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In the substitute contest in the second quarter, both sides invariably increased the speed of transition between offense and defense.

Spurs five: Mills, Ginobili, Fournier, Diaw, Bonner.

Yang Rui sent Livingston, Wesley Johnson, Gay, Parsons, and Griffin.

Since Livingston got more playing time and Nash became a marginal player, the Clippers' bench should no longer be called the Five of Death but the Five Swingmen. All five of them are over two meters tall and move very fast. Able to keep up with perimeter players.

The formation arranged by Yang Rui is of course a zone defense, relying on shrinking to defend the penalty area, and jumping out at any time to interfere with shooting with his height.

All five of the Spurs can open up the field and shoot. Mills and Ginobili are good at breakthroughs. Diaw can support from the high post. The depth of substitutes is definitely among the top three in the league.

Under Popovich's rotation system, no player averaged more than 30 minutes per game this year. Even so, they are still very strong, but the player data is average and they cannot compete for MVP.

In the substitute competition, the Spurs fell behind. The Clippers played a 12-4 wave and took the lead.

The key to the Clippers' upper hand is that Yang Rui took Griffin off to rest in the first quarter. At this time, the interior linemen who are good at defense are not available. Regardless of counterattacks or positional battles, Griffin has an advantage on the offensive end. One-on-one Bonner and Dior can't even defend against him.

Griffin held back his energy and exploded. He received a pass from Livingston in a pick-and-roll and dunked on Diaw, earning applause from the audience.

Fournier didn't do a good enough job guarding Gay, and was at a physical disadvantage; Livingston could easily post up against Mills, who was 183cm tall, and the Spurs' defense collapsed.

Jeff Van Gundy commented: The starting strength of both sides is equal, but in the substitute competition, the athletic ability of the Clippers players is superior, and the Spurs must make substitutions.

Breen said: Griffin's expression was ugly when he was replaced in the first quarter. He was probably not happy. I think he must be feeling better now. Jerry Young deliberately asked him to avoid Split and Duncan.

Van Gundy nodded: Gay also avoided Leonard. If the two faced each other, Gay would not score so easily. Leonard consumed a lot of energy in the first quarter, and Middleton kept running in the second half. It won’t work if you follow.”

Yang Rui trains swingmen, not only letting them practice shooting and defense, but also letting them develop in the direction of Hamilton as much as possible. It doesn't matter if they are not good at attacking with the ball. When they run, they can take action after receiving the ball, compete with their opponents in endurance, and drag them to death.

According to the new SportVU camera tracking system, Parsons and Middleton of the Clippers are model workers. As long as they are not holding the ball, they are constantly running and dragging down the opponent's defense.

Parsons and Yang Rui are much easier now than in their previous lives, because Yang Rui often arranges forward tactics. Parsons in the Rockets was the player with the longest running distance in the league in a single season.

Whenever players who can only play without the ball are unwilling to practice physical fitness, Yang Rui will use football games as an example, because the running distance of basketball players in a game is not even comparable to the half-time running distance of many football players. superior.

According to relevant statistics from FIFA, the current cumulative running distance of a professional football player is 10,000 meters on average, with the worst being around 6,000 meters and the good being as high as 12,000 meters. The longest international record recorded by the program comes from Beckham. In the 2001 World Cup preliminaries against Greece, he ran 16.1 kilometers in a single game.

Moreover, NBA games have many timeouts and substitutions. You can take several breaks. Plus official timeouts, you can sit on the sidelines and watch the performances of the beautiful cheerleaders. In this case, if you lack physical strength or are unwilling to practice, it is an attitude problem.

Popovich made adjustments and was forced to replace Bonner and replace him with Split, strengthening his defense against Griffin. As a result, his ability to withdraw inside was reduced again.

The two sides switched starters one after another, and the Clippers had the upper hand in this quarter. Curry came back in the second half and also shot. Facing Parker, he hit two three-pointers, attracting double-teams and assisting Green to hit a three-pointer.

Yang Rui grasped the rotation time very well.

Middleton rested for a whole quarter, allowing Parsons to let go and run and defend without any effort. In the second half, Parsons rested and Middleton came on.

The Clippers have four rotations at the swingman position, which can ensure sufficient physical strength. This is under the premise that Wesley Johnson only plays 6 minutes per game, and Parsons and Gay can guest star at the 4th position. Otherwise, everyone will play time. Not enough, hard to perform.

As for rookie Allen Crabbe, it is difficult to make the roster this season. He can only train and then go to the NBDL team to find his form.

This is a good exercise for Crabbe, because owner Sterling is stingy. The Clippers are one of the few clubs in the league that fail to have their own affiliated team. The Los Angeles Defenders owned by the Lakers did not allow it after the rise of the Clippers. Their players joined, and Crabbe could only go to the Santa Cruz Warriors, the Warriors' affiliate team.

Yang Rui is ready to invest money to establish an NBDL team affiliated with the Clippers next season. Of course, he still has to wait for the Sterling farce to end. By then, the Clippers' employment will become more flexible. Several players can be sent to the Development League for training or games and recalled before the start of the NBA game. This is the model currently adopted by many clubs.

The Clippers led 55 to 48 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Spurs attacked with Parker and Ginobili as the core, and the others defended. Yang Rui also deployed a defensive lineup to rely on star players to attack and grind out positions.

Seeing that Ginobili's shot was inaccurate, Popovich did not dare to replace Mills as a double guard, and the score continued to widen.

In the past, the Spurs often used two defenders, which was their trump card. Because of Mills' progress, they let go of Gary Neal, who had a single role, in the summer. The Spurs can't play like this today. The Clippers' shortest Curry is 190cm, and Mills will definitely not be able to defend him.

83 to 67 entered the final quarter, and Spurs veteran Duncan suddenly began to show off his power.

Duncan didn't play long in the first three quarters, and he mainly played defensively. On the offensive end, he stepped out to cover, assisted in passing, and gave up his shots to young players. When his teammates couldn't open up, Duncan began to take more shots and became the team's offensive axis.

He singled out Chandler and scored 4 points in a row. He cut and dunked after a pick-and-roll. He attracted double-teams in the penalty area and assisted Leonard and Belinelli to hit three-pointers. He led the team to an 18-5 run and recovered the score.

Will Duncan age? This is as much a fan of the league as Mutombo's age and Durant's height. In 1997, Duncan shocked fans because he was 21 years old and looked 40 years old with his unsmiling look. Now he is really almost 40 years old, but his appearance has not changed much, and what he does on the court is similar to what he did when he was 21.

It is not easy for Duncan to maintain good condition at this age, because he has already won all personal honors and has three championship rings. He can completely enter a retirement state in his future career. However, Duncan has been unwilling to admit defeat and has adapted to the league's trends by losing weight, practicing boxing, and controlling his diet.

He is old but never outdated. He can take on core responsibilities and is willing to help young players grow.

Someone interviewed Duncan and asked him why he still had to live like an ascetic when he had everything. Duncan replied: I like the feeling of flying with my teammates and going to away games together.

In fact, he has been changing, and the only thing that hasn't changed is his innocent heart. It’s not the tears in your eyes that makes you young, nor the recklessness and passion that makes you young. If you don’t forget your original intention, you will always be young.

Duncan, who doesn't care about statistics and doesn't like to be in the limelight, is the one who truly loves basketball.

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