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"Judging from the performance in the first quarter, while the Spurs played a smooth offense, they also maintained a consistent level of defense. To be honest, I don't understand why the Spurs can play so well!"

During the intermission, Albert was surprised by the performance of the Spurs, and at the same time he was still a little puzzled. He said directly, "The team obviously does not have Tim, Manu, Tony, and even players who play important roles on both ends of the offense and defense. They're new players. But they're playing the same way, almost unaffected by injuries."

Cole interjected and sighed: "Many fans say that the leader of the Spurs is GDP, but in my opinion, the old man is the core and spiritual leader of the Spurs!"

"Although I haven't played for the Spurs for a long time, I have personally experienced the principles and environment established by the old man"

After a short break, the second quarter began.

At the beginning, the two sides stayed on the field and fought against the bench.In the bench lineup of the two teams, there were two players who switched clubs not long ago. They were Richard Jefferson and Stephen Jackson.

In the middle of the regular season, the Spurs were affected by injuries, and the team's formation was greatly impacted.

In order to increase the fault tolerance rate of the lineup, the Spurs uniform team had to actively seek a suitable deal. Combining various factors, the Spurs uniform team selected Stephen Jackson, who was not doing well in the Bucks.

However, because the two parties did not agree on the transaction plan, this reinforcement idea was once shelved.

Fortunately, on March 3, the Warriors sent Monta Ellis, Aipai Udu and Kwame Brown, and got the Australian No. 12 pick Bogut and Stephen Jackson from the Bucks.

Upon hearing the news, the Spurs immediately contacted the Warriors.Because the Warriors' asking price was very low, the two sides reached a deal in just two days.

The Spurs traded Richard Jefferson plus a first-round pick to Stephen Jackson from the Warriors, and the Warriors also paid for the retired TJ Ford.

Compared with Jefferson, Jackson is obviously a stronger small forward, and his style of play is also more tenacious.In addition, Jackson has played for the Spurs before, and he also understands the team's tactics and can integrate into the team more quickly.

The reason why the Warriors agreed to this deal was because the team's uniform team felt that the playoffs were hopeless. They wanted to overthrow the existing lineup and reorganize with Curry as the core of the team.

But what the Warriors uniform team didn't expect at all was that after Curry returned from injury at the end of the regular season, he led the team to a wave of consecutive victories, and was stunned to squeeze into the playoffs in the highly competitive West.

Being able to play in the playoffs, the Spurs uniform team is happy and sad.

The good news is that from the current point of view, Curry can become a leader, of course, the premise is that he is no longer troubled by injuries.The sad thing is that they actually personally aided the enemy and traded the strong Jackson to the Spurs.

The Spurs' well-known bench lineup in the league was originally greatly damaged due to Manu's injury, Yang Ke and Mills as the starters.

However, since Jackson joined the team, the Spurs' bench lineup has an excellent supporting center.Although the finishing ability is not as good as when Manu was still there, the scoring ability, tactical operation, defense and other aspects will no longer worry Popovich.

No, as soon as the second quarter came up, Jackson, who had adapted to the rhythm of the game, played very proactively.

Whether it is offense or defense, Jackson caused huge troubles for the Warriors, which directly led to the loss of the Spurs' lead step by step.

Seeing that the game was going to waste, Mark Jackson, who couldn't sit still by himself, got a little excited. Looking at Jackson running on the field, he couldn't help but spit: "Shit, why is this bastard so obedient when he arrives at the Spurs?" Already?!"

In fact, after Stephen Jackson was traded, the Warriors uniform team originally considered keeping him. After all, Jackson can provide a lot of experience and help to the Warriors who are rebuilding.

However, after the Auburn Palace incident, Jackson has become a very famous "thorn".After a day of contact, the Warriors coaching staff was not sure that they could subdue him, so they agreed to the Spurs' deal.

The point difference has been widened. Mark Jackson didn't want to give up the game now. He waved Thompson and Curry over and prepared to let them play to restore the team's decline.

Popovich naturally saw the opponent's adjustment, and his expression was very calm. The players on the court are performing very well now, and he is not going to do anything to deal with it.

In the gap between Nate Robinson's defensive foul and Stephen Jackson's free throw, Thompson and Curry reappeared.

With the return of the core, the Warriors' offensive and defensive performance has undergone qualitative changes.Compared with Curry, the Spurs' backup point guard Joseph was slightly immature, which caused the game to slowly enter the fast pace that the Warriors prefer.

"Do you want to change?"

Seeing that the score advantage was gradually shrinking, Borrego asked Popovich.

Popovich took one look at Borrego and asked, "Who?"

Borrego thought for a while and suggested: "Put Young or Mills on and let them slow down the tempo."

"No need."

Popovich shook his head when he heard the words, and said slowly, "Cory Joseph is a rookie, and Jackson, who has become eccentric, has just returned. They need to adapt to the rhythm of the game being led by the nose."

Raising his hand and patting Borrego's shoulder, Popovich said calmly: "Let them fight by themselves! Anyway, we have a big lead, and when the Warriors catch up, it's not too late for us to make substitutions!"

"I see!"

After Borrego thought about it, he thought it made sense. After the Warriors got close to the score, the Curry and Thompson they stayed on the court must have consumed a lot of energy.

At that time, the Spurs will replace the main force, which will obviously have a huge advantage, and it may be easier to open the score.

After half a quarter, the score advantage was reduced to 8 points with Thompson's three-pointer.Only then did Popovich unhurriedly wave his big hand, and directly called up the starting players sitting on the bench, and asked them to walk to the technical table and prepare to play.

Looking at the five Spurs generals in front of the technical stage, Mark Jackson had some headaches. He also knew that it was not good to use Curry and Thompson in this way, but the problem was that he did not have many available players.

When the ball was dead, Yang Ke and others reappeared, which happened to be the Spurs' offensive round.

Mills pushed the ball to the frontcourt. Facing Curry's defense, he did not choose singles, but beckoned Splitter to come out to cover himself.

Outside the three-point line in the left corner, Yang Ke noticed that his teammates had started to play tactics, and asked Thompson who was standing in front of him: "Are you tired?"

"You can try!"

Panting, Thompson said coldly.

Yang Ke replied with a smile: "Then I will try!"

As soon as the words fell, Yang Ke suddenly accelerated and rushed to the arc top area.

(End of this chapter)