In the fourth quarter, **Vic had no choice but to replace Duncan in advance.

He knew that even Spurs fans knew that the Clippers would definitely replace Ji Guomo in the fourth quarter to continue the attack.

The Spurs did not score a single point in the last three minutes in the last quarter.

If Duncan is not present, the Spurs cannot score the goal. If they don’t fight for a while now, it means they will surrender. Neither Vic nor Duncan will be willing to do so.

The Clippers replaced the fourth quarter: Dragic, Crawford, Jeffries, Ji Guomo and Jordan Jr.

This is a tall lineup, and Old Dunleavy wants to use Jeffries' ability to create offensive fouls.

The Spurs are 12 points behind. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, they will definitely try to narrow the gap to single digits first. At this time, Jeffries' ability to make fouls has its place to be used, and Spurs players will inevitably be impatient. This is the most likely time to make fouls.

The Spurs replaced the fourth quarter: George Hill, Roger Mason, Barry Sr. Matt Bonner, Duncan.

This is the first time Old Barry has played in this round of the series. This white dunk king n years ago has been plagued by injuries this year's playoffs. After being injured in the first round, he did not return until the third game of the Western Conference Finals.

**Vicci has never dared to use Old Barry. There is nothing we can do today. He can only try whether this veteran can become a surprise soldier. The Spurs now need a role player to stand up and help the team overcome the difficulties.

The Spurs attacked first in the fourth quarter, and Duncan attacked Jordan Jr. in the interior, but was double-teamed by Jeffries.

Old Barry received the ball and had no chance to shoot, and Crawford rotated.

Mason received the basketball and quickly made a three-pointer. The gap narrowed to 9 points.

Old Dunleavy doesn't care much. The defense of this lineup will definitely not be very good. Dragic, Crawford, and Jordan Jr.'s defense is not satisfactory, and Jeffries can only create offensive fouls, which is generally a one-on-one defense. This lineup is used for offense, and they must attack.

Ji Guomo took the basketball offensive end, and Jordan Jr. came out to pick-and-roll, which was considered an inside block.

In the entire league, now only the Clippers team will use the center to pick-and-roll the power forward, and then let the power forward dribble through. It is also considered strange.

Ji Guomeng broke through the dribble, and the Spurs players didn't think it was weird at all at this moment, but instead felt it was tricky.

The fox was too fast, without any change of direction, and it accelerated directly, breaking through the double delay between Bonner and Duncan in a blink of an eye, and went straight to the inside to complete a one-handed buckle.

"Give up, let's get a double-digit lead and enter the last quarter. The game is over. Why don't you think about where to go fishing during this holiday."

After Ji Guomeng scored, he continued to use trash words to influence his opponent, and the score difference reached 11 points again.

Duncan made a strong attack on the offensive end. He shook Jordan Jr. and forced a shot against Jeffries who was making up for defense, but he even made a goal.

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle in his mouth and ordered Jeffries to make a defensive foul, and Duncan scored two plus one!

"I said it's not over yet!"

Duncan's domineering aura broke out, stared at Ji Guomeng with wide eyes and said firmly.

"What do you want to do if you stare so wide? I said it's over, it's over!"

When Ji Guomeng said this, his confidence was a bit lacking, not as firm as Duncan.

It’s not his fault. Duncan no longer looked cute today, but he regained his ruthlessness when he was in his twenties and was full of murderous aura.

Duncan said nothing more, walked onto the free throw line and made extra free throws, and the score gap returned to 8 points.

**Vic waved his hand next time on the court, which was a gesture to instruct the team to change their defensive strategies.

The Spurs had simulated various situations that might be encountered in this game before the game. The entire Spurs coaching staff deduced many solutions, including the tactics used when they fell behind in the last quarter.

There is nothing surprising. The things that one behind can do are limited. You can only fight to win every chance with a goal, and put in more effort than your opponent.

The physical strength factor is no longer under consideration at **Vic. The Spurs began to run at full speed. The game came to the decisive moment. At this time, even if they didn't have the energy, they had to try their best to fight back the victory.

The Spurs changed their tactics, and they no longer easily allowed Ji Guomo to score, and their defensive intensity increased.

The Clippers also made some changes in the fourth quarter. They did more thoroughly. The defensive end made a three-and-two joint defense and began to double-team Duncan in the inside, using tight-fitting defense. As long as Shi Fo received the ball, they would double-team and press immediately.

In the fourth quarter, 7 minutes and 30 seconds, the score was 98:91, and the Clippers led the Spurs by 7 points.

Under the Clippers' pressing defense, Duncan had already sent two assists in the fourth quarter, and the gap between the two teams narrowed to 7 points.

The Clippers paid a price to double-team Duncan, but Old Dunleavy still did not change his tactics. Even if there was a gap behind him, they firmly double-teamed and pressed.

Parker only had two minutes off in the fourth quarter and had already returned to the court. He received a pass from Duncan on the free throw line and angrily hit the iron outside the three-point line.

Duncan played for a long time today, Parker and Jamison played for a longer time, and the two of them basically didn't have much rest. They went down to take a breath and had to play again.

Old Dunleavy gave the Spurs some shooting opportunities on the outside, betting that the Spurs cores were not physically strong in the last period and could not make any shots.

"Start up and run!"

Old Dunleavy ordered the players to play faster, increase offensive and defensive rounds, and continue to consume the Spurs' physical strength.

They still have a 7-point advantage now, and they are not afraid even if they lose all of them. The Spurs will definitely not score the goal in the last few minutes. This is the experience he gained from his coaching career for more than ten years. Once a player loses his energy, he will be a toothless tiger.

The Clippers, as Old Dunleavy ordered, accelerated the pace of the game and kept the lineup with the strongest attack power on the field.

The game time passed by minute by minute, and the Spurs tried their best to narrow the score gap to 3 points in the last five minutes of the game.

However, the offensive lineup of Billups, Ji Guomeng, Crawford and Ji Guoqiu is too luxurious, and the Spurs cannot defend everyone.

In the last 4 minutes and 30 seconds, Ji Guoqiu grabbed the offensive rebound, and Billups unexpectedly rushed into the basket again after receiving the pass, using Panda's body as a cover and shot the basketball from close range.

The Clippers' next attack. Ji Guomeng used his unball to run away from Jamison, who was slowing down. He fired decisively from outside the three-point line and shot the first three-pointer in the quarter, and the score difference was widened to 8 points.

At this time, a discerning person had already seen that the Spurs players' speed on the court began to not keep up with the Clippers. Jamison slowed down this time, giving Ji Guomo a chance to take a free shot. The Fox brother was in such a good condition today. Of course he would not miss it.

Not just defense, but in the next attack, Duncan hit the front of the basket with a mid-range shot, which is obviously a performance of insufficient strength.

"Haha, they can't do it."

Ji Guomo saw that the Spurs did not make two consecutive goals, and he suddenly became energetic. What he bullied was that you were unable to endure.

The arrogance of the dead fox was directly transmitted to the TV screen. Many fans scolded him for being successful. Isn’t it just because he relied on his youth and his physical strength to be better than the Spurs veterans? What kind of ability can he win?

In fact, this is really a kind of strength. Young players have the advantage in physical strength. But experience is not as important as veterans. Sometimes experience is more important than physical strength, otherwise how did James be swept away?

The Spurs cannot defeat the Clippers with experience, which gives them no excuses.

The Clippers players felt the changes in the Spurs players and their morale was greatly boosted!

Billups used his body to push Parker, rushed to the basket to attract Duncan to assist in defense, and distributed the basketball to Ji Guoqiu who pulled it out.

Brother Panda immediately took the ball and hit a 15-foot mid-range shot, widening the score difference to 10 points.

This is the terrifying thing about the Clippers. Their explosive power is far better than the Spurs. They can shoot an attack wave in just a few minutes and take away their opponents.

The Spurs chased for most of the quarter and finally managed to catch the gap to 3 points, but it was exactly the same as the third quarter. After just three attacks, the Clippers widened the gap to 10 points again.

**Vic called a timeout. The Spurs' current problem is that they cannot break the Clippers' pressing and cannot score in the offensive end. The consequence is that they are instantly pulled open.

Charles Barkley said: "The Clippers often use joint pressure to deal with their opponents in the fourth quarter. The key to the Spurs breaking pressure is the center support after the inside players raise the free throw line. The Clippers' defense expands the defense range and double-team wins, and the attacking players with the ball is extremely aggressive. In the first three quarters, the Spurs hit the ball to the center support point, that is, Duncan, and others immediately cut. The more the Clippers expand outward, the tighter the pressure, the greater the space behind them, and the more opportunities for the Spurs to cut and counter-run on the outside. As long as several passes and cuts are successful, the Clippers are concerned about the space behind them, and they have to narrow the defense range. The Spurs get the opportunity to organize attacks calmly on the outside."

Kenny Smith smiled and said, "This is why the Clippers are unwilling to use joint defense and press against the Spurs in the first three quarters. When Duncan and the main players are in sufficient physical strength, the Clippers' press will be broken by Duncan in the middle with his ability to support. However, when the players' physical strength decreases, it will be difficult for the Spurs to continue to organize on the outside with ease, and their empty cuts are easily interrupted by the Clippers. I think the Clippers' pressing time is very good. The Spurs are powerless to defend against the Clippers in the last quarter."

**Vic certainly knew, and he knew better that the Clippers' close defender was the goal of the Clippers' close defender. If the offensive party has an inside line with excellent support skills, as long as the ball hits the center at the free throw line, the others will immediately cut around the center like a lantern, and the tight defense will inevitably break.

This is what the Spurs did, and there is no problem with tactics. The timeout of **Vic is more like giving players a breath, rather than teaching them how to do it.

This is the last long timeout for the Spurs, and they have a short timeout of 20 seconds just in case.

After the game started again, Duncan received the ball at the free throw line and the two brothers immediately surrounded him and pressed.

Parker cut the basket from the wing and Duncan passed the basketball, but Ji Guomomoto relied on his fast pace and rushed from behind, forcing Parker to change his shooting angle in the air. As a result, he lacked physical strength. After Parker finished his dodging action, he no longer had a clearance shot after shooting, and the basketball went out of the basket.

"Stay calm, we don't need to worry."

Ji Guochou took the rebound and took a look at the time. There were still 3 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game. They had a 10-point lead. There was no need to worry now.

Billups received the basketball and slowly advanced forward, and the Clippers began to drag time.

In this offense, the Clippers kept falling balls. It was not until the last 3 seconds that Ji Guomeng used a breakthrough to score two points.

The Spurs players were already panicked at this moment. At the last moment, Ji Guomeng broke through to the inside line. The Spurs' defense line was full of loopholes.

Duncan finally fought for a foul in the next attack, but unfortunately he only made one of the two free throws.
Chapter completed!