NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 198 Chapter 198: Mills watches the game, the Spurs want the Australian Fire Ants?

On the plane to San Antonio, Jiang Ming also gave Fernandez and Ibaka a shoulder massage.

I don’t know if the coaching staff has seen it, but this is his biggest hint:
"Just do it!"

"necessary!"

Ibaka still has no emotional intelligence: "My cervical spine is fine, it's okay! No need to press on me!"

Fernandez also hurriedly said:

"Yes, yes, yes. Director Jiang, you have been working hard recently. Don't waste your energy on us."

"You bastard, just take it when I give it to you!"

Jiang Ming has always felt that Fernandez is more useful than either Blake or White Chocolate at this stage.

In Game 5, he wanted to say that he should play Fernandez and a tall guard lineup, so that it would be possible to punish offensive guards like Ginobili and Parker.

To play against the Spurs, we still have to start with defense.

It can’t be said that Parker really plays comfortably in every game, right?

He can really win the game if he scores more than 40 points.

The best way is to restrict the opponent's players at every point without any loopholes, and then consider the tactics and the like.

In this case, a shooting guard like Fernandez who has the body and can handle the ball is perfect.

Only Europeans can deal with Europeans. Fernandez has long been a veteran with explosive basketball IQ in FIBA. Letting him fight with Manu, Parker and others, let alone whether it will be effective, will definitely be better than the two short and skinny point guards the Trail Blazers have now!
Although Fernandez is thin, he plays tough. He is better at holding the ball and shooting three-pointers than Blake and White Chocolate. So although letting him play as a point guard may make him seem a little alone on the court, his control of the game is not that good.

But if the tactics can't be implemented, the Spurs won't be able to score easily if he plays, right?

And the Blazers' offense could be even better?
You know, from the six games, as long as the Spurs' ball handler plays White Chocolate or Blake after the pick-and-roll, as well as the backup small forward James Jones, they can hit them accurately!
Just rush in!
But Fernandez is not so easy to get rid of.

As champions of the European League, Fernandez will not give in to Parker or Manu.

The same goes for Ibaka, Ibaka can defend and steal!

He relies on him to grab offensive and defensive rebounds to disrupt the Spurs' rhythm.

The Spurs are most afraid of those who can seize opportunities by being unreasonable, so if Ibaka plays more often, there will definitely be unexpected surprises. The main reason is that Ibaka doesn't stick to the ball or take up the ball, he will just be a blue-collar worker.

He just runs around on offense and waits for the ball to be passed to him. On defense and rebounds, he just relies on his enthusiasm to overwhelm the Spurs, isn't that enough???

But G7 was nothing like the Trail Blazers thought it would be.

It was also completely different from what Jiang Ming thought, because McMillan completely DNPed both Ibaka and Fernandez.

Jiang Ming could naturally see the purpose, which was to let Oden and Roy play for 48 minutes!
So there is no need to rotate their players, just go all out!!!

Jiang Ming can only say that he can understand it.
Because in a life-or-death situation like G7, McMillan wanted everyone to win and win happily, and to die standing up.

But no matter what, Jiang Ming really thinks that the idea of ​​replacing the point guard with Rudy Fernandez is worth a try. Isn't Spain's speed useful?

The Spurs started the game with an unstoppable pick-and-roll between Duncan and Parker. Parker made 6 consecutive mid-range shots at the beginning and looked in very good shape.

Moreover, compared with the Trail Blazers' mentality of fighting a do-or-die battle, the Spurs actually restored their regular starting lineup at the beginning, and Bowen came to consume Roy's physical strength from the beginning.

It seemed like the plan was very precise. When Roy was physically exhausted and the Blazers had too few rotations, and Manu played on the Spurs' rotation court, Roy began to have difficulty defending Manu.

Manu has a lot of experience in this kind of game. Seeing Roy working so hard at the beginning of the game, he deliberately dribbled the ball more and accelerated more to consume Roy's energy on the defensive end.

Popovich also calculated that the Trail Blazers had no intention of removing Roy, the team's top scorer, which was equivalent to a rotation battle.

This move received a mediocre response in the first half.

Because the advantage of the Trail Blazers' main players not participating in the rotation is that they have more shots, and more shots mean that their touch can be improved!
At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers led by 47 points 44:3!
In the locker room, Jiang Ming could see Aldridge's self-blame while applying ice packs to everyone.

He still didn't play well in this half.

So he fell into self-doubt. Originally, this game was going to depend on him, and the coaching staff had repeatedly hinted that he had to perform before the game. But he still shot 8 out of 2, which was very ordinary.

Jiang Ming said directly when he was giving him physical therapy:
"Don't blame yourself. The person in front of you is Duncan, who has a historical level of defense. Keep shooting in the second half. The less you shoot, the less he cares about you. Only when you shoot will he be afraid of your positioning!"

"it is good!"

The tension at G7 is self-evident, but the staff are actually okay.

For example, Jiang Ming saw Patty Mills and Spurs President RC Buford standing together in the stands during the timeout.

This is?

The Spurs want the Australian Fire Ants?
It's true, with the Spurs' uncertain draft pick, it's really possible for them to select Mills in the second round. Jiang Ming frowned subconsciously. He couldn't let the Spurs select such a FIBA ​​super shooter.

From watching their recent games, if the Spurs had a super outside shooter, like the cold-blooded killer like Horry in the past, they would have defeated the Trail Blazers in seconds.

Because their GDP plays so hard, they all combine breakthroughs and shots.

As long as there are multiple shooters on the outside, even someone like James Jones of the Trail Blazers, they can play easily.

Note, it’s more.

Now we already have someone like Bowen, and it would be perfect if we had another one.

So Jiang Ming quickly wrote down the news in his notebook, but fortunately his team's draft pick was higher than the Spurs', and Jiang Ming preferred Danny Green, a native American shooter who was a little taller than Mills.

These two have never competed live, but one is very accurate in the NCAA and the other is very accurate in national team competitions.

It's hard to say who is better than who, but in terms of physique, Danny Green is definitely more suitable.

Look at the second half of the game. The Spurs targeted the Trail Blazers' defensive weaknesses. Blake, Whitey, and even the substitute inside player, Big White Bear, were all given military training whenever they were on the court.

Jiang Ming, who was annoyed by the sight, might have preferred international shooters like Mills in the past because they were so accurate in open positions.

But now we really want someone like Danny Green who has a skeletal frame and defensive ability!

Judging from this round of series, it can also be said from the tactical arrangements of the Spurs coaching staff.

The playoffs are a "paradise" for physical competition. In fact, when the Trail Blazers players were mismatched against Parker, the Spurs' weakest defender, they decisively used their bodies to chase and attack, and they also had a clear advantage.

If McMillan learns from the Spurs and attacks the opponent's defensive weaknesses, wouldn't it be much easier to play?

In the last 2 minutes, Roy performed miraculously again and tied the score with 3 points.

But then the Stone Buddha came into his own, with a classic back-to-back turnaround and rebound shot to regain the lead.

Then, in the crucial round, Manu decisively chose to double-team Roy with Bowen, and Roy gave Maggette a 3-pointer but missed.

Duncan held the rebound firmly to delay time. Ginobili launched an attack from the logo in the last 24 seconds of the 5 seconds, broke through with a fake move to trick Oden into a layup and scored, leading by 4 points!
Roy carried the bomb and just focused on breaking through, but the Spurs were too clear-headed and didn't give you any 2+1 chances. You were fouled the moment you broke through. Get ready for free throws!

He made both free throws and was trailing by 2 points, but there was not enough time, with 26 seconds left. McMillan reacted quickly enough and caused the Trail Blazers to foul.

But the one who committed the foul was Oden, who had 5 fouls, and Oden was directly sent off with 6 fouls.

"Fuck!"

The sequelae of Oden's departure was that the big white bear, who had never experienced such a super-tense rhythm, was pressed down on the head by Duncan and grabbed the rebound after Manu made one of two classic free throws.

If Roy had made one of two free throws and the Trail Blazers had rebounded, he might have had a chance for a magical three-pointer.

Now they can only continue to foul Duncan, and time is running out.

Duncan, who was the most stable in mentality, took the free throw when trailing by 3 points.
Even someone as big-hearted as Jiang Ming didn't dare to watch the scene.

4 seconds left.
The game looks like it’s going to be a long way off!

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