In the next three minutes, the Rockets continued their efforts and defended against the Spurs' multiple attacks.
As the saying goes, offense is the best defense.
The Rockets pursued the victory and widened the point difference to double digits in one fell swoop.
However, just when the fans at Toyota Center thought that the balance of victory had begun to tilt, the game suddenly changed!
Among Spurs fans, there has always been a saying - watch Parker in good times, Duncan in bad times, and Manu in desperate times!
When Duncan was restricted by Ben Wallace and other players on the team struggled to contribute, Ginobili stepped forward without hesitation.
Facing George's defense, he first shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line and hit a hard pull-up three-pointer.
Then, he used his speed to force a breakthrough, got inside, and then used a freehand "snake-like" European step to score again!
45:50.
In just one minute, Ginobili scored 5 points in a row to help the Spurs recover from their decline.
On the sidelines, Popovich shook his fists excitedly.
When the team needs someone to step up, Ginobili is always so reliable!
At the same time, Mark Jackson, who was also standing on the sidelines, frowned slightly.
He has discovered that George's condition today seems not to be as good as before.
It stands to reason that with Pickled Pepper's normal level, it would not be defeated so easily.
"Tony, get ready."
Mark Jackson turned to the bench and shouted.
"yes.sir~"
Tony Allen smiled slightly, stood up, took off his sports coat, and walked to the technical stage.
Soon, taking advantage of a dead ball, Teacher Tony replaced George.
Pickle walked to the bench with a tired look on his face, and Mark Jackson extended his right hand from a distance and waited.
When the two of them were intertwined, George high-fived him and whispered in a low voice with some disappointment: "I felt a little uncomfortable when I woke up in the morning. I couldn't exert my energy after a while in the second quarter."
"It's okay, have a good rest."
Mark Jackson patted George on the back and comforted him.
Jackson, who has a playing career of more than 20 years, could tell at a glance that Pickle probably had the flu and was struggling on the court today.
Not everyone is as "animal" as Jordan, who can play in the playoffs despite the weakness of the flu, and even carry the whole game.
It’s not easy for George to last more than one session!
As for Tony, the teacher who replaced him, he walked towards Ginobili with a smirk on his face as soon as he came on the court.
As soon as Yaodao saw Tony Allen's face, he felt annoyed.
The two have played against each other several times before, and Allen's defense caused Ginobili to suffer a lot.
............
The game restarts and the Rockets have the ball.
After McGrady came to the Spurs half with the ball, he lowered his center of gravity and began to look for offensive opportunities.
Soon, Tucker on the inside took the initiative to set up a screen for him.
With the help of the shoe king's pick-and-roll, McGrady successfully got rid of Ginobili and replaced the defender with Blair.
DeJuan Blair is a blue-collar insider with a tough style of play and very good physical conditions in addition to his height.
It is said that the reason why the Spurs traded him was because Blair could perform at an explosive level when he met the Spurs.
In other words, Blair has the ability to transform into a "star" in a short period of time.
However, his talent is still not enough in front of McGrady.
I saw T-mac dribbling the ball twice under his crotch first.
When he changed hands to dribble the ball for the second time, he suddenly increased his intensity, causing the ball to bounce high and float in his hands.
Immediately afterwards, McGrady stepped forward with his right foot in a dragging step, making a breakthrough.
Blair was afraid of his speed and quickly turned sideways, preparing to move sideways to defend.
Unexpectedly, McGrady suddenly changed his tactics, pulled up directly on the spot, and took action!
In the air, he once again kicked out the ecstasy scissor kick...
"Shua~"
Basketball goes hollow into the net.
During the entire shooting process of t-mac, Blair's feet seemed to be frozen, making it difficult to move.
Seeing this, the commentator Yang Yi spoke again:
"T-Mac's pull-up is similar to Kobe's pull-up jumper and Jordan's fadeaway. They are both extremely simple techniques."
"Maybe when they do these actions, we will think it is very simple and don't understand why their opponents can't guard them."
"But as a professional football commentator, I must tell everyone that this kind of simple technique is actually a test of basic skills."
"If your basic skills are not strong enough, your movements will be deformed during the game, your hit rate will drop, etc. Those who can perform these seemingly simple movements to the extreme are superstars!"
Focus back on the game.
Spurs offensive possession.
After coming on as a substitute, George Hill, who had not performed much, rarely chose to attack individually with the ball.
He made a small but very realistic crossover and passed McGrady's defense.
After entering the penalty area, Hill was afraid of Ben's blocking ability and passed the ball out again.
But Tony Allen had already predicted his passing choice, started early, and intercepted the ball.
The Rockets launched another counterattack.
This time, Ginobili reacted quickly and immediately stood in front of McGrady, denying the latter a chance to catch the ball.
In order not to delay the opportunity, Tony Allen dribbled the ball through half court alone.
However, after arriving at the Spurs' half, he still couldn't find any passing opportunities.
Mark Jackson, who was on the sidelines, saw this and simply called a timeout.
There is no way that after George comes off the court, the five players on the Rockets field, except McGrady, are all engineering players.
If we continue to play like this, McGrady will either be exhausted or the offense will come to a standstill.
After the timeout, both sides replaced most of their main players.
The Rockets sent out: Curry, Roy, Tony Allen, Griffin, Yao Ming.
The Spurs replaced: Parker, Ginobili, Richard Jefferson, Duncan, Splitter.
It can be seen that Popovich is planning to give it a try!
Both generals Duncan and Ginobili continue to play.
The strongest players were also sent to other positions.
Compared with the Rockets who follow the regular rotation, the Spurs definitely gave it a try!
In the stands, Shen Fei calmly watched everything happening on the court.
When he saw the Spurs breaking the regular rotation and letting the main players play for a long time, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"If you work so hard now, aren't you afraid of collapse in the third quarter..."