Popovich never expected that the team had the advantage in the first quarter, but Leonard did not play according to the command, causing the team to fall into the disadvantage in the first quarter.

This does not bode well.

In this kind of top-level matchup, it is the home court of the Clippers, and it is very dangerous to be pressed and played.

Popovich didn't have time to teach Leonard a lesson, and he demanded that he must regain the momentum in the second quarter and fight for the lead into the third quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Liang rested off the court.

This is a good opportunity for Spurs to use the bench to increase their points.

The Spurs began a fluid passing combination, and after successive shifts, Belinelli broke through the middle with the ball and hit the ground to Split, who went down the block.

The basket was completely empty, and there was no one, as the attention of the Clippers defenders was drawn to Green and Ginobili on the wings.

Split was able to catch the ball and slam it in with a one-handed slam.

The Spurs' positional offense is really perfect, and the tactics and tacit understanding are all first-class.

Li Liang sat on the sidelines and watched, if this was not his opponent, he would really have to applaud the Spurs' offense.

And the Clippers naturally have their way of scoring.

Griffin was the centerpiece of the court at this point, and he caught the ball in the low post and forced Split to cause a foul and go to the free throw line.

Popovich was clearly unhappy with the referee's decision and yelled at the referee – albeit to no avail.

Griffin hit one of two free throws to make it 25-29 and the Clippers still have a four-point lead.

The Spurs' positional offense is basically a 2-3 position, with three backcourt players conducting and breaking through on the outside, and two frontcourt players on the inside taking turns to cover, block, go down or feint, and the whole system is still very smooth.

However, if the Clippers do a good job of rotation and keep changing defenses, the Spurs' offense is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

After four games of battle, the Clippers players slowly got some tricks up their sleeves for the Spurs' offense.

The next successive Spurs pass cut had little effect.

In the end, Mills had to force a three-point shot from the outside and missed.

Griffin took the rebound to instigate a fast break, the ball was given to Odom, Odom feigned a breakthrough, and gave the ball to Crawford in the middle, Crawford took the ball and looked at the basket, and immediately distributed it to Paul in the bottom right corner.

Paul played the role of a corner shooter on the counter-attack.

It turns out that he did a good job, a big vacancy, catching the ball and shooting three-pointers, hitting!

At 25:32, the Clippers are further expanding.

However, the Spurs immediately counterattacked, Ginobili quickly dribbled across the halfcourt, and after a block, he made a direct three-point shot and an answer ball.

Then Split defended Griffin's strong attack and quickly counterattacked, Mills held the ball and rode through the hurdle alone, scored a layup under the basket, and chased five points in a row.

The score suddenly became 30:32.

The offense on both sides was played fluidly.

Crawford blocked the ball again and gave it to Griffin, who seized the opportunity and took off to dunk it!

Duncan was still sitting on the sidelines, and Griffin was going to hurry up and wreak havoc in the three-second zone.

But immediately after that, Griffin was fouled while defending Split.

Serving the sideline ball, Mills seized the opportunity to force the basket, squeezed away the defender, and made a layup.

At 32:34, the Spurs were still clenching.

Then, Griffin missed a mid-range jumper in the high post.

The Spurs got the backcourt rebound and fought back.

Ginobili controlled the tempo, and the Clippers' defensive rotation was problematic, and Griffin was supposed to defend Split, but after a cross screen, it became Odom to defend.

In fact, Odom's low-post defensive ability is still good, but that was him before.

Now his defensive skills have dropped a lot.

Ginobili immediately hoisted the pass to Split, and the old man pushed the cart, chiseled it in little by little, and turned around and threw it!

The referee blew the whistle and blew for a defensive foul on Odom.

And the ball stumbled and fell into the basket, quite Duncan's style.

Two points hit, and a free throw!

With Split's free throw, 35:34, the Spurs regained the lead!

Li Liang called a timeout...... No, it should be Rivers calling a timeout.

As a result, the players were suspended from the game, and before Rivers could speak, Li Liang scolded first.

In the first few minutes of the second quarter, the Clippers' defense was another mess, and the advantage established in the first quarter was wiped out.

"Defend! Protect the basket! Look at how you prevent the pick-and-roll! Substitutions, substitutions, substitutions, the formation can't be messed up, and attention must be concentrated! ”

Li Liang was a hair dryer at everyone, and he scolded so much that Rivers couldn't stand it anymore, and my head coach hadn't spoken yet.

Big brother, you dissipate your anger, stop scolding, we still have to compete.

Okay, you're going to be on the field right away, and you'll be able to scold later.

Whether Li Liang is there or not, the Clippers' defense is indeed two levels.

Before the regular season, and the first two rounds of the playoffs, I didn't feel anything, I couldn't see it.

Because the Clippers' offense is so good that they don't need to defend desperately to crush the opponent.

Spurs are different, it's an absolute strong player, very strong.

The Clippers will be punished for the slightest negligence, slipping in defensive intensity and concentration.

Li Liang and Paul are both back on the court, and Duncan and Leonard are also on the Spurs' side.

Leonard didn't play for more than three minutes in the last three minutes of the first quarter and more than three minutes into the second quarter, which was a punishment for Popovich for Leonard's disobedience.

But can this punishment have a positive effect?

Not necessarily.

Leonard went on the field without saying a word, and Popovich gave him some instructions before he came on the court, but Leonard didn't listen to a word.

He's all on his mind right now: defeat Bruce Lee!

That's right, that's what Leonard thinks, although he is only a rookie with a 15th pick, but Li Liang on the other side is a 56th pick!

In the second year, the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP were all alive.

What better way to prove yourself than to beat him in a head-to-head matchup?

No, this is the best chance.

Leonard decided.

So after playing in the second quarter, Leonard got the ball, and the Spurs' smooth positional offensive coordination stalled, and he began to find Li Liang one-on-one.

Li Liang knew that it must have been the tap odor agent that had an effect.

Li Liang was unceremonious, first served with a death entanglement, and cut off the ball from Leonard's hand!

This kind of raw break was originally Leonard's stunt, but it was broken by Li Liang!

Leonard was a little annoyed and chose to pull someone for a foul.

And even more annoyed, of course, was Popovich, the old man was so angry that he scolded on the sidelines.

Li Liang was very happy, "The referee scolded him, blew him T, blew him T!" ”

People didn't scold you, what are you excited about?

Anyway, Li Liang was very excited.

But then, Li Liang hit Leonard one-on-one on the offensive end.

Leonard contributed a perfect defense, interfering with Li Liang's shot and not making it.

Leonard stepped back to grab the rebound and controlled the ball himself through half court.

This time, he didn't pass the ball too much to his teammates, he was determined to hit Li Liang.

He forced his dribble to break through from the left side, then drifted sideways, made a mid-range jumper, and hit a two-point shot!

Although it looked like a little hard play, the ball went in.

But Popovich was even more angry, this is not an offensive tactic of the Spurs at all.

On the contrary, Li Liang did not go up, and after completely attracting the attention of Leonard's defense, Li Liang tore apart the Spurs' outside defense through a clever pass.

Chris Paul penetrated into the middle and landed a solid throw at the end.

At this time, the offensive and defensive scales on the field of both sides began to tilt.

Leonard is like an evil spirit, as long as the ball is in his hand, it is difficult to come out, and most of the time he will force his shot.

Although some goals can be scored, you are not Kobe after all.

And there was no way to bring other players, and the Spurs' offensive efficiency plummeted.

But Li Liang shared the ball very steadily, and led the whole team with Paul, the Clippers' offense became faster and faster, with empty dunks under the basket, empty dunks, and fast break three-pointers, all of a sudden.

Within five minutes, the Clippers unleashed a 16-7 offensive blast to take a sufficient lead.

And on the Spurs bench, Popovich is going crazy.

Why doesn't Leonard play tactically? Why?

The rest of the Spurs players were also puzzled, and Duncan walked up to Leonard's head during the breakout and asked him what was wrong.

But Leonard was silent, expressionless, and didn't explain anything, as if nothing had happened.

Popovich had to completely press Leonard to the bench in the final minutes of the first half.

And Leonard is very important to the Spurs' offense and defense, the outside line collapsed all of a sudden, and the Spurs were beaten by the Clippers in the last few minutes.

At the end of the first half, the Clippers led the Spurs by as many as 12 points at 69:57.

The 69 points were the highest in a half for the Clippers in this series.

Spurs were knocked down all at once, and the cause of the collapse came from within, which was unexpected.

There is one person who is expected, and that is Li Liang.

Li Liang's current thoughts are that it feels really good to be an old yin B.