Turning heads, it was the Spurs' turn to attack.

Tony Parker comes to the front court with the ball.

Facing Francis's defense, without any hesitation, he directly started to rush inside.

Francis didn't react for a moment and was directly passed by Tony Parker.

came to the inner line, and Da Yao hurriedly stepped forward to make up for the defense.

Seeing this, Tony Parker stopped and reached out near the free throw line.

"Bang!"

"Huh!"

Two points scored.

Tony Parker's throw was very well timed.

Francis had just finished turning and had no time to chase back, and Da Yao had just rushed out to make up for the defense, and it was too late to rush in front of Tony Parker.

was caught by Tony Parker for such a small gap.

That's how the Rockets and Spurs went against each other.

In the beginning, the two sides were able to maintain similar offensive efficiency.

But halfway through the first quarter, the disadvantages of Han Ning's absence from the scene became apparent.

Popovich made a timely change to the tactics on the field.

Directly change to the twin tower tactics and attack the inside!

Tim Duncan plus David Robinson's twin towers are stronger on the inside than Da Yao and Kenny Thomas.

Both in terms of offensive and defensive ability, the two are better than Da Yao and Kenny Thomas.

Kenny Thomas, as a starting power forward, can only be described as a passable level.

It's not comparable to Tim Duncan.

Neither against Tim Duncan nor against David Robinson can completely limit the other.

Da Yao, on the other hand, needs to take on part of the offensive tasks while facing the attacks of two strong enemies on the inside.

The Rockets' interior line became weak for a while.

It's something that can't be helped.

After all, when encountering a two-tower lineup, you need to have a star with strong projection ability on the outside to break the game.

If Han Ning was on the sidelines, he would soon find out about this problem and replace Ginobili, Dazhi and others on the field.

Use space to disrupt the Spurs' interior twin tower tactics.

But now Steve Kerr is obviously not at the level he was when he became the best manager in the future.

After the inside line was restricted, even the attack with the outside line was blocked.

Francis, as a player who uses breakthrough as his main offensive method, will also face considerable pressure after rushing to the basket.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 20-27, and the Rockets trailed by seven points.

Barkley sat on the commentary bench on the sidelines, his eyes kept looking in the direction of the door.

He really couldn't understand why Han Ning hadn't shown up yet.

Just after the first quarter, they were already trailing by 7 points.

And judging by the performance of the Rockets in this quarter of the game.

It was clear that tactically, nothing changed in the first and second halves.

The two teams were able to play a tie in the first half of the quarter.

In the second half of the game, the Rockets were obviously pressed by the Spurs.

At this time, it reflects Han Ning's usual role in Team Rocket.

Without tactical guidance, the Rockets' players played somewhat disorganized on the court.

Smith looked at Barkley's behavior and said with a somewhat mocking expression: "Barkley, what are you looking for?!" Looking for Han Ning?! If you want me to say, why don't you go down and be the coach of the Rockets! ”

Barkley glared at Smith viciously, but didn't say anything.

He's a commentator, not a coach.

What's the matter with him going down to coach?!

Besides, how much better can you think of him than Steve Cole?!

On the Rockets' bench, the players' expressions were a little ugly.

It was at this time that they felt what Han Ning's role on the sidelines was on weekdays.

And not just in psychological support.

It is also the grasp of the situation on the field, as well as the restraint of the tactics of the opposing team.

Even, if Han Ning hadn't made that analysis of the Spurs before the game, if they didn't make the first quarter of the game, they would have been directly beaten by the Spurs!

"Brothers, we can't go on like this. A change has to be made! Francis said in a deep voice.

"Why don't we find someone to call the boss?!" Da Yao said on the side.

In the first quarter of the game, it was the most aggrieved by Da Yao.

After hearing Da Yao's words, Francis hesitated a little.

He actually wanted to get Han Ning back.

But it was he who made the decision to let Han Ning rest more.

Now that he didn't fight well, he went to Han Ning again, he felt a little guilty in his heart.

If Han Ning is woken up at the beginning, maybe they will not only not fall behind now, but may also lead the Spurs!

But now the situation, he thinks it was all caused by him.

Therefore, even if Han Ning is retrieved, Francis wants to tie the score as much as possible, and then let Han Ning come back.

In this way, it can be regarded as making up for his previous mistakes.

Steve Cole, who was on the side, seemed to see Francis's mood, and suddenly said: "In the second quarter of the game, let's tie the score as much as possible." Even if you get the boss back now, when he comes over, I'm afraid it will be the second half of the game. If we can't tie the score, then even if the boss comes back, there may be nothing we can do. ”

After hearing Steve Kerr's words, the Rockets players present nodded their heads.

Steve Cole has a good point.

It will take a while to get from the training ground to the stadium.

Sending someone to bring Han Ning back, how can it take more than ten minutes.

At that point, if the Spurs pull the score difference to an unbridgeable gap.

Even if Han Ning has the ability, there is no way.

So, the most important thing they need to do now is to equalize the score as much as possible!

Francis set his eyes on Steve Cole and said in a deep voice: "Cole, you can arrange the tactics of the second quarter game." Now there is no one here who understands the boss's tactics better than you. ”

Steve Cole nodded stiffly.

He also understands.

At this time, he can only stand up.

If he doesn't step up and give it a try, then the Rockets are really going to lose today's game.

"In the second quarter of the game, let's try to play shelling!" Steve Cole said in a deep voice.

This is his best tactic at the moment.

Or it could be said that apart from the small-ball tactics, Steve Kerr is not very good at other tactics.

"Toot!"

The whistle blew and the second quarter of the game officially began.

The Rockets replaced players with better projection ability, such as Dazhi and Brown.

And Popovich also changed the lineup, replacing David Robinson with the old cat Mobley.

Mobley hasn't been doing very well since he moved to the Spurs.

It wasn't until a few conversations with Popovich the other day that he finally agreed to play as a substitute in the team.

That is, the role of the sixth person.

Therefore, today's match is also known as the battle between Mobley and Ginobili.

Many fans want to see who is the stronger of the two.