517 Ginobili's flopping!
517 Ginobili's flopping!
However, the Clippers' defense was very tenacious, preventing them from finding effective scoring opportunities.
Meanwhile, led by Su Hao, the Clippers continued to attack the Spurs' basket.
Su Hao used his excellent physical qualities and speed advantage to attack the Spurs' interior defense multiple times.
Despite the Spurs' interior players' best efforts on defense, they were still unable to stop Su Hao's offense.
Clippers' offensive possession.
After receiving a pass from Curry on the perimeter, Su Hao quickly rushed towards the basket.
Facing Duncan's head-on defense, he jumped without hesitation and slammed the ball into the basket over his opponent.
The audience erupted in cheers and applause.
The Clippers' bench players also stood up and applauded Su Hao's outstanding performance.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich frowned when he saw this.
He realized that if the tactics were not adjusted in time, the team might fall into a passive situation.
So he decisively called another timeout and rearranged tactics.
This timeout was also the Spurs' last chance to call a timeout in this quarter.
There are now two minutes left in the second quarter.
The Clippers are currently leading the Spurs by 18 points.
As soon as the players returned to the sidelines, Popovich immediately gathered them all together.
He said with a serious expression, "Danny Green was shooting very well from the outside just now, so why did you stop passing him the ball later?"
After speaking, Popovich looked sharply at Parker beside him.
Because he knew in his heart that Parker basically controlled the ball.
As for why he stopped passing the ball to Danny Green, he needs a reasonable explanation from Parker at this point.
Parker replied with an innocent and aggrieved look, "Coach, it's really not that I didn't want to pass him the ball, it's just that the Clippers have stepped up their defense on him, and he can hardly find a suitable shooting opportunity! And you also emphasized strengthening the offense under the basket, and we've been trying our best to implement that!"
Popovich frowned upon hearing this and said sternly, "If there's no opportunity, can't you find a way to create one for him? If we had a player like Su Hao on our team, would I need to call timeouts so frequently?"
This time, Popovich unusually lost his temper.
Parker quickly lowered his head and replied softly, "Okay, Coach, we understand. We'll do our best to create more scoring opportunities for Danny Green later."
Popovich then turned and signaled to Quinn to replace Parker.
Parker couldn't help but feel dissatisfied as he watched a substitute player, who was never considered a favorite, replace him on the court.
The Clippers have also made adjustments.
They substituted David Lee with Aldridge.
This is to liberate Su Hao again.
Su Hao no longer needs to stay under the basket.
They have used this tactic quite a few times this season.
The results look pretty good.
However, Aldridge's defense under the basket is not as good as Su Hao's.
The timeout ends and the game continues.
After Quinn came on, he quickly organized the team's attack.
He kept looking for openings, trying to create opportunities for Green.
However, the Clippers' defense remained tight, and Green was unable to receive the ball smoothly.
At that moment, Quinn made an unexpected move.
He faked a drive to draw the opponent's attention, then suddenly made a behind-the-back pass, trying to get the ball into Green's hands.
However, he underestimated the Clippers' defense.
Now freed, Su Hao has moved to help defend the outside line.
A large hand intercepted Quinn's pass.
After Su Hao intercepted the ball, he immediately launched a counterattack.
He rushed towards the basket like a gust of wind, and his teammates quickly followed.
The Spurs players snapped back to reality and desperately tried to get back on defense, but it was too late.
Su Hao leaped high, ready to deliver a powerful dunk.
Just as he was about to jump, Ginobili, who came out from the wing, tried to interfere with Su Hao's dunk.
As a result, his arm hit Su Hao's shoulder, and he stumbled and fell to the ground when he landed.
Su Hao was unaffected and slammed the ball into the basket.
At the same time, the referee's whistle blew.
Ginobili was called for a defensive foul.
This foul sent Su Hao to the free-throw line again.
Thunderous cheers erupted from the audience; Su Hao's brilliant performance had everyone in a frenzy.
"Ginobili's reach was really unnecessary! How could that little bit of strength possibly interfere with Su Hao's dunk? Even if he wrapped his arm around Su Hao's thigh, he probably still wouldn't be able to stop Su Hao's dunk!" Yang Yi joked with a smile.
"This also shows that Ginobili is still very active on defense, otherwise Popovich wouldn't have promoted him to the starting position. It's just that the fall just now was a bit of an act!" Su Qun laughed.
"Haha! Ginobili is such a drama queen. That fall was obviously an act! He knew the referee would catch him, but he didn't know how the referee would call it! If he had been lucky, he might have been called for an offensive foul on Su Hao! Too bad he miscalculated!" Coach Zhang said with a big laugh.
When Su Hao stepped to the free-throw line, the referee made another gesture toward Ginobili.
Warn him not to fake a fall.
Upon hearing the referee's warning, Ginobili gave an awkward smile.
He stood up, dusted himself off, and returned to his defensive position.
Su Hao took a deep breath and prepared to shoot the free throw.
He focused intently on the basket and released the ball steadily.
The ball traced a beautiful arc in the air and swished through the net!
The audience erupted in cheers once again.
Ginobili was secretly annoyed, realizing that his clever trick had failed.
The match is still long, and he decided to work harder on defense in the next round to save face.
Quinn dribbled the ball to the three-point line, his eyes scanning the entire court, trying to find a suitable time and target to pass the ball.
Meanwhile, Danny Green was constantly running and changing positions on the court, looking for open shots.
Finally, he successfully found a gap, and Quinn keenly sensed the opportunity, passing the ball to Danny Green without hesitation.
However, just as Danny Green received the ball and was about to shoot, he was surprised to find that Su Hao had quietly appeared in front of him without him noticing.
Su Hao's towering figure was like an insurmountable mountain, blocking Danny Green's view and preventing him from seeing the basket in front of him.
Left with no other option, Danny Green could only continue dribbling the ball on the perimeter, anxiously searching for a new shooting opportunity.
"The shot clock is about to expire. Will you shoot or pass?"
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