In the second quarter of the bench competition, both sides invariably increased the speed of offensive and defensive conversion.

Spurs five: Mills, Ginobili, Fournier, Dior, Bonner.

Yang Rui sent Livingston, Wesley Johnson, Gay, Parsons, Griffin.

Since Livingston gets more minutes and Nash becomes a fringe man, the Clippers' bench lineup should not be called the "Death Five", but the "Big Five", all five of whom are more than two meters tall and can move as fast as the perimeter players.

The formation arranged by Yang Rui is, of course, joint defense, relying on contraction to defend the penalty area, and pounce at any time to interfere with the shooting by relying on height.

The Spurs can shoot five people in the positional battle, Mills and Ginobili are good at breaking through, Dio can respond in the high position, and the bench depth can definitely rank in the top three in the league.

Under Popovich's rotation system, no player has averaged more than 30 minutes per game this year, and even so, they are still very strong, but their player stats are mediocre and they can't compete for MVP.

In the bench competition, the Spurs fell behind, and the Clippers played a wave of 12-4 to overtake the score.

The key to the Clippers' upper hand is that Yang Rui replaced Griffin to rest in the first quarter, and the interior line who is good at defense is not there at this time, whether it is counterattack or positional battle, Griffin has an advantage on the offensive end, and one-on-one Bonner and Dio are not good at defense.

Griffin burst out with a lot of energy, receiving a pass from Livingston in a pick-and-roll match, and dunked Dior, which won the applause of the audience.

Fournier didn't do a good enough job of defending Guy, and his physical fitness was at a disadvantage; Livingston's 183CM tall Mills could easily play with his back to the single, and the Spurs defense collapsed.

Jeff Van Gundy commented: "The two sides are evenly matched in the starting lineup, but the bench battle, the Clippers players are more athletic, and the Spurs have to make substitutions. ”

"Griffin was ugly when he was substituted in the first quarter, so I guess he wasn't very happy, and I think he's going to be happy now," Brin said. Jerry Young deliberately made him avoid Split, Duncan. ”

Van Gundy nodded: "Guy also avoided Leonard, and if the two were in line, Guy didn't score so easily." Leonard used a lot of energy in the first quarter, and Middleton kept running for the second half of the game, and he couldn't do it if he didn't follow. ”

Yang Rui cultivates swing people, not only let them practice shooting and defense, but also let them develop in the direction of Hamilton as much as possible.

According to the new SportVU camera tracking system, Parsons and Middleton of the Clippers are both model workers, as long as they don't hold the ball, they are constantly running and pulling the opponent's defense.

Now Parsons and Yang Rui are much easier than in their previous lives, because Yang Rui often arranges forward tactics, and Parsons in the Rockets was the player with the longest running distance in a single season in the league.

Whenever players who can only play without the ball are unwilling to practice physical fitness, Yang Rui will use football games as an example for them, because the running distance of basketball players in a game is not even comparable to the running distance of many football players in the half.

According to FIFA statistics, the average cumulative distance run by a professional footballer is 10,000 meters, and the worst is around 6,000 meters, and the longest record in an international competition recorded by the program comes from David Beckham, who ran 16.1 kilometers in a single game against Greece in the 2001 World Cup preliminaries.

Moreover, there are many pauses in NBA games, many substitutions, several breaks, plus official timeouts, and being able to sit on the sidelines and watch the performances of the cheerleading beauties.

Popovich made a change and was forced to replace Bonner with Split to strengthen the defense against Griffin, and as a result, the ability to withdraw from the interior was reduced again.

The two sides switched to the starters one after another, and the Clippers had the upper hand in this quarter, and Curry came back in the second half and also shot, hitting two three-pointers in the face of Parker, attracting the package to assist Green to shoot a three-pointer.

Yang Rui's rotation time was well grasped, Middleton rested for a full quarter, allowing Parsons to let go of the play, running and defending at any cost, and waiting for Parsons to rest in the second half, Middleton on.

The Clippers have a four-man rotation at the swing man position, all of which can ensure full physical strength, which is still the premise that Wesley Johnson only plays 6 minutes per game, and Parsons and Guy can play the No. 4 position, otherwise everyone will not have enough playing time and will not be able to play.

As for rookie Aaron Crabbe, it will be difficult to make the squad this season, so he can only follow the training and then go to the NBDL team to play and find his form.

This is a lot of physical exercise for Crabbe, because owner Sterling picks the door, the Clippers are one of the few clubs in the league that have not had their own affiliated team, and the Lakers' Los Angeles defenders have not allowed their players to join after the rise of the Clippers, and Crabbe can only go to the Santa Cruz Warriors, an affiliated team of the Warriors.

Yang Rui is ready to invest in building a Clippers-affiliated NBDL team next season, and of course, wait for Sterling's farce to end. At that time, the Clippers will be more flexible in their hiring. It is possible to send several players to a developmental league for training or a game and recall him before the start of an NBA game, which is the model adopted by many clubs today.

The Clippers led 55-48 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Spurs used Parker and Ginobili as the core offense, and others defended. Yang Rui also sent a defensive lineup, relying on stars to attack and grind positions.

Seeing that Ginobili's shooting was inaccurate, Popovich did not dare to replace Mills to play double guard, and the score continued to widen.

In the past, the Spurs often used two guards, which was a killer feature. Because of Mills' progress, they let go of the single-role Garinier in the summer. The Spurs can't play like this today, and the shortest Curry of the Clippers is 190CM, and Mills will definitely not be able to defend it.

83-67 Entering the final quarter, Spurs veteran Duncan suddenly began to exert his power.

Duncan didn't play long in the first three quarters, and his appearance was also defense-oriented, pulling out to cover on the offensive end, responding to passes, and giving up the opportunity to young players. When his teammates couldn't open up, Duncan began to shoot more and became the offensive axis of the team.

He singled out Chandler and scored 4 points in a row, blocked and dunked in the air, attracted the bag in the restricted area to assist Leonard and Belinelli shot three points, leading the team to play a wave of 18-5 and recover the score.

Will Duncan ever get old? This is the same as Mutombo's age and Durant's height is a fan of the league. In 1997, Duncan shocked fans because he was 21 years old and looked like he was 40 years old without smiling. Now he is almost 40 years old, his appearance has not changed much, and he does the same thing on the court as he did when he was 21.

It's not easy for Duncan to stay in good shape at this age, as he's already got all his personal accolades, has three championship rings, and he's ready to retire for the rest of his career. However, Duncan has always been unwilling to admit defeat, and has adapted to the trend of the league by losing weight, practicing boxing, and controlling his diet.

He's old but he's not old, he can take on core responsibilities and he's willing to help the younger players grow.

Duncan was interviewed and asked why he had everything and still had to live an ascetic life. Duncan replied: "I love the feeling of flying with my teammates and going to play away games together. ”

In fact, he has been changing, and the only thing that hasn't changed is his pure heart. It is not called youth with tears, nor is it reckless and bloody to call it young, and if you don't forget your original intention, you will always be young.

Duncan, who doesn't brush data and doesn't like to be in the limelight, is the one who really loves basketball.