naaapseattle Chapter 410 Old Acquaintance Bowen
Chapter 410 Old Acquaintance Bowen
Chapter 410 Old Acquaintance Bowen
With a heavy shoulder and a change of direction, Ginobili's knee twisted strangely as if there were no bones, and then his body touched Nowitzki in an instant.
Lao Hu, who was blocked by Bonner just now, felt something was wrong. He broke free from the pull of his opponent and immediately came in front of Ginobili.
A stop, together, at this moment, Lao Hu is not easy to defend, he can only watch Ginobili passing in front of him.
They made it to the basket, but there were too many people, and it seemed that they were about to enter a life-and-death situation.
Bang, swish!
"Oh oh oh, shush..." The audience couldn't believe their eyes. It was just a small gap, which could be said to be just enough for a basketball-sized space, but Ginobili just threw the ball forward. up.
"Good goal! The Spurs finally scored. Ginobili had to come, 85 to 77. There is not much time left in the third quarter." Yu Jia was right, there was not much time left in the third quarter , only two seconds left.
Bang!Terry pushed forward as soon as the ball was served, and then, seeing that there was no other way, he threw it directly to the basket. If the ball scored, it would be very lucky.
At the end of the game, everyone let out a long sigh of relief. It can be said that the goals of both sides have been achieved.Popovich's goal has been achieved. What he hopes is to enter the fourth quarter with a single-digit point difference. Of course, this is somewhat different from his original expectation, but it is acceptable.
The Mavericks are also very satisfied. They are now leading. Although the lead is not much, it is still leading.
But even so, you can't relax, Carlisle doesn't want his team to be overthrown by others.
"Pay attention to your defensive position, do you see it? This place, where is the person who should appear? Here, here, you have to mark people. Remember, you are watching people, not the ball. You don't even look at that thing, as long as It’s good to know where people are running!…” As if analyzing the video, Carlisle deliberately brought out the problems exposed in the Mavericks’ defense in the previous game, and he emphasized every point. Airy defense.
To be honest, the Mavericks' defense has improved so much now that they are moving more aggressively than before.In fact, there is a credit to Lao Hu. He has a much better grasp of the rhythm than Devin Harris, and he will not keep going fast, fast, fast. This allows the Mavericks to have the physical strength to realize Carlisle's intention.
Of course, at this moment, there is nothing wrong with emphasizing defense. The opponent is the Spurs. Their defense is strong, and the rhythm is very slow. Every ball will be fought for many times. Therefore, the defense must be strengthened. It is not easy to score goals by yourself, so you must not let your opponent score easily.
"The last quarter of the match between the two sides is about to start, Mr. Xu, how do you think the two sides should deal with the last quarter." Yu Jia is doing this as a routine.
"The first three quarters are over, hehe, we saw that the game was quite tense and intense, hehe, the score was relatively low, mainly because of the Spurs' defense. In my opinion, the last quarter is still the problem, It is the spear and the shield, who is stronger. If the Spurs maintain the current defense, the Mavericks will also have a difficult time. Although the Mavericks are leading now, we can notice that this lead is based on the opponent's mistakes. In the last few minutes of the third quarter..." Mr. Xu was eloquent, but he still said one thing, that is the spear and the shield.
Whether the Mavericks' spears are sharp enough or the Spurs' shields are strong enough, the results will come out soon.
Even though he was behind, Popovich still sent his own substitute lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and he also sent Matt Bonner up. Although the big man was a little frustrated after the foul, But Popovich chose to trust him.
For 2 minutes, the substitute lineup only played for 2 minutes, not even a second longer. After that, Popovich and Carlisle began to deploy troops. It was as if they were in a duel.
These 2 minutes were really uneventful. It seemed that the substitute players also knew their own value. They were just doing their duty there.
However, in fact, it is mainly because of the Spurs' defense. These old guys definitely don't want to speed up the pace.
89 to 80, the Mavericks lead by one more point.
Lao Hu played again, and their main players can finally play a good game. Of course, they now have to face the GDP of the Spurs, as well as Lao Hu's old opponent, Bruce Bowen.
It's finally here, yes, Lao Hu himself feels very strange, why doesn't Popovich use Bowen to defend himself?
This is really strange. Since the start of this series, Bowen has never guarded against Lao Hu. At most, everyone has some physical contact during the cover. At other times, the two seem to pretend not to know each other.
But this time, Bowen finally came.
At this time, the Spurs' lineup is 'GDP', plus the defensive expert Bowen, and the dirty old Thomas, it can be said that this is the strongest lineup of the Spurs now.For this lineup, Popovich is very satisfied. This is the lineup in his heart, a steel-like defense line, coupled with the sharp 'demon knife' and the luxurious 'French sports car', the steady 'Stone Buddha', Popovich Povich felt that his lineup could completely compete with the "Hulk". He started to dream of this dream when he was in the black eighth of the Mavericks.
As for the Chinese, Popovich has always been concerned about it. He is a very careful coach and will not let go of such a strong point. However, Popovich has never used Bowen to defend against Hu Lin. The reason is that He was afraid that Bowen would not be able to control it.
That's right, Bowen suffered too much before, and it was completely the feeling of a dumb man eating coptis. Of course, Bowen must have never heard of this word, but Bowen must have felt it in advance.
Therefore, this has to be controlled, and Bowen cannot be easily defended against Hu Lin. If something really happens, it will be difficult for the Spurs. Bowen is an important member of the Spurs' defensive chain and plays a key role. In Popovich's heart, Bowen's value is definitely greater than that of Hu Lin. The Spurs are a team that relies on defense for its food.
But at this time, Bowen had to go out to defend against Hu Lin.Ginobili was doing this job before, but not now, Popovich needs to win this game now, because in his mind, this game is the Spurs' own "Mountain of Kings"!
The big score is only 1 to 1, yes, but this is Tianwangshan, and this is the case for the Spurs.
Facing his old opponent, Lao Hu is not in a hurry, because he now puts himself in the position of organizer.
Playing well, it is better to be harmonious, the harmony of the team is important.
Passing the ball, passing the ball, running positions, covering,... Now Lao Hu has completely turned himself into a qualified point guard, a traditional point guard.
Believe in your teammates, there is nothing wrong with this, but now the Spurs have a complete lineup and are attacking with all their strength. Obviously they have shown great strength.
The game passed by every minute and every second, and the situation Popovich hoped for finally appeared. The Spurs were slowly catching up to the score. Their defense brought a lot of trouble to the Mavericks, and represented by Terry The perimeter shooter, after a few shots, his hit rate is also a bit dismal.
One is that the defense is too strong, basically someone will always come to put a big claw on your face, and the other is that there is no rebound protection, basically you don’t have to think about rebounding after shooting this ball, these old guys from the Spurs are really good at getting stuck position, and although the Mavericks have Bass in the formation, they lack blue-collar players like Landry who can jump and have wingspan.
In the offense, GDP also showed its own firepower, and Tony Parker came again.
It was Terry who defended Parker. Terry's defense is actually quite active. Although he prefers to attack, he is always high-spirited in defense.
But the Spurs have many options. For example, now Duncan pulls out and builds a wall for Parker.
After getting rid of Terry, Parker easily wiped Nowitzki, and soon Parker came to the front of the basket, and he made his classic small throw.
At this moment, Ginobili suddenly started, and the old Hu who was defending him suddenly bumped into Bowen's body, and the old Hu could only watch Ginobili cut to the basket.
Bang, swish!The Argentine and the French made a clever match, Ginobili easily scored two points.
"Shhhhhh..." The fans are still fighting, but...
96 to 94, the Mavericks are only two points ahead of their opponents, with 4 minutes and 52 seconds left.
Beep!In this case, Carlisle must call a timeout.
"Defense! Defense! Defense! Where is our defense? Helping defenses and changing positions should be done faster. They always like to use some small screens to break through. We must not let them shoot easily!..."
Carlisle is still emphasizing defense. This is a very correct choice. Judging from the current score, the rhythm of the two sides is very slow, and the score is not growing fast. Facing the current defense of the Spurs, the Mavericks' scoring is still normal. that's it.Besides, in fact, he has no better way at all, this guy is not good at offensive things.
After playing for more than 5 minutes, Lao Hu definitely shouldn't organize anymore. He also saw that the opponent's defense is too tight and needs someone to tear it apart. Lao Hu has been thinking for a long time, it seems that this task Still have to fall on yourself.
However, in this way, he had to fight Bruce Bowen head-on, and he couldn't fight vaguely at all.
"I just don't know if this old guy will hold grudges, but shady tricks are definitely indispensable, hehe..." Old Hu was not afraid, but looking forward to it.
The timeout ends and the game starts. The last 5 minutes of the game between the two sides, here we come!
The Lakers are really miserable. Hey, the Spurs are really cruel now. Tracy McGrady is also playing. If I were Stern this season, or a veteran would not die, let the Spurs enter the finals, hehe.
(End of this chapter)