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After coming to the penalty area, Iverson took three steps with the ball, and then jumped high!

After the jump, Iverson made a layup and threw the ball to the basket.

But the height of the basketball flying seemed too high, it hit the backboard and bounced back.

What do you mean?

The fans at the scene were a little confused. Has Iverson degenerated into this?

Can't even make an empty basket?

Just when everyone was stunned, a fat black boy suddenly rushed over from behind.

Just one and a half steps past the free-throw line, he suddenly soared into the air, grabbing the basketball that bounced off the backboard with both hands.

At this moment, the audience finally saw clearly who it was.

It's James Harden!

Harden in mid-air directly pulled a full moon with his left hand and smashed the ball into the basket!

A tomahawk split dunk, directly dunking the backboard wobbly.

The Clippers' bench suddenly became excited.

After getting up, Jordan quickly pretended to be unsteady and pretended to fall.

Paojiao, Jeremy Lin and Livingston also quickly came behind him and supported him.

I have to say that the Clippers' bench play is real.

The victim Parker saw this fast-break dunk again from a lying position on the ground.

In the first quarter, the Clippers successfully restricted the Spurs.

The Clippers temporarily lead the Spurs 26:18.

Especially their current team core, Tony Parker.

Only scored 2 points in the first quarter.

What's more terrible is that he was named by Harden and Iverson in turn on the defensive end.

It directly turned into a cash machine for the Clippers.

Popovich simply rested him and replaced James Anderson in the second quarter.

This Anderson is not the sledgehammer Anderson we are familiar with. He is a rookie who was just selected by the Spurs with the 20th overall pick in the first round this year.

He has many shortcomings, such as his tendency to keep his head down when dribbling, his basketball IQ is not high enough, and his explosive power is average.

But in the end he won the favor of the Spurs and was selected with the 20th overall pick in the first round, mainly because he has three advantages:

Excellent catch and shoot ability and foul-making ability, as well as excellent perimeter defensive ability.

That's right, it is the 3d player we often talk about.

Unlike Tielin (Danny Green), Anderson, thanks to his excellent foul-making ability, often uses fake moves to confuse opponents when shooting.

So, even when he doesn't get enough space to shoot, he can still create shots for himself.

Say something human.

That is, while he can open up space for Duncan without taking the ball, he also has a certain ability to solve hard.

Although it was only his first year in the NBA and he didn't have much game experience, his playing really opened up the situation for the Spurs.

In the second quarter, the Spurs let Jiao Zhixi take control, and Duncan sank to a low position.

At the same time, Kaman was replaced by DeJuan Blair.

Compared with Kaman, Blair has a mid-range shooting ability and can make room for Duncan in the penalty area.

In this way, not only did Duncan have a lot of low-post singles opportunities, but Jefferson on the wing provided many singles opportunities.

At the same time, since the three players on the outside of the Spurs all have long-range shooting capabilities, the Clippers did not dare to double-team Duncan easily.

Once double-teamed, Duncan will immediately throw the ball to the outside pitcher.

And Yang Li went up and down in the second quarter, sending Ibaka, Artest, Korver, George and Jeremy Lin.

This is the lineup that Yang Li wants to verify, one control and four forwards.

It seems to be out of order, but there is actually something.

No matter who among the three strikers is the Spurs' Blair, the others will help him to pull away and ask him to name Blair.

Blair is a stocky power forward with a height of only 2 meters.

His body is strong enough, and he can use his strength to withstand the same strong striker.

But when encountering a flexible striker, due to his overweight, his defensive steps can't keep up at all.

However, Yang Li's lineup is not mature enough after all.

Although several strikers played well against Blair, the Clippers also couldn't prevent the Spurs' offense.

Slowly, the Spurs caught up with the score.

At the end of the third quarter, Duncan was tired from playing and went to rest. Kaman was replaced.

Yang Li also replaced Ibaka and Korver with Brad Miller and Ginobili.

The two inside players are paired, but the Clippers have an extra full-strength Manu.

Soon, the Clippers opened up the point difference again.

Popovich had no choice but to send Duncan again.

At the end of the second quarter, Duncan turned around and hit the board two seconds before the end.

The Spurs finally overtook the score.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 43:44 to the Clippers and the Spurs.

The Clippers are temporarily behind by one point.

Although the opponent won by 9 points in the second quarter, Yang Li was not in a hurry.

This is the second quarter, not yet the decisive moment of the game.

At the beginning of the second half, Yang Li changed back to the starting lineup again.

He knows Popovich's style, and he's sure to be in the starting lineup again at the start of the second half.

Sure enough, the Spurs sent Kaman, Duncan, Jefferson, Hill and Parker again.

What to do, continue to follow the example of Parker.

Anyway, there are not many people who can play for the Spurs, but there are many people on their side.

Although neither Curry nor Yao Ming will be able to play, the Clippers still have 12 players available to play.

In the third quarter, the Clippers repeated their tricks and once again let Harden and Iverson train Parker.

But this time Parker learned to be smart. He let Hill play with the ball more, and he played without the ball.

In this way, the pressure is all on Hill.

Hill is also up for it. As the second outside organization point in the Spurs' tactics, he has completed the task perfectly.

Not only can it feed Duncan and Kaman, but it can also help Jefferson score from the outside.

Why there is no Parker, not because Hill doesn't want to, but because he can't.

Yang Li asked Harden and Ginobili to play in turn, and there was only one task:

Run after Parker and don't let him have any easy chances to catch the ball!

Even if Parker is really a small sports car, there will always be a time when the fuel tank runs out, right?

With four minutes left in the third quarter, Parker was almost dehydrated.

Popovich quickly called a timeout and asked Parker to rest.

After seeing Parker off the field, Yang Li smiled slightly.

His tactical intentions were finally achieved.

From the very beginning, Yang Li's goal was to find ways to consume Parker first.

Before that, if Parker was not present, he would play slowly.

As long as Parker is on the court, he will consume him crazily on the offensive end.

When Parker is exhausted and can no longer play and organize offenses, the Clippers can take away the Spurs in one wave!

Seeing Parker stepping on his feet, Yang Li knew that the opportunity had come.

Then Millsap, Pickled Pepper, Korver, Harden and Jeremy Lin were sent directly.

After Popovich saw the "Death Five" lineup sent by the Clippers, he suddenly "thumped" in his heart!