Chapter 201: Create an opportunity to continue the show
I have to say that the old man's pause is still very timely, because this kind of attack, no matter which side wins the final victory, is not good for the Spurs, after all, the Spurs are a team known for their team play, after being brought into the singles circle by Ye Xuan like this, the Spurs' tactics tend to stagnate, of course the old man will not choose such a style of play, and even if this style of play is a draw, it will not be good for the Spurs. After all, their side is in a backward situation, and even if it is tied in heads-up, the Spurs' precious time to chase points will be wasted.
When the old man was taking a pause, he reminded Leonard not to be rash, and asked him to focus on the difficult task of defending Ye Xuan. At the end of the timeout, the Spurs served from the sideline, and this time, the Spurs decisively gave up the singles with the opponent, and instead Parker directed his teammates' runs in the high post.
Ginobili used Dio's cover to get rid of Pickled Pepper's defense in his off-ball run, and then came out from near the bottom corner, Parker's side also immediately passed the ball over, Ye Xuan saw that the bald man was in control, and immediately went over to make up for the defense, but the bald man was not in a hurry to shoot, and passed the ball back to Parker, and the small sports car took two steps inward under the vacancy and then threw a shot to score two more points for the Spurs.
Seeing that the opponent had changed his style of play, Ye Xuan no longer thought about continuing to force singles, and after he controlled the ball and came to the front court, he handed the ball to Pickle Pepper, and then he started to run without the ball again, but Pickle Pepper still wanted to find a chance to let Ye Xuan show off, he also knew that Ye Xuan had been holding his breath in his heart after being defended by Leonard, and it was not bad to take advantage of this opportunity to let Ye Xuan vent well.
So Pickled Pepper observed the opponent's defensive formation for a while, and then called Stephenson to help make a block, and then rushed directly towards Ye Xuan's running route, the two staggered for a moment, Pickled Pepper secretly stuffed the ball into Ye Xuan's hand, and then directly braked to block Leonard who was chasing behind Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan continued to run two steps outside after receiving the ball, a step back to avoid Ginobili's defense, and then directly pulled up and shot at a step inside the three-point line, and hit!
The five consecutive attacks were all shot by Ye Xuan, and all of them were scored, and the audience at the scene was also very addicted to watching, but because there was not much time left in the second quarter, the audience also seemed a little regretful.
However, in the last forty seconds, it was still enough for the two teams to carry out an attack each, the Spurs pressed the rhythm after serving in the backcourt, and let Parker slowly organize the last attack in the first half, Ye Xuan also thought that the opponent was going to hold down the time to play the last attack, but he didn't know that Parker suddenly started directly, and directly passed Ye Xuan, who had not come back to his senses, in two steps, and then made a layup against West's defense.
At this time, there were 33 seconds left in the game, but Rao was so, and the Pacers still chose to press the clock until the last second before making a shot. After Ye Xuan controlled the ball and came to the front court, he directly commanded his teammates to pull them all away, and then he was one step before the middle line while dribbling the ball while waiting for the time to pass slowly, and when there were 9 seconds left in the countdown on the timer, Ye Xuan finally moved, using a block that Stephenson suddenly raised to directly get rid of Leonard's defense, and then directly moved two steps sideways, pulled it up and shot, and hit the three-point shot directly one step away from the three-point line.
And surprisingly, Ye Xuan did not start his own pretending to be a big cause because of this shot, but immediately chose to defend very calmly, and the opponent really wanted to serve and sneak attack, but when he saw Ye Xuan and others, he immediately chose to defend back, and in desperation, he could only choose to play steadily.
After Parker quickly brought the ball to the front court, there were only 9 seconds left in the offensive time, Parker immediately waved his hand, called Dio on the inside line to help block and dismantle, and then immediately broke through the ball and passed the ball back to Dio who was waiting in the high post, Dio picked up and shot directly after receiving the ball, and the shot ended in iron, just when the Pacers players felt that the first half was over like this, Leonard didn't know where to kill, pressed West to grab the rebound, and pushed the ball directly in the air to the basket, the ball went in, The red light on the timer also lit up at this time.
Watching Leonard walk back to the players' tunnel with a blank face, the Pacers generals and the audience at the scene were also speechless. But no matter what, the opponent has already shot the ball, and the Pacers can only reluctantly accept it, but fortunately, although Leonard sneaked up on it, the Pacers still led the opponent by 58:53 by 5 points into the second half.
At halftime, the Pacers, although they seemed relatively relaxed, did not relax too much as they did in the previous game. Seeing this scene, Coach Frank was still very satisfied with the adaptability of his disciples, so after casually arranging the lineup for the second half, Coach Frank let them relax.
Compared with the relaxed atmosphere on the Pacers' side, the Spurs are still so depressed, first of all, the Spurs themselves are not a team with a relaxed atmosphere, they are more disciplined in the team, and they are now not only one big score behind the opponent, but now in this crucial sixth game, they are behind again, not to mention that they now have a starting interior in the team in a state of suspension, under multiple pressures, they want to be relaxed and can't relax.
Time passed in a blink of an eye, at the beginning of the third quarter of the game, the Spurs re-established a new lineup, the inside line is Duncan alone, and the forward line is composed of Matt Bonner and Leonard, due to Bonner's characteristics, so the Spurs' interior pressure is destined to be great, and in the backcourt, the Spurs did not put their starting point guard on the court, but let Parker play with Belinelli, and I don't know if the old man lost confidence in Danny Green, so he pressed him to the bench.
As for the Pacers' side, it's much simpler. Due to Ye Xuan's excellent performance in the second quarter, Coach Frank did not let George Hill continue to play with Ye Xuan, but chose to reschedule Lance Stephenson, who had played as a substitute for three consecutive games, back to the starting role in the second half.