Will the Spurs choose to use such a shameful tactic? I don't know! But what Popovich knows is that once a team dares to hurt a player on a stage like the Finals, what kind of price will be paid for it, let alone dealing with a star on the stage of the Finals, no, it should not be a star, but a superstar.

On the stage of the finals, the star who plays the core is not a superstar, so what is it? Even if it seems to be done 'inadvertently', once this kind of inadvertent is discovered, Popovich can't believe what kind of overwhelming remarks will appear at that time, and he doesn't know what other teams will think of the Spurs, let alone what real punishment will be issued by the league.

At that time, the Timberwolves only played against other teams on a star who was less than a first-line player, and the price it paid has not really recovered until now, but if it deliberately hurts a certain star on the international stage of the Finals, including a well-known international player, Popovich is not sure what substantive punishment Stern will make.

Even if Popovich is to step down directly and let the Spurs have a new owner behind their backs, the league is not unable to make up its mind to do this kind of thing.

Bowen has had some bad deeds over the years, but why did he choose Carter, an Eastern player? And not Maddie? Why did Bowen end up retiring unharmedly without any penalties from the league? Just because of the concealment of doing?

What Bowen did at the time, you could say dirty, but Bowen really didn't let Carter's career end for it. Bowen's defense is also very stealthy, and his strong defensive ability is above his black foot ability, and basketball competition is competition, and whoever dares to lead other things to the NBA will ......

The black foot is the black foot, which is a deterrent and a psychological barrier, but the Spurs do not dare to deliberately harm those players who are really a threat to his team, and breaking Nash's nose can only be regarded as an accident that is not an accident, because it is impossible to have a profound impact on the players by touching it.

Of course, tough and dirty are two concepts, and the Spurs have always played very tough, but the Knicks' style of play is definitely not very gentlemanly...... Popovich knows too well what the Knicks brought back Barry, Malone, Payton, and Anthony at that time, and the abundance from tactics can only be regarded as one of them, but their existence will let the Knicks know what it means to be 'tough', what it means not to play tricks on the Knicks, and what it means that there is someone behind the Knicks'.

The league allows teams to play some tricks and engage in some 'innocuous and harmless' small actions, such as letting a superstar lean towards a certain market in the free market, such as pouring some dirty water on the opponent, or even allowing some 'appropriate' words to be generated, but once a certain star is used on the international stage, it is to violate the bottom line of all teams, and also to violate the bottom limit of the league.

The Spurs can use tough defensive habits and actions, and use some 'innocuous and indecent' actions to defend some superstar players, but a team dares to deliberately hurt a certain player's vital part on an important stage, even if it is inadvertent, it will be comprehensively blamed from all sides, and punished by the league, and it is an aggravated and accelerated rapid punishment.

For the sake of the face of the league and the future of the league, the league will even turn a championship team into a third-rate team, not to mention the mentality and methods of non-competitive players in front of more people. If the Spurs dare to do this, Popovich just thinks about it, and knows that the Spurs team will be in the shadows for the next ten years.

That's why Popovich said to the assistant coach, McKenna, "Get out." This kind of insulting and dismissive language.

You must know that Popovich's voice in the Spurs is second only to the owner!

After excluding such means, there are actually not many other means that the Spurs can use, either really trust Duncan, arrange all defensive players on the court, limit the Knicks' offense, and let Duncan score under the wrapping of several people, or only send all offensive players to score with the Knicks.

In a somewhat strange three-man core lineup like the Spurs, as long as one offensive player is sent, except for Duncan, he is not an insurance defender, not to mention Ginobili and Parker, but Horry and Barry are good defenders?

If Horry can still be in true peak form, how can the Spurs possibly keep him on the bench? How could the Lakers have let him go to free agency in the first place?

Horry is still a big heart and an excellent substitute player, but his strength is more reflected in scoring, but he can't be the key man at the beginning, nor can he be the indispensable partner next to Olajuwon and O'Neal.

As for sending out all the defensive lineups, the game can't go in the direction that the Spurs want, not to mention the strong offensive ability of the Knicks players, the appearance of such a lineup means that the Knicks will not hesitate to wrap Duncan, after Duncan divides the ball, it may not be that the players shoot the ball into the basket on the outside, but hear the sound of hitting iron one after another.

Thinking of this, Popovich sighed deeply, closed his eyes for a long time, and let out a long sigh, but the firmness in his eyes became stronger and stronger, and his expression was not hesitating, but became extremely energetic.

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Game 3 of the Spurs-Knicks game was held on June 9 as scheduled.

The Knicks' starters were treated with the unique style of the American Southwest, and it cannot be said that the Spurs fans are the best fans in the world, but for the fans of San Antonio, professional basketball is their few professional leagues in the four major leagues of the United States.

No matter what kind of problem the team encounters, and no matter how difficult it seems to be to overcome, Spurs fans will not give up on their team.

The Knicks also know what it will cost to win this game, and they know that the Spurs will inevitably have some ideas to implement from this point on.

Sure enough, the Spurs' starting line changed for the first time, with Duncan, Parker, Barry, Bowen and Horry.

Seeing such a change in the Spurs, Mill frowned a little and couldn't believe that the Spurs would use Horry to play against Bosh's defense.

Yao Ming is not a center with excellent physical fitness in the NBA, and the Knicks do not want Yao Ming to be invincible with the interior of the entire league, so the price to pay may be very heavy.

But after Yao Ming gained weight to a certain level, the corresponding Knicks developed Yao Ming's soft feel, and now in addition to the necessary technology and weight gain, the Knicks use a very heavy proportion to make Yao Ming an organized big center, and the proportion of shooting in the high post is also increasing.

That's why the Knicks aren't very afraid of encountering top centers, and in any case, Yao Ming's high post needs a defender. When Yao Ming and Bosh evacuated the inside line, no one could withstand the onslaught of Hill and Jay. This strategy is also a big reason why the Knicks were able to win their first two games.

But this time Horry and Duncan formed a partnership, although the Spurs' offense has been raised to a height, but now Horry's defense, Bosh will have to make a big difference, of course, the Spurs are also learning from the experience of the Wizards' winning game, but also because the Spurs have no way to retreat.

Mill first wants to see what the Spurs are going to do on offense, and maybe Horry can do well defensively, but the most important problem for the Spurs right now is that no one can help Duncan get points that would make the Knicks change defense.

The Spurs can defeat the Suns with a high score, relying on the overall offense, that is, many people did not expect the Spurs to use offense to control the overall ability of the Suns, but after facing the Knicks, the Spurs' offense is somewhat ineffective. Although we know that the Knicks and the Suns are two teams that treat defense, the Knicks' defense of putting pressure on the ball is not so easy to break.

Unless the Spurs give up a consistent interior scoring point and resign Duncan to the center in exchange for a riskier attack from the outside. (To be continued.) )