The Nuggets lost the game at home, and the overall score became 3:1, which was extremely unfavorable to the Nuggets.

It's not that the Nuggets don't have a chance to win, it's just that the odds are slim.

In the current NBA history, there have been three miracle pullbacks in the playoffs after falling behind 3:1, they were the Celtics in 1968, the Rockets in 1995 and the Heat in 1997.

After an interval of one day, the fourth Eastern Conference Finals officially took place.

On the evening of June 7, the Eastern Conference Finals started again, and the Knicks core Ewing continued to be absent.

This time, on the Knicks' home court, the Pacers finally had the advantage, which had a lot to do with the Knicks' collapse in the second quarter.

In the entire second quarter, the Knicks scored just 12 points and were taken advantage of by the Pacers to open up the gap.

In the later time, even if the Knicks fought to catch up, they still did not recover the disadvantage, and finally the Knicks lost the game at home with a score of 78:90.

After this game, the two sides drew again with an aggregate score of 2:2, and for them, the next battle of Tianwang Mountain will be the top priority.

After this game, many media outlets that were not firm enough to take a stand once again played their role on the wall, shifted their camp again, and began to support the Pacers again.

At noon on this day, the Nuggets took a flight to San Antonio, and then played an away game.

After arriving in San Antonio, the Nuggets rented a nearby college indoor basketball court and began to play Game 5.

After losing the last game, everyone on the Nuggets felt a lot of pressure.

Everyone knew in their hearts that if they lost this game again, they would have to go home fishing.

Even if they win the game, with the Spurs' lineup, they have a low probability of winning the series.

Unless...... Unless the Spurs twin towers happen to be out injured, but that's going to be difficult.

Whether it's Duncan or Robinson, they are physically strong, and they won't get hurt easily unless they are yin!

Among the Nuggets players, Fortson was in a bad mood and didn't even dare to look up at his teammates. He was undoubtedly to blame for losing the fourth game. If he can keep his anger under control, the Nuggets may not be able to turn around.

Regarding Fortson's irrational behavior, to be honest, many Nuggets players have no opinions in their hearts, but at this time, no one will take the initiative to intensify the conflict, so they can only train silently.

Whether it's the players or the coaches, everyone is trying to get ready for the next game.

After the overall score of 3-1, the media agreed that the Spurs would win the Western Conference Finals. It has to do with the style of the Spurs, who are solid defensively and have a complete roster that is unlikely to be reversed.

Also, the Spurs have had a high home win rate this season.

Under such public opinion, the time quickly came on the evening of June 8, and the Spurs sat at home to face the fifth game against the Nuggets.

Compared to the last game, the Nuggets replaced Fortson with Herrera, and the rest of the lineup remains unchanged.

As for the Spurs, they are still the starting lineup from the last game.

It's game on!

In the jump ball, Duncan beat Clark again and slapped the basketball to Johnson.

The Nuggets seemed to have expected it and returned to their own half as soon as possible.

After holding the ball past half-court, Johnson passed the ball to Duncan.

At this point, the Spurs players began to pull and lure the opposing players away, leaving Duncan with plenty of space to play alone.

Duncan singled with his back to his back, and after squeezing twice, he immediately used his left foot as the axis and wanted to break to the right.

Herrera was not slow to react, moving quickly sideways, trying to block Duncan's breakthrough.

In an instant, Duncan turned in the opposite direction, took advantage of the Sikma step, changed from the back basket to the face basket, and by the way, pulled out the shooting space and threw the basketball in his hand.

Herrera wasn't completely out of position, he jumped up as well, but was still hit by Duncan.

The Nuggets' offense, Billups passed, and after receiving the ball, Ji Liang first swayed from side to side, his movements were very confusing, and at the same time he had a strong grasp of the timing.

At the moment when Marik Rose's center of gravity changed, Chi Liang quickly completed the turn with his left foot as the axis, and just took a step to easily throw off Rose.

Chirping~

Before Duncan helped defend, the sound of sneakers and the floor sounded, and Ji Liang took advantage of the emergency stop to throw a basketball.

Boom~

Unfortunately, the shot ended in iron, and Robinson had a keen sense of smell for rebounding, instantly pushing Clark away and protecting the defensive rebound.

After switching offense and defense, this time Johnson used Robinson to block and get rid of Billups temporarily, and wanted to impact the penalty area.

As a last resort, Clark had no choice but to switch guards and rush towards Johnson.

Johnson passed, and Robinson, who appeared at the edge of the box, received the basketball, ignored Billups' defense, and threw it into the basket easily.

Boom~

In the next attack, Ji Liang broke through the ball and passed the ball to Billups in the empty position, but unfortunately he still didn't grasp the opportunity and did not escape the fate of hitting the iron.

In the first quarter, the Nuggets were in trouble, shooting less than 35% from the field and scoring just 15 points.

In addition to the Spurs' tight defense, it also has to do with their cold touch.

On the other hand, the Spurs twin towers are still active, with a shooting rate of more than 50%, and a double-digit advantage in the first quarter.

Overall, the morale of the Nuggets players is sluggish, and some players are even ready to go home and fish.

For this situation, D'Antoni is in his eyes and anxious, but no matter how he adjusts, he has never changed the trend of the rout.

As a result, the rest of the game seemed to be a replica of the first quarter, facing the Spurs, who are known for their defense, the Nuggets completely fell into a slump and played the worst game of this series so far.

The only exception, probably Chi Liang, saw that his teammates had no fighting spirit, and in the third quarter, Chi Liang resolutely turned on the dynamic vision state and began to score with all his might.

Basketball is a team sport after all, and without the help of teammates, no matter how strong a player is, it is difficult to kill the game, especially against a strong team like the Spurs.

So, even if Ji Liang went all out and beat Rose, Elliott and even Gerard King one after another, the Spurs were too calm, and his performance could not turn the situation around.

At the end of the third quarter, Ji Liang not only did not narrow the difference, but the Spurs continued to widen the difference.

In the fourth quarter, due to the large point difference, seeing that there was no hope of winning, D'Antoni chose to give up the game and replaced the substitute player in advance.

After the Nuggets surrendered, the Spurs also made a substitution.

Soon, the game is over!

94:68

It was the final score between the two sides, and the Spurs comfortably defeated the Nuggets to advance to the Finals with an aggregate score of 4:1.

As for the Nuggets, they can only endure their grief and go home fishing.