Legendary star

Chapter 825 Victory
"Is this guy's physical strength still intact?"

When the main lineup of the Spurs and the Warriors appeared again with 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Mark Jackson was surprised to find that the exhaustion of Meng Xu's energy he imagined did not occur. In the first offense after the start, Meng Xu hit a jumper under the defense of Harrison Barnes. When Meng Xu shot the ball, he still had a relaxed and calm expression, which made Mark Jackson a little startled.

You must know that in the first three quarters of the game, Meng Xu played for nearly 30 minutes and took as many as 26 shots under the defense of Draymond Green. In this case, let alone a 33-year-old veteran. It is impossible for the young and strong Stephen Curry not to have physical problems, but now Meng Xu has no problems at all, and his performance on the court seems to be full of energy.

In the next round, Meng Xu directly steals from Harrison Barnes and scored a one-stop fast-break dunk. Mark Jackson called a timeout without any hesitation. Now there is still time before the end of the game. In more than 7 minutes, the point difference between the two sides was only 7 points, so it was not too late to make up for it. Of course, Mark Jackson now also regrets his behavior of belittling Meng Xu in this game.

"Mark Jackson called a timeout. Are you going to adjust the Warriors' tactics?" Kenny Smith, who was on the sidelines, had actually been waiting for the Warriors to double-team Meng Xu, but Mark Jackson was very upset. Stubbornly defending Meng Xu one-on-one.

"Mark Jackson finally made a change, but whether they can save their team this time is still unknown." At the last moment of the game, Barkley changed his strategy that lasted almost the entire game. It's hard to say whether Mark Jackson's change is right or wrong. As for whether Mark Jackson's change can achieve the results he wants, no one can say for sure.

After the timeout ended, Mark Jackson replaced Andrew Bogut with David Lee, and the rest of the main players remained the same. Although the main lineup has not changed much, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Warriors' tactics are about to change. , After Stephen Curry pulled back a three-pointer for the Warriors, the Warriors' change has also revealed its clues.

Offensive and defensive transition, Harrison Barnes posted Meng Xu from the backcourt, and after Meng Xu ran to the frontcourt received a pass from his teammate, Draymond Green immediately rushed over to face Meng Xu Double-teamed.

"Greg, they started double-teaming." The Warriors finally changed. When the Warriors started double-teaming Meng Xu, the Spurs' main coach, Brett Brown, who had been standing on the sidelines, immediately turned to face the sitting there. Popovich reported.

"Hmm." There was no surprise or excitement. Popovich nodded towards Brett Brown with a calm face, but in Popovich's heart, a hanging stone finally landed at this moment Don't look at today's game, Popovich is like a Zen master, sitting steadily on the sidelines, but in Popovich's heart, there is always some worry.

"Hey..." Unlike Popovich, who is as stable as Mount Tai, Mark Jackson on the other side of the court, after just adjusting the team's defensive tactics, has some regrets, because in the round just now , met Meng Xu, who was double-teamed by Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes, and after a light half-turn on the spot, he took the basketball from Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes In the gap between individuals, it was passed to the unguarded Boris Diaw, and Boris Diaw's open three-pointer, like a dagger, pierced Mark Jackson's heart fiercely .

Originally in Mark Jackson's plan, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, whoever is on the weak side, will double-team Meng Xu, and when double-teaming, pay attention to blocking Meng Xu's passing route forced him to pass the ball to the strong side. In the double-team just now, Draymond Green's blockade was no problem. He and Harrison Barnes were on the left One right, not only blocked the direction of Meng Xu's turn, but also blocked Meng Xu's passing route to the weak side, but Meng Xu still found a chance to pass the basketball to Boris Diaw's hands on the weak side, that is, At this moment, Mark Jackson remembered that Meng Xu had played point guard before and won the assists title.

In the Spurs' next attack, Meng Xu once again accurately passed the ball to the open Kawhi Leonard under double-teaming. After assisting Kawhi Leonard to hit a three-pointer, Mark - Jackson is really a little panicked, don't panic, the point difference will soon exceed 10 points, and the point difference of 10 points is a watershed, especially when there is only half a quarter left in the game, the point difference of more than 10 points, In the eyes of most people, it is already an irreparable point difference. Of course, if your team has a McGrady or Meng Xu, you don't need to take the 10 point difference seriously.

And this Warriors obviously does not have McGrady and Meng Xu, so Mark Jackson, who seemed to be calm just now, is now in a panic, pacing back and forth on the sidelines, while repeatedly looking up at the basketball player on the basket. The timer, anxiously awaiting the official timeout.

"The Warriors are in danger!" The point difference is getting bigger and bigger, and the Warriors players on the field are obviously a little anxious. When running and passing the ball, they have obviously lost patience, and when Klay Thompson is passing the ball After being directly intercepted by Kawhi Leonard at the time, and expanding the point difference between the two sides to 12 points through fast break points, the Warriors really stood on the edge of the cliff.

The current situation on the court is undoubtedly on the verge of losing control for the Warriors, and Kawhi Leonard's steal against Klay Thompson is undoubtedly a key kick to kick the Warriors to the edge of the cliff.

Now that it's time for the official timeout, Mark Jackson didn't call a timeout to make adjustments, but stood on the sidelines and yelled at the Warriors players on the court a few times, but the Warriors players on the court, He didn't calm down because of this, but was extremely flustered because he was eager to get back the score.

Stephen Curry missed a strong three-pointer, and David Lee, who grabbed the offensive rebound, was directly overturned by Tim Duncan. In a panic, Meng Xu, who grabbed the basketball, assisted Tony Parker. The Warriors kicked off the cliff completely.

"We lost? We just lost like this?" Looking at the Warriors players on the field, after Tony Parker scored a layup, his face was ashen, and the scoreboard had become 14 points. Mark Jackson still couldn't believe it, and his team just lost the first game of the semifinals.

And when the game ended and the Spurs defeated the Warriors 112-105 at home, the entire AT&T Center Arena was like an explosion, and applause and cheers filled every corner of the AT&T Center Arena!
(End of this chapter)