Chapter 210: The Scheming Popovich
Robinson was 216 centimeters, taller than Duncan, and Fortson stood in front of him, almost a head shorter.
Regardless of the height, there is also an absolute difference in arm span, which is almost a misalignment advantage.
Unlike Duncan, after receiving the basketball, Robinson jumped straight up and pressed Fortson to shoot the basketball.
Fortson struggled to jump, but the difference in height, arm span, and even bounce made him unable to reach the basketball at all, and could hardly form a distraction.
Swish~
The basketball went to the basket and the Spurs scored two points again.
Watching Fortson being abused, D'Antoni was annoyed, Fortson is the team's rebounding king, very important to the team, if Fortson is replaced, the Nuggets are already in a weak rebounding position, and will undoubtedly be completely crushed.
If it is not changed, judging from the situation on the field, the opponent is likely to focus on Fortson, whether it is Robinson or Duncan, they have a great advantage.
In Fortson's case, it will definitely be blown up, and it is possible that it will still be blown up in turn.
"Well done!"
On the other side, Popovich clapped his hands and showed a smile that could not be concealed.
Naturally, Popovich knows enough about the Nuggets, and he has taken a lot of measures not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
1. Strengthen the restriction of the Nuggets' fast attack, compared with the last game, there are a few more changes in the details, and do not give the Nuggets a chance to launch a fast attack! With the speed of the Spurs' defense, it is difficult for the opponent's fast break to pose a threat.
Second, strengthen Ji Liang's defense, increase his physical resistance, and speed up his physical attrition, so Popovich sent 'black and hard' Marik Rose. At the same time, the Spurs Twin Towers sit in the penalty area and make up for the defense at any time!
Third, encircle and suppress Fortson, since it is difficult to restrain Chi Liang, let's set fire to another point. The Spurs are weak on the outside, so naturally they will not focus on the outside, and the Nuggets' Clark is dispensable, and in the end Popovich chose Fortson.
Known for his rebounding and defense, Fortson is the Nuggets' rebounding leader, with a style similar to Dennis Rodman, but in front of the Spurs Twin Towers, his height flaws are significantly magnified, and it is difficult to limit the Spurs Twin Towers.
No matter how you look at it, Fortson is the best choice.
If Fortson can naturally play the best, the Spurs' rebounding advantage will expand; Even if they can't play, the Spurs Twin Towers can easily bully Fortson and have high efficiency.
In addition, the Spurs have also strengthened their perimeter defense, favoring a strategy of preventing shots and not penetrating, and it is best to let the opponent burst into the restricted area and face the Spurs twin towers.
The Spurs' defense is very strong, especially the defense of the restricted area, not to mention Robinson, who has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team for 4 times, and all players who want to violate the restricted area must weigh their guts.
Duncan, on the other hand, is still a sophomore, but he also shows good defensive ability and awareness, he does not rely solely on physical defense, and has different strategies for different types of defenders.
In addition, before he was seriously injured, Duncan had outstanding footwork, better ability to help defense, and good movement ability, which undoubtedly expanded the area of help defense.
The Nuggets' offense, seeing that there was no chance of a fast break, Billups had to press the rhythm and advance to the half court with the ball.
Under Johnson's entanglement, Billups didn't have much to do, the opponent's defense was very sticky, plus the two were similar in size and the height difference was not large, so it was difficult to get rid of each other.
In this case, Billups began to observe the position of his teammates, and soon Ji Liang ran back, and there was a gap.
Billups passed, Ji Liang quickly caught the basketball, Rose was not slow, and the moment he received the ball, he immediately pounced.
At the first time, Ji Liang raised his hands and successfully shook off Marik Ross and broke through.
In an instant, Chi Liang burst into the penalty area, and Duncan immediately greeted him, straightening his arm vigorously and not giving Chi Liang a chance to shoot easily.
At this moment, Chi Liang flicked his left hand and used the passing feint, Duncan thought that Chi Liang was going to pass to Fortson, and instantly stopped his pace.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ji Liang successfully broke through Duncan and scored a layup.
Looking at Chi Liang's back, Duncan shook his head, and he also felt helpless about this junior.
In the next few minutes, Fortson was extremely embarrassed and was bullied by Duncan and Robinson in turn.
On the other hand, the Nuggets were obviously troubled, so under the targeted defense of the Spurs, they were not efficient and began to be opened up by the Spurs.
There is no doubt that the Nuggets are off to an unusually bad start! The Spurs, on the other hand, are in stark contrast to them, playing in a steady and steady manner, playing very smoothly and maintaining a very high shooting percentage.
On top of that, the Spurs defended quickly and didn't give the Nuggets a chance to break fast.
Compared to Popovich, D'Antoni is still too young after all, and it's no wonder that the latter has historically worked as a scout for the Spurs and then went to the Trail Blazers as an assistant coach.
D'Antoni felt helpless, rubbing his head vigorously, unable to do anything about the situation on the field.
The situation on the court is very simple, the Nuggets can't defend and can't defend it, and even the offense they are best at has been affected.
Ginger is still old and spicy, and the measures taken by Popovich have limited restraint on this Nuggets team.
After a moment of hesitation, D'Antoni called for a timeout and made adjustments, replacing Fortson with Herrera and then bringing on Van Exel for Williams.
With this substitution, the Nuggets increased their interior height and offensive intensity, but also reduced their rebounding protection.
After deciding to make a substitution, D'Antoni pulled out his tactics board and began to change tactics.
"Increase blocking and covering, give Ji Liang and Changxi more shooting opportunities; Nick, Johnson is not your opponent, you can increase the strength of the breakthrough, you must attack resolutely! ”
Soon, the timeout ended and the Nuggets began to serve.
Van Exel advanced with the ball, and Ji Liang began to run, taking advantage of the cover of his teammates, and quickly shook off Rose and appeared outside the three-point line in the bottom corner.
Van Exel passed, and after receiving the basketball, Ji Liang's knee bent slightly and immediately lifted the basketball.
Rose was in a hurry, where was there time to think, and hurriedly jumped up.
At the moment when he jumped, Ji Liang collected the basketball, took a sideways step to the side, and shot a three-point shot.
Swish~
With almost no interference, Chi Liang hit a three-point shot.
In the following time, Ji Liang used the cover of his teammates to constantly create scoring opportunities through running.
Like ordinary black people, Ross is not smart and is easily shaken by Chi Liang, which leads to Chi Liang's repeated successes, and his personal score is rising.
Despite this, the Nuggets did not close the gap, even if they replaced Herrera, the Spurs twin towers still took what they wanted in the restricted area, and it was difficult to form restrictions.
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