The Spurs stabilized their momentum with a decisive three-pointer and officially started their counterattack. Richard Jefferson was so happy that he had been questioned since he met Link last season's playoffs. This month, he was even involved in trading rumors.

Jefferson was an important signing from the Spurs back then. When he came to the Spurs, he also hoped to get a championship ring with the team.

As a result, the ring was not obtained, but instead he was full of infamous. These infamous not only come from fans and media in other places, but also include local fans and media in San Antonio.

Therefore, whenever he scores a beautiful goal, he is very excited. He has a little bit of a competition with home fans. You usually scold me so hard, but in the end you still want to cheer for me!

"The Spurs' offense is too fast, and they have changed a lot this season." Elston Turner has not recovered yet, and the Spurs' offense has not even waited for Duncan to take action.

This subversiveness is as incredible as Yao Ming suddenly swung his opponent outside the three-point line and then broke through the dunk.

The Spurs' offense was not so smooth in the first two matches with the Spurs. It was only more than a week since I saw each other, and the tacit understanding between Spurs players has become better.

Popovich is worthy of being a master of tactics. Under his training, the Spurs can follow the trend of the times and make progress with almost no personnel changes.

Jefferson's goal seemed to open a gate. Since then, the Spurs' goals have hit like a flood and cannot be blocked.

After Jefferson, Duncan made a single in the low post. Then, Leonard also hit a three-pointer. Link thought that Leonard's three-pointer was unstable during this period, so he deliberately let him go two steps. Unexpectedly, one dared to let go, and the other dared to make the move.

After that, Popovich immediately started the rotation. He replaced Split with Bonner and replaced Richard Jefferson with the undraft pick Gary Neal, second only to Link last season. As a result, Bonner and Neal teamed up to score 3 and 3 points, and the Grizzlies were completely stunned!

In the 8th minute of the game, when Gary Neal threw away Guy and caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, the Spurs had already led the Grizzlies by 11 points! Before the first quarter, the Grizzlies fell behind twice!

"What am I talking about? The Grizzlies should not be thinking about victory now, but how to not be beaten by the Spurs in the first quarter! The Spurs are very fierce this season, with averaging 21.3 three-point shots per game, and their shooting percentage is close to 40%. If the Grizzlies do not stabilize the defensive end, the score will be pulled away soon!" Steve Cole touched his chin, three-pointers and off-ball attack seemed to be increasingly in line with the players and rules of this era.

If he could be the head coach one day, I really hope to do these two things to the extreme and see what will happen

Although Hollins suspended the game in time, it was useless. After returning from the timeout, Guy was so angry that he went crazy again. He frantically pulled out at mid-range, hoping to equalize the team as soon as possible. However, the extremely inefficient offensive method did not bring any benefits to the Grizzlies.

On the contrary, the Spurs seized the opportunity and scored another three-pointer. Danny Green felt hot after coming on the bench, helping the Spurs to make the fifth three-pointer in the first quarter.

With Green and Ginobili in, the Spurs' firepower was not affected in any way even when they entered rotation time.

Link was embarrassed by Leonard. He only scored 2 points on free throws in the first quarter, but no points were scored in sports! When a player who focuses on defense is focused on you wholeheartedly, it is indeed difficult to score.

Not to mention Link, even superstars like Kobe and Durant have suffered losses in Leonard. A few days ago, the Spurs and the Thunder were fighting each other, and Durant was defended so that his shooting percentage was only 35%.

After the end of the first quarter, the score was frozen at 26-18, and the San Antonio Spurs led by 8 points into the second quarter. Among these 26 points, 15 points came from outside the three-point line!

The Spurs were in a good mood, and Ginobili even joked with Duncan, putting a paper cup on his bench before Duncan sat down.

Duncan sat down without knowing it and Ginobili smiled like a giant baby with not yet grown hair.

But Duncan, who was joked, did not respond at all. He was used to jokes like Argentines.

The relaxed atmosphere of the Spurs gave the Grizzlies a major blow. With the Spurs playing easily and casually, we can't stand it?

Hollins didn't waste much time, and now he can only rely on defense to curb the Spurs. Until now, Hollins has basically figured out the Spurs' offensive routines. But it's useless to just know the opponent's offensive level, and the players have to be able to perform tactics.

So Hollins didn't delay for a minute during the break during the holidays. He sat in front of all the players and asked everyone to come and listen.

"Pick-roll, pick-roll, pick-roll, pick-roll, and the San Antonios kept playing pick-roll in the first quarter. In the second quarter, we must stabilize the defense first. We cannot give them so many opportunities to shoot easily. All, the switch must be quick! Be decisive!"

Hollins knew that the Spurs were one of the teams with the most pick-and-rolls in the league this season, and the pick-and-roll has created a lot of misalignment advantages for them. The Black and White Bears are at the top of their defense, but their pick-and-roll defense ability is actually slightly insufficient. Gasol has the shortcomings of slow movement, and Randolph's footsteps are not that agile this season, and his explosive power and movement ability have declined significantly.

The Spurs kept pick-and-roll, passes and cuts, and guided the ball to make the Grizzlies defenders run away. Excessive physical exhaustion caused the performance of the Black and White bears to decline. Therefore, the performance of the Black and White bears will become weaker on the offensive end!

Popovich's strategy is usually like this one after another!

"In the second quarter, I need the outside players to move wider when defending. Zach, you can rest for the first half of the second quarter. Jimmy, you replace Zach and play the third position. Rudy, you top the fourth position and face Split on the defensive end. If the Spurs pick-and-roll, Mark, I want you to stay at the basket to guard. The remaining gaps will be filled by the outside players' defense switch and large-scale running. I know this is difficult, but this is the only way!"

After Hollins said that, Randolph shook his head helplessly. Time is a killer. This season, he has had to be put on the bench several times for his own reasons.

But Randolph is not discouraged. He loves the Grizzlies and he is willing to sacrifice for this team that respects him. So, if the team can be better without him, then he is willing to disappear.

"Rudy, you had too many irrational moves in the first quarter. I hope you can focus on the defensive end instead of thinking about how to score! Even if you scored 40 points, but we lost to the Spurs in the end, what's the point?" Then, Hollins criticized Guy, who was too lazy in the first quarter.

After being named by the coach, Guy naturally had to nod his head silently. Now, he shouldn't be flirting with the second quarter.

Link glanced at Butler, and sure enough, he had to be used in this game in the end.

Butler shrugged and walked to Link, "I'll do what you said to me."

Butler did not forget that Link asked him to score points on Jefferson's head this morning.

Link patted Butler on the shoulder, and at the same time, the buzzer made a loud noise, and the energetic cheerleader girls left the court, and the second quarter officially began!

Using a large-scale running to curb the pick-and-roll? It seems that today will be really harsh.
Chapter completed!