spurs an absolute advantage in the series, and the Western Conference Finals had a one-sided meaning, and the Warriors did not seem to be the opponent of the Spurs at all.
The big-mouthed Andrew Boggart disappeared, obviously, 0:2 behind, and the fiasco in the second game, which gave Andrew Boggart no reason to make a big fuss in front of media reporters again.
However, at this time, Mark Jackson gave an interview to ESPN before returning to Oakland, in which Mark Jackson still believes that the Warriors have the ability to beat the Spurs and enter the Finals, because the Warriors still have the ultimate weapon to use.
In this regard, Popovich also rarely stood up and responded: "Mark is a good coach, maybe the Warriors do have the ultimate weapon, but whether the ultimate weapon is effective or not, it is unknown, and the Warriors have the ultimate weapon, which does not mean that we don't." ”
The Spurs also have the ultimate weapon, An Xi was stunned for a moment, he really didn't know, but after responding to Mark Jackson, Popovich frowned all day long, obviously the Warriors' so-called ultimate weapon still made Popovich a little worried, but this worry would not be too serious.
The third battle soon began, and at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, the third battle of the Western Conference was in full swing.
The Warriors did make a change in this game, but this change made Popovich laugh out loud.
"It's actually an outside cover three-point tactic, has it been used all the time? Hasn't the Warriors used it before?" said Mike Budenholzer, his mouth wide in surprise.
"Maybe it's just a gamble by Mark Jackson. Popovich smiled faintly, if it was just like that, then the Warriors really couldn't threaten the Spurs.
Popovich quickly made adjustments, switching to a small lineup on the court, and then constantly rotating the defense to fill the gaps after the opponent's blocking, so after halftime, the Warriors found that they lost even worse.
At halftime, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by 22 points, and the Oracle Arena was filled with boos.
Mark Jackson shook his head helplessly, it's over, it's over......
Indeed, as Popovich said, this set of tactics of covering outside and receiving three points is just a gamble for Mark Jackson, after he saw the surprise of the Warriors in the first game, he felt that after two losses, he could not lose the third game, he should take out this set of tactics, gamble, and be willing to lose.
In the second half, the Spurs continued to control the game steadily, and then when the final timer beeped, the Spurs won the game, and in the third game, the Spurs won by another 27 points!
With two big wins in a row, the Western Conference Finals have lost their suspense.
In the three games, Anxi's performance was not bad, with 26 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the first game, and 17 points in the second game.
And in this game, he scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, and in the Western Finals, Anxi still made a great contribution to the victory of the Spurs.
On the Warriors' side, although they have lost three games in a row, they still have players to watch, Stephen Curry, who averaged 30 points per game in the playoffs, and when it comes to the Western Conference finals, this score still has no sign of declining.
With 34 points in Game 1, 33 in Game 2, 29 points in Game 3, and an average of 32 points per game in three games, Stephen Curry is in hot form, but his team still can't win...... (To be continued.) )