Vicci was furious at the break.

Vic felt unreasonable for Leonard's disobedience on the court.

What made Vicci even more angry was that Leonard did not make any excuses for his performance.

He sat in the locker room, sitting in the mountains of Vicci's anger, which doubled Vicci's anger.

If Duncan and other coaches hadn't stopped him, Vic would have almost pointed at Leonard's nose and scolded him.

The sudden crisis within the team caught the rest of the Spurs off guard.

Many people know that Vicky's ability to deal with thorns is really not very good.

When you meet a capable player but a strong personality, the end result is often to sweep people out.

After all, he is a soldier and his internal requirements are unity, obedience, and team first.

In comparison, Phil Jackson, who was a hippie, is very different, and the two have their own advantages.

But what many people don’t know is that Leonard’s temper is so tough.

Especially the Spurs players, they all think that he is taciturn and a gentle person.

But he was able to disobey the coach's orders on such an important game occasion and not feel that he had done something wrong.

The atmosphere in the locker room was very awkward for a moment, full of unstable atmosphere.

Li Liang's self-tabolic malodorant did work, but it was just a catalyst.

Leonard does have his own ideas.

The Spurs' locker room was spent in chaos and quarrels during 15 minutes of halftime break.

This is a very fatal blow to the team's morale.

Because Leonard's role in the Spurs is very important, especially his defense.

Without his defense, the Spurs would have a lot of difficulty in dealing with Li Liang.

In the second and third games, Leonard cut off the connection between Li Liang and the Clippers players well, which was the key to the Spurs' victory.

Of course, the price is that Leonard is very inconspicuous in the data, especially compared with Li Liang.

This time Vicci hopes he does the same thing.

But some people are not very happy.

The intermission time is coming and the third quarter begins.

The Clippers started the second half with a lead of 69:57, 12 points.

Although the advantages are obvious, the Clippers play carefully.

Paul instigated the Clippers' first offense from the outside.

Through repeated covers, Li Liang successfully cut the empty space at the basket and made a layup.

In this series, Li Liang has very few points stolen, and the defense pressure is high.

As a result, he stole two points at the beginning of the second half, and Vic was so angry that he couldn't scold him.

Turning back, Leonard took the ball and made a jump shot from the middle distance and scored two points.

When they first entered the league, people evaluated Leonard as having good physical fitness but their skills were stiff, especially shooting and dribbling.

His shooting movements still look a bit stiff now, but after persistent training, his shooting percentage is already very guaranteed.

As a non-top talented shooter, hard work can really lift people to a very high level.

However, people with top talents may work harder.

After Leonard scored, the Clippers immediately launched a quick counterattack.

Li Liang received the ball from the bottom corner and passed it to Griffin who was inserted. Duncan stepped forward and covered Griffin.

Griffin returned the ball to Li Liang, and Li Liang received the ball and made a three-pointer from the bottom corner on the left!

Leonard has tried his best to interfere, but Li Liang still hit a three-pointer!

The situation at the beginning of the third quarter was very bad for the Spurs.

The score is secondary, and the rhythm of the game is completely tilting towards the Clippers at critical moments.

Both sides started to attack quickly.

The Spurs' offense is also very sharp, but their sharp position attack is the position attack.

Once they start to play quickly, their tacit cooperation and exquisite passing in position attack will not have that much significance.

However, the impact and explosive power of the Clippers are clearly visible.

The Clippers successfully accelerated in the third quarter. Seeing that the pace could not be reduced, the Spurs players had to fight against the Clippers.

Both sides are scoring, but the Clippers are leading the way. If this continues, it will only become increasingly unfavorable for the Spurs.

In the middle of the third quarter, the score reached 83:70, and the Clippers still maintained a 13-point lead.

According to the Clippers' current offensive momentum, it is not impossible to score 100 in the third quarter.

Vicci was very angry inside, but he remained calm and called for a pause.

Then Vic decided to hold Leonard on the bench and prevent him from playing.

Vic replaced Dior and wanted to use his height to fight the Clippers.

At the same time, when Dior is on the court, the Spurs' offensive cooperation will be smoother and will have miraculous effects.

Sure enough, as soon as Dior came on the court, he passed the ball to Green who cut the basket through high positions. Green avoided Jordan Jr.'s block and made a layup.

But Dior couldn't keep up with the defensive end.

Facing Li Liang one-on-one, Li Liang passed him with a tentative step on the wing... It is not easy for you to be overtaken by Li Liang.

Then Li Liang entered the inside line, Duncan came to assist in defense, Li Liang passed the ball with a high throw and gave it to Jordan Jr. Jordan Jr. received the ball and dunked with one hand.

Dior could not defend Li Liang, and the task against Li Liang was handed over to Danny Green.

But in this way, Parker has to guard against Paul.

Without Leonard, the Spurs' defensive matchups were all messed up.

But for the sake of overall rhythm and strategy, Vicci insisted on pressing Leonard on the bench.

After Danny Green hit an extremely long three-pointer, the Spurs caught the gap to only 9 points.

Rivers called a timeout, and the Spurs were indeed a team with strong vitality.

Although Leonard is crucial in this team, if Duncan doesn't fall, the big tree won't fall.

The Spurs' offense and defense are slowly regaining their feelings.

So Rivers' pause was timely.

"Defense! Our defense needs to be grabbed again and give them some pressure. We are the lead now, but we cannot relax on defense!"

Rivers re-emphasized the team's defense, and then replaced Griffin with Crawford...

That's how you strengthen your defense?

But Rivers had no choice, as the Clippers are now unavailable.

Livingston and Collison proved in the previous game that the defensive effect was average, but the offensive gap was not small.

It’s better to go to Crawford to strengthen the firepower. As for defense, let Li Liang, who is mentioned in the fourth position, worry about it.

Li Liang really has to worry about it again, and wiped his butt with his double shorts in the backcourt.

However, after the game was over and over again, Crawford and Paul did not have a colander on the defensive end.

The Clippers missed an attack, and Ginobili took the ball and quickly attacked. Crawford actually cut Ginobili's ball while chasing and defending!

Ginobili opened his hand to the referee, meaning Crawford hit someone and committed a foul.

But the referee didn't brag, which means that Crawford's weak body could still hit you?

Then, the Clippers still failed to hit the offense. Li Liang's emergency stop jump shot after breaking through the middle was disturbed by Duncan and did not make a shot.

The Spurs tried to counterattack again, Dior made a beautiful long pass to the frontcourt, Tony Parker received the ball and made a layup, but Paul blocked it from behind!

You were actually blocked by Paul!

Paul actually blocked the shot!

Paul has been in the 9 regular season seasons so far, and has covered more than 50 caps in total.

So far in the playoffs, not counting this one, and have covered 3 caps in total...

The fourth big hat was dedicated to Tony Parker.

Li Liang really wanted to cry after seeing it. Crawford would return to defend and steal, and Paul would return to defend and block the shot.

I've grown up, so I don't need to help me wipe my butt.

These two defenses are crucial to the morale improvement of the Clippers.
To be continued...