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Just when Graham was still stunned, Burks, who was in charge of defending him, had a quick hand and cut the ball off Graham's hand, and then quickly advanced to the Spurs' frontcourt, easily made an empty basket, and scored two more points for the Pistons.

And these two rounds became the epitome of the two teams in the next few minutes. The Spurs, who have lost their normal success, have returned to the chaotic offensive rhythm of relying entirely on individual singles, and although there are occasional scoring scores, the overall efficiency has dropped significantly.

The Pistons, on the other hand, relied on their big man lineup and frequently used their height advantage to score points on the Spurs' interior, not to mention that Graham couldn't prevent Bojan's shots at all, so much so that Bojan looked like he was doing shooting drills on the court.

However, even though the Spurs are in a very bad situation now, Popovich still has no intention of replacing Chang Tiancheng on the court, and even Sochan has not received an order from Popovich to let him warm up. It looked like Popovich wasn't going to play them in the second half at all.

Coach Casey looked at Popovich, who was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai even though the score was getting closer, and couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart. He couldn't figure out what the old man was thinking, the team played so well in the second quarter, and if he just messed up for the draft pick at this moment, it would obviously be a big blow to these new players.

What's more, Chang Tiancheng is obviously Popovich specially asked from the Lakers, intending to be one of the core of the future team to focus on training, if he loses in the first game of his career, and he plays very well, I am afraid it will affect his confidence in the team in the future.

As Burks hit another three-pointer and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the third quarter, the final score of the two teams came to 78-77, and the Pistons not only erased the 15-point difference, but even surpassed by one point. If Vassell hadn't realized in time that his side was no longer capable of parrying the opponent's offense, so he slowed down the pace on the offensive end and tried to finish the offensive time, I'm afraid the Pistons would have further widened the difference.

The team's performance was naturally watched by Chang Tiancheng, who was sitting on the sidelines, but this time, he was not in such a hurry to ask the coach to send him on the court as he was in the first quarter. Through previous exchanges, he has been able to understand some of the coach's options, and since this is the case, there is no need for him to interfere with the coach's tactics.

Popovich called the players together and began to set up the game for the final quarter.

"Well, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, you're going to play with Sochan. Popovich said, "You two didn't play in the third quarter, you should be able

to play the fourth quarter, right?" Sochan nodded: "Coach, I don't think we should have to play the fourth quarter if we play together."

Popovich understood what Sochan meant, and couldn't help but laugh.

Chang Tiancheng understands that what Sohan wants to say is that if they play together, they can stretch the difference to a point where the opponent can't catch up before the end, then they can naturally rest at the end of the game and don't have to play the fourth quarter again.

"It's good to have faith, but it's not to be taken lightly. "The Pistons are already on the ground in the third quarter, this is their home stadium after all, and the fans will definitely give them more motivation." After

that, Popovich turned to Chang Tiancheng again: "Chang, I'll work hard for you in a while." I want you to replicate the performance of the second quarter again, is that okay?"

Chang Tiancheng knew that this was a test given to him by Popovich, so he replied happily: "No problem coach." Then, he held out five more fingers, "In five minutes, I'll widen the difference."

Popovich patted Chang Tiancheng on the shoulder, and said to several players who played the third quarter: "Kids, you don't have to blame yourself too much, the reason why the situation just happened is completely caused by my employment arrangement." The

main players led by Keldon in the third quarter expressed their stance that they did not question Popovich's tactics, but were a little frustrated that they could not help the team maintain the lead, and that it would be nice to adjust their mentality a little.

The game started quickly in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs sent the long-awaited combination of Chang Tiancheng + Sochan inside and outside, paired with McDermott, Diop and rookie forward Branham. The tallest Sohan in the lineup is only 206 cm, which can be said to be a relatively extreme small lineup. The intention is very obvious - I will let Chang Tiancheng lead the team to run and bomb, may I ask you how the Pistons team will solve it.

The Pistons naturally had no way to crack it, and in the second quarter of the game, they played with a five-point advantage, but they were quickly erased by Chang Tiancheng, and finally gave the Spurs a fifteen-point lead in just one quarter. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Spurs start bombarding, the Pistons will be completely unable to resist.

Coach Casey sighed: "Sure enough, Popovich, an old guy, won't give up the victory so easily." "

In order to catch up with the fifteen-point difference, the Pistons let their starting lineup play the third quarter with the Spurs, and now the physical strength of the starting five has declined to a certain extent.

Thinking of this, Coach Casey was relieved. He sent his own bench lineup and announced that he had conceded defeat in this game. After all, he didn't try to crack the Spurs' lineup in the second quarter of the game, but the strategy of attacking the Spurs' restricted area with double inside has proven to be unproductive, so at least in this game, he can't think of a better way to deal with the Spurs' bombardment tactics.

What's more, Popovich has obviously calculated that both of his interior players need to rest, so he simply sent a more extreme small man lineup, which is more mobile than the second quarter, and the threat on the offensive end has been raised to a notch...

Hiss......

Seeing the lineup sent by the Pistons, Chang Tiancheng already knew the intention of the opposing coach in his heart, so he was not polite and began to lead the team to continue to implement the previous seven-second offensive system.

So, with two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Spurs once again established a fifteen-point lead, and Chang Tiancheng and Sochan also got their wish and went off the game early.