At half-time, the atmosphere was a bit silent in both the home and away teams' dressing rooms.

When you really experience that kind of pinnacle matchup, you will understand that there are bigger problems in addition to the excitement.

That's right, it's a tricky one!

Whether it is the Warriors or the Spurs, after the real peak matchup in the second quarter, they can be regarded as each other really understand how difficult it is to win this game.

"Stephen, you're fine, right?"

In the Warriors locker room, head coach Kerr broke the silent atmosphere, he opened his mouth to ask Curry, although Curry hit a few three-pointers in the second quarter, but to be honest, he was suppressed by Jin Feng very badly, of course, the suppression here refers to the mutual explosion on the offensive end.

This made Curry look a little depressed on his way back to the locker room after the second quarter.

As a head coach, Kerr must know the situation of each of his players at this time, not to mention, Curry's importance is self-evident, so at this time, he must have a certain communication with Curry.

"Boss, I don't have any problems, it's just that the muscles are a little calculated, nothing is a big problem"

Curry grinned out a grin at Kerr.

"Stephen, I'll give you advice, I think you should play smarter, do you know what I mean? I know we can't look at China Jin the same way we look at a normal player, but you have to understand that you're no worse than that guy."

When Kerr said this, Curry became interested, and he raised his head and looked directly at Kerr, waiting for the latter's next step.

"Flexibility, and three points, there's no denying that China Jin is an outlier, he's a very flexible presence among big guards, but, compared to him, you have an advantage in terms of flexibility, and your three points, Stephen, I never doubted that one day you'd be the best three-point shooter in NBA history, so you've got to show your confidence, your perverted accuracy."

Curry's pupils continued to dilate in Cole's words, perhaps, he grabbed something from Cole's words...

In fact, when Kerr saw Curry's changes, he was somewhat reluctant to speak, and he wanted to remind Curry a little, but this point, in his heart, he was not willing to say it by himself, but should be understood by Curry himself.

Why stop talking?

He didn't want Curry's newfound self-confidence to be crushed again......

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"We played very well in the second quarter, but in terms of athleticism and fitness, we still have a gap with our opponents, which means that we can't play against opponents all the time, so I hope you are ready for the upcoming game..."

On the Spurs' side, Popovich picked up a towel and handed it to Leonard, strictly speaking, he was sending a signal that in the second half of the game, there will be some changes in tactics.

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"It was enjoyable, in the second quarter, we saw a good game, which is what we've been expecting from this series."

"But, at the same time, I think both Kerr and Popovich understand very well that a style of play like the second quarter is definitely not going to last too long, so in the second half, we're going to see a different game."

"Maybe that's the case, but it can't be denied that even if the style of the game changes in the next game when the difference between the two teams is still deadlocked, the excitement will continue"

"In other words, as fans, we will eventually be enthusiastic about it..."

A few minutes later, players from both sides returned to the court, and the third quarter officially began. As soon as the third quarter began, both sides fielded their starting lineups.

In the first few rounds, both sides hit the basketball, and the score difference was still deadlocked, and it seemed that the style of play did not change much from the second quarter, but as the game deepened in the third quarter, the style of play on the court gradually changed.

What's changing?

That is, the Warriors continued to play games similar to the crazy offense in the second quarter, while on the Spurs' side, the tactics changed, from the crazy offense similar to the Warriors in the second quarter, and gradually shifted to defense.

That's right, it's defense!

At this time, many people can see the change in the Spurs' play, but they can't guess why Popovich did it.

The reason is simple, switching from offense to defense will only consume more physical energy, so at this time, why would Popovich do this when the overall physical fitness of the Spurs players is not dominant?

Of course, one can't guess why Popovich did this, but it's certain that it's a Popovich tactic, but it is not yet known what it is.

On the court, the game continued, it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Curry controlled the ball in the backcourt and advanced to the frontcourt, facing Jin Feng's defense, what was surprising was that he actually changed in speed, suddenly accelerated the rhythm of dribbling, and then used a back dribble to shake Jin Feng for a moment, and then hit an outside three-point shot.

"Stephen, three point shot"

Immediately after, Leonard took advantage of the steady mid-range to score two points for the Spurs.

During this time, as the Spurs' tactics changed, Leonard's single-play role began to be infinitely amplified.

The Warriors' offense, Curry at the top of the arc, once again faced Jin Feng on the defensive end, this time, using Green's blocking, he got rid of Jin Feng again, and hit the three-point shot again.

"Oh, Stephen Curry hit two three-pointers in a row"

On the Spurs' side, Aldridge didn't have it in the middle range, and Pachuglia grabbed the rebound.

After Curry advanced to the front court with the ball, he faced Jin Feng on the defensive end for the third time in a row.

This time, Jin Feng is fully prepared, and he will not let Curry score easily this time.

At the top of the arc, Curry faced Jin Feng and tried a few virtual shots, and when he found that there was no use for eggs, he suddenly pressed down with his body and put on a posture of beating Jin Feng.

"Oh, Stephen Curry is going to single-handedly eat China Jin, it's a really wonderful picture, let's see what happens, hopefully it's going to be a fantastic shot"

At the same time, on the sidelines, Kerr looked at Curry and unconsciously clenched his fist with his right hand.

Curry made a strong hitting gesture, which made Jin Feng a little surprised, but after the accident, he faced the challenge.

In the next second, Curry moved, he rushed in against Jin Feng's left body, just when Jin Feng began to open his hand, just when everyone was surprised that Curry would continue to rush, an incredible scene appeared, Curry in motion suddenly passed the ball out.

That's right, it was passed, Curry passed the ball to Durant in the empty corner in an instant, and then, Durant hit a three-point shot.

"Ahaha, Stephen Curry, nice assist"

"I seem to see a different Stephen Curry"

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On the sidelines, Cole's clenched fist loosened......... He finally saw what he wanted to see......

With Curry assisting Durant hitting this three-pointer, the difference between the two sides widened to more than 10 points in the third quarter of the game for the first time.

That is, almost halfway through the third quarter, the Warriors, playing at home, led the Spurs by 11 points......

Looking at Curry's somewhat underwhelming and pretending to be in celebration, Jin Feng felt worried for the first time in this game, because what he was most worried about in this series seemed to be quietly happening.

After watching Curry's game video in the regular season this season, Jin Feng came to a conclusion, that is, this season's Stephen Curry is no longer the Stephen Curry who can pass the ball but is more obsessed with his three-point shot, but has become a sane top three-point point shooter.

So far in this playoffs, Jin Feng has paid attention to Curry's performance in the playoffs, perhaps because the overall strength is too strong and he has not encountered a decent challenge in the real sense, Jin Feng has not seen Curry in the regular season from Curry, but more often the Curry from last season.

Even before the third quarter of this series was played until now, Jin Feng had not seen the new Curry many times.

He thought his worries were unnecessary, but he didn't expect that it really came.

Taking a deep breath, Jin Feng understood in his heart that everything that should have come has come after all.

Next, Jin Feng passed the ball to Leonard, Leonard missed Durant alone, and Curry's side assisted Green to hit a three-pointer again, and the difference expanded to 14 points.

Popovich finally called a timeout.

'The momentum was still strong and we were 14 points behind, but the players, I'm very happy with the effort that everyone put in defensively.

"In other words, we just need to do better on the offensive end, so I decided to make a personnel change."

"Manu replaces Danny, Dedmon replaces Paul, Jonathan replaces Kewai, listen, Manu controls the ball to organize the attack, and the main scoring point is concentrated here in Jin"

Popovich unexpectedly pointed at Jin Feng.

"Me? Chief? ”

Jin Feng was a little surprised, he was not unconfident, it was just a pure accident, and he didn't understand the reason why Popovich did this.

"The reason is very simple, Jin, your opponent is changing, so you must also change the situation......"

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After the timeout, people were surprised to see Popovich's personnel changes, because they still didn't understand why Popovich had sacrificed his fitness to defend (and now it seems that the Warriors have a 14-point lead with the Spurs' strong defense).

The Spurs' offense, when Ginobili advanced to the front court with the ball, was immediately caught by the duo of Curry and Thompson.

That's right, it's a double bag, and they won't forget what kind of "gift" this old man who seems to have lost energy brought them in the first quarter of the game.

When Ginobili suffered a double bag, Jin Feng immediately stepped forward to answer and asked for the ball from Ginobili's hand.

At the same time, after Dedmon replaced Gasol, Aldridge returned to his favorite power forward position, so at this time, Aldridge immediately pulled up to the high position.

Ginobili took Curry away the moment he passed the ball to Jin Feng, while Aldridge made a cover for Jin Feng in the high post at this time, separating Thompson.

Therefore, Jin Feng was in a state of no defense at this time.

"Huh"

Didn't say it, three-point hit!

The Warriors' offense, the Spurs suddenly made a change on the defensive end, and it was no longer Jin Feng who was responsible for defending Curry, but was replaced by the tall Dedmon.

That's right, it's Dedmon.

It's hard to imagine Popovich letting Dedmon ditch his interior defense or even rebounding to defend Curry.

The changes of the Spurs on the defensive end not only caused many people on the scene to be puzzled, but Curry, who was holding the ball, was also puzzled at this time, but it cannot be denied that Curry didn't know what to do at this time.

Because of Dedmon's athleticism and blocking ability, he didn't dare to risk a direct attack. , and in addition to direct attack, all that remains is passing.

However, when something uncertain suddenly becomes a single certainty, it's clear that it's no longer so devastating.

In other words, when Curry only has one passing option left, his passing effect will not be as good as before.

As a superstar, Curry's adaptability is still very strong, well, since he can only pass the ball, it is no longer difficult, because the Spurs dare to let a center pull to the outside to defend themselves, and they dare to share the ball to signal their teammates to focus on the Spurs' weak interior, Curry thought so, and at the same time, he did it.

However, he overlooked one thing, to be precise, a few small things.

In a hurry, first, he ignored Jin Feng's height, second, he underestimated Aldridge's ability, and third, he overestimated his team's interior strength.

Popovich can pull Dedmon to the outside, but he can also let Jin Feng pull to the inside, because Jin Feng's height is not low.

In addition, Aldridge has returned to the most familiar power forward position, and his defensive ability may have dropped significantly, but his offensive ability has increased significantly.

Also, when Green and Durant were off the court, the Warriors' interior line relied on Pachulia and Iguodala, but they were not much better than the Spurs.

So, in the next few rounds, the Spurs beat the Warriors 15:2! Not only tied the score, but also completed the overtake.

The third quarter is over, 115:118! The Spurs, playing on the road, lead the Warriors by three points.

"It's hard to imagine that the Spurs have completed the comeback again"

"If the second quarter is the pinnacle of offensive battles, the third quarter can be called offensive and defensive battles"

"I may understand what Popovich did before, but after repeated offenses, the offensive enthusiasm of the Warriors is retreating at the end of the third quarter, and the opponent's fighting spirit is declining in exchange for physical exertion, which is not necessarily a loss."

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