In the first quarter of the game, the Grizzlies fought so hard that the point difference was once widened to 14 points, but now it has been directly narrowed to 4 points, and the situation can be described as a sharp change. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Called a timeout, set up tactics, and adjusted the lineup, Hollins put Gasol Jr. back on the court, along with Tony Allen.

At this time, the Spurs' offense obviously showed signs of momentum, and Hollins quickly sent two major defensive guards, one inside and one outside, to the court.

Gasol's play was really effective, he first hit a mid-range shot from the inside, and then on the defensive end, he blocked an attack from Duncan, allowing the Grizzlies to immediately stabilize the situation.

At this time, the Grizzlies no longer have the momentum they had at the beginning, but the players' fighting spirit is still high, especially on the defensive end, and after the timeout of Hollins is motivated, the Grizzlies' defensive intensity has immediately increased again.

However, the current Spurs have completely recovered and played more disciplined than the first quarter of the game, both offensively and defensively. Even though the Grizzlies' defensive intensity was still high, they couldn't completely limit the Spurs' offense as they did in the first quarter.

With the increase in the Spurs' offensive rate, the Grizzlies' counterattack opportunities have also decreased, and after falling into the positional attack, the shortcomings of the Grizzlies' inherent lack of offensive explosiveness have also begun to be exposed.

Although the Spurs were unable to narrow the gap further, the Grizzlies were also unable to widen the margin further, and the margin began to hover between 4 and 6 points.

After four minutes of play in the second quarter, Li Yang was replaced by Ginobili, and Li Yang's role in the previous disruptive battle was very large, but when both teams began to fall into the position and slowly grind, Li Yang's offensive flaws were still very obvious in front of the Grizzlies' defense. So at this time, Popovich replaced Li Yang and replaced him with Ginobili to strengthen the team's positional attack.

At 45:49, the first half of the game ended, and the difference between the two teams was fixed at 4 points.

The Grizzlies lead by four points, but in the eyes of Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines, the situation is not so favorable for the Grizzlies.

"The Grizzlies are four points ahead, however, the situation is not too favorable for the Grizzlies. They led by 14 points in the first quarter, and that came when they were in high spirits and doing their best. ”

However, when the second quarter began, when the Grizzlies players' fighting spirit was over and they returned to normal play, the margin was narrowed. ”

"Obviously, it's hard for the Grizzlies to have the same scoring power as they did in the first quarter, and if the Grizzlies can't regain the same defense in the second half as they did in the first quarter, or if they are close to that level and as high as they did at the end of the second quarter, they will most likely not be able to hold on to the victory. ”

After listening to Van Gundy's analysis, Brin immediately asked, "So Jeff, do you think the Spurs will overtake in the second half and win the game?"

"No, Mike, you don't quite understand what I mean, and it all depends on whether the Grizzlies can maintain a high level of defense. Van Gundy immediately shook his head and said, in his opinion, for a defensive team, although they played well in the first quarter, if they want to win, they still have to rely on defense.

And after hearing Van Gundy's words, the Spurs fans in front of the screen suddenly lit up, and maintained a high-intensity defense throughout the second half.

As a direct participant on the court, the Grizzlies are also very aware of the key to winning or losing this game.

"Spurs aren't scary, don't forget how we blacked them out two years ago, defensively......!

At halftime, after Hollins' speech to motivate, in the home team's locker room, all the players were gritting their teeth and expressing determination.

Toni Allen: "I'll follow the Frenchman in the second half, I won't give him an easy chance to score, definitely not!"

Conley: "Defense! We've got to do better, and if we need to defend like we did in the first quarter to win, we're going to do that for the entire second half!"

Gasol: "I'm going to play more aggressively and I won't give those guys another chance to attack the basket easily!"

If you don't want to be taken away by the Spurs 3:0 directly to the match point, then defend, desperately defend, at this moment, all Grizzlies players have only this one thought in their hearts.

So when the second half of the game began, the Spurs players on the court and the fans in front of the screen noticed that the Grizzlies' defense continued to maintain a high standard.

At first, the Spurs also thought that it was impossible to maintain such defensive intensity as the Grizzlies, and they waited for opportunities while playing steadily, waiting for the Grizzlies to make mistakes on the defensive end.

However, what the Spurs didn't expect was that three minutes, five minutes, eight minutes...... After the start of the second half, the time was decreasing a little, but the Grizzlies' defensive intensity did not decrease in the slightest.

From the beginning of the second half of the game to the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies' defensive intensity maintained a fairly high level.

At 21:21, the two sides tied in this quarter, and the difference between the two teams continued to remain at 4 points after three quarters of the game.

At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, the Grizzlies' defensive intensity still showed no signs of weakening at this time, and Li Yang, who played well in the transition stage of the first half, actively looked for opportunities after the start of the fourth quarter of the game, but was repeatedly blocked.

On the offensive end, although the Grizzlies' overall coordination is not very good, they can still find some offensive opportunities when they play very actively.

4 points seemed to be a threshold in front of the Spurs, from 14 points to 4 points, the Spurs took less than a quarter, and the 4-point difference remained close to two quarters, but the Spurs couldn't cross it.

The game had entered the end of the fourth quarter, at this time, Ginobili and Parker finally stepped up, and the two broke through the strong attack at one time, and the Spurs scored four points in a row.

With two minutes left in the game, the Spurs finally tied the score at 89-89.

The next two attacks from both sides were unsuccessful, and the game time was only 31 seconds left in the blink of an eye.

The ball was in the hands of the Spurs at this point, and as in most previous games, when the game came to the final minute and it was time to execute the final attack, the Spurs habitually handed over the task to Ginobili.

However, the Grizzlies are clearly aware of this, and their defense is very targeted, and they sent Tony Allen, the best defensive perimeter player on the team, to play against Ginobili.

"Bang!" Ginobili's three-point shot bounced off the basket with Tony Allen's defense, and the Grizzlies grabbed the rebound and called a timeout.

"The Grizzlies' excellent defense continued into the final minute of the game, and they managed to block the Spurs' offense, and the Grizzlies had the last chance to attack, is it a slamout or overtime?"

Mike Brin paused after saying this, "It's a test of the Grizzlies' offense, and it's also a test of the Spurs' defense." (To be continued.) )