NBA: Art is trash talk

Chapter 374 Spurs fans are happy early
Cassell and Maggette led the team against the Spurs' semi-main lineup, and Cassell chose to control the tempo.

Their task is to lose less in these 3 minutes, but it will not be easy.

Reducing the number of rounds is a good idea.

Cassell took the ball across the half court, and then directed the others to run.

When there were five or six seconds left in the time, he passed the ball to Craig, who had a relatively good chance.

Craig strikes the iron.

The Spurs counterattacked, Parker broke through, Mobley helped defend, then Parker passed the ball, Ginobili burst from the other side, bypassed Singleton, and made a layup.

In the transition between offense and defense, Cassel recovered for six or seven seconds before halftime.

Just when the Spurs players thought Cassel was going to ink again, he suddenly passed the ball.

Maggette ran out of a good position, and Singleton stuck the opponent's inside line.

Maggette drove unimpeded all the way to the basket and scored two points.

Kassel's strength has declined, but his experience is getting richer.

He wouldn't wait until the last few seconds to attack because the mission was time consuming.

As long as teammates have good opportunities, of course it is more cost-effective to score points.

The Spurs counterattacked, but the Clippers did a good job of defending this time without losing their position.

The ball ended up in the hands of Robert Horry, the lucky guy with six championship rings, but this shot was not lucky, and was interfered by Singleton.

The ball missed.

After two rounds, the Spurs did not recover the score, which is a bit embarrassing.

Popovich can only get angry off the court, and he can't go up to fight.

The Clippers attacked again and Mobley missed a shot.

This made him a little anxious. Before the game, he also threatened to stand up when the team needed it, but so far he has not scored any points.

The Spurs seized the opportunity, Parker scored a goal and chased two points.

In the transition from offense to defense, Cassel continued to stall for time.

After the two teams played the last 3 minutes, the score became 32 to 32, a tie.

The Clippers lost 4 points off the bench, which made Clippers fans helpless.

"This game looks like it will be very tight, and the strength of the two teams looks similar."

Smith said.

"A close match is useless for the Spurs. They had better lead by 2 points before the last 10 minutes, otherwise Cousin can accept the game with a little explosion."

Buckley said.

He Xinghui's number of lore kills this season is not as good as last season, but it is mainly because of the lack of opportunities. In many cases, the Clippers beat their opponents ahead of time.

The success rate of lore, He Xinghui is still as sharp as last season.

Therefore, Barkley felt that the game against the Clippers could not be dragged to the end, that would be too dangerous.

"It comes with a lore buff, that's how scary it is."

Star fans were very pleased with Barkley's analysis.

On the court, Popovich is actually thinking about this issue, but this is not something that can be solved by thinking about it.

Intersection timeout ended and the two teams returned to the field.

The Clippers are He Xinghui, Mobley, Craig, Singleton, Gasol.

Things now, Gasol also play some more time.

The Spurs are Vaughn, Ginobili, Horry, Matt Bonner, Coulson.

This is a weak time for the Spurs lineup, and they also need to fight for three or four minutes of rest for Duncan Parker.

At the start of the game, the Clippers attacked first, He Xinghui ran without the ball, and Ginobili followed closely.

However, He Xinghui's smart skills took effect, and he passed through the gap between Horry and Craig. When Ginobili chased after him again, he almost ran into them.

He Xinghui took the opportunity to receive a pass from Mobley and made a hit.

The Spurs fans were heartbroken when they scored as soon as they played.

The Spurs counterattacked, He Xinghui locked Ginobili directly, and Vaughn had to find someone else.

The ball went to Matt Bonner, but the red mamba passed it to Coulson immediately.

Although he is also called Mamba, he is completely different from Kobe.

Bonner's shooting percentage is very high, and he won't shoot if he doesn't have a good chance.

When the ball was in Coulson's hands, there was not much time left in the attack.Coulson can only eat Gasol alone. This choice is very courageous, and the result is not beyond the audience's expectations.

The ball missed and Singleton grabbed the rebound.

The Clippers counterattacked, He Xinghui took possession of the ball, and Ginobili defended alone.

Then He Xinghui started a breakthrough, and after a cross step change, Ginobili couldn't keep up.

He Xinghui went to the basket, unstoppable, and directly contributed a dunk.

The Spurs counterattacked and missed. The Clippers attacked. He Xinghui attracted three players to double-team on one side.

2 against 4, the Spurs' defense is full of loopholes.

Gasol scored, 39 to 32, and Popovich called a timeout after the Clippers beat 7-0. His plan to restore the strength of the main force went bankrupt.

7 points is a very dangerous number, and it is easy to reach double digits if it is not adjusted in time.

At that time, the psychological pressure of the players will be completely different.

Parker and Duncan played together, and the GDP team played against the Clippers dual-core on the same stage.

The Spurs attacked, and Duncan ate Gasol under the basket.

A simple and unpretentious jumper, let Gasol have no choice.

The ball goes in.

GDP is up, at least they don't have to worry too much on the offensive end.

Offensive and defensive transitions, Parker and Ginobili defend He Xinghui together, Duncan guards the basket, Horry and Matt Bonner are firefighters, making up for any mistakes.

Facing Parker and Ginobili, it is difficult for He Xinghui to get rid of it without hanging up.

He didn't force it, he could only pull these two out of the three-point line to give his teammates space.

Mobley started to hold the ball, but Horry couldn't make up the defense in time. Mobley got to the basket, but he was afraid of Duncan's defensive ability, so he could only make a small throw in advance instead of a more secure layup.

The basketball hit the rim and missed.

Duncan took the backcourt rebound, and the Clippers had to retreat.

"Mobley is still not good, he has regressed a lot from last year."

Zhang Li said.

"The key is that his salary is still high, and the Clippers should trade him away in the summer. Anyway, this summer, there will definitely be some veterans who want to win the championship to join with a basic salary."

Sun Zhengping said.

In the next round, He Xinghui continued to attract defense from the outside, allowing his teammates to play more and less.

If they can't beat four-on-three, it's not too late to come back.

On the other side, Craig was open and Mobley passed the ball.

Then Craig made a decisive shot and scored.

As long as he overcomes his nervousness and adjusts his state, it is easy for Craig to score this kind of goal.

His draft pick is higher than Millsap's. Unfortunately, this year's Maggette is relatively healthy, and He Xinghui plays small forward from time to time, so he has no chance to perform.

It was just a ball, and Popovich would not immediately adjust his double-teaming strategy.

The game continued, He Xinghui went to defend Parker, and Ginobili immediately launched a breakthrough.

Mobley defended very actively, but was passed by Ginobili, who was in hot form.

Going to the basket, Ginobili fouled Gasol.

With two free throws, the Clippers suffered a bit this round.

In the transition between offense and defense, He Xinghui continued to transfer the Spurs' two outside lines.

Mobley made an open shot for a long two-pointer, which is the least cost-effective way to shoot, but it is not bad if there is an open opportunity.

The goal was scored, and Mobley was slightly relieved.

If he doesn't make it, he will have to go to extra training after the game.

The other Clippers scored successively, making Parker very anxious. In the next round, he was not so active in defending He Xinghui, but stayed within the three-point line, so that he could interfere with Mobley's shooting in time, at least not Give Mobley such a good shot.

Without Parker's double-teaming, He Xinghui's smart skills took effect immediately.

After frequent competitions, He Xinghui also figured out the characteristics of this skill.

It is not an active skill and cannot be used actively.It is a passive skill that will take effect when the trigger condition is met.

Generally speaking, the stricter the opponent's defense against He Xinghui, the more difficult it is to trigger the skill, and vice versa.

Before Parker and Ginobili defended closely, the skills were not triggered for several rounds.

Now that Parker left, He Xinghui immediately found many ways to get rid of Ginobili.

He didn't think much about it at all, and chose a run at random.

After throwing away Ginobili, he was still yelling for the ball, Mobley immediately threw the ball over, and He Xinghui caught the ball and shot it.

Three point hit.

An opportunity that was hardly an opportunity was seized by He Xinghui just like that.

In this way, the Clippers' role players got points, and He Xinghui got another point.

The Spurs' defensive strategy failed, and no one could defend it.

"My cousin's ability to seize opportunities is too strong, and I can't guard against it. I think the Spurs might as well guard against others and let my cousin do it. As long as others can't get a point, even if my cousin gets 100 points, the Clippers can't win. .”

Smith gave Popovich a bad idea from the air.

Letting other people have nothing to say, this is really just opening your mouth.

"I can only work on the offensive end."

Buckley said.

On the court, the Spurs' offense went smoothly.

The Clippers can't take care of the defense of the GDP combination. He Xinghui can stare at Parker at most, but no one can restrain Ginobili.

Moreover, it is also difficult for Gasol to guard against Duncan.

Midway through the second quarter, the Clippers brought in Cassell Perkins and Maggette, returning Gasol to power forward.

This is the current strongest lineup for the Clippers. It seems that Dunleavy wants to get some leads in the first half.

The Spurs also played Bowen and Finley.

The Spurs turned into Parker, Ginobili, Finley, Bowen, and Duncan on the field. The front line was congested and the height was not enough.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, the Clippers are now in danger of only one Gasol inside, so just leave it to Duncan.

The Spurs need to focus on defense, or He Xinghui.

Finley and Bowen double-teamed, and Ginobili put out the fire.

Relying on their personal ability, the defense of this lineup really caused the Clippers to encounter some serious troubles.

He Xinghui was pinched left and right by two tall and long-armed bad old men, and he couldn't even catch the ball.

Cassell gave the ball to Maggette, and Maggette's efficiency in rushing to the basket was also greatly reduced. He only scored two points in three offenses.

Then Gasol played two more possessions, going 2-of-1 from the field.

This kind of efficiency is not bad, but in these two rounds, the Spurs scored 4 points.

The situation in front of him was not right, He Xinghui looked for a change, took a few steps back, and then accelerated to the right.

Finley was on the right and still kept up, while Bowen was a step slower.

He Xinghui reached out for the ball. When the ball arrived, Finley was still in front of him, and Bowen was about to rush to double-team him.

He Xinghui jumped up and shot, his posture was very ugly, it looked like he was shooting blindly.

He didn't have time to adjust his selling posture, so he simply used a must hit.

Then, the basketball fell into the basket and the three-pointer was scored.

"Why don't you two hold hands and circle me, maybe it will be effective."

He Xinghui mocked.

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Bowen Finley.

How depressed are the two of them right now.

The game continued, the Spurs attacked, Ginobili broke through and scored, and Bowen hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

The Spurs seem to have the upper hand on the surface, but He Xinghui steals one from time to time, which breaks the Spurs fans.

Because they found that the team won't score, and the point difference between the two teams is still about the same as before.

After the first half, the main players of the two teams were exhausted. The score was 63 to 57, and the Clippers still led by 6 points.

This result is acceptable to the Clippers.

The Spurs are a little uncomfortable. It is obviously unqualified to play this kind of score against a disabled Clippers. What they want is a lead, a big lead.

"I can only say that the Spurs fans were too happy. The suspension of Sean, Chris and Paul is good news for them, but it does not mean that they will win. It does not even mean that they occupy advantage."

TNT, Smith concluded.

There were many arguments on the Internet before, saying that the Spurs could take this opportunity to eliminate the Clippers and win the championship.

Now at halftime, that sound is almost gone.

"Not only the Spurs fans, but the Cavaliers fans are too happy. To be honest, whether they can pass the Pistons is still unknown."

Buckley said.

During the intermission, a reporter interviewed Popovich on the spot and asked him to comment on the first half of the game.

"We have nothing to do with him. After all, he is protected by three or four big men."

Popovich's words were a little cryptic, and the reporter was stunned for two seconds before realizing it. Popovich was mocking He Xinghui for enjoying the superstar whistle and being protected by the referee.

"Does that affect the game a lot?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"Of course, when you can't even reach out, you know how difficult it is to guard a scorer."

Popovich said.

He will definitely be fined by the league after the game for his words, but he doesn't have to worry, the club will pay the money for him.

What he said was mainly to attract the attention of the public opinion and put pressure on the alliance, so that the alliance would not dare to favor He Xinghui so blatantly.

Otherwise, he really couldn't think of a better way to defend He Xinghui.

The reporter still wants to continue to ask, and guide Popovich to make some amazing remarks.

However, Popovich stopped at the point and didn't go deep.

Not long after, the intermission ended and the second half of the game officially began.

(End of this chapter)