The score on the court was 62-60, the Knicks overtook the Spurs by 2 points, Popovich called a timeout again, changed the tactical arrangement, and Leonard once again took on the offensive responsibility and became the absolute core of the Spurs' offensive and defensive ends. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After Duncan's retirement, Leonard's core position became more and more prominent, the offensive means became more and more abundant, and the role of key moments became more and more important.

Leonard first hit a mid-range shot in the face of Anthony's pull-up jumper, and after Rose broke through to respond, he immediately hit a long-range shot from outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left side to help the Spurs complete the comeback again.

Porzingis picked up the ball and hit the free-throw rim from mid-range, and the Knicks took the lead again, and when Aldridge hit a turnaround jumper to regain the advantage.

The situation on the court was full of ups and downs, and the hearts of the fans were also rising and falling, and the atmosphere of the Christmas game was suddenly detonated to a climax, once the Spurs players held the ball, the shouts of "defense, defense" resounded throughout the court, and when the Knicks attacked, the screams of "eon, eon" were endless.

Popovich made adjustments on the defensive end, Aldridge played a role in the defense, and set up a barrier on Rose's breakaway line, which had an immediate effect, and in an attack, Gasol covered Rose's layup, grabbed a rebound and successfully instigated a counterattack, and Parker broke through and hit a throw.

The Knicks became more and more passive on the court, while Leonard and Aldridge continued to play on the offensive end, and the margin continued to expand to six points.

As a last resort, Wang Zhuo had to call a long timeout to stop the decline on the court, which can be said to be the most difficult game commanded by Wang Zhuo this season, which shows how clever Popovich's methods are.

"Charles, the yellow-skinned coach seems to be running out of donkey skills, and Jiang is still old and spicy, is he really going to send Kyle to stun Greg? Oh no, is that right, he actually sent Kyle. ”

At the timeout, Reggie made a judgment on the situation on the court, and teased Wang Zhuo by the way, but after the timeout, Wang Zhuo really sent O'Quinn to replace Grant.

Wang Zhuo used this three-high lineup in the first half and achieved certain results, but then it was cracked by Popovich, and now it is used again, which is undoubtedly a bit of a feeling of poor donkey skills and fried leftovers, so Miller dared to deliberately ridicule Wang Zhuo for sending Oquinn in order to stun Popovich.

Miller was only half right, Wang Zhuo used this lineup in the first half to defend, because O'Quinn defended Leonard very well, but in the second half it was for offense, because Wang Zhuo wanted to play the "triangle attack", which Zen master is best at.

O'Quinn has good wing defense, Anthony's strong scoring ability, Porzingis and Noah's one-offense and one-defense interior double-high, and Rose's overall playmaking and three-point shooting ability are completely consistent with the three-point offensive system.

What's even more terrifying is that Anthony also has organizational skills, and he and Rose can play the role of tearing apart the Spurs' defense, just like the roles of Jordan and Kobe, so even if one person is guarded tightly, the other can stand up and share the pressure.

The triangle offense can be said to be the nemesis of Popovich's defensive system, which is one of the reasons why the Spurs have lost more than they won against Kobe's triangle offense system, because Popovich has no way to deal with a sharp knife like Kobe.

"Wouldn't it, Triangle Attack? How did I forget that the Knicks still have this trick. ”

In the next offense, Anthony relied on the running position of the triangle attack to get a single opportunity, Kyle Anderson was unable to deal with it at all, and after Anthony hit a pull-up jump shot, Miller sat in the commentary box and suddenly exclaimed.

Defensively, Leonard was once again sniped by O'Quinne, and Parker's breakthrough was also assisted by Anthony, who could not exert his power at the end of the second quarter.

Although Aldridge took over the Spurs' offensive power after that and played quite well, the Spurs were unable to stop the Knicks' offense, and the point difference was quickly erased.

By the second half of the final quarter, the situation on the court had been completely reversed, and the Knicks held a five-point lead and firmly controlled the pace of the game on the court.

Popovich sat on the sidelines, his face becoming more and more ugly, but in order to win, he did not hesitate to ask his disciple Gasol for advice on how to restrain the triangular attack, after all, Gasol had received the true transmission of the Zen master.

It's just that the triangle offense is flexible and changeable, and it really doesn't work to rely on the superstar's single-play ability, although Gasol's method can achieve a short-term effect, but it is only temporary, and Wang Zhuo's triangle offense also incorporates part of his own tactical concept, which Gasol doesn't know, so the Spurs have never been able to completely stifle the Knicks' offense.

Of course, Popovich is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he will not sit still, send out Ginobili to replace Anderson, and use the Spurs' most offensive lineup to fight against the Knicks, which is also a way to do it, since you can't prevent it, suppress you on the offensive end.

Ginobili's key ball ability was really extraordinary, and he came on the stage with a serpentine step to break through the board, pulling back two points for the Spurs and stabilizing the situation.

Rose hit a three-point shot on the right side, and the difference returned to 6 points again, Aldridge was not in a hurry, and responded with a shot in the bottom corner, the score has been hovering around three points, and the Knicks can't open the difference, and the Spurs are powerless to erase it.

In the last minute of the game, the Knicks still had a three-point advantage, the Spurs had the ball, and Popovich called a timeout to set up tactics.

Since then, Wang Zhuo has been thrown a difficult problem, whether to defend three points or two points, after thinking about it again and again, Wang Zhuo decided to defend three points, let the opponent break through, and reserve a one-point lead and offensive ball for the Knicks.

Popovich is also a coach who strives for steady progress, after all, 1 minute is enough, as long as he hits a goal steadily and then successfully defends a wave, he has the last chance to kill.

At the end of the 20-second short timeout, the Spurs players came on the court, Wang Zhuo calculated correctly, Popovich really fought for two points, but Aldridge was unstoppable, facing the joint defense of Porzingis and Noah, and hit a difficult turnaround jumper.

This is the so-called God can't stop the goal, Wang Zhuo had to call a timeout, arrange offensive tactics, who expected that Rose missed the jump shot at the critical moment, and sent a wave of gifts to the Spurs.

Wang Zhuo guessed that the Spurs would play the point of hitting Parker unexpectedly, and the defensive tactics were also quite in place, perhaps the Spurs' last goal consumed too much luck, and finally Parker broke through to the inside small throw, and the ball brushed out after the basket circled, shocking the fans into a cold sweat, and the Zen master sitting on the sidelines also looked solemn.

Noah grabbed the rebound, and it was expected that the Spurs would use foul tactics, so he passed the ball to Anthony at the first time, Parker saved for a foul, and Anthony stood on the free throw line and hit two free throws, leaving the Spurs with the last 2 seconds.

In the last two seconds, the Knicks led by 3 points, Popovich called a timeout, arranged the last attack of the game, the timeout ended, Leonard sent the sideline ball, everyone was covered by Ginobili, Ginobili struggled to come out, the moment he received the ball, he pulled it up directly, the fingers of his left hand flicked, and the moment the ball left his fingertips, the red light lit up.

To go in or not to go in? Lose or overtime? (To be continued.) )