This game reached the third quarter, 47-57, if it weren't for the Spurs being too iron, the Suns would have been spent, even so the Suns' hope of winning this game is very slim, compared to the Spurs, every point the Suns have now scored is very difficult. If www.biquge.info the Sun still wants to win, then the first step is to create Meng Xu's killing, as long as Meng Xu is off the court, the Suns' outside attack group can really play its role.

The Suns are now on the court with a few outside lines, Jason Kidd is good at organization and good at defense, but offense is one of his shortcomings, counting on Kidd to cut 30+ is basically hopeless, and Hardaway is basically desperate now, not hesitating to risk injury to break through, and in the position of scoring guard, from Kevin Johnson to Rodney Rodgers to Todddaye, Scott Skels has replaced all the players who can play shooting guard on the Suns at present, and they have no problem facing Mario Elie, But once he encountered Meng Xu's supplemental defense, he stopped cooking.

In two consecutive rounds, Rodney Rodgers was either blocked by Meng Xu or stolen by Meng Xu, Rodney Rodgers was almost the same as Todddaye, not only lost the desire and sharpness to attack, but basically hid when he saw Meng Xu. Not every player can be like Hardaway.

Although he is already trailing by 10 points, Suns head coach Scott Skeles clearly doesn't want to give up yet. After the official timeout in the third quarter, Scott Skells had to change the lineup again, sending in big center Luke Longley to replace Rodney Rodgers, with Hardaway playing shooting guard and Marion playing small forward.

After the game restarted, the Suns were broken by Jason Kidd and Hardaway in turn, constantly making kills, with the cooperation of the home whistle, in just 3 minutes, Mario Elie 2 fouls, Meng Xu 2 fouls, Johnson 1 foul, the Suns relied on free throws to narrow the difference to 5 points.

After Meng Xu and Mario went off the court because of the number of fouls, Popovich replaced Sean Etellio and Antonio Daniels, two who were not good at defense, in the face of Hardaway and Kidd breakthroughs, it was like air, all kinds of random passes, but fortunately, the no-fly zone formed by the Spurs twin towers was still strong.

When he saw Marion turn around with an extremely easy turn to pass Sean Ettrio, Popovich on the sidelines could only bend his head, and by the way, he glanced at Meng Xu with the corner of his eye.

Marion's mid-range shot on the edge of the penalty area after passing Sean Ettellio was also ironed under the interference of Duncan, who came out of the defense.

Although Meng Xu is off the court, the Spurs' defense is still solid, Tim Duncan's defensive area is too big, and his ability to help defend and occupy positions is also the top, after Meng Xu got off the court, Duncan took the initiative to expand his defensive range, and in the absence of a 3-point shooter on the court, the Suns' players on the court could only risk being blocked by Duncan to get close to the basket.

In order to change the situation on the court, in order to move back to the score as soon as possible, after a short period of thought, Hardaway decided to make Duncan's foul.

Hardaway, who held the ball near the halfway line, accelerated directly to the basket, and after a change of direction and easily shook off Antonio Daniels, who was defending himself, facing Tim Duncan, Hardaway changed direction twice in a row, Hardaway jumped up, wanting to end the offense with a small throw, and by the way, he also made Duncan a defensive foul.

At this moment, David Robinson, who was under the basket, saw that Duncan was out of position, and rushed out to jump to block Hardaway.

Hardaway, who wanted to foul Duncan, took the initiative to seek physical contact with Duncan when shooting, and at this time David Robinson also rushed over, and the three inevitably collided in the air.

Tim Duncan and David Robinson, whose body weight and strength are not comparable to Hardaway's, just the moment the three collided, Hardaway's knee and David Robinson's knee collided together.

After landing on the ground, Hardaway hugged his knees tightly, and the severe pain spread throughout Hardaway's body, Hardaway's eyes tightened, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes to the floor. At this moment, Hardaway understands that this is the end of the season.

In the collision just now, David Robinson was also injured and lay on the ground for a long time without getting up, and then David Robinson walked into the medical room with the support of his teammates and the team doctor, and Hardaway was also carried off the court on a stretcher.

When he saw Hardaway with tears on his face being carried away not far from him, Meng Xu was also a little sad. With three double-doubles in less than three quarters, Hardaway continued to be as efficient as ever, but the stats still don't show Hardaway's greatness. In this game, Hardaway worked hard enough, not only hard, he was simply desperate, sometimes Meng Xu felt that he could clearly hear the creaking sound from his joints, and saw Hardaway's grinning painful expression, this kind of game state, Meng Xu tried to ask himself if he couldn't do it now.

After Hardaway's injury, the Suns completely collapsed, and Kidd alone couldn't stop the Spurs' progress. In the end, the game was frozen at 97-81, and the Spurs swept the Suns 3-0 to become the first team to advance to the semifinals. And Meng Xu's data is also fixed at 12 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals, 9 blocks, 3 assists, neither 5*5 nor 3 doubles. Until the end of the game, Barkley still kept thinking about it, complaining that Popovich put Meng Xu on the bench in the second half of the third quarter, causing Meng Xu to miss the opportunity to make history.

In this round of the series, Meng Xu averaged 5.3 points, 8 rebounds, 5.7 steals, 3.7 blocks, and 2 assists per game, and his performance was also very good, at least Meng Xu himself was still very satisfied. However, Popovich was a little dissatisfied with Meng Xu's performance in this round of the series, and after the game was over, in front of all the players in the locker room, Popovich publicly criticized Meng Xu's attitude towards the game, which made Meng Xu confused.

After the game between the Spurs and the Suns, several other games played at the same time today have also ended. The Heat defeated the Pistons 91-72 and swept the Pistons 3-0 to enter the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Pistons led by Grant Hill once again stopped in the first round of the playoffs. The SuperSonics beat the Jazz 89-78 at home to tie the score at 2-1 and still retain a glimmer of hope. The Pacers beat the Bucks 109-96 on the road to tie the score at 2-2, and the final game between the two sides will be played on the Pacers' home court.

After today's game, the Spurs will have a two-day holiday for the whole team, and the first game of the second round is expected to start on the 6th of next month, and the Spurs, who have already advanced first, will undoubtedly have plenty of rest.