Standing pretty old

Chapter 251
"Okay, the joke is over, I want you to focus on this damn game from now on!" Popovich did not reprimand his players as usual.

Failure to score is not an individual's responsibility. In the Spurs' system, it is the responsibility of the entire team.

Of course, there is one exception, and he is Tim Duncan. This guy has always had unlimited firepower.It's just that it's not very useful.

Now is the time to set an example and contribute to the team.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs had the ball.

Duncan held the ball in the high post and singled Marvin Williams.Immediately after a shot fake, he drove into the paint, and before Zaza Pachulia came to help, a dribble hit the ball and put the ball in the basket.

Ruan Erniu, who was resting off the court, knew that he would play in two rounds because the Spurs were about to start.

Sure enough, in the next few minutes, Dadai performed all kinds of performances, such as mid-range shots, layups, and split dunks.

This is a moving exhibition hall of solid interior pace.

Although Wake Forest's "Flying Devil" could no longer fly around like in the past, Duncan still approached the score to about 10 points at the beginning of the second quarter by relying on his basic skills that penetrated into the blood.

Seeing that the substitute lineup couldn't stand it, Woodson immediately reassigned the main force to the field.

Only then did he understand why Popovich dared to go up and down in the first quarter. I'm afraid it was to give the main players a little rest time, and caught the Hawks substitute by surprise at the beginning of the second quarter.

As expected of an old fox, a simple substitution has a purpose.

Egghead thinks too much. Although Popovich is treacherous, he has not yet cultivated to such a level.

Letting the main players play in the second quarter is just a normal arrangement, and it doesn't mean to target the Eagles.It can only be said that Popovich's many previous calculations made his every substitution choice over-interpreted.

With Ruan Erniu and other Hawks main players back on the field, the visiting team broke out again.

Ruan Erniu held the ball in a low post, and this time he faced Duncan's defense directly.

"Tim, you're old, make room for me!" In the United States, calling someone old is no different from saying F***, and sometimes it's even more serious.

Don't think that Duncan has a sluggish face on the court, so there is no change in his heart.Psychology can't solve all the emotional problems, at least this time, Deng became angry in a daze.

So, he insisted on it, but unfortunately, he couldn't stand it!

Ruan Erniu squeezed hard to the inside, Deng Daidai was pushed back again and again, Erniu suddenly turned over and made a jump shot, and hit 2 points steadily.

Before returning to the defense, he still did not forget to provoke, and said beside Daidai: "You are old!"

On the offensive end of the Spurs, Ruan Erniu immediately switched positions with Marvin Williams, and he wanted to fight Deng Daidai one-on-one.

Duncan was not in a hurry at this time. After leaning in, he immediately sent the ball to Ginobili on the outside.

The Argentine demon knife broke through in a snake shape, and the Eurostep was too slippery. When Duncan stopped the second bull to help defend, he easily put the ball into the basket.

"I think I'm a rookie every year." Deng Daidai didn't forget to show his cuteness when he returned to defense.He quickly adjusted his emotions and became that wise idiot again.

Ruan Erniu is not polite, if you don't come, I will.

He continued to single-play Duncan with the ball. If the Spurs did not double-team him, he would continue to attack with the ball.

The Spurs' home commentators Bill Rand and Sean Elliott also seem to be very interested in the performance of the Chinese today.

Bill Rand said: "The rookie played very proactively. In the past few games, he deliberately challenged his distribution of the ball and tried to let his teammates attack more. But today, he obviously wants to do it himself. Settle the fight."

Sean Elliott, like Mourning, is also a kidney transplanter. At his peak, he was also a fierce man who could score 20+5+2. In 2005, the Spurs retired his No. 32 jersey.

Sean explained: "It is indeed the case. The Celestials may not be satisfied with reducing the possession of the ball. Judging from his behavior today, he obviously wants to attack more with the ball. This may bring a turning point for the Hawks.

But on the other hand, I'm skeptical about the chemistry between Kraft Nguyen, Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby.

The Big Three need to sacrifice each other. Just look at the Celtics. The data of the BIG3 has declined, but Kraft Nguyen is a rookie who wants to brush up the data. From this point of view, he is still Far from adequate…”

"Wait!" Bill Rand interrupted Sean, and said with a smile: "Your next sentence, should such a player be sent to the Spurs and let Mr. Popovich train him? Hey, Stern will never allow such a thing to happen, the Chinese are now his cash cow, and the Spurs' contribution rate in terms of commercial interests is too low."

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The commentator was talking off the court, but on the court, Ruan Erniu took advantage of Duncan's fights again and again.

On the offensive end, Ruan Erniu steadfastly withstood Duncan's foot, and on the defensive end, Ruan Erniu still steadfastly withstood his foot.

The way most players exert their strength is from the top, and Daidai is no exception.

After Deng Daidai tried both face-on and back-to-back methods, he found that today's people from the Celestial Dynasty have no flaws.

As a last resort, he could only give the ball to Parker and Ginobili to handle, and he himself became a center axis, allowing the Spurs' offense to flow smoothly.

At 21:25, the Spurs recovered 4 points in the second quarter, and the lead was mostly established at the beginning of this quarter.In the middle and late stages of this quarter, after the Eagles' main lineup came back, the Spurs did not take advantage.

At 46:30, the halftime game ended. No one could have imagined that the Spurs only scored 30 points before the game. They were behind the Atlanta Hawks at home by a large score, and they came from afar and experienced many bumps in away games.

During the intermission, the Spurs' locker room was silent, and the Spurs would always be waiting for Popovich's wild spray. As long as they fell behind by a big score, this has almost become their daily routine.

But today, Gregg Popovich didn't do that.

"Tim, what are you thinking?" Popovich said to the sluggish Duncan.

Off the court, Duncan is talking and laughing most of the time.He has a blank look on his face, which usually means he's thinking.

"In the first half of the game, how many goals did Kafu Nguyen assist, I don't think he is fighting alone."

Duncan's words reminded Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer, who flipped through the information in his hand:

17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists, these are the statistics scored by the Chinese rookie in the first half.

How did he do that?Unknowingly, 5 assists were sent out.

In other words, today the Spurs neither blocked his personal offense nor prevented him from connecting with his teammates.

It seems that the videographer of the Spurs will be busy again, and this must be another game that needs to be summed up.

Why are the Spurs so powerful, because the videographer in the team is always the busiest person!

Popovich waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about the statistics of the Chinese people now, Tim, Tony, Manu, I don't care what you do, just recover the score for me, do you hear me?"

The ball must pass through the conduction of more than 4 people before it can be shot?
I'm sorry, but GDP often doesn't follow the routine.

Trailing by 16 at the half?
Never mind, the home team did not give up the game!
(End of this chapter)