The Spurs' performance this season will definitely not please the fans, including Duncan and Popovich themselves, who are very disappointed with this season. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Spurs have been aging this season, and they have had little fresh blood coming in. The only Spurs rookie to be commended may be George Hill, a rookie guard at the same level as Anjie. But apart from Hill, the Spurs are still eating their old books and playing on GDP.

Maybe it would have been okay to do that a year or two ago, but now, Duncan is 33 years old, and Popovich has to keep a tight grip on his playing time. Ginobili is 32 years old and is gradually losing the edge of the year. GDP has to step up and help out, but unfortunately, this season's Spurs are lacking such a role.

More and more youngsters are challenging the authority of this great combination, and the Spurs, who are not strong in the squad and full of injuries, have indeed fallen to the hands of most young people.

Oklahoma City's Thunder three youngsters have taken GDP off the ground this season. Duncan still remembers the block that decided the game, the one-round offense and defense that made him have to face up to the years.

Because of this, the Spurs' results this season have not been great. So far, the Spurs are only seventh in the West, and their win percentage this season is the lowest since the '96-97 season.

But this group of old guys will never accept old age and will never admit defeat. They fought the Thunder again for the last four seconds, and in the last four seconds, the old guys still had a one-point lead over the young Thunder.

"I hate Spurs!" Anjie kept thinking in his mouth, maybe the fans love to watch this kind of exciting key moment, but as players, what they hate the most is this kind of one-goal game.

Clocking out of work in three quarters of several consecutive games has made the Thunder players more and more accustomed to the feeling of winning heartily. But today, at a morale-high moment when they won 10 in a row, the Spurs gave the young Thunder a blow in the face.

"This alliance is not up to you to do whatever you want. The Spurs' tough resistance undoubtedly sent such a message to the Thunder, who have been too smooth lately.

"The timeout is over, and every time I'm excited to see how the Thunder are going to execute the final shot. Because most teams have only one end point for the final hit, such as the Lakers only have Kobe, and the Trail Blazers only have Roy. But the Thunder, except for Morris, who served the sideline, everyone else has the possibility of becoming the endpoint. "Kenny Smith was focused, and every game between the Spurs and Thunder was boring and tense at the end.

Although the Thunder's top shot percentage today is Angel Anjie, Westbrook and Durant are not out of the question. So Popovich couldn't guess who would be Van Gundy's last dagger.

But Popovich still instructed Duncan to stick to Anjie every step of the way. Duncan did so, and before the sideline ball was released, Anjie was already wrestling with "Stone Buddha".

Morris got the ball passed to him by the referee, and although it was only a sideline ball, he was still very nervous. The last time was because he made a mistake on the sideline, which almost led to Duncan completing the stunner to win the game.

This time, Westbrook got rid of it much faster, and before Anjie could block it, he got rid of Tony Parker on his own and received a sideline ball from Morris.

After receiving the ball, the game time that had been stopped began to move. Parker and Ginobili both blocked Westbrook, while Durant had no chance under Roger Mason.

Westbrook looked inside again, Anjie was still near the free-throw line, and Duncan was also very dead.

After some observation, there is not much time left. Westbrook forced his hand outside the three-point line with his arms on all fours.

"Not good!" An Jie knew from the arc of the ball's flight that it could only be a three-no-stick! He hurriedly pushed Duncan, and then quickly ran towards the basket.

Neither sooner nor later, Anjie arrived and received the balloon thrown by Westbrook.

As soon as he got the basketball, An Jie immediately jumped up and put the ball in the basket. At the same time, the red light on the rebound sounded again.

"Win! Ann stunted again!" the fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena leaped to their feet, their inside pinning for another victory.

But the Spurs players didn't think so, especially Duncan, who walked to the bench with a blank face after seeing Anjie complete the kill. Because he dares to guarantee that Anjie's goal must have overtimed!

The fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena were already cheering, but the score on the big screen hadn't changed at all. Whether the Thunder can win the game or not will have to be judged by replay. "The scene of Anjie's goal happened so quickly, he just hit the ball in the light and the light came on, and it was completely impossible to judge whether the goal was valid or not with the naked eye.

Several referees gathered in front of the technical table, Duncan and his teammates high-fived each other in celebration of the victory, while Anjie stared nervously at the big screen, hoping to see the outcome of the match soon.

However, it was only the first replay that the Thunder's illusions of victory were swept away. It can be clearly seen on the big screen that before An Jie shoots the ball, the red light on the rebound has been lit.

"Oh, how could this be!"

"Russell's last shot shouldn't have been shot against the defense at all!"

"Why don't Ann shoot faster, he could have used more rapid technical moves, such as throwing. ”

In an instant, the fans who had been cheering began to complain. The Spurs didn't celebrate the victory, they quietly walked down the tunnel under the leadership of Popovich, and it was really not easy for the old guys to get out of Oklahoma City.

An Jie stood on the field in disappointment, crossed his waist and hung his head. This game made An Jie clearly realize that they are not strong enough to be invincible.

Looking at the opponents that the Thunder have beaten in ten consecutive wins, none of these ten opponents can be called strong teams except for the Suns and Jazz. They have even met the Nets, Wizards, Knicks and other Eastern underdogs in a row.

The back-to-back victories overwhelmed the youngsters, and it wasn't until today when they faced the Western powerhouse again that they knew it had been a tough match.

The lore failed, and it is not someone's responsibility. But with only eight players on the Spurs to play, the Thunder were dragged to the end without any of Ginobili's ten shots, a result that should not have happened. If they play properly, the Thunder should finish the game before the final four seconds.

The old Spurs are very serious about dealing with an NBA newcomer, but on the contrary, this group of young people is careless when facing a traditional powerhouse like the Spurs.

Van Gundy gritted his teeth, not unhappy with the referee's final overtime decision, but with the performance of his players.

Ten consecutive wins brought the Thunder not a better performance, but arrogance, complacency, and the resulting final defeat.

"Since when have you stopped being satisfied with winning?" Van Gundy didn't speak in the dressing room until the players had quieted down.

An Jie raised his head in surprise, Ricard had said exactly the same thing back then.

"Kevin, can you tell me about your stats for this game?" Seeing that no one answered, Van Gundy asked questions one by one.

"35 points, 5 rebounds, head. Durant didn't know what Van Gundy meant by asking, so he had to answer truthfully.

"Oh, 35 points, awesome Kevin! James scored just 31 points in today's game, congratulations, and has cemented his position as the league's leading scorer. Van Gundy pretended to be happy in front of him, while the players lowered their heads one by one, not daring to speak.

"But seven turnovers, oh my God. Tony Parker had four turnovers today, and that's because he had to organise the offense, and the more passes he had, the higher the risk of mistakes. But what about you, Kevin, you're the team's finisher, you barely have to pass, but you still have seven turnovers, and the Spurs only have 10!" Van Gundy slapped the whiteboard in the locker room hard to vent his frustration.

"Look at your mistakes, if I'm not mistaken, there were two times when you and An Jie's blocking and dismantling collided and made mistakes, right, Ann!?" Van Gundy turned his words and pointed directly at An Jie.

"I ......" In the end, An Jie still didn't say anything. He admits that he was always absent-minded and deserted on the field today. A lot of the tactical runs deviated greatly from Van Gundy's arrangement, and it was not uncommon for them to run heavily with teammates and collide with each other.

"Forget your girlfriend, Ann, the happy moment for the two of you was over the day before yesterday!I allowed you to leave the team and go out on a date with your girlfriend on your own! Look at the quality of your training yesterday and your performance today, don't forget how you got to this point, there are so many short-lived guys like you in the league that you can't count!" Van Gundy was so angry that he said a lot of heavy words.

"What are you laughing at, Russell!9-of-24 shooting, that's the change you made?" Van Gundy criticized one by one, not sparing any players. Even Morris and Ibaka didn't escape Van Gundy's scolding as the two of them gave the aging McDice 13 points.

As soon as the fire was over, Van Gundy slammed the door and walked out. Only the glazed players were left to sit motionless.

Sometimes a coach gets angry and can quickly wake up the players, but sometimes it backfires.

At a time when the Thunder had a very good atmosphere and had just won 10 straight games, Van Gundy was clearly counterproductive by degrading his players to worthlessness.

On January 15, a day after losing to the Spurs, the Thunder flew non-stop to Texas to face the next strong Western rival, the Dallas Mavericks.

Nowitzki was at the free throw line for the seventh time, and Anjie picked up his fifth foul. He was too rigid, Ann's actions in this game were completely arranged by Coach Van Gundy, and for some reason, Ann didn't even dare to do anything else. No, after eating through Ann's defensive position, Nowitzki wanted to make a foul as easily. ”

"Oh yes, yes!? Westbrook passed again, this kind of ball can be hit. ”

Durant was reluctant to get past Ann's pick-and-roll, and he was worried that he would knock Ann down like he did in the last game. The hesitant Durant was stealed again, and Marion won't wait for you to adjust before coming to defense!"

"Westbrook's last chance to attack! Why is it still a pass! This kind of ball shouldn't be passed! Look! By the time the ball got to Durant, the game was already over, and the Thunder didn't even make a final attempt!"

"98-99, the Thunder lost two in a row. Their performance today was really unimpressive, and if it weren't for Josh Howard on the Mavericks' side, the Thunder wouldn't even have gotten the last offense!"

"Damn. Van Gundy held his head in his hands in disappointment, and it seemed that he had restrained the players too tightly this time in anger. If you want to get this group of lads on the right track, you have to use something else.

The Thunder looked at the cheering Mavericks fans in confusion, and for a moment, they forgot how to win. (To be continued.) )