"The lineup is neat, the Spurs' strength is terrifying, and the grizzlies are off to a good start"

"Spurs beat Grizzlies, there is no suspense in this series?"

"Grizzly Bear Fight Knocked Back to Shape"

After the first game, the outside world naturally reported on this game, and many media were reluctant to blow the Spurs into the sky. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the Spurs completely blocked the outside world and began to prepare for the second game.

There is no suspense in this series? The Grizzlies made it to the Western Conference Finals only because the Thunder were plagued by injuries and had good luck? The Spurs will not be misled by outside media reports.

If the Grizzlies were just lucky, they wouldn't have eliminated the Clippers with a few stars after falling behind 0-2 in the first round, and if they were just lucky, they wouldn't have eliminated the Thunder in the last round with ease.

The team that can make it to the Western Conference Finals is definitely not just a matter of luck, a series of numbers and games have taught the Spurs that the Grizzlies are a team that is incredibly good defensively, and it is also a team that is also a good team.

The reason why the Spurs were able to win the first game so easily was that the Grizzlies had not yet adapted to the Spurs' offense, after all, they faced superstar teams in the first two rounds, and the Spurs' team basketball was obviously more demanding defensively.

However, the Spurs are also well aware that as a good defensive team, they will definitely be more consistent than an offensive team, and when the Grizzlies get into shape on the defensive end, it may be difficult to see such a situation in the first game of the series.

Unless...... Spurs play more variety on the offensive end!

In general, in the playoffs, the winning team will not easily make large-scale tactical adjustments, and the losing team should make targeted changes.

However, the Spurs are clearly not your average team, and to be exact, Popovich is not your average coach.

"Don't play pick-and-roll, Tim, Thiago, when the game starts, you stand in this position on the left and right, and then the other players cross over and cut to the basket!"

When Popovich said the team's offensive tactics in the team training in preparation for the second game, in addition to a capital word in Li Yang's heart, another thought was that the old man was too demonic!

Li Yang believes that the Grizzlies should be studying the video of the first game between the two teams in the hotel, and their head coach Hollins will study how to crack the Spurs' pick-and-roll tactics.

In the first game, in addition to the Grizzlies' own poor offense, which allowed the Spurs to play too many counterattacks, the biggest threat to the Grizzlies in the positional battle was the Spurs' blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, which brought too many outside shooting opportunities to the Spurs.

Therefore, Li Yang can imagine that the Grizzlies will definitely guard against the Spurs' blocking and dismantling at the beginning of the second game, as well as the outside ball transfer cooperation derived from it.

But now, Popovich said that he would not play blocking and dismantling when arranging the offense for the second game, and Li Yang can imagine that unless the Grizzlies players are really good at observing on the court, it will be difficult to adapt to the sudden change of tactics of the Spurs.

Popovich's overall strategy is to continue to steal the start, and this will most likely set the stage for the full game.

Of course, to some extent, such a change is also a recognition of the Grizzlies' defensive ability, and the Spurs may not be the first to make such a change against an average team.

Because the average team, even if they know that the Spurs want to play blocking and dismantling, it is estimated that it will be difficult to prevent it, and the Spurs can play such tactics first, and if the player's outside shooting feel bad, then make tactical adjustments.

But as a top-tier defensive team, the Grizzlies are capable of defending against offensive combinations like the Spurs.

In the ensuing practice, the Spurs spent a lot of time practicing Popovich's strategy of two interior players holding the ball at the waist and the other players cutting without the ball.

This is the tactic that Spurs need to implement at the beginning of the game, and the later tactics need to be changed according to the situation on the field.

After two days, the second game between the Spurs and Grizzlies was once again staged in San Toanio.

As Li Yang thought, when the Spurs didn't play their favorite pick-and-roll tactic at all after the opening game, the Grizzlies' defense suddenly became a little overwhelmed.

On the first ball after the opening game, Duncan received the ball at the waist position, and Parker waited for the opportunity to cut to the basket to receive a pass and made a layup.

In the second round, Split took the ball on the other side and feintmed, and Duncan cut under the basket to catch the ball and release the basket. Then Green and Leonard also used this tactic to cut to the basket to score points.

At 0:8, the Spurs once again established their advantage early, forcing the Grizzlies to call a timeout to change defense.

In the next few rounds, the Grizzlies allowed the Spurs to score twice through similar tactics, and then slowly found a way to defend this tactic.

However, at this time, the Spurs began to change their tactics again, they reverted to their familiar blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, and then occasionally counterattacked, just like in the first game, the Spurs completely controlled the initiative on the court.

At the end of the first half, at 39:54, the Spurs led by 15 points at halftime.

Of course, it can also be seen from the score that the Spurs were able to take the lead because of their adjustment on the offensive end, and on the other hand, because of the defense.

The Grizzlies' offense mainly relies on the black and white bears on the inside and point guard Conley, and there are not many tactical changes, which makes the Spurs' defense very targeted, so the Grizzlies' first half scoring is very low in two consecutive games.

As in the first half, the Grizzlies started the comeback again in the second half, but unlike the previous game, the Grizzlies' comeback in this game started first and foremost from the offense.

In this quarter of the game, several core players of the Grizzlies strengthened their offense, especially the black and white bears on the inside, and the two brought a lot of damage to the Spurs' interior in this quarter.

In the third quarter, the two made 10 free throws, and the Grizzlies scored 33 points in a single quarter with 16 free throws.

At 72:80, after three quarters, the Grizzlies narrowed the margin to single digits.

In the final quarter, the Grizzlies began to really show their prowess on the defensive end, with lots of physical contact, excellent rotation, and aggressive spills on the Spurs' first shots.

At this time, the Spurs' own offense also had some minor problems, and the shooting touch of several outside players dropped to ice.

At 87:89, with the final three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies narrowed the deficit to just two points.

At this time, the Spurs once again showed their ability to withstand the pressure, in the first 9 minutes only scored 9 points, in the last 3 minutes, the Spurs scored 6 points steadily, and of these 6 points, 4 points are the tactics adopted by the Spurs in the opening game, Duncan took the ball on the right side of the waist, Ginobili and Parker each received an assist from Duncan to score under the basket.

Playing solid on the offensive end, the Spurs also put the Grizzlies under tremendous pressure on the defensive end, allowing them to score just 2 points in the final three minutes.

At 89:95, the game ended, and the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies by 6 points, winning the second game without danger, and rewriting the score to 2:0. (To be continued.) )