The Suns took the lead in the first half.

Thanks to Lin Ri's outstanding performance, they entered the second half with a 7-point lead.

Gentry had only two words for this situation.

Satisfied!

He also looked at Popovich more often.

Popovich's face is getting worse and worse.

The boat of friendship between two people is about to capsize.

But in Gentry's opinion...just turn it over, let you say that my Sun's talent is not as good as Tim Duncan's!

Popovich returned to the locker room with a sullen face and scolded Jefferson first.

Jefferson was scolded and was embarrassed to talk back. He played 12.3 minutes in the first half and only scored 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, but made 3 turnovers.

His net rating on the field was -10.

With his annual salary of around 15 million, how could he have the confidence to talk back when he was scolded for such a performance?

Jefferson has not yet integrated into the Spurs' system...

Popovich stopped talking when he was tired of scolding, and looked at Jefferson with a sad face. He didn't feel sorry for Jefferson, he felt sorry for the 15 million.

He really doesn't understand. This guy obviously has a body, offensive ability, and no obvious shortcomings. Why is it so difficult to integrate into the Spurs' system?

Wouldn't it be better to play to Tim Duncan's side?

Hey, I don’t understand!

Popovich took his assistant coach to the meeting.

Tim Duncan, who had been silent just now, patted Jefferson's shoulder. He didn't say anything, but patted his hand and rubbed his shoulder vigorously.

"Dude, don't take it to heart, Greg took the wrong medicine today."

Tim Duncan didn't say this just to comfort Jefferson, but he really felt that this guy was inexplicably aggressive tonight.

But the question is, is this a must-win game?

Tim Duncan thought for a long time and couldn't figure out why Popovich wanted to win so much tonight.

Jefferson felt much better after listening to Tim Duncan scolding Popovich for being mentally unstable.

Seeing that Jefferson's face had improved a lot, Tim Duncan said what he wanted to say: "Man, pay attention to keep up with my rhythm in the second half, we have to put a little pressure on the guys on the opposite side!

"

Tim Duncan wasn't going to lose just like that.

In particular, he remembered that Lin Ri had already scored 13 points in the first half, right?

This guy performed really well today.

However... it would be a bit too dazzling if he performed so well and still won the game!

The NBA doesn't allow such talented rookies to exist.

Tim Duncan is ready to give this guy some trouble.

The old guy's addiction to training new guys has come back again.

It just so happens that Popovich has a strong desire to fight today. If he tries his best, this guy probably won't replace him.

Lin Ri didn't know that he had attracted the attention of an old guy. He was quite satisfied with his performance in the first half.

And now the team is also in the lead.

It's just that he didn't understand why Gentry was so happy. As soon as he returned to the locker room, he gathered everyone in the Suns team and high-fived him: "Okay, guys, good job. Listen, keep this up in the second half."

Momentum? We can definitely win!"

Is it because this is a national broadcast?

Lin Ri thought for a long time and found such a reason, otherwise he really couldn't find any other reasons.

It can't be because of my performance, right?

With a 7-point lead, the Suns fans were having a lot of fun at halftime. They were all shaking their bodies to the live DJ's blasting music. The American West Arena suddenly became a local scene.

While playing, we even played a kissing game on the spot.

But when the middle shot showed a couple who were hugging each other? The two guys' faces immediately showed panic. They let go of their hands without saying anything, and even found their coats to cover their faces.

There was laughter immediately at the scene, and the DJ on the scene was surprised? With a mocking tone of concern: "Oh~ man? This is not my intention. I hope you can go back safely tonight..."

Today is "Live Broadcast across the United States"!

The atmosphere continued to rise during the kissing game, so much so that when the Suns and others returned to the scene, the audience roared with cheers like a roaring tsunami.

Forehead……

It's only 7 points ahead, isn't it?

"the sun!"

"the sun!"

"the sun!"

The shouts finally turned into cheers for Lin Ri. It's not that they don't love Steve Nash anymore? It's that they like Lin Ri too much now!

Lin Ri waved in response to the audience.

At this time, all the cameras of "America Live" gave Lin Ri a close-up shot.

At this moment, he is the focus of the entire NBA.

And his performance in the first half was worthy of such camera treatment.

The Suns team reporter also lamented through his Twitter at this time: "I originally thought that the Clippers and Bucks would be left out and ignored at the American West Arena because they are underdogs. Their

There are no stars in the team, but now I understand that the reason why the home fans of the Suns cannot see players from other teams is because this team has this incredible guy called the sun!"

Amid cheers, the second half officially began.

The Suns scored their first possession of the third quarter to cheers.

It can be seen from this goal that the state of the Suns team did not diminish during the half-time break.

"Guys, let's respond to this shot!"

Tony Parker shouted, but after halftime the ball was still given to Tim Duncan.

After Tim Duncan got the ball, he first determined Jefferson's position, and then he caught Lin Ri's attention by holding the ball in singles, and then gave the ball to Jefferson who secretly sank to the bottom.

Jefferson held the ball and went to the basket, and a slightly elegant one-handed dunk helped the Spurs get back one step.

The core point of this goal was actually Jefferson.

Gentry was a little surprised to see the Spurs score this goal.

In the first half, the Spurs didn't have a single tactic specifically prepared for Jefferson.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the second half started, they played around Jefferson.

Greg, as expected of you!

Gentry glanced at Popovich, oh, this guy is still not satisfied, with a stern face as if he owes him a lot of money! Is he really so harsh?

Gentry didn't know that this offense was not Popovich's idea. Jefferson performed so poorly in the first half, how could Popovich still want to focus on him in the second half?

This is why Popovich frowns.

This was probably Tim's idea again!

Popovich muttered something in his mind.

But his frown wasn't dissatisfaction with Tim Duncan.

Ever since Duncan entered the league, he has never been dissatisfied with this guy. Although he has scolded Tim Duncan many times, it was just for the sake of scolding.

It's killing the chicken to show the monkey.

It’s to show those guys that even a great person like Tim Duncan wants to listen to me, let alone you.

To be honest, Tim Duncan is responsible for at least half of the credit for the Spurs being so disciplined.

He frowned because he was thinking about whether the Spurs could really run an effective offense if they really had Jefferson as their core.

Popovich is a man who knows how to adapt.

This is also the reason for his success.

For example, he says he hates shooting three-pointers, but it is an indisputable fact that three-pointers have become more important in the Spurs' tactical system.

Now, as he watched the Spurs easily complete the offense with the cooperation of Jefferson and Tim Duncan, he immediately began to think about the feasibility of this style of play and how to change the formation in the future.

"Whoosh!"

Facts have proved that Jefferson may not be a bad choice as the end point.
To be continued...