With a good mood, Li Yang stepped into the AT& At the center of the arena, the Spurs, who have officially embarked on the journey to defend their title, will usher in the first playoff game of the season against the Mavericks, who are ranked eighth in the West. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A few years ago, the Bull-Horse Wars were one of the main themes of the playoffs in the West, but in recent years, the two teams have not had the same journey, with the Spurs re-emerging after several years of constant adjustment, while the Mavericks have been dormant since winning the championship in '11 and didn't even make the playoffs last season.

In the past two years, the Spurs have an absolute advantage, not counting this game, the Spurs have won ten consecutive games against the Mavericks. Coupled with the fact that the difference between the two teams' records and strength this season is extremely obvious, this series is not a big challenge for the Spurs, which is generally believed by the outside world.

However, Popovich, who knows that the Mavericks are old and spicy, was not careless, he made a very detailed arrangement before the game, he knew that the basketball game was affected by many accidents, and he did not want any surprises in this game.

Amid the cheers of the fans in attendance, the two familiar teams began to officially meet each other, and the Spurs still used their regular lineup, compared to last season's playoffs, the Spurs this year's lineup is very neat, and almost no players are plagued by injuries.

The Mavericks at the other end are basically similar, their lineup is also neat, but in terms of overall strength, there are some gaps.

After the game began, the Spurs quickly gained the upper hand with superior strength, Parker made a mid-range shot to help the Spurs score first, followed by Leonard, Green shot one after another, and Duncan also found a chance to score two points.

Halfway through the first quarter, the score was 9-15 and the Spurs led by six points, and the Spurs' strategy of stealing the opening game was very successful.

However, Popovich's steal start was not just a half-quarter, and immediately after a dead ball, he began to make substitutions, and the more attacking Li Yang came to the court in place of Danny Green.

In last season or the first half of this season, Li Yang's stronger offensive power than Green is only reflected in the attack on the inside, if Danny Green is replaced, it will have a certain impact on the outside projection, but in the second half of this season, as Li Yang and Leonard's shooting is becoming more and more stable, this impact is much smaller.

Especially Li Yang, I have to say that talent is really amazing, Li Yang's talent after rebirth is amazing, and his improvement is also amazing, in this half season, his fixed-point shooting outside the three-point line has been very stable, as long as the hand is not too bad, his shooting rate is not much worse than other shooters on the team.

Li Yang, who is in good spirits on a happy occasion today, feels quite good, and as soon as he came to the court, he received Parker's ball in the bottom left corner.

"Huh!" After making a decisive shot, he hit a three-pointer and ushered in a good start.

The Mavericks attacked, and they also made adjustments at this time, replacing the starting point guard Jose Calderon with backup point guard Devin Harris, and the scoring guard is still the main scorer Monta Ellis on the outside, the small forward is Sean Marion, the power forward Nowitzki, and the center Samuel Dyham Porter.

The Mavericks are advancing very fast, and their two backcourts in the court, Harris and Ellis, are the kind of small men who are fast, and they rush straight when they get the ball.

Li Yang is responsible for defending Ellis, knowing that the opponent is the Mavericks' main scorer on the outside, Li Yang is also very attentive when defending, and when he sees Ellis dribbling a pull-up jump shot, he immediately pounces on the defense.

"Bang!" Under the interference of Li Yang's long arm, Ellis's shot bounced out of the basket.

Duncan got the rebound inside, the ball was handed to Parker, and the Spurs' advance speed was also unusually fast, knowing that the Mavericks' two interior athletic abilities were very average, the Spurs rushed directly.

Li Yang is still opposite Ellis, rushing to cut into the inside, Li Yang received Parker's pass, and used his height and weight to directly suppress Ellis's layup.

Li Yang scored two consecutive attacks, and the original 6-point difference became 11 points.

The Mavericks made defensive adjustments at this time, and they used Marion, who was better defensively, to play against Li Yang, and Ellis went to play against Leonard.

Then in the next round, the Spurs made a tactical adjustment when they fell into the position, and Leonard hit Ellis with his back inside and hit an easy two-pointer.

Obviously, the Mavericks don't have much to do about the Spurs' offense, especially after Li Yang on the Spurs' side, he has a huge impact on the Mavericks' already weak interior line.

At 23:31, after the first quarter of the game, the difference between the two teams was 8 points.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks' offense found a feeling, and they hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside, narrowing the gap to just three points at one point, but the Spurs quickly stabilized and reopened the difference.

With a score of 27:26 in the second quarter, the Mavericks had a slight advantage in this quarter, but after halftime, the Spurs still maintained a seven-point advantage.

After the start of the third quarter, the Mavericks' offensive weakened slightly, but the Spurs did not seize the opportunity, and several mistakes allowed the Mavericks to find an opportunity to counterattack, and the difference between the two sides was not widened, and they continued to maintain a 7-point advantage into the final quarter.

was able to bite the score after three quarters, and the Mavericks undoubtedly did a very good job, so after entering the fourth quarter, the Mavericks became more and more courageous. In the last quarter of the game, the Mavericks still caused some trouble for the Spurs with their excellent offense, but there was still a gap between the overall strength of the two teams after all, and the Spurs basically pressed the Mavericks with a 5 or 6 point advantage in the whole quarter.

At 100:109, the game was over, and the Spurs won by 9 points over the Mavericks.

Although the game was not one-sided, on the whole, the Spurs almost always had the upper hand on the court, which made the Spurs' final victory seem very easy.

The team's win over the Mavericks got off to a flying start, and Li Yang also played well, with the Spurs scoring very evenly in this game, with as many as six players scoring in double figures, and Parker scoring a team-high 22 points.

Li Yang scored 20 points and ranked second on the team, in the face of the Mavericks' weak interior, Li Yang chose to attack the interior more in this game, he hit 7 of his 10 shots in this game, including a three-pointer, and all six free throws were hit, and the whole game came down, got 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, but this game because the Mavericks basically floated on the outside to shoot, Li Yang did not block and steal.

(To be continued.) )