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Chapter 194 Another Victory!What was Popovich thinking?

Chapter 194 Another Victory!What was Popovich thinking?

"We won the first game, the Suns defeated the Spurs! The Spurs are dangerous!"

"In the fiery Phoenix, the Spurs feel cold, Popovich is very helpless!"

"Spurs nemesis? Stoudemire will average 37 points per game again?! The result of the series has been decided?

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After reading the media reports, Gao Tian was a little speechless. It really is true that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. The media who were desperately touting the Spurs before the game caught Gao Tian by surprise. wait!

This wave of embarrassment is that the players of the Suns feel a little blunt when they look at it. God, the result of the series has been decided, so you can say that you will try it?

Although some media reports are obviously suspected of headline partying, there are still some media that are quite rational and objective. For example, USA Today's replay and commentary on this game are very professional. From the strength of each position of the two sides Compared with the tactical analysis, they finally came to a conclusion that this is a very regular Spurs game.

The Suns showed their strength in the playoffs, but the Spurs obviously did not show the level they should have, as if they were hiding something. The reporter took the picture of Popovich sitting on the Spurs bench with a blank expression The photos at the banquet were put on the headlines of the news by them. Ordinary Spurs and unusual Popovich?

Rational fans are puzzled. They think about the reason why the Spurs are doing this, but more fans are fanatical. They only saw that the sun beat the Spurs to nothing. It was the crazy home field they created that played a role. Facing the upcoming second game, they were even more excited, calling for friends to wear Suns jerseys and parading on the street, working hard for the Phoenix championship!

"Mike, I always thought the Spurs lost too easily."

Stotts, who watched the replay again, said to D'Antoni, who was beside him in deep thought, his tone was a little puzzled.

"Could it be that Popovich lost this game on purpose?"

D'Antoni rubbed his red eyes from staying up late, walked to the window and opened the window to feel the coolness of the morning. His spirit was also lifted. Last night he stayed up all night again, facing They watched the video of the last game and tried to find out some details of the Spurs, but the Spurs are too common. Their tactics and the order of their players are almost the same as the regular season. Ginobili, who played as a starter for most of the season, has returned to the bench in the last period of time. They can hardly find a big change for the Spurs.

"Why did he lose the game?"

With the same question, the second game between the Spurs and the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals is about to start. This is the Suns' second home game. After this game is over, it will be the Spurs' two consecutive home games.

Can the Spurs, who are still playing at the Suns' home court, no longer have the touch problem like the last game?

Many fans were looking forward to it. After seeing the Spurs players entering the field, the American West Arena was booed unanimously. Everyone booed the Spurs players in unison. They want to tell these San Antonio people here It's Phoenix, this is where the sun rises, and they will end up in failure after all!

At the same time, far away on the other side of the ocean.

"Director Zhang, what do you think of this game?"

For the first time, Director Xu did not dig a hole for Director Zhang, but asked a very serious and serious question.

"Recently there have been a lot of voices on the Internet. Many people think that with Popovich's maturity and experience, he can bring the Spurs back on track and bring them the first victory in the series. Do you think the Spurs can win this game? A game win?"

"Um…"

Director Zhang pondered for a while, thought for a while and said slowly: "I think the Spurs should be able to win this game. As everyone said, I very much agree with Popovich's control over the Spurs. With his rich experience in the playoffs, it is not difficult to adjust, so I think the Spurs have a high probability of winning the game."

Director Zhang is very confident that the Spurs will win the game. This is not to say that he has any doubts about the strength of the Suns, but the discipline of the Spurs makes it difficult for them to lose two games. This is not a big deal for their morale A small blow, losing two consecutive games in the playoffs where every point counts and every game counts is undoubtedly a very dangerous signal.

The Spurs' opening strategy is not much different from the previous game. They still use Duncan and Parker's high-post pick-and-roll as the starting point for tactics, and then Parker, who slipped inside, seldom makes direct shots. teammates, create opportunities for them to run more aggressive outside players, and let them shoot.

There is no doubt that Popovich intends to see how the Spurs feel on the outside in this game. Even if it is not good, Popovich will continue to play like this. D'Antoni and Stotts looked at each other. Obviously, Popovich Odd, this is to cultivate the touch of outside players through a large number of shots, but isn't he worried about falling behind in this way?

Gao Tian glanced at Bo Wen, who had another iron shot in front of him, and his expression was neither happy nor sad. He was very puzzled. This was Bowen's third three-point shot, and it was also his third iron shot. He is so persistent after scoring three consecutive irons. Seeing him like this, as long as he is open and the ball can be passed to him, he will continue to shoot. How can he be so determined?

As one of the team's best defensive players, due to the huge threat brought by the inside of the Spurs, as long as Duncan has a chance to play singles, Gao Tian will give up his defender and choose to attack Duncan inside. I was a little worried that the Spurs' outside touch would suddenly explode, but after seeing Bowen's three-point iron, Gao Tian felt relieved a little bit, and the other Spurs players' touch was also poor, but Parker and Bowen As long as the Spurs outside players are given an open space, they will still choose to shoot instead of organizing.

Under such circumstances, it is conceivable how poor the Spurs' score was. By the end of the first quarter, the Spurs were almost behind the Suns by nearly ten points. This made the Spurs fans watching the game a little desperate. Lost so much again.

How ironic!

Fortunately, Ginobili's weird breakthrough and Parker's throwing shot have been killing the Spurs. In the second half of the fourth quarter, Duncan's sudden display made the point difference return to five points directly, but Gao Tian took away After the defense, Nash and Stoudemire's two-person turn easily scored points, further widening the point difference. Gao Tian even used a wing split dunk after breaking through Bowen's close defense to bring the point difference back to [-] points, announcing the end of the game.

In the end, the Suns defeated the Spurs again, and the total score of the series led the Spurs, a veteran playoff team, 2:0!

This result was beyond the expectations of many people. You must know that before the game, many people thought that the Spurs could win a round, but they did not expect that they lost two consecutive away games, or the first two games of the series. Popovich What is Qi doing?

It's not just the embarrassed director Zhang who has this problem. Many people are wondering that Popovich, who has always been strong, didn't get angry after losing two games in a row. Instead, he praised the strength of the Suns and the efforts of the Spurs players. Seeing his indifferent face, everyone was confused. Why did they feel that Popovich didn't pay attention to the results of the game? Obviously you are the head coach of the Spurs!

(End of this chapter)