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It's just that as the game gradually deepens, the Spurs' defense is getting stronger and stronger, and the defensive range is gradually shifting from the inside to the outside, which greatly limits the output of the Pelicans' outside firepower.

The Pelicans' output firepower decreased, and the Spurs' consistent scoring gradually widened the gap between the two teams.

Yang Yi didn't care too much about winning or losing, he played his own style as always, focusing on the Spurs' tactics and their staffing, firepower output focus, and so on. He wanted to use this simulation to find a way to deal with the Spurs, even if it was only for the first game.

As the game deepened, Yang Yi found some flaws, the Spurs mainly hovered between Parker, Ginobili and Duncan, and the firepower output was Parker and Duncan, supplemented by other players.

He also noticed a detail that Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard is very good at close tackles, and he has already made close tackles on Amino four times in the first half. This is a very impressive statistic, judging the passing route to get a tackle is normal, but being able to steal the right position in close defense is undoubtedly a sign of defensive ability.

It seems that the paralyzed brother should also pay attention! The fat man thought as he dribbled. Leonard's defensive ability is very strong, and he can always defend against Pelicans backcourt players, except for Yang Yi, who can force a breakthrough, few players can escape from him.

At the end of the first half, the two teams were tied at 50:50. Although the Spurs' defensive intensity is constantly increasing, the Pelicans' firepower has not been affected much, to be precise, Yang Yi's firepower has not been affected much.

In the first half, he had a very good hand, and with the help of the pick-and-roll three-point shooting, he scored more than half of his team's points - 28 points alone.

Of course, he didn't occupy too many shots in the team, and the number of shots was not much different from the usual number of shots, but the key is that his shooting percentage was really good, hitting 13 of 14 shots in the first half, and the shooting rate was more than 90 percent.

Among them, three-point shooting was the focus, 4-of-4 three-pointers, and scored 12 points; He shot 8-of-9 from the field and scored 16 points. It can be said that the first half was a day for Yang to support the dead Pelicans.

If it weren't for the simulation training, Yang Yi would definitely jump up happily. He's rarely hit his current shooting percentage, and he's happy to be able to show his scoring prowess on such a grand stage as the playoffs.

I just don't know if I can achieve this effect in real life.

Originally, if it was according to the current game, Yang Yi would not care too much about it regardless of victory or defeat. It's always just a simulation exercise, not to mention that he also sees the Spurs' tactics and firepower configuration and other unknown things.

But Gordon's injury made his heart sink.

Gordon fell to the ground at the end of the third quarter while battling Ginobili for a rebound, while Yang was resting on the bench. The team doctor diagnosed it as a calf muscle strain, and he had to rest for a while.

You must know that Gordon is the second general of the Pelicans, and he is the strongest attack in the Pelicans except for Yang Yi.

Gordon's absence undoubtedly made the Pelicans' firepower output point missing a part, and all the pressure was on Yang Yi alone. Although he still tried his best to attack the basket with all his might, there was nothing he could do when the Spurs put all the defensive weight on him.

Even if he scored a game-high 57 points, it still couldn't save the Pelicans from retreating. In the end, the Pelicans lost to the Spurs by 108-94, 12 points, and lost at home.

Yang Yi was in a bad mood, and he didn't know if the results in the simulation training would be all realized. If Gordon is really injured, then he must prepare early, otherwise it will not help to burn incense when the matter comes.

He told the system elf about his question, hoping that Number Three could answer it for him. But No. 3 can't say one, two, three, it's just a system elf, and he doesn't know how to solve the problem raised by Yang Yi.

In the end, Yang Yi decided that at the end of the third quarter, he must not put Gordon on the court, even if he is on top. He doesn't want to be a lone hero like Iverson, first, he can't grasp the victory and defeat, and he wastes such a good opportunity as simulation training; The second is that it is too tiring to do so, and he may have to spend a lot of glory points to achieve such results.

Although people like stars with very strong individual heroism.

With the Spurs and Thunder still battling, the Pelicans players can only practice at home first to prepare for their next opponents.

Yang didn't tell Williams about the Spurs' tactics he knew during the simulation, nor did he tell Gordon that he might get injured. He was afraid that after telling them, the simulation training would not be effective, and then the systematic simulation training would be wasted.

As for Gordon's question, he intends to find an excuse to get Gordon off the court in the third quarter and avoid it. If you can avoid it, it's great, but if you can't dodge, Gordon can't escape. It was impossible for Yang to tell Gordon that he might get hurt and therefore not let him play. If he did, he would have laughed it off by Gordon, and his teammates and head coach wouldn't have cared.

Just kidding, who doesn't get injured when playing, it's normal to get a little injured in such an intense sport as the playoffs.

Looks like there's going to have to be a chance to give Eric a break at the end of the third quarter, no matter what. The fat man secretly made a decision in his heart, he must ensure that Gordon does not have problems as much as possible, otherwise the battle with the Spurs will not be fun.

On May 20, the Western Conference Finals arrived as scheduled. Based on the home-and-away system of the regular season standings, the Pelicans have home-court advantage first. According to the 2-2-1-1-1 format, the two teams will play two games at the Pelicans' home Smoothie King Center, and then go to the Spurs' home court to play twice. If the problem can be solved in four rounds, then it will be no problem to host or play the guest in the future. If they don't settle the battle in four games, the Pelicans will always have one more home-court advantage.

Today's game is on the Pelicans' home court.

It's been a long time since the sports scene in New Orleans has been so lively, and New Orleans is usually empty. In addition to the 18,500 seats inside the arena, people gathered around the arena in the hope of seeing the home team's match on a large screen outside the arena.

The Western Conference Finals were so out of reach for them that even with Paul and West working together, they couldn't get the team to where they are today. And now, the team they support is at the top of the league, whether it's the regular season championship or the playoff semifinals, it's not the heights that the Hornets once could reach.

The Spurs finally defeated the Thunder to win the Western Conference finals, ready to compete with the newly rising Pelicans. The atmosphere of the fans was enthusiastic, the players of both sides were in high spirits, and the 2012-2013 season of the Western Conference Finals was about to start.