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The Spurs put up the strongest lineup, but after playing for a while, they found that they couldn't take advantage of the Rockets at all.

Here Duncan succeeded in singles against Griffin.

Looking back, Yao Ming immediately rolled back in the low position and returned the favor.

Parker once again possessed the "little top", passed Curry's defense, and scored two points for a low-handed layup.

In the next round, Curry passed Parker with his signature behind-the-back dribble, and then raised his hand for a three-pointer.

The two teams came and went, and entered into a confrontational battle.

When the time came to the last 2 minutes of the second quarter, the score came to 64:57, and the Rockets still led by 7 points.

Then, McGrady and Big Ben replaced Tony Allen and Griffin.

The Rockets put out a terrifying lineup of Curry, Roy, McGrady, Big Ben, and Yao Ming.

On the Spurs side, the aged Shifo finally couldn't bear it anymore.

His movement speed on the court was obviously slowed down, showing fatigue.

Popovich had no choice but to replace him with another veteran -- McDyess.

Manu Ginobili also rested, and Gary Neal replaced him as the No. [-] position on the field.

One ebb and another, the Rockets quickly took over the game.

Big Ben and Yao Ming set up a no-fly zone on the inside, which directly put an end to all the Spurs' thoughts of hitting the basket.

Looking back, Tracy McGrady and Roy, two talented scorers, staged wonderful singles shows again and again.

As a result, the Rockets quickly expanded their advantage.

At halftime, the score came to 72:60, and the Rockets led the Spurs by 12 points.

............

Break between festivals.

Inside the Spurs locker room.

Popovich looked at the silent generals and didn't know where to start.

The whole team has done a lot of homework for this game.

The gdp combination headed by Duncan also played very hard today.

But... things backfired. The Rockets still showed stronger competitiveness on both offense and defense.

The most deadly thing is that Duncan couldn't gain the upper hand in the matchup with Ben Wallace.

It is difficult for him to suppress Big Ben in a one-on-one contest like Nowitzki before.

Of course, this is not to say that Duncan is not as good as the driver.

It can only be said that Nowitzki is younger and is at the peak of his career.

And Duncan is old.Although there is still a lot of fuel in his fuel tank, but similar to Kobe, his body is far from the best this year, and it is all supported by a burst of "qi".

Shen Fei, who is a time traveler, knows this best.

In the original time and space, the Spurs ranked first in the West in the 10-11 season, but in the first round of the playoffs, they were "black eight" by the Grizzlies.

And two years later, the older gdp combination led the Grizzlies and easily defeated the Grizzlies that were stronger than before.

In the final analysis, it is the reason why veterans are prone to injuries.

"Everyone worked hard in the last game."

Popovich, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

Different from the strictness of the past, the legendary coach chose to comfort the players with a gentle attitude at this moment.

"The depth of their lineup is really scary. It feels very difficult to deal with any one."

"That Tony Allen, we wondered before the game if he was dropped."

"As a result, when he played, he defended harder than Paul George."

Ginobili complained.

"Yeah, and that Ben Wallace. I doubt he's doping! It's outrageous to be able to run so fast and jump so high at the age of 36!"

Parker added indignantly.

At the end of the second quarter, the French sports car drove to the basket several times for layups, but was ruthlessly rejected by Daben.

"is my problem."

Duncan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke at this moment.

"none of your business..."

"What nonsense, Tim, you obviously..."

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately wanted to refute, but before they could finish speaking, Duncan reached out his hand to stop them.

"In the second half, I will try my best and fight again."

"Everyone, don't rush to get discouraged, and try again."

Duncan raised his head, his eyes were completely devoid of the usual naivety and dullness.

Instead, it is absolutely firm!

The generals of the Spurs haven't seen such an expression on Shi Buddha's face for a long time.

Ever since, a group of people no longer needed any other mobilization, and the fighting spirit quickly rekindled in their eyes.

"In the second half, we need to strengthen conduction and use our tactical discipline to compete with their talent!"

"Strengthen the sudden score, if you can't find a chance for a sudden score, just do it again."

"Once Tim wants to get to a better position in the low post, he must send the ball over immediately."

......

After Popovich regained everyone's morale, he began to frantically arrange tactics.

He is not the kind of coach who can only play blood.

Even though he was so passive in the first half, Popovich still kept thinking about tactics to restrain the Rockets.

Now, he clearly listed the methods he could think of one by one.

After all the words, Popovich sighed and said, "That's all I can think of. You don't have to worry about it. It's enough to play the Spurs' basketball in the second half!"

............

The halftime break ended quickly and the game resumed.

As soon as the second half came up, the Spurs still sent out the starting lineup at the beginning of the game.

On the Rockets side, some adjustments have been made.

Ben Wallace replaced Griffin and continued to strengthen the defense.

George, who was troubled by the flu, will not return this game. Roy played as the second position, and McGrady mentioned the small forward position.

The Spurs serve.

On the first attack of the third quarter, Parker chose a personal breakthrough.

In the first half, when facing Curry's defense, he performed with ease and staged many wonderful extraordinary performances.

But in the second half, Parker's first drive was difficult.

Curry seemed to be able to predict his ball path, and repeatedly moved sideways ahead of time, blocking Parker's path.

Obviously, after two quarters of adaptation, Mengshen has figured out some of Parker's offensive methods.

This is the learning ability of talented players.

Breakthrough failed, Parker had to pass the ball.

However, by the time Duncan received the pass, 24 seconds of shot clock were running out.

Stone Buddha had no choice but to take a strong attack.

He holds the ball in both hands, in a triple-threat stance.

After failing to make a shot fake, Duncan swiped the ball in a semicircle in front of his face, then crossed the ball and broke through.

After a dribble, he took the overlord step and went straight to the basket.

Ben Wallace didn't expect Duncan's offensive style to be so rough.

When Shi Buddha was making moves just now, the ball brushed against his explosive head and almost hit him in the face.

Big Ben subconsciously took half a step back.

And Duncan took advantage of this opportunity, set fire to the sky, and used a one-handed dunk to get the Spurs off to a good start!

After scoring the goal, Duncan gave a rare roar towards the sky.

And Da Ben beside him was speechless.

"His action just now is very dangerous, do you care?"

Ben Wallace said to the baseline referee.

"Don't worry! If he hit you just now, I will definitely call him a technical foul."

The referee said quickly.

He didn't want to mess with Big Ben.

Moreover, the superiors had specially issued an order before the match—this match must be judged fairly!

This ball can only be said to have given the old comrade a face, so he didn't call Duncan's foul.

"Row."

Big Ben nodded noncommittally, and returned to the game.