Indianapolis, this is the first time the Spurs have come to play in the city this season.

The media didn't do much publicity about this match, and although it was a matchup between the second in the East and the second in the West, the quality of the game would certainly not be bad.

But the Spurs and Pacers haven't had much in common, either historically or this season.

To put it bluntly, no gimmicks!

And the style of play between the Spurs and the Pacers is somewhat unpretentious.

If you look at the Nets, you can still see Carter flying away.

Looking at the 76ers, you can also watch Iverson's riotous breakthrough.

Looking at the mosaic, you can still expect 35 seconds and 13 minutes.

Looking at the Lakers, you can still guess how much iron Kobe Bryant has to play.

But you look at the spurs, what can you see?

Duncan shoots on the left side and the right side. Left hook hand, right hook hand. A slow motion with the left hand and the right hand, then finish the game and win the game.

Jie is a spur, and jie is the truth.

Ginobili is only a seasoning agent.

The Spurs and the Pacers, you don't have to play to know, both sides will definitely work defense.

Don't even think about smooth offense and elegant dunks, iron striking and hand-to-hand combat are the themes.

Can this be as good as Wayne beating the '03? Can there be Wayne beating the Pistons to look good?

So, today's game didn't attract much attention from the fans.

Originally, now that the regular season has reached the late stage, fans are already a little aesthetically fatigued, and they are all waiting to watch the playoffs.

Instead of looking forward to today's game between the Spurs and the Pacers, it is better to look forward to the four-match between the Pacers and the Pistons in a few days.

Maybe in that match, the duo Wallace and Wayne will be able to play a final season-finals.

Isn't that exciting?

Therefore, this match of second in the East vs second in the west gives a tepid feeling.

But the Pacers' attitude towards this game is very serious.

Larry. Bird made it clear to Carlisle: "Treat them like Finals opponents. ”

Well, Bird has been thinking about the opponents the Pacers might face in the Finals.

Judging from the situation in the West this year, the Spurs are the most dangerous one.

Although the playoffs haven't started yet, after all, it is the king of the sixth layer, so you have to think about it in the long run.

If you really make it to the finals, you don't have any preparation, and you are beaten up, how embarrassing it is.

Carlisle actually cares a lot about the Spurs, a team that just won the championship two years ago, and the backbone hasn't changed much.

After the Lakers fell, the West counted them as the most championship genes.

So, for this match, Carlisle has made a lot of preparation.

Especially on Tim. Duncan's defensive arrangement on the NBA Kim. Kelly went crazy about losing her hair.

Duncan is really too strong, and the Pacers have not encountered a strong interior line this season, the Sharks, the Little Wolves, Yao Ming......

But Duncan is the most special of them all.

Because he has the least shortcomings.

Beat the Wolf Cub and you can strangle him and let the rest of the Timberwolves attack.

Playing Shaq and packing in the penalty area, his ability to digest the ball is not so strong.

Hit Yao Ming, bag clamp + pull out to shoot + speed up the pace of the game can be broken.

But against Duncan, the above tricks are useless.

From a one-on-one perspective, the Pacers had no one to stop the invincible No. 21.

So, the only option is a double bag.

One top defense, one assistant defense. At the same time, the person assisting in the defense must also be able to maneuver quickly, so as not to be unable to return after the trap.

You must know that Duncan's strategy and the Spurs' role players' offensive ability are extremely strong.

If you really let other people shoot, that's exactly the rhythm that the Spurs like.

Well, now the answer is very clear.

O'Neal Jr. and Wayne will build the Pacers' interior defensive barrier.

It's a 2v1 battle, and it's not always a winnable battle.

Debut is the peak, the superstar who has been at the peak N for many years, is so terrifying.

Of course, Carlisle also knows that the Spurs he met in the regular season were not necessarily tactically complete.

Popovich is a thief, and he won't pull out all the tricks in the regular season.

Witty as Carlisle, will he not be able to see through?

Therefore, he also plans to save a hand in this game and try to cover Duncan's defensive effect for the time being.

If the two sides really happened to meet in the finals, well, it would be up to who frightens whom more.

This game may not be so exciting for the fans.

But for both sides, it is a very important battle to test the waters of the finals!

On the afternoon of the 22nd, Wayne rested for a while after dinner, and then went to the Banker's Life Arena with the team to warm up.

In the stands, as always, countless fans were shaking big signs holding up Batman masks.

There are no fewer people who wear the number 99 shirt than those who wear numbers 31 and 7.

Just look at it, well, it's the least number 91!

Atai: It's hard to be a vice-captain.

"Today's game is going to be the Pacers' longest 10-game winning streak of the season. So, I think the Pacers will resist stubbornly. ”

On the commentary stage, Steve, who played for the Spurs. Cole started his job as a guest commentator.

On the Spurs' side, the players also came out early to warm up.

After all, this is a very disciplined team that takes any game with meticulousness.

Now this Spurs, at a glance, looks quite old.

Because...... Manu. Ginobili still has hair.

And in the Spurs, Wayne also saw Brent. Barry, Robert. Horry and other players.

Duncan, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be much different from the future. Since entering the NBA, Duncan's appearance and appearance have not changed much, and even the traces of time are not easy to detect on his face.

I really don't know whether to say that he is old when he is young, or if he is too young when he is old......

On the contrary, after retiring, Duncan suddenly had a dirty braid hairstyle, which made people shine.

At an age when players love to show off their personality the most, Duncan is the head of the pack most of the time.

As a result, he was retired, and the goods became commotionous.

So you never know what's going on in your dumb head.

In addition to these people, Wayne naturally also saw Bruce. Bowen, a guy who was retired by the Spurs in the future, but it is difficult to gain the respect of the fans.

When he saw Bowen, Wayne couldn't help but want to laugh.

The kind that can't help even if you're professionally trained.

Not because of how funny Bowen looks, but because Bowen reminded Wayne of what Popovich said when he faced Pachulia later.

Wayne in his previous life, when Zaza. After Pachulia made the black foot that made him world-famous, the entire basketball community was furious.

Basketball games can have confrontations and even conflicts. But to deliberately hurt people with a trick has to be said to be too disgraceful.

As the coach of the Spurs, Popovich was naturally extremely angry after the game.

So at the press conference after that game, Popovich said indignantly: "I don't care what your purpose is, manslaughter is going to jail." ”

Manslaughter is going to jail, and Wayne still can't forget the feeling he felt when he first heard Popovich say this, and he almost didn't throw it up.

This Nima, the double standard is really slippery.

When Bowen used to be in the black house, you Popovich didn't say that.

It was probably around 2006 that the league called Bowen to warn him and ask him to normalize his defensive moves.

As a result, before Bowen could say anything, Popovich jumped out to protect the cubs first.

"I ask Bruce to maintain his original defensive strategy and style and not be influenced by the outside world."

"Things like stepping on someone's foot and spraining your ankle are commonplace on the field. Why didn't the league pursue others, but held on to Bruce, is it because there were more similar incidents happening to Bruce?

Bruce has to keep an eye on the best players in the league every day, and if he does mean to play blackfoot, the chances of opponents getting injured are much higher than they are now. ”

You listen to this, and then listen to what "manslaughter also goes to jail", really, buryed.

This is a blatant double standard.

I have a reason to abolish people, and you have to go to jail even if you abolish people on purpose.

Wayne didn't know how Popovich could say that kind of thing at his age.

Pachuria's actions are to be condemned, but when Popovich talks about deliberately hurting people, it's really — how many are you?

Think about it, when the 40-year-old Carter was playing away at the ATT Center, he saw Bowen's jersey hanging over the arena as if it were his faith.

And then their head coach said in front of the public: manslaughter is also going to jail.

I guess Carter just wanted to laugh in his heart.

"Wei, what are you doing in a daze? By Tim. Duncan bluffed? It's okay, I'm not here! At this point, a shout from Tyke brought Wayne back to his senses.

Wayne glanced at Atay with disdain, you are using a fart, and you are not guarding against Duncan.

"Not much, what, be careful with your game today, Ron."

"Be careful? Do you say Bruce? That guy's behavior, no one in the whole league knows. Don't worry, I'll take care of myself. If he had done something out of the ordinary, I would have been more decisive than Carter! ”

Atai said, flexing off his bread-sized biceps.

Anyway, just last month, Bowen didn't want Bilian to blackfoot Carter for the third time.

Fortunately, Carter was experienced, so he escaped Bowen's crippled feet.

Don't ask Carter where he got his experience, it's all blood and tears.

After dodging Blackfoot, an angry Carter chased after Bowen and was about to fight.

And guess what?

Bowen turned his head and ran away!

That picture is no less than the famous scene where Wayne chased Tianzun for half the game.

In the end, it was the referee who intervened in time, and Carter put away his old fist and just yelled at Bowen twice.

If Popovich was the head coach of the Nets at the time, would he have said, "Attempted murder will also go to jail." ”

Therefore, Artey said that he would be more decisive than Carter, which means: The referee will not be able to stop me!

If Bowen makes a trick, then I will take this person, and it will be useless for the referee to come.

Wayne shook his head, and you dare to be arrogant in front of Bowen.

If you really meet Double Wallace, do you dare to be so decisive?

An hour later, there was no room in the Banker's Life Arena.

The referee signaled both sides to get ready and kick off immediately.

In the final deployment, Carlisle still emphasized the defensive strategy to Wayne and Xiao O, who started today: "Pack, resolute pack, can't let Duncan easily get one-on-one opportunities in the low post." ”

Wayne nodded, it would definitely take some effort to defend the league's number one front.

Wayne was glad that he had just increased his fitness to 80 the day before yesterday.

Otherwise, I would have to be run to death today.

After the explanation, Johnson, Miller, Artey, Wayne and Junior Ao stepped onto the pitch as a starting line-up.

Popovich stared at Wayne and touched his chin thoughtfully.

On the Spurs' side, the starting lineup is Parker, Manu, Bowen, Duncan and Rahew. Nestrovich.

Duncan, affected by plantar fasciitis, has been playing in the No. 4 position more often this season.

But whether Duncan stands in the No. 4 or No. 5 position, his threat is just as great.

Wayne couldn't help but glance up at Duncan, but Duncan happened to be looking at Wayne.

Both were stunned for a second, and then Wayne found out...... Duncan slowly grinned his bloody mouth and smiled horribly.

"Shhh Wayne gasped, it's good that the stone Buddha doesn't laugh, why is it so mad when he laughs!?

Seeing Wayne avoid his gaze, Duncan scratched his head in confusion.

This...... Am I being the wrong way to be friendly?

Why does everyone avoid my eyes when they see me laughing?

It's strange to be a person now.

In Duncan's helplessness, the referee threw the ball into the air.

The "first rehearsal of the finals" in the minds of both parties officially started.