At the end of the timeout, the Spurs regained their fighting spirit after Popovich's reprimand. Parker broke through with the ball and played very resolutely, which caused Ye Xuan's foul when he came up, and after hitting both free throws, the difference came to one point again. Ye Xuan controlled the ball and came to the front court, and after shaking Parker with a feint, he just wanted to score points inside, but Split next to him suddenly came out and pulled Ye Xuan down in the air.

The scene was immediately booed. On the commentary bench, Barkley said angrily, "This ball should be blown directly, dirty action, dirty team, so playing is likely to cause conflict." ”

O'Neal gave a different opinion on the side: "It's a dirty foul, but I must say that it's not about the team, if I meet such a strong opponent, especially when the score is scorched, any action to get inside and score points easily is not allowed, do you want to score?" Yes, please go to the free throw, but want to dunk for a layup in my box? You have to pray that your bones are hard enough. ”

Ye Xuan fell backwards after landing, but also avoided other unnecessary injuries and the like, walked to the free throw line, affected by the vicious foul just now, Ye Xuan's first free throw was missed. After the first penalty was missed, Ye Xuan first stabilized his mind, adjusted his breathing, and then hit the second penalty 51:53.

As the game continued, the Spurs continued to play steady, controlling their rhythm while making some hidden small moves to the Pacers' players on the court, which would not blow a foul even if the referee caught them, but they were upsetting, such as pushing your knees to your thighs when you asked for the ball in the low post, and pulling your pants when you broke through. It was the first time for Ye Xuan to encounter such a way of playing, and he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

In the 6th minute of the third quarter of the game, these small actions of the Spurs finally caused Ye Xuan's dissatisfaction, and after Ye Xuan broke through, Green, who had come over to make up for it, actually stepped on Ye Xuan's shoes.

Although it was just a dead fat house before, but the clay man also had three points of anger, after the shoes were stepped on, Ye Xuan casually threw the ball to the basket, and then directly turned around and pushed Green. Seeing that Ye Xuan was furious, Green was very happy in his heart, and while raising his hands to show that he had not fought back, he kept provoking on his lips.

"Hey, Asian boy, you better go back to your country obediently, basketball is a cruel sport, your little body is estimated to be like your predecessor Yao Ming in two years, full of injuries, oh yes, you are still an American citizen, hey, homeless child, it's pitiful."

When Ye Xuan heard Green's provocation, his mentality exploded instantly, and he was about to go up and hit him. Paul George on the side hurriedly came over and stopped him, "Calm down, Ye, he deliberately provoked you, don't fall into his trap." ”

After being pulled by Paul, Ye Xuan also regained his composure a little, thought about it carefully, and decided to take the initiative to apologize to the referee first, put pressure on the referee, and then strive to stay on the field, he wanted to use his strength to help the team win, and hit the opponent in the face of such a scheming villain.

So I saw that after Ye Xuan was stopped by Pickled Pepper, he suddenly regained his composure, and raised his hand to signal that the referee was his fault, "I'm sorry, Mr. Referee, I'm too impulsive, but I believe that your eyes are bright, and the other side keeps attacking me and my teammates with small movements, I can't be angry to make this decision." ”

The referee first gave Ye Xuan a T, and then went to study the video, and found that Green not only stepped on Ye Xuan's shoes, but also kept provoking his mouth after the conflict. Of course, the veteran referee knew what tricks the Spurs were playing, and directly blew a T to Green, playing fifty boards each, which finally suppressed the anger of both sides.

In order to show his support for Ye Xuan, Frank kept Ye Xuan on the court, while Popovich replaced Green, after all, this is the home court of the Pacers, and instead of letting his disciples be ridiculed and abused by the audience on the court, it is better to replace him to avoid the limelight. In the next few rounds, I don't know if it was because the feeling of the hand had picked up, or because everyone deliberately reduced the relationship of physical contact, and the attacks of both sides hit two in a row.

With 3 minutes left in the third quarter, Frank replaced the starter to rest and replaced Hill, who had just been replaced by Ye Xuan, to lead the bench to play for a while. However, Frank's wishful thinking can be regarded as a mistake, and although Hill is a good player, his desire to attack is not strong enough to be an arrow figure and lead a bench to play.

The result was obvious, in less than 2 minutes after coming off the bench, the Pacers not only did not score a point, but were beaten 6-0 by the Spurs. The score was instantly stretched to 64:59. In desperation, Frank had to bring on David West and Lance Stephenson to save the game. West also lived up to expectations, hitting a mid-range shot on the court and stabilizing his position.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was fixed at 66:63.

On the commentary bench, Barkley couldn't bear it anymore: "I don't know what the audience thinks, I don't know what Stern or Xiao Hua think, but this game feels like two 80-year-old men fighting, slow and passionless." Did you see those little moves from the Spurs? I think the league should put an end to such small actions, otherwise the flashy offense that fans like can be interrupted at any time, which is disgusting. ”

O'Neal agrees: "I'm not targeting anyone, but the Spurs have always had a reputation in the league for their dirty little moves, all kinds of provocations, and when your star players are doing well, he will send some inconsequential water cooler keeper to play a vicious foul on you to take advantage of it." ”

Kenny Smith, who was sitting between the two, laughed out loud when he heard O'Neill's words.

"Kenny? What's so funny? ”

"Shaq, you shouldn't forget who carried forward the shark slashing tactics, what you just said is nothing, but from your mouth, it can only remind me of a game you played when you were in the Suns, Popovich commanded the players to foul you at the beginning, hahahaha Your bewildered expression at that time was really wonderful." Barkley listened and coaxed: "Yes, I remember that game, Popovich gave you a thumbs up on the sidelines." ”

When O'Neill heard this, his old face turned red, "Don't be like this, Kenny, you know I love you, don't expose my scars like this again, it's really an embarrassing memory." ”