Chapter 32: The Third Wave of Attack and Defense
Qin Yan retreated to his own half, and Parker slapped him on the buttocks:
"Good job, boy, was that imitation of the T-MAC just now?"
Qin Yan looked very modest, "No, no, to be precise, holding the ball in one hand is imitating T-MAC, but the one in the air is imitating the fairy road." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Parker was a little confused, "Immortal Dao, who is that?" ā
Qin Yan looked helpless, "An animated character, I guess you don't know it." ā
It's no wonder, after all, Parker is French, and it's normal not to know "Slam Dunk".
But according to Parker's age, he should have seen it, he really didn't have a childhood.
Switching offense and defense, Qin Yan faced Gordon again, Gordon had no choice but to call for blocking, and finally got rid of Qin Yan by constantly blocking and dismantling, and then hit the shot.
The first quarter was normal, with the Spurs using the team's coordination to keep scoring, and conversely, the Hornets also put too much emphasis on singles. Maybe it's also because the team's run-in didn't do a good job, the Hornets also tried to work as a team, but the effect was not good, and they also made several mistakes to make the Spurs counterattack.
Although the Spurs also have three new starters, Leonard and Split have been with the Spurs for a year and are familiar with tactics.
Qin Yan, on the other hand, is smart and can understand Popovich's tactics well, so there is no big problem in coordination. In addition, Duncan, the core of the Spurs, is still in the starting lineup, and he is stable in the army. In this way, although the starting lineup of the Spurs has changed greatly, the cooperation of the whole team is still quite stable, and there are no big mistakes.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 20-28, and the Spurs led by eight points heading into the second quarter.
Qin Yan and others were replaced, and Popovich was really generous today, five up and five down, and directly changed a set of lineups.
Bonner, Dior, Green, Ginobili and Mills, the Spurs' second team will be the backbone in the second quarter, not only scoring themselves, but also holding on to the lead and not allowing the opponent to fight back.
The Hornets were all young people, although they also changed people, but there was no huge rotation like Popovich, only two people, Mason and Lopez, and it was to let Mason top the scoring guard, Gordon withdrew to play point guard, and then Davis returned to the power forward position, and the center was Robin Lopez.
It can be seen that the Hornets lineup is completely to fight against the Spurs' starters, but at the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs made a substitution, and the Hornets' change of formation felt useless.
Of course, the Spurs' bench lineup defense is a bit weak, especially the interior line does not have a big tall man, and it is easy to be beaten up. Fortunately, Davis on the opposite side is a rookie, Lopez's attack power is limited, although Bonner and Dior are short and old, but they can still hold on with the addition of game experience, so as not to be beaten too badly.
The Spurs' bench lineup is strong in high offensive ability, and although Manu is old, his strange serpentine breakthrough is still unstoppable in the league.
The Hornets are not a strong defensive team, and Mason, who is replaced by a scoring guard, is a brain-dead, there is nothing else except a body of muscles and bounce, Ginobili doesn't need to spend too much effort to get him, the serpentine breakthrough is a shock, let everyone know, not only the "Stone Buddha" and "Sports Car" can also fight, the "Demon Knife" is still not rusty, and the sheath is still so deadly, "A sword light cold nineteen states".
And Danny Green, who is nicknamed "Real Ama", is still okay with three-pointers in this game, and after coming up, he used the empty space covered to hit two three-pointers in a row, and when "Real Ama" doesn't even want to hit the country, it is difficult for the Spurs to lose.
Although Davis and Lopez used their height to turn over the sea on the Spurs inside, all kinds of baskets, card positions, and blocks. But the Spurs are a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, you get two points and I will return two points, and if you get three points, I will give you a three-point back, and the two sides will fight against each other for a while.
However, the Spurs' bench was really powerful, and they played with most of the main forces of the Hornets for more than half a quarter, and when Qin Yan and others played again, the Hornets had to withdraw the main forces to rest, no way, too tired.
The main Spurs who are unrestrained and have ensured their physical strength because of rotation are facing the Hornets' bench is a ferocious, killing in the dark, three-point breakthrough assists are omnipotent, Qin Yan has repeatedly staged a fast attack and explosive dunk, and every time he finishes the dunk, he has to yell passionately.
In other words, such a passionate person should not belong to the Spurs, but, I don't know why, although Qin Yan is very passionate and the Spurs are generally very calm, it seems to be a little contradictory. But Qin Yan can integrate well into the Spurs team, probably because everyone in this team is actually a funny comedian, but his main business has been delayed by basketball.
Later, some people said that Qin Yan is the anger of the spur, the spur is like the sea, all-encompassing, and Qin Yan is the undersea volcano, once it erupts, it is full of power!
In this way, Popovich used a group of main players to abuse the Hornets' bench in the fourth quarter, considering the physical strength of the main players, the Hornets did not dare to let the starters play at the end of the second quarter, and could only watch the substitutes being pressed to the ground and beaten.
At halftime, 42:55, the Spurs already led by 13 points! If you want to continue to play like this, the first game of the new season will break 100.
At halftime, Davis was sullen in the locker room alone, didn't suppress the opposing interior in the first half, and only against two short substitutes could he have an eyebrow raised, but what good was that? The team is still losing, and the two points that the interior has worked so hard to chisel are not as high as the score of a random three-pointer on the spot.
Therefore, in the second half, we must guard against the outside line of the Spurs, compare the "internal strength" with the Spurs, and overpower the Spurs on the inside!
The head coach of the Hornets gave everyone a death order to strangle the Spurs' outside line at all costs, especially that Qin Yan! He had barely made any shots in the NCAA before. "Put someone in and force him to win!" The Hornets coach gives everyone a warning before they come on the court.
It can be seen that the head coach of the Hornets is indeed not a waste, he has a good analysis, and if he wants to win against the Spurs, he must win on the inside. The way he said it was not bad, but his guidance was always a beat slower than that of a human being. Maybe it's because Popovich is too wicked, after all, now in terms of wins, in the entire coaching history of the league, there are only 8 people who can win Popovich in the number of wins!
Moreover, the coach of the Hornets has an important problem, which is that he does not look at the problem with a developmental eye.
The Qin Yan in his impression is still the same Qin Yan in the NCAA Finals, without the slightest change, so he shouted for the players to guard against three points and force Qin Yan to shoot.
However, who would have thought that Qin Yan now has the ability to shoot in his arsenal, and everything within the three-point line is already Qin Yan's attack range. If Qin Yan is really allowed to shoot with a high shot in the middle distance, then it is estimated that the Hornets can disarm and surrender in the third quarter.
Without further ado, half-time came back, the two sides exchanged courts, and the Hornets had the ball.
However, the Hornets' opening lineup for the second half was a bit strange, with Lopes at center, Davis at power forward, Anderson at small forward, Aminu at point guard, and Gordon at point guard.
This lineup is honest, it's not bad, the focus is high, it seems that the Hornets really want to work the inside and offline, and this lineup has taken out almost all the big men in the team.
At the beginning of the second half, Gordon dribbled the ball, he didn't dribble much, ran two steps, raised his big hand, and passed the ball directly to Davis, who was waiting near the halfway line.
Well? What's going on? Davis possession of the ball? Let him play point guard? Keeping only Lopez and Anderson on the inside?
The Spurs players were a little puzzled in the face of this situation, but Qin Yan remembered at this time, Davis was originally a point guard, but because he grew taller later, he changed to play power forward and center.
If he plays point guard...... Qin Yan suddenly realized something, and shouted in his heart!
This will not work! Parker definitely can't stop him! That's a 20 centimeter difference in height! And he can't switch guards with Duncan, because if Duncan gets to the outside, he will move even slower.
Just when Qin Yan was thinking about how to crack this move, Davis successfully took advantage of the time when the Spurs were stunned, easily pushed Parker to near the free throw line, and hit the shot steadily.
"Wow, that's amazing, Davis actually playing point guard?" Kenny Smith was taken aback, the 208 cm point guard is also the highest in NBA history (of course, the later alphabet brother successfully broke the record), and the Spurs are estimated to have a headache.
In the third wave of offense and defense, the Hornets want to counterattack!