best shooting guard

Chapter 688 We Admit This Match

This season, whenever the Spurs put out their "five small" lineups, that's when they light up their butcher knives and prepare to harvest heads.

In this season, Popovich created the "five small" style of play (in fact, it was Qin Yan who provided Popovich with the style of play of later warriors, and Popovich improved it), which is popular in the league. When this tactic was not particularly understood, the Spurs relied on this trick to block and kill gods, and Buddhas to block and kill Buddhas, and won the second highest 30-game winning streak in history!

What Pat Riley said back then seemed to be confirmed by Popovich.

The Blazers really tried their best, and it didn't have much effect. The Spurs' current lineup, offense, defense, and organization are all at the top level of the league!
Except for the height of the inside line, this lineup has almost no shortcomings!
Do not believe?Then take a look:
The combination of their five offensively is: active scoring champion (Qin Yan) + former scoring champion (McGrady) + best sixth man + three-point fort + CIC kid.

On the defensive end, they have three strong defensive combinations: perimeter defensive general (Green) + all-around defensive genius (Leonard) + copied all-around defensive genius (Qin Yan copy Leonard)
In terms of organization, they have two old demon-level characters: Ginobili, who gets older and more demonic, + McGrady, who has successfully transformed.

Look, this combination of three generations of old, middle-aged and young people, 360 degrees without dead ends, is the strongest combination in Popovich's hands.

Texas fans joked that if Texas Hold'em is used to explain Popovich's lineup, then these five people are the strongest trump cards-Royal Flush! (The biggest hand in Texas Hold'em, the only combination that cannot be beaten)
The probability of a royal flush in a game is pitifully low. If you catch it by chance, you must make good use of it to maximize your own benefits. possible.

The same is true for Popovich. It is estimated that he often plays poker with his old comrades-in-arms. If the lineup in his hand does not work out, it will basically take the opponent away with a wave.

The coach of the Trail Blazers looked at the score that was stretched, and his face was quite ugly. He really didn't expect Popovich to arrange tactics like this. In just over five minutes, he called two timeouts, but every time he arranged The corresponding tactics are not effective. If it weren't for Lillard and Aldridge to score a few goals with their personal abilities, really, the Blazers would have lost their face long ago.

Alas... there is no way to recover.

The Trail Blazers coach shook his head. This time he made a mistake. After fighting with Popovich for half a game, he lost to him at the beginning of the third quarter.

One wrong step, one wrong step, he really deserves to be the top 3 coach in the league!

Thinking in this way, the Trail Blazers coach reached out to greet everyone on the bench, come on, come on, let's forget about this game, let's talk about the next game.

"Coach, the Blazers seem to be on the bench."

On the Spurs bench, Parker suddenly spoke to Popovich.

"Huh? Are they preparing to surrender early?"

Popovich was also a little surprised. The third quarter only played for more than 5 minutes. Are you going to surrender early?
But the Blazers have no choice. After all, the team is a bit behind now, and the Blazers coach has not thought of a particularly good tactic to deal with the Spurs' lineup, so it is better to give up a game first.

"Interesting, then Tony, you guys also go to warm up, they will change in a while, you can play too." Popovich showed an inscrutable smile, retreating to advance, giving up a routine to see through the opponent , and then staged a Jedi reversal?

This script is very good, but it will be very difficult to realize it here with the Spurs.

The ten members on the field had already seen that their head coach was about to make a substitution. The Spurs were a little surprised, but the Blazers also felt a little weird.

"Damian, coach, are you planning to give up the game?" The goal on the field is the Spurs' possession of the ball. They are preparing to attack. Matthews and Lillard, who retreated to their own half, talked in a low voice.

"Not sure, but it seems that it is really possible."

Lillard also finds it a bit unbelievable, does the coach really want to give up?Although we lost more than 20 points now (single-digit loss in the first half, and we lost more than ten points in the previous wave), there is still time. Is it really good to give up so early?

"Di-"

This time it was the Spurs who called a timeout. Since they are ready to surrender, Popovich will give him face and call a timeout for you, and then replace it.

"Nice job!"

Everyone on the Spurs bench is very happy. After all, the team is leading so much now, and these five people have contributed a lot.

Especially those who watch the drinking fountains all the year round, without this group of people to open the score, how could friends who watch the drinking fountains have the opportunity to play?

"Coach, why did the Blazers surrender so quickly? Haven't I exerted my strength yet?" Qin Yan contributed 11 points in the attack just now, three long-range three-pointers and a one-stop dunk. Hi, I was told by the coach that I can come down.

The same is true for the others. They have just entered the state, and they are cooperating tacitly, but they ended the mission?
"Okay, let's do this today, or it will be too embarrassing for others. You will have a chance to play in the next game." Popovich knew without thinking too much, the Blazers would definitely target the five of them in the next game With a special defense, it may not be as easy as it is today.

Qin Yan and others spread their hands, well, you are the coach and you have the final say, anyway, this game is guaranteed to win.

Popovich stood up. At 190+, he is not short among his disciples. After standing up, he glanced at the Blazers intentionally or unintentionally.

The Blazers coach also noticed, and nodded to Popovich from the air, as if thanking the old coach for not chasing him to the end.

The eyes of the two met in the air, almost in a special communication.

"Brother, I admit defeat this time, thank you for not chasing me hard, saving me face."

"It's a big deal, how about it, if you really want to thank, then send a case of red wine tonight as a thank you gift."

"..."

After the timeout ended, the Spurs' "Royal Flush" came off the field. Parker and Duncan led the subs below them to finish the last quarter and a half. Although the Blazers' subs wanted to stage a gorgeous counterattack, they were helpless. After all, their strength was limited. The flames of the counterattack did not struggle for too long before being extinguished by the Spurs.

Lillard didn't speak the whole time after leaving the court, and was in a daze under a big towel. He actually didn't like to admit defeat so quickly, but this was the coach's intention, and the coach was out of overall considerations. He didn't want to confront the coach face to face. The atmosphere of the team is pretty good now.

Sigh, well, let's admit defeat this time, and I will definitely win the next game!

At the Spurs AT&T Center, on the visiting team's bench, Lillard clenched his fists and swore secretly!

(End of this chapter)