94 to 82

Two minutes before the final match of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Pacers led the Spurs by as much as 12 points.

The Spurs are at an absolute disadvantage, and they create fighter opportunities by increasing the intensity of the game.

Any team that is good at defending will do this trick.

It doesn't matter if you fall behind, the defense must keep up. The Spurs used high-intensity defense to make the Pacers make mistakes and make irons. Neither of these things happened.

After being tempered by the East, the Pacers have long been used to such games. If the opponent uses this, they can even give equal defense strength when they backhanded.

Therefore, the shooting percentages of both sides are basically the same level, which is why the Spurs are still 12 points behind until now.

The game time entered the last two minutes, and the Spurs pursued a fast and efficient offense.

The safest way is to let Duncan take the ball and attract double teams.

They did not expect that the Pacers would let Duncan's single-handed challenge.

The Pacers' attitude towards Duncan's offense is that he can play whatever he wants, but he just doesn't give him a chance to pass the ball and inspire others.

Moreover, Duncan's offensive ability is not as stable as his historical position in the same position.

O'Neal Jr. defended with all his strength, and Duncan pushed his body away and missed the hook.

Robert Horry grabbed the key rebound, and he was replaced shortly after he scored 10 points in a row when he replaced the Pacers with the main player.

At this moment, Popovich could not see the hope of catching up with the score, so let Horry come up and play. Perhaps this lucky player who can always perform magically in the playoffs would be a bit amazing?

It was not Horry who really brought the amazing move, but the legendary son Brent Barry.

Barry got Ginobili's cover and ran to the top of the arc, and Horry passed the ball.

This three-point shooting in 2K9 is comparable to the peak Curry. He used his sharp shooting posture and exquisite touch inherited from his father to shoot a key three-pointer.

85 to 94

"The Spurs once again chased the score to single digits. This time they have to defend against the Pacers, otherwise Brent's three-pointer will be in vain!"

Elliot yelled immersively.

The Pacers gave the Spurs a chance.

With Xie Hou and Kirilenko's cooperation, the tacit understanding between them is as skillful as a brother, but no matter how familiar a partner is, he will make mistakes.

This round, there was something wrong with his communication.

When Xie Hou was about to cut in, Kirilenko got the hint of breaking out the three-pointer from Xie Hou's gesture. He thought he had read it wrong, because Xie Hou's gesture was not given in place. The Spurs had just made a three-pointer and they immediately returned one. This idea was in line with Xie Hou's usual style.

Kirilenko pulled the ball horizontally without making the final confirmation with Xie Hou. Xie Hou would measure it in advance for the smoothness of the offense. His ball always reached the tactical position before the person. Smart tactical executors can directly attack the basket after receiving the ball.

This is the root of the mistake.

If Xie Hou didn't catch the target in advance, he would find that Kirilenko didn't cut in as he thought, and he wouldn't pass the ball in.

Some people cannot make such mistakes, which requires considerable intelligence and extremely high passing skills.

The passes that no one can catch are flying out of bounds.

Even the Spurs did not expect Xie Hou's pass, which shows that his decision was not problematic. If Kirilianko did not read the wrong gesture, he would follow his ideas and have already obtained 2 points.

Just as the Russian was about to admit his mistake, Xie Hou raised his left hand and patted his chest, "It's good to disassemble, Andre, my fault."

Kirirenko returned to the front line in the finals, allowing the Pacers' system to be complete. According to normal procedures, he should not have returned at this time.

His current comeback is the same as Hill in the first round of the 1999 playoffs, in order to get rid of the soft balls, in the 2009 semi-finals, Yao Zhun and Kobe hedged their knees and returned to the king; in the 2014 Western Conference Finals, Ibaka dragged one foot to let the Thunder win a game; in 2019 Durant... is the same nature. Not to mention whether the body has recovered, even if it recovers, it is not possible to play immediately. He has not had systematic games and training for most of the month, and usually has to do no less than a week of training before he can return to the game, but he returned the day after he received the approval of the doctor.

As for this, Xie Hou would not blame him for any mistakes he made on the offensive end. All he wasted wasting a few good opportunities that did not necessarily score, but brought about a super defense that made Duncan difficult.

Xie Hou took on Kirilenko's mistake, and the Russians were unhappy. He was angry and clenched his fists to save something in the next defense.

Ginobili held the ball with the right wing, and Duncan stepped forward to pick-and-roll. Apart from not being able to shoot three-pointers and two-pointers, Duncan is simply a perfect pick-and-roller.

He has the best pick-and-roll quality in the league and the most stable finishing ability.

In the era of big balls, it is not a problem that the inside line cannot open three-pointers.

Ginobili was about to use the pick-and-roll to pass through the defense, but he was trapped in the double-team between Kirilenko and Artest.

Joint double-teams from the Pacers' best single defense and the best assisted defense players.

His offense did not stop there. Duncan's downward lane was blocked by O'Neal Jr. Barry was hit by Papalucas' death sticker. The Argentinian could not see other teammates and attacked decisively.

When his teammates were not useful, they believed in themselves. His anti-human breakthrough made Artest's defense disappoint, while Kirilian followed closely.

Before closing the ball, Ginobili took an extreme European step, extreme left and extreme right.

When taking the extreme right step, he usually chooses to make a layup with his right hand, but his left hand is incomprehensible with a soft and soft sex ball with his left hand and a layup with a low hand.

His offense softened a series of "X", and no one knew what he could do.

The only mistake Ginobili made in this offense is to use his left hand to make a layup. It is correct to use his left hand to attack, which can lead to unexpected performance, and it is wrong to make a layup with a low hand. A layup with a low hand tests the feel, and picks from bottom to top, and it is easy for the defender behind him to follow the block.

Kirilenko's body could not keep up with Ginobili's changes, but his long arms and explosive bounce speed exceeded his imagination.

"Bang!"

Kirilenko's half finger hit Ginobili's basket.

"How can you use a low-handed layup in front of Andre? This is looking for a cover!" Kirilenko's supporters shouted excitedly.

It is useless to say too much about the hindsight, and the Spurs missed the opportunity to further narrow the score.

The game time enters the final 60-second countdown.

Xie Hou got the pass from Kirilenko and came to the frontcourt.

Everyone remembers what he said before.

He wants to score 45 points, and the person who still maintains an average of 40 points per game in the playoffs is not difficult to score 45 points.

However, the Spurs' defense allowed Xie Hou to score below 40 points in two of the previous four games.

Ironically speaking, under normal circumstances, it is worth a lot of money to write about 30 games in the playoffs, but Xie Hou was defended to below 40 points, which became news.

Xie Hou has scored 41 points, and there are still 4 points left to 45 points.

In less than 60 seconds, it doesn't sound difficult to get 4 points.

But this is the last moment of the finals. The Spurs will fight hard to defend, and there is no time to be more difficult to score than now.

Xie Hou was two meters away from the three-point line, and Bao Wen did not dare to let it go, so he was guarding outside the three-point line, and his teammates were ready to respond at any time.

Xie Hou's center of gravity gradually fell, and the game time entered 50 seconds.

He launched an attack, and the most powerful rise and fall in the league where talent is the most important thing is his attack.

Xie Hou dribbled into the three-point line and pulled it up. Bao Wen was completely thrown away. He couldn't even make a foul. Seeing Xie Hou shoot a key goal, he closed his eyes.

"Swish!"

He could not hear the sound of basketball falling into pockets, and it was the wailing of the fans at the scene who indirectly told him the result.

96 to 85

There are 46 seconds left in the game.

The Spurs continued their rude movements, and their emotional roots were that they fell behind too much, but the game time was not waiting for anyone.

They had to make three points and then make tactical fouls on the Pacers.

The outside line was dead sticker, Ginobili wanted to break through, but the Pacers' two major inside lines completely locked the paint area, and no one could score in such an area.

The Spurs' offense is almost about to be deflated.

In a critical seconds, Ginobili was behind Duncan outside the paint area.

Duncan just one point and shook O'Neal, who had fought against him all night.

Shi Buddha withstood his body and scored a strong attack. The whistle sounded, this was a 21!

The Spurs are just needing such a score!

"Good ball! This is Jermaine O'Neal's sixth personal foul, he's leaving the court!"

With 25 seconds left in the game, O'Neal Jr. was beaten 21 by Duncan, and received his sixth foul.

After playing for 36 minutes, he basically completed his mission, limiting Duncan to a very uncomfortable situation, scoring 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.

He ended up with this, and the person who replaced him was Jeff Foster.

87 to 96

In 25 seconds, the Pacers are sure to win, and the Spurs still have a chance to win. After all, they have seen 0.4 seconds and 35 seconds and 13 minutes, but it takes a miracle to happen such a classic moment.

Fortunately, Ginobili and Robert Horry are both good at creating miracles, which is why Popovich left them on the court.

The Spurs have always been a very stable team, but Popovich is always willing to bet on these two people.

Duncan's extra penalty, he adjusted one more round than usual, but instead damaged his feel.

"He won't go in, protect the rebound!" The players under the Pacers shouted.

They interfered with Duncan with such a sound, and as they wished, Duncan's extra free throw, hit the front of the basket and bounced out directly.
To be continued...