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With Robert Horry making two free throws, the Mavericks made a two-pointer and the game was over. The Spurs narrowly beat the Dallas Mavericks by two points 88-[-] and finally kept their first home game. But it made the Spurs fans not so relieved.

But the Mavericks are different. Although they said that the game failed, they saw the possibility of victory. With a gap of one goal, if the Mavericks' three-pointer is slightly more accurate, the Spurs may lose.

This game also made other teams see the possibility of defeating the Spurs. It turns out that the Spurs are not invincible. The Spurs have reached the ultimate in tactics, at least through the game against the Mavericks. The backhand is almost forced.

For a team, it is impossible to say that there are too many tactics that can be found at any time. Otherwise, the main tactics of a team are generally those sets. In this game, the Spurs came up with It's nothing more than a double breakthrough and double support tactic, and the effect doesn't look very good. The few goals that tied the score are not so much the credit of this tactic, as it is the effect of Stephen's strong offensive ability.

At this time, no one has mentioned that Stephen is not good at offense anymore. A player who can average [-] plus per game in the playoffs is also not good at offense. It is a joke to say it. As for why Stephen can achieve such a big score Progress, of course, is that the overall system of the Spurs has played a role.

If a player's ability is divided according to the four levels of abcd, Stephen's initial ability is in the eyes of the public, defense can only be regarded as B level, offense can only be regarded as group D, and as the game slowly attacks, defense It's still in Group B, and the offense becomes Class C.

By the end of the season, Stephen's defense had reached a level between A and B, while Stephen's offense had risen from C to B level, which is the level of the league's top players, and Stephen's 51 points in a single game As soon as he came out, the offense immediately reached a new level.

Now the public's evaluation of Stephen, after the addition of the Spurs' tactical system, Stephen is also firmly among the top players in the league, and Stephen's turning out not only added a bole halo to the Spurs uniform team, the Spurs The training ability of the team's coaching staff has also begun to be recognized by the entire league.

The shooting coach of the Spurs, Engelland, is also famous because he can teach Stephen, who has no shooting ability at all, into what he is now. This is the greatest proof of his ability. The season is not over yet, and many people who want to improve their shooting Players have contacted him in advance, hoping to accept his shooting guidance training.

Engellander came to discuss with Stephen whether he would like to train with other players, but Stephen didn't want to train with those unfamiliar players, so he told Engelland clearly that if he had a business with a higher salary, he could Next, anyway, Stephen has a lot of business activities this summer, so the training time may not be guaranteed.

Engelland was obviously embarrassed. After all, he was the one who asked Stephen for his own recommendation. Although he didn't sign any contract or agreement, at least the two of them made an agreement verbally. Now that he broke the contract first, he naturally felt a little bit I'm sorry, but the business that has been confirmed now is already a big income. After all, his annual salary is only 10,000+ US dollars, which is less than 20. This huge income makes it difficult for him to give up .

Stephen didn't care. He had just made an agreement with Engelland at the beginning. All things involving money were done without respect and reason. It was already very benevolent for Engelland to tell him, so Stephen didn't Didn't take it seriously.

Could it be said that without Engelland, I would not be able to train. Others did not know the specific situation, and gave this credit to Engelland. Stephen himself could not know that his own shooting was originally there, but later because of physical problems I can't find the reason, even without Engelland's guidance, I can get it back through training. Engelland's role is not without it, but it's not as big as those people imagined.

There was only one day off in the middle, and the second game between the Spurs and the Mavericks began. The Spurs were still the starters in the previous game, but the Mavericks conducted an investigation again and removed Stackhouse from the starting lineup. The adjustment became a substitute, and Devin Harris entered the starting lineup.

This is an orthodox formation. Devon Harris is a serious point guard. Tony Parker finally doesn't have to face Stackhouse, who is much taller and heavier than him, but Devin Harris Stanley is also a speedy point guard who fits right in with Tony Parker.

As soon as the game started, the two faced each other. When Parker habitually ran from the midfield to the frontcourt, he found that Devin Harris had been following him closely, and even slightly exceeded it. However, even if Tony Parker wanted to follow him Devin Harris competed in speed, and he didn't have the guts.

Among all the Spurs players, Popovich has the strictest requirements on Tony Parker. He is so strict that every time Tony Parker's offense and pass choices go wrong, Popovich will call him off the court. Cursed, it was under this kind of strict discipline that Tony Parker grew rapidly, from a rookie with the No. 20 No. [-] pick in the first round to a first-class point guard in the league.

So he still passed the ball to Robert Horry according to the tactical requirements, and then he started to run with Devin Harris on the field without the ball, but the range and range of running were a bit too large compared to before , but Robert Horry handed the ball to Duncan again. After the two made a single block screen, Duncan took both hands with a hook.

Duncan's goal seemed to be a good start for the Spurs. When the Mavericks' defense began to compress inside, Stephen and Michael Finley each made a mid-range shot from the outside, which made the Mavericks' defense feel at a loss. stand up.

Compressing to the inside, the Spurs' outside shooting is very threatening, expanding the defensive range, the Spurs' inside is not to mention Duncan, even though Robert Horry is famous for three-pointers, but the means of offense at the basket are not too bad. Nor can it be ignored.

The Mavericks' defense is fluctuating, so the effect will not be very good. The Spurs' offense is very stable, and the score has been rising. However, the Mavericks' offense is not bad, and the Spurs' defense is also quite helpless.

After Devin Harris entered the starting lineup, the breakthrough he brought was a threat to the Spurs' defense. After all, his speed was not inferior to Tony Parker, but his strength and height were superior. At the same time, he and Jason Terry The formed backcourt combination has been suppressing the Spurs' backcourt combination.

In the first quarter, the Spurs scored 28 points, while the Mavericks only scored 26 points. Like the last game, the Spurs led by two points, but this is the first quarter of the game, and even Popovich did not expect , The crisis is hitting the Spurs step by step.

In the second quarter, the Spurs replaced part of the rotation, such as Ginobili, such as Nesterovich, and the Mavericks also replaced Stackhouse Dampier and Daniels, but at this time Duncan's footsteps slowed down, and Nesterovic did not have the upper hand in the confrontation with Dampier. Slowly, the Spurs' lead was overtaken by the opponent, but the gap was not too big, and it was always within five points.

In this quarter of the game, the Spurs relied on the scoring of Stephen and Ginobili to barely maintain a stalemate with the Mavericks. Stackhouse, in particular, fully demonstrated his killer qualities. Frequent three-point arrows added wounds to the Spurs' bodies.

At the end of the second quarter, the Spurs trailed the Mavericks by four points 22 to 26 in a single quarter. In addition to the points in the first quarter, the Spurs were just two points ahead of the Mavericks 52 to [-], which made Popovich very upset. Dissatisfied, but when he saw Duncan's face covered with sweat, he understood a little bit.

Duncan has been troubled by foot injuries this season, so his performance has been a bit ups and downs. Seeing Duncan like this, Popovich understands that Duncan has been playing all the time, and at the same time he has to fight against pain. Naturally, his performance is not that good. go.

However, Duncan is the best defender against Nowitzki in the lineup. Although Duncan only scored nine points and four rebounds with a foot injury, he also defended Nowitzki six times. He made two shots and only scored eight points with free throws.

In the second half, Popovich let Duncan sit on the sidelines to rest, and let Muhammad defend Nowitzki. Popovich made up his mind that at worst, he would have a round of battle. Muhammad, Oberto, and Robert Horry took turns. Anyway, with so many people, even if it is a foul, it is enough for Nowitzki.

Popovich had a good idea, but against Nowitzki, these really didn't work. As soon as the third quarter started, Nowitzki tried his hand from outside the three-point line and found that Since he didn't feel like shooting from the outside, Nowitzki immediately took advantage of Duncan's absence to attack the basket.

Nowitzki is a big man with equal height, strength and flexibility. In the Spurs lineup, only Nesterovic and Duncan are similar in height. None of the inside players

With his height and strength, it is naturally very difficult to defend him.

Soon Muhammad received two fouls. At this time, Popovich immediately replaced him with Oberto. Who knew that Nowitzki suddenly shifted his offensive focus to the outside again at this time, not following Oberto. To fight on the inside, making Oberto's toughness useless.

Seeing that Oberto couldn't keep up with Nowitzki, Popovich had to send Robert Horry again, but Robert Horry's strength was far from Nowitzki's, and he was repeatedly attacked by Nowitzki. Attack, by the end of the third quarter, the Spurs had fallen behind by as much as [-] points.

The Spurs trailed by [-] points in a single quarter, and the Spurs only scored [-] points in this quarter. This happened to be the score of Nowitzki alone in a single quarter. Facing Nowitzki in this state, Popovich Even if Qi has all kinds of tricks, it is useless.