The Spurs are not smooth sailing, they also have many hidden dangers.

Duncan attacked in the first half, grasping both defenses, and defending Ji Guohuo is definitely not an easy task. Just imagine, a tall inside line that is faster and more flexible than Nowitzki, running around everywhere. Duncan defended such a guy in the first half, and his physical energy consumption is much greater than usual. Whether he will encounter a physical crisis in the fourth quarter is not sure.

At the beginning of the second half, Artest received a pass from Billups at the low post, and the Beast attacked at the low post for the sixth time!

Bruce Bowen didn't fight Artest, so he put him in and defended with his teammates.

Artest got into the penalty area and didn't know whether it was considered a hook or a throw shot. He shot the basketball with one hand...

"Bang bang bang bang..."

The basketball bounced on the basket several times, attracted everyone's attention, and fell into the basket!

Artest finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the ball doesn't score, he will be under too much psychological pressure. Maybe he will be lost in the low post in this game. But now that basketball scores, everything is different. Artest has now regained his confidence in playing hard at the low post, and his wonderful performance last season is still in front of him!

At 41:45, Artest scored a slightly lucky goal, and the difference reached within five points.

The Clippers turned to defense, and Old Dunleavy made a gesture off the court, instructing the team to play joint defense for a while to see the effect.

Duncan received the ball in a low post and was immediately double-teamed by Clippers players. Shi Fo didn't even look at it. He turned around and threw the basketball down to the far corner. Bruce Bowen, who had already ambushed, received the basketball.

Artest rushed back desperately, but it was too late. The Spurs' bottom corner killer was not affected at all and shot the basketball in his hand...

"Swish". Uncle Bao San hit the second bottom corner three-pointer today.

Bruce Bowen only made two shots today, and his record was two-point shots. From this point of view, Uncle Bao San's efficiency is much better than Artest's 3-for-8 shots.

Duncan assisted Bao Wen, and when he returned to defense, he deliberately clapped his palms in front of Ji Guochou. This was Shi Fo's provocation!

Unfortunately, Duncan picked the wrong person. If he provoked the Fox brother like this, it might be of some use. Brother Panda would not be affected by this level of provocation. Just like he himself would not.

Charles Barkley smiled and said, "It's a pretty job. **Vict obviously responded to the Clippers' joint defense. Duncan jumped up and passed directly to the bottom corner. He seemed to know that Bowen would be there. This must be the Spurs' tactics against the Clippers' joint defense."

Kenny Smith said: "I can guarantee that they won't have only this method. There must be a lot of arrangements. Only one move is easy to be targeted by the opponent."

Big Butt smiled and said, "This is why the playoffs are good. It is very likely that you will be effectively arranged today and will be completely cracked by the opponent in the next game. The coach's adaptability and coaching ability will be fully demonstrated in the playoffs. Those guys who have nothing in their belly will soon be exposed."

Of course, Old Dunleavy knew that his tactics had been targeted and cursed in his heart: "It's not just you who did your homework, to see if you can break our third-place attack at the low position."

OK... This so-called "number three-position strong attack" is actually Artest's strong attack at low post. This move seems to have been ruined at the beginning, and it's a big deal...

Artest turned around and continued to hard-chip at the low position. This time he changed direction and came to the left.

The Clippers players opened up the space, and four people watched the beasts bullied Uncle Bao San, wait... The Spurs were replaced by Old Thomas this time to defend Artest, and Bowen replaced his position to defend Ji Guomo.

Many people were amazed that **Vic's move was really cruel!

Old Thomas can even hold on to O'Neal. Of course, this refers to when he was young, but now he is old and can't deal with O'Neal. It's okay to hit Artest. The beast can't beat the old-fashioned Crazy Eye at the low post, and the latter doesn't move at all.

"Breakthrough on the front!" Ji Guochou shouted at Artest!

Artest reacted, if you are steady, can you still be faster than me if you don’t believe it?

When Old Thomas faced Artest's breakthrough, he moved sideways. Today he moved sideways faster than the previous two games. This time it showed its usefulness, slightly delaying Artest's face frame breakthrough, creating time for his teammates to make up for defense.

Duncan immediately returned to the basket and interfered with the beast's layup.

Artest gritted his teeth and forced himself to face Duncan's defense. The two collided in the air. Artest's 260-pound weight hit Duncan and fell down together!

"Plop!"

Artest and Duncan fell to the floor together, and the referee blew a whistle and called Duncan to make a defensive foul!

Today is the Clippers' home court, and this kind of confrontation with Artest undoubtedly takes advantage.

**Vicci can't laugh now. It's not OK to play like this. Duncan is not worth fighting with this guy. If both sides suffer losses, they can go back and fish directly.

Old Dunleavy smiled. Artest did a pretty job this time and resolutely used his physical advantage to attack the inside. No one can defend the Spurs now. Artest can break through with the inside defense; Bowen can use him to drill hard; Artest should have been a weapon in the playoffs, but now he looks like a beast!

The Clippers' defensive joint defense end has failed again. The five players on the Spurs have mid-range shooting ability, Parker, Duncan and Ginobili have extraordinary shooting ability. It is not realistic to use "joint defense" to defend their opponents when the Spurs are prepared.

Ji Guomomiya felt that he had a pair of sculls, and he could sweep up and down, left and right, but no matter how fast he was, he was not as fast as the basketball. The Spurs made extremely fast. The Clippers' joint defense could not block the Spurs' basketball pass and cut speed. Ginobili saw from a strange angle, like a ghost, and received Duncan's pass from the outside, and scored the blue ball before Ji Guochou blocked it.

Clippers fans smashed their mouths. When they saw the Spurs cracking the Clippers' joint defense with a fast and smooth transfer ball, they felt a lot of fun. The Spurs had such an ornamental team cooperation, but they were entering their baskets.

Artest received the basketball again on the offensive end. This time the beast ran to the right wing. He was preparing to dribble and attack Bowen. The Spurs immediately used double-team defense.

Billups received the pass, Ji Guomo was running out of the gap under the cover of the Pandas' positioning, received a pass from Mr. Key, and scored two points again with an 18-foot jump shot.

In the third quarter, the two teams began to score in the way they imagined before the game.

The Spurs used their overall cooperation, and they broke the Clippers' defense with constant passing, cover and interlude.

The Clippers' defense is not as disciplined as the Spurs, but they rely on their youth and strength, and their defensive end is more aggressive. The Clippers' players' better athletic ability gives them such characteristics. If they face a strong team with outstanding physical talents, they will have better defensive effects. Unfortunately, they encountered the Spurs, who used mechanically precise tactical cooperation and experience far exceeding the Clippers' players can always break their defense.

This season, the Clippers have been trying to play a similar cooperation between the Spurs and the Celtics on the offensive end, but due to the twin experience issues and the tactical qualities of some coaches, their execution ability is much worse than that of the Spurs and their tactical success rate is lower than that of the Spurs.

But with superior athletic ability than the Spurs and their lineup advantages, even if tactical execution is often failed, Clippers players can also rely on their outstanding athletic ability to give the Spurs a tough attack.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 67:68. The Clippers caught the score in the third quarter to only one point, almost overtaking and entering the last quarter.

Ji Guoqiu scored 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Ji Guomiang scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, Billups scored 13 points and 4 assists, Artest scored 18 points and 5 rebounds.

Duncan scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Parker scored 16 points and 4 assists, Ginobili scored 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Finley scored 5 points, Bowen scored 6 points, Cott Thomas scored 8 points and 3 rebounds, and Oberto scored 6 points and 3 rebounds.

Artest became the Clippers' best performer in the third quarter. Dunleavy, the old man replaced the twins three minutes earlier, allowing the Beast and Billups to play the third quarter on the court.

In the last few minutes of the third quarter, when Duncan had to go down to rest and prepare for the final battle in the fourth quarter, Artest lost the restraint of the Buddha light in the inside, and finally started to kill!

The wild beasts of the Clippers successively crushed old Baowen with their bodies in the penalty area, forcing Uncle Bao San to even use his black feet. However, Artest's strong attack did not win with speed, but only had a rude force, so it was difficult for Uncle Bao San's small movement to achieve effect. He accidentally stepped on him by Artest and almost injured his ankle by the beast.

Artest bullies Uncle Bao San like this, I don’t know if it’s considered to use violence to defeat violence. Anyway, except for the Spurs, most of the other fans are praised!

The Spurs did not have Duncan's backup defense in the last few minutes of the third quarter, and could no longer withstand the impact of this beast. Old Dunleavy's pre-game prediction was achieved.

"It's a good job. Although our plan has deviated, the goal has been completed. In the last quarter, the twin brothers played, and the old guys' physical strength has been consumed almost the same. The first half of the fourth quarter is the key time for us to win. The GDP combination cannot appear on the court at the same time, so I will use this time to defeat them."

Parker played all quarters. If he didn't rest in the fourth quarter, he would definitely encounter a physical crisis in the last half of the quarter. But if he had a few minutes of rest, only Ginobili might not be able to withstand the impact of the twins. Dunleavy, with the thickness of the lineup, disassembled the twins and Billups + Artest, making the Spurs' rotation very passive.

The Spurs only have a GDP combination, and they are overwhelmed by the fourth quarter. In the eyes of old Dunleavy, the Spurs' rotation will inevitably cause a fault at a certain period of time. If they force themselves to let the GDP combination be on the court at the same time, they will still collapse by themselves in the last few minutes of the game; but if they don't force themselves, they may die faster!
Chapter completed!