Braised Eggplant with Minced Pork

Chapter 166 Field Conflict (4/5)

The referee gave Martin a technical foul, which temporarily quelled the old man's anger.

Splitter took two free throws, plus one free throw and possession.

Splitter made both free throws, and Ginobili's technical free throw was also good, reducing the point difference to 23 points. The Spurs still had possession.

On the Clippers' side, D'Antoni brought Billups and Butler back in, using the veterans to stabilize the situation.

Popovich also replaced Splitter with Blair.

With the Spurs in possession, Ginobili signaled the Ai hammer tactic, giving Tang Tian an open three-point opportunity from the corner thanks to Splitter.

Ginobili made a very stylish long pass from under the basket, the ball directly crossing over Evans from outside the court to Tang Tian's hands.

Tang Tian comfortably caught the ball and shot.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian scored his first goal in an NBA regular season game!

The point difference came to 26 points!

Tang Tian gave Ginobili a high-five when returning to defense. His collaboration with the "妖刀" (Demon Blade) was completely natural.

On the Clippers' offense, veteran Billups came out of a pick-and-roll and hit a three-pointer, bringing the point difference back to 23 points.

However, there wasn't much reaction from the crowd.

The home atmosphere was indeed a bit bad.

In the Spurs' offense, Ginobili broke into the basket and scored another 2 points.

Ginobili had scored 8 points and 1 assist since coming on in the second quarter, unstoppable on the court.

The more the Clippers fell behind, the looser their defense became, while the Spurs maintained intensity on the court despite leading by a lot.

Tang Tian successfully intercepted Williams' pass to Billups, anticipating and stealing the pass.

The ball went to Ginobili, who didn't push a fast break, dribbling the ball to the front court to continue the zip hammer tactic.

"Defense! Defense!"

The DJ tried to encourage the audience to cheer for the home team, but the effect was sparse.

It was obvious that the expressions on the Clippers' players' faces were becoming increasingly unpleasant.

Falling behind by more than 20 points, having just been called for a technical foul, and not being favored by the home fans, this concentration of negative energy was particularly depressing.

Ginobili signaled Leonard and Tang Tian to spread out at the baseline on both wings, signaling Bonner to set a screen at the free throw line.

He also realized that the defense of this new Clippers team was terrible, and there was no need to run tactics and waste so much energy.

Bonner's screen wasn't solid, and he rolled off the screen a bit too quickly. Ginobili was double-teamed by Martin and Mo Williams as he broke into the restricted area.

However, the "妖刀" (Demon Blade) was the "妖刀" (Demon Blade), and he still passed the ball out through the gap.

Bonner had a three-point opportunity, but before he could shoot, the referee blew his whistle under the basket.

Ginobili suddenly fell to the ground, his left hand on the ground, his expression extremely painful.

This sudden situation interrupted the game. At that moment, Blair suddenly went over and shoved Martin hard, the two of them face-to-face, spitting at each other.

Because it happened in an instant, and Ginobili was double-teamed, only Blair under the basket knew what had happened.

However, when the conflict broke out, Bonner quickly went up on the Spurs' side, and Tang Tian also called Leonard to confront them together.

The two sides were at each other's throats, and the referee quickly squeezed in between the two teams to avoid further conflict.

But at that moment, Martin suddenly punched Blair in the face, and Blair instantly went berserk and chased after Martin.

Martin threw a punch and retreated while fighting, his footwork stylish, and he wasn't hit.

Some players pulled people apart, while others punched, and the scene became extremely chaotic.

Tang Tian didn't join the fray at this time. There were too many players on both sides. He and the team doctor protected Ginobili, who was still lying on the ground.

The conflict was stopped by the referee, and the players on both sides were persuaded back to their respective halves of the court.

Tang Tian and the team doctor helped Ginobili to the sidelines.

The referee went to the scorer's table to watch the previous video replay, and the game entered a technical timeout.

The team doctor and Ginobili were constantly communicating. The Spurs players, including head coach Popovich and assistant coach Budenholzer, looked very anxious on the sidelines.

Ginobili had just revitalized his career, and it could be seen from this game that his competitive state was very good.

If he was injured, it would be a very big blow to both him personally and the Spurs.

"He can't play anymore."

After communicating, the team doctor stood up and gave Popovich a temporary message. The specifics would have to be further confirmed in the locker room.

Popovich's face looked bad. His previous anger was because he was afraid that a player would be injured, and now his worry had become a reality, and it was Ginobili who was injured.

Ginobili and the team doctor went back to the locker room first.

At that moment, the LED screen in the arena showed a replay of what had just happened under the basket.

The replay showed that Ginobili's arm was pulled by Mo Williams during the double-team, and then Martin made an obvious small pushing motion. The two exerted force one after the other, causing Ginobili's wrist to turn outwards and get injured.

The LED video was replayed several times, and some fans showed disdain.

Los Angeles has many wealthy people, and many of the people who come to watch the games are also Lakers fans. They are generally arrogant in their bones. Seeing that they couldn't win, they resorted to petty tricks, which they felt was a bit shameful. Some fans couldn't stand it anymore and left the arena directly.

After watching the video replay, the referee made a ruling. Williams was called for a defensive foul. Martin was ejected for pushing and the subsequent punch, and Blair was given a technical foul.

D'Antoni then replaced Paul and Griffin.

Paul made the technical free throw.

Ginobili was unable to shoot the free throws, so Popovich designated Parker to shoot the four free throws (two for the foul, two because Ginobili couldn't).

Parker made three of the four free throws, extending the Spurs' lead to 28 points. The Spurs still had possession.

Parker went down after shooting the free throws, and Joseph replaced the injured Ginobili.

Popovich was afraid that Parker would also get injured. If that were the case, the Spurs' season would really be over before it even started.

The game continued after the conflict.

Paul organized the offense in the front court, calling for Griffin to pick and roll and then breaking into the basket to score a layup.

In the Spurs' front court offense, Leonard got a chance to go one-on-one against Paul in the low post, turning and driving towards the basket, but Paul seized the opportunity and successfully slapped the ball out of his hand.

The Clippers launched an attack, and Paul made a long pass to Gomes, who made a fast break layup.

Taking advantage of the absence of the Spurs' GDP, the Clippers launched a 4-0 run against the Spurs.

Popovich didn't seem to want to make a substitution. He just shouted tactical reminders from the sidelines.

In the Spurs' front court offense, Joseph made a mistake in passing after breaking through, directly passing the ball to Griffin. The Clippers launched another fast break, with Paul and Griffin putting on a show with an alley-oop dunk.

The atmosphere in the arena suddenly exploded.

The camera focused on Popovich standing on the sidelines. His face was gloomy, and he didn't say anything, but he still didn't make any substitutions.