NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

During the halftime break, Popovich once again emphasized defense in the locker room.

"We must defend, not just attack!"

"The Lakers are not afraid of such a tug-of-war. They still lead by six points."

Popovich also shouted to everyone.

Everyone on the Spurs side nodded in understanding.

Soon the second half of the game will begin.

In the second half of the game, it was the most critical moment for the two teams.

The six-point difference made the Spurs very passive.

So in the third quarter, they have to recover the score no matter what.

As soon as the third quarter came up, White scored a three-pointer.

The goal was scored, and the Spurs fans at home cheered.

White scored the goal, and Popovich also clenched his fist on the sidelines.

This ball is very important.

Conversely, for the Lakers' offense, the Spurs also adopted a zone defense tactic.

Chen Tian came over with the ball to see this scene, and also passed the ball to Jokic.

Then Tucker and Anthony made double screens for Chen Tian, ​​which allowed Chen Tian to throw off the defense.

After receiving a pass from Jokic, he made a layup and scored the ball.

This shot was also very difficult.

It's really the Spurs' defense, the tightness is too good.

After that, the two teams invariably played a zone defense tactic.

It became more and more difficult for Leonard and Chen Tian to score.

Fortunately, Jokic and Xiaojia scored inside, so that the point difference between the two teams has not been widened.

But the gap of four to five points is also a headache for Popovich.

In the second half of the third quarter, both teams also made substitutions.

But Chen Tian and Leonard didn't go down. In the second half, if nothing else, both of them would play the whole game.

When the role players of the two teams come up, the offensive tactics of the two teams are still based on the core.

The duel between Chen Tian and Leonard lasted throughout the third quarter.

At this time, with the last 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Chen Tian held the ball to face Leonard and also signaled to pull away.

Then Chen Tian dribbled the ball continuously to find his rhythm.

He hit the basket directly, then retreated to avoid Leonard's defense, and shot steadily into the basket with a mid-range shot.

Conversely, Leonard also held the ball, but he chose to play back.

Because it is not easy for Chen Tian to break the back punch.

So Leonard hit Chen Tian with his back. Originally, Chen Tian thought that he would choose to take the shot himself.

But unexpectedly, Leonard chose to pass the ball to Zhou Qi inside. Zhou Qi got the ball and dunked it in with both hands.

With this goal scored, Chen Tian couldn't help giving Leonard a thumbs up.

At least it can be seen that Leonard has not lost his mind.

Still able to keep calm.

Then Chen Tian's mid-range shot and Leonard's three-pointer both missed the basket.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers temporarily led the Spurs by five points 85:80.

"In the third quarter, the two teams played about the same. The Spurs beat the Lakers by one point!"

"But the intensity of the game between the two teams, it is obvious that the Lakers still have spare capacity, so this game is really dangerous for the Spurs."

O'Neill in the commentary also said.

Ginobili on the other side also nodded, but didn't say anything.

He was also a little worried about the Spurs.

Because Leonard did not rest for 1 minute throughout the third quarter.

Sitting on the bench at this time, he was already panting heavily.

In fact, Chen Tian is already a little tired.

His physical strength was indeed astonishing, but Chen Tian, ​​who didn't rest for a minute, naturally consumed a lot of physical strength.

What's more, he also used his skills in the first three quarters.

So what can be done at the end of the fourth quarter really depends on which side luck is on.

The fourth quarter also started.

Both teams brought their best players up.

On the Lakers side, the one who played about the same amount of time as Chen Tian was Tucker.

Tucker took a 3-minute break in the three quarters.

This is already the most commonly used combination in the Lakers playoffs.

When the two teams came back from the fourth quarter, Chen Tian and Leonard also completed dunk performances one after another.

Chen Tian's tomahawk dunk and Leonard's one-handed dunk also set off the final decisive battle between the two teams in Tianwangshan.

Jokic received the pass and made a mid-range shot.

Xiaojia shook Jokic inside and easily put the ball into the basket.

Brunson broke through for a layup and was blocked by Gay.

The counterattacking Spurs also scored a layup by Fox.

But on the Lakers side, Tucker pierced the net with a three-pointer from the bottom corner, which made the Spurs fans utter regretful voices.

Leonard's running position, receiving the ball and throwing his hand off the basket.

Anthony grabbed the rebound and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Chen Tian passed the ball to Jokic behind him. Jokic had an easy layup, but was rushed by Leonard to block it.

This boosted the morale of the Spurs.

But the Spurs' counterattack failed to score the ball.

Leonard's layup was directly nailed to the backboard by Chen Tian.

Then Chen Tian also attacked by himself with the ball, flying dunks with both hands.

When the goal was scored, Chen Tian let out a roar when he landed.

This roar also broke the morale of the Spurs.

Popovich also quickly called a timeout.

Instill chicken soup into the whole team, let them know the importance of this game, and this game cannot be lost.

This chicken soup is still effective.

After returning from the timeout, the Spurs organized two effective offenses.

It also narrowed the score to four points again.

This point difference gives the Spurs a chance to catch up.

But Chen Tian would tell the Spurs that this was impossible.

The time after that completely entered Chen Tian's personal time.

His dominance on the defensive end was fully demonstrated.

Reality interfered with Leonard's shot.

Then it interrupted the Spurs' counterattack fast break.

Fox's throw was caught by Chen Tian.

Then the Lakers scored the ball with continuous counterattacks.

After a while, the Lakers once again opened the score to eight points.

At this time, there are less than 2 minutes left before the end of the game.

So the Spurs are a little anxious here.

Leonard's forced three-pointer did not score.

This goal was not scored, which made the Spurs fans and the bench all desperate.

They know that it will be very difficult to win this game.

When Chen Tian scored again later, the Spurs had no hope of pulling back the score.

Popovich sat on the bench and closed his eyes in despair.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 108:103.

The Lakers won this game and also won the match point of the Western Conference Finals.

It also stepped into the stage of the finals with one foot.

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