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Chapter 130 Backward
With 2 minutes left in the first quarter, seeing that the score gap remained at single digits, Popovich took the lead in making a substitution decision after a little thought.

After a timeout, Popovich waved his hand, went up and down, and replaced him with a substitute lineup centered on Parker and Ginobili.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Back on the chair, the towel was casually draped over his shoulders, and pea-sized beads of sweat dripped from his head for free. Yang Ke opened his mouth to the maximum, and greedily spit out the air.He wants to let himself get aerobic relaxation as soon as possible through breathing.

Seeing Yang Ke like this, James Anderson, who was not in the rotation for this game, quickly took out a few bottles of Gatorade from the freezer beside him, and handed them to Yang Ke: "Yang, come and drink more! "

Due to being too tired, Yang Ke didn't say anything to Anderson, but directly took the Gatorade, kept two bottles for himself, and then handed the other few bottles to Leonard beside him, let him go Give them to Duncan.

"call!"

He poured down two bottles of Gatorade fiercely, and after he breathed a sigh of relief, Yang Ke lay comfortably on the chair, and his body was not as stiff as before.

The purpose of drinking Gatorade is to supplement the water and electrolytes that the body lacks during exercise, and at the same time increase some carbohydrates in the body to enhance exercise endurance.

Looking at Yang Ke's appearance, Anderson smiled and said, "It seems that you are very tired from this game."

"Forget it, Westbrook has been breaking through in a straight line, and after playing for so long, his speed and explosive power have not weakened. He is a tireless bison!"

With his back tightly attached to the chair, Yang Ke said depressedly that Westbrook's ball-handling skills and skills in his breakthrough were very ordinary in his eyes, but who made Westbrook have an inhuman body of.

When he rushed up, he looked like a humanoid tank. Coupled with his exaggerated stride, Westbrook could reach the three-point line in one step from the center circle. Can't prevent it.

"This Harden, the ability to draw fouls is too... The effect of changing formations has not been played out. This game is difficult."

At this moment, Leonard's heavy voice sounded, and Yang Ke, who was depressed, was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly looked up at the field.

I saw that the two teams on the field had already replaced their substitute lineups. On the Spurs side, due to the presence of two extremely offensive players, Ginobili and Parker, plus Harden, the staring master, the Thunder's substitute The lineup simply couldn't prevent the Spurs' offense.

But in turn, Harden's ability to touch porcelain made it very difficult for Ginobili and Parker who defended him.When breaking through, Harden can create physical contact very smartly, actively contact the opponent to get the referee's whistle, even if he can't score, he can still get a chance to get a free throw.

In just one and a half minutes, Ginobili and Parker each committed two fouls, and the Thunder also passed Harden's free throw to smooth out the chasing points from the Spurs.

This behavior made Popovich furious. He complained to the referee again and again, but it didn't work, and he also got a serious warning from the referee.If it weren't for Borrego's timely stop, Popovich would have been sent off the court.

After thinking about the cause and effect, Yang Ke looked at the game on the field with a serious face, and murmured: "It's another hard fight..."

Just as Yang Ke thought, because they couldn't defend the Thunder's Durant, Westbrook, and Harden, the Spurs had no choice but to start a confrontation with the Thunder.

But in this way, the Thunder with a younger lineup and more physical strength gradually gained a firm advantage in the game. After halftime, the Spurs trailed the Thunder by 40:52 and returned to the visiting team's dressing room with a [-]-point difference. in the room.

Watching the two teams leaving the field slowly, in the row of VIP seats closest to the field, Johnny Simmons wore a peaked cap and chewed gum in his mouth, and said disdainfully: "This Yang Ke, played well It's not good, the whole first half was dominated by Westbrook."

Hearing this, Emma, ​​who was wearing sunglasses beside her, frowned suddenly. Hanny Simmons' belittling of Yang Ke made her feel very uncomfortable. Just as she was thinking about what to say, Chris has already stood up.

Staring at Johnny Simmons dissatisfied, Chris said unceremoniously: "How can you say that? With Yang's level, he can completely hang you, and if you go up, I guess you can't even see Westbrook's back." Can't keep up."

"I never said that I can do it, and I specialize in different directions."

He was very upset with Chris, but considering the presence of Emma beside him, Johnny Simmons suppressed that discomfort forcibly, but even so his voice was still extremely stiff.

"You can you up, no can no bb."

Glancing at Johnny Simmons with contempt, Chris dropped a sentence he often saw on Huaguo forums, then stood up from his seat, turned around, and walked to the other side without looking back Go, "Look slowly, I, I still consciously change positions!"

Looking at Chris leaving, Emma opened her mouth, but said nothing: "..."

At this moment, the atmosphere in the locker room of the visiting team is very depressing. All the Spurs players sat silently in their respective seats. The first half of the game made them feel very uncomfortable. It has been a long time since they felt like following the rhythm of others. .

After a brief discussion with Borrego, Popovich appeared in front of everyone holding a tactical drawing board. Feeling the atmosphere of depression and self-blame, Popovich said: "You played well in the first half. , but the Thunder performed better tonight."

With such a sentence, Popovich did not violate his own psychology. He could see that the players had gone all out in the first half, and the reason they fell behind was only because the Thunder played so well tonight.

Especially Harden, when facing the Spurs perimeter composed of Ginobili and Parker, he not only successfully withstood the pressure, but even counterattacked effectively, helping the team stabilize the score during the substitute time.

"You have to remember that basketball is a team sport. When the level is not much different, it is not enough to rely on the performance of two or three people."

With his hands behind his back, Popovich is going to stop talking about tactics during this halftime break, because the team's situation is unexpectedly good, and the situation it is facing is acceptable for the time being.

"Although Westbrook and his three have excellent physical fitness, they are also human beings after all, and their bodies will eventually be exhausted."

After thinking about it, Popovich ordered: "In this way, at the beginning of the third quarter, you should still maintain the previous change lineup. Green and Duncan should increase the defensive tilt against Westbrook and Durant. For Ibaka and Sefoloza, it may be appropriate to put some more."

"Let Westbrook and Durant play inside as much as possible, so that every attack they have must use all means..."

"We have a lot more people to fight than the Thunder. As long as we keep the score difference within [-] points, when Westbrook and the others run out of energy, that's our chance to win the game!"

"You guys go take a shower and take a good rest. The second half will be the real start of the game. By then, it will depend on who consumes more energy, us or the Thunder!"

(End of this chapter)