No one would have thought of it.

At the beginning of G5, the Spurs took their starting interior Tim Duncan for the first time.

Prior to that, the Spurs, who was arguably the greatest power forward of all time, had only played twice off the bench for entertainment in the regular season.

And this is a key game in the playoffs, and his failure to make the starting team is a signal to everyone that the GDP era has begun to end?

Indeed, the troika has entered the twilight of its career, and the rise of young players such as Deng Hongfei and Kawhi Leonard has gradually taken over the banner of San Antonio.

Sitting on the bench, Ginobili had long known that Duncan had taken the initiative to go to the coach to ask for a substitute.

This is also the result of the two of them discussing in private.

Thinking about it, they think that changing formations is the only breakthrough.

It was indeed with Leonard, Deng Hongfei and Popovich that they thought of going together.

The Spurs started this game with Deng Hongfei, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Aaron Baines, and Burrese Dior.

The Warriors started with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Barnes, Draymond Green, and Andrew Bogut.

The Warriors' starting five are still the same as before.

Kerr was the first to notice the changes in the Spurs' lineup, which made him a little unpredictable.

As a rookie coach who led the team to the playoffs for the first time, Kerr is not at ease with the current situation.

So even if he occupies the match point with a score of 3-1, he does not dare to take anything lightly.

Before the opening, the live broadcast camera captured Deng Hongfei still whispering something to Popovich on the sidelines.

Then the old man patted the young disciple's chest, his eyes were as indifferent as a mirror lake, and he didn't make ripples.

No one could tell what he was thinking, but it was not hard to guess if he could catch a hint of solemnity between his eyebrows.

This is really a back-to-back battle for the Spurs.

Once you lose, go straight home and fish.

With a whistle blowing.

Bogut took the lead in winning the ball for the Warriors.

Although Kerr caught the Spurs changing formation, he didn't make adjustments at the first time, and he was ready to take a look.

Stephen Curry is in control.

The others and teammates were covering each other and were actively running.

Leonard stared at Curry at all times, and he suddenly stepped up and cut the basketball in Curry's hand with his long arm.

The latter had already expected it, and at the same time as he turned sideways, he accelerated with the ball, and the ball was ejected, and the instantaneous speed was extremely fast.

Easily passed Leonard's side.

Curry stepped to the three-point line in two steps and opened his hand to shoot.

However, it was predicted in place, and Aaron Baines, who flew sideways, blocked the air and shot it away.

The sudden black shadow came out of nowhere, which caught people off guard.

Deng Hongfei came out of it and took the lead in pounceing on the basketball that bounced to the ground, controlled it in his arms, and then got up and started the offensive round of the Spurs.

The first round showed the effect of the Spurs' change of formation.

The five people on the outside line alternate positions with each other, and the prevention is airtight.

But we'll have to see how the offense goes.

Deng Hongfei kept Popovich's pre-match deployment in mind, and after he dribbled past half court, he handed over the ball directly, landing in the middle and low position to open his hands to hold his position.

Behind him is Klay Thompson.

Seeing this, Leonard gave it to him as soon as possible.

After getting the ball, Deng Hongfei didn't have too many fancy movements, hit it twice, and then turned his back and jumped up, with a great backlash in the air, holding the ball and throwing it.

Hit!

The opening was satisfying with one attack and one defense.

Off the court, Popovich, Messina and Udoka looked at each other with relief.

A good start is half the battle.

After being covered once, Curry appeared cautious.

He handed it to the soup god who came out of it, and the latter was about to cast it directly after he stabilized.

However, Burrese Dior, who was assisted in the defense, reached out to block the shooting vision and route, and there was no good chance. Tang Shen had no choice but to hand over the ball to Bogut, who was in the low post.

The 05-year-old champion from Australia turned his back to Deng Hongfei's marking, he looked very confident, shouted and slapped the ball twice while pulling away, and the brutal power arched Deng Hongfei step by step, and then turned around.

But a black shadow flew in front of his eyes.

It's Kawhi Leonard.

This guy who was supposed to be pestering Curry didn't know when he ran in front of him.

In a hurry, Bogut had no time to collect the ball and make observations, so he could only throw his hand hard.

Only a snap was heard, and the basketball was fanned by Leonard.

The fans at Oracle Arena were in an uproar.

On the other side, Danny Green jumped up, intercepted the basketball in the air, and threw it to Deng Hongfei with a low hand to launch a conversion attack.

He defended the opponent for another round, which boosted the morale of the whole Spurs team.

Popovich is satisfied, "Yes, yes, good defense, positive attitude, that's what I want to see." ”

"If we can maintain this kind of efficient rotation throughout the game, this game is worth looking forward to."

The next development is in line with his expectations.

The Spurs opened with a direct 8-0 mini-climax.

The performance of this period of time convinced Popovich that the two teams were definitely not a problem of strength.

It's a problem of the system.

You only need to adjust it in the system and find a reasonable way to deal with it, and you can fight.

Curry was also a little confused.

He just felt that the huge field was full of people, and it was difficult to use cover to get past one and get caught up in the defense of the other.

And the defenders in front of them are tall and flexible.

Thompson felt that way, too.

No matter how you run, you can't run out of empty positions.

There are either Deng Hongfei or Danny Green, or Dior and Baines, two brute bulls with tigers on their backs.

As for Bogut and Draymond Green, who are still habitually carrying out their usual tactics, they have not yet reacted to what went wrong.

As an excellent head coach, it is no coincidence that Kerr was able to lead the Warriors to the first place in the regular season in his first season in charge and all the way to the Western Conference Finals.

His on-the-spot judgment was quite sharp, and when the team was blown out 8-0, he immediately called a timeout and made tactical adjustments.

"Drummond, you cover directly and go straight to the line, Andrew, you also pay attention to the opening of the opponent's interior line, especially always pay attention to who the defender around you is, once the opponent's defender changes to your side, immediately squeeze into the opponent's interior line."

"Now San Antonio is playing a very simple game, which is to use five players who are good in attack and defense, and have good mobile ability, to change the defense indefinitely."

"Got it?"

As soon as Cole explained, the warriors who were still a little confused suddenly became enlightened.

On the other side, however, Popovich said to everyone: "Kerr must have noticed our change of formation, and they must have stepped up their impact on the basket in a moment, so Tim, you replace Burreth and protect the basket." ”

As a result, Duncan's rare playoff bench journey lasted only two minutes before it came to an end......

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