After returning to the court, the Spurs players were very surprised when they saw that the Rockets had replaced most of the main lineup and put on three bench players who did not play often on weekdays.

Popovich stood on the sidelines and frowned, unable to figure out what Han Ning wanted to do with this move.

Could it be that Duncan's condition is so good that he plans to give up this game?!

It shouldn't be!

Popovich didn't believe that Han Ning would give up a game so easily.

There must be some insidious trick that he hadn't thought of yet.

On the court, the Spurs are preparing to attack.

After Tony Parker came to the front court with the ball, he once again passed the basketball in his hand to Duncan.

The person in charge of defending Duncan was none other than Morris Taylor, who had just been substituted.

Although Duncan couldn't figure out what the Rockets were making such a substitution, he didn't hesitate in his movements.

With his back to the basket, he pushed it in one after the other.

Then he suddenly turned around and held the ball high in both hands.

Flick your right hand lightly.

Duncan's heart suddenly relaxed.

He could feel the feel of his throw.

The next second, however, a loud bang rang out.

"Smack!"

Maurice Taylor slapped Duncan directly on the arm.

Han Ning couldn't help but shrink his neck when he heard this sound.

Boy.

I didn't let you foul so hard!

A red slap print, clearly visible to the naked eye, appeared on Duncan's right arm.

One can imagine how hard Maurice Taylor slapped him.

The expression on Duncan's face was a little hideous.

Holding his right arm, he slowly squatted down, silently twitching his body slightly.

Many of those present couldn't help but gasp.

The sound of this slap directly covered the sound of the basketball entering the net.

"Beep !!" The referee's whistle blew.

Level 1 Malicious Foul!

The foul was obvious, and even on the home court of the Rockets, the referee couldn't have covered it up.

Just kidding, who can't hear such a big slap?!

If this were an ordinary foul, the referee would probably have hammered the Spurs fans to death.

However, Maurice Taylor only slapped Duncan on the arm, so it was just a first-degree malicious foul.

In the Huaxia broadcast room, Zhang Weiping and Su Dong couldn't help but glance at each other.

Obviously, neither of them knew how to explain Maurice Taylor's behavior.

Su Dong's expression was slightly nervous, and he kept gesturing Zhang Weiping with his eyes.

Director Zhang, aren't you the best at finding out the reasonableness?!

Hold on! It's time for you to behave!

Zhang Weiping hurriedly glared back and didn't say anything.

Then he sorted out his thoughts a little.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Team Rocket's way of playing.......... Reasonable! ”

Hearing this, the Chinese fans who were watching this game were stunned for a moment.

Is this malicious foul reasonable?!

Isn't that a bit of a?!

Zhang Weiping said unhurriedly: "Duncan is in a good state in today's game. If you want to cool down his form, fouls are a good option. ”

"Just use fouls to interrupt Duncan's offensive rhythm and affect his touch. Then the Rockets can regain control of the game. ”

"As for this malicious foul by Maurice Taylor just now, it should have been accidentally used too hard."

"But this shark-cutting tactic is still reasonable for Duncan!"

After Su Dong heard Zhang Weiping's words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

Are you reasonable......... You can't help it, right?!

However, Huaxia fans all laughed after hearing Zhang Weiping's explanation.

As for the foul that Maurice Taylor just had, in fact, basically no one would care.

After all, it was just a slap on the arm, and the strength was a bit strong.

It's not about giving people an elbow, a cushion or something like a malicious foul.

It's bearable.

So it didn't cause disgust in the hearts of most Chinese fans.

On the contrary, I hope to see Duncan's state cool down, and the Rockets can win this game smoothly.

Of course, those Spurs and Duncan fans will probably be a little unhappy in their hearts.

And the reason why Zhang Weiping and Su Dong, the two commentators, feel a little embarrassed is also because Han Ning is Chinese.

In terms of the thinking concept of the Chinese people, this kind of foul is very bad.

It is easy to be criticized by public opinion.

So both of them wanted to explain for Han Ning and try not to have any bad consequences.

But in the NBA, it's a different story.

Barkley and Smith sat in the commentary booth at the scene, and when they saw the scene in front of them, their expressions seemed to be very disdainful.

"The intensity of the league right now is just too low. A foul like this, if it was in my time when I played, it wasn't a malicious foul at all. Barkley said with a look of disdain.

Smith on the side also rarely agreed with Barkley's statement and nodded.

But no matter what, there is no escaping this foul.

It's not just that ball that Duncan just threw counts as two points.

There is also a foul penalty of two free throws and one throw.

Duncan stood at the free-throw line, gently rubbed his right forearm, relieved the pain, and then took the basketball thrown to him by the referee.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

Dribble one after another, adjust your condition, lift the basketball with both hands, and gently flick towards the basket.

"Bang dang!"

The basketball smashes the basket and comes out.

I have to say that although he was saddled with a first-degree malicious foul, Morris Taylor did affect Tim Duncan's hand.

After missing a shot, Duncan was visibly more prepared for the second free throw.

However.......

"Bang dang!"

The basketball smashed out of the basket again.

Han Ning was overjoyed when he saw this scene.

If he's not mistaken, in the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons, Tim Duncan shot just over 60 percent on serve.

After the feeling was affected, Duncan's two free throws were both missed!

Duncan's expression looked a little remorseful.

Immediately after that, there is a throw.

David Robinson stands outside the touchline ready to pass.

And the Spurs players started to run.

Han Ning stood on the sidelines, slightly nervous.

Next, it's time to test whether his shark-cutting tactics are working against Duncan.

If it doesn't work, then today's game will be even more difficult for the Rockets.

It will even drag this round of the series into the tie-break.

It's definitely not what Han Ning and the Rockets players want to see.