"Yes! It's Jiang again"

On the court, Jiang Hao, as the absolute protagonist at this moment, was surrounded by his teammates. At the same time, he was also accepting the applause of the fans in the stands.

Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger looked very embarrassed. He could not accept this situation. With the team leading by 8 points, it was instantly destroyed by an unknown yellow face?

This is simply a shame!

"I don't believe Gregg Popovich has magic powers, not at all"

In the tunnel heading to the locker room, Dave Joerger roared inwardly.

Regarding Popovich's Spurs, there are too many legends circulating in this league. Many people say that Gregg Popovich has magic power, and he can always turn decay into magic. The most important evidence is the Spurs' performance over the years.

The record is very good, and there are also players who have grown from the Spurs into typical inspirational players in the league, such as Danny Green, such as Jonathan Simmons.

Dave Joerger respects Popovich 100%, but he just doesn't believe that this sudden yellow skin will become Popovich's new magical product of decay.

Therefore, in the second half of the game, he must make that yellow skin look good.

…………

"Is this why you let Tony and Manu rest? Greg, how did you notice Jiang? Don't tell me a long time ago. Did you tell me last week that Jiang was not in your plan?"

During the halftime break, Spurs chief assistant Messina and head coach Popovich did not come to the locker room with the players, but communicated in the player tunnel.

Messina is not a fool. Popovich's decision to exclude Jiang Hao tonight was definitely not a sudden decision, nor was it a helpless move. It was a planned decision no matter how you look at it.

"To be exact, it was yesterday morning. I witnessed the shooting competition between Jiang and Dejounte. You know, the results of the competition completely shocked me. The shooting percentage was almost 100%. You should know what this means."

Popovich spread his hands, maybe he is still immersed in that scene even now.

"Almost 100 percent shooting?"

"How can this be?"

"Yeah, how is that possible?"

Seeing Messina's ghostly expression, Popovich shrugged.

Frankly speaking, Gregg Popovich has been coaching for more than 20 years and has definitely seen many talented players. He has also seen players shooting 100% in training games more than once.

But to be honest, for a player whose data shows average shooting ability and only has an outside shooting percentage of about 30, I have never seen such a terrifying shooting percentage in a training game.

So, he was stunned at that time.

And then, he immediately realized that this player's level may be seriously inconsistent with what the data showed.

"Tony and Manu have been too tired during this period. No matter how bad the team's record is, they should not suppress them without a bottom line. Of course, taking this opportunity to give Jiang a try is undoubtedly the best of both worlds."

Popovich smiled slightly. At least from now on, the result of his test is very good.

"I hope Jiang can really surprise us, but this kid is really not easy. As far as I know, his two-way contract is about to expire."

Messina hoped from the bottom of his heart that Jiang Hao would continue to perform well, because he had seen Jiang Hao sweating like rain in the training hall more than once.

People who work hard are always lovable, right?

………

In the locker room, Jiang Hao's heart showed no fluctuations at this moment. He made three of three three-pointers and scored a total of 11 points. Coupled with his performance on the defensive end, this was definitely a very eye-catching "substitute debut."

But he felt that this was far from enough. Since he learned about the changes that had happened to him yesterday morning, his goal has been set further. Becoming an NBA player has become the minimum requirement.

And he is also convinced that this is only a matter of time. He does not believe that everyone is blind, and he does not believe that NBA executives are indifferent to his abilities.

Of course, the place he most wants to stay at this stage is the Spurs. In the final analysis, all of this happened after he was selected by the Spurs.

The most important thing is that Popovich is here and there is a very good team atmosphere. Although he now has top basketball talent, what he lacks most is experience and playing opportunities, and this place can help him very well.

Of course, this is all a matter for the future, and the most important thing right now is to help the team win this game.

Maintain the style of play in the first half?

It seemed like a good choice, but Jiang Hao still wanted to try more.

………

Although the Spurs have a poor record this season, with more losses than wins so far, their games have a very special pattern, that is, as long as they take the lead at halftime, they will definitely win the game.

Therefore, in the eyes of many people, the Spurs definitely have a chance to end their four-game losing streak tonight. They took a 5-point lead at halftime.

"Although the team's main scorer LaMarcus Aldridge didn't feel good tonight, Chinese player Jiang Hao, who has a two-way contract, became a surprise player."

"This guy scored 11 points very efficiently in only 5 minutes of playing time in the first half. I think in this case, Greg has no reason not to continue to use him in the second half."

It was obvious that Matt Bonner had given enough attention to Jiang Hao at this time.

As Bonner expected, as soon as the third quarter started, Jiang Hao got the order to continue playing.

Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger also fulfilled his "inner promise". When he saw Jiang Hao continue to play, he directly asked Mike Conley to guard Jiang Hao.

Mike Conley is Dave Joerger's most trusted defensive player. Let him guard Jiang Hao. Dave Joerger has great confidence.

However, Dave Jogel ignored the fact that the heights of Jiang Hao and Mike Conley are not at the same level at all.

Mike Conley, the point guard, is 185 meters tall, while Jiang Hao, the swingman, is 202 meters tall.

Small defenses are big, not that they are impossible to guard against, but that they are not easy to guard against.

Unless you have particularly outstanding defensive abilities, like Gary Payton or Kobe Bryant's defensive abilities.

Of course, judging from Dave Joerger's arrangements on the field, not many people realized there was something wrong at this time.

Because Mike Conley is a genuine defensive champion, while Jiang Hao is just a fringe NBA player who suddenly broke out.

"Jiang is about to face a very severe challenge. Dave Joerger asked Mike Conley to guard him. Obviously after suffering a loss in the first half of the game, the Grizzlies have paid enough attention to Jiang."
Chapter completed!