On the night of June 6, 2003, as the game time passed, Coach Popovich did not stumble on the main lineup.

Losing two away games in a row means that G3 will turn into a do-or-die battle.

Coupled with only a little more than a day of rest, there is no hope of chasing points in the last quarter of the game, so it is natural to conserve physical strength and avoid injuries to players.

Playing in New York is not a good feeling, and most fans don't care about the Spurs this year.

The Fun Man holding a "Missing Persons" poster in the stadium is an indication of the mentality of some fans.

The Spurs lack topicality, and as for David Robinson wanting to make his dream come true, that's not something New York fans will consider.

The on-site director frequently focused his camera on Duncan and David Robinson on the bench, and the Twin Towers looked out of place in such a game.

Everyone on the Spurs bench watched the clock tick with blank faces.

In 38 minutes played, Duncan was 12-of-21 from the field, 6-of-11 from the free-throw line, and finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 turnovers.

At the end of the game, on the commentary bench, after watching the technical statistics, Bill Wharton finally sent his blessing:

"I'm confident that Tim Duncan will be able to play better when he returns home!"

"They need to play the same kind of defense as in the Western Conference semifinals, I don't recommend continuing to use zone defense, if they lose G3 again, there will be no suspense in the series, they have to readjust their defensive strategy."

Tolbert agreed with this point of view very much, and soon added aloud:

"Head coach Popovich shouldn't be betting on the shooting touch of the Knicks' role players."

"Or they can try a few rounds when they're ahead, instead of sticking to the same defensive strategy all the time when they're behind."

"The bag is undoubtedly correct, but the Knicks rarely play low-post offense, and head coach Popovich needs to reorganize his defensive system."

In the sound of the two talking, the game time was over, and the stadium broke out in cheers again, successfully protecting the next two home stadiums, and the New York fans were naturally happy.

At 90:109, the Knicks defeated the Spurs again, and the series score also came to 2:0.

Lee Woo played only 36 minutes tonight, shooting 10-of-19, 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, finishing with 31 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers.

The stats were mediocre, and after the game, Li You stood up and high-fived his teammates to celebrate, and then came to the sidelines to raise his hands and high-five, constantly high-five, to express his gratitude to the fans.

After all, the Knicks don't plan to return home to claim the award, so tonight is also the last Finals game of the season.

Of course, the fans knew this, and after the game, everyone did not leave the stadium and continued to shout happily:

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Stephen Jackson exploded tonight, shooting 8-of-14, 4-of-6 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, and finished with 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 turnovers.

After the game, Jackson was interviewed by ABC's reporter Michelle Tafya on the sidelines:

"Stephen, it's great to see you perform tonight, can you talk about the secret to your outburst in the game? In the 3rd quarter of the game, you impressed the fans! ”

Stephen Jackson, who took off his headband, was very happy to hear this question, and then blew X and said:

"I know my talent, and playing next to Lee will always give me more opportunities!"

"I watched the Finals in '99 and Rashad Lewis helped the Knicks with a three-pointer, and I'm glad I did the same thing tonight!"

"My job is actually quite simple, catch the ball in the open space and put it in the basket."

"No team can limit Lee one-on-one, and that's the secret of the Knicks' being so effective!"

“.”

History is always strikingly similar, in the finals of '99, the Knicks made several consecutive three-pointers to help the team tide over the difficulties, and tonight, the three-pointers blew up the Spurs again!

Tony Parker and Tim Duncan attended the Spurs' post-game press conference together.

As in the previous game, most of the sports media did not embarrass the two, but it was Antonio's reporter who asked seriously:

'Thiem, when we get back at home, how do we adjust and will we stick to the zone defence?'

Hearing this, Tim Duncan simply replied calmly:

'We'll watch the footage back, the coaching staff will give the right instructions and I'm confident that I can lead the team to protect the home team.'

It seems that he didn't get the answer he wanted, and it was still the reporter from San Antonio who asked:

"Tony, we've noticed that the shooting in these two games seems to be terrible, can you talk about the specific reason?"

In tonight's game, Parker had a good performance with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 turnovers on 6-of-15 shooting, 0-of-2 from beyond the three-point line, and 4-of-6 free throws.

Parker didn't complain about taking on too much of his duties on the defensive end, and after a moment of silence, he finally said:

"I just can't pitch, for no reason, go back to San Antonio and I'll find my form."

“.”

It was also a three-hour flight from Manhattan to San Antonio, and the Spurs chose to fly home overnight, in a city where they looked out of place.

Popovich was worried that the media would ridicule them for making the players' mentality explode, but this was really something he thought too much about, and no one discussed them at all the next day.

In several print media outlets in New York, some op-eds discussed how many times Li You would get 40+ in the finals after his career.

ESPN and TNT took advantage of the fact that the heat of the record had not yet dissipated, and the discussion was whether Michael Jordan could cut 40+ multiple times in the Finals like Lee Woo if he did not retire

David Robinson is already an out-of-season All-Star, Duncan's stats are mediocre, and when opponents are no longer playing iron, rebounding double-doubles can no longer play shocking statistics.

As for Parker and Ginobili, in the eyes of everyone, the two are the nerve knives of soy sauce, and they may be able to break out, but it will not hurt the overall situation.

The Knicks chose to fly to San Antonio in the evening, so on the morning of the 7th, the team still completed their daily training at the Tarry Town Training Center.

With the Knicks winning 73 this season, ESPN saw an early opportunity by setting up cameras at the start of the season and promoting a documentary in the offseason at the end of the season.

At the end of the training session, the players sometimes have to go through some personal interviews and talk about their feelings in front of the camera.

Grant Hill has been very consistent in both games:

G1 was 7-of-14 in the game, with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 assists and 1 turnover;

In G2, he was 6-of-13, 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, and finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers and 1 block.

As in the regular season, Grant Hill remains the team's most consistent scorer.

Wearing the Knicks' blue training T jersey during an interview, Grant Hill immediately laughed when asked about his away experience:

"Last year's finals, it was the most exaggerated away game I've ever experienced!"

"But because of this experience, we also have countermeasures, and this year's finals, the team will win the series in one go!"

The ESPN reporter was a little curious, the bald white reporter only hated himself for not being a pretty girl, and no matter how he asked, Grant Hill just laughed at the answer:

"You'll know tomorrow night! I guarantee the Knicks will win the game! ”

That night, Li You appeared at the airport dressed in sports, wearing a black refueling T-shirt from the Knicks, pushing a small suitcase and the Knicks.

The New York Times reporter, who was traveling with the team to the away game, followed Li You, looked at the small suitcase that could only hold a few clothes, and asked curiously:

"Lee, we might have to stay in San Antonio for 6 days without any extra clothes?"

"6 days? No, it's only 4 days, and on the evening of the 11th, we're flying back to New York, and the team is going to celebrate the championship in Manhattan! ”

“.”

Several reporters with the team laughed dryly when they heard Li You's words, since they lost away games in the finals last year, everyone has a clearer understanding of the home whistle.

Therefore, despite Lee You's early shouting of the best record in playoff history, everyone also felt that they would still lose the last game away.

James Dolan also flew with the team early to the away road this time, and the curly owner was very happy, and the Knicks scored high points in both finals, which was considered to have met his expectations.

Once on the plane, James Dolan got over to the coaching staff and said his plan by the way:

"Mike, win the championship and the team will offer you a long-term contract! I'm going to talk to the league in the offseason and change some rules! ”

"We need to make the Knicks look better, Lee needs to score more points, and every game has a passing show and a good dunk."

"I'll work with some team owners to suggest that outside stars are the guarantee of ticket sales, and the league will definitely agree to this matter in less than two seasons."

D'Antoni was overjoyed when he heard about the contract, although "lying down to make money" is a bit exaggerated, but compared with his previous coaching career, it is much easier!

"The rules don't matter, as long as the referee can take care of Lee and stay healthy, we can always win."

The mustache swelled and blew X, and several members of the coaching staff showed envious eyes, Ewing also regretted it a little, watching the two of them leaning back tactically on the side, and his heart was also sour:

"If I had known that, I should have applied to be the head coach!"

On June 8, at the SBC Center Arena, Spurs fans entered early, and there was still half an hour before the game, and more than 18,000 seats were basically full.

Unlike the Knicks, who are still filming documentaries when they are interviewed, Popovich is just a routine interview, and the Spurs are particularly low-key.

After more than a day of recuperation, commentators felt that it would be difficult for the Spurs to make effective adjustments, so the pre-game predictions were one-sided.

On the ABC commentary seat at the scene, the three sat in the Spurs' half before the game, facing the camera to express their opinions:

"After the opening, the Spurs can test the shooting touch of the Knicks and adjust their defensive strategy in time!"

"The Spurs have been terrible on three-pointers this series, and hopefully they can bounce back strongly when they get back home."

Tolbert gave advice to the Spurs as always, but Bill Wharton, who was also in a black suit, gave a different opinion:

"The Spurs should abandon the zone defense, they should continue to guard the man and rely on Duncan's help to stop the Knicks' offense."

"Rather than testing the opponent, believe in yourself, and in such a crucial game, the Spurs should not pin their hopes of winning on their opponents."

There was a difference of opinion between the two, and the commentator Nesler heard the views of the two and pondered for a moment before simply saying to the camera:

"I don't know what kind of defensive strategy the Spurs are going to take, but we told us in our back studio that the Knicks are going to play a little simpler tonight!"

Coach D'Antoni also said in an interview before the game that they would give the ball more to Lee.

"Last season's Finals, the Knicks lost three away games, and I think they're ready!"

If they can win tonight, the Spurs will get more than two days to recuperate.

When the DJ introduced the Knicks players, he called out Lee You's name, and the boos resounded in the arena.

Li You, who was wearing training clothes, and his teammates high-fived in turn, jumped twice to move their bodies, and looked relaxed in front of the camera.

As the lights in the arena dimmed, the live DJ shouted at the top of their voices, and everyone on the Spurs appeared one by one.

Many Spurs fans held up whiteboards, and in addition to cheering slogans, most of them were "fight for David".

The director also frequently focused the camera on David Robinson, and if he lost this game, the veteran's championship dream would be completely shattered, and he would eventually retire without a championship in his career.

The New York media recently broke the news that before the start of next season, the Knicks plan to hold a decent jersey retirement ceremony for Ewing.

Although the Gorilla struggled early in his career and always became a backdrop, he won four championships and defeated the Bulls in '98, which was enough to make New York fans applaud.

The same four centers, compared with the two, David Robinson's experience made Spurs fans feel sad

When the players on both sides finished the final warm-up, Popovich didn't pull Parker and talk non-stop, and the all-round gap cannot be changed in a few words.

The camera focuses on Popovich and D'Antoni sitting on the bench, the former looking serious, and the latter leaning back in his chair, showing a confident look.

The head coach's attitude also predicted the trend of the game, and after the Spurs successfully jumped the ball, they played Duncan's low-post offense early.

After coming to the away game, Kurt Thomas's defensive moves were noticeably more restrained, and Duncan's offense was frequently successful.

The Knicks played a fixed tactical coordination unhurriedly, Li You would share the ball when he encountered the bag, and the Spurs quickly launched a conversion offense when they hit the iron.

The defensive intensity dropped, and the Spurs finally hit a continuous response in the first quarter.

At 28:28, the two sides fought to a draw.

After the start of the second quarter, the Spurs fans in the SBC arena became more and more excited, and the cheers became louder and louder:

“Go Spurs go！.”

Rhythmic cheers rang out in the arena, with the Spurs taking the lead and Parker receiving the ball and dribbling quickly across the halfcourt.

Ginobili, who had a two-minute break in the first quarter, came to the top of the arc to feign receiving the ball, and then ran quickly to the left flank.

The Spurs continued to play the same old routine, Parker gave the ball to David Robinson in the right elbow area early, cut through the middle after handing the ball, and ran to the bottom left corner with Lee Yo.

Gasol still raises his hand to interfere, maintains a good defensive distance, and tries to limit the opponent's ball route, which has been played many times in the high and low position with the opponent.

Duncan was in a back-to-back position under the basket, and under the top guard of Kurt Thomas, he came to the right low post to receive a lob pass.

Artest, who was on the outside, did not choose to shrink the defense, but followed Bowen to the upper line.

The Spurs opened up space for Duncan, David Robinson saw Gasol decisively help the defense, and saw Artest also start to move in his direction, so he simply followed and cut to the basket.

After receiving the ball, Duncan first pulled the defense in the direction of the bottom corner, and then distributed the ball with his left hand to David Robinson, who cut to the basket.

The pass was near the waist, and David Robinson received the ball and adjusted slightly, trying to strengthen it under the basket, and immediately encountered Gasol's twisting defense.

did not jump to block, Gasol still raised his right hand high, trying to defend it, David Robinson wanted to take a step and jump, but after the two collided, he failed to complete the dunk in time.

After putting the ball with his left hand, David Robinson leaned on Gasol, who was holding his hands high, and quickly turned, and switched to his right hand in front of the basket to complete the throw with his long arm.

At the moment when the opponent threw his shot, Gasol jumped slightly, still not losing his defensive position, but the interference he made was extremely limited.

The cheers of the Spurs fans soon stopped, and the basketball slammed twice on the basket and finally came out of the hoop

Kurt Thomas was almost squeezed to the basket by Duncan, but Gasol reacted quickly enough to turn around and grab the rebound.

By the time Li You stepped forward to answer, the boos in the SBC Center Arena were getting louder and louder.

“Defense！.”

When the Knicks attacked, Artest and Grant Hill still ran to the left and right corners.

Kurt Thomas stopped near baseline on the right, and Gasol at the free-throw line began to move up to the top of the arc.

Parker kept sliding to not let himself lose his defensive position, facing Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, and from time to time he looked behind him to watch the movement.

Seeing Parker retreat in front of Gasol and hold on to the cover, Li You first pretended to accelerate the breakthrough, and after a jump dribble, he suddenly turned quickly with his right foot as the axis.

The moment he picked up the ball with his right hand, Parker quickly squeezed past the screen, while David Robinson began to move behind Gasol.

The opponent slid quickly, and Li You, who switched to the right hand, changed direction under the crotch, and Gasol also readjusted his body, twisted and stood still again.

Sensing that he couldn't squeeze through the cover, Parker immediately relied on Gasol's dexterous turn and tried to switch to Li You as soon as possible.

Seeing the opponent defending around the line, just changed to his left hand, Li You suddenly accelerated the speed of dribbling, quickly changed direction in front of the body, lowered his center of gravity, and pressed the ball on his shoulder with his right hand to break through.

David Robinson realized that something was wrong and hurriedly slid to the left rear, but the "flying close to the ground" Lee Woo had a lot of stride at this time.

Two big steps to catch up with David Robinson, who slid backwards to defend, and the two collided physically, and Lee Woo closed the ball early.

During the march, he circled around Ginobili who opened his side and cut the ball, Li You leaned on David Robinson, broke through to the paint area in front of the basket, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, leaned forward, pulled down his arm, and leaned over to pick up the basket!

"Bang!"

The basketball fell into the basket after hitting the high board, and David Robinson, who was trying to retreat, made a block action and reluctantly rushed out of the bottom line.

"Shh

Kick-off from the baseline, David Robinson smashed the basketball hard and was just close to completing the block.

Parker hurriedly took the baseline ball and quickly dribbled through the half court under the leadership of Li You.

With the same tactic, this time Ginobili received a hand-to-hand pass away from the three-point line.

Then he came to the left wing with the ball in his left hand, and in the face of Artest's defense, Ginobili immediately called for David Robinson to block and dismantle.

The left flank turned into a local 2-on-2, David Robinson stood still, and Ginobili, who was protecting the ball sideways, quickly turned around, switched to the right hand and used the help of the cover to accelerate the breakthrough.

Artest didn't completely lose his defensive position, and at this time he kept adjusting his pace in the pursuit of defenders behind him.

Kurt Thomas was also drawn to the defense, and Ginobili rushed to grab the ball with his left hand in three strides and feigned a pick.

Attract two defenders, fake a real pass, and turn around to give the ball to Tim Duncan on the bottom right of the basket before landing.

The pass was too low, Tim Duncan bent down to receive the ball, and when he tried to adjust again, Kurt Thomas had already twisted and raised his hands high, but Artest, who landed on the ground, didn't care about cutting immediately.

Duncan lost control of the ball before the basketball could reach his chest, and before Ginobili could step forward to grab the ball, Artest snatched the ball away in the confusion.

After dribbling two big strides, he immediately threw the ball to Lee Woo near the left touchline, and then everyone in both teams accelerated to the half.

With the ball in his left hand accelerating along the left sideline, Lee Yoo didn't have any extra shaking, grabbed half a position and then broke through, and the defense hanging Parker rushed directly to the left flank.

On the three-point line, Li You suddenly stopped and pulled the ball back, and Parker couldn't help but move a step to the right back.

Slightly raising the center of gravity of his body, while Parker re-attached to the defense, Li You's body shook violently to the right front, and at the same time dribbled twice in the same place extremely fast crotch, and then quickly retreated.

As soon as the Spurs players were defending the opposing position, they looked at the line and found Parker struggling to make a save.

didn't keep up with the offensive rhythm at all, and when Parker began to fall in the air, he just saw Li You jump back slightly!

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

At 33:28, the familiar start of the second quarter of the game made the Spurs fans boo.

Looking at Li You, who continued to stick in front of Parker, Popovich on the sidelines hurriedly reminded the players loudly, and signaled to give the ball to Duncan after making tactical gestures.

After pestering Parker to rush across the halfcourt and on the left wing, Lee quickly found Duncan in a vicious position.

Duncan, who was sideways, leaned half of his body on Kurt Thomas, and did not dribble after receiving a high toss pass, but relied on the defense to turn in the direction of the line, and easily completed the throw with his right hand!

"Huh!" Two-point ball hollow net.

“Wow！”

Duncan broke the deadlock and Spurs fans cheered loudly.

Don't dare to make too many defensive moves, Kurt Thomas is a little unable to withstand Duncan.

was easily scored by the opponent, Li You just shook his head, gave a thumbs up by the way, and after receiving the ball at the bottom line, he beckoned his teammates to speed up and run through the half.

Everyone on the Knicks team settled in advance, and Li You saw that the opponent suddenly became a 32 defensive position again, and the two big men squatted on the bottom line again, and immediately beckoned Grant Hill to receive the ball.

The left wing was far from the three-point line to complete a hand-to-hand pass, and Lee Woo accelerated to the bottom left corner.

Grant Hill beckoned Gasol to come forward to block the dismantling, and Bowen did not help defend on the line at this time, but ran in front of Li You for the first time.

Parker, who switched to Grant Hill, was a little helpless, and David Robinson, who was off the line, realized that something was wrong and hurriedly followed.

The defense quickly turned to man-marking, and Gasol didn't step forward to block at this time, but suddenly moved to the free throw line.

Parker saw Grant Hill dribble under his crotch and switch to his left hand, and he accelerated to break through, and for a while he could only slide desperately.

Bowen, who was crouching in the bottom corner, didn't dare to help the defense, and could only watch Hill run over and break through to get close to the paint area.

Duncan, who was on the lower right side of the basket, hurriedly moved to help defend at this time, broke through to the baseline position, and Hill did not force the attack, and threw the ball with his left hand to Kurt Thomas near the baseline position on the right side.

The latter is unguarded and easily jumps after receiving the ball!

"Shh

Although some Spurs fans didn't know what was going on on the court, they felt a chill in their hearts when they watched Parker being crushed and breaking through and the Knicks scoring easily.

On the commentary seat, Bill Wharton immediately praised when he saw such a scene:

"The Knicks made reasonable use of the width of the court, and they knew that the opponent would move Bowen in front of Lee, so that Grant Hill had a misplaced opportunity."

"The zone defense is easy to crack, and maybe the Spurs can choose to let Parker follow, but I'm sure Lee will take the ball in the bottom corner for one-on-one."

When Tolbert heard this, he saw Tim Duncan receiving the ball in the low post on the right side again, and he also quipped:

"The Spurs can also continue to test Lee's shooting touch, and they should also look for some misplaced offensive opportunities instead of letting Duncan receive the ball in the low post in a row."

"It's just going to get more pockets, and the Knicks love to see David Robinson's jumpers."

As soon as the words fell, Duncan, who received the ball in the low post on the right side, suddenly turned to the baseline before he was about to be trapped.

Leaning his body against Kurt Thomas, Duncan took a step to the bottom left of the basket and used his arm span to reflexively hit the board for a layup!

Gasol's bag did a useless job, and Duncan was more aggressive when he returned home.

At 35:32, Duncan, who hit the response ball, shouted again to his teammates to retreat.

Noticing that the Spurs switched to marking again, Li You still dribbled through the half court unhurriedly.

The Knicks are still in a "V-shaped" position, with the left elbow area, accelerating upwards and standing on the three-point line.

With the ball in his left hand, Lee Woo quickly moved sideways and briefly escaped Parker's entanglement with the help of cover.

Realizing that Gasol didn't go down, David Robinson suddenly picked up his pace, raised his right arm, and went up with a big delay.

Seeing the opponent sliding quickly, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, circled the ball under his crotch, and the basketball flew out of his crotch in an instant, just to avoid the delay.

David Robinson froze in place, Parker almost crashed into Big Brother, and the two watched Lee get out of his defense completely.

With a quick grab of the ball with his right hand, Li You took advantage of the situation to lead the ball, and then used his strength under his feet, instantly passing between the two and easily breaking through to the paint area.

"Oh!"

Seeing Li You pass the two defenders on the line, the Spurs fans whispered.

Duncan reacted quickly and wanted to slide down to the basket to help defend, but Li You, who broke through to the front of the basket, suddenly made a pass feint to Kurt Thomas, who was near the baseline on the right side, and Duncan was stunned.

When he wanted to move again, Duncan could only watch Li You rush up in three steps, grab the ball with his left hand, and easily pick up the basket!

The brilliant goal made the SBC arena go boo for a while, and the Spurs' defense was completely overdone.

The Knicks underscored the score, and in retrospect, the Spurs still started from Duncan's low post.

Duncan, who was not caught by the help defense, put the ball on the left low post and put the ball on his right hand in a row, quickly turned to the baseline by playing, leaned on Kurt Thomas, and switched to the left hand to play the board and put the basket successfully.

At 37:34, the Spurs clung to the score.

In the following minutes, Duncan kept asking for the ball, and the basket was strong, and the second rebound hit consecutive shots.

The Knicks blossomed on multiple points, Gasol caught the ball at the free throw line and made a jumper, and Grant Hill slipped to the basket to complete the dunk.

The scores continued to rise until Duncan suddenly encountered a bag in the low post on the right and caught David Robinson with a jumper near the free throw line

Spurs fans exclaimed, and the rebound was just picked up by Lee You, who returned to the basket early in the bottom left corner.

In Popovich's roar, several Spurs hurriedly retreated, and with the ball in his left hand, Li You quickly hung Parker's defense and rushed to the right flank.

Approaching the three-point line and starting to slow down, Li You quickly went in and out during the march, his body shook while his wrist flicked, and he quickly led the ball forward and accelerated again.

Stopping suddenly, Parker hurriedly slid to the right rear, Li You pulled back his hips, adjusted his pace while switching to his right hand, and then pretended to accelerate the breakthrough with his center of gravity.

Attacked to support his feet before defending, Parker wanted to turn around and continue to defend, but his body did not obey, mixed garlic under his feet, and suddenly sat down on the floor

"Oh!"

In the exclamation of the fans, Li You calmly dribbled the ball behind his back, closed the ball outside the three-point line on the right wing, looked down at Parker, and calmly jumped and shot!

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

On the commentary bench, Nessler, who had been commenting on the game for the past few minutes, suddenly shouted excitedly:

“Oh my god！”

“Clay-Lee！ How did do that！ ”

Bill Wharton and Tolbert on the side also exclaimed, looking at Li You, who turned around and spread his hands to the Spurs fans, the two suddenly chuckled.

"I love goals like this! It seems that Lee intends to settle the game outside the three-point line tonight, and it has to be said that his shooting touch is excellent at the moment! ”

Bill Wharton exclaimed, and Tolbert wanted to say that it was not a reasonable offensive option, but seeing D'Antoni also celebrating with his arms raised on the sidelines, he had to follow suit:

"It looks like this is the Knicks coaching staff's arrangement, and it's definitely a huge test for the Spurs!"

Parker stood up, anger surging in his heart, and it would be played over and over again when it became such a backdrop

At 44:38, a response ball did not follow, and the margin was widened again.

Fortunately, Ginobili used Duncan's cover to get rid of Artest's defense at this time, broke through to the paint area, and Gasol shook off in his left hand, grabbed the ball with his left hand and twisted his body to pick up the basket!

The Spurs fans had just cheered, and Lee You, who received the ball from the baseline, accelerated again.

Bowen packed Lee Woo in the middle in advance, and on the right flank, Grant Hill didn't stop the ball from passing, and immediately flicked the ball into the bottom right corner as Ginobili pounced.

Artest received a pass as soon as he stopped, didn't make too many adjustments, and threw the ball away!

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

At 47:40, the difference is still widening.

The SBC arena was quiet again, and on the Knicks bench, the atmosphere team began to throw towels and scream again and again.

Popovich looked serious and immediately asked for a timeout, and seeing that his players were a little depressed, he hurriedly clapped his hands and shouted encouragement.

The Spurs' adjustment after the timeout left the three on the commentary bench speechless for a while — giving the ball to Tim Duncan.

This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly at home, receiving the ball in the low post again and again, and winning every attack.

The Knicks continued to run their tactics in a step-by-step manner, and some opportunities began to hit the iron.

Soon Artest also received his second foul, D'Antoni waved to the bench, and Jackson was back on the field.

After Kurt Thomas received his third foul, he pumped his fist to the sideline in frustration, and the Knicks continued to rotate, with Stoudemire on the floor.

Fortunately, Duncan's free throws were not pulled during this time, which made Spurs fans completely relieved.

The Spurs attacked for the last time in the half, Duncan missed a free throw from the free throw line, and as Lee Woo missed a long-range three-pointer, there were cheers in the arena.

At 55:54, the Spurs who walked to the players' tunnel threw punches one after another.

In the second quarter of the game, Duncan was 5-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, contributing 15 points in a single quarter, and at halftime, the All-Star power forward had scored 23 points.

Despite the offensive problems at the end of the first half, the Knicks still looked relaxed as they walked to the players' tunnel.

Learning from the lessons, the number of fouls in the main lineup was very well controlled, and Li You only received one foul.

"Very good, there is no need to fight with the referee, we are still ahead, even if we are 10 points behind at halftime, the victory is ours!"

Li You returned to the locker room and told his teammates, Kurt Thomas was targeted by the referee tonight, fortunately, he knew his task, and after being reminded, he patted his chest and took the initiative to say:

"After last year's away game, I know how to play right!"

Artest was also a little depressed, his playing time was a little broken, and at this time he shouted loudly with his bare arms:

"In the second half we gave the ball to Lee, it was that simple, we won!"

Hearing the words of the two, everyone followed loudly and clapped their hands, and tonight was going to end the suspense of the series.

In the Spurs locker room, Popovich also knew the pace of the game wasn't quite right, with Tim Duncan taking 15 shots in the half.

Seeing that his thighs were tired and panting, Popovich looked around, did not explain any tactics, but clapped his hands and encouraged:

"Tim, hold on a little longer! The team still needs you in the second half! ”

Assistant coach Mike Brown twitched at the corners of his mouth, and he changed a lot of defensive strategies in the game, but he still couldn't stop the Knicks from scoring.

I thought Popovich would lay out the tactics, but it turned out to be the same old thing.

This pattern of thighs and a point of rain has given "black bread" a deeper understanding.

There was only a minute break in the first half, and hearing the head coach's words, Tim Duncan looked at David Robinson, noticed the expectant look in Big Brother's eyes, and immediately said seriously:

"I know what I have to do, give me the ball and we'll win the game tonight!"

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