Ross, who was blocked, forgot to complain to the referee at the moment. He glanced at Brand, who was close to breaking away, and then walked back to the backcourt angrily.
Anthony also rushed forward at the moment and gave Brand a big bump on the chest, and both of them showed a look of excitement.
"I didn’t expect that Brand’s battle with injuries could show such great competitiveness." Robinson couldn’t help but say when he looked at Brand’s strong play.
Robinson’s surprise didn’t stop there. In the next few rounds, Brand showed great competitiveness. He was somewhat different from the previous game in that he didn’t have the body to eat the line forcefully, but reduced the number of attacks with the ball. His altruistic experience and sense of smell repeatedly grabbed the ball at the two backup lineends of the Spurs and then put it into the basket. Anthony made a wonderful hit on the ground. Brand performed a scene of flying and dunking hard to defend Willis, which unfortunately became the background emperor of this scene.
Brand’s participation made the Nuggets’ bench full of vitality in a flash. In less than half a quarter, the Nuggets recovered the score strongly, and even in a few minutes in the second quarter, the anti-customer turned the score over in one fell swoop.
* * Vichy’s substitution seems to be half a beat slow. He only replaced Duncan and Ginobili when the team’s backward momentum was moving towards the Nuggets. At this time, D’ Antoni had replaced him to protect Brand.
Perhaps Brand’s strong performance brought great morale to the Nuggets. In the next round, the Nuggets’ shooter group broke out again. In the first half alone, the Nuggets hit five three-pointers in a row. It seems that there is another rhythm to explode.
Thanks to the strength of the perimeter, the Nuggets completely turned around at this moment, but by the end of the half, they were nearly ten points ahead of the Spurs, and the game seemed to be developing in the favorable direction of the Nuggets.
At the moment when the halftime whistle sounded, the Spurs players looked at them with a sullen face and knew that they were very dissatisfied with their performance.
When the fans saw the score, their faces were also worried. They guessed the ending, but they didn’t expect the Nuggets to rise in the second quarter, so they became the passive side.
"What the hell are you thinking about writing? ! Rotation! How can you do such a simple thing? ！”
Spurs locker room * * Vicky can’t help roaring. In his coaching philosophy, players’ execution on the spot is very important, but defensive enthusiasm and timely rotation are his most important things. In his coaching philosophy, defense is a team sport, but now his team obviously fails to do this well.
"They play tactics as simple as perimeter three-pointers. Can’t you expand a little when you defend a tactic? What the hell are you doing here? Come shopping? Come for a walk If you’re here to do this, get back on the bench early. I don’t need players like that! "
* * Vicky obviously lost control of his temper. Spurs players, including Duncan, are being trained with their heads down at the moment. They have absolute confidence in Vicky’s coaching ability. When Vicky lectured them, they also kept absolutely silent.
After swearing for a while, Vicky seemed to have vented his anger. He took a deep breath and then said, "Guys, I know that Brand’s sudden comeback is beyond our expectation, and I have a responsibility to apologize to you. Our coaching staff didn’t even notice that Brand was on the player list. I apologize to you."
* * Vicky said and bowed deeply to the players sitting there.
Spurs players were all taken aback when they saw Vicky’s sudden move. Duncan always looked dull and his eyes widened. Then he got up and went to Vicky’s front to help him up and said, "The coach is that we can’t do well and we will work hard."
"Coach, we will work hard." Duncan said, and others got up from the stool and went to help Vicky.
In a flash, Vicky was drowned in the players.
But the thing that surprised the players was that when everyone was trying to help Vicky up, he suddenly got up and said with a serious face, "Sit back! Who told you to get up? ！”
This reprimand immediately reprimanded the players back to the bench, and they all withdrew their hands in embarrassment and sat back.
When the players are all seated, Vicky continued, "The coaching staff is responsible for the failure of the coaching staff, but you are all players, especially Tim Manupak. You are the core of the team. How can you allow other teams to take whatever they want above your head? Aren’t you ashamed?"
Listen to * * vic at this point gdp three people face suddenly gave me a look of embarrassment to say that although they are used to * * vic’s outspoken, but this criticism makes them feel a little hot.
"I don’t care what you are thinking, I want to wake you up. You are the champion of the season and the defending champion of this season. I can tolerate your loss in the regular season, but can you all tolerate your attitude in such a key game?"
"Don’t win a championship after your game attitude becomes like this? Do you have less desire for the championship? "
* * Vicky’s tone is aggressive and he doesn’t give the Spurs a corner to avoid.
"Coach, we will work hard" or Duncan, at this time, the core of his team must come out and say, "If we are still like half-time, we will accept whatever punishment you want after the game."
Duncan’s voice just fell and Vicky’s face showed a look of relief and then he said, "This is what a player should do! You all have to learn from Tim, and your attitude will determine the height you can reach. This is my last word to you. It’s almost time when it’s ready. Let’s explain what needs to be emphasized in a defense … "
* * Vicky said, pulling out the tactical board and explaining the defensive details.
Players from both sides returned to the field after a half-time break.
The starting lineup of the two sides has not changed before, but after half a dozen, the Nuggets felt that the Spurs were different. Whether attacking or defending the Spurs, the players showed a different momentum from the half.
On the offensive end, the number of times they picked and grabbed the frontcourt board increased significantly. Ginobili seems to have regained his offensive feeling. He scored a wave of goals again in a few minutes at halftime with two snake-shaped breakthroughs and a middle-distance position of 2 plus one person. On the defensive end, the Spurs should play 32 defense defense defense, and the online Duncan alone covered all the breakthroughs from the Nuggets. At this moment, the "stone Buddha" showed extraordinary firmness. He didn’t say anything but shouldered the whole defensive burden.
Compared with the Nuggets, it’s a little difficult to play. Because of the defensive pressure, they made fewer three-pointers and without three-pointers to support their attack, they returned to the previous stumbling situation.
D’ Antoni saw that the situation was wrong and had to replace Brand, which made up for the team’s line attack and defense after the game, but it was still a drop in the bucket for the Spurs to run away.
The Spurs are getting closer to the Nuggets step by step. By the time the third quarter is over, they will not only turn over, but also have a great feeling of holding the Nuggets down.