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Popovich never expected that the team had an advantage in the first quarter, but Leonard did not follow the command to play, causing the team to fall into a disadvantage in the first quarter.

This is not a good sign.

In this kind of top-level matchup, and at the home court of the Clippers, it is very dangerous to be beaten.

Popovich didn't have time to teach Leonard a lesson for the time being. He asked to regain the momentum in the second quarter and strive for the lead into the third quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Liang rested off the court.

This is a good opportunity for the Spurs to use the bench lineup to increase points.

The Spurs began to cooperate with passing the ball smoothly. After continuously transferring the ball, Belinelli broke through the middle with the ball, hit the ground and passed the ball to Splitter who went down after the pick-and-roll.

The basket was completely empty, with no one there, as the Clippers' defense was drawn to Green and Ginobili on the wing.

Splitter was able to catch the ball and dunk with one hand.

The Spurs' positional offense is really superb, and their tactics and tacit understanding are all first-class.

Li Liang sat watching from the sidelines. If it wasn't for his opponent, he would really applaud the Spurs' offense.

And the Clippers naturally have their way of scoring.

Griffin is the core of the field at this time. He caught the ball in the low post and forced Splitter to cause a foul and go to the free throw line.

Popovich was obviously dissatisfied with the referee's penalty and yelled at the referee-although it didn't help.

Griffin made two free throws, 25:29, and the Clippers led by 4 points.

The Spurs' offensive position is basically a 2-3 position. The three backcourt players conduct and break through from the outside, and the two frontcourt players inside take turns to cover, block, roll or feint. The whole system is still very smooth.

However, if the Clippers do a good rotation and keep switching defenses, the Spurs' offense will not be a hundred-test.

After four fierce battles, the Clippers players slowly got some tips on the Spurs' offense.

The Spurs' continuous passes and cuts would have no effect.

In the end, Mills had to force a three-point shot from the outside and missed.

Griffin took the rebound and launched a fast break. The ball was passed to Odom. Odom pretended to break through and passed the ball to Crawford in the middle. Paul in the bottom corner on the right.

Paul played the role of the corner shooter in this counterattack.

Facts have proved that he did a good job at this job, a wide open, catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer, hit!

At 25:32, the Clippers are further expanding their advantage.

However, the Spurs counterattacked immediately. Ginobili quickly dribbled the ball across half court, followed by a pick-and-roll and directly shot a three-pointer with an answer ball.

Then Split defended against Griffin's strong attack and counterattacked quickly. Mills rode through the barrier alone with the ball, killed the basket and succeeded in a layup, chasing 5 points in a row.

The score immediately became 30:32.

The offense on both sides played smoothly.

Crawford picked and rolled the ball and gave it to Griffin who was running down. Griffin seized the opportunity and took off and dunked!

Duncan is still sitting off the court, and Griffin must seize the time to wreak havoc in the three-second zone.

But immediately after Griffin fouled while defending Split.

Serving the sideline ball, Mills seized the opportunity to rush to the basket, squeeze the defender away, and made a layup.

32:34, the Spurs are still biting.

Then, Griffin missed a high mid-range jumper.

The Spurs got backcourt rebounds to counterattack.

Ginobili controlled the tempo, and the Clippers had a problem with their defensive rotation. Griffin was supposed to guard Splitter, but Odom was supposed to guard after the cross screen.

In fact, Odom's low-post defensive ability is still good, but that was him before.

Now his defensive skills have declined a lot.

Ginobili immediately passed it to Split, and the old Splitter pushed the cart, digging in a little bit, turned around and made a throw!

The referee blew his whistle and called Odom's defensive foul.

But the ball stumbled and fell into the basket, quite Duncan's demeanor.

Two points hit, but also a penalty!

With Splitter making an extra free throw, at 35:34, the Spurs took the lead again!

Li Liang called a timeout... No, it should be Rivers who called a timeout.

As a result, the players were suspended from the game, and before Rivers could speak, Li Liang scolded him first.

In the first few minutes of the second quarter, the Clippers' defense was in a mess again, wiping out the advantage established in the first quarter.

"Defense! Protect the basket! Look at how you defend the pick-and-roll! Substitution, substitution, substitution, the formation can't be messed up, and you must concentrate!"

Li Liang blasted everyone with a hair dryer, scolding until Rivers couldn't stand it anymore, and my head coach hasn't spoken yet.

Brother, calm down, stop scolding, we still have a competition.

Alright, you will be on the stage right away, you can go on the stage and scold me later.

With or without Li Liang, the Clippers' defense is indeed at two levels.

Before the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs, I didn't feel anything, I couldn't see it.

Because the Clippers' offense is so good that they don't need to defend desperately to crush their opponents.

The Spurs are different, this is an absolute strong player, very strong.

As long as the Clippers are slightly negligent and their defensive strength and concentration decline, they will be punished.

Both Li Liang and Paul reappeared, as did Duncan and Leonard for the Spurs.

Leonard didn't play in the last three minutes of the first quarter and did not play for more than three minutes in the second quarter. This was Popovich's punishment for Leonard's disobedience.

But can this punishment have a positive effect?

not necessarily.

Leonard went on the court without saying a word, and Popovich gave him some instructions before going on the court, but Leonard didn't listen to a word.

His mind is full of one thing now: beat Bruce Lee!

That's right, that's what Leonard thinks. Although he is only a rookie with the 15th overall pick, the opposite Li Liang is the 56th overall pick!

In the second grade, the MVP of the regular season and the MVP of the finals are all alive.

And what better way to prove yourself than by beating him head-on?

No more, this is the best chance.

Leonard decides.

So after playing in the second quarter, Leonard got the ball, and the Spurs' smooth offensive coordination stagnated, and he began to challenge Li Liang one-on-one.

Li Liang knew that the malodor must have had an effect.

Li Liang was not polite, and first used a death coil to serve, and broke the ball from Leonard's hand!

This kind of cutting was originally Leonard's stunt, but Li Liang intercepted the ball!

Leonard was a little annoyed and chose to foul.

And the one who was more annoyed was of course Popovich, the old man was so angry that he cursed on the sidelines.

Li Liang was very happy, "The referee swears, blows him T, blows him T!"

People didn't scold you, why are you so excited?

Anyway, Li Liang was very excited.

But then, Li Liang played Leonard one-on-one on the offensive end.

Leonard contributed a perfect defense, interfered with Li Liang's shot, and missed the shot.

Leonard turned around and got the rebound, and he took possession of the ball for half court.

This time he didn't pass the ball too much to his teammates, he was determined to hit Li Liang.

He forced the dribble to break through from the left, then drifted laterally, made a mid-range jumper and hit a two-pointer!

Although it looked a bit reluctant, the ball was still scored.

But Popovich was even more angry, this is not the Spurs' offensive tactics at all.

On the contrary, Li Liang didn't go up. After completely attracting Leonard's defensive attention, Li Liang tore through the Spurs' perimeter defense through a clever pass.

Chris Paul penetrates the middle and hits a solid floater at the end.

At this time, the balance of offense and defense on the field of both sides began to tilt.

Leonard is like a demon, as long as the ball is in his hands, it is difficult to get out, and most of them will force the shot.

Although some goals can be scored, you are not Kobe after all.

And there was no way to drive other players, and the Spurs' offensive efficiency plummeted.

But Li Liang shared the ball very steadily, leading the team together with Paul. The Clippers' offense became faster and faster, with open dunks under the basket, alley-oop dunks, and fast-break three-pointers all at once.

In five minutes, the Clippers played a 16:7 offensive shock wave and gained a sufficient lead.

On the Spurs bench, Popovich was going crazy.

Why doesn't Leonard play according to tactics? Why?

The other Spurs players were also puzzled. Duncan went up to touch Leonard's head during the game pause and asked him what was wrong.

But Leonard remained silent, expressionless, and didn't explain anything, as if nothing happened.

Popovich had to bench Leonard for the final few minutes of the first half.

And Leonard is very important to the offense and defense of the Spurs. The outside line suddenly collapsed, and the Spurs were hit by the Clippers in the last few minutes.

At the end of the first half, the Clippers led the Spurs by 12 points 69:57.

69 points is the highest score of the Clippers in the first half of this series.

The Spurs were beaten and collapsed all of a sudden, but the cause of the collapse came from within, which was unexpected.

One person is expected, that is Li Liang.

Li Liang's current thinking is that it feels really good to be an old bastard.