"This is the real Spurs! It's the Spurs we're used to! Through selfless teamwork, they are taking the initiative on the field. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"yes, I wonder what Popovich did at halftime? Parker is no longer blind, Leonardo's crosshair has been found, and Duncan's defense. ”

"I told you earlier, the Spurs' ability to adjust is very terrible, the Bulls are Sun Xiaotian's team alone in the final analysis, no matter how much he makes waves, he is only a single-core leader. As long as they guard him, the Spurs have a chance, and so far, the Spurs have done it. ”

The most active one is Barkley, because the Bulls and Sun Xiaotian, who he hates the most, are falling into passivity.

……

As soon as the third quarter came up, all the soldiers of the Bulls, who were originally full of confidence, were drunk by the Spurs and poured a bowl of cold water.

After halftime, they seemed to have changed teams, no, it should be the real Spurs.

The basketball runs non-stop in the hands of the Spurs five people, and the basketball stays in the hands of the players for no more than two seconds at a time. Compatible with it is the Spurs, and everyone is constantly cutting in and out. Even if they can't find the space to catch the ball, they will mess up the Bulls' defensive formation. In less than two minutes of the opening period, the Spurs had already tied the score!

"Be patient, don't be dragged down by their rhythm, they're actually killing our will." Thibodeau kept reminding the disciples on the field.

The first half was very smooth to Luer Deng, and the opening two good openings didn't go in, and the problem was that the Spurs didn't defend Ruhr Deng in a targeted manner, even though he scored so many points in the first half.

Popovich's defensive response is still aimed at Sun Xiaotian, to put it bluntly, others beat me to death, I admit it, but I can't let Sun Xiaotian get up.

Popovich replaced Leonard to defend Sun Xiaotian, mainly to prevent Sun Xiaotian from receiving the ball. Leonard kept interfering with Sun Xiaotian's side, trying to use his long arm to interfere with Sun Xiaotian's catch. If Sun Xiaotian falls low, Leonard will go around the front more often, in short, so that Sun Xiaotian can't receive the ball comfortably.

Once the ball can't get past Sun Xiaotian's hands, the Bulls' offense will stagnate, or hesitate. Because there was no Sun Xiaotian's transition ball, the other four didn't know what to do.

Of course, Sun Xiaotian is no stranger to opponents defending themselves in this way. All he had to do was dribble directly from the backcourt, and in doing so, he was caught up in another well-worn problem--- fitness crisis!

Thibodeau waved his hand and made personnel adjustments. He replaced Hinrich with Lee, another point-guard lineup.

"This lineup of the Bulls is actually taking risks, which is too much physical consumption for Sun Xiaotian. This game will fight to the end, it will definitely be a war of attrition, and Sun Xiaotian's physical fitness may become a hidden danger at that time. ”

Tactical adjustments are immediate!

Sun Xiaotian dribbled directly from the backcourt, and after halftime, Butler came out from the baseline to cover for Sun Xiaotian. After getting rid of Leonardo's entanglement, Sun Xiaotian faced no one else, but Green.

At this time, Green was defending Sun Xiaotian, and he already had a psychological shadow. So Sun Xiaotian didn't spend too much energy directly breaking through Green to score a jump shot, and Green's footsteps were obviously much slower, and his movements seemed a little stiff, probably for fear of fouls!

For four or five rounds in a row, Sun Xiaotian dribbled through half the court to solve the battle, either scoring or passing! Although the team regained the lead, Sun Xiaotian's footsteps gradually felt heavy.

In this way, the two sides go back and forth, the Spurs cooperate smoothly, and the Bulls' style of play is simple and rough. When there were more than 2 minutes left in the third quarter.

76-75, at this time, the Bulls only led the Spurs by one point, and the Spurs beat the Bulls 32-25 in a single quarter.

"The Spurs are gaining momentum, but Sun Xiaotian must now rest! Sun Xiaotian rested, once our attack stalled, we will be completely passive. If there is a master of chaos at this time, he may be able to get unexpected results. Thibodeau discussed with the assistant coaches, and finally Thibodeau looked up to see a player at the end of the bench.

Nate Robinson !!

Robinson played well this season as a member of the team's rotation in the regular season, averaging 10+ points per game. But when it came to the playoffs, when every game was crucial, Thibodeau didn't use Robinson much. One is related to the team's less rotation and more rotation tactics, and the other reason is that Robinson himself is a double-edged sword, and more often than not, it destroys the enemy by 800 and loses 1,000.

At this time, Thibodeau's use is very simple, which is to help the team successfully survive the last two minutes of the third quarter, in these two points, to ensure the team's offensive threat to the Spurs, and also to allow Sun Xiaotian to get a break smoothly.

When Thibodeau called Nate, he was still half-sitting and half-lying on the bench gnawing on his fingernails, leisurely, completely unaware of it, knowing that Belinelli next to him reminded him.

"The coach told you to play!"

"you, don't kid me......"

But at this time, he found that all his teammates on the Bulls bench were looking at him, and Nate realized that it was true at this time.

"I'll it, what does it mean to let me play at this time? Is it garbage time? It's not garbage time! The two sides are at a stalemate! Why did you let me play? Monk Nate was puzzled.

So he hurriedly got up and went to Thibodeau, who whispered a few words in his ear, and then ran to the technical table.

"Is Thibodeau crazy? He wants that little potato to play? When did you still use him? If I'm not mistaken, so far in the playoffs, Nate has played no more than 10 minutes in total, and today at such a critical moment, he actually played......"

O'Neill, who was already in an unhappy mood, was about to go crazy when he saw this scene.

"It's the rhythm of death! I think it's better to play for Hinrich at this time, although he also has four fouls, but it's not a big deal! And most importantly, Hinrich is a little more solid than Nate and a little more focused defensively, I really don't understand why Coach Thibodeau would replace Nate. ”

Nate replaced Sun Xiaotian, and Sun Xiaotian gasped when he left the game and gave Nate a big hug.

"Please, go mess with them!" (To be continued.) )