Race day finally arrives after a long no-race window. The four-day adjustment gave the Spurs a respite after a devilish cowboy ride and several back-to-backs.
In this battle, in the face of the Western No. 1 Nuggets, whose record is almost the opposite, anyone who looks at it is a "sadistic game" with a very obvious ending. Although the Nuggets lost to the Bulls in the last game, they still can't hide the momentum, and the Nuggets' star Joe has led the MVP list for three consecutive seasons with an average of triple-doubles per game. Literary class fragments +1 again?
At the beginning of the first quarter, the game trend was unsurprisingly in the direction of being beaten in the first quarter, and the opening game was played 11:2, in the face of the dizzying cooperation of the Nuggets, the boys were obviously a little overwhelmed, constantly leaking, and the offensive end was also frequent mistakes, less than half the game, Pope received 3 steals, and the difference soon came to 14 points. Happily, in the face of strong opponents, the Spurs still maintain their strength, running non-stop, looking for opportunities. The first quarter ended with 26:38 trailing.
With more than three minutes left in the second quarter, the Spurs seized the opportunity of the Nuggets' frequent iron, using a defensive counterattack to continuously impact the basket, chasing the difference to only 1 point, and then was scored by Murray continuously, and even made a baseline serve error, and in the last three minutes, Murray alone scored 10 points. With the three-point feast of roast chicken and knife brother, it resisted Murray's scoring tide, and with an extremely imaginative empty cut, Jones caused a kill under the basket, made two free throws, and miraculously helped the Spurs pull the score to three points, and this is the end? Joe didn't agree, and with a long quartile pass, he put the ball into Murray's hands and hit the whistle, and the score was frozen at 68:67 at halftime. Old man Bobo finally got up from the bench at this time, maybe he didn't want the literary class and began to be serious? The excitement of the game is evident.
At the beginning of the second half, the two sides played a match-off, and the Nuggets relied on the various magician-like passes of Mr. Jo, with the flow of clouds, easy points, Spurs more blossoms, the two sides you come and go.
At this time, there was a small episode in the game, Collins received two fouls in a row, and after being blocked by Porter Jr., he seemed to be provoked, and he clashed with Porter Jr., and even locked his throat by Porter Jr., Roast Chicken, Sohan immediately rushed forward to take the lead for the good brother, even Bobo stepped forward to relieve the siege, Ke Shuai was still more gentle this time, and the situation was not further expanded.
We can see that after the conflict, the two spiritual leaders, Bobo and Gion, gathered in a circle and said something, and at this time, the young people will inevitably be a little exuberant, and the role of the veteran will be reflected. The referee's penalty at this time was "fifty big boards each", Collins and Porter Jr. were expelled, and it is worth continuing to follow up whether the subsequent league will deal with Porter Jr.'s throat locking behavior further.
Without Collins, the Spurs interior is weaker, the height disadvantage is more obvious, and the restrictions on the teacher will become more and more difficult, perhaps affected by this conflict, the Spurs boys seem to be a little on the head, the offense has stagnated for a while, and even Bobo rarely came out to "protect the calf" and began to theorize with the referee. With the play of Knife Brother and Jones, the Spurs barely stabilized the situation, and at the end of the third quarter, the Spurs led 98-93.
In the fourth quarter, Collins' absence gave the new signing a chance to play, and this white body made me seem to see Baines and even have the illusion of dreaming back to the past. In the face of the more sophisticated Nuggets, the Spurs' recruits frequently lost fouls, and the offensive end was delayed, and the game became more and more difficult. With the timing of the key moment, the Nuggets clearly had the upper hand, and with Pope and Murray hitting consecutive three-point shots, the point difference was chased to 4 points, and the game went into a timeout. Coming back from a timeout, the Spurs will work in unison to end the suspense as Sohan picks a basket to make it 2+1. End of the game, 128:120, first in the West? Grab it!
In this game, the Spurs sent a number of "mileage sorrows" to the Nuggets, ending the all-time record of 29 consecutive triple-doubles achieved by Mr. Jos. The night that allowed Murray to surpass Barton and become the team's all-time three-point king, he reaped the loss.
The Spurs' side scored a double-double, which brought a lot of surprises.
Brother Dao turned into a bench soldier, scored 17 points at halftime, stepped up many times when the team's offensive blockage, and played a veteran role when the young people were on the head to stabilize the army. Shooting 7 of 8 and 4 of 4 from three-point range, he showed his skills in the midst of crisis and saw the truth at key moments, helping the Spurs stabilize the situation in headwinds and providing a key guarantee for the final victory.
New signing Mamurashvili was appointed after Collins was ejected, and as the Spurs' only high-level interior lineman, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of countering the teacher and played the fourth quarter. He scored 11 points in the final quarter, and two key three-pointers in the final minute doused the Nuggets' rally, and it is worth mentioning that after coming to the Spurs, his three-point shooting percentage reached 62.5%, and his production was also considerable. Old man Bobo still has a hand in the use of centers, and whether he can be cultivated into the next interior giant spirit god of the Spurs, we will wait and see.
The performance of the roast chicken is still excellent, while maintaining a certain three-point level, it frequently impacts the basket to cause multiple 2+1s, and the classic roar is even more stable in the momentum; Sohan, who changed into lavender hair color, also has a good performance on the offensive end, large and small pull-ups, classic baskets, and turnaround jump shots, which continuously deliver firepower to the team, and the free throw shooting rate in these two games has reached 100%, which continues to evolve; In this game, Jones Jr. was adjusted to the substitute, defense is no longer a fatal problem, the offensive end for the tandem of the substitute lineup, but also better play the role of the knife brother, less defensive pressure, individual offense has become stable, the whole game scored 14 points and 8 assists, a smart move!
In this game, the Spurs' fast attack is very good, connected by Jones, Sohan, and Roast Chicken to finish, Jones can be called the god of conversion offense. The Spurs' group of young people gave full play to their youthful advantages, responded to the Nuggets' faster-paced offense, accelerated the game, and ran, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they won in the fast attack.
Of course, the problem remains. There has been no good solution to the defense of empty cuts, and the loopholes are more obvious when Porter Jr. is present; Wow Sai has been struggling on the offensive end after taking a break from the Rockets, and has not been able to regain his original feeling.
At the end of the game, we saw the long-lost audience stand up and celebrate this hearty victory, and we felt the joy and excitement in front of the screen. Although it is said that Wenban fragments -1, this is the first place in the west, eat a dumpling, cool is over!!
Author: L GDP