I'm really good at shooting.

"Here he is! Here he is!"

In the commentary booth, Kenny Smith almost jumped up from the commentary booth excitedly.

His former partner, the target of the commentary, and of course the former NBA 50 superstar, stepped on the stage of the NBA playoffs when he was 40 years old!

Many people may not know that Barkley is actually only 3 days younger than Jordan!

In the usual commentary booth, even though the team's image of laughing and joking is different, after he actually played, Barkley looked very serious.

"Relax, Charles, you're just here to fill up the crowd."

Kenny Smith joked after being excited.

Although the two are now one in the commentary booth and the other in the arena, the atmosphere of "resentment" cannot be missed.

"I think Charles playing will help the Mavericks."

Cole on the side expressed a different opinion.

"Come on, Steve, I know you have a good relationship, but this 40-year-old man can't fly anymore."

Kenny Smith continued.

"He will."

Cole didn't explain, just nodded.

Maybe it was for the effect of the show, or maybe the two really thought so.

Either way, the appetite of the viewers who watched the live broadcast in front of the TV was completely whetted.

Nowitzki made free throws first, fouled and technical fouled, and he scored 3 points in a row.

A penalty was made for a substitution, and Barkley officially played.

The Spurs have the ball, Duncan holds the ball at the free throw line, and Barkley is guarding him.

Barkley's defense is completely different from Dampier's. All kinds of active confrontation, the adrenaline surge of the people watching.

In fact, this is also the characteristic of playing in the last century.

Look at the Nets or the Spurs tonight are very aggressive defensively, but that's how the regular season was played in the last century.

Jordan was defeated in front of the Pistons many times before reaching the summit. It was not that his skills were not mature enough at that time, but that almost every time he was in hand-to-hand combat, he was also attacked by various criminals.

Learn about Jordan's rules.

"I have to say, Charles played hard."

In the stands, Kenny Smith continued to tease.

On the court, Duncan held the ball, and finally couldn't stand it and turned around and attacked by himself.

It's not that he hasn't played against Barkley in the two years since he first entered the league, and he is no stranger to Barkley.

He didn't fight hard, but moved directly to the basket with his feet, and then hooked at close range.

Barkley weighs 114 kilograms and has excellent confrontation, but he is only 1 meters tall after all, and he can't keep up with his feet when he gets old. When Duncan gets to the basket, he can't do much at all.

Duncan easily scored 2 points.

"...But it doesn't seem to have any effect."

In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith couldn't help shaking his head.

This sentence is both a joke and a pity.

Although they are against each other, in fact, he and Barkley have been friends for many years, and he still hopes that Barkley can play a little bit on the court.

But the facts have proved that it is better than Jordan's performance is so dismal at the age of 40, Barkley... it is better to be a handsome man quietly on the bench, and give the fans more room for yelling.

But the Mavericks bench, the old Nelson's expression has not changed much.

He never expected the 40-year-old Barkley to really guard the peak Duncan, and he would be a fool to think so.

What he wants is what Barkley does as soon as he comes on the court, to pester Duncan and consume Duncan's energy.

This is the fundamental reason why he used Barkley instead of LaFrentz to defend Duncan after the inside rotation.

The Mavericks still didn't have a wave of offense in the frontcourt. The previous technical fouls didn't make them restrain, and they were still all kinds of aggressive defenses, even with a lot of small moves.

If Ferry or Bowen's injury actions in the past two years may still be personal actions, then the defense in front of him must have been instructed by the coaching staff.

Looking back, the Spurs have no offense either.

Although Duncan was able to beat Barkley, he also found that it was a waste of energy to fight hard, and it was not worth the loss to keep playing like this.

Barkley's big, hard ass pressed against Duncan, protecting the defensive rebound.

When it comes to short insiders, the first impression of some fans watching the game late is the three-stage free throw Chuck Hayes, but Barkley is the most well-known representative.

With a height of 1 meters, he averaged 98 rebounds per game in his career. This is like playing 11.7K with a height plus a wrong insider.

"Nice job, Charles!"

Kenny Smith quickly revealed his true colors, cheering Barkley for a defensive rebound.

At least Barkley's technical statistics for the playoffs are now...

Offensive and defensive transitions, the Spurs' defensive style remains the same.

After Sun Hao received the ball, not only was he double-teamed, but Bo Wen even put his hand on him unscrupulously, and he was not given the chance to pass the ball.

And Bowen is obviously exerting force in his hands.

The referee did not blow his whistle.

Sun Haoqiang acted to create a little space for the ball.

The moment he was about to hit the ball, Bo Wen directly pulled Sun Hao's arm forcefully.

Sun Hao finally couldn't bear it any longer, and took the ball and pushed Bo Wen violently.

The action just now may have dislocated his shoulder directly!

It's not about playing ball, it's about fighting.

As Bowen was about to respond, Barkley suddenly appeared behind him and yanked.

Bowen was caught off guard and lost his center of gravity, and was thrown to the ground by Buckley.

Just when Bowen was full of anger and was about to see who was messing with him, he saw that Barkley had already walked up to him.

He... instinctively hesitated.

He entered the league not too late, even Barkley's notoriety.

"If you are using that kind of trick, I guarantee you will lie down and leave the arena tonight."

Barkley lowered his head with a ferocious expression on his face.

Maybe the fans are used to understanding the "big mouth" who loves to joke and talk in the commentary, and they have almost forgotten the villain Barkley in the player period.

But at this moment, Barkley helped Bowen recall.

Bowen looked at Barkley's eyes, and was sure that the latter was not threatening, but would really do that.

Because, that's what Barkley said.

Barkley never broke his word.

The conflict subsided, and Bowen was called for a foul.

Because he has been called a technical foul before, he has two fouls at the moment.

But Popovich didn't mean to replace him.

This also sends a signal that in order to win, the Spurs will still stick to this defensive strategy.

However, when the ball was sent from the sideline, Bo Wen didn't dare to fight again when defending Sun Hao.

He can still distinguish between playing and saving his life.

Faced with the double-teaming of Bowen and Jackson, Sun Hao retreated and made a difficult three-pointer.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, he hit a three-pointer against a double attack!

There was an uproar at the scene.

This ball reminded them of the Monkey King who shot through everything in the last game.

After Sun Hao scored, Barkley rushed to his side and yelled.

The double-team shot looks a bit like a mamba, but in Barkley's eyes, Sun Hao couldn't have made the right choice.

If you don't respond strongly to the opponent's malicious defense, you are a real softie.

Of course, everyone understands it differently, but at least in his Barkley's eyes.

Sun Hao, very much to his liking.

Duncan responded inside and gave the ball to Bowen in the bottom corner.

Bowen's three-point shot was a bit outrageous, and he made a direct shot.

There was an uproar at the scene.

Bowen's corner threes are one of his primary scoring tools.

This kind of non-stick ball is thrown, which shows that his mentality fluctuates greatly.

But this is unreasonable, because Bowen's psychological quality has always been stable.

However, there is a saying on the court that is good: Playing ball is afraid of encountering dirty ones, but dirty ones are afraid of horizontal ones.

This can be seen from the history of the confrontation between the Spurs and the Mavericks.

Ferry injured Nowitzki and was crippled by Sun Hao on the spot, and he never dared to do anything after that.

Bo Wen, a "professional foot stepper", tried to step on his feet and was cracked in his thumb by Sun Hao. He had no intention of stepping up against Sun Hao this season.

These are great examples.

Waiting until this time, when Bowen was forced to use small moves again at the request of the coaching staff, Barkley appeared, knocked him down and gave him a harsher sentence.

This wave, it's no wonder his mentality didn't fluctuate.

The rebound was picked up by LaFrentz, and the Mavericks made a counterattack. After receiving a long pass from Bodillo, Sun Hao rushed to the frontcourt and smashed the ball into the basket heavily with both hands.

After being made a small move by Bowen, he responded strongly by scoring 5 points in a row!

18 is better than 10!

Although there was only 1 rebound technically, after Barkley played, the Mavericks played an 8-2 offensive, widening the point difference to 8 points!

Facts have proved that Cole knows the ball better.

Placing Duncan, protecting defensive rebounds, and standing up for teammates, all of these are contributions!

And, that's not all.

The Spurs attacked in the frontcourt. Duncan stormed the basket and missed. He grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a second one-handed dunk!

Not only immovable like a mountain, but also aggressive like fire, this is the Stone Buddha!

There were loud cheers at the scene, and Duncan's ball brought the Spurs back to the momentum on the court.

Back on the defensive end, although Bowen didn't use small moves like before, the Spurs' defensive intensity is still very high.

Sun Hao and Nowitzki had no chance in consecutive misplaced singles attempts. In the end, Bodi Loga called Barkley to play a pick-and-roll, broke into the basket and hit the ground with a ghostly back.

The ball was sent to Barkley inside the free throw line, and there was no defense in front of his eyes.

Some people may have the impression that Barkley is just a traditional power forward who plays back and singles inside, but in fact his ability is more than that.

Barkley is nicknamed "Flying Pig". The source of this nickname is because he weighs 114 kilograms, but he is a super dunker who can take off anytime, anywhere.

This is a career highlight who is the complete opposite of Curry!

More than half of his highlights are dunks, which is an important reason why he was so popular when he played.

Of course, the 40-year-old Barkley is definitely not flying, and he looks a bit slow.

It was originally a complete chance ball, but when he took the ball and dribbled to the basket, Ferry on the weak side had already assisted in the defense.

Ferry is not good at blocking shots, and he reaches directly to pull Barkley and flips him back.