Last season, the injury problems that broke out at the end of the regular season hit the Spurs hard.

Duncan's knee injury and Ginobili's season reimbursement disrupted the Spurs' plans.

In addition, Bruce Bowen's defensive end has greatly reduced his skills due to his age, and the entire team is in a state of being in trouble.

Although the Spurs still won the 8th Southwest Championship in 10 years due to the Rockets' mistake in the end of the regular season, the Spurs were completely unable to contain the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs.

The talent gap is reflected in extreme form at this moment. In the first few games, although the Spurs curbed the scores of the Mavericks' arrowheads Nowitzki and Terry to a considerable extent, they could not kill the opponent's third and fourth points. In contrast, the Spurs' own offense, although Duncan and Parker combined to get more than 50 points in almost every game, others made little achievements.

When the two stars in the team scored 68 points in total and you still couldn't win, this is the real feeling of "despair".

In the end, the Spurs had to swallow the bleak ending of being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs since 2000.

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When players on both sides are warming up.

Buckley and Kenny Smith of TNT Sports also began their regular commentary work.

The Trail Blazers’ Spurs are one of the live matches in the United States, and today’s game is a strong conversation.

"This summer, Spurs boss Holt is rare to be generous. In order to win Jefferson, the price they paid was Bruce Bowen, Cote Thomas and Fabricho Oberto, three veterans who have made great contributions to San Antonio. Jefferson still has two years of contracts of 29.2 million, and he did not blink in this regard. The Spurs are interested in Jefferson's strength and his supplement to GDP."

"Kenny, how much do you think Jefferson is?" Barkley asked.

"I think Jefferson's arrival will make everything the Spurs make. Jefferson shot 39.7% of his three-point shooting percentage last season, which is the best performance of his career. If he plays small forwards, he is often required to shoot three-pointers from the corners on both sides, so that the opponent can give a fatal blow to Duncan, Parker or GinoBelgium."

"It is also worth mentioning that Jefferson made 54 of 118 shots last season, with a shooting percentage of 45.9%. He is undoubtedly a very suitable player for the Spurs. His defensive ability is also remarkable, so even if Bowen leaves, it will not weaken the team's defense. With a powerful helper like Jefferson, the Spurs have made great efforts in silence."

"GDP is an All-Star, Charles, can you imagine how powerful this Spurs are this season?"

"Haha, of course it's strong, but the current league is no longer the league of yesterday. I think the Trail Blazers are no worse than the Spurs. Roy Aldridge Oden Xue Ding, these four young men make the Trail Blazers look like the sun that just rose. They are full of the future, what do you think."

"Haha, theirs in the future, but I think the Trail Blazers are still not able to beat the Spurs now. Xue's playing style is very similar to LeBron. Do you think Popovich will not take special care of him? Oden is injured, Adr is too soft, and Roy does not have Kobe's murderous aura. Let's talk about Xue, this rookie is very popular recently."

"Well, it is said that before the draft, the Spurs had even traded with the Thunder to sign at the No. 25 pick to choose Xue, but they were intercepted by the Trail Blazers."

"Haha, I also heard that they sought a deal with the Trail Blazers as soon as they chose Xue. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers' management has a good vision and retained Xue. The Spurs did not succeed in the similar operations of Parker and Manu."

"Yes, Portland was fortunately not giving up. Tsk tsk, averaged nearly triple-double per game, talent visible to the naked eye, the Chinese market! The Trail Blazers are becoming the next Rockets."

"Well, Aldridge's growth, Oden's recovery, Roy is as stable as ever, and it's not surprising that they kill the Lakers in a healthy way."

The two hosts were discussing the situation of the two teams very enthusiastically, and also exposed the struggle between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers when choosing Xue Ding.

The Trail Blazers are now rising stars, while the Spurs are powerful.

The final match between two and two attracted the attention of media fans!

Everyone wants to know who is stronger.

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In the home team's locker room.

Xue Ding looked at the scout report of the counterattack players who had read many times in the book.

Xue Ding's main counterattack tonight is the French sports car Tony Parker.

"Defend Parker to take care of cutting off his defense line."

"And his breakthrough."

"Defense should be changed in time when pick-and-roll."

Jack, the assistant coach in charge of defense, chatted about the defensive arrangements.

Xue Ding also looked at the tactical boards in Jack's hands from time to time, and the drawings were full of them, which were almost all Xue Ding's defensive routes.

Last season, Duncan and Manu, who was injured, could not help the Spurs much on the court. Parker's scoring and assists almost reached career highs in both the regular season and the playoffs.

Parker averaged 22 points and 8.8 assists per game, which is the hottest in GDP, so Xue Ding's defensive task today is very heavy!

Xue Ding also knew that Parker, like his big brother Duncan, won his first NBA championship trophy in his second season after joining the NBA. At the age of 25, he had already worn three rings and an FMVP trophy, and was the first foreign FMVP without an NCAA background.

Parker is a foreign player like Xue Ding.

Xue Ding was not worried about Parker's attack power. Judging from the videos he studied, Parker should have played with injuries this season. Then, like in his previous life's memory, his condition slipped down a little, and Xue Ding himself was not completely unable to defend himself.

Defence has a certain focus.

The main thing is his pick-and-roll and breakthrough.

Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll cooperation can rank among the top three in NBA history.

Then his spinning top and small throws can become the leader in PG, and he has always been ahead of the inside scores for many years at his peak, and his shooting percentage is also advanced at the same level.

Xue Ding also clearly remembers that in the 12-13 season in his previous life, the Spurs were snatched away by Ray Allen's three-pointer, but before that, Parker scored five points in a row to help the Spurs overtake the Heat. That is to say, Parker almost helped the Spurs win the fifth championship that year. Of course, he magically lost two backcourt boards, and the magical James and Ray Allen had two three-pointers in a row, and the magical Kawaii free throw mistake made the championship a year later.
Chapter completed!