Last season, injury problems erupted late in the regular season and hit the Spurs hard.

Duncan's knee injury and Ginobili's season reimbursement disrupted the Spurs' plans.

Coupled with the fact that Bruce Bowen has lost his skills on the defensive end due to his age, the whole team is in a situation of inadequacy.

Although they still won the eighth Southwest Division championship in 10 years due to a mistake by the Rockets at the end of the regular season, in the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs were completely unable to contain the Mavericks.

The difference in talent is in extreme form at this moment, in the first few games, although the Spurs have to a considerable extent to contain the scoring of the Mavericks' arrowheads Nowitzki and Terry, but they can't kill the opponent's third and fourth points, on the other hand, the Spurs' own offense, although Duncan and Parker combined can score more than 50 points in almost every game, the others have achieved little.

When the two stars on the roster combined for 68 points and you still can't win, that's what "despair" really feels like.

In the end, the Spurs had to swallow the dismal end of a first-round playoff exit for the first time since 2000.

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While the players on both sides are warming up.

TNT Sports' Ross Barkley and Kenny Smith have also started their regular commentators.

The Trail Blazers' game against the Spurs is one of the games broadcast live in the United States, and today's game can be regarded as a strong conversation.

Spurs owner Holt was a little more generous this summer, and in exchange for Jefferson, they paid the price of Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto, three veterans who have done great things to San Antonio, and Jefferson has two years and 29.2 million on his contract, and he has not blinked an eye in this regard. The Spurs are eyeing Jefferson's strength and his ability to add to GDP. ”

"Kenny, how much of a role do you think Jefferson has?" Barkley asked.

"I think the arrival of Jefferson is going to change everything for the Spurs, and Jefferson shot 39.7 percent from three-point range last season, which was the best performance of his career. When he plays small forward, he is more often required to shoot three-pointers from the left and right corners, which can allow opponents to deliver lethal blows in the middle of Duncan, Parker or Gino. ”

It's also worth mentioning that Jefferson shot 54-of-118 from the left and right corners last season, shooting 45.9 percent, and he's undoubtedly a good fit for the Spurs. His defensive ability is also remarkable, so even if Bowen leaves, it won't weaken the team's defense. With a powerful helper like Jefferson, the Spurs have been quietly firepowering by leaps and bounds. ”

"GDP + an All-Star, Charles, can you imagine how strong this Spurs are this season?"

"Haha, of course it's strong, but the current league is not yesterday's league, I think the Trail Blazers are no worse than the Spurs, Roy + Aldridge + Oden + Xue Ding, these four guys make the Trail Blazers look like the sun that has just risen, they are full of future, what do you think."

"Haha, the future is theirs, but I don't think the current Trail Blazers can beat the Spurs, Xue's style of play is very similar to LeBron, do you think Popovich won't take special care of him? Oden is injured, Ade is too soft, and Roy doesn't have Kobe's murderous aura. Let's talk about Xue, this rookie has been very popular recently. ”

"Well, it is said that before the draft, the Spurs even traded with the Thunder to the No. 25 pick to pick Xue, but he was cut off by the Trail Blazers."

"Haha, I also heard that they sought a trade with the Trail Blazers as soon as they selected Xue, but unfortunately, the Trail Blazers' management had a good vision and retained Xue, and the Spurs did not succeed in Parker's similar operation to Manu."

"Yes, Portland is also fortunate not to give up, tsk, an average of close to a triple-double per game, visible talent, the Chinese market! The Trailblazers are becoming the next rocket. ”

"Well, Aldridge's growth, Oden's recovery, Roy's consistency as always, and it's not surprising that they finish the Lakers when they're healthy."

The two hosts discussed the situation of the two teams very warmly, and also exposed the wrestling between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers when selecting Xue Ding.

Today's Trail Blazers are rising stars, and Spurs are giants.

The two-on-two duel has attracted the attention of media fans!

All want to know who is stronger.

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In the home team's dressing room.

Xue Ding looked at the scouting report of the opposing player who had been read many times in the book,

Tonight's main opponent for Xue Ding is French sports car Tony Parker.

"Be careful to cut off his ball lanes."

"And his breakthrough."

"When blocking and dismantling, you have to change the guard in time."

And Jack, the assistant coach in charge of defense, was chattering about the defensive arrangement.

Xue Ding also looked at the tactical board in Jack's hand from time to time, which was full of paintings, which were almost all Xue Ding's defensive lines.

Last season, Duncan and the injury-ridden Manu couldn't help the Spurs as much on the court, and Parker's scoring and assists soared to career highs in both the regular season and the playoffs.

Parker averaged 22 points and 8.8 assists per game, which is the hottest one in GDP, so Xue Ding's defensive task today is very heavy!

Xue Ding also knows that Parker, like his big brother Duncan, won his first NBA championship trophy in his second season after joining the NBA, and at the age of 25, he already wore three rings and an FMVP trophy, and was the first foreign FMVP without an NCAA background.

Parker, like Xue Ding, is an expatriate player.

Xue Ding is not worried about Parker's attack power, according to the video he studied, Parker should have played with an injury this season, and then he was the same as in his previous life, his state declined, and Xue Ding himself was not completely uncontrollable.

There is a certain focus on the defense.

The main thing is his blocking and breaking.

Parker's pick-and-roll combination with Duncan can rank in the top three in NBA history.

Then his spinning top and small throws can become the best in PG, and at his peak, he led many PGs in interior scoring all year round, and his shooting percentage was also at the advanced level of the same position.

Xue Ding also clearly remembers the 12 to 13 seasons in his previous life, the Spurs were robbed of the championship by Ray Allen's three points, but before that, it was Parker who scored five points in a row to help the Spurs overtake the Heat, that is to say, that year Parker almost helped the Spurs win the fifth championship, of course, the magic lost two backcourt boards, the magical James and Ray Allen two three-pointers in a row, and the magical kawaii free throw error made this championship a year late.

At that time, in the finals between the Spurs and the Heat Big Three for two consecutive years, Parker was taken care of by James, who had the best defense on the other side, and in the Western Conference semifinals of the 14-year championship season, Parker almost dominated the series, so that Lillard, who had just beaten the Rockets to advance, realized that Jiang was still old and spicy!!