Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 130 130. Popovich with broken ribs!
"It can be clearly seen in the first half of the game that the defensive capabilities of both teams are very strong."

"Whether it's the Timberwolves or the Spurs, both teams are the best defensive teams in the league today."

"When these two teams meet, the score is even lower than we thought. The most frightening thing is that the Spurs' victory depends on defense, but the Timberwolves' defense is even higher than that of the Spurs."

"If you continue to play at this pace, the Spurs may become very troublesome in the second half." During the intermission, the commentator Conifleck said.

Flake's words attracted the approval of his partner Tom Horvath: "Yes, the Timberwolves and the Spurs are both defensive systems built around power forward players. Strictly speaking, both teams are considered overall defense."

"But now there are more helpers like Gary and Trevor around Kevin, and the best helper around Tim is unable to play with a high exemption card. This is indeed a relatively bad thing."

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Back in the second half of the game, Popovich made some adjustments to the lineup. The biggest adjustment was to start Ricky Davis on the bench.

In this way, the Spurs' starting lineup has at the same time: Parker, Ginobili, Ricky Davis, Duncan, and Nesterovic.

The excellent defensive effect of the Timberwolves made the Spurs have to rely on the performance of Duncan and Parker, and the Timberwolves were responsible for defending Duncan and Parker by the team's best defensive player.

So Popovich simply took the Spurs' strongest lineup to the court to see if he could find a chance to break through the invincible defense of the Timberwolves.

Otherwise, continue to play according to the rhythm of the first half. Popovich feels that the Spurs have a high probability of losing this game.

Duncan was not originally a star with explosive scoring ability. Duncan's strength lies in his comprehensiveness and stability on both offense and defense.

As an outside player, Tony Parker encountered more defensive pressure than Duncan. The constant entanglement between "Glove" Payton and Ariza made it difficult for Parker to penetrate into the penalty area.

You can only choose to make some throws and mid-range jumpers on the outside.

Once the Spurs are stretched by the Timberwolves in the third quarter, it will be difficult to usher in a comeback with the Spurs' offensive firepower.

The appearance of Ricky Davis has made the Spurs more diversified on the offensive end, and now all five players on the field have good finishing ability.

No matter who the ball is transferred to, as long as there is an opportunity, you can decisively choose singles.

However, although Ricky Davis' breakthrough and singles ability is very strong, Davis's shooting is not stable enough, especially the fixed-point three-pointer after receiving the ball from the outside.

Ricky Davis has never been an excellent off-the-ball shooter. Davis is strong in singles jump shots. If you want to play Davis' full threat, you must give him enough offensive power to fire.

In the second half, Luke made a big fuss by making a big fuss about Davis' lack of stability in shooting, allowing Ariza to let Davis out of the three-point line to his heart's content, and continued to double-team Tony Parker and Ginobili who were deep into the penalty area.

If Davis quickly breaks inward after receiving the ball, Payton and Garnett can fill in the position at the first time to avoid loopholes on the defensive end.

At the end of the three quarters, the Spurs not only failed to recover the score in the second half, but were also widened to ten by the Timberwolves.

Three quarters behind by [-] points, this made Spurs coach Popovich look a little ugly. Popovich is very aware of the strength of the Timberwolves, as well as his team's offense.

It is a very serious challenge for the Spurs to recover [-] points in the last short quarter, and even Popovich himself is not optimistic.

This Christmas game is not only the first time the Spurs have played against the Timberwolves this season, it is also broadcast live across the United States.

Thinking of this, Popovich's face became even uglier.

"Trenton, here's your chance."

"Remember what I said before, no matter what the result is, don't make any unnecessary moves. Only by being more straightforward can you appear more innocent."

Calling Trenton Hassel to his side, Lambiel seemed to be explaining something.

"Don't worry, I've been waiting for this day for a long time, and I will definitely not let you down." Hassell's mouth curled up into a sneer, and even his eyes on Popovich became colder.

After Trenton Hassel came on the field, Luke frowned and asked Lambiel: "What have you explained? I never take the initiative to attack those innocent players. This is my bottom line." Luke's tone was somewhat Cold, "is the bottom line that no one can touch."

Hearing the coldness in Luke's words, Lambiel just smiled lightly: "Don't worry, Lu, you gave me a lot of opportunities, I just want to vent your anger on you."

"You know, I'm better at some things than you." The smile on Lambiel's face looked like a gentleman, "This guy Trenton is very appetizing to me, even in our era, he can definitely mix Have a meal."

Lambiel's words made Luke frowned, and Luke knew exactly who the guy next to him was.

Although the Timberwolves can sit at the top of the defensive efficiency list this season, Lambiel's credit is not inferior to that of the old assistant coach Raymond, and his own recruitment of him into the camp also fell in love with Lambiel's "evil".

But many times Lambir's bad taste makes Luke very incomprehensible, and even looks a little bad.

"It's better as you said." Luke glanced at Lambiel thoughtfully, and then looked back at the field.

The fourth quarter began, and the Spurs would naturally not give up on the occasion of the national live broadcast of the Christmas game.

Popovich would rather fight until the last second to lose the game than let the Timberwolves win easily. Even if possible, Popovich also hopes that a Timberwolves player will be injured in the fourth quarter.

Of course, this injury must have been an accident!
Popovich doesn't want to fight with the Timberwolves lunatics at this stage!
In the first half of the fourth quarter, the Spurs have been clinging to the score with their overall excellent tactical quality, but they have been unable to narrow the point difference.

The most recent time only narrowed the point difference to 7 points, and there is still a long way to go before reversing the game.

Just when the fans thought that the Timberwolves would win the Christmas game without any risk, until 7 minutes and 26 seconds before the end of the game, an accident suddenly occurred on the field.

The referee's eyes were attracted by the screams of Spurs coach Popovich. When people looked at Popovich, they only saw Popovich lying on the ground in great pain.

His right hand has been covering the ribs and clenched his fist, as if several ribs were broken by Trenton Hassell.

Popovich's screams immediately attracted the attention of the team doctor, who immediately checked Popovich's injuries.

The referee used this time to come to the replay center, trying to restore the scene that happened at that time.

It can be seen from the video playback that Cassel made a pass error and went straight to the bottom line, and Trenton Hassell rushed out in order to save the ball.

Hassell, whose body was almost level with the floor, completely lost his center of gravity, and hit Popovich directly and heavily.

Popovich is well maintained, but after all, he is nearly sixty years old. Trenton Hassell's full impact directly flew Popovich backwards, and had a close contact with the billboard behind him.

This is equivalent to a second injury to Popovich. After getting up, Hassel saw Popovich lying on the ground clutching his ribs. He was a little sorry, and immediately reached out to help Popovich up.

But the broken ribs made Popovich dare not move at all. During the process of being forcibly lifted up by Trenton Hassell, Popovich screamed many times, as if every movement was against the position of the ribs. harm.

Until Popovich shouted many times: "Don't move! Don't move! Don't move me! Let me lie down!"

"Oh."

After hearing Popovich's words, Hassel's face was a little ugly, but he still cooperated with Popovich who had already got up and threw him to the ground again.

Popovich, who suffered continuous severe rib injuries, almost passed out, lying on the ground like a dead dog, and even his groans were much quieter.

Popovich's ungratefulness made Trenton Hassell a little depressed. It wasn't until more and more people heard the sound that they came to this side that Hassell looked at the referee with an innocent face: "I bumped into you while saving the ball. An old man still won't let me help him, it's really his mother's bad luck!"

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