Before the start of this series, David played Popovich a total of three times as a coach.

The third time was when he coached the Grizzlies, the first time he defeated the Spurs to complete the Black Eight Miracle, the second time he was swept out of the Western Conference Finals by the Spurs 4-0, and the third time he lost six games in the first round.

In the first two matchups, David was only the assistant coach of the Grizzlies, and the last time was the head coach, so it was the most unwilling for him to lose, and then he was officially fired by the Grizzlies.

Perhaps as fate would have it, he chose to coach the Kings last summer and face Popovich of the Spurs in the playoffs this year.

It's just that this time the Kings he coached are no longer challengers like the Grizzlies in the past, and now the Kings have the No. 1 regular season record, not only this year, but also the No. 1 regular season record in the entire NBA history.

Arguably, he was the best manager of the 17-18 season.

Now the Kings have won 2 games, and the third game has less than 15 points left, 3-0 in sight.

As an old rival, he knew Popovich had another trick.

"When we come back from a timeout, the Spurs players will definitely defend us like doping, but don't be afraid, we dodge this time, wear them down with threes and passes, and as long as we keep the difference until the end of the third quarter, they'll be out of the question."

After saying this paragraph, David did not continue to nag, on the other hand, on the side of the Spurs, Popovich was constantly gesturing, looking excited, as if he was encouraging to speak before the decisive battle.

"Didn't the coach say what Popovich's trick was? Do you understand? Bogdan approached Zhang Feng and asked in a low voice.

"Hey, we've played 3 games, we've run out of tactics, and there's a trick, so it's definitely to encourage the players."

"Is it a trick to encourage your teammates? NBA coach won't? ”

"Don't say it, it's really different, do you know how Popovich won in the first place against a group of people who recruited Aldridge? Do you know how he chooses rookies? ”

"Tell me ......"

"Popovich asked Ade, 'Do you want to be a clown in Los Angeles or go back home and be a championship team boss?' If a coach asks you that, how would you answer? ”

"Of course, I want to go back to my hometown to be the boss......"

"So, that's where Popovich is great, in a word, he encourages the players in one way. Alas, stop talking, let's play".

After the timeout ended, the game resumed, Murray took control of the ball and went to the frontcourt, and the shouts of cheering from the ATT Center resounded in the sky.

Sure enough, Murray's first pass to Danny Green was faster and more powerful than before, and it was impossible for Zhang Feng to interfere.

Green received the ball and raised his hand to aim for the hoop, Bogdan reached for the block, but Green's shot was a feint, and he passed the ball to kawaii in the left short corner.

After Green passed, he directly ran to the basket and cut down, such a classic pass and cut coordination, Bogdan immediately turned around and chased wildly.

Unfortunately, it was still a step too slow, and Kawaii took the first step to pass the ball back to Green, who received the ball and hit the basket.

The tactics were as simple as that, but the Spurs were resolute and quick throughout the execution process, and every step was in place.

Yibian Kings attacked, and Zhang Feng encountered Murray's close defense just after half court.

said that it was close-fitting, but Murray didn't grab it, maybe to avoid fouls, or maybe he just wanted to consume Zhang Feng's physical strength.

According to what David said before, avoiding its edge, Zhang Feng pulled the ball to the right and moved his feet horizontally successively, instantly throwing off Murray with a big step. When Murray pounced again, he immediately pocketed the ball to Bogdan on the right wing.

Bogdan got it and it was the same thing, Green almost didn't put his face on his face, he didn't know what to do, and glanced back at Zhang Feng.

Seeing Zhang Feng deviate his head, Bogdan immediately threw the ball to Justin in the bottom corner on the right side, and kawaii stepped forward to press, but the ball stayed in Justin's hands for less than a second, and then it was transferred to Lefu under the right basket.

Love received the ball and hit it back, turned around and shot after 3 consecutive tops, and Ade did not hesitate to jump and block. Colafour didn't quite take the shot, but redistributed the ball to Randolph in the left short corner.

In the face of Gasol's marking, Randolph didn't even mean to pretend to play, and neatly handed the ball to Zhang Feng, who didn't know when he had slipped to the left wing position.

Catching the ball and jumping, Murray strode and flew to the cover, but it was too late, and a 'swish' sounded, and Zhang Feng hit a three-point shot.

In the King's offense, the basketball passed through the hands of 5 people, passed to the bottom corner of the right side near the middle line, circled a large circle and finally landed on the left wing, so a wide range of transfer balls, easily got rid of the Spurs' defensive suppression.

The most important thing is that except for Lefou's appearance of 3 times Ade, there is no other confrontation in the entire offense, and the whole Spurs team is like a fist hitting cotton, and the strength can't be used.

The Spurs attacked again, Murray passed the ball high at the top of the arc, and Ade received the ball in the low post on the right side and hit Love with his back.

He is holding back a lot of energy, probably for a long time unwillingly, since he joined the Spurs, not only did not become the boss to succeed Duncan, but also played for a period of time and was good at the center.

It's nothing, as long as you can win, everything will be fine. But the team's record is not ideal, and his statistics are not eye-catching, so he once took the initiative to apply for a trade.

After finally regaining his form this season, he was unfortunately injured again, and after his return, he carried the team to the playoffs, but encountered a strong opponent like the King.

Played three games, each of which was bloodied by the king, and he was really unwilling.

In this attack, he continued to hit with his back, and Lefu was a little unable to parry, and when he saw the opportunity, he immediately turned around and jumped.

I thought that he would be disturbed by Lefou's block, but he didn't expect Lefu to go backwards and the referee's whistle sounded, and he looked back with a bad feeling.

The referee said that his elbow movement was too big, and even if there was a boo in the center of ATT, he could only put the ball on the ground and walk back.

The king attacked again, facing the Spurs' man-to-man defense, the king implemented 1 inside and 4 outside tactics, and Zhang Feng passed the ball to Lefu single.

I saw Ade's hands on Lefou's back, his legs slightly bent and tense, looking full of strength.

But that once thought that Lefu directly made a step-back turnover jumper and easily hit 2 points, but Ade didn't react at all.

Lefou's goal was like a basin of cold water poured on Ade's head and on the heads of the entire Spurs team. After the timeout, they had no strength to make it out, and the margin did not close by a single point, and the game was already at the end of the third quarter.

"We've resisted Popovich's tricks, we've won the series, up to 4-1, and now we can really think about the next round opponent," Carter smiled on the sidelines.