Portland, Rose Garden Arena. The hot cheerleader girl was performing in the middle of the stadium. These little girls have been practicing this dance for a week for these few minutes. But there is a very unfair but true fact that among the nearly 20,000 audiences on the scene, less than one percent of the people who watched their performances seriously may be.

There is no way, it is not because these energetic young girls are not attractive enough, but because the game itself is really attractive.

Now even during the holidays, some fans are watching the big screen, while others take a breath and sit a little higher, and they all pay attention to the situation on the benches of the two teams. In short, compared to this game, the performances of the cheerleaders are too unattractive.

"Don't fall into their defensive trap. Next, we will increase the number of mid-range shooting and out-of-three-point shooting! Your conduction and off-ball pick-and-roll will not achieve the same effect as in the previous two games. Your opponent has changed, and we have to change the strategy! Increase the number of shots and make good use of the gap left by the opponent in the joint defense!" **Vic's shouting made the fans in the back row of the Spurs' bench hear it clearly. They don't know where this old man came from so loudly. They only know that the Spurs, who have taken the lead, are actually very nervous!

If Angel and Aldridge hadn't been taken down by Ricard early, the Spurs would have no chance to reverse the score. Besides, who would have thought that the damn Stephen Jackson would suddenly explode. I believe that after Ricard's arrangement, Steve Jackson would not continue his excellent performance in the second quarter.

"You performed very well in the first quarter, Ann Lamarcus, are you resting like this?" In contrast to the Spurs, as the Trail Blazers who are behind, Ricard and the players' expressions are much easier.

Sometimes, the score does not reflect the real situation on the court. For example, now, although the Trail Blazers are two points behind, their momentum is actually much higher than the leading Spurs.

"We're almost suffocating, right? Lamarcus." Anjie turned his head and looked at his good partner. It was said that Anjie and Aldridge were the best offensive inside teams in the league. Unexpectedly, these two men were hard at defending, but it was not easy to mess with.

"That's good, listen, although we are temporarily behind, I still don't advocate that you will fight back with all your strength. Continue to defend well. In the second quarter, the old fox, Vic, should let his players increase the number of shots. So my request is that you change the defensive strategy back to the human-to-people, be closer to your opponent, try to defend as close as possible, and never put too much space for them. As long as the Spurs guys can't score several consecutive goals, our chance will come!" Ricard said as he suddenly clenched his fists, as if he had grabbed something.

"People-to-people? Head, are you sure we want to use back people-to-people?" In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers used joint defense to force the Spurs into such a mess. Anjie was a little worried. What if Ricard missed **Vic's intention?

"No matter how powerful Vic is, the one on his neck is also a human head. People are staring at people and defending closely!" As soon as Ricard finished speaking, the referee began to urge players on both sides to play quickly.

The T.nT trio immediately put on the headset again. How could they miss their wonderful commentary for the wonderful game?

The Spurs were the first to attack in the second quarter. Since Tony Parker played for a long time in the first quarter, **Vic decided to let the Frenchman rest for a while.

Now the one who appears in place of Tony Parker is a non-draft player like Wesley Matthews, little defender Gary Neal.

As a double-aware guard, although Gary Neal seems to be not proficient in anything, he can actually do anything. Whether it is organization, shooting after receiving the ball, whether it is breakthrough or passing the ball, Neal can complete the task assigned to him by **Vic.

This time, although he played No. 1 position, he came to score. The gaps outside the three-point line and mid-range distance of the Trail Blazers' joint defense are the key points that Neal is preparing to make a key raid!

As soon as the dribble was over, Neal passed the ball without taking two steps. He had mediocre organizational skills and could not command the complex system of the Spurs like Parker. The purpose of his passing was to allow himself to run more calmly!

According to **Vic's instructions, the Spurs reduced the number of pick-and-rolls and passes without the ball. Therefore, Neal received very little support during the run.

Leonard, who was holding the ball, saw that Neal had never been able to get a good opportunity, so he chose Plan B and gave the ball to Matt Bonner, who was standing outside the three-point line and taking the field instead of Duncan.

With Bonner holding the ball, Anger had to follow him out of the basket. But this time, the Trail Blazers' defense seemed to have changed back to the joint defense. The person who defended Bonner in close combat became Jamal Crawford, while Anger entangled Ginobili who cut in.

Angel's raised hands completely blocked Ginobili's catch route. Matt Bonner did not shoot or pass the ball under the interference of Crawford. He could only raise his hands high in Crawford's close-fitting defense and use his steps to protect the basketball.

But how could Bonner, who was slow to act, escape Crawford's quick moves? Seeing the right time, Crawford took a step back and then sprinted violently! At this moment, Bonner, who was not in time, watched Crawford take away the basketball in his hand.

The Spurs players who were originally running for the offense quickly turned around and returned to defense, but only Leonard, who was outside the three-point line, seemed to have hope of stopping Crawford's fast attack.

Crawford quickly advanced with the ball, and there were no Trail Blazers or Spurs players in front of him, but to be on the safe side, the guy still held his eyes back.

Behind him, Kawhi Leonard, the "long-handed monster" of the Spurs, was chasing him relentlessly. Crawford still remembers the picture of Contney Lee's final shot blocked by Leonard. He doesn't want to be another victim of this monster's men.

So when Crawford stepped into the three-second zone with one foot, he suddenly made Gerald Wallace, who was inserted from the side, get the ball.

At the same time, Kawhi Leonard stopped his steps, and he quickly turned around and was ready to block Gerald Wallace's attack at any time!

Wallace slapped the basketball suddenly, then hugged the ball, and it seemed that he was about to make a layup in three steps! Just before he and Leonard came into contact, Gerald Wallace gently gave the ball.

Leonard wanted to get to the basketball like a conditioned reflex, but a pair of yellow-skinned hands rushed to control the basketball before him.

Leonard was at this time because of Gerald Wallace, and the front door was opened in front of the basket!

When Angel received the ball, he also flew past Leonard. Leonard wanted to reach out to stop it, but in the end he gave up this plan. He didn't want everyone from the Trail Blazers to get a chance to score a three-pointer. This is Rose Garden, not the aTT center. The referee cannot face huge pressure to favor the Spurs who are playing away.

So, Anjie raised the ball over his head with one hand and jumped with one leg. After gliding in the air for a short distance, Anjie smashed the basketball hard into the basket!

"Oh!" Catherine shouted loudly with the people around her and raised her arms. She had already stood up from her seat just to wait for this moment to appear. The basketball court is indeed much more interesting than the catwalk.

"An's tomahawk-style buckle! It's still as powerful as ever! The Spurs' advantage was instantly flattened, and as soon as they came up, they made mistakes that they shouldn't have made." Kenny Smith had known for a long time that the second quarter would be very exciting, but he didn't expect that the exciting shots would appear so early.

After being intercepted by Crawford, Bonner was naturally very dissatisfied, so in the next round of attack of the Spurs, he ignored Crawford, who was much shorter than him, and after receiving the ball, he directly took action outside the three-point line.

If it was the first quarter, the Trail Blazers' defense with a large gap outside the three-point line might be caught by Bonner. But now, Crawford, who implemented Ricard's defense strategy, did not make Bonner's move very comfortable. On the contrary, Bonner's already weird shot was seriously disturbed by Crawford!

After missed the shot, Anger easily protected the defensive rebound on Dior's head. Afterwards, Jamal Crawford thrust his head towards the Spurs at halftime. Anger also made a long pass from the backcourt as **Vic had expected!

But now, the Spurs, which have the majority of substitutes, have no ability to intercept long passes. Facing the Spurs' five tigers, Anjie may also signal the team to suppress the pace. But now, it is the opportunity for the Trail Blazers to quickly move!

Crawford was very stifled in Ricard's slow-paced attack. This time, he finally had a chance to run, sprint and then rush to the basket.

Angel's basketball was just right, and Crawford just raised his arm and took it off. When he held the ball, his degree had already been mentioned to the highest level.

"Here!" Crawford naturally would not let go easily. He suddenly used his left leg and his whole body soared into the air! Then Crawford raised the ball behind his head with both hands and dunked into the basket. Leonard was still the fastest person in the Spurs to return to defense. Unfortunately, this time, even he could not stop the Trail Blazers from scoring. There was no way, from grabbing the rebound to completing the goal, the Trail Blazers only used one pass. Anger's accurate long pass even surprised many rugby players. Such a fast break is not something Leonard can defend now.

Two goals, two fast breaks, and two dunks. Although the score was not large, with two wonderful attacks, the Blazers' momentum reached its peak! In the next three minutes, the Spurs' nearly second-team configuration was defeated by the Blazers. Although Jamal Crawford's offensive foul and Anger's block were interfered with the ball, this still did not affect the overall trend of the Blazers.

The attacks were one after another, and the Spurs were already in chaos. Then, Vicci replaced all three of them with GDP after having enough rest. It was not until this time that the Trail Blazers' offensive pace slightly slowed down.

But facing the Trail Blazers who have been crazy, all GDP can do is delay. Faced with the Trail Blazers' sudden change of close-knit defense, GDP's offense is also bumpy and cannot form an effective counterattack.

When Anjie was off the court, the Trail Blazers once led by 15 points. When the second quarter ended, although the Spurs recovered some points, they still fell behind 54-43!

Excellent defense allowed the Trail Blazers to build an equally excellent offense based on this. Fortunately, the half-time break came "in timely", otherwise God would know what the Trail Blazers who were so angry that they would be like.

The Spurs are now getting a little breathing time, but the second half of the game may make them feel even more difficult!
Chapter completed!