After changing careers, I ruled an era in the NBA

Yes, Duncan has scored the most points in the past four games, but he is not the one who has taken the most shots.

In this game, Popovich stopped pretending and used Duncan to death.

Because this is the battle of Tianwang Mountain, it is very important. Popovich has to win this game in the future, otherwise it will be a question whether he can enter the final Western Conference finals.

If you are eliminated and the Mavericks succeed in black 6, then you will really lose face.

What's more, the rookie who had been making negative comments to him recently entered the Western Conference Finals on his own corpse. This was even more unbearable for him.

So all the Spurs' tactics in this game revolve around Duncan.

Duncan is required to attack decisively and resolutely.

From him, he used points and areas to destroy the Mavericks' defense.

So just 2 minutes into the game, when he found out that Split couldn't hit the damn mid-range shot, he couldn't bear it anymore and directly replaced the Demon Sword and pushed Leonard to the 4th position.

Su Jiuyun was stunned when he saw that the Spurs actually played a lineup of one large and four small.

Mud, is this old man so crazy?

But this lineup has worked wonders. Leonard can open up the space, and Duncan is in good shape. It really feels like he can do whatever he wants.

"Beautiful, Duncan turned and hit the board. This kind of shot is basically impossible to solve in the NBA, because really no one can guard against Duncan's move."

"Beautiful, Duncan's fake pass came out of nowhere and he hit a layup that caused Nowitzki's foul."

“Oh oh oh, the Mavericks double-teamed, Duncan split the ball, and Danny Green made a shot.

This is Danny Green's second three-pointer in a single quarter. "

In the TNT broadcast room, people like Kenneth Smith and others were praising Duncan one after another.

O'Neill lamented:

"Is this really the 37-year-old Tim Duncan? Tsk, tsk, tsk, I thought I was back in the era when he and I were fighting.

He was full of energy tonight, and it seems that Popovich also worked hard! "

"Yeah, I haven't seen Duncan working so hard for a long time. It seems that Popovich must have given a death order.

But yes, if I were Popovich, I couldn't accept being eliminated by the Mavericks. After all, Su Ke has ridiculed him many times since the playoffs, openly and secretly. "

"Hahaha"

Su Jiuyun was sweating profusely, and it was not false. He felt that Leonard's ability to protect the frame in the 4th position was actually better than Split.

Previously, he rushed in to face Split's frame protection, and sometimes he could use fake moves and time differences to attack the frame.

But facing Leonard is not very easy at all, and Leonard's mobility is not comparable to Split, making his offense a bit difficult.

Similar to the feeling of game 1.

第1节比赛，蒂姆邓肯7投5中加上罚球得了12分6个篮板。

Nowitzki expended too much energy on the defensive end, and his physical condition is not as good as Duncan's.

What's more, his average playing time per game in the regular season and playoffs is much more than Duncan's.

Not enough energy, average offense, not open.

Coupled with Su Jiuyun's poor performance, the Mavericks were already 1 points behind at the end of the first quarter.

Su Jiuyun made 6 of 2 shots in a single quarter and only scored 6 points.

During the break, Kenny Smith looked at Duncan's data and was speechless.

“In the Western Conference semifinals of the playoffs, Duncan had 12 points and 6 rebounds in a single quarter. Oh my god, a 37-year-old man can actually produce such statistics.

You know, this is not the data for the entire game, but only the first quarter.

You know, 12 points and 7 rebounds in the playoffs is already a qualified blue-collar game.

Sure enough, he is a man who went from his peak of 21 to 37! "

Not only was Kenny Smith stunned by Duncan's performance, but everyone watching the game around the world was speechless by Duncan's performance.

What is a superstar?

This is that even though he is 37 years old, he is still the same man who has been at his peak for 15 years.

Carlisle felt a little powerless, and he no longer knew how to arrange his defense against Duncan.

If you are defending alone, he will beat you, if you are assisting in defense, he can assist you.

And on the offensive end, because Leonard was assigned to the 4th position, his defensive range made Su Jiuyun extremely uncomfortable.

The biggest chance is to get the mid-to-long distance, but Su Jiuyun's mid-to-long distance completely depends on his touch and God's will.

For example, in the second half of the second quarter, Su Jiuyun's touch came. He made a mid-to-long-range shot and a pull-up three-pointer, which brought the point difference between the two teams back from 2 points to 14 points.

It gave the Mavericks a hope of chasing points.

But entering the third quarter, he only made 4 of 1 shots in the first half. Ginobili, who thought his knife was blunt, broke out without warning.

With Duncan diverting a lot of defensive attention, he made several difficult breakthrough layups or fouls, as well as unreasonable three-pointers.

One person scored 5 points in 12 minutes, which almost pushed the Mavericks into garbage time, and the score difference reached 17 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Jiuyun came on directly. This was the Mavericks' last ditch effort.

Su Jiuyun made determined and tough breakthroughs time and time again, defusing bombs time and time again. Although he could frequently get to the free throw line, such balls were not enough to save the Mavericks.

Because this offensive method is not explosive enough, chasing 17 points in a game unless there is a wave of attack climax or using 3 points to speak for itself.

And it is required that Su Jiuyun's efficiency cannot be reduced.

Seeing Su Jiuyun frantically attacking the inside, Popovich couldn't help but be praised by Su Jiuyun's determination.

But then he smiled victoriously.

Because after half a quarter of this kind of play, his physical fitness will be unbearable, and both his movement speed and jumping height will be affected by then.

Then efficiency will plummet.

Although Nowitzki came on the court after only 4 minutes of rest, he still failed to change the final trend of the game.

At 98:108, the Mavericks lost the crucial battle of Tianwangshan.

When the game whistle ended, Su Jiuyun quietly looked up at the scoreboard, unwilling to give in.

But he knows there is nothing he can do now, and he has been caught in a weakness by the Spurs.

And Leonard happened to restrain him a little on the defensive end.

Coupled with the fact that the rest of the Mavericks didn't have a strong enough hand at critical times.

Let's put it this way, it's actually just not strong enough.

Nowitzki came over and put his arm around his shoulders and said:

"It's okay, Su, we have another game to play, and this is only your first season.

I believe that whether it is the Spurs or other opponents in front of you, sooner or later you will step on them. "

ps: typos should be corrected first and then corrected.