Tim Duncan, 27 years old, 211 cm, 118 kg, overall rating 101...... In the playoffs, he averaged 24.1 points, 15.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1 steal and 3.3 blocks per game......

Tracy McGrady, 24 years old, 203 cm, 96 kg, overall rating 95...... In the playoffs, he averaged 23.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game......"

Sam Cassel, 33 years old, 191 cm, 86 kg, overall rating 90...... In the playoffs, he averaged 11.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game......"

Li Ao feels that the Magic team has become a team that has no feelings.

Don't win or lose?

It should be like this, otherwise it would not have been possible to achieve the epic achievement of not losing a single game in 82 regular season games.

You know, this achievement didn't even achieve 72 wins over the Bulls.

Li Ao remembers that after their Clippers' first 20-game winning streak was ended by the Timberwolves, their mentality exploded and suffered two consecutive defeats.

At the beginning of the season, he was gradually eaten by the opponent, and after the 'state bonus' stage, he also played a wave of 2 wins and 3 losses.

Just like the Magic team, a team that will not affect the mood of the game because of wins and losses, and the competitive state is highly stable, can not have a losing streak.

If their own team can have this kind of stability, will the Bulls' 72-win record be broken?

Li Ao shook his head slightly.

Then they probably won't be able to get 70 wins, and they have a lot of games that they have won with momentum and explosion.

The Magic team's style of play is strong in everything, but it has less explosive ability.

In the past three years, Maddie has been completely 'crooked' by Duncan, his playing style has become more and more stable, and his explosive scoring ability is far worse than Koaimaibi, and there is a gap compared with Ray Allen and Alan Houston.

This kind of emotionless opponent is difficult to handle, but it also makes Li Ao look forward to the upcoming game.

He understands why Magic, Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe and others win more championships but the more they want to win the next championship.

It's a wonderful feeling to conquer different types of opponents.

Especially an opponent like Duncan, who can lead the team to play different types of basketball at different stages.

The two teams did not exchange words before the game, but they also did not greet each other, took photos and chatted with celebrities, they all had their own fun, they had to take photos together, and they did not care about each other.

The Magic players, led by the TT team, did not show any hatred for the Clippers, but they certainly did not get close either.

Naturally, Clippers players don't have hot faces and cold butts.

Li Ao and Mike Miller were afraid of hooking up with each other, which attracted Maddie's dead fish-eyed gaze......

Duncan was secretly looking at the six young players opposite...... The eldest Matt Hardlin just turned 26, the second-oldest Bibby is 25, the third-oldest O'Neal is 24 and a half years old, Odom is less than 24 years old, and the remaining two are in their early 20s.

Thankfully, he's just turned 27 and Maddie just turned 24, which isn't too much off, and they have a better chance of competing for a future with the already formidable Clippers than the two Los Angeles superstars who weren't on the scene tonight.

The game was about to start and both teams started on the field.

The Magic fielded a starting lineup of Cassel, Maddy, Mike Miller, Clifford Robinson, Duncan.

The Clippers fielded a starting lineup of Bibby, Ao Lee, Gerard Wallace, Matt Harprin and O'Neal Jr.

Li Ao came to the middle line, and the task came.

"Gears of War:

Goal 1: The host offensive stats of this Finals must be higher than the average of this playoff game. (Averaged 23 points and 4.5 assists per game.) ）

Goal 2: The host defense stats of this Finals must be higher than the average of this playoff game. (Averaged 6.25 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.) ）

Goal 3: Refresh the host's personal highest score in a single playoff game. (41 points.) ）

Goal 4: Defeat the Magic to win the championship.

Rewards: 5,000 achievement points for each target, 1 skill upgrade card, and +1 skill upgrade card level for each additional target completed. ”

"The foundation of the dynasty:

Goal: Complete two consecutive championships.

Rewards: 100,000 achievement points, a level 5 skill upgrade card for the designated skill 'Flogger', and 1 random advanced attribute point. ”

The second task is ignored.

In the first task, Li Ao had a bit of a headache, averaging 4.5 assists per game...... This season's style of play, his assists are bound not to be too high, and the playoffs are half more than the regular season, mainly because the opponent's overall defense in the first three rounds is not so good, and his scoring threat is high enough, once he scores two or three goals in a row, the assists will naturally increase.

But because of this, his average points per game in the first three rounds was low, much lower than the 30 points per game in the Western Conference playoffs last year.

Seeing that the others were in good positions and the referee came to the center circle with the ball, Li Ao turned off the system.

The task does not affect his game mentality, the reward is good, but winning the championship is the most important thing, and taking the reward to improve his strength is not just to win the game and win the championship.

Win first, how many tasks can be completed.

…

At 8 p.m., the first game of the finals began.

O'Neal Jr. beats Duncan to win the jump ball, and the Clippers attack first!

The Magic retreated in an orderly manner, and Li Ao and Gerard Wallace failed to make a two-line fast break and fell into a positional battle.

Bibby and O'Neal Jr. launched a pick-and-roll attack.

Li Ao borrowed Matt Harprin on the right side of the three-second zone to cover the final score and was covered by Clifford Robinson.

On the left, Gerard Wallace was empty, and Mike Miller blocked O'Neal Jr., but Li Ao couldn't pass it.

After the Clippers won the championship, there were many teams that learned the Jazz's defense, and the Magic team was the one that did the best, not even better than the Clippers who first learned the Jazz's defense in order to deal with the Lakers and Kings.

The Magic team waited for Li Ao to take a risk to pass, and the real pass was in place, and they recognized it, and the defense could make the other party make a risky move, and it was already very successful.

Duncan also added a bit of psychology to it - if a player takes a risk and passes the ball successfully, the next time he encounters the same situation, he will have a fluke mentality, even if he fails next time, he may still have a fluke mentality next time.

But this trick is not useful for players in the vein of God and Hero!

Li Ao directly faced Clifford Robinson and pulled up a backward jumper shot...... Hit!

Duncan, who had no results on the board, picked up the ball and squeezed it hard.

Other players on the Clippers, no matter who he is, he is not afraid, Jordan is only the best sixth man in his eyes, and the 40-year-old god is no longer a god in his eyes.

But Spider-Man's mid-range shots are too accurate, and the means of scoring from mid-range are becoming more and more abundant.

If it weren't for the introduction of Clifford Robinson, he would have been helpless against the big spiders.

But Clifford-Robinson can make up for it, that is, he can make up for it, and the interference effect is average.

Although this evergreen tree is one of Garnett's draft templates, and the style of play is somewhat similar, but the gap is that they are all all-round fighters, Clifford Robinson's 80 points is his current limit, and he may be able to score 85 points at his peak, while Garnett scored 100 points because the total score is only 100.

Duncan in this time and space, after 99 years, has not met Kobe Bryant in the playoffs, and has not tasted the cruel revenge of the two playoff OK combinations in 01 and 02, but he has no regrets when he meets Li Ao.

Duncan, who had a fortune and misfortune, pinched the ball and dispelled the dark clouds shrouded by the big spider.

It doesn't matter if the opponent is strong or weak, they just need to fight well and bring out their strongest strength.

He liked one word he liked to see last summer's Art of War - immobile as a mountain.

When it came to the Magic's offense, Cassell controlled the rhythm, Maddie commanded his teammates to take the position, and Duncan listened to the arrangement to come to the low post to hit O'Neal Jr...... Be in apple-pie order!

Duncan turned around and hooked his hands by hitting...... Miss!

O'Neal Jr. defensively thick and thin, seemingly irritable and brainless, but the timing of confrontation and interference is well grasped.

The Magic retreated like a tidal wave and didn't give the Clippers a chance to break fast.

Li Ao scored against the big forward and Duncan hit the iron, which did not affect the Magic team's defense, and it was still steady.

This is the first real defensive team that the Clippers have encountered in this year's playoffs, the Suns players are good at individual defense but can't get together, the Timberwolves have a best defensive player level interior but the others are too bad, and the Lakers only have OK combinations......

When it came to the final stage, the finals, finally ushered in the top defensive team in the Iron and Blood Era.

Maddy's single defense with height, reach, speed, flexibility, and awareness, Kassel's outstanding two-wing defense, Mike Miller's team is not holding back and has excellent awareness, and Duncan and Clifford Robinson's interior twin tower defense is not weaker than last season's Pistons' interior group......

Bibi didn't even get the ball to Li Ao this time.

Hesitating that this kind of thing would not appear in the White Devil and could not be spread, he decisively chose to retreat and refuse...... The basket also rejected him.

T. livestream, Barkley saw the scene and said, "I have a bad feeling ......"

Before Kenny Smith could respond, he saw the iron-striking Bibby press directly to fight with Cassel, who received the serve.

He complained: "You are indeed an ominous basketball player. ”

Cassel looks thin, but he is actually a power monster...... In addition to his looks, he is full of basketball talents.

Ordinary defenders don't think about hand-to-hand combat with him after they have played him, but the White Devil is obviously not an ordinary person, and he can even fight Fisher and Billups in hand-to-hand combat.

Bibi took the lead in hand-to-hand combat as the commander, and his teammates immediately followed.

Gerald Wallace was the bravest, and Maddie felt like she was being targeted by a tiger...... At the very least, a fiery cat.

If you can't throw in, the aircraft carrier of Angel City will reappear!

Cassel received Duncan's return pass from close range, and turned 270 degrees to make a spiral iron under Li Ao's assistance.

Seeing this, the fans in front of the TV finally understood what Barkley said about the ominous premonition.

It's so ominous! Ominous!

In the office of the president of the NBA headquarters in New York, Stern covered his face in pain, he didn't know whether to scold the street or be glad he didn't go to the game.

He didn't know if he could still hold it up when he saw that group of people at the scene with such expressions.

The atmosphere was completely different!

Hand-to-hand combat, they love it!

That's the kind of basketball a man should play!

The main reason is that they are the most fierce team in the league, and they have taken eight places in the bottom 10 of the single-game total scoring list in the last two seasons, and it is estimated that they can dominate the top 10 in another season......

But there's one thing Clippers fans overlook – opposite is the No. 1 defensive powerhouse in the East......

Playing and fighting, the direction of the game exceeded the expectations of the fans at the scene.

They know that from a goal perspective, this game is definitely not going to be good.

But I didn't expect it to be so outrageous!

7-5 in the first half!

The players of both teams did not expect to be able to play this one.

The Clippers saw that the Magic team's defense was good and stable, and Li Ao and Bibby's offense were stifled, so they decisively started a war of attrition and went directly to hand-to-hand combat.

The Magic team is still a steady mantra, the opponent increases the intensity of defensive confrontation, which reduces their offensive efficiency, and they have the ability to further improve the defense and fight back decisively.

With Duncan as the core and Maddie as the auxiliary, they have no problem attacking or defending, and with Kassel and Clifford Robinson, they have also improved their stability to the extreme.

Seeing that the opponent's defense has also strengthened, the Clippers have followed up to full of confrontations, and the quasi-sweeping-level defense of Li Ao, Gerard Wallace, and Matt Harprin, coupled with O'Neal Jr.'s frame protection and Bibby's strong hand-to-hand combat, has made the Magic team that has invested in the defensive end of the offensive output reduced even worse......

The defensive intensity of the two teams has increased layer by layer......

The referee didn't dare to give the whistle easily, and there was no need to consider the fluency of the game, there were too many suspected fouls on both sides, and if they both gave the whistle, they would have to punish two in the half quarter, and they could only blow those very clear fouls.

So there was a brutal scene of 12 points in half a section.

But although I didn't expect the game to be like this, both teams felt that the advantage was mine.

Playing defense, who have we been afraid of?

Trail Blazers (Nets): We're all hammering!

Gentry and Rivers are fully engaged in defensive adjustments......

…

At the end of the first quarter, the two teams battled to 11-11.

Stern, who was in front of the TV, saw the score and felt like he couldn't breathe well.

He immediately called CNNC...... The answer was surprising.

Real-time viewership isn't decreasing, it's steadily improving!

He called the phone numbers of several live TV stations and found that the ratings were improving!

After hanging up the phone, he was silent for a while, watching the hand-to-hand combat in the second quarter of the TV have begun, and he could only hold back one sentence: "What kind of taste do the fans of this session have......"

He was in a hurry, and it wasn't the ratings of the game itself that he was worried about.

G1's pay-per-view bookings, ratings at the beginning of the game were quite high, a little higher than last season.

But real-time viewership changes during the game can have an impact on the next game and even all the remaining games.

The feedback from the ratings was completely different from what he had imagined!

Could it be that his vision has slipped?

It shouldn't be!

In the regular season, the ratings of the Clippers against the Trail Blazers were surprisingly low, and last season's game between the Heat and the Pistons had a record low of less than 500,000 paid viewers, and even the ratings of the Grizzlies playing the Spurs when there was no popular match one day were higher than the Heat playing the Pistons......

He overlooked one thing - this Finals has Li Ao and Maddie, Jordan and Duncan......

The game has been played for a quarter, and the fans are no longer looking forward to it in terms of spectacle.

But there's a new one to watch - how low can the three superstars, Spider-Man, the God of Basketball, and Da Jiji, score tonight?

Worst playoff career?

In people's opinion, these three supergiants are definitely three of the five most successful supergiants since the 90s of the last century, the other two are Big Dream and Big Shark.

Seeing the sparse offensive performance of these three people is also a joy in the fan's career.

Even some Bulls fans who didn't want to see Jordan win the championship on other teams turned on the TV and paid to watch the live broadcast......

In people's eyes, the most likely of the three supergiants to play the worst performance must be Jordan.

Then, he was slapped in the face......

Jordan scored 7 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and was the only player in the game who scored more than 5 points in a single quarter, to be precise, he scored 7 points in 8 minutes and helped the Clippers bite the score by himself!

The score was 16-17 in the second quarter, and at halftime, the Clippers trailed the Magic by one point at 27-28 and went into halftime.

This kind of game can show how brutal Jordan's style of play is!

Although the 40-year-old Jordan's playing style has changed dramatically from 98 years ago, the essence has not changed - solid basic skills, the strongest mid-range shooting ability, unparalleled singles rhythm, and full-level ball quotient.

No matter how strong the Magic team's defense is, there are only two ways to defend mid-range singles players: using height to press and defend, and quickly pinch on the wing and in the middle.

Jordan is so experienced in dealing with such a defense, he didn't even think about passing to Bibby, Yaric, Da Q and others who were consumed by hand-to-hand combat, and shot directly with one hit and two.

However, the score bites, but Jordan can't relax.

He had already started early, but he was still one point behind.

The defense on the opposite side is too solid!

Just looking at the defensive ceiling, they have to be stronger on the Clippers' side, and they have to be slightly better in terms of overall defensive ability.

But they're always going to fluctuate, and on the Magic side, every player is like a piece that runs steadily around Duncan.

Whether you can prevent it or not, you can hardly see any fluctuations on the defensive end of the Magic team.

Such an opponent, even Jordan, is the first time he has encountered ...... It's also interesting!

He didn't dwell on this matter, and against the TT combination, it was Spider-Man, the White Devil, and the little shark...... Things, he's just a substitute single scorer + flanker, just do his thing!

…

In the third quarter, both teams continued to struggle defensively.

Neither Gentry nor Rivers thought about making any changes and continued to struggle, both of them being extremely confident in their team's defense and in the individual abilities of their superstars.

And the two didn't dare to adjust easily, God knows what the result of strengthening the attack will be, and continuing to drag on is the safest choice.

This time, the invincible Clippers in the third quarter were deflated!

Nearly halfway through the third quarter, the Clippers had a brief fluctuation on the defensive end, and Cassel seized the opportunity to score four points in a row, plus a two-point lead in front of him, and the Magic entered the official timeout with a six-point advantage.

In the second half of the quarter, Jordan stood up, scored 6 points in the first half of the quarter, and led the team to 10 points in the first quarter, but during this period, the Magic team did not score too badly and also scored 9 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the Magic led the Clippers by five points at 41-36 and entered the final quarter.

After the initiative was played, the Magic team performed more solidly, and the trailing Clippers tried to use offense to no avail, but lost another 4 points in the first half of the fourth quarter.

At 9 minutes and 55 seconds into the final quarter, the Clippers trailed by 10 points, and Spider-Man's bloody moment came!

Li Ao, who only scored 6 points in front, coldly threw a three-pointer at Maddie to narrow the gap to 7 points.

The fans who shouted "defending" for more than two hours finally had a chance to cheer and celebrate.

Spider-Man's Horn Rings Out!

The hearts of the Magic players who participated in last season's Finals fluctuated, but looking at the calm expressions of the TT group, their uneasiness also dissipated.

0-2 behind can be swept 4-2 reversal, leading by 7 points, afraid that he Spider-Man will do something!

Back in the day, Cassel hit a two-point long run with Duncan's pick-and-roll help to regain a nine-point lead.

When it came to the Clippers' offense, the Magic team's defensive goal was clear - to flank Li Ao!

Feel hot, if the physical strength is normal, Li Ao dares to shoot directly against the two, who is the Los Angeles scoring guard afraid of?

But in a state of residual blood, he can only pass the ball out.

Bibi around the pile to respond to the investment also entered!

At critical moments, the senior brother never drops the chain!

Immediately after the Magic missed the shot, Bibby borrowed Li Ao to contain the fake fax burst, and hit a pull-up shot on the right side of the free throw line to narrow the gap to 5 points.

There are 44 seconds left in the clock, a 5-minute difference, as long as you prevent it, you still have a chance!

Then, Maddy hit a three-point shot from a pass from Cassel in the corner......

Unlike last year's Finals, when he encountered Spider-Man's brutal rampage, this year's Magic team is a steady beep! How to play and how to play, and the scoring stability has been maintained!

The Magic attacked quickly, scoring in nine seconds, which is one of the reasons why the Clippers didn't defend it, and they thought the Magic would drag their time.

But with Kassel, the Magic's ability to seize opportunities has improved dramatically, which has also become a part of their stability......

35 seconds, 8 points, two keywords superimposed...... Li ao...... I was not able to stand up.

After facing the two of them and forcing a shot to salute Rookie Peter Pan outside the three-point line, G1 came to an end......

58-66, the Clippers lost to the Magic by 8 points and lost the first game!

(End of chapter)