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Iverson returned to the court at the beginning of the second half, but his position became a point guard. Salmons and Kyle Korver remained on the court. This lineup is quite strong. The substitute lineup has a slight advantage.

Especially Iverson, when he saw his teammates getting hot hands, he also began to perform his duties as a point guard. His original position was a point guard. He is so concentrated because in his subconscious mind, passing the ball to others is not as sure as his own shot. Now he passes the ball, but it seems to be the same, especially after the breakthrough. The defense poses a great threat.

The fatigue caused by the long-distance road trip cannot be eliminated by resting for a day. Up to now, except for Stephen, everyone in the Spurs' bench lineup has revealed the problem of lack of physical strength, especially after this game. The All-Star holiday is here. For those players who can enter the All-Star Series, the All-Star Game is a stage for them to show themselves, but for those players who are not eligible to enter, the All-Star Game is a rare relaxation in the middle of the season. I can't help but feel a sense of slack, looking forward to the early end of the game, and playing a little eagerly.

Popovich quickly noticed the signs of this kind of thinking. Before the opponent could overtake the score, he immediately called a timeout to let everyone slow down. Don't worry, even if the opponent leads, there is no problem. Although it is not their full starting lineup, it is basically their strongest lineup. Except for Chris Webber and Dalembert who have not returned to the field, Salmons and Korver are not Not inferior to Iguodala and Kevin Ollie.

The timeout called by Popovich interrupted the scoring momentum of the 76ers. After seeing that his teammates couldn't make a shot, Iverson tried to hit all of them twice, so he didn't continue to give the ball to his teammates, but Most of them chose to do it themselves.

Aveline's offensive ability is still unstoppable. Even if he misses a shot, he can cause damage to the Spurs. He didn't get any chance to perform on the offensive end. Max wanted to give the coach a positive impression on the defensive end. Too aggressive, and soon got his fourth foul on Iverson.

At this time, the third quarter was only halfway through. According to normal circumstances, even if he is a substitute player, he should be replaced for a rest. On the one hand, he is temporarily out of the sight of the referee, otherwise the referee will always stare at this one. Player, once you become a player who likes to commit fouls in the eyes of the referee, the critical referee will never let you go. On the other hand, if there is any situation in the game, you still have a chance to play. What happens is normal.

However, Popovich looked behind him, but there was no one to use. Nesterovich’s physical strength was already a problem. Want to change, and there is no choice.

But soon Max paid another foul on Iverson. Now Popovich has to replace him even if there is no one to replace him. After a while, Popovich decided to replace Duncan. He has better physical strength and ability, and he is more experienced in dealing with the situation on the court.

Seeing Duncan play, the 76ers also replaced Chris Webber and Dalembert. This kind of forced substitution is what Popovich dislikes the most, because in this way the opponent can Adjust his lineup or tactics according to your substitutions. Popovich likes to make decisions before making moves. If there is no problem, he will stick to his own tactics and style of play. If there is a problem, he will think of a solution instead of the current forced After a regular substitution, he was dealt with by the opponent.

After Duncan returned to the court, the situation of the Spurs began to stabilize, but the opponent was also an exception. Although Chris Webber had knee surgery, his explosive power and bounce were not as good as before, but he still had control over the game and experience in playing. Given his reputation, Iverson is also willing to cooperate with him. The score between the two sides is still tightly biting, and no one has the ability to split the score.

After Duncan played, the others played more comfortably and the ball moved more smoothly, but everyone had less shot rights, especially for Stephen. Before Duncan played, he was the Spurs' first shot. At this point, Ginobili seems to be specially delivering ammunition to him. He can always receive Ginobili's passes at the right position, but after Duncan comes up, the distribution right is in Duncan's hands, and Duncan pays more attention to it. With the balanced distribution of shooting opportunities and shooting rights, Stephen's shooting opportunities are correspondingly reduced a lot.

Although Stephen was a little disappointed, he still actively cooperated with the running, and felt that it was fun to play with an all-substitute lineup, but Stephen also knew that it would never be possible for the Spurs to be like Kobe was in the Lakers, Iverson was in the 76ers or Like James in the Cavaliers, he has unlimited shooting rights without any restrictions. In the Spurs, even Duncan dare not say that he can change the coach's tactics as he wants, and Stephen is no less than Parker in terms of the number of shots. With Ginobili, the Spurs' shots are relatively average. Duncan's average shots per game is around [-], Ginobili and Parker have a little more than [-] shots, and the other is slightly less than [-]. If Stephen hadn't played in the first half of the game It was a hindrance, and his average number of shots per game was only thirteen. If you only look at the number of shots in the recent period, he is even more than Duncan.

Running with non-subjective intentions like this is very exhausting, especially when the running is not over yet, Stephen quickly kicked and kicked, and Popovich immediately thought of it Stephen has already played nearly two quarters of the game. Although he did not play in the first few away games, Stephen is injured. Now the two quarters are almost full, and he may continue to play in the future. Popo Vich replaced Stephen with Bruce Bowen.

Who knows that he just made an adjustment here, and the opponent replaced Korver with Iguodala. Iguodala soon staged a small cooperation with Chris Webber in the penalty area to catch the ball and dunk. If Stephen is around, it is absolutely impossible to allow him to shoot so easily, but Bruce Bowen's defense can only exert his power on the outside, and it will basically lose most of its effectiveness when it comes to the inside.

This game is not easy to play. Popovich immediately had this premonition. The main lineup did not have the advantage, and the substitute lineup did not beat the opponent. The opponent only relied on Iverson to compete with the league's No. [-] Spurs. Contest, I don't know if this is a proof of Iverson's ability.

Iverson has scored 28 points so far. It seems that it is not a problem to easily break through his season scoring average in this game. On the Spurs side, the highest score is Stephen's 24 points, and Iverson scored [-] points. Now, [-] of [-] shots, six free throws and six free throws are also the main reason why they can compete with the Spurs today.

The 76ers' overall shooting percentage is as high as 40.00%, while the Spurs only have 40.00% one. This is because Bruce Bowen made two of two shots, Muhammad made three of four shots, and Stephen made seven of ten shots.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs played pretty well and led the opponent by four points, but suddenly, for some reason, the Spurs suddenly became unable to play the team, Muhammad, Tony Parker , Duncan was intercepted by the opponent three times in a row. Duncan alone was intercepted four times by Chris Weiss, contributed four turnovers, and was overtaken by the opponent by four points.

Physical strength, it is still a matter of physical strength, Popovich is very aware of this, but he has no one to replace, he can only use Nesterovich to replace Muhammad, Duncan and Tony Parker can only let them focus However, there is no one to replace the two of them. With Max’s five criminals on his body, wouldn’t it be a target for the opponent to replace them? Van Exel was still drinking water and panting there just after he got off, but Stephen had already recovered at this time. Come over and see the coach look over and make an energetic look there, but now Bruce Bowen and Michael Finley are doing very well on the court, so Popovich's eyes just glanced over, and he didn't look at him at all. Staying on his body disappointed Stephen.

The four-point gap has been narrowed and then widened. Seeing that the victory is in sight, Iverson did not make random shots. Instead, he strengthened his own defense. None of the players in the two teams played more than him. He played, but until now, he is the only one who continues to play at a galloping speed on the court.

With 24 seconds left in the game, the Spurs finally made a three-pointer by Bruce Bowen, and then blocked an attack from the opponent, narrowing the gap to one point, but Bruce Bowen paid for it. Limping off the floor at the cost of a sprain, Popovich looked down at the men below, brought Steph on and replaced Michael Finley with Manu Ginobili.

Finley's hand feeling is very bad today, especially the three-pointer. He made one of five three-pointers. He really shouldn't stay on the court at this time, especially his physical strength is also a problem. He can't run on the court anymore. , When arranging tactics, Popovich asked that if the opponent's defense shrinks back and does not give the Spurs a chance to play inside, then they should shoot a three-pointer from the outside. As long as the opponent is not allowed to shoot a three-pointer, even if it fails, there is only one point difference anyway, and it is not too late to use foul tactics, so Popovich must not delay the shot until the end, and leave two or three seconds.

In terms of task distribution, Popovich arranged for Stephen to be the first shooter. Although Stephen didn't hit a three-pointer today, he has a very good shooting touch. At the same time, Robert Horry and Bruce Bowe are the team's best three-pointers. Wen can't play, and Ginobili's three-pointer is as unreliable as Michael Finley today, so it's only up to Stephen.

Sure enough, the 76ers adopted an inside defense strategy. The ball was tossed in the hands of the Spurs players. When it was only four seconds, the ball came to Stephen's hands. After receiving the ball, Stephen raised his hand and jumped out. The ball flew into the basket and Stephen fell to the ground.