The Basketball Court Swordsman

Thiago Split, Tim Duncan, Marco Belinelli, Corey Joseph, Tony Parker, plus Burris Dior on the bench and sixth man Ginobili , These seven people are the main rotation players under Popovich.

In the past, Popovich also played Danny Green and Leonard's ideas, but Henson quickly took the lead. If Danny Green and Leonard join the Spurs, Henson believes they will be more competitive. But the real world has no ifs. Once something happens, it is irreversible.

It seems that the seven major rotations of the Spurs do not seem to be very strong. After all, Parker and Ginobili had already passed their peak. Although Duncan has been stable for decades, he is almost 40 years old after all. As for other role players, they are even more mediocre.

But this is the San Antonio Spurs after all, and it is Popovich's team after all. The most amazing thing about Popovich is that he can use the power of the team to make every player better. He can use the power of the team to make up for the lack of personal ability.

For example, for the first goal in the opening game, Corey Joseph scored a three-pointer in front of the defensive George.

"Beautiful off-ball screens and reverse runs, the San Antonio Spurs are like a sophisticated instrument. Once the offense starts, every player will be transformed into a part. And all the parts work together to make the Spurs' tactics flow like flowing water. Smooth."

Mike Brin applauded the Spurs' first offense. If Corey Joseph and George were to be singled out, it would be suicide. But with the help of Duncan and Splitter's off-the-ball screens, and the restraint of his teammates running empty-handed, Joseph got a large open shot.

You know, even Wade in the last round of the series can hardly take advantage of George. But Joseph, a small guard, made a shot on George with ease.

The Spurs succeeded first and went to the Pacers to counterattack. As the FMVP of last season, Paul George was also the best-performing player for the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. He undoubtedly won the first offense.

After receiving the pass from CP3, he leaned on his body and stepped forward to beat Joseph. Joseph's defensive ability is actually quite good. With a height of 1.91 meters and a strong physique, he can defend the first and second positions at the same time.

It's just a pity that the second position of the Pacers is a terrible height of 2 meters 06...

George threw off Joseph and lifted up the basketball to prepare for a layup. Although Joseph posted very deadly, the height gap was there after all. It seemed that he could no longer cause any interference with George's layup.

However, just when everyone thought George would score the first point of the finals for the Pacers, a blank-faced man suddenly stood in front of him, straightened his arms, and waved hard.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound from the basketball, George's eyes widened in surprise, and he was actually blocked! And it was not someone else who blocked him, who was nearly 40 years old, and the vertical take-off height may not be one-third of George Tim Duncan!

"Tim, beautiful shots! His prediction of the offensive players is almost the same. He hardly took off and completed the shots easily. This is Tim Duncan. Never underestimate this beard. The white 21!"

Duncan did not celebrate after completing the shot, but silently dragged his less flexible body to participate in the counterattack. During the Western Conference finals, Popovich and his private conversation, Duncan still remembered.

What has not happened is still full of infinite possibilities. Are the Pacers winning? Duncan doesn't think so!

Parker's counterattack was unexpectedly quick. It turns out that Popovich is not a conservative coach. Although the Spurs play more traditionally, it does not mean that Popovich is reluctant to try new things.

For example, now, Henson can see that Popovich deliberately speeded up the Spurs' offensive speed, rather than being obsessed with dragging the rhythm of the game into the offensive as he was last season.

Although Duncan and Split can't keep up with the counterattack, the three outside lines can meet Popovich's requirements for playing fast.

Parker quickly hit the ball just after halftime and passed it to Joseph, who went inside. Joseph took the ball and dribbled twice, but suddenly divided the ball. By the time Leonard, who was chasing inside, discovered that something was not good, it was already too late.

"Marco Belinelli, he got an open three-pointer opportunity!" Mike Brin stood up from his seat, and at the same time countless commentators from different countries and regions were also shouting.

The Italian Belinelli entered the league in 2007 and has gone through four teams. The San Antonio Spurs are his fifth stop. The Italian marksman's performance in the previous years was quite satisfactory, but after coming to the Spurs, Popovich's system has created room for the shooter.

The season's three-point shooting percentage was 43%, a career high. The playoffs made 42.1% of three-pointers, which is still a career high. It is not difficult to see from Belinelli, the magic of Popovich.

Shooters with more than 40% of their three-point shots are usually terrifying in stability. What's more, in the case of open shots.

"brush!"

When the basketball hits the net, Henson's mouth shakes. When the Spurs started to play fast, their offensive power has been different from last season.

"6-0, the Spurs firmly controlled the initiative as soon as the game opened! It seems that Popovich and his Spurs do not intend to fulfill the fantasies of the Pacers fans to'become a legend.' Look, this is San Antonio Spurs. No matter they face any powerful enemy, they will always have a way to deal with it!"

These two smooth opening rounds laid the foundation for confidence and advantage for the Spurs. Subsequently, the Spurs continued to maintain the lead with their firm defense and steady offense.

On the bench, Popovich’s two old monsters, Burris Dior and Ginobili, also stabilized the situation for the Spurs during the rotation.

After watching the Pacers play the Heat in the first quarter when they established their advantage, the Spurs and the Pacers played so anxiously, but the Pacers fans were not used to it.

After the end of the first quarter, the San Antonio Spurs took a 3-point lead into the inter-sessional break. Countless commentators are yelling: "The Spurs made the Pacers lose their absolute dominance!"

But is this really the case? Mike Brin couldn't help looking down at the detailed data on both sides on the tablet.

In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs shot a super high shooting percentage of 52.6%. They seized almost every opportunity and only missed shots that were not opportunities.

If the Pacers are replaced by another team, the Spurs are expected to lead by double digits. However, they are only 4 points ahead of the Pacers.

In their best form, the Spurs can still only lead the Pacers by 4 points. The Pacers seemed to just understatement and kept up with the Spurs.

In the next three quarters, the Spurs couldn't keep shooting above 55% in every quarter. The Pacers can easily play the performance in the first quarter.

Did the Pacers really lose their dominance? Mike Brin shook his head. After three quarters of the game, they will find that they are far wrong.

Sure enough, Henson did not lose his temper after the players left the field, nor was he in a hurry. He just clapped his hands to indicate that everyone is doing well.

"Although they are leading by 4 points now, it doesn't mean anything. We still have time. The important thing is that our performance is not bad. In the second quarter, I want you to contain the Spurs' speed and force them to enter. During the positional attack. They can no longer easily make a three-pointer in the fast break. Don't worry, the opponent is just dying."

After Henson finished speaking, he clenched his hand into a fist. Popovich really kept his promise and put so much pressure on himself at the start. The Spurs did not disappoint Henson, defeated them and won the championship, and the gold content must be very high.

And now, it's time to keep the promise. The pace of becoming a legend has already begun, and it is impossible to stop at the last step.