"Audience friends, welcome to the first game of the NBA 2013-14 Western Conference Finals, I'm Mike Brin ......"

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It was ESPN that was in charge of live-streaming the Spurs-Thunder game today, and at this time, Maub Brin and Jeff Van Gundy were sitting in the commentary box on the sidelines.

The game hasn't started yet, but both the fans on the scene and the fans in front of the screen have already sat down early and waited for the game to start.

Whether it's the Heat vs. Pacers in the East or the Spurs vs. Thunder in the West, it's all in focus, because all four teams have the strength to challenge for a championship this year.

Although the Spurs are the most optimistic from the outside world, there is another voice from the outside world, and that is that if there is one team that is most likely to beat the Spurs this season, it is the Thunder.

Yes, the most likely thing to beat the Spurs is not the Heat, who are determined to be revenge, but the Thunder, who have been hungry for a championship.

As we all know, the Thunder's style of play has always been the nemesis of the Spurs, and their excellent impact and individual scoring ability are the last teams the Spurs want to meet, because there is too much uncertainty in such a team, and once the superstar plays well, the game will be completely different from what the Spurs envision.

Although judging from the state of the first two rounds, the Spurs seem to be advancing more easily, but the Spurs' two opponents, the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers, and the Thunder's two opponents, the Grizzlies and the Clippers, have a gap in strength, so even if the Spurs advance more easily, no one thinks that the Spurs will be able to eliminate the Thunder as easily as before.

The past record of the two teams has also made many fans who support the Thunder very confident, in the 11-12 season, when the Spurs led 2:0, they were finally eliminated by the Thunder four games in a row. In the regular season this season, the Spurs have been soaring, and the Thunder are the only team that can beat the Spurs twice, and the two sides have met three times in the regular season, and the Spurs are 1:2 behind the Thunder.

It is for these reasons that people are full of anticipation for this round of the Western Conference Finals, on the one hand, the Thunder, who were ready to make a comeback last season, but eventually hated Westbrook's injury, and once again attacked the championship this season, and on the other hand, the Spurs who are aiming to break the curse and defend the title.

Both teams have stars, strength, grievances, and both are desperate for the championship, but only one team can make it to the finals, and if you want to win the championship, you must eliminate the other team, which is almost the best movie script in the NBA.

So after the Thunder eliminated the Clippers 4:2 to enter the Western Conference Finals, NBA officials and media have begun to speculate on this round of matchups.

Now, the much-anticipated matchup is finally here.

Although there is still a lot of time before the start of the competition, the atmosphere at the scene is extremely warm. Li Yang and his teammates returned to the locker room after warming up, preparing for the next appearance ceremony, but even sitting in the locker room, Li Yang could still hear the huge cheers from the outside world.

Li Yang knows why these fans have such a reaction, two years ago, it was the opposite Thunder who eliminated the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, although the Spurs won the championship last season, but the Spurs and the Thunder did not play each other in the playoffs, so in the eyes of many Spurs fans, this is somewhat regrettable.

Spurs fans have been waiting for a chance to get revenge on the Thunder in the playoffs, and although such an opportunity is a year late, it will not affect the expectations of Spurs fans for this series.

There are also players in the Spurs team who also have this idea, the Spurs are not a team that likes to talk about revenge, Popovich is still full of seriousness, occasionally humorous, and Duncan is still expressionless, but from the atmosphere in the locker room, Li Yang can feel the difference from the first two rounds.

It's not just because they're in the Western Conference Finals, it's because they're against the Thunder, a team that knocked out the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals two years ago.

Infected by such an atmosphere, Li Yang is also full of expectations for the next game.

Li Yang's other expectation for this round of the series is the confrontation with Durant, the regular season MVP, scoring champion, and Durant, who is also a small forward position but has these two titles, aroused Li Yang's fighting spirit.

The Spurs ultimately lost when the two teams met in April, and in Li Yang's view, this has a lot to do with his lack of play, and if he can play and join forces with Leonard, Durant will not be able to lead the Thunder to victory over the Spurs.

But it doesn't matter, Li Yang knows that the victory or defeat in the regular season is never where a team really gets glory, and the playoffs are the real battlefield!

"Boys, come out!" Just as Li Yang was thinking like this, Popovich clapped and shouted loudly, and with Popovich's shout, all the Spurs players stood up.

Duncan was the first to walk to the door of the locker room and high-fived the Spurs players who ran out one by one, without rhetoric or even a word of encouragement, just high-fives, but everyone felt a sense of strength and determination from such high-fives.

Li Yang and other substitute players took the lead in running out of the players' tunnel, and when they appeared on the court, the already extremely warm atmosphere on the scene instantly reached a boiling point.

"Coax!" "Yang !!"

Loud cheers mixed with the screams of the fans came from both sides of the players' tunnel, and Li Yang ran into the stadium amid such cheers and screams.

"Yang, come on!!"

Behind the Spurs bench, a scream was particularly high, and it was naturally Karen Inya.

"Players from both sides are out!" Mike Bryn's voice on the commentary bench was similarly high.

After a series of rituals of substitutions, starters, and then the American national anthem, the starters from both teams took to the field in preparation for the game to begin.

On the Spurs' side, Split, Duncan, Leonard, Green, Parker, this is the Spurs' most consistent starting lineup this season.

On the Thunder's side, their starting lineup is also very stable, with center Kendrick Perkins, power forward Serge Ibaka (note), small forward Kevin Durant, scoring guard Sapo Soflosa, and point guard Russell Westbrook.

"Tick!" As the referee's whistle blew, Perkins pulled the ball into Westbrook's hand, and the Western Conference Finals officially began.

(To be continued.) )