The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 206 The Crucial Round
After Li Pu received the ball, before he could make a shot, he was flanked by Duncan and Dior. In desperation, he had no choice but to pass the ball to Ibaka in the distance.

After receiving the ball, Ibaka, who was in the open position, immediately chose a mid-range jumper and the ball scored!

"Beautiful! Tonight's Ibaka is like a cheater. He made 5 of 5 shots. It's only the second quarter, and he has already scored 12 points, becoming the Thunder's highest scorer!"

On June 6, Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals will still be held in San Antonio.

The Spurs are well prepared for tonight's game.

On the offensive end, they increased the proportion of Duncan's high-post support. Dior and Duncan's internal pass and internal cooperation achieved good results.

On the defensive end, they chose to let go of Ibaka to pinch the Thunder's ball holder.

To be honest, compared to the offensive end, the Spurs adjusted better on the defensive end.

Westbrook, who played very well before, performed very badly tonight. Not only did he make 3 of 0 shots, but he also made 3 turnovers.

However, even so, the two teams still tied at 26 in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, the Thunder even played a wave of 10:0 highs, expanding the point difference to more than 10 in one fell swoop.

This is because Ibaka, who the Spurs let go, punished them severely tonight.

To be honest, letting go of Ibaka is not a good choice, because Ibaka has a basket.

But the problem is that you can't let others go!
When Sefolosha is there, he can selectively let it go. After all, Sefolosha's three-pointer is only average, but after Harden is replaced, who dares to let Harden go?He can't give you 50 points?

Since Harden can't let go, and the other three young masters can't let go either, then the only one who can let go is Ibaka who looks like a blue-collar engineer!
But Ibaka is really able to seize the opportunity, facing the opportunity sent to the door by the Spurs, he didn't miss a single one, and he never missed a shot.

Every time he scores a goal, it makes the Spurs fans feel heartbroken. Isn't this guy too accurate?

Mr. Bobo, you still let it go?
"Let go, keep playing!"

The iron-headed Popovich didn't believe in evil, his beard blew up in anger, and he gritted his teeth on the bench.

The other Spurs players looked at Popovich and didn't dare to take a breath, only Ginobili behind him snickered.

"The old man is deflated again!"

In fact, it's really hard to blame Popovich for this. The main reason is that the Spurs' lineup itself has limited talents, old and young, and it can't be compared with a talented team like the Thunder.

Therefore, they must make up for their talent with a local numerical advantage.

But in this way, one person will inevitably be missed on the weak side, and this person is already the best solution for Ibaka!
It's a pity that at present, this optimal solution is very competitive, hitting all the balls that can be hit.

Regarding this result, although Popovich was angry, he had no better way.

Don't look at Westbrook playing badly at the moment, why don't you let him try?

If you really let him develop a sense of touch, and then defend, even if it is a pincer attack, it may not have a good effect!
Pause back and the game restarts.

During the offense, the Spurs just had a few chances that were open, but it was a pity that they didn't make it. Then the Thunder seized the opportunity and hit consecutive counterattacks to expand the score.

But now, this attack against the Spurs was not as patient as the previous few times. Instead, Duncan asked for the ball in the low post, forced a goal against Li Pu, and successfully stopped the bleeding for the Spurs.

This is the ability of a superstar, even if he is old, he is still the pinnacle of the team!
However, even so, in the second quarter, the Thunder beat the Spurs 29:17 in a single quarter and ended the first half with a 55:43 lead.

The good momentum of the Thunder came to an abrupt end in the second half.

The Spurs scored consecutively so that the point difference was quickly narrowed, knowing that the point difference was only one point away!
At this moment, Li Pu first grabbed the rebound and made a second attack, causing Ginobili's fourth foul.

Then in the offense, after attracting pincers, the ball was given to Durant, who made a mid-range shot, helping the Thunder to bring the point difference back to 5 points.

It can be regarded as helping the Thunder through the most dangerous moment.

However, even so, the Spurs were still clinging to the score. Although the Spurs failed to overtake the score, the Thunder still couldn't open the score.

In this way, the two teams have been entangled until the last moment of the fourth quarter.

Leonard caught the ball and shot immediately, hitting a three-pointer!

Leonard, who has only scored 0.6 three-pointers per game throughout the season, has hit his third three-pointer tonight.

The last one was hit in the previous round!

Relying on Leonard's two three-pointers, the Spurs once again caught up to only 2 points away.

At this point in the game, whoever wins and loses can no longer be determined by strength alone, it also depends on luck!

But the Spurs can afford to lose this game, but the Thunder can't afford to lose.

2:2 and 3:1 are very different, Thunder will never allow themselves to make mistakes!
Therefore, in this round, Durant took the initiative to ask for the ball to hold the ball.

He didn't feel good tonight, but he always has a way to increase his shooting rate to 50%!

In comparison, Westbrook and Harden are not a star!
威少10投2中得到7分，哈登13投4中得到11分，两人加起来还没李普得分多呢！
Of course it was Leonard who faced Durant at this time.

Durant did not choose singles, but called a pick-and-roll!

Even now, Durant still hasn't forgotten the Thunder's tactics!

Li Pu raised and blocked Leonard in front of him, so Duncan had to face Durant directly.

Just when Durant started to make a breakthrough, Li Pu suddenly accelerated and rushed into the inside line. Durant immediately passed the ball to Li Pu.

After Li Pu received the ball, it seemed that he was about to take off, and Dio rushed to help defend!
At this time, Li Pu chose to pass the ball again, and the target of the pass was Ibaka, who made 10 of 10 shots tonight!
Of course Ibaka will not miss this opportunity, get the ball up and shoot!

But this time, it is impossible for the Spurs to let go!
Leonard, who was chasing Li Pu, immediately ran over to defend him.

However, tonight, Ibaka, who had already been feeling overwhelmed, completely ignored Leonard's defense and hit the mid-range again!
Then, in the Spurs' offense, Duncan, who scored a team-high 21 points tonight, got the ball and played Li Pu with a back.

As a result, his fake action failed to fool Li Pu, and his turnaround jump shot was interfered by Li Pu, so he missed it!
Then the rebound was protected by Li Pu, and the Thunder counterattacked again!
During the fast break, Westbrook passed the ball back to Li Pu, and Li Pu dunked!
The point difference returned to 6 points again!
Looking at the little time left, the Thunder finally won the victory.

At 109:103, the Thunder drew two games in a row in the away game and successfully tied the score at 2:2. The two sides returned to the same starting line!
(End of this chapter)