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The Spurs sent out the baseline ball. After Parker dribbled the ball halfway, Duncan took the initiative to cover him. Josh Smith emptied Oberto and pinched Parker with Diaw. The French jumped up and passed the ball to Duncan, who ignored it. Paul's entanglement directly gave the ball to Oberto, and the Argentine scored an easy layup. (5:7)

The Hawks' flanking defense this round can be said to be unresolute, and they have successfully forced Parker to jump up to find a passing line. As we all know, this is a big taboo on the court.

But Duncan is extremely critical from the receiving position to the next point. He lightly sent the ball to Oberto, who was open, and made the Eagles pay the price for the high attack!

Joe Johnson took the ball from the outside and played a pick-and-roll with Diao to avoid Bowen. Duncan blocked it a little, keeping a step and a half away, not close.

Duncan's defense is not in vain. With this light block, Joe Johnson can't make a quick stop for a jumper, because the opponent's height and wingspan are amazing, and he can interfere without jumping. Good breakthrough.

Joe Johnson didn't hit hard, but returned the ball to Paul.

Paul took the ball and found Dior to cover him. The Spurs switched again. Paul took away Bowen and then split the ball.

The Eagles played very patiently in the positional offense. Paul and Joe Johnson’s strong shooting threats forced the Spurs to switch defenses immediately when defending pick-and-rolls. After two consecutive pick-and-rolls, Diaw’s defenders changed from "Duncan". When "Bowen" became "Parker", the defensive ability continued to downshift, and in the process, the defense of other Spurs players was also tightly restrained!

Popovich returned to the state when he played against Keyan in the Western Conference semifinals last season, chanting words, many of which were curse words.

Diaw made two free throws, obviously coming out of the bad state of the past two games!

The Spurs attacked, and the players spread out and passed back and forth on the perimeter, looking for opportunities without rushing.

Oberto picks and rolls in the middle, Parker breaks through with the ball, attracts Josh Smith's defense and passes to Duncan on the right.

Duncan was far away from the basket. He held the ball at 45 degrees with both hands and swayed it. He changed direction and broke through the baseline. (7:9)

Looking back, Josh Smith also responded to Shifo. After completing the high pick-and-roll with Paul, Josh Smith quickly cut to the basket, and drove Oberto to score the ball before Duncan made up the defense.

Duncan's interior defense is relatively versatile. Except for O'Neal, who has a low-post offense that is too strong to solve, he can handle most of the interior.

Relatively speaking, what is more taboo is that Stoudemire's pick-and-roll is resolute and explosive, so that he has no time to block and defend. Josh Smith, who is closer to a small forward in size and style of play, pushes up The striker position can have a similar effect from time to time.

The Spurs attacked, and the Eagles pinched Parker again. This time, the Spurs were well prepared. Finley responded in time and played the ball in time, creating a chance for Duncan to overpower Dior. The Frenchman saw the situation was not good, and directly fouled Duncan .

Dior made a big move. Although he immediately raised his hand and pulled Duncan up, the AT&T Center was still full of boos.

Forget about the other teams, there are so many heroes at the feet of your Spurs, are you embarrassed to "shh"?

Duncan didn't show his strength at the free throw line, went on to make one of two free throws (8:11)

With Joe Johnson receiving an assist from Paul and hitting a three-pointer, the point difference between the two sides widened to 6 points. Popovich made substitution adjustments. Ginobili replaced Finley, who had no performance, and went into battle.

Fans who are familiar with the Spurs know that the earlier Ginobili plays, the worse the situation for the Spurs.After his debut, Ginobili also immediately took control of the Spurs' offensive ball.

Slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, suppressed the rhythm, played a pick-and-roll with Duncan, took a step inside the three-point line, pulled up and shot, and made a steady two-pointer.

Diaw went up to the top of the arc, set a screen for Joe Johnson, and kept Bowen firmly behind him.

Duncan mentioned the position one step before the free throw line, and stopped to prevent Dior's sprint and Paul's breakthrough.

But Paul didn't mean to go inside the Spurs at all. He took a small step forward, pulled up and shot, and threw a three-pointer. Flying over the head, the bullet box entered! (10:17)

The astonishing feel of the double guns in the backcourt was the basis for the Eagles to take a big lead in the opening game, but what surprised Popovich was that the Eagles' offensive layout and players' offensive choices seemed to have always been out of the Spurs' calculations!

Looking back, the Spurs attacked, Ginobili pressed the rhythm and dropped the ball, and distributed the ball to the most confident Duncan. The latter singled out Diaw, attracted the pincers and then divided the ball. , failed to hit, Duncan occupied a favorable position inside, and caused Dior's second foul during the rebound process.

On the sidelines, Popovich secretly clenched his fists in celebration, getting Diaw out, the Eagles' offense would not be so lubricated!

In stark contrast to Popovich is Ke Yan, his face is not pretty, but he rejected Hornacek's proposal to replace Dior.

"We are on the offensive now, especially at this time, we can't influence ourselves!" Ke Yan said.

This operation is very bold. Diaw, who has been fouled twice, is very likely to become the key target of the Spurs. He is very likely to be "daunted" on the defensive end and is more likely to make mistakes.

But everything has two sides. Ke Yan insisted on keeping Diaw on the court. On the one hand, it was to give Diaw a psychological hint, "As long as you make contributions on the offensive end, it is not your fault to be named on the defensive end." On the other hand, it was to affect the Spurs The psychology of the team, do you follow your own plan, or focus on Dior?

Duncan made two free throws for the third time. Diaw grabbed the rebound and immediately counterattacked, but the Spurs retreated in time and did not give the Eagles a chance to switch offense and defense.

Paul handed the ball to Dior who was on the right side of the penalty area, and then made an off-ball screen with Josh Smith, and went around the right sideline. Dior passed the ball in time and moved laterally to block the chasing defender Parker and Paul can even adjust to shoot at the most comfortable rhythm.

"Shh!"

"Di!"

After Paul hit a three-pointer, Parker couldn't help complaining to the referee that the Eagles' offense was based on moving pick-and-rolls, and finally applied for a technical foul for himself.

"Are you out of your mind?" After replacing Parker with Brent Barry, Popovich fired at Parker.It's fine if you can't guard against Paul, take the initiative to apply for a technical foul, and help the Eagles open the point difference to double digits!

Fortunately, Ginobili then once again displayed his serpentine breakthrough and scored a layup to help the team stop the bleeding. (13:21)

Looking back, Joe Johnson once again punished the Spurs in the mid-range.

For a long time, the Spurs have been more taboo about masters who can suppress defenders at the elbow and then hit mid-range shots. The Eagles directly have two. After catching up with these two, they feel particularly good today, which makes Popovich a little helpless .

There is a word called "mutual growth and mutual restraint". Ke Yan has not won much against the Pistons since he coached. the balance.

Especially the Spurs, every time they play against Keyan, they only have one trick, "give the ball to Duncan"!

The game continued, and both sides made gains on the offensive end. At 25:16, the Eagles entered the official timeout with a 9-point advantage, and Ke Yan immediately affirmed the team's performance to the players.

At the same time, the inside combination of Josh Smith and Diaw was replaced, and David Lee and Milicic were replaced to compete with the Spurs.

Returning from the timeout, as predicted by Keyan, the Spurs replaced Horry and Van Exel to strengthen the team's offense!

Duncan lays down, singles Milicic, David Lee stepped forward to double-team in time, Duncan did not choose to force, but gave the ball to Horry at the free throw line, the latter missed a mid-range jumper, David Lee protected the rebound .

In the finals of last season, Horry once again became the Spurs' playoff killer. A key three-pointer in G5 killed the Pistons.However, this goal cannot conceal Horry's serious decline in athletic ability and defense with age.

This season, in addition to three-pointers above the first-hand level, Horry is also not efficient on the offensive end.The mid-range shooting rate is only 40%. For a player who spends a lot of time in open shots, this efficiency is not good.

The Eagles attacked, Paul and David Lee played pick-and-roll, one-on-one military training Horry, swayed the opponent through rhythm changes, and scored an easy layup! 16:27.

Looking back, the Spurs also played a pick-and-roll. Duncan went down and then received a pass from Ginobili, and scored the ball against David Lee who was defending. 18:27.

Wake Forest's brother-in-law duel, Paul felt so good in this nationally televised game that he exploded; and Duncan also carried the Spurs' offense with his own strength.The difference is that there are more blossoms around Paul; and the Spurs' offense is a bit too dependent on Duncan.

David Lee mentioned that he caught the ball from the free throw line, took the ball and looked to the side, suddenly changed direction with the ball and passed Horry, and faced Duncan's defense and went forward, and was called an offensive foul by the referee!

The refereeing of this ball is somewhat controversial. The area where the two people collided was not the frontal contact of the main torso. Duncan did not get stuck in the correct position. Not calling Duncan a foul is already giving the home team face, let alone calling David Lee offensive Foul!

Duncan executed a free throw and finally made a hard one, making two free throws. 20:27.

Ke Yan made personnel adjustments in advance and replaced Joe Johnson with Kittles to prepare for the second quarter.

Inadvertently adjusted, the Eagles' offensive end mainly revolved around Paul and David Lee. Milicic's joining liberated David Lee and allowed him to have more energy to show his talents on the offensive end.In the next two rounds of offense, he attacked Horry one after another to help the Eagles score.

"First Dior, then David Lee, this Kimi has so many cards!" Popovich gritted his teeth on the sidelines, but he had to admire him.

This is still a deal, the Eagles after weakening!

Speaking of it, Popovich is also the best head coach in the league who is good at low-ranking Taobao, especially good at using low-ranking picks to select international players.From this perspective, it seems that Ke Yan also has Popovich's "true biography"?

At the end of the first quarter, it became a duel between Paul + David Lee VS Ginobili + Duncan. Just looking at the cards, it is obvious that Duncan is more than enough to play one or two, but basketball is not a "star Pokémon" after all. Horry's defensive loopholes at this point, Paul and David Lee will play against Horry, maintaining the offensive efficiency.

After the first quarter, the Spurs fell behind at 27:36 at home!

At the beginning of the second quarter, on the Spurs side, Parker replaced Ginobili and took on the heavy responsibility of bringing the bench.However, compared to Ginobili or Joe Johnson on the opposite side, Parker did not do a good job of motivating his teammates, so that when Ginobili reappeared 2 minutes into the second quarter, the point difference was over. Came to 12 points (29:41).

To fill the vacancy left by Barnes and the small forward position, Ke Yan allowed Josh Smith to retreat to the small forward position to strengthen the protection of the team's penalty area and eliminate the threat of Ginobili's breakthrough to the greatest extent.Parker and Ginobili got a certain shooting space respectively. The former has always been unstable in mid-range and long-range shooting, and Ginobili has somewhat "nervous knife attributes".I can't stop when I get up, and occasionally the time will bite me back.

But Ginobili is stronger than other convulsive sixth players because he has a clear mind when playing the game. The admiral firmly bites the difference!Did not allow the Eagles to further expand their advantage!

Duncan's return allowed the Spurs to regain the inside advantage on the court.However, Duncan's poor free throw touch today allowed Ke Yan to find a way to deal with him.Arrange people in the front to go around the front, and arrange people in the back to fill in. If you can defend, you will defend, if you can't, you will foul, and send him to the free throw line. Anyway, Duncan will not let Duncan score easily!

In the playoffs of last season, Duncan played one against three inside the Lakers, playing a God of War performance. The Lakers were hard to suppress. His perverted performance was also an important reason for the Spurs' final comeback!But in a regular season, Ke Yan felt that Duncan would not play "Wushuang" rashly.

Even if he wants to drive "Wushuang", Popovich will not let him drive it with a high probability. Unlike the Eagles, the Spurs are aiming at the championship!Fucking Duncan in the regular season does not meet their demands!

In the second half of the second quarter, Duncan was sent to the free throw line 6 times and hit 4 of them. How should I put it, the efficiency is acceptable.Duncan is not as tall as the low post at the free throw line, but no one who is not good-looking dares to play "shark-cutting tactics" on him.

Paul played for the Eagles on the offensive end. After halftime, the score was 52:63, and the Eagles led away by 11 points!

In the third quarter, Popovich directly put Ginobili into the starting lineup and directly collided with the Eagles!

At the beginning of the second half, Ginobili forcibly broke through Joe Johnson's defense, reached the basket and attracted a pinch attack, assisting Duncan to score. (54:63)

Paul and Josh Smith made a high pick-and-roll, and Smith went down to catch the ball, facing Oberto's defense and hitting the penalty area, causing the opponent to foul.

Smith made one of two free throws. Duncan took off the defensive rebound and scored the ball in time. Parker took the lead and opened the distance between the two before Paul could slow down. Send the ball like a basket while hitting porcelain, and score 2+1. (57:66)

Fellow countrymen see fellow countrymen, shoot in the back!Dior was slapped by Parker, and an unexpected small universe broke out. He came out to play hand-to-hand for Paul. After receiving the ball from Paul, he raised his hand and hit a three-pointer! (57:69)

This is just the beginning. Dior seems to have suddenly opened up the "two veins of Ren and Du", and the peripheral projection feels hot.In the third quarter, he shot 4 of 3 shots and unexpectedly became the second offensive point of the Eagles.

"If Dior has a steady three-point shot, the Eagles' offense will be unstoppable!" This was Ke Yan's beautiful vision for the team. Who would have thought that this game would be a dream come true!The offensive threat of the Eagles has increased exponentially, and the "indestructible" defense of the Spurs is finally a bit overwhelmed!

At the end of the third quarter, the Eagles led the Spurs by 95 points with 72:23, completely blowing the game away.

When the players from both sides walked back to the bench, Popovich took a deep look at Ke Yan, and his eyes were already a little confused!

Fortunately, this guy is in the East, and the Pistons helped him take care of him!

But Popovich understands that if the Eagles continue to grow like this, sooner or later they will become a top team!How long can the Pistons, which are on the verge of disintegration due to contract issues, suppress the Eagles?

In the fourth quarter of the game, the two sides tacitly replaced the substitute players to play the last quarter.

For the Eagles, Lucas III, Amy Udoka, and Juwan Howard all got the chance to play.

The Spurs players also had no intention of chasing points, and the point difference remained at about 25 points. Popovich didn't even put on GDP to fight again, so he just shot and conceded.

The scoring efficiency of the role players is relatively average, and the final score is fixed at 100:120. The Eagles pulled out the thorns away and won a very crucial victory!

This victory not only allowed the Eagles to achieve five consecutive victories, but also allowed the team to come out of the low state some time ago.After some intense training, both Paul and Diaw played at a high level in this game, especially Paul, who scored 37 points in this game, setting a new career high, and hit consecutive three-pointers in the opening stage , Helped the team get off to a good start, and also hit the morale of the Spurs hard.

At the press conference after the game, Ke Yan was dubbed the "Spurs Killer" by the media. He was so shocked that he quickly clarified: "My team lost more against the Spurs, and the winning percentage must not exceed 50%. I definitely can't bear this title!"

In terms of record, Ke Yan does not have an advantage over the Spurs, but if you look at the cards in his hand, he really restrained Popovich!

In this regard, Popovich praised Ke Yan and the Eagles: "I know that many fans are disappointed in this game. But what I want to say is that the Eagles under Kimi are a team that you don't follow. He played and didn't realize how good a team they are! I really think they can rise very quickly!"

Sometimes, the opponent is the one who knows you best. Popovich and Ke Yan have fought in the playoffs. Compared with other coaches in the league, he understands Ke Yan's strengths better.

The Eagles are already on the Spurs' "opponent list."