Because the score was always close, Popovich didn't dare to replace Duncan to rest.

Instead, it was Coach Carlisle who replaced Gasol in the last 4 minutes or so and replaced him with Warik.

One is because Gasol's performance in the first quarter was really not good.

Duncan stood under the basket, and the Spurs' defensive system directly added the "iron wall" buff.

Although Gasol did not directly face Duncan, he often encountered Duncan's assistance and interference, and scored 2 points on one of three shots in the first quarter.

The second is ...... Carlisle seems to have something in mind.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were almost tied, with only a one-point difference.

Duncan's 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block are very good, and this statistic does not summarize Duncan's role at all.

His defense, his frame, his cover, his strategy...... None of this can be reflected in the data.

Although he has played against Duncan many times, Li Lei still can't help but sigh: There will not be a second superstar in the world who plays like Duncan.

Fans like to say: Popovich has a good eye for players from the free agent market who no one wants, or some rookies with a low pick, and develops them, such as Bowen (a draft pick that no one wants), Horry (Lakers outcast), Ginobili (the pick), ......

But Li Lei believes that it is Duncan who really cultivates these people.

He doesn't fight for the ball, he helps his teammates do the dirty work, the tiring work, and fills the holes for his teammates...... Anyone who comes to Duncan's side can play at least 120% of their strength.

Even Li Lei can't help but fantasize about how easy and happy he will play if he is a teammate with Duncan.

In Li Lei's heart, Jordan and O'Neal are certainly strong, but Duncan is the superstar among superstars, not only strong himself, but also able to make teammates play out, and let every role player play his own ability.

Ginobili had 5 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Argentine demon knife, "20 minutes of Jordan", as soon as he came on the court, he picked up Duncan's firepower and connected the whole team.

However, Parker didn't play well, shooting 1-of-3 in the first quarter and scoring only 2 points and 1 assist.

It's not that Parker's strength is not good, it's just that the Grizzlies are a little bit against Parker, Lowry, Tyronn? Lue took turns playing and stalking Parker, preventing him from finding a quick break or a breakthrough.

Taryn? The battle of Lu's fame is a stalking of Iverson.

And Lowry studied with Li Lei for a year, lacking strength on the offensive end, but improving a lot in defense.

On the Grizzlies' side, Li Lei alone scored 12 of the team's 22 points, more than half. In addition, there were 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

It can be said that Li Lei almost single-handedly supported the first quarter of the game.

Yu Jia took a data analysis and said: "The San Antonio Spurs, they are never afraid of opponents playing tactics, but they are afraid of encountering that kind of unreasonable super scorer. ”

For example, Kobe Bryant has played 30 playoff games with the Spurs in his career, lost, and averaged 28.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 47.3% from the field and 35.2% from three-point range.

The Spurs don't have many ways to take Kobe's unreasonable, that is, relying on individual ability to score points.

And Li Lei happens to be!

Coming back in the second game, Duncan stayed on the bench.

Of course, Popovich knows that Duncan is easy to use, Duncan got up early in his career, and Popovich also Duncan to death, averaging 39.1 minutes, 39.3 minutes, 38.7 minutes, 38.9 minutes, 40.6 minutes, and 39.3 minutes per game in the first six years......

The playoffs were even more brutal with 41.6 minutes, 43.1 minutes, 40.5 minutes, 42.2 minutes, 42.5 minutes, 40.5 minutes......

It wasn't until Duncan's second major injury that Popovich was forced to cut back Duncan's playing time to protect Duncan's health.

So even if Popovich didn't want to, he could only keep Duncan on the court.

On the Grizzlies' side, Caral replaced Gasol, who rested early in the first quarter, and played with a bench lineup.

Spurs attack.

Ginobili breaks through to attract the help defense and gives the ball to Finley.

Finley sped up to break inside, but was met by Gasol's "Divine Palm", and a slap knocked Finley's shot down.

34-year-old Michael? Finley, who doesn't even deserve the nickname of the beggar's version of Jordan, has now dropped too much in physical fitness to be able to fly away from the sky for a long time.

Gasol grabbed the basketball, looked at the court with his height advantage, and found Guy who had already rushed to the front court for the first time.

Guy received the basketball, took a big step, stepped on the free throw, took off directly, glided gracefully in the air, his body fully stretched, and his arms slammed into the basket.

Bang!

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“Holyshit！ O my God! What I saw, who will tell me, my eyes are not wrong! ”

In the ESPN studio, the commentator couldn't help but scream on the spot.

On CCTV's side, the commentary must be more subtle.

"Oh my God!"

"Guy's talent is outstanding!"

Xu Jicheng and Yu Jia patted the table and sighed.

"And just like that, the Grizzlies once again overtook the score, and the game was quite intense, and it was still difficult to tell the winner."

Teacher Xu Jicheng explained.

Yu Jia's focus is different: "I have to say that athletes are also in the business of eating youth. Finley was also flying away back then, and now! Look at Guy again, he can really jump! It is really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves, and a generation of new people replacing the old.

Finley looked at Guy, maybe his eyes were full of what he used to be, and he didn't know if he would be congested. ”

On the court, Finley crossed his waist and looked at the bouncing Guy, his face full of vicissitudes.

The day he was bought out by Cuban, Finley knew that he was old, but at this moment, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Spurs attack.

Ginobili continued to attack with the ball, relying on his teammates' pick-and-rolls to break through the Grizzlies' defense.

The Grizzlies were forced to shrink and encircle Ginobili.

Ginobili weirdly passed the ball out of the crowd.

Robert? Horry's open shot.

Ginobili passed the ball very demonically, but the force was a little big, and Horry was not in rhythm when he received the ball, so he subconsciously adjusted it.

In this brief moment, Varik pounced, forcing Horry to make a hasty move.

As soon as he made a move, Horry didn't feel very good.

Sure enough, the basketball smashed into the hoop with a "clang" sound.

Gasol wittily stuck Spurs backup center Francisco? Elson, protects the rebounding ball in the backcourt.

Mr. Xu Jicheng immediately commented: "Ginobili has a strong tearing ability and can easily destroy the Grizzlies' defensive formation. But the lads from the Grizzlies are also very positive. In the round just now, it was thanks to Varik's active defense that he successfully defended. ”

Duncan can make his teammates better.

Li Lei is too.

This season, Varik, Milicic, Gay, Lowry, including Zhu Fangyu have all improved a lot.

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