"The game just now was so exciting! If the game continues like this, the ratings of this series will definitely hit a new high!" Next to Wu Hua, an American colleague had forgotten that he was working. He put down the camera in his hand and cheered with the fans at the scene.

"This game won't continue like this, look, let's see." Wu Hua pointed at the stadium with his chin. The timeout ended, and the Spurs and the Trail Blazers re-entered. Even the hot and moving cheerleaders girl could not distract the fans.

As soon as the players on both sides came on the stage, the atmosphere that had just been relieved was ignited again. Although the air conditioner in the Rose Garden operated very normally, the hot atmosphere here never cooled down.

"Oh? Why do you think so?" The American colleague obviously disagreed with Wu Hua's statement.

"Ricard and Popovich will definitely strengthen their defense. If you don't believe it, please watch it. This is the Western Conference Finals, not an exhibition match. Ricard and Popovich will not care whether the game is good or not. In order to win, they are willing to try any means." Wu Hua stared at the court. Neither side made a substitution, and he still used the starting five tigers to play on the court. The Trail Blazers started another round of their offense. Ricard really wanted to see what kind of defense the Spurs would come up with!

When Lillard was still in control of the ball, he obviously felt that Tony Parker's interference was much stronger than before. If Lillard had not been born with a sensitive intuition about the ball, he might have been intercepted by Parker.

Seeing Angel being surrounded by Split, Lillard decided to find another way out. He looked at Iguodala, and Iguodala immediately understood and started running. But to Iguodala's surprise, this year's rookie MVP winner Kawhi Leonard posted himself very much.

Iguodala now has no chance to connect the ball, let alone the ball with the ball! No wonder the Spurs have made great progress this season. Leonard's rapid progress is simply Popovich's deadly weapon!

"Damn it, La Marcus, La Marcus!" Lillard had no choice but to break through with the ball. He reached out to find Aldridge, and Aldridge immediately set up a pick-and-roll for Lillard.

Although Tony Parker was ready, the Frenchman was still half a beat slower when Lillard suddenly accelerated his breakthrough. Lillard was an older rookie, and Tony Parker was a real older player.

After Lillard broke through, everyone except Leonard habitually reduced their defensive formation to block Lillard's passing vision and increase the difficulty of his passing.

But Lillard had already thought about the passing direction before breaking through, and saw Danny Green shrinking a few steps into the three-point line. Lillard suddenly jumped and passed with a force.

The basketball flew quickly to Wesley Matthews, who was ambushing outside the three-point line. Matthews did not hesitate and shot the ball. As a shooter, this is what he had to do.

But Danny Green's desperate pounce still slightly disrupted Matthews' shooting rhythm. The basketball slammed in the basket, but turned it out.

Split immediately jumped up and grabbed the board, but the Brazilian's body had just risen to halfway, and he saw that Anjie's hand had surpassed him and got the basketball.

Poor bounce and weak rebounding ability are the two major shortcomings of Split. Before this guy could react after landing, Anjie had already taken off for the second time to prepare for the box.

Anjie just let out a lightly at the basket and helped the Trail Blazers seize the opportunity of a second offense.

Although the Spurs conceded the goal again, Popovich seemed not very upset. The Spurs' defense was already excellent enough for this goal, but the problem lies in the protection of rebounds.

"Tim, come on!" Popovich yelled at Duncan. Duncan understood it. Next time, the person who defended Angel will become himself!

However, in the Spurs' offensive round, before Duncan got involved, Anjie took the lead in finding him. Perhaps neither Popovich nor Ricard would have thought that they would have such a tacit understanding and used inside aces to play against each other. This is their only way to limit each other.

Angel lowered his center of gravity and pressed against Duncan. Duncan did not ask for the ball, but suddenly ran out to pick-and-roll for Parker.

The Trail Blazers' good defense lies in the enthusiasm of the players mobilized by Ricard and the single defense ability of the Trail Blazers players. They generally do not easily allow the opponent to break through or give the opponent a starting space. Even if the opponent really does, Anjie, a center with explosive single defense ability, will become the last barrier for the Trail Blazers.

But Duncan and Parker's pick-and-roll are like a complex math problem. You have read the questions thousands of times, but you can't solve them no matter what.

Parker and Duncan's tacit cooperation allowed Lillard, the guy with the weakest personal defense ability in the Trail Blazers, to be broken through again. Anjie was very afraid of Duncan's shooting, so he did not change defense rashly.

Iguodala moved one step to block Parker's breakthrough route, but Parker remained calm in the face of danger. Facing Iguodala with a twitch, Parker suddenly scored and gave the ball to the Spurs' tomorrow star Leonard.

Leonard made a three-pointer, but what they didn't expect was that Matthews, who was originally defending head-on, rushed to him unknowingly.

As Matthews blocked his face, Leonard's three-pointer hit the box.

Anjie immediately rushed into the penalty area, jumped high, and hugged the rebound. The Spurs' shot failed, and they didn't have someone who could catch offensive rebounds like the Trail Blazers.

"It's true. The defensive strength of both teams has been qualitatively improved! But at present, the Spurs seem to be at a disadvantage." Kenny Smith said while observing the Spurs' defensive strategy. What adjustments will they make after being beaten by Angel as a second attack?

However, what Kenny Smith didn't expect was that this scene would come so early. "Accessors, Ann and Duncan seem to be stuck together!"

"Haha, I've been waiting for you for a long time Tim. Believe me, even you can't do evil in the Rose Garden!" Anjie habitually stimulated his opponent's nerves. Even if Duncan was expressionless, it did not mean that he was really in his heart.

Is this guy Duncan really emotional? An Jie didn't know that he just hoped to use his own method to make Duncan become impatient as much as possible.

An Jie landed and found a suitable receiving position. But he looked at it with his great vision, as if his teammates were in trouble.

The Spurs' defense likes to limit the opponent's speed and breakthroughs in the middle, and force the opponent to walk to the side as much as possible. At the same time, it expands the positional distance of the Trail Blazers players, so that the Trail Blazers cannot get the opportunity to pass the ball at close range.

Large-scale transfer means high risks, so Lillard dares not act rashly at this moment and forcefully break through? Unless you want to give Tony Parker a steal, it is better not to do this.

Anjie had no choice but to give up his good position and raise the high position to provide cover for Lillard.

After Lillard broke through, Duncan immediately blocked and raised his hands. This is the Spurs' defensive strategy. When the opponent on the wing or bottom corner breaks through, the weak inside line will immediately fill up. This weak inside line refers to Duncan.

Lillard passed the ball backwards, and Anger confronted Parker at the middle distance. He didn't dare to dribble, but now this rhythm is not the shooting time that Anger likes. He was stunned, Duncan and Parker quickly changed defense, and Anger once again blocked a poker face in front of him.

An Jie was behind his back, and he still planned to score in his best way. After a while, the Trail Blazers' offense once again turned into a one-on-one challenge between two MVPs.

Popovich was secretly proud of the Trail Blazers being forced into such a situation. Although Anjie got the chance to play singles, it was not easy to play singles from mid-range.

After all, Duncan's ability to defend himself has been comparable to that of ancient times. This rock-solid guy has a steady downward movement, accurate steps, long wingspan, and strong shots, which can interfere with and turn around, and experienced Duncan can also keep up.

Moreover, many people underestimate Duncan's strength. He is rarely carried in the back, and this guy doesn't have to deliberately lower his waist to support the opponent's force point. For example, Dameng and Shark back then, and even An Jie, who is now, likes to hold others, and exert force by pressing the center of gravity to prevent the opponent from advancing.

But once the opponent's center of gravity comes up and directly pulls up the shot, the defense party with too low weight will suffer a loss. If Anjie hadn't been quick-responsive and tall and long arms, he might have been beaten by guys like Nowitzki and Aldridge because of this defensive habit.

But this trick is not only for Anjie, but also for Duncan. Duncan doesn’t have to force the center of gravity and stand in place. It’s hard for you to carry it away and you can’t turn it around.

An Jie is now facing such an embarrassment. An Jie, who is fighting back and forth at mid-range, cannot advance to the three-second zone in a short time, nor can he turn around and break through in front of Duncan, who is a special thief.

Seeing the Spurs cut off all pass routes and he was about to fall into the trap of five-second violation on his back, An Jie had no choice but to start shaking his shoulders and preparing for a jump shot.

Anjie's realistic shoulder shaking may make him shake Marc Gasol away, but Duncan would never be fooled. This guy just stared at Anjie blankly and stepped forward and got a step, making Anjie's center of gravity unstable.

An Jie forced his move, but Duncan's defense without lowering his back made him easily interfere with An Jie's shooting. An Jie hasn't felt such strong defensive pressure on any inside player for a long time, but Duncan, who is already 36 years old, has done all this!

"Damn it!" An Jie screamed as soon as he shot the ball. Sure enough, the basketball failed to hit, and this was also the first time An Jie missed the offense in this game!

"It's amazing! Tim Duncan, no matter what era this man is in, no matter what kind of opponent he fights, he will never suffer a loss!" Although Bill Walton is a loyal fan of Anjie, now this guy has to praise Duncan. Duncan fought with the four centers and has been fighting with Anjie, the strongest center in the new era, and has never been at a disadvantage. Duncan is a monster, a monster that has been going on for decades and will never fluctuate.

"Damn." Anjie looked at Duncan's poker face and felt angry. He had defeated Duncan many times, but he did not expect that Duncan is the real final form now.

In the Western Conference Finals, no one would be willing to give up. Even Duncan, who has won four championships, is no exception.

Afterwards, as Ricard said, the excitement of the scene took a sharp turn for the worse.

Duncan and Anjie, the core teams of the two teams, frequently hit the iron under the opponent's defense. Although the others can score goals, they always feel that it is not so meaningful.

Even if the second team came on the court later, Ricard and Popovich focused on defense. The kind of match-firing scene at the beginning of the first quarter is probably difficult to happen.
Chapter completed!