I don’t know if any of you fans have paid attention to the Spurs’ games this season. The Spurs’ current record is 5 wins and 30 losses, ranking last in the Western Conference and second to last in the league. They are striving for the next No. 1 pick. Bunyama's average data per game is 19.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.3 blocks, but he only plays 29 minutes per game. Popovich is very cautious in using Wenban Yama, because Wenban does have something, and if it is not restricted a little, the Spurs may win.
In this NBA regular season, the Spurs lost to the Cavaliers 115-117 by two points. Although the score looked thrilling, the game lost suspense early on. In the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Spurs trailed 104-117 by 13 points. That means that in the last 2 minutes, the Spurs scored 11 points, while the Cavaliers didn't score a single point! But the Spurs are well aware of their pursuit. Once the game is about to be won, the Spurs will quickly start various tricks. So how did the Spurs perform in this game?
In the last 18 seconds, the Cavaliers missed a shot and had not scored a point in the past 2 minutes or so. The Spurs grabbed the rebound and did not call a timeout. Kelden controlled the ball and there was Wenbanya under the Spurs basket. Ma and Sohan.
Wenbanyama received a pass from the basket. He was defended by LeVert of the Cavaliers. He was only 1.98 meters tall. At this time, Wenbanyama could directly attack the basket to tie the score, but he chose to pass the ball. To Sohan.
Sohan was open the moment he received the basketball. He could have stood up and dunked directly, but he chose to pass the ball to Kelden on the outside.
Let’s look at Sohan’s passing route from another angle. It’s very tricky, and he’s just throwing it out of bounds.
Of course, Kelden failed to receive the pass, and the Spurs gave up their offensive opportunity with a mistake. In this round, they had two excellent opportunities to tie the score and go into overtime.
If this round is indeed an accidental mistake by the players, then look at how the Spurs performed in the next 10 seconds. To be honest, if you are not an experienced actor with more than 20 years of experience, you can't act out this kind of plot.
The Cavaliers made a mistake and was blocked by Bunyama, and the Spurs got the ball again. There were about 5 seconds left on the clock, and there was every chance to call a timeout and play another round, but the Spurs did not call a timeout. Instead, he passed the ball twice, and after running out of time, he passed it to Sohan again and threw a three-pointer directly in the center circle!
Sohan threw a three-pointer in the center circle. Needless to say whether he made it or not, right? It must be blacksmithing! Pay attention to the icon in the lower left corner. When Sohan threw a three-pointer, the Spurs actually had a timeout! Neither Popovich nor other players on the court chose to call a timeout to arrange tactics. Instead, they passed the ball blindly to waste time, and then gave people the illusion of "not enough time."
There is another interesting detail in this game. All the Spurs' starting players have positive plus-minus numbers, and Bunyama is as high as plus-17! How can you still lose with this kind of data? Then we have to talk about Popovich's employment. When the Spurs caught up with the score, Wenbanyama was replaced and rested, for fear that it would be difficult to lose after overtaking. This has been a routine operation for the Spurs this season.
If it was said that last season's failure to lose was for Wenbanyama, then what is the purpose of the Spurs' show this season? Do you really want to get another No. 1 pick and start working hard?
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