A 4-0 sweep in the playoffs would be a shame for any team, let alone the Spurs, who are the No. 1 team in the Western Conference in the regular season. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But now they are on the verge of elimination, and they only need to lose one more game and all their hard work this season will be in vain. No one knows what happened in the visiting locker room at the Rose Garden Arena after Game 3, and the Spurs players weren't looking good anyway.

And in the post-match press conference, Popovich was very serious about criticizing the team for "not trying to win". Although the old man has never been smiling, as long as his eyes are not blind, he can see that he is really angry this time, and presumably the Spurs players will not have a good time in the next few days.

It can be said that Popovich is the head coach in the league who is not used to players, and even the GDP as the core of the team basically scolds whenever he wants, and he has no scruples. Of course, his unique charisma can ensure that his players listen obediently when they are sprayed instead of complaining openly in the media, which is also an important guarantee that the Spurs have been at the forefront of the league for many years. So it's entirely credible that Popovich put his linguistic talent to good use in the locker room.

The Spurs spent the next two days training in Portland behind closed doors, not because Popovich wanted to do something different, he just wanted to cut off the media and give the team a quiet atmosphere to practice for Game 4.

As a result, no media reporter has been able to expose Popovich's preparations for the fourth game, and even a well-known reporter has not been able to get some gossip from the players. It was clear that Popovich had placed a gag order on his players, which was the most unpleasant thing for the media.

McMillan also didn't know what Popovich was up to, but he was ready to continue to field a starting line-up for Game 3. Although he had realized that the old man would definitely make some changes, he couldn't guess exactly how to change them, so it was better not to mess with himself for now.

McMillan was shocked to see the Spurs' starting lineup for this game, which is a lineup that Spurs have basically not used this season, and even ESPN, which is responsible for broadcasting the game, has subtitled it on the show: This lineup has never played even a minute this season.

Yes, Popovich, who has always taken an unusual path, started his black technology again, this time he drummed up a big and four small lineup, Duncan stood on the inside, and Leonard, Danny Green, Ginobili and Parker on the outside, basically this is already the strongest five people on the Spurs team.

Although the Spurs' lineup looks strange, it is like putting the team's players in a row from strongest to weakest, and then selecting the first five people to play together. But if you think about it, it's not impossible for this lineup to succeed, and although Duncan is under more pressure, the pressure on the outside of the Trail Blazers will only be greater.

Especially when the Spurs are attacking, the four shooters on the outside line line are lined up along the three-point line, and Aldridge's position will become awkward. It was true that he could prevent Dio before, but now his movement speed is a weakness no matter who he faces, and it is still a big problem whether he can keep up.

McMillan couldn't say how the Spurs would play, and out of caution he maintained his previous starting lineup. Of course, he also wants to see what Popovich wants to do, some lineups look beautiful, but in fact the combat power is not very good, who knows how much power the Spurs have in this wonderful lineup?

Popovich was calm on the sidelines, confident in his lineup, and he practiced what tactics to play in the past few days. Although basketball games are very important about on-the-spot command, sometimes it is necessary to plan ahead.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs' tactics surprised McMillan again, because when they attacked, the interior line was basically empty! Yes, it was empty, Duncan was holding the ball high near the free throw line, Leonard was ready to cut to the basket at any time, Green, Parker and Ginobili were all running outside the three-point line looking for opportunities, and Oden and Aldridge, two big men, stood under the basket with a confused expression.

Although Leonard's shooting is not very reliable, his finishing ability to cut the basket through the cover is already remarkable. Judging the situation, whether it is a backhand layup, a pull-up rod or a dunk from others, he has done a good job, completely teasing the two interior lines of the Trailblazers in applause.

The most important thing is that Leonard will follow as soon as Ye Feng moves, and if he doesn't move, he will let Leonard attack the basket, but as soon as he moves the outside line, it becomes an embarrassment of playing more with less, and Leonard casually throws it outside is a gap.

With this set of high-post tactics + no-ball air cuts, the Spurs took a 12-point lead in the first quarter, and it seems that if McMillan doesn't want to find a way to crack it, the Trail Blazers will be here in today's game. He tried to have Babbitt replace Aldridge, mainly to defend Leonard's air cut, but Babbitt behaved very average against the Spurs' cover wall, not as good as Aldridge before, at least the latter could protect the basket.

As for changing to a small lineup, McMillan gave up directly after a little calculation in his heart. Once he switches to a small lineup, the Spurs' offensive focus will immediately change to Duncan, and his crushing advantage on the inside is enough to support the Spurs' entire offensive system, and the Trail Blazers will die an ugly death at that time.

In fact, McMillan's thinking itself is problematic, he thinks that the power of the Spurs' tactics lies in Leonard, but in fact, the real killer is Duncan. He can play in the high post, he can play alone in the low post, you use the normal interior configuration, first, Oden can't defend the high post, and second, Aldridge's position is awkward, if you directly use a small lineup, then Duncan will go to the low post to play conventional tactics.

McMillan didn't realise this until the end of the game, which showed the gap between him and a manager of historic caliber like Popovich. But for the Trail Blazers, it was nothing, although they lost this game, but now the big score is only 1-3, and they still hold the match point. Although the next game will kick off in two days, McMillan still has plenty of time to think about how to limit Duncan's play.

In fact, in the NBA, sometimes it doesn't take another star to limit the star......