Seven Hundred and Eighty: Another Damn 3 Points
The second game of the Western Conference finals was still played at the Federal Express Arena in Memphis.
Three minutes before the end of the half, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by 7 points, and Link went to rest in peace.
Today, although the Spurs are the same as the Grizzlies, they directly set up a lineup of one big and four small at the beginning of the game, and abandoned the use of false starters.
But in offensive firepower, the Grizzlies are still better.
After all, the Grizzlies are stronger than the Spurs in terms of individual players. Whether it is Duncan, Parker or Manu Ginobili, they are too old to be able to finish singles efficiently in the face of strong defense like Link.
The Spurs' offense is strong in that they can always create easy shots, so they can shoot high percentages.
But in the face of the Grizzlies' highly mobile defensive ability, the Spurs were obviously limited in this regard.
Without an easy shot, the Spurs' offensive threat would drop a lot.
So, the Spurs are in a backward position. It seems that the Spurs do not seem to have a good solution in this game.
Jogel replaced Link with peace of mind, letting Link save some physical strength to prepare for the second half. As a result, in the second half, the Grizzlies have the possibility of ending the game at any time.
"The Spurs' offensive explosiveness is really lacking. If they continue to grind with the Grizzlies like this, it will be difficult to turn the situation around. Now the Spurs must have someone who can stand up and score consecutively, but they don't seem to have such a role."
Hubie Brown shook his head. He didn't score explosively at critical moments. This may be the biggest drawback of a team-based team.
At this time, Popovich made a gesture on the court.
Danny Green's eyes widened suddenly after seeing Popovich's order. But soon, he regained his composure and slowly leaned towards the front court.
At this point, the defense of Danny Green was Grizzlies veteran Mike Miller.
Green didn't take it lightly, and he started running as his teammates did off the ball screens.
Duncan was in the post at this time, and Parker waved and called Leonard to pick and roll for him.
The Spurs' offense seems to have countless possibilities, but absolutely no one will think that Danny Green is a threat.
Parker used a screen to break through, and the Grizzlies' defense shrank! But unknowingly, Green has pocketed to the left side of the three-point line.
Parker didn't turn his head back, and directly used a back pass to deliver the "ammunition" to Green's "anti-aircraft gun".
Break the ball!
Mike Miller wasn't stupid either, he immediately turned around and rushed towards Green. When he just contracted the defense, Miller deliberately didn't take it too hard, just to avoid being unable to make up for it at the last minute.
Miller's return was very timely, and it looked like the Grizzlies' defense was still flawless.
However, when old Miller flew past Green, he still hadn't shot!
It turned out that Green just did a shot fake! After shaking off Miller, Green took aim calmly, and just shot!
Taking off, pressing his wrists, and flicking his fingers, Green's every movement was as fluid as he was training. The arc of the basketball's flight also seems to be exactly the same as yesterday's training.
Popovich raised his right arm in advance off the court, and he knew that the goal was set!
"brush!"
As Popovich expected, Danny Green's three-pointer allowed the Spurs to narrow the difference to 4 points!
This three-pointer was like a beacon, allowing the Spurs, who were lost in the stormy waves, to find their way forward.
Afterwards, Mike Miller wanted to return a three-pointer, but his shot was too short, and the basketball finally hit the front of the basket.
Danny Green directly accelerated to the front court after blocking Miller's shot. He knew that now the entire team was making tactics around him. That's what Popovich made off the court just now!
So, Green just needs to work hard to find the gap, and the basketball will naturally be sent to him.
Green turned around after running half court, and sure enough, Tony Parker quickly passed the ball up.
At this point, there was only one old Miller in front of Green. Miller retreated very aggressively, blocking Green's breakthrough route.
Even if Green forced a breakthrough, it would be delayed by Miller. By the time he gets to the basket, the others must have already rushed back.
Miller has a lot of experience, and everyone thinks he's doing a good job defending this time around.
However, Danny Green, who was advancing with the ball, stopped outside the three-point line and suddenly took a jump shot!
He didn't plan to hit the basket in the counterattack, but chose to chase three points!
Popovich stood up, and it stands to reason that this kind of ball will definitely be scolded by him.
Going to the basket when there is a chance to counterattack is the most efficient option. The San Antonio Spurs have always advocated rationality and efficiency.
But today's situation is special. Danny Green has been feeling hot since training yesterday. Therefore, he also gained the right to pull three points on the counterattack.
All Grizzlies fans felt that this goal would definitely not be scored. Danny Green was a spot-up shooter, and the only thing he was good at was catch-and-shoot.
A three-pointer while on the move? That's not what a player like Green should do.
However, the basketball still flew to the hoop with the exact same arc as just now, and finally fell into the net!
"Second 3-pointer in a row, Danny Green! This is already the third 3-pointer he hit today! The difference is now only 1 point, and the San Antonio Spurs are not going to give up before halftime! "
Hubie Brown is a little nervous now, this is the Western Conference finals! It seems that the situation is good, but in fact, it is only an offense and defense in the blink of an eye, and the previous efforts may be in vain.
"Damn, no, it's a three-pointer again!" Link, who was resting at ease, removed the towel from his head.
The Grizzlies have had trouble at the 3-point line more than once in recent times.
The third time in the regular season against the Heat, the Heat exploded with three-pointers at halftime, and the Grizzlies finally won the game after a difficult comeback.
In the Western Semifinals just past, the Clippers also exploded with three-pointers in the first game. Paul made 6 of 6 three-pointers in the half, and the Grizzlies were beaten. Later, Link went to defend Paul himself, which turned the game over.
Today, will not come again!
It has to be said that in this day and age, the popularity of three-pointers makes the situation of the game change rapidly.
Many of the previously seemingly huge point differences were a piece of cake in front of three-pointers.
As long as one side can hit a few three-pointers in a row, the situation will change immediately.
Link pouted, he wouldn't be so unlucky. At the three-point line for three days and two ends, who can stand it?
But fortunately, in the next round, Danny Green did not score again. To be precise, Green didn't even catch the ball this time.
After Mike Miller was shot by Green for two consecutive three-pointers, he refused to give Green any space. He stuck to Green's side so tightly that Green couldn't get a chance to connect the ball.
The old Miller succeeded, and Green's score was forced to be interrupted. Although Split still relied on his height advantage to score a goal on the head of Randolph, who came on as a substitute for Gasol, in the second round, it was not a three-pointer anyway.
In this way, the two sides began to alternate the lead. Until 23 seconds before halftime, the Spurs finally extended the difference to 3 points!
To be able to overtake the score, Popovich is very happy. Although the difference is not big, it is enough to make Popovich happy for a while.
After all, three minutes ago, they were seven points behind!
Although it was the last attack before halftime, the old Miller still did not give in to Danny Green and did not let up in the slightest.
The Spurs, under the control of Patrick Mills, dragged the time to the final 8.7 seconds. Mills bypassed the single-block screen and made a pull-up jumper in the mid-range, but the interference intensity of his fellow "Groundhog" Dellavedova obviously exceeded Mills' expectations.
Mills was a little frightened, and his shooting rhythm was completely disrupted. Previously, Mills made 0 of 3 shots, all of which were guarded by Dellavedova.
Mills' shot finally hit the box, and everyone thought the halftime was over.
But at this time, Danny Green actively rushed to the basket and grabbed the rebound.
After grabbing the rebound, Green didn't make a layup, but dribbled the ball to the three-point line in the bottom corner!
Old Miller gritted his teeth to keep up, and he thought Green was just out of his mind.
In this case, do you still want to shoot a three-pointer? ?
Green rushed beyond the three-point line, turned around and shot directly, with no time and space to adjust!
Old Miller is pressing so hard that it can be said to be leak-proof!
But because of the rush, Miller eventually violated Green's cylinder.
Green was completely off balance, and he threw the ball before he fell!
Green fell to the bench and the referee whistled to signal Miller for a defensive foul.
Instead of arguing with the referee, Miller turned to look at the thrown basketball for the first time.
As soon as Miller turned his head, he saw the basketball jump into the net!
Danny Green's extreme operation was actually successful!
This goal is not only scored, but Green has to add a penalty! 0.1 seconds before the end of the half, Danny Green completed a four-pointer with a self-inflicted shot!
"Incredible Danny Green, this is not the first time he has made a magical three-point performance! In the last round of the series against the Thunder, Green scored 16 points on 4 of 5 three-pointers in the second game, and gave it in the first half. In 73 seconds, he scored 8 points in a row and performed a three-pointer on his knees. In the second game of the Western Conference semifinals in 2013, Danny Green scored 27 points on 7 of 9 three-pointers, allowing the Thunder to face the Thunder. The Spurs defeated the Thunder by a huge score difference of 16 points. I believe that the Thunder fans were half-shattered when they saw Green's shot. Today, will Green once again make an incredible three-pointer in the second game of the series What's the performance!?"
Hubby Brin finished speaking and swallowed. After carefully looking at the past data, I found that this guy Danny Green is completely the second killer!
In Game 2 of the series, he specializes in killing suspense!
In the last 0.1 seconds, Green made a free throw, hit the ball steadily, and scored four points.
In other words, the Spurs have successfully changed from a 7-point deficit three minutes ago to a 7-point lead now!
And all of this is because of Danny Green!
Popovich grinned, who said the Spurs didn't score explosively? Didn't this explode?
Link looked at the 7-point difference and sighed. The Spurs in 2014 were really tough.
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