The nights in San Antonio are warm, and the home of the Spurs is chilling, after all, the Spurs' home stadium is also a notoriously devilish home stadium, and every team that comes here has to be brushed off a layer of skin.

Osborne also came to the Spurs' home court with trepidation, and his heart was not afraid, but a little excited.

The referee's whistle blew and the game officially began, with the Spurs fielding an unfamiliar but familiar lineup from Osborne.

Spurs center Rasunestrovic, power forward Tim Duncan, small forward Bruce Bowen, shooting guard Manuginobili, point guard Tony Parker.

The Pistons, on the other hand, are still the Pistons' starting five, and the head coaches on both sides are very cautious.

On the Spurs' side, Popovich was very careful to emphasize, "Guys, today is a very important game, so we must beat the Pistons, because I think the Pistons will definitely be our opponent in the Finals, if we can break through from the West." We're going to have a big game on defense in this game, so we have to be mentally prepared. ”

And in order to play an advantage in the first quarter of the game, the Spurs directly put Manuginobili in the starting lineup, usually Manu Ginobili is the core of the team's rotation lineup, in fact, Manu Ginobili is a bug obviously has the strength of some superstars, but he does the work of the bench, and he can also act as a killer, often leading role players to conquer the city.

And the Pistons are the same, head coach Larry Brown arranged: "The defending champion Spurs we played against today are also one of the most challenging opponents we have faced this season, although I feel that this year's Finals opponent is the Lakers, but the defending champion Spurs are also a top team that should not be underestimated." Today's game is about defense, everyone has to cheer me up and not slack off. Whether we can win or not depends on whether we can defend against the Spurs. ”

After hearing Larry Brown's words, the Pistons players also looked quite solemn, because the Spurs put no less pressure on them than any other top team in the league, and Osborne was more worried about Bruce Bowen, he is a famous ankle finisher, and he shouldn't have been with him, and he also has a bad reputation, that is, he specializes in destroying the opponent's core players, so this person is extremely dangerous and will be hit if he is not careful.

Spurs center Rasunestrovic and Ben Wallace jumped the ball, Ben Wallace did not drop the chain this time, grabbed the ball for the first offense, and then he gave the ball to Chauncey Billups, and then Billups handed it to Osborne to handle the ball, after all, Osborne is already the core of the Pistons, and it is natural for him to handle the first offense.

Osborne did not refuse to receive the ball, but he also had to be careful of Bruce Bowen's movements, Osborne did not dare to jump directly, he broke through on the left side, directly past Bruce Bowen, Bruce Bowen did not lose his position, and clinged to Osborne like kraft candy, which made Osborne very uncomfortable, but he did not flinch, and went directly into the Spurs penalty area, at this time he was more careful, because the Spurs are all god-level figures, Osborne made two feints in a row but did not shake a person.

There was no way, Osborne jumped up directly and was ready to force a shot, at this time there was movement on the inside of the Spurs, one by one to prepare to block Osborne, and Osborne was not afraid to pass directly to Chancey Billups, who was ready to shoot on the outside, after all, Chaunci Billups had an advantage in the position.

Chauncy Billups received a pass from Osborne, ignored Tony Parker's defense, and made a three-point shot, Chauncy Billups showed a big heart with this shot, and this three-point shot went straight into the first three-point shot for the Pistons.

Then it was the Spurs' turn to attack, and at this time, the Pistons directly used two-three defense, not giving the Spurs a chance at all.

But the Spurs are the Spurs after all, they are NBA champions, how can they be afraid of the Pistons' joint defense, and when it comes to tactics, they are confident that no team can beat them tactically, their confidence naturally comes from Old Man Popovich, this guy is a thousand-year-old demon-level character, and the tactics in his mind will not be exhausted if he uses the whole game.

Ben Wallace clinged to Nestrovich, Tysa Amplins was stubbornly pestering Tim Duncan, and Osborne was also actively fighting with Bruce Bowen, although Bruce Bowen was known for playing dirty, but he was also able to shoot key shots, so the Spurs began to carry out large-scale basketball transfer tactics, transferred a few times, and the shooting opportunity came out, and finally Manuginobili completed the shot, his three-point shot is also very good, as long as he wants to shoot, it is basically guaranteed, although it is not as good as those perverted pitchers.

Manuginobili's three-pointer was also scored cleanly, and the Spurs tied the Pistons 3-3.

The Pistons players stood and experienced the Finals-level defense, especially Osborne and Richard Hamilton, the two main points of attack, almost didn't even let the ball go, Osborne was stuck to Bruce Bowen, Richard Hamilton was Manuginobili and Tony Parker together, and Ben Wallace and Tysian Princes on the inside fell into the disadvantage.

Osborne ran desperately, but he could always meet someone defending, Osborne saw that I was a dense crowd of people blocking there, and he didn't dare to run to the inside, so Osborne moved directly to the center circle line, Bruce Bowen seemed to know that Osborne could shoot near the center circle line, so Bruce Bowen made a full-court tight defensive level on Osborne.

Seeing that the offensive time of the game was approaching, the Pistons finally reluctantly shot, and the result of the reluctant shot was a rage, and then Tim Duncan grabbed the rebound, and then it was the Spurs' turn to attack, and the Pistons were also prepared to respond with the highest level of defense.

Because they all know in their hearts that the two top teams play games, fighting for defense and rebounding, of course, the open Osborne is not counted by them, they have always thought that Osborne is just a beneficiary of the system, so sending the dirtiest defense of Bruce Bowen is enough to get him.

Anyway, in the first quarter of the game, the Pistons and the Spurs had a brawl basketball, the scene was extremely tragic as if they were playing the finals, and the scores of the two teams in the first quarter were very low, and the Spurs only led the Pistons by one point at 13:12. (To be continued.) )