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The Spurs sent out a lineup of Nesterovic, Duncan, Stephen, Bruce Bowen, and Tony Parker. Compared with the past, there is one more Bruce Bowen and one less Michael Finley. Normally speaking, such The lineup will have a decline in offensive power, but Popovich is playing the idea of ​​​​using defense to kill the opponent's spirit.

Moreover, although Michael Finley said that his offensive ability is very strong, he is much worse than Stephen. When he and Stephen are in the same lineup, either he can only be a fixed-point three-point shooter or Stephen can only be on one side of the court. Side activities wasted Stephen's offensive talent, replacing Bruce Bowen can strengthen the defense, and at the same time, for the team's offense, it is more in line with the Spurs' consistent tactics.

Such a lineup frightened "Little General" Johnson. Doesn't the Spurs put up such a lineup to show that they have to make a fuss about defense? The offense is very confident, but it is this feeling of being guessed that makes people very unconfident.

The opening of this game is very clear at first glance. The Spurs are playing the idea of ​​sticking to it, while the Mavericks want to use offense to beat the Spurs. As soon as the game started, there was a very fierce rebounding battle .

Nesterovic lost to Diop in the jump ball. Nowitzki started the Mavericks' first offense. Nowitzki stood facing the frame and shook the ball twice in front of Duncan. Seeing that there was no shaking After driving Duncan, he stepped back and made a jumper with a step back.

The first shot is usually to try the feel, and Nowitzki is no exception. Although the shot hits the basket, it jumps out after a circle in the basket. The Mavericks have already prepared He started to retreat, and when he saw this, he hurried back to fight for rebounds.

The Spurs only left Deng Shen and Tony Parker. The two of them were ready to serve, but when they saw the ball go out of the frame, Duncan reached out and patted the ball lightly, preparing to pat it directly to Tony Parker. Who knew at this time Diop just rushed over, and when the ball was about to reach Tony Parker, Diop picked it up, and the ball flew out of the air again.

The ball flew towards Nowitzki and Stephen. Just when the two of them were jumping to grab the rebound, Jason Terry also rushed over and joined the ranks of grabbing the rebound. Stephen was very puzzled by this. There is a Nowitzki here, and just your guy, that bounce, come and rebound with me, is it possible?

But as soon as Stephen jumped up, he understood Jason Terry's intention to squeeze over. He used himself to be sandwiched between the two of them, and when the referee couldn't see this place, he secretly pulled his jersey, so that he could not Take off, after all, his height and wingspan are much different from Nowitzki's.

Stephen was pulled down directly, but as soon as Jason Terry let go of his hand, Stephen took off again. At this time, Nowitzki had just received the ball and before he let go, Stephen reached out and took the ball from his The hand is pushed down, and the ball is in the air again.

Since the ball was still on the heads of Stephen and the others, Stephen felt Jason Terry pulling the jersey again during the take-off, so Stephen deliberately fell on Nowitzki's side, knocking Nowitzki aside, giving People have a feeling of being pushed by Jason Terry, and it would be a pity not to take advantage of their own home court advantage.

The referee came over and gave Jason Terry a pushing foul in the rebound. Although there was no free throw, the ball was given to the Spurs. Duncan's position at the basket was firmly defended by Nowitzki. Duncan didn't force the shot, but suddenly turned around and threw the ball to Bruce Bowen, who had been ambushing in the bottom corner for a long time. After receiving the ball, Bruce Bowen raised his foot and made a posture of breaking through. Jason Terry immediately took a posture to prevent him from breaking through, but Bruce Bowen raised his hand and made a direct three-pointer and hit it.

After returning, after Jason Terry got the ball, Bruce Bowen immediately posted it. Bruce Bowen was half a head taller than Jason Terry, and this post immediately completely covered Jason Terry In the arms, it put a lot of pressure on Jason Terry.

Due to his position, he rarely played against Bruce Bowen. Although he had heard about Bruce Bowen's defense for a long time, it was the first time he experienced it personally. In the previous few games, he was always right. Michael Finley, maybe Unable to let go of the airs of the old boss, although Michael Finley has a positive attitude towards his defense, he rarely adopts such a close-fitting method. Jason Terry is very uncomfortable with this sudden change in defensive method.

After trying a few times, he couldn't find a chance to shoot, and couldn't break through to the basket. Jason Terry immediately passed the ball to Josh Howard next to him. After Josh Howard got the ball, he faced Stephen's strong top He couldn't get into the perimeter of the three-second zone at all, and he was not sure about shooting from the outside. After a few attempts, he was ready to pass the ball to Nowitzki.

Who knew that Stephen was already waiting for him to pass the ball at this time. Josh Howard's offensive desire was not too strong in this series, and he was always suppressed by Stephen, so he generally would not force his shot. Stephen knew he was going to pass the ball when Ki took a glance at his position.

As soon as the ball was shot, Stephen rushed over and intercepted the ball from the middle. After Stephen got the ball, he was already in the midfield position. With only one dribble, Tony Parker passed Stephen. A first toss, then a delay in Devin Harris' pursuit, allowed Tony Parker to score an easy layup.

After several rounds, the Mavericks, determined to attack, scored only seven points, while the Spurs scored [-] points. The head coaches of the two teams felt that the direction of the game was beyond their own imagination, but Popovich was happy. , Avery Johnson is sad.

"Little General" Johnson called a timeout and scolded the players, but Popovich didn't make any arrangements, but after a few compliments, he let the players sit there and rest, and Popovich didn't have to go Considering why the team is leading, sometimes the game is like this, it is impossible to follow the coach's design, otherwise the coach should not be called a coach, but a director.

After playing, the Mavericks wanted to strengthen their offense. Nowitzki held the ball firmly and slowly got to the basket. At this time, Stephen had to double-team Nowitzki. Who knew that Novitzki But Ski suddenly passed the ball to Josh Howard behind Stephen.

Josh Howard raised his hand to take off and was about to make a flying dunk. Stephen turned around very quickly, and the two collided abruptly. Stephen was hit and sat on the ground, and Josh Howard flew out directly lying down , After a whistle, the referee signaled that Josh Howard was fouled by dribbling the ball in offense.

Not to mention the Mavericks side, even Stephen himself wondered that the referee took too much care of himself today. At this time, the owner of the Mavericks team, Mark Cuban, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help shouting at the referee. "Little General" Johnson also went to the referee. appeal.

The referee did not insist on his own penalty, but replayed the situation just now. Through the replay, it can be clearly seen that Stephen was indeed standing outside the reasonable collision zone, but he was standing still while walking with Josh. Howard bumped into each other, you can say he stood up first, or Josh Howard bumped first.

Since any penalty can be imposed, the referee will stick to the original decision. In this way, the Spurs got the ball and served. After some twists and turns, the ball came to Stephen’s hands. Perhaps he was angry at the foul just now. Josh Howard’s action was special. Big, Stephen raised his hand and made a fake move to shoot, Josh Howard didn't respond, then Stephen continued to do it, Josh Howard slapped over with a palm, Stephen stopped, Josh Howard slapped on Stephen's forearm.

Stephen cast his aggrieved gaze at the referee, who knew that the referee didn't even look at it, and deliberately shifted his gaze elsewhere, pretending that he didn't see it. The game has just begun, and Josh Howard has already been sentenced to two fouls , It is impossible to make another judgment. In that case, even if it is the Spurs' home court, the intention of targeting is too obvious, so even if Josh Howard's move is a little bigger, the referee will pretend not to see it. This is the balance of law enforcement. the art of.

But Josh Howard felt that since the referees pretended to turn a blind eye, he would not take advantage of the opportunity. When Stephen attacked again, he slashed into Stephen's hand with a slap, and directly chopped the ball from Stephen's hand. down.

Before the referee made a penalty, the audience in the audience was reluctant and booed everywhere. If the referee could turn a blind eye to the foul just now, then the referee would not tolerate this foul even if it was at the Mavericks' home court. Come on for a foul.

There were three fouls in the middle of the first quarter, and it happened to be dead ball time. "Little General" Johnson hurriedly replaced Stackhouse and Josh Howard. Josh Howard was still muttering when he was off the field As a result, the linesman came over and gave him a technical foul after seeing it.

Without waiting for Josh Howard to react, his teammates rushed over and pulled him down. Although Josh Howard usually has a sluggish temper, if he gets angry, he is definitely not close to strangers, so they dare not let him Stay on the field.

"Little General" Johnson had a headache, but he also knew Josh Howard's character, so he didn't dare to add fuel to the flames and reprimanded him, so he had to comfort him a few times, let him rest well, and wait until the second half. , three fouls, it is impossible for him to play in the first half.

The loss of a general at the beginning of the game made the "little general" Johnson feel a little uneasy. Will this become the epitome of the whole game? It seems that the opponent's home court advantage should be careful, before he can figure it out How to solve it, after Stephen made two of three free throws, he grabbed another rebound and then caused a foul by Stackhouse who had just played.

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