Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 55 55 [The magical bench]

During this timeout, Jiang Hao was replaced for a rest, and Popovich had to do so. Although from the point of view of the situation, the Spurs were slightly behind. At this time, it should not be the time to withdraw the main force.

However, he couldn't help it. He also saw the situation Jiang Hao faced in the game just now. To be honest, he was sweating for Jiang Hao.

Although Jiang Hao forcibly withstood this pressure, Popovich also determined that Jiang Hao must rest now, otherwise what awaits him next is a complete collapse.

When Jiang Hao was replaced to rest, Lillard also sat on the bench for the Blazers.

Glancing at Jiang Hao, Lillard's eyes showed perseverance, because he felt that he had to be tough. A rookie can withstand such a lot of pressure. As the leader of the Blazers, he should even do better.

He Lillard is such a person, he likes to compete with tough opponents, and he also likes to compete with himself. He always feels that he will improve in this way.

The Trail Blazers' starting lineup with two guns is not worse than the Spurs' starting lineup, but their bench lineup is almost incomparable with the Spurs, and they are not at the same level. Compared with the Spurs, only the defending champions and the Celtics have a bench lineup. As for other teams, their bench lineups are far worse.

From this perspective, it makes sense for many people to expect the Spurs to defeat the Trail Blazers and the Warriors to meet in the Western Conference Finals.

At that time, the duel between these two teams will be as turbulent as sparks hitting the earth.

Under the leadership of Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, the Spurs' bench lineup helped the team play an 8:2 offensive spurt in the rest of the first quarter.

With this wave of offensive climax, the Spurs also smoothly took the lead in the score.

28: 22!

With a 6-point lead, the two sides came to the intermission.

Strange to say, the Spurs' bench is really a magical place. Take Tony Parker as an example. In recent seasons, Parker's state has declined significantly, and he has become the weakest part of the Spurs' starting lineup. His stats don't lie, often his game stats are the worst among the starting point guards of the other 29 teams in the league.

In this case, it is natural for him to take the initiative to come to the bench.

But many people didn't expect that Parker, who became a substitute player, played better and more efficiently, directly better than him in the starting position.

For example, in the 2 minutes he came off the bench just now, he just scored 5 points with a strong burst shot. The Spurs were able to play a wave of offensive climax, and his role is obvious.

Under such circumstances, Popovich breathed a sigh of relief. For so many years, he has become accustomed to relying on the GDP combination to lead his team to victory.

Although both Parker and Ginobili have become substitutes now, as long as the two of them are in good condition, then he has a peace of mind.

"We can't say that there is anything wrong with the tactics that Trail Blazers coach Stotts adopted against Jiang Hao, but it is clear that Jiang Hao's reaction exceeded everyone's expectations. He proved to everyone that Chinese players do not come in one shot soft egg"

At the Tencent Sports Studio on the other side of the ocean, Yang Yi said deafeningly, as a professional basketball commentator, he certainly could see that the Blazers were targeting Jiang Hao from the very beginning of the game. At that time, to be honest, he also I was sweating for Jiang Hao, but Jiang Hao was doing well, he withstood the pressure.

This made Yang Yi completely convinced by Jiang Hao, so at this time, he also spoke directly in support of Jiang Hao.

The domestic fans who are watching the game at the moment are similar to Jiang Hao. If Yao Ming let the NBA see the humility of Chinese players, then Jiang Hao undoubtedly let everyone see the toughness of Chinese players.

Such a Chinese player instantly left a deep impression on everyone, that is, no one should take advantage of him.

"The toughness shown by Jiang Hao is what many NBA teams need. If he can, I think Jiang Hao can consider the Celtics. As we all know, that is an iron-blooded army."

Some Chinese fans gave such suggestions.

"Let's forget about the Celtics. Jiang Hao can stay in the Spurs. Of course, he can also go to the Rockets. After all, judging from the first round of the playoffs, the Rockets lack a tough game temperament."

Some fans expressed their opposition. Instead, he suggested that Jiang Hao go to the Rockets.

Obviously, this fan's suggestion has been recognized by many people. If Jiang Hao joins the Rockets, he can play the small forward position. With him, James Harden can focus on offense wholeheartedly.

In short, according to all the rumors, on the Chinese Internet, people no longer pay much attention to the outcome of this game, but are all talking about Jiang Hao's fate during the offseason.

In fact, what the fans did not expect was that whether it was the Celtics, the Houston Rockets, or the San Antonio Spurs, they had all contacted Rich Paul in private before that. One of the interested teams.

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At the beginning of the second quarter, Jiang Hao returned to the court after a short break, and Lillard on the Trail Blazers also returned to the starting lineup.

As soon as it came up, Jiang Hao and Lillard stayed on the offensive and defensive ends and formally formed a confrontation.

Jiang Hao is holding the ball, and Stotts is on the defensive side.

Trail Blazers coach Stotts adopted Lillard's suggestion that he no longer send heavy troops to attack Hao.

On the contrary, Lillard took the initiative to ask Ying to defend Jiang Hao. Lillard's defensive ability is not very good, but his defensive attitude is very correct, at least better than James Harden.

Therefore, when facing Lillard's defense, Jiang Hao was very cautious. He knew that Lillard was short and flexible, so after advancing to the frontcourt with the ball, he directly lowered his body's center of gravity to dribble, and The frequency of dribbling is very balanced, and Lillard does not give Lillard a chance to step up to the ball.

On the defensive end, Lillard was not discouraged. If Jiang Hao was really as immature as he imagined, he would not be able to lead the Spurs to the semifinals.

For the fans, they want to know how Jiang Hao will handle the ball next, whether to pass or shoot?
It seems that for the Spurs No. 35, this is not a difficult choice, because on the other side, Leonard has already stretched out his hand, and he is signaling to Jiang Hao that he can share the pressure.

At this time, in the eyes of many people.Jiang Hao will definitely pass the ball to Leonard, after all, the latter is already asking for the ball...

(End of this chapter)