Chapter 668: 15 More!
The Spurs changed the small lineup again, and the effect was different after coming up.
Especially Qin Yan, this guy seems to want to avenge his bad state in the first quarter, and he is quite positive after coming up.
Although he was pushed to the No. 5 position and suffered from his height, his strength made Qin Yan a freak in the No. 5 position.
At least, Maverick's current substitute center really can't help Qin Yan, he can't stand up to Qin Yan when he attacks, he can't stop Qin Yan's brute force attack when he defends, and he can't even get stuck when he grabs rebounds.
"Get out of the way!"
Ginobili's three-point shot from the outside, this ball went around the basket for a long time, and finally flew out of the basket!
Qin Yan originally thought that this goal was a must-score, so this time the card position was not very positive, after finding that this ball was suddenly about to fly out, he was about to grab a rebound again but found that the unfamiliar substitute center of the Mavericks was blocking in front of him.
In a hurry, Qin Yan could only yell "get up", and then rushed to his side, his body shook, trying to shake this guy away.
The Mavericks' backup center was ready to win the rebound, but suddenly he heard a loud shout from his side, and then a huge force came from his side, and he immediately staggered and flew out.
I can't stand on my feet at all!
After Qin Yan shook the opponent away with his body, he didn't hesitate too much, and directly clicked the basketball with one hand in the air!
"Bang, bang...... Hmmm—"
may be the reason why there are fewer direct baskets in the air, Qin Yan's baskets are a little reluctant, and he almost failed to make up for them.
The face of everyone on the Maverick's side is very ugly, Ma Dan, a guy who is a little over two meters, actually pushed up his own center who had been stuck in a good position, and directly made up the basket?
Nowitzki can't say anything at all now, he is alone in the responsibility of rectifying the team's offense, although Leonard who defends him is shorter and lighter than him, but from a technical point of view, Leonard's defensive skills are no problem at all.
King Nuo can only hit Leonard with his back, he doesn't dare to face the basket directly, the "death entanglement" of Leonard's two long arms is not bragging, Nowitzki dares to face the frame, and the first thing to be cut is his ball!
Back hit, turn around, Golden Rooster independently and shoot again!
There is no accident, there is really a figure flying next to him, and now as long as Nowitzki dares to be independent, the Spurs must be defended by two people, that is, they come from the side, and they can be thrown into your ability!
"Bang-"
The ball was interfered with and bounced off the front of the basket.
At this time, it stands to reason that the Mavericks should be a good opportunity to grab rebounds, after all, Qin Yan and Leonard, two young people who can jump, can't go back now.
However, just when the Mavericks bench center was about to take the rebound and make an earth-shattering heavy dunk, there was suddenly another figure in front of him!
Damn, how can there be anyone?
This person who suddenly appeared is Maddie, you must know that Maddie averaged a lot of rebounds per game when he was at his peak, and 6 or 7 boards a game is not a problem, even if it is not as good as the peak now, it is not a big problem to grab a board in front of a floor flow center.
After grabbing the rebound, he dribbled to the frontcourt, whether it was Harris or Calderon, there was no good way to face Maddy's breakthrough, so he could only retreat step by step.
Stepping into the three-point line, Maddie suddenly changed hands behind his back, and at the same time his body retreated, instantly returned to the three-point line, and pulled up a three-pointer!
Wheat dry pulling, that low flat arc makes everyone feel familiar, still so coquettish!
"Bang, boom—"
The three-point shot goes straight to the back edge of the basket and bounces into the net!
The Mavericks are now completely pressed by the Spurs, the offensive end can't score comfortably, and the defensive end is even more annoying, the Spurs three swing people take turns to break through the shot, or share the ball, there is no defensive general on the Mavericks' side, and Nuo Tianwang is both a father and a mother, and he is desperate to maintain the operation of the team, but there is no way, two fists are difficult to beat with four hands, and the Spurs are ten hands to beat people together......
Maddie had a lot of fun with assists today, and now he can use his imagination and pass the ball however he wants.
Therefore, in the last three minutes of the second quarter, the Spurs forced a 10-0 to pull the score away again.
At halftime, the Mavericks locker room was really silent, Nowitzki was bruised, he was really depressed, he originally looked at the beginning to win, but he didn't expect to be beaten powerless after changing the substitute.
Nuo Tianwang tried his best, a 35-year-old man, and he could still score 20+ in the first half, this kind of data is enough, what can you expect from him?
But except for the Nuo Tianwang, there is only one Marion left in the Mavericks who scored a double-double, and the rest of the people don't know what they are doing, and they are completely dragging their feet.
Especially Ellis, the Mavericks' first firepower point on the outside offense, today's game was really like shit, shooting 3 of 14 in the first half, this kind of shooting rate can really be over.
The Spurs locker room is naturally very happy, the bench is supplied, and the second quarter is a wave of streams, which directly brings back the decline in the first quarter.
And Qin Yan and others also came back at the last moment of the second quarter, Leonard's defense of Nowitzki was really powerful, at first Qin Yan went to help with the bag, but later found that it was not needed at all, and people could do it themselves.
'Good, keep going in the second half.' Popovich's face also improved a lot. These stinky boys, after all, were not as embarrassed as in the first quarter, and now they have finally found the feeling of the playoffs, otherwise he would definitely have to scold them now.
After the start of the third quarter, although the main force of the Mavericks also returned, they couldn't stand the Spurs, and their main force also continued the previous firepower, once again playing an offensive climax like 18:7.
Marion's touch didn't hold up in the second half, Ellis continued to get lost, and the Mavericks are now powerless.
In desperation, after the first official timeout in the third quarter, the Mavericks withdrew all their main forces and announced their surrender in advance.
It's still a ball, people attack wave after wave, on the other hand, on their own side, the offense is the same as squeezing toothpaste, where is there any hope of winning?
The Mavericks admit defeat, and the Spurs are not too embarrassed by them, and they have also started a big playoff drill, with various lineups constantly rotating, and Popovich simply treats the game as a coach's command open class.
At 123:96, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks by 27 points at home, not only maintaining their home advantage, but also taking a 1:0 lead in the big score!
"There are 15 more games, all cheer up!"
Duncan didn't celebrate much after the game, but did the mental work for the guys in the locker room, it was a playoff game, the road to defending the title was not easy, and they did not play well in the first quarter of this game.
15 more!
Everyone at Spurs remembers this statistic, and they only need to win 15 more games to get that trophy again!
With 15 games left, they will make team history – the first time in Spurs history to defend their title!
There are still 15 games left to reach this goal!