The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 207 It's too early to say
The so-called Battle of Tianwangshan originally refers to a war that took place in June 1582 in Nihong, a small day. It was also called the Battle of Yamazaki.

At that time, after Akechi Mitsuhide launched the Honnoji Incident, Hashiba Hideyoshi, who was in the process of attacking the West Country, immediately led his army back to Kinai, fought a decisive battle with Akechi Mitsuhide in Yamazaki, and finally defeated Akechi's army.

The word was first used in Go to describe the fierce confrontation of the chess game, and then extended to the key games of the series of other sports games.

After entering June, other teams in the NBA have already gone home to fish, and there are only two series left in the game, but this year's East and West finals are very fierce in these two series.

The two series even went to the battle of Tianwangshan!

In the East, with the Heat leading 2:0, they were pulled by the Celtics in two consecutive games!

You know, the Celtics are not in good shape this year. They played six games in the first round and seven games in the second round. Coupled with the devil's schedule in the regular season, these old bones are almost exhausted and bleeding.

But even so, the Heat were forcibly pulled back by the Celtics. While people were praising the Celtics for being strong and strong, they were full of contempt for the Heat.

It doesn't work, brother, it won't work after two games, it's not as tough as the old Celtics!
In contrast, people are full of admiration for the Thunder's ability to win two games in a row while trailing 0:2!

There are so many good things to say!
The taste of young people is different, hard enough!

"Hahahaha!" In the TNT studio, O'Neal's face was almost swollen from laughing.

However, this kind of laughter, in Barkley's ears, made him hear quite harshly.

"It's just a 2:2 tie, what can you be arrogant about?"

"I remembered that my son was playing at school and won the game. Am I happy?" O'Neill quibbled with a grin.

"It's already June, tell me which school hasn't closed yet?"

But Barkley was not used to him, and directly exposed O'Neal's lies.

"Can't summer training camp be allowed? Let's talk about the NBA!"

"Who pulled it off?"

The noise of the two made Smith's brain ache in the middle.

The two of them can really quarrel anytime, anywhere!
"Let's still come to talk about the game. Has your point of view not changed in this crucial Tianwangshan battle?"

Smith finally opened his mouth and brought the topic back to the game.

"Although the Thunder did regain two victories, we can see that the Spurs have found a solution. I believe the Spurs have the upper hand in this game?"

"Find a way? You mean a blue-collar power forward Serge Ibaka made 11 of 11 shots and scored 26 points?" O'Neal sneered.

"It is impossible for Ibaka to be so accurate all the time. The Spurs' strategy is fine, and the execution is also in place. As long as they persist, there is hope!"

"Put the outcome of the game on the opponent's touch. Doesn't this in itself reflect the strength of the two teams? Eh? The Spurs have changed their formation today?"

"Really, Popovich replaced Danny Green with Manu Ginobili as the starter? How long has he not been a starter?"

No wonder the two were so surprised. Manu Ginobili has always been the last card of the Spurs. At this time, Popovich showed it ahead of time. It can be seen that this situation has reached a very dangerous situation for the Spurs.

Li Pu was also very surprised after seeing the adjustment of the Spurs, but then he also realized that the Spurs' starting lineup, only relying on Parker and Duncan's two supporting points, could not break through the Thunder's unlimited defense.

Therefore, Popovich decided to add another ball-holding point and launch an offensive engine to add a few more changes to the Spurs' already varied offense.

Sure enough, after the opening, Popovich's changes had an effect.

Only 1 minute into the game, Ibaka was fouled twice because of Parker and Ginobili's repeated attacks.

Brooks had no choice but to replace Ibaka with Collison.

In this way, the Thunder's unlimited defenses can be regarded as being cracked.

Collison is far inferior to Ibaka in terms of foot movement on the defensive end and long-range shooting threat on the offensive end.

Therefore, after more than three minutes of the opening, the Thunder did not score a point and fell behind 7:0 at the start.

Seeing that the point difference was about to run to double digits, at the critical moment, Durant attracted a flank attack after breaking through and gave the ball to Collison.

Collison really lived up to the challenge and hit the key goal, helping the Thunder finally get 2 points.

The Spurs still continued the defensive tactics of the previous game, but this time the person let go changed from Ibaka to Collison, which is good news for the Spurs.

After all, Collison's long-range shooting ability is not as good as Ibaka's.

Jeff Green, who was wearing casual clothes off the field, watched this scene with a trace of anxiety in his eyes, wishing he could take off his clothes and go on stage immediately.

There is no way, the reason why the team encountered such difficulties, isn't it because he is not on the court?
Jeff Green has shooting range and foot movement. Except for the lack of height, everything is perfectly adapted to the Thunder's infinite defense system.

The only pity is that Green can't play.

However, after Collison scored this goal, the Spurs generals still felt a bit stunned, as if the scene of the last game appeared before their eyes again.

No, Collison is going to drive too, right?

Fortunately, Collison's goal did not make the Spurs change their tactics. Ibaka can kill us, so can you?

Collison really can't beat the Spurs.

The Spurs successfully maintained their lead with the opening changes and such defensive tactics.

Ginobili broke through the inside and gave the ball to Duncan. Duncan followed up and dunked!
At 15:8, the Spurs continued to maintain their lead.

At this time, the game has gone on for half a quarter, but the Thunder only had 8 points. It is conceivable that Ibaka's absence will have a great impact on the Thunder's offense.

Taking advantage of the timeout, Brooks also made substitution adjustments, and he replaced Harden.

The Spurs also began to make substitution adjustments, and they replaced Diaw with Stephen Jackson.

Unlike the Thunder's substitutions, the timing of the Spurs' substitutions is very fragmented and very random, which reflects Popovich's coaching skills.

The Spurs' lineup is too aging, and Popovich needs to break the time of these old men to reduce their playing time.

Of course, doing so can easily affect the state of the team.

But through his skill and timing, he can minimize the side effects of doing so.

"Shh!"

However, it is too early to say!
As soon as he entered the court, Harden faced Jackson and hit a three-pointer.

From this point of view, the test of Popovich's coaching tonight has just begun!
(End of this chapter)