San Antonio, first game away.

Maddy's mild back cramp has not fully recovered, and before the game, Qiao Hai thought for a long time, thinking about it, he didn't want to push himself into a desperate situation again, if this game was lost again, the Spurs would lead 2:1.

In that case, the fourth game will not be lost for the Grizzlies, because if the Grizzlies lose the fourth game, the Spurs will get the match point.

Qiao Hai didn't want to be so passive anymore, he wanted to take the initiative.

So, before the third game, another status card was thrown out by Qiao Hai, and Qiao Hai wanted to ensure the victory of the third game, and he wanted to win back a victory away from home and snatch back the victory he lost at home.

The third battle, Alamo Dome.

After a season, Qiao Hai is here again.

But this time, he changed his identity, from the acting head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers to the head coach of the Vancouver Grizzlies.

The identity has changed, and the team has changed, but the Grizzlies, like the Lakers, are strong teams, and for the Spurs, both teams are challenges for them and need to be seriously faced.

Compared with last season, against Qiao Hai again, Spurs fans even found that the beginning of the two series was almost the same, the first two games were 1:1 draws, the difference is that last season it was the Lakers who won first, and then the Spurs pulled back one, this season it was the Spurs who won first, and then the Grizzlies pulled back one, and the home and away games were also reversed, last season the Spurs were home first and then away, and this season it became first away and then home.

Therefore, some Spurs fans believe that according to the plot of last season, the Spurs will win three consecutive games and defeat the Grizzlies to advance to the next round.

But in this game, the trend of the plot made all Spurs fans despair.

In the first quarter, Joe Hai fielded the starting lineup of point guard Billups, shooting guard Maddy, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Raheem, and center Brad Miller.

Maddy opened the game with a single, scoring three shots in a row, plus a three-pointer from Billups, and the Grizzlies opened 9-2, directly forcing a timeout from Popovich.

Popovich could only take a timeout, and in this game, he arranged a targeted defense to lock up Maddie.

As a result, Maddie used an unexpected three high-post back-to-back singles to score three goals in a row.

Maddy's re-outburst shattered Popovich's plan, and he had no choice but to rearrange his tactics to target Maddie.

Maddie was targeted, but in this game, his state was still hot, and the Spurs could only limit Maddy, unable to stop Maddy, in the first quarter of the game, Maddy scored 13 points alone, helping the Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 7 points at 29:22.

Then, in the second quarter, in the same plot, the Grizzlies first played the dual-control combination Galahim.

The score was pressed by Spurs.

In the second half of the second quarter, Maddie came on the court and stepped up to lead the team, and after scoring back-to-back points, the Grizzlies led by nine points at halftime.

In the second half, the Grizzlies opened with all the main force and continued to lead the game, and the Grizzlies led by 15 points in the third quarter.

The Spurs played the fourth quarter with all the main force, and the difference was once narrowed to within 10 points by the Spurs.

Five minutes before the end, Maddie stepped up again.

Consecutive singles, consecutive goals, scored 8 points in a row, Grizzlies 13:3, the difference instantly opened to 20 points, and the game ended.

In the end, the Grizzlies won by 21 points with 117:96!

In the first game on the road, the Grizzlies snatched back a strong victory, and the overall score became 2:1.

Spurs fans are desperate, because the plot of this game is too similar to the plot of last season's Western Conference Finals against the Lakers, the first two games were tied 1:1, and then the Lakers suddenly broke out, won three games in a row, won the Spurs, and entered the Finals.

Finally, in the Finals, the Lakers easily defeated their opponents and won the O'Brien Cup.

Many Spurs fans have also thought that if they won the Western Conference Finals last year, they would have been the ones who won the Finals with ease.

This season, the Spurs' goal is still the championship, but in the middle of the season, Duncan's injury caused the Spurs to slip in the Western Conference and fall directly to fourth place.

So, for the Spurs, the opponent they had beaten three times suddenly started in the final game of the regular season and became their bitter master......

Just when Spurs fans perceive the familiarity of the plot and feel hopeless.

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In the fourth game, Maddie's back spasm recovered, and Qiao Hai didn't use the status card, in this game, Qiao Hai and Popovich really did a real thing.

In the first quarter, the Grizzlies' starting lineup was unchanged from the previous game, and the same was true for the Spurs.

Maddie in this game is no longer the red-hot Maddie, so he can't score explosively, he can only fight point by point under the strict defense of the Spurs.

In the eyes of others, it turned out that Maddie's condition was not as good as the first two games.

After half a quarter, the Grizzlies and Spurs were tied.

In the second half of the quarter, the two teams made some rotations, and on the Grizzlies' side, Qiao Hai pushed Sean Marion to the No. 4 position and replaced Mike Bibby, one big and four small.

The Spurs did the same, replacing David Robinson with Jeremy Colsey, who was also one big and four small.

The difference is that the Spurs' firepower is not comparable to that of the Grizzlies, and at the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies led by 4 points.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies' lineup on the court was dual-control Garahim, the Spurs replaced another tower David Robinson, Corsi played the fourth position, Mario Airy played the third position, and the backcourt combination was Tony Delke and Antonio Daniels, one big and four small, continued to play fast, not only erasing the 4-point difference, but also leading by 2 points.

When Qiao Hai switched back to Maddie and played for a full four hours, the Spurs suddenly replaced Mario Alley and David Robinson with Marie Cross and Duncan, a flexible interior combination that ran with the Grizzlies while being strong defensively.

The game was played and the Spurs had the advantage.

At halftime, the Spurs led by eight points.

At the beginning of the second half, the two teams faced each other, and the Spurs increased their defensive intensity and continued to extend their lead.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs led by 10 points.

In the end, the 10-point lead was maintained until the end, and the Spurs won the fourth game 107-97.

With a total score of 2:2, the Grizzlies and Spurs continued to tie.

Losing the fourth game, Qiao Hai was not too surprised, in this game the Spurs hole cards were exhausted, one big and four small, Duncan and Mari Cross's flexible interior combination appeared in this game, it can be said that the Grizzlies lost was unexpected and expected.

The Spurs, who have added a small-ball style of play, are also good both offensively and defensively from another point of view.

Compared to the final game of the regular season, this Spurs team is stronger.

Because they have changed a lot and have more means to win, with Popovich controlling the court, even if Qiao Hai has the help of the system, it is quite difficult for him to suppress the Spurs all the time.

Therefore, Qiao Hai is not surprised that the game is like this, but in the next game, Qiao Hai must also play his hole cards, because the next game will be a match point battle.