G1 of the Western Conference Finals got off to a start-up that everyone expected, and the Spurs did follow through on their defensive strategy, but at a huge cost.

In the second quarter, both sides rotated their lineups, but on the ESPN commentary bench, Jeff Van Gundy was still commenting on the first quarter of the game:

"The Spurs should be a little more definite on offense, Duncan is in good shape, and they should play the ball more inside."

"Danny Green played well in the Western Conference semifinals, but don't forget, Kayce is a great defender and his defense is definitely underrated."

"1-of-5 in a single quarter, 0-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, Danny Green's projection performance, I think Coach Popovich will definitely make adjustments!"

The Spurs' rotation dropped in height, with Mills, Ginobili, Pelebelli, Dio and Aaron Baines on the sidelines.

The tallest on the field is Aaron Baines at 2.08m, and the outside four have projection ability.

The Clippers' rotation is also a small lineup, with Darren Collisson, Crawford, Ray Allen, Tucker, Hollins, one big and four small, and the bench lineup is completed for 4 minutes.

The Spurs took the lead in attacking, and after Mills dribbled past half court, he immediately gave the ball to Dio, who was receiving from the free throw line, and then began to cut in without the ball, and quickly ran to the bottom left corner.

After receiving the ball, Dio held the ball in his right hand and immediately completed a hand-to-hand pass with Ginobili on the right wing, and then quickly went down to take Tucker's defense.

Baines suddenly moved from the three-second zone to the left block, and Hollins' defense followed.

When Ginobili, who held the ball in his left hand, dribbled in the direction of the top of the arc, Mills in the bottom left corner suddenly activated, and combined with Baines's upper screen, he easily escaped Collison's defense.

Hollins didn't change the defense at the first time, outside the three-point line on the left wing, Mills received a pass from Ginobili, didn't make adjustments, and threw the ball away!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

"Shhhhh

Staples Arena immediately erupted in boos as the Spurs hit their first three-pointer of the game.

All five people on the court were moving, coupled with fast ball transmission and tacit cover, and finally found the weakness of the No. 5 position, Coach De Nagro stood on the sidelines and frowned slightly, obviously the Spurs were also prepared.

At 21:30, the difference was instantly reduced to 9 points.

“Let's go Clippers！ Let's go Clippers！ Let's go Clippers！ ”

When it was the Clippers' turn to attack, the Spurs rotated quickly and the defensive intensity increased a lot.

Hollins' pick-and-roll quality was mediocre, and Mills squeezed hard and constantly harassed Collison on his side.

The Clippers spun the ball around and finally gave the ball to Crawford on the left wing outside the three-point line, facing Belinelli's defense, quickly dribbling under the crotch and changing direction before the body, and then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Breaking through to the left elbow of the free throw line, Crawford suddenly made a sharp stop and made a mid-range jumper!

"Bang!" Hit a piece of iron.

The ball hit the back edge of the basket, and finally the rebound was collected by Dior, and then immediately held the ball and launched a transition attack.

The ball was given to Ginobili at the first time, who received the ball and broke through with his left hand at the top of the arc.

Consecutive breakaways, quickly mobilizing the Clippers' defense, and finally Belinelli received the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line, and Ray Allen, who came up on the switch, was half a beat slower, and finally could only subconsciously jump up and block.

"Shh

Hearing the boos from the scene, Ray Allen cursed and Belinelli's three-pointer hollowed into the net.

At 24:30, in less than a minute, the difference was narrowed to 6 points.

Coach De Nagro immediately realised that something was wrong, shouting at his players to pay attention to the defence and then giving Crawford a tactical gesture.

By the time the Clippers attacked, Crawford managed to break through to the interior and draw a foul on Baynes.

Taking advantage of the free throws, Li Ze stood in front of the technical table and prepared to replace Collison.

Sitting on the bench, Tyronn Luton felt like he had learned another trick:

If the situation is not right, just change the thigh.

Collison was a little depressed after being substituted, and he got a lot of playing time in the Western Conference semifinals, but when it came to the Western Conference finals, the head coach no longer trusted him.

noticed that Li Ze was replaced on the field so early, and the head coach of Popovich on the other side also cursed in his heart.

When the Spurs attacked again, Li Ze directly led the defense against Mills.

Feeling the defensive pressure on his side, Mills was numb, and almost turned into a pouting for half the court, and several emergency stops and starts, but failed to shake off Li Ze's defense, and finally honestly gave the ball to Ginobili who responded.

The latter received the ball, immediately launched a block with Baines at the top of the arc, got rid of Crawford's defense, and took advantage of Hollins' untimely change of defense, and made a pull-up jump shot outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-pointer again!

"Oh!"

The fans at the scene subconsciously let out an exclamation, and the Spurs hit three shots outside the three-point line, 27:32, and the difference returned to 5 points.

On the bench, the Spurs' atmosphere group screamed, and they saw hope of tying the score!

After dribbling through the half, the logo position raised his eyebrows at Lei Allen, who was on the right flank.

Then the veteran immediately came to cover, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, moved to the right wing outside the three-point line, completed a fake block with Ray Allen on the way, and then suddenly accelerated, and immediately came to the right sideline.

After the fake cover, Ray Allen quickly ran to the top of the arc, and Ginobili hesitated slightly, but finally chose to follow.

Belinelli's scalp was numb, and he noticed that the Clippers had cleared the right side, and obviously, it was Li Ze's single tactics to get to this position.

The fans at the scene began to scream and coax wildly, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly went in and out slightly, and then lowered his center of gravity and pretended to break through.

Belinelli was so shaken that he subconsciously slid to the left rear, and when he saw Li Ze suddenly dribbling under his crotch, his body shook to the left, and he quickly adjusted his defensive center of gravity.

At the moment when the opponent blocked his hand, Li Ze changed direction in front of his body greatly, and completely shook off Belinelli at once, and at the same time, he exerted force under his feet, retreated with the momentum, and opened the distance again, no one interfered, and he quickly jumped outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

"Oooh!"

Huge cheers erupted in the Staples arena, and the front-row fans screamed in excitement when they saw Belinelli stunned in place.

The tough response ball also made the Clippers' bench jubilant, and Tyronn Lue noticed that Coach De Nagro smiled slightly, sat back on the bench peacefully, and immediately showed a reverent gaze:

"Worthy of a champion coach! The substitution adjustment is too timely! ”

At 27:35, the difference returned to 8 points, and at the same time, the fans at the scene also instantly became emotional and began to shout loudly for the home team's defense:

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The Clippers suddenly entered a state of chicken blood, Hollins changed defenses a little faster, and the Spurs kept moving the ball to try to continue attacking the No. 5 position.

Under the cover of Baines, Ginobili received a pass on the right wing outside the three-point line, and the moment he shot, he was immediately interfered with by Hollins, and finally the ball knocked out of the frame.

Tucker grabbed in front of Dio and protected the rebound in the backcourt, Li Ze took the ball again, and then made an offensive gesture and slowly dribbled through the half.

Ray Allen, who was on the left flank, stepped forward to cover as soon as possible, and immediately moved to the top of the arc after hanging up.

Ginobili still didn't choose to wrap up and didn't dare to let go of Ray Allen's three-pointer.

Belinelli stared closely at Li Ze's movements, noticed that Li Ze suddenly raised his body's center of gravity, and then accelerated directly with the ball in his left hand, and hurriedly slid to the right back.

But he underestimated Li Ze's impact, away from the sudden acceleration of the three-point line, and after three strong dribbles, Li Ze used his body to carry Belinelli's defense, and the moment he approached the paint area, he took off directly.

Seeing Baines under the basket, he immediately jumped up, Li Ze, who grabbed the ball with his left hand, changed hands in the air in a dashing manner, easily dodged the opponent's block, and then grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, swung his arm sideways, and after a short stay in the air, smashed the ball into the basket!

"Boom!" Break through the storm dunk and succeed!

The Staples Arena fryed instantly, first carrying away the defenders, and then completing the switch of hands and dunks, and the breakthrough was completed so quickly that the fans could only subconsciously shout excitedly to vent the excitement in their hearts.

Before Li Ze could pretend to be X after landing, Tucker and Hollins rushed to his side and screamed.

Coach Popovich immediately called a timeout, and the margin returned to 10 points. The bad old man felt like he had dug a big hole in verse 1.

After the timeout, both sides got their main lineups back, and the Spurs did not play one big and four small, but continued to use the twin towers.

Obviously, Griffin's excellent state, the Spurs did not dare to change to a small man, rebounding is a basic handicap, once you lose backcourt rebounds in a row, the game is completely gone.

After Chris Paul came on the court, the defense was stubborn on the end of the floor, and as long as he choked this ball holder, the Spurs would have half the offensive threat.

For several rounds in a row, the Spurs suddenly had problems with the ball, and Parker's reluctant offense and Duncan's low-post iron kept the Spurs' scoring at 27 points.

As Li Ze and Paul took advantage of the half-conversion opportunity to hit two mid-range shots in a row, the game entered the official timeout in the second quarter.

Danny Green sat back on the bench in frustration, and after the steal, he didn't even dare to make hand-to-hand catches.

The constant running on the court could not get rid of Li Ze's entanglement, and after the debut, the offensive end was completely invisible, which was also the reason why the Spurs fell into a scoring drought.

"Manu, when you come on the stage, bring the rhythm up!"

"We've lost by 14 points, stop thinking about the game, I need to see your attitude!"

"It's just G1 and our goal is to win one away game."

Popovich didn't look at Danny Green either, and simply told his players that the game was a failed attempt.

Duncan just patted Danny Green on the shoulder and didn't say a word, Ginobili clapped his hands and continued to cheer up his teammates, and when it came to the Western Conference Finals, the margin for error was too low, and the big hole in the first quarter was really terrible.

The Spurs took a big and four small lineup, and Dio played the fourth position.

Popovich really trusts the French fat man, but after re-appearing, Dio is in average condition, in the bottom left corner, the empty three-point iron again!

Paul clearly sensed the Spurs' intention to speed up, and then immediately began to press the rhythm, dribbling past the half court in 8 seconds, and then rubbing the logo position again, 2 seconds, and finally dribbling the ball to the left wing with his left hand, and giving the ball to Li Ze, who was back to the ball in the left blocking area.

The moment he received the ball, Leonard cut the ball for the first time, and at the same time killed Li Ze behind him.

Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, kept the ball away from his side, and consumed about two seconds, then released the ball steadily and played with his back.

Leonard was hit twice and was almost slammed into the paint area by Li Ze.

Near the free throw line, Dio just wanted to step forward to help defend, Li Ze suddenly took his left foot as the axis, lowered his center of gravity and turned around, and then held the ball in his left hand, against Leonard, and broke through along the bottom line.

With a big jump, Li Ze carried Leonard's defense, rushed into the three-second zone, suddenly stopped the ball and shook it, picked up Leonard, and then leaned on the other side, and put the basket with his left hand!

"My bowl!"

"Whew! Chirping! "The whistle blows!

Leonard heard the cheers of the fans in his ears, and when he saw Li Ze walking towards the free throw line with a smile, he immediately slapped the ball in annoyance.

He didn't expect Li Ze to choose to break through at all, he thought he would make a turnaround and backward jumper, but he didn't pay attention, but he was slammed to the basket.

Li Zejia hit a solid shot, and everyone on the Clippers completely relaxed.

The game quickly entered the Clippers' favorite rhythm, the Spurs increased their speed, the Clippers slowed down, and every round, it would pass by Li Ze's hand.

Popovich saw that Li Ze was constantly receiving the ball with his back in the left and right blocking areas, and his heart was suddenly tired.

Double screens behind the baseline, cross-screens in the three-second zone, 45-degree diagonal cut-in screens on the wings, cross-cut double screens on the line, and under-screens on the free-throw line.

Fancy covers, and finally pointing at Li Ze to catch the ball, and then create a 1-on-1 opportunity.

The Clippers are playing more and more smoothly, and the Spurs quickly broke the big defense, Li Ze's one-on-one shooting rate is too high, and every shot he concedes every time he speeds up the tempo, it basically means that the point difference is widened.

Seeing that the Spurs were struggling to score, Leonard, who was holding his breath, began to stand up and score.

In the face of Barnes' defense, Leonard in the bottom left corner suddenly activated, and then received Duncan's hand-handed pass in the left elbow area of the free throw line, and after dribbling a step, he scored 2 points on a mid-range pullup jumper.

In the next round, Li Ze was in the right blocking area, received the ball with his back, and then turned around, took a quick tentative step with his right foot, and then raised the ball with his hands and feet.

Dribbled a step to the line, approaching the paint area, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, once again protected the ball with his back, and hit it twice, noticing that Duncan, who was at the bottom left of the basket, quickly came up to help defend it, and immediately turned back with his left foot as the axis.

Facing Leonard's block, he made a mid-range step-back jumper!

Seeing Li Ze stop in the air and calmly complete the shot, Leonard immediately knew that the ball was gone

"Huh!" Steady hit from mid-range!

The Staples Arena has turned into a sea of joy, and the fans are screaming with joy, and the game is basically stable!

At 41:59, there was 1:05 left in the first half.

On the Clippers' bench, the atmosphere team frantically threw up the towel, and the Clippers fans saw Leonard's defense and shouted, and immediately followed suit.

In the final minute, Duncan hit a 2-pointer and Paul's breakaway hit the free throw line, and the halftime ended with Matt Bonner's three-pointer missed.

At 43:61, the Clippers entered the second half with an 18-point lead.

Li Ze walked to the players' tunnel with a smile, and waved to the fans at the scene by the way, which suddenly made the fans scream with joy.

Coach De Nagro is also smiling and showing the appearance of a big man, what about team basketball? Dig a pit and you'll be buried!

"Obviously, the Spurs' defensive strategy went wrong after the opening game, and they allowed Griffin to find his groove, 8-of-12, and in the half, Griffin had 18 points and five rebounds."

"Kayce played well in the second quarter, a lot of one-on-ones, allowing him to play an efficient offense, 8-of-10, including 1-of-2 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, 21 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists!"

"In this game, the Spurs will have a hard time turning around, and the Clippers are not a team that makes mistakes easily."

Jeff Van Gundy has been complaining about the Spurs' defensive options since the first quarter, and commentator Mike Brin noticed that he continued to criticize the Spurs, and immediately changed the subject and said:

"So how do the Spurs adjust in the second half? Should we continue to speed up? ”

When Jeff Van Gundy heard such a question, he immediately said unceremoniously:

"Coach Popovich should probably prepare for the next game early, G1 is over!"

“.”

In the visiting locker room, Danny Green, who didn't play again after being substituted in the second quarter, watched Popovich frantically send out chicken soup, but he couldn't lift up the slightest motivation in his heart.

What an 18-point difference means, everyone knows very well.

In last year's Western Conference Finals, with a 10-point difference, the game was basically gone, and even if the hand exploded and hit consecutive three-pointers, the Clippers could always respond.

According to the game plan formulated before the game, the Spurs should lock up the backcourt of the Clippers, and then take a big lead over the opponent in one fell swoop, and win the game with a steady response ball, but the result is the other way around

"Green, I don't want to stress about tactics anymore, listen, show your courage, I don't want to see you cower in the corner and wait for the ball!"

"Everyone has to move, the game is not over yet, don't think about winning or losing, lose and lose worthwhile."

The old man was full of firepower, so he almost pointed at Danny Green's nose and sprayed directly, and everyone in the Spurs was finally regained by milk

In the Clippers' locker room, everyone was smiling, and the home win was much easier than everyone expected before the game.

"Don't be careless! We have to protect our home stadium and keep the rhythm going in the second half! ”

Coach De Nagro simply drew tactics on the whiteboard and didn't emphasize too many issues.

Tyronn Lue noticed that Li Ze only had less than two minutes of rest in the first half, and immediately asked out loud:

"Kayce, are you doing well? Do you need a little more rest? ”

"Playing the full 48 minutes is not a problem, I don't have any fitness problems!"

Li Ze responded with a smile, Tyronn Lu felt that he had learned a little more, and it was trivial not to worry about the physical fitness of Kim's thighs for 48 minutes.

After the start of the second half, the Spurs did not give up and began to increase their speed, trying to continue to attack the basket through the pick-and-roll of the No. 5 position.

But Griffin has completely activated his form through the first two quarters of the game, sending two blocks in a row.

This time, Parker used Split's cover to successfully break through to the inside, turned around, wiped Jordan Jr., and just wanted to come to the bottom right of the basket to complete the pick, but was nailed by Griffin's big hat to help defend!

"Smack!"

The moment the ball popped up, the reflex Paul immediately controlled the ball and immediately launched a transition attack.

The Spurs hurriedly retreated, and Paul was fast on the ball, and threw the ball to Li Ze, who was accelerating on the right, at the first time.

After receiving the ball, facing Leonard's close defense, Li Ze took the opportunity to complete the ball behind his back, and then accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his left hand.

The two were entangled all the way to the right flank, and at the moment when they approached the three-point line, Li Ze once again wrapped the ball behind his back sharply, dodged Leonard's defense, and then quickly retreated, pulled away again, ignored the opponent's side block, and converted three points to quickly jump shot!

"Huh!" Long-distance three-point hollow net!

Leonard is completely stupid, this can also go in? The fans at the scene cheered again, and the exaggerated conversion of three points has become Li Ze's signature goal.

At 54:74, there were 4 minutes and 25 seconds left in the third quarter, and the margin did not narrow at all.

Coach Popovich has returned to the bench, rubbed his eyebrows, and finally decided to replace Duncan, the real core must be saved.

As the Spurs began to rotate personnel, the Clippers also replaced Ray Allen and replaced Li Ze, and the two sides were ready to withdraw the troops.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the main lineups of both sides played for more than 5 minutes, and then the Spurs took the initiative to request a timeout, replaced the atmosphere group, and completely declared defeat.

In Staples Arena, Clippers fans celebrated the G1 victory, cheering on the spot.

Jeff Van Gundy felt the joyful atmosphere of the scene, and stopped criticizing the Spurs, summing up the game in a brisk tone:

"This is the Western Conference Finals, and if either side makes a mistake, there will be a price, and Kayce is still the Clippers' most consistent scorer in this game!"

"13-of-20, including 3-of-6 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws, for 35 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, the Spurs will have to change their defensive strategy in the next game."

Commentator Mike Brin looked at the atmosphere group that was still fighting on the field, and suddenly asked:

"Continue to choose single defense? I think Popovich will stick to the bag! ”

"Then it depends on the rest of the Clippers"

As the game ticked and the final hum sounded, the Clippers at home easily defeated the Spurs at 96:117 and successfully protected their home court.

After the game, the players on both sides gave a brief greeting, but Leonard, who had been silent, took the initiative to find Li Ze, stared at him with big eyes and said:

"I'll guard against it!"

Li Ze was slightly surprised, then smiled and patted Leonard's shoulder on the other side, and said encouragingly:

"Come on! Bro, you're going to be a superstar! The future belongs to young people like you! ”

Leonard didn't say anything, but suddenly thought that Li Ze was only a year older than him, and he suddenly broke his defense a little, and his future was bright.

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