Super Role Player

When it comes to the playoffs, the battle is not just a battle between players, but also a battle between coaches.

At the beginning of the game, Dillon Corbin made a strange move. He put Josh Howard in the starting lineup and stalked Boris Diaw with sticky defense, because Dillon Corbin knew that the current Spurs, the offensive The main thing is the small cooperation between the two Frenchmen.

Tony Parker and Boris Diaw's various supports, screens and some small cooperation in the high position can always help the Spurs open the situation.

But in this game, Dillon Corbin sent Josh Howard.

As early as the Mavericks period, Josh Howard was the Mavericks' perimeter defense gate. He took on the Mavericks' perimeter defense alone. Although Josh Howard's strength has declined due to injuries and age in the past two years, his defense is still good. It's the best in the league.

Dillon Corbin just let Josh Howard lock Boris Diaw, who is also declining due to injuries and age, it is still relatively easy.

So, on the first attack after the start of the game, the connection between Tony Parker and Boris Diaw was locked.

The Spurs' first attack, the offensive routine is still very old-fashioned, Tony Parker passed the ball to Boris Diaw who was pulled high, and then cut in, but Boris Diaw's reverse lob failed, and Josh Howard's interference made Boris Diaw Diaw is very uncomfortable, he can only pass the ball to Kawhi Leonard from a 45-degree angle to the top of the arc, and reorganize the offense...

Popovich held up his right hand and touched his chin. This change of the Jazz made him interested. Popovich actually knew that as long as a small adjustment was made, the current problems on the court could be solved, but Popovich Povich is still going to take another look. Sometimes, if you don’t rush to solve a problem after encountering it, you may be able to find a better solution, and it is easy to find other problems.

On the field, after reorganizing the offense, Tony Parker came out of the penalty area again, made a cross screen with Kawhi Leonard, and after hand-to-hand cooperation, Tony Parker got the ball again.

The 24-second offensive time was running out. Tony Parker used Anxi's pick-and-roll to rush to the free throw line, stepped on the free throw line and made a shot, but missed.

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who commented on the sidelines of the game, didn't notice the changes brought about by the Jazz's change. They just felt that Josh Howard defended well in the first wave of offense.

"Josh Howard did a great job defending Boris Diaw. Although Tony Parker's missed shots had nothing to do with him, but because of Josh Howard, the Spurs' small cooperation failed to play."

Then, in the Jazz's offense, Devin Harris firmly controlled the ball. The Jazz's offense was mainly inside. Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap are both star-level insiders who can average 20 points per game. Harris controlled the ball well, and waited for the inside duo to take a better position, and passed it with a lob.

In the Jazz's first attack, Al Jefferson received a pass from Devon Harris after getting a good position in the interior, facing Tim Duncan with his back, made a deft turn, stepped back and shot, and made a successful hit!

At the beginning of the game, the Jazz scored 2 points first.

The game continued, and Dillon Corbin's adjustments had a good effect. Boris Diaw was locked by Josh Howard, and the Spurs' offense was not going well. Of course, the situation of the Jazz is not much better, because of the existence of Anxi and Kawhi Leonard, the Jazz almost lost all the outside offense, so at the beginning of the game, the Spurs and the Jazz actually played 50-50!

On the court, the Spurs once again organized a wave of offense. After Tony Parker knew that Boris Diaw was locked up, he gave up the idea of ​​playing small cooperation with Boris Diao and turned to the tactics that the Spurs used before.

Tony Parker cut in, Boris Diaw set him a screen, and then the Spurs all started. In the end, Kawhi Leonard ran out of an open spot, caught the ball and made a shot, and the ball went in!

"Greg, how are you? Haven't adjusted yet?" Although the block-and-cut tactics commonly used by the Spurs before were equally effective,

But without Boris Diaw, the Spurs' offense is always much more difficult. Mike Budenholzer feels that Popovich should adjust as soon as possible to expand his advantage as soon as possible and win the game.

Popovich glanced at Mike Budenholzer: "Mike, from Dillon Corbin's adjustments, what do you think is wrong with our offense?"

"It's very simple, we still lack a third fulcrum to transfer the ball. Now, in the starting lineup, whether it is Kawhi, Ann, or Tim, it is difficult to become that fulcrum, and their passing has not yet met the requirements. "

Popovich nodded: "Yes, so, once we encounter this situation, we can only remove one of Kawhi and An, replace it with Manu, and then let Manu and Tony cooperate."

"But in this way, the quality of perimeter defense is sacrificed, isn't it?"

Mike Budenholzer immediately asked back, Greg Popovich smiled, and then sighed: "Yeah, once Ann or Kawhi is replaced, the quality of defense on the outside will decline. The team is fine, but when it comes to the Thunder or the Heat, it's going to be bad."

The Jazz's move made Popovich discover a potential problem with the Spurs. With the current personnel structure of the Spurs, it is really too difficult to solve this problem.

The Spurs guarded the Jazz's offense, grabbed the rebound, and timed out!

Gregg Popovich found a problem but now he doesn't know how to solve it, so he can only use the backup plan, replace Manu Ginobili and remove Anxi.

The reason why Anxi was withdrawn was because Kawhi Leonard played a greater role in playing the Jazz. Kawhi Leonard's presence can guarantee the Spurs' rebounds. In addition, Leonard's mid-range shot is also unmatched by Anxi.

Anxi was replaced and played for 5 minutes. He performed well and was in good condition. The tension was completely gone.

In these 5 minutes, Anxi kept Gordon Hayward scoreless, made a three-pointer by himself, missed a shot, and hit 50%.

Anxi didn't have any thoughts about being substituted. Anyway, the game was still long, and he would always be allowed to play again later.

And the effect of the Spurs replacing Manu Ginobili was immediate. As soon as Manu came on the court, he formed an offensive trio with Tony Parker and Boris Dior. A Josh Howard, no matter how good the defense is, it can’t limit the three. Either Tony The cooperation between Parker and Manu Ginobili, or the cooperation between Boris Diaw and Tony Parker, in short, as soon as Manu played, the Spurs' small cooperation came out, and the ability to find opportunities on the offensive end was also strengthened a lot.

The Spurs' offense immediately opened up the situation, and the Jazz could hardly resist the Spurs' full-scale attack. The point difference was quickly opened, and the game quickly lost suspense.

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