The sixth game between the Spurs and the Thunder finally ran out of garbage time, and it was extremely fierce to overtime.

With Parker out injured, Duncan scored seven straight points in overtime to teach the youngsters how to behave.

At 112:107, the aging Spurs defeated the old age brought by the passage of time, defeated the regular season MVP, and reached the NBA Finals.

"Everybody said we can't win anymore, and we showed we could win last year," Duncan said, "and we're happy to meet the Heat again in the Finals." ”

"We don't know how much Tony's ankle hurts," said Dio, who scored 26 points by filling the hole in the absence of "French Sports Car", "but we don't want to play Game 7, although we don't know if he will be able to return in Game 7 or if he will be 100% healthy, so we want to leave it at that end tonight." ”

"I have to admit that the win was sweet." Popovich said.

At the top of the league, it was the Heat vs. the Spurs again, but Zhang Xiaotian was already on another team.

Because of this relationship, he has also received a lot of attention these days.

However, for the Spurs, Zhang Xiaotian still showed mercy, "They are a very good team, I know them very well, but I have confidence in the Heat, we will be the champions." ”

In order to occupy the interior advantage, the Spurs do not plan to compete with the Heat.

The selection of the lineup is to see who does better, and at the beginning it is always difficult to give in to each other.

The Spurs use a double interior line, and the Heat really can't defend it, and the 38-year-old Duncan can already beat any No. 4 or No. 5 position with the Heat.

However, if they do this, the offensive end will not be able to prevent the Heat, and Split will not be able to keep up with James or Zhang Xiaotian.

Both sides were in this offensive stalemate until the bench came on.

Ginobili and Bailey Neri worked together on the outside to suppress Ray Allen and Norris Cole, while Spurs Dior and Mills also had decent attacking power.

With the main team playing about the same, the Heat's rotation lineup lost, and the Spurs took the opportunity to take advantage of the score.

This situation was expected by the Heat before, because of the problem of playing style and age, the Heat's bench lineup will definitely suffer when it encounters the Spurs.

All they had to do was not let the score be pulled away and then increase the intensity in the second half to establish an advantage.

Parker was not affected by the injury, but the Spurs are older after all, and the Heat's plan is to drag down the opponent under high-intensity confrontation.

The most important thing is Duncan, as long as Duncan's physical strength is in trouble, they can control the situation.

Although it was a double inside start to play a wave, in fact, the Spurs were basically one big and four small from the rotation, of course, most of the time their No. 4 position is a player like Dior.

This season, Dior has added a lot of scenes to the Spurs.

In this game, he and Leonard also took turns against James.

The Spurs led by five points in the first half, which was neither good nor bad for the Heat, and was expected.

It's the same as when playing with the Pacers, first consume the opponent's interior line and then come to the showdown.

But the Spurs have to be better offensively, and they have to be more cautious.

But the Spurs also have weaknesses, because of Duncan's age, their interior line is certainly not as strong as the Pacers' threat, not so much the interior as the deterrent of the old stone Buddha.

In the third quarter of the game, taking advantage of Duncan's lack of body after halftime, the Heat quickly played a wave to overtake the score.

Everything was going according to their plan, but it wasn't expected that it was the last section that went wrong.

In the final quarter, Zhang Xiaotian began to exert his power as soon as he came on the court, although the Spurs defended him very tightly, but during the rotation period, the Heat's lead was also expanding, and it was nearly 10 points.

Based on previous experience, it is impossible for the team to lose in this situation.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the Spurs first scored points inside, and after the Heat contracted, they hit three points in a row from the outside.

The Spurs aren't Pacers after all, and their outside shooting percentage is much higher.

However, it was a little too high on the night, and they hit six three-pointers in a row for a 100 percent shooting rate.

And the rebounds were also crushed, Duncan watched that his physical strength had decreased in the third quarter, but in the last quarter, the old lady miraculously recovered again.

Or Duncan is very suitable for the distribution of physical strength, and the physical strength of the Heat has also decreased a little in the fourth quarter.

Although Re Zhang Xiaotian fought to the end and hit two fairy balls, it did not help the team win the game.

At 104:110, the Heat lost the first game.

Duncan dominated the interior, and then the Spurs rained down the Heat with a three-pointer.

In fact, they were still ahead in the rotation, and there was still hope if the Heat were to attack, but unfortunately their outside three-point shooting percentage was much lower.

James and Wade are both inaccurate on the outside, and it would be no problem to face other teams or the normal Spurs, but I didn't expect the Spurs' three-point shooting to explode at this time.

Zhang Xiaotian's 16 points and 5 rebounds are not bad, but the team still looks thin when they lose.

"I'm so proud of the Spurs," Parker said after the game, "and we've always trusted each other and encouraged each other, and we knew it wasn't going to be easy." ”

"We should have played better." Wade reflected in an interview.

The team lost, and Zhang Xiaotian naturally became the object of ridicule by many people.

In the face of reporters' inquiries, he still said that the Heat also won the final victory.

However, at such times, he was considered a dead duck with a hard mouth.

The traitor deserved to fail, and a large number of extreme teams came to his social media to comment on him.

Zhang Xiaotian was a little depressed, but in the end he still smiled, and the matter on the court had to be solved on the court in the end.

As long as you win, there will be more people who love you.

Zhang Xiaotian no longer hesitated, and he will designate the next three games as key games.

He also reserved victory points, and although it was not cost-effective to buy cards with them, he would not be reluctant to do so for the championship.

There was a two-day break before the next game began, and James and Wade also practiced shooting.

At the last moment, the Spurs deliberately put two people to shoot on the outside, which was also very annoying.

The two of them are more threatening to break through, but they can also shoot from the outside, but they are not particularly stable, and the Spurs have studied them thoroughly, and they have done a very good job of when to shoot and when to pinch shots.

Zhang Xiaotian is the same, and Popovich has also made targeted arrangements, so he must do better to help the team beat the Spurs.

By the time it came to the Finals, the Heat finally suffered their first loss, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Spurs are a real tough opponent and they need a different attitude.

Only if they get better and really show the strength of the team in the game can they win.

That way, even Popovich couldn't do more.