Popovich, the old man, and the coaching staff carefully studied the Thunder's roster structure before the game.

In the end, it was concluded that if you want to defend against the other party, you have to go to the front, and ordinary big men are not very useful.

Therefore, for tonight's game, DeJuan Blair was given the chance to start.

With a height of 201cm and a weight of 118kg, his task on the court is to kill Durant, catch the ball and go up to give Durant a physical confrontation.

DeJuan Blair was selected by the Spurs with the 7th pick in the second round this year, and the young man got the chance to start, so he naturally played defense.

Also on the front line is Richard Jefferson, who is also a player with a tougher style of play, both offensively and defensively.

On the whole, the Spurs' lineup of one big and four small, except for Tony Parker, who is a little shorter, can be regarded as a forward figure.

The Thunder team attacked first, and the fans at the scene were very enthusiastic, all standing and cheering for the home team.

After the turtle dribbled through the half, Tony Parker directly posted it, Li Ze first pretended to take cover, and then ran directly over to catch the ball.

After receiving the ball, he quickly made an offensive gesture, Jeff Green immediately raised the cover, and after Li Ze handed over the ball, he made a no-ball cover for Durant by the way, but the Spurs side of the cover was replaced.

By the time Durant received the hand-to-hand pass, Richard Jefferson was still clinging to him, and DeJuan Blair was also staring at Jeff Green, who was covering the ball.

The hand-to-hand handover didn't generate too many chances, and the Spurs' defensive rotation followed too quickly.

Durant faced Richard Jefferson's defense, accelerated with his right hand dribble, and Richard Jefferson stayed on his side, constantly giving the body to the confrontation

But the advantage of height and arm length made Durant ignore the defense and shoot directly after dribbling two steps.

"Whew...", a steady hit from mid-range.

"Wow!! Yes!! ”

The crowd at Ford Center burst into a huge cheer for the home team's first score.

"Durant's physical talent is really amazing! This goal has been scored, and Jefferson has given a very big physical confrontation, this is talent, unreasonable! ”

In the CCTV studio, Director Zhang couldn't help but sigh when he saw the Thunder team's offense.

The Spurs' offense was also simple and rough, directly hitting a Parker and Duncan's block, the turtle quickly squeezed through the cover, and Parker's mid-range was still very accurate, which could not be put down.

But after the cover, Parker gave the ball to Duncan's hands, and in the face of Kostic's defense, Duncan made a jump shot after three threats.

"Whew..."The 2-point ball hollows into the net.

Li Ze was also a little helpless when he saw this situation, as long as he reached the range of one step forward from the free throw line, he would basically enter Duncan's shooting hot zone.

Kostic is very embarrassed to defend it, Duncan may still burst you when he gets older, and when he defends at the back, he will shoot you, and he will not feel good, he will hit you with his back, anyway, he can score...

After the turtle dribbled through the half, Parker still pestered him, interfering from time to time, Parker did not suffer in footsteps, and there was nothing to say about defensive experience, this time Kostic came up directly to block and dismantle.

After the turtle was blocked, he directly stuck Parker's half of his body, and accelerated with his left hand to dribble and kill inside.

But Duncan's assistant defensive position was very good, interfering with the turtle's ball route, and at the same time, relying on his size advantage, he firmly covered it and did not give a chance to make a layup.

After turning around inside and having no chance, Li Ze hurriedly came over to catch the ball, and the veteran Keith Bogans also stuck to Li Ze, and also gave a little action from time to time.

Li Ze quickly released the ball after receiving the ball, accelerated the breakthrough with his left hand dribble, and the badge bonus effect of [Emergency Stop Master] made Li Ze's first move very fast, directly passing Keith Bogans half of his body.

Just past the free throw line, noticing that Duncan had been raised, Li Ze suddenly made a sharp stop, dribbled his left hand on the spot, and then changed direction in front of his body, which made a sudden stop, shaking Keith Bogans to his knees.

"Oh!!"

The audience also exclaimed, this kind of shaking scene is the audience's favorite.

The defense around him disappeared, and Li Ze made a long-range jumper shot from the free throw line.

"Whew..."The 2-pointer hit steadily.

"Good ball, Li Ze's ability to combine the ball is amazing! This shot selection is also reasonable, and if you break through inside, Duncan's defense is waiting for that! ”

After Director Zhang saw Li Ze's goal, he immediately blew it, and Yu Jia next to him was stunned.

After Li Ze scored, he completely understood the defensive intentions of the Spurs, and they used the front line to defend against the outside of the Thunder team in this game, and the inside defense relied on Duncan.

Singles shooting is okay, assisting teammates, and forcing the inside, but the Spurs resolutely don't give it.

"This bad old man is really bad, and he has completely grasped the weakness of the Thunder team!" Li Ze, who was back on defense, complained silently in his heart.

The Spurs attacked, and after Jefferson received a pass from Parker, DeJuan Blair immediately came over to hang up the cover and swapped Jeff Green in front of Jefferson by the way.

At this time, Jefferson directly accelerated the dribble with his right hand, hit the penalty area, and broke through to Jeff Green's defense, scoring a 2-point shot.

Kostic didn't dare to help defend inside and kept an eye on Duncan under the basket.

Li Ze noticed that the rhythm on the court was not right, and after receiving the ball and dribbling past half court, he immediately made a tactical gesture, and at the same time loudly reminded his teammates:

"Number 5! Number 5! Russell, run! ”

This kind of rhythm of the game with the Spurs one by one, the Thunder team will definitely not be able to beat the opponent, and play with athletic talent after speeding up, this is the rhythm of the Thunder team, Li Ze hopes that his teammates will move to play.

At this time, Kostic and Jeff Green all mentioned to the line, doing screens or playing hand-over passes, while Turtle, Lee, and Durant began to run around the figure eight, disrupting the opponent's defensive rhythm.

After running two figures in a row, Durant received a hand-handed pass from Kostic, and DeJuan Blair switched to stick to the defense.

Durant dribbled with his left hand, suddenly raised his center of gravity, and feigned a breakthrough, shaking DeJuan Blair stunned, and then he saw Durant make a big step-back jumper and fire directly from outside the three-point line.

"Whew..."The 3-pointer hollows into the net.

DeJuan Blair was a little less agile, the ball didn't save, and Durant seized the opportunity.

"The Thunder's offense is completely opposite to the Spurs, the Spurs mainly score inside at the beginning, and the ball keeps going in, while the Thunder are constantly covering and looking for outside opportunities, this game is really interesting!"

In the CCTV studio, Yu Jia also saw the strategy of the Spurs, playing the Thunder's weak interior defense.

In the next few rounds, the Spurs still stuck to their game plan, constantly attacking the inside, Parker and Jefferson took turns to attack, and Duncan also scored easily in the low post.

The Thunder relied on the individual abilities of Durant and Turtles to bite the score, and Li Ze kept trying to find Jeff Green on the outside and Kostic on the inside, but the Spurs guarded his way out.

With 5 minutes and 46 seconds played, Popovich called a timeout, the old man was about to replace Ginobili, and Dejuan Blair's defense was caught twice by the Thunder, both of which were scored.

At present, the score is 12-12, both sides have played a very high hit rate, and the game is also very smooth, which makes the audience addicted.

During the timeout, head coach Brooks also began to tell his players:

"Kayce, play your aggressiveness, we have to continue to increase the tempo of the game, if there is a transition attack, we must take the opportunity!"

Li Ze immediately signaled that he understood that the Spurs just didn't want to see him lead his teammates, and this kind of defense of one big and four small was indeed very effective.

Coming back from the timeout, the Spurs replaced DeJuan Blair with Manu Ginobili and added a point of possession without dropping too much in height.

Manu Ginobili also has 198cm, and the Spurs' offensive firepower has been further strengthened after the change, after all, now the outside four can hold the ball and dominate the ball.

The Thunder replaced Kostic and took Ibaka, completely making the lineup smaller, and Ibaka has a large defensive area on the defensive end, and the offensive end can also open up space, and Coach Brooks is also fighting.

After the timeout, the Spurs' offense began to pass the ball hand to hand, and Li Ze experienced the pain of other teams defending the Thunder, constantly changing defenses, constantly chasing defenses, which felt terrible.

After passing the ball with successive hand-to-hand passes, Manu Ginobili suddenly changed direction in the face of Li Ze's defense, taking the left side to kill the penalty area, and Ibaka quickly assisted in the defense.

But the Ginobili chicken thief came with a fake pass, Duncan under the basket with one arm and a violent dunk! Easy to eat bread.

"Sergi, Duncan is here, you don't need to help defend, you just need to keep an eye on Duncan, less on the defensive end, more confrontation!"

Li Ze took advantage of the strength of the serve, and hurriedly instructed Ibaka, an old fritter like Ginobili, who is very good at passing the ball through the seams.

"No problem, Kayce, can you remind me in Spanish, sometimes I can't understand English if it speaks too fast!"

Ibaka gestured that she understood, and made a suggestion.

"No problem, Bro, the defense needs to communicate, and you can remind everyone too!"

Li Ze dribbled the ball while communicating with Ibaka.

"Russell! Number 1! Run! ”

After dribbling through the half, Li Ze began to remind the turtle turtle to pay attention to the running position, hoping to play more breakthroughs, although the current turtle turtle's mid-range shots are all in the middle, but this lineup requires him to press the opponent's defense.

After hearing Li Ze's call, the turtle turtle immediately came over to catch the ball, and at the same time, everyone opened up space for him, and in the face of Parker's defense, his right hand changed forward and backward to break through on the left side, carrying Parker directly to kill.

"Smack..."

"Squeak," the referee's whistle blew, blowing Parker's thug for a foul.

The strong body still gives the turtle some advantage, as long as the first step is taken, the current turtle can carry the defense and rush to the penalty area.

Taking a deep breath and hitting both free throws, the turtle patted his chest excitedly, this is the first time the Thunder team has walked to the free throw line, Li Ze knows that he can't withstand the Spurs' offense with floating shots.

After Ginobili came on the court, the Spurs' side broke through and played, and the ball continued to score and play, and finally Ginobili made a jumper from outside the 3-point line.

"Bang...", Ibaka struggled to protect the rebound, and passed directly to Li Ze.

Li Ze immediately accelerated after receiving the ball, pushed up the transition offense, and quickly rushed across the halfcourt, Ginobili returned to the defense very quickly, trying to interfere with Li Ze, but the Thunder's transition offense was not alone.

Seeing that the turtle on the other side had rushed past the opponent's three-point line, Li Ze directly sent a precise long pass.

When the ball arrives, the turtle and turtle relay in the air, and the hands are buckled!

"Bang..."

The turtle who slammed the dunk immediately showed off his muscles to the audience in the arena.

"Ahh Yes!! ”

The dunk ignited the atmosphere at home, and everyone cheered wildly.

In the next 4 minutes or so, the offensive tempo on both sides suddenly accelerated a lot, and the Spurs' Parker, Ginobili, and Jefferson took turns to attack the basket and frequently succeeded.

On the Thunder's side, Li Ze, Turtle Turtle, and Durant suddenly combined and bit the score tightly, and Li Ze also successfully found Jeff Green, assisted his teammates to hit a 3-pointer, and delivered his first assist.

With 42 seconds left in the first quarter, and each side had one last offense, the Spurs pressed the time to the end, giving Duncan in the low post, facing Ibaka's defense, relying on two hits, turning over and hooking hands in the penalty area.

"Hmm...", a steady hit.

The last attack of the Thunder team, after the turtle dribbled through the half, Li Ze came over to catch the ball.

In the face of Ginobili's defense, Li Ze dribbled the ball rhythmically under his crotch, suddenly paused with the ball in his left hand, and made a feint to close the ball at the same time.

This directly deceived Ginobili, and the defense immediately stepped forward.

In an instant, Li Ze quickly changed direction in front of his body, shook off the opponent, accelerated the breakthrough with his right hand dribble, killed the penalty area, exerted force with both feet, and took off.

In the face of Duncan's block, after the aerial confrontation, the left-handed lever layup!

"My bowl!!"

Li Ze, who was knocked into the air, shouted by the way.

"Squeak... Hmm..."

When the whistle blows, the ball is scored, and the penalty is added.

Durant and Turtle Turtle hurriedly came over and pulled Li Ze up, this ball was too morale-boosting!

"Well done! Kayce！ ”

The turtle turtle excitedly slapped Li Ze's chest twice.

Li Ze stood at the free throw line, took a deep breath, and steadily put the ball in, 29-28, and the Thunder led to end the first quarter.

Taking advantage of the break, Li Ze hurriedly replenished the water, and at the same time secretly complained in his heart:

"Put singles, don't give assists, I'll kill you today! This bad old man is bad for my data, even if you lose this game, it will make you take off a layer of skin! ”