On December 2, the Nets began to sit at home and face the challenge of the Spurs!

This season, even though Elliott was seriously injured, the Spurs' double towers remained strong, achieving a record of 13 wins and 3 losses in the first 16 games, temporarily ranking first in the league!

At this time, the Rutgers Athletic Center was becoming more and more powerful at home. As the team's performance became better and better and the beautiful playing style, it attracted a large number of fans.

When the Nets were playing, the DJ's passionate voice sounded, and Nets players came on the court one by one, and the stadium was instantly filled with strong cheers from the fans.

When Chi Liang appeared, the cheers reached the extreme, and the harsh and noisy sound seemed to be about to unveil the ceiling of the stadium.

During the warm-up period, Chi Liang and Duncan walked together and greeted each other. Duncan congratulated Chi Liang on winning the Best Player of the Month!

Faced with the strong Spurs, the Nets naturally did not dare to be careless and sent a combination of O'Neal Jr., Chi Liang, Newman, Billups and Armstrong.

Among them, Newman returned to the team after recovering from injury and snatched Mageti's position again, but with Mageti's performance, he will definitely get more playing time.

Spurs

Center: Robinson

Power Forward: Duncan

Small Forward: Chucky Brown

Pointback: Mario Ellie

Point Guard: Avery Johnson

The Spurs are still the same. Popovich turns into treasure again and again. Except for the two No. 1 picks inside, the other three are players that others don't want, but they are valued by the Spurs.

Avery Johnson: 178 cm, 34 years old, non-draft player, the 1995-96 season was his peak, averaging 13.1 points and 9.6 assists per game, third in the assist list, and still maintains an excellent form.

Mario Ellie: 196 cm, 36 years old, ranked 21st in the 7th round of 1985, and has averaged double-digit points per game in recent seasons.

Chucky Brown: 201 cm, 31 years old, 16th pick in the second round of 1989. Although the draft pick is better than the first two, it can only be considered a one to make up the numbers. The main reason is that Elliott was seriously injured, and Popovich couldn't find a better candidate.

A good-looking woman is hard to cook without rice. After Elliot was seriously injured, Popovich's cards were too bad, so he could only bite the bullet and turn them into treasure.

Fortunately, the Spurs have the first inside team in history. Under their strength, the Spurs' record will not be avalanche and will still rank first in the league.

However, the Spurs' lineup is seriously aging. Except for Duncan, the other four starting players are over 30 years old, and all of them have fallen from their peak. It is difficult to continue to maintain such strength.

"I won't say anything extra. This game must be accelerated. If anyone is tired, I don't mind letting him take a break!" Coach Rivers made arrangements for the Spurs' lineup.

Soon, the game begins!

Under the referee's organization, he began to enter the jumping ball. Looking at Duncan in front of him, O'Neal took a deep breath and suppressed his inner tension.

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 jumped very well before being injured and pulled the ball to Johnson first.

After halfway through the ball, Johnson did not stick the ball and immediately passed the ball to Duncan.

The player who matched Duncan was naturally Chi Liang. In the Western Conference Finals a few months ago, the two often played against each other, which was a good idea.

Duncan fell to the low post and played Chi Liang with his back. Both of them were the core of their respective teams and could be said to be top power forwards. Among them, Duncan has a height advantage, while Chi Liang is faster and each has his own strengths.

After receiving the basketball, Duncan leaned back. His strength was very strong, almost equivalent to Chi Liang. Under Chi Liang's efforts to block it, Duncan shook his shoulders. He took a step and used his turn to force Chi Liang to attack the basket.

After breaking into the penalty area, Duncan raised the basketball and easily scored after successfully clicking the pool.

Looking back, Armstrong passed the ball to Chi Liang, and then pulled away with his teammates. Like the Spurs, the Nets' first goal was also singled out by the core.

Duncan is very strong, but Chi Liang is not weak at all, especially after getting Olajuwon's true pass, his low-level footsteps have become his trump card.

In the Niujiao area, Chi Liang received the ball with both hands and took a step to the left first. After feeling Duncan's deviation, Chi Liang immediately turned around in the opposite direction, opened up the shooting space, and jumped the basketball and succeeded.

His movements were quite smooth, just like eating and drinking water. When Duncan reacted, he was obviously one step late.

"Compared with last season, it's obviously more difficult to deal with!" Looking at Chi Liang's back, Duncan had a headache. After not seeing each other for a few months, Chi Liang's strength has improved significantly. No wonder he can beat O'Neal to win the Player of the Month.

In the next round, Duncan provided a cover for Johnson. His cover quality was excellent and he successfully blocked Armstrong.

With the help of Duncan's cover, Johnson began to attack the inside, and Chi Liang had to choose to switch defenses. Facing the "little and exquisite" Johnson, he was easily beaten to the point.

Johnson pulled basketball and used small to make a big breakthrough. After attracting O'Neal's attention, he immediately threw the basketball to the basket.

O'Neal Jr. jumped and intercepted, but the ball was obviously high, so he could only do useless work.

Clang~

At this moment, Robinson at the basket jumped up and smashed the ball into the basket with force, completing the air relay.

"Fast attack!" At the first moment, O'Neal served quickly. After receiving the ball, Chi Liang threw the ball hard to the frontcourt. Armstrong, Billups and Newman had already rushed up.

Regardless of whether it can be played into a fast break, the Nets will speed up the pace of offense and defense, and their goal is to drag the Spurs to death.

Through a quick pass, Billups received the basketball. He did not stick the ball and immediately passed the ball to Armstrong.

Although Johnson was fast, he was 34 years old after all, and his speed was slightly different from Armstrong. But the moment Armstrong received the ball, he finally rushed up and wanted to steal.

When Johnson was on the snatch, Armstrong took the opportunity to avoid Johnson's steal, took a step forward, and easily put the ball into the basket.

In the following time, the Nets kept accelerating the pace. Although the Spurs responded well, their lineup became old after all. As long as they were careless, they would be beaten into a fast break by the Nets.

However, under the strength of the inside double towers, the Spurs are not at all inferior, but when the replacement lineup comes on the court, the Spurs are at a disadvantage, and there is a clear gap in the replacement lineup between the two sides.

Under such circumstances, Popovich had to let Duncan continue to play, so he barely curbed the trend.
Chapter completed!