Ginobili held the ball to the left wing, Mason defended, and Mike Miller defended Stephen Jackson.

Faced with Mason's defense, which was worse than Cory Margeti, Ginobili burst in with great ease.

"It's been sudden, and you shouldn't trade Bowen." Yu Jia said disappointedly.

Spurs bench power forward Mariekroos has some mid-range shooting ability, but the two-point shooting rate from the distance is only more than 30%, so although he pulled to the right blocking area of the bottom right corner, Cott Thomas did not completely follow, just guarded the right waist position, at this time he immediately moved two steps inward, made a move to defend Ginobili.

Ginobili jumped up from the top left corner of the paint area, and after attracting Cote Thomas to jump for a block, he twisted his body in the air and passed the ball with both hands to Mari Cross in the right block.

Zhou Quan, who was controlled by Tony Parker on the right wing, didn't play much on the defensive end, and his eyes lit up when he saw Ginobili's passing action.

He kept Tony Parker two meters away, just two meters above Marikrose, just one step and an arm's length away, how could he get this ball into Rose's hands?

He reacted defensively the moment Ginobili passed the ball, even before the ball left his hand.

Turning, taking the next step, jumping up, grabbing the ball directly before Marik Rodman, and landing just a little bit on the bottom line.

"Oh roar!"

The scene once again resounded with enthusiastic cheers.

"It's broken, it's the first steal of the day for the Iron Fist King." Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"Zhou Quan's reaction is so fast!" Zhang Li said with a smile.

Holding the ball to the top of the front court arc, Zhou Quan saw that the Spurs' defensive formation had shrunk a little, and suddenly thought of Popovich's hand-pinching action just now.

"Squeak!"

With a force under his feet, he suddenly took a big stride through the person, and then stepped on it and pulled it back.

"It's over! Now it's a fool of yourself again. ”

The center of gravity was lost, and Tony Parker sat directly on the floor and was shaken down.

"Brush!"

In the cheers of the audience, Zhou Quan jumped calmly at the top of the arc and hit a big open three-pointer.

He just saw Popovich's two-handed pinching action, which resulted in the Spurs' defense shrinking, so he faked a real shot, and used his outside jumper to crack the Spurs' defensive tightening tactics, pulling the Spurs' defense apart, so that there was room to break in.

At 16:21, Spurs attacked.

Maricross still pulled out so that Ginobili had the chance to break in, and he broke through with the ball from the left flank again and smashed into the box in three turns.

But this time, Big Ben returned to the basket very quickly, blocking Ginobili before him, and Ginobili immediately distributed the ball to Duncan behind Big Ben.

Cott Thomas has already returned to the basket, and at this time quickly switched to Duncan, Duncan did not pass to Marrick Crowd, who appeared empty, but played a sideways small hook against Thomas.

Big Ben jumped off and didn't touch the ball, but it affected Duncan's shot angle, and the basketball hit the board and smashed on the basket and deflected out, which was picked up by Thomas.

"This time the defense is good, Duncan has been 5 of 8 shots before, very efficient, now 5 of 9 shots." Zhang said reasonably.

"It was a nearly two-point hook, and the shot was about three meters away from the basket, and it wasn't easy for Duncan to get into the basket." Yu Jia said.

"Yes, with Big Ben and Cote Thomas, it's not easy for him to play under the basket. With the defense of these two, it is not easy for O'Neal to get to the basket. Marrick Cross's vacancy Duncan should have seen it, but just now Zhou Quan broke the ball, he shouldn't have dared to pass, so Rose's big vacancy didn't work. Zhang said reasonably.

"Unless Mari Kross pulls to the left flank." Yu Jia said.

Whether it is Mike Miller, Corey Margeti, or Mason, who has been replaced, they can't stop Ginobili's ball-holding breakthrough, but the Spurs can't stop Zhou Quan's ball-holding breakthrough.

This time, Tony Parker was caught up again outside the three-point line on the left wing.

Stephen Jackson came from the middle to make up for it, and Zhou passed the ball to Mike Miller, who was open at the top of the arc.

Ginobili quickly reinforced the top of the arc from the right wing, and Mike Miller passed to Mason, who was open on the right flank.

As soon as Zhou Quan saw it, he immediately entered the restricted area and prepared to grab a rebound.

"Bang!"

Mason, who didn't shoot well, made a big open jumper, and the first shot, the force was a little bigger, and the basketball smashed the basket and hit the board and rebounded.

Big Ben hit the ball out, just in time for Zhou Quan, Marikrose was behind, he quickly turned to the left, cut in between Duncan and Cote Thomas, stepped to the basket, and scored the ball from the right side of the basket.

Spurs serve, then call a timeout.

Kenny Smith said: "At 16:23, after the supersonic timeout, he scored seven straight points, and he scored three offenses, and he was already seven points ahead. On the Spurs' side, a Ginobili pass was cut off and a Duncan attack missed, and now the score is stretched.

Now the Iron Fist King has made 4 of 5 shots, 2 of 3 three-point shots, 10 points, 5 assists and 1 steal, and the score has caught up with Duncan. ”

Barkley said a little anxiously: "Tony Parker, that kid can't guard against the Iron Fist King at all, it doesn't work at all, and he doesn't get a point, so he should be replaced." ”

Kenny Smith laughed, "So who to change?" Steve Cole? He can still use the Spurs bench guard.

But when he was on the bench for Michael Jordan in the Bulls, he was not in the eyes of the Iron Fist King, could he defend against the Iron Fist King, or could he score on the head of the Iron Fist King? ”

Barkley said urgently: "He can contain the Iron Fist King and let Tony Parker play on the bench, and now it's just a waste of energy." ”

Kenny Smith said disdainfully: "He just throws a few open balls, how can the Iron Fist King defend him?" The Iron Fist King will definitely defend Ginobili, and the Argentine kid is a threat when he breaks through with the ball. ”

Barkley thought for a while and said with some disappointment: "Maybe you can let David Robinson hold on a little more, the twin towers are on the court, and the Spurs have a greater advantage on the inside." Now that Duncan alone, the advantage is not obvious, and Marik Rodman obviously can't help. ”

"This is a series, and it's an away game, against a super team like the SuperSonics, the Spurs don't have a high winning rate, it's not cost-effective to use David Robinson too much, and it's almost the same at home." Kenny Smith said.

After the timeout, Popovich didn't let David Robinson play, and the Spurs couldn't recover the situation in the rest of the game, and the first quarter ended at 22:32, with the SuperSonics leading by 10 points.

Zhou Quan played a full first quarter, 6 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 2 free throws, and scored 17 points in a single quarter, which is not much, but he handed out 7 assists in the first quarter, and under his wonderful pass, everyone who played in the first quarter scored.

However, the defensive end did not contribute much, and only got one steal and no blocks.

The SuperSonics allowed the Spurs to score only 22 points in the first quarter, of which Duncan, who played the full first quarter, scored 14 points alone.

After David Robinson went off, the Spurs were left with only one tower, the interior advantage was weakened, and the defensive effect of Big Ben and Cote Thomas was significantly improved, inhibiting the Spurs' low-post offense.

In the next three quarters, the supersonic played steadily and steadily, and did not let the Spurs find a chance to turn the tables, 92:107, and won the G1 battle.

Tim Duncan played 45 minutes and had only three minutes of rest, shooting 15-of-31 from the field, shooting 48.4% from the field and 5-of-8 from the free-throw line, finishing with 35 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks.

David Robinson shot 5-of-10 for 24 minutes, shooting not badly, but he was too old to shoot too little, and only scored 11 points.

Tony Parker was locked up by Zhou Quan and became a spectator on the court, playing 44 minutes, shooting 1-of-7, scoring only 2 points and 4 assists.

Ginobili played 32 minutes, shooting 6-of-16 from the field and shooting 37.5 percent, which is not a rookie efficiency.

In terms of supersonic speeds, Zhou Quan played 46 minutes, 18 of 28 shots, and the shooting rate was as high as 64.3%, and the Spurs' defense of him completely failed, shooting 6 of 10 three-pointers, plus 5 of 6 free throws, 47 points, 21 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 turnovers and 1 foul, and 20+ assists in a single game for the fourth time in the playoffs.

47 points and 21 assists, this data does not seem to be difficult for Zhou Quan, but this data is god-like data for others, coupled with a super high shooting rate, that is the performance of the super god, and when it comes to the last quarter to recover hopelessly, the morale of the Spurs is obviously not good.

In addition, Cote Thomas scored 14 points, Mike Miller 12 and Cory Magetti 10, and the four scored in double figures.

After the game, Zhou Quan was interviewed on the spot.

"Iron Fist, what do you think of this Spurs?" TNT's correspondent asked.

'It's good, the main squad is good, the bench is good. It's a pity that David would be a greater threat to us if he were a few years younger. Zhou Quan said.

"Do you think the Spurs will be a threat to the SuperSonics in the series?" The reporter asked again.

"We're going to take this series seriously and we're not going to be careless and try not to give them a chance." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"How do you rate Duncan's performance?" The reporter asked again.

"What stats did he play tonight?" Zhou Quan asked.

"35 points, 16 rebounds." The reporter said.

"Very strong performance, and very consistent, and if he didn't have that consistent performance, the Spurs would have been a rout."

After Zhou Quan commented, he thought about it and added: "If he is by my side, we can at least guarantee ten consecutive championships." ”

An hour later, at the Spurs' press conference, a reporter asked, "Tim, the Iron Fist said that if you go to the SuperSonics, at least ten consecutive championships, do you want to play in the SuperSonics?" ”

Duncan was a little stunned when he heard this question, and looked left and right, only to see Popovich, whose face was rapidly darkening, and he hurriedly said: "The Iron Fist King should be joking, he never invited me." ”

Hearing Duncan's answer, Popovich's face seemed to darken a little.

"Coach Popovich, how do you think the Spurs played today? Where did Spurs lose? The next reporter asked.

Popovich thought for a moment and said: "Thiem's performance was great, he played as he deserved, and he deserves to be appreciated. The others were good, they showed the competitive form they deserved.

As for us losing, it's not that we are too bad, but that our opponents are too good, and an opponent who plays 40+20 is worthy of our respect. ”

"Tim Duncan also came close to hitting 40+20 tonight." The journalist reminded.

"So I said Tim was doing well." Popovich nodded.

"So what do you think the Spurs will have to change to win this series?" The reporter asked again.

"Whether it's the Bulls, or the Lakers, including us, whether it's Michael Jordan, or Kobe, or Tony Parker, our problem is that we can't limit Tekken, and the bag doesn't work," Popovich said.

He can attack on his own, averaging 40+50+ points per game, and his shooting percentage is more than 50%, or even 60%.

At the same time, he also found the open space of each teammate through passing, delivered the ball to their hands, and then averaged 15+ assists per game, and the combination of individual offense and assists was perfect.

He's a monster, he's a bug, and to be honest, I don't know how to beat his team, and I don't know how to limit him.

We limited his performance on the defensive end through tactics, but we couldn't limit his offense because the ball was in his hands. ”

Hearing Popovich's helpless words, many reporters felt sad, feeling that this old man was really pitiful, just like Phil Jackson.

(End of chapter)