Chapter 421: Battle of wits and courage
Chapter 421: Battle of wits and courage
At halftime, Popovich was furious, saying that the Spurs' state was too poor, criticizing a bunch of people, Jiang Haoran was also criticized for not defending actively, and two of the three three-pointers were not guarded by Jiang Haoran. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Of course, Jiang Haoran and others also know that the old man does not distrust himself, but is really anxious, this eight-game tour has just begun, although the All-Star Weekend is about to be ushered in, but many players will not return to San Antonio at their own expense, but will rest in Orlando in place.
If the old man is really dissatisfied with the game, he will seize every minute and every second at halftime to talk about tactics and defensive strategies, and will not curse, if he swears, it is to scold the team's state and fighting spirit.
Although the Spurs are traditional, they are bloodless, so they are not called basketball at all.
At the beginning of the second half, the horse three collapsed no longer collapsed, Aldridge counterattacked and made a layup, Leonard also scored three points, Popovich's scolding really worked, and the magic was stunned, but the magic immediately responded, and Vucevic hooked and jumped into the net one after another to give a tribute. Fournier continued the efficient performance of the first two quarters in the second half, he first broke through to make it 2+1, and then caused a foul and hit both free throws, at which time teammate Aaron Gordon was also affected by him, and broke through to make it 2+1, allowing the Magic to take the initiative.
Mills is not there, Jiang Haoran's playing time is limited, and the Spurs' guard line is a little anxious.
"Sure enough, the weak team is excited to win in a row, and it's not false to play a strong team." ESPN's commentary also praised the state of the Magic, everyone is a .jpg Nick Young, although there is no rule to play, but it can go in!
Soon, the Magic team quickly switched offense and defense to open the rhythm.
The shortcomings of the Spurs' continuous battles are apparent, although it is usually impossible to see who has physical problems, but compared with the Magic generals who are waiting for work, the Spurs' steps are obviously a little heavy, as if they are filled with lead, it is harder than usual to jump.
With Hezonia hitting a three-pointer and a jumper, the Magic's lead is already in double digits. After Hezonia made both free throws from the foul, the third quarter ended with the Magic leading the Spurs by 12 points at 79-67 heading into the final quarter.
The three collapses of this horse really collapsed immediately in the third quarter, Jiang Haoran still played for a few minutes in the end, but it seems that the magic team is all open, even if Jiang Haoran runs fast alone, it is useless, Nikola Vucevic holds the ball high, Jiang Haoran will definitely be the background emperor if he blocks it.
Magic head coach Scott Skels is worthy of being a coach who has coached nearly a thousand regular season games, and he grabbed a weakness of the Spurs and choked it to death, that is, playing fast, dribbling fast over half court, shooting fast, grabbing rebounds positively, that is, to use youth to break you! Like Aaron Gordon, the favorite of the slam dunk contest, grabbing rebounds is called violence.
And because the Spurs' Danny Green and Kyle Anderson's three-point points were not accurate at all, the Magic team comprehensively contracted the interior line, preventing the Spurs from having a chance to break through, and almost strangled the Spurs' offense.
"Dude, can you be accurate in your three points?" Ginobili was disappointed with Danny Green, super disappointed, how many threes he had missed, and all in the absence of anyone to defend him.
"Later, I'll adjust my feel." Danny Green also knew that he couldn't go on like this, a good pitcher, he would change his feel based on his shooting feeling, and it was useless for others to help or be anxious.
"Jiang, can you play?" Popovich asked about Jiang Haoran's physical condition.
"Absolutely." For Jiang Haoran, the physical reserves are completely sufficient, and after today's game, it will be a much easier All-Star weekend, so no matter how tired this game is, it will be a rest for him.
"Then you're going to play the fourth quarter, and Tony Parker is out." Popovich lined up, and the most accurate three-point player in the Spurs team now became Jiang Haoran, and because Parker is a breakthrough + mid-range shooting player, the Magic defense is completely impossible for him to rush into, so Jiang Haoran must go on the court to break through the opponent's defense.
Change your opponent's defensive strategy and start with three points!
The Magic's home stadium is all a sea of blue, and the cheers are full of encouragement to the players.
But when Jiang Haoran came on the field, they still made a fuss, and their voices suddenly became much quieter.
"Oh! As soon as the fourth quarter came up, let Jiang Haoran fight? The commentators are also strange about the old man's arrangement, isn't Jiang Haoran in a bad physical condition? And it's always been at the end of the fourth quarter.
The final quarter of the game officially began, the Magic still attacked first, Dedmon grabbed the rebound in the front court and hit a basket, and the score gap became 14 points!
trailing by 14 points in the fourth quarter, this is definitely bad news for the Spurs, who missed three points.
But Jiang Haoran led the fourth quarter, and the other four players all trusted Jiang Haoran very much, and the ball was selflessly transmitted to Jiang Haoran.
Jiang Haoran changed direction in front of his body and burst into the inside line, encountered a double bag, and the ball passed to Danny Green who was ambushed in the bottom corner in the gap, and the audience exclaimed, is it so fancy?
Danny Green took a look at the basket, Gordon pounced too late, three-pointer steady shot, hit!
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And after the Magic, he encountered a supergod-level steal that was different from Leonard's death entanglement, Fournier was originally just an ordinary horizontal pass, and the speed and direction of the ball were normal, but Jiang Haoran let go of Payton who was defending himself at this moment, and Fournier regretted it all of a sudden, at this time, if he passed a forward second pass, then Payton would be a good opportunity.
But he can't regret it, Jiang Haoran has already cut off the unsuccessful lateral pass of Chengren, the person moves the ball, and the people behind him watch him like a lightning bolt with one hand.
"Grass! Handsome! Mills and Simmons jumped straight off the bench, Mills said he wouldn't stand up and wave a towel in a suit, but habit caused him to pick up a towel and almost throw it off the court.
"Pause!" Just two minutes into the fourth quarter, the Magic called a timeout.
"Just fight like this!" The Spurs' offense started to flow, the offense led the defense, and Popovich saw a good trend.
After the pause, Gordon made a strong basket in front of Dior, and the ball began to pass to the inside, it is hard to imagine that because of Jiang Haoran, the Magic front line did not dare to pass the ball at will, and began to play a singles tactic on the strong side of the baseline.