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Chapter 169 The End of the Second Scene

The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals actually met everyone's expectations, and it was indeed a close game.

Although the Pacers are a single-core team with George, his inside line is indeed not something the defending champion can fight against.

In the first 46 minutes, the scores of the two teams were rising alternately, but in the next 2 minutes, the Pacers team with a strong inside line was even better!
They relied on the advantage of the inside line to make the scoring point closer to the basket and score more efficiently, which also allowed the Pacers to play an 2:8 offensive climax in the last 2 minutes.

Directly established the outcome of the game!

After the game, James bluntly stated that the team is his own responsibility, and firmly believes that the winner of the next game is the Heat.

Not to mention these things, after Jiang Yan and the others won an away game, they continued to train calmly.

If there are any thoughts of pride on the rise, there must be some. Young people, are you still called young if you are not proud?

When the Kings are training easily here, Popovich feels like a storm!
He is now trying to let Leonard attack independently in the training game.

But to his disappointment, Leonard's current offense is not stable at all.

The assistant coach standing next to Popovich was holding a data sheet to record Leonard's data.

"How is it? David." Popovich asked the assistant.

"No, it's not very stable yet!" David shook his head and replied regretfully.

Popovich nodded, stopped talking, but went to his office with his big nose!
.........

Time passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye came the second game of the series between the Kings and the Spurs.

In the last game, the Kings won the game by nine points. I don't know what will happen in this game?

This is the question in everyone's mind. After all, judging from the current situation, the powerful Spurs in the West may not be able to break into the finals!
The starting lineups of the two teams:
Kings:
Point guard: Jiang Yan

Shooting Guard: Garcia
Small Forward: Aminu

Power Forward: Aldridge
Center: Jason Thompson
Spurs starting lineup:
Point guard: Parker

Shooting Guard: Danny Green

Small forward: Manu Ginobili
Power Forward: Leonard

Center: Duncan.

Popovich directly put out his strongest lineup today. The old man has experienced many storms and knows that there is no room for loss in today's game. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the Spurs to win back!

The old man has already told all the members of the Spurs that this game must be won!

Duncan is also ready to overdraw his physical strength, and the other Spurs are also ready to do their best!
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the game officially started. As soon as the game started, Duncan uncharacteristically won the first offensive ball!
Duncan said that he must do his best, not just talk, but to take practical actions.

Parker came to the frontcourt, stood outside the three-point line, and then saw Thompson stuck in the paint and asking for the ball!

Thompson was stuck behind Duncan and wanted to try his best to get back to his position, but Duncan was really ruthless. No matter how hard Thompson tried, he couldn't get back to his position!

After Duncan got the ball, he still used the same set of offensive skills. First, he leaned on Thompson, and then hit the board at 45 degrees!
2: 0.

The Kings attacked, and Jiang Yan dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. After everyone settled down, he passed the ball to Aldridge, who was also in Leonard's position.

Although Leonard has the conditions to play a power forward, compared with Aldridge, the gap in tonnage is still very huge!
Aldridge slams Leonard past Kawhi with just two back-to-backs, and then hits a masterful backswing jumper.

This is Aldridge's best offensive method, and the result is self-evident!

2: 2.

Now both teams are playing singles tactics, instead of playing small-scale offensive tactics like before!
The Spurs attacked, Duncan mentioned the outside line and made a pick-and-roll for Parker, and then Parker, under the defense of Thompson, made a quick small throw, which made Thompson completely unable to defend!

2: 4.

The Spurs took the lead again.

.........

In the next 10 minutes of the first quarter, the two teams relied solely on the players in the team to score.

However, after all, the GDP of the Spurs is a well-known star in the league, so the Kings scored less than the Spurs!
When Jiang Yan was substituted, the score was 16:24.

The Spurs lead the Kings by eight.

In this game, the head coaches of the two teams paid more attention to the team's defense, so the scores of the two teams were not high.

Jiang Yan sat panting on the bench, wiping the sweat off her body with a towel in her hand, and watched the substitutes fight fiercely with the Spurs' substitutes on the field.

However, after Popovich put Ginobili in the starting lineup, the bench lacked a player who could score.

Popovich also intends to use the younger Leonard as the offensive core of the bench.

But the deepest lineup of the Kings is the small forward position. As the starting small forward of the Kings, Salmons lacks outside shooting ability, but he has the most common phenomenon in the NBA. Salmons is very strong!
Moreover, Salmons has been trained by Larry Brown for a year, and his defensive ability is beyond what he can say on the same day!

Leonard's own offensive methods are still very immature, and under the defense of Salmons, it is even more difficult to look directly at.

On the contrary, the Kings' substitutes focused on playing the inside, allowing the big fat man Cole Aldridge to run over Split to score inside!

Unknowingly, the time came to the 7th minute of the second quarter, and the score between the Kings and the Spurs was just tied.

36: 36.

The Kings' bench lineup evened the difference between the two teams!
However, this is because the three GDP members of the Spurs were not on the court, and the three GDP members have recovered a lot of physical strength after such a long rest.

The Spurs replaced the strongest lineup one after another, and the Kings were not to be outdone, and also replaced Jiang Yan and the others!

In the second half of the second quarter, the offense of the two teams was based on defense, and they both played defensive counterattacks!

The only difference is that the Kings counterattacked much faster than the Spurs.

Soon, halftime passed quietly.

When Jiang Yan and the others left the field, the score was temporarily 42:48, with the home team at the back and the visiting team at the front.

The Kings are temporarily behind by six points.

However, the Spurs' lead by six points is not without paying a price, and that is the physical hidden danger of the GDP trio.

In the first half, the Spurs had already exhausted all the stamina stored by the team's veterans, so what should they do in the second half?

Just relying on the 15 minutes of halftime to recover?
That is impossible!

Sure enough, at the beginning of the third quarter, Popovich put the three of GDP on the bench and let the three of them rest.

But Larry Brown of the Kings is going to fuck Jiang Yan and the others to death.

In the third quarter, in just 4 minutes when GDP did not play, the Kings gave the Spurs a 12:0 offensive frenzy, which not only evened the point difference with the Spurs, but also overtook the Spurs by six points. The score is temporarily 48:42.

The angry Popovich quickly called a timeout, wanting to interrupt the momentum of the Kings, and at the same time want to replace the GDP.

Popovich didn't care about any health basketball at this time, and quickly sent his favorite strongest lineup.

The goal of the Spurs this year is to win the championship. They have already thought about how to deal with the defending champion Heat. As long as they survive the Western Conference finals, this year's championship will still belong to the Spurs!
Popovich also didn't expect that it was the rookie Kings who intercepted the Spurs to win the championship. They had guessed the Clippers and the Thunder, but they hadn't guessed the Kings.

Popovich is sure that whoever wins the Western Conference Finals between the two teams will not only win the Western Conference Finals, but also the championship.

The strongest lineup of the Spurs played, and the strongest lineup of the Kings also played, but compared to the Spurs who rested for four or five minutes, Jiang Yan and the others obviously had some shortcomings in physical strength.

However, compared to the Spurs' old arms and legs, the Kings still have an advantage.

Parker made a breakthrough, facing Aldridge's defense change, a simple change of direction breakthrough, passed Aldridge, and then came to the basket and changed hands for a layup, just avoiding the block of Aldridge who was chasing him!

The Kings attacked, Jiang Yan and Aldridge picked and rolled, and the Spurs switched defenses. Jiang Yan faced Duncan outside the three-point line.

The Spurs attacked, Ginobili used his European step to break through Salmons, went inside and made a layup.

When the Kings attacked, Salmons made a counter-run and suddenly hit the basket. Jiang Yan slammed the ball vigorously and passed it over Salmons.

.........

The time is spent in the rhythm of the two teams, you score a goal, I return your goal, you hit a shot, and I hit a shot.

With 1 minute left before the end of the game, the score of the two teams is temporarily 95:93, with the home team at the back and the visiting team at the front.

Before they knew it, the Spurs narrowed their six-point deficit in the third quarter to two.

There is still 1 minute to decide the outcome of this game.

"drop!"

Just as the Spurs were about to attack, Popovich called a timeout because he saw Duncan touching his knee all the time. This action couldn't help but make the old man's heart skip a beat!

It doesn't matter if this series loses, if Duncan is injured, it will be the end of the Spurs dynasty!

"Tim, how is it?" Popovich asked nervously after Duncan stepped off the court.

"It's okay!" Duncan replied blankly after hearing the words.

But Duncan knew that his knees couldn't stand such a high-intensity game.

However, they have worked hard for so long in this game, and there is only 1 minute left, it is impossible for him to give up!
Popovich nodded worriedly, then picked up the tactical board and set up offensive tactics.

On the other side, Larry Brown was full of doubts. He didn't know why the Spurs called a timeout at this time, but since the opponent called, the Kings just arranged a defensive tactic!
"Remember, we must defend alone, do not assist in defense, we must force the opponent to play unlimited singles, and do not let the opponent link up!

............"

.........

The game continued, and the Spurs' personnel were still the same, but Popovich arranged a tactic for their offense this round.

Duncan fell to the low post, and Parker calmly passed the ball to Duncan.

Aldridge tried his best to defend Duncan.

Duncan hit Aldridge behind him hard with his back, and under this force, Aldridge still retreated involuntarily.

"it's time!"

After Duncan made a final bump, he turned around immediately and made another 45-degree hit.

"Bang, brush!"

95: 95.

The goal was scored, but Popovich was disappointed off the court, because his tactics were not successful. His purpose of letting Duncan play singles this time was indeed to score, but not to score inside.

It's for outside scoring.

At this most critical moment, what is the easiest way to score?

The answer is three points!
The two excellent 3D players of the Spurs have been waiting for the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer, but in the two games against the Kings, which foreign team did not give a chance at all!

Completely adopted one-on-one single defense, and did not give open shots at all!

Duncan was expressionless. Although this tactical strategy was unsuccessful, he was still able to score steadily.

The Kings attacked, Jiang Yan dribbled the ball and stood outside the three-point line, waved at Aldridge, and Aldridge quickly came outside the three-point line and blocked Green.

Originally Duncan thought that Jiang Yan would continue to hit him from beyond the three-point line, but this time Jiang Yan directly broke through him with a fast method.

And Duncan, because of the faint pain in his knees, although he reacted, his knees did not allow him to turn around and chase after him at all!

In the end, Leonard rushed over from the bottom corner to help defend!

"No!"

This is the voice Popovich yelled the moment he saw Leonard assisting the defense.

The next scene really did not match Popovich's. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan passed the ball the moment he saw Leonard.

Passed to Aminu who was open in the corner.

After receiving the ball, Aminu emptied his mind, jumped up subconsciously, and then threw the basketball in his hand at the highest point.

After the basketball flew in the air for a second, it went straight into the basket!

"brush!"

98: 95.

The point difference is still three points, and the time left for the Spurs is only 17 seconds!

There is still a chance to get into overtime!

"Di!"

Popovich called the last short timeout without hesitation, and he wanted to arrange the tactics for the final attack!

"Boys, give the ball to Manu, Tim, you're stuck in the paint, make them think..."

Larry Brown, on the other hand, was emphasizing defense with a red neck.

Soon, the two teams played Leonard's serve, and the Kings used the full-court press, but Leonard's ball was still passed out.

Passed to Green's hands.

Green dribbled hard through half court and passed the ball to Ginobili with [-] seconds remaining.

Ginobili was dribbling the ball, looking at the timer, and when there were still four seconds left, he moved, directly pulled horizontally, and made a shooting posture. Salmons, who was defending him, saw that he was about to shoot, and hurriedly Pushed up, but instead of taking off, he just stretched out his arms.

Ginobili actually just wanted to cheat a three-point foul, but he didn't think that Salmons would not be fooled. In desperation, he had no choice but to really jump up and throw the basketball in his hand.

When the basketball was still flying in the air, the game whistle just sounded.

Everyone watched the goal intently. If the goal was scored, the two teams would go into overtime. If they didn't score, it would be the series, and the Kings would give their opponent another 2:0.

(End of this chapter)