After Ginobili was restricted, Popovich was very decisive in replacing him with Parker, and the Spurs switched to a two-point guard lineup. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Although Duncan and McDyce don't have that much speed, in fact, they only need to pull to the high post to cover, and the fast attack doesn't require them to contribute. However, the Trail Blazers still stuck with their original lineup, and Roy didn't look that struggling, which made McMillan feel comfortable to keep him on the court.

However, at this time, Duncan, the real core of the Spurs, began to score silently, and he continued to single Aldridge under the basket to help the Spurs maintain a slight lead. Ye Feng is not without supporting his teammates on the outside, but now the Spurs are one-on-one and waiting for opportunities to interfere with shooting, anyway, they want to let the Trail Blazers players fight separately, limiting their team cooperation. This is actually a very helpless thing on the basketball court, because no matter what way you use to attack, it seems that you are alone, and it is difficult for teammates to give you enough support, and you can only trust your own hand.

The Spurs' offense is much better, they are a model of team basketball in their own right, and the Trail Blazers' defensive system is not great, allowing the Spurs players to make the most of space on the court to create opportunities for their teammates. However, under the full defense of the Trail Blazers' outside line, Parker, Hill and Jefferson did not shoot high three-point shots, so they had to hand the ball to the interior to deal with the problem. And the object of their passing is usually Duncan, because only Duncan can perfectly combine offense and strategy, and only he can form a containment force on the inside, so as to ease the pressure on the outside.

At this time, I have to admire the management of the Trail Blazers for signing Camby when he was strengthening the interior line, as a defensive center, maybe Camby's scoring ability is not very strong, but his defense in the three-second zone is still not far from the peak level. Duncan was really strong, but it soon became difficult for him to score, as Camby was always able to stick up as soon as he received the ball and limit Duncan's space, which meant he had to put more effort into scoring than usual. Duncan has to take into account his age, which will certainly greatly reduce his time on the court.

For a while, the game suddenly turned into a battle between defense and iron, with both sides pursuing how to limit each other's scoring, and then thinking about how they scored on that basis. And the defensive style of the Spurs and the Trail Blazers are at two extremes like their offense, the Spurs pay more attention to team defense, and changing defenses and assisting defense are commonplace, but the Trail Blazers are more concerned about the effect of single defense, and the five people keep putting pressure on their opposing players anytime and anywhere, no matter how the ball runs, they bite the opposing players without relaxation. Strictly speaking, the Trail Blazers' approach has a big disadvantage, because they can't get the ball faster than they are, but there is one thing, they are young, very young, of course, this excludes Camby, but they can always maintain a lot of pressure on the other side, which is not something that ordinary teams can do, not to mention that the opposite side is still the Spurs, which is indeed a very difficult thing, but the players of the Trail Blazers have done it.

Neither manager had any intention of changing tactics, just letting the players figure things out on their own. The Trail Blazers responded quickly, well, to say that it was a response, but they took turns to hold the ball alone, and everyone else except Camby had enough offensive means, Roy and Ye Feng's breakthroughs, Batum's three-point shots, Aldridge's mid-range shots, these are the Trail Blazers' conventional weapons. In this regard, the younger ones are more skilled than the Spurs, because many times they need to prop up the team with their own points, and the Spurs don't need it.

The scores have been alternating between the two sides, often with a mid-range jumper on one side and a breakaway layup on the other, and the Trail Blazers have completely erased the difference but have not been able to take the lead in front of their old opponents, and the Spurs' experience has turned the situation into a tug-of-war. Probably the only thing excited was the fans who came to watch the game, and in their opinion, the two teams combined to produce a very good game, which is what they love the most, of course, it would be better if the Trail Blazers could win, after all, the most important thing for the fans is the home team to win the game, even if they don't play well at all.

One thing the Spurs players seem to have overlooked is that the tug-of-war is more mental and physical than the normal game, and they are inferior to the Trail Blazers in both areas. Basically, with the exception of Hill and Parker, the others felt that their steps were gradually getting heavier, which was a sign of excessive physical exertion. The Trail Blazers' players still maintain a fairly high level of intensity, and although there is a gap from the start of the game, it is not much lower. But the Spurs have slipped to a certain extent both offensively and defensively, which has forced Popovich to rely on bench players and opponents.

It is true that the Spurs' bench is notoriously tough in the league, but they are still a little unsightly in the face of the Trail Blazers' starting lineup, that is, Ginobili scored consecutive points to not let the difference open, but the Trail Blazers' lead is also quite hard to maintain. No player wants to play a game like this, every round is full of physical contact, and every score can be quickly returned to the court by the opponent, which is a great torture for the players. But that's what they've had to go through in their careers, and no matter how strong a team is, it's not going to be smooth sailing all the time.

Ye Feng was also very tired, he felt that his breathing became very hot, and his lungs hurt like pins and needles, but looking at the time on the timer, there were only five minutes left before the end of the game, and the Trail Blazers still led by 4 points 85-81, which was not an insurance gap. He thumped his chest, took a deep breath, and motioned for his teammates to pass the ball to him. It was still Jefferson who came up, the veteran was still struggling with his age, but Ye Feng told him with his actions that aging is irreversible. Before the Spurs could react, Ye Feng hit a three-pointer in two consecutive rounds, not only increasing his score to 27 points, but also helping the Trail Blazers stretch the gap to 10 points in one go.

This was the straw that broke the camel's back, and as his players gasped for breath on their knees, Popovich waved his hand helplessly, signaling them to give up the game. With the final whistle, the Trail Blazers finished their second home game 102-90 and will travel 2-0 to San Antonio to continue their journey on the Spurs' home court.