In the second quarter, the Clippers took the lead, Paul and Griffin completed an aerial relay to help the Clippers lead 37-35, but then Ginobili hit a three-pointer, and the Spurs launched a 15-5 attack wave to directly extend the difference between the two teams to 10 points, and with 3:54 left in the second quarter, Green also hit a three-pointer, and the Spurs took a 50-42 advantage.

Paul then hit a three-pointer, Griffin scored twice and the Clippers closed the gap to three points, but they didn't score a point in the final 1:55 of the quarter, and the Spurs scored five straight points to end the first half at 57-49.

Among the many rookies of the Spurs, Leonard was able to enter the Spurs' starting lineup in his first year, and it was not for nothing that Popovich was deeply fond, and after the start of the third quarter, he scored two three-pointers in one minute to open the gap 65-53. The Spurs blossomed inside and out, Duncan scored several consecutive baskets, Ginobili and Dio scored three more points, and with 1:54 left in the quarter, the Spurs led by 19 points at 83-64. Under the Spurs' defense, the Clippers' offensive firepower gradually weakened, and after three quarters, they fell behind 72-87.

Jackson started the fourth quarter with a three-pointer, but the Clippers went on a 12-4 run to tie the score at 84-94. But then the offense began to make mistakes, and the Clippers players seemed to be physically unable to keep up, and the Spurs would not give their opponents a chance to breathe, Ginobili made a layup, and then he drew another foul, hitting two free throws with Duncan, and with 2:34 left in the game, the Spurs opened up again at 101-85.

Although Paul hit two consecutive shots in one minute to help the Clippers close the gap to 11 points, there was nothing they could do to complete the comeback from the Spurs, and Duncan and Green also scored in succession, hitting 7-0 to extend the advantage to 108-90 and seal the victory.

Duncan had a game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds, as well as two blocks and two steals, while Leonard Jr. contributed 16 points and six rebounds, Green had 15 points and six rebounds, Parker had seven points and 11 assists, Dio had seven points, 12 rebounds and five assists, and Manu Ginobili came off the bench with 22 points.

The Clippers were able to play with the Spurs in the first half, but failed to withstand the Spurs' offensive in the second half, Griffin scored 15 points and 9 rebounds, Butler scored 15 points, Paul only made 3 of 13 shots, only 6 points and 10 assists, Eric came off the bench 23 points, Martin scored 13 points.

After the game, Paul was interviewed and unraveled the biggest pot, admitting that his shooting percentage was too low to cause the loss, when the reporter asked Huang Yu to come to the gymnasium with the team, but why did he not appear on the sidelines, Paul said that he was embarrassed!

The acting coach took over the conversation, saying that although Huang Yu's diarrhea had been controlled, he was unable to participate in the game due to a large loss of water in his body.

The acting coach said that Paul's face looked a little better, in fact, in the second half, Huang Yu planned to go to the sidelines, if the team needed to play on the field, although the physical strength was only half recovered, it may reduce the physical confrontation, but it is no problem to be a mobile battery, at least a little more stable than other shooters.

But Paul's words dispelled Huang Yu's idea of wanting to play, he meant that the body is important, and it would be unwise to sacrifice health to do a momentary battle of will, and I believe that teammates can play well.

So Huang Yu borrowed the donkey to go downhill and gave up his intention to play, and he didn't even plan to go to the sidelines, the reason why Paul had the confidence to say this is nothing more than that there was no Huang Yu in the first half, the Clippers have been playing with the Spurs for a long time, if Huang Yu no longer wins this game, then Paul will be comfortable physically and mentally for several days.

But obviously the result of the game was not satisfactory, and even Paul's performance in the second half can be called a laggard, the shooting rate of 1 of 4 in the first half is actually nothing, but the 2 of 9 in the second half should not be the answer that a super point guard has handed over, although there are 10 assists, but the media still uses the performance to describe Paul as abnormal after the game.

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After losing the first game, the Clippers' faces were much lighter, after all, everyone's nerves were tense at the beginning of the playoffs, especially after 7 games in the first round, the Clippers who won did not dare to relax, and they faced the Spurs in the second round, a playoff regular, and the Clippers' players were not nervous.

But the Clippers players are relaxed, and their spirits can't be concentrated.

One day after the second game, Huang Yu's diarrhea has been cured, but the state is not very ideal, the team doctor suggested that Huang Yu's playing time should be strictly controlled in this game, and the acting coach readily agreed.

He couldn't decide from the start, and it was Parker's 30th birthday on the day of the game, and maybe he wanted to use a good stat as a birthday present.

Parker hit a shot shortly after opening and had two assists after that, and the Spurs started the game 9-5.

And Paul, who did not perform well in the last game, was even more embarrassed in this game, facing the Spurs' strict defense Paul made 3 mistakes in the first quarter, but Huang Yu hit consecutive shots when Paul couldn't open it, helping the Clippers to exceed 10-9, but Huang Yu still overestimated his recovery, and in the face of Leonard's close defense, Huang Yu had to consume more physical strength to run.

Huang Yu was dumb on his side, but Spurs Duncan scored consecutive shots to exceed the score, and Ginobili hit two three-pointers after coming on the court, helping the Spurs complete a 14-0 attack wave and take a 23-10 advantage in one fell swoop. With 1:02 left in the quarter, Ginobili received the ball outside the three-point line, first used the cover past the defender, and then forced a breakthrough in front of Griffin with the ball, Griffin could only watch Ginobili make a layup, and the Spurs led 29-15.

The Spurs once led by 15 points, Huang Yu scored 6 points in a row before the next game, only to chase the score to 21-29, Huang Yu's physical exertion in the first quarter was very serious, contributing 11 points and 1 assist, but directly led to the end of the game Huang Yu directly into the locker room, so that many fans in front of the TV were confused, and soon the commentator got the news that Huang Yu could not continue the next game, the specific situation has not yet been known.

The Clippers, who lacked Huang Yu, improved in the second quarter, just biting the score to prevent the Spurs from pulling away, and with 1:46 left in the quarter, Griffin scored an aerial relay dunk to put the Clippers behind 40-42. The Spurs didn't give the Clippers a chance to equalize, and Duncan immediately hit a baseline shot to keep the Spurs in the lead, and at halftime, they led 46-42, and Martin missed two free throws before the end of the quarter to miss a good chance to chase points.

The Clippers who returned to the locker room did not see Huang Yu, but the assistant coach learned that Huang Yu had dehydration just now and had gone to the hospital!

Huang Yu's inability to play cast a shadow over the Clippers, and what made matters worse was that the Spurs collectively broke out in the second half, and the most terrifying thing was that it was not the "GDP combination" that broke out first, but Green, who hit two consecutive three-pointers in the second quarter, and the Spurs launched a 10-0 attack wave to open the gap again at 62-47.

Paul hit just one shot in the first half, but he rebounded in the second half, hitting a three-pointer with five minutes left in the quarter, followed by Butler and Griffin to make it 58-65 for the Clippers, and Paul hit two three-pointers to score eight points, but the Clippers trailed 67-78 after three quarters.

Neal and Dio hit back-to-back three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the benches scored the Spurs' first 14 points in the fourth quarter to maintain a double-digit lead at 92-76 with 7:16 left in the game, and Duncan and Parker also scored back-to-back to give the Spurs a 19-point lead at 100-81 with 2:47 left in the game.

The Spurs had the chance to win, Popovich quickly withdrew all his main forces, the Clippers also gave up resistance, and Griffin and others quickly went down. In San Antonio, they lost two in a row, and the Clippers can only look forward to a return home for revenge.

Parker had 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals, Duncan had 18 points and five rebounds, Christian Dior had 16 points, Green had 13 points and Ginobili had 10 points.

Griffin scored 20 points but grabbed just one rebound for the Clippers, Paul had 10 points and five assists on 4-of-9 shooting, and eight turnovers, Martin had 11 points and Butler had nine. Huang Yu only played 8 and a half minutes in the first quarter, scoring 11 points and 1 assist.

The next day, Paul's 8 turnovers became the news of the media, and even said that Paul can only dominate the regular season, once the playoff defense improves, Paul will be the biggest shortcoming of the Clippers, as evidenced by the 38 turnovers that entered the playoffs this season.

The opposite of Black Paul is that Huang Yu played with illness, and contributed 11 points in only 8 and a half minutes, which is much more than Martin, Butler and others contributed to the team, of course, it is not explicit, but with a lot of data to also faintly say, more bold prediction that even if Huang Yu is healthy, he may not be able to defeat the Spurs, as for why? Look at the data!

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Paul's agent communicated with the team, whether to tell the media about Paul's injury, he didn't mean to wash his name, but to buy insurance for the next game, after all, Paul's mistakes began to increase after the injury, who knows if the next games will become more.

The team naturally will not favor one over the other, the big boss spoke, and used Griffin to make a deal in the offseason, so they brought Griffin with them by the way, as soon as the news was released, many fans expressed their understanding, Paul's injury is well known, and Griffin was also injured in the first few games, this lineup is the first season of the Clippers, and fans said that they are very satisfied with being able to play in the second round this year.

But now 2-0 for the Clippers, if the home court fails to tie the score, then back to San Antonio, the Clippers will be in danger!

The Clippers, who returned to their home court on May 20, picked up some of their feelings, and they had a near-perfect start, after the two teams fought 7-7, Huang Yu and Griffin hit shots one after another, the Clippers launched a crazy 20-2 attack wave, Paul also picked up five assists in the first quarter, and with 1:14 left in the first quarter, the Clippers took a 27-9 advantage.

In 7 minutes and 40 seconds, the Spurs only scored 2 points, and the Spurs finally hit a shot, but in the last minute of the quarter, they were attacked by the Clippers, Paul and Huang Yu scored three points in a row, and the Clippers scored 6 points in a row to end the quarter 33-11.

The Clippers' bench continued the hot touch in the second quarter, with Butler hitting a three-pointer to give the Clippers a 24-point lead at 40-16, the first time they had taken such a big advantage in this series.

With 2:49 left in the quarter, Paul, who came back from the break, feigned a shot and suddenly distributed the ball to Griffin, who took a stride, changed hands in the air, and dunked in front of Duncan, and the Clippers still led by 20 points at 48-28.

However, after Popovich called a long timeout, the Spurs came back and quickly counterattacked, Ginobili and Bonner scored three points in succession, completing a wave of 27-10 attacks, only to fall behind 43-50, Huang Yu hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer before the end of the second quarter, and the Clippers ended the first half 53-43.

Shortly after the start of the third quarter, the Clippers still led 57-45, but the Spurs' counterattack came as expected. Green hit a layup, Leonard hit a three-pointer, and Duncan and Parker followed that on, as they unleashed a 24-0 spurt to take a double-digit lead at 69-57 with 2:06 left in the quarter. For eight minutes, the Clippers didn't score a point.

At this time, the acting coach couldn't sit still and replaced Huang Yu, but the Spurs had already entered the state at this time, but in the last 2 minutes of the quarter, the Spurs failed to score, and the Clippers narrowed the gap to 2 points with the combination of Huang Yu and Griffin's inside and outside, and ended the first three quarters with 69-67 behind, the Clippers only scored 10 points in this quarter, or after replacing Huang Yu on the court, the Clippers found an opportunity after opening the defensive area, while the Spurs scored 26 points, although the score was not high, but the defensive quality was quite good.

Paul didn't find a sense in the matchup with Parker, and today was also a mediocre offensive performance, while Parker gradually improved, and after the start of the fourth quarter, Parker gradually got into the groove and hit two consecutive shots, and the Spurs extended the margin to double digits at 84-73.

Then Huang Yu hit Leonard's three-point shot to narrow the gap to single digits, but Parker hit a direct shot from outside the three-point line, which embarrassed Paul, and then Duncan then passed the basket and Dior scored in the face of an empty basket, giving the Spurs a 91-78 lead.

Although the Spurs failed to score in the next 2 minutes, it was more difficult for the Clippers to score, Huang Yu maintained a high shooting rate for the whole game and also failed to shoot, Parker hit one of two free throws with 30 seconds left in the game, the Spurs led 92-85, and then Huang Yu hit a three-point shot, but the difference was still 6 seconds in 4 minutes, although foul tactics were used, but the Spurs hit 2 free throws steadily, a 6-point difference, and the Clippers lost the third game of the series.

Duncan had 19 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and three blocks, Parker had 23 points and 10 assists, Leonard had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Ginobili had 13 points and six assists.

As for the Clippers, Huang Yu scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Griffin scored 28 points and 16 rebounds, Paul had 12 points and 11 assists, but only 5 of 17 shots, Martin who came off the bench scored 9 points, and Butler scored 9 points.

The Clippers, who are 3-0 down, have been labeled doomed out, and have been reversed by the Spurs with a 24-point lead, and there is no one left! Although the mouthpiece of the Clippers later put the blame on the acting coach, believing that it was his lack of on-the-spot adaptability that caused the Clippers to lose, and did not replace Huang Yu when the Spurs were chasing points, resulting in the Spurs' continuous scoring momentum not being interrupted.

The acting coach has a hard time, he didn't play Huang Yu at the beginning of the third quarter because of the lead, but also to let Huang Yu rest more, after all, the recovery is good, it does not mean a full recovery, who would have thought that the lead of 24 points was caught up and overtaken so quickly, this pot he must carry.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Clippers' offense has been chaotic during that time, almost whoever gets the ball plays and who plays, there is no tactic at all, and Paul can only watch there after the ball is passed.

The Clippers, who have come to the edge of the cliff, now the most important thing is to get a victory, if they are swept out, then the Clippers shouted the slogan of the Big Three at the beginning of the season, but they will be slapped in the face!

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