Faced with Popovich's pretending to be mysterious, Billups seemed very calm and did not respond positively when facing the media's questions.

The head coaches of both sides made the moves against each other at this time, which made the fans look forward to the next confrontation between the two sides.

Just when the Lakers and Spurs were hard to tell, the games of the other teams had entered a white-hot stage.

In the East, the Cavaliers and the Knicks unexpectedly played 1-2, and the defending champion didn't get any advantage in front of Anthony and Rose.

Another group of duels, the tenth team in NBA history who just set a 1-3 behind but eventually reversed, performed extremely stably when facing the Pacers, with a big score already leading 3-0, and it was a foregone conclusion to advance to the finals.

Compared with the East, another set of matches in the West seemed to be the least suspenseful. After the superb Warriors swept the Jazz 4-0 in the first round, they played a strong game against the Clippers who were struggling to advance. Even though Clippers defender Devin Booker scored 12 three-pointers in the series, the four peak superstars still led 3-0 in the big score.

In an interview with the media, Green, the Warriors' inside player, admitted that he was looking forward to meeting Tang Shuai again in the next round of the game, if the Lakers can make the next round.

This sentence seems simple, but after reading it carefully, you can feel the strong sense of provocation.

First of all, Green said that he was looking forward to meeting Tang Shuai, not the Lakers, which shows that he hoped to avenge the defeat of the Clippers last year. The second half of the sentence clearly showed his contempt for the strength of the Lakers. Although the Lakers won a goal at home, he did not think that the Lakers could finally advance.

This sensitive words made the reporter catch a little, and then asked if he had the intention of despising the Lakers.

When the reporter's question was thrown out, Green's answer was speechless.

"No, I don't mean to be contemptuous. In fact, whether it is the Spurs, the Lakers, or other opponents, do you think we need to worry about our opponents now?"

This sentence is a tone of rhetoric, but it actually serves a strengthening tone, and the feeling is the same as "I'm not saying you're trash, but everyone here is trash."

Of course, Green has such confidence that the Warriors have won seven games since the playoffs and averaged 15+ per game. After a season of running-in, their strength is extraordinary.

The Lakers did not deliberately pay attention to these words, and their focus was on the Spurs.

A big victory made the team's morale soar, but after all, the opponent is the experienced Spurs, and no one dares to take it lightly at this time.

On May 8, US time, the fourth game between the Lakers and the Spurs started at the Staples Center.

Because of the strong counterattack in the last game, the attention received by this game also increased. The day before yesterday, many TV stations in the United States focused on the focus of the Cavaliers and the Knicks. When they encountered the same game, they broadcast the game at the same time.

The domestic CCTV-5 and Tencent Sports also broadcast the game at the same time.

There is no doubt that this game is also the most popular game since the Lakers entered the playoffs.

The Spurs came to the game hall early tonight to train. It can be seen that although they performed of course, their big defeat in the last game still caused them a lot of psychological pressure.

In Tencent’s broadcast room, Ke Fan and Yang Yi are broadcasting the game.

"Teacher Yang Yi, who do you think has more hope of winning the game in this game?" The players on both sides were still warming up before the game. Before the scene was switched, Ke Fan began pre-match warm-up.

"Don't, I won't jump on this pit." Yang Yi did not answer Ke Fan's question, but waved his hand and said with a smile.

Ke Fan smiled meaningfully. After broadcasting so many slapped games in the face, Yang Yi seemed to have finally learned to be smart.

"Then you can analyze the current situation for the audience." Ke Fan continued to ask after laughing.

"Yeah." Yang Yi nodded and then said, "Both sides have a chance in this game, but the key is that Tang Shuai. In the first two games, the Spurs restricted Tang Shuai very well and strangled this point. The Lakers' offense was gone, and the game was basically explained. However, we also saw that Tang Shuai suddenly became in shape. The Spurs couldn't hold it anymore, and then they were beaten to death by Tang Shuai alone."

Although she often slapped her in the face, Yang Yi is a senior commentator after all, and her analysis of the situation is very accurate.

"Yes, our Tang Shuai can really be said to be playing five players now. Now he is both a father and a mother. This feels more tiring than being in the national team." Ke Fan sighed.

"One and a half, Gasol did not perform well against Towns in the first round, but he still performed well against the inside of Old Duncan and Aldridge in the second round." Yang Yi said.

"Well, add half, probably not change... Wait, the Lakers have made adjustments to the lineup." Just as Ke Fan was talking, the live broadcast signal came over, and the list of the rosters there had been already been made.

The Spurs' lineup is out of bounds, but the Lakers have made personnel adjustments. Billups put Deng, who performed averagely in the second round, on the bench, and Grant, who had not played much playing time before, on the defensive lineup.

"This substitution is interesting." Looking at the lineup, Yang Yi couldn't help but speak.

Not long after both sides released, the game between both sides officially started.

At the beginning of the game, although the lineup was adjusted, the style of play was uneven, and the main focus was on Shuai Tang as soon as it started.

After feeling that Tang Shuai could form enough restraint, Billups chose to respond to changes with the same constant.

And after the beginning, the tactics the old man said were also revealed.

He defended a 2-3 joint defense, completely suppressing the defense center of gravity to the outside, and did not give Tang Shuai a chance to attack easily.

This defensive strategy has indeed brought effects to the Spurs. Although Tang Shuai has singles for Pan, facing double-teams that exist at all times, he can attack, but it is not so easy to ensure his shooting percentage.

In the first two rounds, the Lakers' offense was fruitless, while the Spurs scored continuously, and the game seemed to be moving in a direction that was beneficial to the Spurs.

Just then, Billups responded and he replaced Grant with Mike Dermott.

Mike Dermott replaced Grant. This substitution seems irrelevant, but the effect is very obvious.

The placement of a three-pointer in the bottom corner made the Spurs not dare to be so decisive when defending.

Tang Shuai took the ball to the frontcourt. After encountering double-teaming, he swung his hand and directly transferred the ball to Mike Dermott, who had just landed in the bottom corner of the right wing.

Mike Dermott also took action decisively without hesitation.

"Swish!"

With a three-pointer, although Mike Dermott didn't play much time before, he had been training with Tang Shuai and was in good condition.

This three-pointer also made the old man unable to help but reach out to hold his forehead.

After persisting for a round, and after coming over again, Mike Dermot scored another three-pointer, the old man hesitated for a moment, reached out and called Ginobili from behind, directly replaced Aldridge, and formed a small lineup.

Ginobili's appearance significantly accelerated the Spurs' pace in assisting defense rotation. When the Spurs scored a goal and turned around and defended, Mike Dermott would not have such a good opportunity to make a phone call.

The old man's response worked, but he still couldn't fully hold down the Lakers' offense.

After realizing that Mike Dermott was not so good at making a phone call, Tang Shuai chose to pass the ball inside.

Gasol originally pulled out to pick-and-roll for Tang Shuai. When he saw Tang Shuai gesture to go to the basket, Tang Shuai made a beautiful attack on the earth and passed it in between Leonard and Mills. After Gasol received the ball, he directly chose to make a layup.

Duncan came out to defend, and Gasol passed the ball behind the back to Noel, who was so cool that he dunked.

Duncan seemed a little powerless to return to defense at this time.

Although he has always been called the No. 21 rookie, Duncan is already 40 years old after all. Although the old man put this lineup and gave him enough trust, it is impossible for him to block Gasol like he did at his peak, and then turn around to block Nol.

The old man had a little helpless look at this time. Aldridge is a player with strong offense and weak defense, so it is definitely not possible to let him go, but the Spurs, which are not good at playing in a small lineup, can stand at the No. 5 position at this time, only Duncan is the only one.

After the Spurs failed to make a successful attack, Tang Shuai advanced to the frontcourt and followed the path ahead with another high lob. Gasol saw that Duncan did not defend, so he directly chose a mid-range shot.

"Swish!"

Gasol made another shot in the mid-range shot, and they had already made a strong attack wave of 7-0.

The Spurs were forced to call for a timeout.

The old man frowned, it seemed that he had really miscalculated.

One goes up and the other goes down, in contrast, the young players of the Lakers are getting more and more excited as they play.

The game situation has completely turned to the Lakers.

"It seems that the Lakers are basically going to win this game. At the key game point of Tang Shuai, Bo Bo and his Spurs were unable to find a good restriction method in the end." Yang Yi said bluntly in the live broadcast room.

"Teacher Yang Yi, you have a mouthful of poisonous milk." Ke Fan said with a smile.

"Haha, I'm not a poisonous milk. I still look forward to the Spurs returning to home court to make some responses. For many fans, this is likely to be Duncan's last season, and I still hope to see him more on the court." Yang Yi said with a smile.

"Fans should be very confused. On the one hand, they hope that Shuai Tang and the Lakers can win, but at the same time they hope to see Duncan play a few more games." Ke Fan nodded and agreed. The two of them had already started talking about things outside the game.

At this moment, after the timeout came back, the Lakers made another 10-2 attack wave, which had completely grasped the momentum of the game. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!