rpbooks Chapter 422
Chapter 422
Chapter 422
After finishing the Thunder in five games, McMillan generously gave the players a day off, and Ye Feng also took this opportunity to take a good rest.It is quite a luxury to have such a day off in the playoffs with a tight schedule and high intensity.
On this day, the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies very hard in the battle of Tianwangshan and took the lead in getting the match point.But what made the Spurs fans very worried was that at the end of the third quarter, the team's main player, Parker, sprained his foot after a breakthrough layup, and was helped off the field by his teammates after a short treatment.
Of course, Ginobili can also become the team's ball-holding point on the court, but there is still a big difference between him and Parker. Fortunately, Duncan suppressed Gasol and Randolph by himself in the last quarter. This pair of "black and white bears", otherwise the Spurs may not win this game.
Parker's injury undoubtedly affects the hearts of many people, including the Blazers players.Although Parker's injury is the best result for them, they both disdain to win in such a situation. It is a skill to rest a few days more than their opponents, but defeating an opponent with a broken lineup can only be considered luck.Of course, on the road to every championship team, luck is always indispensable, but for them, winning the championship by luck is an insult.
Although the Spurs officials quickly stated that Parker will miss the sixth game, they did not further expose Parker's injury. Obviously Parker's injury is not serious, but it is not serious. The absence of the sixth game must be going to the local The hospital for treatment, in order to be able to recover as soon as possible.
It is worth mentioning that Mills, who won the championship with the Trail Blazers last season, signed a contract with the Spurs after returning to the NBA, and put on a silver and black jersey to fight side by side with GDP.And it seems that he is very popular with Popovich. Although he only played 16 games in the regular season, he has already started 3 games, averaged 16.3 minutes per game, and scored in double figures for the first time. Supplement, it is almost certain that he will replace Parker in the sixth game.
For Mills joining the Spurs, the Trail Blazers players didn't have any special feelings. Ye Feng also specially sent a text message to congratulate him on his return to the NBA.After all, in such a commercial league, players are very mobile, let alone just experienced a lockout, how Mills chooses is his own business.And he has also contacted the Blazers management, but the Blazers' roster is already full, and the rotation lineup has been run-in, so he did not continue to recruit him.
However, Popovich's formation is always eclectic, or he can do it at will. No one knows what kind of starting players he will send after encountering changes.For example, after Parker was injured this time, his starting backcourt was Ginobili + Danny Green.
There is no doubt that this starting backcourt has surprised many people.Generally speaking, when a team plays two guards, they always have two point guards, but basically no head coach has ever seen a double guard.But if you think about it carefully, this is currently the strongest backcourt that the Spurs can play. Ginobili is called a shooting guard. His passing is still very coquettish, and he is also very good at passing some imaginative balls. Parker playing the first position does not seem to be a strange thing.
However, the performance of the Spurs in the sixth game was still affected. Except for the two poker faces of Duncan and Leonard, the faces of all other Spurs players showed more or less anxious and dazed expressions. There is no status at all.
This time it was the Grizzlies' outside line that made the contribution. Oden's good friend Conley scored 24 points and 7 assists in the game, while Gay, the Grizzlies scoring leader, scored 32 points and 6 rebounds The data.Leonard has been working hard to defend, but Gay undoubtedly broke out under pressure in this game. No matter how he shoots, he has an astonishingly high shooting percentage. It seems that even Leonard has nothing to do with him. Who celebrates the New Year? What about dumplings?
Conley and Gay teamed up to help the Grizzlies win the game and drag the series into a tiebreaker.This is bad news for the Spurs. They originally planned to end the series in six games. After all, considering the age of most of their players, it is really not friendly to play tiebreaker.
But this is also something that can’t be helped. Popovich feels very uncomfortable when he thinks that even if he wins the tiebreaker, he can only rest for a day or two. He didn’t expect the Grizzlies to be so difficult.Now the physical strength of the Spurs' main force has been greatly consumed, and there is no time to replenish it. This is not good news.
However, after diagnosis and treatment, Parker has confirmed that he can play in the seventh game, which makes Popovich more confident.Although this is a fairly important game, he still intends to continue to use a wide range of rotations to save the players a little energy while ensuring victory.
Out of the protection of Parker, Popovich did not let him start, but continued to use the starting lineup of the sixth game.Parker has no objection to this, although he is eager to play as a starter, but it is good to reduce the risk of injury.
Despite this, GDP did not hold back in this game. Except for Parker who "only" played 28 minutes, Duncan and Ginobili both played more than 35 minutes, and the starting small forward Leonard's playing time even More than 40 minutes.Originally, Popovich was unwilling. After all, it is not difficult for them to go all out to win the game, but it will be a headache to deal with the Western Conference Finals.
But the players convinced him, and they really played at a very high level. GDP teamed up and scored 62 points, Leonard also added 15 points. The score was controlled at 87 points, and the Spurs themselves scored 112 points. This is the second time they have scored more than 110 points in the entire series, and the first time they have scored more than [-] points. They can get such points under the defense of the Grizzlies It's not easy.
But Popovich, who won the ball, still has a frown. There is basically no rest time left for the Spurs. They will face the Trail Blazers on the third day after the game. The only news that is not bad is that They have home court advantage and don't have to fly to Portland to play.But so what?The Blazers have had enough rest time, and the Spurs are now completely exhausted, and they are no longer favored by major gaming sites.
Ye Feng was very calm about this situation. The Spurs played seven games before they were promoted. It was a matter of their strength, so there was no need to be so nervous...
(End of this chapter)