The hammer tactic is a tactic that helps Duncan share the offensive pressure, because Duncan is getting older and more frequently. Among the three tactics, AI and TD.Step end points are both No. 2 and No. 3, and ZIP has added No. 1 to add.

This also indirectly illustrates one of Popovich's intentions, which is to allow role players to participate more in the offense and play team basketball.

Green's discovery and Neal's outbreak last season, and even Ginobili's second spring, are related to this tactic.

Among them, it is very important whether the role player can make three-pointers, because if you can't make it, not only will the physical energy consumed by the teammates in front of you be wasted, but the opponent can also completely shrink the basket, and the entire offensive space on the court cannot be released at all.

This is the reason why Neil made Popovich so angry before. Now that Tang Tian has thrown in, it feels completely different.

Popovich smiled and nodded at this moment, and he completely agreed with Budenholzer's point of view.

Tang Tian is really the most suitable rookie to be able to throw those open three-pointers into the Spurs.

As long as he continues to maintain this level, the Spurs' No. 31 draw and the 1 million will be worth the money.

In the Pistons' offense, Monroe directly asked for the ball at the high position. No matter what, he was the second-tier pick. He was not going to play with Starkey and run back.

Monroe did not have a pick-and-roll, and Starkey tried it and couldn't pass Parker, so he could only give the ball to Monroe.

Monroe supported himself at a high position, and Singer quickly cut into the basket, receiving Monroe's pass and knocked Leonard out of the layup.

After the ball was finished, Singer and Monroe slapped excitedly, and the Revenge duo finally let out a good vent.

In the Spurs' offense, Parker signaled the team to play TD.Step Hammer tactics.

This time, amid the shouts of head coach Lawrence Frank, the Pistons' defense did not shrink in.

Leonard seized the opportunity and threw away Mark Hill and scored a layup.

Tang Tian did not participate in the offense this time, but he completely pulled out the sense of space on the field.

The Spurs lead 11-4.

The Spurs are still strong and the Pistons are rebuilding. At first glance, there is no problem with the score.

However, the Spurs' core team leads 2 rookies and 2 substitutes, and the two teams are playing, so the score is completely abnormal.

Starkey swore at the beginning that he wanted to beat the Spurs. Now the situation is the opposite, and it is them who are actually beaten up.

Monroe continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt. The Spurs paid attention to the cutting of the team without the ball this time. After seeing it, Monroe directly chose to turn around and play Split.

Split is higher than Monroe and his tonnage is no less than Monroe. He is also a sophomore, but his talent is much weaker than Monroe, especially his flexibility as a big man.

Monroe turned around and cut into the basket, his reaction was obviously slower.

Monroe broke into the basket and hit the ball with Split's chase.

He roared excitedly after scoring the goal. Although he was a rookie, he carried the team to his shoulders just like when he was in Georgetown.

Monroe's roar took effect. Returning to the defensive end, Mark Hill also defended Leonard's breakthrough and accepted the defensive rebound.

Back in the frontcourt, Monroe scored another goal with his back against Split.

8-11, Monroe showed his positional advantage over Split and showed his strength to be the second-tier show.

At the critical moment, Parker stepped forward and made a layup into the basket, causing Monroe's thug.

Frank, on the sidelines, took advantage of the dead ball to make a substitution and replaced Prince with Ben Gordon.

After Gordon came on the court, he greeted Tang Tian. This was alumni of Kang University meeting on the field.

Parker made one of two free throws, and the Spurs led 12-8.

Looking back, Gordon took advantage of Mark Hill's pick-and-roll to run and hit a three-pointer.

He is shorter than Tang Tian and faster than Tang Tian. He has done a good job in cooperation with his old teammate Mark Hill.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has the attributes of the sixth man and can score three points from the top.

Back on the defensive end, Gordon also showed that he was stronger than Prince. Although the confrontation was not strong, he was faster and always kept close to Tang Tian and did not give him a chance to open.

Leonard's layup was interfered by Monroe, and the Spurs' offense did not score this time.

Monroe continued to play Split at the basket, and turned around and made a basket.

Under the leadership of Monroe, the Pistons played 9-1 in turn and overtook the score!

Popovich reached out and called for a pause.

"Neither Stucky nor Mark Hill have three-pointers. When defending, they shrink to the basket and make more decisive. They can cut more offense and make the offense alive. Don't wait to see Don catch the ball, and be more flexible." Popovich said quickly.

Except for Parker, the rest of this group of people don’t play much time, let alone two rookies, so it’s inevitable to make mistakes, which is the meaning of the game.

After the timeout, Popovich replaced Parker with Joseph, and he won the backbone of the team in adversity. This is really going to test these substitutes and new players.

Joseph took the ball to the frontcourt and continued to signal the hammer tactics.

However, after playing so many rounds at the beginning, the Pistons have adapted a little, and Tang Tian and Leonard have not gotten an open chance for the running position.

Without Parker and Spurs, there is no advantage in the field, and the ball is about to be killed.

At this moment, Tang Tian discovered that the Pistons' tactical defense line was expanded to a large extent in order to prevent hammers.

Popovich is right, the entry point is the most effective at this time.

Tang Tian suddenly started, accelerated and threw away Gordon and cut in.

After losing weight and gaining muscle, his speed increased significantly. Although he was not as good as Gordon, he suddenly started. Gordon was always guarding against his three-pointer and did not react at the first time.

Joseph was at a loss when he stopped the ball. After seeing Tang Tian’s cutting in, he seemed to have found a savior and hurriedly threw the hot potato over.

Tang Tian cut the ball and made a layup.

Split stuck Monroe at this time, and Mark Hill was pulled into the penalty area by Bonner. After Tang Tian cut in and threw away Gordon, there was an unobstructed road ahead of him. He played the board lightly and sent the ball into the basket.

The fans on the sidelines suddenly burst into cheers.

This is already the 11th point that Tang Tian scored in the first quarter!

The highest score in the game!

This is not a No. 31 rookie! This is clearly like Monroe on the opposite side, and he is a lottery-level rookie!

But what was even more surprising at this time was Budenholzer. Whether it was the information obtained by the Spurs' draft or the things that Tang Tian showed in the training game, he was a standard 3D player. This is really the first time he saw this kind of entry.
Chapter completed!