There is still a question mark whether Manu's performance can be continued.

In the Trail Blazers' second attack, Wayne pulled Duncan to the mid-range, then lobbed the ball to Gasso for him to hit in the low post.

To be honest, the Spurs' No. 5 position has been quite weak since "General" Robinson left.

Even in the championship year, their No. 5 position is not good enough.

Firstly, it's because the Spurs really don't want to spend money. Secondly, most of the time having Duncan protecting the rim is enough. They just follow Duncan anyway, so they don't need a very good center.

But once the Spurs encounter a team like the Trail Blazers that can pull Duncan out, they will immediately lose.

Two years ago, Wayne used this trick to allow O'Brien to score 30 points in a single game.

Two years later, the Spurs still have nothing to add in this regard.

The people who partnered with Wayne in the post happened to be both mid-range shooters and low-post players, so there was nothing Popovich could do with him.

This is a critical point.

Facing the Argentinian who was less than 2.10 meters tall, Gasso played like a kid.

With an easy turn and small hook, Wayne assisted, 4-0!

Should Duncan protect the rim or guard Wayne?

This is a worldwide problem causing Popovich to lose his hair.

After two years of research, he still didn't understand it.

Nonsense, without good players everything you study will be in vain.

If the Spurs are given a center with decent individual defense capabilities, even if he is as stupid as Bynum, do you think this will still be a problem?

But the Spurs just didn't.

Two years have passed, and the center is still looking for scraps to make up the money.

Oberto's main function is to hang around Duncan and use his excellent mid-range shooting to punish opponents when Duncan is double-teamed.

That's what he does.

If you let him defend alone in the interior, it will cost you your life.

Gasol and Wayne, Popovich has to choose one.

In the 2005 Finals, Popovich chose to let Wayne go, and Wayne ended up being the Finals MVP.

This time, Popovich decided to let Gasso go!

After all, Wayne scored 45 points in a single game this season. If you dare to let him go, you dare to explode.

As long as Wayne is locked up, there is still a glimmer of hope!

But Popovich was desperate to find...

This Spanish guy seems to have something...

"Pao Gaso, he once again succeeded in beating Oberto in the low post. In this quarter of the game, Gaso had already scored 6 points, and the Argentinian had absolutely nothing to do with Gaso.

Tim Duncan is the core of the Spurs' interior defense. Without him at the basket, the Spurs' defense would be a mess."

After scoring the goal, Wayne and his sister-in-law gave a close high-five.

Can we be intimate?

Gasso's three goals were all assists from Wayne.

The outside line was completely penetrated by Pao'er, and the inside line was completely penetrated by the tough guy Gasuo.

Portland fans were looking forward to this game, but at the end of the first quarter, when the Trail Blazers entered the break with a 7-point advantage, the fans suddenly realized - were we expecting too much from the Spurs?

expectations?

In Wayne's previous life, the Spurs' 2007 championship was often criticized for having too little gold content.

After all, the Mavericks were hacked as soon as they started, which was very surprising.

The No. 1 team in the Western Conference regular season was eliminated as soon as it started, which greatly reduced the intensity of the playoffs.

In the series between the Spurs and the Suns, another scandal involving referee manipulation of the game was revealed.

Otherwise, it’s really hard to say who will advance to the finals.

Finally, the Eastern Conference was really not doing well that year. During the regular season, the Pistons, who had replaced Webber with their capital, were still ranked first in the Eastern Conference. You can say it's outrageous or not.

As for the Pistons' record in the Western Conference, let alone first place, they can't even crack the top three.

Therefore, although Mousse led his 1.0 Cavaliers to the finals, it does not mean that the Cavaliers were really strong that year. It can only be said that the Eastern Conference was really too weak.

Facts also proved that the two teams had no chance to compete in the finals. When Duncan saw that he could win without having to perform, he went into paddling mode and gave Parker a Finals MVP.

Mousse could only be eliminated that year after receiving the first runner-up of his career.

Therefore, although the Spurs were the champions in 2007, the Spurs at this time were not necessarily the strongest team in the league.

Now, the Trail Blazers are proving it.

History has changed. This year, the Eastern Conference is still very weak, but in addition to the Mavericks and Suns, the Western Conference has the Lakers and Trail Blazers.

This time Popovich wants to make it to the finals, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy.

Facing the Blazers' fierce attack in the second quarter, the Spurs were still unable to resist.

Popovich resolutely used Duncan to guard Wayne, which indeed curbed Wayne's scoring momentum.

But Gasuo and Paoer were completely happy.

You can score goals if you go in with a bald cannon. It is worthy of being a bald cannon.

As long as Gasso receives the ball in the low post, he can score easily.

After all, he is also a former Grizzlies star. Popovich defends Oberto Gasso, and he doesn’t know who he is looking down on.

But today, Wayne got an assist as soon as he raised his hand. The ball was passed through him and passed to Gaso and Pao'er.

The whole health basketball.

Fortunately, Daidai is still rock solid and can still score efficiently against Wayne's defense.

Coupled with the occasional spiritual breakthroughs from Parker and Ginobili, this prevented the Blazers from clocking out in the third quarter.

But falling behind by 13 points in the third quarter was not a very good result.

After three quarters, Wayne has scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

It looks like he is on his way to his first triple-double of the season!

As a result, in the fourth quarter, Wei Ge suddenly smashed the thermos cup: "I don't want to play anymore, I want to end the game!"

As a result, Popovich discovered that the gap between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers was even greater than it appeared in the first three quarters!

In this section, Wayne suddenly started scoring mode.

Although it is difficult for Duncan to play with the ball, Wayne can also play without the ball.

Coupled with the sexy cannon serving the ball online, this offense without the ball is actually easier to play.

As soon as Wayne came up, he passed the screen of his sister-in-law and reached outside the three-point line. After receiving the ball, he made a three-pointer.

After getting the "shoot as you please" badge, my waist and legs no longer hurt when I shoot in the fourth quarter.

How can Duncan keep up with Wayne, who is running wild on the outside? After 2005, Duncan struggled to defend on the outside.

So Wayne hit a three-pointer and started to work hard!

On the next attack, Wayne cut into the basket from outside the three-point line.

But as soon as he entered the three-second zone, Wayne quickly reversed and headed outside the three-point line.

This job is all about guard skills!

Have you ever seen any No. 4 position that enters the paint and doesn't turn around to gain position, but instead jumps outside the three-point line?

I really don’t think of myself as the fourth position.

Wayne: But I'm really an insider.

How could Duncan survive this? He felt like he was playing out of position throughout the game today!

But as the strongest individual PF currently on duty, Duncan doesn't give up so quickly.

He gritted his teeth and ran out again after Wayne, but he didn't give Wayne any space to start shooting.

As a result, the next second, Wayne hit the ground and passed the ball to Gasso.

Duncan looked at the sky, there was no way he could hit the ball.

Compared with that time in 2005, Wayne's team has really become much stronger.

"Beautiful, Pao Gasuo scored under the basket again. Wei Shuangpao's three-person teamwork played beautifully this time. Gasuo has already scored 28 points today, a season high!"

Wayne's three or two plays pushed the point difference toward 20 points.

Three minutes later, when Wayne caught the ball again and hit a three-point jumper and opened the point difference to 23 points, Popovich called a timeout.
To be continued...