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Chapter 167 The First Scene (1)

The first game of the Western Conference Finals started on time at eight o'clock in the evening.

The game was played at the AT&T Center, home of the Spurs.

Although San Antonio, the city where the Spurs are located, is not very big, the ball market is not very prosperous either!

But in the playoffs, no matter how small the ball market is, it will become full of friends, so the Spurs can enter the playoffs every year, which is also inseparable from this reason!

When the Kings played, they were booed by many Spurs fans.

The current Spurs fans are extremely excited. They want to use this method to help the team eliminate the home team's opponents!
However, it is a pity that after two rounds of the series, the Kings took this level of away booing with equanimity!
Although it is very noisy, it is not unacceptable!
At the start of the game, the Kings took the lead to get the ball. Jiang Yan dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, looked at Green in front of him, gave a slight touch, and then stretched out his left hand, making a three-character gesture.

Then the players of the Kings began to move, interspersed with the pre-trained tactics.

A second later, the field changed to Aldridge holding the ball with his back to Duncan.

It looks like this is to let Aldridge play singles.

When Popovich off the court saw this scene, his face immediately changed, and he couldn't help but stood up and came to the sidelines.

"Defense!"

Mr. Popovich couldn't help but yelled.

In fact, there was helplessness and panic in this voice.

Yes, Duncan has the ability to contribute on the court when he is old, but after playing seven games with the Trail Blazers, the Spurs and Popovich are very clear that Duncan can't play the same performance as the seventh game.

Now the Kings are holding on to Duncan, which is undoubtedly the seven inches of the Spurs!

Popovich couldn't help but look at the tall man on the bench, and shook his head secretly. Now he regrets not signing more inside players.

After Aldridge got the ball, he would think of what Jiang Yan said before the game.

"Add, the key to this game is whether you can break Duncan and knock out a hole in the Spurs' defense, so when I pass the ball to you, you don't have to think about anything else, just put the basketball in your hand Just throw it in the basket!"

Aldridge's expression changed, and as soon as his back was hard, he slammed into Duncan, intending to slam Duncan away, and then made a turnaround jumper.

But at the start of the game, Duncan was still very energetic, so Aldridge's goal was not achieved, and he did not hit Aldridge.

After Aldridge realized that he hadn't knocked Duncan away, he immediately turned around and turned into a face-to-face attack.

He planned to win with speed. Sure enough, Duncan was still old after all, and his speed couldn't keep up with Aldridge at all, and Aldridge stepped over him in two steps.

Splitter, who had been paying attention to the situation here, immediately came over to help defend.

But it was nothing more than the last foul.

Larry Brown was actually a little bit heartbroken, and when he saw that Aldridge's offense worked, he calmed down.

If there is no problem with the Kings' defense when the Spurs attack, then he will be able to sit on the Diaoyutai in this game!
Popovich walked on the sidelines a little anxiously, playing the Blazers because of the flaws in the Spurs' inside line, so the outcome was not decided until the seventh game.

But the inside line of the Kings is not weak!

Especially the yellow-skinned young man on the court, his vision was really sharp, and he wanted to hit Tim.

Scratching his head, Popovich decided to take another look to see how the offense of the Spurs lineup is. If there is no problem with the offense, then let the Spurs abandon the defense and completely attack the opponent!

The Spurs attacked, and Parker dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Duncan still brought up the pick-and-roll, and then Parker broke through. However, the Kings switched defenses very thoroughly and were not disrupted by the pick-and-roll.

Aldridge calmed down, raised his arms, focused on Parker who was breaking through the dribble, and firmly stabilized his body's center of gravity.

Parker saw that Aldridge was defending like this, and he was not sure about the offense, so facing Aldridge, he stopped, and then slowly retreated to the middle distance, and passed the ball to Duncan on the other side.

Jiang Yan defended Parker today, especially at Jiang Yan's own request. Originally, according to Larry Brown's arrangement, Jiang Yan should have defended Danny Green, but Jiang Yan felt that she had to face her senior well.

Jiang Yan put one hand on Duncan's waist, and with the other Jiang Yan wanted to cut off the ball from Duncan's hand!
But Duncan was very steady, he didn't directly make a shot or other offensive methods.

Instead, he used his familiar back kick, crushing Jiang Yan to the inside line, and after a few steps, a 45-degree kick came directly!
20 years of playing board technology, will miss?
"Bang, brush!"

Consistent as ever, Duncan's offense was successful this time around.

2: 2.

Both teams reached their goals on the first offense, but Popovich had a feeling of foreboding.

After thinking about it, Popovich continued to watch.

The Kings attack, Jiang Yan is still looking for Aldridge, since you Spurs think your cornerstone is still the same as before, then we will hit your cornerstone!
In this attack, Aldridge shot and hit the iron, but the strategic goal was achieved, and Duncan was further exhausted.

The Spurs got the rebound and then attacked, still with Duncan's pick-and-roll, Leonard and Green each went to the bottom corner.

This time the offense, the Spurs ended with a Parker throw.

However, the Kings' defensive tactics are implemented well. It is impossible for an All-Star player like Parker to let him not score a single point.

In the next game, the Kings steadily implemented their strategy, no matter what, they would consume Duncan, the 38-year-old 'Stone Buddha'!
Less than 6 minutes into the first quarter, Duncan was already too tired to move. Popovich, who was standing on the sidelines, had already realized what the Kings wanted to do when the Kings frequently singled Duncan.

But what can he do?
Replace Duncan?

Just kidding, the score between the two teams is now 12:11, with the home team behind and the visiting team ahead.

The reason why the Spurs are now able to form a balance with the Kings is due to Duncan. The existence of Duncan enriches the Spurs' offensive tactics.

Many tactics, the Spurs are implemented around Duncan.

But Popovich looked at Duncan, who was panting on the bench, and couldn't help but fell silent.

The Kings are holding their seven inches now, and there is no solution at all.

Indeed, the Spurs can not play Duncan, but without Duncan's Spurs, is it still the Spurs?
After the timeout expired, Duncan still played. Similarly, Jiang Yan saw that Duncan's senior was not leaving, so he let Aldridge keep playing Duncan.

In fact, Aldridge is also a bit tired, but compared to Duncan, Aldridge is young and strong after all, and the physical strength in his body can still be squeezed out!
Aldridge continued to hit Duncan with his back, and this time Aldridge succeeded.

Duncan's physical strength is not enough, so naturally he can't do his best to defend Aldridge like he did at the beginning of the game.

He has to keep his physical strength in the team's offense!

In the next 3 minutes, the Kings' offensive efficiency soared, while the Spurs' offensive efficiency declined.

In the 10th minute of the first quarter, when Jiang Yan was replaced, the score between the Kings and the Spurs had changed to 24:16, and the point difference widened to 8 points.

Popovich also took this opportunity to replace Duncan, and replaced Ginobili, the monster knife!
Larry Brown of the Kings waved his hand directly, making the Kings players go up and down!

(End of this chapter)