The Bobcats' morale soared, and although the Spurs had Duncan, their morale wasn't affected much, but Popovich was anxious!
His anxiety lasted a whole intermission. As the intermission was about to end, his substitutions and strategies didn't differ much from usual—trailing in score meant he had to have at least two of his big three on the floor.
Parker was inefficient against the Bobcats, so the pressure was on Ginobili and Duncan, with the point guard position paired with Udrih or Jacque Vaughn, both role players who could shoot and defend.
The other two were Bowen and Elson, who could defend.
The break ended, and Popovich looked across to see the lineup of Felton, Zhang Yang, Gerald Wallace, Millsap, and Perkins taking the court.
As he expected, Gerald Wallace was playing—fortunately, he had substituted Bowen in.
Although Duncan protected the rim, Gerald Wallace's drives still needed someone to delay him.
