After fifteen minutes of halftime break, the two teams came back to the court. Except for Stephen, the Spurs had replaced all the main players, only Stephen was replaced by Bruce Bowen, while the Suns replaced Nash and Marion, and replaced Tim Thomas and Barbosa.

This is how the Suns are, because they are weak in substitutes and only a few are outside players, so sometimes Marion needs to be the team's power forward. In the second quarter, he is in the position of the power forward, but he is still responsible for defending Stephen.

After changing into this lineup, although the Suns' offense was still very fast, without the engine of Nash, the Suns' offense was only as good as an ordinary team in the league, and they had no ability to break the defense of the Spurs. Instead, their defense was weak like a piece of paper, and the Spurs' offense was very open.

However, the Suns played very fast. Although the offensive success rate was not as high as Nash, the number of attacks was still so many. Although the Spurs struggled to maintain their own rhythm, they still felt a little affected. After playing for more than three minutes, the Spurs only expanded the score lead to twelve points.

At this time, D'Antoni used Eddie House to James Jones, who missed consecutive shots. After Eddie House came on the court, he used a three-pointer to prove the correctness of the coach's substitution. After the Spurs Bruce Bowen missed a three-pointer, Eddie House once again took a step inside the bottom corner three-point line and narrowed the score gap to seven points in one fell swoop.

Eddie House's shot was very fast and accurate, and in the eyes of others, he could also take action quickly. When Tony Parker used Duncan's cover to bypass the defensive player, he made a handsome and beautiful throw shot. However, after returning, Eddie House made another shot outside the three-point line.

As if driven by his touch, Michael Finley, the Spurs missed the shot, came back and Lagabay made another three-pointer. The 12-point gap was only three-pointer. **Vic looked at the game time. If he didn't call a timeout, the official timeout for the dead ball would still be recorded on his head. Just call a timeout at this time.

However, after calling the timeout, the Spurs' situation did not improve sharply. Duncan's move deviated from the basket. Although Mohamed grabbed the rebound, he was intercepted by Dior while passing the ball, and then the Suns launched a fast break and scored two points again.

There was only one point gap left, and **Vic couldn't help but yell at the players on the court. After he yelled over, the Spurs finally completed an effective attack. After Duncan took the position, he passed the ball to Mohamed, and Mohamed scored two points.

But the Suns ran quickly through the half, and before the Spurs' defense was taken off, Eddie House hit the three-point line again, and the score was equalized. In this 16-to-4 offensive, Eddie House scored 11 points alone.

**Vicci had to call for a short 20-second pause, switched Stephen and Robert Horry, and replaced Bruce Bowen and Duncan. On the one hand, considering that strengthening the defense would not have any effect, it would be better to let them both go up and strengthen their offensive ability. On the other hand, it was also to let Duncan rest for a few minutes and then go up again at the end. These few minutes of Stephen resting is enough for him.

Seeing the Spurs substitutions, the Suns also switched Nash and Marion to the field. Eddie House was still on the field with the right touch, and Barbosa and Tim Thomas were replaced. The Suns were still playing the idea of ​​strengthening the offense.

After returning, Robert Horry lived up to his expectations and drove and hit a three-pointer. And the other side was not willing to go behind. Marion received a pass from Nash on the outside and also hit a three-pointer. After coming back, Stephen and Robert Horry cooperated with each other and scored two points in the paint area. The Suns followed suit. Nash and Marion made the same cooperation and also made a jump shot.

Both sides played until the end of the third quarter, and the score was still 84 to 84. Even Nash, who was easily scored, scored 25 points, and Stephen's score on the Spurs also reached nearly 30 points.

Both sides played without reservation. Under the defense of the Spurs, the scores of other Suns players have decreased, but the scores of several major players have increased. This is the difference between ability and ability. In addition to Duncan, the Spurs have also scored 19 points very stably, and the other scoring points are relatively average.

If the Spurs scores are concentrated on one or two players, a situation like Stephen means that the Spurs' score must be very high in this game and can be tied with the Suns in terms of scoring. In addition to reducing the opponent's score with defense, the Spurs also improve their own score.

It is fake to be satisfied with this result, but if the opponent's three-point shooting percentage is so high, he can still tie the opponent. **Vic cannot say that the players perform poorly. After all, in this stalemate, the Spurs are rich in experience in major competitions, and there are still many elderly players. You can't kill a team like the Suns, which is crazy attacking, you can only slowly stalemate until the end, and then win the entire game through one or two rounds of victory.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs still maintained their original lineup, and the Suns did not easily change their lineup. After the start of the game, the two teams each played an unsuccessful attack, Nash took the lead in scoring to break the situation on the field, and the Spurs also scored.

The two sides continued this game process. After you finished singing, I would appear. At most, the difference between the ball was the only difference. No one could widen the score. As Eddie House's magical three-pointer stopped, D'Antoni replaced Lagabele, which increased the difficulty of the Spurs' scoring.

At this time, one person needs to fight out, whether it is to reverse the situation in defense or scoring, but neither team has any chance of this. This situation persists until only seven minutes and fifty-nine seconds before the end of the game. After Stephen was made a blocking foul by Marion, the Suns widened the gap in the score to four points.

After coming back, Stephen's layup was blocked by Marion again, and the Suns launched a fast break. Nash took advantage of the change in rhythm and easily asked Tony Parker to make a two-pointer in pursuit layup. The gap was six points. The game changed a lot in these ten seconds, and the Suns led by more than six points.

**Vic called a timeout without hesitation. This is not a chance to cherish the timeout. Once the Suns have scored, it is not so easy to catch up. The gap of two or three points can be tolerated, and the gap of six points cannot be tolerated when the game is about to end in more than six minutes.

After he came down, **Vicy cursed Stephen and a bunch of slang words that Stephen couldn't understand were sprayed out of **Vicy's mouth. Anyway, Stephen didn't feel angry. Although he rarely enjoyed this treatment, he had seen it many times. Duncan and Ginobili of the Spurs both have super high ball dealers and rarely make these mistakes that need to be cursed. Parker has been scolded many times, and he has made mistakes first, so Stephen was mentally prepared.

After cursing, seeing Stephen lowered his head and silent, **Vicci had no intention of chasing and beating hard. Besides, the timeout was only sixty seconds, and he still had some guidance after cursing. **Vicci didn't say much, but just asked the players to keep the rhythm steady, and at the same time, he tried his best to do his best to fight his own offense according to the tactics.

However, in substitutions, **Vic did not replace Stephen, who made a mistake, but replaced Michael Finley with Ginobili. At this critical moment of chasing points, **Vic still trusted Ginobili's control of the game situation more.

Of course, the Spurs are now inseparable from Stephen's impact and powerful defense. At the same time, Stephen's attitude towards the game has always maintained a high-quality investment, which is something that few players can achieve. So even if they make a mistake, **Vic will not destroy the Great Wall and replace Stephen.

If you don't listen to him and don't play according to tactics, then no matter who you are, **Vic will not consider it and replace you. However, if you are not subjectively wrong like Stephen, it is still within the scope of forgiveness. So even if you scold Stephen, you will still leave Stephen on the court when you substitute.

Stephen and Ginobili did not disappoint his trust. As soon as they came on the court, the two made contributions. Ginobili's pass penetrated five people and entered Stephen's hand. Stephen was running when he suddenly noticed an unknown object flying over one side, and immediately reached out to catch it. Then his body immediately responded and jumped into the air.

Marion, who was following him, was also running in the air, and then stretched out his long arms and covered Stephen's hand. Who knew that Stephen had been vigilant about his closure after the last time he was covered. He immediately pulled the ball back, avoided his closure and then suddenly stretched out. While dunking the ball into the basket, the arms of the two people also came into contact with each other, and the referee's whistle also sounded.

Stephen's toilet-like free throw appeared again in the SBC Center Arena, and the fans also applauded Stephen with great shame. By the time Stephen's free throw, there was no sound. Stephen did not accidentally pass the ball into the basket, with only a three-point gap.

The Suns' offense has not yet begun. Ginobili has shown his power again, stealing from Lagabel, and then passed it to Stephen's hand for a long half. Stephen easily scored two points again. In just two rounds, the two of them cooperated to score five points, narrowing the gap to one point.

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Chapter completed!