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Popovich went into a rage at halftime.

Popovich felt unreasonable for Leonard's disobedience on the court and going his own way.

What made Popovich even more angry was that Leonard did not make any excuses for his performance.

He sat in the locker room, facing Popovich's anger, and it doubled Popovich's anger.

If it weren't for Duncan and other coaches to stop him, Popovich would have almost pointed at Leonard's nose and scolded him.

The sudden crisis within the team caught other Spurs players by surprise.

Many people know that Popovich's ability to deal with thorns is really not good.

When you meet a player who is capable but has a stronger personality, the final result is often to drive people out.

After all, he is a soldier, and his internal requirements are unity, obedience, and team first.

In contrast, Phil Jackson, who was born as a hippie, is very different, and the two have their own strengths.

But what many people don't know is that Leonard's temper is so tough.

Especially the Spurs players, they all thought he was taciturn and a mild-tempered person.

But he was able to disobey the coach's order in such an important game, and he didn't feel that he had done something wrong.

The atmosphere in the locker room was very awkward for a while, full of unrest.

Li Liang's tap stench did help, but it was only a catalyst.

Leonard does have his own ideas.

During the 15-minute intermission, the Spurs' locker room was spent in chaos and quarrels.

This is a very fatal blow to the morale of the team.

Because Leonard's role in the Spurs is very important, especially his defense.

Without his defense, the Spurs would have had a much harder time dealing with Li Liang.

In the second and third games, Leonard cut off the connection between Li Liang and the Clippers very well, which was the key to the Spurs' victory.

Of course, the price is that Leonard is very inconspicuous in statistics, especially compared with Li Liang.

This time around Popovich wants him to do the same.

But some people are not too happy.

Halftime is up, and the third quarter begins.

The Clippers started the second half with a 69:57, 12-point lead.

Although the advantage is obvious, the Clippers played cautiously.

Paul instigated the Clippers' first offense from the perimeter.

Through repeated screens and running positions, Li Liang successfully made an empty cut under the basket, and succeeded in catching the ball and making a layup.

In this series, Li Liang's steals are very few, so the defensive pressure is high.

As a result, he stole two points at the beginning of the second half, and Popovich was too angry to scold.

Looking back, Leonard caught the ball and made a mid-range jumper, scoring two points.

When he first entered the league, people's evaluation of Leonard was that he had good physical fitness, but his skills were blunt, especially shooting and dribbling.

Now his shooting action still looks a little blunt, but after persistent hard training, his hit rate is already guaranteed.

As a non-top talent shooter, hard work can really elevate a person to a very high level.

However, those with top talent may work harder.

After Leonard scored, the Clippers immediately launched a quick counterattack.

Li Liang received the ball from the bottom corner and passed the ball to Griffin who was in the middle. Duncan stepped forward and covered Griffin.

Griffin returned the ball to Li Liang, and Li Liang caught the ball in the left corner and shot a three-pointer!

Leonard tried his best to interfere, but Li Liang still hit a three-pointer!

The situation at the beginning of the third quarter was very bad for the Spurs.

Being behind in the score is secondary, and the rhythm of the game is completely tilted towards the Clippers at critical times.

The two sides began to play a fast attack.

The Spurs' offense is also very sharp, but their sharpness is positional offense.

Once they start playing fast, their tacit cooperation and exquisite passing in the offensive position will not be so meaningful.

But the Clippers' impact and explosive power are unobstructed.

The Clippers succeeded in speeding up in the third quarter, and the Spurs players saw that the rhythm could not drop, so they had to fight against the Clippers.

Both sides are scoring, but the Clippers are leading. If this continues, it will only become more and more unfavorable for the Spurs.

In the middle of the third quarter, the score reached 83:70, and the Clippers still maintained a 13-point lead.

According to the current offensive momentum of the Clippers, it is not impossible to score more than 100 points in the third quarter.

Popovich was furious inside, but he kept his cool and called a timeout.

Then Popovich decided to bench Leonard and keep him out of the game.

Popovich replaced Diaw, trying to use the height against the Clippers.

At the same time, when Diaw is on the court, the Spurs' offensive cooperation will be more smooth, and it will have a miraculous effect.

Sure enough, as soon as Dior came on the field, he passed the ball to Green who was under the basket through a high position support. Green avoided Jordan's block and made a layup.

But Diaw couldn't keep up on the defensive end.

Facing Li Liang one-on-one, Li Liang passed him with a tentative step on the flank... It is not easy for you to be passed by Li Liang with a dribble.

Then Li Liang went inside, Duncan came to help defend, Li Liang threw a lob pass to Jordan, and Jordan caught the ball and dunked with one hand.

Dior couldn't defend against Li Liang, and the task of facing Li Liang was handed over to Danny Green.

But in this way, Parker will go to defend Paul.

Without Leonard, the Spurs' defensive matchups are messed up.

But for the overall rhythm and strategy, Popovich still insisted on putting Leonard on the bench.

After Danny Green hit a super long three-pointer, the Spurs chased the point difference to only 9 points.

Rivers called a timeout, and the Spurs are indeed a team with strong vitality.

Although Leonard is crucial in this team, the big tree will not fall if Duncan does not fall.

The Spurs' offense and defense are slowly regaining their sense.

So Rivers' timeout was timely.

"Defense! We need to catch up on defense again and put some pressure on them. We are leading now, but we can't relax on defense!"

Rivers re-emphasized the team's defense, then replaced Griffin with Crawford...

Is that how you strengthen your defense?

But Rivers can't help it, the Clippers are now unavailable.

Livingston and Collison proved in the previous games that the defensive effect is mediocre, but the offensive gap is not small.

It's better to go to Crawford to strengthen the firepower. As for the defense, let Li Liang, who mentioned the fourth position, worry about it.

Li Liang really had to worry about it again, and wiped his ass for the backcourt.

After the timeout ended and the game restarted, Crawford and Paul did not have a colander on the defensive end.

The Clippers missed an attack, Ginobili held the ball for a fast break, and Crawford actually broke Ginobili's ball during the chase!

Ginobili opened his hand towards the referee, meaning that Crawford had fouled someone.

But the referee didn't blow it, which means that Crawford's small and weak body can still hit you?

Then, the Clippers' offense still missed. Li Liang's emergency stop jumper after breaking through the middle was interfered by Duncan and he missed the shot.

The Spurs tried to counterattack again. Diaw made a beautiful long pass to the frontcourt. Tony Parker caught the ball for a layup, but Paul blocked it from behind!

You were blocked by Paul!

Paul actually blocked the shot!

So far in Paul's career, he has covered more than 50 caps in the 9 seasons of the regular season.

So far in the playoffs, excluding this one, a total of 3 caps have been blocked...

The fourth cap is dedicated to Tony Parker.

Li Liang really wanted to cry when he saw it. Crawford will return to defense to steal, and Paul will return to defense to block shots.

I've grown up, I don't need my help to wipe my ass anymore.

These two defenses are crucial to the Clippers' morale boost.

After blocking Parker's layup, Paul countered with the ball and passed it to Odom in the middle.

Odom gave the ball to Li Liang on the wing, and the front was completely empty.

In the case of open space, Li Liang will not disappoint, directly shoot a three-pointer and hit it!

After the goal, Li Liang made a three-point gesture.

The key offense and defense, if the Spurs score in these two counterattacks, the situation of the game will be different. The Spurs will definitely catch up, and the fourth quarter will be full of suspense.

Now, Li Liang stopped the Spurs again with a three-pointer.

Popovich looked at Leonard sitting on the bench, only to let him re-enter the game.

And Leonard remained expressionless, just stood up from the bench.

The entire Spurs are in a strange atmosphere, a feeling of collapse, which seems to have arrived ahead of schedule.

And the cause was just because Li Liang came over and "farted".

Push a book, I will be a boss in the NBA.