"Meng, the penalty on the court is very unfavorable to us now, so pay attention to the scale of your action and don't get fouled. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info "Meng Xu was replaced because of 3 fouls after only one minute of play in the second quarter, but less than 3 minutes after the start of the third quarter, Meng Xu was whistled for a foul again when he wanted to steal Rick Fox, Popovich had to call a timeout, and after a thousand instructions, but did not replace Meng Xu, who had already committed 4 fouls.

In the second quarter, after Meng Xu got off the court because of a foul problem, the Spurs once again resumed the tactics of combining inside and outside, but the old problem in front of the Spurs was still the same, except for Mario Eley's slightly normal hand, Sean Elliott and Avery Johnson's shooting rate has not been high, especially the Spurs' 3-point shot, which was only 1 of 6 shots in the entire 2nd quarter, which also made the Lakers continue to shrink the defense and frantically wrap Tim Duncan. At halftime, 49-46, the Lakers had overtaken the Spurs.

"Meng, after you get on the court, don't hesitate, as long as you have the opportunity, it doesn't matter if you don't shoot." After Popovich told Meng Xu, just when Meng Xu was about to return to the court, assistant coach Mike Budenholzer pulled Meng Xu, according to the Lakers' previous shrinkage defensive tactics, Meng Xu still wants to continue to break through like in the first quarter, which is undoubtedly very difficult, but under this defensive tactic, there are a lot of shooting opportunities on the outside As the No. 1 3-point shooter in the Spurs, as long as Meng Xu can decisively shoot a few 3-pointers, the Lakers will soon defend it.

"Well, I see." After almost the entire quarter of the second quarter, Meng Xu's physical fitness is also very abundant now. After the timeout, Duncan and Avery Johnson were replaced off the court to rest, replacing them with Sean Elliott and Jaren Jackson, the Spurs' current center on the court is Samaki Walker, and the rest of Sean Elliott, Mario Eli, Meng Xu and Jaren Jackson are all pitchers, but many times they can't shoot accurately.

"Did you shrink so much that you looked down on my 3 points like this?" When Jaren Jackson sent the sideline ball, Meng Xu dribbled the ball more than a meter away from the 3-point line, and the closest Lakers defender to him turned out to be at the free throw line. Because of the Spurs' extremely poor outside shooting percentage in the second, the Lakers have also been implementing the strategy of shrinking defense.

Meng Xu did not prepare to accelerate to break through as usual, but took a step forward and made a decisive shot directly outside the 3-point line, and after Rick Fox, who was more than a meter away from Meng Xu, symbolically stretched out his hand, he could only watch the basketball thrown by Meng Xu fly to the basket.

"It looks like the Spurs are going to change their tactics." When Magic Johnson saw Meng Xu directly outside the 3-point line, he also smiled, if he wants to crack the Lakers' shrinkage defense, the most effective way is to shoot from the outside, as long as the Spurs can hit several mid-to-long-range shots in a row, then the Lakers have to give up the tactics of shrinking the defense, but the Spurs' group of outside lines is too unstable, and the Spurs, whose 3-point shooting rate broke through the sky in the last game, suddenly couldn't look directly at this game.

"It was just an accident." Seeing Meng Xu hit this 3-pointer, Phil Jackson's eyelids jumped inadvertently, but he quickly regained his composure, as this season's All-Star 3-point king, Meng Xu's 3-point shooting rate is very good, with a 42% 3-point shooting rate in the regular season, and a total of 126 3-pointers hit this season, which is also in the top 10 in the league. But in this round series with the Lakers, in addition to the first three games, Meng Xu has always had a poor 3-point hand in the next 3 games, with a total of 11 shots in the 3 games, but only 2 shots.

"Still not coming out?" In the next attack, when Meng Xu was standing outside the 3-point line with the ball, Rick Fox, who was opposite him, still didn't have the slightest intention of pressing, and it seemed that Meng Xu was still going to shoot.

"If only you had defended me like this for the whole game." Without the slightest hesitation, Meng Xu jumped directly at a distance of one meter from Rick Fox, although Meng Xu's starting height was not high, but due to the distance, Rick Fox could only watch Meng Xu throw this ball. After shooting again, Meng Xu also smiled at Rick Fox, this kind of shooting without interference, it must be bragging, but shooting 100 shots and hitting 60 goals is still guaranteed.

"Are the Lakers still shrinking their defense? When did Phil Jackson become so stubborn? When Meng Xu hit the third 3-pointer, 60-60, the Spurs had tied the score, for Phil Jackson's defensive tactics on the court, Magic Johnson was also puzzled, when Meng Xu hit the first ball, it was understandable that he still continued to shrink, but when Meng Xu hit the second 3-pointer, he was still implementing the tactics of shrinking, which was a little unreasonable in the eyes of Magic Johnson.

"Erwin, maybe Phil thinks that Meng can't always have such a good hand, and compared to outside shooting, the breakthrough is a little more lethal." Another commentator of this game, although he is defending Phil Jackson, can see that this reason for washing the floor is very far-fetched.

"Hmm." Shaking his head, although Johnson wanted to say that Phil Jackson's adaptability on the court was a little worse, but in the end he didn't say it, Phil Jackson is a famous coach with 6 championships, and in his first season with the Lakers, he played the best record in nearly 30 years with 67 wins, and if the Magic questioned his coaching ability, it would obviously not be so convincing.

Just ignored his assistant coach's suggestion to expand defense, and when he was still telling his assistant that Meng Xu's 3 points were an accident, Phil Jackson was slapped with a big ear, with a blue face, and the somewhat embarrassed Phil Jackson quickly called a timeout, while changing the defensive tactics on the court, he also hoped to disrupt Meng Xu's hand, through this 3 consecutive 3-pointers, Meng Xu's deterrent power rose a notch in Phil Jackson's heart.

"Meng, it's good." When he got off the field, assistant coach Mike Budenholzer handed Meng Xu a towel and a water glass, and patted Meng Xu on the back.

"Thank you." After receiving the water glass and towel handed over by the assistant coach, Meng Xu was also a little flattered, in the Spurs' coaching staff, Popovich had a hot temper, but he also had a very funny side, and often joked with Duncan David Robinson or something. And Mike Budenholzer is a little cold, whether it is training or competition, he has a serious face. As Popovich's protégés, Mike Budenholzer and Popovich have completely different styles.