364 Tough Ade!
Raptors head coach Dwayne Casey immediately called for a timeout, he had studied the Spurs' tactics, and at this moment, he suddenly realized something.
“Jointdefence! Jointdefence! (Joint Defense)"
During the timeout, Casey yelled at his players, realizing that his players were just facing the Spurs' hammer tactic, which had a very scary point, that is, it instantly opened up the point difference on the basis of disrupting the opponent's rhythm, as evidenced by two consecutive three-pointers just now.
And the best way to crack this tactic is to defend together and cut off the tactical movement of the Spurs players!
"Good job, guys, but I have to tell you that the other side may have realized this, so if we want to continue to use this tactic in the future, maybe it won't have much effect, and the other side may use a joint defense against us, so, LaMarcus, Paul, I hope you can open up the situation on the inside, that's our advantage"
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Soon, the game continues! The Raptors really took a joint defense on the defensive end, which gave the Spurs a lot of pressure at this time, just like Popovich predicted, Jin Feng They know that the hammer tactics are temporarily invalid, but they are not in a hurry because of this, because the old man has already laid out a new tactic, that is, the two points of the main inner twin towers, to be precise, the main Aldridge, because Gasol's state has not been very good in the new season, and Aldridge is in full swing.
In the 10th minute and 35 seconds of the third quarter, after Jin Feng advanced to the front court with the ball, he faced the defense of Raptors player CJ Myers and threw the ball directly to Aldridge on the left side of the paint area.
Immediately afterwards, Aldridge with the ball singled Ibaka, a back-to-back shot, Aldridge steadily put the basketball into the basket, this game, the defensive titan Ibaka did not have the slightest advantage in the face of Aldridge, but was repeatedly beaten, which is difficult to imagine before the start of this game, you must know that last season, that is, the second round of the playoffs in the first season of Ade joining the Spurs, at that time Ibaka was still playing for the Thunder, and the reason why the Thunder were able to finally eliminate the Spurs, It definitely has a lot to do with Ibaka's suppression of Aldridge on the inside.
However, who would have thought that it was this player who had suppressed Ade, but this game was pressed by Ade on the floor and rubbed?
The result was unexpected, but the reason is well known, and that is that Ade has become more confident this season, or rather, he is starting to find his peak rhythm.
75:74!
Ade's two-pointer also helped the Spurs overtake the score, although it was only one point, but it was still very important.
In the next few rounds, until the end of the third quarter, the scores of the two sides rose alternately, and neither side opened up the difference.
Whether it's the Spurs at home or the Raptors on the road, one thing they have in common is to win this game.
After the first three quarters of the game, when the score was still scorching, the performance at the beginning of the fourth quarter became even more important.
Therefore, at the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, the head coaches of both sides coincidentally changed the main force, first the Spurs' offensive ball, Murray advanced to the front court with the ball, and used his speed to score 2 points for the Spurs first, and on the Raptors' side, Lowry, who was opposite Murray, was not far behind, broke through to hit a layup and caused Gasol to shoot a foul, and then hit a three-point success.
"Going into the fourth quarter, the two sides are competing against each other, and everyone knows that you can't make mistakes at this time, and this game is a little interesting."
The atmosphere at the scene was gradually heating up at this time, and the home fans cheered loudly for the home team.
The Raptors' offense, DeRozan hit a pull-up jump shot again, which was already the fourth pull-up jump shot he hit in this game, and the "mid-range shooting king" deserved its name.
On the Spurs' side, Jin Feng's two consecutive three-pointers failed to hit, it was obvious that he suffered from the Raptors' "special care", and when his body was not too excited, Jin Feng played a little conservatively, which made him fall into a dilemma for a while.
But fortunately, during this time, Ade and Murray were still performing normally.
"Oh, what happened, God, LaMarcus and Serge got into an argument"
In the process of scrambling for rebounds under the basket, Ade and Ibaka had physical contact, which made the two of them tense for a while, and the replay of the footage showed that for this conflict, Ade was very tough, if it wasn't for Jin Feng's quick reaction, maybe Ade, who has always been good-tempered, would have to fight Ibaka directly.
"Haha, it's unbelievable, LaMarcus, who has always been mild-mannered, is so tough against Ibaka, it's clear that LaMarcus is really eye-catching in the new season"
"Sergi was really depressed in this game, he almost didn't bargain for anything in the match with LaMarcus, but let LaMarcus have already scored 19 points on his head"
"Hopefully both sides will exercise restraint"
The clash between Ade and Serge Ibaka also brought a buffer time to the tense atmosphere of the game, with the game temporarily suspended and players on both sides waiting for the referee's final decision.
The referee's general approach to this clash is to play fifty boards each, and sure enough, just about a minute later, the referee's decision came out, and the two men each received a technical foul.
On the other hand, Ade faced Ibaka and played a tough performance again, he successfully ate Ibaka alone, and caused Ibaka to shoot foul, and finally, Ade also hit a three-point success.
There are more than 2 minutes left in the game, 89:84, the Spurs at home are leading by 5 points, for the Raptors, they still have a chance, and the team is competing for DeRozan naturally knows this, so in the face of Jin Feng's defense next, he actually hit a difficult step-back jumper, and caused Jin Feng to shoot foul,
DeRozan then hit a free throw to cut the deficit to two points.
was beaten by DeRozan's tough 2+1, which made Jin Feng a little angry, and he had to respond, but his current state is really not very good, so let's do something else.
In the next round, Jin Feng held the ball to attract the Raptors double bag, and then made a beautiful pass from behind to send the book to Danny Green, who was waiting in the open position outside the three-point line.
"Huh"
Danny Green hit a three-pointer with a knife in his hand.
Although the offensive end is not in good shape, but Jin Feng is 100% invested in the defensive end, the next second, she predicted Myers's passing route, the steal was successful, the Spurs' rapid counterattack, Jin Feng, who was advancing quickly with the ball, quickly handed the ball to Danny Green, and Danny Green did not hesitate, chasing three points and then hit.
"Oh, well, Danny Green's two consecutive three-pointers killed the game"
In the end, the Spurs narrowly defeated the Raptors 95-88 at home, winning three consecutive wins at the beginning of the new season, while the Raptors' winning streak was ended.
They were originally happy to win, but the news from the Spurs' medical team after the game made Jin Feng and them unhappy for a while.........