Chapter 567: Won't Give Up Easily
In the sixth game, San Antonio was at home, and the black and white at&T center did not lose its passion because of the Spurs' big score behind.
The buzz is still buzzing, but the Spurs' home stadium doesn't have a tradition of handing out uniform-coloured T-shirts.
Probably because white has no character, unlike the heat that can embody white heat.
As for the main color, black...... Americans wear black only to funerals.
If they all wear black, wouldn't it mean that they are coming to the Spurs' funeral game this season?
For the Clippers, it was true, and both the Clippers and Clippers hoped it would be a funeral for the Spurs.
Killing them in San Antonio is also a return to the roots.
The Clippers wore the away red jersey tonight, and they were supposed to choose blue, but Li Liang insisted that red was better because red was more festive.
Out of respect for the culture of the East, the Clippers put on red jerseys and tried to make history by winning the Western Conference here.
The game started at 7:30 p.m., and the starting line-ups of both sides were the same as in the previous five games.
It should be said that the two sides in this series are still relatively civilized, although there is a smell of gunpowder and the confrontation is also very strong, but no players on either side are injured.
This is good news for the fans.
Of course, when Li Liang and Bonner fell together, there was a possibility of injury.
However, Li Liang's whole body protective gear is protected, if it is not for the sake of scolding people and refusing to bring dental trays, he must be armed to the teeth.
Where is it so easy to get hurt?
The two sides jumped the ball, with Split and Jordan Jr. scrambling for the ball before.
It is worth mentioning that in all the games of this playoff series, Jordan Jr. lost once in the opening scrum, which was against the Spurs in the last game.
This time Jordan Jr. won the ball again, and the Clippers started their first offense.
The Clippers played very fiercely at the beginning, and the morale of the whole team was very strong.
The finals are just around the corner, and it's a huge attraction for any player to be on the stage of the finals.
Forced into Nash, with two MVPs in hand, he has never been to the finals in his life, which has to be said to be a pity.
In the sixth game of the game, there are basically not too many targets and routines, just hard fighting.
The Clippers played the Spurs 7-0 at the beginning, Paul hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Griffin scored four points in a row after receiving an assist from Li Liang on the inside.
The Spurs relied on Duncan's basket to score the first point.
The situation is obviously not good for the Spurs, but it will not be so easy for the Clippers to kill the Spurs in one go.
Midway through the first quarter, the Clippers led the Spurs by four points at 15-12.
At this time, Popovich began to use his brain again.
The Spurs are starting to chop Jordan Jr.
Because Popovich didn't want to be in a trailing position in the first quarter, and he didn't want to see the pace of the game controlled by the Clippers.
Once the Clippers' fast offense is played, it is really not easy for the Spurs to control it.
First of all, Barnes opened this point, and in the last game, Barnes made five three-pointers, and the Spurs who shot were trembling.
Do you defend or not defend against Barnes this time?
Also, the Clippers have a better understanding of the Spurs' offense on the defensive end.
In addition to switching defenses, Rivers has a simpler strategy for dealing with the Spurs' offense - increasing Li Liang's playing time.
Not to mention, this trick works, and it is said that Tyronn Lue came up with it after watching the video.
Li Liang wants to know, and he really wants to thank his eight-generation ancestors.
However, this move did work again, and Li Liang's time on the court increased, especially in the first and second quarters, Li Liang continued to direct the team's defense on the court, stabilizing the Clippers' defense.
The point of the Spurs' killing is that their bench has an offensive intensity that is not weaker than the starter, and even more capable of shooting birds than the starter.
Mills, Ginobili, and Dio are all offensive players.
But as long as Li Liang is here, the Clippers' defense can be stabilized, and the reputation of Los Angeles' number one mouth brother and the league's No. 1 hair dryer is not for nothing.
Jordan Jr. stepped to the free-throw line and hit the first free throw.
At this time, Paul ran to the sidelines to negotiate with Popovich, and the two didn't know what they were talking about, as if Paul was expressing his dissatisfaction with Popovich.
Li Liang couldn't stand it anymore, he couldn't see his teammates the most, so he ran to negotiate with the opposing coach's or referee or something.
What is there to negotiate?
Don't you swear?
You won't come with me.
Li Liang rushed to Popovich and opened his mouth to come up with a three-character scripture.
Chinese, anyway Popovich did not understand.
When Popovich reacted and stared at Li Liang, Li Liang said again: "Why don't you foul me and let me make free throws?" You kind of let me make free throws, huh? You're going to bully little Jordan, what kind of hero are you? ”
Li Liang has only conceded one free throw in the playoffs so far, one!
His free throws are really consistent and amazing.
Popovich spread his hands at Li Liang, "This is the game." “
Paul pulled Li Liang away, afraid that Li Liang would go too far and eat a technical foul when the time came.
Li Liang is not afraid, because the referee tonight is not Crawford, but Li Liang's good friend Kennedy.
The second free throw was also missed, which made Popovich's strategy ineffective.
It just so happened that Rivers let Griffin go off the court.
Immediately after, Jordan Jr. directly stole Parker's pass to Duncan on the line!
Duncan wanted to come out to answer, but he didn't expect Jordan Jr. to react very quickly, and after breaking the ball, he dribbled the ball to the basket by himself, and then won the one-handed dunk!
The score became 19-12, and Popovich's foul play not only didn't work, but gave the Clippers more of the lead.
This may be the legendary stealing of chickens and rice.
At this time, it still depends on Duncan.
When Dior missed, Duncan grabbed another rebound in the front court, and then made a rebound.
It's not wrong to say that Duncan is the anchor of the Spurs, and he can always give the team important help both offensively and defensively.
And now Duncan has a strong reading of the game.
When the team is going well, he will do a good job of responding and covering to help his teammates play better offensive firepower.
Once the team has a reverse trend, someone needs to step up to break the deadlock, and Duncan has always been obligatory.
Unlike some players, who swipe points with the wind and shake the pot against the wind, the last look at the data is very good, if you win, you will count yours, and if you lose, you don't blame him.
Without Duncan, the Spurs would be a second-round team at best.
After Duncan made a rebound, Li Liang immediately fought back.
He found space in the bottom left corner by running from a position, received a pass from Paul, feinted to shake off Leonard, and took two steps inside before hitting a two-point pull-up jumper.
Playing Spurs, Li Liang likes to use mid-range jumpers more and more.
He felt that shooting the mid-range shot seemed to hurt the Black and White Army more than a three-point shot.
Mostly mental damage.
The Spurs continued to rely on Duncan, and Duncan went down beautifully after blocking and dismantling, receiving a pass from Ginobili and dodging Jordan Jr.'s one-handed split!
Li Liang immediately hit the ball on the counter-attack with an extra-long ground-hitting pass - which he used his skill - to Barnes, who was about to go down.
Barnes caught the ball and scored two points on a layup.
Then, Dio danced a spinning waltz at the horns, broke through the basket after passing Barnes, and made a series of feints, and with just three seconds to go, a beautiful back pass to Split, who was following him.
Split made it easy to put the basket to the basket.
But Li Liang's response was also very beautiful.
After his rare low-back catch, a beautiful back-to-back pass — still with skill — was given to Paul, who slipped around the screen.
Paul scored two points on an easy layup.
The subtle passing and attacking on both sides is really beautiful.
However, the Clippers have maintained their advantage in the score and did not give the Spurs a chance to turn over.
Leonard, who clashed with Popovich in the last game and wanted to come by himself and fight against Li Liang, seems to be lost this time.
He was lost between the team and the individual.
The effect of the tap odor agent was really a bit big, and although the effect had passed, the resulting thoughts confused Leonard.
For a moment, he couldn't figure out his position on the field.
Is he a screw in the big machine of the Spurs, or an all-around small forward with unlimited potential?
I don't know.
Watching Li Liang kill at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Leonard didn't feel good in his heart.
At this time, it was 38-year-old Tim Duncan who really threw off his arms and did it against Li Liang.
Duncan played the full first season, helping the Spurs 29-24 and biting the score.
Duncan alone had eight points, five rebounds and two blocks.
If it weren't for his key play, the first quarter of the game would have taken place.
Duncan probably knows that this will be the last chance of his career to get close to a championship.
This man who feels that he has always been silent, but he is extremely stable and down-to-earth, will not give up easily.