On October 31, 1997, the Spurs won 107-96 away to the Denver Nuggets, which was Duncan's first game, he played 35 minutes, scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers on 6-of-9 shooting, and was decent on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he allowed Garnetta, who was named Dean Garnett, to score only 2 points on 1-of-8 shooting. After the www.biquge.info game, Garnett exclaimed, "I'm Nima, this defense, this is a rookie?"

Four days later, on November 3, 1997, the Spurs lost to the Chicago Bulls 83-97 away, Duncan scored 19 points and 22 rebounds on 8-of-14 shooting, and after the game, Jordan, who scored 29 points in the game, exclaimed, I go, this Nima is a rookie?

On December 4, the Spurs scored 16 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks in the matchup with the Clippers, and Stojako Frankovic, who only scored 2 points and 3 rebounds against Duncan after the game, exclaimed, is this Nima a rookie?

On December 13, 1998, Duncan scored 32 points and 11 rebounds on 15-of-20 shooting in the matchup with the Orlando Magic, leading the Spurs to abuse the Magic.

On December 23, the Spurs beat the Pacers, Duncan scored 18 points, 17 rebounds and kept a clean sheet against Chris Mullin.

On January 10, 1998, the Spurs slaughtered the Kings with 42 points, Duncan scored 28 points and 16 rebounds, and after the game, the Kings center, Chris Williams, who scored 17 points and 3 rebounds, exclaimed, is this Nima a rookie?

On February 3, the Spurs defeated the Warriors 105-96, Duncan had 34 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 0 turnovers, and after the game, Joe Smith, who had 16 shots in 16 shots in exchange for 16 points and 2 rebounds, glanced at Duncan and said-

Is this Nima a rookie?

On February 24, the Spurs defeated the Timberwolves at home, Duncan scored 28 points and 19 rebounds under Garnett's defense, and the next day he scored 24 points, 11 rebounds and 7 blocks on the head of John Wallace, and two days later, he scored 27 points, 17 rebounds and 8 blocks on the head of Derrick Coleman, the top pick in 1990, and 29 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks on the head of King Chris Williams the next day. In the next game, Clarence Witherspoon had 35 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks on his head......

Is this Nima a rookie?

Four days later, the Spurs hosted the Philadelphia 76ers.

"Hi rookie, do you know who I am? I'm the league block king, Theo Ratliff, I don't kill the nameless rats, report your name, it's not a shame for me to blow it up! ”

"Oh hello, my name is Tim Duncan."

After the game, Duncan shot 12-of-21 from the field, scored 27 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and a game-high 8 blocks in his rookie season, leading the Spurs to a 100-88 victory over the 76ers.

"Hello, do you know my name?"

"Tim Duncan?"

"What's your name?"

"Theo - don't mention it......"

……

"It's okay, it's not a shame to be beaten by me......"

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"Damn, this Nima is still a rookie?"

Duncan played 82 games in his rookie season, averaging 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, shooting 54.9% from the field, Duncan was set up as the offensive core by Popovich on the first day he entered the Spurs, and he averaged more shots per game than David Robinson in his rookie season, and was selected as an NBA All-Star in his first year as a rookie, entered the NBA best team, and defended 2 teams, and undoubtedly won the best rookie of the season. In the end, he finished fifth in the regular season MVP selection that season!

David Robinson averaged 21.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 blocks per game, and the Spurs played the double-tower tactics of the Rockets in the past, but his teammates were not very good, Avery Johnson averaged only 10.2 points and 7.9 assists per game, Elliott only played 36 games due to kidney disease, and Monty Williams averaged 6.3 points per game. The Spurs have a 56-26 record this season and are fifth in the West to make the playoffs!

In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs fought against the Suns, the Suns at that time were not in charge, Barkley had left the Suns the year before last, Kevin Johnson was still in the team but he was also a hero, the leader of the Suns team at that time was Jason Kidd, with Antonio McDyce on the inside, such a lineup was purely the role of soy sauce in the playoffs in the strong West, four games, the Spurs defeated the Suns 3:1 and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, the Spurs scored 20+ three-pointers, David Robinson and Tim Duncan, the two averaged 41 points, 26 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 blocks per game, beating McDies to the point that Avery Johnson did not fall behind in the matchup with Kidd, averaging 20.5 points and 6.0 assists per game, shooting 64.7% from the field, McDyce averaged 7.8 points and 13.3 rebounds per game in the Suns, remembering 4.3 points and 7.8 assists per game, it is worth mentioning that Steve Nash, the leader of the post-Suns era, was also on this team at that time, this year was his rookie second season, playing for Kidd off the bench in the team, and his average of 12.8 minutes per game is not even a role player, he can only be regarded as a big man, Nash averaged 5.5 points and 1.8 assists per game.

In the second round, the Spurs met their old rival, the Utah Jazz, the Jazz team at that time was too old, Jeff Hornacek was 35 years old, at this time he was already the last tail tip of his prime, averaging 14.2 points per game in the regular season, John Stockton was 36 years old, his decline was more severe, he averaged 12.0 points per game in the regular season, 8.5 assists per game, and for the first time in eleven years, he did not maintain 10+ assists, and the most awesome of the Jazz trident is Karl Malone, He was 35 years old at the time, and he averaged 27.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in the regular season.

In the first game of the playoffs, Duncan blasted 33 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks on the head of Karl Malone, the "former NBA's No. 1 forward", which made Malone lose face, while Malone had 25 points and 8 rebounds, David Robinson saw that Malone was still weak, and scored 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks in only 5 of 17 shots, and finally the Spurs lost to the Jazz 82-83, the Spurs mainly lost in turnovers, and the 16 turnovers in the whole game were twice as many as the Jazz, although the rebounds were superior, but they still had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit, The first game reflects the current predicament of the two teams, the Spurs' twin towers are powerful, but the outside line is reimbursed by Elliott, no one can stand up in key games, the Spurs' three-point shot in this game is 1 of 5, less shots, less goals, and the Jazz's main problem is that the age gap is too big, the Jazz trident is too old, Jerry Sloan has to do everything possible to get a break for the trident in the game, This shows that the play of their bench players is very important to the trend of the series, for example, in this game, the player who stepped off the bench was Brian Russell, who played about 26 minutes in the regular season, played a full 37 minutes in this game, and scored 9 points and 3 rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting.

In the second game, the Spurs lost another game 106:109, Duncan 26 points and 5 rebounds, David Robinson 21 points and 14 rebounds, Avery Johnson scored 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting, but only had 3 assists, and the Jazz broke out off the bench, Malone scored 22 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Hornacek scored 21 points and 7 assists, Stockton 18 points and 12 assists, Bryan Russell, who played well in the last game, contributed again in this game, he scored 16 points and 6 rebounds, Antoine Kyle, Do you remember this person, it was Kyle who was willing to play Robinson as a substitute after the Kings star came to the Spurs, when the Spurs got Rodman, Kyle gradually became a marginal player, and finally forced Kyle to leave Utah and became the firepower of the Jazz bench, the Spurs lost to Kyle in this game, who scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting in 26 minutes, as well as 3 rebounds and two offensive rebounds, Kyle scolded while hanging the Spurs,

If you don't treat me well back then, I'll beat you to death!

The Spurs, who returned to their home court in the third game, showed strong defensive skills, and only allowed the Jazz to score 64 points in the whole game, including only 9 points in the third quarter, and only Malone scored 18 points on 6-of-21 shooting, and no one else scored a double-double, while Robinson of the Spurs scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks, and finally hardened up in front of Malone, Duncan scored 10 points and 10 rebounds.

In the fourth game, Malone beat Robinson again, the former scored 34 points and 12 rebounds on 17-of-28 shooting, Robinson only scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks on 5-of-13 shooting, Duncan scored 22 points and 6 rebounds, and the final result of the game was that the Spurs lost another game 73:82, and the big score was already 1:3 behind.

In the fourth game, the Jazz did not give the Spurs any more chance, eliminating the Spurs at 87:77, Robinson scored 21 points on 5-of-16 shooting, Duncan scored 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Jazz scored four double-doubles, with Malone scoring 24 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

In five games, Malone averaged 24.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game and shot 42.2% from the field, Duncan averaged 21.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game and shot 49.4% from the field, while David Robinson averaged 18.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game while shooting only 39.5% from the field......

In the 1998-1999 season, the Spurs signed the former Bulls' sharpshooter with a three-year contract worth $6 million......

The signing of former Rockets player Mario Alley for 2 years and 3.6 million, the signing of backup guard Jaren Jackson with a small base salary of $270,000 a year, the exchange of second-year rookie Malik Rose from the Hornets, and the acquisition of second-year guard Antonio Daniels from the Grizzlies have all occupied important positions in the Spurs this season. The Spurs in the new season are like a gravity cannon, setting off a bloody storm in the league!