Popovich is in a very upset mood now because Chen Hao is stronger than he imagined.

Whether double-teaming Chen Hao or allowing him to score, it cannot solve the problem of being abused.

Now that we are trailing by 30 points at halftime, there is actually no point in continuing the game.

But Popovich didn't want to give up the game just like that. Even if he had to lose, he had to lose it in a meaningful way.

Especially Chen Hao, we must find his weaknesses and influence him.

Otherwise, in the next game, they still won't be able to resolve the problem of Chen Hao, which will be a dead end for the Spurs.

Now that Bowen has just returned, he was injured again and missed the game.

Popovich now has one less dirty player at his disposal, which makes him even more depressed.

Now, if we want to deal with Chen Hao, there is really only one way left:
That is to find ways to prevent Chen Hao from continuing the game, either by expelling him or leaving the field with injury!

Thinking of this, Popovich looked around at the players in the locker room.

Then he cleared his throat and whispered:
"Hey guys, we had a terrible first half!

We didn't even use our best tactics!
We had trouble even getting across half court, it was so disappointing!

But fortunately, we still have the second half to make up for it!
30 points is nothing!

As long as we do a good job of defense, we can still easily make up for the points difference!
But one thing I want to emphasize is that our defense must be more dirty!
From now on, no matter who faces Chen Hao, he must kill him!
I don't care what method you use, but when you commit a foul, you must be firm and ruthless.

As for which part of a man's body is the most vulnerable, you all know it without me telling you, right?"

Popovich's words shocked all the Spurs players.

They are not fools, they all understood what Popovich meant.

The meaning is to let them defend Chen Hao with all their might and try their best to injure Chen Hao during the game.

Moreover, such defensive actions can easily cause conflicts on the court.

Once a conflict occurs on the field, someone will naturally be expelled.

Everyone knows what Popovich is thinking.

Duncan's mood was very complicated at the moment, and he even hesitated to speak.

He knows what his mentor Popovich really thinks, and he also knows that he will do whatever it takes to win.

But the person they are facing now is not an ordinary person, it is Chen Hao!

How many players has Chen Hao wasted this season?

Any player who has had a conflict with him seems to have no good ending!

Even the injuries of Bowen and Popovich were caused by Chen Hao.

But now, has Popovich forgotten the pain after his wounds healed?
Are you going to provoke Chen Hao crazily?

Does he really think that Chen Hao won’t attack them again?
Although this is the finals, the personal safety of the players is also very important.

However, just as Duncan tried to express his opinion, Popovich seemed to have anticipated it and gave him a warning look in advance.

After being glared at by Popovich with a warning look, Duncan fell silent!

He knew that Popovich's stubborn character would not allow him to listen to his advice.

In this case, I can only accept his arrangements silently.

However, Duncan knew very well that if his teammates did as Popovich asked, there might be serious conflicts in the second half.

Then, Duncan shook his head silently and stopped thinking about this question.

At worst, he will just work without putting in any effort.

He is not a fool, he knows the importance of things. People like Chen Hao will not take the initiative to attack you unless you provoke him.

But if you take the initiative to provoke him, the consequences will be really disastrous.

Duncan didn't even dare to imagine what the outcome would be!
The game continues in the second half!
Although the Spurs were already trailing by 30 points at halftime, the home fans still chose not to leave early.

Spurs fans are quite loyal and they believe that the home team can equalize the score.

Because last season, they were the defending champions!

What kind of storms and waves have you not seen?
At this time, the reporter took the initiative to interview the Spurs head coach Popovich:
"Hey, Greg, the Spurs don't seem to be in very good shape today!

What does it mean to you to be 30 points behind?

Popovich has an extremely weird personality, and he often responds to reporters' questions.

But today he was acting out of character, his eyes were firm as he said:
"In my opinion, 30 points is nothing!
We don’t take this score difference seriously at all!

Don't worry, the excitement is yet to come in this game!"

Popovich's words instantly made the fans at the scene burst into huge cheers. They liked to see Popovich's confident look, and they were even more looking forward to the next game.

Chen Hao also heard what Popovich said and almost couldn't hold it in.

Isn’t this the famous saying of Guangdong team’s head coach Lao Du?
I didn’t expect that the damn old guy Popovich would say it so early!

Now, Chen Hao is extremely curious about the Spurs' next strategy.

Could it be that they really have thought of a way to deal with me?
Soon, Chen Hao saw through their strategy!
Because as long as Chen Hao has the ball, the Spurs players will press Chen Hao frantically. They don't care whether it is a foul or not, they just attack frantically!

And it is quite fierce, including but not limited to various cutting and hitting of the ball and pushing and colliding.

The Spurs' sudden increase in intensity also made it difficult for the referee to adapt for a while.

Logically speaking, the game between the two sides should not be so intense after falling behind by a large margin.

But the Spurs are not like that!

They suddenly increased the intensity of their defense, their movements were quite exaggerated, and almost every attack was a foul!
Although Chen Hao was protected by a tungsten-titanium alloy body, the actions they took were really disturbing.

Chen Hao finally understood Popovich's tactics. This guy just wanted to make him angry and then have a conflict with his players.

I have to say, this method is really quite dirty.

What annoyed Chen Hao the most was that the players Popovich sent onto the court were basically the eternal water dispenser guardians.

A player who barely played in the regular season actually appeared in the finals!

Their only mission when they came on the field was to foul Chen Hao fiercely!

Such behavior is indeed too bad!
Therefore, Chen Hao has transferred all his anger to Popovich!
Popovich's coaching habit is to walk back and forth on the sidelines and yell at his players.

This characteristic of his has already caused him to suffer a loss once.

And this time, the loss was also suffered by Chen Hao.

Today, he still chooses to shout loudly to his players in the same way:
“Hey, are you a pussy?

You should have been more forceful in that foul just now!
Just put him on the ground!

Since it is a foul, it must be a thorough foul! "

"Oh my god! Manu, what are you doing?
Why don't you steal the ball from him!"

“Damn Tim, he dunked on you!
Did you just watch him dunk?

What on earth are you thinking?
Damn it, I should have substituted you all!"

Although Popovich looked very excited and even furious, in fact the Spurs players' defensive actions were already very fierce.

Chen Hao has forgotten how many times he has been beaten by them, and he blames it all on Popovich!

With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Spurs were still trailing by 26 points.

In the third quarter, they used foul tactics to force Chen Hao to go to the free throw line frequently, and Chen Hao's score kept rising.

But at the same time, they also found their own rhythm on the offensive end and even beat the Celtics by 4 points in the third quarter.

Therefore, they became even more presumptuous in the fourth quarter, and Chen Hao could no longer tolerate it!
This opportunity has finally come!

Spurs attack!
Ginobili held the ball in the high post, while Popovich stood right in front of the technical table.

Chen Hao stood in front of Ginobili's left, but he did not step forward to defend him!

So, now Ginobili is in an open situation!
So, he shot decisively!
Ginobili's shooting point is very low, and he even has to squat a little.

And the timing of this shot just gave Chen Hao the best opportunity to block the shot!

He ran to Ginobili as fast as he could and jumped high!

The basketball in Ginobili's hand flew towards the basket!

Thus, a stunning hat trick was born!

Chen Hao’s big hand slammed the basketball heavily!
This is not over yet!

At the moment when Chen Hao hit the basketball with the fan, he was also able to adjust the direction of the basketball's flight, and the target direction was exactly where Popovich was standing!

Chen Hao has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He wants to send Popovich to the emergency room in a legal way!
Let him know that there will be no good consequences if he provokes me!

After seeing Ginobili being blocked by Chen Hao, Popovich's expression was extremely ugly!

Because he thought this was a great scoring opportunity, but Ginobili didn't seize it!
However, before he could react, he was horrified to see that the basketball was already in front of him!

He didn't even have time to dodge before the basketball hit him in the face with great precision!

Moreover, the place where it hit was exactly his nose bridge!
At that moment, he felt that the bridge of his nose was broken!
A fishy and sweet feeling rushed into his throat!
(End of this chapter)