Super Role Player

　　 beep, the referee blew his whistle and Popovich called a timeout.

　　 It's been more than eight minutes in the first quarter, and the score is still 22:19. The Grizzlies are only 3 points behind. Popovich called a timeout and was about to substitute.

After a timeout, Anxi wiped his sweat and was a little tired, but compared to other teammates, Anxi’s current physical condition is the best. On the one hand, Anxi’s physical fitness is good, and on the other hand, Anxi’s task is not heavy. All you need to do is to lock Rudy Gay. This is easy for Anxi. As long as there is no problem with his own state, there is nothing wrong with locking Rudy Gay.

　　 Popovich looked at a few starting players, thought about it, and made a decision to substitute.

　　 "Manu played, replaced Kawhi, Patrick played, replaced Tony, Thiago played, replaced Boris." Three on three, Popovich only left Anxi and Tim Duncan on the field.

"After the substitution, Thiago, try to guard against Zachrandorf, Ann, you continue to lock Rudy Gay, Tim guards the penalty area, Manu and Patrick, play fast and open the point difference as soon as possible." Popovich arranged another pass, with a clear purpose, to limit Zach Randolph, who was in a runaway state, as far as possible, and then widen the point difference.

　　 The Grizzlies also made substitutions. In order to open up the offense, Lionel Hollins replaced Tony Allen with O.J. Mayo, basically announcing the abandonment of defense.

　　 It can be seen from this substitution that Lionel Hollins has already fought, and he doesn't care about anything in order to win. After replacing Mayo, at least the Grizzlies can activate their outside offense.

　　 The game restarted, both sides played and the Spurs attacked.

　　 Manu Ginobili cut in with the ball, attracted the defense and then divided the ball to Patrick Mills at the top of the arc. After receiving the ball, Patrick Mills continued to cut in and rushed to the basket to complete a layup.

　　 24:19, the Grizzlies took the ball from the backcourt calmly, McConley took the ball through the half, and then dribbled the ball steadily from the outside.

　　 Marc Gasol trot a few steps and ran to the top of the arc. While making a screen for O.J. Mayo, he turned his back to the basket and took the basketball from McConley.

After OJ Mayo passed the screen, he ran directly to the basket and raised his hands to ask for the ball while running. At this time, Marc Gasol's passing talent was revealed. He delivered a hit that can only be passed by a point guard. Pass the ball, through the crowd, and directly into the hands of OJ Mayo.

　　 O.J. Mayo made a layup and scored two points! 24:21, still a three-point difference.

　　 The Spurs quickly delivered the backcourt. Patrick Mills took the ball straight to the frontcourt and did not stop in the frontcourt. With the help of Thiago Split's pick and roll, he rushed in in one go and completed the layup.

At 26:21, the Grizzlies were still not in a hurry. Lionel Hollins shouted from the sidelines: "Control the rhythm! Control the rhythm!" Obviously he also understood that the Spurs wanted to speed up the attack and disrupt the current stability of the Grizzlies. Zhongyousheng's offensive position.

　　 McConley was reminded by the coach, and naturally paid great attention to controlling the offensive time, and slowly transported it to the front court. O.J. Mayo asked for the ball, and McConley passed the ball out.

Mayo holds the ball to face Marc Gasol. This super high school student who was once known as the second generation of Kobe has already disappeared. Perhaps the biggest shortcoming of Mayo is sticking the ball. As the saying goes, Kobe is not as strong as it is. Want to have Kobe's life, Mayo's playing style is very similar to Kobe, so he is not strong enough, he was slowly given up by the Grizzlies.

　　 But for the Grizzlies, O.J. Mayo is still an offensive player on the bench that can enhance offense, so at this critical moment, Mayo was activated by Lionel Hollins.

Facing Manu Ginobili's defense, Mayo used Marc Gasol's pick-and-roll screen, a dash into the interior, and then an emergency stop, Tiago Splitter who shook off the defense and shot a jumper. , Mayo didn't mean to pass the ball during the whole process.

But the basketball finally got into the basket, 26:23, the point difference was still three points. Mayo, who just played, scored 4 points in a row, perfectly completing the task given to him by Lionel Hollins, the Grizzlies inside and outside. The offense was alive all at once.

For several consecutive offensive and defensive rounds, Anxi’s presence was zero, but this does not mean that Anxi did nothing. On the contrary, Rudy Gay’s misfire was Anxi’s credit. When the Grizzlies opened fire inside and outside, Anxi Preventing Rudy Gay from killing him, gave the Spurs a sigh of relief.

The Grizzlies’ offense was wave after wave, and the Grizzlies without the area defense only rely on single defense, and they can’t prevent the Spurs from attacking. At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs were 33:30. The lead was still three-pointer. Enter the second quarter.

　　 In the second quarter, the Spurs changed again. DeJuan Blair replaced Tim Duncan, defending Zach Randolph, Kawhi Leonard played, replaced Patrick Mills, and defended O.J. Mayo.

　　 Obviously, Popovich’s two substitutions are intended to end the current offensive situation of the Grizzlies, both inside and outside, through personal defense.

　　 The game restarts, the Spurs have the ball.

　　 Manu Ginobili, a guest point guard, brought the ball to the front court. An Xi made a move, took the ball and made a three-pointer, and finally missed a little face on the offensive end.

However, the Grizzlies’ offense and the Spurs still failed to defend. Marc Gasol responded high and Mayo cut to the inside. After receiving Marc Gasol’s counter-hang, he made a direct throw, and Kawhi Leonard was unable to defend. www.ltnovel.com~ The difference between the two teams has become 4 points.

　　 Then, Manu Ginobili missed a layup and Zach Randolph grabbed the rebound.

　　 Grizzlies fast break, Mayo burst to the front with the ball, a ground pass, McConley succeeded in a layup, scored 2 points, 2 points left.

　　 Popovich couldn't sit still. As soon as the second quarter opened, the Grizzlies opened the game. It seemed that they were getting better and better, but Popovich was not in a hurry. He was on the sidelines with his hands on his hips to supervise the battle.

The Spurs finally made no more mistakes in the next wave of offense. Manu broke through to the inside and scored the ball to Tiago Splitter who was under the basket. Splitter dunked directly and scored two points. The point difference was extended to 4 points. .

Following the Grizzlies’ offense, McConley slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then handed it to Marc Gasol, who had mentioned the high post. Gasol held the ball with his back to the basket, turned his head and watched a few laps, and waited until he got the ball. Crandorf was better at the mid-range, a light pass passed, and Zach Randolph got the ball at the mid-range.

Defending him was DeJuan Blair. Zach Randolph hit the back. After a few hard hits, he turned back and faced the basket. He made a mid-range shot. The basketball crossed a high arc and got into the basket. , 2 points difference.

The Grizzlies relied on OJ Mayo and Zach Randolph's consecutive scoring, coupled with the support of Marc Gasol and McConley, biting the score firmly, not counting the first game of the Grizzlies and the Spurs. This is the first time the Spurs have played so anxiously in the playoffs.

Even in the first game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, the Spurs have been behind. Unlike this game, the Grizzlies are clearly at a disadvantage, but relying on the good condition of the players, they bit the score firmly~www.ltnovel.com ~Book friends are welcome to visit and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~www.ltnovel.com~ For mobile phone users, please go to read.