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Chapter 96 Final Instructions
Facing the Spurs with both offense and defense, as the head coach, Cheeks can do only limited.

In terms of tactical reserves, he is not as good as Popovich, and in terms of training and use of players, he is still not as good as Popovich.

There is a gap in the team lineup, and there is also a gap in the ability of the head coach.

That's the truth, and that's why Popovich is the best coach.

Popovich changed in the second quarter. Parker, Finley, Duncan, and Ottobo all sat on the bench to rest, walking around, leaving only the defensive leader Bruce Bowen.

The Spurs' bench is led by Manu Ginobili, who has appeared as the team's sixth man in recent seasons and has also won the best sixth man.

Cheeks was having a headache. He wanted Ze Yang and Iverson to form a backcourt duo and defeat their opponents with unsolvable attacks, but now they can only stagger their playing time.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Iverson led the team to play, thinking that if he controlled the ball, he would be able to restore his previous output, but he was wrong.

The Spurs have obviously studied this 76ers team many times, whether it is Iverson or Webber, whether it is Iguodala or rookie Yang Ze, they have all studied it, and they have also summed up some defensive strategies to target.

In fact, it is not just the 76ers. The Spurs have studied other teams except their own.

The 76ers have also studied the Spurs, but they are not strong enough, they just can't beat them, what can they do.

In the face of absolute strength, any strategy or method seems so futile.

Iverson's situation was not much better than in the first quarter, and the defense he faced was even more terrifying than in the first quarter. Bowen and Ginobili's double-teaming made it difficult for him to move forward.

And the Spurs also let the 76ers experience what is despair and what is all-round crushing.

The starter was overwhelmed by the starter, and the substitute was also overwhelmed by the Spurs substitute.

Ginobili showed the strength of the best sixth man, snake-shaped breakthrough, European step layup, easy and freehand, proficient in mid-range and long-range shots.

Is this still playing?
Seeing that Iverson couldn't start the situation, Cheeks sent Yang Ze, Lu Wei, and Korver.

"You three let go of the shot."

Now only by shooting can you have a chance to recover some. If you don’t shoot, you lose, and if you don’t make a shot, you lose, but how do you know if you don’t make a shot?

Even if the chances are slim, you still have to work hard, because the game is not over yet.

38 to 24, the 76ers fell behind by 14 points in the second quarter.

The debut of the shooting team has indeed achieved certain results. Ze Yang assisted Korver to hit a three-pointer.

Then Yang Ze stole Barry again, and scored 2+1 in a one-on-one duel with Bowen, helping the 76ers stop the bleeding in time.

The point difference returned to single digits in an instant.

However, Duncan came back.

Ginobili assisted Duncan to complete a dunk as soon as he came up, showing the tacit understanding between GDP.

Duncan also stroked Manu's head and ruffled his hair.

Although Manu is not as long-haired as Nash, at least he is not bald.

Duncan: Looks like I'm going to have to try to make the pampas eagle a pampas vulture, hehehe (smirk :-D).

Duncan's return means that the Spurs' restricted area is no longer as lax as before.

When it was difficult for everyone to open the situation, today's Louis Williams became a surprise soldier.

When the Spurs opened the point difference to double digits again, Lu Wei received a pass from Yang Ze and completed a mid-range shot.

Then he steals Bonner and assists Yang Ze to complete the mid-range shot.

This attack and pass can be regarded as temporarily stabilizing the situation.

50 to 38, throughout the second quarter, the 76ers were still beaten by the Spurs, but it was much better than the first quarter.

Intermission, in the player tunnel.

Zig pushed Colin in a wheelchair, and he had something to say to Ze Yang.

"Yang, I haven't given you advice for a long time, that's because your growth is so fast that I don't even have time to react.

My abilities are limited, and I have taught you everything I can. Today may be the last time I come to watch you play live, and it is also the last time I will give you some pointers. "

Yang Ze looked at Colin's tightly wrapped but bony body, looked at his old and pale face, squatted down and held Colin's hand, nodded, and said, "Speak, I'm listening. "

Colin didn't say it directly, but asked Yang Ze: "Do you know what standard your strength has reached?"

Yang Ze thought about it, and according to the value of the background board system, he is now very close to the level of a star player.

"It should be close to a star player, better than an average player, and worse than a superstar."

Colin nodded heavily and said, "It's good that you know, but is your performance today up to this standard?"

With 9 points, 4 assists and 1 steal in the half, it's really not as good as a star level.

He always thought that it was not that he was not strong enough, but that the Spurs were too strong.

Ze Yang didn't know how to answer.

"You are Yang Ze, you are you, I don't want to see you play in the shadow of others, although he has taught you many skills, but he is him, you are you."

Colin refers to Iverson, Ze Yang understood.

In the past games, whether Yang Ze played well or not was actually played around Iverson, including today, he was still playing for Iverson most of the time.

Sometimes, it is clear that his teammates have better chances, but Yang Ze still gave the ball to Iverson because he is the team leader and because he taught himself a lot.

"You should show yourself more. I am not alienating you. I hope that you have your own style of play. You are the point guard, the court commander, and the brain of the team. You have your own judgment, nothing else factors."

Ze Yang once said something similar to Willie Green, point guards should have their own judgments as court directors, if you are not clear-headed and make wrong judgments, then how can the team play well.

At that time, Yang Ze's mind was clear, but as the playing time increased, as he entered the starting lineup and spent more and more time partnering with Iverson, he himself got lost in it.

This is a drawback of the 76ers' style of play in the past. Everyone thinks that Iverson is the core, and he is the number one scorer, so they must first make the ball for him. Unknowingly, they regard themselves as a tool man.

Willie Green was like that, even Iguodala was like this when he was a point forward, and Ze Yang became one of them.

Fortunately, someone reminded him in time, otherwise Yang Ze would become more and more confused if he changed his style of play after a long time.

Yang Ze held Colin's old skinny hand and said sincerely: "Coach Blair, thank you, I really appreciate everything you have done for me."

Colin waved his hand with difficulty and said, "That's all I can do, and you have to go the rest of the way."

Is this a farewell?
In the past, Yang Ze wanted to be Iverson, and imagined that he could dribble the ball gracefully, change directions gracefully, break through sharply for layups, and win his own honors in the NBA.

If Yang Ze always thinks this way, no matter how talented he is, even if he has a background board system, his upper limit is Iverson.

That's high, isn't it?

Iverson is Yang Ze's starting point, definitely not his end point.

After Colin's instruction, Yang Ze understood.

I used to want to be Iverson, but now I just want to be Yang Ze. He needs to practice in the game to complete self-sublimation, and the powerful Spurs are undoubtedly a very good practice object.

(End of this chapter)