msmithbooks Chapter 345 It's Time to Decide Again
Chapter 345 It's Time to Decide Again
Chapter 345 It's Time to Decide Again
Relying on Parker's riding and archery, the Spurs scored 2 points and returned the favor.
Here, Xie Kai moves without the ball, cuts to the basket, hits a high rebound, and continues to score points!After missing 3 shots in a row, he has now made all 2 shots and continued to improve his touch!
There was a timeout on the sidelines, called by the Spurs.
"San Antonio has requested a timeout, and I think there may be a substitution!" Mark Jackson said.
"Mark, who do you think is likely to play? Will it be Manu? I think he played for a long time in the first half!" Marv Albert asked.
Mark Jackson nodded: "It is possible, but I think Richard is more likely. He has no sense of presence on the court, as if he is an outsider. Now that Kane feels hot, let George Hill come up, for sure Better defense than Manu with the injury."
Marv Albert also agreed: "Manu needs him to contribute both offensively and defensively. It is indeed too much pressure."
Back from the timeout, Richard Jefferson went off and was replaced by George Hill.
The game continued.With George Hill on the court, the Spurs' defense against Xie Kai increased its intensity.
The Spurs don't give Xie Kai a chance to play easily.George Hill restricted Xie Kai to catch the ball and drove him to the sideline as much as possible. Once he broke through, Duncan's defense would come up immediately.
In this way, other players on the Grizzlies have more opportunities to attack easily.With so many defensive players, Xie Kai and Hei Xiong have more troops here, so the defensive strength to defend the other three players is naturally less.
This is a kind of game. If the other three players of the Grizzlies can seize the offensive opportunities created by Xie Kai and the Grizzlies, then the Spurs' defensive strategy will fail.
It is a pity that Conley, Xiaojiasao and Battier (subsequently replaced by Tony Allen) did not feel good, and they missed consecutive open spots.
Fortunately, the Grizzlies' defense is tough enough, and the Spurs can't play offensively.
The score between the two sides has not been widened. From the second half of the second quarter, the difference between the two sides has never exceeded 2 points while the game is playing hard.
At the end of the half game, the two teams tied for 45!
Obviously, if there is no explosive point in the second half of this game, it will be another low-scoring defensive battle.
"This game makes it difficult for me to predict who will win in the end!" Marv Albert laughed.
Mark Jackson nodded: "It's really hard to predict. You don't know when Mike and Tony Allen will hit those chance shots, and you don't know when Manu and Tony Parker will explode. Everything is unknown."
"Do you think Greg will focus on restricting Kane and Zach in the second half?" Marv Albert asked.
"Why not? Instead of Zach and Kane playing one on the weak side, it's better to bet on Tony Allen and Marc Gasol's outside shooting. I think Mike Conley can't put it ’” explained Mark Jackson.
Although the result of the game is uncertain, the suspense of the game is far from lost. For the Grizzlies fans, this situation is still a bit uneasy, but the advantage is that it is a kind of enjoyment from the perspective of purely appreciating the game.
谢开上半场的数据很不错，12投7中，其中3分球3投1中，罚球7罚5中，得到20分6个篮板4个助攻2个抢断，其中20分是他NBA季后赛职业生涯的新高。
Section 3 started soon.The Spurs continued their strategy in the second half of the second quarter, focusing on restricting Xie Kai and Black Bear Randolph, strategically emptying the mid-range of Xiaojiasao and Tony Allen's mid-range and long-range.The defense against Conley adopts a conventional method, try not to leave open space, and shoot casually with the ball.
Under such circumstances, Tony Allen is naturally still out of line, but he rarely takes shots, so it can't be called a waste of opportunities. At most, he can't open up space on the offensive end and is less helpful to the team.The loss of Xiaojiasao's mid-range and Conley's offense with the ball and 3-pointers without the ball hurt the Grizzlies even more.
"The name of the Memphis team is the state of the other three players except Kane and Zach. If these two people are taken care of and the other three players cannot make the opponent pay the price, then their offense will encounter great difficulties. question," Mark Jackson said.
"In general, the core players of strong teams are restricted, and other players need to stand up, which is essentially the same." Marv Albert said.
Mark Jackson said: "The problem with Memphis now is that there is not enough space, so that the opponent can help defend in advance without worrying about being punished."
The Spurs' offense is still difficult to break through the Grizzlies' defense. If the opponent can't make a shot, how can they make a shot. The two GDPrs were injured, the all-star small forward Richard Jefferson was completely lost, and the pressure of the attack was on the French sports car.
The French sports car is fast, but it is difficult for him to speed up in the half-court position. The opponent's concrete defense can easily hold him back, making it difficult for him to give full play to his speed advantage.
As a result, after the third quarter, the Grizzlies still led by 3:67.
Xie Kai scored 3 points, 22 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals in the third quarter. Due to fouls, he only played for more than 2 minutes in the third quarter. He was not obsessed with offense, but was constantly using his attractiveness. Create opportunities for teammates.
This kind of low-scoring, slow-paced game, if it is the regular season, perhaps many Grizzlies fans will doze off.But this is the playoffs, and the outcome of the game will directly affect the trend of the series, so the fans are always nervous, and no one wants to miss every minute of the game.
Such an anxious game lasted until the last minute of the game.
At this time, the Grizzlies at home still lead by 2 points.The Spurs have the ball.
The air in the FedEx Arena seems to be mixed with the smell of tension, and the fans feel a little short of breath.
This round of offense is too critical. Once the Spurs succeed, the game is likely to return to the same starting line.
Perhaps the Spurs really didn't expect that they would be forced to this point by their 8th-place opponent. They imagined that the game might be difficult, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult.If they lose this game, they will face the dilemma of being behind 1:2, and the series G4 will continue to be played at the opponent's home court, which almost declares that the decisive battle will come early.
Spurs coach Popovich has not smiled, and he can't laugh. At the beginning of the series, careful people can find that he doesn't seem to have smiled.Even if he won the first game, he didn't laugh, because he didn't win a lot, and it was impossible for all the opponents to be so determined all the time.And this game has all the cards in his hand, and he is still behind, which is really dangerous.
(End of this chapter)