Chapter 114 The Demon Sword Unsheathed
"When the Spurs failed to attack continuously, Duncan stepped up."
"When the Trail Blazers had already opened the score to 10 points, Duncan used his unique skill to hit the mid-range shot from the bottom of the box to help the Spurs complete the scoring and stabilize the situation."
During the Trail Blazers' offensive phase, Danny Green made too many moves when defending Matthews who was receiving the ball, and was whistled for a foul.
Popovich also immediately made substitution adjustments. Ginobili came on the scene and replaced Danny Green. When the game entered 7 minutes, Popovich put the GDP combination on the court.
Popovich released the signal of the GDP combination, obviously to strengthen the team's offense, and did not want the Blazers to easily control the situation of the game.
The sideline ball was sent out. After Lillard caught the ball, he still handed the ball to Batum, who was receiving the ball in the middle, and Batum organized the attack.
When attacking in a positional position, the Spurs' defensive system restricted Lillard tightly, making Lillard's voice very quiet in the positional battle.
Batum's support in the middle handed the ball directly to Matthews, who was running without the ball. Matthews had no chance to take action and lobbed the ball to Aldridge.
After that, the Trail Blazers players consciously spread out to the left area, clearing the area for Aldridge to play singles on the right side.
"The Spurs completely let go in the right area, allowing Aldridge and Split to play singles."
"After all, this half of the area is not an offensive direction that Ade is familiar with, and it is not conducive to Ade's turnaround jump shot."
"But Ade suddenly started, leaning against Split twice, then suddenly turned around and walked directly to the baseline to start a breakthrough."
"Adelaide directly attacked the basket, dribbled the ball directly along the baseline, and made a reverse layup from the other side of the basket. With this shot in Split, I did not expect that Adelaide would directly attack the basket. There was a huge defensive difference.
mistakes."
"Adelaide's opening performance was actually quite good, both inside and outside. The Spurs' method of not assisting in defense and allowing Split to defend Adelaide alone, I don't know if it will work again today."
For the Spurs, Ginobili's appearance will improve their offensive security.
The Spurs' attack was still started by Split holding the ball in a high post outside the front three-point line.
Split passed the ball to Leonard first.
Leonard faced Matthews's defense. This was Stotts' defensive arrangement during the last timeout, because Matthews has a stronger physical confrontation ability than Batum, and he is taller than Leonard's height.
Similarly, this also makes Stotts believe that Matthews can better limit Leonard's offensive performance at this point.
Leonard "sucked" the basketball with one palm, and it seemed that he was preparing to hit hard and break through.
Just when everyone's attention was drawn to this side, Leonard suddenly passed the ball.
From the 45-degree area on the left, he suddenly passed the ball with force, and quickly passed the ball with one arm to Ginobili, who was running without the ball and suddenly retreated to the 45-degree angle on the right.
After receiving the ball, Ginobili immediately bent his knees, raised the ball, and made his signature shot, ready to shoot a three-pointer.
Lillard didn't dare to neglect and flew to defend, but it turned out that all Ginobili's offensive moves were fake moves.
Seeing Lillard flying towards him, he completely lost control of his body.
Ginobili took off and directly ran into Lillard. He endured the pain of being hit by Lillard and completed a three-pointer.
"beep--"
The whistle sounded, and this was an unmistakable three-point foul. A veteran like Ginobili once again used his experience to plot against the young Lillard.
After three free throws, Ginobili did not waste even a single point while the team was chasing points.
After three free throws, amidst the boos of the entire Trail Blazers fans, Ginobili made all three free throws and successfully hit a three-pointer for the Spurs, regaining a certain disadvantage.
Ginobili's appearance will enrich the Spurs' overall tactics and provide a more comprehensive and better offensive endpoint than Danny Green.
On the defensive end, Ginobili, who is full of physical fitness, can also make a huge defensive contribution to the team at this time.
Ginobili defended Matthews. In this attack, Matthews wanted to use his physical resistance to beat Ginobili.
But a veteran like Ginobili has enough experience on the defensive end.
Matthews, always leaning on Ginobili, slowly advanced the post-up play while his teammates opened up a certain amount of space.
After entering the attack area, in order to defend the Spurs' inside players, he suddenly came over to help defend and interfere with his own offense.
Matthews directly pushed Ginobili, then turned around and dribbled straight to the basket.
Then.
"Bang!"
"beep--"
"This ball! Offensive foul!"
"Matthews's turning attack was obviously predicted by Ginobili. With excellent position selection, Ginobili stood directly in the path Matthews must pass to attack the basket. Although he was directly blocked by Matthews
The collision flew out, but Ginobili successfully caused an offensive foul on Matthews, allowing the ball to be transferred."
Popovich on the sidelines was also applauding Ginobili's defensive choice this time.
This is the scary thing about the Spurs. In the game, they always have enough backup to stabilize the unfavorable situation on the court.
The Spurs had an opportunity to chase points before them, and Ginobili continued his outstanding and comprehensive performance after coming off the bench.
The Spurs still use Split as the high-position supporter to initiate the offense.
Let a high center hold the ball on the outside, and you can make full use of his passing vision to find players who the Spurs rely on to run without the ball and take chances.
While running without the ball, Ginobili borrowed the cover of two teammates and successfully gained a positional advantage. He came out, received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right, and then made a three-pointer.
Lillard did not hesitate and flew to save the ball. However, this time, Lillard was cautious and only jumped slightly to act as a defensive interference. He did not jump with all his strength.
So when Ginobili did not take off and take a shot, but collected the ball, Lillard was also in the air, barely controlling his body, and then landed on the ground to continue to defend Ginobili closely.
However, Lillard's active defense was still too young. With such a close defense, Ginobili broke through directly. When Lillard wanted to follow up, Spley was rushed over.
He used a special cover and was stopped directly.
Ginobili went directly to the basket.
And it was Zhang Feng who came to make up the defense.
Facing Ginobili's underhand layup after taking three steps, Zhang Feng directly judged Ginobili's release point, jumped high, and prepared to block the shot.
The result was that Zhang Feng's defense was too taken for granted.
Ginobili was actually in the air for a layup, and he even forced Zhang Feng to hit him, and then twisted his body in the air. Ginobili also completed a normal shot...
Chapter completed!