Has Popovich figured it out
Not yet.
Two days later, the second game between the two teams was held at the Staples Center, home of the Lakers.
When Shen Huan scored 51 points, 12 assists, 15 rebounds, 25 steals and 13 blocks, helping the Lakers once again defeat the Spurs with a score of 122:103, the Lakers' total score has reached 2 :0.
At this point, both Popovich and the team members know that it will not work without making drastic changes.
It would definitely not work to hit Shen Huan directly.
In the second game, not only did Ginobili get 6 more fouls from Shen Huan, but Duncan also got 5 fouls.
And this time Ginobili went off earlier and left the game in the second quarter, otherwise Duncan would not have fouled so many times.
But you can tell by looking at the results. Duncan couldn't stop Shen Huan from scoring.
Even after consuming his energy in the confrontation with Shen Huan, Duncan almost lost more than half of his offensive skills.
Shen Huan gave Duncan three blocks, which made Shi Fo angry and helpless.
Duncan can't play well, and with only Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard, there is no way to support the Spurs' offense.
The Lakers' Lou Williams, Roy Hibbert and Clarkson may not be able to attack, but they still have a way of defending.
As long as they can cut off the routes of these two attackers, they can break the Spurs' offensive routine.
The Spurs' defense is different. It is absolutely impossible for Duncan and Ginobili to let go of Shen Huan and defend others.
Even if those two people are called Kobe and Iverson.
But precisely because they are Kobe and Iverson, they are still very powerful in offense, which makes other Spurs players miserable.
Actually speaking, the Lakers have one more Shen Huan than the Spurs.
If Shen Huan is taken off the court, the Lakers will basically have nothing to go forward.
But Shen Huan plays very cleanly and basically relies on his strength to crush his opponents.
Even the various little moves he made to fight back against Ginobili were more subtle than Ginobili's, and the referee couldn't detect it without looking back at the video.
But this level of confrontation is common in the NBA. If there are no small moves, it is not a basketball game.
As long as it is not malicious injury or bloodshed, the referee generally will not care.
Not to mention that Shen Huan never took the initiative to find trouble. When Ginobili tried to attack Shen Huan, Shen Huan took the first step to fight back.
There was no way to invite Shen Huan out of the game normally, so what about using some means
Not even Popovich dared to think about this.
As long as you think about the fate of the three players of the Trail Blazers, you won't dare to think like this.
If you dare to harm Shen Huan maliciously, as long as you don't kill Shen Huan on the spot, then you have to worry about all your players being seriously injured and sent to the hospital.
With Shen Huan's strength and the level of violence when he was violated, it was not an injury that could be healed in a month or two.
Maybe I won’t be able to play ball again.
Popovich would never dare to take this risk, nor would he dare to lose face.
The No. 1 coach in the NBA relies on this method to kill his opponents. Wouldn't that ruin his reputation for the rest of his life
Fortunately, there are three days of rest.
The third round of the Spurs' home game won't start until four days later, which gives the Spurs a chance to breathe.
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Shen Huan didn't know what they were thinking. When the third round officially started, Ginobili, who always stuck to his side like a dog-skin plaster, actually didn't follow.
Duncan, as always, stayed at the basket to prevent his own offense.
But without Ginobili, the 40-year-old Duncan alone cannot defend Shen Huan well.
Shen Huan only needed to speed up, change lanes and spin to throw Duncan away. He jumped up and put the ball firmly into the basket.
In the next game, when Duncan, Ginobili and others were still in good physical condition, they obviously strengthened their offense.
Duncan actually took over Ginobili's job, blocking Shen Huan and setting up pick-and-rolls for his teammates.
But even Barkley shook his head and sighed, "If Tim wants to do this, he will have to go and rest if he can't last 6 minutes in each quarter."
However, before 6 minutes passed, an unexpected situation occurred.
The Spurs' attack missed. Shen Huan grabbed a backcourt rebound and threw it to Kobe, who was running to the left.
The ball was picked out of the air by Kobe before it even hit the ground.
At this time, there was only Duncan in front of Kobe, running desperately towards the basket.
Kobe ran wildly with the ball, and Iverson also wanted to follow up quickly.
But just as he was running forward, Ginobili, who was running in front of him, raised his elbow seemingly inadvertently the moment Iverson passed by him.
Because Iverson was shorter than him, the elbow hit Iverson right in the face.
"ah!"
Where Iverson screamed in pain, he immediately fell down and covered his face with his hands.
An obvious stream of blood was seen flowing out from the seams of his hands.
"Shh!"
The referee blew the whistle immediately.
Damn it!
Kobe didn't even care about attacking, just threw the ball and rushed towards Ginobili.
The Spurs players on the side rushed forward and stopped Kobe.
"What are you doing? What did you do to him!? Are you killing someone, right? You bastard!"
Kobe was blocked and couldn't hit anyone, so he roared at Ginobili.
Ginobili looked panicked and kept spreading his hands, indicating that he didn't know what was going on.
Anyway, now that he is in full view of everyone, it is impossible for him to do anything again.
Besides, he is still facing Kobe. If he hurts another superstar, I am afraid the fans will not let him walk out of the stadium tonight.
But Shen Huan saw it clearly. The moment Iverson passed him, Ginobili in front stopped for a moment and then raised his elbow.
This proves that he was premeditated and intentional.
Intentionally hurting my friend
These people are too dirty, right
Any basketball foul can be forgiven, but if you are so unscrupulous, do you pretend that I don’t exist
Shen Huan also felt angry at this time.
It happened that he was right next to his seat at this time, and all the players' chairs in the row were empty.
Shen Huan thought for a while, picked up a chair with one hand, and walked slowly towards Ginobili.
When hitting someone with bare hands, Shen Huan was worried that he would be beaten to death. It would be better to use a weapon, so that at least he could see the intensity of the force and avoid causing any big trouble.
Ginobili saw Shen Huan's actions and his eyes widened. He thought to himself, this guy wouldn't hit me with a chair, would he
When he thought of Shen Huan's terrifying power, Ginobili felt a little trembling in his heart.
But the next moment, his heart burst.
Because Ginobili and countless people present saw that Shen Huan held the chair up while walking, and then pulled it to both sides with both hands.
"Snapped!"
The chair back and frame made of steel were easily torn into two pieces by Shen Huan.
The person who originally wanted to rush over and snatch the chair held by Shen Huan felt as if he had been pinned down in an instant!
Damn it!
Do you want to be so exaggerated
Do you want to be so cruel
Are you acting in a movie or dreaming?
And Shen Huan was really as casual as tearing a piece of paper.
It felt like there was no force at all. The steel frame was like a piece of paper in front of Shen Huan's powerful strength.
Shen Huan, who was holding two swords, looked like a warrior preparing to go to the battlefield, holding two swords.
Thinking that Shen Huan's strength could easily tear apart steel, Ginobili's whole body trembled involuntarily.
What is he going to do
You don't want to hit me to death with a chair!