In the ninth minute of the first quarter of the game, Popovich was forced to replace Mohammed, who had little ability in the offense, and replaced Ginobili to steal points at such an embarrassing moment for the Spurs.

The Knicks didn't make any changes in their personnel, like a giant beast watching the food it was about to swallow struggle before it died. Although this analogy is a bit exaggerated, Mill's approach is to give the Spurs all the players on the court feel extremely terrifying psychological pressure - the Knicks haven't used their full strength to compete, and your performance on the court is already like this, so what can you do when those who represent the Knicks' strength come back?

In the second quarter, Popovich did not let the slow Muhammad play, but let Duncan rest and replace Rasu, who has some inside scoring ability, to play, and before the game, Popovich told him loudly that he should run as hard as he can, even if it will take a lot of excess physical strength to do so.

But there have been new changes on the Knicks' side, Bosh played, and did not let Dior play, Bosh's high-low ball offense has become an extremely uncomfortable point for the Spurs, after this game, no one has expressed any praise and recognition to the Knicks, only some sympathy for the Spurs' experience in the Finals.

There is nothing tactical new in the Knicks' response to the problem, but just let all kinds of strong players come on the court to solve various problems encountered by the team, and the Knicks, who have an average of 11 players per game, have opened the eyes of all fans at the same time, and also experienced another kind of pride of the Knicks.

Duncan's toughness lies in his defensive performance, in his stability, Duncan is very great in everything, but Duncan is definitely not a scoring machine-type player. Duncan's average shooting percentage per game is very high, but in Duncan's life, he only got one 50+ game and four 40+ games.

Maybe you will say that Duncan can get as much as he wants in a game, but if Duncan chooses this approach, it is not only a simple matter that requires physical strength, but the Spurs will make more sacrifices in other aspects, facing the defense of Yao Ming and Bosh on the inside, even if it is Duncan, it is difficult for him to maintain a high shooting rate of about sixty percent in the case of getting 30+.

Not to mention that the Knicks' defense belongs to the very good group, even if he can score 40+ points in a Finals game, can the Spurs still rely on Duncan's ability under the basket to stop the Knicks' collective scoring? Or rather, who would the Spurs be willing to use Duncan or Knicks to score more?

The Knicks' initial idea was to let Duncan fight alone and spend seventy percent of his energy on defense, with a lineup like Battier, Payton, Bosh, and Yao Ming, if you can say that this kind of defense is poor, it is ...... Insult to Kwamei.

The Knicks' basic idea is to control the scoring of everyone except Duncan, including Ginobili's offense. From the beginning, it was not the Spurs who used fierce physical collisions to limit the Knicks, but the Knicks used tough, crazy defense from the front court to limit the Spurs, and Parker was especially evident in this point.

As for Ginobili's play, the Knicks' choice is to compete with the offense of both sides, especially Manu's defensive players, in the continuous attack of each other, so that Ginobili's physical strength is in extreme consumption, and in addition to Parker and Manu, the Spurs do not have a third independent and sure scoring point on the outside.

The other players of the Spurs have long been unable to move strongly, Bowen's defensive ability is very strong, and the Spurs' defensive system formed between him and Duncan is indeed very difficult to crack, so the Knicks chose a simpler approach.

In the first quarter lineup, who did you Bowen defend? Jay? So Peyton is singles in the low post, Payton? Let's not talk about whether Bowen will defend Payton, that is, defend Payton, it is not certain who will suffer, as for defending Battier?

Oh, Battier's choice is to wait for a pass outside the three-point line from the baseline, or follow the baseline to constantly move irregularly at the three-point line, low post, three-point line, and have opportunities on the inside, Bowen's height is a hard flaw on defense.

If Bowen chooses to appear in the bench lineup, let's not talk about who he will defend, as long as he can really defend, many people ignore Bowen's actual age at this time, of course, Bowen's physical fitness has always been regarded as a first-class range in the league, and he is very capable of running, but Bowen can turn on the mode of running with all his strength in all games? Is it that if you can defend a little offense, you can completely defend the Knicks?

After Jackson's departure, the Spurs no longer have the defensive ability to block a strong front, and they have long since failed to fight against the peak Lakers, such a strong collective defensive ability, and what the Spurs continue to do is just conform to the 'general trend' of the league.

After the bench lineup came on, Ginobili led Barry, Horry, Rasu and Bowen to chase points, the Knicks played very simply, and the Spurs played not complicated in the bench this time, every positional offense, it was a move, that is, Ginobili and Lasu's blocking and dismantling offense, and the others opened up enough distance.

The Spurs' approach is very simple, and the Knicks' way to deal with it is very simple, which is to wrap up Ginobili in an instant.

Bosh used height to limit his passing, and Ray Allen's choice was to limit Ginobili's dribbling at the bottom, which was not very effective, but as long as he limited Ginobili's shooting percentage, it could be less than five lines.

Not to mention that Rasu's scoring percentage in the high open position is very low, his athleticism is average, and the free throw shooting rate is less than fifty percent, that is, Manu passed the basketball that did not make him comfortable, and this offense has already been regarded as the Knicks' defensive success.

Besides, the Knicks' lineup was originally a four-man three-point fan offensive lineup, constant running, running that was higher than the athleticism of the Spurs players, coupled with Bosh's defense and impact rebounds this time, it was already 39-28 in the fourth minute of the second quarter to lead the Spurs by 11 points.

However, although the role of Rasso is a headache for the Spurs, but that's it, Duncan has enough rest now, and he can play at this time.

Duncan is now in the prime of life, and his play is indeed a strong deterrent, but Bosh's high score and the strong flexibility that comes from the body are still enough to cause Duncan a lot of trouble, as for physical strength? Every Knicks player has been taught a lesson by the entire Knicks coaching staff before the playoffs, unless it is specially arranged, otherwise after playing, they must play with 12 points of strength.

Besides, in the eighth minute of the second quarter, after seeing that the Knicks' shooting rate dropped to a certain level, the Knicks sent Yao Ming to the court, and at this time to play, sure enough, Yao Ming's playing time determined the Knicks' strength.

After Yao Ming and Dio came on the court, Bosh and Korver went off the court, the situation on the court was already a kind of balance, and for the Knicks, the advantage at this time was the lead of 7 points and the physical strength of Manu and Duncan.

After Yao Ming came on the court, Duncan also replaced Parker on the court, replacing Barry, who had a lot of physical exertion, and the lineup on the court gradually became the main matchup.

It's just that what makes Popovich a little indignant is that Hill suddenly played at this time, and even broke through with a sudden hit, scoring seven points in a row, so that the balance of power that the Spurs wanted or even tied the score immediately became a luxury.

That's the first problem the Spurs face, and when the stars of both sides play together, the Knicks have never been afraid of the Spurs.

Overall, this situation is that the Knicks can maintain a high shooting percentage to play, while the Spurs' offense is limited by the Knicks, and they can only try to use their own strength to win the possible high shooting percentage.

The Spurs really want to win the game as much as possible in the game they should win, and when they should lose, they won't dwell on the score, but the Knicks didn't give the Spurs such a chance at all, and when you think you really catch up with the Knicks, there is suddenly a person in the Knicks' lineup, taking away all your hard work in waves.

What's even more difficult for Spurs to accept is that you don't know who this sudden outburst is. It is possible for the Knicks to have five main players, and it is not impossible for Payton, Jay, and Korver to come off the bench. (To be continued.) )