After returning from the break, the Spurs sent out a combination of Parker, Barry, Finley, Duncan and Muhammad; the Trail Blazers sent out Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Stevenson, Randolph and McDay.

A combination of Si.

After the start of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers' defensive strategy worked well, and they defended outside shots very well. Even if the Spurs replaced Ginobili in the middle of the quarter, Ginobili was unable to surge in this quarter.

He got up, took three shots, and was replaced by Popovich.

Since he is on the bench, Popovich uses Ginobili as a substitute.

But Duncan C got up. Facing McDyess' mid-range and short-range defense, Duncan scored 6 points on 3 of 4 shots. After Kwame Brown came on the court, he also shot 2 of 4.

Duncan played the entire third quarter. Although he made all three free throws, he still scored 10 points on 5 of 8 shots. This was 1 point higher than Liu Xiu's score of 4 of 9 shots and 1 of 2 free throws.

With Ray Allen scoring 6 points on 2 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, the Trail Blazers had a slight advantage at 21-20.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the Spurs by 6 points, 74-68!

Duncan's score increased to 25 points, surpassing Ginobili's 24 points, and also set a new high for his personal three-quarter scoring since the 2003-04 season.

The last time he scored more than 25 points in three quarters was on June 13, 2003. That day, he made 10 of 18 shots and scored 29 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, leading the Spurs to defeat the Nets and win Tianwangshan.

battle.

Duncan's performance left the Trail Blazers players speechless.

But it's not over yet!

At the end of the quarter, Duncan came on the court and scored three goals in a row from a 45-degree angle on the right side. During this period, the Trail Blazers rushed inside with Liu Xiu in to tip-in, causing a foul and two free throws.

When the Trail Blazers attacked again, Liu Xiu was flanked in the high post and passed the ball to Payton on the wing. Payton missed two points and hit three irons in a row.

Parker took back the rebound and was about to start a fast break. Payton rushed forward and hugged Parker, resulting in a tactical foul.

Relying on those two free throws, Liu Xiu's score has reached 41 points, but he has no intention of being happy about scoring 40+ points in a single game.

76 to 74, the lead is only two points.

Maurice Cheeks can only replace Ray Allen and Kwame Brown in advance.

Ray Allen's performance in G1 was not good either, but he made adjustments tonight. He scored 17 points and 3 assists in the three quarters, which surprised Maurice Cheeks. He praised his colleagues on the coaching staff for being the best in the world.

pitcher.

However, Ray Allen played the entire second and third quarters, and his physical strength was an issue.

Kwame Brown has always been online. He was able to narrow the point difference to two points in G1. He is the leading contributor on the defensive end.

But Kwame Brown committed too many fouls tonight, 4 in three quarters.

Duncan is too aggressive!

But now, we can only replace these two people in advance to improve the outside containment and strengthen defense.

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After the timeout, the Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Outlaw, Kwame Brown, and McDyess; the Spurs sent out Parker, Ginobili, Horry, Duncan, and Mohan.

Mulder's combination.

After the two teams put on this lineup, they fought back and forth and entered an anxious tug-of-war.

As expected by Maurice Cheeks, he replaced Kwame Brown in advance, and Parker and Ginobili started a pick-and-roll breakthrough and strong breakthrough mode.

Kwame Brown avoided Ginobili's move, but Parker's pick-and-roll breakthrough, McDyess went out to defend the pick-and-roll, and Kwame Brown fouled when he was flanking.

Maurice Cheeks resisted the urge to make a substitution. He was too hesitant to substitute now and then substitute later. Why not take a chance? What if there is no foul next time?

Not to mention, Kwame Brown really didn’t commit a foul in the next two minutes, and he still defended very well. Under the pressure of losing two home games and falling behind 0-2, Kwame Brown showed amazing defense.

Focus and excellent footwork.

However, just as the official timeout was about to enter, Kwame Brown grabbed a rebound and overturned Duncan, giving Duncan two free throws and leaving the field with 6 fouls!

As calm as Maurice Cheeks, he almost fell to his knees this time.

But for example, he kept calm and replaced the inside combination of Randolph and Mourning during the official timeout, leaving Liu Xiu, Kwame Brown, and the Outlaws to continue playing on the outside.

On the other side, the Spurs sent a combination of Udrih, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan and Nesterovich.

After the timeout, Duncan made two free throws, 88 to 85. The Spurs' lead reached 3 points, and they already had a lead that they could not overtake.

Counting these two free throws, the Spurs scored 20-11 in the first 6 minutes and 09 seconds of the fourth quarter!

In the first half of the quarter, Liu Xiu scored 6 points for the Trail Blazers, Kwame Brown scored a putback dunk, and McDyess cut in to catch the ball for 2+1.

In this situation, the Trail Blazers had no choice but to rush forward.

But the Spurs' next offensive firepower was still fierce. Duncan hit another mid-range shot and once again scored in double figures in a single quarter. His personal score increased to 35 points. Under Duncan's leadership, the Spurs' scoring performance was not inferior to that in the first half of the quarter.

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But at this time, Liu Xiu, who had struggled to support himself in the first half of the quarter, finally got help!

Ray Allen, who was too tired from playing in the second and third quarters and was sluggish for the rest of the quarter, made his first goal of the last quarter at 7:22, which was also the first three-pointer of the second half. This shot was made.

It immediately affected the Spurs' defense, and Liu Xiu's opportunity came!

Taking advantage of the bonus of "Prison Kill" to maintain the lower limit of status, Liu Xiu scored two mid-range shots in a row to seal the score.

At 11 minutes and 13 seconds, Bowen hit a three-pointer from the corner. Not counting Duncan's two free throws after the official timeout, the Spurs' score increased to 15 points in the second half of the fourth quarter. During this period, the Trail Blazers

Only 103 points were scored, the score came to 103 to 98, and the score difference came to 5 points!

The Trail Blazers called a short timeout and replaced the combination of Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Randolph and Mourning to play a three-point shooting strategy.

But the pick-and-roll of this lineup was terrible. Kwame Brown committed 6 fouls. McDyess had a poor mid-range shooting performance tonight and was not as powerful a cutting threat as Kwame Brown... The three-point shooting strategy failed!

The little flying squirrel was flanked on the right side of the top arc. He spotted a teammate who was responding and quickly passed out - Ray Allen!

Ray Allen scored a three-pointer in the fourth quarter, and that was the only goal, but Bowen still actively made up for it. However, this time Bowen did not dare to step in, and Ray Allen did not give up!

Even though he had already made 1 of 4 shots in this quarter, his overall three-point shooting tonight was not very good. He spent most of his time shooting long two-pointers, but he still shot confidently after receiving the ball...

Ray Allen caught the ball from the right side of the arc and hit a three-pointer, 101 to 103. The Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to two points!
Chapter completed!