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"Hey man, is that ball hot?"
Barkley couldn't help but start complaining in the commentary booth at this time.
Bledsoe, Young, and Martin lost the ball one by one, giving the Spurs three fast break opportunities for nothing.
"As I said, he's going to have a great game."
O'Neill said with a little satisfaction at this time.
Outstanding performance is not only scoring, this three consecutive steals is quite dazzling.
Popovich was in a good mood at this time.
Just like playing against the Clippers in the regular season, this lineup at this point is really one-on-one.
Compared with De Nagro on the opposite side and Carlisle in the first round, they are simply two extremes.
It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, but there's a pair of king bombs first when she has a good deck of cards.
Paul was about to take the initiative to join the battle, and De Nagro reached out and called a timeout, which almost caused him to hold his breath in his chest and choke on his internal injuries.
Tang Tian was walking towards the bench at this time, and he wanted to laugh when he saw De Nagro.
This Denagro is really not a dish, especially in games like the playoffs.
Obviously there is no advantage in matchups and no substitutions, no defensive tactics, and extremely single offensive tactics...
Maybe he has some unknown abilities in other aspects, but as a coach, he has no on-the-spot response and no tactical system. He may really be a relative of Clippers owner Sterling.
Tang Tian turned around and saw Popovich giving him a thumbs up with a smile.
That meant that Tang Tian was the toughest of the hard five members he sent.
Back from the timeout, the Clippers finally adjusted.
De Nagro replaced Evans and Bledsoe, and put Paul and Griffin in advance.
After seeing it, Popovich also put Duncan and Parker on, and replaced Leonard and Green.
Paul misplaced Dior's mid-range fallback and finally helped the Clippers continue to score.
But they are still 6 points behind the Spurs at this time.
The Spurs' offense, Duncan made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Tang Tian, but Parker didn't give the ball over immediately.
The opportunity was fleeting, and Tang Tian chose to pull Martin away to give Duncan enough room for misplaced singles.
"Someone only got 18% of the vote."
Martin's head was not facing Tang Tian, but he spoke very loudly.
Martin is deliberately trying to provoke him with the best rookie thing.
Parker had already given the ball to Duncan at this time, Duncan hit Yang in a dislocation, and Griffin came from the weak side to help defend.
"Some people were punched and fined!"
Tang Tian said calmly at this time.
He is not really a 19-year-old hot-blooded young man, how can he be so easily irritated.
If he wanted to say something bad, would he be afraid of Martin?
Sure enough, Martin turned his head suddenly, and the anger on his face immediately rose.
But before he got angry, Tang Tian suddenly moved to the right at a 45-degree angle.
Martin lost his mind in a daze.
The Clippers' attention was all on Duncan at the basket and Diaw who might catch the ball. No one noticed Tang Tian's move.
Duncan saw it, and the flick was a pass.
Tang Tian caught the ball and made a three-point shot.
Martin swooped in at this moment.
Tang Tian tricked Fei Martin with a fake move, and then took a step to the side before making a move.
"Shh!"
Tang Tian's three-pointer was secured.
The Spurs opened the point difference to 9 points!
This is also the biggest difference between the two sides since the start of the game.
After Tang Tian scored the goal, he looked at Martin who was rushing back, and smiled at him, almost making the latter jump up angrily.
Fight with me, still young!
Do you really think that punch you made last time was youthful and passionate?
young!
That's just seeing you upset and wanting to punch you!
In the Clippers' offense, Paul made a rare dribble error when he broke through, and directly dribbled the ball to his instep to lose the ball.
This is really like what Barkley said, this ball is hot!
The Spurs played fast break.
Paul reacted quickly after losing the ball, chasing Parker directly to defend.
Parker made a quick break to the frontcourt and had no chance, so he gave the ball to Tang Tian who followed up in the middle.
Knowing that Yang was chasing closely, Tang Tian didn't stop at the three-point line, but dribbled the ball into the three-point line.
After receiving the pass from Parker, he saw Paul defending him, knowing that the layup would be tricked, he held back his energy, and directly jumped the ball and dunked it with both hands.
"Oh!"
Accidentally, he pushed the ball into the basket through Paul!
There was an instant explosion on the sidelines.
"oh shit!"
Buckley looked constipated.
Tang Tian, Paul was dunked!
Although because of the limited jumping height, Paul has the body shape of a swingman after all, and Paul has no ability to resist at all!
Paul was obviously a little upset after being dunked, and before Tang Tian landed, he inadvertently pushed him back.
After Tang Tian landed, he walked up to him and looked down at him.
After seeing it, the referee hurried over to separate the two.
The Spurs and the Clippers had 3 fights in 2 regular season games, with a 66.7% probability of fighting. The referee is always on high alert.
But Tang Tian quickly retreated.
Attitude must be expressed, but now that the Spurs are in full swing, conflict is of no benefit.
The Spurs have opened the point difference to 11 points.
De Nagro has gone back to the bench.
Paul can't do anything, and he can't do anything.
The Spurs have been playing steadily since establishing a double-digit lead.
The Clippers were like a man who fell into the water, struggling to stick his head out a few times, but was quickly pushed back.
In the end, the Spurs defeated the Clippers 103-91 at home and won their first victory in the Western Conference semifinals.
Statistics.
Paul and Griffin scored 60 points together, but the role players played poorly, scoring a total of 31 points.
马刺队这边，帕克得到全队最高的25分6助攻，邓肯贡献13分11板的两双，吉诺比利砍下17分5助攻，迪奥10分7板4助攻。
唐天攻防两端都有耀眼表现，打了30分钟，11投7中，三分球7投4中，得到18分2篮板2助攻5抢断1封盖。
After the game, Tang Tian accepted an interview with Selina on the sidelines.
"It was a very exciting game, and you also played a very exciting performance. Is this related to the previous best selection results?"
Selina came up and asked.
At this time, there were still many spectators who hadn't left. Seeing Tang Tian being interviewed, they also gathered in the stands behind them.
"No, it's okay with that, I'm just playing ball."
Tang Tian said calmly, he felt pretty good tonight, so the score seems a bit high.
As for defense, if Denagro wants to give it away, he can't refuse him!
Selina was speechless for a while, this Tang Tian said no every time, but his body was very honest.
You played a game with 18 points and 5 steals and said it was okay!
"What do you think of the voting results? The best rookie." Unwilling, she asked again.
"Owen is well-deserved best rookie, his performance is great, I am going to let him treat me to dinner in the summer." Tang Tian said with a smile.
As one of the four hard-working brothers, Owen will definitely not be able to escape this meal.
"Don't you care about your ranking?" Selina asked.
"Mine? Is there anything to care about? Is there any essential difference between being second and last? You can't get a trophy anyway."
Tang Tian answered suddenly, in fact, this was also his true thought.
Not to mention the best rookie, there are many awards selected by the NBA every year.
It may be discussed during this period of time, but after that, who will care who is the second and third in these awards?
Tang Tian's answer also drew cheers from the audience in the stands.
It is really rare for a rookie to have such an open-minded attitude.
Two days later, Game [-] of the Spurs-Clippers series continued in San Antonio.
Perhaps because of the loss in the first game, the Clippers felt bad at the start of the offense, and the Spurs also established a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
The subsequent game was like grinding beans, the Spurs kept opening the score, and the Clippers were crushed little by little.
When the Spurs opened the point difference to 20 points at the end of the third quarter, Paul angrily applied for a second technical foul and left the field directly.
In the end, the Spurs beat the Clippers 106-83 at home, turning the series to 2-0.
2 to 0 in two rounds.
The Spurs seem to play team basketball and have no players with superstar data, but in fact, the GDP strength still exists, plus a group of outstanding role players, and a coach called Zhuge Weiqi by fans.
In a real game, only the opponent can feel the despair.
Paul, the league's No. [-] point guard; Griffin, the league's top five power forward; Jr. Jordan, the league's top ten center.
Plus former All-Star veterans like Martin, and sixth-man players like Young and Williams.
The Clippers are sitting on a luxurious lineup, so they didn't take advantage of it at all.
Both Paul and Griffin attended the postgame press conference.
"Tonight's game was terrible, but we know it's their home court. Some of the calls will be in their favor. A very intuitive statistic. They got 20 or 22 free throws, but we only had 10."
Paul mentioned the issue of penalty scale in front of the media.
"I had contact with Tim Duncan in the paint, I had contact with Splitter, even Blair, but the referee didn't blow the whistle. I hope that will change when I go back to the home court."
Griffin is complaining too.
Judging from the reactions of the two main generals, they seem to attribute the reason more to the penalty scale.
After the first two games, the two teams will move to Los Angeles to continue the next two games.
On the plane, the team members chatted with each other.
Ginobili was talking about his old dog looking at a little bitch next door, looking like he was about to have a second life.
Dior was talking about his father, a Senegalese national high jumper, in his youth.
Parker is filming a video of his new girlfriend, Excella Francine.