With great expectations, the first game between the Kings and the Spurs in the playoffs officially kicked off on May 14th.

According to tradition, Sa City Hall advocates that major companies and enterprises in the city get off work one hour early, and proposes to postpone the next day's work time. From ordinary fans to professional commentators, everyone feels that the King will usher in the strongest opponents in these years.

21 experts on ESPN predicted, as well as discussions and deductions from eight retired celebrities from TNT, and voting statistics on social platforms such as Twitter, the Spurs and Kings will adhere to the 55-5 trend, unlike the East, which mainly supports Green Kai.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Su Yang took the helicopter to the Golden One Center and participated in the chorus of ten thousand people above the square, a heroic "March of Steel" and a dynamic "waiting     for                                                                                               

At 7:30, the pre-match ceremony.

According to Su Yang's request, DJ played "Where is the Way" as the opening music. Then, 15 king celebrities including Divac and Webber accompanied Curry and Antetokounmpo and other kings to run out of the player channel in turn. The central large screen played a video comparison of the game between the king celebrities and the active players, and specially selected those moments with the same position and expression.

With Curry and Peja also making the final shot at 45 degrees, the atmosphere in the whole game reached its peak.

The game started immediately, and the Spurs specially arranged for Guy to start and let Ade serve as the center, which was obviously quick.

With cheers all over the court, the Spurs won the jump ball, and the five-for-one formation started. Ade ran to the top of the arc and stood still, pretending to cooperate with Guy at the 45-degree left side, and started with a ladder that separated the strength and weakness, allowing Leonard from the left to rush to the top of the arc to receive Paul's pass.

The king responded calmly, Cousins ​​bowed down his center of gravity, prepared to go up for delays in advance, and Antetokounmpo also left room.

Unexpectedly, Guy suddenly gave up the cover for Leonard, turned around and rushed to Adder, and quickly turned around and cut inside with the help of the cover. Leonard chased him closely, stayed at the top of the arc for a while and pretended to catch the ball, but in fact he mentioned the logo and set up a wall to block Brogden.

Paul immediately accelerated and rushed to the 45-degree three-point line on the left, preparing to cooperate with Ade and play a pick-and-roll.

With Su Yang's arrangement to change defense before the game, Cousins ​​went up to delay without hesitation, and booed in the stadium.

Paul immediately stopped, turned around and passed the ball hard to pass the ball 45-degree three-point line on the right. Leonard took the ball and took three threatening positions, then raised his hands high, preparing to make a straight pass in the inside line, wanting to let Ade play Brogden in the paint area with a misaligned back.

"This is the price of unlimited defense replacement..."

Seeing this, Su Yang felt emotion, but he never thought that Leonard did not pass the ball directly, but passed the ball back to the 45-degree three-point line on the left. After receiving the ball, Paul immediately raised his hands to prepare for a cross, but for a little while, Curry's early help was in place.

Brogden and the two went around the front left and right to interfere with the ball space. Paul seemed not to want to take the risk, so he passed the ball long and passed it to the right corner. Where was Danny Green who got a three-pointer opportunity because of Curry early help.

"Ah this..."

Su Yang suddenly felt nervous and expectant, knowing that Paul had such a stadium vision and defensive reading, but at this moment, Paul was standing in front of him, and it might be difficult to control the angle and force because he was too high.

If the person standing in Paul's position was LeBron, Su Yang would not be nervous or expectant, and the success rate of long-term passes in height increased greatly.

Beep! The referee whistle.

The basketball hit the floor outside the boundary at the same time and violated the law. Danny Green tried his best to jump but failed to catch the basketball. Paul made a mistake in passing too high.

"If Paul was 203 cm..."

Su Yang was both happy and sighed that Paul's height of 183 was too limited. Not to mention 203 cm, 191 cm would be another achievement. Just like the legendary two meters, it can only be said to be quite regretful. Paul could think of it, but because his body could not do it.

Perhaps because of the same feeling, the assistant coach Mike Brown next to him also sighed: "The Spurs' opening tactics are very powerful. We cannot be distracted at all. We can also make full use of our defense replacement strategy and force us step by step to either a small enlargement or a large defense, or even forced to give us a large vacancy, and finally ended with a mistake. We can only say that our physical limitations are limited..."

Assistant coach Jenkins shook his head slightly: "The Spurs still want to play too easily. They are not ready to fight from the beginning to the end. Paul can initially play Cousins ​​one-on-one, and he can play in the future. Leonard also has the opportunity to play Tatum one-on-one at 45 degrees."

Assistant coach West also sighed: "At this moment, I just want to say how visionary Su Yang is to ask us to prepare for a marathon series in advance..." Su Yang blushed slightly when he heard this. The main honest man West suddenly praised him, which was quite surprised.

Between words and conversations, the on-field offense and defense are changed.

The Kings started with the inside and four outside formations. Antetokounmpo mentioned the ball at the top of the arc and moved to the right. Together with Brogdon and Curry, he played a variant chicago. After Brogdon made the cover for Curry, he turned around and rushed to the basket.

Brogden turned around and rushed to the basket, leaving a large space in the right wing area. Curry ran to the right wing, suddenly stopped suddenly and rushed to the basket, but Paul was too smart. He turned around as soon as possible and quietly pulled Curry's jersey.

In just one second, although Curry did not stop him from cutting inward, Paul followed him firmly and hurriedly let go of the jersey.

The referee not only didn't see it or wanted to blow it, the whistle was not obvious, and Antetokounmpo had no target for the ball. Because Brogdon and Curry rushed backwards, they did not have the chance to rush to the basket for the time being, so they simply pulled the ball and turned around and rushed to the free throw line.

Guy took small steps and chased after him wildly. Leonard shrank from the left in advance to assist in defense. Antetokounmpo stopped urgently and threw the ball towards the left wing.

There are 9 seconds left in the offensive time.

Tatum received the ball in a large open space and returned to defense against Leonard. He raised his hand and scored a three-pointer, and the basketball rebounded with a bang.

"It's okay, the tactics are coming out..."

Tatum's three-pointer with a 37% shooting percentage is a draw type, and hedging 10 shots and 7 shots in 10 shots. It is normal to not make a shot at the beginning. It is a small profit to try out the Spurs' main defensive strategy in a critical round.

Mike Brown responded: "The Spurs focus on defending Curry and Brogden to get the ball, and would rather give open positions than prevent Giannis from entering the inside. We may need to open the situation from the outside first, especially the small open three-pointer like Tatum just now..."

Su Yang nodded in agreement.

The Spurs were synchronized in the field and the pace was very fast. After Guy grabbed the rebound, he did not hand it over to Paul or Leonard. He directly brought the ball to the short corner on the right side of the frontcourt, turned to Antetokounmpo, and then passed it around Danny Green in the bottom corner.

The three-pointer then took off, and with a clang, Antetokounmpo jumped high to grab the rebound, and the Kings counterattacked with a fast break.

Cheers were everywhere in the stadium, Antetokounmpo reached the frontcourt free throw line in three seconds. Seeing that the Spurs were surrounded, they immediately braked and turned around, raised their hand to pass the ball to Cousins ​​who followed the arc. Cousins ​​took the opportunity to cooperate with the thug, and Curry directly grabbed the ball and snatched the ball.

Beep! The referee blew a whistle and blew Leonard to invade Curry's cylinder from behind, and the basketball rebounded with a slam.

Leonard shrugged and spread his hands to show helplessness. Popovich roared on the sidelines to protest, but the referee did not pay any attention.

Chasing too fast can also be risky!

The MVP cheers in the stadium exploded, Curry stood on the free throw line, and made three free throws in a row, and the Kings took the lead at the start.

The two teams changed offense and defense, and the Spurs started with an elbow, but the King's defense replacement strategy did not give Paul and Leonard a chance to cooperate in the bottom corner. He took the ball with his left elbow and saw that situation, so he immediately turned around and started to attack the basket.

Antetokounmpo immediately contracted from the right bottom corner to assist in defense. Seeing this, Ade passed the ball straight to get Guy who was open.

Curry rotated and stood in front of Guy in a rotation of the defense. The situation became a small defense. Guy subconsciously crossed and turned around, trying to fight Curry alone, but it was not easy to start. He hurriedly distributed the ball to Green, then took the ball and turned to the basket, and officially started and rushed.

The figures of the two are quite different. Curry chose to block the bottom line without hesitation, induced Guy to go high and enter the assisted defense area.

But Guy was unmoved and still stepped on the bottom line to rush.

Curry couldn't stop it at all, and Antetokounmpo, who should have switched to defend at x, hurriedly stopped inside to prepare for the block, but Guy pressed for 24 seconds and forced the ball to throw the ball towards the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Green received the ball in a large open position and scored three-pointers.

Swish! The basketball is hollow into the net.

3 to 3.

On the espn live broadcast seat, Van Gundy chuckled and asked: "Mark, do you think Guy made this choice because he was worried about being blocked by Giannis, or do he think Green on the outside has a better chance, even if he risked his 24-second violation to pass the ball?"

Mark Jackson also chuckled: "Who knows? Maybe it's a strategic choice full of patience, or maybe it's forced, but judging from the first attack of the Spurs, I prefer a strategic choice full of patience, and the Spurs want to play very easily."

The game continues.

The Kings rush to serve a fast attack, Antetokounmpo passed to Curry, and Curry directly swung his arm to pass the long pass, while Brogdon received the ball on the left wing in the frontcourt and rushed into the paint area. Facing Paul's defense and Green's pursuit, he forced a ball and jumped to the mid-range shot, and was tragically blocked by Paul.

"Damn! Paul's hat!"

Su Yang's eyes widened. The next second, Brogden, who landed, picked up the offensive rebound, turned around and jumped without hesitation, and took action again as Paul pounced. The basketball bounced and rebounded into the Nets. Ade picked up the basketball and retreated to the outside world, and also grabbed the serve.

Paul ran wildly after receiving the ball, rushed to the left wing of the frontcourt for three seconds, waited for a while, pulled the ball back, raised his hand and passed the left waist position.

Leonard, who followed up, received the ball with his back, turned around to face the basket, started with three threatening actions, continuously pulled low and swept across the front of his body, and suddenly dropped the ball and started. A big step rushed into the paint area in an instant, and Tatum rushed to chase after him in a hurry and pushed his waist inadvertently.

Beep! The referee whistle and blew a foul.

The Spurs rearrange the attack.

"Leonard has shown his real skills..."

Su Yang sighed in a low voice, just Leonard's first step in his super explosion, both speed and strength. Even if he had the same position and the same situation again, Tatum had a 99% chance of not being able to defend himself, and he felt like Iverson forced his way on the right.

The game continues.

After Leonard served on the left wing, he first cooperated with Guy's thug, rushed to the top of the arc and then looked for Ade to cover it. He circled a lot and successfully went to the 45-degree three-point line on the right. He was dislocated to fight against Cousins ​​who had switched defense. The continuum changed direction and suddenly pulled out.

Dong! The basketball flips into the net.

The cheers of the Spurs bench exploded, and Su Yang frowned slightly, thinking that this was too strong, and suddenly switched to McGrady's state.

The Kings launched a counterattack on the court. Curry used the early screen to stop the free throw line and the mid-range shot was shot. The basketball crashed, but Tatum took advantage of the chaos to grab the offensive rebound. Then he passed Curry, who was already in a large open position, and the three-pointer took off and fell into the Nets with a bang.

8-6, the two teams performed explosively at the opening, answered one after another, and they were basically the kind of defense in place.

The defensive shouts in the arena exploded simultaneously, and the Spurs played fast attack again. Green sat directly on the waist and played Curry with his back, but the level of back was really awkward. The other players of the Kings ignored it and let it go for a while. Green finally passed the ball helplessly.

But because Green seized the low space in advance, Guy and Ade could only watch the show on the outside. After the basketball was passed, it was quite difficult to score again. Su Yang instructed to set up 32 joint defense. Guy and Leonard made a series of operations and made a hit in the middle shot.

The Kings got the rebound and counterattacked, causing the Spurs to violate the rules of playing football, and then hit the sideline to attack, Curry scored another three-pointer.

On the live broadcast seat, Van Gundy said: "The Spurs' defensive strategy is already very clear. They have made every effort to limit Curry and Brogden and are determined not to let Giannis enter the inside to destroy the defensive formation. The Kings' defensive strategy is very close to the Spurs, and they also have every effort to limit Leonard and Paul, and they are not allowed to easily score in the inside inside. Even if there is a three-point open, they are all betting!"

Jackson nodded: "What surprised me even more is that the Spurs and the Kings also chose to play fast attacks as long as they have the opportunity. Guy and Green would not even hand the ball over to Paul. Paul did not complain. The Kings made various long passes and quick moves, especially Curry, which may be instructed by Su Yang. I hope he can use three-pointers to change the Spurs' defensive strategy as soon as possible. The game is so exciting!"

Between conversations, after the first half, the Kings fell behind 50 to 59, with Curry and Antetokounmpo making a total of 7 of 21 shots.

The two made 4 of 9 three-pointers, but the mid-range shot and attacking basket were really good. The most annoying thing was that Cousins ​​failed to play an advantage in the inside, only 2 of 6 shots, resulting in huge pressure on the Kings from the outside. Fortunately, Ade was successfully redeemed and did not perform.

Back in the locker room, Su Yang took a look at the statistics and found that Leonard played 21 minutes in the first half, while Paul played 19 minutes in the first half, and Popovich did not play tricks at all. After Mills made two mistakes on the field, he replaced it directly.

"I've read it wrong..."

Mike Brown said awkwardly: "I thought the Spurs were not determined enough. It turned out that they were using their main players' playing time at the limit, so they naturally wanted to score more easily..." Before he finished speaking, Jenkins and West were also embarrassed and bragging.

Su Yang didn't care and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the Spurs would choose to play fast pace with us. And when the main players played for a long time, they can only say that it was not as simple as we thought, but our playing style was fine. Curry continued to give priority to changing the Spurs' defensive strategy through shooting in the second half. I believe you can find the feel..."

After all, he witnessed Curry's zero points in the first half and 33 points in the second half. Su Yang found his touch and had absolute confidence in Curry.

"Ok, I'll kill them!"

Curry nodded and patted his chest and promised, then raised his right hand and called for it. The whole team gathered together, fist-and-fist-and-fist and shouted to cheer.

The third quarter started, and Curry found the feel, but the Spurs double-teamed too hard and made fewer shots. Fortunately, after passing, Brogden and Cousins ​​performed well and successfully helped the Kings narrow the five-point gap and fell behind by only 4 points.

Unfortunately, the game reached the fourth quarter, and the Kings were unable to tie the score difference for a long time. With Curry's two consecutive blacksmiths, he fell behind to 9 points.
Chapter completed!