231. Popovich who lost his sense of security

The Demon Blade unsheathed, aimed at the enemy, is unstoppable.

In the following minutes, facing the Panthers' tough defense, Ginobili made 4 out of 2 highly efficient shots, raising his personal score to the highest in the game at 7 points.

There were also two beautiful passes, one an alley-oop to Elson, and the other to a cooperating Duncan, who relayed the ball and fed Elson another piece of the pie.

When Ginobili got hot, he was not only more entertaining than Parker, his practical impact was also stronger. The performance he brought out of an off-ball Duncan was at least a half tier stronger than what Parker did, giving the impression of being unstoppable.

But the Panthers had grown accustomed to it, after finishing the previous two games, they regarded Ginobili as at the level of Kobe and Iverson, and rated him higher than Ray Allen and Carter in the playoffs.

After G3 and G4, they adjusted their assessment by adding the condition "if his touch is good".