Chapter 1439 Losing Control of the Game

Both sides were replaced by backup lineups, and Butler remained on the court.

At this time, the 76ers still have the upper hand, because after Butler's return, not only the main lineup, but also the bench lineup has changed.

Before, most of the small cards played with the bench lineup, but now it has become Butler with the bench lineup, and Speights has also returned to the bench lineup.

Mozkov, Speights, Butler, Lou Wei, Sessions, this lineup is obviously better than the Spurs' bench lineup.

When the first quarter ended, the 76ers led by seven points.

This made the Spurs fans a little confused. The change in the score made them unacceptable. They were ahead by 6 points before, why are they behind by 7 points now?

After a while, the second quarter begins.

The two sides are still in rotation. Among the Spurs' rotation, Ginobili is undoubtedly the biggest support. He has also played very well. When he comes up, he will score points first and hit a jumper after a breakthrough.

But when they turned around, the 76ers responded immediately. Butler broke the ball and passed it to Lou Wei. Lou Wei made a three-pointer and opened up the difference by another point.

After three minutes, the two sides went back and forth. Although Ginobili's performance was still excellent, the Spurs could only bite the score.

Then Coach Luke replaced Butler and replaced Xiaoka, let Xiaoka play with the bench lineup, and Butler came down to rest.

That's yet another benefit of Butler's return.

There are more players who can be on their own, and Coach Luke has more choices in the lineup. Xiaoka and Butler can be used in rotation, and sometimes Butler and Xiaoka can even be put on the bench together. In the lineup, or simply put Qin Hao and Xiaoka in the bench lineup...

This is similar to the Heat, they have a big three, and they can have one giant with the play during the rotation time, or even two giants with the play.

That's why the Heat can compete with other teams despite not being very good off the bench.

Of course, Butler and Kawhi have not yet reached the heights of Wade and Bosh, but the other 76ers bench players are much better than the Heat.

......

In the blink of an eye, more than five minutes have passed in the second quarter.

At this time, Coach Luke changed the main lineup one after another.

On the side of the Spurs, Popovich also changed the main lineup. He didn't have a good response to the "big and four" of the 76ers. He could only tell the players to retreat quickly. Set up a defensive formation in advance to prevent the opponent from easily shooting three-pointers.

But this effect is not good.

The 76ers' "big one and four small" can be said to be both offensive and defensive. Although there is still a slight disadvantage in terms of height on the inside, after all, the Spurs have Duncan inside, but the 76ers can completely suppress the Spurs on the outside.

Although Duncan can defend, but it is difficult to prevent the three-point line, and today's 76ers perimeter feel is obviously very good.

As soon as the main players came up, they fired from beyond the arc.

First, Qin Hao made a super-long three-pointer and hit it steadily, and then Butler, Xiaoka, and Iguodala also fired successively.

For a time, the Spurs fell into a very passive situation. Once the 76ers couldn't guard the 3-pointer, it would be difficult for them to catch up with the score.

"This is troublesome, I can't prevent the opponent's attack!"

"It's not just that the 76ers can't stop the offense, we're having trouble with our own offense, and the opponent's defense is switching too quickly."

"The 76ers' individual defensive ability is also very strong. There was a ball just now that Duncan played Butler in the low post. He had a good chance, but he failed to score. There is also Parker, who played well in the previous two games. , but so far today, no points at all."

"In the first two games, Parker could use the pick-and-roll to get rid of Qin's defense, and then look for opportunities for dislocation. But now with the 76ers' lineup, he can't find any chance of dislocation at all, because no matter how he uses the pick-and-roll to switch defenses, he has to face All of them are players who are about two meters tall, have speed, have body, and have a sense of defense, and it is too difficult to score."

In the audience, the home fans were talking.

At this moment, their faces are not good-looking, because they have already felt that the Spurs do not have a good way to deal with the complete "big and four" of the 76ers.

Whether it is the main force or the bench lineup, it seems that they can't take advantage of it.

......

At the end of the first half, the 76ers had a 13-point lead.

This made it difficult for the home fans to accept. No matter who led the two sides in the previous four games, it was difficult to widen the difference to more than ten points.

Even in the two games that the Spurs lost, they were always biting the score, and the difference was only around a few points.

But today, just after halftime, the point difference was widened to more than ten points.

what does that mean?

This means that the Spurs have lost control of the game. Like the previous four games, they controlled the game to a controllable level, kept the point difference in single digits, and always kept the chance to come back. Did not do it.

in the locker room.

The Spurs players sat together, very quiet, only the heavy breathing of the players could be heard, and everyone's expressions were not good-looking.

They were mentally prepared for the 76ers to be stronger after Butler returned, but they didn't expect to be so much stronger.

"Hey..." Popovich sighed secretly in his heart. He could see clearly that the return of Butler not only brought an outstanding player to the 76ers, but also to the entire 76ers team. With the improvement of the team system, the missing link can be filled, and the overall strength of the 76ers will naturally improve a lot.

Just like the Spurs, the troika is indispensable. Without Parker or Ginobili, the system will be destroyed.

"Let me tell you..." Mr. Popovich said, cheering the players.

However, after the second half, the situation did not change.

The Spurs are also trying to comeback, but every time their comeback is put out by the 76ers.

There was nothing that Popovich could do for a while. After Butler returned, in addition to improving the 76ers' offense, he also greatly strengthened the 76ers' defense. They could also target the 76ers' defensive weaknesses before. Targeted attack.

But now it's going to be difficult.

When the three quarters ended, the 76ers led by 15 points.

The Spurs were still tenacious, and they didn't let the game go to waste or let the 76ers open the point difference to nearly 20 points or more.

However, the Spurs were still at a disadvantage, the point difference was widening little by little, two or three points in a quarter, which seemed not many, but it was fatal.

PS: There is something going on today, the update is a little late, and strive to update it earlier in the afternoon!