"I'll go, how is this game played? Defense, what about your defense? ”

"Let Tim play the number four position, let Finley defend Dirk, and not be killed by Dirk, you are so good to be Robert Hawley."

On May 22, 2006, the last game of the second round of the playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks grabbed seven battles, which kicked off at the Spurs' home SBC center, but the Spurs, who occupied the advantage of the home court, were stunned by the Mavericks at the beginning, and were beaten 37-27 in the first quarter.

And Meng Xu, who is watching this game at home at the moment, watching the Spurs in the TV set who are losing one after another, keeps shouting and sighing, maybe it is Nazel Mohammed's injury that makes the Spurs have no center to use, Tim Duncan was pushed to the No. 5 position in today's game, and Michael Finley started to play the No. 4 position, isn't this clearly going to let Nowitzki eat dumplings.

Michael Finley vs. Dirk Nowitzki, you can imagine what kind of situation it will be, in the first quarter of the game, Nowitzki shot all 4 shots, two free throws and two free throws, and scored 10 points in a single quarter, not only Dirk Nowitzki's point The Spurs can't defend, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, these two people also opened in the first quarter, the overall shooting rate of the Mavericks team in the first quarter was a terrible 18 shots of 15, and the Spurs' defense can be said to be at all.

"Defense, defense, this is a P, defense, 。。。。。。" Meng Xu, who was sitting at home watching the game, seemed to be more anxious than the Spurs fans at the scene, looking at the Spurs who were pierced by the Mavericks again and again, and kept patting his thighs.

At the end of the half, 64-50, the visiting Mavericks actually led the Spurs by 14 points, which was still when the referee on duty blew the Mavericks 17 fouls in the half, and the home whistle was blown so obviously, and the Spurs were still beaten by the Mavericks. In fact, to say that the Spurs' offense today is still playing well, scoring 50 points in the half, and the Spurs, who average more than 90 points per game, can be regarded as overcompleting the task, but the Spurs' defense today can only be described as shit, the Mavericks' shooting rate in the first half reached an astonishing 69.5%, and the three-point shooting rate reached 71%.

"This Tony Parker, pass the ball if he can't score, give the ball to Tim, don't you see that Tim is already empty? also broke through, and suddenly went to the sidelines. After the start of the third quarter of the game, looking at Tony Parker who had no brainless breakthrough, Meng Xu really had an urge to turn off the TV, but after a few attempts, Meng Xu couldn't give up his heart, Meng Xu very much hoped that the Spurs could reach the finals again.

"Yes, that's right, cut him, cut him hard, teach him how to play." Seeing Popovich call a timeout and spray Tony Parker's dog blood, Meng Xu's anger suddenly disappeared a lot.

"It's up to Tim when it matters most." After the pause, Tony Parker, who was trained by Popovich, was a lot more honest, and the Spurs also began to play a combination of inside and outside tactics with Duncan as the core, driven by Tim Duncan's 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks in a single quarter, the Spurs narrowed the gap to only 6 points at the end of the third quarter, and the 6-point difference had 12 minutes left in the game, and it is not yet known who will die.

After the game entered the fourth quarter, perhaps because of the decline in physical strength, or maybe the Spurs finally found their defense, the Mavericks' shooting rate fell off a cliff, and they didn't score a point in the first three minutes, but it is a pity that the Spurs did not take the opportunity to recover the score, Tim Duncan on the court is accumulating physical strength for the final moments, Manu Ginobili, Michael Finley, Tony Parker and others are a three-point iron, and when the fourth quarter is officially suspended, The Mavericks still hold a seven-point lead.

In the last 6 minutes, the court once again turned into a stage for Tim Duncan's performance, relying on Tim Duncan's outstanding performance of 3 of 4 shots, 4 of 6 free throws, and 10 points in a row, the Spurs equalized for the first time in the game with 2 minutes left in the game.

"Tim's fitness is going to bottom." Although the Spurs have equalized the score, Meng Xu is not happy at all, but is still a little worried, in this attack just now, Tim Duncan forced Eric Dampier to score, but Tim Duncan's series of actions have begun to deform, perhaps this is also the reason why Tim Duncan wants to play the basket strongly, even if he can't score, he can still foul Bo Yibo.

From leading by 7 points to being equalized, Avery Johnson called a long timeout very decisively, ready to change the Mavericks' tactics and strategies, after the game restarted, the Mavericks continued to play Nowitzki, after all, letting Nowitzki single Michael Finley is the best offensive option, but unexpectedly, the Spurs also changed their defensive strategy after the timeout, as soon as Nowitzki held the ball, Bruce Bowen rushed over to wrap it, In desperation, Nowitzki gave the basketball to Josh Howard, who was closest to him.

"It's really terrible to foul at this time." Josh Howard, who received Nowitzki's ball, drew a foul on Manu Ginobili, and Josh Howard hit both free throws to give the Mavericks the lead again.

"Be steady, be steady。。。。。。" When the broadcast footage of the scene was given to Popovich on the sidelines, through the TV screen, Meng Xu heard Popovich shouting on the sidelines.

Like Nowitzki, Tim Duncan was also treated as a bag, and Tim Duncan, who was caught by Eric Dampier and Dirk Nowitzki, gave the basketball to the unguarded Michael Finley, who hit a jumper and the Spurs equalized again.

The score was equalized by the Spurs again, and now the pressure is all on the Mavericks' side, the offense and defense are switched, and the Mavericks still continue to play Nowitzki, and the Spurs did not wrap Nowitzki this time, but let Tim Duncan switch to Nowitzki, this round is basically the only time that Nowitzki and Tim Duncan are facing each other in this game.

In the wave of defense from the audience, Nowitzki missed the shot, Tony Parker grabbed the backcourt rebound, but the Spurs did not launch a fast break, but chose to seek stability, after Tim Duncan went to the basket and fell into position, Tony Parker launched an attack, and after the breakthrough failed, the basketball was handed over to Duncan's hands, and Tim Duncan, who was almost exhausted, did not force the attack, but after attracting the Mavericks' bag, the basketball was distributed to the outside, Manu Ginobili, who received Duncan's pass, hit a three-point shot, and the Spurs overtook the score, and if this game ended now, then Manu Ginobili would be the hero of the entire Holy City, but unfortunately after Ginobili hit a three-point shot, the Mavericks still had enough time to complete an attack.

After Ginobili's three-point shot, Avery Johnson called a timeout, and with 30 seconds left, the Mavericks had to complete one last offense.

"Don't foul them, let them shoot two points." After the game restarted, Meng Xu had already sat up from the sofa in a hurry, as long as he lasted the last 30 seconds, the Spurs were getting closer and closer to meeting the Pacers in the finals.

“NC？” Looking at Manu Ginobili who reached out to Novitzki to foul on the TV, Meng Xu really couldn't understand his brain circuit, Nowitzki has already crossed the three-point line with one foot, you let him shoot two points and it's over, what is the matter if you reach out and foul?

After Manu Ginobili fouled Nowitzki, the SBC center was silent in an instant, Nowitzki hit the shot, and he had to add a free throw, this defense just now, Manu Ginobili behaved very amateurish, and in less than a minute, Ginobili went from a hero to a sinner.

Nowitzki hit a free throw to tie the score again, and Popovich called a timeout to start setting up the final shot.

"Xiao Xu, do you think the Spurs can win?" He Hui, who was sitting next to Meng Xu, handed Meng Xu an apple that had been peeled, and then asked Meng Xu.

"There are 16 seconds left, which is enough to make the final shot." The Spurs have no shortage of excellent pitchers, nor are they short of key gentlemen, so the Spurs have a lot of options in terms of who to shoot at the end, and 16 seconds is enough for the Spurs to complete the kill.

"Tim, why are you doing this?" In the end, Popovich still chose to trust Tim Duncan, Tony Parker's state today is there, and Parker is a little unreliable at the critical moment, as for Manu Ginobili, after making consecutive mistakes, Popovich has little confidence in him, but after the timeout, Tim Duncan did not play the last offense according to Popovich's arrangement, but after attracting the Mavericks' defense, he passed the basketball to Manu Ginobili on the outside, It is clear that Tim Duncan wants Ginobili to make this last shot, and he needs to make up for his mistakes, and only then will Ginobili not become the sinner he is today.

Maybe he didn't expect Duncan to give himself the opportunity to make the last shot, or maybe after the mistake just now, Ginobili's mentality went wrong, Ginobili betrayed Duncan's trust and missed the last shot, and Tim Duncan, who struggled to grab the rebound in the front court, missed the basket, and the two sides were going to play overtime.

"Spurs are going to lose eighty percent." Meng Xu, who couldn't bear to watch it, turned off the TV directly, Tim Duncan was physically exhausted, Tony Parker was not good at playing this kind of headwind battle, Manu Ginobili made consecutive mistakes and missed the kill, and his mentality was likely to have problems, so there was no need to continue watching this game.