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Chapter 594 The Unavoidable Battle of Tianwang Mountain

On June 6, Game 14 of the Finals between the Raptors and the Spurs will continue at the AT&T Center Arena, home of the Spurs.

For the home team, the Spurs, this game is still a game that cannot be lost. If they lose this game unfortunately, the big score in the series will become 1:3 behind them. The next 3 games will be 1 home and 2 away. It is very difficult to win all of them.

Series G4 is a game that neither team is willing to give up.The Spurs don't want to be in a desperate situation; the Raptors don't want the great situation to become evenly matched, and the momentum is taken away by the opponent.

In this game, the starters of both sides have not changed.The Spurs changed their lineup to start Diao in the last game, and they reaped miraculous effects. Naturally, they hope to chase hard and win the second game.However, the Raptors did not change the formation, which is indeed a bit surprising, but considering that they still have a way out, it is not necessary to get the "unchanged formation and die", so it is understandable.

The fans at the scene were extremely enthusiastic. After the home team won the last game, their confidence increased greatly, and they didn't feel hopeless to win the championship like before.The atmosphere at the scene was very good, allowing the players of the home team to feel the support and love of the fans when they came on the field.

The game started soon.As soon as the Raptors came up, they changed the slowness and slowness of the previous game, and showed a positive attitude when they came up, playing very tough on both ends of the offense and defense.Their defensive strategy is one-on-one defense. Except for Bargnani, the rest of the positions are one-on-one defense to limit the opponent's unsolvable transfer of the ball.Once the opponent uses Duncan or Dior to attack Bargnani alone, he will not attack easily, wait until the opponent is in a deep position, then perform a flank attack, and then cut off the passing route.This trick is often used by the Spurs against the powerful insiders of other teams.

But the Spurs are not vegetarians. Even if the Raptors' execution is in place, it still allows the Spurs to find an opportunity to take advantage of.No matter who Bargnani is defending, he will fight hard, and the outside players will also attack the area that Bargnani is defending.

Bargnani consumed a lot of physical energy on the defensive end, which caused his offensive power to be greatly reduced, and his outside touch fell off a cliff.In this case, his tactical status as the offensive end is actually almost the same as those blue-collar insiders.

——You can't make a shot, you are stuck on the outside, what do I care about you?
It just so happened that Yingxiong's touch in this game was also unprecedentedly poor, which made the Spurs feel at ease and shrink, controlling the opponent's mid-range and breakthrough.

The Raptors really hated their opponents who were hiding near the penalty area, but there was no good way.

Due to the high level of investment in the defensive end of the two teams, the offensive efficiency of the two teams is not high. Although the Spurs lead, the point difference has not widened.

But after switching to the rotation lineup, the Spurs' Yaodao led Splitter and others to play a small climax, widening the point difference.Under such circumstances, Ying Xiong was forced to make an early appearance to save this unfavorable situation.In this game, the Raptors don't want to lose. In their view, as long as they win this game, winning the championship is almost a certainty.But if they lose, the series will become very long, and even a tiebreaker will be played, which they don't want to see.

Ying Xiong didn't feel good, and he began to attack the basket continuously.Under the premise of the opponent's contraction, such an offensive method consumes a lot of physical energy, and the efficiency is not as high as imagined.But he has no other way, he doesn't feel good, so he won't insist on floating outside to cast it!Wouldn't that hurt the team even more?
Sun Jingxiu in the stands frowned and clenched her small fists tightly.If the last game, the Raptors' loss can be understood as the opponent's desperate fight, then this game, if they lose again, it will not be so easy to find a reason.Watching Ying Xiong enter the restricted area time and time again and being knocked down by the opponent, she was silently sad in her heart.She was worried that he would be injured, and that he would still fail in exchange for such a method. It should be a big blow to him!
The Spurs' ability to control the field is really good.They used excellent defense time and time again to resolve the opponent's counterattack.On the offensive end, their outstanding execution ability can still maintain the offensive efficiency to a stable position under the fierce defense of the opponent.

At the end of the first half, the Spurs temporarily lead by 8 points.The point difference is not big, but the Raptors feel that chasing points is quite difficult.

In the second half of the game, the Raptors adjusted their lineup, Barryani was transferred to the bench, and rookie center Valanciunas played.

However, the Raptors' offense still hasn't improved. They played very hard when the team's biggest reliance on Yingxiong's inaccurate perimeter.Valanciunas was bullied by Duncan and Diaw in the paint one after another, and did nothing but get a bunch of fouls and turnovers.In this case, the point difference between the two teams was slowly widened.

In this game, the Raptors were targeted by the opponent inside, and their weaknesses were magnified without limit.

At this point in the game, there seemed to be no other way except for Ying Xiong to come by himself.He took over the team's offense again, holding the ball and slamming into the opponent's interior again and again.This somewhat desperate style of play aroused the fighting spirit of the Raptors.Jeremy Lin, as the starting point guard, also kept rushing towards the opponent's basket with the ball. Although the efficiency was not high, he also hit Duncan to 4 fouls, so he had to leave the game early to rest.

The Raptors also took the opportunity to narrow the point difference.

It was the rotation stage again, and Ying Xiong didn't rest at all, and it seemed that he was going to fight to the end.

In the last quarter, the confrontation between the two sides has entered a fever.Relying on Yingxiong's personal performance, the Raptors narrowed the point difference to only 16 point in the last 1 seconds of the game.

In the final stage, the Raptors used foul tactics and sent Yaodao to the free throw line.

Yaodao made two free throws, widening the point difference to 3 points.

Ying Xiong missed 3 points at the buzzer and unfortunately failed to drag the game into overtime, and also lost the game.

In the end, the Spurs narrowly beat the Raptors at home. After losing two away games, they now win two home games in a row, tying the series to a 2:2 tie.

Next, the two teams will compete in the Battle of Tianwangshan, which will be held at the home court of the Spurs.

Ying Xiong played 46 minutes in this game, scored 41 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks. In the case of poor hand feeling, he still scored 40+ points by virtue of hitting the basket many times .However, such a performance still cannot help the team win a victory, which is also an unspeakable helplessness.

The Raptors players returned to the locker room dejectedly like defeated roosters.Everyone did not speak, and they were not in the mood to accept interviews.The game has reached this point, and the consecutive losses have dealt a big blow to their self-confidence.Even if they don't want to admit it, it is true that the momentum of the current series has been deflected to the opponent's side, even if their own side still has the home court advantage.

(End of this chapter)