NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

In the first quarter, Popovich was very happy for the Spurs.

The team played well in the first quarter.

Although the game fell behind, the core of the team got a rest time.

That's what Popovich wants.

The reason why he lost to the Lakers before was that Leonard's last physical strength could not keep up.

Being thrown away by Chen Tian, ​​that's why they lost to the Lakers.

So in this game, Leonard has time to rest, and they can fight the Lakers in the final stage.

On the Lakers side, Monty's face is not very good.

He didn't blame the players, because the players had already played very well.

He blamed himself for underestimating the enemy, the Spurs were far more difficult than he thought.

So now Monty also has to think about how to play the remaining three quarters.

Soon the second quarter will also start.

After thinking about it for a long time, Monty decided to take a look first.

Back from the second quarter, Matthew, JR, Chen Tian, ​​Yi Jianlian and McGee returned to the court for the Lakers.

On the Spurs side, Mills, Marco Belinelli, Leonard, Gay and Poeltl's lineup.

Back from the second quarter, Matthew appeared as a point guard, and Chen Tian immediately passed the ball to Matthew.

Matthew knew it was outrageous when he shot a three-pointer.

Fortunately, Yi Jianlian at the basket pressed Gay and snatched the ball.

With the Spurs playing double forwards, it is destined that the height of the inside line will be reduced a lot.

So now it is the Lakers who occupy the height.

Yi Jianlian grabbed the offensive rebound, and after a feint, knocked Gay's defense away, then turned around and scored the ball.

"Beautiful, Yi Jianlian's goal is really beautiful!"

"Strong offensive rebounds, perfect time difference, and flexible footwork, this is playing with experience."

Little Van Gundy couldn't help but admire Yi Jianlian's goal when he saw Yi Jianlian's goal.

Yi Jianlian's goal also boosted the team's morale.

But on the Spurs side, Belinelli also scored a three-pointer.

The veteran went around and returned to the Spurs.

Belinelli is also a good three-pointer in the NBA.

Relying on this three-pointer throughout his career, he gained a foothold in the NBA.

So this is why the Spurs are so strong now.

It's just that they have too many players who can score.

In the following time, the offense of the two teams was also very clear.

After the Spurs' continuous transmission, Mills appeared open, and Leonard immediately passed the ball.

Mills also made a direct three-pointer from the outside.

With this goal scored, the scores of the two teams also returned to the same starting line.

When Monty saw this scene, he stood on the sidelines and thought about it.

He didn't want to call a timeout just yet.

On the contrary, Chen Tian hit the basket with the ball, and suddenly took a step back and shot the ball in.

This ball also caught Leonard by surprise.

Leonard did not have time to defend.

But on the Spurs side, Poeltl on the inside also received the ball in a low post, shook off McGee's defense, and scored the ball.

Chen Tian also nodded when he saw Poelter's attack.

For this big player, Chen Tian still likes it very much.

The look of a complete traditional center.

You must know that Lin Sen is still playing as a traditional center in this league.

Regarding this point, Chen Tian has always believed in one thing, that is, the rise of the small ball era is entirely because there are no traditional centers anymore.

Think about it, if a team has an Olajuwon, can the small ball era still appear.

With a small lineup like the Warriors, Olajuwon is completely scoring points.

But Yao Ming is not suitable, after all, too high will consume a lot of energy.

So in the small ball era, there was no traditional center at all.

You must know that Jordan once commented on Olajuwon as a big small forward.

So now Chen Tian is very pleased that Lin Sen has appeared in the alliance.

At least there won't be an NBA like in the previous life.

Now all teams are hoarding centers, which is a good sign.

Because the most exciting game is the most exciting to fight in the paint.

As for the match between the two teams on the field, Leonard and Chen Tian were already facing each other.

Chen Tian hit Leonard with his back, turned around and shot in.

On Leonard's side, against Chen Tian's defense, the CIC also scored.

"Still shooting so steadily, Chen Tian and Leonard shoot like machines."

What Ginobili said was simple, but Chen Tian and Leonard also paid a heavy price behind it.

You must know that if the shooting can be stable to this extent, it must have been shot countless times before forming such a habit.

Chen Tian and Leonard began to explode, and the head coaches of the two teams were not idle.

At this time, inside players need to compete for rebounds.

So the head coaches of the two teams also replaced the big players.

Here Leonard missed a shot, and Zhou Qi grabbed an offensive rebound again, but this time Zhou Qi also failed to score.

Gibson pushed away Xiaojia and took the rebound.

The Lakers' counterattack, Chen Tian hit the basket with the ball, was also restricted by the double-teaming of Green and Leonard.

Chen Tian quickly saw Tucker on one side, and quickly passed the ball to Tucker.

Tucker also missed the basket when he received the ball.

Leonard resisted Chen Tian, ​​and Green took the rebound.

This time it was the Spurs' turn to fight back.

Green held the ball and saw Leonard's position, and also passed the ball.

But at this moment, Chen Tian suddenly appeared, flying up and breaking the ball in the air.

This time the counterattack became the Lakers' again.

Chen Tian also made a quick attack this time, dunking the ball in before Leonard came back to defend.

"This series of counterattacks is really exciting to watch!"

"In the end, it was Chen Tianneng who was stronger and dunked with both hands."

Ernie Johnson was also very excited to watch in the commentary booth.

Popovich didn't like this kind of offense, so he called a timeout with a dark face.

For the fast break, Popovich doesn't like it very much.

Because the Lakers' counterattack fast break is the league's first.

The Spurs' counter-fast break is the fifth-worst in the league.

It is conceivable that it is completely letting the opponent take away the rhythm, which is not what Popovich wants to see.

So during the timeout, Popovich also scolded everyone.

Let them slow down, positional warfare is what the Spurs are best at.

Soon the timeout ended and the game continued between the two teams.

After the game came back, the Spurs obviously slowed down.

The small plus on the inside gets the ball in the low post, which is also a cooperation with Fox.

Fox received the pass and made a mid-range shot.

If the rhythm slows down, it will be very detrimental to the Lakers.

Fortunately, Jokic felt better at this time. When he hit Xiaojia with his back, he also found his own rhythm, turned around and leaned back to throw the ball.

After that, Jokic blocked Xiaojia's shot in the paint again.

Jokic counterattacked very quickly.

Chen Tian also passed the ball immediately.

Jokic faced the defense and scored a layup.

"drop!"

The whistle was also blown.

Only seeing the referee's gesture, the goal is valid, 2+1.

This ball made Chen Tian, ​​Tucker and the others on the field, as well as the Lakers players on the bench, all shout out excitedly.

Especially Jokic's nose is red again when he smiles.

This time has reached the second half of the second quarter.

Jokic scored this goal, which boosted the team's morale too much.

And Popovich was also very dissatisfied, and directly yelled at the referee.

The referee was not used to it either, and directly gave Popovich a t.

This directly ignited the anger of the home fans.

Immediately, boos from the audience rang out.

But this boo is not for the Lakers players, but for the referees.

But in any case, the most powerful now is the Lakers.

First, Jokic went to the free throw line and gave the ball close.

Afterwards, Chen Tian also went to the free throw line and made a free throw for a technical foul.

At this time, the morale of the Spurs also had a little problem.

Obviously, the foul just now had some psychological impact on them.

In the last 2 minutes, the Spurs were obviously a little out of shape.

So at the end of the halftime game, the Lakers also led the Spurs by 55:48 by a full seven points.

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