In the first quarter of the game, Spurs fans still watched it very high, with easy scoring, flying saves, and pegboard hats, and long passes, which made them feel a little regretful that the scores of the two teams did not pull apart. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At 23:24, after the first quarter of the game, the difference between the two teams was only one point, and if you simply look at the Spurs' shooting percentage, it would be incredible, because they shot 67% in this quarter, but the score was only 24.

However, it would not be surprising if you look at the number of turnovers of the Spurs, who had six turnovers in the first quarter of the game, and those turnovers allowed the Mavericks to score seven points.

In the first quarter, mistakes failed to widen the margin further, and after halftime, the Spurs' mistakes were magnified again.

"The Spurs had too many turnovers today, and the whole team didn't play calmly on offense, which is not like the Spurs we remember. ”

"Yes, the Spurs played a little fast-paced today, and a lot of passes were not handled too carefully, plus the Mavericks paid great attention to cutting off the Spurs' passing routes, so the Spurs made a lot of mistakes, which caused the Mavericks to score a lot of counter-attacks. ”

While the two commentators at home were discussing the Spurs' mistakes, Popovich was also talking about the mistakes in the locker room.

The Spurs' problems in this game are more prominent, following 6 turnovers in the first quarter, in the second quarter of the game, the Spurs' turnovers actually increased further, with 7 in a single quarter, so that after the first half of the game, the Spurs have 13 turnovers.

And the result of this is that although the Spurs' shooting rate in this game is good, and the pace of the whole game is also very fast, which is in line with the Spurs' pre-game arrangement, but at the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was 55:52, and the Spurs were 3 points behind.

Looking at the scoring data of the Mavericks taking advantage of the Spurs' mistakes - 15 points, it can be said that the Spurs lost by only 3 points at halftime is really not wronged.

'Control mistakes, we can't make too many mistakes to speed up the tempo, Tony, slow it down when it's right. ”

Popovich didn't scold the Spurs at halftime because they made too many mistakes, he just reminded the players to be aware of mistakes, after all, the game as a whole was manageable, and the Spurs players did a really good job of attacking the basket.

The reason why there are so many mistakes is that the Spurs are not careful enough in the handling of some balls in order to pursue cooperation, and on the other hand, the Mavericks have really done a good job of cutting off the Spurs' passing routes.

Popovich's halftime reminder came into play after the start of the second half, and the Spurs came on a more composed game, allowing the Spurs to tie the score three minutes later.

And the Spurs' resolute killing style of play on the inside is also very effective, and the weakness of the Mavericks' weak interior defense is infinitely amplified by this wave of Spurs' attacks.

The Spurs launched a counterattack again, Parker dribbled to the halfcourt and resolutely killed the interior with the help of the pick-and-roll, and at the same time, Leonard and Split on the Spurs side also cut to the basket.

The ball was in Split's hands, but compared to the previous three minutes, the Mavericks made some adjustments in their defensive strategy, they resolutely contracted the defense, Split was obviously unable to adapt to such a defense for a while, and he failed to hit the small throw due to the interference of two defenders.

The Mavericks' offense was a little smoother, with Ellis breaking through and Calderon running to pick up a pass from outside the left touchline to meet Parker's defensive three-pointers.

The Spurs continued to attack the interior, and this time it was Parker who attacked the basket, and directly scored an inside layup after using the pick-and-roll, but was pressed down by a block from the Mavericks' center Dalham Burt.

The Mavericks counterattacked very quickly, and Calderon was again, he received a pass from outside the three-point line and shot a three-point shot directly, although it was not a very good opportunity, Parker quickly fell on defense, but Calderon shot very decisively, and the three-point shot hit again.

Calderon, who hit the three-pointer again, waved his arms and looked very excited, and he was really excited. After the previous game, local media reporters in Dallas even asked Carlisle and Nowitzki directly whether they would consider starting Harris in place of Calderon because Calderon was completely blown out in the matchup with Parker.

Although Carlisle and Nowitzki both strongly supported Calderon in their answers, saying that the Mavericks have been playing like this all season, Calderon's depression can be imagined.

Now, with Parker's defense hitting two three-pointers in a row, Calderon naturally has plenty of reasons to get excited.

The Spurs fans at the scene couldn't get excited, after the Mavericks' two three-pointers, the difference between the points that had been caught up was instantly widened to 6 points, and more importantly, the Spurs made another mistake at this time.

Duncan's pass to Danny Green's ball, which was originally a very common combination for the Spurs, but I don't know if Duncan's pass was not good, Green missed the ball, or Ellis's judgment was too accurate, the ball was stealed by Ellis and played a counterattack, widening the difference between the two teams to 8 points.

Popovich was upset with the mistake, and he swapped Danny Green for Ginobili.

As a veteran, Ginobili helped the Spurs stabilize the situation with a three-pointer just after he came on the court, but the fact that the Spurs players did not play the whole game was not focused enough did not change because of Ginobili's score.

In a subsequent offense, the Spurs made another turnover, and Parker was directly stealed by a Mavericks player when he broke through with the help of a pick-and-roll dribble.

Maybe it was because the game that I thought was safe to win suddenly fell into passivity, which made the Spurs players play a little impatient, or maybe they didn't pay attention to this game from the bottom of their hearts, and in the second half of the third quarter of the game, the Spurs' performance can be described as bad.

Li Yang, who was on the court, was blown by the referee for a walking error in the breakthrough process, Duncan made a three-second mistake in the attack, and the previous two consecutive mistakes seemed to open Pandora's box, and in the subsequent attack, the Spurs would make mistakes as long as they just got up.

There were 5 turnovers again in a single quarter, and the Spurs allowed the Mavericks to score 32 points in this quarter, while they themselves only scored 24 points, so that after three quarters of the game, the score of the two teams has become 87:76, and the Spurs' trail has reached 11 points.

"The Spurs played too relaxed today, to be exact, loose, maybe because the Mavericks' defense has not been able to put too much pressure on the Spurs, and they can score when they want to score, which makes the Spurs unable to fully concentrate throughout the game, and keeps making mistakes, resulting in 11 points behind. ”

When Zhang Weiping said this at home, Popovich on the sidelines was gloomy, and he could barely accept that there were more mistakes in the first half of the game, because the Spurs pursued counterattack speed too much.

But in the second half, after his halftime break and subsequent timeout reminders, the Spurs made so many mistakes that the team was completely passive, which undoubtedly annoyed Popovich.

After seeing Popovich's gloomy face, the Spurs players also chuckled in their hearts, they originally thought that this game could be easily won again, especially when the start was so smooth, the Spurs players were undoubtedly very relaxed.

However, after three quarters of the game, there were 18 turnovers, and the margin was widened to 11 points.

"It's a big game. Muttering in his heart, Li Yang, along with his other teammates, was ready to accept Popovich's storm. (To be continued.) )