First, in the first quarter, both sides played normally, 33:28, and the Spurs temporarily led by 5 points.

After entering the second quarter of the game, Jin Feng was replaced to rest, and in the entire second quarter, he did not play, the Spurs under the leadership of Aldridge, continued to maintain the suppression of the Raptors, however, the Raptors, Lowry, who did not perform well in the first two games, ushered in an explosion in the second quarter, he shot 3 of 4 from the outside three-point, and scored 12 points in a single quarter, helping the Raptors only 3 points behind the Spurs at halftime.

'It's had an impact, it's horrible, you know I've been in the league for so many years, it's the first time I've had a start like this season, and I hope they can improve, it's a bit dangerous for the players'

During the half-time break, when a reporter asked Popovich about the successive injuries of players just a few days after the start of the new season, Popovich replied.

Popovich is an "antique" figure in the league and the "originator" of the rotation world, so his point is particularly important.

However, it is impossible for the cunning old man to directly "provoke" the league, he just expressed his opinion on the side, that is, the league has reduced the number of preseason games this season, and it is unreasonable to start the game early.

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After the half-time break, players from both sides returned to the pitch and the game resumed.

After the start of the third quarter, the Spurs continued to maintain their usual style, playing steadily, and continued to suppress the Raptors in the first 5 minutes of the third quarter, but when the time came to the 6th minute of the third quarter of the game12, the situation on the court changed abruptly.

DeMar DeRozan, who had an excellent performance in the first quarter of the game and was silent in the second quarter, suddenly broke out, mid-range backward jumpers, back-to-back singles, and broke through with the ball, and in just 2 minutes, he scored 10 points frantically, leading the Raptors to blast out a wave of 13:0, which caught the Spurs off guard, and at the same time, also overtook the score and led the Spurs by 9 points.

To be honest, the Spurs' defensive intensity is not low, with Jin Feng and Danny Green on the court at the same time, it stands to reason that DeRozan will not be too comfortable on the offensive end.

However, DeRozan is an All-Star player after all, he has the reputation of "King of Shots", and he has the aura of "poor Kobe", so once he suddenly enters a violent state, it is really catch-off, in basketball games, it is often like this, once a player suddenly feels better, the defender is really helpless.

The Raptors' sudden burst of attack also forced Popovich to immediately ask for a timeout, and he couldn't let the game go on like this.

"Everybody, listen, the opponent has been feeling good in this period and I have seen the effort on the defensive end, but obviously we are not getting good results, so what do we do in this situation?"

"Offense, yes, offense, we have to not only work on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, we can open up the situation from the outside, so then we do the hammer ......

Popovich blew his beard and glared, and immediately made a decision that the Spurs were going to fight with the Raptors for offense.

Therefore, after returning from the pause, the Spurs' on-court lineup became Mills, Jin Feng, Gay, Aldridge, Gasol, and in the next period of time, Jin Feng's main tactics were hammer tactics!

Hammer tactics, why is it called "hammer", I don't know why, it may depend on the coach who designed the tactics at the time, maybe he had just DIY repaired the wooden fence in the garden at home the day before. The basis of this tactic is that when the strong side (the side with the ball) is playing with the ball, the weak side (the side without the ball) is also covering, and the purpose is to let the ball carrier pass to the bottom corner of the weak side after breaking through the basket to shoot a three-point shot.

Among the many tactics of the Spurs, this tactic is often used, and it is relatively simple and easy to understand.

In the hammer strategy, the player who executes the breakthrough is generally the team's point guard, or the player with the ability to break through with the ball, such as in today's Spurs, the player who executes the breakthrough can be Parker, Jin Feng or Leonard. The weak-side catch-and-shoot can be Parker, Danny Green or even Mills, and the No. 5 player who performs the weak-side screen may be Aldridge, Gasol or Lovergne. In the modern concept of basketball, there are actually only three positions on the basketball court - guard (1), winger (2, 3), and center (4, 5), which has been recognized by many people.

Hammer series 1, 2, 3, 4 after doing cross screens on the strong side, free up 3, and point guard 1 passes the ball to him.

After 2 has completed the task of covering 3, go to the weak side to receive the off-ball cover of center 5 and ambush in the bottom corner. At the same time, 3 has broken through the basket, which will inevitably attract more than two people, and he will not have room for layups after he gets to the basket, so he will distribute the ball to 2 in the bottom corner of the weak side along the baseline to complete the three-point shot.

This is Hammer Tactic 1!

Hammer series 2, 1 dribbles to the top of the arc and passes to 3. The two centers 5 and 4 switch positions high and low, and after 5 to the low post on the weak side, they are ready to cover 2.

4 (can be the former Duncan and now Ard, this may be the reason for the name "Duncan Footsteps") on the strong side to 3 to do the ball cover, at the same time, 5 to 2 (such as Jin Feng) to do the off-ball cover has also been completed, 3 break through the baseline to 2 pass three points.

The hammer tactic has high requirements for the player's awareness of blocking and pick-and-roll, in addition to this, there are also certain requirements for the projection ability of the player who executes the last attack, after all, to ensure the success rate.

So, as far as the current Spurs team is concerned, with Parker and Leonard both sidelined, the best task of executing the final offense falls to Jin Feng, whose outside three-pointer is one of the keys to Popovich's decision to use this set of tactics.

On the court, the game continued, the Spurs' offense, after Jin Feng advanced to the front court with the ball, he handed the ball to Mills for the first time, and then he ran to the left from the right side of the arc through the free throw line, and at the same time, Aldridge and Gasol on the inside moved to the right side of the arc at the top of the arc simultaneously, and Mills, who held the ball, chose to break through from the right side of the top of the arc when he faced Lowry's defense, just when the Raptors players thought that Mills would end the offense, Mills in the breakthrough suddenly divided the ball, He passed the ball to Jin Feng, who was waiting in the vacant position on the left side of the arc.

Hand up and knife down!

Swish!

Jin Feng successfully hit a three-point empty position!

While fighting again, DeRozan was rewarded by Aldridge for a breakthrough layup, and the basketball came to Danny Green's hands.

After halftime, Danny Green handed the ball to Jin Feng, and then, the Spurs did the same, hitting a three-pointer again, but this time it was Danny Green who made the final shot.

After being hit two three-pointers by the Spurs in a row, both of which were very easy hits, the Raptors finally felt that they were wrong......