1361.The Troika of the Last Fight (Part 2)
In the eyes of people, either the Grizzlies and the Spurs could advance, because the difference between the two teams is not large, even smaller than the Bulls and Pacers.
So, if the Spurs regain home-court advantage or the Grizzlies hold on to the home-court advantage, fans and other players feel normal.
On the 14th, the Grizzlies ushered in their second home game and the fourth game against the Spurs.
Trailing 1-2, the Spurs were in a very passive situation.
It's not that Popovich doesn't know where their advantage is, and in the first quarter, when Duncan was at his best, he went all out to play crazy attacks, which was their biggest advantage.
However, his fear of Sun Ce is too strong, so strong that he feels that the most secure way of playing is not safe at all, and he always wants to think of some routines to deal with the Grizzlies and Sun Ce.
He didn't want Sun Ce to play his hand, so he chose to focus on defense and sacrifice offense in the first quarter.
After the success of the second game, he wanted to continue, but was targeted by the Grizzlies.
Lost two of the three games, which made Popovich even more messy, and the first game of the steady style of play was lost to Sun Ce's 45 points in a single game; With the routine, he won one game and lost one, and when he lost, he remembered that he almost lost the second game, and it was thanks to Duncan that he won.
Now Popovich doesn't even know how to win.
In the eyes of others, the Spurs have their strengths, although they also have disadvantages, but most people feel that the Spurs are at least no worse than the Grizzlies, and they are evenly matched.
Can the bystander clear the authorities, attack or defensive, or seek a balance between offense and defense?
Popovich didn't know what to choose.
This has been the norm in the Spurs, Popovich has always had Duncan under him, and he is also a strong coach, can build a variety of tactics around Duncan, and his strength lies in the system construction and the adaptability of the regular state.
But in the face of an unfavorable situation, there has never been an operation to break the crisis, not almost nothing, not once, when you win, it is all a smooth road, even if it is the 2005 Finals tie-break, it is Larry Brown who is not as good as him, not that he defeated the more powerful Larry Brown.
Popovich is a manager with very obvious strengths and weaknesses, of course, more advantages, but the disadvantages are the kind of shortcomings that cannot be changed.
At 8 p.m., Game 4 between the Grizzlies and Spurs began.
In this game, the Spurs players didn't know what the head coach was going to do against the Grizzlies, and they didn't have a clear tactical goal.
In fact, even the failed routine in the third game was better than not having a clear goal, and the third game was scored by the Grizzlies in the second half to score 60 points, and their Spurs only lost by 10 points.
It's just that when Klay Thompson, Yi Jianlian, and Paul George broke out in the second half, their stars on their side couldn't keep up.
They won't necessarily lose if they continue to bet on the third game, and they won't necessarily lose if they play the first game directly.
But the manager doesn't have a clear direction, and even if the players can play again, they are at a disadvantage in terms of the overall situation.
On the Grizzlies' side, the goal is clear, and the offense can fight hard, but it can't be ...... Just take precautions!
The league's No. 1 defense, the only team in the regular season that limits opponents to no more than 90 points, has obvious shortcomings, but also strong advantages, that is, at any time, the coach has the courage to do it, even if it is a strange move that an unreliable No. 3 player comes up with, his teammates will resolutely implement it.
Execution became the Grizzlies' winning weapon in Game 4!
Duncan was in good shape tonight, but had three assists and three blocks on the empty boards.
Duncan played really well in this game, with a game-high 27 points, beating Randolph's 26 points and 8 boards on the Grizzlies' side, but the Grizzlies also have Klay Thompson's 25 points and Sun Ce's 7 assists and 4 blocks.
, the Grizzlies steadily pressed the Spurs for the whole game, defeating the Spurs to make the score 3-1!
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Home and away, the No. 15 Grizzlies arrived in San Antonio, and the No. 16 ushered in the fifth game against the Spurs.
With a 3-1 lead, the Grizzlies want to eliminate the Spurs in one go!
However, Popovich is the top coach in the league after all, and after a stunned game, he returned to his home court, and since he couldn't think of any special routines, he would play firmly, and play the best style of play and the Grizzlies' hard steel.
Falling behind 1-3, the troika also became irritable in this game, with Duncan and Parker and Guy leading in the first quarter, Danny Green and Mills in rotation, Kwame Brown and Split in rotation, and the Spurs in the first quarter with seven rotations played the score.
Ginobili and Guy led the team in the second quarter, George Hill, Mills, Parker, Duncan, Dior, Blair, and Danny Green rotated, relying on Ginobili and Gay's explosion, they also scored 32 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and limited the Grizzlies to only 25 points in the second quarter.
This time, with only a 3-point lead over the Grizzlies in the first quarter, the Spurs extended their lead to 10 points at halftime!
The Spurs, who play with the most stable style of play, are definitely one of the strongest teams in the league, and the Grizzlies' formation change strategy is mainly to deal with the Spurs who want to play routines.
Sun Ce played 22 minutes in the first half, resting only two minutes after the official timeout in the first quarter, and finished with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and although their Grizzlies scored 54 points in the half, the opponent scored 64 points.
At halftime, Sun Ce used the Lakers' 12-13 season star experience card, and was lucky to draw Josh Smith, because he is a left-handed player, similar height, and wears a headband, Sun Ce's 90% match is almost the Lakers' star experience card with the highest matching degree except for the Kobe Bryant card that can find a way to use a special way.
But against the Spurs, it wasn't so good to draw Josh Smith, and Guy and Duncan completed a murderous sniping against Sun Ce in the second half.
The troika + Guy's four-star lineup on the verge of elimination will play strong tonight!
In the end, relying on Duncan's board, 6 assists and 2 blocks; Gay's 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, Parker's 21 points and 9 assists, and Ginobili's 18 points in the second quarter and 22 points in the second quarter, the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies by four people, creating the largest point difference in the series.
Duncan has played two consecutive 25+ games, and his performance is crazy and incredible!
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