relative to others.

Bryant's expression was relatively calm.

It's just that the sharp edge in those pupils has become even colder.

It's not terrible to lose, but it's unpleasant that the whole team is very depressed.

In Mills's eyes, Blake's eyes, there is no desire for victory, and it seems that he has been beaten stupid by his opponent.

The offensive end is lazy and the sharpness is gone.

The defensive end is also full of holes.

Even the coaching staff hadn't reacted yet, and as soon as the score was overtaken, it was instantly stretched to 10 points by the Spurs.

D'Antoni hurriedly called a timeout.

No. 1 Blake is down, Nash is up.

No. 2 is under Meeks and Nick Young is up.

Wesley Johnson is under the third and Sean Williams is up.

The two inside lines are still Gasol Gakarman's combination.

He originally wanted to replace the fierce Jordan Farmar to play against Deng Hongfei.

But then Nick Young would have to go to the No. 3 position to face Leonard's death defense.

As the last hope for the Lakers' comeback, Nick Young's nerve knife attribute is very important, and it can be said that D'Antoni's biggest card is now.

Compared with Leonard, Deng Hongfei's defensive ability is not so top-notch and can rush.

And the Spurs over there.

There was also a change in formation.

Tony Parker is back on the field.

Deng Hongfei is still in the second position.

Leonard's number three.

Burrese Dior number five.

The No. 4 position was replaced by Matt Bonner, who was more accurate in shooting three-pointers.

He shot a whopping 44 percent from three-point range last season and 66.7 percent from the field against the Grizzlies in his last game.

There's no doubt that Popovich wants to continue to capitalise on the dynamism of the forward line, complemented by Dio's quality playmaking.

Boost your firepower from beyond the three-point line.

Further open the score in a short period of time.

Such a substitution adjustment made Chinese fans happy, and the two commentators in the Sina live broadcast room were equally excited.

After returning from the timeout, the Spurs almost sacrificed the main lineup, but Deng Hongfei was still in the list.

This shows that he has a high status in Popovich's mind.

You know, on the bench of the Spurs, there are not only Manu Ginobili, but also Danny Green, Belinelli and other good players.

In such a strong competition, I still got playing time.

Enough to say it all.

And Deng Hongfei also used his actual performance to repay the coach's trust.

His off-ball runs are becoming more and more aggressive.

However, the offensive choice of receiving the ball several times made the corners of Popovich's mouth can't help but rise, and he said to Udoka, "This kid has started to deliberately avoid mid-to-long-range shooting, what happened to him?" ”

"I remember his previous projection was pretty consistent."

Udoka raised his eyebrows, "You don't say I haven't found out yet, could it be that he is deliberately exercising his impact under the basket, finishing ability, or to protect the shooting percentage?" ”

"Neither."

Hearing this, Ginobili answered, "He practiced his strength too hard, which caused the shooting rate to be unstable." ”

"In the early hours of this morning, let me accompany him to the Lakers' training gym to find a touch."

"No wonder."

Popovich will be aware of his head, and can't help but praise, "It's a little interesting, this kid, the shooting hand is unstable, and he knows how to change an offensive method, but ...... I don't think I noticed that he has such a strong impact and confrontation ability before. ”

"Udoka, don't you see if he's grown a lot."

Looking at Deng Hongfei running on the field, Popovich couldn't help but frown strangely and asked.

Udoka also looked at it seriously when he heard it, and was surprised, "It seems to be true." ”

——

Deng Hongfei couldn't hear the discussion off the court, he was just doing his best.

In fact, the constant running and impacting the basket is also a great physical drain on him.

At the same time, on the offensive end, Nick Young, who was opposite him, gradually performed coquettishly.

The Lakers have little to say at this point, and the only tactic is to pull away and give Nick Young a single.

Pau Gasol and Carman took turns blocking him.

Nash has also frequently created opportunities for Nick Young by interspersing hand-downs.

In this process, the Spurs' assistance defense is in place, and Deng Hongfei's single defense is also in place.

It was normal at first.

The Lakers' overall shooting percentage remains cold.

Nick Young was also slow to get his hands dirty, but after hitting an unreasonable ultra-long three-pointer, he turned on a crazy pumping mode.

All kinds of unreasonable shots emerge one after another.

It's hard to pull the Lakers' score up.

Until the end of the second quarter.

The Spurs temporarily led by nine points at 51:42.

Up to now, Deng Hongfei has played a total of 16 minutes from 4 minutes left in the first quarter to the second quarter, shooting 7 of 10 and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks!

There were no 3-point shots.

The efficiency is still impressive.

With 4 points left to get the first 20 of his career, Deng Hongfei is looking forward to the next third quarter, whether Popovich can give him a chance to complete the goal one step ahead of schedule.

But as it turned out, he was overthinking.

Popovich didn't let him play in the third quarter, and Nick Young couldn't continue his magic after a break of more than ten minutes.

The fourth quarter turned straight into garbage time.

Deng Hongfei didn't know whether he should be happy or unhappy.

During garbage time, the coach didn't put him on it.

That's Popovich's style, he always manages to keep everyone's playing time relatively even.

Make it possible for everyone to play.

——

As the half-time whistle blew.

The score was fixed at 118:93, and the Spurs won by 21 points.

And Deng Hongfei's hope of scoring more than 20 points in a single game can only be temporarily postponed to the next game.

However, he was already quite content, and it was a surprise that he could play for such a long time.

Yes.

In addition to Deng Hongfei's outstanding performance, Leonard shines even more.

He shot 9-of-14 from the field and made free throws to finish with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

Burrece Dior scored 6 points, 13 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.

Got their second win of the new season, but the Spurs didn't dare to let up.

Because they didn't have any time to rest, they had to hurry back to the hotel to pack their bags and fly non-stop to Portland for Game 2 in a back-to-back game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Such an intensive competition system is a great test of the players' physical strength and energy.

So in this game, Popovich chose to rest the main player Duncan, and Ginobili did not play too much time.

——

Sit on the plane.

Deng Hongfei felt very tired all over.

In fact, I didn't feel anything on the field, after all, I only played 16 minutes.

But the hardship is that after the game, you have to endure the fatigue of traveling and traveling, which is very grinding......

This is the first time he has experienced the feeling of back-to-back, and it is a bit overwhelming.

You can imagine how durable the NBA players are.

But it's always going to get used to it......

He looked out the porthole and slowly closed his eyes.

Kobe Bryant came over to him before the end of the game and said to him, "This game is very good, if you need anything in the future, you can contact me immediately, and I have sent the contact information to your mobile phone." ”