Chapter 557: Inside War
Qin Yan's hook layup in the first half can be called one of the most classic goals of the game.
It's a real one-on-three, and if you count Conley, who didn't make a steal, it's a one-on-four.
This kind of goal has a very big impact on the morale of the team, and the Spurs are naturally elated, and all the members are greatly encouraged, just like opening a group Buff, and in the next few minutes, the people on the Spurs side are getting more and more accurate, and there is a tendency to play a wave of direct away from the game.
If it is a team that is not very good defensively, it may be finished by such a fierce attack by the Spurs, but the Grizzlies are really a tough team, led by Gasol Jr., Prince, and Tony Allen, they have stubbornly stabilized their position, and at halftime, the Spurs lead was just 10 points!
Qin Yan completed the task, leading by double digits in half a quarter, although this double digit was very reluctant.
The Grizzlies also completed the task, they withstood the Spurs' final attack wave, biting the score, and did not let the point difference continue to be pulled away, only 10 points away, there is still hope that they can recover in the second half!
In the Grizzlies' locker room, Randolph and Gasol Jr. were confirming the tactics with the head coach, and the two seemed to be unconcerned that the team was ten points behind, and they didn't feel impatient at all.
If Popovich was here, he would definitely praise these two for having the style of a general, especially Randolph, the fat man, who has changed from the old fritter in the past to a general who can now give people a sense of security and expectation, which is really rare.
"After a while, in the third quarter, Mark and I will play inside against the Spurs' Tim and the jumping man will still have no problem."
Randolph is serious, he does have the confidence to say this, when the Black Eight was in the beginning, Randolph was to defend Duncan, and the defense was very good, and on the offensive end, Duncan did not have a very good way to take this fat meat.
As for Whiteside, Gasol Jr. is taller and stronger than him, although he can't bounce, but when it comes to offensive fundamentals, Gasol Jr. will definitely not be worse than Whiteside, or even better.
In fact, in Qin Yan's opinion, Gasol Jr.'s style of play may be more suitable for the Spurs than Whiteside, but last year, Gasol Jr. was already the Grizzlies' center, and he couldn't dig it at all, so he could only pick up Whiteside.
At least, Whiteside's athleticism is good, and in terms of type, you can refer to the generals who were also very athletic at the beginning (the four centers, if O'Neal is the power type, and the big dream is the technical type, then the general is undoubtedly the sports type), and Popovich is now training him, which is quite easy.
So the Grizzlies are determined to play the inside in the second half, and if they can't beat you on the outside, then break through from the inside!
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Spurs and Grizzlies came on the court, it was the Grizzlies who had the ball, Conley controlled the ball, and the whole team opened up in the Spurs half, especially Randolph and Gasol, who occupied a bottom corner of the Spurs and instantly brought a great threat to the basket.
"Zach!"
Under Parker's entanglement, Conley still managed to find Randolph smoothly, hit the ground, and gave the ball to his hands.
Randolph turned his back to Duncan, and at the same time tried to keep his center of gravity low, which is to bully Duncan You are old and unstable, if you have the ability. Just keep up!
A short man, Randolph leaned against Duncan's waist and rushed down to the basket.
Duncan is taller than Randolph, which means that his center of gravity is high, and now that Duncan is getting older, he is really not very flexible, and it is really inconvenient to bend over or something, not to mention that Randolph, a dead fat man, is still stuck in Duncan's waist and breaking through, which suddenly makes Duncan's action more difficult!
In the position of the active league's power forward, the only one who can make Duncan so embarrassed is Randolph.
Randolph quickly burst into the basket, and there was no way to get Duncan this distance, and it was particularly easy to get fouled when he went up to defend, so he chose to step back and watch Randolph perform.
After Randolph got into the basket, he really jumped up like a black bear, hanging a basket under the basket and dunk! The basket was also pulled out of a terrible arc by him.
Fortunately, this is the home court of the Grizzlies, and the basket was broken for a while, and it was easy to repair.
Randolph's dunk is really uplifting, although with his baby face, it doesn't look very lethal and deterrent.
But for the team, Randolph's success in this single made them slowly become confident from the initial lack of confidence.
Spurs are strong, yes, but we're not bad either!
For a while, it was the turn of the Grizzlies to open the buff!
No, the Spurs counterattacked, this time Qin Yan's three-point shot failed to hit, and the expression on the defensive Qin Yan Tony Allen's face could no longer be described as hideous, so he couldn't wait to immediately hold a bundle of explosives and die with Qin Yan.
Backboard! The rebound that flew high was grabbed by Gasol Jr., and it can be seen that Gasol Jr. definitely used his brains to defeat Whiteside, who is also a rebounding master, with a card position, and grabbed this rebound for the team.
Conley hurriedly commanded his teammates to counterattack, and now his role is also very important in the team, the inner twin towers, and the outer Conley is the conning tower, and when he gave the order, all the Grizzly Bear members moved.
It was still a basket single between Randolph and Gasol Jr., only this time, Conley passed the ball to Gasol Jr.
Whiteside is like a big enemy, and little Gasol is a kind of suppression for Whiteside in terms of height and weight. Although it can't be said to be crushing, they are all stronger than him.
What's more, Whiteside clearly remembered in the first half that Gasol Jr. had good interior fundamentals, and his offense was all interior shots and rebounds, as well as a small part of mid-range shots.
As for the three-point shot, forget it, if Gasol Jr. can shoot three-pointers, it is too exaggerated, you must know that Gasol Jr. is now a representative of the league's long-disappeared heavy traditional center, and basically will not shoot any three-point shots.
Gasol Jr. arched hard behind him, only to make Whiteside clench his teeth tightly, and then the whole person changed the defensive movement, almost half lying on Gasol Jr.'s back, and then kicked the ground with both feet, trying to maintain his balance.
Little Gasol could naturally feel the strength behind him increase, but he would not give up the attack because of this, after several consecutive impacts, little Gasol, who felt similar, turned around suddenly, and first made a fake that seemed enough to outsiders to fake a real move! Then he quickly closed his hand, leaned forward, and pressed Whiteside for another close-range shot!
"Wh-" Whiteside didn't dare to foul, the goal was scored!
That's right, at the beginning of the third quarter, Randolph and Gasol Jr. were the masters of the interior line, and with the efforts of these two, it was not so simple for the Spurs to win this interior battle and finally win the game!