"What the hell has happened to the Spurs lately? It's completely missing the momentum that I had at the start of the season. ”

"Something to do with their schedule, right? If you look at their opponents, 3 out of 5 are in the championship echelon, although the 76ers are not, they are fighting for the playoffs, and they must be playing very hard. ”

"That being said, but the Spurs have won against such an opponent before, huh? Hasn't the Thunder been killed 3 times this season? ”

"It's because Don has less time to fight, right?"

"I feel that way, too, as the most consistent player outside of GDP, Don has to play more than 30 minutes no matter what."

"You're exaggerating, Don has been doing well before, but a role player doesn't have that much of an impact on the team's win or defeat."

"That's right, I think the Spurs are strong in the whole team, not anyone, I feel that there is a problem in the Spurs."

"Yes, the trade rumors of Don may have some ideas for the Spurs players."

"Or maybe Popovich is old?"

"Possibly, I've always felt that it was unreasonable for the Spurs to be old and still play like this, and now it seems that I was right."

……

The team has been in poor shape lately, and fans have been questioning on social media.

The Spurs are back at home from their road trip and their next game is against the Clippers.

At the end of the day, Green walked out of the locker room to find Popovich.

"Danny, what are you doing with the old man?" Ginobili happened to be returning from the training gym at this time and stopped him when he saw Green's actions.

"I want the coach to give Don more playing time." Green looked at the others, walked over to Ginobili and whispered.

Green is a good guy and a relatively pure person, just like he would say before that he would compete with Tang Tian to win playing time.

He knows very well that his strength is not as good as Tang Tian now, and more importantly, if he continues to play like this, the team's atmosphere and record will be greatly affected.

"The old man himself is sure."

Ginobili shook his head and motioned for Green to go back.

"Trust me, if you keep doing this, you can go a few games later."

Ginobili saw that Green didn't move, and then added.

After listening to Ginobili, Green went back to the locker room.

Popovich doesn't play social media, but he reads newspapers and news.

When he saw that the news had begun to question his coaching ability, his brow tightened.

In the end, he became the one to blame!

He put the newspaper down and had decided that he was too lazy to bother with so much.

He is no longer a member of the team management now, and since Holt has that attitude, then this kind of problem should be left until next summer and left to the team management to solve it themselves!

The Spurs-Clippers match has been in the spotlight because of the Spurs' recent ups and downs.

If the Spurs want to lose again in this game, it will be a wave of 3 consecutive defeats, plus the loss of the top spot in the West.

For the Clippers, this game is just as important.

They are currently fourth in the West, and if they make it to the second round at this time in the playoffs, they could likely meet the Spurs again.

Last year's defeat by 58 points is well remembered, and they lost the first two meetings of the season.

So this is likely to be their last chance to build their confidence.

During the open training session the day before the game, the Clippers looked scrappy.

After training, Griffin spoke to reporters on the sidelines.

"The team has recently played a three-game winning streak and the team looks very good, what is the reason for the team's winning streak?"

The reporter just came up and asked a more routine question.

'We've had a bit of a run-in, then we've had another wave of injuries, but now we're fully fit and we're doing a good job.

Griffin's answer was also more honest.

His nickname in college was Shiba Inu, which is what he said.

"We know the Spurs haven't been doing well lately, they've just suffered a three-game losing streak, does that make you feel more confident going into the game tonight?"

The reporter then asked.

"Of course, it's an opportunity for us to win against the team that is number one in the West and it will be a good confidence boost for us."

Griffin's answer was still very honest.

"And do you have the confidence to defeat them?" The reporter asked.

'Like I said earlier, we're all fit, so I'm very confident for the evening's game.

Griffin replied, as if he remembered something, and then added in high spirits.

"They gave us a hard punch in the playoffs last year, and now it's time to go back!"

Griffin's interview was covered by the media and caused an uproar.

"Shin Shiba Inu? The content of this answer is really undisguised! ”

"Compared to the way they talked on their toes after winning in the playoffs last season, that's pretty good."

"Almost, it's time to return that last sentence......"

"Haha, I don't know why, I really want the Spurs to beat them up again!"

"I feel the same way, man, I don't know why, Griffin's way of speaking is very bad!"

"I know why, because when the Spurs had a good record, they didn't say anything, and now they're not in good shape, and they're jumping out."

"I'm going to kill you while you're sick!"

"You're going to be warned by the Tyrannosaurus Rex Fist buddy! （￣。。 ￣）”

"But I think the Spurs are in this state, they really can't win against the Clippers."

"yes, it's a little uncomfortable to think about the Clippers winning and another wave of swagger."

……

On the night of the game, the attendance rate of the ATT arena was close to 70%.

Since beating the Clippers by 58 points in the playoffs last season, the two teams have become rivals, and every meeting since then has attracted much attention.

Pre-match locker room.

"These guys, how do they really make people so unhappy every time!"

Dio played with his mobile phone and couldn't help frowning.

"I've been used to it for a long time."

Tang Tian spread his hands and said.

The nature of the country is easy to change and difficult to change, and this Clipper team is such a Clipper team.

Green glanced at Tang Tian at this time, and stopped talking.

They were chatting when Popovich walked in.

"Don, it's up to you to defend Paul and Crawford tonight."

The first thing Popovich said after he came in was to say to Tang Tian alone.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

But he immediately smiled and nodded.

Finally, Popovich couldn't hold it back?

Why the playing time has decreased recently, he is actually clear in his heart.

In his previous life, when he was a godfather, he often saw other teams doing this to press contracts.

But as a player, there is not much that can be done about it.

Especially for players who sign short-term contracts and small contracts, you have nothing to say if you mess with the team's DNP.

And more importantly, now that the buyout deadline has passed, you can't play the playoffs if you take the initiative to apply for cut.

So his choice is to play as efficiently as possible in the limited time he has.

He played his value and showed his indispensability, and it was only a matter of time before he recovered.