The invincible kryptonite of basketball

They are determined to win the championship, and as the outside world has said, they want to really take revenge on Xiao Hua and win the championship with a complete victory.

The Spurs side, Parker and Ginobili did not start.

Patrick Mills and Danny Green on the perimeter, Gay and Aldridge on the front line, and Gasol at center.

"How many minutes do you think the Spurs can hold?"

In the commentary seat, Barkley turned to Smith and O'Neill and asked.

"A quarter and a half."

Kenny Smith said seriously.

"Why a quarter and a half?"

Buckley asked curiously.

"I think the Spurs' starters can last for more than half a quarter. When the substitutes connect, Parker and Ginobili are there, and they can last for more than half a quarter, so it adds up to one and a half quarters."

Kenny Smith analyzed it very seriously.

But his analysis directly amused O'Neill on the side.

"5 minutes, they can't last 5 minutes without Kawhi."

O'Neal said with a smile.

Barkley nodded, rarely speaking.

In fact, both of them are right. The key lies in whether the Spurs can survive the first 5 minutes.

If it survives, there is a good chance of stalemate to one and a half quarters.

Of course, it will be difficult to add more. When the main players come back in the second quarter, even if the Spurs are in good condition, they have no chance if their physical fitness declines.

While the commentator was talking, the starting players of both sides finished their pre-match preparations and appeared one after another.

Tang Tian was the last one to play, throwing chalk as usual.

The emotions of the fans at the scene also rose to a peak at the beginning.

Davis flicked the ball from Gasol's fingertips back into the Pelicans' half court, officially kicking off the playoffs.

The Pelicans came up to play Wodai pick and roll, Walker quickly broke through Aldridge and made a layup.

To say that the player who has declined the most on the Spurs this season is the veteran Gasol, whose defensive speed is very slow.

"beep!"

At this moment, a whistle sounded from the sidelines.

Popovich, call a timeout!

This scene shocked everyone.

Popovich staged the shark-slashing operation at the beginning!

Tang Tian was also very surprised, but looking at Popovich again, he was not surprised at all.

After the timeout, the Spurs made a substitution. Popovich replaced Gasol with Dejounte Murray, and set up a lineup of one big and four small.

This lineup is very strange. Judging from the configuration alone, it is to give up the rhythm of inside defense!

I don't know what medicine is sold in Popovich's gourd.

The Spurs' positional battle, the iconic hammer tactic, Gay broke through and gave the ball to Green in the bottom corner, and Green opened his hand for a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Green's first shot hit.

Popovich's timeout just now was not a loss.

In the Pelicans' offense, Walker directly handed the ball to Davis for a low single.

Although Gay has a strong body, his defense against Davis is a bit fuzzy.

Green on the weak side has a defense, but Butler has already made an air cut, Davis made a pass, and Butler flew to the basket after receiving the ball and scored 2 points.

As the fans expected, with a lineup like the Spurs against the Pelicans, one-on-one defense is too much to bear without assistance, and the defense gives the opportunity as before.

In a word, tens of thousands of insiders have been stabbed.

However, Popovich looked calm, and rarely lost his temper because of the team's defense.

Looking back, the Spurs wanted to repeat the same trick, but the Pelicans strengthened their defense, Green was followed, and Gay's breakthrough was also firmly pressed by Davis.

There was not much time left in the attack, and the ball was finally given to Aldridge.

Aldridge hit Dedmond with his back, turning around and falling back iconically.

Dedmond's defense is in place, reaching out to cover Aldridge's shot angle.

"Shh!"

But the basketball still hit the net.

The Spurs got off to a very good start.

5 to 4, after the first two rounds, the Spurs and Pelicans played evenly.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, Davis continued to back Gay, this time the Spurs did not help.

Davis' shot to the basket was fouled by Gay and got two extra penalty opportunities.

After steadily making two free throws, the Pelicans led 6-5.

Looking back, Aldridge continued to play back and missed a jumper when he turned over, but Murray struggled to grab an offensive rebound and caused Dedmon's defensive foul again.

Also made two free throws.

7 to 6, the Spurs exceeded the score!

The Spurs played hard after the start and were in a stalemate with the Pelicans!

Tang Tian looked at Popovich again and couldn't help shaking his head.

He thought that Popovich owed himself a favor and changed his sex, but it turned out that he was overthinking.

Regarding the performance of the Spurs on the court, Popovich may have played a cruel hand before the game, asking the Spurs players to work hard at the beginning.

The Pelicans attacked again, and Tang Tian took the initiative to reach out for the ball this time.

Since Popovich still can't believe a single punctuation mark, he will have a showdown.

The first thousand and 130 five chapters and five minutes?too fast! (5/5!)

"Shaq, it seems that you are really poisonous. According to this rhythm, they might be able to fight for a halftime."

Barkley laughed and looked at O'Neill.

As Don, O'Neal blows and blows, and I don't know how many times he has milked the Pelicans.

It was the same this time, the scores on both sides rose alternately, and it might really be halftime, or even later.

It seems that the playoffs are still different from the regular season.

The Pelicans can win 80 games in the regular season, but it is not easy to play in the first round.

O'Neal looked at the time and immediately shook his head.

"It's only been 3 minutes, and there are 2 minutes left."

O'Neill said firmly.

Smith laughed when he heard that.

O'Neill is really not going to give up until the Yellow River. With the situation on the court, even if there is no half court, he can at least play half of the quarter.

2 minutes, just a few rounds.

"Oh!"

But just as he was thinking this way, Tang Tian broke through Murray, and before Aldridge came over to defend him, he smashed the ball into the basket with a tomahawk.

The cheers at the scene exploded, detonating their eardrums at once.

"Didn't you notice that Tang hasn't attacked since the opening?"

When the cheers fell, O'Neill said proudly.

That face, a look that absolutely deserves a beating.

But Barkley and Smith couldn't do anything, because what he said made sense!

Tang Tian didn't attack after the start, and when he attacked, it was a dunk. The momentum of the entire Pelicans team was different!

"2-3 zone defense, put Murray's outside three-pointer."

Not only on the offensive end, Tang Tian also directed the team's tactics on the field when he retreated.

For things like a showdown, the decision must be thorough.

Stevens didn't say anything on the sidelines. This was originally an adjustment he was going to make during the timeout.

Tang Tian commanded in advance and saved him a timeout.

The Spurs attacked the frontcourt again, and the Pelicans shrunk inside to defend the 2-3 zone defense.

And this 2-3 is not the same, Walker and Tang Tian on the outside, followed their defenders Mills and Green, and completely emptied Murray.

To be precise, this should be called inside line defense and outside line man marking.

Murray made an open three-pointer.

"Dangdang!"

Murray's physical condition is very good, and he has the potential and conditions to become an All-Star player, but his shooting, especially three-pointers, is his weakness.

Murray knew it was gone. He accelerated and wanted to rush to the offensive rebound again, but Butler was very alert and grabbed him in advance.

Davis flew to receive the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans directly played offensive and defensive transitions.

Both Tang Tian and Walker rushed forward, and Davis passed the ball long to Tang Tian.

The Pelicans went two-on-one in the frontcourt.

Mills lost sight of the other, and Walker went to the frontcourt and directly hit a throw from Mills.

Tang Tian soared into the air, caught the ball bouncing off the backboard, and swung the ball into a big windmill.

"Oh!"

The moment the ball was smashed into the basket, the entire New Orleans Arena boiled instantly.

Here it is, show it off!

The fans watching the stalemate in the first 3 minutes were worried.

Just when the fans were lamenting the tenacity of the Spurs, Tang Tian opened fire, and two dunks completely broke the situation on the field.

Popovich turned around and called Ginobili to replace Murray.

Popovich's reaction is really fast.

Ginobili came on, and the Pelicans switched back to man-to-man.

The Spurs played the hammer tactics, Ginobili broke through the basket.

But neither he nor Green in the bottom corner have a chance!

Tang Tian's two dunks just now boosted the morale of the Pelicans, and the defensive rotation was well done.

The ball was finally given to Aldridge, and Aldridge turned his back and shot again.

"boom!"

However, the ball was missed. Tang Tian, ​​who was on the weak side, made a prediction in advance and flew to block the shot. He slapped Aldridge's ball out of the court.

The whistle sounded on the sidelines, and the Spurs were defended for 24 seconds!