Super Role Player

Beep, the referee whistled, and Popovich called a timeout.

More than eight minutes into the first quarter, the score was still 22:19, and the Grizzlies were only 3 points behind. Popovich called a timeout and was about to make a substitution.

After a pause, Anxi wiped off his sweat and felt a little tired. However, compared to other teammates, Anxi's current physical condition is the best. On the one hand, Anxi's physical fitness is good, and on the other hand, Anxi's task in this game is not heavy. You only need to lock Rudy Gay, which is still very easy for Anxi, as long as there is no problem with his state, there is no problem to lock Rudy Gay.

Popovich looked at several starting players, thought about it, and made a decision to substitute.

"Manu came on and replaced Kawhi, Patrick came on and replaced Tony, Thiago came on and replaced Boris." Three times, Popovich only left Anxi and Tim Duncan on the field.

"After the substitution, Thiago, try to guard against Zach Randolph, Ann, you continue to lock Rudy Gay, Tim guards the penalty area, Manu and Patrick, attack quickly, and open the point difference as soon as possible." Popovich arranged another pass, the purpose was very clear, to limit Zach Randolph who was in a runaway state as much as possible, and then widen the point difference.

The Grizzlies also made substitutions. In order to open up the offense, Lionel Hollins replaced Tony Allen with O.J. Mayo, basically giving up defense.

It can be seen from this substitution that Lionel Hollins has already worked hard, and he doesn't care about anything in order to win. After replacing Mayo, at least the Grizzlies can activate their outside offense.

The game restarted, both sides played, and the Spurs' offense.

Manu Ginobili cut in with the ball, attracted the defense and then gave the ball to Patrick Mills at the top of the arc. After receiving the ball, Patrick Mills continued to cut and rushed to the basket to complete a layup.

At 24:19, the Grizzlies unhurriedly served the ball from the backcourt, McConley took the ball across the half court, and then dribbled the ball steadily on the outside.

Marc Gasol trotted a few steps to the top of the key, set a screen for O.J. Mayo, turned his back to the basket, and took the ball from McConley.

After O.J. Mayo passed the screen, he ran directly to the basket, holding up his hands for the ball while running. At this time, Marc Gasol's passing talent was revealed. He passed a ball that can only be passed by a point guard. The pass, through the crowd, went straight to O.J. Mayo.

O.J. Mayo made a layup and scored two points! 24:21, still a three-point difference.

The Spurs quickly sent out the backcourt ball. Patrick Mills took the ball and went straight to the frontcourt. He didn't stop in the frontcourt.

At 26:21, the Grizzlies were still in a hurry. Lionel Hollins shouted from the sidelines: "Control the rhythm! Control the rhythm!" Obviously he also understands that the Spurs just want to speed up the offensive rhythm and disrupt the Grizzlies' current stability. There is a rising position to attack.

McConley was reminded by the coach, so he naturally paid great attention to controlling the attack time, and slowly dribbled to the frontcourt. O.J. Mayo opened his hand to ask for the ball, and McConley passed the ball.

Mayo faced Marc Gasol with the ball. This super high school student who was once known as the second generation of Kobe has almost disappeared from the crowd. Perhaps the biggest shortcoming of Mayo is that he sticks to the ball. Wanting to have Kobe's life, Mayo's playing style is very similar to Kobe, so he was slowly given up by the Grizzlies due to his lack of strength.

But for the Grizzlies, the current O.J. Mayo is still an offensive player who can enhance the offense on the bench, so at this critical moment, Mayo was activated by Lionel Hollins.

Facing Manu Ginobili's defense, Mayo used Marc Gasol's pick-and-roll cover, rushed into the inside line with a stride, and then made another emergency stop, swaying Tiago Splitter who was defending, and shot a jumper ,

During the whole process, Mayo didn't mean to pass the ball at all.

But the basketball finally got into the basket. At 26:23, the point difference was still three points. Mayo, who just played, scored 4 points in a row, perfectly completing the task assigned to him by Lionel Hollins. The Grizzlies' inside and outside The attack is alive at once.

For several consecutive rounds of offense and defense, Anxi's sense of presence was zero, but this does not mean that Anxi did nothing. On the contrary, Rudy Gay's misfire was Anxi's credit. When the Grizzlies fired from inside and outside, Anxi Anti-death Rudy Gay gave the Spurs a sigh of relief.

The Grizzlies' offense came wave after wave, and without the zone defense, the Grizzlies could not defend against the Spurs' offense at all. At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs were 33:30, and the lead was still three points. Go to the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Spurs made another substitution. DeJuan Blair replaced Tim Duncan, defending Zach Randolph, and Kawhi Leonard played, replacing Patrick Mills, defending O.J. Mayo.

Obviously, Popovich's two substitutions are intended to end the Grizzlies' current internal and external offensive situation through personal single defense.

Game restarts, Spurs possession of the ball.

Manu Ginobili, who played as a guest point guard, brought the ball to the frontcourt. Anxi made a run, shot the ball as soon as he caught it, and hit a three-pointer. Finally, he missed a little bit on the offensive end.

However, the Grizzlies' offensive Spurs still failed to defend. Marc Gasol responded in a high position. Mayo cut to the inside and received a reverse lob from Marc Gasol. The point difference between the two teams became 4 points.

Then, Manu Ginobili missed a layup and Zach Randolph grabbed the rebound.

The Grizzlies broke fast, Mayo rushed to the frontcourt with the ball, and made a ground pass. McConley made a layup and scored 2 points, with 2 points left in the gap.

Popovich couldn't sit still. As soon as the second quarter opened, the Grizzlies opened up the situation and seemed to be playing more and more smoothly, but Popovich was not in a hurry. He put his hands on his hips and supervised the battle from the sidelines.

The Spurs' next wave of offense finally made no mistakes. Manu broke through to the inside and gave the ball to Thiago Splitter under the basket. Splitter dunked directly and scored two points. The point difference was expanded to 4 points .

Following the Grizzlies' offense, McConley slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then handed it over to Marc Gasol who mentioned the high position. Krandolph was better in the middle range, and a light pass passed, and Zach Randolph got the ball in the middle range.

DeJuan Blair is defending him. Zach Randolph hits back. After a few hard hits, he turns around and faces the basket. , 2 points difference.

In this way, the Grizzlies relied on O.J. Mayo and Zach Randolph's scoring again and again, coupled with the support of Marc Gasol and McConley, to bite the score tightly, not counting the first game between the Grizzlies and the Spurs , This is the first time the Spurs have played so anxiously in the playoffs.

Even in the first game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, the Spurs were always behind. Unlike this game, the Grizzlies were clearly at a disadvantage, but relying on the good condition of the players, they clung to the score.

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