Chapter 640 This Tactic Is Useless

"Popovich has a lot of tricks, but this trick is also a double-edged sword. If the hammer can't be opened on the defensive end, then it can cause damage on the offensive end. The Spurs are still a little bit uneasy. This tactic can be played again. In the first quarter, the Spurs' starting center and backup center all have to graduate, and Duncan is really exhausted." Yu Jia said.

"This tactic is to force the hammer to cause damage to the Spurs' inside line. The Spurs will not be able to bear it sooner or later. Looking at the situation in the first quarter, the Spurs' lead is due to the strength of the back line, not that this tactic really worked. But again I have to admit that the Spurs are indeed ahead." Zhang Lili said.

"Mr. Zhang, will this tactic work?" Yu Jia asked.

"The strongest thing about the Hammer is defense. To limit his defense is to limit the Suns. Overall, the tactic is successful. But this tactic cannot last, unless it can also limit the lethality of the Hammer on the offensive end. Moreover, Duncan How many games can you fight like this? He will be exhausted to death if you fight like this." Zhang Lili said seriously.

A substitute came off the bench in the second quarter.

David Lee was reused again, played 9 minutes in one quarter, made 4 of 7 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 9 points.

He and Dazhi, as well as Kurt Thomas and Antonio McDyess took turns to play, and they hit the Spurs' inside bench lineup very well.

Outside Lagabel teamed up with Tony Allen, Battier, and Payton, also suppressing the Spurs' bench lineup.

In the second half of the quarter, the main players of the Spurs took turns playing to stabilize the rhythm.

After one quarter, 50:54, the Suns got back 4 points.

"The Suns have allowed this rookie to play a lot of time in the last two games, but his playing time has been squeezed." Yu Jia said.

"He is just the opposite of Dazhi, one inside and one outside." Zhang Lili said.

Come back from the halftime break and the game begins.

In the third quarter, the Spurs used the same tactics against Li Ba on the defensive end.

The Suns couldn't take advantage of Li Ba's defense to get more ball possessions. Coupled with the weakness of the back line, the score was stretched again.

73:80, the Spurs lead by 7 points.

In this quarter, Li Ba took the ball 9 times, was cut twice by Lasu and Murphy, and made 5 of 5 shots and 4 of 8 free throws. He scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover and 1 foul. Points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.

"The main center made 4 fouls, and the backup center made 5 fouls. How do I see the Spurs playing in the fourth quarter?" Zhang Reasonable said.

"Duncan made 3 of 7 shots in this quarter, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 8 points, plus 2 points in the second quarter, he has made 8 of 16 shots, 4 of 7 free throws, scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 Blocks, 1 turnover, 2 fouls. The data is not as good as the hammer, but the Suns are still behind." Yu Jia said.

"Don't look at the Spurs leading, but Duncan's offense has been double-teamed, which consumes a lot of energy. How high can his offensive efficiency be in the fourth quarter?" Zhang Reasonable said.

"Mr. Zhang, Troy Murphy and Lasu have hacked the hammer many times today." Yu Jia said.

"Well, yes, 7 times, resulting in 9 fouls inside the Spurs. His offensive speed is still very fast, otherwise he would have been cut more times. However, his 50% free throw percentage seems to be a little lower than before." Zhang Reasonable said.

"I know this. He has recently practiced free throws and is training new shooting techniques. It is understandable that his shooting percentage has temporarily dropped." Yu Jia said.

"That's it, that's understandable." Zhang Lili said.

At this point, Section 4 begins.

Popovich insisted on the previous style of play. On the defensive end, he let Parker and Ginobili maintain pressure on Barbosa and forced him to make mistakes. On the offensive end, he used crowd tactics to limit Li Ba, and then let Duncan attack.

The Suns attack first.

When Barbosa advanced to the frontcourt, Li Ba immediately moved to the basket. After getting close to the basket, he immediately pushed Murphy to the outside and occupied the basket by himself.

When Barbossa saw it, he gritted his teeth, pushed with both hands, and sent a hanging pass.

When Murphy saw the ball coming in, he turned around immediately, trying to get close to the basket to defend, but Li Ba behind him turned around at the same time, blocked him with both arms, and blocked him outside.

Then the ball flew over.

Li Ba bent his knees, his body suddenly rose up, he caught the ball flying behind him with both hands, and was about to smash it into the basket.

Murphy behind him also jumped up, and slapped him regardless.

With a snap, he slapped Li Ba's left forearm.

"boom!"

Li Ba's left arm was opened, his right hand hit the basket, and the basketball hit the basket.

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle to indicate that Murphy was fouled by the thug, and Li Ba made two free throws.

"It's been hacked again! Murphy's strength is still very strong. With such a fast rising speed of the hammer, most people can't chop it if they want to." Yu Jia said.

"The 5th foul, I guess I won't end. The double-edged sword of the Spurs, I guess it will hurt myself." Zhang Lili said.

Li Ba made a free throw, but it was true that the new gesture was not practiced. He missed two free throws, the rebound was grabbed by Murphy, and the Spurs attacked.

Duncan remained outside the paint, with Marion and Battier double-teaming.

Parker and Barbosa are at the top of the arc.

Ginobili, Murphy, and Bowen surrounded Li Ba in the penalty area.

Tony Allen is also in the penalty area, helping Li Ba share the defensive pressure.

Duncan moved continuously on the right wing, creating opportunities for himself to receive the ball.

But Marion and Battier are both top defensive players. He is already very tired, and after his speed drops, he has no room to catch the ball.

After running for a few seconds, he stopped panting, unable to run anymore.

At this time, Ginobili in the paint area suddenly withdrew to the left wing, and immediately received a pass from Parker, then shot and hit a ball.

"Oh, Duncan didn't fight anymore. It should be because he can't fight physically." Yu Jia shouted.

"It seems that Popovich's tactic still doesn't work. Let me just say, with this tactic, you can play one game in the regular season. In the playoffs, in the series, you have to play 4 games to sweep the Suns. How do you let it go?" Duncan persevered? Stop playing after the Suns? He alone carried one-third of the Spurs' offenses, and he was double-teamed, and the iron fighters would be exhausted!" Zhang Lili said.

"That is to say, even if the Spurs win this game, it doesn't mean anything?" Yu Jia asked.

"It should be like this. Duncan's consumption in this game is equivalent to one and a half games. He is 29 years old, and Popovich doesn't want him to live? This is really fucking him!" Zhang Lili yelled.

"Is it time to let Ginobili replace Duncan and let Duncan enter the paint?" Yu Jia asked.

"It's possible. But Ginobili's ability to break double teams, how can he compare with Duncan? This tactic is useless!" Zhang Lili said.

Sure enough, in the next round, Popovich made a gesture, and the Spurs' offensive tactics returned to the previous stretching tactics.

This also marked that the crowd tactics played all night tonight were of no use.

Although it did limit Li Ba's energy on the defensive end, his energy was still reflected on the offensive end, causing huge damage.

At the same time, Li Ba still grabbed a lot of rebounds even though he encountered crowd tactics. He was not completely restricted and did not let the Suns suffer on the rebounds.

Moreover, this tactic consumes a lot of Duncan, and it is impossible to become a conventional tactic.

In the 4th minute of the 4th quarter, Li Ba played both Murphy and Rasu off the court. The Spurs center had no one available, and Duncan was forced to stand in front of him.

At this time the score was 80:84, and the Suns were still 4 points behind, but the balance was already tilted towards the Suns.