From the start of the game, the tempo of both sides was very slow, and the defense was very good. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Needless to say, the Spurs also used their overall defense under Popovich's arrangement to make it difficult for the Thunder to get a chance. Therefore, at the beginning of the game, when neither side was able to score inside, the Spurs and Thunder's outside players chose to try their hands outside the three-point line first.

However, the tight defense not only made it more difficult for the two teams to score inside, but they were more often outside the three-point line shooting with interference.

Tony Parker and Westbrook alternated three-pointers and didn't make a single shot. Seeing this, Jeff Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout, otherwise it would have been too late for the Spurs to adjust.

Popovich also took the opportunity to make a set-up, and the situation that the two sides were solid in defense and unable to score goals as soon as they came out made many neutral fans drowsy.

"It was an ugly game between the Thunder and the Spurs, and neither team scored a single layup other than a mid-range shot and a free throw. Charles Barkley is complaining again.

"Rest assured, the fans who choose to watch this game won't care. And with a slight tweaking from both coaches, their attack will certainly improve. Kenny Smith is confident in Van Gundy and Popovich's level of coaching.

Under the ridicule of T.NT's three commentators with different styles, the timeout passed unexpectedly quickly. In the blink of an eye, the players from both sides were back on the field again.

In terms of lineup, Popovich has not made any adjustments, and on the Thunder's side, Van Gundy replaced Kostic and brought Morris up.

This move undoubtedly shattered the illusions in the hearts of many fans, and Van Gundy meant to defend to the end.

The Spurs were relatively weak on the interior last year, and although they brought in Antonio McDyce this year, it undeniably didn't make much of a difference to their interior.

The reason why Duncan will play the No. 5 position is also because he has no good center and makes a helpless move.

After the timeout, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, Westbrook advanced quickly, and Anjie did not step forward to block and pick, but tried to get into position.

Although Duncan is not a Fauvist insider, his strength is also not weak. An Jie simply can't stay in one position for a long time, as long as he stands still, Duncan will try his best to push An Jie outside.

An Jie still raised his arms high and opened his hands to ask for the ball, it seems that only by holding the ball frame can he pass the stone Buddha.

Westbrook saw that Durant hadn't been able to run for a chance, so he made a high hanging pass and let Anjie attack.

"Ann gets the ball, how will he deal with Duncan's defense!?" Kenny Smith excited, and the inside showdown between Angel and Duncan is finally about to take place.

After An Jie took the ball, he made a few tentative steps, but Duncan did not move at all, just lowered his center of gravity and crossed in front of An Jie.

Angel then stepped forward with his left foot, but actually dribbled to the right, intending to pass Duncan with a quick tentative step feint.

This move may be able to allow Anjie to deal with most interior players, but it is clear that Duncan is not included.

With a quick lateral movement, Duncan easily stopped An Jie.

After being blocked, An Jie leaned on Duncan and took a turn and jumped directly. Duncan was afraid of being fouled, so he didn't jump, but just raised his hands to interfere with An Jie's vision.

Angel was indeed blocked by Duncan's long arms, but still threw the ball into the frame.

There are no flashy steps, because in the face of Duncan's defense, Anjie can't use those things. There is no wonderful violent buckle, because An Jie's feints can't fool the stone Buddha at all. The eye-catching first matchup between the two interior captains ended in this ordinary turnaround shot.

When the Spurs attacked next, Tony Parker also "tacitly" found Duncan in a good position.

Duncan received the ball and sat back hard, and Anjie was pushed away with a small step. Seeing this situation, An Jie hurriedly adjusted his center of gravity and prepared for Duncan's second impact.

Unexpectedly, Duncan's leaning back was just a feint, and after pushing An Jie to win a little space for himself, Duncan turned and retreated, barely jumping off a board shot, the basketball was steadily refracted into the net, and the score of the two sides was tied again.

As always, with a 45° angle shot, Duncan used a very simple move to get the chance to score.

No celebrations, no expressions. Duncan quickly returned to defend as if nothing had happened.

"This is a duel between two gentlemen of basic skills, they don't care about the scene, they only care about what kind of way is most efficient. Mike Brin shook his head, although it was an important game, but presumably the ratings of this game should not be too high.

Fortunately, in the second half of the first quarter, Durant suddenly exerted his strength, which rescued the fans who were in "dire straits".

Although Durant's shooting percentage is not high under the Spurs' tight defense, he dared to break through and got a full nine free throw opportunities!

The most Popovich did in the first quarter was complaining to the referee that without these nine free throws, the Spurs would have built a lead!

Tony Parker made 0 of 2 shots, Westbrook shot 0 of 2, Ginobili shot 0 of 5, and Durant scored 12 points in the first quarter but only made 2 of 6 shots.

Looking at this data, you can probably guess how ugly the first quarter scene of the two sides was.

If it weren't for Duncan's 3-of-4 shooting and Anjie's 3-of-5 shooting, the number of goals scored in the first quarter would have been a handful.

It wasn't until the substitutes came on that the situation finally changed, but the bench players didn't get much playing time and didn't have many shots, so they still couldn't make the game look good.

It was Morris's jump-and-dunk after grabbing an offensive rebound that gave fans some comfort.

25-25, the Spurs evenly distributed shots, and Durant hit 8 free throws, ensuring that the scores of the two sides were normal.

"What do you think of the first quarter of the contest between the two sides, Charles?"

"The score of 25 to 25 may make a lot of people mistakenly think that this game is very intense and exciting. But I still have to advise viewers who have just turned on the TV to change the channel quickly and do not hesitate. Instead of causing t.nt's ratings to drop, Barkley's pretended to be a serious warning, but it sparked the curiosity of fans. A lot of people have chosen to continue watching the game and want to find out.

That's why Barkley is never serious, but he can be the most popular commentator on T.NT.

Reggie Miller may be professional, Kenny Smith may be pertinent, but Charles Barkley is the only thing that sets T.NT apart from other channels.

Although both sides didn't shoot well in the first quarter, it wasn't because there was anything wrong with their offense, but because both the Spurs and Thunder did too well defensively.

Van Gundy knows that it is difficult to break the Spurs' "chain defense" by relying on the individual ability of the Thunder three youngsters, and only by learning from Popovich to make the distribution of shots more balanced, can the Thunder have a chance to open up the situation on the offensive end.

"Ann, you hold the ball a lot in the second quarter, but I don't want you to execute the singles, you organize. "Van Gundy believes more in the playmaking ability of Anjie as a center forward than Westbrook. If An Jie couldn't dribble through the half court by himself, Van Gundy would have let An Jie play the No. 1 position.

"Morris, your job is to make off-ball pick-and-rolls for your teammates. With that, Van Gundy picked up the tactics board and began to draw.

Everyone listened attentively because everyone had their own tasks on the offensive end. This time, scoring is no longer a "private matter" for the Thunder Sanshao.

In the second quarter, the two sides continued to fight, with Argentine Manu Ginobili replacing Guise Bogans, a fake starter, to the second position, and Andrew Morris replacing Kostic, a fake starter, to assist Anjie in defense. For now, the consistency between the two coaches is still very high.

Although he shot 0-of-5 in the first quarter, Popovich still gave Ginobili the power to fire. Once this demonic guy is pumped, the Spurs will have a bigger chance of winning.

Sephorosa's defense in the first quarter was the biggest reason for Ginobili's poor shooting percentage, but this time Ginobili used Duncan's tacit blocking to bypass Sephorosa's wall and go straight into the box guarded by Morris.

Since Anjie had to follow Duncan to the high post, the barrier under the Thunder's basket became Morris. However, in front of Ginobili's elusive European step, the immature Morris, although he did not allow the Argentine to score directly, was still so confused that he applied for a foul.

"Do you want to move Ann out of the three-second zone?" Van Gundy touched his chin and sacrificed Duncan's threat on the offensive end to clear the Thunder's defensive pillar in the restricted area, something Popovich couldn't do.

After discovering Popovich's intentions, Van Gundy did not immediately make adjustments. He was going to take a look before deciding.

After that, Anjie acted as Van Gundy arranged, serving as the Thunder's offensive tower near the free throw line.

He distributed the ball well and gave everybody a chance to shoot. However, contrary to expectations, the Spurs were able to score the ball after they got the ball, while the Thunder's offense was obviously not so efficient.

Anjie carried the ball with his back to the basket and passed it to Westbrook. The Spurs' formation shrank quickly after Westbrook's breakaway, so Westbrook had to split the ball again.

Sephorosa got an open shot, and he would get an open shot, which was exactly what Popovich expected. The Spurs dared to shrink quickly and miss Sephorosa because he had missed two open shots in front of him.

The third time, Seflorosa made a decisive move. The determination is there, but the feeling has not returned.

"Sephorosa's hand was cold! Although he also defended Ginobili to death, he couldn't score on the offensive end. ”

With similar tactics, the Thunder's shooting percentage is significantly lower than that of the Spurs. Seeing that the score was slowly getting bigger, Jeff Van Gundy had to change his strategy.

"You said you were going to win this game against the Spurs! Look at the score, it's already nine points! We're nine points behind, gentlemen!" Van Gundy tapped his fist on the board to emphasize the difference.

To be honest, the Thunder's tactics were executed, but the player's touch was something he couldn't solve.

Nine points, more than three minutes, if you want to stabilize the situation, the Thunder must score!

"The last three minutes!

"Huh?" Anjie looked up in surprise, he thought Van Gundy was going to replace him, after all, he only had a two-minute break in the second quarter. Unexpectedly, in the last three minutes, Van Gundy actually asked him to execute the singles.

"Your perimeter shooting is really bad, I'll let you out five minutes early at halftime to practice shooting. But now, we've got to bite the bullet! If it's going to be double-digits, we're going to have a tough second half!" Van Gundy started with a split shot because it would pull off the Spurs' defense.

But in the case of poor shooting percentage, he could only bite the bullet and ask An Jie to bite this last period of time.

After returning from the timeout, Morris was replaced by Serge Ibaka because the current Thunder need more offense than defense!

As soon as he came up, Popovich immediately noticed the change. Angel no longer takes the ball in the high post and starts wrestling with McDyce.

Duncan's eyes widened when he saw this, could it be that the Thunder were going to take advantage of his absence to force the interior line!?

Sure enough, except for Durant, who responded outside the three-point line, the other three of the Thunder all pulled to the weak side. The entire half of the court was freed up for Anjie.

As soon as An Jie received the ball, he immediately turned around to get rid of it, McDyce hurriedly followed, and just got up, he found that An Jie suddenly braked, turned back, and let himself pounce.

A simple step to get rid of the defense, An Jie easily hooked his hand, and the Thunder finally scored!

However, Ginobili's serpentine break caused another foul on Anjie, and Popovich decided to let Duncan continue to rest when he saw that the lead was still clear.

Sure enough, the second time the Thunder attacked, it was An Jie who took the ball in the low post.

"It's not like Coach Van Gundy didn't have a single strategy for the center, but it was a little too early to make a desperate bet at the start of the second quarter?" Kenny Smith asked when he saw the unusual scene.

Indeed, most of the time Coach Van Gundy will only arrange this when the situation is really difficult to open in the fourth quarter, or when the Thunder have a clear advantage inside. But now, the outside players of the Thunder team have made it clear that they can't shoot, and it is indeed the only way for An Jie to risk being caught and making mistakes. Reggie Miller answered Kenny Smith's question.

The second time, Anjie was defended by Matt Bonner, but it was still to no avail.

Under the "teasing" of An Jie's footsteps, Bonner was finally deceived, and An Jie easily hunched over to get rid of the defense, and made a low-handed layup to cut two more points.

The third time, Anjie signaled Westbrook to control the ball first, so he ran out of the low post and stepped forward to block the pick-and-roll.

Seeing An Jie wink at him, Westbrook instantly understood An Jie's intentions.

He broke through with the ball, but An Jie, who was about to block and dismantle, suddenly ran back and stabbed towards the inside line.

Matt Bonner was completely deceived by the fake pick-and-roll, and he reached for Anjie's jersey. But Anjie had already received a pass from Westbrook and took to the air!

"Bang!" Countless Thunder fans and Chinese fans who were dozing off in front of the TV were woken up by the sound.

When he opened his eyes, An Jie was hanging on the frame, and the referee blew the whistle in his mouth.

Matt Bonner fouls Anjie and Angel gets a three-pointer!

With a solid shot, the Thunder once again closed the score.

However, it is very unrealistic to rely on An Jie's singles to chase points. The Thunder need a small surge to get back into the picture.

It's a pity that Spurs second-year guard George Hill has been doing well during this time. He made two shots and two shots, and also made a shooting foul for the angry Westbrook. This allowed Anjie's consecutive goals to not help the team further narrow the score.

However, in Van Gundy's opinion, this is enough, biting the score, which is the reason why he let Anjie play alone.

With the Thunder shooting 10-of-23 from the field in the half, the Spurs took a seven-point lead at 53-46.

Popovich walked back to the locker room satisfied, while Van Gundy was glad that the margin was still in the single digits.

Duncan and Anjie each scored 14 points in the first half and were the most efficient players on the team. In the first half of the contest, these two people can be said to be evenly matched.

Both are slow-paced teams, but the Spurs have overwhelmed the Thunder with their amazing consistency.

Duncan and his Spurs were in the lead for the time being, but Shi Fo couldn't guarantee that they would have the last laugh.

With 6 wins and 2 losses, without the ability to play against the wind, the Thunder would not have been able to achieve such a result. I don't know what time to go, the blue and white lightning will burst suddenly!

Now Thunder fans can only hope that this moment can come sooner rather than later.

(Three shifts for the third consecutive day, asking for tickets and subscriptions) (to be continued.) )