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Players from both sides were ready. After receiving the game ball from the sideline, the referee clapped it twice with both hands to check whether the ball was sufficiently inflated, and then moved to the center circle.

Brac and Plit were already standing in the center circle. The referee held the ball in one hand and threw the ball into the sky with a whistle.

Blatche and Plitt took off almost at the same time, but Plitt reacted slightly faster. His bounce speed made up for his lack of height and helped the Spurs pass the ball.

Duncan grabbed the rebound, passed it to Parker and dribbled across half court.

The Wizards players quickly retreated and took up positions within the three-point line in the backcourt, waiting for the Spurs to attack.

Coming to the frontcourt, Parker dribbled the ball and waited for a while. The Spurs' two wings began to move without the ball. However, the Wizards' defensive rotation was also quite perfect. In addition, the two wings were also good at defense. They found that the shooter did not have the ball. After the movement failed, Duncan on the inside came up to cover, and Parker took advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the inside and then faced Li Kaiming.

When he competed with the Spurs in his rookie season, Li Kaiming was deeply impressed by the breakthrough of this "French sports car". Not only was he fast, but his rhythm was also changeable, and he would be passed by if he wasn't careful.

So tonight he was very focused. After Parker dribbled in and broke through, he found that Li Kaiming did not attack, so he simply stopped playing by himself. After coming out in a circle, he passed the ball to the misplaced Duncan.

Facing Duncan at this time was Hinrich, who switched defenses with Li Kaiming. Although Hinrich was very strong among the defenders, facing Duncan, who could carry the peak shark by himself, he was still a little too weak. Duncan took over. The ball then hit the basket easily.

Of course, the Wizards would not just watch such a big mismatch and let Duncan score. Blatche under the basket quickly went to help defend, and Li Kaiming also rushed into the paint to give this idiot who likes to touch the back of other people's heads a big hat.

At this time, Duncan also realized that the Wizards attached great importance to interior defense. Although Plett was open under the basket, he could not find a path to pass the ball. He would only be intercepted if he forced it, so Duncan directly gave the ball to Parker on the outside.

Parker was hesitant after receiving the ball, because he did not rely on three-pointers without the ball. This kind of ball was not his favorite rhythm, so he dribbled directly to the mid-range, and then shot the mid-range shot before Li Kaiming could defend. Unfortunately, No hits.

After Li Kaiming came out, the Wizards immediately fell into a disadvantage in the rebounding competition.

Duncan can withstand Brac by himself, and Plit, who is 2 meters tall, also averages 11 rebounds per game. If two big men surround Brac alone, the latter will naturally be unable to withstand it.

In the end, the rebound was grabbed by Plitt, and then he stepped up from the basket and caused a foul on Blatche. After walking to the free throw line, he made one of two free throws, 1-0, and the Spurs scored 1 point first.

The Wizards attacked and came to the frontcourt. Duncan did not stand inside like he defended other teams, but followed Li Kaiming all the time. It seems that Popovich watched a lot of Li Kaiming's game videos. If Duncan still looks like he is playing against other teams. Teams like other teams are squatting on the inside, or taking one step to prevent Li Kaiming's breakthrough. It is estimated that Li Kaiming can kill the Spurs by himself!

But Duncan is a big insider after all, and he is also older, and his athletic ability is not at the same level as Li Kaiming.

Li Kaiming easily got rid of Duncan with an acceleration, and then received the ball in the mid-range at the waist.

Duncan quickly followed, but Li Kaiming's shot was faster. Almost the moment he caught the ball, he had already adjusted his feet to face the basket. After the ball was in his hands, he sank slightly, and then pulled it up directly. Just throw it away!

Although Duncan's long-arm interference arrived late, for Li Kaiming at this time, he had never seen this kind of defense before, and there was no threat at all.

The basketball hit the net with a bang, 1 to 2!

The Spurs attacked and came to the frontcourt. Duncan acted as a pivot inside and hit his back twice after receiving the ball. Then he passed the ball to Danny Green on the outside. The ball then moved around and passed to Morris, who He caught the ball and threw it, but unfortunately he didn't hit it.

The guy with facial paralysis can even suppress James' shooting percentage, let alone you, a rookie in the same class who was drafted lower than him?

Popovich on the sidelines was so angry that he gritted his teeth after seeing this scene!

Obviously, the Spurs had specially trained Leonard and were ready to trade with the Pacers. Unexpectedly, such a good prospect was cut off by the Wizards, causing them to have to settle for the next best thing and take him. The Rockets' favorite George Hill was traded to the Rockets with the 14th pick and selected Marcus Morris.

Although his defense is not as good as Leonard's, Morris's shooting skills are much better than Leonard's. In his rookie season, he averaged more than 30% three-point shooting per game. This season, he averaged three points per game. The shooting percentage was 38%, so Popovich also made him the starting small forward.

Because he was robbed of a rebound last time, this time Li Kaiming turned around early and blocked Duncan after Morris made a three-pointer. The bad old man wanted to struggle, but Li Kaiming directly sat on his thigh. By this time, the ball had already cleared. Out of the basket, Bratsch successfully suppressed Plitt and got the rebound.

Hinrich dribbled the ball past half court, and then played a pick-and-roll with Blatche inside and outside. Then he broke through to the mid-range with the ball and threw a high pass toward the basket!

Brac turned around and took off directly. After catching the ball with both hands, he exploded into the basket and roared when he landed!

In the Eastern Conference Finals, who was the most aggrieved by the Wizards, it must be Blatche. He was almost stunned by the referee. In the fourth quarter of every game, he must have committed 5 fouls while watching his teammates from the court. Fighting, not to mention two six fouls and leaving the field...

Therefore, Bracci had a lot of depression and anger suppressed in his heart, especially when Plit took off the offensive rebound in front of him just now, causing him a foul, which made him even more angry!

This dunk is more like a volcano preparing to erupt after years of accumulated energy!

The Spurs attacked, and after reaching the frontcourt, Parker used Plit's screen to directly use his speed to get inside. After easily getting rid of Brac, he changed hands under the basket and made a layup to avoid Li Kaiming's block shot!

3 to 6! The Spurs' counterattack came so quickly.

The Wizards dribbled the ball past half-court. After reaching the frontcourt, Hinrich continued to cooperate with Blatche, but this time the Spurs' defense reacted quickly. Parker successfully squeezed the screen, while Plitt directly went up to grab it. After personally forcing Hinrich into a blind corner, the latter made a mistake. Parker stole the ball. The French supercar started at full speed and rushed to the frontcourt to pick up the basket.

5 to 6, the Spurs' defensive changes were so straightforward that even veteran point guards like Hinrich were forced into a corner.

The Wizards' offense came to the frontcourt. Li Kaiming received the ball with his back at the waist. Then he turned around and pushed Duncan backwards to miss. The Spurs grabbed the rebound. Parker pushed a fast break counterattack and rushed to the frontcourt with his speed. , he still didn't slow down when he reached the three-point line. Hinrich wanted to cause a physical confrontation to slow down Parker. Unexpectedly, the latter used this confrontation to turn around with his iconic little top and beat Hinrich cleanly!

At this time, Blatche was still chasing after him desperately, and the Wizards basket was empty.

Parker kicked off the ground for a layup, but at this moment, a figure came out from behind Parker with a strong wind, and then jumped high, like a ruthless judge, rejecting Parker's layup in the air!

Snapped!

The visual effect of this ball is extremely explosive. From the slow playback of the scene, it can be seen that Li Kaiming almost blocked Parker's layup with his elbow!

And because he was so strong, the ball still bounced as high as a person after he slapped it to the floor!

The MCI Center erupted in exclamations from the fans!

The three commentators in the commentary box also yelled, as if they had seen God.

The rebound was grabbed by Leonard who was following behind, and the ball was passed to Hinrich, while Li Kaiming covered his head and ran towards the front court. This was simply a training run. Fortunately, he was young and in good health, and he could only take a few steps. He got rid of Duncan, but after rushing to the frontcourt and receiving Hinrich's pass, Morris of the Spurs immediately came over and fouled!

An almost imperceptible smile appeared on Popovich's lips on the sidelines.

Haha, playing with our Spurs, you still want to fast break? There are no doors, let alone doors, no windows!

The fast break was blocked, and the Wizards had no choice but to send the ball to the frontcourt, and the game once again fell into a quagmire of positional warfare.

Hinrich received the ball and Li Kaiming picked and rolled. The latter chose to roll out to create opportunities for Hinrich. As expected, the Spurs still focused most of their attention on Li Kaiming. Hinrich easily broke through to the inside and then made a hit. Hit the jump shot from distance!

5 is better than 8!

The Spurs served to the frontcourt and played an inside and outside pick-and-roll tactic. At the same time, the two wings began to move without the ball. Danny Green shook off Thompson and went to the bottom corner. After receiving a pass from Parker, he directly shot a three-pointer. Hit!

The Spurs are also a team that keeps pace with the times. In this era where more and more emphasis is placed on shooting and space, Popovich specially put two shooters in the starting lineup just to create space for GDP.

The Wizards served to the frontcourt. This time it was Li Kaiming and Hinrich's cover. The Spurs didn't want to give Hinrich another chance to easily shoot open space. This time Duncan chose to block Hinrich in the paint, but was taken out by Li Kaiming. , Hinrich distributed the ball to Li Kaiming.

Duncan immediately rushed toward the outside line. Li Kaiming made a shooting move, shook off Duncan, collected the ball and drove into the basket. Then he jumped up in the air to confront Plitt, and scored with a wipe-off!

8 is better than 10!

Popovich on the sidelines actually called a timeout. This old man was indeed different from other coaches. As long as the play on the court did not suit his wishes, he would use a timeout regardless of the score difference.

After the game came back, the Spurs really strengthened their defense against Li Kaiming, using all strategies such as preventing the ball and double-teaming.

But at this time, Li Kaiming was no longer what he used to be. Several clever passes directly bankrupted the Spurs' goal. At the end of the first quarter, the Wizards led the Spurs by 27 points, 22-5.