Godfather of the NBA: Cutting Curry and creating a dynasty

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers temporarily lead the Spurs 26 to 22.

Although the difference is only 4 points, the difference between the two teams on the scene is far more than this 4 points.

The Spurs either rely on Duncan to force the center, or rely on Parker to force the inside, scoring a point is extremely difficult.

On the other hand, on the Clippers side, almost all of them are open shots obtained through running positions and screens.

In the second quarter, the Spurs still focused on the inside.

But in this quarter, Popovich asked Duncan to rest and then replaced Michael Finley.

Finley has the ability to shoot three-pointers, which can help Kaman open up space inside.

Kaman performed well in this quarter. Ibaka played two consecutive inside singles, both of which were successful.

But in this way, Millsap on the offensive end was liberated.

Finley is 36 years old this year and is currently the oldest player on the Spurs lineup.

Although he was active defensively and very efficient when he was young, the decline in physical function is inevitable.

Facing Millsap, who was in his prime, his defense seemed powerless.

On the offensive end, the Spurs let Kaman bully Ibaka, a rookie, and on the defensive end, let Millsap beat Finley, an old man.

The scene seems to be [-]-[-], but I'm sorry, someone from the Clippers is open.

Curry continued to play well in this quarter. Millsap broke through and gave him several opportunities to make easy shots.

Just at the end of halftime, Curry scored 19 points efficiently.

Clippers 54:50 Spurs.

Popovich saw Curry hitting three-pointers one after another on the coaching bench, and his heart seemed to be stabbed by Curry one after another.

Today, Popovich seems to see Jordan.

Alas, why does this kid hold grudges like Jordan?

As long as he saw the Spurs, Curry would beat him to death as if he was desperate.

And Curry has also gained a new nickname since today's game:

Stephen Curry on the Spurs!

At the beginning of the second half, Harden also started to play. He hit Tony Parker several times in a row.

Parker is quick and has no problem defending quick guards.

But for the fat little black man in front of him, his breakthrough was not based on speed, but on rhythm.

As long as he is not careful, Parker will be deceived by Harden's fake move and passed by Harden.

So George Hill had to help him make up the defense, and this make-up directly made Curry cheer up.

This section of Curry directly opened the killing mode.

Seeing that the Spurs were about to be overwhelmed, Popovich replaced Kaman with Duncan.

This time the scene opened up. On the offensive end, Duncan frequently succeeded in singles.

On the defensive end, Duncan's excellent defensive ability also made it difficult for the Clippers to get into the inside so easily.

However, this is an NBA professional basketball game, not unlimited firepower.

Curry was full of firepower in this quarter of the game, and hit 4 consecutive three-pointers in the middle of the third quarter.

Throughout the quarter, Curry made 8 of 5 three-pointers and scored the same 19 points in a single quarter as in the first half!

After three quarters, Curry has scored 38 points!

At the end of the third quarter, Duncan was already panting heavily, and his physical strength had reached its limit.

No way, Popovich had to replace Duncan, let him rest, and prepare to play him in the final stage of the fourth quarter.

But Popovich never thought that Yang Li would never give him this chance.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Yang Li directly replaced the small lineup of Millsap, Artest, Richardson, Harden and Curry.

He started running and bombing directly.

In less than 4 minutes, the Clippers hit a 14:0 spurt.

Popovich had to quickly call a long timeout.

After the timeout ended, Popovich replaced Duncan.

It's a pity that it was too late, and the Clippers' feel has been fully played.

The outside Clippers' three-pointers are blooming everywhere, and Duncan's footsteps can't defend beyond the three-point line at all.

After playing this time, it has become a burden instead.

After Duncan was shot by Curry for a three-pointer, the difference between the two teams came to 20 points.

Popovich knew that the general situation was over, so he simply conceded the loss, called a timeout and replaced all the main players.

Seeing that the Spurs gave up the game, the home fans got up and left the stadium with disappointment.

This result greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. The Spurs lost after reinforcements, and they lost so ugly.

Some media captured a very meaningful shot: Duncan sat off the court, picked up a towel and covered his head.

An ordinary regular season can make Lotte's character dull and depressed, which is enough to show how hard today's loss hit him.

库里今天32投15中，三分球19中8，砍下了职业生涯新高的44分。

At the same time, he also got 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and his performance was perfect.

After the Spurs replaced everyone, Yang Li also replaced Curry and the others.

However, during the timeout, Atkinson proposed to let Curry play a few more points to get 50 points.

After all, not long ago, the Bucks' No. 10 rookie Brandon Jennings just scored 55 points in a single game, becoming the youngest rookie in NBA history to score 50+ points.

And his 29 points in the final quarter are also the rookie with the most points in a single quarter in NBA history.

Prior to this, the most popular rookie of the year has always been Stephen Curry of the Clippers.

Of course, this is due to Yang Li's tactical arrangement, and Harden has always been asked to assist Curry.

Millsap passes the ball to Curry, and Harden screens for Curry.

Curry only needs to do one thing well, and that is to throw the ball into the damn basket!

However, since Jennings played this shocking performance, the calls for Jennings to be the best rookie suddenly rose.

"No need." Yang Li directly vetoed it.

Yang Li turned his head, looked at Curry who was wiping his sweat, and smiled.

"What is 50 points in a single game, this kid will take 50 points in the future!"

When everyone heard Yang Li's words, they all looked like you don't make fun of me.

Can take, they believe.

Take it casually, isn't it a bit too hard.

Yang Li smiled, of course he was exaggerating.

However, with Curry's sky-defying shooting ability, as long as Yang Li arranges tactics for him, it is not difficult for him to score 50 points in a game!

Even Yang Li himself didn't expect that this day would come so soon.

It turned out to be only a short day later.

On the 21st, after the Clippers finished beating the Spurs, they immediately visited the Houston Rockets, also located in Texas, back to back.

The Rockets have rested for two consecutive days and are playing at home again.

For winning the Clippers, they are bound to win.

But they never expected that this day would become a nightmare for the entire Houston home fans.