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In the second quarter, Popovich replaced Manuginobili and then Kawhi Leonard, and Anxi raised the No. 3 position to Rudy Gay. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

That's it, the GDP three elders plus Boris Dio, Popovich's idea is very simple, no matter what, play the offense first, the current Spurs are an offensive team, and offense is their foundation.

After changing the defense of Rudy Guy, Anxi has relaxed a lot, in fact, after upgrading the single defense attribute, Anxi's defense has developed to the outside, his interior defense is not top-notch because there is no assistant defense, once he makes a cameo appearance, he is easy to be broken down by the opponent's blocking and dismantling attack.

In the second quarter, the Spurs, who were replaced by an offensive lineup, began to chase points, but the effect of chasing points was average, and it took a whole quarter for the Spurs to tie the score.

At the end of the first half, the Spurs and Grizzlies were tied at 47-47.

Both teams did not score high in the first half, but the Grizzlies' defense was still reflected, very strong, and Popovich was a little suspicious.

But Popovich is Popovich, and at halftime, he had an urgent discussion with a couple of assistant coaches, and then before the start of the second half, Popovich made another adjustment.

"Matt, you play, replace Boris, Anxi, you come down and rest first, and then, we play high blocking, Matt, Kewye and Tim, you all have to participate in the attack of high blocking, remember, don't hesitate to receive the ball, shoot directly!"

Anxi was replaced, on the one hand, he played the whole first half and needed to rest, on the other hand, the attack in the second half, it was obvious that Anxi could not participate.

Playing high block and pick-and-roll, this is the result of Popovich's discussion with several coaches, Popovich decided to find another way, take advantage of Zach Randolph's outside defensive disadvantage, play high block and pick and tear tactics, the focus is on mid-range shooting, so Anxi does not meet the requirements, Popovich decided to let Kowhi Leonard, who has a better mid-range shot, play.

In the second half, the Spurs, who switched to high blocking, did get a lot of opportunities, but the Grizzlies' offense also came alive because of the release of the second quarter, and because of Anxi's downplay, Rudy Gay began to go berserk, scoring again and again, and continued to take the lead.

With just over seven minutes left in the third quarter, the Grizzlies took a six-point lead, and Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph worked together to give the Grizzlies a double insurance for their offense.

The game is difficult to play, Popovich knows that in order to break the Grizzlies' defense, the Spurs have actually changed their original offensive play, which makes the Spurs lose their original strong offense, but there is no way, who makes the Grizzlies' defense now restrain the Spurs' offense? The defense of the inside and outside makes it difficult for the Spurs to block and cut tactics, and the high-post blocking and dismantling tactics are obviously Popovich's last resort.

The third quarter ended quickly, and under pressure from the Spurs to change their tactics, the Grizzlies maintained an eight-point advantage at the end of the third quarter, and with the current suffocating offense and defense, the eight-point advantage was equivalent to a 15-point advantage.

Sure enough, in the fourth quarter, no matter how the Spurs changed their tactics, they couldn't break through the 8-point deficit, and in the end, the Spurs actually lost the game on their home court.

At the end of the game, the Spurs lost the first game of the Western Conference semifinals and the Grizzlies by 10 points, although the major media predicted before the game that the Spurs would be the Grizzlies' evenly matched opponent, but no one expected that the Spurs would lose the first game between the two sides, and the whole game, the Spurs basically did not lead, it can be said that although the difference is only 10 points, it is a miserable loss.

The Spurs lost, and in the eyes of the outside world, the sky fell for the Spurs, losing to the Grizzlies in the first game, what advantage do the Spurs have to call a strong contender for the championship?

As a result, the media's outlook came one after another, losing the first game, this script is obviously wrong, ESPN expert Mark Stein originally thought that the Spurs would at least win their first game at home, even if it was not good, the game would not be so ugly, but now, the Spurs actually lost so ugly, Mark Stein began to wonder if the Spurs were the Grizzlies' opponent.

After Lionel Hollins took charge of the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies have improved year by year, and this season the regular season is ranked fourth in the West, with strong defense, and more importantly, there are a lot of offensive points, Rudy Gay plus Zach Randolph, there is also an O.J. Mayo on the bench, and McConley on the outside is also opening up, so that the Grizzlies are not necessarily worse than the Spurs.

So, starting with Marc Stein, the journalists began to change the direction of the wind.

"Judging from the results of the first game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies are likely to be the winner of this series, and from the course of the game, the Spurs are not the Grizzlies' opponents at all, so I think the matchup between the Grizzlies and the Spurs will end in six games, and the winner will be the Grizzlies."

Sam Amik of USA Today echoed the same sentiments, as did the Sports Illustrated Ben Griff.

All of a sudden, the Spurs went from being the favorite to being eliminated.

But in San Antonio, a heated discussion took place in Popovich's office.

"I think sticking to the high pick-and-roll will definitely pay off in the next few games."

"No, Brett, I don't agree with you, the last game has proven that if we just stick to the high pick-and-roll, it won't be much better, trust me, the high pick-and-roll will only bring us a loss, or a tough win, that's certainly not what we want."

Popovich coughed, interrupting the altercation between several coaches.

"I think we should watch the footage of the last game again." Popovich turned on the TV, and the crowd stopped talking.

"Let's take a look and try to find flaws in the Grizzlies' defensive tactics, and I don't believe there is anything wrong with their interior and outward defensive approach."

Everyone was speechless, only the sound of commentary on the TV, and just like that, the Spurs' team of teaching assistants watched the day's footage in the office.

After losing the first game with the Grizzlies, Anxi also felt a little powerless, now he is just a role player, talking about what to save the team by himself, thinking too much, for the team's current predicament, Anxi has nothing to do, but he still decided to go back and practice.

As Anxi left the arena, Popovich's office let out an exclamation.

"Greg, I think I've found a problem." The person who spotted the problem was Sean Marks, the team's administrator and coach.

"What?" Popovich immediately looked at Sean Max.

Sean Marks didn't talk nonsense, stepped forward, tuned the video to a Spurs offense, and then followed the offense and spoke.

"Greg, you see, the Grizzlies' defense is like this, everything we get in, they expand and delay our cut, but notice that at this point, there are openings in their outside and mid-range......"

"It's only a second, but it's enough for us to use."