The Spurs' hammer tactics, in addition to eating tacit understanding, actually eat the organization and breakthrough ability of the ball holder.

The Spurs have a reasonable lineup, but in fact, only Parker and Ginobili can really organize this tactic well.

The rest of the guards, Neal and Mills, including Tang Tian, are three-point shooters.

Joseph can break through, but the rookie is still lacking in fire, so Ginobili's injury still has a great impact on the Spurs' offense.

That's another reason why Popovich didn't switch to Parker.

The season has just begun, Ginobili is unclear from injury, and he can't run a season entirely on Parker, he needs someone to step up.

With a lead of more than 20 points, it was the best opportunity to exercise, and Joseph was his first test subject.

"Pay attention to the position of the defender, don't rush the ball, do you hear?"

Popovich shouted at Joseph that his attitude during the game would not be so friendly.

"Don't be nervous, they're poor defensively."

When Tang Tian ran to the front, he also opened his mouth to encourage Joseph.

The Spurs' frontcourt offense continued the AI's hammer tactics, but Joseph's pass was predicted by Paul, and it was directly another steal.

Paul scored a fast-break layup, and the Clippers continued to chase down the points, narrowing the gap to 22 points.

The Clippers are going to get on the ground.

Popovich got up and motioned for Mills to get up, replacing Joseph with him.

Mills is a third-year student, but the overall pick is low, and he was out of action with the Trail Blazers last season, and with injuries in the offseason, Popovich is completely trying to play at this time.

The Spurs' offense, Mills' organization, a Zip hammer.

He was quick to break through, and after rushing to the basket to attract the bag, he managed to get the ball to the bottom corner of Leonard.

But unfortunately, Leonard's open three-point shot missed.

Being chased by consecutive points, the mentality of the Spurs players will inevitably fluctuate.

Looking back, Paul continued to organize, the Spurs defended well, and the Clippers didn't have a chance at other points.

When Paul saw this, he directly chose to strengthen Mills.

Mills attempted a steal, but was swept past by Paul, who used his hip to block Mills into the box and hit a board shot at Blair.

The Clippers scored eight straight points to narrow the gap to 20 points.

"Don't make tackles, Paul's dribble is the most stable." Tang Tian reminded Mills at this time.

Popovich also called Duncan up and prepared him to replace Bonner.

On the Spurs' offense, Mills continued to play the Zip Hammer, and after seeing that the Clippers didn't shrink the bag, he grabbed Evans and scored a layup before he could get back to defense.

There was a cheer from the Spurs bench, and the scoring drought in this segment was finally broken.

Popovich's expression also improved a little at this time, and Mills was a surprise.

Mills' goal boosted the Spurs' morale a lot, and the players increased their intensity on the defensive end.

Even Bonner's rounding of Griffin was quite good, Paul couldn't get the ball in, and he once again singled Mills.

Mills listened to Tang Tian's advice this time and didn't steal, his speed was no worse than Paul, Paul didn't break through in a row, and directly called Evans' blocking.

Evans was big, Mills was blocked for not grabbing the position early, and Paul's retreat was scored from mid-range.

It's still a 20-point difference.

The game didn't go into the dead ball, and Duncan sat in front of the technical table all the time.

Tang Tian took the initiative to find Mills at this time: "Let's change the guard." ”

The Clippers have a two-point guard lineup on the court, with Mills defending either Paul or Billups in the opposite position.

Mills nodded gratefully.

Although he has made achievements on the offensive end, he has been beaten by Paul on the defensive end, and these Popovich have seen it.

No one wants their weaknesses to be exposed in front of the head coach, Tang Tian can be regarded as helping him.

Tang Tian also knew that Popovich was watching from the sidelines, but he felt that this was an opportunity.

If he can put Paul under defensive pressure, he'll definitely get more playing time.

And, he wants to test his current defensive limits and see how much his defense has improved over the course of the offseason.

The values of the system are very digital, and only actual combat can explain the problem.

The Spurs' offense, Mills' breakaway layup missed, and Evans got stuck on Blair to pick up a defensive rebound.

Paul then held the ball to the frontcourt, and the fans rang out with a heckling.

At this time, the margin on the court is 20, and if the Clippers can still score this goal, the margin will break to less than 20 points.

It was a crucial round for both sides, both in terms of morale and point difference.

Paul saw that the defender in front of him had changed from Mills to Tang Tian, and then saw Tang Tian's serious expression, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He rarely sees a player take the initiative to change his defense, and it seems that Tang Tian is very confident in his defense.

He reached out and motioned for his teammate to pull away, dribbling the ball to start the singles.

Saying things like "welcome to the NBA" to rookies isn't something he likes to do, but he doesn't mind going back and forth when opponents want to challenge him.

Alternating left and right hand dribbling, Paul's man-ball combination is so good that you can't tell at what point he's going to kick in.

Tang Tian took the initiative to take a step back at this time, he knew that Paul's three-point shooting at this time was not too accurate.

Compared to shooting, Paul's breakthrough and mid-range are conventional weapons.

Knowing the opponent can make the defense more targeted, Tang Tian let one step while concentrating on Paul's dribble, and the whole person's center of gravity is ready to adjust at any time.

Paul is the top point guard in the league now, and Tang Tian's defensive investment at this time is also the most extreme.

Paul initiated, a breakaway on the right flank, and then directly on the left hand of Sam Gold.

Before the knee injury, Paul's style of play was a bit similar to Rose's, all kinds of hard punches, but after the injury, he began to follow the technical flow, and this change of direction frequency rhythm grasped almost perfectly.

However, Tang Tian followed, and the step he put gave him more time to adjust his position.

Paul's change of direction didn't earn him the chance to break in or mid-range as he usually did.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but the dribble didn't stop, and a body on the spot changed direction, and he accelerated sharply and continued to rush forward.

This time, because of the close distance, Tang Tian obviously couldn't keep up.

Paul was too fast, he hit the basket, rushed up and fought with Blair in the air, a small movement of the left hand pushed Blair to create enough shots for himself, using the air with both hands in the air a lever action.

Blair's block was out of reach.

There was a burst of cheers from the audience, Paul is going to succeed in one pick and two!

But before the cheers could be fully heard, a figure suddenly flew up from behind Paul.

"Smack!"

With a slap, Tang Tian chased after the big hat and flew Paul's shot directly out of the field!