112. Misunderstanding
Su Jiu's words obviously made the All-Star defender feel very angry.
There are so many people who can squirt trash in the NBA. Whether it is a character player or a superstar, trash can be said to be accompanied by the defensive careers of most players.
As one of the three troikas of the Spurs, Tony Parker has heard too many trash talks in his career, which is even more infuriating than Su Jiu, and even insulting.
However, the person who squirted trash to Tony Parker at this time was a rookie who just entered the league this year, which made Tony Parker, who had been fighting in the league for many years, feel unacceptable.
This caused Tony Parker to have a strong intention on the offensive end. He used the pick-and-roll to forcefully break through into the inside for damage several times.
Seeing this scene, Su Jiu's expression began to feel a little frowning, making outsiders not sure whether this was pretending or from the heart.
However, basketball is never a one-person sport, especially for teams like the Spurs, which are mainly group-based. Tony Parker is difficult to play the Magic alone.
Once Mason and Bonner are placed in the starting lineup cannot play a role on the offensive end, their role on the court is likely to be even helpless.
Secondly, a person's physical strength is very limited. With the physical strength being consumed on the offensive end, Tony Parker's offensive efficiency will inevitably decline.
For the Magic, as long as the Spurs are not allowed to participate in the offense and play team basketball, it will definitely be a successful defense.
As the game progressed, Tony Parker's offensive firepower was also very fierce, and he was very decisive on the offensive end.
This also led to the Spurs gradually starting to catch up with the score behind. Although the speed is relatively slow, the momentum seems to be about to return to the Spurs.
But just as Tony Parker's physical strength gradually declined, the Magic finally seized the opportunity to counterattack.
The entire Magic team came back in the third quarter and asked Su Jiu to target Tony Parker more in the first half.
That is, the entire Magic team began to devote themselves to the offense. Whether it was Howard, Su Jiu or Lewis, the three of them shared more offensive responsibilities on the offensive end.
This also made the Spurs, which were supposed to play team basketball, not only did not play a group attack, but the Magic, which had always used Howard as the offense and defense axis, take the lead in playing team basketball.
Seeing that the situation on the court was gradually exceeding his control, Popovich could only call out timeouts off the court, hoping to adjust the offensive situation on the court.
However, both Mason and Bonner were stared at by the Magic in the second half.
Perhaps Van Gundy does have many shortcomings as the head coach, but he is definitely an excellent coach.
Just as Su Jiu tried to anger Parker and caused Parker to play too many personal singles, Van Gundy also cleverly discovered this.
Therefore, Van Gundy also asked the players to put more pressure on the ball in the second half, so as to try to get the Spurs into the stars' personal singles.
The final feedback also made Van Gundy very satisfied. That is, whether it is Duncan, Parker or Ginobili, it is very difficult for these three people to mobilize their teammates, but if they want to play individually, the Magic can completely let it go.
In this case, the two teams also played a very strange game.
That is, the Spurs, which have always been known for team basketball, have fallen into endless personal singles.
The Magic, which has always been best at assisting defense, not only did not assist in this game frequently, but also allowed the Spurs to play more individual singles.
This strange scene and the current situation on the field have also made many online fans start to complain about this game.
Even those fans who spent a lot of money to buy the ball were shouting loudly.
However, no matter what the outside world's evaluation is, it cannot change the fact that the Magic have been pressing against the Spurs at this time. At the end of the third quarter, the Magic also successfully played away with:
78:66
Leading the Spurs 12 points to end the first three quarters.
This result was obviously a result that no one expected before the game.
Before the game, I'm afraid that fans who believe that the Spurs will win this game at home will definitely account for the largest proportion.
At the end of the first quarter, it seemed that the thoughts in the hearts of these fans were further confirmed.
At the end of the half, even though the score on the field was temporarily behind, the fans were not panicked at all.
But at the end of the third quarter, these fans really felt anxious and had no longer the confidence they had in their hearts before.
The Spurs' offensive momentum in the first quarter was very fierce, and Tony Parker led the Magic directly caught him off guard.
However, as Tony Parker's physical strength began to lose significantly, the pace in the future was gradually mastered by the Magic.
In addition to the internal and external forces of Howard, Lewis and Su Jiu, the three of them finally managed to suppress the Spurs with a double-digit advantage after the third quarter.
Kenny Smith: "It was a really weird game. At the end of the third quarter, the Magic led the Spurs by this big advantage."
"And judging from the current momentum, it is very difficult for the Spurs to make a comeback in the fourth quarter."
Barkley: "That's right, because from the second half of the third quarter, the Spurs have obviously had some physical problems."
"The Spurs' starting lineup is the second-most team among the 30 teams in the league this season."
"In addition to being closely related to the daily rotation habits, this is also because most of the veterans in the Spurs are currently. In addition, the frequent injuries of players make it impossible for the Spurs to ensure long-term high-intensity combat."
"Stan should have made this plan before this game, so the Magic also gradually changed from the first quarter to the second quarter to the third quarter."
"I have to say that Stan's strategy is indeed very clear. At least from the current situation, he has achieved complete success."
Kenny Smith: "That's right, and although the Magic have played away continuously in this game, their performance on the court can be seen. The team's coaching staff must have made a very precise deployment before the game."
"For example, on the defensive end, the Spurs had to give up their most accustomed to playing styles, so as to make more use of the star's abilities. The ultimate effect of this is completely visible to the naked eye."
"It was too late to wait for Greg (Popovich) to react off the court."
"The Magic not only made changes on the defensive end, but also made great changes on the offensive end of this game."
"That's when it comes to Dwight, it's not that he takes Dwight as the absolute offensive core. The coaching staff postponed this move, and only when the Spurs' physical strength is gradually lost, they send out their favorite style of play."
Chapter completed!