The hammer tactic is a tactic to help Duncan share the offensive pressure. Because Duncan is getting older, it is used more and more frequently. Among the three tactics, the end points of Ai and td.step are both the 2nd and 3rd positions, and zip adds the 1st position.

This also illustrates Popovich's intention from the side, which is to allow role players to participate in the offense more and play the effect of team basketball.

Green's discovery, Neal's explosion last season, and even Ginobili's second spring are all related to this tactic.

Among them, whether the role players can make three-pointers seems very important, because if you can't make them, the physical strength consumed by the teammates' runs in front will be wasted, and the opponent can completely shrink to the basket, and the entire offensive space on the court will not be able to come out at all.

The reason why Neal made Popovich so angry before was also this. Now that Tang Tian made the shot, it was a completely different feeling.

Popovich nodded with a smile at this time, he completely agreed with Budenholzer's point of view.

Being able to throw in those open three-pointers, Tang Tian is really the most suitable rookie for the current Spurs team.

As long as he continues to maintain this level, the Spurs' 31st pick and that 1 million will have been well worth the money.

In the Pistons' offense, Monroe directly asked for the ball in the high post. He is also the second overall pick anyway, and he is not prepared to play the shuttle run with Stuckey anymore.

Monroe didn't pick and roll, and Stuckey tried to get past Parker but failed, so he could only pass the ball to Monroe.

Monroe's response in the high post, Singler quickly cut into the basket, took Monroe's pass and shook off Leonard to score a layup.

After this goal was scored, Singler and Monroe had an excited high-five. The revenge duo finally had a good vent.

In the Spurs' offense, Parker signaled the team to play the td.step hammer tactic.

This time, under the shouts of coach Lawrence Frank, the Pistons' defense did not shrink inward.

Leonard seized the opportunity, shook off Maxiel and scored a layup.

Tang Tian didn't participate in the offense this time, but he completely pulled out the sense of space on the court.

The Spurs led 11 to 4.

The Spurs still have strength, and the Pistons are rebuilding. At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this score.

But the Spurs' core is with 2 rookies and 2 substitutes, it is completely the 2nd team playing, this score is completely abnormal.

Stuckey swore at the beginning that he would beat the Spurs badly, but now the situation is the opposite, it is they who are being beaten badly.

Monroe continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt. The Spurs paid attention to the off-ball players cutting in this time. After seeing it, Monroe directly chose to turn around and play against Splitter.

Splitter is taller and heavier than Monroe, and he is also a second-year student, but his talent is much weaker than Monroe, especially his flexibility as a big man.

Monroe turned and cut into the basket, his reaction was obviously a little slow.

Monroe broke into the basket and scored a goal despite Splitter's chase-up interference.

He roared excitedly after scoring the goal. Although he is a rookie, he carried the team on his shoulders like he did in Georgetown.

Monroe's roar worked. Back on the defensive end, Maxiel also defended Leonard's breakthrough and took the defensive rebound.

Back in the frontcourt, Monroe hooked another ball in the low post against Splitter.

8 to 11, Monroe showed his matchup advantage against Splitter, and also showed the strength that made him the second overall pick.

At the critical moment, Parker stepped forward and broke into the basket to cause Monroe to hit his hand on the layup.

Frank on the sidelines took advantage of the dead ball to make a substitution adjustment, replacing Prince with Ben Gordon.

Gordon greeted Tang Tian after coming on the court. It was a meeting between UConn alumni on the field.

Parker made one of two free throws, and the Spurs led 12 to 8.

Turning around, Gordon ran out of a chance with a pick-and-roll from Maxiel and hit a three-pointer.

He is shorter and faster than Tang Tian, and he cooperates very well with his old teammate Maxiel.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has the attribute of a sixth man, and he can make three-pointers when he comes up.

Back on the defensive end, Gordon also showed where he was stronger than Prince. Although his confrontation was not strong, he was faster and always stuck to Tang Tian, not giving him any open opportunities.

Leonard's layup was interfered by Monroe and missed, and the Spurs' offense did not score this time.

Monroe continued to beat Splitter in the basket, and the turnaround layup went in again.

Under the leadership of Monroe, the Pistons turned around and played 9 to 1, reversing the score in one fell swoop!

Popovich reached out and called a timeout.

"Stuckey and Maxiel don't have three-point ability. Be more decisive in shrinking to the basket when defending. Make more cuts on the offensive end to liven up the offense. Don't wait to see Tang catch the ball, be more flexible." Popovich said quickly.

Except for Parker, these people don't usually have much playing time, let alone two rookies, making mistakes is inevitable, and that's the meaning of the game.

When the timeout came back, Popovich replaced Parker with Joseph. In adversity, he took down the team's main player, which was really going to test this group of substitutes and newcomers.

Joseph held the ball to the frontcourt and continued to signal to play the hammer tactic.

However, after playing so many rounds at the beginning, the Pistons had become a little accustomed to it, and Tang Tian and Leonard's runs did not get open opportunities.

Without Parker, the Spurs had no matchup advantage on the court, and it seemed that this ball was about to die.

Just then, Tang Tian discovered that the Pistons' defensive line was expanded a lot in order to defend the hammer tactic.

Popovich was right, cutting in at this time was the most effective.

Tang Tian started suddenly, accelerating to get rid of Gordon and cutting in.

His speed increased significantly after losing weight and gaining muscle. Although he was not as good as Gordon, he started suddenly, and Gordon had been defending his three-pointer, so he didn't react in the first time.

Joseph was stopping the ball and at a loss. After seeing Tang Tian's cut, he felt like he had found a savior, and hurriedly threw the hot potato over.

Tang Tian cut in to catch the ball for a layup.

Splitter was firmly stuck on Monroe at this time, and Maxiel was pulled to the penalty area by Bonner. After Tang Tian cut in and got rid of Gordon, the road in front of him was already smooth. He lightly tapped the ball into the basket.

The fans on the sidelines suddenly burst into cheers again.

This is already the 11th point Tang Tian has scored in the first quarter!

The highest score in the game!

This is not a 31st rookie! This is clearly a lottery-level rookie like Monroe on the opposite side!

However, what was even more surprised at this time was Budenholzer. Whether it was the information mastered by the Spurs' draft picks or what Tang Tian showed in the training match, he was a standard 3-and-D player. This kind of cut was really the first time he had seen it.

Tang Tian is not just a three-point shooter.