sjar 381, three players double-teaming! Is that a tactic?
381, three players double-teaming! Is that a tactic?
"Don't complain, I've already gone easy on you! Didn't you notice?" Su Hao replied with a smile.
Clearly, Su Hao's statement about showing leniency referred to the latter half of the second quarter.
He remained on the bench throughout that period, even when the Spurs narrowed the gap to single digits.
He still showed no intention of playing, which gave the Spurs the opportunity to continue their comeback.
It has to be Su Hao!
Even though the Spurs rallied so fiercely in the second quarter, he remained firmly on the bench.
It was during that period that the Spurs narrowed the score to single digits.
It's clear that Su Hao went all out.
The game between the two sides continues.
Spurs offensive opportunities.
Tony Parker is now strictly adhering to the tactics set up by Popovich during timeouts.
When he sees an opportunity for his teammates on the perimeter, he doesn't hesitate to pass the ball to those teammates who are positioned on the perimeter and have a chance to shoot.
He wouldn't dare to drive the ball inside if none of his teammates on the perimeter had a good opportunity.
Su Hao's defense in the paint is truly formidable.
Even with a future Hall of Fame center like Duncan, they still didn't dare pass the ball inside.
The inside players have suffered too many losses against Su Hao.
If Su Hao seizes the opportunity, they will truly have no chance to turn the tide.
Seeing that his teammates didn't have a suitable opportunity to receive the ball, Tony Parker had no choice but to take the shot himself.
Fortunately, Curry was guarding him in this play.
The two are roughly the same height and build.
He unleashed a buzzer-beating three-pointer over Curry.
However, the ball did not hit the basket.
Su Hao grabbed the rebound again.
Duncan shook his head helplessly.
He couldn't help but sigh, "With Su Hao under the basket, I really can't get a single rebound!"
After securing the rebound, Su Hao decisively passed the ball to Curry.
Curry is trying to hit another long-range three-pointer.
After glancing at Su Hao's position, he still chose to pass the ball back to Su Hao.
He received a pass from Curry at the free-throw line.
At this moment, the Spurs players were on tenterhooks.
Whenever Su Hao had the ball, they all felt that he would score.
Because Su Hao's performance in this game was so outstanding, the Spurs began to pay more attention to him.
The three Spurs players on the court immediately surrounded Su Hao when he had the ball.
This formed an encirclement around them.
"What are you guys doing? Three of you ganging up on me!" Su Hao joked.
"We're out of options. Two people double-teaming you is useless, so we might as well have three people double-team you!" Duncan laughed, sitting opposite him.
While holding the ball with one hand, Su Hao said with a smile, "Aren't you worried about my teammates who are in open positions?"
“We’re more afraid of you than them. If you can pass the ball out and they can score, then I’ll accept it!” said Danny Green on the left.
Are the Spurs desperate after losing?
Does this mean he'd rather be shot to death by other Clippers players than see Su Hao score?
Since that's the case, Su Hao decided not to stand on ceremony.
The Clippers now have two players who are left unmarked.
David Lee is one of the more suitable candidates for me.
Su Hao immediately lobbed the ball to David Lee, who was not far away.
After receiving the ball, the latter did not choose to shoot from beyond the three-point line.
Instead, he drove straight into the paint, facing an empty three-second zone.
He finished the attack with a powerful dunk.
The Spurs paid the price for their actions with a two-pointer.
"Look, my teammate scored!" Su Hao teased the Spurs players while returning to defense.
"So what if it's in? As long as it wasn't you who scored!" Duncan said.
Su Hao thought to himself, what kind of tactic is this? They would rather surround me than let the other players on the opposing team score.
That's really bizarre.
Could it be that someone on the Spurs team gambled on the outside?
That shouldn't be! This is something the league doesn't allow.
In fact, when the Spurs realized they couldn't win the game, the players discussed it amongst themselves and came to a conclusion.
The goal is to prevent Su Hao from scoring over 50 points in this match.
After all, Su Hao had previously scored over 50 points in triple-doubles against his opponents.
Su Hao also realized this, but he was not a player who valued scoring points.
Since scoring isn't easy, create more opportunities for your teammates.
Getting assists is also quite rewarding.
After the Spurs' offense failed again, Su Hao grabbed another defensive rebound.
A long pass sent the ball across half-court and landed precisely in Curry's hands.
Curry wasn't in a hurry to make a move.
There is now less than a minute left in the third quarter.
Seeing that Su Hao had crossed half-court, Curry decisively passed the ball to him.
The moment the ball was touched, three Spurs players surrounded him again.
"You guys are really going to fight me to the death! I'm still beyond the three-point line and you've already started double-teaming me! That's really ruthless!" Su Hao said calmly.
With a flick of his wrist, the ball flew over the three players and landed in Gordon's hands, who was in an open position not far away.
Gordon was completely unguarded at that moment.
Without hesitation, he jumped up and quickly launched a three-pointer from the corner.
Upon seeing this, Duncan immediately turned around to grab the rebound, but it was too late; the basketball had already swished through the net.
With Gordon hitting that three-pointer, Su Hao successfully earned another assist.
Gordon was ecstatic after sinking the three-pointer. He quickly ran to Su Hao's side and whispered, "Can you pass me the ball again later? From the same spot as before!"
Su Hao was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Do you think it's that easy? Do you think the Spurs will continue to leave you open in that position and focus all their efforts on defending me?"
As expected, after Danny Green responded with a three-pointer, the Spurs stopped double-teaming Su Hao.
At this moment, Su Hao has the ball outside the three-point line, and he is only facing Leonard's defense.
The other teammates showed no intention of double-teaming him. As a result, Gordon's earlier plan failed.
"Why aren't you double-teaming me anymore? Didn't you agree to focus on defending me?" Su Hao looked at Leonard in front of him with a puzzled expression and couldn't help but ask.
Leonard looked aggrieved; the tactic they had just used was a last-minute decision made by his teammates.
It wasn't the head coach's arrangement.
When Popovich saw his players making such foolish defensive moves on the court...
He instantly flew into a rage and shouted at the crowd, "What the hell are you doing? What were my plans?!"
That's why we're in this situation now.
Glancing at the timer, Su Hao decided to use up the time for this attack.
He then made a buzzer-beating three-pointer.
After all, his three-point shooting touch was excellent in this game.