1360. The Spurs Who Neglected Their Strongest Traits (Part 1)
Successful routines are used all the time, and that's the habit of NBA head coaches.
Moreover, most of the managers who follow the successful way are often successful; And the vast majority of head coaches who change their playing style and routines in three days are unsuccessful.
But again, a head coach who has been using a routine is likely to lose all the time, such as Mike D'Antoni; There are many changes, good at accepting new things, and there are also successful, such as Rick Carlisle, it can be clearly seen that Carlisle has three coaching styles in the Pistons, Pacers, and Mavericks, but unfortunately the first two times were unlucky, once by the peach, and once by the old club Auburn Hills.
The successful experience of the second game gave Popovich the confidence to continue the tactics in the third game.
In theory, few teams can beat the Spurs in Game 2 against the Spurs, and if Nash hadn't sorted out the Grizzlies' offense in the second half and played 21 minutes to help the Grizzlies narrow the gap to four points, there was no chance of Son Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph, and Larry Sanders scoring 11 points in a row in the final three minutes to almost turn the game around.
Even the Heat, Lakers, and Thunder have little chance of finding a way to beat the Spurs in a style of play like the Spurs.
The Spurs have very good tactics, good enough stars, good enough key players...... Have everything you need to succeed.
In other words, in the face of such an opponent, few teams dare to play different, and they are worried that one will accidentally go astray.
But the Grizzlies are different...... After the Grizzlies had a No. 3 player who did not want to be named, the style of painting has always been biased, and they do whatever comes to mind.
And their Grizzlies team just have a lot of players who can play!
Ready, when the Spurs played defense in the first quarter, their Grizzlies immediately switched to a defensive lineup, and did not hesitate at all, and when the Spurs wanted to defend their Grizzlies by sacrificing part of their offense in the first quarter, the Grizzlies responded in time and carried out the defense to the end!
In the first quarter, the Grizzlies played the fewest first-quarter games since they played against the Spurs this season, and for the first time in seven meetings with the Spurs this season, the Spurs scored less than 25 points in the first quarter.
After the success of the first quarter, the Grizzlies continued to strengthen their defense in the second quarter, and the Spurs, who succeeded in limiting the Grizzlies to only 16 points in the first quarter, but the attrition was about the same, and it was Duncan, Danny Green, Gay, Kwame Brown and Split and George Hill who came off the bench to work together.
Duncan still had to rest for most of the second quarter, which allowed the Grizzlies to play a score in the second quarter, and the Grizzlies trailed by three points at halftime.
In this half of the game, the Grizzlies fought with each other with various lineups, mainly because the Spurs gave up their most advantageous offensive play at the beginning of the first quarter and wanted to play routines, but they put themselves in, and the Grizzlies only played the first two minutes in the first half, and Sun Ce and Randolph only played 11 minutes.
In the third quarter, the Grizzlies' style of painting changed abruptly, and after consuming the opponent's half, Sun Ce and Nash, who were protected in the first half, brought Klay Thompson, Randolph, Larry Sanders and the rotational lineup of Yi Jianlian and Jimmy Butler to play a single-quarter score.
Popovich's poor handling of unfavorable situations remained the same, they were only good at playing games with an advantage, they wanted to play routines, and gave up their biggest advantage, as a result, their own pitchers were consumed in the first half, the Grizzlies relaxed their defense in the third quarter, and the Spurs' rotation only scored 23 points in the third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies successfully overtook by 8 points.
In the last quarter, the Grizzlies used Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Gasol Jr.'s lineup to play the whole quarter, this lineup is okay offensively, and the defense is not bad for 4 to 1, although it is not as good as Battier or Prince, but the two played too long in the first half, at this time, Yi Jianlian, who is more mobile and has the ability to cut, has a slightly better effect than using Randolph, mainly to follow Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George to take advantage of the opponent's hand after the decline in the shooting to counterattack.
After the score was played in the final quarter, the Grizzlies successfully defeated the Spurs by 10 points, held the first home court, and tied the score at 2-1!
Yi Jianlian only scored 4 points in the first half, but scored 16 points in the second half; Paul George played 20 minutes in the first half and fought hard with Tony Allen, scoring only 6 points in the first half but 15 in the second half; Klay Thompson played 15 minutes in both halves and scored 22 points;
And Sun Ce is the opponent's key defensive object, he and his teammates have taken advantage of this, Sun Ce himself can play an advantage, he doesn't care so much about the data, this is his impressive advantage in the early years, tonight almost all of them are pot shots, 4 of 14 shots, played 35 minutes, got 6 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals, defense, pick-up, setter, are all very good, with Nash's 6 points and 8 assists, the two teamed up to help the team play a counterattack in the second half, Each led their teammates to a good game and successfully defeated the Spurs.
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After this game, the Grizzlies continued with their postgame conference.
In the meeting, the coaching staff and veterans Nash and Battier all pointed out that there was an element of luck in winning this game, such as really successfully consuming the opponent's outside shots, and the opponent played the first eight playoff games this season, six of which hit more than 10 three-pointers in a single game, and only scored four tonight.
But in the game, luck is also part of the strength, and the Spurs' side failed to find their touch in the second half after being consumed in the first half, that is, their Grizzlies defended well.
Their Grizzlies' two biggest pitchers, Klay Thompson and Paul George, were also consumed in the first half, but the two combined for six three-pointers in the second half, plus one three-pointer from Yi Jianlian and one three-pointer from Nash, and eight three-pointers in the half, proving that their side was more adjusted.
It also proves one thing, that is, their Grizzlies' rhythm change ability is still the strongest!
They don't have any special tactics, they just have a good ability to change the pace, and they put that to good use this time.
However, Sun Ce knew that although he had won, now the most crucial game was coming!
Winning the fourth game can be regarded as really taking advantage of the home advantage that has been snatched back!
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