In the Spurs' offense, just like in the first half, Jiang Hao's first landing position is still in the right corner, waiting for the pass to arrive at any time.
However, with Mike Conley following him, he didn't seem to have a chance to catch the ball.
In this situation, if you want to continue scoring, you must actively seek opportunities, so Jiang Hao moved. He tried to pass through the basket from the right corner along the edge of the baseline and ran to the other side.
Mike Conley was obviously aware of Jiang Hao's actions and immediately followed him.
However, when at the basket, Mike Conley was slightly blocked by Aldridge's blocking.
This slight obstruction was a great opportunity for Jiang Hao. When Murray's pass came quickly, a pull-up jump shot was completed in Jiang Hao's hands in an instant.
hit.
Jiang Hao and Murray finished high-fiving in celebration, and then quickly turned to defense. It seemed that he was absolutely focused on the court and would not get carried away just because he hit a shot.
All of this happened to be caught by Popovich on the sidelines.
As the head point guard of the Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Conley turned around and responded quickly on the offensive end after failing on the defensive end. He faced Kyle Anderson's defense and hit a very difficult three-pointer.
The Spurs' defensive handling of the ball made Popovich very dissatisfied. In Popovich's view, if the defense had been better, Mike Conley would not have had the chance to take the shot.
In fact, this season's Spurs have not played well on both offense and defense without Kawhi Leonard. Many people say that the Spurs who used to have smooth offense and defense are gone.
In fact, there is nothing we can do about it. Leonard, as the new leader of this team, plays an irreplaceable role on both offense and defense. His absence will indeed affect the normal operation of the team's system.
………
At this stage, Jiang Hao's offensive ability with the ball is very poor. No, in the next offensive round, when Pau Gasol's high-post support pass was handed over to Jiang Hao to handle, facing Mike Conley's defense, Jiang Hao
Hao was directly intercepted.
His ball protection ability, ball control skills, and ball holding options are all very poor. It can be said that through this interception, Jiang Hao basically exposed his shortcomings at a glance.
"This is the rookie"
On the Spurs bench, Messina smiled and shook his head. He was not surprised by Jiang Hao's mistake just now. To be honest, he had seen this kind of scene too many times.
"Of course, as long as he continues to have great touch, that's enough," Messina continued.
Jiang Hao felt a little angry at this time. On the one hand, he was annoyed by being harassed by Mike Conley during this period. On the other hand, the forced steal just now made his heart completely smoke.
So, he decided to have a proven confrontation with Mike Conley.
When Jiang Hao received the pass again, his position was on the left side of the arc outside the three-point line, and Mike Conley was still defending him.
Jiang Hao is self-aware. He knows that he does not have much offensive ability with the ball, so when facing Mike Conley's pressing defense, he directly used his height advantage to throw the ball to the basket with open hands. He was betting on himself.
It feels hot to the touch.
brush!
"Damn it!" Dave Joerger swore directly. What on earth is this yellow-skinned player? How can he make every shot?
When Jiang Hao's three-pointer hit, in fact, it was not just Dave Joerger who found it a bit difficult to understand.
Even the Spurs players were a little unbelievable at this time.
They basically know what kind of player Jiang Hao is. Even if he feels great tonight, it can't be so scary, right?
However, after being unbelievable, everyone's inexplicable desire to win this game quickly became stronger.
Especially for Aldridge, who had a poor touch in the first half. When he saw that the most marginalized teammates on the team were trying their best to hit shots to help the team score, he was instantly full of desire to attack.
In Leonard's absence, he must carry the entire team forward.
Hit!
Hit again!
The mid-range shot is Aldridge's unique skill. In the next few offensive rounds, when Aldridge hit several mid-range shots in a row, the point difference was finally widened.
79:68!
The Spurs, playing at home, widened the point difference to more than 10 points for the first time in this game.
There was an official timeout in the third quarter, and Jiang Hao was finally replaced by Popovich to rest. When he came off the court, he was applauded and cheered by many fans at the scene.
Obviously, everyone understands that Jiang Hao tonight is so important to this team.
"This may be a foreshadowing. Dave Joerger's starting point is good. He paid enough attention to China Jiang from the beginning of the third quarter. We must also admit that Mike Conley has always been a very good defensive point guard.
Wei, but using him to deal with Jiang is obviously a failure."
"Yes, as Jiang continues to feel hot, the disadvantage of small defense and big defense will be infinitely magnified. What's more, Mike Conley has invested too much energy on the defensive end, which has caused his influence on the offensive end to decline rapidly.
This is why the Grizzlies were instantly widened.”
Matt Bonner was smiling all over his face at this time, and he analyzed it logically. When the team had widened the point difference to more than 10 points halfway through the third quarter, he knew that the game was basically stable.
Already.
Because throughout the league, few teams can complete a comeback at the hands of the Spurs, especially when the game enters the third quarter.
What's more, Aldridge, the team's main scorer, has his touch back.
Jiang Hao did not play again for the rest of the third quarter, because Rudy Gay also found his sights on the offensive end after returning to the court.
In this case, Popovich has no reason to let him return to the court. After all, at the moment, in Popovich's heart, Rudy Gay is far more important than Jiang Hao.
In the fourth quarter, Jiang Hao got another 3 minutes of playing time. However, he did not hit another shot. Instead, he missed a three-pointer for the first time in the game. Before that, his three-pointer was
Four out of four shots, 100% hit rate.
And when Jiang Hao missed his first three-pointer, many fans also let out a sigh of relief. They were very emotional. This "surprise soldier" finally returned to the world tonight. After all, this was a three-pointer, not a mid-range shot.
, let alone a breakthrough layup, Stephen Curry, the most accurate three-pointer in the league, does not have such an abnormal shooting percentage.
Although Jiang Hao missed the last three-pointer, what makes Spurs fans happy is that the team finally ended their losing streak tonight.
That’s right, 114:106!
The Spurs won this game.
Chapter completed!