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In the third round of the game, Carlesimo determined the Spurs' strategy for this game, which is defense, a thorough defense, and the Spurs are now showing their defensive capabilities to the extreme. This round limited the Sonics to only two points through free throws.

The Spurs' defense is very comprehensive, but also very targeted. In addition to strengthening the defense against other players of the Sonics, the defense against Stephen has been improved to a higher level.

With Bruce Bowen in charge of defending Stephen closely, Duncan put most of his attention on Stephen to prevent him from breaking through to the inside. At the tactical level, the strategy adopted by the Spurs is also very correct. It can be seen that they are against the Super League The Sonics also did some research.

San Antonio fans shook every nerve of the Sonics players with deafening boos and shouts. It was the first time for many of them to feel such an away game atmosphere, which was not felt at all in the regular season. At the same time, it is also difficult to meet in other teams' away games.

At least in the home court of the Phoenix Suns, the fans are not so fanatical, and in most teams in the league, there are not too many teams with such a devil's home atmosphere. Compared here, or those religious fanatics in Salt Lake City.

During the regular season, San Antonio's fans are almost no different from other home fans, which makes people forget their majesty in the playoffs. As the most successful team in recent years, San Antonio's fans love The team's confidence is unprecedented. This is not to say that the Sonics can be moved after winning the first place in the Western Conference.

Although there were some predictions about the Spurs' defensive tactics before the game, they did not expect that the Spurs could defend themselves to this extent. After playing for more than 2 minutes, the Sonics only scored four points, and four points It was all scored by Stephen, although the Spurs only scored six points.

When he was in the Spurs, Stephen seldom participated in the team defense of the Spurs. In fact, he did not have many opportunities to directly confront Bruce Bowen. In confrontation training, no one will show all their abilities. , And in the regular season, the Spurs have never been so defensive.

So until now, Stephen has a very intuitive impression of the Spurs' defense. It is indeed worthy of the defensive system inherited from Larry Brown, giving people a feeling of the Detroit Pistons at their peak.

The Spurs' defensive rotations are not as many as the Pistons', and they are not as precise, but this does not mean that their defense is worse. If the Pistons' defense is like a gear, then the Spurs' defense Just like a chain, different forms have no difference in strength.

It was more than 4 minutes into the game before Durant made a three-pointer. This was the first time that the Sonics scored by a player other than Stephen. The first seven points were all scored by Stephen. Under the interference, Stephen even missed a free throw, allowing his consecutive free throws to stop at 46.

Carlesimo called a timeout, and then re-arranged the team's tactics. With the Spurs mainly defending from the outside, it is better to start from the inside. Most of Duncan's energy is placed on Stephen. , then let Coupard play a few more times at the basket to see if he can attract the Spurs' defense.

As a result, Carlesimo's arrangement was directly guessed by Vicvic. The opponent defended Coupard's attack twice in a row, and even caused a foul by Coupard. Only then did Carlesimo know that he had stepped on Oberto caused another foul by Coupard when he fell into the trap set by Vicki for himself and hurriedly asked the players to change tactics.

Now Carlesimo is in a dilemma. The first quarter of the game was only halfway through, and his main center was fouled twice. How can this keep him on the court, but if he is replaced, the Supersonic The team lost the inside barrier, and Coupard's ability in the low post is still unmatched by others.

If he is not replaced, the Spurs will use him as an offensive point. They cannot let Coppard carry three fouls without finishing the first quarter. If he is replaced, Duncan will start to show off in the paint again. Seamus still decided to make up his mind and let Coupard stay on the court.

The Spurs did not use Coupard as a weak point to attack as he imagined. Instead, they played more patiently and completely followed their tactics. The Sonics also avoided a crisis and continued to stick to the opponent. with.

After devoting almost all their energy to defense, the Spurs' offensive ability has been greatly reduced. It is not so easy to break through the Sonics' defense, so the two teams played rather ugly. It's very ugly, and there are often scenes where the score doesn't even move after a few rounds.

However, the Spurs still have a slight advantage over the Sonics with their skillful cooperation, so it is understandable that their score is in the lead, and no matter how ugly the scene is, the San Antonio fans are still as enthusiastic as ever.

If you have been so passionate since the beginning of the game, I really don’t know if tens of thousands of fans will need to see a throat doctor after the game. It is estimated that the San Antonio hospital will have a good business tomorrow. Stephen is not without viciousness. guessed.

However, this kind of game caused a headache to the espn TV broadcasting the game, and it also made David Stern a headache. The first two games were played so happily that he almost forgot the nature of **Vich. It's because I underestimated the amount of defensive factors in his bones.

At the end of the first quarter, under the leadership of Stephen, the Sonics once played a 45-[-] spurt and overtook the score. But soon, the Spurs strengthened their defense again and passed Duncan's [-]-degree angle hit the board and Bruce Bowen's three-pointer led the lead again.

Under normal circumstances, Duncan and Ginobili will sit off the court to rest in the second quarter. Duncan is now 32 years old, and Ginobili is also 31 years old, and Ginobili is more serious because of playing for the national team. Tired, so his physical condition has not been very good.

Many people believe that Ginobili would have become the top three shooting guards in the league if he hadn't been restricted by injuries and physical strength. Even with Stephen, he would have been able to rank in the top five. Don't leave him, and he is very happy to play for the national team. This is what Vicki hates the most.

Therefore, in Vitch's system, Ginobili's playing time is usually less than 10 minutes, and Duncan's playing time is generally 32 or 3 minutes, usually no more than 35 minutes, pay attention to them The playing time of two people.

But today, with the Supersonics' lineup unchanged, the Spurs have also kept their lineup unchanged. You must know that their current defensive strength is not enough to support the entire game, but **Vitch just sat there, not moving at all.

The consequence of a high-intensity defense must be a high consumption of physical strength. Under the influence of physical strength, the Spurs' defensive strength began to weaken a little bit, and the defense line was also loosened little by little. However, in order to break through the Spurs' defense, the Sonics team , Physical strength is also declining, so it is also powerless to reverse the situation of the game.

A team can only have five players on the court, but why prepare fifteen players? In addition to dealing with emergencies such as injuries, another key reason is that under such high-intensity confrontation, no one can The best form played the whole game, so a substitute is needed.

However, the second quarter of the game lasted more than 3 minutes, and neither side had the intention to replace the substitutes. Although it seemed that the Spurs had more physical strength and had a greater impact, the Supersonics, which took the initiative on the court, were unable to overtake the score. .

The head coaches of both sides are waiting for the other side to replace the starting lineup, and no one is willing to take the lead, so the two sides have reached a stalemate. It is said that this is beneficial to the Sonics, because the average age of their players is relatively young, and they have physical strength. advantage, but for the game, physical strength is only one factor.

Just like now, Stephen is unstoppable, but in terms of score, he can't overtake the score, because the Spurs are playing more reasonably and the teamwork is better, while the Sonics, except for Stephen, Other players are also troubled by physical strength. Even if they are slightly better than the Spurs, the difference is limited and not enough to change the situation.

The score was always hovering between one point and four points, but it seemed to be a gap of one goal and two goals. The Spurs were able to hold on, and finally Carlesimo took the lead in replacing the exhausted Coupard and Watson. One, in fact, according to the normal rotation situation, this time is when all the starting players are off the field.

After the Supersonics started to make substitutions, the Spurs also started to make substitutions, but Vivić made the substitutions one by one, as if deliberately wasting time. During a layup, Stephen was pushed to the ground by Michael Finley, who had just played, and his shoulder was hit, causing severe pain. Looking at the hand extended by Michael Finley, Stephen still accepted his kindness and let him Pull yourself up.

Seeing that the scene was so harmonious and the referee didn't have much to do, they just gave Michael Finley a common foul. Since Coupard was already off the field, there was no one to step up to help Stephen. Besides, it seemed that no one was needed. .

Carlesimo felt anxious when he saw it. After Stephen finished the free throw, he replaced Stephen. After playing for a quarter and a half, Stephen only scored [-] points, [-] points in the half, which is basically already It is close to Stephen's season scoring low, which shows the defensive power of the Spurs.