Before he knew it, the first quarter passed. Stephen did not get a foul except for the first foul that had nothing to do with him. Stephen also proved with his twelve-point performance in a single quarter that as long as there is no disturbance from the referee, his score is still unstoppable.

Although the Spurs were only four points ahead, no matter what, this was a lead, and it gave the Spurs the entire team and fans a very obvious signal. As long as there is no interference from unexpected factors, the Spurs can beat the Heat based on their strength.

In the second quarter, both sides began to replace the substitute lineup. The Spurs were still the original substitute lineup, Stephen was still in this lineup, while the Heat was still led by Wade, and the two sides started another quarter of confrontation.

Stephen still doesn't need to defend Wade. In this way, he has a completely matchup with James Posey, and both sides defend each other. Although James Posey is also a defensive defender, he still seems to be ineffective against Stephen.

But he is already the best defender on the Heat's forward and guard. He can't do anything to Stephen. What else can anyone do? Although James Posey is not as fast as Stephen, he is at least not at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

Stephen played James Posey with his back and forth. Although he was successfully at the position, he was squeezed by James Posey when he turned around and missed the basket. However, Mohamed grabbed the rebound and handed the ball to Stephen. Stephen lowered his body and got up between the two people, put the ball into the basket.

The Heat's offense started with Wade's side. Ginobili was deceived by Wade's fake moves. Ginobili lost his defensive position. Stephen hurried over to make up for the defense and emptied James Posey. Wade jumped and seemed to be about to jump and layup, but he swung his hand back and passed it to James Posey.

Stephen hurriedly turned around, and Robert Horry rushed over, but James Posey had already raised his hand in the air. Before they could come, he threw the ball in his hand. The ball kept rolling in the air, and the end of the rainbow-like arc-shaped flight trajectory was exactly the center of the basket.

After making a three-pointer, Stephen made a breakthrough and also passed the back to Robert Holly after breaking through, Robert Holly made a three-pointer from the same position. Wade suddenly ran back to the basket and received a pass from Gary Payton during the run, and scored two points with a gliding layup.

Ginobili's shot failed, and the rebound bounced far into Stephen's arms. Stephen picked up the rebound and raised his hand to shoot directly. Unfortunately, the ball still went out of the basket. During the process of grabbing the rebound, Mohamed and Mornin collided. Although the referee gave Mohamed a foul, Mohamed lay there and couldn't stand up.

Seeing his painful appearance, he seemed to be very injured, **Vicci's heart suddenly rose. Although in the finals, Mohammed's importance is no longer as important as before, he is always a good chess piece in the inside line, and can still block it when necessary. Although O'Neal's performance has been very sorry for his title of Sharks, which made the inside combination prepared by **Vicci has not played any role, but before the game reaches the end, this force must be maintained.

Fortunately, from the replay, it seems that when Mo Ning landed, he was hit by Mo Ning's elbow in the position between the flanks. Even if there was an injury, there would be only a serious injury. The team doctor's examination also explained this point. The injury did not matter, but he would not be able to play at this time.

**Vic looked at the players off the court, and instead of substituting Oberto or Nestrovic, he replaced another forward player Michael Finley, and asked Michael Finley to bring his latest instructions to the players on the court to raise the rhythm of the game.

Among the Heat's lineup, except Wade, who is still young, the others are around 30 or older. If the Spurs speed up the pace, they are a small lineup and naturally they will be better than the Heat. Anyway, the Spurs do not plan to focus on strong attacks at the basket.

This lineup received a miraculous effect at the beginning, and Morning's pace really couldn't retreat. Stephen was still against James Posey, and Haslem could only have Michael Finley. Not to mention that he couldn't keep up, Haslem could not defend himself. The Spurs quickly expanded the lead of the score to nine points.

Spurs fans, Stephen's strong attack at the basket, caused Haslem's foul. When the whistle sounded, Stephen was shocked and he thought he was a foul again. Who knew that the referee had signaled that it was a defensive foul. In a violent turmoil, Stephen actually missed both free throws.

The Heat's home court, the American Airlines Center Arena, once again heard a shocking cheer. The start of the game was very strange and had already made the fans feel a little uneasy. How could they not see it until the game is played? The referee has turned to the other side (in their opinion).

Stephen missed two free throws and lost the opportunity to expand the score to double digits. After coming back, Gary Payton made an extremely firm three-pointer into the basket, bringing the score closer to only six points. After coming back, Michael Finley's shot failed and the rebound was snatched by Morning. The Heat quickly passed the half. In order to prevent the opponent's fast attack, Stephen had to run in the front to prevent Wade's layup, but James Posey stopped outside the three-point line, received Gary Payton's pass, and raised his hand to make a three-pointer.

There was still a nine-point gap just now, and in a blink of an eye, only three-pointers were left. At this time, Stephen used a very difficult layup and scored two points to stabilize the situation. However, when he came back, Wade, who rarely made three-pointers, made a move from the three-point line again, and the Spurs had only two points left to lead.

Stephen's three-point shooting missed, but Stephen made up for the result, grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Ginobili. Ginobili also chose a three-pointer, but still missed it. Stephen grabbed the key rebound again, but Michael Finley's three-pointer was also lost.

Haslem grabbed the rebound, but before he could pass the ball, Stephen snatched the ball from his hand and then rushed to the basket. Mourning couldn't turn around and was easily jumped up and dunked by Stephen, ending this difficult and tortuous attack.

The Heat finally missed the shot, and Gary Payton's three-pointer missed, but Mooning jumped high again, grabbed the rebound, turned around to attack, and threw the ball into the basket. Mooning rarely participated in the offense now, so Robert Horry had no defense against him at all, and he seized this opportunity.

Van Exel dribbled after halftime, Gary Payton forced him over. Van Exel took the ball a little slower, and was forced to a corner of the half by Gary Payton. After trying several times, he failed to pass the ball, so he had to reach out and call a timeout.

When he was over, Van Exel had time to wipe off the sweat from his forehead, but he was still scared. Gary Payton's defense was too strong and oppressive. Even in the past, Van Exel had never felt what happened today.

After the timeout, Van Exel saw Gary Payton pounced over with great momentum, and no longer dared to be lucky, so he hurriedly passed the ball. Ginobili and Robert Hory made a pick-and-roll cooperation and passed the ball to Robert Hory under Wade's defense.

Robert Horry pretended to attack by himself, attracted the Heat's inside defense, and suddenly threw the ball to one side. Stephen arrived, jumped out while receiving the ball. The ball cleared through the basket and brushed the rope net, which opened the lead for the Spurs again.

But Gary Payton took action from outside the three-point line again, and the ball passed through the basket sharply. The Spurs had only one point advantage. Under Gary Payton's strong and oppressive defense, Van Exel made a mistake in dribbling. An accident occurred when changing hands under his crotch. The ball touched his own calf, then rolled out of the sideline, giving the ball to the opponent in vain.

The Heat then launched an offense. If the ball was scored, it would be the first time since the opening. The Heat team attached great importance to this ball. After pick-and-roll cooperation, Wade easily broke through Robert Horry's defense and reached the basket in two steps.

Just as Wade was about to start a three-step layup, he saw a black and white figure suddenly appearing in front of him, holding his hands high, and was Stephen, who was most afraid of in his heart. Wade immediately began to change direction. No matter how he went from left to right, and from right to left, he could never break through Stephen's defense line.

It was still the same as before. Stephen did not make too much physical contact with him, but he always threatened his shooting. Stephen's height advantage and bounce far beyond ordinary people made Wade dare not make a shooting choice easily. After a while of fighting, Wade suddenly passed the ball to Gary Payton on the outside.

After receiving the ball, Payton jumped forward and took action, but when he jumped up, he stepped on the three-point line slightly. The ball could only be counted as a two-pointer, but two points were enough. The Heat's first lead since the opening. Although he only led one point, **Vic immediately called a timeout.

The Heat's persistence in scoring must be curbed, otherwise the opponent will be able to pull down the lead and expand its lead. After all, this is the opponent's home court. Because Van Exel made several consecutive mistakes, he was replaced by Tony Parker by Van Vic, and then replaced by Mohammed who had recovered.

However, after the timeout, the Spurs' offense fell behind again. Tony Parker, who was in an undefensive state, actually shot a three-no-touch shot and directly hit Haslem's arms. After returning, Wade easily made a layup and scored two points, helping the team expand its advantage again.

Stephen was running on the court, and suddenly the screams of **Vic came from beside him. When he turned his head, he saw that **Vic made a move to switch positions and defend. Stephen immediately understood that he was asking himself to defend Wade, but now, he had to make the attack first.

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