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After Popovich saw the lineup sent by the Clippers, he suddenly "clicked" in his heart!

Here it comes, the Clippers' dead five finally came.

After just one round, Popovich immediately called a short timeout.

Then put on his lineup:

Duncan, Jefferson, Anderson, Gary Neal and Jiao Zhixi.

He has studied the Clippers' five small lineups, and the core of this lineup is to play fast rotation.

At the same time, because everyone has range, it is easier to create open space outside the three-point line when playing positional warfare.

The only problem is the inside defense.

The "center" position of the five small lineups is generally filled by forward players with relatively strong athletic ability.

For example, Green who is brave in the universe, and Millsap of the Clippers now.

But there is a misunderstanding that you must not go into:

Their defensive ability is only strong against the center, not the center.

When encountering a super inside player, he still cannot prevent his inside attack.

At this time, other strikers are needed to help double-team the opposing inside players.

Take the current Spurs team as an example. After Duncan receives the ball, Millsap is responsible for the top defense.

And Pickle or Korver, who are closest to the two of them, will step forward to double-team.

If Duncan distributes the ball, he needs to use the team's unlimited defense strategy to switch to others to make up for it.

If Parker and Hill are on the court at the same time, Duncan will give the ball to one of them immediately.

Whether it's Parker or Hill, as long as they get the ball from the outside, they will immediately find the person that the Clippers will inevitably miss in the infinite rotation of the center and outside.

Pass the ball before anyone else can switch over, and assist him to complete the shot.

But without Parker, Hill would have to do the job.

If there is only Hill alone, it will be easy to cut off the connection between Duncan and the perimeter.

After returning from the timeout, it was the Spurs' possession of the ball.

After all, Duncan is Duncan, even if he encountered two double-teams, he still succeeded in the low post.

However, Millsap, who had just been singled, didn't care at all, holding the ball was a long throw.

Before the Spurs retreated to the half court, the Clippers immediately counterattacked.

Jeremy Lin received the ball near midcourt, and then Harden and Jeremy Lin played two-on-one upcourt.

Facing the basket defended by Hill alone, Jeremy Lin easily sent Harden an alley-oop dunk.

It was another offensive round for the Spurs. As soon as Duncan received a pass from Hill, Pickle surrounded him.

No way, he could only quickly pass the ball back to Hill.

Hill received the ball, glanced at the situation on the court, and several teammates were all stared at.

He had no choice but to find another chance to hit the basket.

Seeing that Duncan stuck Millsap near the penalty area again, Hill quickly slammed it.

Just after a slap on the back, Pickled Pepper surrounded him again.

As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and Duncan couldn't get the ball out at all when they were double-teamed.

Just when Hill was about to call a timeout, Pickle dropped the ball from Duncan's hand with a knife.

Harden took a quick step and rushed over to get the ball first.

After getting the ball, Harden even threw the ball forward without any hesitation.

Jeremy Lin had already crossed the half court at this time, Harden's pass seemed to be aimed at himself, and it fell steadily into Jeremy Lin's hands.

Then Jeremy Lin used a dizzying pace, came to the three-point line with only one dribble, and then scored a layup.

This......

Yang Li was dumbfounded, isn't this the famous scene of Jeremy Lin in his previous life?

At that time, because the ball could not walk, it caused a large-scale controversy.

Who cares, the referee didn't blow it, it was a strike!

In the next 4 minutes, the Clippers directly beat the Spurs to a 20:6 offensive climax.

By the end of the third quarter, the Clippers had already led the Spurs by 75 points 62:13!

After this section ended, Popovich had a headache.

The depth of the Spurs' current lineup is really a bit unable to deal with the Clippers with a large number of people.

In the fourth quarter, he had no choice but to play Parker again.

Although Parker is already very tired, if he does not play, the Spurs will be beaten.

Yang Li smiled slightly when he saw Parker on the field. He knew that you would send Parker.

But, do you think it won't cost you that way?

With a big wave of his hand, Yang Li asked Ginobili to replace Korver.

Ginobili has not played much in this game, and he is very energetic.

Because Ginobili was traded because of conflicts with the Spurs, he was particularly active every time he played with the Spurs.

Yang Li didn't give him a lot of scenes today, and he was already full of energy.

Now it was finally his turn, and Ginobili shook his fist excitedly.

In the fourth quarter, Yang Li assigned him the task of defending Parker!

In fact, Ginobili left the Spurs not only because of conflicts between his participation in international competitions and the Spurs management.

Another important reason is the conflict between him and Parker.

Due to Duncan's age and declining state, the Spurs need a new tactical core player.

It is precisely because of this tactical core position that he and Parker had several unpleasant experiences.

Today Yang Li asked him to defend Parker, and he decided to risk his life to teach him a good lesson!

The Spurs serve from the baseline, Parker prepares to catch the ball, and Ginobili directly sticks to it.

Seeing Ginobili going to defend Parker, Popovich frowned again.

He knows Ginobili, the Argentine with a surprisingly high ball quotient.

Moreover, he has been teammates with Parker for many years, and he knows Parker's playing habits well.

Now that he is defending Parker, he is afraid that Parker will suffer a lot.

Popovich was right. Parker just pushed Ginobili to receive the ball, and Ginobili stuck it up again.

Parker is also a guy who won't admit defeat.

Seeing Ginobili defending himself like this, he directly forced the dribble to break through his defense.

Ginobili has quick eyes and quick hands. He saw where the basketball landed, and stretched out his hand to slap the ball off.

Parker had passed half of Ginobili's position at this time, and quickly turned around to get the ball back.

Ginobili was one step ahead of him, grabbed the basketball and headed straight for the Spurs' basket.

Jefferson, who had just served the ball and hadn't had time to reach the frontcourt, was taken aback for a moment, and then hurried to the basket to defend.

Ginobili dribbled the ball directly towards the basket and killed it, jumping directly outside the reasonable collision zone.

Knowing that it was too late to stop, Jefferson quickly stopped with his hands on his crotch, trying to draw an offensive foul from Ginobili.

Ginobili didn't seem to see Jefferson at all, and directly knocked Jefferson out of the bottom line in the air.

At the same time, he raised his left hand high and smashed the ball into the basket abruptly.

beep!

The referee's whistle blows.

Yang Li and Popovich looked at the referee at the same time. Is this a defensive foul or an offensive foul?