When both sides hit a three-pointer in the opening stages, many people subconsciously thought that the game was likely to turn into a scoring battle from the start.

But in fact, as the game progressed, this idea became more and more denied, and eventually disappeared.

Because as the game progressed, the two sides almost unanimously played a defensive battle, and both the Spurs and the Celtics put a lot of energy into the defensive end.

Needless to say, the Spurs have always been the league's top defensive powerhouse, and defense will always be indispensable in Popovich's coaching philosophy.

The Celtics, under the leadership of young coach Stevens this season, have also played a very high-quality level on the defensive end, and so far, they are the most efficient team on the defensive end of the 30 teams in the league, which is even better than the Spurs.

Perhaps the managers of both sides also knew that this game was not easy to play, and the only way to win was to start from the defensive end, so they paid special attention to defense from the beginning of the game.

Throughout the first quarter, both sides showed good quality on the defensive end, and the price behind this result was that both sides only got a very low score.

19:17！

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics, who were playing away, temporarily led by 2 points.

'Obviously, both sides put a lot of effort into the defensive end, and it looks a bit dull like this, but there's no denying that it's a regular way for two top teams to play against each other'

"In fact, from the first quarter of the game, the shooting percentage of players on both sides was not too low, and the reason why there was such a low score was because both sides hardly got any shots, and from the defensive point of view, both sides performed very well."

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At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the starters of both sides continued to appear on the court, after all, the coaches of both sides knew very well that they could not relax in the slightest, otherwise they were likely to be pulled away at once, because they knew in each other's hearts that the other party had that ability.

Jin Feng's shooting touch in the first quarter of the game was not very good, after hitting a three-pointer in the opening game, he shot 0 of 3 in the rest of the first quarter of the game, and did not score a single point, combined with so many games he has played this season, this is his worst game in the first quarter, even in the previous game with the Warriors, he has not been so miserable.

As soon as the game came up in the second quarter, first of all, the Spurs' offense, Parker controlled the ball from the backcourt and advanced quickly, and Jin Feng, who was running from the free throw line to the bottom right corner in the frontcourt, was frowning at the moment, why? Because Smart has been pestering him.

I have to admit that Smart's ability on the defensive end is really good, Jin Feng was a little uncomfortable by him in the first quarter of the game, maybe Stevens saw the effect from Smart, so the second quarter of the game continued to let him defend Jin Feng.

I have to think of a way quickly, Jin Feng thought silently in his heart, he can't keep being like this, otherwise this game will be in trouble.

The other players of the Spurs naturally knew the predicament that Jin Feng was facing now, so they tried not to pass the ball to him.

It's just that in the starting lineup of the Spurs, when Leonard is no longer and Jin Feng is in trouble again, it is difficult to think of anyone else who can stand up at this time.

Aldridge?

At least for now, it looks a little difficult, and he is also messed up by Horford on the inside, and it is difficult to get any opportunities.

So, to a certain extent, the Spurs' offense on the court is at a standstill, which is a very dangerous state.

Fortunately, the opposite Celtics are not comfortable at this time, whether it is Irving or Horford, these two scoring points are also difficult to open the situation.

The game was dull, and judging by the scene, it was even boring and tedious. But everyone stared intently at the situation on the field, because everyone knew very well that the more such a situation was, the more likely it was to have a sudden change.

"Listen, everyone, the opponent's defense can be crazy, but you have to understand that this mad dog style of defense comes at a price, for example, physical exertion, all, we have to play our characteristics at this time, which is to move the ball infinitely, to be able to create some chances in the process of passing the ball, but also to consume the opponent's physical strength to the maximum"

"On top of that, I want you to be more aggressive and push your opponent to make mistakes, they have a lot of young rookies, like Brown and Tatum, and we can try to open up the situation from them"

During a regular timeout in the second quarter, Popovich's roar echoed around the Spurs bench.

Jin Feng, who was sitting on the bench, was still frowning at this time, and he still couldn't find any way to break the game.

To be honest, Jin Feng was a little helpless at this time, before this, he never thought that one day he would be so embarrassed by a not very famous player, is this the so-called "superstar nemesis"?

The term "superstar nemesis" was not first proposed by Jin Feng, and its existence has a long history.

What do you mean?

The meaning is very simple, that is, some superstars, and even superstars, in their entire careers, will always encounter some small names or even nobodies to resist the defense, in other words, they perform very well against superstars of the same status, at least equally, but in some games, they will always be confused by some unknown players, even nightmares.

Take, for example, the former LeBron James and Leonard's alignment.

In the 2012~2013 season of the Finals, although the final winner was the Miami Heat, everyone saw how badly James was limited by Leonard in that series, it is worth noting that Leonard at that time was still a nobody to most people.

Jin Feng didn't know if Smart would eventually become a superstar, but what he could be sure of now was that he was really in trouble.

From the point of view of height, the two are almost the same, from the perspective of physical fitness, it is obvious that Smart is more dominant, and speed is a point that Jin Feng has always been proud of, but it is obvious that Smart has done his homework before the game, he has been sticking to Jin Feng like kraft candy, and he has not given Jin Feng a chance to rush up at all.

In addition, Jin Feng also found that Smart was very familiar with his scoring methods, and not surprisingly, he had also studied before the game, which made every shot he made was expected by Smart to be difficult to succeed.

"Obviously, if you want to break the game, you must be surprised" This is an idea that pops up in Jin Feng's head at the moment......