Chapter 717: Blocking and Covering
At the beginning of the second half of the game, the main players of the two teams appeared.
On the Bobcats' side is a regular starter, point guard Chris Paul, scoring guard Michael Reed, small forward Andre Iguodala, power forward Kevin Garnett, and center Kendrick Perkins.
On the other side, the Spurs' lineup on the court is also their core lineup, but unlike the starting lineup, the point guard, small forward and big forward have not changed, it is still Parker, Bruce Bowen and Duncan, the scoring guard has been replaced by Manuginobili, and on the inside, Duncan is the center, and Matt Bonner plays as the fourth position.
Both teams are the main players, with the Spurs bringing on Ginobili and Matt Bonner, and Popovich is clearly stepping up the attack.
In the second half, the Bobcats attacked first, Chris Paul controlled the rhythm, and he played a block with Kevin Garnett on the outside, but failed to get too good a chance, and after the ball was on the weak side, Michael Reed's mid-range jumper also did not score, and the rebound was also won by Duncan.
But in this round of attack, the Bobcat consumed a full 20 seconds of offensive time, and the rhythm was already suppressed.
After the Spurs grabbed the backcourt rebound, they immediately counterattacked.
In the first half, the Spurs followed the Bobcats' fast break and played an excellent offense, and in the second half, Popovich clearly still wanted to gain an advantage with his offense.
But the Bobcats' retreat was not slow, except for one Perkins, the other four had already retreated to the backcourt.
After landing the position, the Bobcats' defense quickly formed a system, Perkins guarded the frame, Garnett swept in the middle range, and the outside line was one-on-one.
Tony Parker and Ginobili are constantly playing together on the outside, but the Bobcats' defense is not leaking at all, and Tom Thibodo's defense for the Bobcats is exactly what he is best at, with the addition of infinite rotation characteristics.
Most of the Spurs' frontcourt cooperation, the Bobcats take the way of not changing the defense after the delay, continue to put pressure, and only change the defense when there is really no way.
After changing defenses, it was difficult for the Spurs to gain an advantage on the outside, so the Spurs' offense in this round soon ended with Tony Parker's strong outside shot.
The Bobcats had a certain advantage on the inside, so Garnett won the rebound very easily.
And, they were not in a hurry to counterattack, Chris Paul slowly controlled the ball to the front court, and continued to look for opportunities in positional battles.
Another pick-and-roll on the outside, Garnett's pick-and-roll quality was always low, and Paul barely got a misplaced opportunity against Duncan's defense.
Duncan defended smartly, spreading his arms while also expanding his defensive range, but Duncan took two steps back because he was afraid of Paul's speed.
Paul tentatively reached out his right foot to shake Duncan, but Duncan felt that he had left enough distance to move, so he didn't move.
Seeing this, Paul directly retracted his right foot, slapped the basketball, followed a step-back, and withdrew directly outside the three-point line, raising his hand to shoot.
Duncan could only sit down with his hands raised, but Parker pounced on one side, but it was too late.
Swish!
There was a crisp sound of wiping the net, and the SBC center was also exclaimed, and Chris Paul directly raised his right hand.
Paul hit a step-back three-pointer to 69:63 and the Bobcats led by six points!"
The Spurs served in the backcourt and attacked the frontcourt, still the cooperation of Parker and Ginobili on the outside, and after a few passes, the Spurs still couldn't find too good opportunities.
But at this moment, Duncan suddenly moved out, directly giving a single block to Ginobili without the ball, and then, Parker's pass arrived.
Ginobili received the ball and made a direct jumper, and with a bang, went in.
The margin was reduced to four points, and the Bobcats served in the backcourt as Paul continued to control the tempo.
In the slow pace, the Bobcats' offensive success rate is not high, because Garnett's blocking quality is always not high, and Qiao Hai on the sidelines also frowned, and he said to Patrick Ewing, the interior coach next to him: "Patrick, when this game is over, add a training session to Kevin, blocking and covering." ”
"He's not big, and it's not very useful to practice, right?" Patrick Ewing had some doubts.
Qiao Hai shook his head: "You can add some actions when blocking and dismantling." ”
"Plus the action? Wouldn't that cover up the foul? ”
"Isn't a reasonable move a foul? And sometimes some hidden actions, the referee will not blow. ”
Qiao Hai is very sure that the alliance at this time is encouraging offense.
Several of the offensive teams that broke out in later generations, especially the Warriors, most of their screens were mobile screens if the rules of the past were to be judged.
But the league encourages offense, and as a result, these covering referees have turned a blind eye.
Therefore, Qiao Hai felt that they could also try to challenge the referee's bottom line, and at the same time, Qiao Hai remembered that Garnett's cover quality was not bad, but I don't know why, Garnett's cover quality at this time was not very good.
Qiao Hai guessed that the reason may be that Garnett has very few partners with excellent outside small guys, and in the past in the Timberwolves, there were fewer blocks and covers, and they still need to find a feeling and strive to find a way to block and cover that suits them.
Garnett's cover was not of good quality, and Qiao Hai beckoned, and Perkins on the offensive end was brought out.
Perkins' cover quality is much higher, and with such an adjustment, the Bobcats' slow-paced offense gradually finds opportunities, in fact, as long as the Bobcats can find misplaced opportunities, relying on Paul who has improved significantly, and the newly added Kevin Garnett, the Bobcats' misplaced offensive success rate is still very high.
As long as the opponent assists in defense, Michael Reid on the weak side will get another chance to score.
So, after Perkins pulled out of the interior, the Bobcats' offense came alive.
In the middle of the third quarter, the Bobcats played the Spurs with a wave of 10:2, and the direct wave stretched the difference to double digits.
Then, the balance of victory tipped in favor of the Bobcats.
The game entered the fourth quarter, and the Bobcats maintained a lead of about 10 points.
Spurs continue to field their main force and continue to look for opportunities to turn the tables.
But at the end of the game, the Bobcats still defeated the Spurs 125-112 and won the game.
"The Bobcats successfully defeated the Spurs by 13 points, and in this game, the two teams fought fiercely, but in the second half, the Bobcats' defense strengthened, and the Spurs only scored 19 points in a single quarter."
"Although the Spurs regained their strength in the fourth quarter, the trail has been formed, and they can only accept defeat!"
At the end of the game, Qiao Hai found Popovich to shake hands, and the two chatted for a while, and then, Qiao Hai walked to the players' tunnel and was quickly stopped by David Wallace.
In the new season, Hoop Sports failed to dig up the man in the color Craig Sager, but it did dig up David Wallace.
David Wallace asked two or three questions, and Qiao Hai answered them one by one.
'It's our eighth winning streak and I don't know if our winning streak will continue, I just know that our good form will continue.'
'Spurs were very strong, they didn't give us a chance to win, but in the second half we played more patiently and were in better shape, so we won the game.
"Popovich? He's certainly a good coach and I think he's the best coach in the league other than me. ”
Qiao Hai smiled and ended the interview.
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