On the afternoon of May 28, the Nuggets team took a plane and began to rush to San Antonio to prepare for a series against the Spurs.

That night, the Nuggets arrived in San Antonio. D'Antoni did not organize training, but disbanded the team and allowed the players to take the opportunity to rest.

This season, both the regular season and the playoffs are too tight. As for the other three teams that swept their opponents, the Nuggets have no time to rest, and the team is full of wounds, and their strength has been greatly weakened.

As the head coach, D'Antoni knew in his heart that the players' fatigue had almost accumulated to the limit, and if the team started training again, it might have a reverse effect.

It was not until the afternoon of the next day that D'Antoni summoned the team to conduct necessary restorative training, and also had corresponding tactical training.

Unlike the players, the Nuggets coaching staff studied the Spurs' video overnight and analyzed the opponent's strengths and weaknesses and tactics, especially the Spurs' series against the Lakers.

Although the Lakers were swept, this does not mean that the Lakers are very weak. On the contrary, the Spurs have almost done their best to win.

There is no way, O'Neal's killing weapon is too powerful, and the Spurs can only rely on the double towers to barely limit O'Neal's performance and then sweep the Lakers.

The coaching staff must use this time to study the characteristics of the Spurs as soon as possible and formulate corresponding tactical drills!

Although coaches are important, they are players who play after all. Many times, plans cannot keep up with changes, so players must be familiar with the opponent's style and tactics, and even if they encounter accidents, they can respond in time.

The key point is the offensive aspect. The Spurs' inside double towers are extremely strong and are the first inside combination in the league today. Whether it is offense or defense, they have strong deterrence. The Nuggets are unable to compete and can only launch an offensive from the outside.

Compared with the inside, the Spurs' outside line is much weaker, and most of them are composed of undrafts and second-round picks.

On the offense, due to the loss of McDace and Chi Liang's finger injury, other players must take on more scoring responsibilities, such as Van Exel and Billups.

During this period, the Nuggets also declined interview requests from many reporters and did not give them the opportunity to disturb the players.

At 7 p.m., Central Stadium!

When the Nuggets entered the court, strong boos began to fill the game. The Nuggets players were used to it and were not very nervous.

When it was the Spurs' turn, DJ's passionate voice frightened, Spurs players came on the court one by one, and the stadium was filled with cheers from fans.

When Duncan and Robinson appeared, the cheers widened to the extreme, especially the former was the last one. In just over a year, Duncan replaced Robinson and became the core of the Spurs.

While warming up, Chi Liang and Duncan walked together and greeted each other.

Nuggets starters: Clark, Fordson, Williams, Billups and Chi Liang.

This time, Van Exel continued to lead the substitute, while Chi Liang became a point guard, mainly focusing on the organization.

Spurs starters: Robinson, Duncan, Sean Elliott, Mario Elliott and Avery Johnson.

Duncan and Robinson, the two-tower combination formed by them, is undoubtedly the strongest inside combination in the league. Even in the history of the league, it can rank first!

Sean Elliott was a two-time All-Star player. Although he has fallen from his peak, he still averages double-digit points per game, which is also the third scoring point of the Spurs.

Compared with the frontcourt, the backcourt is inferior. Mario Eli is 36 years old, Avery Johnson is 34 years old, and only 178 cm tall, which is the worst backcourt combination in the league.

The competition begins!

Under the referee's organization, he began to enter the jumping ball. Looking at Duncan in front of him, Clark felt very stressed.

After both sides were ready, the referee threw the ball vertically into the sky. When the basketball started to fall, the two jumped one after another.

Duncan is still the "Flying Devil" now, with excellent bounces and almost with absolute advantage, he drew the ball to Johnson.

After halfway through the ball, Johnson did not try to break through and used his teammates' cover to pass the ball to Duncan.

To put it simply, Johnson is equivalent to a player who has held the ball for half of the game, and almost all the subsequent things are handed over to the Double Tower.

Compared with Fordson, Duncan was significantly higher. He just made a fake shooting move and clicked Fordson.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Duncan took the ball and stepped forward, and scored two points with one hand.

"Back to defend!"

After scoring a slam dunk, Duncan immediately let go of the basket and quickly returned to defense with his teammates, not wanting to give the Nuggets a chance to play a fast break.

Both Duncan and Robinson were not slow, and coupled with the targeted defensive system, they well curbed the Nuggets' fast break.

After serving again, seeing that there was no chance of a fast break, Chi Liang pressed his speed and dribbled the ball with his left hand for half.

Compared with Chi Liang, Johnson is like a child, and his height alone is more than one head short.

Johnson knew very well that he could not limit Chi Liang, so he immediately chose to rob and wanted to steal.

He is 34 years old after all, and he does not have the same speed as before. This is why D'Antoni arranged for Chi Liang to play the point guard.

When Johnson was robbing, Chi Liang turned his body and leaned against Johnson, not giving him a chance to steal.

The next moment, Chi Liang jumped up and resolutely chose to shoot forcibly.

Johnson also took off, but due to his height and wingspan, he could not reach the basketball at all, so he could only try his best to block Chi Liang's sight.

Swish~

Basketball is hollowed into the net, and three-pointer hits!

After the Spurs served, they continued to attack with a rhythm.

This time, Robinson received the ball with his back, and the rest of the Spurs players began to disperse, giving him enough singles room.

Bang~

Robinson exerted force on his back, and Clark felt his chest tightness and couldn't help but take a step back.

In the NBA, Robinson has extremely high physical fitness, especially in terms of strength. He is mostly responsible for O'Neal's series between the Spurs and the Lakers.

In terms of strength, Clark and Robinson have a clear gap, so they are naturally crushed.

As Clark retreated, Robinson quickly turned around, leaned on Clark with his left hand, and gently hooked his right hand, easily hooking the ball into the basket.

Being leaned by Robinson, Clark wanted to jump but couldn't jump up, so he could only stretch his arms out in vain, making it difficult to interfere.

Similar to the last round, the Nuggets lost the opportunity to launch a fast break. The Spurs are not the Trail Blazers. They have faster return to defense, especially the inside line, and they have no drag on it and have not given the Nuggets a chance to succeed.

The Nuggets fell into the positional battle again, Chi Liang took the ball and came to the frontcourt. This time, the Spurs chose to switch defenses, with Elliot defending him.
Chapter completed!