On April 24th, after two disastrous road trips, the San Antonio Spurs finally returned to their familiar venue: the AT&T Center!

Prior to 1999, the Spurs did not have a dedicated home arena and were housed in the Alamo Dome, a multi-purpose arena.

Because it is mainly designed for American football, it can accommodate 50,000-77,000 spectators, and it is used for basketball games to be separated by more than half each time, and the effect is not very good, so the team and fans are not very satisfied.

In November 1999, the same day the Spurs awarded their championship rings, the government of Bexar County (the area where the Spurs are located) held a referendum vote to build a stadium for the Spurs with a tax increase.

With an investment of $186 million from local sales tax and an additional $28.5 million raised by the Spurs, SBC Center broke ground on August 24, 2000 and officially opened on October 18, 2002.

In 2005, SBC Communications acquired its parent company, Telegraph and Telephone Corp., for $16 billion, and the combined business inherited the AT&T name. In 2006, the SBC Center was officially renamed the AT&T Center Arena.

After learning about the development history of the AT&T Center Arena, Lin Mu sighed in his heart that the people in this place really like basketball so much!

How much love does it take to spend resources to build a home stadium for the Spurs?

You know, no matter what country you are in, people prefer to keep their money in their pockets, but they have never heard the truth of taking the initiative to take it out.

It must have been a special fate that gave the people of San Antonio a sense of what this team can achieve in the future.

In addition, Lin Mu also had to admit the fact that the San Antonio Spurs, which are a small ball market, are really poor!

No!

It should be accurate to say that these teams in the small ball market are very poor, and if there is no help from the local people, they will have to declare bankruptcy and sell the team and leave.

You know, not all team owners are like Cuban, who simply like basketball and are willing to invest a lot of money in basketball.

What's more, they want the team to be a hen that can lay eggs, and they don't need to manage it themselves, they just need to be able to produce a steady stream of profits, which is enough!

But!

Across the league, there are few such awkward differences except for those with superstars.

Of course, the New York Knicks are detached, and the people in that place are so rich that there is no need to worry about it at all, just lie down and count the money!

Early in the day, when the Oklahoma City Thunder arrived at the hotel, a bunch of Spurs die-hard fans had gathered outside the hotel, and they had already plotted everything to show these hateful young men how welcoming the people of San Antonio were!

"Go back to your Seattle, you're not welcome in Oklahoma!"

"Ungrateful things, teams that betray their own city, will never find a home!"

"Lin Mu? Criticize it! ”

"Today, I'm sending you to hell!"

Murder and heartbreaking!

Spurs fans held vulgar cheering cards to denigrate the team that had just moved to the city and changed its name.

If this practice is seen by the residents of Seattle, it will not be an instant orgasm?

After all, after the decision to relocate, the Thunder are now controversial among the people of Seattle.

"Are they crazy? Why say such a thing! ”

As Durant, who has fought in Seattle for a season, there is certainly something wrong in his heart.

finally got acquainted in a city and had a sense of belonging, and then the team came to Oklahoma, not only him, but also one of the Thunder's meritorious players in the future, Collison's face was also a little unhappy.

In the United States, the sense of local pride is very strong, and every team does not want to be regarded as a sinner who betrays the city, but sometimes they can't help themselves, after all, the capital game is something they can't control.

Lin Mu doesn't care, his career started in Oklahoma, supersonic? What kind of stinky fish and rotten shrimp is that?

Maybe in the eyes of Glove Payton, it is a place worth retiring the jersey, but in Lin Mu's eyes, that piece of land is worthless.

"The Spurs fans didn't respect us, as we all know, we were forced to move to Oklahoma, and it was a decision that was negotiated between the two parties, not a player, an owner, or even an official, we are also victims, and they shouldn't joke with us in that way."

Obviously, at the press conference, the Thunder spokesman rarely expressed his emotional dissatisfaction.

This is a signal, but also a language, tonight's game is destined to be a bloody storm!

"There is no way back!"

On the official website of the Spurs, such words have been typed, they can't accept the 3:0 ending, once this happens, it will be doomed!

There has never been a team in NBA history that has been able to complete a comeback from 3-0 down!

In the NBA playoffs, the teams that have pulled back the most games from a 3-0 deficit are three teams (Knicks in 1951, Nuggets in 1994, and Trail Blazers in 2003).

pulled back 3 games, but all three teams were eliminated without exception and failed to achieve a comeback.

3:0 represents more than just a simple number.

Because once a team is down 0:3, it proves that the strength of these two teams is not in the same grade.

Therefore, the team that is behind has no chance to turn the tables.

When a team is down 0:3, they will feel hopeless, lose their fighting spirit, and usually go on to lose the fourth game.

There is such a proverb in the NBA,

“NBA where is amazing happening”。

There are always miracles in the NBA, but in this statistic, no miracles ever happen!

If it's only 1:3, you can still say that there is a fight, maybe the score between the two sides is between the two, bad luck, or poor decision-making lost the final game, there is hope to turn defeat into victory, but the hope is extremely slim!

In history, the most epic battle of the 1:3 turnaround, which can be remembered in the hearts of all fans, is the legendary season in which the Golden State Warriors broke the Bulls record and created a regular season of dominance.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, fell in straight sets from 3-1 down, and with a key block that went down in history, LeBron James broke the championship curse that had lasted for more than 50 years for his hometown of Akron.

Whereas!

In the process of Cleveland's turnaround, not only did LeBron be super god on the field, but even our godist Irving broke out continuously, with super high scores, super high shooting percentage, and the reimbursement of the opposite starting center Bodog, Green's ban, all kinds of coincidences were mixed together, which created the ultimate glory of Cleveland.

"Last stand!"

Therefore, tonight's Spurs can't afford to lose the game no matter what, once they are beaten 3:0 by the Thunder, the Spurs will have no chance of turning over!

Desperately!

With the only lineup system, the Spurs all members, including Popovich, must have a real battle with the Thunder in the only time available!

The white knife goes in, the red knife comes out, and the melody of tonight's game will be very difficult.

How Scott didn't understand the danger tonight, not only the urgency of the score, the change of home and away, the surging shouts of Pengbai like a tide in the AT&T Center Arena, it was never their own pressure that brought the Thunder, the public opinion of the outside world, the extremely oppressive atmosphere on the scene, you may talk on the sidelines, and the players can't hear their own voices.

Terrifying!

This is the first road trip for most Thunder fans, starting the five Tigers, and none of them have experienced such feelings.

When they showed up at Spurs' home stadium, during the warm-up phase, the fans had already begun to attack with deadly noise.

"Listen, you stupid boys, tonight, you're going to die under the hooves of San Antonio!"

"I advise you not to resist, otherwise you will die a miserable death!"

"Don't try to resist, we will bring the most primal fear!"

Ill-intentioned voices came from all directions, and although everyone knew that they were nothing more than their impotent rage, as the voices continued to converge, the sound that lingered in the ears made people feel unconsciously restless.

“Shit！ A bunch of lost dogs, what are the dogs barking at? ”

Durant, who was in shooting training, was obviously a little overwhelmed, and just as he was about to scold, he was grabbed by Lin Mu on the side.

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm going to kill them!"

"Can it solve the problem effectively?"

"I don't care, I just want them to close their anus!"

"What do you want to do?"

"Whack?"

Durant was angry in the center of the court, but there was no way, he didn't dare to rush up and really beat someone.

Artest to find out, Auburn Hills Palace incident to understand, one-year ban to understand, to sweep the community to understand....

Not to mention fines and a bad impression of you.

You know, Durant is a man who pays great attention to his image, he can't stand those gossips, and he is a little fragile in his heart.

"Don't want to live today!"

"Even if I can't win them, I'll have to let them peel their skin!"

Durant gritted his teeth with hatred, he couldn't imagine that the quality of the fans could be so bad that even he Du Xiaoshuai couldn't get special treatment.

"Don't worry, even if you don't fight with them, they will find you to fight hard!"

"I'm going to die tonight, pay attention to that cripple who likes to show his feet, as long as he dares to stretch, I'll help you chop him up!"

The San Antonio Spurs have a slight change in their starting lineup.

Gooden was on the bench and Bonner started.

In addition, there are two more players in Popovich's roster.

One is a 2.08-meter-tall striker, an eagle from the Pampas, and a country with a demon knife, Fabricio Oberto.

Oberto is a powerful interior player who has made a name for himself on the world stage.

Oberto won the 2004 Olympic gold medal in Argentina, and Oberto's influence was huge.

After joining the Spurs, it took him a long time to adapt to the pace of the NBA game, and it was not until the second half of 2007 that he gradually replaced the original Spurs' main center, Francisco Elson.

Oberto is tough on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, with solid offensive footsteps under the basket, good at grabbing rebounds, and getting a second chance to attack.

Why wasn't Oberto used in the first two games?

It's rare for a coach like Popovich to change tactics when the plan is set, but the first two defeats have taught Popovich that with their current roster, they can't compete with the Thunder at all, and they have to use more players, even though they have never shown their true value in the playoffs.

Another player is to come to Leonard, Popovich's favorite point guard, George Hill!

George Hill's career has been a bit of a pity, and it can be called mediocre.

Whether it's with the Spurs or with the Pacers in the future, George Hill has always been able to play the No. 1 role in his career.

Excellent arm span, consistent shooting, and super high basketball IQ once made Hill a favored target for many teams.

Unfortunately, George Hill has not been able to go any further, and it has been difficult to stabilize the team's position, and he has been wandering between teams.

Obviously, George Hill is the kind of character who is useless and abandoned, you say that he is not strong, he can also cut 25 points, 5 assists and 5 steals of comprehensive data, you say he is strong, but where is the specific strength?

Lin Mu couldn't find George Hill's famous scene even if he wanted to break his head, and he could only be said to be a qualified starting point guard.

Lin Mu has nothing to worry about these two people, you are not here for Leonard, can you really suddenly break out, and then win the MVP of the finals?

Isn't this pure!

Popovich: This is a sudden illness and rushed to the doctor!

Booing all over the sky, Lin Mu and his Thunder team started today's game under strong pressure.

Durant's body trembled slightly, looking a little nervous.

He's never played a playoff game on the road, and he's never felt the constant pressure of 20,000 people in the stadium.

Don't look at the contractor shouting that he is fearless before the game, but with Lin Mu's understanding of him, there is a chance that this product will have to change his pants.

Standing behind Adu at the right time, Lin Mu stretched out his evil hands.

"Ahh

！ ”

"You're going to die!"

The sudden pain made Durant cry out, not only his teammates, but even the other side looked at him a little strangely.

"What, it's okay, it's okay..."

Somewhat blushing, Durant hurriedly waved his hand.

"Are you sick, why are you pinching me?"

Durant's aggrieved little eyes, what he wanted to say were self-evident.

"Take it easy, being nervous can make a difference to your shot."

"We're 2-0 up and it's them who should be nervous."

Disrupting the tense rhythm, Durant took a deep breath and said he didn't have any problems.

"Beep~~!

”

As soon as the whistle blew, the audience erupted in extremely enthusiastic cheers, and some brainless fans even took off their shirts and spun them around their injuries.

The game has just begun, and you can imagine how difficult it will be for the Thunder tonight.

The trilogy between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs also started at this critical moment of life and death!