In this game, the Spurs completely focused on the defensive end, playing a 1-2-2 combination of strong side stacking defense.

The Grizzlies' offense was completely cut off, with Maddie and Billups playing on their own, and Sean Marion and Roughly unable to fit into the team's offense.

As a result, the Grizzlies, who had always been smooth and gorgeous in attack before this game, instantly became a copy of the Lakers, and there were only various singles left in the half-court offense, with little cooperation.

This is not the offense that Qiao Hai wants to see, but Qiao Hai is not in a hurry to adjust, because the score is close, and the Grizzlies are only caught off guard by the Spurs.

The opening game was about 5 points behind, which was not a big gap, and the Grizzlies players quickly made changes on their own, Maddie added him and Patrick Ewing, a rough pick-and-roll, and through the pick-and-roll, tore a hole.

The Grizzlies bit the score with a dead bite.

Qiao Hai was not in a hurry to adjust for the time being, and by the time of the first official timeout, the score of the two teams was 12:16, and the Spurs led by 4 points.

With a 4-point difference, the official pause, Qiao Hai is ready to make adjustments.

Holding a tactical board, Qiao Hai marked two points, and then, the main force surrounded him, Qiao Hai glanced at the general and Shaun Marion: "Roughly, Sean, in the next game, you have to appear in the bottom corner more." ”

The advantage of the 1-2-2 joint defense is that it can maintain pressure on the outside line very well, limiting the offensive focus to teams that are biased towards the outside, but the weakness is also fatal.

Qiao Hai is well aware that the weakness of the regular 1-2-2 joint defense is in the bottom corner and the waist positions on both sides, but the Spurs' 1-2-2 joint defense is different, and its weakness is only one bottom corner.

The waist positions on both sides were made up by Duncan alone.

Therefore, Qiao Hai's choice is very simple, aiming at the bottom corner, and also focusing on the bottom corner.

At the same time, Qiao Hai also made a substitution, he replaced Billups with Ginobili, and the immediate change of this substitution is that the Grizzlies will be more threatening to break through on the court.

As a result, the Spurs will not be able to devote some energy to the bottom corner.

After the substitutions, the game resumed.

The Grizzlies' offensive focus changed all of a sudden.

In the first ball, Maddie broke through and rushed to the bottom line, and the Spurs directly sandwiched and barely stopped Maddie.

As a result, Maddie crosses directly to the bottom corner.

Sean Marion received the ball, Bruce Bowen was already a brushed defense, but when he turned back to defense, he had already taken a big step!

Marion was very decisive, because Qiao Hai had a corresponding arrangement.

But his hand seemed to be average, and the shot that was almost empty, but with a bang, the iron was struck!

Fortunately, while the defense was pulling around, the inside line had been emptied.

Patrick Ewing directly stuck David Robinson, and Maddie on the other side flew to grab the rebound, and then directly made a basket! Hit!

With two points in hand, the difference was narrowed to 2 points.

On the sidelines, Qiao Hai, who had been standing, sat back after this goal.

Obviously, this wave of offense was successful, and the weakness of the Spurs' bottom corner was obvious, and it would not be possible to make up for it without changing the defensive play, but once the defensive play was changed, the Grizzlies' outside offense was more alive.

So, for the time being, the Grizzlies don't need to make any changes when it comes to offense.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Grizzlies stared at the bottom corner and slammed it, Sean Marion and roughly crazy three-pointers, but Marion's hand felt average, only 1 of 3 shots, and the general feeling was hot, 4 shots and 3 shots, scored two three-pointers and one long two points, and scored a total of 8 points.

In the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by one point at 27-26.

In the second quarter, the Spurs insisted on a 1-2-2 joint defense, and the Grizzlies continued to stare at the bottom corner, and Michael Reed, Mike Bibie, and Stephen Jackson, who came on one after another in the second quarter, also hit three or two points in a row.

The Grizzlies' offense exploded completely, and the outside was hot.

A wave of 13:3 in the second quarter opened up the difference.

By halftime, the Grizzlies had a nine-point lead at 57:48.

At the start of the second half, the Spurs finally changed their defensive tactics to a regular defensive tactic.

The Grizzlies are on the full line.

They won by five more points in the first quarter, and after three quarters, the Grizzlies had a 14-point lead at 86:72.

The process of the game was very smooth, and Qiao Hai didn't expect it to be so smooth.

McBrin on the commentary bench felt normal: "Maddy's state is hot in this game, forcing the Spurs to wrap him, the Spurs' defense is very whole, but in the face of the Grizzlies' countless outside strong points, there is nothing they can do, because they can only pinch one person at most at the same time." ”

"The depth of the Grizzlies' bench is terrifying, and the starting bench has strong points that can hold the ball, even a strong defensive team like the Grizzlies can't stand the pressure......"

In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies continued to make various rotations.

The Spurs were very tenacious and kept biting the score, and the Grizzlies couldn't continue to open up the difference, but a 10-point lead was enough for the Grizzlies to ensure victory.

"It's over!" The twelve-minute game was over, the whole game was over, and McBrin and Marv Albert shouted. "The Grizzlies won this and are 2-2 against the Spurs this season!"

"Especially in the last two games, two wins in a row, it looks like the Grizzlies have cured their thorn phobia!"

The Grizzlies won 111-98, a 13-point difference, and judging from the point difference, this game is still very easy.

In the second of the five major games, the Grizzlies won again, with this victory, there are still three of the five major games, even if they lose all the remaining three games, Qiao Hai is already very satisfied with this record.

As long as he wins against the Spurs, Qiao Hai is very satisfied.

In front of the technical desk, Qiao Hai found Popovich again to shake hands.

Popovich didn't have any special opinion about this victory, he smiled and congratulated Qiao Hai.

Qiao Hai also smiled and accepted Popovich's congratulations.

Both are well aware that the regular season matchup is over, and the real game will be played in the playoffs.

For now, the Spurs are second in the West, and if this ranking is maintained until the end of the season, at least the first round to the second round of the playoffs, the Grizzlies and Spurs will not meet.

The Lakers are currently fourth, but the gap between third and fifth in the West is very small, with only half a win or a win, so anything is possible.

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After the game against the Spurs, the Grizzlies prepared to fly to Sacramento.

The next game is on the road, and the Grizzlies will take on the Kings in Sacramento.

Fighting away, Qiao Hai didn't think about winning, for this king, Qiao Hai didn't have too much to worry about, he knew the king's tactics too well.

The Kings still have a chance in the regular season, and when it comes to the playoffs, the Kings won't have a chance at all.

Unless they abandon the Princeton offense.

But apparently, abandoning the Princeton offense, this Kings wouldn't have been so strong.