After a short day of adjustment in the Holy City, the second game of the finals is about to begin.

The Spurs' first win was a huge boost to the San Antonio fans, who had the upper hand for two teams of similar strength, and they kept their first home court, which added a lot of confidence. You must know that no matter how close the strength of these two teams is, the Knicks are the defending champions after all, and they naturally have an advantage in momentum and psychology.

When the list for the second game appeared, both Knicks and Spurs fans were in an uproar, because the starting lists of the Spurs and Knicks had changed a lot, first of all, David Robinson, the former big brother of the Spurs team, left the starting position, and the person who was replaced by Malik Rose was the starter; On the Knicks' side, Arenas, who was considered the culprit by fans because of a last-minute mistake in the previous game, was taken out of the starting lineup and replaced by the Knicks' decorated veteran Charles Ward.

Popovich couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the Knicks' lineup, it seemed that there were some problems on the Knicks' side, and Popovich didn't seem to have to worry about the situation of one or the other.

There is no doubt that the starting lineups of both sides have weakened, the offensive power of the Knicks has weakened, and the defensive strength of the Spurs has weakened, but the core is still there, the scoring points are not small, and their respective defensive leaders are also on the court.

Even though the starters of both sides changed, the performance of both sides in the first quarter did not seem to be different from the first game, and according to the system of Mo Xi and Duncan as the core, the two teams began to entangle on a daily basis again. However, it seems that the Spurs' lineup is much weaker after adjustment, after all, Malik can't prevent Wallace at all, although it has not been exploded, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is already a matter of time before Malik is defeated by Wallace, but on the point guard, Ward's defense is much better than Arenas, and it temporarily restricts Parker's firepower, and when Duncan and Mo Xi are still evenly matched, the Spurs trailed the Knicks by three points in the first quarter.

Popovich smells something different from it, but Popovich still trusts his players very much, the strength of the Knicks is that their first team has the most terrible firepower in the league, but on the contrary, they make their bench lineup weak, their bench lineup is extremely functional, the Knicks' rotation is purely to replace someone in the starter, and then according to the situation on the court, replace the scorer, organization, defense or rebounding manpower, in contrast, The Spurs, who rotate with a regular seven or even eight, will have a lot of stability, especially since he has put David Robinson on the bench.

At this moment, Popovich suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind.

Wait a minute, he knows what's going on!

George Karl puts Arenas on the bench!

It's not an intra-team deal, it's a change of formation!

Popovich figured it out, but it seemed a little too late, or rather, at least there seemed to be no chess pieces in the Spurs team that could respond, but Popovich's heart was not particularly flustered, after all, the Spurs had Robinson and Ginobili on the bench, and there was only one Arenas on the Knicks' side, and the rest of the Knicks played too one-dimensional roles, so he wasn't particularly worried.

For a while, the key to the victory or defeat of this game seemed to have changed from the two inner cores to the contest of the sixth man of the two sides.

Arenas and Ginobili were actually on the court in the middle of the first quarter, but due to the existence of Mo Xi and Duncan, the two did not fully play their strengths, and at the beginning of the second quarter, when Mo Xi and Duncan were off the court for a short rest, the two began a-for-tat duel.

The Spurs' bench lineup is not so much Duncan's rest lineup, just replacing Duncan with David Robinson, replacing Bruce Bowen with Ginobili, and the Knicks are very purposeful, Mo Xi is down, Ward is down, Sprewell is down, and Arenas, Witherspoon and Dale Davis are replaced by Arenas, Witherspoon and Dale Davis, this lineup completely focuses the offensive firepower on the outside two guards, which is one of the reasons why Arenas compromised with George Carr, in this lineup, Arenas has the highest decision on the field.

A unique Sixth Man battle broke out.

The second quarter began with the Spurs taking the lead, with Parker dribbling the ball across half court and looking around the court.

Very similar to the Knicks, in addition to covering in the high post and those who are stuck in the low post, the Spurs are also running, and the connection between the high and low posts has never been interrupted, changing positions from time to time, Parker quickly made his choice, he used Malik Rose's cover from the wing, after Arenas came on the court, the uncomfortable feeling that Parker felt in the first quarter suddenly disappeared, I have to say that if Arenas's defense can match a quarter of his offensive level, his fate will change a lot.

Parker accelerated decisively, shook off Arenas and turned around directly, moved his footsteps, entered the basket, looked up, and in front of Dale Davis sitting under the basket, Parker didn't want to throw the ball directly to Ginobili in the bottom corner.

Ginobili feints, slamming a cross-step, serpentine breakthrough.

Houston was shaken, but he still reacted quickly, trying to keep up with Ginobili's footsteps, but at this time Ginobili slowed down indifferently, as if he was waiting for Houston to come up, intentionally or unintentionally.

In general, in this case, it must be a foul, and the experienced Houston naturally knows it, but he thinks that with his defensive skills, Ginobili should still not be able to make a foul on him so easily.

In fact, it is true, but the young Ginobili didn't want to make a foul at all, and after Houston caught up, Ginobili stopped suddenly, paused, and jumped backwards, and stepped back!

Houston was shaken off the backdrop.

Ginobili pulls up and throws the ball in.

In the contest between Ginobili and Arenas, Ginobili took the lead.

Seeing that Ginobi, who had a deep hatred with him, took the lead, Arenas didn't want to show weakness on his side, and he quickly advanced to the front court after receiving the serve.

Parker's speed was even higher than that of Arenas, and Arenas' rapid propulsion made Parker feel comfortable. But Arenas is not just about speed, it's about a sense. To be precise, in terms of scoring methods, Arenas can actually be called a small basic skill, and hard training brings more than just physical growth.

Arenas changed direction quickly.

Arenas's passing is not fancy at all, it is completely basic in the basics, that is, the change of direction in front of the body, but he relied on such a simple but skillful movement to shake Parker away, and after shaking the opponent, Arenas didn't care that the opponent was sitting on the inside of a former best defensive player, and flew towards David Robinson like this.

David Robinson's face did not change, he stepped forward with a cold face, and then he seemed to see Arenas's lips move, looking at this mouth shape, he couldn't help but make up a sentence in his mind.

"Remember that cap that day?" （DO you remember the block?）

David Robinson's face turned earthy in an instant, and the hand that was already about to be raised suddenly fell, and he was in a trance, not knowing what he was thinking.

Arenas was ready to fight the admiral hand-to-hand, but found that for some reason, the admiral's momentum suddenly paused, and then vented, like a deflated balloon, and instantly softened.

Don't miss the opportunity, lose it again!

Arenas didn't hesitate to fit towards Robinson and crashed into it, his arm was raised, just as it happened to collide with Robinson's put down hand, Arenas gritted his teeth, against the huge force from Robinson's hand, forcibly lifted the ball, and then lifted it upward, the ball was actually held into the basket by Arenas.

"Toot ~"

A whistle blew and Arenas scored a valid goal, plus a penalty kick.

Arenas scored a free throw, and he made a 2+1 on David Robinson!

Popovich yelled angrily at the court, David Robinson's performance made him very dissatisfied, he saw it clearly off the court, David Robinson inexplicably began to sleepwalk as soon as he came on the court. If Mo Xi was on the court at this time, Robinson would still have some excuses, but at this time he was facing Arenas!

The old man was furious, and he wanted to replace Robinson, but when he looked back at the bench, he sighed slightly and gave up the idea.

Popovich is already one of the few coaches in the league to coach according to his aptitude, and his use of bench players has shown a unique spirit and means at this point, but he still believes that he still can't do what George Karl does.

George Karl is different from him, he teaches according to his aptitude, but George Karl is based on teaching materials, obviously Mark Jackson's strength is still there, but he was pressed on the bench, and he only played four or five minutes per game in the regular season, Wang Zhizhi's playing time has never been much, but since he coached, the playing time has skyrocketed by five or six minutes, George Karl has always been eclectic in employing people, but this also has a premise, that is, you are the kind of person he needs.

Arenas was the kind of person he needed right now.

The Spurs attacked again, and this time, to the surprise of many, Arenas let go of Parker and took the initiative to find Ginobili.

George Karl frowned, he knew what Arenas' petty temper was like, but the key to the problem was not Arenas's defensive determination, but his shallow defensive experience and defensive skills, at this time, he could only comfort himself with determination to decide everything.

The direct duel between Twenty and Zero began.

Ginobili saw Arenas coming to defend him and passed the ball directly to Houston without thinking about it, it was not that he was afraid of Arenas, in his opinion, Arenas's defense was not even a scum, but at this time Parker was opposite Houston, Houston's running ability was good, but the speed was not fast, Parker attacking Houston was obviously an excellent choice.

Arenas didn't expect Ginobili to choose to pass the ball instead of playing with him, and instantly a feeling of being ignored and humiliated came to his heart, and he said viciously to Ginobili: "What are you doing, softass, only doing those fake things that steal chickens and dogs?" ”

Ginobili glanced at Arenas and ignored him.

At this time, Parker accelerated, easily passed Houston, and directly hit the basket, at this time Dale Davis has been taken away from the defensive area under the basket by Robinson, and the Knicks' basket is empty.

Parker gets up and layups.

"Bang~", the Knicks' No. 4 position is another big forward who is not weaker than the current four major forwards, Rasheed Wallace, during this period, Wallace even faintly pressed Nowitzki, on par with Garnett, but his foul trouble is as good as his skills, which is a little unnoticed.

Wallace's athleticism was also excellent, and Parker didn't expect Wallace to be so fast, and in the blink of an eye, Wallace flew into the corner and blocked Parker's layup.

At this point, Ginobili jerked Arenas away and took a step forward, but he controlled the rebound before the Knicks' rebounding ace Witherspoon, who dribbled backwards and looked around, his eyes swept over Arenas, but quickly moved away.

At that moment, Arenas erupted, he felt that he was being ignored, that he had already departed with anger.

Arenas stepped forward, he didn't choose to start from behind Ginobili, in his opinion there was only a soft egg like Ginobili. Coward, the deserter would choose to attack from behind the other, he rushed directly in front of Ginobili, and at the same time even pushed Witherspoon, who wanted to come up to defend, to the side.

Ginobili looked at Arenas who suddenly appeared, and a trace of consternation flashed in his eyes.

Just as Ginobili slipped away, Arenas stretched out his hand, which had begun to be faintly deformed due to too much training, and slashed it with a hard palm, and Arenas stole Ginobili.

Arenas turned around, exploded suddenly, and started directly, the Knicks' fast break!

When Ginobili felt a pain in his hand, he didn't complain to the referee about whether the other party had a thug or not, but just chased in the direction of Arenas with his head down, and the two started to fight at high speed.

Arenas swayed left and right, but Ginobili was also a good player in this, from the back to the front, in about four seconds, the two had fought countless times, Arenas couldn't get rid of Ginobili, and Ginobili couldn't stop Arenas.

At the three-point line, in a trance, Arenas felt as if he was back in the first game, that time, in this place, but this time, Arenas said that I would not hesitate any longer.

Without hesitation, Arenas pulled up a long-range three-pointer, a full two steps away from the three-point line, and Ginobili had no idea that Arenas would play like this.

Ginobili looked back and watched as the ball slid quickly over the arena before slamming into the basket.

Arenas turned, arms outstretched, and greeted the boos from the audience.