Seeing this, Popovich immediately knew what was going on, and took advantage of Ji Guoqiu's free throws to temporarily replace Duncan.

A good coach will replace the player for protection purposes and wait until the player is back to normal.

As soon as Duncan got off the court, the Clippers were more aimed at the Spurs' interior offense, Jamison was not a player who was good at helping defense, and he was expected to be able to defend alone, but he was not as good as Duncan in weak side defense.

The Spurs' core went down, affecting not only the defensive end, but the Spurs didn't score the next offense, almost violating the Clippers' defense for 24 seconds.

Ji Guoqiu grabbed the basketball, and the Clippers immediately launched a quick counterattack, Billups and Ji Guoyi went down quickly, and the fox brother ended the offense with an aerial relay.

Popovich immediately called a timeout, the Clippers' morale was about to rise, this time to call a timeout is just right, a little later, the Spurs will be taken advantage of by the Clippers to play an attack wave, Popovich rarely makes such a mistake.

At 15 seconds in the fourth quarter, the score was 53:45, and the Clippers turned to widen the gap to 8 points.

"They're dying, seize this opportunity, and we'll deal with them directly."

Dunleavy Sr. knew that this was a good opportunity, and if Duncan didn't come back after a timeout, they would have to resolutely attack the interior to see if the Spurs could hold on to the Clippers' offense.

Popovich was very assertive and would not let the players take risks because of the momentary unfavorable situation, Duncan still did not play after the timeout, and Popovich even planned not to replace him in the first half.

Of course, the Clippers will not be polite, Duncan will not come up, Ji Guoqiu will beat his little brother, and the defense will reward Gooden with a big hat.

This top blue-collar worker who likes to slip on the field, although he is not distracted today, but his position and position selection on the field are very different from Duncan.

Positional sense is very important for a player and can only be improved by experience and talent.

Some insiders can easily grab a dozen rebounds after playing for 30 minutes casually, such as Uncle Mu, who is an example of a good position selection on the court.

These players with excellent positional sense are often able to make the most correct judgment at any time according to the shape on the field, different times, places, and shapes...... They all choose the position that is most advantageous to them, so the fans can see that sometimes the basketball is like it bounces on their heads, and the offensive players always send themselves up and get them off.

Gooden plays with brute force, while superstars rely on both consciousness and body.

No matter what the industry, excellent awareness is the most important option and always comes first.

Ji Guoqiu's offensive and defensive ends have become relaxed, Gu Deng came to defend Brother Panda, giving people a feeling of being one step slower everywhere, Ji Guoqiu can receive a pass from his teammates like a leisurely stroll, and novices can score basketballs, which is so easy that it can't be easier.

"Your teammates are such an idiot!"

Ji Guozhi watched the dead panda brush up on 7 points in two minutes, and couldn't help but complain to Jamison.

"I think he's an idiot, too."

Of course, Jamison said this in his heart, and Gooden was also his teammate no matter what he said, but it was impossible not to be angry when he saw his teammates constantly making mistakes and being caught and beaten by their opponents.

Not only was he angry, Gooden only played 2 minutes, and Popovich couldn't bear it anymore and replaced Thomas Sr. as a center.

Old Thomas has no problem with consciousness, but this almost 39-year-old veteran is too old, last year he could barely use his consciousness and strength to resist the giant panda, but this year after Ji Guoqiu's range was farther, Thomas was a year older and had no way to deal with the giant panda, which is why Popovich chose to use Gooden in the first place.

Ji Guoqiu faced Thomas Sr. and began to use his foothold advantage to bully his opponents, and his scoring rate did not decrease at all.

The whole Clippers team also handed over the basketball to Ji Guoqiu and asked him to bully the opponent's inside.

Jamison has no choice, he still has to stare at Ji Guoqiu, who has been staying outside the three-point line and not going in, using his own pulling power to help Ji Guoqiu empty the basket, Jamison can only stand outside and watch.

"Coach, let me go up, I'll be a little more mindful, we can't let that guy continue to score anymore."

Duncan couldn't stand it anymore, and so did Popovich, and it only took a long time for the score to become 64:52, if it weren't for Jamison and George. Hill hit a three-pointer and they could have trailed by 15 points.

At 2:02 in the second quarter, the Spurs called a timeout and replaced Duncan, who had a three-minute break.

Charles. Barkley laughed: "If the Spurs don't make any more substitutions, this game will be over." ”

Kenny. Smith said: "Even with the substitutions, the Spurs don't have much hope of winning. The Clippers are at home, in great form and now leading by a big margin, and they have the upper hand. ”

Duncan returned to the court and immediately stabilized the situation, although Ji Guoqiu still scored two points on the head of the stone Buddha, but the process was finally not as simple as before.

Ji Guoqiu was restricted, and the fox brother finally seized the opportunity, and got three consecutive shots in the last two minutes of the first half, but unfortunately he didn't throw one into it.

In the first half, even if Ji Guoyi's shots are counted these three times, they add up to less than ten times, although he has a strong desire to attack today, but the number of basketball passes is not much, and the guide zhì does not seem to feel very good.

Billups missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the score was 68-58 in the first half, and the Clippers led the Spurs by 10 points into the second half.

Ji Guoqiu 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Ji Guoyi 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Billups 12 points and 5 assists, Afralo 10 points, Crawford 7 points, Barnes 5 points.

Duncan had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Parker had 8 points and 3 assists, Jamison had 10 points and 4 rebounds, and George had 10 points. Hill had 10 points and two assists.

In the first half, there weren't many places for the Spurs to shine, but first-year rookie George Brown. Hill was the team's surprise today, the sophomore rookie is less than 188cm tall, but has a pair of long arms similar to Rondo, good athleticism, excellent defense, better shooting skills than Parker, and scored 10 points with shooting in the first half.

George. Hill also has his shortcomings, his playmaking skills are poor, his breakthrough ability is not as good as that of an NBA point guard, and he is inexperienced.

Popovich is very optimistic about Hill, but unfortunately Parker is in his playing year, and in the next three to five years, Hill will not have a bright future with the Spurs.

But if the Spurs want to give up such a good seedling with excellent defense and outstanding offensive potential, they are also reluctant.

Clippers fans saw that the opponent's rookie was good, and they started YY again, the Spurs point guard, basically like Rockets fans want to see who plays well, and all fans want to let all the good players come to their teams.

Dragic is indeed in George today. Hill's defense was very embarrassing, in the first half of 3 shots 0, and was covered by one, he didn't get any jù, and the table was completely inferior.

"Golan, that guy is fast, his arm span is long, you have to shoot faster, you can't aim and then shoot, improve your pace."

Ji Guosha broke the break and began to give advice to Dragic, Hill's characteristics are just to restrain Dragic, if he does not change his playing habits and make corresponding adjustments, I am afraid that the second half will fall into the embarrassment of the first half.

This is difficult for Dragic, to improve the speed of the shot, it is difficult to ensure the shooting percentage, this will take a period of training to do, Dragic can't think of how to deal with George for the time being. Hill.

"That guy shot 5-of-17 from the field in preseason defense and was a rookie who was very good defensively."

Ji Guoqiu said this to relieve Dragic's embarrassment, and even Tanhuaxiu was prevented, so it seems normal for him to be blocked in this second-round show.

When Dragic heard this, his face looked a lot better. Hill is a lot lower, but his reputation is now better than that of George. Hill is a lot, Clippers fans call him Nash Jr., and slowly spread to other teams, and among this year's rookies, he is the best batch except for Rose and Mayo.

The Clippers didn't make much of a set-up in the midfield, and Dunleavy Sr. was pleased with the team's performance and encouraged his players to build on their efforts in the second half.

However, the Spurs began to deploy troops, changed the team lineup, and simply sent a small lineup in the second half: Tony. Parker, George. Hill, Michael. Finley, Antoine. Jamison, Tim. Duncan.

The purpose of Popovich's lineup is, of course, to strengthen the breakthrough and strengthen the team's offensive ability

"It doesn't matter, it's easier for us to attack, prevent them from shooting, and give the breakthrough to our brothers."

As soon as Ji Guoqiu saw the Spurs' lineup, he immediately ordered his teammates on the court to play three-two joint defense, and the interior defense was completely handed over to the two of them, and the team's three outside lines were mainly responsible for defending the shooting of the Spurs' small lineup.

The elder Dunleavy was still expressionless, and if the two brothers had made such a self-assertion last season, the elder Dunleavy would of course be dissatisfied.

But now, the old Dunleavy doesn't care anymore, anyway, even if the player wins according to his arrangement, the credit after the game will be the twin brothers.

If he loses, no matter what, the responsibility lies with him.

It may sound unfair, but Dunleavy Sr. has already figured it out, his salary has increased this year, his historical low is high, and he can't get the best coach anymore...... What else is there to complain about?

The Spurs switched to a small lineup and worked hard, but the Clippers did not panic, and they took advantage of the opponent's short flaws to strengthen the perimeter projection to attack each other.

After the start of the game, Afflaro first played in the field of George. Hill hit a shot in the head, and the Spurs themselves suffered the negative impact of the small lineup.

"That's it, see who scores more goals."

Ji Guoyi quickly used psychological and tactical skills against the Spurs team, but he didn't want to think that he only shot 2 of 9 today, and he was embarrassed to say such a thing. R1152